Nanyang, the landing point of the Dali Expeditionary Force.
After overtime construction, this place is no longer just an empty beach.
In the newly built port, five ferries extend long from the shore into the deep sea. Building ships, fighting ships, and sterns stay in different positions according to the size of regulations. Several patrol fighting ships protect this sea area.
On the beach, camps stood up one after another, and countless defensive measures built this place into a strong fortress.
The surrounding jungle has been cleared, and any enemy troops who want to attack here will be in a situation of no danger.
This is the bridgehead of the expeditionary force.
Di Xin's first lesson in Nanyang.
In the study and command post, Ouyang Xuan pushed open the door and placed a folder on the table in front of Di Xin. He frowned and asked, "Your Highness, a spy has come to report that the small country in Nanyang has made some small moves."
"oh?"
Di Xin raised his eyebrows, casually picked up the folding book he sent in, and asked, "What's the little trick?"
Ouyang Xuan said: "An iron mine near that small country has traces of mining."
Di Xin's gaze also happened to fall on the fold.
That small country in Nanyang thought it was very secretive, but little did they know that their whereabouts could not be hidden from the two expeditionary armies of Dali and Dashi.
Although the two armies are in confrontation, monitoring the movements of a small country does not take much energy, it is just a convenient matter.
Even the iron mine on the brochure was discovered by spies sent by Ouyang Xuan to follow people from the small Southeast Asian country.
The brochure has shown that the iron ore is quite rich in resources.
Di Xin thought for a moment, raised his head and asked, "How far is that iron mine from us?"
Ouyang Xuan replied: "If other factors are not considered, we can advance the front line to that position in a month, but this will deviate from the previously planned route."
The purpose of the two expeditionary armies is of course not to occupy every inch of land in Nanyang.
Not to mention their current military strength, even if they mobilize tens of thousands of elite troops, it would be impossible for them to do it.
Their occupation of the land of Nanyang is more like a close call.
In key places such as certain passes, water sources and even mines, whoever can seize more places will have a greater advantage.
Apart from that, it is useless no matter how much territory you occupy.
Because even if you occupy a certain place, as long as you are stuck in some key places, it is like being locked up and beaten.
The purpose of the two armies to seize key points is to drive the other side out of Nanyang.
Everything else is unimportant.
Because, although the iron mine is rich in resources, since it is not on their naturalization route, they can only give up temporarily.
"In that case..."
Di Xin put down the fold and said: "Follow the previous strategy, just continue to observe. If we can't move, we won't do such a thankless thing."
Ouyang Xuan raised his hand and said, "Yes, I will obey."
"Okay, let's get down!"
Di Xin waved his hand and said: "Keep an eye on some of the mines discovered nearby, don't let them be destroyed by the big food, this is the business!"
"yes!"
Ouyang Xuan handed over his hand again and then withdrew.
Di Xin chuckled: "A country controlled by businessmen..."
Then he closed his eyes.
Without strength, you can only be controlled by others.
The small country in Nanyang was formed by merchants from the Eastern Continent and the Western Ocean, mixed with the descendants of the local indigenous people. At the beginning, it was just to serve the caravans traveling between the two places.
However, human desires are endless.
And maybe it's not just that, it's also because of the sense of security.
A country with merchants as its main body naturally welcomes trade, but even when it comes to private caravans from the Eastern Continent and the Western Ocean, the small Southeast Asian countries have always been passive.
They don't have enough strength, so they can only abide by the rules set by the merchants of the two continents and survive in the cracks.
When sovereignty is no longer in one's own hands, life safety is out of the question.
Even if the caravans from the two places are willing, it will be easy to destroy the entire country or replace a new group of rulers.
Therefore, with the acquiescence of the rulers of Nanyang, people who attempt to change the pattern of Nanyang continue to emerge.
Just because of the continuous suppression of the caravans from the two places, all operations failed in the end, and even the rulers changed several batches for this purpose.
But no matter how obedient a ruler is, when he finds out that he has the opportunity to take his destiny into his own hands, he will never give up the opportunity to try.
This time, the confrontation between the two expeditionary armies in the South Seas forced the caravan trade between the two continents to end, and they also ushered in the opportunity they had been waiting for.
But they also know that this kind of regular army is more difficult to resist than those privately armed caravans.
Therefore, although they got a chance to breathe, they did not expand their military force openly. Instead, they slowly collected iron ore and other war preparation materials that were previously prohibited from being mined, and equipped their own army bit by bit.
But in fact, both Di Xin and Dashi were aware of these little tricks.
I'm just too lazy to care.
A small country that has never had a strong military force, even if it takes advantage of this period to increase its strength, it will not be dangerous to the two armies at all.
Instead of wasting time to take a detour to deal with a small country that is not in danger, it is more important to take the opportunity to control one more pass.
Of course, although I don't care, I can't really let it go.
You still have to watch some.
After all, if such a small country is absorbed by the other side, it will be a big trouble.
But taking a detour to conquer it is not that cost-effective.
Of course, it was also the spy sent by Ouyang Xuan who also discovered Dashi's scouts next to that small country, so Di Xin was sure that the other party had the same idea as him.
As long as the small country in Nanyang stayed in its small corner peacefully, even if it wanted to build a few weapons or something, Di Xin and Dashi would still be left to that small country.
In their eyes, they only have each other.
"Big food..."
Di Xin opened his eyes, then narrowed them slightly.
After establishing their respective bridgeheads, the two parties maintained restraint during this period due to a silent understanding. Even if teams encountered each other, they would usually just leave on alert.
But this restrained tranquility should be coming to an end soon.
Di Xin's eyes were focused on another booklet.
What is marked on the fold is a pass that the scouts discovered during their exploration.
A pass that must not fall into enemy hands.
The peaceful days are coming to an end, and with them comes the storm that has been foreshadowed for a long time.
"The war has begun long ago, and here is the official announcement!"