"The Commander-in-Chief is here!" Yue Yang, who was fully dressed, came over with a clean body.

Shen Bai cupped his hands: "Brother Yue!"

Yue Yang saw Xu Jin and the others greeting each other.

"This is my elder brother, Master Zheng, and this is General Shu from Bianjing." Shen Bai introduced them one by one.

Yue Yang bowed his hands one by one, and Yu Wentuo also bowed his hands and returned: "Brother Yue is good at swordsmanship. I heard that it is the first sword in the south of the Yangtze River. It's amazing!"

Yue Yang smiled calmly: "Master Zheng praised it, Yue is just a martial artist, he can only serve the country with the help of Shen Dushuai. Yue has no strengths, only a little bit of swordsmanship can help brothers fight the enemy. "

"Yeah!" Yu Wentuo was like a county leader who went to the countryside to inspect, with his hands behind his back: "It's rare that brother-in-law doesn't have a family background. How about our brothers in Liaodong?"

"Good!" Yue Yang said admiringly: "They are all junior soldiers, they have endured hardships and are tired, they are well-trained, especially their morale is very good, and they will definitely be good at fighting the enemy in the future!"

"That's because Brother Yue, the chief swordsman instructor, is so good at teaching!" Shen Bai looked at him and said happily.

Yue Yang shook his head: "In the past, Yue was indulging in the rivers and lakes and devoted himself to businessmen, but he saw what a hot-blooded man is from Dushuai. To be honest, if Shen Dushuai wants to send troops to Beijing in the future, Yuemou will go to battle with these brothers. , Practice martial arts and serve the country!"

"Haha!" Yu Wentuo clapped his hands: "He will agree to Mr. Zheng!"

Everyone laughed enthusiastically.

Yue Yang saw that Mr. Zheng was surrounded by Shen Bai and others, and he had an extraordinary temperament, so he naturally wanted to make friends, not to mention the General Shu from Bianjing that Shen Bai mentioned just now.

Yue Yang secretly looked at Shu Yu, with a sword on his waist, he looked like a warrior at first glance, there is such a person with such a surname in Bianjing, who can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people.

Yue Yang speculated secretly, but he was very measured, Shen Bai didn't say anything, he didn't ask any more.

"Brother Yue going to the pier tomorrow?" Shen Bai looked at Yue Yang who was suppressing his curiosity, and he had a good impression of him, and he wanted to promote the relationship between him and Yu Wentuo, just like the Huang family back then.

Yue Yang was very smart, so he answered immediately: "Coincidentally, tomorrow our Yue family's merchant ship will come to buy leather goods."

"Oh, we'll be visiting in Jinkou tomorrow. My elder brother, Mr. Zheng, is doing business in Bianjing and wants to see the layout there." Shen Bai half-covered and reminded him.

Yue Yang responded: "Then Yue will be waiting for the commander-in-chief and Mr. Zheng at Jinkou Port tomorrow, and General Shu will be here!"

"Okay, tomorrow Zheng, Mr. Zheng, I'll also take a look at the elegance of Yue's merchant ships." Yu Wentuo almost said "Zhen", but immediately changed his words.

Yue Yang didn't care about the difference in his word, because no matter how he guessed, he wouldn't think about the identity of 'Emperor'.

After Yue Yang left, Shen Bai patrolled the barracks according to his own steps as usual.

If people like Yu Wentuo don't have too many guesses about themselves, the best way is to treat him as if he doesn't exist, and just do what he wants to do.

"Are you dressed warmly?" Shen Bai asked the soldiers in the barracks.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, wear very warmly, and have a cloak when marching." The young soldier's flushed face was blown by the cold wind. He had just drank ginger soup to drive away the cold, and his face was very warm.

"What do you usually use for heating?" Shen Bai looked at the brazier that was not lit during the day and asked, and walked over to have a look, it was filled with coal.

"Responsible commander, coal, firewood, and charcoal are distributed differently. They are not allowed to be used during the day, but they will be distributed at night. It is just enough for one night." A soldier replied in place of the shy young soldier, with a loud voice.

"Very good, pay attention to ventilation when burning coal, it will be easy to be poisoned." Shen Bai looked at Xiao Yan and other generals and ordered.

"The exhaust pipes with doors are all made at the military supply department." Jia Shiwei's health has improved a lot, but he can't go to the battlefield yet, so he specially assists in training in the infantry barracks.

Shen Bai looked at him: "It's Shiwei, how is your health?"

Jia Shiwei smiled: "Don't worry, the commander-in-chief, he will be able to fight the enemy soon and defend the country."

"En!" Shen Bai was very satisfied with the morale of the barracks.

Yu Wentuo observed carefully, and sure enough, he was not dissatisfied because Shen Bai ignored him, on the contrary, he was very happy with the morale of the Liaodong army.

Walking out of the barracks, Shen Bai and the others went to the back mountain quarry to have a look. The half of the stone in the middle of the mountain that had been cut down had already been mined, and they had already turned to mine another mountain.

On the original mountain, there was also a tall flat stone surface, on which was engraved a huge running script "Megatron Liaodong", signed by Shen Bai.

"Yeah!" Yu Wentuo looked at the big red characters, and felt that the momentum of the Liaodong Army suddenly rose, and he praised it secretly in his heart.

The dinner in the barracks was served earlier, because lighting the lamps later would consume too much oil and fire.

Shen Bai and the others ate dinner in the military camp, one meat, one vegetable and one soup. The soup was sea oyster soup, which was shipped from Jinkou Port, so it was fresh and easy to get.

The meat dishes are braised octopus, and the vegetarian dishes are bean sprouts distributed by the barracks themselves.

Meals in the military camp were distributed in turn, Shen Bai and the others did not eat with the generals, but accompanied the sergeants to eat.

While eating, Shen Bai did not forget to ask about the dishes for several days, including kelp, cabbage, seafood that is easy to get, meat is hunted by archers who went out, and cheap pork purchased, etc. Of course, there are martial arts competitions, and those who win the competition You can eat beef and yokan soup.

Yu Wentuo and Shu Yu listened to such a conversation and did not express their opinions. The staple food was miscellaneous corn bread and steamed yellow rice.

Yellow rice is old grain, provided by the treasury.

But the steamed rice in the big wooden barrel was delicious, and Shen Bai, as the commander-in-chief, didn't make small preparations for the meals, including Yu Wentuo.

Because of the ration, Shen Bai also divided half of his food to Daniel.

At night, the barracks practiced night battles, and the barracks were lit with tens of thousands of torches.

"Is this arranged for us or what?" Yu Wentuo asked Zihuan.

Zihuan shook his head: "Ah Bai doesn't care about the training items, but they are all established, and we just caught up."

"Oh!" Yu Wentuo nodded, watching the tens of thousands of torch teams assembled, it was very mighty. As an emperor, the joy in his heart was beyond words.

Xiao Yan waved his hand, and Jia Shiwei yelled, "Drum!"

The earth-shaking drum rumbled, Shen Bai and others stood on the platform and looked down, the halberd soldiers were in the front line, the heavy shieldmen and the archers were neatly lined up, this is the favorite way of the Liaodong infantry .

"Two formations into one!" Shen Bai looked down and gave the order!

The sound of the drums changed, and the formation of two thousand people immediately changed into a rectangular formation.

"Form formation!" Shen Bai issued an order, and the drumbeat changed again.

The soldiers changed back and forth, and a concave infantry formation immediately appeared.

"This one is for the cavalry, and it can be encircled." Zihuan explained in a low voice beside him.

"You guys continue to practice!" Shen Bai said to Xiao Yan, and the training continued.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Yu Wentuo sat next to Shen Bai's left hand, which he insisted on.

Generals at all levels were present, and Shen Bai discussed the progress of the training with everyone.

"There must be at least [-] infantry regiments like this. Even if I let the commander go to Beijing, the commander will not be afraid." Shen Bai said confidently: "However, the commander still wants to emphasize that it is only one thing to practice fighting. There is still a little bit left out, who can guess what the commander-in-chief is talking about?"

"Physical strength?" A general replied.

Shen Bai smiled and shook his head: "No! Whoever guesses correctly will be rewarded with a bottle of wine."

Haha, all the generals laughed and the atmosphere was warm.

"Well, is it defense?" A young general said.

"No." Shen Bai looked at him: "As a general, you have to be confident, the word 'do' is not suitable for you to say."

"Yes!" The young general replied loudly.

The more Yu Wentuo watched, the more interesting he became. He really appreciated Shen Bai from being on guard. If there were more commanders like this, wouldn't it be a good thing for him?

It's a pity that as the old saying goes, 'a thousand soldiers are easy to get, but a general is hard to find'.

It's hard to find a general, let alone handsome!

Shu Yu thought for a while and said, "Shen Dushuai, is it the ability to act?"

Shen Bai clapped his hands: "It's Shu Dianshuai, I guess right!"

Yu Wentuo looked at Shu Yu and smiled. After all, he was his cousin, showing his face.

Shen Bai said to Xiao Yan: "It is necessary to organize and lead the team to practice long-distance raids, marching and camping, and directly spending the night in the wild. The key to winning by surprise is the magic soldier."

"I would like to obey the order of the commander-in-chief!" All the generals got up and went back together.

"En!" Shen Bai raised his hands to signal for everyone to sit down, his momentum was no less than that of Yu Wentuo in Mingtang.

"The follow-up artillery has arrived. To change the battle formation, the infantry and artillery will be joined together. This commander will make the walls of Khitan Xijing and Shangjing useless."

"The commander-in-chief is mighty, the commander-in-chief is mighty!" All the generals shouted excitedly in unison.

Leaving the infantry battalion, they went to the construction office together.

Yu Wentuo and Shu Yu sat in the same carriage, looking at the guarding cavalry, Yu Wentuo asked Shu Yu: "How do you think Shen Bai governs the army?"

"He is the rule of law plus the rule of man, look at the high morale." Shu Yu said without affectation.

"Well, this kid is really just like the one in the legend, he is a handsome ghost. Well, if he didn't have the same background as I guessed, he would be scary, and it would not be an exaggeration to count him No. 1 in Song Dynasty." Yu Wentuo He hummed, but he was in a good mood.

The carriage drove into a military camp surrounded by woods. The entrance of the military camp was heavily guarded, and Daniel rode to the back of the team. After confirming that the number of rear troops was correct, he continued to march.

Walking on the dark road, it is the second pass, which is also heavily guarded.

"What kind of place is this with such strict guards?" Yu Wentuo asked Shu Yu, who shook his head: "It's my first time here too."

"This Shen Bai knows some secrets that he can't hold back, so tell him the truth!" Yu Wentuo joked.

"He didn't dare to hide it, which means that His Majesty's coming to Liaodong is extraordinary!" Shu Yu returned.

"Hmph, even you are glib, that's not good!" Yuwen Tuobai smiled at him.

The team arrived at the depths of a dense forest after passing through four camp gates, surrounded by brightly lit wooden barracks, and the tall barracks were neatly lined up like large warehouses.

Yu Wentuo got out of the carriage and looked at Shen Bai: "A Bai, what kind of riddle are you playing?"

Shen Bai looked at Yu Wentuo: "How about you take a look and talk?"

"Guests do as they please!" Yu Wentuo returned him with a hooligan expression.

Walking into the barracks, the molding sand workers inside were making a mold, pouring hot molten iron into it, and after a while, a row of arrows was made.

"Good guy, such a large scale of military production." Yu Wentuo looked at Shen Bai.

"Liaodong Railway and coal mines are plentiful. Wouldn't it be a pity not to make good use of them? What's more, everything is demanded from Bianjing, and the supply may be insufficient!" Shen Bai replied bitterly.

Yu Wentuo nodded knowingly, and sighed, "I'm embarrassing you, Abai."

While the two were talking, an old man in his 50s came over to salute Shen Bai: "See the commander-in-chief!"

"Master Ji, how is it?" Shen Bai asked him politely.

"According to the Commander-in-Chief's order, we changed the cannon to be lighter or smaller, but in order not to affect the power and range, we have figured out a way." Master Ji returned.

"Oh, how did you do it?" Shen Bai asked eagerly, and Yu Wentuo who was listening at the side also became nervous.

"Length!" Master Ji replied.

Shen Bai nodded, he didn't think that the gun barrel could affect the firing range before, and it's because these manufacturers are amazing.

"Has the strength of the gun barrel been resolved?" Yu Wentuo couldn't help asking.

Master Ji looked at him and then at Shen Bai, as if he didn't know whether he should answer the question of this unknown person.

Shen Bai answered knowingly: "My lord from Bianjing."

Master Ji replied respectfully: "My lord, it has been solved long ago. The main thing is quenching. Our gun barrel can last two thousand times without cracking."

"Is it made of iron?" Yu Wentuo wanted to make a copper cannon before, but he was afraid of disturbing the currency market, so he finally gave up.

"It's iron!" Master Ji's words made Yu Wentuo very happy, and the mass production of cannons seemed to be possible.

On the way back to the city, Yu Wentuo looked at Shu Yu: "It's really a surprise."

Shu Yu was also happy for him: "Shen Bai didn't hide it from you, it means he has a country in his heart."

"Huh!" Yu Wentuo said proudly: "He has to hide it, this is blocking my mouth, this dog Chen Bai."

Shu Yu shook his head in his heart, every time the emperor treats Shen Bai, it is simply a lively drama.

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