Ouyang Shuo looked at Song Jia with pity in his eyes.
Silly girl, you're still so eager.
"Give me the scales. I'll give them to Qing 'er. That's enough to make three or four sets of inner armor."
The inner armor wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that Qing 'er could become a Grandmaster with those precious materials. Last time, the girl had complained to him that she didn't have top materials to break through the bottleneck.
The scales Ouyang Shuo had collected from the Iron Armored Beasts didn't catch her eye.
"Okay!"
Song Jia straightforwardly handed over the hundred pieces of scale armor to Ouyang Shuo. "Oh, right, there's also this." Saying this, Song Jia took out a small booklet from her storage pouch.
"What's this?"
Ouyang Shuo was dumbfounded after reading it.
[Iron Armored Beast Taming Technique Manual]: You'll automatically learn how to tame Iron Armored Beasts after use.
"Is this from a beast king?"
"Yes."
"Not bad."
Ouyang Shuo smiled. He wasn't too surprised.
Even on Jingzhou Island, the Iron Armor Beast was a rare species. Therefore, even if one mastered the art of domestication, without a certain number of species and groups, it would be useless. There was no way to domesticate them.
"You …"
Song Jia was speechless as she looked at Ouyang Shuo. Rolling her beautiful eyes, she said with dissatisfaction, "Don't look down on others. What if I say that I also found a valley with thousands of Iron-Armored Beasts living in it? "
"What?"
Ouyang Shuo did not notice that his voice was trembling as he spoke. His mind was completely shaken by the information Song Jia had revealed.
A valley with thousands of Iron Armored Beasts? What did that mean? A brand new cavalry unit was about to be born.
An army of Iron Armored Beasts? Just thinking about it was exciting.
One must know that the Iron Armor Beast was a true dire beast, which was comparable to a spirit beast. An Iron Armored Beast would be even better than a Cyan Beetle Horse.
After all, a Cyan Beetle Horse was just a regular warhorse.
Thinking of the huge body, tyrannical strength, and terrifying explosive power of the Ironback, such a cavalry, galloping on the battlefield, was simply a nightmare for the enemy.
The only drawback was that in terms of endurance, the Ironbacks were slightly inferior to warhorses.
But it didn't matter. If the Ironback Cavalry was really formed, it would be the most powerful heavy cavalry, a terrifying existence that could determine the outcome of a war.
Heavy-armored cavalry did not need to travel long distances to begin with.
It was their destiny to tear apart their enemies and crush all obstacles on the battlefield.
Of course, in order to control such a powerful mount, the requirements for the cavalry were also very high. Ouyang Shuo first thought of the barbarian warriors.
Perhaps, only the equally powerful mountain barbarians could control wild beasts like the Ironback Beast.
In next to no time, a preliminary plan had already formed in Ouyang Shuo's mind. Thinking up to here, Ouyang Shuo turned around and glanced at Song Jia with deep affection, "Jia Jia, you're really my lucky star."
As he spoke, he suddenly hugged Song Jia with an excited look on his face.
"Blockhead."
Song Jia was caught off guard by Ouyang Shuo's sneak attack, causing her face to turn red.
"Haha ~ ~"
Ouyang Shuo was extremely happy.
The guards outside the hall heard the laughter coming from inside the hall, but they turned a deaf ear. These guards were all soldiers of the Divine Martial Guard, and also Ouyang Shuo's most loyal and reliable guards.
After a moment of affection, Ouyang Shuo remembered business.
"Come!"
"Here!"
"Du Ruhui, Ge Hongliang, and Xiahou Ying, please come to the hall for a discussion."
"Yes!"
Seeing that Ouyang Shuo wanted to discuss business, Song Jia prepared to leave.
Song Jia had a sense of propriety. Although she was already the mistress of the manor, she never interfered with the territory's politics. She knew that as Ouyang's status rose, some taboos could not be touched.
Especially when there was a restless family standing behind her.
It had always been a taboo for the harem to interfere in politics.
It was even more taboo for relatives to monopolize power.
Song Jia was an extraordinary woman, and under the influence of her family's environment, she knew how to set a good example.
Ouyang Shuo was also very pleased about this.
"Wait a moment."
Ouyang Shuo stopped Song Jia and said with a smile, "Invite Uncle and Auntie to Shanhai City tomorrow."
Since Song Jia had returned, Ouyang Shuo put the Song Clan's future on his agenda.
Zhaoqing County was currently in the midst of war. Every day, the headquarters would write a report on the latest battle situation and send it to Ouyang Shuo through the relay station.
Ouyang Shuo knew the battle of Zhaoqing like the back of his hand.
In the battle of Hualei Province, the Southern Border Protectorate had only sent three divisions to Zhaoqing. They were the Second and Fourth Divisions of the Soaring Dragon Army, and the First Division of the Leopard Army.
Of these, the First Division of the Leopard Army had just been formed, and its fighting strength had yet to be tested.
Logically speaking, more troops should be sent to Zhaoqing County.
But Du Ruhui could only shake her head after some thought.
The First Division of the Soaring Dragon Army and the Third Division of the Tiger Army had already gathered at Duanren Manor, preparing to cross the Hundred Thousand Mountains and attack the heart of Wuzhou County.
As usual, the Third Division of the Soaring Dragon Army was garrisoned at Mulan Fort.
With the establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the absorption of Zhen 'an County and Guilin County, according to reliable information from the Bureau of Military Intelligence, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's army had doubled to nearly two hundred thousand.
Correspondingly, the Taiping Army's Southern Barracks north of Mulan Fort had increased its army to forty thousand. The Third Division of the Soaring Dragon Army was already trembling with fear at Mulan Fort.
With Mulan Fort, it wasn't too much of a problem for a single division to fight against forty thousand soldiers.
More importantly, what if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom suddenly increased its army?
If that happened, Mulan Fort wouldn't be as stable as a boulder.
Given the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's ambitions, this wasn't an impossibility. After all, if they could take Mulan Fort and direct their army at Lianzhou County, it would be no small temptation for Hong Xiuquan.
The prerequisite was that Hong Xiuquan didn't know how many elite soldiers were stationed in Lianzhou County. Otherwise, he would definitely give up on this idea.
After Shanhai City established the Bureau of Military Intelligence and the Black Snake Guards, it could be said that the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom was at a complete disadvantage in terms of intelligence. They weren't on the same level at all.
Shanhai City knew every move of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom like the back of its hand.
On the contrary, the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom knew nothing about Shanhai City. Mulan Fort didn't allow any outsiders to enter. Even a fly from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom couldn't fly into Lianzhou County.
That was why Ouyang Shuo was confident that he could suppress the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom.
The other three divisions of the Tiger Army had just experienced the battle of Jingzhou County and needed some time to recuperate.
Apart from recuperating, there was another reason. There were still some scattered aboriginal tribes in Jingzhou County that hadn't surrendered. The resistance and sneak attacks in various places were intermittent, which seriously affected the local construction in Jingzhou County.
These aboriginal tribes were also unusually cunning. They didn't dare to sneak attack a big city like Cliff Mountain City. Instead, they specifically targeted some settlements or villages.
Today, they destroyed a village. Tomorrow, they burned a mile.
Under such circumstances, Ouyang Shuo naturally couldn't mobilize the Tiger Army.
He sent a letter to Commander Sun Bin and County Chief Tian Wenjing, requesting that the two of them cooperate with each other. The government would govern softly, and the army would suppress the unrest in Jingzhou County. One firm and one gentle.
Although Ouyang Shuo didn't criticize them in the official letter.
However, both Sun Bin and Tian Wenjing could feel the Marquis' anger.
When the Marquis was furious, Jingzhou County would be plunged into a reign of terror.
Before entering Cliff Mountain, Ouyang Shuo already had a premonition that the aboriginals of Jingzhou Island were difficult to deal with. However, he didn't expect that even after stationing an entire army to guard the place, there would still be endless trouble.
The resilience of these aboriginals was indeed beyond Ouyang Shuo's expectations.
He could only hope that Sun Bin and Tian Wenjing could help him clear the obstacles. Otherwise, Ouyang Shuo wouldn't mind waving the butcher's knife against the stubborn aboriginals.
In the entire battle of Jingzhou County, there wasn't a single aboriginal tribe that was completely exterminated. If the situation really got out of hand, Ouyang Shuo could only come up with this plan to intimidate the rascals.
Other than the two main army corps, the remaining field troops were the Imperial Guard Division and the Featherwood Guards.
Unfortunately, in the battle of Giant Deer, the two trump card troops suffered heavy losses. The losses of their troops couldn't be replenished in a day or two.
The Featherwood Guards were easier to deal with, as they directly selected people from the Imperial Guard Division and rapidly restored their strength to three thousand men. At the same time, the troops were officially renamed as the Divine Martial Guards.
The Imperial Guard Division was more troublesome. They were originally lacking in manpower, and now that the Divine Martial Guards took away one thousand four hundred to five hundred men, it was really a serious blow.
Division Commander Lin Yi ran to Ouyang Shuo to complain every two to three days.
However, it was currently wartime. In order not to affect the combat strength of the frontline troops, the military administration could only temporarily transfer soldiers from the Third Division of the Dragon Xiang Legion stationed at Fort Mulan, the First Division of the Dragon Xiang Legion stationed at Duanren Manor, and the Third Division of the Tiger Brave Legion to supplement the Imperial Guard Division.
The vacancies of the three main army corps could only be filled slowly.
Regarding this, Shi Wansui and the other generals had to complain a little in their hearts. One had to know that although they weren't the frontline troops, they were about to go to war.
At this time, suddenly transferring hundreds and thousands of elites, although it wasn't a serious blow, it was enough to give the division commanders a headache.
Ouyang Shuo, this Marquis, wasn't impartial.
Regarding the generals' complaints, Ouyang Shuo could only promise to replenish their troops as soon as possible. At the same time, he would give them priority in terms of equipment and provisions.
Only with this could the matter be considered settled.
Having a big family and a big business was this troublesome.
As the head of the family, Ouyang Shuo couldn't just protect the Imperial Guard Division and the Featherwood Guards. Otherwise, the other troops would really have objections.
The soldiers transferred from the three main army corps couldn't be used immediately. They still needed to go to the Special Operations Training Base to receive two weeks of special training.
Trump card troops like the Imperial Guard Division and the Featherwood Guards were strong, but once they suffered losses, it wouldn't be easy to recover. Otherwise, why didn't Ouyang Shuo directly form a trump card corps?
Therefore, after careful consideration, there was no way to increase the number of troops in Zhaoqing County.
Bai Qi and Han Xin could only lead three divisions to attack Zhaoqing County.
In addition, there was the cooperation of the Tianshuang County City Guard Division.
Compared to the battle of Leizhou, the entire battle of Zhaoqing had an advantage in terms of logistics, but in other aspects, it was much more difficult.
In the battle of Leizhou, the enemy was caught unprepared. When Leizhou fell, not to mention the lords of Zhaoqing County, even the lords of the entire Southern Ridge Province were shouting, "The wolf is coming!"
At this time, it was already impossible to launch a surprise attack.
The only way was to face them head-on. (To be continued.)
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