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When Schöney led the Sixth Legion into the kingdom of Mawlamyine, the garrisons of the Nanyang Alliance barely reacted in the slightest. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe foreign minister of the Tang Empire has just left Siem Moon City, the seat of the parliament of the Nanyang Alliance, and is full of vows, hoping that the Nanyang Alliance will not intervene in the war between the Tang Dynasty and Ma Qi Khan, although the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Nanyang Alliance Parliament have not made it clear that they will cut off the military aid and trade channels of the Ma Qi Khan, but they have very implicitly said that the Nanyang Alliance will not support the way to resolve disputes by force, so the Nanyang Alliance will not intervene in this war, and the Tang diplomatic department that has obtained this guarantee also welcomes the neutral position of the Nanyang Alliance。

In addition to the slight resistance of less than 10,000 defenders of Mawlamyine at the entrance to the Mee Basin, that is, the Halley Fortress, the Sixth Army Corps in Shenei was almost overwhelming, and within a radius of 50 kilometers from the Hare Fortress to the Maung Nei City in the center of the Mee River Basin, the Sixth Army completed the conquest and occupation of the Mawlamyine Kingdom in only two days, completely controlling the Mee River Basin, and the front of the army was even more night and night straight into the Dalao State.

The situation in Laos is even more astonishing, poverty and disease seem to have plagued this small landlocked country, and those rich countries and cities in the south of the Nanyang Alliance have never imagined that there is such a poor member state here, the entire Laos country is less than 500,000 people, the terrain is rugged, the transportation is inconvenient, the capital city of the elephant has less than 20,000 residents, when the Sixth Army trekked all the way here to capture the city of the elephant and temporarily imprison the king of the country, many residents have not even understood what is going on, it seems that they do not care about this。

"There is no food, no medicine, no streets, no decent buildings, undulating roads, exposed to the sun, only a handful of shops, many businesses, flies scattered and sewage everywhere constitute the main theme of the Holy Elephant City, the poor inhabitants, [***] Unbearable officials, muddled kings and nobles, everything is drowsy in the hot climate, this is a dying country, if the mainland wants to rank the poorest country, I think Da Lao should at least be included in the top three, the reason why the Maqi Khans in the north did not take this place after the capture of Yuejing, An Kun and Jemero, I think it is not because they are merciful, but because the situation here has poured their appetite and made them no longer interested in being masters here. This is the conclusion reached by Pan Hanshou, a well-known military reporter of the Imperial "Oriental Times", after following the Sixth Army into the Holy Elephant City for two days of interviews.

"Laos's geographical location and rugged transportation determine its low status in the Nanyang Alliance, located in the inland hinterland, the terrain is bumpy, the transportation is inconvenient, there seems to be no other production except forest resources, and the transportation bottleneck restricts the development of forest resources, which is probably the main reason why Ma Qihan and the Nanyang Alliance are not very interested in Laos. So far, Laos appears to have remained an observer state in the Nanyang Alliance, as its attempt to join the Nanyang Alliance has been met with unanimous opposition from members of the southern coastal region, who fear that they will incur a huge amount of support costs if they join the alliance, and who are apparently reluctant to do so. This is the analysis and introduction of the "Imperial News" reporter Ke Daonan in the mail sent from the holy elephant to the headquarters of the "Imperial News" in Yanjing.

For the arrival of the Sixth Legion, the whole country of Daliao was quite sluggish, when the officials and nobles, including the king, were temporarily controlled, it did not seem to have much impact on the life of the people in the Holy Elephant City, perhaps the people were tired of this calm but lifeless life, when the Sixth Legion army entered the city, a group of garrisons even took the initiative to disarm and help the emperor [***] The request of the team to lead the way and act as a guide seemed to them that the arrival of the Tang Dynasty might bring a glimmer of hope to their barren and miserable life, far better than the current lifeless situation.

It wasn't until the three divisions of the Sixth Army crossed the border of Laos and entered the territory of Yuejing that the Maqi Khan garrison, which had just woken up from a dream, could react, but at this time, although they received an urgent report from Romania, it seemed that it was already a little too late.

Gongming City is located in the upper reaches of the East Mekong River, close to the largest lake and marsh area in Viet Ching - Mae Ze, this is a quite beautiful city, there was a history of more than 200 years of the capital of Viet Kyo, until the end of the rule of the Nguyen Dynasty, replaced by the rise of the Lê Dynasty in the north, and finally moved the capital to the central part of the city, in order to balance the forces of the north and south, and because the Lê Dynasty in order to counter the power of the central aristocracy, vigorously attracted the southern aristocracy, so that the Lê Dynasty soon formed an alliance with the southern nobles, and the north and south attacked, and successfully controlled the entire Yuejing Kingdom. The fertile land and good hydrothermal conditions of Yuejing make it a pure exporter of grain production, and Yuejing's grain is mainly fragrant rice and glutinous rice, not only the output is not inferior to ordinary rice, but its unique taste is the envy of the neighbors who mainly eat rice, which has also become the main reason why Yuejing is watched by evil neighbors.

Due to its special geographical location, Gongming City is located in the hinterland of the interior, coupled with the close proximity to the East Mee River and the Mee River, the city is built on the highland between the Mae Ze and the East Mekong River, which is relatively scattered, to be precise, it does not form a complete urban area, and the traffic in the urban area is also equal to the water and land routes, and in some cases the water routes are often more convenient than the land routes.

When the commander of the 14th Corps of Maqi Khan, who was sitting in Gongming City, received the warning from Ronnesia, his first impression was that he was joking with himself, Gongming City was located in the inland hinterland, and the Khanate and the Tang army were fighting under the cities of Reya and Jiaxi, could it be that the Tang army would fly directly over the rugged mountains of Ronnesia and fly under the city of Gongming? But when he learned that Mae Nei had been lost, he knew that he was only afraid that he was lucky and that he should go to bad luck. The Tang army actually took this kind of means to raid Mawlamyine, the purpose was definitely not to target the Nanyang Alliance, the purpose was too obvious, Daliao, and then Gongming, he didn't have time to think about it in a cold sweat, while complaining to the rear khanate, but on the other hand, he was thinking about how to defend this Gongming City, which could be said to have never thought that he would fight a defensive battle here.

Defensive operations outside the city? According to the early warning intelligence, the strength of the Tang Army far exceeded that of the 14 th Corps, and such a battle would undoubtedly be carried out to the death? Fighting inside the city? This Gongming City has no walls or dangers, and it cannot be defended at all, and perhaps the only way is to rely on the houses and streets in the city to conduct street battles, but this does not seem to change the outcome of the war.

Without waiting for McChiley to have more time to think, and before he even received an order from the Khanate's homeland, the Tang army had already swept in from the south, and the activities of most of the Tang army's men and horses were discovered in the east, south, and southwest directions, which made McChiley anxious, and the alarm sent to the Khan's interior has not yet been echoed, which makes him in a dilemma. The 14th Corps of Macede Khan immediately retracted its defensive line, and without receiving an order from the Khanate to agree to retreat, Macchiley could only hold on even if he knew that the battle was auspicious. The retreat is the Yuejing City, the defense system of the Yuejing is much more perfect, although the city wall is not high, but it is already called dangerous on the Yuejing Plain.

Shenai also understands the important surname of this battle, Gongming City is not like other cities, it is easy to attack and difficult to defend, the Maqi Khans are like this, and the same is true of their own side, but Gongming City has a great advantage for the empire, as long as it is taken, relying on the city can be used to confront the infantry of the Maqi Khan, without considering the superior cavalry strength of the Maqi Khan, the broken and scattered terrain of Gongming City and the terrain surrounded by water on three sides make the cavalry strength of the Maqi Khans impossible to play at all, and the emperor [***] It is just right to rely on the terrain here to hold on, and if the Maqi Khans want to recapture Gongming City by relying on infantry alone, Shenai is confident that his Sixth Legion can make the Maqi Khans sigh forever.

The fierce street fighting soon turned into a scuffle, but the 14th Army of Macedhan soon showed a gap in combat effectiveness with the Tang Army, this corps was not established for a long time, and there was a considerable gap between the 6th Army Corps, which had already experienced many bloody battles, in terms of style and attack power, and McChley never thought that he could block the advance of the Tang Army with this corps in his hands, he just wanted to use the 14th Corps to delay the offensive of the Tang Army in order to prepare for his plan.

"What did you say? They had an internal strife? At this time?!" The startled Shenei almost jumped up from the boxwood carved chair that he had just had time to sit on, and he was still a little suspicious of this news, this temporary building used as the command post of the Tang Army was obviously imitating the Tang style, combining some local ethnic characteristics of Yuejing, and it looked very elegant, but at this time it was requisitioned by the Tang Army as a temporary headquarters.

Although the continuous march was quite tiring, but seeing that victory was in sight, the morale of the Sixth Army was still abnormally high, and the continuous attacks continued to break through the defense line of the 14th Army of Macedhan, forcing the Maqi Khans to retreat quickly, while another Yuejing servant corps that assisted the defense of the 14th Army showed a posture of being ready to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, as if they were going to announce their whereabouts when the battle became clear.

"Yes, in the southeast corner, our troops have not yet entered the area, and our scouts have spotted the Viet Kyong servants fighting fiercely with the Maqi Khan's army, and it seems that a large fire has broken out in one of the houses. "The scout officer is probably also very cautious and sensitive to this news.

(To be continued)