As the main force of the southern military region of the empire seriously exposed its weaknesses in combat effectiveness and lack of preparation, it suffered repeated setbacks in conflicts with the Machi Khan army. These situations were disclosed by the two largest media outlets in the imperial capital, causing aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people of the empire.
"Imperial News" published a headline on its front page on December 29 entitled "What happened to the Imperial Army?" ", and the "Daily Express" published the war on the southern front in its supplement for several days in a row, and asked experts to conduct detailed analysis of the unfavorable conditions of the war. This aroused great interest from people from all walks of life in the empire, and the supplement's Sales exceeded the main publication for the first time.
In anger, Emperor Situ Mingyue replaced Imperial Duke Chen Xiangnan, the commander of the Southern Military Region Command, and the commanders of the Fifth and Sixth Army Corps. He also deprived the three of them of their noble status and sent them to a military court for trial. In a family of three, the male was given away as a sidekick and the female was confiscated as a slave.
While the eastern front was being stabilized, Machikhanese diplomatic missions also frequently visited the Grand Duchy of Mahad and Andako to the west, as well as the countries of the Nanyang Alliance to the south, with the intention of stabilizing the increasingly severe diplomatic situation. In the dark, there are even some personnel with special missions who secretly travel to the Tiannan County and Sanjiang County of the empire, and their missions are even more unknown.
The Tanghe Empire's diplomatic mission also began to visit the Nanyang Alliance and the Kingdom of Milan, and invited the foreign ministers of the Grand Duchy of Mahad and the Principality of Andako to visit the empire. At the same time, the Independent First Infantry Division, Independent Second Mixed Division, and Independent Third Cavalry Division of the Eastern Military Region of the Empire also began to move westward and gather, preparing to enter the southern battlefield of Wuhu County. In addition, the Fourth Army of the Western Military Region also began mobilizing for war and preparing to march south.
A major war seemed inevitable.
Wu Feng, who was far away in the Central Continent, was still ignorant of all these changes. He was intoxicated by the magnificent mountains and rivers near the Green Sea Swamp and the fiery enthusiasm of the girls, and he was happy to miss Shu.
After Xiao Tang in Qingyang received intelligence from the imperial capital Guji and Wuhu County, he immediately became acutely aware of the change in the situation and did not dare to delay. He immediately dispatched a fast horse to Shang Shang in Northern Luzon in an urgent manner. Wu Feng reported, and asked Wu Feng and Ling Tian to return to the northwest quickly to discuss countermeasures.
After receiving the information from Xiao Tang, Ling Tian, who was in charge of Shuangduiji, felt that the matter was serious and did not dare to ignore it. He sent people straight to Wu Feng who was still staying in the Green Sea Swamp overnight and asked Wu Feng to end it immediately. Itinerary, return to the northwest immediately, and the affairs of Northern Luzon can be left to Mu Haoran and Lu Man with full authority to handle.
Wu Feng gained a lot from his trip to the Green Sea Swamp. Not only did he win the affection of the five ethnic minorities, but he also had an on-the-spot investigation of the situation in his westernmost territory. Among the five ethnic groups, the Shatuo tribe, which is located in the far west and borders the Indian Kingdom, also reported to Wu Feng the hidden worries of its own nation's existence.
It turns out that due to the small population of the five ethnic groups, especially the Shatuo ethnic group at the far end, which has a population of only more than 30,000 people, it also lacks the necessary military strength. The neighboring Indian Kingdom is composed of dozens of tribes of various sizes. The tribes formed an alliance. A tribe close to the Shatuo tribe's residence, the Panja tribe, was relatively powerful. Although it was not strong in the entire Indian kingdom, compared to the five weaker tribes next to it, Its power is too strong. Under the instigation and instigation of the nobles of the tribe, the armed forces of the tribe have continuously harassed the five tribes in recent years. Sometimes, they pretend to be horse thieves and bandits and rush into the territory of the five tribes to plunder. Sometimes they cross the border to extort money from the five tribes under the pretext of suppressing bandits. Sometimes they openly ask the five tribes to pay a certain amount of protection money to ensure the safety of the people of the five tribes. , which has intensified in recent years.
For this reason, the five tribes also complained to the generals and officials of Vito City, the former rulers of the region. However, the rulers of Vito City excused themselves on the grounds of long distances and numerous affairs, and instead complained to the central government of the Grand Duchy of Luzon. The reflection is like a stone sinking into the sea with no news. The five tribes had given up their will at this point and had no choice but to endure the bullying from their evil neighbors. As long as they could tolerate it, they tried their best to tolerate it. There were also several conflicts that broke out because the other side went too far. Although they all ended in defeat for the five tribes, they also allowed the others to suffer. The Zhe tribe saw the limits of the five tribes' tolerance, so they no longer pushed too hard.
After learning that Wu Feng had actual control over Northern Luzon, the five tribes all agreed that this was an excellent opportunity. Because Wu Feng's reputation for military exploits has long been famous in the Tengger Prairie, the arrogant Luo Bei people were beaten and fled three times by the army led by Wu Feng. The fleeing Luobi people repeatedly defeated the Indian Kingdom's coalition forces and even captured the noble leaders of various Indian tribes many times, forcing the Indian Kingdom to accept the requirement to pay huge financial tributes to the Luobi people every year. .
If we can rely on Wu Feng as a backing, no matter how bold the Indians are, they will not dare to stroke Wu Feng's tiger whiskers, then the troubles that have plagued the five tribes for many years can be easily solved. Therefore, the five tribes jointly requested Wu Feng to inspect the territories of each tribe, and actively made good friends with Wu Feng's important officials. Wu Feng, Ling Tianfang and Lu Man were somewhat aware of these situations, but because these matters were originally their duties, , so I just agreed.
After inspecting the territories of various ethnic groups, Wu Feng promised to establish checkpoints at the border leading to the Indian Kingdom and station troops. On the one hand, it can protect business travelers and check suspicious people, and on the other hand, it can deter those restless Indians. The people of De'an play a role in defending the country.
In order to welcome Wu Feng's inspection, the five tribes also tried their best to welcome him, selecting the most beautiful girls in each tribe to form a welcoming team. They were so excited that they were stunned, but the strict military discipline of Wufeng kept these officers from getting dizzy, but their eyes were just fed up with it.
However, Wu Feng entered the sea of pink, with gentle hands and eyes, and enjoyed all the beauty. It was not until Ling Tianfang's urgent report that Wu Feng woke up from the gentle land, and hurriedly brought the hearts of the Danhai tribe on behalf of the five tribes - two Twins, stunning girls from the Danhai tribe who had just turned fourteen, returned to Shuangdui City.
In Shuangduiji, Wufeng made a simple arrangement. Liang Chongxin temporarily led the first division of the Northwest Army to stay to help He Lianbo and Linghu Yi complete the establishment and basic training of the Shuangdui Guard Division as soon as possible, and at the same time promote the original first division. Qu Bo, Director of the Logistics Department of the First Division, served as the deputy division commander of the First Division, and together with Ling Tianfang, he led the Guards and the Third Division to quickly return.
It is already dark in a deep mansion compound in Hanzhong Prefecture City, Kansai County, Empire. The whole compound seems uninhabited, but if you look carefully, you can find that there are people hiding in every corner, silently. Stay at your post.
A few candles were lit in the main hall, and the fire was not dazzling. The whole hall still seemed a little dark, but as long as you looked carefully, you could see that there were already several people in the hall, but there was silence in the hall, and everything seemed dark. So quiet.
Sitting in the middle is a middle-aged scribe in a linen shirt. His slender face looks erratic under the light, and a Taoist priest's bun on his head adds an elegant aura to him, especially his deep eyes, which look dim in the dim light. Waves of splendor flashed under the candlelight, adding a bit of mystery.
"Grandmaster, everyone is here." A middle-aged man in brown clothes standing behind him said respectfully.
"Well, since everyone is here, let's talk about the situation." The middle-aged scribe Mai glanced around, his eyes were full of power, and several people on both sides felt shocked, as if his eyes were piercing Entering into the depths of one's own soul, all of one's secrets were revealed to him.
"Master Feng, you should talk first." The man in brown shirt behind the middle-aged scribe in linen looked at the person on the left.
"Okay, Grandmaster is here. We Kansai disciples are all deeply honored. I, Old Feng, will report to Grandmaster the development of our Guanxi Temple over the past year. So far, we have grown nearly 100,000 members, including 20,000 loyal members. The Hanzhong branch has developed the fastest this year and now has a congregation of 30,000 people and a backbone of 6,000. The Longdong branch is also faster, with a current congregation of 218,000 and a backbone of 2,500. At this time last year, there were only 14,000 and 2,000 people respectively; the Xikang branch and the Jincheng branch have also made great progress, and these two branches have also formed a large secret armed force respectively. We have already reported this situation to the General Forum in the middle of the year."
"Bashan branch has secretly established a training base in the Motian Ridge area deep in Daba Mountain according to the layout of the main altar, and has established a material storage base near Zhaiyue Peak. Now the training base has begun to be used, and the armed congregation of the Xikang branch has been We started to receive training there in phases. Only the Lujiang branch has a new city guard this year. The current city guard Fang Xianling has taken various means to suppress our congregation and restrict our congregation’s activities since he took office. In August, he also The security forces were mobilized to arrest more than 30 people from my core congregation, Zhu Wuneng, who gathered to cause trouble and hid a large number of weapons. Three of them, Zhu Wuneng, Zhu Wucheng and Zhao Decai, were executed with a cane, and nine of the remaining 30 people were executed. After the fall, the remaining people and their relatives, a total of more than 100 people, were sent to Kamchatka Island." Speaking of this, the originally high-spirited Feng Tanzhu could not help but dim.
"Oh? Where did this young man come from?" The linen scholar's eyes moved, but he remained silent. The man in brown shirt behind him opened his mouth and asked.
"Hui Da Shaoshi, this person is from Jinling, Donghai County of the Empire. He graduated from the Imperial University. He later served as a minor official under the Imperial Administration. In 686, he was transferred to the Hejian Mansion in Heshuo County and served successively as the internal affairs officer of the Hejian Mansion. Deputy Director and Director of the Department, Director of the Administrative Department of Hejian Prefecture, and has served as the city guard of Lujiang Prefecture in Guanxi County since January 694." The mature man in brocade robes standing next to Lord Feng bowed and bowed before answering.
"Why does this person hate my congregation so much? Is there any reason here?" The man in brown clothes, known as the "eldest master" standing behind the linen scribe, asked slowly with a serious look.
"Back to the Young Master, according to the information we have, when this person was the Director of Internal Affairs in Hejian Prefecture, he used our congregants in Hejian Prefecture to defraud people of their money by using evil words to deceive people. They brutally massacred and suppressed them, and even took measures such as sitting and waiting to prevent the activities of our congregation. We have verified this situation with the Heshuo Altar and it is indeed true." The man in brocade clothes quickly replied.
"Have you ever used any other means to contact him?" The man in brown had a solemn look on his face.
"Going back to the Young Master, as soon as he took office, we used various means to contact him and make friends with him. However, this person refused to take soft and hard advice. He was very impeccable in his words and deeds. He was quite difficult to deal with. However, at that time, we did not expect that this person would actually attack him. It's our fault for being vicious. Please punish me, Grand Master and Young Master." Master Feng also came forward to defend his subordinates.
"Okay, Wen Zhe, there is no need to explore this matter too much. This person must have a deep prejudice against our Taiping Sect. No matter how much effort we put in, it may be difficult to change. We can find a solution from other aspects." He remained silent. The linen scribe finally spoke, his deep voice carrying an indescribable charm.
"Yes, Grandmaster." The man in brown clothes bowed slightly and said.