Qing Cang ordered again: "Come, where are the two legions of the Flying Dragon Army and the Tiger Army now?"

The guards came up and said, "The two armies are rushing to Huaxia City at this time."

"Oh? How is it going?"

"Commander wait, Commander Yang from the Intelligence Department happened to ask someone to bring the letter. Please check it out."

By chance, there was a message about the information sent back by the Intelligence Bureau under Yang Xiaomei. This kind of information was optional because the arrival time was basically correct, but when Qing Cang asked, he had to report it and prepare for the next step.

The guard also acted as a conveyor, but it was limited to rumors. The big ones still asked Yang Xiaomei and other person in charge to report.

Qing Cang took the note and looked at it for a while.

At the same time, I also showed it to the two major advisers.

"The Flying Dragon Army and the Tiger Army have captured 150,000 Han troops. They are now fifty miles away from Huaxia City. They should be able to arrive by noon. Baiye, are these people enough for you to build a railway?"

Bai Ye said: "After my rough calculation, at least 200-mile long railways will be built this time. There will be dozens of mountains, and some of them will have to be dug through the mountains and arranged tunnels. Otherwise, three hundred miles long will be built, so more materials will be needed. After this calculation, 150,000 people will be enough. At the latest, if there are more, the construction period may be advanced."

The ancients were not like modern people. Their means of transportation were nothing more than horse carriages and ox carriages. Some of them had to dig a mountain. All tunnels were built using manpower. It was not impossible to bypass the mountain. It was just that more materials were used, and it took time to build these materials. In contrast, digging mountain tunnels was more efficient and material-saving.

Bai Ye gave a construction period of one year.

Xu Dezhi also said at this time:

"Commander, I requested to divide 50,000 people to me. At this time, the iron ore is in short supply, and I need a large number of people to mine."

“Is iron ore?”

If Xu Dezhi divides 150,000 people, the construction period will be extended, and this matter cannot be delayed.

Because he also wanted Bai Ye to create a connection between Jinyang and the Southern Xiongnu, so as to prepare for the future transportation of resources.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let me do this! I ask the Ministry of Trade to issue a notice to purchase iron ore iron tools. Then melt all the weapons and armor in my city as materials needed by the railway. Also, treat the captured weapons as well. If not, let the Chinese Legion harvest the weapons from nearby cities in the future."

He proposed several plans in a row to alleviate the need for iron.

Guo Jia said: "If this happens, then our weapons will be fewer. How can we break them?"

"Staff General Guo, these outdated weapons are useless. Our flintlock rifles and close-fitting weapons are no longer available. It is better to use them as much as possible if they are left to rust."

Guo Jia then realized. "If this is the case, there is nothing wrong with melting it."

"Okay, Xu Dezhi, this matter is mainly led by you. Be sure to melt all the weapons within these seven days, and the track process must be started."

"yes"

Qing Cang explained the rest in an orderly manner, and everyone has their own responsibilities. For example, Bai Ye is the commander-in-chief of the railway. He is responsible for supervising and cultivating railway professionals and providing them with technical support. His work scope is not limited to between Huaxia City and Jinyang. He is required to check everything that requires him to go and check it. He is also leading the construction of new steam trains. There are so many things that he does, it depends on his own arrangements.

After the Huaxia City and Jinyang Railway are formed, the two places will only take an hour to get there, and this time it will be a qualitative leap.

For example, Xu Dezhi cooperated more to build rails so that the engineering materials would not be postponed. Later, he called Yang Zizong and others to come over to be responsible for the supply of concrete and wood. Everyone has their own work and needs to cooperate.

Just now, I only knew the extension of the number of prisoners, and the most important thing was the matter of going to war. So, he brought the topic back and said, "Let the two commanders return quickly, I have something to explain!"

"yes!"

The guards went out to arrange matters, and they could arrive in less than half an hour after a quick horse whip, and the time for notification was enough.

An hour later, Zhao Zilong and Zhang Liao returned, and a large number of military generals in the entire convention hall were also there, and these people just returned.

Zhao Zilong left the line and saw a short-bore flintlock rifle on his waist. At this time, the entire army was equipped with flintlock rifles. The soldiers used the most long-bore, while the leaders used the short-bore. Their function was more to command tactics, rather than to go to the front line to fight. He said: "Report to the commander, this time we went to the battle, we captured 150,000 enemy troops, seized 200,000 weapons, and delivered them to the warehouse for processing."

Zhang Liao was also equipped with the same equipment. He said: "Commander, our flintlock rifle is invincible. Wherever we go, the enemy dared not resist and surrendered!"

When they talked about this, everyone's expressions were also excited. The flintlock rifle was powerful. No one did not surrender if anyone had seen it, so the expedition went very smoothly.

"Thank you for your hard work, and you should not miss any reward or promotion. At least you two commanders will each receive 20,000 yuan in Huayuan each on this expedition as a reward!"

Two commanders were asked to take charge of the rewards for positions below the commander, and Qing Cang didn't have to worry too much about it.

The two of them said in unison: "Thank you, Commander!"

He nodded and said, "In the next seven days, I want you to continue training soldiers. Seven days later, the Flying Dragon Army and I will set out to fight against the Southern Xiongnu first! The Tiger Army will defend Huaxia City first and wait for the next step of arrangement!"

His release of this news directly made everyone present even more excited.

"This Southern Xiongnu should have fought, and we were very upset last time!"

"That's right, although Qiang Qu Shanyu was dead, this revenge did not end because of his death."

"The commander is mighty! With the flintlock rifle, we will be invincible!"

"I can't wait to get rid of them!"

"Great! You can finally take revenge!"

"I want to know when Dong Zhuo and the Black Mountain Army will go to attack!"

"Wait patiently, with the commander here, they can't escape!"

...

In seven days, only seven days, Qing Cang will take the Flying Dragon Army to attack the Southern Xiongnu. The Southern Xiongnu in history is difficult to fight. It takes several years to fight each time, but it will be rebelled after a while. I believe that the Chinese army will definitely have a different result, because they have absolute force and can completely harvest them and completely convince them.

"Okay, you guys go down and prepare. This time, I will bring the elite troops there. Don't be discouraged if you are not selected. The responsibility of guards is no less than the responsibility of siege!"

"yes!"
Chapter completed!