"My lord, if you look at the poverty of the people in the two counties that moved to our northwest a few years ago, you can see it, and it can be summed up in eight words.

It can be said that the rule of the empire in the north has indeed reached the verge of official coercion and civil rebellion, and in addition, there is an extremely negative incitement organization in the Taiping Sect in the middle of the liaison and instigation, whether it is an uprising or a riot, it is a natural thing.

Seeing that the boss just nodded silently and did not answer, Cao Chongyue continued: "However, I am very suspicious that the so-called Holy Sect Army formed by the Taiping Sect, not to mention the area in the west now, the scale of the Northern Holy Sect Army is estimated to have exceeded 500,000, which is not a small number, this is simply too huge. It is worth speculating on how effective they are. There should be no doubt that even if there are external forces to help them train, they will not be able to improve much in a short period of time. ”

"Well, this is also true, the growth of the army is not an overnight achievement, but I think that although Mi Dahong and the Taiping Army won this battle, our losses are not small, and we should still pay attention, and the enemy is not all incompetent." Qin Du nodded.

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After receiving the order from Qin Duan, the 3rd Infantry Division immediately completed preparations in the shortest possible time, and first entered some hilly areas in the remaining veins of the Liupan Mountains according to the plan, and after passing through these hills, it could be inserted into the junction of Guide and Lulongfu, where it would turn to the east, and from west to east it would go straight to the hinterland of Lulongfu.

After receiving the order, Xiong Daoyuan and Shui Zheng trembled with excitement, in their opinion, Qin Duan not only promoted the local garrison division to a regular army in a very short period of time, but also gave them such an important task after making an inspection, which was clearly a trust in the independent 3rd Infantry Division, and of course it was also a test. Whether the 3rd Independent Division can be fired at once depends on the outcome of this battle.

Facing the subordinates who were ready to attack under the black pressure. Xiong Daoyuan's heart was surging, standing on the platform of the general in the teaching field, he was choked and speechless for a while, and it was easy to calm down. The words that had been brewing for a long time turned into a few short sentences: "Brothers, what are we joining Lord Qin's command for?" It's about winning the battle! Today, Lord Qin has handed over the crucial task to our Independent Third Infantry Division, which is a supreme honor for our Independent Third Garrison Division. In a word, the Independent Third Infantry Division swore to repay Lord Qin's trust! Let's go! ”

The simple surnames of the Gaoyue soldiers in the audience were fully displayed, and there was only a thunderous roar: "Swear to die to serve Lord Qin!" ”

At this time, the Lulong battle situation has entered the most critical moment, more than 80,000 Lulong Taiping rebel army divided into two ways from east to west, of which more than 60,000 main forces led by Lulong Taiping Army commander Jiang Bin have been 30 miles east of Lulong Mansion City and Lulong garrison division head-on, three times the opponent's military strength still did not achieve the expected victory, which made Jiang Bin feel very dissatisfied, but it can be seen that the other party is already at the end of the crossbow, and it is estimated that it will not last long.

But to Jiang Bin's surprise, the Lulong Garrison Division suddenly retreated. Withdrew all the way to Lulongfu City to garrison, which made Jiang Bin very surprised, you must know that once you withdraw to the Fucheng, the resistance can certainly hold out longer, but now that your other army has captured most of the southern part of Lulong along the southern front, it will soon be able to form an encirclement posture against Lulongfu City, and there are nearly 50,000 Anyuan Holy Sect troops behind him to quickly come with reinforcements, once they encircle Lulongfu City, it will really be called catching turtles in the urn. This should not be seen by Mi Feng, the commander of the Milulong Garrison Division, who is the commander of the other party, which makes Jiang Bin wonder.

However, Jiang Bin was not too worried, because of the situation reflected from the west. The Kamans had already exerted tremendous military pressure on the Taixuanfu region, which had gathered a large number of troops, according to the agreement, and it was impossible for the Northwest Army in the Taixuanfu region to draw out its troops, and they were lucky to be able to protect themselves.

He was a little worried that another unit of his own, which was moving quickly on the southern front, was said to have taken control of the most important iron mines in the southern part of Lulong Province. Although it was still some distance from the Longdong Partridge Pass in the south, and there was a Liupan mountain range in between, it was still quite difficult for the Northwest Army entrenched there to go north. However, it is still necessary to remind them to be careful and avoid accidents, after all, Qin Dui's use of soldiers is different from ordinary people.

Blackstone was originally a humble town in the southern part of Lulong Province, but since the discovery of abundant iron ore here thirty years ago. The situation changed dramatically.

After repeated exploration, the Imperial Administration of Industry and Mining determined that there is an extremely rich iron ore here, which is enough to mine for more than 100 years, causing earth-shaking changes here. The Imperial General Administration of Industry and Mining built two large-scale mines here on behalf of the Imperial Central Committee, and built a large-scale smelter supporting them, while Beiyuan County and Lulongfu also built one mine on behalf of the local government axes at all levels, but compared to the super-large mines built by the Miao family of the five major families of the empire after obtaining the approval of the Imperial Central Committee, these government-run mines are dwarfed. There are also dozens of small privately owned mines around these large mines, all of which were gradually developed by some well-established businessmen and gentry after gaining the support of the government.

The development of a large number of mines has attracted a large influx of labor, with tens of thousands of workers in just a few large mines, and more than 20,000 miners gathered in Blackstone with the addition of various small mines. Such a large number of consumer groups will inevitably attract a large number of consumer industries to enter, and the entire Blackstone set presents a deformed prosperity, with teahouses, hotels, casinos, pawnshops, and Fengyue venues all flourishing, creating the second largest town in Lulong Mansion after Fucheng.

At this time, the Black Stone Set had completely fallen into a state of no political axe, because the Taiping Army's partial division first detoured to the west, and then reversed the direction, surrounded the Black Stone Set in one fell swoop, and a large number of merchants who were trapped in the Black Stone Market Town and had not had time to escape were captured.

They are all merchants from all over the empire, most of them come here to buy iron products, carrying a large amount of cash and money bank tickets, but they did not expect that in just a few days, the situation in various places has changed abruptly, and there are wars and chaos everywhere, and the merchants in desperation have to retreat in this black stone set, hoping that God can open their eyes to avoid this catastrophe. (To be continued.) )