Chapter 973: Frozen

"I have never seen such a delicate and versatile shovel before." Yang Feng took the engineering shovel from Zhao Xu and looked at it carefully.

This small shovel is only about fifty centimeters long.

The left side of the shovel is sharp like an axe, which can be used for chopping, and the right side is like a saw.

The position where the shovel head is connected to the shovel pole can be folded, and the size can even be carried in a bag.

"In the future, prepare some for the army and send them directly to the battlefield during wars, so that the soldiers can carry them with them. This way they can dig trenches at any time, and there is no need for the baggage team to carry shovels and other tools." Zhao Xu continued.

In addition to the shovel, he also plans to produce a military kettle.

In terms of food, he is letting the research and development institute cooperate with the workshop to develop canned food.

When making metal bullets, Bingzhanji used a stamping lathe to stamp a whole piece of copper into a bullet casing.

This technology can naturally be used to make jars for canned food.

In this way, producing canned food is no longer a problem.

In the future, the food for soldiers on the battlefield will be greatly improved.

Thinking of this, he said to Yang Feng, "Your Ministry of War directly contacts the workshops, gives them orders, and asks them to produce military shovels immediately!"

"Yes, Your Highness." Yang Feng responded.

Zhao Xu nodded.

Now all affairs of Dasong are moving towards formalization.

In the past, he would always contact the War Department or the government-run workshop for muskets and artillery, and then manufacture and deliver them.

From now on, he will ask the Ministry of War to contact the workshop directly.

Whatever the army needs, report it to him for review first, and then give the order directly to the Military Division.

The quality of the muskets and artillery produced by the Military Division must be approved by the army before they can be installed.

This is a normal procedure.

After all, the army knows better than he does about what the army lacks or whether there are flaws in the actual use of muskets and artillery.

His role is only to tell them what weapons are about to be released.

After seeing Yang Feng off, Zhao Xu stretched and smiled.

Thanks to wired telegraphy, he can now stay in Yancheng to understand the battlefield situation at any time without delaying government affairs and various research and development.

Get up and go to the bedroom.

On the way, a breeze blew, and the cold cut through the skin like a knife, making people feel pain.

When he passed the pond in front of the dormitory, he couldn't help but cast his eyes on the ice covered with snow.

Thinking of something, he picked up a palm-sized stone and threw it hard on the ice.

With a "thud" sound, the stone left only a white spot on the ice and slid far away along the ice.

This scene made Zhao Xu frown.

From a dimensional perspective, Yancheng and Yongzhou are actually on the same line.

In other words, as cold as Yancheng is, it will most likely be as cold as Yongzhou.

The current ice layer cannot be broken by his full strength, so the time for horse racing on the ice is not far away.

And it is very likely that the Jin River in the Hetao Plain will freeze over a large area, which will be more conducive to the Beidi people's attack.

"Sooner or later, this battle will be inevitable, come and come." Zhao Xu snorted softly and continued to the bedroom.

Before Chang Wei's telegram arrived, he had just received telegrams from the Qinglong Army and the Suzaku Army.

The intelligence in the south was stable for the time being. After the failure of their first attack, Jiaozhi and Piaoman neither attacked nor retreated.

In his opinion, they seemed to have great confidence in the Beidi people.

Or they think that the Beidi people can disrupt Dasong's entire defense and create an opportunity for them to move north.

However, like the Westerners, they are destined to be wishful thinking.

Beidi will not achieve any results this time, it will only fail and sink into the sand.

At the same time, Beidi will also embark on the road of destruction.

After this battle, the Northern Expedition will be on the agenda.

On the territory of Dasong, both the northern grasslands and the Tubo in the west are indispensable.

…

Yinshan.

At this moment, Muller Hongzhen and Ashur were in the camp, warming themselves around the charcoal basin.

Ulanba stood beside the two of them.

Picking the red charcoal in the charcoal basin, Mulehong suddenly felt something. He suddenly said, "Ulanba, your brother is dead. From now on, you will be the heir to the throne. Promise me, you will lead him to become stronger again." Get up, whatever it takes.”

When Ulanba heard this, he was startled and said, "Why did Father Khan say that? We will definitely defeat King Yan this time."

Mule Hongzhen said with a smile, "Of course, just to boost morale this time, your uncle and I decided to lead the troops personally this time. If there is an emergency, after the victory, you take over Beidi, you will inherit my volunteer."

"My father is blessed with great fortune, and nothing will happen to him." Upon hearing this, Ulanba immediately knelt down, feeling sad in his heart.

Mule Hongzhen touched Ulanba's head and said with a smile, "I told you, just in case."

After a pause, he said: "Once upon a time, our Beidi was very weak. It was only after generations of khans fought so hard that it was passed down to me that we could have such a powerful Beidi. Now, it is my turn to devote myself to Beidi." It's time. This time, I will risk my life and fight for Beidi."

After that, he stared into Ulanba's eyes and said, "Promise me."

Ulanba nodded solemnly, "Father Khan, I will do it at all costs."

Muller Hongzhen and Ashur looked at each other and smiled.

Ashur said, "Remember, if this war goes well and Beidi occupies half of Dasong, you must first unite with Russia to defeat the Tusman Empire that continues to invade the east, and then unite with the Tusman Empire to avoid being Rus is encroaching."

"Tusman?" Ulanba frowned.

Ashur nodded, "After I returned from the Western Regions, no one stopped the invasion of Tusman. As far as I know, during this period, Tusman has occupied the land I once conquered. There is no doubt that they will be a threat to Beidi."

He was very angry about this matter, but he could do nothing about it.

Compared to the fate of Beidi, he could only choose to give up the Western Regions.

Ulanba heard this and nodded slowly.

As the three were talking, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent.

A Beidi wolf recorder opened the tent and walked in.

Kneeling in front of Mulehongzhen, he said, "Khan, the ice layer in the narrowest section of the river can run horses, and other wide sections can also walk, but it is still difficult to run horses, but it should be fine after waiting for three to five days."

Mulehongzhen's face was delighted, "This time, Changshengtian is helping us. We Beidi are destined to defeat King Yan."

Looking towards the direction of Yongzhou, he gritted his teeth and said to Langlu, "You will immediately lead a team of 10,000 people to enter Yongzhou from that narrow section of the river to explore the way. Remember, you can kill anything alive at that time."

"Yes, Khan." Langlu licked his tongue, and a bloodthirsty light flashed in his eyes.

This means that they can slaughter and plunder at will.

Next, where the Beidi army passes, no grass will grow!