The area of ​​Aurora is larger than that of the Dachu continent, with a larger population and rich resources, and has caused more wars than that of the Dachu side. In addition, it has treated secret masters well for a long time, and is better than that of the Dachu in politics, military, and culture.

As the most outstanding of the more than 100 grand dukes, Dong Guanyue knew in his heart how difficult this national battle would be. When Austria fell, it would be difficult to feed it with tens of millions of mouths alone.

If you don’t even have enough food, you can’t talk about military armor. No matter how advanced the smelting technology in Austria is, it is not as important as eating. Moreover, after losing Austria, you don’t even have the most basic iron ore and fuel, and you can only engage in the initial war with the materials brought from Austria.

Therefore, the early stage of the war is crucial. The Austrians cannot afford to lose, and the Chu people can lose again and again. As long as the Austrians are defeated, they will be in a mess and have no strength to continue to fight.

When the number of people participating in the war reaches more than one million, it is not simply about manpower, but about financial resources, materials, and commanders.

It was difficult. The Chu people felt it was difficult. The big Chu people were in a panic, while Dong Guanyue felt it was even more difficult. The burden on his shoulders was too heavy. He felt that he could not bear it anymore.

Although this battle is difficult, the faster the better. It cannot give Da Chu too much preparation time. In the early stage, it can rely on its excellent equipment and advanced technology to crush the Chu army with its strong momentum and create a foothold for the subsequent protracted battle.

The coastline of Da Chu is very long and there are many places for the Ao people to land. It is very important to choose where to go. If there are too few resources, it will inevitably be detrimental to the Ao people. In places with many resources, there are heavy troops to guard the Chu people, which is a dilemma.

"Your Excellency, there is a reply from the whistle." The adjutant's voice came from outside the door. This was the second return whistle. Dong Guanyue knew that it was not easy for them. Not to mention how far the distance was, but this black skin was incompatible with the Chu person, and it was extremely difficult to find out the news.

After a while, the tent was sent into the big tent. This tent was responsible for the northeastern waters, and this was also the place that Dong Guanyue looked most at.

The south is naturally better and the materials are abundant, but it will definitely be the area where the Chu people focus on defending. The northeast not only has a small population, but also has extremely cold winters, making it difficult to survive.

There were not many supplies there, and Dong Guanyue’s target was Chunjiang Prefecture, Hongzhou, a large mansion with a population of hundreds of thousands, which happened to be located in the dividing line between the two naval armies in the north and the south.

It took a few hours to quit the message he had found. Dong Guanyue punched the map and didn't have to think about it anymore, and there was no time for him to continue thinking about it. It was Chunjiang Mansion.

At the same time, Renault had rare leisure. He was sitting under the sun umbrella, drinking iced juice, and chatting with Wei Wenchang without a word.

After the general was excited that day, he issued more than ten memorials, but the person was unwilling to go back and refused to leave here. Apart from visiting the blast furnace, mechanical workshops on both sides of the underground river, leading a team to hunt deep into the underground world, and going to the military academy to listen to the class, he wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Lei Shi, and there was no special topic or just chatting.

Of course, this is not because the general is idle and has nothing to do, but because he found that the things in his mind were not on the same line as Master Lei. Even if he wanted to talk, he couldn't talk about it. It would be better to listen to Master Lei's chatting, and maybe he could find something useful to Master Lei.

"I'm talking about General Wei, how much does the military headquarters know about the Austrians?" Renault asked. He guessed that he might know more about the Austrians than the military headquarters.

"Not many, the military headquarters sent more than 300 Clippers and thousands of personnel. Before Wei came here, the first batch of light and dark spy horses had brought back the news. The sea is different from land, and there are not many things that can be seen. I think Ao will hide before the attack. As we know, the Ao warships are larger and faster."

What's the difference between this and I don't know what it is? Renault really wants to complain. The military headquarters is really useless. He sent thousands of troops, but he just said these two sentences?

"In addition, the body of the Ao Ren is obviously better than the Chu Ren, and its explosive power and endurance are stronger. This is judging from the body shape and their movements. There is a water ghost who dived to the side of the Ao Ren boat and soaked in the water for three days and three nights." Wei Wenchang sighed softly.

It is difficult for the Ao people to visit the whistle, and the Chu people to visit the whistle are also difficult. The skin and appearance are too different, so it is impossible to even use it. You can only wait and see from a distance, and you will naturally have less information.

General Wei had never fought such a battle. Although he felt very uncomfortable and felt aggrieved, he also knew that the army of the Great Chu was uncomfortable and the other party might not feel good. In the past few months, more than a hundred people have been killed in the Austrians.

Without a living, all the Ao people sent were dead soldiers. They committed suicide if they were defeated. They were not hesitant. Moreover, these people were very alert and wanted to take it silently, even the people from the Spy Department could not do it.

"How did your military headquarters judge, where will the Austrians log in? If it is a secret, the general doesn't have to make things difficult for me, I just ask casually." Renault said, and he felt that war was right in front of him.

Wei Wenchang shook his head. There was no way to judge this, it could only be one or several ranges.

Renault spent several nights, used several colorful divine stones to sweep the coastline of Dachu.

The ocean is too big. Even if there is a God of Wealth scan, it will take time. For several days, Renault has not discovered the Aoman fleet yet.

In fact, even if it is discovered, it is not very effective. Renault can only scan along the coastline and it is impossible to expand the scope. Under the cover, it is very difficult for the God of Wealth to scan.

It was actually too late to get from the Ao Ren ship to enter the scanning range of the God of Wealth. Even if you use an airship, it would take quite a while. At that time, the Ao Ren had already completed landing.

Distance limits the timeliness of intelligence. Unless Renault leaves here and goes to the state capital near the coastline, the information can be sent out as soon as possible.

This is a national war, and the temporary intelligence did not play a decisive role. Renault did not know the difficulties of the Ao people at this time. Not only did the Da Chu think that the Ao people were coming fiercely, but Renault also felt that the Ao people were far stronger than the Da Chu. So he felt that the role he could play in Shengong City was greater, and the continuous armor and more advanced weapons were the key to the decision of this war.

Renault is not a military practitioner, and he prefers weapon theory. As long as weapons can cross the ages, it is not a problem to defeat the Austrians.

The infantry equipment has been formed, and next he is preparing to launch the naval plan to build a steel warship. Originally, he thought this plan would take several years before it could be started, and Mozi brought him another surprise. The steam engine has been formed. Although there are still various problems, in Renault's view, it is already available.

Think about the history of engines on earth, you will know that at the beginning, whether it was a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, there were no problems. You had to serve your ancestors so that they could work.

Trouble is indispensable. Warships are different from vehicles. They are big guys. They use sailing warships and their speed is actually very slow, and not many can reach ten knots.

Ten knots are only 30 to 40 miles, which is equivalent to the speed of riding a bicycle. Steaming cars can double the speed to more than ten or twenty knots. Even if half of the time is spent on maintenance, it is worth doing.

After all, it is an iron guy. Unlike wooden warships, as long as they are equipped with corresponding weapons, even if they are parked at sea, the Austrian warship may not be able to chew. If they are driven, they do not need to be beaten. Even if they are hit, they can hit and sink the enemy ship.

The question is, how did the shipbuilding be built by Te Niang? Renault doesn't. He only knows keels, but does an iron ship need keels?

Shipbuilding is much more troublesome than airships. Renault only has the casting welding method. Is this thing reliable? Countless questions have come, giving Renault a great headache.

Three months later, Renault's first wish came true. Above the Shengong City, airships were like clouds, and hundreds of airships were coming in and out every day. The craftsman coolies transferred from Dachu rushed into Shengong City like a tide. Not only was the unbuilt Shengong City full of crowds, but there were tens of thousands of people working, logging flat land and building new camps in the rainforest dozens of miles away.

By the seaside, a dry dock was built. When it was built for the first time, Renault naturally did not dare to build a large ship. Experiment 1 was a small boat that was twenty meters long. Such a ship could not go out of the ocean and could only rely on the coastline to circulate purely for experiments.

"I said, what exactly is Master Lei going to do? He wants to build a ship with fine iron?" The person who spoke was only about thirty years old, not tall, strong, and his big hands were twice as big as ordinary people.

Although his official position is not high, everyone in the Dachu Ministry of Works.

Xiaoman, the youngest sage craftsman in Dachu, belongs to the Chuanpo Department of the Ministry of Works, and carries a fifth-rank virtual official. Among the craftsmen, even if they are just empty officials, they are unique.

He is also a magic craftsman, his fate is much better than Zhangtan. He comes from a family of craftsmen. He has never suffered any hardships since he was a child. He has amazing talent in shipbuilding. He can understand it at one point and get three things back...

Anyway, in the shipbuilding industry, any word of praise is not considered a praise, but can only be regarded as a statement of facts.

Xiaoman was very reluctant to be transferred here by the Ministry of Works this time. So what about the secret master? He is a shipbuilder. Does the secret master know how to build ships?

His suspicion is fine. Renault does not know how to build ships, and he knows only limited knowledge about ship mooring.

Only a pointed-bottomed boat can be far away, and it can be powered by a steam engine and be properly equipped.

I don't know all this. As for the little things, he knows a lot, for example, radar knows several...

The problem is, no matter how good those things are, they are not used in Da Chu. Not to mention radar sonar, he can't even create a flowering bullet now, and is waiting for Mozi's experimental team to help him complete the trigger fuse.

Of course there are weapons, and the crossbow is a good choice, with acceptable range and diverse types of bullets. Unfortunately, no oil was found. Renault is quite confident in refining oil, just heating diversion.

Without oil, it becomes a big problem to make a combustion bomb. There are several types of resins suitable for burning in the rainforest, but the quantity is too small and it is difficult to produce in large quantities.

As for vegetable oil, if you want to make that thing burn, forget it.
Chapter completed!