NOVEL WEB Chapter 11: 11
Thousands of years ago, a group of Martial Artists had led an army to overcome human rule on the Yan Huang Continent to become the supreme individual. One immortal grabbed the sword through the sky with just one move, destroying the Ancient Human Empire's capital.
Since then, countless Martial Artists sects have sprung up. Those who cultivated themselves to the immortality stage lived in fear. And that year, to celebrate the victory, the Yan Huang era was utilized up.
Yanhuang Era, 3480, the 4th month, the 11th is the date of the announcement of Emperor Zhao Lingxin of the Great Zhou region.
Using the name of the Kai Yuan Dynasty Referring to the era of glory
This shows that this is the region's bloom under the monarchy's rule, Indicating Zhao Lingxin's strong will. By issuing a royal order to inform generally that now the Da Zhou region used the Kaiyuan reign. This year will be counted as the first Kai Yuan year and change the Da Zhou region's name to become Da Zhou Empire.
The name of the Great Zhou Empire made a crack in the surrounding region. Great Zhou had the same strength as his own. There was also a face to appoint himself to become an empire, equivalent to the seven great sects that dominate the world right now. Besides, Da Zhou has also experienced a civil war. The control of the Emperor is very little.
In the various regions of the Great Zhou Empire, several graduates stood up against this significant change. They began to support the prince in their area. This made the princes smile to the face where they could not shut down. They were just dormant, receiving support from a large number of people. The princes thanked the Emperor in their hearts.
Today at the Grand Hall of the Empire, The first cabinet meeting was held. Zhao Ling Xin was no longer sitting on the dragon throne. He sees this as not very suitable for conferences. He ordered the craftsmen to set up a large round table with chairs in the middle of the hall.
The four ministers, one office, along with Major General Li Fengyang and Zhao Lingxin, sat in a meeting together.
Zhao Lingxin canceled many complex traditions. No longer have to respect to prostrate for convenience and quickness.
Lieutenant Colonel Guo Ling handed over the documents to everyone.
"This map shows the extent of our administrative area. Which starts from the capital city and the surrounding area 50 kilometers."
"Do we control this much space? It is much worse than expected," Zhao Lingxin said.
Within a 50-kilometer radius of the capital, no cities were surrounding it. There are only rice fields and agricultural fields. There are still some small mines.
"More importantly, after we issued several important decrees, The Prince's group has declared that our power is not fully acknowledged. The civil war has begun now. We are in the middle of the enemy's encirclement in all directions. We might be attacked at any time. And there is a risk that the three parties may join hands to surround us at once. "
This crisis is difficult if it were someone else who would have given up. But not for Zhao Lingxin.
"On the defense side, what are your plans for dealing?" Zhao Lingxin asked.
"According to the strategic map, We can do our best to defend against the enemy, which requires Major General Li Fengyang to explain," said Colonel Ma Chun, Chief of the Army and Defense Minister.
Major General Li Fengyang, who had heard this, began to explain.
"We were able to defend by digging trenches around the capital. Then set up a defense with several Maxim machine guns. Able to defend tens of thousands of enemies without any problems."
Zhao Lingxin signed in satisfaction. His cabinet is competent. Act quickly and come up with a plan to deal with.
The trenches can have excellent defensive abilities with a machine gun installed, which is a real nightmare. Proved from World War I, Trenches could protect millions of soldiers.
Digging the trenches was not difficult. It just required a large number of human resources, which Zhao Lingxin did not lack.
Otherwise, he separately summoned some lower-level military engineers to make trench digging faster and more efficient.
Zhao Ling Xin had summoned another three thousand soldiers with a complete set of weapons. 6000 energy points And Maxim machine gun Which has a price of 25 energy points per cylinder
Maxim's machine gun served most of the world's military for 50 years. With a fire rate of 500 shots per minute, this was a nightmare for every soldier having to attack trenches.
At the beginning of World War I, eight thousand British soldiers perished from Maxim machine guns within one day.
At present, the modern era soldiers under Zhao Lingxin had about 3500 soldiers or five battalions.
"I plan to allocate one defense force per battalion. Then there will be another battalion supporting the troubled front." Major General Li Fengyang submitted an action plan to Zhao Lingxin.
The vertical support is 10 kilometers from the city, digging trenches in all four capital directions. It is fully equipped with power lines and food.
Within the capital, there will be a battalion of soldiers; if someone receives a distress signal, they will go to join immediately.
Zhao Ling Xin solved the communication problem by summoning the Communication Troop. They use the radio to communicate. And a radio tower in the capital has been established, allowing Zhao Lingxin and the commander to recognize the enemy movements at all times. And able to issue the command at any time.
The existence of radio communication was unprecedented. Among the Martial Artists, only a group of mighty people could communicate hundreds of kilometers away or use costly contact.
Zhao Lingxin didn't choose the phone because he still didn't see it as necessary. Alone, just radio communication is beyond use. And he was not afraid that anyone would eavesdrop on the radio. He didn't think that anyone could eavesdrop on radio waves on earth.
"Approved by this." Zhao Lingxin signed the order without hesitation.
"Any planned of the project to build an ammunition factory?"
Zhao Lingxin said.
I asked the Ministry of Industry responsible for this matter. However, he implies immediately unable to manufacture a rifle himself. But must produce ammunition. If he exchanges from the system, that is not enough. Zhao Lingxin wanted the army to endure on its own. That is, there must be enough ammunition.
"Your Majesty, ammunition production is prolonged. I think it will take more than six months for us to start producing our first ammunition," said Industry Minister Major Lian Aun.
"Huh, why is that?" Zhao Lingxin asked. The production of ammunition was an urgent matter; the six-month period was too deliberate. But when he listened to the reason, he was shocked.
The ammunition production process is too complicated. The essential foundations surrounding the capital have not yet been established, making development difficult. The production of ammunition needed to consist of many industries.
Including mining, smelting, transportation processes, chemical plants, and finally, ammunition factories. Various methods, including huge budgets, have slowed the ammunition production plans.
These projects cannot be formed overnight. It takes time to accumulate both costs and workers, and it cannot be rushed.
"Even though the ammunition could not be produced But the basic projects related to industrial processes must continue, do you understand?" Zhao Lingxin ordered.
"Acknowledged, only the budget and human resources are sufficient. I promise that His Majesty will see a huge industry appearing in the empire," the Minister of Industry accepted, then continued.
"There are also matters that need your approval," said Major Lian Aun.
"say it," Zhao Lingxin asked. He assigned ministers the ability to operate independently, except for essential matters pending his approval. Lieutenant Colonel Guo Ling, Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, Has the power to sign and approve matters on behalf of the Emperor.
"The Cabinet discussed urban planning. We all agree that the walls need to be removed," commented Lian An, an engineer from the military.
"Will there be a problem with the defense of the capital?" Zhao Lingxin asked Ma Chun unless he was the Minister of Defense.
Ma Chun himself was also the Chief of Staff of the Army. Ma Chun's opinion was critical.
"Your Majesty, that wall is not necessary to defend. The use of trenches was much more efficient," said Ma Chun.
"Then proceed to dismantle the city wall," Zhao Lingxin approved.
Zhao Lingxin knew that there would be a day when the city walls had to be destroyed. According to human history, the city walls have been with human society for a long time. Behind the wall creates peace of mind. Protect from beasts and threats. The wall is also an essential strategy in combat.
But as the times change, the walls diminish. In the US Civil War, mortars were used with their high degree of fire, and the projectile can easily cross barriers. And that was the beginning of the decline of the city walls.
Expensive maintenance costs and no tactical fees. The most crucial point is that the walls make it difficult for the city to expand. Obstructing large traffic Obviously, most countries have started to destroy walls, leaving only a small percentage of them to study. The city planning cabinet foreshadows the future of Shenzhou and therefore proposes to smash the wall.
"Since the security issue is over, let's talk better about our major problems," said Lieutenant Colonel Guo Ling, Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs.
"Our problem is the budget."