Completing the transformation of the Nanyang Navy's North Bay Fleet First Formation was only the first step in the navy's transformation.
The next step was to find a navy general.
China's ancient top ten navy generals included Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Rengu of the Tang Dynasty, Li Baohe and Zhang Hongfan of the Southern Song Dynasty, Yu Tonghai of the late Yuan Dynasty, Zheng He, Deng Zilong, Yu Dayou, and Zheng Chenggong of the Ming Dynasty, and finally Shi Lang of the Qing Dynasty. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Deng Shichang had already developed ironclad warships.
Among the generals, the earliest Zhou Yu was a figure from the Three Kingdoms period.
After the Battle of Changping, the next was the Battle of Giant Deer. After the Battle of Giant Deer, the Qin Dynasty just barely joined the history of the wilderness. There was still the Western Han Dynasty in between the Three Kingdoms.
Thus, it was basically impossible for Ouyang Shuo to obtain any of them through normal methods.
The only way was through the recruitment center or the summoning talisman.
The recruitment center still had to wait for a year to cool down. As for the summoning talisman, not to mention that it was extremely difficult to find, even if one obtained one, how could one be so lucky as to summon a navy general?
Ouyang Shuo was really at his wit's end.
Ouyang Shuo's strategy to build a powerful navy had a long way to go.
What he could do was to actively prepare all kinds of warships, especially fortress ships. At the same time, he ordered Pei Donglai to continuously train sailors to prepare for the future expansion of the navy.
The problem was, if the large-scale reserve of warships and sailors was not used for a long time, it would cause a waste of resources. It was not advisable.
Thus, what Ouyang Shuo could really do was really limited. He could only take it one step at a time.
March 28th.
Black Snake found Ouyang Shuo and reported the results of a month's work.
After a month of careful preparation, the Black Snake Guard's various intelligence stations in the nine capital cities had officially begun operations.
The Black Snake Guard had more than 370 mercenaries as the core, and with the addition of NPC intelligence personnel from the various intelligence stations, the total number of members reached more than 500.
In addition, the commanders of the various intelligence stations had also spent a large sum of money to set up a large number of informants in the capital, including street vendors, beggars, prostitutes, laborers at the docks, and so on. There was nothing that could not be found.
Although they were inconspicuous, they could bring a lot of information to the Black Snake Guards.
The next goal of the Black Snake Guards was to take down the maids and servants of the nobles, as well as the two hard bones of the gangs in the capital.
This way, the Blacksnake Guards basically established a complete intelligence network in the capital city.
Of course, due to limited time, funds, and manpower, whether it was the spies that had already been planted or the targets that were prepared to act, they were all ordinary people. The real high-level spies still needed to be slowly infiltrated.
Some of the spies had low statuses when they were first placed, so they were basically unable to obtain any important information. This required the cooperation of the Black Snake Guards to help them gradually rise.
For example, a chosen beggar would be groomed to become the head of a certain area. A woman from a brothel wanted to make her a star. A coolie who helped him get a foothold on the dock.
Wait, wait, wait.
All in all, cultivating spies was a complicated and long-term job that could not be rushed.
Only then would the spies nurtured step by step be truly loyal and reliable. They would also be the most precious resources of the Black Snake Guards in the future.
As for the players, they were mainly concentrated in the two major areas of the guild and the territory.
Needless to say, the Guilds had planted spies in the various large Guilds through either bribery or membership. They did not expect them to find out any important information, just a general understanding of the movements would be enough.
Similarly, if they could help these "spies" improve their status in the guild, their value would be even greater. If they could break into the core leadership of the guild, it would be a true success.
Unlike NPCs, there were hidden dangers in the loyalty of players.
Therefore, some of the core guilds would be personally dispatched by the Snake Guards to join them and play a core role.
Basically, the top ten guilds of the major cities had Snake Guards mixed in. Even cooperative guilds like the Snow Death Rose Mercenary Group, the Breeze Pavilion, and the Rain Listening Tower were no exception.
For the territory, they would secretly set up a contact point.
The person in charge of the contact point would then weave an intelligence network in the territory.
Because of the special nature of the territory, it was decided that it was best to choose an NPC as the person in charge of the contact point. If it was a player, it would easily arouse the suspicion and suspicion of the lord.
Therefore, the Black Snake Guards were conducting special training for the NPC intelligence personnel of the various intelligence stations, striving to train a group of elite spies and secret agents, especially a group of intelligence talents who could take charge of an area.
Because they were still in special training, the infiltration of the territory had not begun.
Finally, the spies planted by the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group were also absorbed by the Black Snake Guards to supplement them. At this point, the intelligence network built by the Black Snake Guards finally surfaced.
After Ouyang Shuo heard it, he was a little dumbfounded.
If it could really be implemented according to the Black Snake's plan, it would be amazing. In the future China region, no matter if it was the capital, guilds, or territories, any movement in the wind would not be able to escape Ouyang Shuo's eyes.
Of course, a plan was a plan. To actually implement it, the difficulty was also huge.
Even with a large group of professionals and Ouyang Shuo's strong financial support. To lay out such an intelligence network, even the most basic framework would need at least more than a year.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo allocated another twenty thousand gold coins from the funds previously withheld to Black Snake.
Black Snake was naturally very excited about Ouyang Shuo's strong support. What he was doing now was much more exciting compared to the small-scale activities of the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group.
Black Snake felt that the blood in his body that had cooled down began to boil again.
Ouyang Shuo supported the construction of the Black Snake Guards because he sensed some kind of danger from the Black Snake's narration. Since the Black Snake Guards could build such an intelligence network, then what about the big forces like Di Chen?
Perhaps, a territory was just the tip of the iceberg floating on the sea surface for the big forces.
The big forces might not be able to compare to Ouyang Shuo in terms of judging the direction of the game and management of territories. But in other aspects, they were miles ahead of Ouyang Shuo.
Building an intelligence network was naturally what the big forces should do.
They were too careless!
The battle of Lian Province and the defection of the three territories was a sign. Di Chen's intelligence network had actually penetrated into the Lian Province basin.
But Ouyang Shuo did not know.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo could not help but tremble. He told his deduction to the Black Snake.
After listening, the Black Snake was silent for a while.
After a long time, the Black Snake said in a deep voice, "Marquis, don't worry. I will personally preside over the investigation of Lian Province. Within two months, we must find out all the spies that the big forces have planted in the Lian Province basin."
The Black Snake said to find out, but not to remove them.
After listening, Ouyang Shuo also nodded in agreement. Some spies, as long as they kept a close eye on them, they did not necessarily have to be removed. Perhaps, they could have unexpected effects.
"Then I'll leave it to you!"
The Black Snake nodded and did not speak.
In addition to building an intelligence network, the Black Snake Guards also found some interesting information.
What Ouyang Shuo was most concerned about was the progress between the Star Alliance and the Thread of Love.
"The rumor about the Star Sage Dust and the Thread of Love is purely false." The Black Snake first clarified the gossip and then said, "On the other hand, the Thread of Love has really been forced to the edge of the cliff by the Star Alliance."
"It seems that it's time for us to take action!"
Ouyang Shuo smiled faintly, appearing to have a card up his sleeve.
When the Black Snake heard this, he looked at Ouyang Shuo in surprise. He could not understand what kind of trump card Ouyang Shuo had that made him so confident that he could snatch food from the Star Alliance.
Although the Star Alliance had just been established, they had the strong support of the Crisscrossing Sword Aura in the capital and Handan County outside. It wasn't an easy task to shake them.
Not to mention others, the power of the Star Sage Dust's family was not to be underestimated.
Since the secret family had decided to come out, they would naturally do their best. If Ouyang Shuo wanted to slap the Star Alliance in the face, he would have to pay the price.
Ouyang Shuo naturally would not explain anything to the Black Snake.
That afternoon, he brought four personal guards and teleported to the capital and stayed in the Shanhai City office in the capital.
The commander of the Black Snake Guards in the capital was the White Snake.
The capital was the most important of the Nine King Cities, and the White Snake was also one of the best among the nine commanders.
The White Snake reported the specific information to Ouyang Shuo in detail.
It was reported that under the pressure of the Star Alliance, the Thread of Love had almost fallen into chaos. The entire guild was basically unable to purchase rare materials, and the members were already beginning to be dissatisfied.
Under the pressure of the Star Alliance, the attitude of the Thread of Love, the leader of the Thread of Love, had already changed and started to loosen. Perhaps, the surrender was just around the corner.
When Ouyang Shuo heard this, he said faintly, "Help me arrange a meeting with the Thread of Love tomorrow."
"No problem."
The Black Snake Guards had been stationed in the capital for a month, and there was still a way to get in touch with the Thread of Love. As a professional intelligence officer, the White Snake would not ask about the reason and purpose of Ouyang Shuo's actions.
To him, he only needed to carry out the orders.
After the Black Snake left, Ouyang Shuo stayed in the room alone, planning the meeting tomorrow. (To be continued.)
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