Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 155 Miner
The Heishan Iron Mine is located in the southern part of Jiuyuan Province. Because it is less than [-] miles away from the Heishan Mountains, it is called the Heishan Iron Mine.

The iron ore produced by the Black Mountain Iron Mine has a high iron content, and there are abundant iron ore reserves here. One-third of the weapons and armor of the Dynasty Army come from Jiuyuan Province, and the Black Mountain Iron Mine has contributed a lot.

An industrial chain has formed around the Heishan iron mining area. On the outskirts of the mining area, Heishan Town has gathered a large number of workshops producing weapons and armor. They are directly under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Jiuyuan Province.

The weapons and armor produced in Black Mountain Town are not only supplied to the imperial army, but also sold to private soldiers of nobles, mercenary unions, bounty hunters, and even smuggled directly to other countries.

Therefore, the Black Mountain Iron Mine has become an important part of the tax revenue of Jiuyuan Province. The governor of Jiuyuan Province has always attached great importance to it. He not only stationed a garrison of a banner battalion, but also continuously recruited criminals from all over the country to join the mining industry. Among the ranks, so far, there are more than 3 miners in the entire Montenegro iron mining area.

These [-] miners mine iron ore all day long to maintain the needs of building weapons and armor. Because the miners are composed of prisoners and slaves from all over the country, they live a life that is not as good as pigs and dogs just like prisoners in other places in the dynasty. , especially in this cold winter when a drop of water turns into ice, it is even more miserable.

However, since the imperial mausoleum prisoners rebelled, the Governor of Jiuyuan Province has strengthened the supervision of the miners, and the garrison troops stationed at the Black Mountain Iron Mine have increased to two banner battalions, a total of [-] well-equipped soldiers.

"Go to work! Go to work!" Before dawn, the mine supervisors with whips began to kick open the huts where the miners lived one by one, and the cold wind poured into the huts, making the sleepy miners Constantly cursing the mine supervisors to die.

The mine supervisors are the supervisors sent by the Governor of Jiuyuan Province. The garrison is stationed outside, and they directly manage the miners. Every [-] miners will be equipped with a mine supervisor.

If the team of miners mines enough iron ore, the mine supervisors will have generous rewards and can be promoted upwards. Therefore, for their own future, the mine supervisors do not care about the life and death of the miners. The blood and sweat of the gangsters is what the miners hate the most.

Although the miners hated the mine supervisor deeply, there were six thousand elite soldiers stationed in the mining area. Daily high-intensity work.

"Wait a while, do you still want to eat today!" The mine supervisors urged the miners who climbed up from the shack to speed up.

Hearing the urging of the mine supervisors, Jiang Mingyue put on his clothes even faster. His clothes were a worn-out black jacket with several holes and signs of wear and tear on it, but it was his only one. Out of clothes.

Walking out of the messy shack, Jiang Mingyue took a deep breath of fresh air. It was still dark, but under the reflection of the snow, she could still see the gloomy face of the mine supervisor.

It's snowing again?

Jiang Mingyue spread out his hands, and a snowflake fell and quickly melted in his palm, causing a burst of coldness.

"It's been a whole year..." Jiang Mingyue muttered to herself.

A year ago, Jiang Mingyue was still building a mausoleum for the emperor in the imperial mausoleum of Gyeonggi Province. However, after the criminals failed to rebel, Jiang Mingyue was also dispersed and lost contact with the large army. She was captured by Jiuyuan cavalry in Qinghe Province. He became a miner in the Montenegro iron mine area, and still lived a life worse than a pig or a dog.

Is this really fate?Jiang Mingyue shook her head, dispelling the idea.

"Xiao Jiang, let's go, let's go." The old Wang who was standing beside Jiang Mingyue pushed Jiang Mingyue and pulled him back from his meditation.

It was only then that Jiang Mingyue realized that the miners had already started to move towards the mining area. Standing there by herself, she had just blocked the road. If the mine supervisor found out, she would have to be whipped.

He hastily took a few strides to catch up with the people in front and kept up with the team. He gratefully said to Old Wangtou: "Old Wangtou, thank you. When I have a chance to go out, I will buy you a drink."

The old Wang shook his head, "I've been a miner here for most of my life, and I haven't seen anyone go out except the dead. Xiao Jiang, you should give up your heart."

Jiang Mingyue looked around and said in a low voice, "Old Wangtou, I heard that the criminal prisoner army has arrived in Nanchuan Province, and they may come over someday."

The old Wangtou was very helpless for this nonsense young man. He had been a miner for most of his life. The old Wangtou saw a lot of unwilling young people like Jiang Mingyue, but they all died under the sword of the guards in the end. .

The old Wangtou ignored Jiang Mingyue, shook his head, and left straight away. He didn't want to join in, because there were not no miners who rioted in these years, and in the end there was only one death. It would be better to die than to live. The old Wangtou wanted to live for a few more years .

Jiang Mingyue knew a little about Old Wang's timidity and fear of getting into trouble, so she stopped trying to persuade him.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang—" A one-armed miner ran to Jiang Mingyue's side from the rear, panting.

A smile appeared on Jiang Mingyue's tired face when she saw the person coming. The person who came was Harden, who was also from the prisoner army. They belonged to the same ten-man team in the Xingtu army, and the leader of the ten was Lin Chuan.

"Harden, what made you so happy." Jiang Mingyue asked in a low voice with a puzzled expression.

Harden ran to Jiang Mingyue's side in a few steps, and whispered a few words in Jiang Mingyue's ear, and Jiang Mingyue's face suddenly showed excitement.

"Are you serious?"

Harden looked serious: "Brother Jiang, how could I lie to you, I listened to what the soldiers guarding the door said, I promise you are right."

"What are you two doing!" There was a loud shout, and the mine supervisor glared at Jiang Mingyue and Harden.

Jiang Mingyue winked at Harden, "Remember to inform the other brothers." After speaking, she hurried towards the mine.

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"Hurry up! Speed ​​up!"

In the wilderness leading to the Black Mountain Iron Mine Area, a troop of black cavalry was galloping at high speed. Even in the cold winter, the soldiers were still steaming from their bodies, and big beads of sweat rolled down.

In the forest to the south of Heifengkou, the Linchuan Corps used a trick to lure the enemy and annihilated the Second Cavalry Corps of Jiuyuan Province, killing [-] enemies and taking [-] prisoners.

In order to arrive at the attack position before the Dynasty Army stationed in the Heishan Iron Mine Area got the news, Lin Chuan ordered to gather all the captured horses and personally led Xiao Zhan's First Banner Regiment to conduct a surprise attack on the Heishan Iron Mine Area.

Many soldiers of the First Banner Regiment did not know how to ride horses, so they tied themselves directly to the horses with ropes. Fortunately, after passing the Heifengkou, there was a flat wilderness to the north. Except for some bumps, they became infantrymen on horseback. The speed has been increased by more than two times.

"General, ten miles ahead is the Black Mountain Iron Mine Area—" the scouts rushed from the front, reporting the latest news.

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