And after learning the news of the fiasco of the Empire's westward expedition, several major forces in the mainland countries and the Tang River Empire also reacted one after another, especially the actions of the two major feudal towns within the empire were even more extraordinary.

On October 17, Lin Guoxiong, the military and political envoy of Sanjiang County of the empire, announced that the second army of Sanjiang of the empire would be formally formed on October 20, and the corps had a total of five divisions, composed of the first garrison division of the five prefectures of Sanjiang County, and the commander of the corps was Lin Yunfei, the eldest son of Lin Guoxiong, and the formation of the corps would be completed within a month to cope with the severe international and domestic situation. This move immediately caused an uproar in the central part of the empire and the countries in the southwest of the empire, and various forces speculated that in this sensitive period, the Lin family would vigorously expand its military strength, what was the purpose, what was the intention, and where would the edge be pointed?

On October 19, Lang Yongquan, the military and political envoy of the Imperial Tiannan County, also announced that the reorganization of the garrison divisions and regiments of the five prefectures of Tiannan County had entered the final stage, and that once the reorganization was completed, the Second Army Corps of the Imperial Tiannan Army would be formed to guard against unpredictable emergencies.

On October 20, the 200,000 troops of the two corps of the Kaman Empire broke through the northeast defense line of the Principality of Gerook, which had been stalemate, under the leadership of the general Duke Nick, known as the "Imperial Twin Pillars", and the 200,000 troops of the Principality of Gerok were forced to retreat to the northeast of the city of Van Lin to defend Another general, Duke Miley, led the elite 50,000 Royal Guards with the cooperation of another corps of 100,000 troops, and adopted the method of attacking the east and west, and attacked the Jiama City in the northwest of the Principality of Gerlok on the night of October 21, because most of the troops of the Principality of Gerlok were attracted to the battle situation in the northeast, and the long-dormant Kaman spies took the opportunity to create chaos, on October 23, the Jiama City, which was only garrisoned by more than 30,000 people, fell, and the northern barrier of the Tang River Empire, which was relatively intact, was torn open. Kaman immediately sent 100,000 troops to garrison Jiama City, so that to the west could threaten the Taixuan Mansion in the northwest of the empire, and to the south across the Bode Plain and the Ram River, he could look down on the Central Plains of the empire.

On October 22, a fierce battle broke out between the army of the Poole Kingdom and the main force of the First Army of the Empire on the Panai Plateau on the northern border of the Empire.

The capital of the Mache Khanate, the Great Khan Palace of Sanglin City. In a splendid lounge, Bi Xili ** upper body, is comfortably lying on a soft and luxurious bed, comfortably enjoying the massage of two beautiful girls who can not be less, the two girls have silver hair and brown eyes, a white and tender skin, it is indeed two rare stunners, especially the upper body of the two women is also naked, and the lower body is only wearing a pair of white silk trousers, two pairs of proud twin peaks, a little red bean at the top, and the whole room is filled with a smell of * -

One of the two girls was riding on Bi Xili's thigh and massaging his back with his own ** breasts, and the other girl was gently massaging Bi Xili's shoulders with both hands, Bi Xili couldn't help humming comfortably, and the voice of his personal guard suddenly sounded outside the door, "Great Khan." "What's the matter? Didn't I say we'd rest here!" asked Bihili impatiently, "Great Khan, it's Lord Lei who asks for a meeting." "Oh, please let him in. ”――

Lei Juetian frowned a little as soon as he stepped into the room, "Juetian, come in and sit, how about these two women, they are paid tribute by the merchants of the Nanyang Alliance, they have a good body and skin, they are absolutely virgins, and they have the original flavor of Tabo Island, those guys want me to lower the tariff, I am the one who comes, but they want me to lower the tariff, no way, how about it, if you are interested, if you are interested, I will give them to you." "Bi Xili obviously attaches great importance to Lei Juetian, and the relationship between the two is extraordinary-

"Great Khan, I don't have much interest in these, so I'd better keep it for myself. Lei Juetian hurriedly declined politely-

"Jue God, it's not me saying you, you have to know how to enjoy life, life is only a few short decades, in addition to your own career, you also need to adjust your life, it's not a bad thing to relax, take the proverb of our Maqi Khan people, that is, the bowstring is too tight and easy to break, don't live like an ascetic. Bi Xili's affectionate "enlightenment" Lei Juetian -

"In this respect, I don't have the same hobbies as the Great Khan, so let's not interfere with each other, but the Great Khan should pay attention to his body. Lei Juetian replied with a wry smile-

"You don't have to worry about that, I have my own measure. Those of us who practice martial arts are still sure about this. Why, is there anything urgent here?" Bi Xili also knew that Lei Juetian would interrupt his rest at this time, and he must have something important to report here.

"Well, there are some cases that I would like to report to you separately. ”――

"Oh, you go out first, no one is allowed to approach the room without my greeting. Although Bi Xili likes to enjoy, he is not ambiguous about big things, and reluctantly pinched one of the girls' **, and ordered the second daughter to leave immediately-

After the second daughter left, Lei Juetian took out some written materials, "Great Khan, according to our intelligence, the news of the annihilation of the Tang River Empire's Western Expedition has been confirmed, and according to the intelligence, the northern part of the Tang River Empire and the Gerlok Principality are now in the midst of a fierce war, and we don't know what the situation is now, but it is estimated that the situation on the side of the Tang River Empire is not optimistic." ”――

"Very well, then maybe we have a chance, what are we going to do now?" Bichley was so happy that he couldn't help but get up and walk back and forth.

"Great Khan, there are still some cases. The Sanjiang Lin family had already announced the formation of their second legion, and the Tiannan Lang family had also reacted by announcing that they would form their own second legion. ”――

"Why, these two guys finally can't help it, the fox is about to show its tail. Bichley looked serious—

"But I doubt what is the purpose of these two families, especially the Lang family. The Lin family definitely wants to take advantage of the favorable situation that the Tang River Empire is now unable to take care of the head and tail, and its strength has been greatly reduced, and there is an attempt to move westward, but how can he deal with the Lang family behind him?" Lei Juetian felt a little confused, "Unless the two of them reach an agreement, it is impossible for the Lin family to go west. ”――

"If the two families reach an agreement, what will 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 Tang River Empire. Bichley also felt that there was something strange in this.

"Leave them alone for now, it will take a while for them to prepare if they want to raise troops. I told the Great Khan about the need to change our current foreign policy, and now I think the time is ripe, so I would like to report to the Great Khan on this issue today. Lei Juetian solemnly said to Bi Xili, -

Seeing that Lei Juetian's expression was very serious, Bi Xili also paid attention, "Then you can say it." ”――

"I don't think our primary enemy is the Don Empire at the moment. There are three reasons for this: First, although the strength of the Tang River Empire has weakened, it is still not something that any of these neighboring countries, including China, can confront alone; Second, the Tang River Empire is currently in a difficult time, and if we can maintain good relations with it, then it will certainly be very willing, so we can free up our hands to clean up other enemies; third, our economy still needs to be further developed and we need a relatively peaceful environment, and our economy is very complementary to the economy of the Tang River Empire, and if there is a war with the Tang River Empire, the economic impact on our economy will be quite large。 In addition to the above three points, I also think that some countries often cooperate with the Tang River Empire to contain us, and if we do not solve this problem, I am afraid that we will never be able to become a real enemy of the Tang River Empire. Lei Juetian talked eloquently-

"You mean the Kingdom of Milan?" asked Bichli, knowingly.

"Yes, I think the most urgent thing at the moment is to have good relations with the Tang Empire, free up our hands to clean up the small countries and city-states like Milan, the Nanyang Alliance, and our southwest, and gradually increase our own strength, and then deal with the Tang Empire when the time is ripe. Lei Juetian stared at the map of the Eastern Continent in his hand with deep eyes.

"Then what measures should we take now?" Although Bi Xili regretted that he could not set foot in the Central Plains soon, after all, he was a great achiever, and he knew that the views put forward by Lei Juetian were the most in line with his national interests, so he quickly put aside his regrets and paid attention to the recent actions.

"At present, we can send envoys to Yanjing Zhongzhou to have direct dialogue with the Imperial Foreign Affairs Department, and at the same time invite their diplomats to visit our country, and we can also withdraw part of our troops stationed in the border area with the Tang River Empire, as a show of our goodwill, to the Lang family, The Lin family should work hard to maintain the existing relationship and pay close attention to its development and changes, but don't take it lightly, and take no action against the Milan Kingdom for the time being, for the time being, they can seize the time to collect information on the surrounding small countries and city-states, and choose the right object, so that they can start at a convenient time, but the Great Khan's desire to go north has to be temporarily delayed. Lei Juetian's gaze has already fallen on several small countries and city-states in the southwest of the map.

"Then we have to hurry up, set up as soon as possible, and strive to achieve results as soon as possible. Don't disclose your conversation with me for the time being, and it's not too late to let others know when the time is right. "Bichley is very cautious, this is related to the change of his country's foreign policy, and if he is not careful, he may make himself very passive.

"This minister knows. ”――

The Tang River Empire was disturbed by several bad news in a row, and the people and officials were all talking about it inside and out, panicking, and they were afraid that the Luope people or the aliens from the north would come in, and they fiercely criticized the performance of the emperor's [***] team, and even many scholars also put forward proposals to negotiate peace with several northern countries in order to ensure the security of the empire, which was actually a disguised peace. The Imperial Interior Administration has strictly controlled the speech of the people, but all kinds of rumors are still rampant and cannot be stopped. The Imperial Press and Publication Administration also strictly forbade major newspapers from publishing news about the defeat of the Empire, otherwise it would be closed down on the grounds of affecting national security. At this time, the long-awaited news that the Emperor [***] team led the Emperor [***] team to defeat the Luobei people in Qingyang Mansion reached Yanjing.

"Outside! Outside! The Emperor [***] team defeated the Luopei invading army in one fell swoop, annihilating more than 50,000 enemy troops, and the Luobei invading army has fled back to the prairie in embarrassment! Sir, five copper coins, why has it tripled, this is the latest news, it is expensive? Yesterday's news does not require money, so do you want it?" "The latest news! The Luope people handed over the purchase money of 20,000 fine war horses and went back to their hometown in a gray manner! For more information, please see "Imperial News"! "Five days of bloody battle, winning more with less, brilliant achievements, who can match! Portrait of Li Wufeng, commander of the Qingyang Defense Battle, miss, do you want it? Just a silver coin and a copy of your resume!"

Since the major newspapers and periodicals of the empire have sent reporters to various places, among which the reporter of the "Every Express" happened to meet Zhan Zhaobai and Wei Dongchen sent to Yanjing in Longdong Mansion, after learning about the situation, this reporter was very clever, and immediately felt the shock of the news, and immediately hired someone to ride a horse overnight to send the news back to Yanjing, but this person was detained by the soldiers because of a dispute with the soldiers guarding the gate when he arrived in Yanjing, and he said in a fit of anger that he was here to report the good news, and was stabbed to the "Imperial News" after learning of the situation by the surrounding good people Soon all the major news organizations learned of the news and immediately started operating, and the entire Yanjing people immediately fell into an ecstatic atmosphere.

Imperial Palace Qinzheng Palace, Situ Mingyue reversed the irritable mood of the previous few days, became very excited, and his face also looked amiable, the battle report and several newspapers in front of the imperial case have been read a few times, what is it called never tired of reading, probably this mood. "Ladies and gentlemen, this war report is too simple and boring, and I can't compare to the writing of these newspapers at all!" His Royal Highness and all the ministers were in a very comfortable mood when they saw His Majesty the Emperor, and they all congratulated His Majesty the Emperor one after another.

"He Aiqing, whether the situation of this battle report is accurate, don't be misinformation, I can't afford to lose this person anymore. Situ Mingyue walked around in front of the imperial case excitedly-

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that this information has been reviewed many times and there should be no problem. He Zhiqiu replied respectfully-

"Very good, very good, 50,000 enemies were annihilated, 20,000 war horses were captured, and the results were abundant, what kind of person is this Li Wufeng, it actually made me overjoyed, Yusuf, tell me about it. ”――

The commander of the City Guard Corps, Yusuf, was prepared, "Your Majesty, Li Wufeng, was born in a family of scholars in Zhongzhou, the capital of the empire, his parents died early, he joined the army in 687, served in the third division of the Imperial City Guard Corps, and served as a squad leader, squadron leader, and captain, in 689, in the battle to quell the peasant slave rebellion in the three northern counties, he won more than 3,000 enemies with less, and no one on his side was killed, he was awarded the Imperial Three-Star Medal of Honor, and was promoted to the rank of wing commander, and was responsible for escorting logistics grain and grass in the Western Expedition. That's it for his resume. ”――

"Well, a rare talent, I want to 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 are very supportive of him, and a joint petition group has come to Yanjing to petition His Majesty, and they all hope that Li Wufeng can stay and serve as the city guard of Qingyang to help them defend against the Luope. Lu Wenfu came out and said-

"Oh, it's okay, I will comply with the will of the people, make Li Wufeng the Marquis of Baisheng, and serve as the city guard of Qingyang Mansion, I hope he can live up to my hopes and guard the northwest border pass for me!"

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