The military administration's proposal to expand the army was rejected, and the meeting fell into a deadlock.
Ouyang Shuo broke the deadlock and said, "Since the army is limited, then we can only start from other aspects. No matter what, we are the defending side, so we have the geographical advantage. The most important thing right now is to strengthen the preparation of defensive resources. Fierce Flame Oil, rolling wood, boulders, none of them can be lacking. "
Ouyang Shuo turned to look at Tian Wenjing and said, "The Resource Reserve Department needs to contact the quarry and lumber factory. Tell them to put down their work in the next two days and focus on preparing a batch of rolling wood and boulders to transport to the city walls."
Tian Wenjing nodded to express his understanding. In fact, when Shanhai Town's city walls were completed, the Resource Reserve Department had already built a special warehouse near the city walls to store rolling wood and boulders.
When Shi Wansui heard the sir mention the Fierce Flame Oil, he asked, "Sir, are you going to set up another Fierce Flame Oil Formation?"
During the siege three months ago, it was precisely the Fierce Flame Oil Formation that was set up with Fierce Flame Oil that played a decisive role. That was why Shi Wansui had such a deep impression of it.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head and said, "The Fierce Flame Oil Formation is too inflexible. It can be used to deal with clumsy wild beasts, but it won't work against crafty bandits. The Fierce Flame Oil Formation is too conspicuous and can't fool the bandits at all. They won't fall for it, and we won't even have the chance to ignite the Fierce Flame Oil Formation. Even if it's a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse, once the Fierce Flame Oil Formation is ignited, the bandits can completely calmly retreat, and then attack again after the Fierce Flame Oil burns out. They aren't those simple-minded wild beasts. "
"Then, what does sir mean?" Shi Wansui asked in confusion.
Ouyang Shuo didn't keep them in suspense and said with a smile, "To use Fierce Flame Oil, apart from setting up the Fierce Flame Oil Formation, there is a more flexible method, and that is the Fierce Flame Oil Tank."
"Fierce Flame Oil Tank?"
"Correct." Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to explain the principle and use of the Fierce Flame Oil Tank.
The Fierce Flame Oil Tank was one of the earliest fire-breathing devices in ancient China. It used Fierce Flame Oil as fuel and wrought copper as the tank. There were four legs at the bottom and four copper pipes at the top. The pipes were connected to the tank and could fill about 15 kilograms of oil at a time. The front of the pump was equipped with a "fire tower", which was filled with gunpowder.
When it was fired, the red-hot soldering cone was used to ignite the gunpowder in the "Flame Tower". Then, the pump was pulled forcefully to compress air into the oil cabinet. When the Fierce Fire Hole passed through the "Flame Tower", it would ignite when it met a hot spot and become a raging flame. It was used to burn the enemy and destroy the war equipment.
In addition, there was also a small flamethrower used for defending cities and water battles. It used copper gourds instead of oil tanks to make it easier to carry and move.
Born in the Northern Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan had a deep understanding of the Fierce Fire Oil Tank. He worriedly said, "Your Excellency's idea seems to be good. But, firstly, I'm afraid we don't have enough time, and secondly, we don't have gunpowder to ignite the fire. I'm afraid it won't work. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly and said, "What Mister said is very reasonable. I didn't expect to manufacture many of them. After the meeting, I would go to the market to purchase the 'Fierce Flame Oil Tank Manufacturing Technical Manual' and have the weapons workshop work through the night. We should be able to manufacture two of them before the bandits attack. This kind of great killing weapon is mainly used to deal with the bandits. Two of them are already enough. As for the problem of gunpowder, I think whether it is Qingyang Monastery's Ge Daozhang or the alchemy workshop's Magnus, they both have a way to solve it. We only need a little bit of the catalyst, and the amount needed is very small. They definitely have it in stock. "
Fan Zhongyan suddenly understood and said with a smile, "Your Excellency's consideration is very thorough. This subordinate admires you."
After settling the matter of defending the city, Ouyang Shuo began to discuss the logistics with everyone.
This time, the bandits' target was naturally their headquarters. The bandits' main attack direction would also be the west and north. Especially after the moat was built in the north, Ouyang Shuo predicted that the bandits' main attack direction would definitely be the west. And there were many settlements built on the west side of Shanhai Town. Before the arrival of the war, all the residents of the settlements had to be moved back to the city temporarily to ensure their safety.
Ouyang Shuo handed this big project to the administrative office.
Apart from the migration, the formation of the militia and the medical team also couldn't be delayed. The monster siege last time paled in comparison to the siege of the roving bandits this time. The militia and the medical team had to be formed in advance and undergo appropriate training. They also had to go to the city wall for adaptive training. They couldn't be sloppy.
Ouyang Shuo handed this big project to the Supplies Reserve Department.
After the arrangements were made, Ouyang Shuo announced the end of the meeting. As for the specific tactical arrangements, it wasn't suitable to be discussed in the military meeting. They needed to convene a special military meeting.
After the meeting, Ouyang Shuo called Ying You to his office and asked her to contact Beihai Town and sell the sea salt in the first half of May in advance to obtain a sum of money for the soldiers to change their jobs.
After the Alliance Channel was opened, only 140 gold coins were left from the 4,000 gold coins paid last time at the Wolf Mountain Mine.
Fortunately, since the establishment of the Audit Department, the sea salt of the Northtwilight Saltworks no longer needed to be transported to the headquarters to be sold. Under the supervision of the Audit Department, it could be sold directly through the market in Beihai Town. The headquarters would receive the funds from the Northtwilight Saltworks by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.
After sending Ying You off, Ouyang Shuo took advantage of the little time he had left to go to the high-class market and spent 20 gold coins to buy a Fierce Fire Oil Tank Manufacturing Technical Manual.
Then, he spent another 20 gold coins to buy a batch of Fierce Fire Oil.
It was already six o 'clock in the evening when he returned to the lord's mansion. Ouyang Shuo handed the Fierce Fire Oil Tank Manufacturing Technical Manual to the clerk, Bai Nanpu, and asked him to send it to the weapons workshop overnight. He instructed Xu Kun, the chief officer of the weapons workshop, to study it overnight and strive to start manufacturing the next day.
After that, Ouyang Shuo returned to the backyard and went offline to rest.
…
After going online the next day, Ouyang Shuo was restless.
Because today was the day the Indian region's Bangalore Town would be tested by the system. All the Lord's players around the world were silently paying attention to the World Announcement.
At this time, the most nervous person wasn't Ouyang Shuo, but Jack Dawson of the American region. His Freedom Town would be tested by the system tomorrow. Once Bangalore Town was successfully promoted, Jack Dawson's efforts would be in vain.
Ouyang Shuo suppressed the anxiety in his heart. On the surface, he was still calmly guarding the lord's mansion.
The war machine of Shanhai Town was already operating at full power.
Countless rolling logs and boulders were transported into the city from the sawmills and quarries outside the city by wooden oxen and flowing horses. Then, with the help of the militia, they were transported to the city walls.
The two infantry battalions of the western barracks had already left the barracks and were officially stationed in the city. Under the guidance of the city defense battalion, they were familiarized with the various defensive facilities on the city walls. As for the cavalry battalion and Pool Town's city defense battalion, they would only be stationed tomorrow to reduce the risk of defending the subsidiary territories.
The five Mongolian battle ships of the North Sea Fleet's First Battalion had already entered the canyon and were temporarily docked at Shanhai Town's pier. The War Preparedness Division used this time to transport bundles of arrows to the warships.
Similarly, bundles of arrows were also transported to the city walls.
Two three-bow eight-bull bed crossbows were already installed on the two sides of the western tower. Four ordinary bed crossbows were installed on the two sides of the northern tower. Under the leadership of Battalion Commander Wang Yuanfeng, the soldiers of the Divine Arms Battalion started to fire at each bed crossbow.
Shanhai Town had already declared martial law. All personnel had to go through strict checks when entering or leaving the town. This was to prevent bandits from infiltrating the town ahead of time. Tomorrow, after all the residents of the settlement had moved into the city, a curfew would be imposed. Only people could enter the city, but not leave.
Under the leadership of Division Chief Li Tie, the Public Order Bureau strengthened the patrols in the city and strictly investigated all bandits.
Even until five in the afternoon, there were no system announcements. Ouyang Shuo could no longer endure such a tense atmosphere. After giving some instructions, he logged off early.
After logging off, Ouyang Shuo did not leave his room. Instead, he turned on his optical computer and logged into the game forum.
Indeed, the India Server's forum was very lively. All sorts of gossip and news flew around.
"Bengaluru Town's success is at hand. The best county in the world is beckoning to Divala!"
"Bengaluru Town's defense failed. Divala is completely out of the fight for the best county in the world!"
"The bandits are like the tide. Divala admits that he is not prepared!"
"The final wave of attacks is coming. Whether Bengaluru Town's defense will be determined soon!"
"The bandits are too cunning. To think that they used tunnel tactics to successfully break through Bengaluru's defense line!"
The information on the forum contradicted each other. No one knew which was true and which was false. It seemed that they would not know the truth until the last moment.
At this time, Ouyang Shuo calmed down. He no longer cared about the gossip and began to cultivate the Inner Canon of the Yellow Thearch in his room.
After two days of cultivation, Ouyang Shuo's Dantian already had eight wisps of golden inner force. After going online yesterday, Ouyang Shuo had confirmed that a wisp of golden inner force represented one inner force point in the game.
He could now cultivate once a day. Each time, he would circulate it four times and produce four wisps of golden inner force. In other words, under normal circumstances, he would need 25 days to reach the maximum value of 100 inner force points for the first level. The difficulty of cultivating an Emperor-tier cultivation technique was obvious. One had to know that this was only the first level.
Two hours later, Ouyang Shuo finished cultivating.
At this time, regardless of whether Bengaluru Town's defense succeeded or not, there should be definite news.
Ouyang Shuo logged into the forum again. The headline on the India Server's front page was a huge blood-red title: "Bengaluru Town Fails at the Last Step. Divala's Dream Ends First in the World."
Ouyang Shuo heaved a sigh of relief. Shanhai Town had finally turned around. Now, the only obstacle in front of Shanhai Town was Liberty Town, which was going to be tested tomorrow. (To be continued.)
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