However, Jiang Bin is not too worried, because according to the situation reflected from the west, the Kaman people have followed the agreement and exerted huge military pressure on the Taixuanfu area where a large number of troops have been assembled. It is impossible for the Northwest Army in the Taixuanfu area to withdraw. With the arrival of troops, they were lucky to be able to protect themselves. He was a little worried about another force of his own that was moving quickly on the southern front. It was said that it had controlled the most important iron mine in the south of Lulong Prefecture, although it was still some distance away from Longdong Partridge Pass in the south, and there was still a gap in between. There is a six-pan mountain range, and it is still very difficult for the Northwest Army entrenched there to go north. However, they still have to be reminded to be careful to avoid accidents. After all, Li Wufeng uses troops differently from ordinary people.
Heishiji was originally an inconspicuous town in the south of Lulong Prefecture, but since the discovery of rich iron ore here thirty years ago, the situation has changed drastically. After repeated explorations, the Imperial Administration of Industry and Mines determined that there was extremely rich iron ore here, enough to be mined for more than a hundred years, which caused earth-shaking changes here. The Imperial Administration of Industry and Mines built two large mines here on behalf of the central government of the empire, and built a large smelting plant. Beiyuan County and Lulong Prefecture also built a mine each on behalf of local governments at various levels. However, compared with the five major mines in the empire, The super-large mine built by the Miao family after getting approval from the central government of the empire dwarfs these government-run mines. Surrounding these large mines are dozens of small privately owned mines, all of which were gradually developed by well-connected businessmen and gentry after obtaining government support.
The development of a large number of mines has attracted a large influx of labor. Just a few large mines have tens of thousands of workers. Adding various small mines, the number of miners gathered in Heishiji will exceed 20,000. Such a large number of consumer groups will inevitably attract the entry of a large number of consumer industries. The entire Blackstone Collection has shown an abnormal prosperity. Teahouses, hotels, casinos, pawn shops, and casinos are all extremely prosperous, making Blackstone Collection the only company in Lulong Prefecture. The second largest town after Fucheng.
At this time, Heishiji had completely fallen into anarchy. Because this partial division of the Taiping Army first detoured to the west and then went back in the opposite direction, it surrounded Heishiji in one fell swoop. A large number of merchants were trapped in Heishiji Town and had not yet had time to escape. They all surrendered without mercy. They were all merchants from all over the empire, and most of them came here to buy iron products. They carried a large amount of cash and banknotes with them. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the situation in various places suddenly changed, and there was chaos everywhere. The helpless businessmen had no choice but to huddle in this collection of black stones, hoping that God would open their eyes and escape this disaster.
As the leader of this partial division, the young man could not suppress the excitement in his heart. He thought that the land under his feet was so rich. He led his troops on horseback to patrol the streets. The hustle and bustle of the past was vaguely visible. There was something hidden behind these tall buildings and mansions. How much unknown wealth, the young man's mouth revealed a cold smile.
"General, I'm afraid there's something wrong with what you're doing, right?" In the dense hall, the young man had just issued the order, and the last person he had attacked had already stood up in a hurry, "The Shengguo Wenxiang Mansion has issued an order, asking us to Handle the property issues of these businessmen and gentry with caution. If you confiscate all their assets like this, I am afraid it is somewhat inconsistent with the decree of the Prime Minister Wen’s office!"
"Hey, what do you think we should do? Should we let these maggots freely enjoy the bloody wealth they obtained from us miners and slave brothers? Or should we let them take away this wealth?" The young man's expression immediately changed. He became colder, with red threads appearing in his eyes, and bursts of crazy murderous intent in his eyes, "Can you ask the brothers who just joined us here if they agree? Ask all the suffering brothers in the holy religion, Your Majesty, if they agree. ?”
"Yes, these pigs and dogs are like vampires, endlessly sucking the blood of our miners and draining our oil. We will never tolerate these guys continuing to dominate under the rule of the Holy Church. ! We will never agree!" Two middle-aged men who looked like miners stood up excitedly, waving their powerful hands, and their emotions were a little impulsive. They were all miners liberated by the Taiping Army after they captured the Black Stone Collection. Most of them were slaves. They all asked to join the Crusaders, and the young general immediately agreed.
"But, ``````" Under the glare of everyone nearby, the thin young man who stood up to express his objection seemed unable to withstand the pressure of everyone's gaze. He couldn't help shrinking, but he still mustered up the courage to say: "But this will have a negative impact on our future development!"
"Hmph! Adverse effects?! What adverse effects?! We have the poor people in the world to rely on, and we just want to eradicate these rotten parasites. This time we just confiscated their property, not killing them, but hope If they can behave honestly, we will continue to investigate. Those among them who are rich and unkind, we must not show mercy, and we must let their own blood wash away their own sins!"
The young general was high-spirited and passed through Jizhan Town. The officers and soldiers fled in the face of the wind and did not encounter any decent enemies at all. At this time, nearly 10,000 slave miners joined his army, and his strength was even more swollen. The most important thing is that a large number of weapons were obtained from several iron workshops, many of which were ordered by the Imperial Army, including knives, spears, shields, iron leaf armor, etc., enough to equip more than 30,000 people, which not only satisfied This not only met the needs of the additional 10,000 troops, but also improved and supplemented the weapons of his original troops, which greatly enhanced his self-confidence.
And the large amount of money and materials obtained from these merchants and local merchants and gentry gathered in the market town is enough to double the size of his team and still maintain it for half a year. By then, his status in the Holy Kingdom will definitely be greatly improved. promote. Maybe it won't be long before he can get rid of his status as the commander-in-chief of a partial division, command the entire army of the entire government, and become a veritable army commander of a government. It seems that we have to squeeze out these weak businessmen, and maybe we have to kill a few more to have the effect of killing chickens and scaring monkeys. In this way, the income will definitely be more generous. Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but look at his face. He showed a proud and evil smile.
"What's going on?" Wu Feng hurriedly walked into the tent. He had just fallen asleep and rested when he was woken up by the guards. He was indeed feeling a little unhappy, but he also knew that something important must happen, otherwise Mulig would not come in such a hurry. Send for yourself.
"Sir, there is an emergency." Mulige's auburn face showed excitement, and he reported excitedly: "The enemy's whereabouts have been discovered, and it is very beneficial to us."
"Oh?" Wu Feng also became interested when he heard it. Is he just too lucky? He just stepped out of the Liupan Mountain area. He finally asked to take a rest, but before he could lie down, the enemy came
"What's going on? Tell me in detail." After calming down, Wu Feng returned to his usual calmness.
"Sir, just now our scout team captured several suspicious people thirty miles away from our camp. After investigation, they were all businessmen who escaped from Blackstone and provided us with information about where the enemy is now in Blackstone. The basic situation." Mulig waved his hand and motioned for his men to bring up the captured businessman.
Taking advantage of this free time, Wu Feng frowned and asked, "Have their identities been confirmed? Is there any fraud?"
"Don't worry, sir, there is absolutely no problem. I have checked it over and over again myself." Mulige said with his chest raised.
"Well, that's good, don't let the Taiping Cult people set traps for us and it will become a joke." Wu Feng let out a sigh and said, "How could they escape?"
"There are still some joints in the middle. If you are worried later, you might as well ask more carefully." Mulig replied with a smile.
Three middle-aged men in shabby clothes were brought up quickly. Probably due to the tight time, they didn't have time to change their clothes. They still looked gray and sluggish, but their faces were downcast. With a bit of joy, perhaps he was glad that he had escaped from the den of tigers and wolves in Blackstone Collection.
The three of them noticed the difference as soon as they stepped into the big tent. They were brought into this tent after repeated inspections. At that time, a general who probably looked like a general interrogated them carefully for a long time before sending the three to the tent. When they returned to custody, they saw the brown-faced general standing under one of the plainclothes young men. He was obviously in a subordinate position. They couldn't help but feel strange. The eyes of the three of them suddenly fell on Wu Feng.
"This is Duke Li Wufeng, the military and political envoy to the northwest of the empire and the governor of Northern Luzon. Why don't you show your courtesy?!" Mulige, who was standing aside, said seriously, his eyes like torches, which made the three of them shrink back.
"Ah?!" The three of them trembled with surprise, "Sir! You have to make the decision for us!"
The three of them knelt down on the ground in unison, with tears streaming down their faces, and howled loudly: "Sir, you must make the decision for us. Those damned cult rebels are so lawless. They have tortured us for many years. All the belongings I had worked so hard to accumulate were plundered, and I was simply more cruel than a bandit!"
It seems that the appearance of Wu Feng and his army gave these people endless hope. The fear and fear they had suffered from the humiliation in the past few days were suddenly released. Several grown men were crawling like women. Wu Feng cried bitterly at his feet, and the old smell was hard for Wu Feng to accept for a while.
Although I am very disdainful of these people's effeminate behavior, but think about how these guys have been used to a luxurious life of pampering and pampering. They have never suffered such torture. It is already very difficult to be able to walk away and escape. Not bad, these guys will be of some use to him in the future, at least let them go back and promote his glorious image, so Wu Feng tried his best to suppress the disgust in his heart, put on a pleasant appearance, and comforted: " The third one invites you, Li Wufeng is late and has made you suffer, please rest assured, Li will never let the barbaric behavior of this group of cult traitors continue, and must find justice for you!"
The loud and powerful words made the three people kneeling at Wu Feng's feet suddenly have infinite hope. Their gratitude and respect for Wu Feng was as high as a mountain. For a moment, they didn't know what to say.
Wu Feng didn't talk nonsense with them. He was more concerned about the situation of the Crusaders currently stationed in Black Stone Collection, especially their quantity configuration and deployment. Of course, the three businessmen actively cooperated and told everything they saw and heard, which indeed provided the Wu Feng side with a lot of valuable information.
It turned out that each of these three people was a landowner in the southern part of Lulong. When they realized that the situation was deteriorating, they fled into Blackstone Collection. Unexpectedly, they were caught by the Crusaders who captured Blackstone Collection, and the other two were After the three mine owners of Blackstone were captured by the Crusaders, they were forced to hand over all their money, gold and silver. In addition, their performance was not very eye-catching, so the Crusaders let the three of them return to their respective homes in Blackstone. Waiting for processing, originally they did not want to take such a big risk to escape, but they found that several relatively large mine owners were still not allowed to leave the Taiping Army prison after all their properties were confiscated. Only then did they realize that the situation was somewhat Something was not quite right. After the three of them discussed it, they simply fled at night with some treasures that were easy to keep. However, they were still blocked by the rebels when they escaped from the Black Stone Collection. Fortunately, several of them were blocked only this time. They were slave miners who joined the Crusaders, and the two mine owners treated them quite well. After offering all the treasures and the advice of acquaintances, the Taiping leader finally let them go. Able to escape.
After repeated interrogations, Wu Feng was finally convinced that the situation of the enemy's houses in Heishiji was under his control. After the people left, Wufeng made a prompt decision and immediately asked Mulige to arrange for the scouts to spread out as quickly as possible to understand the surroundings of Heishiji. situation and began to discuss a raid plan.
"Sir, I think we can no longer wait for the scouts to report back. Soldiers are very fast. The time is urgent now. The situation is relatively clear. The enemy is still in a state of carnival. Most of the patrols and warning troops sent were sent two days ago. The slave soldiers who have just joined have no experience at all. We can take this opportunity to catch them off guard and destroy them in one fell swoop. If there is a slight delay and the enemy discovers our whereabouts, or other circumstances arise, it will be difficult to achieve full success in one battle. "Mulige suggested with some anxiety. The Black Stone Collection is less than forty miles away from his camping area. Once discovered by enemy scouts, all plans will be in vain. If this opportunity is lost, the Taiping Army will again The addition of 10,000 able-bodied miners, coupled with the sufficient supply of weapons from the Black Stone Collection, will bring unnecessary losses to one's own side.
Wufeng also nodded. In fact, while arranging the scouts to go out, he was also considering the issue of fighter planes. It was a shame to delay the fighter planes. Now that he heard Mu Lige's words, he was even more determined to attack quickly. confidence. Thank you all for your long-term support. I'm sorry for the delay due to publishing issues. Because the book is updated too quickly and too much online, many publishers are unwilling to publish it. It is said that Shanda Literature has a rule that if a book published there gets 1,000 pre-order tickets, it can be published physically. I hope to support Regan's book. Friends and readers can make a reservation in Shanda’s book section. As long as you register at Shanda, you will be approved for pre-ordering. There are no other requirements. Please support this book and my book friends and readers to realize my dream of publishing. Regan hereby expresses his most sincere gratitude to the book friends and readers who have continued to support me, regardless of whether they book or not.
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