Chapter 1301 The tool man who can't stay out of the way
Di Xin lowered his head and looked at Xizi who was smoothing his brow, his eyes becoming more and more gentle.
"My dear concubine, do you have any good ideas?"
Being caught doing something small, Xizi blushed and her voice became more tactful.
"It's not a good idea. It's just a countermeasure that I and Master Shen discussed. Your Highness still needs to decide whether it is feasible."
Di Xin grabbed her hand back and said, "Let's talk about it."
"Um!"
Xizi snuggled into Di Xin's arms, nodded slightly and said, "Your Highness, do you still remember the small country in Nanyang?"
"That country composed of descendants of merchants from Dali and Dashi, as well as local indigenous people?"
"Um!"
Xizi exhaled and said: "We don't have enough manpower here. If we can hire manpower from small countries in Southeast Asia to mine minerals, then the speed of mining can naturally be increased."
If quality is not enough, quantity must be met.
Di Xin laughed, couldn't help but squeeze Xizi's little hand, and praised: "Thanks for being Gu's beloved concubine, this method is indeed good."
Di Xin didn't use much force, but Xizi still snorted and said modestly: "It's not just me. This is Master Shen's suggestion. I think it's feasible, so I came to report it to His Highness."
"That's why Gu's beloved concubine is so powerful."
There were only two of them in the left and right rooms, and Shen Qianhua's contribution would not be erased, so Di Xin was naturally willing to coax Xizi more.
"Your Highness knows how to make me happy."
Xizi's face turned even redder, and he couldn't help but scold Di Xin before continuing to talk about business: "Your Highness, do people from this small country in Nanyang dare to agree to our employment?"
"After all, they still have to worry about Dashi..."
After Di Xin felt that Xizi's body was no longer cold, he took her to the map hanging on the wall.
On the map, the strongholds of Dali and Dashi are marked with different symbols, and outside the battlefields of the two sides, there is a special symbol representing the small country in Nanyang.
Show neutral.
Di Xin looked at the map and thought for a moment, then suddenly pointed to a mountain range close to the small Nanyang country and said: "If we occupy this place, won't the Great Eclipse be able to threaten the small Nanyang country?"
After years of training, Xizi also understands a little bit about military affairs.
She looked at the place pointed by Di Xin, and after observing for a moment, she suddenly said with a little excitement: "Your Highness is right, if you can occupy this mountain range, if Dashi wants to attack the small country in Nanyang, you can only cross this mountain in the south.
A river.”
"But this is a circular river. If they want to cross the river, other than building it, they can only drag it across from the land."
In other words, as long as the mountain range pointed by Di Xin is occupied, the small Nanyang country will only be under the control of the Dali Expeditionary Force.
Of course, this is also because An Junshan and Ouyang Xuan pushed the front line far enough to have this opportunity.
Without the restraint of Dashi, they would have no way to refuse the request of the Dali Expeditionary Force.
As for the armed troops of the small Nanyang country during this period, in Di Xin's eyes, they were like children with toys and were not dangerous at all.
The only trouble is that marching in this weather is too torture for the soldiers.
However, war is like this. The battle situation changes rapidly, and no one can guarantee that there will be no sacrifices at all.
At present, Dashi has not discovered that their efficiency in mining minerals is insufficient. If they do not take advantage of this moment to occupy the mountain range, and wait until Dashi reacts, it will be difficult to succeed.
Just as Emperor Xin would not allow a small country in Nanyang to take refuge in Dashi, Dashi would never allow a small country in Nanyang to be controlled by the Dali Expeditionary Force.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, the troops at the front cannot move.
Several strongholds near the newly established bridgehead camp must be backed up at any time and cannot be moved arbitrarily.
Di Xin thought for a moment, pointed to a few strongholds that were not far away, and said: "From these strongholds, deploy five thousand soldiers and horses."
"My beloved concubine."
He ordered: "The logistics cotton clothes and ammunition should first be provided to these five thousand soldiers, so that they do not die on the battlefield with the enemy but fall on the march."
In this weather, he didn't want to overwork Xizi, but without Shen Qianhua, Xizi was the only one who was familiar with the logistics, and only she could handle these things.
"I know."
Xizi hummed slightly.
"Without further delay, I will go make arrangements first."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, concubine."
Di Xin nodded, and suddenly grabbed Xizi who had just come out of his arms, stretched out his hand to take off her cloak, and then put his own cloak on the hanger on the side over her.
"Put this on, this will keep you warm."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
Xizi did not refuse. After Ren Dixin tied it up for him, he walked out of the command room.
"Here comes someone."
After Xizi left, Di Xin called in a few people and issued the order.
The next day, several convoys left the camp, carrying prepared cotton clothes, ammunition and Di Xin's orders, and headed towards several strongholds established by Di Xin yesterday.
After receiving the order, the team put on new cotton-padded clothes and replenished enough ammunition, then gathered at the place designated by Di Xin, and then headed towards the mountains outside the small Nanyang country.
Accompanying them were the envoys sent by Emperor Xin.
The mission of the envoy is not to get the small Southeast Asian countries to surrender to Dali, but to get them to agree to the request of the Dali Expeditionary Force and send people out to help mine the mines.
Although it is semi-forced, the rewards that should be given will be given.
If a small Nanyang country is willing to sell the minerals mined within its territory to the expeditionary force, it can also purchase them at a higher market price.
Not surprisingly, in the face of Emperor Xin's request, the small country in Nanyang naturally had no reason to refuse.
Of course, there is no ability to refuse.
A group of people hired from a small country in Nanyang, after paying a deposit, came to the mine controlled by the Dali Expeditionary Force under the escort of a group of soldiers.
With enough manpower, the mining efficiency of the mine quickly improved.
By the time Dashi reacted, the expeditionary force's ammunition had returned to normal supply, and there was even a slight surplus.
Under the strong firepower suppression, Dashi also extinguished his original small thoughts.
No longer eager to move.
At the same time, a piece of news that could not be determined to be true or false also came out.
It is said that the reason why Dashi's response was so slow this time was because there were disputes at the command level, and the returning deputy commander repeatedly opposed the commander-in-chief.
Of course, since these are just rumors, no one in the command of the Dashi Army can tell the truth clearly.
Except for Di Xin who was far away on the other side.
When the news reached Di Xin's ears after traveling through thousands of miles, he just picked up the tea on the table and covered the slightly raised corners of his mouth.