However, although there is no mining value here, it is beneficial to cultivate a group of metallurgical talent reserves in advance. In the short term, the financial pressure may increase, but in the long term, it can provide a solid foundation for future tin smelting.
Provide a good foundation. Besides, I am not smelting on a large scale, I am just trying it out in a small way to let my tribe get familiar with this new metal in advance.
Hua Xi also left this matter to Jiang Wei, and the person he was looking for was required to be from the Chinese ethnic group.
While Hua Xi was fiddling with his calculations here, the garrison army on the other side was about to arrive.
The marching route of the army is: Changyang City - Gouhe - Beishuiquan - Yingshan. The army will build fortifications in Beishuiquan and Yingshan respectively, and start a life-or-death battle with the mountain garrison.
The mountain road is not easy to walk. This is true for the Changyang army, and it is even more true for the mountain garrison because the road taken by the mountain garrison is more rugged and difficult to walk than the Changyang people. The huge army is crowded on the rugged and steep mountain road, and from time to time
Some mountain garrisonmen who were walking on the edge stumbled and fell off the cliff when passing some cliffs. Therefore, the journey from the outskirts of Jinling Mountains to Changyang City was only three days, but due to the crowding of the army and the rugged road, it actually took
It's been a week and it hasn't arrived yet
Fortunately, Jiang Xue and several of his subordinates were very familiar with the terrain and environment in this area. After many setbacks, they finally arrived at Gouhe, more than 20 miles away, in the early morning of the next day.
{The straight line from Jinling to Changyang is thirty miles, but there are two roads. The road Jiang Xue is currently taking is a relatively remote and distant one} Gouhe River is the furthest north that most hunters in Changyang can reach.
Occasionally, hunters will be brave enough to organize teams of dozens of people to hunt here. Not only wild animals often appear here, but also occasionally they can encounter some mountain guards descending from the mountain and a few lone mountain guards. The hunters will also carry out hunting.
If attacked, they will usually adopt an evasive approach, and will only fight back unless they are cornered by the garrison.
Beyond the Gouhe River is a strange area that ordinary Changyang people are not familiar with. Very few people dare to come here to hunt because occasionally some villages inhabited by mountain guards have begun to appear along the way.
According to the latest military information reported by Tanma, the main force of the mountain garrison is also pressing towards this road. However, they have not yet left the ground of Jinling. The rugged road and the bad weather make it difficult for people to move. Now think about it, if the mountain garrison does not take advantage of
Before the ice and snow closed the mountains, they came out to loot a batch of supplies for the winter. I'm afraid they will have a hard time this year. Now, although the temperature has dropped a lot, they can still march and fight.
In just one night, the army walked dozens of kilometers of very rugged mountain roads overnight, and finally arrived at the first defensive counterattack site - Beishuiquan. Among the troops led by Jiang Xue were dozens of wizards from various clans. These wizards were surprised to find
, Beishui Spring does not refer to a spring, but a mountain range and flat land covered with large forests and grasslands. What surprised them even more is that the medicinal plants growing here are very rich. To the naked eye, there are almost sheets of medicinal materials.
In front of you, there is simply a land of treasures piled with copper coins!
After learning this amazing news from the wizards of their respective clans, some Xingsima and the generals below even wanted to settle down here temporarily and seize the large green treasure of Beishui Spring.
Jiang Xue had visited Beishuiquan five or six times before, but as he knew nothing about medicinal materials, he never thought that this place was the home of various medicinal materials!
It is absolutely impossible to say that Jiang Xue did not have such selfish motives. I am afraid that even he would not believe it, but Jiang Xue is indeed a man with some courage and a big picture view.
Still know
Jiang Xue sternly refuted those generals who made the call to seize Beishuiquan. The fact was clearly before his eyes. Not to mention the mountain garrison arriving in an instant, even the three troops behind him would never be able to allow them to comfortably occupy this place by that time.
If there is a conflict over the North Water Spring, which is rich in medicinal herbs, then the battle will be lost without having to fight.
After Jiang Xue's explicit order and actual actions (slashing three junior officers who disobeyed the command on the spot), there was no opposition in the entire army, and the slogans supporting Jiang Xue seemed to be shouted louder.
Not long after dawn broke on the next day, the army under Jiang Xue's galloping for another day arrived at Yingshan. Three miles after entering the Yingshan area, the situation here was even worse than that of Beishuiquan.
They were even more shocked when they arrived
If Beishuiquan is a green ocean, then this is a land of the dead full of death.
Stones, stone mountains, patches of stone and silt green seem to be unpopular here. Except for occasionally seeing some strong plants growing with difficulty in the cracks of the rocks, there is no trace of green or other colors everywhere.
It's so gray, it's like entering the desert of hell
Jiang Xue had also passed Yingshan when he went to Jinling in the past, but he always passed by it on the edge and knew nothing about the facade of Yingshan. If it weren't for the fact that the march map indicated that the terrain here was steep and could be used as a defensive position, I'm afraid Jiang Xue would have
Still, I haven’t had a chance to come in and take a walk.
If Hua Xi were here, I'm afraid he would be so surprised that he could see the mine as far as the eye could see. This is a huge tin deposit exposed on the surface of the earth, and it was lying so carelessly in front of everyone.
In front of her, people didn't notice her at all
"Oh, the people in the next few legions are really lucky. They can collect them at Beishuiquan..."
"Who says it's not the case? Look at the place where we are stationed. It is simply a lifeless place..."
The soldiers were talking in low voices, their breaths filled with a sour taste.
At this point, there is no point in being upset and depressed. The only important thing to do now is to build fortifications as soon as possible to face the mountain garrison.
However, Jiang Xue faced a very real problem: there were stones everywhere, but there was no wood.
When it comes to building fortifications, yes, stone is definitely stronger than wood, and its defensive capabilities are more durable. However, the shapes and sizes of stones are different, making it difficult to build effective fortifications. Stones and wood must be coordinated and matched.
Jiang Xue's mind was spinning rapidly. After a moment, she stood up and shouted to Sima Xing on the left and right: "You, immediately bring a few teams of people to search near Yingshan to see where there are trees that can be cut down, and
Build defenses as soon as possible!"
"You, immediately send detective horses to Luanhe River to lead a team of mountain garrison to conduct reconnaissance. I want to know every move of the garrison. They also know clearly when they stop to urinate and defecate."
"And you, why are you still standing around? Immediately send people to occupy the narrow and dangerous heights nearby, and deploy archers from a high position."
One order after another was shouted out from his mouth and carried out by his subordinates, quite like a general.