In the study of the Montenegrin White Building, Lu Ming frowned slightly as he read the newspaper in the World Forum. The headline on the front page was that the New London Autonomous Region announced its incorporation into the Kingdom of Sonia.
The Sonyans are well-armed and their power is expanding rapidly. Already, more than 20 states and over 300 million people have been incorporated into the territory of the Sonya Kingdom.
The state of New Valencia is very close to the traditional southwestern state of the Central Continent people - Han State.
It seems that the more than 40 states and provinces that have not yet expressed their views, including the Eastern Alliance, can all be counted as administrative regions of the Kingdom of Griffinni.
But in reality, most states and provinces are just watching and will not really help the Crown Prince fight against the Kingdom of Sonia.
The eldest prince actually controls only a dozen or so states.
King Sony's people have temporarily ceased hostilities with the eldest prince, and instead marched northwards. I'm afraid their next target will be Hanzhou and other Central Continent provinces.
The Sonyans have been expanding their military and their main corps has probably grown to a million people.
Moreover, the states and provinces it occupies are all traditional Western areas, and they are strong in everything from industrial capabilities to technological products.
Rumor has it that although Sanmai Company has not yet delivered the goods, several aviation companies in the Kingdom of Sonia have already developed their own bombers and fighter jets. They may not be as mature as Sanmai Company's products, but as long as they continue, the technological gap between the two sides will naturally narrow gradually.
Lu Ming pondered, opened the drawer, and took out a telegram.
It was a secret telegram sent by the Second Prince a few days ago, in which he hoped that he could persuade the Eastern Alliance to send a peace observation group to the states where the Gedi people lived to conduct investigations in order to set the record straight.
The Gaidens and Sonyans were once neighboring enemies. The core states of Sofia were originally extremely wealthy and rich, but after entering the industrial age, they became backward areas. The Gaidens in the neighboring states were originally poor, but they became wealthy states with extremely developed commerce.
Several autonomous states of the present-day Gede people have long been annexed by the Kingdom of Sonia.
But last month, it was reported that the Sonyans were carrying out genocidal Nazi rule in the Gedi state, setting up many concentration camps, and using the Gedi to conduct experiments on biological weapons such as poison gas.
There was an outcry in public opinion, and the Eastern Conference issued a statement fiercely criticizing this.
Therefore, there was this telegram from the second prince.
Lu Ming pondered and decided that it was time to send someone to the west to take a look.
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In the study room of the octagonal building in Wuhan City, Lu Ming, who was pondering, suddenly came to his senses and stood up.
Time waits for no one. We must pacify the Northern Territory as soon as possible. Otherwise, our hope of competing with the Westerners will become increasingly slim.
This is the result of a split between the two major Western groups. If they cooperate, we will have no chance.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming walked out of the study and turned a corner in the corridor. In front of this room, stood two female agents from the Special Work Department. Upon seeing Lu Ming's gesture, they opened the door.
Inside was a suite with all the furniture you could possibly need. There was even a TV in the corner of the living room, which was definitely a novelty in Wuhan City. Of course, there were no channels available, so one could only watch videotapes.
There were several women sitting in the living room. When they saw Lu Ming coming in, the others stood up with a little fear. Only a beautiful lady in snow-white fur remained motionless. She was Tuoba Lan.
The gray-haired old lady among the women is Ma Quanyou’s first wife, Ma Jinhua.
However, after Ma Quanyou became king and made Tuoba Lan the Khan, Ma Jinhua became just the Khan's concubine among the four concubines.
There were also two women, who were not young either. They were the wives of two important generals of Ma Quanyou. They stayed in Chishui City and were captured together.
"Write a letter to each of your husbands, persuading them to surrender!" Lu Ming stared at them with a sinister look.
"You know it's impossible." Tuoba Lan sneered.
Lu Ming looked her up and down, and that fiery gaze with unusual meaning finally made Tuoba Lan feel a little uneasy, and she pulled the collar of her clothes.
"I want to see your letter tonight!" Lu Ming turned and left.
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In the study, looking at the chaotic white sea area on the map, Lu Ming shook his head.
Even in today's society, there is still no real map of the White Sea area, mainly because no one is willing to explore it. The area is too vast and extremely dangerous, and even if it is explored, no one knows what to do.
A hot air balloon had gone there before, but it never came back.
As for the geographical conditions inside, they are all passed down by word of mouth, and it is not known whether they are true or not.
The internal staff officer hasn't sent out the telegram yet, so it's very likely that something has gone wrong.
However, it is also possible that it was caused by strong interference, after all, it is already the Tianshan Mountains area.
There is no point in waiting like this. It seems that we can only resort to the worst possible strategy.
Time is running out. From now on, I really have to race against time. There is no other way.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming shook his head helplessly.
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That night, a scandal broke out in the octagonal building of Wuhan Special Work Department.
After getting drunk, Minister Wang was provoked by Tuoba Khan and was so angry that he wanted to rape Tuoba Khan.
At the critical moment, he was stopped by the deputy minister who came after hearing the news.
The deputy minister should have reported it immediately. The next day, several military inspection officials arrived and locked Minister Wang up.
Of course, only a few people inside knew about this scandal.
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In the bedroom of the suite where he was under house arrest, Tuoba Lan sat depressed in the corner, filled with shame and anger, not knowing who to vent to.
Ma Jinhua came over and sat beside her, smiling, "It's okay, it's all over, you haven't been humiliated, and didn't you listen to what their superiors said? That villain committed a heinous crime and might be shot! Isn't it just helping you get revenge?"
Seeing her contemptuous smile, Tuoba Lan bit her red lips and said nothing.
"From now on, we will all rely on you for care. You have to take care of us old bones!" Ma Jinhua's tone was full of sarcasm.
From the few words of several investigating officials, several women heard that Tuoba Lan was beautiful and the Prince of Black Mountain Fort had also heard of her fame.
If he is of no use here and of no help to the Western Expedition, Tuoba Lan will be sent to Montenegro to serve His Royal Highness the Prince.
Minister Wang actually intended to defile the woman that the prince had taken a fancy to, which was naturally a heinous crime.
However, this is a top secret matter and cannot be disclosed to the outside world.
As for the women under house arrest, it naturally doesn't matter. From what they said, except for Tuoba Lan, the others will be locked up for life, and not a single word of their information will be allowed to get out.
Ma Jinhua was already extremely dissatisfied with the fact that this vixen had taken away her position as the legal wife. She had not dared to speak out before, and now she didn't care about it anymore since she would be locked up until death anyway.
Tuoba Lan ignored Ma Jinhua.
At this moment, some noise was heard outside. The door was suddenly pushed open and a woman walked in quickly. Before Ma Jinhua could say anything, she was knocked unconscious by the woman.
"Follow me!" The woman held a pistol in her hand, with the black muzzle pointing at Tuoba Lan.
Tuoba Lan's face was suddenly filled with horror. This woman was obviously Minister Wang, but now she was dressed like a woman, and even her breasts were towering. She looked like a heroic woman.
Tuoba Lan wanted to say something, but Minister Wang covered her mouth, tied her up tightly, and carried her out.
Tuoba Lan was completely unable to resist Minister Wang's bull-like strength. He knew it the night before.
I even thought about giving up struggling, trying to flatter him, and then taking the opportunity to bite him hard, causing serious injuries.
Fortunately, someone finally came and stopped this madman.
Minister Wang carried him out. Outside the room, the sentry was lying in a pool of blood. In the corridor where Minister Wang walked, it seemed that all the sentries had been killed by him.
"Don't move..." Minister Wang said in a low voice, then took out a piece of cloth and covered Tuoba Lan's eyes.
Then, Tuoba Lan felt as if he was flying in the clouds, and he didn't know where this madman was going.
But soon, the sound of a sentry checking someone's position was heard, which sounded like the sound of a gun with a silencer, and then the sentry became silent.
After a while, there was a car horn sound not far away, and then there was a broadcast. From the noise, it seemed like it was from the long-distance bus station in this county.
Suddenly someone shouted, and then gunshots rang out.
She felt like she was flying in the clouds and a madman was running around.
There were gunshots everywhere.
But gradually, the gunshots faded away.
I don't know how much time passed, but the madman's breathing became heavier and heavier.
Finally, she landed on the ground with her feet and the cloth covering her eyes was torn off.
There is no moon tonight and it is pitch black all around, but it looks like we are in the wilderness. There is a lone willow tree in the distance, swaying in the howling north wind.
"Damn it, we were discovered after all. All the roads to the inland areas are blocked!"
The madman slumped on the ground, gasping for breath, looking very tired.
Then, the madman cast his fiery gaze on her and said grimly: "It's all because of you that I have become a fugitive now. The power of Black Mountain Castle is so great that there is no place for me to stay! Today, I will..." As he spoke, he slowly stood up.
Tuoba Lan was stunned. Her mouth was blocked tightly by the cloth and she could only make whimpering sounds.
"Shh!" The madman suddenly made a gesture, pulled her hard, and rolled into the ditch beside her.
After a while, several fast horses galloped past.
The madman spat, "Damn it, this is the road to the White Sea. I thought it would be safer to go in this direction first, but it doesn't work. The world is so big, there's really no place for me!..." He suddenly paused, not knowing what he was thinking about, and fell into deep thought.
Looking at Tuoba Lan, he suddenly smiled: "Khan Queen, if I send you safely to Ma Quanyou..." Then he immediately shook his head, "No, no, Ma Quanyou is cruel and suspicious, he will definitely shoot me without thinking." He snorted again, "Don't even mention Ma Quanyou. The moment you saw Ma Quanyou, didn't you want him to kill me?"
When Tuoba Lan suddenly heard that this madman was going to send her to her husband, her heart started pounding so hard that it almost jumped out of her throat. Unfortunately, she couldn't speak and could only whimper desperately.
The madman looked at her, finally untied the rope on her mouth and took out the cloth ball from her mouth.
"As long as you can send me to the Khan, I can swear a blood oath on the grassland to keep you safe!" Tuoba Lan said solemnly.
The madman stared at her. Tuoba Lan felt uneasy, like a death row prisoner waiting for trial. Indeed, being humiliated and killed, or seeing her husband again with a clear conscience, all depended on the madman's thoughts. Unconsciously, Tuoba Lan was so nervous that her whole body was covered in cold sweat.