The North Demon Plain is rich in underground mineral deposits, and the mining industry has naturally become the second largest industry after the fishing and hunting industry. In 953 of the Xia Yuan calendar, gold deposits were discovered under the eastern glaciers of the North Devil Plain, and the preliminary proven reserves were worth about 100 billion gold coins, which could be mined for 80 years, but there was no suspense in the mining rights, and it was jointly divided by the four major families of the North Devil Plain. Of course, they were to hand over half of the annual mining to Kasya.

The Dongchuan Gold Mine is the third largest gold mine in Kaxia and the largest gold mine in the Northern Demon Plain. There are many other mines of great value around the mine, such as an ice crystal mine in the southwest, 20 miles away.

Cryolite is a relatively precious ore, this ore is very hard, not easy to wear, and has a magnificent appearance, so it is often used to carve into exquisite ornaments, and is favored by many nobles. Moreover, this cryolite also contains a natural chill, which makes it a high-grade storage vessel with a freshness preservation effect. Many trading houses use it to store rare and perishable items.

The mine is small in size and has a limited amount of mining, but it is valuable due to the high grade cryolite produced. Surprisingly, it was neither Kasha nor the four major families who obtained the mining rights of this ice crystal mine, but a Su family who ran an ore business.

At the foot of the mine are rows of wooden houses of miners sheltered from the wind and snow, and there are also buildings such as ore storage warehouses, ore crushing units, and cutting and grinding workshops on the opposite side.

In the cold morning breeze, a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a cold face, and a thick skeleton was facing south at this time, silently looking at the hill in the distance. He was dressed in a thick cotton coat, covered with black leather armor, with a long bow on his back, a long sword hanging from his waist, and a tall black steed standing beside him.

This black horse was born with a thin head and a long neck, a thick mane, a strong body, slender limbs, and a long tail hanging to the ground, looking extraordinary.

If someone knows horses is around, they will immediately recognize that this is a purebred Hipock horse from Orton's Snow Ridge. This horse is fierce by nature, has amazing speed and endurance, but once tamed, it is extremely brave and loyal, and has been regarded as a top military horse since ancient times.

Wild Hipokmas are divided into red, white, and black colors, the red ones are called fiery clouds, the white ones are called blizzards, and the black ones are called iron lotus.

"Dragon Elephant!" The middle-aged man called the name of the dark horse softly. Hearing the call, the black horse silently took two steps forward, his huge head resting on his shoulder, and rubbed it gently!

"Looks like you're ready to play again today! Are you happy? ”

"It's been ten years, and even you have grown into a big girl!" He grinned, a lonely smile.

"But why hasn't the general come yet? You say, did he forget about us? The middle-aged man's tone was very light, and the black horse seemed to understand the loss in his words, and very meekly swept his big head over his shoulders and pressed it against his face.

"Good girl, what a good girl!" He was tickled by the black horse, and couldn't help but raise his hand and pat the horse's head.

A fast horse galloped from a distance, and the eyes of the man in the wind narrowed slightly.

"General!" A twenty-seven-eighteen-year-old warrior approached, dismounted and saluted.

"Where did they go?" The middle-aged man's eyes had regained their calmness, "How many people are there?" ”

"The other side only has 300 cavalry, and now it is 10 miles away in Fenggu. But it's all one person and two riders! The warrior replied loudly.

"Oh?" The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, as if he was a little surprised, he waved his hand at the young man, "Go and inform them to prepare first!" ”

When the young man got on his horse and left, the middle-aged man pulled the reins, gently turned over on his horse, and let out a hearty laugh: "The journey of 500 miles has actually taken two days, can it be called a cavalry?" Dragon Elephant, we're going to meet these daring guys! ”

Herod, the dragon elephant let out an excited hiss, and its hooves rose and disappeared in the snow.

Fenggu is actually a small mountain col, the terrain is gentle, and there is no danger to defend. Because of the heavy equipment of the assault camp, they could only ride in two people, and they arrived here after two days of driving, but they had just stopped at the foot of a gentle slope in the col and ate a few mouthfuls of dry food casually, when they heard a thunderous hoof sound coming from a distance.

"The reaction is pretty fast!" Looking at the rapidly approaching team, Li Yuanru secretly praised. The cavalry from afar was neatly formed, the armor was distinct, and the killing machine was awe-inspiring!

It seems that Zhang Huan is right, this is a group of well-trained soldiers!

"Assault Array - Four Elephants!" There were still 500 meters left between the other party and himself, and Li Yuanru was not in a hurry, and his luck shouted.

"Roar!" Hearing the order, the soldiers of the assault camp put down the masks of their helmets, let out a very imposing low shout in unison, and then quickly moved to a good position, and then plunged the heavy shield into the ground, instantly forming a four-elephant phalanx with five rows and six columns. Under the inhumane training of the instructors of the training camp, these basic formation changes and combat postures have long been practiced by them.

"Huh? Actually heavy infantry? Stop-" The leader of the other party was the middle-aged man just now, and when he saw the formation of the sudden camp, he hurriedly raised his hand to stop his subordinates and continued to advance.

"Could it be the Jin family's Huang Jiawei? But the impression of the Yellow Armor Guard doesn't seem to have this kind of strange armor! He didn't expect that the other party's 300 cavalry were actually heavy armored infantry, and the solid shield wall defense line suddenly made the impact advantage of his cavalry disappear, and these soldiers were skillful, calm, and the armor full of sharp thorns was fierce and hideous, and it was definitely not a rabble, and he couldn't help but be a little vigilant.

"Huh!" The whole team marched in unison, and came to an abrupt stop.

The two sides watched each other, and there was silence all around, except for the wanton howling of the wind.

"Who are you?" After a long time, the middle-aged man asked, his voice very deep and deep.

"Who are you?" A crisp and immature voice suddenly came from the other side.

At first glance, when he heard the voice from the other side, the middle-aged man and his subordinates suddenly looked slightly stunned, and then saw a seven or eight-year-old boy slowly walking out from behind the tall shield, with innocent eyes and a childish smile on his round face, slowly walking towards his side.

Seeing the little boy's harmless appearance, a subtle feeling suddenly rose in everyone's hearts, and the murderous aura on his body dissipated without a trace.

"Where did you come from, kid? What about your family? The middle-aged man was made to cry and laugh by the little boy who suddenly appeared, and he lowered his voice, for fear that his tone would be too heavy and scare the little boy into crying!

"My adult is not here!" The boy said with a smile, his voice still immature.

"I'm going to talk to your adults later, it's not good to scare you!" The middle-aged man looked at the tall figure behind the boy, and continued to suppress his voice and said, "Why don't you stand aside first, and then come over after we finish talking?" ”

The soldiers behind him had never seen his own general dressed up as this wolf grandmother, and they all trembled all over, not daring to let themselves laugh out loud.

Not noticing that the soldiers on the other side seemed to be trembling all over.