The expansion of the army was not a matter of words. He also needed the territory's blacksmith shop to work overtime to produce the required weapons and equipment.
Moreover, weapons and equipment would be damaged in a war.
Not to mention the arrows, crossbows, and other consumables.
Even weapons like shields, spears, and steel knives were consumables on the battlefield.
Therefore, the weapons and equipment needed to be produced were at least several times more than the number of people needed to be equipped. They were used as backup at critical moments.
In addition, just in case, the farmers needed to be armed to support the front line in an emergency.
Thus, he had to consider equipping these farmers with weapons and equipment.
This way, the amount of weapons and equipment required would be huge.
Other than that, Li Sheng had allocated light cavalry to his troops to scout the battlefield and chase after the fleeing soldiers.
Therefore, he had to invest a large amount of resources to build a horse farm, recruit grooms, and domesticate warhorses.
The horses produced by the system building were all young horses that needed to be raised.
In addition, warhorses needed to undergo professional training, which required a lot of time.
Thus, in this battle, the light cavalry units were not well-equipped and could not enter the battlefield.
Li Sheng could only fill in the gaps and wait for the warhorses to be trained.
Of course, there were no warhorses, but the light cavalry was still there.
There were no warhorses in the territory. When the time came, they could go and steal from the Qing Tartars.
As for whether they could get all the warhorses, that would depend on how many warhorses they could get.
To Li Sheng, it was a good thing to snatch as many horses as possible. In any case, he would not lose out.
Similarly, due to the severe lack of horses, the carriages for transporting the supplies were also not matched.
However, these were all small problems!
For Li Sheng, it was possible to transport the goods on a wheelbarrow without a horse carriage.
Another five to six days passed in this intense preparation.
It was the 20th day since Li Sheng established his territory.
At this time, because the territory was preparing for war, the scale of production expanded and the territory's range of activities also expanded crazily.
Naturally, it could not be hidden.
Li Sheng had already received several reports that the soldiers guarding the territory had already captured a few waves of people who were spying on the territory.
Where did these people come from?
Without a doubt, they were all from the Manchu Tartars of the surrounding villages.
Li Sheng seized the old Tartar Da Er Ha's manor and used it as a base to develop rapidly.
His strength increased rapidly!
This was already known by the surrounding neighbors.
Inevitably, it caused panic among the Tartars in the surrounding villages, so they sent people to spy on them.
Besides, Li Sheng had no doubt that the Tartar villages would send people to seek help from Jinzhou Wei City.
The moment the Manchu Tartars made a move, it would definitely be the Golden State Guards leading their troops to suppress them.
Li Sheng knew very well what this meant.
He did not have much time left!
He didn't have the time to prepare enough and fill up his reserves before sending out his troops.
Now, there was only one choice left for him.
That was to send troops immediately!
Thinking of this, Li Sheng made a prompt decision and gathered the troops under the command of the First Thousand Households, who were still training.
The strategic goal had already been set, and even the specific battle plan had been prepared.
Thus, there was no delay.
Under Li Sheng's orders, the soldiers of the First Chiliarchical Office immediately dispatched their troops after they had gathered!
He headed straight for the southern pass in the northwest of the territory!
Because what he needed now was to be fast, accurate, and ruthless, catching the Qing Tartars off guard.
Therefore, Li Sheng did not hold a swearing-in ceremony. Instead, he stayed in the center of the town that he had renamed the lord's residence.
Accompanied by the staff officers he had personally established, he quietly looked at the map of the Golden State Guard and waited for the good news from the soldiers of the First Chiliarchical Institution.
He believed that after preparing for so long, this was the first time the territory had sent out troops to seize the Southern Pass. It would definitely go smoothly.
While Li Sheng was quietly waiting for the good news.
The soldiers of the 1st Chiliarchical Unit abandoned their supplies and went into battle lightly. They marched quickly towards the South Pass.
Among the designated strategic goals of occupying Lushun Peninsula.
The Southern Pass was the most important point.
It was the northern gate of Lushun Peninsula, and also the only entrance to the south of Jinzhou Wei's Manchu Tartars.
Occupy it and defend it.
Then, the territory would basically be invincible.
At the same time, he could also sweep through the Manchu Tartars 'villages, strongholds, and towns on the Lushun Peninsula.
In the end, he controlled Lushun Peninsula.
At that time, the territory would be able to defend the Lushun Peninsula and use the South Pass as a defense line to fight against the Manchu Tartars for a long time.
It could be said that this series of tactical plans and strategic goals were all centered around the Southern Pass.
If the Southern Pass was not taken, then the subsequent battle plans and strategies would become empty talk.
If a real piece was defeated, the entire game would be lost!
Zhao Dahai, who had been recruited by Li Sheng as a sword-shield soldier and was immediately appointed as the first thousand-household office, felt that he had a heavy responsibility.
He absolutely could not lose this battle!
He, Zhao Dahai, could not let down his lord's heavy responsibility!
At the same time, he knew that not only could he not lose this battle, the entire territory could not lose as well.
If they were defeated, they would not be able to seize the Southern Pass.
Then, the territory would definitely not be able to withstand the Manchu Tartars 'crazy counterattack.
If they couldn't achieve the strategic goal of controlling the entire Lushun Peninsula, then the territory wouldn't have the qualifications to fight against the Manchu Tartars.
This also meant that this battle was related to the life and death of the territory!
Should the territory soar to the sky, or should they give up everything and escape from Liaodong Peninsula to build another base?
It all depended on this battle.
"Lord Qianhu, we have arrived at the Southern Pass!"
While Zhao Dahai was thinking, the hundreds of soldiers of the First Chilianhu Institute had already arrived at the South Pass.
The Southern Pass was in Li Sheng's hands. It seemed to be very important.
But in the eyes of the Manchu Tartars, it was just like that.
This was because he had been exhausted by Mao Wenlong's guerrilla warfare in the past. The entire Manchu Dynasty did not pay much attention to the strongholds and towns near the sea. They had long made plans to abandon them and evacuate at any time.
Therefore, after occupying Jinzhou Wei, if it wasn't for the need to trade grain and armaments on the Jiaodong Peninsula across the straits, the Manchu Tartars would have almost given up on Lushunkou.
Therefore, there were very few Manchu Tartars in the entire Lushun Peninsula.
There was no plan to station a large number of troops.
From the beginning to the end, the Manchu Tartars had only used Lushunkou as a small channel for military supplies.
He didn't pay attention to it at all!
As a result, Lushunkou, which used to be a prosperous and important port, was gradually declining.
As for the South Pass, this important gateway to the Lushun Peninsula, it naturally declined and was in a semi-abandoned state.
It was a strategic location that Li Sheng viewed as a matter of life and death for the territory-South Pass.
At this moment, there were only a few dozen Eight Banners of the Manchu Tartars stationed.
In addition, there were some helpers who were no different from servants.
There were only a little over a hundred armed forces in the entire South Pass.
It could be said that the defense was extremely empty.
"The heavens are helping me!"
Zhao Dahai could not help but wave his fist excitedly.
He immediately gave the order to charge.
He took the lead, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, leading the charge.
He headed straight for the Southern Pass.
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