Claudia could understand his worries and even fears. As the commander of the Seventh Corps, when Dominic was the deputy commander of the Seventh Corps many years ago, the Seventh Corps that participated in the attack on Jiayuguan had suffered major losses. Earl Rading, the commander of the Seventh Corps, was killed on the spot. After so many years, Jiayuguan was still strong, but the commander of the Seventh Corps had been replaced by the deputy commander of the then.≥

Although Claudia was arrogant, he had a deep understanding of the steepness of Jiayuguan. Even with the support of nearly 200,000 troops, he could only say that he would do his best. But now all this has a turning point, that is, they have an extremely important ace in their hands, and at the critical moment, this person will play a decisive role. Of course, only a few people in the Kaman Empire know this information, and even Viscount Dominic, as his deputy, knew nothing about this killer move, so he had all kinds of concerns.

A confident smile appeared on his face, and Claudia lowered his voice: "Hiss Viscount, I promise you that we will truly have control of Jiayuguan in a month, and from then on, Jiayuguan will be the most important level of our Kaman Empire."

Dominic was very surprised by Claudia's confidence. He looked at the calm and steady coach in surprise. In his opinion, even if there is hope to capture Jiayuguan, it is only hope. As the coach, he really couldn't believe that he dared to be so sure. He even doubted whether it would be a mistake to appoint the tough young man in front of him. Although confidence is good, blind confidence will bring irreparable losses to the army.

"Your Excellency Viscount, I can understand your concerns. There are some episodes in between. Please forgive me that I cannot explain it to you now, but everything will be clear after taking Jiayuguan." Claudia turned a blind eye to the surprise of his deputy. He shrugged helplessly and apologized.

Jiayuguan is located in the northern border area of ​​the Great Qin Empire. The Zagros Mountains and Hindu Kush Mountains that lie across the northern border of the Empire are like a huge protective wall to separate the powerful enemies of the northern Empire from the Kaman Empire and the Sisro Empire in the north. Jiayuguan is located on the low ground at the intersection of the Zagros Mountains and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Both sides are majestic and steep mountains, and the vast mountains extend. To the east, the remnants of the Zagros Mountains must reach the territory of the Duchy of Telocchi. To the west, the Yulu extends to Yinchuan Prefecture.

This is also the natural dividing line between the Sithro Empire and the Kaman Empire. Going northward, Jiayuguan is a vast grassland, with a small river winding northward. This small river is called the Yazi River. Hedong is the territory of the Kaman Empire, and Hexi is naturally the boundary of the Sithro Empire. The remnants of the two mountains converge here to form a unique basin. The basin area is very small, and Jiayuguan is established on this basin.

More than 250 years ago, in order to prevent the nomadic barbarians on the grassland north of the mountains from harassing the imperial territory south of the mountains. Zhao Qian, the 77th emperor of the Empire at that time, ordered the construction of passes here to build a pass, station troops, and defend against the invasion of nomadic barbarians in the Central Plains. After more than ten years of construction, the magnificent Jiayu Pass was finally completed. It is said that the construction of this pass used 200,000 people and spent nearly 20 million imperial silver. After the completion of the pass, it was already the 78th emperor of the empire, Zhao You, and Zhao You personally presided over the inauguration ceremony. This was the first time in the history of the empire that the emperor presided over the inauguration ceremony for a fortress in the history of the empire. This shows the importance of this pass.

Due to the peculiar geographical location here, the city walls on both sides of the east and west are built against the mountains, which are extremely steep. Moreover, the mountains under the city walls are dangerous, so it is extremely difficult for even enemy infantry to launch an attack. As for siege equipment, it is even more difficult to use. The main intersections on the north and south sides of the basin have been built. In the past few hundred years, the city walls have been repaired and improved, which can withstand more than ten times the attack of troops without moving. The city walls attract flowing water on the mountains on both sides, forming a natural moat that is both deep and wide. It has formed an excellent defensive fortress from south to north or north to south.

In order to ensure the stability of the fortress checkpoint, in addition to stationing two divisions at any time, a large number of residents were moved from all over Taixuan Prefecture at that time. Later, with the development of the economy, a considerable number of people moved in voluntarily. As of now, there are as many as 80,000 ordinary people in the fortress. In addition to a small number of people engaged in agricultural production nearby, these people are engaged in occupations related to the garrison in the fortress, such as the service industry, entertainment industry, commerce, etc., and in fact, they have formed a large town.

The fortress has a grain reserve that can be stored for garrisons and the people for a year. If emergency measures are taken, it can even be maintained for about one and a half years. Moreover, there is abundant groundwater in the fortress, which can also attract water from the mountains on both sides of the east and west, so that there is no need to worry about the interception of the waterways. There is also a military warehouse with a large scale that can make the Taixuan Prefecture's military supplies warehouse awesome, which stores a large amount of military and civilian supplies to ensure that it can cope with various emergencies at any time.

Since the previous emperor changed the direct management of the Ministry of War to Taixuan Mansion, the essence of Jiayuguan has not changed much. The three security divisions of Taixuan Mansion are nominally local security forces, but their predecessors were the regular imperial army that originally stationed in Jiayuguan, and a considerable amount of their supplies were directly allocated by the empire. Usually, the three security divisions of Taixuan and two security divisions were stationed in Jiayuguan, and one division was stationed in Taixuan Mansion City, and the two cities echoed each other.

Fielding sat alone in his study in the city guard's mansion and looked at the map. The recent sharp changes in the situation around Taixuan Mansion made him feel a little uneasy. The anti-noble riots in the four northwest counties were as expected, but the expansion of the riot situation made him feel a little surprised. Of course, he was also wondering whether Qin Mu's group of direct subordinates were suspected of acting. How could the originally calm northwest situation develop to such a level in just a few days? Even if Qin Mu himself was not in the northwest, the situation could not have developed to such a level. He was indeed a little suspicious of this, because Qin Mu's ability to help him with his powerful arms left a deep impression on him.
Chapter completed!