Ouyang Xuan has been very busy during this time, running back and forth to various places under the rule of the Pili Army. In addition to investing his energy in the construction of Hengyuan Fort, he spent more time visiting the mines and factories in the mountains to inspect production.

He discussed production technical problems with the research institute. In addition, he also took time to walk around Wugen Mountain and inspected the Huaguoshan and Huangjiadang camps of the Navy Army. Of course, the other top brass of the Perak Army were also very busy, and the spring plowing outside the mountain was over.

Later, the weather in the mountains became warmer day by day, and it was time to sow seeds. This made Li Shuang very busy. Lu Dezhi also suspended school and night classes to help him deal with related matters. Yu Zhu and Cao Ergou were busy assisting.

In the construction of Hengyuan Fort, all the off-duty personnel of the Pili Army were basically invested in the fort building project. Only Dong Hu's inner guard battalion did not participate in it. Among the four companies of the inner guard battalion, except for the guard company, which was responsible for important places and important personnel

In addition to the security work, the counter-espionage company, reconnaissance company, and anti-corruption company all went out for reconnaissance under his leadership.

According to Ouyang Xuan's order, this large-scale reconnaissance expedition was divided into three directions. The first direction was Chengdu-Yunding City, focusing on reconnaissance of the battle in Chengdu City; the second direction was Qiongzhou-Huojing.

direction, because the Mongols stationed heavy troops after occupying Qiongzhou, the scouts of the Perak Army were unable to move within the borders of Qiongzhou for a time. Recently, there are rumors that due to the unfavorable war in Chengdu, most of the Mongolian cavalry in Qiongzhou City have withdrawn to Chengdu; third

The first direction is from Meizhou to Jiading Prefecture. This direction mainly goes down the waterway. The Xinjin Navy Navy is connected with Pengshanzhai in Meizhou downstream and Jiading Prefecture further downstream. For this reason, Navy personnel were specially deployed to accompany them.

The main reason why Ouyang Xuan ordered the Internal Guard Battalion to carry out large-scale reconnaissance operations at the current time is that he needs to grasp and evaluate the situation. As the saying goes, "only by knowing and knowing the enemy can you win a hundred battles." The current Perak Army is still too weak and cannot tolerate any strategic compromise.

Misjudgment. Although he knew the major historical events of the Southern Song Dynasty, he did not know the details of the event. Moreover, he did not know whether the time ripples caused by his time traveling affected the historical process? Has the sudden appearance of the Pili Army changed the current situation?

The direction of history? Only by grasping the current situation can he feel at ease.

Another consideration for sending such a large-scale reconnaissance team is to absorb the population. If the original historical process is followed, Pu Zezhi will be defeated in the Battle of Chengdu, and his soldiers will flee on the way to Chongqing.

, countless civilians were also massacred, and western Sichuan became a Mongolian horse herding land. If some of the defeated soldiers and refugees could be absorbed, this would not only save lives, but also greatly enhance the strength of the Perak Army. Although the current population under the rule of the Perak Army

It is close to 20,000 people, and the standing army has reached 1,400 people. In addition, Ouyang Xuan brought advanced concepts and technology that surpassed this era. Although the overall strength cannot be compared with Chongqing Prefecture, Jiading Prefecture and other state capitals, it has reached or exceeded

Qiongzhou, Pengzhou, Hanzhou, Meizhou and other dilapidated state capitals in western Sichuan.

Of course, with the current strength of the Perak Army, relying on the protection of the mountains and the strong fortress, it can only protect itself but cannot attack. If it were to conduct a field battle on the plains, its combat power would be comparable to the same number of elite Southern Song Dynasty official troops, but when encountering the Mongolian cavalry, it would not be able to attack.

Definitely not able to escape unscathed. In the battle to attack Dayi City, Cao Ergou led three companies of the most elite field battalion, and were almost defeated by dozens of Mongolian cavalry. Although the Mongolian cavalry escaped without wanting to fight,

The Pili Army could only watch the enemy go away with no choice. Afterwards, Cao Ergou was still frightened when he told Ouyang Xuan about the experience.

Ouyang Xuan was well aware of Cao Ergou's helplessness. He knew that the cavalry of this era was an unparalleled existence for the infantry. To deal with the cavalry, the Yue family army could only use heavy armored infantry as human shields, and then use dense spears to form a huddle.

formation, and used crossbows to fire back, and then counterattacked with the cooperation of their own cavalry. The Perak Army did not have cavalry but fortunately had artillery. They could repel the Mongolian cavalry with the protection of their giant shields and spears. However, the artillery was cumbersome. If the Mongols set up artillery

If they rush into the formation in advance, the Perak Army will definitely be defeated. In addition to relying on numerical superiority to deal with the Mongolian cavalry, another way is to invent and improve new weapons, such as increasing the mobility of artillery, or producing machine guns. The invention of machine guns can

Let the nomads become good at singing and dancing, but with the current productivity level of the Perak Army, the efficiency of making gun barrels is extremely low, and it is simply impossible to make a machine gun.

To defeat the Mongols at present, in addition to developing industry and technology, in the final analysis we also need to have a sufficient population. On the one hand, improving the productivity level requires scientific researchers and a large number of craftsmen. On the other hand, under the current productivity level, only more people can cultivate more

The land can produce more food, which can support mining, industrial production, road construction and fortification, etc., and can also support more off-duty soldiers. Therefore, in Ouyang Xuan's order, in addition to reconnaissance, this mission must also

He promoted the Perak Army to attract the population. To this end, he ordered people to print a simple route map for the refugees and defeated soldiers to flee to Wanjiaping, and also compiled jingles praising the Perak Army such as "The Paradise in Troubled Times, the Taoyuan in the Middle of Sichuan", which was used wherever he went.

We must publicize it and let people in western Sichuan know that there is a refuge in the mountains northwest of Chongqing Prefecture.

"People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong." As for whether such a high-profile publicity would reveal his strength and be coveted by the powerful officials of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Mongols, the top brass of the Perak Army had a debate. In fact, Ouyang Xuan thought about this issue seriously for a long time, but after weighing it repeatedly

After that, he still decided to vigorously publicize it. In his opinion, after the Mongols occupied the entire Xichuan, they would definitely not be able to accommodate the nail-like Perak Army. The reason why the Mongols did not attack the Perak Army now was because they were fighting fiercely with Pu Zezhi and were temporarily still in the air.

Don't take action. As for the Southern Song Dynasty officials who want to take over the Perak Army? Ouyang Xuan has absolute confidence in his prestige and control, and the Perak Army will never accept the corrupt government's behavior of mixing sand and picking fruits. The officers and soldiers use force to conquer?

In the defensive battle, the Perak Army was not afraid of the corrupt officers and soldiers at all. Besides, there were many state generals in Sichuan who did not listen to the propaganda. The Southern Song Dynasty court did not dare to send troops to conquer, for fear of pushing these power-hungry warlords to the side of the Mongols.

.Of course Ouyang Xuan and the Pili Army will never surrender to the Mongols.

Dong Hu divided the reconnaissance personnel into thirty reconnaissance detachments in groups of ten. Among them, the fifteen detachments in the direction of Chengdu-Yunding City were led by him personally, and the ten detachments in the direction of Meizhou-Jiading Prefecture were led by the reconnaissance company commander Wu Qing.

, the five reconnaissance detachments in the direction of Qiongzhou-Huojing are led by Yuan Shanhu, commander of the hoeing company. To say that outing for reconnaissance is much harder than building a fort, not only sleeping in the open air, but also life-threatening at any time. Being attacked by wild beasts is the lightest thing, and there are so many along the way.

Banditry is also second, and the biggest danger is being attacked by enemy soldiers. In addition to the fierce Mongolian cavalry, ruffians in the official army also have to be on guard. Due to poor supplies and poor military discipline, the official army is hungry and panicked.

The gangsters often raided homes and robbed homes without distinguishing between friend and foe. Therefore, Ouyang Xuan prepared the most advanced grenades and muskets of the Thunderbolt Army for this trip. Dong Hu also ordered the scouts to disguise themselves as wandering monks, Taoist priests, Confucian scholars and refugees. These first three types of people

In this world, Dao is highly respected by the world, and generally they will not cause trouble or harm. Even the cruel Mongols will spare monks, Taoists, and Confucian scholars when they massacre the city. There is another advantage of pretending to be these three types of people, that is, through their communication
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