The military is a continuation of politics, and fighting on the surface is only one aspect, and in order to obtain tangible benefits, all kinds of private cooperation and vertical and horizontal are the core.

Argentina increased its forces on the front line, and the Paraguayan troops captured Morandi to gain a strategic advantage, which was severely weakened by the absolute strength of the enemy.

Paraguay and Argentina are fighting, Li Mingyuan is happy to see it, but for the sake of overall interests, Paraguay's heavy losses in the Misiones dispute will reduce the strength against Brazil, so he sent part of the artillery to support the Paraguayans to defend the city, that is, slowly bleed Argentina, and at the same time control the losses of both sides within a certain range to avoid the expansion of the war.

The San Javier Iron Mine is located about 30 miles from the Rio Gran do Sul border and is a piece of land of about 200 square kilometers that enters the border with Rio Gran do Sul.

Rio Gran do Sul lacks iron ore, a few days ago when Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu discussed the industrial layout, they mentioned the issue of obtaining iron ore, at that time Li Mingyuan appeased Liu Pu with the answer of obtaining iron ore from the outside, but in fact, at that time, Li Mingyuan was already thinking about how to seize the San Javier iron ore from the Argentine.

San Javier is not far from Pasu Fondú, and by taking San Javier, Rio Gran do Sul can have an iron ore mine on the mainland, which is of great importance for the industrial development and security of the country in its early years.

The sale of weapons to Paraguay, the two increases in the San Pedro area, the liaison with Ferna, and the imminent operation of an artillery battalion as a Paraguayan were all arranged around the acquisition of the San Javier iron mine.

The Argentines and Paraguayans fought on the front line, and the Chinese troops occupied the San Javier iron ore mine at the right time, and then immediately sent peace talks with the Argentines to force them to agree to exchange San Javier for the western part of the San Pedro River.

200 square kilometers of land for 300 square kilometers of land, Li Mingyuan has already saved enough face for the Argentines, if they do not agree, then naturally there are other ways to deal with it.

In Morandi City, Wang Dashan got up early and prepared to go outside the city for physical training.

"Brigade Commander Wang, wait a while, I want to train with the brigade commander."

Wang Dashan walked to the door, heard a voice from behind, nodded and said, "Give you two minutes, I'll leave first if it's late." ”

"Understood, sir." The battalion commander surnamed Wu put on a black military coat as he spoke, and in less than two minutes, he packed up, and the two of them jogged out of the residence together.

At dawn, after a simple half-hour of physical training, Wang Dashan and the battalion commander surnamed Wu began to walk back.

"Brigadier Commander, you should have a deep meaning when you take me to the banquet, right?"

The battalion commander surnamed Wu held back for two days and couldn't help asking.

"Of course there are other arrangements, otherwise it won't be possible to bring you here to eat?"

Wang Dashan made a joke and began to say with a straight face: "I can't tell you about this matter originally, but I speculate that Istigali will make a decision today, so it doesn't hurt to tell you earlier." ”

Wang Dashan put on his military uniform and said as he walked: "The Argentine reinforcements left Posadas four days ago, and according to the general pace of marching, they can reach the outposts of the two sides in three days, and a large-scale counterattack may break out within a week." ”

After Wang Dashan introduced the movement of the Argentine troops, he asked: "Battalion Commander Wu, you have been in Morandi for a day, what do you think of the situation of the Paraguayan troops?" ”

"Istigali said yesterday that the 3,000 soldiers reinforced in the rear will arrive in Morandi in two days, plus the current more than 4,000 troops in the city, with more ammunition and weapons, even if it is a little difficult to defend Morandi City, it can protect the city for ten days."

"What you said is all from Istigali, the Paraguayan soldiers are brave and brave, and the number of 7,000 soldiers should be about the same, but Istigali only said the advantages of the Paraguayan army, and did not mention the shortcomings."

"What does Brigade Commander Wang mean?"

"Battalion Commander Wu, do you think about it, when Istigali greeted us at the city gate yesterday, how many artillery pieces were there at the head of the city?"

"There were about a dozen guns of more than 100 millimeters. Twenty guns of 65-85 mm caliber, as for the smaller ones, the post did not look closely. ”

"More than 30 guns of more than 65 mm are not small to defend the city, but Battalion Commander Wu, do you feel anything abnormal about the Paraguayans' artillery?"

The battalion commander surnamed Wu commanded the artillery of the first battalion, and after Wang Dashan reminded him, he reacted quickly.

"The Paraguayans don't have ammunition boxes next to their artillery, they don't have enough ammunition!"

"Yes, the Paraguayan troops are short of ammunition, and the artillery they used to buy from the European powers was almost exhausted in the Paraguayan War, during which Britain imposed a blockade on Paraguay, and no country was willing to sell weapons to them, and after the war, Paraguay had no money to buy weapons, and some of the artillery they put on the tower was captured from the Argentines, and the other part was the old artillery that our army had eliminated."

"When Brigade Commander Wang said this, I remembered it, no wonder those small artillery pieces looked familiar, it turned out to be the guys we eliminated, I thought that those eliminated artillery pieces were distributed to the local garrison force!"

The battalion commander surnamed Wu said suddenly.

"The garrison is divided into a small half, and most of it is used to exchange girls with Paraguayans."

"Or the son of the world will do business, using obsolete artillery to find daughters-in-law for the brothers, I think the Paraguayans must be very reluctant!"

As the scale of transactions with Paraguayans continued to expand, a large number of Paraguayan women entered Rio Grande do Sul, and the previously sluggish blind date and family activities quickly became busy.

The Paraguayan women obtained were distributed according to the size of the unit's military merits, and the soldiers and officers at all levels with great merit were given priority to select the Paraguayan women they liked, and the battalion commander surnamed Wu, as a middle-level officer of the newly organized artillery brigade, was also given a quota to marry a 19-year-old white Paraguayan girl.

The battalion commander surnamed Wu married his wife, and while he was happy, he also looked down on the Paraguayans, barbarians are barbarians, how can there be a reason to push the women of his country out.

The battalion commander surnamed Wu ridiculed the Paraguayans for exchanging women for weapons and outfits, but ignored the worse plight of Han women under Manchu rule in the mainland.

In all dynasties, the people suffered disasters, and the Han court would prohibit forcing the people to be slaves even if they were afraid of face, and the Manchu government itself was a slave country, and the Manchus were the slaves of the Manchu Tartar emperors, and the Han people did not even have the qualifications to be slaves.

I don't know whether it is ridiculous or pathetic that such a backward regime has been able to rule the mainland for nearly 300 years!

What Wang Dashan wanted to say was that the Paraguayan troops lacked artillery to defend the city and suffered too much in the face of Argentine superior equipment, while Battalion Commander Wu had just married a beautiful wife, and he was happy for a while but focused on laughing at the Paraguayans.

Wang Dashan timely reminded the battalion commander surnamed Wu and explained to him that Li Mingyuan had dispatched an artillery battalion to help the Paraguayans defend the city.

And after the battalion commander surnamed Wu listened to the explanation, the smug mood of mocking the Paraguayans just now disappeared in an instant, and after eating a meal of Istigali, he wanted to stay and help them fight, and what he thought in his heart was not a taste.

"The command of the artillery battalion is your personal responsibility, and you don't have to worry about the interference of Istigali."

Wang Dashan patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Helping Istigali defend the city is part of the prince's plan to intervene in the conflict of Misiones, after negotiating with Istigali, the artillery battalion will immediately rush to Morandi to cooperate with Istigali to defend the city, and your credit will be indispensable after the battle." ”

All the plans were formulated by Li Mingyuan himself, and the battalion commander surnamed Wu could only obey orders even if he didn't understand it.