Chapter Nineteenth: Motorized Troops

  The "Xixiang Military Intelligence Bureau" was established under Xia Jun's deception, and Zhang Sigou was transferred out of the army, thinking that he was highly valued by the team leader!

  However, Xia Jun did indeed hold him in high esteem. Zhang Sigou's ability was considered top-notch within the team, which is why he was entrusted with building the Military Intelligence Bureau, an important department. But Zhang Sigou failed to detect Xia Jun's guard against him.

  The newly established Military Intelligence Bureau had only five people, all of whom were transferred from those dozen or so literati and received higher salaries after entering the Military Intelligence Bureau.

  At the same time, Xia Jun also equipped each person with a horse, Zhang Si Gou brought up the expenses, and the two of them rode horses to Jian'an County.

  The most urgent thing now is to monitor the movement of the government, so as to react quickly.

  At the same time, Xia Jun exchanged 5 trucks and 50 three-wheeled motorcycles from the system to enhance the mobility of his troops.

  A small truck with a load capacity of 10 tons requires 200 points for exchange, while a three-wheeled motorcycle is much cheaper and only needs 50 points.

  Xia Jun spent a total of 3,500 points and also exchanged 40 tons of oil, with each ton costing 10 points, which was quite cheap.

  Because there were many things to exchange, it was obviously unrealistic for Xia Jun to drive them in one by one, so he chose the hiring system.

  There is a hiring platform on the platform where you can hire people to help transport and exchange items.

  Xia Jun exchanged another 10,000 kilograms of rice seeds, which can only be planted once and cannot even sprout a second time. Therefore, apart from constantly exchanging new rice seeds on the platform, there is only one way to establish a breeding base.

  Now points are spent like flowing water, exchanging all the motorized equipment needed in the group, and after planting rice, there is still a large amount of basic infrastructure to be built.

  We should build a radio station! And in this mountainous area, the power of the radio station should be greater, right?

  And what about the phone line?

  Running a factory also requires energy, coal is out of the question, Fujian basically has no coal, so it can only rely on electricity, Xixiang happens to be able to build several small hydropower stations.

  The hydropower station is built, and power lines need to be erected, and a substation needs to be constructed.

  In addition to setting up a factory, you also need equipment! After setting up the factory, the transportation aspect should be improved as well.

  Points everywhere!

  After investing points in these aspects, the high-yielding rice cultivation base is no longer enough points, that would require 1 million points!

  In terms of territory, Xixiang has a total area of 308 square kilometers and only 61,600 points of income, which will take more than half a month to reach.

  After exchanging for Xia Jun, a total of 13,900 points were spent.

  "This shipment requires 200 points to be paid. Do you want to pay?" The platform assistant program prompted, and Xia Jun chose to confirm.

  And then there was no more news...

  There are still 42,640 points left in the integral.

  Xia Jun waited anxiously all day, and at dawn the next day, the guard suddenly came to report that a very long convoy had arrived outside the village...

  "Hurry up and sound the assembly call, prepare to receive goods." Xia Jun ordered.

  "Yes." The guard hastily ran out, took out the assembly whistle and blew it up. The soldiers who were sleeping heard the assembly whistle, quickly got up from bed, quickly put on their military uniforms, picked up their weapons, and then rushed out directly.

  In less than three minutes, each row and class had gathered together.

  When they arrived at the school grounds, they saw a long line of cars driving into the village. Since Xia Jun had taken control of the night watchman in advance, there was no obstruction to this fleet.

  In front of the motorcade were 8 trucks and behind it were 50 three-wheeled motorcycles, with a man in blue uniform driving each vehicle.

  The fleet quickly entered the village, a middle-aged man jumped off the car and came straight to Xia Jun's face, handed him a list, and said in a toneless voice: "All goods have been delivered."

  After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man directly turned around and got on a truck. Those drivers were also very taciturn and all got on the truck. Then the three trucks rumbled away.

  Five trucks and 50 three-wheeled motorcycles were left at the scene.

  Xia Jun's eyes widened in surprise, so it can be done this way!

  In contrast, all the soldiers in the regiment were staring at this scene with their eyes wide open, and Lin Chenggui stuttered: "Regimental commander, what is this?"

  "Our security team's new equipment," Xia Jun said, and he quickly called for people to move the things from the truck into the warehouse. In recent days, Xia Jun had built several large warehouses, but they were all made of wood and were relatively simple.

  Five 10-ton trucks, one carrying 10 tons of rice seeds and the other four carrying 40 tons of fuel, just enough to fill these five trucks.

  Such a commotion, the whole village was startled, and people came out one after another to see what was happening. Lin Debao ran out of the rented house and asked Xia Jun: "Captain, what's going on?"

  "Our rice seeds have arrived," Xia Jun said to Lin Debao, "the first batch transported 20,000 catties of rice seeds."

  "Twenty thousand catties!"

  "Quickly find someone to unload the things on the car," Xia Jun said.

  "Good."

  Before long, villagers came to help one after another. Large oil barrels were unloaded from the truck and moved into the warehouse, while the three-wheeled motorcycles and trucks were parked on the school grounds.

  After this batch of three-wheeled motorcycles arrived, Xia Jun began teaching the soldiers in the team to drive motorcycles and trucks.

  Combat-type three-wheeled motorcycles can seat four people, with one person driving, one sitting in the back, and two more on either side. Large-scale mechanization is not feasible at present, but small-scale motorization is possible.

  Motorization, also known as motorization, does not necessarily refer to the manufacture of motorcycles. It refers to troops that march with powered vehicles such as trucks and motorcycles. The benefits of motorization are that it can quickly maneuver in complex terrain without being affected by the terrain. Fujian is mountainous and transportation is not very convenient, so motorization is necessary. Mechanization refers to troops equipped with tanks and armored vehicles.

  The soldiers were excited to see the new equipment, because with these motorcycles, they would no longer have to march long distances on foot. If you ask what's the most painful thing about being a soldier? That's long-distance marching.

  The troops were exhausted after the long march, and their morale and willpower were affected. This is also why ancient people emphasized the importance of "waiting for labor with ease" when going to war.

  Driving training is about to start, and driving a motorcycle itself does not require any technical skills, and it's still three-wheeled, so the soldiers get started quickly.

  But the unexpected still happened the next day, a soldier riding a three-wheeled motorcycle fell directly into the creek, and the front of the car was smashed crookedly. Fortunately, the person was fine, only slightly injured.

  On the third day, Xia Jun led them on their way, and the roads in Xixiang were not very good. However, the soldiers riding motorcycles had some bumps and bruises but nothing serious happened.

  By the fifth day, the soldiers in the team had basically mastered the driving of motorcycles, and the training of truck driving was a bit slower, but Xia Jun was not in a hurry, taking it slow.

  However, Xia Jun was trying to install the Madsen machine gun on a three-wheeled motorcycle. Holding an electric welder, he tried for two days and successfully installed a Madsen machine gun on the motorcycle.

  The Madsen machine gun weighs 27 kg, plus ammunition, and is almost as heavy as a person. It feels pretty good to use on a motorcycle.

  ……

  Zhang Si Dog brought the man to Jian'an County, and immediately discovered that the Green Camp soldiers were mobilizing, as if they were about to take action. Zhang Si Dog had no experience in gathering intelligence, but last night Xia Jun gave him a rough lesson on espionage. However, Zhang Si Dog quickly found an officer in charge of the camp, handed over some silver coins, and immediately asked what he wanted to know.

  Because Jianning Prefecture was also in Jian'an County, the official military quota for Jian'an County was three thousand, but in reality there were only over a thousand people, with the rest being empty quotas.

  The county magistrate and the prefect are clearly very unhappy, and they're gathering troops! That officer doesn't know what he's doing either! Zhang Si, however, has figured it out - 80% chance they're going to make a move on Xixiang.

  Afterwards Zhang Si Dog again passed through the pipe to sneak into the military camp for a reconnaissance, but when he came out, he was constantly spitting, thinking that officials and soldiers were just like this, also wanting to fight against Xiang.

  On October 3rd, thousands of officers and soldiers left the barracks, heading directly from the North Gate to Xixiang. And before them, Zhang Sigou had already ridden his horse ahead of them.