Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 143 Jiuyuan Province
Three hundred miles to the north of Mucheng, there are many mountains and forests, and the Black Mountains run across the east and west, separating Nanchuan Province and Jiuyuan Province, becoming a natural dividing line.

There are forests, lakes, hills and mountains in Nanchuan Province, and the Sanggan River flowing down from the Dagu Glacier crosses the province.

Compared with the various topographical beauty of Nanchuan Province, the terrain of Jiuyuan Province, which is separated from Nanchuan Province by a mountain, is particularly simple.

Jiuyuan Province is an intermountain basin, and its terrain is flat enough to be comparable to a wasteland. Although it is a basin, its area is more than double that of Nanchuan Province, and it is more than 1000 miles from east to west.

The Jiuyuan Basin is rich in water and grass, and the surrounding mountains and rivers flow into Jiuyuan Province every summer, forming countless lakes and rivers, which are too beautiful to behold.

During the three years of severe drought in the Far East Dynasty, Jiuyuan Province was the only one among the northern provinces that survived alone. Five million people lived and worked in peace and contentment in Jiuyuan Province, just like a paradise.

The unique and lush region of Jiuyuan Province has become one of the five major horse producing areas of the dynasty, sending tens of thousands of good horses to the army every year, and Jiuyuan Province itself has a cavalry garrison of 3 people.

Since Lin Nuoyan led the Nanchuan Army to occupy the northern part of Nanchuan Province, Jiuyuan Province has sent troops to the south several times to attack under the order of the dynasty, but they were all stopped by the Nanchuan Army in the Black Mountain Forest and returned without success.

Since the Jiuyuan Garrison Cavalry Regiment has many cavalry and few infantry, it is no match for the Nanchuan Army in the Heishan Forest. Therefore, although they intend to go south to attack the Nanchuan Army, they always fail to do so.

However, as the Nanchuan Army gained a firm foothold in Mucheng, the Dynasty Army was defeated and retreated to Sanggan River, and the garrison troops in Jiuyuan Province also retreated.

With the expansion of the Nanchuan Army, Lin Nuoyan has set his sights on his rich neighbor.

Although Jiuyuan's cavalry is strong, the rich pastures in Jiuyuan Province, the Black Mountain Iron Mine, and the millions of people are more attractive.

As long as Jiuyuan Province is occupied, the Nanchuan Army will have a solid rear, not only able to form a powerful cavalry mobile unit, but also raise a lot of money and food.

But Lin Nuoyan also knows that with the strength of the Nanchuan Army, it is impossible to take down Jiuyuan Province in one bite, and it may break his own teeth, because apart from the [-] powerful cavalry troops in Jiuyuan Province, only There are [-] to [-] noble private soldiers in Jiuyuan City, and these private soldiers are not weaker than the regular army of the dynasty.

If the Nanchuan Army really wanted to forcibly capture Jiuyuan Province, it would eventually let the Nanchuan Army consume themselves to death.

Although he can't eat Jiuyuan Province in one bite, he will take it slowly. Lin Nuoyan, the commander of the Nanchuan Army, set the goal of the first stage at the Heishan Iron Mine in the south of Jiuyuan Province.

If the Black Mountain Iron Mine is occupied, the raw materials for weapon manufacturing in Jiuyuan Province will be cut off. At the same time, the Nanchuan Army will be able to update the current broken weapons and equipment to increase its combat power.

You must know that the Black Mountain Iron Mine is one of the top-ranked iron mining areas among the 56 provinces of the dynasty. Nearly 5 people work in the mining area all year round.

The Black Mountain Iron Mine can produce countless weapons and armors and send them to the dynasty army every year. Occupying the Black Mountain Iron Mine is equivalent to owning a treasure mountain.

For this operation, the Nanchuan Army Command specially dispatched a whole corps. Lin Chuan's [-]st Corps was responsible for the task of occupying and defending the Heishan Iron Mine Area.

To be honest, Lin Chuan, the commander of the First Corps, is not very sure. After all, the First Corps only has 3 people, most of whom are recruits, and the weapons and equipment of the First Corps are scarce. Only two soldiers have a sword , the battle armor is even rarer, a thousand-man team has less than a hundred sets of armor, and this is still a lot of captured dynasty troops.

The Nanchuan Army itself does not have the ability to produce weapons and equipment. The purpose of capturing the Heishan Iron Mine in the south of Jiuyuan Province is to establish its own production capacity for weapons and equipment.

Because if an army obtains even basic weapons and equipment by confiscating them, it will not have much future, and it will be no different from rogues.

The importance of the Black Mountain Iron Mine is very important to the dynasty, and even more important to the Nanchuan Army.

At the beginning of December, the first heavy snow of winter fell slowly, and the [-] soldiers of the First Corps led by Lin Chuan left the camp and marched north.

The attack plan this time was kept secret, so Lin Chuan's First Corps set off at night, with a long line of torches winding for several miles, heading north.

The night in December was cold and windy, the snow covered knees, and the march was extremely difficult. However, after several months of intensive training, the Nanchuan Army was no longer the original Xingtu Army.

The current Nanchuan Army's military discipline is stricter, with one sergeant as the backbone and heavy military merits. Not only did the soldiers not feel the slightest dissatisfaction with such a march on a snowy night, but each of them seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood.

Because compared to the devil training on the training ground, the simple march now is like heaven.

Now the entire Nanchuan Army is training in accordance with the training outline written by Lin Chuan. In addition to training the soldiers' physical fitness, there are also military battles, sword skills, arrow skills, and fighting skills.

The soldiers were tortured to death by the sergeants, but the effect was remarkable. The current Nanchuan Army soldiers are like little tigers, and have made great progress in all aspects.

Now going north to attack the Heishan Iron Mine Area, the soldiers are very excited. According to the new military regulations of the Nanchuan Army, you can get ten copper coins for beheading an enemy, and you can hand in half of the captured things. So, the current Nanchuan Army soldiers no longer fear war, but desire war.

War can not only bring them wealth, but also status. Through military exploits, they can become sergeants or officers. After three years of retirement, they can also get a lot of retirement money. If they die in battle unfortunately, then don't worry.

Their families will receive a large pension. If they have children, the Nanchuan Army will take care of them until they reach adulthood, and they will be given priority in choosing to study at Zhanzheng College or join the army.

It can be said that the current Nanchuan Army is implementing military-first politics. Everything is centered on the army, and everything is close to the army and linked to the army.

After all, the Nanchuan Army is now surrounded by dynastic territories that are coveting, and there is a danger of being destroyed if they are not careful. Therefore, ensuring that the army is strong enough can guarantee other things.

Now in the area controlled by the Nanchuan Army, countless young and strong are scrambling to join the army, but the Nanchuan Army Command is forced by the pressure of weapons and food, and only maintains the establishment of four corps.

But if there is a real war, the Nanchuan Army will be able to form three to five corps to fight in a short period of time. This is the advantage of the Nanchuan Army's current implementation of a series of policies.

But what worries the High Command now is not the military issue, but the food issue. The influx of a large number of people has caused the food storage to bottom out. If there is no way, everything that has been done before will be in vain.

(End of this chapter)