Three hundred miles north of Mucheng, the mountains are covered with mountains and forests, and the Heishan Mountains run across the east and west, separating the Nanchuan Province from Jiuyuan Province and becoming a natural dividing line.

There are all kinds of forests, lakes, hills and mountains in the Nanchuan Province, and there is also the Sanggan River that flows down the Dagu Glacier.

Compared with the various terrain scenery of Nanchuan Province, Jiuyuan Province, which is separated from Nanchuan Province by a mountain, looks particularly single in the terrain.

Jiuyuan Province is a mountain basin with a flat terrain that is comparable to the wasteland. Although it is a basin, its area is more than twice that of the Nanchuan Province, and it is more than a thousand miles from east to west.

The Jiuyuan Basin is lush with water and grass. Every summer, the mountain flowing water around the surrounding areas merges into the Jiuyuan Province, forming countless lakes and rivers, which are beautiful.

During the three-year severe drought in the Far Eastern Dynasty, only Jiuyuan Province was safe from the northern provinces. Five million people lived and worked in Jiuyuan Province in peace and contentment, just like a paradise.

The unique region of Jiuyuan Province has become one of the five major horse-producing places in the dynasty, transporting tens of thousands of good horses to the army every year. Jiuyuan Province itself also has a cavalry garrison force of 30,000 people.

Since Lin Nuoyan led the Nanchuan Army to occupy the northern part of Nanchuan Province, Jiuyuan Province sent troops south to attack several times at the order of the dynasty, but they were all blocked by the Nanchuan Army in the forest of the Black Mountains and returned in vain.

Because the Jiuyuan Garrison Cavalry Corps has many cavalry and few infantry, it is no match for the Nanchuan Army in the Black Mountain Forest. Therefore, although they are willing to go south to attack the Nanchuan Army, they are always unable to do so.

However, as the Nanchuan army gained a foothold in Mucheng, the Dynasty army retreated to Sanggan River, and the garrison troops of Jiuyuan Province also retreated.

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

Although the Jiuyuan cavalry is powerful, the rich pastures, Montenegro iron ore, and millions of people in the Jiuyuan province are more attractive.

As long as it occupied the Jiuyuan Province, the Nanchuan Army would have a solid rear, which would not only form a powerful cavalry mobile force, but also raise a lot of money and food.

However, Lin Nuoyan also knew that it was impossible for the Nanchuan Army to eat Jiuyuan Province in one bite, and might even destroy his teeth, because in addition to the 30,000 powerful cavalry troops, the Jiuyuan Province had 50,000 or 60,000 private soldiers in Jiuyuan City alone, and these private soldiers were not weaker than the regular army of the dynasty.

If the Nanchuan Army really wants to forcibly capture Jiuyuan Province, then the Nanchuan Army will eventually waste itself to death.

Although I couldn't eat Jiuyuan Province in one bite, I would like to slowly plan it. Nanchuan Army General Lin Nuoyan set the goal of the first phase of the Black Mountain Iron Mine in the southern part of Jiuyuan Province.

If the Black Mountain iron ore is occupied, the raw materials for the weapons manufacture of Jiuyuan Province will be cut off. At the same time, the Nanchuan Army will be able to update the currently broken weapons and equipment and improve combat power.

You should know that Montenegro Iron Mine is one of the top iron mine areas among the 56 provinces of the dynasty. Nearly 50,000 people work in the mining area all year round.

Montenegro Iron Mine can produce countless weapons and armors every year to send them to the dynasty army, occupying Montenegro Iron Mine, which is equivalent to owning a treasure mountain.

For this operation, the Nanchuan Army Command specially sent a whole army of troops, and Linchuan's First Corps was responsible for the task of occupying the Black Mountain Iron Mine Area and defending it.

To be honest, Lin Chuan, the commander of the First Corps, was not very sure. After all, the First Corps had only 30,000 people, most of them were recruits. Moreover, the First Corps had very few weapons and equipment. Almost two soldiers had a sword, and the armor was even rarer. A thousand-person team had less than one hundred armors, and many of them were captured by the Dynasty army.

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

Because if an army is obtained by seizing even basic weapons and equipment, it will not have much future and will be no different from bandits.

The importance of Montenegro iron ore was very important to the dynasty and even more important to the Nanchuan Army.

In early December, the first heavy snow in winter slowly fell, and 30,000 soldiers of the First Corps led by Lin Chuan drove out of the camp and marched towards the north.

The offensive plan this time was kept confidential, so Lin Chuan's First Corps set out at night, with a long dragon winding for several miles and heading towards the north.

The December night was cold and the snow was overwhelmed. The march was extremely difficult, but after several months of intensive training, the Nanchuan Army was no longer the Xing Tu Army.

The military discipline of the Nanchuan army is now more strict. A soldier in the army is the backbone and values ​​military merits. Not only did the soldiers not feel any dissatisfaction with such a snowy night marching, but instead they were all like chicken blood.

Because compared to the devil's training on the training ground, which is worse than life and death, the simple marching now is like heaven.

Now the entire Nanchuan Army is trained according to the training outline compiled by Lin Chuan. In addition to training the soldiers' physical fitness, there are also military formation battles, swordsmanship, archery techniques, and fighting techniques.

The soldiers were tortured by the soldiers to death, but the effect was also significant. The soldiers of the Nanchuan Army now all made great progress in all aspects like little tigers.

Now that we are heading north to attack the Black Mountain Iron Mine, the soldiers are very excited. According to the new military rules of the Nanchuan Army, killing an enemy can obtain ten copper coins, and half of the seized things can be handed over. Therefore, the current Nanchuan Army soldiers are no longer afraid of war, but are eager for war.

War can not only bring them wealth, but also status. Through military achievements, they can become sergeants or officers. After three years of retirement, they can also get a considerable retirement fee. If they are unfortunately killed in battle, there is no need to worry.

Their family will receive a large pension. If they have children, the Nanchuan Army will take care of him until he is an adult and can be selected to study in the War Academy or join the military first.

It can be said that what the Nanchuan Army is now implementing the politics of the army. Everything is centered on the army, and everything is closer to the army and linked to the army.

After all, the Nanchuan Army is surrounded by dynasty territory, and if you are not careful, you will be in danger of destruction. Therefore, ensuring that the army is strong enough can ensure other things.

Now in the Nanchuan Army controlled area, countless young and strong men are scrambling to join the army, but the Nanchuan Army Command has only maintained the organization of four corps under the pressure of weapons and equipment.

However, if a war really occurs, the Nanchuan Army will be able to form three to five corpses to fight in a short period of time. This is the advantage of the Nanchuan Army's implementation of a series of policies now.
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