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Balingfu fell into the hands of the Maqi Khans in a state of chaos. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

No one thought that Situ Biao would suddenly leave at a critical moment, and when the whole city of Baiyueli suddenly issued a martial law order, it caused panic among the gentry of the entire Baling Mansion, but then Situ Biao personally came out to appease the gentry and merchants of the Chamber of Commerce, saying that it was only because Lujiang found that there was a change in the Western Xinjiang Army, and Baling temporarily entered a state of martial law, so as to facilitate the adjustment of the army and prevent the spies of the Western Xinjiang spies from spying on the movement of the Wuhu Army, and hereby ask the gentry and businessmen of the Chamber of Commerce to give their understanding and support. Situ Biao's explanation barely calmed the merchants' uneasy mood, but after nightfall, the whole Balingfu City was noisy like a noisy bazaar, and the troops who withdrew from Heshou Pass entered the city on the one hand, while the garrison in the city requisitioned all the means of transportation in the entire Balingfu City, and rushed all the grain and materials hoarded in Baling City, either boarding ships at Baling Wharf for shipment, or going out of the city directly from the east gate and never returning.

Although the people who were under martial law had no way of knowing what was happening in the city, but seeing the full loads of vehicles and ships leaving Baling to the east, everyone had a bad premonition, that is, His Royal Highness the King of Xiang had lost confidence in holding Baling City, but they never dreamed that when the new day of Hongyue took off, there was not a single soldier left in the entire Baling City, and all the troops and officials disappeared overnight, so that they can successfully transfer all the funds and materials.

Just when the whole city fell into chaos, the Maqi Khans who had ruled Baling made a comeback again, and when the flying wolf flag of the Maqi Khans was replanted on the head of Baling City, the Baling people realized that their homes changed owners overnight. It didn't take much effort for the 10,000 soldiers of Bakriyar and the Viet Kyong servant corps to occupy Baling, and they thought that the chaotic Tanghe people were simply waiting for their arrival, and when their forward cavalry advanced under Baling, Baling City did not even lock the gates.

At this time, the second and third divisions of the first army of the Western Xinjiang Army, which had already received the news and advanced rapidly to the south, were a step late, and when the Maqi Khans had begun to take over the defense of Baling City, the second and third divisions were still one hundred and sixty miles away from Baling City, and even at the speed of forced marching, it would take at least a day and a half to arrive, and the strength of the Maqi Khan's army occupying Baling City was not clear, which put the southbound Western Xinjiang Army in a predicament. If you continue to go south, the two divisions are only more than 40,000 people, the intelligence is unknown, and there are no reinforcements, so the outcome of such a battle is unpredictable, and it is difficult to make a difference if you lose the battle.

Standing at the head of the bustling Baling City, Ruan Deyong, the commander of the 20,000-person corps of the Yuejing State Servant Corps, was in a complicated mood at this time, and his corps commander with the same clan and surname was already in high spirits and celebrated with the commander of the Ten Thousand Cavalry of Ma Qi Khan, who did not know whether he was alive or dead, so easily won a big mansion in Wuhu County, which was known as the granary of the Eastern Continent. Even Ruan Deyong himself was surprised, he couldn't help but wonder a little because he had always retained a lot of respect for the military strength of the Tang River Empire, could it be that the Tang River Empire had really completely declined as the Maqi Khan people said, and even reached the point of being ravaged by others? Ruan Deyong couldn't believe this statement, at least the army under the command of Li Wufeng, the Qin king of the Tang River Empire, had fought the hundreds of thousands of troops of the invincible Ma Qi Khan on the peninsula, could it be said that the difference between the Tang people who came from the same line would be so big?

However, all this is not the main reason for Ruan Deyong's uneasiness, Baling City has been taken, but the entire Baling Mansion has not yet recognized the new master, the threat of the Western Frontier army from Yueyang in the north has been highlighted, and the guests who have just visited him are even more upset. As a former military officer in the former Viet Kyong National Defense Force, Nguyen Duc Dung was still a little suspicious of the other party's words on the surface, but deep down, he had long been aware of the true surname of the other party's words.

The three princesses have been in exile in the Tang River with the former king Li Deguang since the fall of the Yuejing Kingdom, and have been living in Zhongzhou City, the capital of the Tang River Empire, and according to Ruan Deyong's knowledge, the national self-help army that has been active in the hometown of Yuejing State, which is now the so-called Yuejing Province of the Maqi Khanate, although it is supported by the Sanjiang Lin family on the surface, but in fact it is supported by the Li family, especially the princess Qingke is said to have a very high status in the national self-help army. The National Self-Salvation Army was very active in the old land of Yuejing, and these reorganized servant corps were unwilling to fight with the National Self-Salvation Army, and the Maqikhans seemed to see this, so they transferred the three Yuejing Corps to the border area between the Eastern Front and the Milanese and the border between the Northern Front and the Tang River Empire.

Now the person who came clearly asked himself to surrender or at least remain neutral in the upcoming battle for Baling, and although Ruan Deyong himself could not deduce the authenticity of the handwritten letter of Princess Qingke presented, it was said that the three princesses had been living around Li Wufeng, and it was said that there was a possibility that it would become the possible surname of Princess Li Wufeng, and it should be said that there would be no problem with this handwriting. It's just that in this way, he pushed himself to a dead end, either he immediately betrayed the Maqi Khan, or he would be regarded as a traitor and traitor by those Yuejing people who still rebelled against the Maqi Khans in Yuejing, Ruan Deyong couldn't help but want to scold his own commander with the same surname, if it wasn't for his great joy, how could the Maqi Khans let themselves and his party be this substitute for the dead.

But now it doesn't have any effect to scold again, the army of the people of the Western Xinjiang has approached Baling, but the idiots of Ruan Van Jin don't know it yet, and the question in front of them now is what should they do? Then I am afraid that I can only go to the end on this road, now that the power of Western Xinjiang is flourishing, it seems that it is not very appropriate to openly turn against the other party, and now I have some doubts about throwing myself into the arms of the people of Western Xinjiang, Yuejing is still in the hands of the Maqi Khan, such a blatant rebellion, the officers and soldiers more or less still have relatives in their hometowns, if they rebel, how will the Maqi Khans react?

Contradictory feelings are entangled in Ruan Deyong's heart, he can be sure that the people who come will definitely not only look for themselves, the 10,000-person team commander Chen Renwen is Ruan Wenjin's cronies, it is estimated that the western Xinjiang should also be clear, it is difficult to say whether they will come to the door, but the 30,000-person team commander Li Zhengyang is more ambiguous than his own attitude, and the visitors will definitely not let go of this opportunity, so it is really difficult to say what kind of changes this corps will have when facing the attack of the Western Xinjiang army. Ruan Deyong carefully pondered and analyzed the situation, the Western Xinjiang Army has now heard that it has taken Yueyang and Huanggang, and even the Fifth Army of the Empire has thrown itself into Western Xinjiang, it seems that Li Wufeng has achieved an absolute advantage in the south, but it is not clear which team they sent to capture Baling, but the First Army of Western Xinjiang has always been known as the strongest army in Western Xinjiang, whether it is the pure infantry division of the Gaoyue people or other mixed divisions, the combat effectiveness is not trivial, whether it can be held on their side is also a question mark, if you can find out the situation and look at the style, it is best to understand the thoughts of Li Zhengyang, and it is best to be able to work together。

Just when Ruan Deyong was still figuring out Li Zhengyang's attitude, Li Zhengyang at this time had already made a sonorous statement to the special envoy of Western Xinjiang intelligence who came to meet: " Mr. Special Envoy, please rest assured, the Maqi Khans are just a bunch of semi-civilized barbarians, they don't know anything about civilization at all, they have nothing to do except rely on military conquest, we have always admired the empire in Yuejing, and now I heard that Princess Qingke has privately made a mandarin alliance with His Royal Highness the King of Qin, this kind of match made in heaven is exactly what our Yuejing people want to see, even if His Royal Highness the Special Envoy does not come to find Li this time, Li is also thinking about how to help His Royal Highness the King of Qin if His Royal Highness the King of Qin wants to recover Baling Li, and now there is a special envoy Mr. from it, it is the best。 There is absolutely no problem with my 30,000-strong team, as long as the Western Xinjiang Army starts to attack the city, Li will immediately lead the army to fight back!"

"Lord Li can say this, the envoy will let go of most of his heart, the Maqi Khan people in Yuejing to implement colonial rule, Qing Ke, Qing Shi, The three princesses of Qinyun are deeply saddened, His Royal Highness the King of Qin has long helped the people of Yuejing to free themselves from the clutches of the Maqi Khan, but the conditions are not yet mature, has not been able to do so, this opportunity is a good opportunity to hit the Maqi Khan, the Maqi Khan people in Yuejing stationed not many troops, if you can use this opportunity to weaken the Maqi Khan's garrison in Yuejing, and now most of the Maqi Khan's troops are dragged by us on the peninsula, may be able to add a lot of chances for the recovery of Yuejing. "It's too late for the foreign affairs department to send a special envoy, and at this time, the officials of the intelligence department can only temporarily assume the authority of the foreign affairs officer to negotiate with the other side on behalf of the western Xinjiang, as long as they can win this battle, it is worth making as many promises as they want," I don't know what the relationship between General Nguyen Duc Dung and Lord Lê is? We also want General Nguyen to be at least neutral in this battle, so that we can minimize the losses of both of us and avoid unnecessary sacrifices. ”

"Deyong, this guy is old and cunning, Mr. Special Envoy is only afraid that he has also contacted him, he will not express his position easily, I am afraid that he is also staring at my actions now, if I cooperate with you, it is estimated that he will follow suit, if I do not move, it is estimated that he will also pretend to be deaf and dumb, Mr. Special Envoy rest assured, Deyong is wrapped up in me, I understand this guy's thoughts. "Li Zhengyang obviously knows his colleague better than anyone else.

(To be continued)