The country of Durrani borders us through a narrow barren strip of about 200 kilometers, and there are basically no people on this road. There is a dilapidated and rugged road that has fallen into disrepair and is full of potholes.

However, it is also this dilapidated path that carries the task of transporting a large number of humanitarian supplies. Due to years of war and the shadow of many Western powers behind the scenes, the country's economic development level is extremely backward, and the basic means of subsistence are seriously lacking, not to mention medical care and education.

In the spirit of humanitarianism and the purpose of being a neighbour and a good neighbor, our country often finances some food and medical supplies in the country of Durrani, which basically passes through this dilapidated path.

Although these materials are not very much, they are of great significance to the barren Durrani country, so the Durrani official is desperate to save this artery of life.

And this passage into the wider hinterland of the Durrani country, next to General Hariri's territory. General Hariri relied on this geographical advantage to make friends with our side and maintain good relations in peacetime, so we also sent some humanitarian supplies to him from time to time.

In addition, General Hariri's territory also produces a certain amount of oil, which is sold to us through oil pipelines, so as to obtain relatively rich funds, and both sides are happy.

It is for this reason that General Hariri and our side are friendly, at least on the surface. But when the countrymen arrived in General Hariri's territory, they were generally protected with more dedication.

On the contrary, General Daoud has always had a good relationship with the United States, and has received a steady stream of advanced weapons from the United States, so much so that his weapons and equipment are even much stronger than those of the Durrani government army. Coupled with some financial support and the operation of some illegal businesses, General Daoud became the most powerful faction in the region.

The two men have always been at odds on the surface, and there are often some military frictions, and even the mediation of government forces can only play a very small role. Peace in the border between the two countries depends entirely on restraint on both sides, as well as on luck.

As for the geographical division, it is also very simple: along this narrow passage to the west, into the hinterland of the Durrani country, with General Hariri's territory to the north, General Daoud's territory to the south, and government forces to the west.

However, the control of the entire passage is naturally in the hands of the government army, and even the rebellious General Daoud does not dare to snatch it, because it is related to the bottom line of the government army. After all, the government army is actually the real number one warlord, three times stronger than Daoud.

And even if Daoud had seized control of the passage, he had a rather poor relationship with our country. The road was controlled by him, and our country naturally did not send supplies there, so the road became a worthless barren strip of land, and even if Daoud grabbed it, it would not have the slightest value.

This is the general situation in the eastern part of the country.

As for their western part, it is actually more chaotic, with nearly ten warlords, large and small, messing around all day long, more like a group of bandits.

The reason why we say "nearly ten" and not a definite number is because these warlords are changing too quickly.

One is wiped out today, and another emerges tomorrow;

One is co-opted by the government army today, and the other is split into two or three shares tomorrow;

There are even government troops who rebelled here and revolted and set up their own families......

In short, Tainyima is in chaos, it is simply a nest of bandits connected one by one, and I can't count how many local warlords there are.

In this comparison, their eastern region is relatively stable, because the two major military blocs of Daoud and Hariri form a strategic balance of terror, and no one will easily start a large-scale war. As for the hinterland of their jurisdiction, it is more stable.

It's just that the area where Xiaoshu and Murong Qianli had an accident is not in the hinterland of General Hariri's jurisdiction, but in the "three regardless" areas that Hariri, Daoud and the government army are not very under their jurisdiction.

The reason why it doesn't matter is because there is not much value here. The mountainous area is barren to death, seventy or eighty kilometers from east to west and fifty kilometers from north to south, without any mineral deposits or agricultural resources, except for a small city in the middle that is basically abandoned.

There are less than 2,000 people in this ruined city, which is actually the population of a large village, not as many as a small community in a big city.

Moreover, these residents are so poor that they can't even afford to eat, and they can grow a little bit of crops and do some simple farming, but they are all barely able to make ends meet.

Which warlord is willing to wade through mountains and rivers to govern such a broken place?

Do you come here to send warmth to the countryside and engage in targeted poverty alleviation?

Even if there is a rampant collection here, the taxes collected are not enough to consume the food and military expenses of the soldiers stationed in a platoon, right?

Therefore, it is completely a loss-making transaction to govern here, and there is no strategic role, so naturally no one wants to deal with it, and let this area fend for itself.

However, the abandoned and ruined city in the center of this mountain area is a good name - Peacock King City!

Obediently, when you hear such a lofty name at first glance, people who don't know it may think that this is a place of interest, or even a world cultural heritage, right?

I'm sorry, but it doesn't have a dime to do with any cultural heritage.

Because the so-called "Peacock King" is a pure legend, you can't even find a peacock feather here.

And what's even funnier is that this legend says that it was the royal city of the Mauryan Empire more than 2,000 years ago, hence the name.

And anyone who knows a little bit about history knows that the huge Mauryan Empire more than 2,000 years ago was the power of South Asia. Even when the empire's territory was at its largest, its northern borders could barely reach the mountains in front of them.

What kind of ancient dynasty would be in the most marginal and barren part of its territory? What are you kidding?

And there are no ruins of the ancient city in it, not even a decent ancient brick. To say that it is the site of a huge dynasty should not be so shabby.

Therefore, even the people of Durrani know very well that this is the nonsense of unknown people in ancient times, probably in order to find the root of glory for themselves.

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"The king's 'city' with less than 2,000 people? On that narrow passage, Zhao Xuanji shook his head on a bumpy car, "If it weren't for the little tree, I'm afraid I wouldn't have heard this name in my life, what a broken place." ”

And this ruined city with a strange name is the last place where Murong Xiaoshu and Murong Qianli appeared. And after investigation and identification, it was learned that the "Demon Swinger" Pang Jianxun also appeared here, so of course this is the destination of Zhao Xuanji and his party.

It's just that this place has been blocked by General Daoud's troops, so Zhao Xuanji needs to enter in other ways.