After the military reorganization plan was announced, all the troops in Shanhai County began to move.
The troops gathered and waited to be reorganized; the generals went to take their posts and received the troops. Under the command of General Bai Qi, everything was in order and did not cause any disturbances.
Most of the generals of Shanhai County had participated in the Battle of Changping, and all of them admired Bai Qi's abilities. Therefore, Bai Qi's appointment as General did not cause any unrest or dissatisfaction in the army.
The weapons and equipment produced by the four military workshops were continuously transported to the three camps. After the large purchase of raw materials, the Armor Workshop and the Bow and Crossbow Division worked at full capacity to produce a large number of bows and armors.
Along with the weapons and equipment, a large number of rations and other supplies were also transported. Seeing that winter was coming and the war was about to end, it was the best time for the troops to train. Naturally, they had to stock up enough rations in advance.
With the rapid development of animal husbandry, the army also had a large number of fish and meat in addition to rations. A large number of goats and pigs were transported to the camps and kept in pens. Among the fish, other than the seafood from Beihai County, there was also the freshwater fish from Shila Lake.
Apart from that, the War Preparedness Division also sent people to the grasslands to purchase green beetle horses. The three divisions lacked five to six thousand warhorses.
Ouyang Shuo did not want to use the green beetle horses raised by the Storm Valley Military Horse Farm for the time being, so he asked the War Preparedness Division to purchase as much as possible from the grasslands. After winter, the livelihood of the tribes in the grasslands became difficult. As long as they prepared a large amount of rations, they could still exchange for some green beetle horses.
The armory of Shanhai County was filled to the brim with the weapons and equipment that the troops had changed into. His aunt, Lin Jing, and the members of [Snow Rose] made more than twenty trips back and forth before the arsenal was emptied. According to preliminary estimates, this batch of weapons and equipment could be sold for at least 30000 gold coins, which was enough to cover the expenses of the Shanhai County army.
The price they paid was that the large amount of elite equipment produced by the four major military workshops had not yet made a profit. All of it had been digested internally, which made the Dragon Seeking Point and other allies complain.
The profit cycle of the military industry was delayed until after the year.
The extra gold coins from selling the equipment were all used by Ouyang Shuo to purchase rations from the market. He purchased tens of millions of units of rations and stored them in the granary in the western suburbs to make up for the shortage of rations in the territory.
While Shanhai County was actively reorganizing its armaments, there were also unusual changes in the grasslands.
Tian Jian Tribe, Khan's tent.
Khan Meng Ke's expression fluctuated. He asked in a deep voice, "Did you see it clearly?" Meng Ke's body was no longer the same as before, but even so, no one dared to be impudent in front of him.
"Even if that person turns into ashes, I'll still recognize him. There's no mistaking it." The one who replied was a tall, bearded middle-aged man. When he spoke, his eyes were filled with bone-deep hatred.
Upon closer inspection, this man was actually Lakshon, the former commander of the western part of the town who had been imprisoned by Monk. Unexpectedly, he had been secretly released by Monk. It seemed that he was still out on a mission and had just returned to report to Monk.
The person Rakshin recognized was Lin Yi, the young general who had planned the Wildfire operation and buried the west side of the town. The Northern Barracks were stationed to the south of the moat, and it was rare to see Lin Yi's face.
Lin Yi was no longer a secret to the grasslanders after the northern camp was moved to where Tianfeng used to be. If not for the fact that the troops had just moved to the Northern Barracks and participated in the Battle of Changping, they would have been exposed long ago.
It was Ouyang Shuo's fault for being careless. He didn't think that the rumored imprisoned Lakshon would see the light of day again.
In fact, Lakshon was secretly released by Monk not long after he was imprisoned. Monk gave Lakshon a secret mission, and that was to find out who had attacked the west side of the town.
Monk wouldn't be able to rest easy if he didn't find out the truth.
Lakshon was misled by Ouyang Shuo's smokescreen. His previous targets of investigation were mainly the tribes and bandits in the west. He never thought that the enemy would come from the south.
It wasn't until Shanhai County took down Tianfeng Tribe without bloodshed and officially established a foothold in the grasslands that Lakshon's attention was drawn. After some investigation, he found Lin Yi in the Northern Barracks, the enemy who had ruined his life.
Only now did the truth come to light.
"So you're saying that our Tianfeng Tribe fell to this state because of them?!" Monk's voice was cold. Although there wasn't a trace of hatred in his voice, it made people shiver even more.
"Not only that, I believe that the riots and assassinations at the borders of the medium-sized tribes were also done by them. Their goal was to cooperate with their military operation to destroy Tianfeng Tribe. Even the destruction of the Tianlian Tribe was inextricably linked to them. They are a pack of hungry wolves, and they've been eyeing our tribes for a long time. "After going through this ordeal, Lakshon had become calmer, but his expression was a little cold.
"Heh, how can we allow others to sleep next to us?" Monk saw through it and asked, "Do you know the strength of their army?"
"Very strong. According to their organization, there are two cavalry brigades stationed in the Northern Barracks alone, a total of five thousand people, equivalent to one of our towns in the east. " At this point, Lakshon was a little depressed as well. He adjusted his emotions and continued, "Not only that, these few days, they seem to be reorganizing their army again. Although we can't find out the exact situation, the army will only increase, not decrease. What's even more hateful is that their cavalry are all riding our grassland's green beetle horses, and their equipment is much better than ours. "
Monk's expression darkened, "So you're saying that our tribe alone can't do anything to them?"
Lakshon noticed the Khan's expression, and his heart trembled. He didn't know if the Khan was thinking about the annihilation of the western part of the town. This matter had become a knot in his heart. Lakshon shook his head, trying to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, and said carefully, "Although I don't want to admit it, they have indeed grown their wings. Other than the garrison in the Northern Barracks, they also have a garrison in Friendship County, and this does not include the garrison in other places. "
"Hmph, we can't do it. Do you think we can't destroy them with the strength of the entire grasslands?" Monk was indeed an ambitious person. He was able to rise and fall, and immediately thought of using external forces to destroy the enemy.
"But, will those medium-sized tribes agree to send troops?" Lakshon expressed his doubts. Today was different from the past. The remaining seven medium-sized tribes were now on guard against the Sky's End Tribe, and they had long held grudges against each other.
Lakshon also heard that the people from Shanhai County went to the medium-sized tribes to purchase green beetle horses, and all of them were welcomed by those tribes. Those fellows had long been bribed by their grain, tea, and salt.
Monk seemed to see through Lakshon's thoughts, and said, "You ah, don't underestimate those medium-sized tribes. Don't look down on them just because they are on good terms with Shanhai County now, but that's because they haven't recognized the ambition of Shanhai County. Once we report the information we have to the medium-sized tribes, I can guarantee that those fellows will definitely be tempted. After all, no one wants to become the next Sky Abundant Tribe, right? Their competition with us, in the end, is just a civil war. Right now, Shanhai County is the common enemy of our grasslands. " What Monk did not explain to Lakshon was that he also wanted to use this operation to re-establish the core leadership position of the Sky's End Tribe in the grasslands.
"The Khan is wise!" Lakshon had to admit that in terms of reading people's minds, he was not on the same level as the Khan at all. He was really too immature.
Monk waved his hand with difficulty, and continued, "Relying on external forces is ultimately a bad plan. More importantly, we still need to have an army that can deter all sides. After so much time has passed, the time is ripe to rebuild the west side of the town. Lakshon, I hope that you will not disappoint me again. "
Lakshon's head buzzed, and his blood instantly rushed to his head. He was so excited that he couldn't speak. At this moment, his emotions were really complicated. Excitement, joy, gratitude, melancholy, and so on. He had mixed feelings and could not express them in words.
He could only respectfully kowtow to Monk three times and solemnly swear, "I pledge my life to the Khan. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will not hesitate to repay the Khan's great kindness!"
Monk nodded. This was the effect he wanted. Recently, the nobles in the tribe had been somewhat restless. The newly built west side of the town, of course, had to be in the hands of the generals who were completely loyal to him.
Loosening and tightening were all within his control.
Ouyang Shuo was still unaware of the conversation that took place in the grasslands.
He was currently busy gathering the chief officers of the various departments to coordinate the reorganization of the army. Ouyang Shuo summoned Song San, Wang Yuanfeng, Elder Qian, Zhao Youfang, and the others to make arrangements for the establishment of the three divisions' logistical support battalions.
The Military Intelligence Department was responsible for the formation of the scouts. With the special training team [Rattlesnake], the reconnaissance skills of the Military Intelligence Department's spies were not the same as before. Training three hundred scouts was not a problem for them.
Scouts were further divided into infantry scouts and cavalry scouts. They were responsible for different reconnaissance tasks.
The Godly Arms Battalion was responsible for the formation of the engineering battalion. This included the craftsmen who built the camp, the crossbowmen who operated the large ballistae, and the professional soldiers who operated ladders and other siege equipment.
With Wang Yuanfeng, a battalion commander who was proficient in all kinds of large-scale equipment, the formation of the engineering battalion progressed smoothly. Ouyang Shuo did not have to worry too much.
The Government Clinic was responsible for the formation of the military doctor battalion. As early as the establishment of the Government Clinic, the deputy director of the Government Clinic, Elder Qian, had already started to train the military doctor battalion. The battalion had been formed recently, and they could be directly transferred into the three divisions to serve.
The Combat Readiness Division was responsible for the formation of the cooks' army platoon. The Combat Readiness Division alone was not enough to complete this task. They had to recruit cooks from the outside, be incorporated into the army, and undergo basic military training. Then, the cooks' army platoon would be formed. (To be continued.)
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