The roads between the two cities have been expanded, and most of them have been turned into asphalt cement roads, which are extremely flat and durable. The bridges along the way have also been changed to cement bridges, which are extremely strong.
The four-hundred-mile journey along the way has been greatly changed. There are many residents, and the high-yielding crops and tree species brought back by Ye Xing from the desert island have been planted. According to Mu Zilang, the two cities are now completely self-sufficient in food. .
The agricultural yield of high-quality seeds is unimaginable. Coupled with the new farming technology required by Ye Xing and the mechanization of agriculture, the yield has been dozens of times that of the original. The great harvest of food has also given birth to countless small and medium-sized enterprises. Food processing factories, which produce biscuits, wine and other products, have occupied the market of the Song Dynasty and are spreading out of the Song Dynasty to all neighboring countries.
There are already patches of rubber forests, but they are still relatively small, but they already have the ability to produce rubber. However, there are still relatively few applications, but product development is already in the plan.
There are more than a dozen small towns along the road, all with garrisons. All the people live in the towns. They have unified water supply and sanitation facilities. They are not allowed to live alone, and no refugees are allowed.
These people were basically new immigrants from various places in the Song Dynasty. As long as they purchased the land rights under the jurisdiction of the two cities, they became residents of the two cities.
Ye Xing and Qi Ming came on horseback and walked very slowly. Along the way, they inspected and found that the mayors of each town were old acquaintances. They were the cadets of the military academy back then. The officers stationed in the towns were basically their partners back then. They visited each other every day. During the welcome banquet, the two of them didn't have any worries and were always having a good time.
Along the way, Ye Xing has improved the internal strength of these former partners. With the help of Ye Xing's elixir and true energy, they have all been greatly improved, and some people have directly improved their cultivation by two levels.
For those ordinary soldiers, as long as they were recognized people, Ye Xing was not stingy. He gave himself the high-grade pulse-cleansing pill that he had refined. It was important to directly improve the cultivation of ordinary soldiers, because they were the guardian force of the two cities.
Five days later, the two arrived at Tianxing City. Li Yishan led all the managers in the city to wait outside the city. Ye Xing hugged and greeted everyone one by one.
Li Yishan also reported on the situation of Tianxing City, took Ye Xing to visit the new construction of Tianxing City, and introduced the past few times when Tu Dongjue, the governor of Donghai County, sent people to invade and were annihilated, and also consulted Ye Xing about these few times. years of experience.
Qi Ming briefly explained the situation in the past few years on behalf of Ye Xing. When they learned that Ye Xing had reached the 9th level of Xiantian, they were all extremely excited. You know, after they advanced to the Xiantian realm three years ago, they basically There is no progress.
Although they were unable to practice wholeheartedly due to too many affairs in Tianxing City, they still worked very hard, but the progress of the Xiantian realm was too slow.
After the reception banquet, Ye Xing left only Li Yishan and Liang Zhihong alone. The three of them discussed countermeasures in a secret room for the hundreds of elite disciples who were about to arrive from the Qingyun Sect.
Li Yishan said, "We have exchanged information with Xingyue Logistics, and everything is under surveillance. The elite disciples of Qingyun Sect, around the 6th and 7th levels of Xiantian, are planning to take a boat to the East China Sea. In advance, we will dispatch our warships to kill them on the Xijiang River."
Liang Zhihong said, "I have formulated a detailed combat plan, using the latest bombs and sniper firearms, and setting up ambushes on both sides of the Xijiang Gorge between Mangyun and the East China Sea. It must be a total annihilation! No fish will slip through the net." "
Ye Xing nodded, took out a letter from his arms, and said to Li Yishan, "Very good! You take my letter to Governor Zhu of Yunhu County, and at the same time spread the word that Tianxing City and Xijiang City are friends of the Spirit Beast Sect."
Ye Xing turned to Liang Zhihong and said, "From tomorrow onwards, your firearms will be given to the most elite guards, and the equipment and personnel will be expanded to 20,000 people. They will train with all their strength! What we need are absolutely elite soldiers. Once something happens, we will quickly occupy Donghai, Mangyun, and Guishan." Three counties.”
Liang Zhihong said proudly, "Actually, I started training in secret two years ago. The last few times the enemy came, we ambushed them twenty miles outside the city and let them die without even meeting us. The so-called innate masters, now we are not afraid at all! "
Ye Xing smiled and nodded, "Remember that technology is top secret! From now on, the counterintelligence work in Tianxing City and Xijiang City must be complete to prevent any theft of our military technology and technology."
The two said, "Don't worry, Commander! Even the brothers in Xijiang City only got the finished product, and the technology is kept strictly confidential."
That night, Ye Xing gave the two men the Marrow Cleansing Pill and Qi Gathering Pill, and protected them. He also directly took action to open up their bodies, which allowed Ye Xing to spend more energy, but the work of the two was too critical. You cannot stay in retreat for multiple days in a row.
In the next ten days, Ye Xing upgraded all his former brothers in Tianxing City. For those who were not in the city, Ye Xing left jade bottles with his personal names written on them, and Liang Zhihong placed them all in a secret treasure house.
The work of improving everyone's cultivation was completed. In the next few days, Ye Xing, Li Yishan, and Liang Zhihong continued to discuss the division of labor between the two cities, future long-term development policies, and countermeasures to deal with various threats.
Ye Xing said, "Tianxing City is a fortress and a rear area. We need to do more things. If we have the opportunity in the future, we will have the entire Donghai County in our hands. Now we are starting to train a conventional army with combat capabilities, with muskets as the standard configuration. .The goal is to seize power in the future, and Donghai County will eventually be completely controlled by us."
The two smiled. It is true that Tianxing City's strength has greatly increased in recent years. In addition, they are essentially soldiers, so they are more enthusiastic about making contributions. Xijiang City is a commercial city, and Lin Tie and the others do not have such ambitions.
Ye Xing said, "Xijiang City is a city of commerce. You are different. You want to conquer the world! The Song Dynasty will soon be in chaos. I have asked the brothers in Song City to help you in the end. You establish a military academy here and train leaders as soon as possible. Military talent.”
The two nodded and said in a deep voice, "What kind of countermeasures does the commander have?"
Ye Xing asserted, "The army is always in our own hands! Arm the army with the latest technology! We must have the most complete intelligence agency!"
Ye Xing continued, "After the world is in chaos, you must immediately seize Donghai County as your own territory. Use the latest armed power ships to seize Mangyun County and Guishan County, and guard the core areas until the general trend of the world is determined."
Ye Xing whispered, "Remember to protect your own safety! Just keep all the real secrets in your own hands."
Li Yishan said, "Many of the brothers in Song City have become prominent now, so they may not obey our instructions?"
Ye Xing said, "I don't need to follow your orders. As long as the information is sent and you don't use all your strength in the battle, you are a new technology army that can sweep across the world and defeat all armies. Even if the opponent is an innate master, they are in the Martial King realm." A master, in front of firearms, will only drink hatred!"
Liang Zhihong said, "We are not strong enough to participate in world affairs! It should be possible to stick to the three neighboring counties, but we must have time to digest it."
Ye Xingdao, "There aren't many soldiers! I'll give you the latest artillery design. With just one cannonball, there will be a hole in the wall of Songcheng. The so-called solid defense is useless. Remember, power armored ships are the core force. Don’t be afraid of any fortified city, and you don’t necessarily need to capture any city.”
Li Yishan took a sip of tea and then said, "Our navy must be the best in the world. With strong ships and powerful artillery, we can definitely capture any city along the river, but the army cannot. We lack horses. If we don't have the army to occupy the land, Our fight was in vain.”
Liang Zhihong also said, "In the end, we still have to have a strong army, otherwise we will not be able to defend the country. It is not difficult to defend Donghai County."
Ye Xing smiled, pointed at the heads of the two of them, and said, "Your ideas are still too old. Why do you have to occupy the city? If we don't have the strength to capture the entire Song Dynasty, then we don't have to attack first, just In fact, it’s enough to control Donghai County. If you have the strength and support war with war, soldiers, food, war horses, etc. will be obtained in the war, and you don’t have to have them from the beginning!"
Both of them nodded, remembering that they had nothing when they wiped out the bandits five years ago. They only had a long sword each, no horses, and no food. They had to fight to support war, and they continued to strengthen themselves by attacking the enemy.
Ye Xing took out the "Military Countermeasures Book" that he spent many nights writing. It detailed various implementation rules on the latest military technology, mobile combat plans, and electronic intelligence work, all of which were unprecedented in this world.
Just let the two of them slowly implement the countermeasures, but adapt to changes. After all, it is only Ye Xing's personal imagination, and the changes in the future situation are still unknown.
The "Military Countermeasures Book" with dozens of pages bound into one book was carefully read several times, and both of them smiled.
