"To be honest, I think we should give these Chu troops some harassment today." Zhai said to Zhang Rang, his company commander.

"Why?" Zhang Rang asked.

"These Chu troops finally came out, and today our people will launch an offensive. What is our mission is to hold them back, but now, we have not launched such a mission at all. If the Chu Army suddenly receives news and returns , The strength of our company cannot prevent them from returning to Jimo City. In this case, the pressure on our main force will be very heavy." Zhai He analyzed.

"If we suppress and harass the other side, the other side will be unable to move. Especially our advantage is the sharpshooter. Moreover, in the night, the fear caused by shooting the opponent is much greater than during the day, and they can see during the day. , But at night, as long as we spread out enough in the evening, the other party won't have such a chance at all." Zhai He then suggested.

"You are right." Zhang Rang nodded.

"It shouldn't be too late. We will start to act in the middle of the night. The three platoons are scattered and fighting in their own right.

Zhang Rang said.

"Sir, I understand, we have been fighting like this." Zhai Ping said with a smile.

"Well, let our people prepare, and we'll do it in the middle of the night." Zhang Rang ordered.

Xinzheng, South Korea.

"You said, what's in Liaobei?" Li Mu asked Li Zuoche. During the meeting today, Li Mu had been absent-minded. Li Zuoche felt very puzzled. His chief had always focused his attention, and such things rarely happened.

"Liaobei?" Li Zuoche was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Li Mu would ask about Liaobei. He never knew what would happen in Liaobei, and it was too sudden when it came to Liaobei. He didn't know how to answer.

"This. I don't know, but I heard that Liaobei is very deserted, without people, that place. I don't know too much." Li Zuoche thought for a while. In his mind, Liaobei really didn't have anything to him. impression.

"If one day, Zhao Guo establishes his own colony in northern Liaoning, you say, what advantage does Zhao Guo have?" Li Mu asked.

"Where did the country of Zhao establish a colony?" Li Zuoche asked.

"Yes." Li Mu nodded.

"This." Li Zuoche thought for a while.

"I personally think that establishing a colony in northern Liaoning must first face a problem." Li Zuoche said.

"What's the problem?" Li Mu asked.

"Yan Guo." Li Zuoche said.

"If we want to establish a colony in northern Liaoning, whether it is a passage or the diplomatic issues we face after establishment, we cannot do without Yan State. However, the problems between us and Yan State before were really bad. Under such circumstances, We have to establish a colony in northern Liaoning. Under such circumstances, I don't know how successful we will be." Li Zuoche said worriedly.

"If I were a businessman, I would definitely consider the risks involved. Moreover, the road is far away and there is no railroad. There is a railway between Zhao State and Yan State, but there is no way to pass to Liaodong. Then, Zhao State's logistics and transportation problems will all It is resolved through Liaodong. The diplomatic issues are too complicated. It's not just these." Li Zuoche continued.

"The situation in the country of Yan is very bad recently. They found the Goguryeo tribe on the border to attack. Although the first harassment, anyone with a little opinion knows that the Goguryeo people will definitely launch a second attack next time. The second attack will be very fierce. Therefore, I think Zhao Guo will be involved at this time. I am afraid that the situation is a bit bad." Li Zuoche said worriedly.

"So, where do you think Zhao will develop the colony?" Li Mu asked at this time.

"This." Li Zuoche said, shaking his head.

"I haven't considered this issue yet." Li Zuoche said.

"Haha. You can think about it now. What direction does Zhao State have to develop its own colony." Li Mu said.

"This." Li Zuoche analyzed it by himself.

"Zhao’s south is South Korea and Wei. These two countries are very similar to each other for geographical reasons. South Korea has a geographical advantage. To the west, they can do business with Qin people and sell Qin people’s products. Going to Eastern countries, at the same time, Koreans are actively exploring maritime businesses. Wei Guo happens to have the same needs as South Korea. Therefore, the development direction of these two countries may be ocean or trade in the middle." Li Zuoche analyzed. Li Mu nodded at this time and agreed, and Li Mu thought the same way.

"From the information received recently, the most likely place for South Korea to launch an offensive against Chu is Jimo City. Because South Korea has established its own navy, South Korea needs its own outlet to the sea, and Jimo is the best way out. Haikou, the most important thing is that Jimo City is in the hands of the Chu people instead of the Qi people. The Koreans can take it back without being condemned by the Qi people. The Qi people and South Korea are very close, and the two sides are very close. For the cooperation needs of Qi, the goods in the coastal area of ​​Qi can only be sold by Koreans and sold to Qin people. Therefore, the Koreans’ strategy is to go south, so the Wei people may participate in the process and receive the influence of the Koreans. Chinese people will also choose the direction of maritime strategy, and they may further develop maritime strategy." Li Zuoche analyzed.

"Yes. The Qin people chose to advance westward, and the road of northward expansion is relatively difficult. I read the Qin State Military News, especially the analysis of the Ministry of National Defense, that the cost of fighting in the north is already very high, and the northward expansion may have to stop for a while, the next step. Qin’s strategy is likely to stop and refurbish and consolidate their advantage in the north. In the southwest, especially the area south of the Hexi Corridor, because of the geographical topography, that place is a plateau, so it’s not at all. It is possible to resettle more people, and the development of local industries is not expected to bring much benefit. Therefore, the development of colonies in that place may not be too rich." Li Zuoche said.

"The south is the sphere of influence of the people of Chu. We, Zhao, do not have a navy and cannot develop at sea. At the same time, the establishment of a navy requires a lot of military expenditure. We may not be able to accomplish such a thing. Zhao’s economic situation is very bad. We are all very clear." Li Zuoche said.

"Developing westward, in this case, the strategic intentions of Zhao State and Qin State are the same. Behind Qin State, Zhao State may not get much benefit. In contrast, the development of Liaobei is relatively easy." Li Zuoche said.

"The country of Yan is weak, they are unable to expand northward, and the national strength of our country Zhao is slightly improved. At this time, if we occupy the north of Liaoning, and cooperate with the country of Yan, maybe we can get some benefits from the country of Zhao. Such benefits are still good for the country of Zhao. Very obvious." Li Zuoche said.

"Yes, I just took this into consideration. It seems that there is no chance in Liaobei. In fact, it is not." Li Mu said.

"The country of Yan is weak and unable to cope with the Koguryo crisis in North Korea. If we can enter, we will be able to smoothly open the passage to northern Liaoning. Not only that, there may be greater resources in northern Liaoning. Specifically, what kind of resources are we still I don’t know. For example, we have Zhao Guo, Yunzhong, and Daijun. We did not expect that there will be a large number of coal mines. If there are more coal mines or iron ore resources in northern Liaoning, it will be beneficial to the development of our steel industry. A lot of help, so I decided to put the next piece of Zhao's colony in northern Liaoning instead of continuing to put it on that plateau." Li Mu thought for a while and wanted to say.

"In this way, we should send people to actively go deep into the north of Liaoning to conduct exploration or other reconnaissance work in the north of Liaoning." Li Zuoche suggested.

"The crux of the problem is not here. The layout work is easy to do. We can do it now. The question is, how can we get Zhao Guo and Yan Guo together?" Li Mu thought about it.

"This, Prime Minister, we might as well follow the route of the State of Qin. The State of Yan seeks from State of Qin, while the State of Zhao needs funds from State of Qin. At the same time, State of Zhao also needs Qin State Bank to invest in the colony. In this case, we can say Motivate Qin Guo to participate." Li Zuoche thought for a while and said.

"Yes." Li Mu said at this time.

"You know?" Li Mu said to Li Zuoche.

"The matter of Liaobei was brought up by the Prime Minister of Qin. At that time, I was just a little surprised. What kind of intentions Qin people had in proposing such a matter, but now it seems that everything is understood." Li Mu said.

"The people of Qin have already had this plan, let us Zhao Guoren, develop to the north of Liaoning. If this is the case, the people of Qin have just changed the bank's profit strategy, so that their investment will have a direction." Li Mu said.

"In this way, the people of Qin have seen this one step ahead of us." Li Zuoche said.

"This is indeed the case. It seems that we need to develop north through Qin on this issue." Li Mu decided at this time that Zhao's strategic direction is northeast. Although this may be consistent with Yan Guo, he believes that Zhao Guoguo has a greater advantage.

"Be careful. Every two people are in a group. Everyone spread out and spread out." Zhai Bing waved his arms quietly, letting the others spread out and exert their respective combat effectiveness.

"You kid follow me. Don't run around." Zhai said to Zheng Zhong.

"This, sir." Zheng Zhong wanted to fight alone, but his sir stopped him.

"I know your kid wants to run around alone. This is the battlefield. Be careful you kill. Your marksmanship is good, but not calm enough. Follow me. I will command you." Zhai said to Zheng Zhong.

"Yes, sir." Zheng Zhong had no choice but to follow behind Zhai Bing. They lay on the ground and approached a little bit. The others lowered their bodies and spread them around as much as possible. Each group expanded according to their own intentions. .

"Follow me, don't lose it." Zhai Bing took Zheng Zhong and said.

"Yes, sir." Zheng Zhong was extremely unhappy. Because of his outstanding marksmanship, he was willing to do it alone and was unwilling to cooperate. Although the chief was very kind to him, he was still unhappy. There was no way. Since the chief called to stop. Him. He can only do so.

Inside the Chu Army Barracks.

"Huh, huh." Uncle Chen fell asleep wrapped in his own blanket. He hid behind a trench, held his gun and wrapped the blanket tightly. No matter what happened outside, he felt that he had nothing to do with him.

"This guy." Yan San was awakened by the flying insects. He got up and looked at Uncle Chen on the side. This guy slept like a dead pig, regardless of what happened outside.

"Damn, I can really sleep." Yan San looked at Uncle Chen and cursed. He felt a bit dry in his mouth, so he found the water sac and took a sip of water. Only then did he feel that the heat in his mouth had diminished. Then he took two sips, and his sleepiness disappeared. Yan San wanted to sleep but couldn't sleep anymore.

"Hey, this guy sleeps like a dead person, I can't sleep if I want to sleep." Yan San cursed.

"Forget it, get up and take a look at the surroundings. Don't really fall asleep all night." Yan San got up, found his musket, put on the bayonet, lowered his body and looked out. There is a moon in the sky, but you can only see places a few hundred steps away. If you want to see farther, stand taller. The soldiers of the Chu Army ate okay, but there was less salt. Some people on the march at night could not see clearly. This is a typical night blindness. Although they leaned on the sea, they should have plenty of sea salt, but the people of Qi were almost the same. , The supply of salt was very little, and the Chu army was poorly disciplined, and many soldiers robbed food. As a result, many Chu army actually did not get enough salt.

Yan San looked around and found nothing unusual, he felt very quiet. This silence made him feel nothing.

"Wow." At this moment, a bird flew in the distance. Yan San lay on the ground subconsciously, bullets flew, usually hitting the standing people, this is the experience summed up by the war. A Chu Jun not far away seemed to have noticed the situation here, and he looked to this side.

Yan San lowered his body as much as possible, he felt that it had happened too suddenly. There must be a problem here, and he feels that there may be a crisis in it.

"Hello." At this moment, Yan San wanted to call Uncle Chen.

"Hey, Old Chen, don't sleep. Something happens." Yan San whispered. And Uncle Chen just waved his arm. As if someone was bothering him.

"This guy." Yan San scolded.

"Bang." Just then a gunshot came. Yan San lay on the ground subconsciously. He knew someone had opened fire. The bullet flew over there, he didn't know.

A gunshot broke the silence of the night.

"Bang. Bang." After the gunshots, more gunshots came.

"Woo." The flying bullet flew past Yan San's scalp, and Yan San suddenly let out a cold sweat.

"My God." Yan San didn't dare to stay anymore. He immediately rolled into the trench where Uncle Chen was sleeping. Only here can avoid flying bullets.

"What's the matter?" Uncle Chen was awakened by the gunfire. He didn't know what happened, but he knew that something must have happened.

"Be quiet, don't move." Yan San's face was covered with cold sweat, and then he quickly stopped Uncle Chen's further movements.

"What's the matter?" Uncle Chen asked.

"In the sneak attack, someone shot at us. It is estimated that there are a lot of people. The bullets are particularly strange." Yan San said to Uncle Chen.

"Bullet, why is the bullet weird?" Uncle Chen asked at this time.

"This." Yan San couldn't say it himself at this time. He always thinks bullets are very strange.

"Woo." At this moment, a bullet flew over their heads. You look at me in surprise and I look at you. Chu Jun is holding a flintlock rifle. It is impossible for the bullet to fly over so quickly. They can tell that the person who shot the gun is still far away from them. The distance between them is at least two hundred steps. At this distance, the bullet can still fly like this, which is beyond their consciousness.

"This, just now, this bullet is too, too powerful." Uncle Chen first reacted at this time.

"That's it. Such bullets are too powerful. Listening to the gunfire, they are still far away from us. Shooting at such a distance, the bullets can fly like this. It is really weird." Yan San continued. .

"That is, I don't believe my eyes anymore." Uncle Chen said.

"All come out, come out, shoot and kill those attackers." At this moment, an officer yelled not far away.

"Don't go out, this bullet hits far, and I think it flies very fast and smoothly. The guns we hold are completely different. We can't shoot each other at all, but we will fill ourselves in instead. . We still stay here and don't move anything." Uncle Chen said at this time, shaking his head.

"I, I mean the same." Yan San swallowed at this time and said. To be honest, such bullets have clearly made him feel a lot of pressure. Let him go out and shoot, he really doesn't want to do that. After all, this is to die in vain. He knows the performance of the weapon in his hand. He can't fight against the advantage of the opponent's weapon when he shoots. Their bullets go out like a drunkard. Within 30 steps, they can guarantee the bullet will go. A certain straight line, more than 30 steps, basically don't think about it. The bullet flies entirely by luck. Being able to hit the enemy is completely out of luck.

"Let's wait." Uncle Chen said patiently. In his opinion, the weapons in their hands would not work at all. The gunshots were loud outside, and their gunshots sounded very noisy, and the sound was very messy. The gunshots in the distance sounded very crisp and powerful. This is a very asymmetrical battle.

"Hehe, kill another one." Zheng Zhong excitedly pulled the trigger, withdrew the bullet shell, and then reloaded it.

"It's time for us to shift our position." Zhai Ping said after looking at the situation in the distance.

"Sir, it's okay, I have killed nine in a row. I'll make up the whole, let's move." Zheng Zhong said to his officer.

"Don't mess around. This is a battle. The light from the shot will definitely expose our position. Don't mess around and follow me." Zhai Ping said, pulling Zheng Zhong away and shifting the position.

Zheng Zhong couldn't help it either.

Inside the Chu army camp. Nangong was less lying under a chariot. He was a little scared, but more annoyed.

"Shoot, shoot me." Nangong Shao commanded loudly. However, many soldiers lay on the ground in a panic, and some shot, Nangong Shao yelled loudly.

"Puff." Just as Nangong Shao yelled, a soldier beside the chariot was hit and fell to the ground. The bullet hit the opponent's neck, and blood sprayed Nangong Shao's face.

"Bah. Bah. Bah." There was some blood in Shao Nangong's mouth. The blood made him feel very sick, so he spit continuously. And the fallen soldier's neck was bleeding continuously, and he didn't even look at it.

"It's **** disgusting." Shao Nangong cursed loudly, not only in his mouth, but also on his face. Shao Nangong kept wiping the blood from his face.

"Go away." Young Master Nangong kicked the soldier away very annoyed, and he felt sick in his mouth. He was very annoyed about this.

"Major General." At this moment, a captain ran over and looked at Young Master Nangong worriedly.

"Get that person away for me and get me some water." Shao Nangong shouted loudly. He felt very annoyed.

"This. Okay. General." The school lieutenant had no choice. He knew that Young Master Nangong was a difficult master.

The harassment continued, and Chu Jun was basically passively beaten overnight, and they could only hide as much as possible. So as not to be hit by a bullet. In this case, they would die too much. If you accidentally get a gun, the lightest is amputation and scratching of the skin. That would be very lucky. If you accidentally hit a vital point, for example, the lungs, or the stomach is opened, you will basically be declared dead. The medical skills in the Chu army were very poor, and there were very few doctors. No one would do simple dressing, so let alone stop the bleeding. Injury basically stands with death.

After one night, the soldiers of the Chu Army were tossed very hard. They continued to advance, and a small group of soldiers sent out to search for the enemy.

"Be careful, I think the ones from last night haven't gone far." Uncle Chen lowered his body and pulled Yan San and said.

"Old Chen, look, what did I find?" Uncle Chen said to Yan San at this time. They were ordered out to search for the enemy. And Uncle Chen lowered his body at the end, he was afraid of standing high and getting shot.

"Look." Uncle Chen took out a bullet as he said.

"Bronze. What is this thing?" Yan San asked strangely.

"Yes. Copper, it smells like gunpowder, but it's not as big as ours." Chen Bo said to Yan San.

"You said, this is their sub ammunition bag?" Yan San suddenly reacted.

"Yes. I think so too, but these people are too rich. They even used copper to make sub-ammunition bags." Uncle Chen said.

"Don't tell me, I remembered one thing." At this moment Yan San suddenly thought of one thing.

"Do you remember Qi Jun? They have such weapons and pistols in their hands. They fired such sub-ammunition packs, all made of copper. A bullet is expensive to die. The person who attacked us yesterday must have money. "Yan San continued.

"My God." Uncle Chen said with a start.

"What's the matter?" Yan San asked at this time.

"Fighting with such a person, we are dead." Uncle Chen said badly.