"Sir, you don't dare! This... this..." An old man stood behind Tiger, looking at a section of the city wall in the distance, and prayed with a cry.
That's the city wall of Dongwan City. It's the fortification that their ancestors have built for many years! It's always built stronger when an official comes. When did the rules change?
But now, these newcomers actually said that they would tear down all these obstructive city walls, and also said that they would use the rubble from the demolished city walls to build roads and build houses... Isn't this nonsense?
Which is more important, the city wall or the roads and houses? If the enemy comes in, what will happen if there are houses and roads? People have been killed, so what use are they?
But he didn't dare to disobey this big shot who had just occupied Dongwan Island. The other party had already given him the honor of meeting him, so how could he dare to give orders?
"Soon you will understand that these things are obstacles to our city expansion and economic development. If we don't demolish them, how can we keep them for the New Year?" Standing next to Tiger, Dino, who was only twenty years old, said indifferently.
The old man wanted to retort, but when the words came to his lips, he lost the courage to continue making noises. If there was such a child in his family who dared to talk to him like this, he would have greeted him with the cane in his hand.
face.
But now, the young man standing next to the military commander seemed to have a great background. He spoke without any scruples and seemed to be in charge.
"Don't worry, if I tell you that the fort will be demolished...are you afraid that your soul will be scared away?" Dino did not hide his plan at all.
In his vision, all these things that are in the way and have no function at all must be demolished, and it is impossible to keep them.
According to his plan, the current location of the fort should be transformed into a larger shipyard to produce larger ships and build the second largest shipbuilding plant under the Datang Group.
He had already thought of a name, and it was called Dongwan Shipyard. It mainly built transport ships and passenger ships to make up for the lack of production capacity of the Datang Group Shipyard.
Then, the demolished stones and other building materials were used to renovate the entire port terminal and install various hoisting machinery shipped from Longdao to completely build Dongwan Port into a modern large port.
Otherwise, how could it support Datang Group's ambition to expand into Zheng? If not, how could it maintain the trust that Tang Mo had given him?
Dino wants to use his fists and revenge here to help Tang Mo build Dongwan Island into a brand new strategic base. If he goes forward, he can threaten the mirage country Zheng, and even have an impact on the Great China Empire. If he retreats, he can defend his position and let the attempts come to an end.
Anyone who touches Tung Wan Island will have their teeth broken.
All this relies not on ancient forts and dilapidated city walls, but on Yucheng-class battleships, Datang Group's huge navy, and advanced army weapons and equipment.
When the enemies are near the port, will you rely on Cyric's muzzleloader? Don't make trouble. The 155 howitzers he deployed further away are much more effective than the junk on the fort.
What's more, he also knew that his teacher Tang Mo still held an air force force that outsiders didn't know about! Not the slow and shabby airships, but the real powerful air force that came and went like the wind!
Although these new secret weapons are not yet that large-scale, Dino knows that they are the future!
"Wha, what? Cannon, fort? The fort also needs to be demolished?" The old man was so frightened that he could not speak clearly.
He has never heard of such a thing. A port city does not need city walls or forts. How can it defend itself when the enemy comes?
Is it possible that these seemingly powerful occupiers just want to make a one-time deal and run away after making enough? They have no intention of holding on to this place? The old man suddenly felt that he seemed to have guessed the truth. He raised his head again
At that time, there was something else in the way he looked at Tiger and Dino.
Tiger didn't think much about it, but Dino, although young but quirky, actually saw what the old man meant.
So he didn't let the old man think too much. He looked down at the mechanical watch on his wrist and confirmed with Tiger: "I'll leave the city wall to your army and the fort to the navy. There shouldn't be any problems, right?"
"No problem!" Tiger's answer was very strict: "I have confirmed it with General Bernard before coming. Although he is worried about the artillery shells, after all, we are in a hurry."
"We were fighting outside the city before. This old man probably only heard the sound of cannons and didn't know how powerful we are." Dino did not avoid the few country squires behind him at all. Dino directly called these village elders from the famous town "old man"
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When these old men heard that they were called that, their faces were filled with displeasure. In their opinion, even the mirage goblins who did not look like humans had to treat them somewhat lightly, but the people in front of them
This naughty boy doesn't even know how to be polite.
However, due to the force of the opponent and the hundreds of soldiers stationed in the city, they did not dare to take action and could only silently write their dissatisfaction in their hearts.
After all, things have to change. When these big-headed soldiers suffer disaster and are insulted in the future, these outsiders will know how powerful the squires in Dongwan City are.
"So, let these people who are ready to do evil things give up, and don't let me catch them..." Dino said, looking at the panicked old men with a sneer.
He knew very well that if these people were not given a good look at the power of Datang Group, they would not understand that times have changed.
Not far away, the residents of the city were also asked to gather together, standing inexplicably on high places, waiting for a grand "self-introduction" soon.
It will be an impressive artillery feast, and it will also be the last scene left in the world of the old East Bay Port.
After a moment of silence, rolling thunder was first heard on the sea. When the old and wealthy businessmen standing behind Dino saw the entire fort begin to shake, they were so frightened that they could not even stand still.
The old and middle-aged men, who were either skinny or obese, were so frightened that they fell to the ground, feeling the vibrations coming from the ground.
Right in front of their eyes, the majestic fort that ten generations of people had worked hard to build for hundreds of years was reduced to rubble by cannonballs.
The huge explosion literally flew the rocks dozens of meters high. Dust billowed all over the sky. Air waves carried fine gravel and swept everything around, followed by a black smoke column rising into the sky.
"How is our Datang Group's navy...?" Dino did not look at the sights he had already seen. Instead, he carried the explosion and looked at the locals who were scared to death, and asked loudly.
While he was asking questions, more artillery fire came and hit the fort. For a moment, only the light of fire could be seen there, fleeting in the clouds and mist caused by the explosion.
However, the local indigenous people who saw these explosions knew very well that if there were soldiers there, or no matter how many soldiers were stationed there, they would be finished now...
No wonder these outsiders want to dismantle the forts, no wonder they don’t need the forts... Because no one can cross a navy like that and threaten this city from the sea! No one!
Just a few breaths later, these local indigenous people saw the spectacular sight of 155mm artillery demolishing the city wall.
In the previous battle, two 105-gun cannons destroyed a section of the city wall, and the local Mirage troops surrendered, so no one knew what happened outside the city.
But now, everyone has seen with their own eyes that Datang Group's artillery troops are bombarding the city wall with their artillery. Every shot will cause the city wall to break and collapse. Along with the terrifying explosion and deafening roar, the war has become a reality in front of their eyes.
Extremely strange.
The surrendered general of the Mirage Kingdom, Mirage Wuxiong, who was standing over there, also saw this incredible scene. Only now did he finally realize how completely the Mirage Kingdom had lost.
He was even a little lucky that he had seen the situation clearly and surrendered early. Otherwise, facing such terrifying artillery fire, his troops would probably have collapsed before they even had time to surrender.
Mirage Wenmao breathed a sigh of relief next to Mirage Martial Bear. Before, he thought that surrendering to Mirage Martial Bear would be a shame to Mirage Country.
But now it seems that...surrendering is not an unacceptable option. If you surrender too late, you probably won't even be able to get a meal in prison, right?
Thinking of this, Mirage Wenmao secretly glanced at Mirage Wuxiong, and found that the two of them seemed to want to go together. So the two of them gave each other a look that was about to survive, and each of them let out a sigh of relief.
of ease.
"Now, do you think the city wall... the fort... is useful?" Dino walked up to the local indigenous people who had just climbed up from the ground and asked.
At this moment, the sound of the gunfire had faded away, and he no longer had to shout at the top of his lungs. Tiger had no intention of interfering with Dino's work, he just stood aside and watched.
"No, it's useless, sir, you did it right..." The old man who had been strongly opposed just now quickly waved his hand and reaffirmed his position.
"Yes! Yes! Your Excellency is wise! Your Excellency is wise!" The rest of the people nodded, as if they were afraid that they would speak too late and make Dino unhappy.
"Benefit one party, care for your neighbors, cooperate with my work, and obey my orders..." Dino reached out and patted the old man at the head gently on the shoulder: "Don't let me find excuses, I'm new
When an official takes office, he always has to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys...Who is willing to be that chicken?"
When asking this question, his eyes looked at Mirage Wu, Xiong Mirage, Wenmao and other local landlords, rich men, country gentlemen and elders, and scanned them one by one.
"Sir, you are joking! We will definitely cooperate with you if you give us any orders. We are all willing to obey your orders, sir." A group of people nodded and bowed, which was very lively.
"Dino did a pretty good job in East Bay." When Tang Mo was helping him organize documents in Youlin, he put his hands around the beautiful woman's waist, ran his nose through Youlin's hair, and praised himself.
s student.
"Well..." You Lin's response was a little soft, making it unclear whether she was enjoying Tang Mo's hug or responding to Tang Mo's words.
"I heard that he captured more than 200 literate people there and has started to train the local people to read and write?" Tang Mo put his hands on Youlin, enjoying the tenderness, but he asked about work.
You Lin was used to it. While helping Tang Mo sort out the documents, she started reporting: "In the telegram just now, 500 people have been caught. They only teach Chinese and nothing else..."
"We have grasped the key point." Tang Mo also grasped the key point, causing You Lin to let out a soft cry and twist his soft body.
"You always like to make fun of others." You Lin, whose face was red to the ears, turned around with a peach-shaped face and eyes full of spring water: "You have a meeting in 15 minutes, are you in time?"
Tang Mo coughed. Although he was happy to take advantage of him, he really made him angry and there was really no time...
Therefore, he retracted his greedy hand, took a step back angrily, and opened the distance between the two people: "I heard that he made a list?"
"Workers, training teachers, engineers, books, food, seeds, agricultural guidance... According to his request, we might as well move to Dongwan Island." You Lin straightened Tang Mo's messed up clothes and sighed.
One sentence.
"Ha, I still need to transport soldiers, artillery, ammunition, steel, machine tools, generators, gantry cranes to Dongwan Island... The transportation capacity is really tight." Tang Mo sighed. He really had a headache. How to transport it?
Dongwan Island was rapidly constructed.
You know, according to Tang Mo's plan, at least 100,000 troops will be stationed there in the future, and there will also be weapons and equipment production capacity to supply 100,000 troops for combat. One year is not estimated to be enough.
In other words, it is far from enough! Even with the full support of Datang Group, it is simply a fantasy for Dongwan Island to catch up with the construction level of Long Island within one year.
Don't look at the construction of Long Island so fast. That's because Bunas has accumulated population and technical personnel before. Now, half of the dividends accumulated by Bunas have been distributed to Long Island. If it is allocated to Dongwan Island, it will obviously not be enough.
used.
After all, Rewind Port, Neverwinter City, Everwinter Port, and Osako are all waiting eagerly, hoping that Datang Group can allocate more technical talents, as well as materials and equipment to them.
In order to support Dongwan Island, Tang Mo mobilized all his strength. He even rented sailboat fleets from various countries and risked his life to transport supplies to Dongwan Island.
But Dongwan Island lacks too many things. It has just experienced war, farming has been neglected, the population is depleted, and everything is waiting for development.
Thinking of this, Tang Mo felt huge pressure. He rubbed his eyebrows and looked at You Lin: "Where is that bastard Nangong Hong? He gave me a bad idea and wanted to go to Rewind Port to hide for a while? Transfer him back.
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"He's only been there for a dozen days, right?" You Lin reminded with a smile.
"It's a vacation." Tang Mo raised his eyebrows and decided to ask Nangong Hong to come back quickly and give him some advice: "Let's send him a telegram."
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I was fine today, but my wife had some problems at work, and we talked for a long time... Sorry, there is only one update again. I owe you all... Well, it seems that it is back to 5 updates...
