When Schone led the Sixth Army into the Kingdom of Moulmein in a large scale, the garrison of the Nanyang Alliance hardly made any decent response. The Foreign Minister of the Tang Empire had just left Siam City, the seat of the Nanyang Alliance Parliament. He vowed that he hoped that the Nanyang Alliance would not intervene in the upcoming war between the Tang Dynasty and Maci Khan. Although the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Nanyang Alliance Parliament did not make it clear It stated that it would cut off military aid and trade channels to Macchi Khan, but it was very subtle that the Nanyang Alliance would not support the use of force to resolve disputes, so the Nanyang Alliance would not intervene in this war. The big country that received this guarantee The Tang Foreign Ministry also welcomed the neutral stance of the Nanyang Alliance.
Except for encountering slight resistance from Moulmein's less than 10,000 defenders at the entrance to the Mekhe Basin, the Halle Fortress, Shenei's Sixth Army was almost unstoppable, from the Halle Fortress to Mae Nei City in the center of the Mekhe Basin. With a radius of fifty kilometers, the Sixth Army completed the conquest and occupation of the Kingdom of Mawlamyine in just two days, completely controlling the Mekong River Basin, and the front of the army marched day and night straight into the Daliao Kingdom.
The situation in Laos is even more surprising. Poverty and disease seem to have been plaguing this small landlocked country. However, the wealthy countries and cities in the south of the Nanyang Alliance have never thought that there is such a poor member state here. The entire The country of Daliao has less than half a million people. The terrain is rugged and the transportation is inconvenient. The capital city of Elephant City has less than 20,000 residents. When the Sixth Army trekked all the way here, captured the city of Elephant and temporarily imprisoned the king of Daliao. hour. Many residents don't even understand what's going on, and they don't seem to care.
"There is no food, no medicine, no streets, no decent buildings, and bumpy roads. The sun is shining, there are only a handful of shops, there are no businesses, flies flying everywhere and sewage flowing everywhere constitute the main theme of Elephant City. Laws, impoverished residents, corrupt officials, confused kings and nobles, everything is drowsy in the hot climate. This is a dying country. If the mainland wants to judge the poorest country. I think The country of Daliao should at least be included in the top three. The reason why the Maci Khans in the north did not take advantage of the situation after occupying Viet Kinh, An Kun and Djemelo, I think it is not because of their kindness, but because of the situation here. It turned off their appetite and made them no longer interested in being the masters of this place." This is the conclusion reached by Pan Hanshou, a famous military reporter from the Empire's "Oriental Times", after following the Sixth Army into the Elephant City for two days of interviews. .
"The geographical location and rugged transportation of Daliao determine its low status in the Nanyang Alliance. It is located in the hinterland, with rugged terrain and inconvenient transportation. It seems to have no other production except forest resources, and transportation bottlenecks limit The development of forest resources. This is probably the main reason why Maci Khan and the Nanyang Alliance are not very interested in Daliao. As of now, Daliao still seems to be only an observer state in the Nanyang Alliance because it attempts to join The idea of the Nanyang Alliance has been unanimously opposed by the member states in the southern coastal region. Those wealthy member states are worried that they will bear a huge support expenditure after Laos joins the alliance, and these people are obviously unwilling to do so. "This is the analysis and introduction by Ke Daonan, the army reporter of "Empire News", sent from the Holy Elephant to the headquarters of "Imperial News" in the imperial capital.
The whole country of Laos was quite slow to respond to the arrival of the Sixth Army. When the officials and nobles, including the king, were temporarily controlled, it did not seem to have much impact on the lives of the people in Elephant City. Maybe the people were already tired of it. In this peaceful but lifeless life, when the Sixth Army entered the city, a group of guards even took the initiative to ask the Imperial Army to surrender their weapons and help the Imperial Army lead the way and act as guides. In their view, Datang The arrival may bring a glimmer of hope to their barren and impoverished lives, which is far better than the current lifeless situation.
It was not until the three divisions of the Sixth Army crossed the border of Daliao and entered the territory of Yue Jing. The Machi Khan garrison finally reacted as if they had just woken up from a dream. However, although they received an urgent report from Ronisia at this time, it seemed that it was already a little too late.
Gongming City is located in the upper reaches of the Dongmei River, close to the largest lake area in Vietnam - Meize. This is a very beautiful city. It once had a history of more than 200 years as the capital of Vietnam until the end of the rule of the Nguyen Dynasty and was The Li Dynasty in the north was replaced by the rise of the Li Dynasty, and finally the capital was moved to the central city of Yue Jing to balance the power between the north and the south. In order to counteract the power of the central aristocrats, the Li Dynasty vigorously attracted the southern aristocrats, so the Li Dynasty soon became involved with the southern aristocrats. The alliance formed, attacking from the north and the south, successfully controlled the entire Yuejing Kingdom. However, although the interior was peaceful, I never thought that it would be spied on by its powerful neighbors from the east. The fertile land and good water and heat conditions of Yue Jing made it a pure exporter of grain production, and the food of Yue Jing was mainly fragrant rice, Mainly made of glutinous rice, not only the yield is no less than that of ordinary rice, but its unique taste is also the envy of the neighbors who mainly eat rice. This has also become the main reason why Yue Jing is being watched by evil neighbors.
Due to its special geographical location, Gongming City is located in the hinterland. In addition, it is close to Dongmei River and Meize. The city is built on the high ground between Meize and Dongmei River. It is relatively scattered and does not form a complete city to be precise. In urban areas, transportation within the urban area also attaches equal importance to waterways and land routes. In some cases, waterways are often more convenient than land routes.
When Mai Qili, the commander of the 14th Corps of Machi Khan who was stationed in Gongming City, received the warning from Ronisia, his first impression was that someone was making a joke on him. Gongming City was located in the hinterland. The Khanate and the Tang army were fighting fiercely under the cities of Reya and Jiaxi. Could it be that the Tang army could fly directly over the rugged mountains of Ronisia and all of a sudden fly to the city of Gongming? But when he learned that Mae Nei had been lost, Mai Qili knew that his good luck would end and he would be doomed. The Tang army unexpectedly used this method to raid Moulmein. Its purpose was definitely not to target the Nanyang Alliance. The purpose was too obvious. From Daliao to Gongming, he was covered in cold sweat and had no time to think too much. While asking for help from the Khanate in the rear, On the other hand, he was thinking about how to defend Gongming City, which it could be said that he had never thought of fighting a defensive battle here.
Defense operations outside the city? According to early warning intelligence, the strength of the Tang Army far exceeds that of the 14th Corps. Fighting like this will undoubtedly lead to death? Fighting in the city? This Gongming City has neither city walls nor dangerous points, so it cannot be defended at all. Perhaps the only way is to rely on the houses and streets in the city to carry out street fighting, but this does not seem to change the outcome of the war.
Before Mai Qili had more time to think, or even received an order from the interior of the Khanate, the Tang army had already rolled in from the south, and most of the Tang army's movements were discovered in the east, south, and southwest directions. The situation made Maiqili anxious. There has been no response to the alarm sent to the interior of the Khanate, which put him in a dilemma. The Machikhan Fourteenth Corps immediately shrunk its defense line. Before receiving an order from the Khanate to withdraw, Machili could only persist even though he knew that the battle would be dangerous. The retreat is to Yuejing City. Yuejing's defense system is much more complete. Although the city wall is not high, it is already considered dangerous on the Yuejing Plain.
Shenei also understands the importance of this battle. Unlike other cities, Gongming City is easy to attack and difficult to defend. This is true for the Machihans, and the same is true for his own side. However, Gongming City has a great benefit for the empire. As long as it is captured, the city can be used to fight against the Machihan's infantry. There is no need to consider the Machihan's superior cavalry force. Gongming City's fragmented and fragmented terrain and the terrain surrounded by water on three sides make the Machihan's The cavalry power cannot be used at all, and the Imperial Army can just rely on the terrain here to hold on. If the Machihans rely solely on infantry to recapture Gongming City, Shenei is confident that his Sixth Army can make the Machihans have only hope. And sigh.
The fierce street fighting soon turned into a melee, but the 14th Army of Machi Khan soon showed the gap in combat effectiveness with the Tang Army. This corps was established not long ago and has experienced many bloody battles with the Tang Army. The hard-fought Sixth Army had a considerable gap in style and attack power, and Mai Qili never thought that he could stop the Tang Army's advance with this army in his hands. He just wanted to use the Fourteenth Army. Delay the Tang army's offensive in order to prepare for his own plan.
"What did you say? They are having internal strife? At this time?!" The shocked Shenei almost jumped up from the big carved boxwood chair that he had just managed to sit down. He was still a little suspicious of the news. This temporary The building used as the command post of the Tang Army obviously imitated the Tang style and combined some local ethnic characteristics of Yue Jing. It looked very elegant. At this time, it was requisitioned by the Tang Army as a temporary headquarters.
Although the continuous march was quite tiring, seeing that victory was in sight, the morale of the Sixth Army was still extremely high. The continuous attacks continuously broke through the defense line of the 14th Army of Machikhan, forcing the Machikhans to retreat quickly, and Another Viet-King Servant Corps assisting the Fourteenth Army Corps in its defense showed a posture of preparing to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. It seemed that they would announce their whereabouts when the war became clearer.
"Yes, in the southeast corner, before our troops entered that area, our scouts discovered that the Yue Jing servant army was fighting fiercely with the Machi Khan army. It seemed that a fire had broken out in a house." The scout officer probably also Be very cautious and sensitive about this news.