The Grand Duchy of Loulan is located in the east-east direction of the Central Continent, with an area equivalent to about one and a half counties in the northwest of the empire, with a population of about 12 million, of which 70% are Andeans, and other relatively large ethnic groups include the Cooper, Yaze, Priqi, Gaoyue, Han, etc., the Andean people are mainly concentrated in the southern, central and western regions of the country, while the Cooper and Priqi people are mainly concentrated in the northwest near the Western Regions, and the Gaoyue people live in the mountains and hilly areas near the Great Hengduan Mountains in the east. The Han Chinese and other smaller ethnic groups lived in the shallow hilly areas of the northeast near the Great Qin Empire, and they were originally descendants of the Han Chinese of the empire, who had successively migrated to this area for more than 100 years.

There are six more important cities in the whole Duchy of Loulan, in addition to the capital Robin City, the southern important towns of Jiya West City and Sanbao City, the western important town of Dasonglin City, the central important town of Manlong City and the northern important town of Vito City. The whole principality has a regular army of about 850,000 people, except for the most elite Royal Olive Leaf Corps of 50,000 people stationed in the capital, the other 300,000 troops are stationed in the other five important cities, especially in the south, of which the city of Giasi has a garrison of 150,000 people, accounting for about half of the national army.

The economy of the Principality is dominated by agriculture, of which the southern part is an important grain-producing area, the eastern part is rich in timber and medicinal materials, and the central part is rich in tobacco, coffee, lacquer, olives and other cash crops, and the grain output is not small. The western part is an important production area for sugar and coffee, while the northern part is relatively economically backward, with timber, medicinal herbs, tobacco, and lacquer all produced, and the grain output is relatively small.

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Qin Duan briefly glanced at the information about the basic situation of the Grand Duchy of Loulan and its surrounding countries that Jin Ning presented to him, casually put it on the coffee table, then raised his head and looked at Jin Ning opposite, and said, "I want to hear your intelligence department's opinion on the Grand Duchy of Loulan first. ”

Taking a breath, Jin Ning calmed down a little nervous, he knew that it was time to show his boss that the intelligence department was also his own ability. He cleared his throat: "The Grand Duchy of Loulan is located in the southwest of us, with a border of about more than three hundred kilometers, and the road in our territory from Tokugawa County to Vito City, an important town in the north of the Grand Duchy of Loulan, has been repaired, and the road is in good condition, but it is not in good condition in Loulan, especially in the summer and autumn rainy seasons. ”

"Loulan currently has a bad relationship with the Pasha Kingdom and the Principality of Komini. Most of the garrisons in the country were concentrated in the south and west, and they had good relations with the countries of the Western Regions in the north, but they had average relations with the empire. ”

"The territory of Loulan is high in the north and low in the south, the east and north are dominated by mountains and hills, and the south and central and western parts are fertile plains. Therefore, the economic center of gravity of the whole country is also in the south and the central and western regions, compared to the eastern and northern economies are much lagging behind, but the eastern and northern regions are quite rich in resources. ”

Seeing that Qin Duan was leaning back on the chair without squeaking, Jin Ning knew that he was listening carefully to his analysis, and continued to say downwards with a high spirit: "The ethnic group in Loulan is mainly Andean. However, it is mainly concentrated in the south and the central and western regions, and in the eastern and northern regions, ethnic minorities make up a significant proportion. ”

"Although there is no tension between the ethnic groups in the country, it is not harmonious, especially since the relations between the Gaoyue people living in the east and the Andean people have not been harmonious."

"At present, the country's government is dominated by Prime Minister Brundtland and his party, and his son and nephew are in charge of heavy troops. Archduke Ban Otto IV was nearing adulthood, but he was not yet in power and did not have a good relationship with Brundtland. ”

"On military deployment. The capital city of Robin City has a garrison of 50,000 troops, which is the Royal Olive Leaf Army. Legion Commander Boris was Brundtland's confidant, but Shylock, the deputy legion commander with considerable power, was from a noble family, was very popular in the court, and had close ties with the royal family. ”

"The rest of the garrison, with the exception of Mandic, who was stationed in the northern town of Vito, was loyal to the Grand Duke, and was controlled by the Brundtland party."

"In terms of overall layout, Loulan's defense should focus on the defense of the south. Its elite troops are concentrated there, followed by the west, the east because of the Great Hengduan Mountains, so there is basically no garrison, and the north because there is no war for a long time. It also seems to be relatively lax, only Vito City has a garrison of 50,000 troops, according to the information we have, that force is incomplete, and lacks supplies and training, and its combat effectiveness is relatively poor. However, the defender Mandic is a figure not to be underestimated, and it is said that this man has a brave style and is good at field combat. ”

This information was not unexpected by Qin Duan, Zhuge Fang originally introduced the basic situation of Guoloulan to Qin Duan, it seems that the situation in Loulan has not changed much in the past two years, but Jin Ning's information is much more detailed.

"Are there any other anomalies?" Qin Duan knew that it was impossible for Jin Ning to rush to his mansion to report these situations.

After hesitating for a moment, Jin Ning still said, "There are some suspicious circumstances, but we haven't verified them yet, but I think these situations may have an impact on adults, so I think it's better to report to you immediately." ”

It was originally taboo for the intelligence department to report the intelligence to the higher authorities without verifying the information, but Jin Ning still felt that it should be reported immediately based on various considerations.

As soon as Qin Duan heard this, he immediately became interested, what could make Jin Ning give up his normal work procedures must be quite important information, even if it was not verified, at least he could understand some basic movements.

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"After receiving the arrangement of the adults, we immediately strengthened our intelligence work against Loulan and its surrounding Pasha Kingdom, the Principality of Komini, and even the countries of the Western Regions, but because our intelligence forces in the Central Continent were relatively weak, it was difficult to achieve good results for a while. However, we have made full use of the original foundation, and at the same time targeted contacts with the families of important ministers in the court of Loulan and the Pasha Kingdom and the Principality of Konya, and have achieved certain practical results. ”

"In the past month or so, our intelligence agents have discovered that the biological mother of Ban Otto IV, the Grand Duke of Loulan, has taken advantage of various opportunities to secretly contact Duke Sherlock, the deputy commander of the Royal Olive Leaf Legion, and Marquis Mandic, the defender of Vito City, an important city in the north, and it seems that Marquis Hierro, the commander of the Gendarmerie Command of the Duchy, and the Marquis of Emilian, the defender of the central city of Manlon, are also in contact with them."

"Oh? What is involved in their secret contacts? Brundtland Are they aware? Qin Duan's eyebrows furrowed.

"I'm sorry, my lord, but we don't know much about their conversations, and their contacts are so secretive that outsiders can't even know about them. As for whether Brundtland is aware of it, our intelligence officers can't be sure, because Brundtland's wife has just passed away recently, and his energy seems to be mainly restrained by the funeral, but Brundtland's methods are also quite ruthless, maybe he is also secretly observing, but just keep quiet for the time being. Jin Ning's face was slightly feverish.

Qin Du frowned his forehead, obviously not satisfied with Jin Ning's answer, but after thinking about it, it was already commendable that the intelligence department could achieve such results in just a few months, and thought for a while, "Didn't you say that except for the defender of Vito City, Mandici, the rest of the people who controlled the army were Brundtland's henchmen?" And what's going on with this guy named Emilian? ”

Jin Ning couldn't help but secretly admire the memory of his boss, and when he reported to himself, he seemed to be resting, but he didn't expect to miss even a small detail, he quickly explained: "This Emilian was originally picked up by Brundtland, but last year he competed with Brundtland's other henchman Solon for the position of the defender of the southern city of Three Treasures, and was unsuccessful, and he complained about it, thinking that Brundtland was biased. ”

"That's the reason?" Qin Duan seemed to be a little unconvinced. (To be continued......)