Inside a shipyard in Qingcheng.

"Shoot a gun, give us a gun, we've been here for many days. Say it's a gun, where is the gun? Shall we go to war with our bare hands?" The young Qi State youth who had never fought a war exclaimed excitedly Tao.

"Yes, that is, fire a gun, fire us a gun, if we don't fire a gun, we won't do it. Let us fight, we must have a gun." Other young people also shouted, men still have some fighting Excited, when they heard that there was a battle to fight, the young people at the shipyard were first encouraged. They joined the militia. They were very active at first, but within a few days, they became negative. The reason is They did not see the gun. Many people in Qi have never seen a gun, because only the army has guns. There are few guns in the factory, and the pistols used by the police are not very attractive to them.

"Guns, there will be, there will be, everyone, wait, and now Qingcheng is forming militia regiments everywhere, and the demand for rifles is at least more than 100,000. This is a large number. How could Jiaozhou and Qingcheng be able to do so? There are so many rifles, everyone is waiting patiently. Do you understand it?" A person in charge shouted loudly, he is just an ordinary policeman and does not have a gun. There is only one truncheon.

"I think it's better for Mr. Police to get a gun by himself." The young man mocked dissatisfiedly.

"Who said there is no gun? Isn't it right? Some people can be shot out." Some young people booed.

"That is, this kind of gun can only be used against women, and it is useless for men to use them, but the Qi army is all men, and female soldiers don't have any. Should we use such guns to shoot at men?" Some young people joked. . The people present laughed, and the policeman was embarrassed. They have not undergone rigorous military training at all.

Qingcheng has never encountered such a thing. The defense of Qingcheng is handed over to the South Korean New Army. They do not have their own militia system. Now in a hurry, the Korean New Army cannot defend Jiaozhou and Qingcheng. They only have two regiments, and the numbers are very chaotic. The most difficult thing is that they are extremely scattered. Many squads are scattered and stationed. It is obviously very unrealistic for them to resist the invasion of the Qi army, but they do not. After undergoing systematic training, the situation of the militia is very bad.

The most important thing is the lack of weapons. Qingcheng does not have a large stock of weapons at all. The ammunition depot is still provided for the new South Korean army. There is an extreme lack of weapons and insufficient training. They don’t even have an effective organization. The militias, in some South Korea's new army looks. They are a mob. War is not like this at all.

Qi State, Binhai District. The Armed Merchant Ship "Herring" was moored not far away. They did not dock, and their ships had too heavy a load. Once they got too close, they might run aground. The captain Zheng Yu looked at the situation on the shore with a telescope in his hand, and his first mate led a team to organize manpower on the shore. These days, they have been transporting people from Qi State who rushed to the coast of Qi State to go to Qingcheng in Jiaozhou. Many of them have posters in their hands. In their opinion, it seems that these posters have become a kind of voucher, or a kind of ticket. They If you can enter Jiaozhou and Qingcheng, you can enter the life you want.

"Slow down, don't worry, don't squeeze. Everyone will get on the ship." The chief mate carefully organized the manpower to let these Qi countrymen merchant ships. The people of Qi were obviously more anxious. They were afraid that they could not get on the boat. In that case, they would come in vain.

"Can we go? We have tickets. You see, the propaganda, your airships flying in the sky, and the leaflets that were dropped, we have this." A woman holding a child holding a crumpled leaflet , There was sweat on it, and the woman looked very nervous.

"You can go, you can go. When you go to Qingcheng, you will have food and accommodation, and your children will go to school. Don't worry." The first officer said with a smile.

"That's great. Great." The woman was relieved suddenly.

"Come with me, everyone will go to Qingcheng." The first officer said. The woman relaxed a lot, and in her opinion, they were relieved a lot.

On the Herring, Zheng Yu put down his binoculars. He was thinking that there were more people boarding today than a few days ago. Following this process, they may set sail and return to Qingcheng today. Thinking of going back to Qingcheng, Zheng Yu felt a lot easier. His task is considered complete. Many ships are waiting. Some ships are still dissatisfied due to propaganda, and some ships that are anxious to return return early. But with the deepening of publicity and the passage of time, more and more people came, which shows that their situation has been greatly improved.

"Captain, there are two ships coming from a distance. Looking at the flag, it seems to be a patrol ship of Qi State?" The lookout post reported this situation at this time.

"Oh" Zheng Yu was interested at this time.

"Captain, what should I do?" The gunner looked at their captain nervously.

"Don't panic, calm down, we can go over and take a look, send a signal, let the first mate and them avoid a little bit, don't go out to sea in a hurry. If they have sex, it won't be good." Zheng Yu said.

"Yes. Captain." The gunner immediately began to deliver orders.

Soon, the Herring quickly approached.

"Report, Captain, the other party is just two broken fishing boats, with a total of five or six artillery pieces." The watch post reported with a telescope.

"Haha. I dare to come with this strength. Our armed merchant ships are equipped with seven artillery pieces." Zheng Ping said with a smile.

"Captain, we can't shoot. These small boats are good targets." The gunner came over and asked.

"Well, if they fire, we will fire. There is no need to take the initiative to attack these Qi army patrol boats. After all, we are not here to fight." Zheng Yu said.

On the opposite side of the Qi State patrol ship, the captain and a lieutenant officer are also watching the South Korean armed merchant ship worriedly.

"Damn it, this armed merchant ship has a pretty big posture." The captain unbuttoned his military uniform and looked at the Korean armed merchant ship not far away. The opponent’s artillery caliber was stronger than theirs. Although they were the Qi State Navy, they The armament is really not very good. The boat is modified from a slightly larger fishing boat nearby. The fishing boat itself is not big and can only be equipped with three artillery at most. The artillery was also a two-inch caliber small artillery used by infantrymen. It’s okay to fight infantry, but to fight ships, their ships are very problematic. In other words, patrol boats like them can only frighten the opponent. If they really want to go to war, their condition cannot withstand the opponent’s first round of attack. Will be completely defeated.

"Sir, what should we do? Can we fight or not?" a sergeant asked his sergeant worriedly.

"What's the matter? You're scared. We are the Qi army. Is it wrong to patrol our own place?" The captain asked his chief dissatisfiedly.

"However, if we fire, those Korean armed merchant ships will attack us all at once. In this case, are we?" The sergeant said worriedly.

"Damn it, this is our Qi country's own place. When can the Korean merchant ships come to the wild." The captain scolded dissatisfiedly, but he was still very scared because of the artillery caliber used by the Korean armed merchant ships. They are much larger than them, as long as they fire, the other side will also fire.

"Fuck, aim the gun at those small boats, as long as we don't fire on those Korean armed merchant ships, what do I think they can do?" the captain gave the order. The sergeant looked at his captain in surprise.

"Frighten them a bit. This is our place for Qi people, shouldn't we let the Koreans watch our jokes?" the captain ordered impatiently.

"Fire. Fire." The captain gave the order.

Herring.

"Captain, they seem to be about to fire. Look at that officer waving his arms, as if he is about to give an order." The gunner said worriedly.

"Boom." Just then. There was a sound of cannon. The opponent’s small-caliber artillery fired shells. Unfortunately, Qi’s gunners lacked effective training, and their shells missed. And it's quite outrageous. The boat was greatly frightened.

"It's gone. It's gone." The Qi people who had already gone to sea shouted loudly. They hurriedly let their boats return, and they knew then that they were taking a big risk when they went to Qingcheng, Jiaozhou.

"Boom. Boom." Just when the Qi State navy patrol boat fired its guns. South Korean armed merchant ships also fired artillery, and the direct-fire large-caliber artillery directly hit the patrol boat of the Qi State navy. Zheng Yu personally looked at the opponent's captain through the binoculars and was killed. The shells split the opponent's body in two.

Just two shots. The opposing patrol boat stopped moving. The Herring quickly pursued another patrol boat, and the other patrol boat immediately fled when seeing this situation, but their speed could not run the other side at all. They were stopped by the other side at once, and then sank to the bottom of the sea with a few shots. Until now, the battle was considered to be over, and the Qi State naval forces floating on the sea could only continue to swim to Qi State. This is the strength, and the extremely poorly equipped Qi State navy forces can't even fight South Korean armed merchant ships. They simply cannot resist such a situation.

South Korea, Xinzheng.

"We will gather the two regiments of the Zhao State and our three infantry regiments in the border areas in the name of the exercise. In addition, in Qingcheng, Qingcheng will establish more than about 35 militia regiments. But. Their combat effectiveness is really worrying." South Korea’s Defense Minister said in a report.

For assembled forces. The exercise is the best reason, and it can deter the other side. The South Korean side will inform the situation through the news media. This is telling Qi that the Koreans actually don't want to fight. If they really want to fight, they would never use this method to tell each other.

"Talk about the situation in Qingcheng, after all, this is the first time we have issued such a mobilization order." Han Shu nodded and said.

"Most of the 35 militia regiments established by Qingcheng are young and middle-aged who have never been to the battlefield. They lack weapons. There are simply not that many guns and ammunition in Qingcheng’s arsenal, and the number of artillery is also very large. It is scarce and the training is very poor, especially the lack of the officer regiment and noncommissioned officer regiment. If they fight against the Qi army, I am worried that they will collapse all at once. This kind of thing is very likely to happen." The Minister of Defense reported.

"That's for sure." Han Shu nodded and said.

"In their view, the militias are all stragglers. The militias of the Qin Army have to go through training before they can be formed into new combat units. But look at us, there are no uniform signs and uniforms. Forget it. We still order our army. The factory produces some weapons and ships them, and the other thing is to select the officer corps. That's right." Han Shu remembered one thing.

"Let our military academy graduates and those who haven't graduated interns to teach them how to do it. Then select the non-commissioned corps from the remaining sergeants and let them train the militia regiments." Han Shu said.

"Yes, my lord, but what the general staff means is that those militia groups can participate in the construction of fortifications. They can build some defensive fortresses and turn Qingcheng into a defensive fortress. This requires a lot of trenches, barbed wire, If necessary, a large number of minefields are needed. This can effectively form a confrontation." The Defense Minister said.

"Well. Just do what you said." Han Shu nodded and said. Zhang Liang did not speak on the sidelines, he was just silent, frowning and thinking about something. After the Secretary of Defense left. Han Shu asked Zhang Liang.

"What's wrong? Is there anything to worry about?" Han Shu asked.

"Well, what I am worried about is the stock market, which has already fallen. They are very worried about the war on the battlefield. They are worried that they will fight. In that case, the situation that South Korea has finally developed will be dragged into the abyss of war. "Zhang Liang said worriedly.

"Don't worry, wars sometimes end quickly, and wars may not necessarily be bad. It is also good. For example, our military production can be quickly turned around. We don't need to worry about this." Han Shu said To.

"This, I understand, it's just. I'm worried that the war cannot be controlled." Zhang Liang explained.

"Well. The war will not start. Don't worry. Qi people will not, nor will we in South Korea, because both sides are afraid of war." Han Shu comforted Zhang Liang.

"Yes. King." Zhang Liang just nodded. He is still instinctively afraid of war. After all, many people will die. The current situation is already very favorable for South Korea. He didn't want to expand anything.

Qi Guo, Tian Heng's headquarters.

"Damn Zhao Guoren." Tian Heng scolded while looking at the newspaper. This newspaper was just sent by a staff officer. The content of the newspaper is that Zhao Jun will join the new South Korean army to hold a military exercise in Jiaozhou. The troops involved will be two regiments, one cavalry regiment and one infantry regiment, if necessary. , They will also mobilize more artillery to participate. The South Korean side will send three infantry regiments to participate in the exercise. Artillery will no longer be among them. They will mobilize more artillery to participate. This is news from the South Korean Ministry of Defense.

"They are applying pressure again." Tian Heng scolded angrily. But the situation has changed drastically. Lou Jing, who was outside, was looking at the newspaper in his hand and drinking tea. He knew that it was really not the time to say that at these times, the situation in Qi was very bad and there were too many things that needed to be changed.

But Tian Heng is too stubborn. He stubbornly believes that many things are deceptive, and that politicians who will not compromise are very dangerous. The current strength of Qi is too weak and they need to compromise. Only compromise can save the current situation. Lou Jing can only change the current situation when the situation becomes more crisis. He could do nothing about it.

Qin State Xianyang.

"Copper. Copper is needed now, and the development of the power industry cannot do without copper. Copper is the best conductor." said a technician.

"But now the development of copper is very uneven. In the Western Regions, the Dawan people have a large amount of copper resources, as well as various scarce resources. In the north, our exploration team found a rich copper mine site, but the mining It is more troublesome. First, lack of manpower, and second, lack of funds. The current copper price has risen a lot. Copper is needed in many places, and the industry is developing, and the demand for copper will become extremely broad." The technician said. He is at the Qin State Bank Investment Conference and he is making relevant reports. He hopes that these bankers can invest a certain amount of money in the copper mine business. He has a copper mine trading company. Unfortunately, there is no railway transportation for copper in Dawan. The copper in the north also needs to be transported out. His plan is to establish some smelting companies in these places first. When the smelting company was established, they would participate in the construction of the railway company, because he knew that Wenyang Bank was planning the construction of a railway.

"Your plan sounds very tempting." An old banker nodded and said.

"However, there are still a lot of risks in this. Copper. We know that copper has great value. However, after the copper is excavated, they will not run over. This requires rail transportation. Only rail transportation can satisfy the huge transportation. However, I think you also know that the current transportation situation is very dissatisfied with the departments, and many places still need a lot of railway construction to complete. This is a difference. A difference." The old banker said.

"The railway is related to the degree of danger of this matter. Therefore, we are unlikely to invest in such risky things. Doing so will cause great difficulties. I think you should know." The old banker said .

"I'm sorry. There is nothing we can do. We can only express regret about this." The old banker waved his arm and motioned for someone to take him down.

Although Qin has a great demand for various resources, but limited by the difficulties of traffic conditions, many resources cannot be delivered to the places where they are needed, which requires investment and construction. For example, in places like Dawan and the north, this situation has become very obvious. The Qin government must set out to resolve such matters, and only by doing so can Qin's needs be met. This is an economic law.