After learning about the disastrous defeat of the Empire's Western Expedition, various countries on the mainland and several major forces within the Tanghe Empire also reacted one after another. In particular, the actions of the two major vassals within the Empire were extraordinary -
On October 17, Lin Guoxiong, the Military and Political Envoy of the Imperial Sanjiang County, announced that the Imperial Sanjiang Second Army would be formally established on October 20. The Army will consist of five divisions, composed of the first security divisions of the five Sanjiang County prefectures. Lin Yunfei, the eldest son of Lin Guoxiong, will serve as the commander of the regiment. The formation of the regiment will be completed within a month to cope with the increasingly severe international and domestic situation. This move immediately caused an uproar among the countries in the center of the empire and the southwest of the empire. All forces speculated on the purpose of the Lin family's vigorous expansion of military power during this sensitive period, what their intentions were, and where they would be directed. —
On October 19, Lang Yongquan, the Military and Political Envoy of the Imperial Tiannan County, also announced that the reorganization of the five garrison divisions of Tiannan County has entered the final stage. Once the reorganization is completed, the Imperial Tiannan Second Army will be formed to prevent unpredictable events. Emergencies-
On October 20, the 200,000-strong army of the two regiments of the Kaman Empire, led by General Duke Nick, known as the "Two Pillars of the Empire", broke through the northeastern defense line of the Principality of Jerok, which had been in a stalemate. The 200,000-strong army of the Principality of Jerok Forced to retreat to Fanlin City in the northeast to defend, just when all attention was focused on the battle situation under Fanlin City in the northeast of the Principality of Jerok, another general Maili, known as the "Two Pillars of the Empire" The Duke led an elite 50,000 Royal Guards, supported by another regiment of 100,000 troops, and adopted the method of attacking from the east and attacking in the west. On the night of October 21st, he made a surprise attack on Jiama City in the northwest of the Principality of Jerok. Since most of the troops of the Principality of Jerok They were all attracted to the war situation in the northeast, and the Kaman spies who had been lurking for a long time took the opportunity to cause riots. On October 23, Jiama City, which was garrisoned with only more than 30,000 people, fell, and the originally relatively complete northern barrier of the Tanghe Empire was destroyed. A big hole was opened. Kaman immediately sent 100,000 troops to garrison Jiama City. From this, he could threaten the Taixuan Mansion in the northwest of the empire to the west, and cross the Bode Plain and Lamu River to the south to take a look at the central plains of the empire -
On October 22, a fierce battle broke out between the army of the Kingdom of Poole and the main force of the First Army of the Empire on the Panay Plateau on the northern border of the empire. Both sides suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat -
The Great Khan's Palace in Samlin City, the capital of the Makgean Khanate. In a splendid lounge, Bixili, with his upper body naked, was lying comfortably on a soft and luxurious bed, enjoying the massage of two beautiful girls who were wearing as little as possible. The girl has silver hair, brown eyes, and fair skin. They are indeed two rare beauties. Especially the two women are naked on the upper body and only wear a pair of white silk trousers on the lower body. They have two pairs of proud breasts with red beans on the top. In general, the whole room was filled with a gloomy smell—
One of the two girls was riding on Bixili's lap and using her breasts to massage his back. The other girl was gently massaging Bixili's shoulders with both hands. Bixili couldn't help but hum in comfort. Suddenly the voice of his personal guard sounded outside the door, "Khan." "What's the matter? Didn't I tell you to take a rest now!" Bixili asked impatiently, "Khan, it's Mr. Lei who is asking to see you." "Oh, Ask him to come in."—
Lei Juetian frowned as soon as he stepped into the room, "Juejian, come in and sit down. How are these two women? They are tributes from the businessmen of the Nanyang Alliance. They have great figures and skin, are absolutely virgins, and have Tabo The original flavor of the island. Those guys want me to lower the tariff. I won’t refuse anyone who comes. But if they want me to lower the tariff, no way. How about it? Are you interested? If so, I will give them both to you. Yes." Bi Xili obviously thinks highly of Lei Juetian, and the relationship between the two is also extraordinary -
"Great Khan, I'm not very interested in these. It's better for Great Khan to keep it for himself and enjoy it." Lei Juetian quickly declined politely -
"God Jue, I'm not telling you, you have to know how to enjoy life. Life is only a few decades. In addition to your career, you also need to adjust your life. It's not a bad thing to relax. Take our Machihan people's As the proverb says, if the bowstring is stretched too tight, it will break easily. Don't live like an ascetic." Bi Xili affectionately "enlightened" Lei Juetian -
"In this regard, the hobbies of Da Khan and I are different. We should not interfere with each other, but Da Khan should pay attention to his own health." Lei Juetian replied with a wry smile -
"Don't worry about this, I have my own sense of proportion. We martial arts practitioners are still confident about this. Why, come now, is there anything urgent?" Bi Xili also knew that Lei Juetian was interrupting him at this moment. I must have something important to report when I take a break -
"Well, there are a few things I'd like to report to you individually."—
"Oh, you go out first. No one is allowed to come near the room without my greeting." Although Bixili likes to enjoy himself, he is not vague about important matters at all. He reluctantly pinched one of the girls' vagina and ordered the two girls to immediately leave-
After the two girls left, Lei Juetian took out some written materials and said, "Great Khan, according to our intelligence, the news that the entire army of the Tanghe Empire was annihilated in the Western Expedition has been confirmed, and according to the intelligence, the northern part of the Tanghe Empire and Jerok The war in the principality is currently raging, and we don’t know what the situation is yet, but it is estimated that the situation on the Tanghe Empire’s side is not optimistic.”—
"Great, then maybe we can take advantage of it. What are we going to do now?" Bixili was so happy that he couldn't help standing up and walking back and forth.
"Great Khan, there are still some situations. The Lin family of Sanjiang has announced the formation of their second legion, and the Tiannanlang family has also responded and announced that it will form its own second legion." -
"Why, these two guys finally couldn't bear it anymore. The fox is about to show its tail." Bixili's expression became serious -
"But I doubt what the purpose of these two families is? Especially the Lang family. The Lin family definitely wants to take advantage of the favorable situation where the Tanghe Empire is too focused on the head and tail, and its strength is greatly reduced. There is an attempt to advance westward, but how will he deal with the people behind him? Where is the Lang family?" Lei Juetian felt a little confused, "Unless the two of them reach an agreement, it is impossible for the Lin family to move westward." -
"The two families have reached an agreement. What can the Lin family do in exchange for the support or neutrality of the Lang family? If the Lang family remains neutral, it will be difficult to explain to the central government of the Tanghe Empire." Bi Xili also felt that there was something fishy in this -
"Ignore them for now. It will take some time for them to prepare if they want to raise troops. I told the Great Khan during the last court meeting that it is necessary to change our current foreign policy. Now I think the time has matured, so today I want to This issue is specifically reported to the Great Khan." Lei Juetian solemnly advised Bi Xili, -
Seeing that Lei Juetian's expression was very serious, Bi Xili also became concerned, "Then tell me." -
"I think our primary enemy is not the Tang He Empire at present. There are three reasons. First, although the Tang He Empire is weakened, it is still not something that any of the surrounding countries, including our country, can fight against alone; second, the Tang He Empire is currently facing In times of difficulty, if we can maintain a good relationship with it, then it will definitely be very willing, and then we can free up our hands to deal with other enemies; third, our economy needs further development and a relatively peaceful environment, and we There is great complementarity between the economy of the Tang River Empire and the economy of the Tang River Empire. If a war breaks out with the Tang River Empire, our economic impact will be considerable. In addition to the above three points, I also feel that some countries often cooperate with the Tang River Empire to attack us. To contain this problem, if we do not solve this problem, I am afraid we will never be truly enemies of the Tanghe Empire." Lei Juetian talked eloquently -
"You mean the Kingdom of Milan?" Bixili asked knowingly -
"Yes, I think the top priority now is to establish a good relationship with the Tanghe Empire, free up our hands to deal with Milan, the Nanyang Alliance, and those small countries and city-states in our southwest, gradually strengthen our own strength, and then deal with the Tanghe Empire when the time is right. ." Lei Juetian stared deeply at the map of the Eastern Continent in his hand—
"Then what measures should we take now?" Although Bi Xili regretted not being able to set foot in the Central Plains soon, he was a person who could achieve great things after all. He knew that the views put forward by Lei Juetian were in the best interests of his country, so he quickly put them aside Sorry, I am paying attention to recent actions -
"Currently, we can send envoys to Zhongzhou, the imperial capital, to have direct dialogue with the imperial diplomatic department, and at the same time invite their diplomats to visit our country. We can also withdraw some of the troops stationed on the border with the Tanghe Empire to show our goodwill and treat The Lang family and the Lin family must work hard to maintain the existing relationship and pay close attention to its development and changes, but they should not take it lightly. They will not take action against the Kingdom of Milan for the time being. They can seize the time to collect intelligence on the surrounding small city-states and choose suitable targets. , so that we can start at the most convenient time, but the Great Khan's desire to go north has to be temporarily postponed." Lei Juetian's eyes have fallen on several small countries and city-states in the southwest on the map -
"Then we have to seize the time, arrange the arrangements as soon as possible, and strive to achieve results as soon as possible. Don't reveal the conversation between you and me today to the outside world for the time being. It will not be too late to let others know when the time is right." Bi Xili is very cautious. This concerns his country. A change in foreign policy, if revealed accidentally, may make you very passive -
"This minister knows."—
The whole Tanghe Empire was panicked by several consecutive bad news. Inside and outside, the people and officials were talking incessantly and panicked. They were deeply afraid that the Luobei people or the foreigners from the north would invade, and they acted fiercely towards the Imperial Army. Criticism, many nobles even put forward suggestions to negotiate peace with the northern countries to ensure the security of the empire, which was actually a disguised peace request. The Imperial Home Office has strictly controlled people's speech, but all kinds of rumors are still rampant and overwhelming. The Imperial Press and Publication Administration also strictly prohibited major newspapers from publishing news about the empire's defeat, otherwise they would be closed down on the grounds of affecting national security. At this time, the long-awaited news that Wu Feng led the Imperial Army to defeat the Luo Bei people in Qingyang Mansion reached the Imperial Capital—
"Extra! Extra! The Imperial Army defeated the Luo Bei invading army in one fell swoop and wiped out more than 50,000 enemy troops. The Luo Bei invading army had fled back to the prairie in embarrassment! Sir, why did the five copper coins increase twice? This is The latest news, is it expensive? Yesterday’s news was free, do you want it?” “The latest news! The Luobi people handed over the money to buy 20,000 fine war horses and returned to their hometown in despair! For details, please read the “Imperial News”! "Five days of bloody battle, defeating more with less, glorious record, who can match it! A portrait of Li Wufeng, the commander of the Qingyang Defense Battle. Miss, do you want it? Just a silver coin and a resume!" -
Since all the major newspapers in the empire sent reporters to various places, the reporter of "Daily Express" happened to encounter the petition group sent by Zhan Zhaobai and Wei Dongchen to the imperial capital in Longdong Mansion. After learning about the situation, this reporter was very smart. Smart, he immediately felt the shock of the news, and immediately hired someone to ride a horse overnight to send the news back to the imperial capital. As a result, the man had a dispute with the gatekeepers when he arrived at the imperial capital and was detained by the soldiers. In anger, he said that he was The person who came to announce the good news was informed of the situation by the surrounding meddlesome people and reported it to the reporter of "Imperial News". Soon all the major news agencies learned of the news and immediately started to operate. The people of the entire imperial capital immediately fell into ecstasy. In the atmosphere—
In the Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace, Situ Mingyue turned away from the irritable and irritable mood of the past few days and became very excited, with a amiable expression on her face. She had already read the battle report and several newspapers in front of the Imperial Palace. What does Baikan mean? Not tired, that’s probably how I feel. "Dear sirs, this battle report is too simple and boring. I can't compare it to the writing style of these newspapers!" Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was in a very comfortable mood, all His Highnesses ministers also congratulated His Majesty the Emperor -
"He Aiqing, is this battle report accurate? Don't let it be a misinformation. I can't afford to lose this person anymore." Situ Mingyue walked up and down in front of the imperial case happily -
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that this information has been reviewed many times and there should be no problems." He Zhiqiu replied respectfully -
"Very good, very good. We have annihilated 50,000 enemies and captured 20,000 war horses. We have achieved great results. Who is this Li Wufeng? I am overjoyed. Yusuf, please tell me." -
Yusuf, the commander of the City Guards Corps, was well prepared, "Your Majesty, Li Wufeng was born in a noble family in Zhongzhou, the capital of the empire. His parents died young. He joined the army in 687 and served in the third division of the Imperial City Guards Corps. He served successively as squad leader, lieutenant general and lieutenant general. Captain and battalion captain. In the battle to quell the peasant slave uprising in three northern counties in 689, he defeated the greater number with less and captured more than 3,000 enemies, but no one on his own side was killed. He was awarded the three-star Imperial Medal of Honor and was promoted to captain. During this Western Expedition During the battle, he was responsible for escorting the logistics of food and fodder. The above is his resume.”—
"Well, he is a rare talent. I will reward him heavily. Do you have any suggestions for this?" Situ Mingyue was very satisfied -
"Your Majesty, I heard that the people of Qingyang Mansion support him very much. A petition group has already come to the imperial capital to petition Your Majesty. They all hope that Li Wufeng can stay as the guard of Qingyang City and help them resist the Luobi people." Lu Wenfu came out and said -
"Oh, that's fine, I will follow the public opinion and make Li Wufeng the Marquis of Baisheng, and make him the city guard of Qingyang Prefecture. I hope he can live up to my expectations and guard the northwest border for me!"