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Chapter 160 Black Mountain Follow-up! (Please subscribe!)

"Lord Qi! In this battle, a total of 3,873 blood monsters were killed, and a total of more than 12,000 monsters were surrendered."

In front of Chen Yan, Xu Ji reported the report sonorously and forcefully. At this point, Xu Ji paused and added:

"But currently this only counts the mountain spirits and ghosts on the main peak of Black Mountain and the surrounding mountains. As for the mountains farther away, there is no statistics yet. However, it is estimated that there should be between 30,000 and 50,000 monsters within a radius of 500 miles of the Black Mountain Mountains. Head left and right."

Chen Yan nodded after hearing this. This number was quite different from what he expected.

Thirty to fifty thousand mountain spirits and ghosts seem to be a lot, but most of them, even more than 95% of the monsters have just transformed into monsters, and their strength is stronger than ordinary people. If they encounter the fully armed Dragon Bird Army, Without understanding the magic of demons, he would basically not be a match for the Dragon Bird Army.

Keeping this number in mind, Chen Yan asked again:

"What's the casualty ratio of the Dragon Bird Army?"

When mentioning this, Xu Ji's expression became much more solemn, and his voice was slightly deeper:

"Your Majesty, our army suffered a total of thirty-seven casualties in this Black Mountain battle. Nine of them died of serious injuries. The remaining twenty-eight were also seriously injured. Whether they can return to the battlefield remains to be discussed."

Chen Yan squinted his eyes. A thousand people killed more than three thousand monsters, and he only lost nine people. This was already a very remarkable thing.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the Black Mountain monsters are leaderless and the thousand-year-old tree spirit is dead and has no intention of fighting, but this still cannot conceal the extraordinary combat effectiveness of the Dragon Bird Army.

Chen Yan was quite satisfied with the combat power displayed by the Dragon Bird Army.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan's expression condensed slightly and he said solemnly:

"For the soldiers who have died in battle, the pension work must be done to the best, and the pensions must be distributed according to the highest standards to the relatives of those soldiers who died in battle. If there are no relatives, orphans who are willing to adopt them must be found in nearby villages. Pass it on to the name of the soldier who died in battle and carry on the family lineage."

After hearing what the young man said, Xu Ji looked moved. With such a lord in front of him, how could the soldiers fail to do their best?

Xu Ji nodded solemnly, patted his chest and promised:

"General, I will definitely complete the mission and hand over every pension to the families of the brothers who died in the war!"

Chen Yan nodded slightly and continued:

"As for those injured soldiers, don't be stingy with the medicinal materials and do your best to treat them. If Xiangzhou doesn't have it, apply to the Tiantiansi headquarters. If the Tiansi doesn't have it, go to the market in the practice world to buy it. In a word, we must We must let every injured soldier receive the best treatment!”

"As ordered!"

"For the other nine vacant positions, the best ones will be selected from nearby villagers to keep the total combat strength of the Dragon Bird Army at one thousand."

"Yes!"

Chen Yan has a deep gaze, and his goal has always been clear regarding the Dragon Bird Army's plan.

That is, it is not expensive to have many soldiers, but it is important to have finesse.

As for the positioning of the Dragon Bird Army, Chen Yan planned to take the route of elite troops. Maybe after unifying the entire Xiangzhou, the Dragon Bird Army will expand, but the total number should not exceed 3,000.

Because Chen Yan hopes that the Longque Army will take a unique path that is completely different from the Wu Dynasty army, that is, a path that combines "technology" and "martial arts."

That is to say, the combination of [Thunder Fire Curse Bird Gun] and martial arts is currently just Chen Yan’s preliminary idea. In the future, it is not even impossible to develop [Thunder Fire Curse Artillery], or even derive [Thunder Fire Curse Tank] [Foot Tank Synergy]... …Etc., etc.

In short, it is to combine the military concept of the previous life with the present. As for the power source, in the previous life, it used oil or electricity, but in this life, it uses formations.

Of course, all these are still too far away. For Chen Yan, it is better to occupy Changze County first, use Changze County as the anchor point, counterattack Xiangxi County and even Qianzhong County, and drive Laoshan Road out of Xiangzhou in one fell swoop. Even elimination is the top priority. After thinking about this, Chen Yan looked at Qin Chong next to Xu Ji in front of him and asked:

"How is the survey of [Concentrated Iron Ore] in the Black Mountain Mountains? What is the estimated reserve?"

At the beginning of the battle, Qin Chong was arranged by Chen Yan to sweep up the concentrated iron ore in the Black Mountain Mountains. In fact, even Chen Yan himself did not expect that Qin Chong actually had skilled geological exploration skills.

When I asked about the reason, I found out that his father, Qin Feilie, was a senior Kanyu master and had a deep understanding of geography. Under this influence, Qin Chong also learned a strong geological exploration skill.

When the iron ore was mentioned, even Qin Chong, who had become calmer in character, became excited. When he heard the young man's question, Qin Chong suppressed his excitement and said in a deep voice:

"Sir, after careful exploration by the general, we have found that there are more than one million tons of open ore (the appropriate weight unit in ancient times has not been found), and there are countless hidden ores. It is conservatively estimated to be more than 10 million tons!"

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

Although compared with the super-large iron ore mines in previous generations that often cost hundreds of millions of tons or even billions or tens of billions, the vein reserves of the Black Mountain Concentrated Iron Ore are barely worth mentioning.

But that is compared with modern industry. Judging from the current industrial volume of Wu Dynasty, the concentrated iron ore in the Black Mountain Mountains can be regarded as an out-and-out super large vein!

There are more than one million tons of open ore. The so-called open ore is the ore exposed outside the mountain and can be transported directly without mining. The dark ore is the mineral deposits buried deep underground and requires certain mining and blasting.

This million tons of mine ore alone is enough for Chen Yan to squander for a long time.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan narrowed his eyes, nodded slightly, and ordered:

"Qin Chong, from now on, you will select three thousand blood demons with heinous crimes from the surrendered mountain spirits and ghosts as miners to mine and transport the iron ore."

"As ordered!"

After giving instructions to Qin Chong, Chen Yan looked at Xu Ji and said:

"Xu Ji, you immediately send a letter to the Supervisor's Headquarters, requesting a group of craftsmen who are proficient in smelting. In addition, apply for the support of a master who will develop the Fish Dragon Knife's Exorcism Curse."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Xu Ji and Qin Chong set off immediately. Looking at the two people's leaving figures, Chen Yan's mind moved slightly.

Now that he has occupied Black Mountain, he only needs to wait for the smelting craftsmen and the master who developed the 'Exorcism Curse' to arrive, and then his planned plan to use the power of blood to activate the [Thunder Fire Curse Bird Gun] can be implemented smoothly. .

In this way, as soon as all the thousand dragon bird troops are equipped with [Thunder Fire Cursed Bird Guns], he can counterattack Xiangxi County.

But before that, he needs to capture Nagasawa County first.

In fact, it is not difficult for Chen Yan to capture Changze County. What is difficult is how to deal with the subsequent reaction of Laoshan Road after capturing Changze County.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan's eyes showed a trace of thought.

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(End of this chapter)