"Speak. As soon as Wu Feng heard the word Luzon, his ears pricked up.

As early as three months ago, Wu Feng ordered the intelligence department to step up the collection of intelligence on the southwestern neighbor Grand Duchy of Luzon and its neighboring countries, although the new director of the intelligence agency, Jin Ning, did not understand Wu Feng's intentions, but he still resolutely carried out the arrangements of his superiors, and he also knew that his legendary boss had always acted as unexpectedly as a whimsical antelope hanging its horns, but it was by no means untargeted.

The Grand Duchy of Luzon 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 percent are Andeans, and other larger ethnic groups include Cooper, Yaze, Prich, Gaoyue, Tang, etc., the Andean people are mainly concentrated in the southern, central and western regions of the country, while the Cooper, The Puriqi people are mainly concentrated in the northwest near the Western Regions, the Gaoyue people live in the mountains and hilly areas near the Great Hengduan Mountains in the east, and the Tang and some other smaller ethnic groups live in the shallow hilly areas in the northeast near the Tang River Empire, and they are originally descendants of the Tang people of the empire, who have successively migrated to this area in the past hundred years.

The Grand Duchy of Luzon has six more important cities, in addition to the capital Robin City, the southern important towns of Gia West and Sambo, the western important town of Grand Pine Forest, the central city of Manlon City, and the northern important town of Vito. There are about 350,000 regular troops in the whole principality, except for the 50,000 troops stationed in the capital, the most elite Royal Olive Leaf Corps, 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 total [***] 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.

The Grand Duchy of Luzon is one of the four components of the split of the original largest empire in the Middle Continent - the Great Andean Empire, and the other three parts of the Pasha Kingdom, the Duchy of Comini, and the Dominion of Free City, but in the more than 100 years of the Andean Empire, other ethnic groups have also entered this region, and the ethnic composition tends to be complex, but in general, this region is still dominated by Andean people.

The Grand Duchy of Luzon did not have very good relations with both the Pasha Kingdom and the Duchy of Comini, especially with the Pasha Kingdom, which had been tense for a long time. The Pasha Kingdom had a population of about 15 million, of which about 60 percent were Andeans, and a significant part of the rest of the population was inhabited by the conquest of other regions through wars in the south ten years earlier. In the past ten years, the Pasha Kingdom has developed rapidly, especially the industrial and commercial development has been faster, and the national strength has also grown quite rapidly, and it has steadily ranked first among the countries in the central and southern parts of the Central Continent.

Located to the west of the Grand Duchy of Luzon, the Duchy of Comini is similar in size and population to the Grand Duchy of Luzon, and its economic development is slightly stronger than that of the Grand Duchy of Luzon. The country's relations with the Grand Duchy of Luzon have not been very harmonious, but fortunately, both countries have been able to exercise restraint and have not caused major incidents.

Wu Feng briefly skimmed through the basic information about the Grand Duchy of Luzon and its surrounding countries presented to him by Jin Ning, casually put it on the coffee table, then raised his head and looked at Jin Ning opposite, and said, "I want to hear the opinion of your intelligence department on the Grand Duchy of Luzon first. ”

Taking a breath, Jin Ning calmed down a little nervous, he knew that it was time to show his boss the intelligence department, that is, his own ability, and cleared his throat: "The Grand Duchy of Luzon is located in the southwest of us, with a border of about more than three hundred kilometers, the road from Qingyang to Vito, an important town in the north of the Grand Duchy of Luzon, has been built, and the road is in good condition, but it is not in good condition in the territory of Luzon, especially in the summer and autumn rainy season. At present, Luzon has a bad relationship with the Pasha Kingdom and the Duchy of Comini, and most of the domestic garrisons are concentrated in the south and west, and the relations with the Western Regions countries in the north are good, and the relationship with the empire is average. ”

"The territory of Luzon is high in the north and low in the south, with mountains and hills in the east and north, and fertile plains in the south and central west. 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 Wu Feng was leaning back in his 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 groups in Luzon are mainly Andeans, but they are mainly concentrated in the south and central and western regions, and in the east and north, there is a considerable proportion of ethnic minorities. Although the ethnic relations in the territory are not tense, they are not harmonious, especially since the relations between the Gaoyue people living in the east and the Andean people have always been unharmonious. ”

"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. In terms of military deployment, the garrison of the capital Robin City is 50,000, which is the Royal Olive Leaf Legion, and the corps commander Boris is a confidant of Brundtland, but the deputy corps commander Shylock, who has considerable power, is from a great aristocracy, and is quite popular in the court, and has a close relationship with the royal family. The rest of the garrison, with the exception of Mandic, who was loyal to the Grand Duke in Vito, an important town in the north, was controlled by the Brundtland party. ”

"In terms of the overall layout, Luzon's defense should focus on the defense of the south, and its elite troops are concentrated there, followed by the west, the east because it is the Great Hengduan Mountains, so there is basically no garrison, and the north is relatively lax because there has been no war for a long time, only Vito City has a garrison of 50,000, according to the information we have, that army is not fully established, and lacks supplies and training, and the 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, Ling Tianfang had originally introduced the basic situation of Luzon to Wufeng, and it seemed that the situation in Luzon had not changed much in the past two years, but Jin Ning's information was much more detailed.

"Are there any other abnormal circumstances?" Wu Feng knew that it was impossible for Jin Ning to rush to his house to report these circumstances.

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.

Wu Feng immediately became interested when he heard this, what could make Jin Ning give up his normal work procedures must be very important information, even if it was not verified, at least he could understand some basic movements.

"Oh? ”

"After receiving the arrangement of the adults, we immediately strengthened our intelligence work against the Pasha Kingdom and the Principality of Comini in Luzon and its surrounding areas, 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, we have made contact with the families of important ministers of the court and the Principality of Konya in the Kingdom of Luzon and Pasha, and have achieved certain results. ”

"For more than a month, our intelligence officers have discovered that Lady Banotto III, the biological mother of the Grand Duke of Luzon, has taken advantage of various opportunities to have secret contact with 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 the content of their secret contact, Brundtland do they perceive it?"

"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.

Wu Feng frowned his forehead, obviously not very 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 were in charge of the army were Brundtland's henchmen?

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 town of Sanbao City, and was unsuccessful. ”

"That's the reason?" Wu Feng didn't seem to believe it.

According to unreliable sources, Emilian once pursued Brundtland's niece Louisa, but was stopped by Crouff, the defender of the western town of Grand Pinewood, Louisa's brother, and has been on the same page with Crouff ever since. Jin Ning added.

Wu Feng shook his head and didn't say anything more.

The room was silent for a while, the setting sun sprinkled golden light quietly shrouded the quiet room, Wu Feng stood up and paced in the living room, "Is there any change in the surrounding countries?"

"Well, there are some puzzling situations. ”

"Say it. ”

"The relationship between the Pasha Kingdom and the Principality of Komini was not harmonious, but intelligence officers reported that there seems to be a recent increase in personnel exchanges between the two countries. However, the diplomatic departments of the two sides are still engaged in a war of words, and the relationship seems to be getting more strained. ”

Wu Feng was a little puzzled, but he couldn't understand the current situation, "Is there anything abnormal about the armies of the two countries?"

"Not yet. However, some intelligence personnel reported that the main army of the Pasha Kingdom had been transferred to their southern area, and now it seems that military exercises are being carried out on their southern border, especially the landing exercises in complex terrain such as rivers and lakes have been intensified. Their maneuvers had already caused great unease among the countries and city-states to the south, and now the countries to the south were already meeting to discuss the current situation. ”

As far as I know, there are no big rivers separating the Pasha Kingdom from its neighbors to the south, and most of the rivers there run north-south, so it shouldn't be much of an obstacle to military operations.

A strong feeling of uneasiness welled up in Wu Feng's heart.

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