Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 222 War Base
Fortunately, General Zhengdong set up a three-layer defense system behind Liaoyang City.

Although the Eastern Turks may not be able to fight over and penetrate deep into the interior of the Great Yan Empire, Murong Hong's death is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Great Yan Empire.

To the east of Liaoyang City is the endless sea.

General Zhengdong has deployed a large number of naval warships in more than a dozen ports in the east. As long as the sea and land coordinate operations, they should still be able to block the Eastern Turks.

Lu Hao walked towards the sand table and looked to the northeast.

To the west of Liaoyang City, it is close to the largest dark forest in the Qianyuan Continent, extending westward and finally reaching Jinzhou City.

The large dark forest separated Liu Mu's army in the north and Xue Yue's army in the northeast, preventing them from responding to each other.

If you want to reinforce Xue Yue, you must start from the east of the imperial capital, follow the avenue east of the misty forest, then along the Qandong Plain just east of the dark forest, and finally pass through the Crescent Bay Corridor to reach Gissen City where Xue Yue is stationed. .

Xue Yue set up the first line of defense to the north of Gissen City, which was Liaoyang City.

Later, Murong Hong was demoted and sent here to garrison Liaoyang City to fight against the Eastern Turks, but unexpectedly he died in the hands of the Turks.

Of course, starting from the port of the Imperial Capital, there is another waterway, which is the Qianyuan River that originates from the misty forest and is also the longest river in the Qianyuan Continent.

It is precisely because of the Qianyuan River, known as the mother river, that the term Qianyuan Continent came into being.

Along the Qianyuan River all the way to the East China Sea, and then north along the coastline, you can also reach Gissen City.

When Liaoyang City fell, Xue Yue, the general of the Eastern Conquest, urgently mobilized his troops to strengthen the second line of defense, which was Heisen City between Gissen City and Liaoyang City.

Hessen City got its name because it was close to the dark forest. It was built on the mountain and the complex terrain formed a natural barrier.

"Xue Yue still has 10,000+ people. With such a strong city, it will not be easy for the East Turks to defeat them."

"However, the Imperial Ministry of War must increase the allocation of city defense materials to General Xue Yue, and ask the Ministry of Industry to expand the production and reserve of city defense war preparation materials, and increase the manufacturing of warships."

"The Ministry of Revenue sent another 500 million taels of silver to General Xue Yue and asked him to wait for an opportunity to seize Liaoyang City, but it cannot be taken by force."

"In addition, the people coming from Liaoyang City should be settled to prevent the secret agents of the Eastern Turks from sneaking in."

Lu Hao issued a series of orders.

Dugu Feng and Tang Yu immediately took the order and left.

"Do you want to tell the Murong family about Murong Hong's death?"

Du Ze, the Minister of Rites, asked.

"Tell them that Murong Hong is still alive and his body is nowhere to be seen, but he cannot be sure that he died in the battle."

Lu Hao said in a deep voice.

What he didn't expect was that before the major tribes in the north took action, the Eastern Turks suddenly attacked, killed Murong Hong, and took away Liaoyang City.

The so-called civil strife in East Turkestan was caused by confusing behavior, which led to Murong Hong being ambushed.

What makes Lu Hao uneasy is that the people of the Eastern Turks are more cruel than the people of the major tribes in the north, and the people of Liaoyang City will suffer now.

There are dark forests between the major tribes in the north and the Eastern Turks. Otherwise, it would be easy to let them kill each other.

"Master Wu, send someone to see Ju Li off and ask them to return to Liaoyang City. Let this matter go. Otherwise, sooner or later, the truth will lead an army to crush his Eastern Turks."

Lu Hao said coldly.

"Prime Minister, do you want to lead the army on an expedition?"

Wu Qingyu said in surprise.

"Master Wu, the truth is that sooner or later, I will lead the army to go on an expedition. You must make preparations."

Lu Hao revealed a little bit.

"My subordinates will do their best to assist the prime minister."

Wu Qingyu's blood boiled.

"Okay, call Peng Weiqiang, and let's go to Hengyang City to have a look."

Lu Hao smiled and patted his shoulder.

The three of them left the military aircraft office together, mounted their fast horses and headed straight for Hengyang City.

Originally, this city was a useless city. After all, to the east of here was the imperial capital, and most of the wealthy people went to Yandi City to develop.This small city with only 10,000+ people has low walls and a not prosperous economy.

However, Lu Hao would naturally need to spend a huge amount of money to build this war base.

Xuanyuan Lingyu mobilized 1 people to Hengyang City, and immediately followed Lu Hao's wishes and bought all the aboriginal houses in the city.

Hengyang City ushered in the largest wave of relocations. Many people moved to the imperial capital after they became rich.

Some people also built temporary settlements outside the city.

Lu Hao and his party saw Hengyang City in just over half an hour after setting off from the Imperial Capital.

The original lord of Hengyang City has been replaced by Liu Zhihong of the Supervision Department.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Prime Minister!"

Liu Zhihong greeted Lu Hao at the gate of the county government office.

Xuanyuan Lingyu was also among the crowd, and Situ Tianyin was also here.

Liu Zhihong is the contact person for cooperation with Tianyin Pavilion and is also the magistrate of Hengyang City. In this case, Lu Hao has complete control over this place.

"Master Liu, there is no need to be polite!"

Lu Hao got off his horse and walked towards Xuanyuan Lingyu and Situ Tianyin.

"Meet the prime minister!"

The two beauties saluted gracefully.

"General Nanyu and the master of the pavilion are all our own people, so don't be polite!"

Lu Hao smiled and looked at the two beauties.

The two beauties felt shy for a while and gave him a fierce look.

The group entered the county government hall, and Liu Zhihong immediately began to report the situation.

"Prime Minister, we have divided Hengyang City into several parts according to your requirements..."

Liu Zhihong pointed to the map on the wall and began to introduce it.

"This is our military camp. It is mainly a place for soldiers to eat, sleep and rest..."

"This is a training ground. It's a bit small, but we also have a training ground outside the city..."

"This is an arsenal, mainly where guns and ammunition are stored..."

"This is a firearms and ammunition production workshop, and most of them are people sent here by Mr. Peng..."

"This place mainly produces fireball bombs, smoke bombs, petroleum bombs, and poisonous smoke bombs... For safety reasons, stay away from military camps and training grounds..."

"This is a steel production base, and we are working hard. It is expected to be put into mass production in a month..."

"This is an oil reserve warehouse. According to the distillation and extraction method you mentioned, a workshop has been built, but we still need technical guidance..."

"This is a warehouse for raw materials such as saltpeter, phosphate rock, copper ore, and aluminum ore, and isolation measures have been taken."

"..."

Following Master Liu's introduction, Lu Hao seemed to see a modern war base rising from the ground.

With the increase in gunpowder production, there should be no technical barriers to explosive bags manufactured by local methods.

Lu Hao thought that he must make homemade cannons. It would be great if cannons were used to attack cities.

In fact, the most important thing is the strength and toughness of steel, which can withstand such a powerful explosion.

As for the manufacturing of rifles and pistols, it will gradually increase with the mass production of steel.

Although Xuanyuan Lingyu currently has an army of 1 people being trained, it is estimated that it will take half a month, or even longer, to actually equip so many people.

Besides, the reserve of bullets is not very large, it is mainly for shooting training for the new troops.

(End of this chapter)