On November 7, the Khan of the Maceder Khanate, Bihili, was "ill" Receiving Jing Zezhong, deputy foreign minister and special envoy of the Tang River Empire, Jing Zezhong elaborated on the imperial position during the talks, Bi Xili expressed his full understanding of the empire's views and opinions, and believed that the relations between the two countries have always been good, and the relations between the two countries should not be damaged or even war-to-face because of this incident, especially in the economic and trade fields, and instructed the Minister of State of the Macedian Khanate, Lei Juetian, and Foreign Minister Nottingham, who participated in the meeting, to immediately start talks with the imperial side, actively carry out consultations, and strive to reach an agreement acceptable to both sides in the short term。

On November 11, after three days of arduous negotiations, the empire and the Macedhan finally reached a compromise and signed the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Tang River Empire and the Macede Khanate." In this memorandum, the content is very simple, the empire agreed to resume economic and trade relations with the Mache Khanate within 30 days, and lift the trade embargo; The Maqi Khanate undertook not to infringe on the territorial sovereignty of Viet Ching and to withdraw its troops deployed on the border within 10 days; any dispute between the two countries should be settled by peaceful means, and no force should be used as the only way to settle the dispute; on the question of the status of Ankhon City and the Kingdom of Jemelo, the two countries will send relevant personnel to set up a consultative group to determine the status and belonging of the two kingdoms. During the negotiations, the Imperial side proposed that the negotiations on the status of Ankun City and the Kingdom of Jemero should be attended by the former royal family members and political officials of the two places, but the Maqi Khan side firmly refused.

Jing Zezhong and Nottingham signed the letter on behalf of the two countries, and afterwards the two sides attended a press conference and were invited to answer questions from reporters. The Imperial News and the Daily Express both reported the news in the form of a long story on the front page of the day, boasting as much as possible about the Empire's efforts to save the war situation in the Eastern Continent. The Mache Khanate, on the other hand, kept a low profile, publishing only a commentary of less than 300 words in the supplement of the country's largest news outlet, the newspaper Nation.

When the content of the peace agreement signed between the empire and the Macede Khanate reached Yanjing, He Zhiqiu, who was holding the newspaper in his hand, was filled with bitterness in his heart. The barbaric foreign countries of the past are now able to sit on an equal footing with the empire, and even take advantage of the favorable situation in their hands to force the empire to sign a peace treaty. In fact, the empire received nothing from this paper peace treaty, and it was just a fig leaf for the empire's crumbling status as a great power in the Eastern Continent. The Maqi Khans did not make any concessions, and the so-called promise of peace was nothing more than a trick to deceive fools, negotiating the status of Ankun City and the Kingdom of Jemero, and actually abandoning the original masters of the two places, which was simply an unprecedented farce in the history of diplomacy.

Although the empire has made enough preparations for a big war on the surface, He Zhiqiu and the important ministers of the empire know that the empire actually does not dare to fight this battle at all, and cannot afford to fight this battle, and these situations are equally clear to the people of Ma Qi Khan. The three northern kingdoms are eyeing each other, the two major feudal towns are ill-intentioned, and the combat effectiveness of the emperor's [***] team is worrying, which is really difficult for the diplomats to negotiate, which can't help but remind He Zhiqiu of an old saying in the world: a poor country has no dignity, and a weak country has no diplomacy.

The capital of the Mache Khanate, the Great Khan Palace of Sanglin City. Everywhere was full of joy and laughter, and the entire Great Khan Palace was filled with a festive atmosphere. Bi Xili is in the middle of the main position, full of spring breeze, and on both sides are columns of important ministers, all sitting cross-legged.

"Come on, everyone, the big thing has been decided, and we won't get drunk today. Let's toast the first toast and toast our country's victory in this war!" Bichley was overjoyed, and stood up first, raising his glass.

"Dry!" Lei Juetian, who was usually in a mood and difficult to describe, also showed a rare smile, and everyone took their wine glasses and drank it all.

"Great Khan, we can even take Yuejing in one fell swoop this time, the Tanghe people don't dare to start a war with us at all, the Milanese don't have the support of the Tanghe people, they don't have anything to worry about, why do we have to reach an agreement with the Tanghe people not to invade the Yuejing country?" He is a typical nationalist, who has always regarded the interests of the Maqi Khan clan above all else, and his loyalty to Bi Xili is also obvious to all, and he fully supported Bi Xili to ascend to the position of the Great Khan, so that Bi Xili, who was not optimistic about it, became the lord of Ma Qi Khan. Even after Lei Juetian came to power the Macede Khanate, he still didn't buy it at all, and it was not until recent years, when the national strength of the Macede Khanate was booming under Lei Juetian's governance, and the military strength was also rising, and he changed his attitude. In the Mache Khanate, he could only listen to the words of Bi Xili and Lei Juetian.

"Haha, General Bensong doesn't have to worry, it won't be able to run away sooner or later. This king and Lord Lei have also discussed this matter, weighing the pros and cons, and feel that it is not the time to swallow the Yuejing Kingdom, and the specific reasons will be explained by Lord Lei. Bi Xili was not upset by Ben Song's straightforward questioning, he and everyone present had long been accustomed to Ben Song's straightforward surname.

Most of the people present, especially many of the generals of the military, felt sorry for the fat that their side had given up in the face of its absolute superiority, the Yue Jing Kingdom, but since this decision was made by the Great Khan and Lei Juetian after careful study, there must be a reason for it, and they all looked at the Minister of State, Lei Juetian, who was the first person to sit under Bi Xili.

"To be honest, I still really wanted to take this opportunity to solve the problem of Yuejing once and for all, but after much consideration, the Great Khan and I finally gave up this plan. The main reasons why we did not take Yuejing in one go are mainly due to the following reasons. First, although the troops of the Don Empire are not prepared for war and are not enough to pose much threat to us in the short term, in the long run, once they are really provoked and form an alliance with the Milanese, it will put a lot of pressure on our northern and moving defense lines, and the future activities of our military forces will be greatly constrained. Second, our current comprehensive national strength is far from enough to support a big war, especially with a large country like the Tang River Empire, it still needs a period of peace to develop its economy, especially it will take some time to digest the annexed Ankun and Jemero. Once the face of the Tang River Empire is torn apart, long-term economic sanctions are very detrimental to the development of our country. Third, Yuejing is already a turtle in an urn, just wait for the time to mature, it will naturally ripen, and it is not in a hurry at this time. We have reached an armistice with the Don River Empire, and it has also saved us a little bit morally for the occupation of Ankun and Jemerlo, although the strength in the world now determines everything, but the morality necessary to win cannot be ignored. ”

Lei Juetian analyzed the various interests in an orderly manner, and all the ministers present were very human, and immediately realized the priorities. His words won the frequent nods of all the ministers present.

"As long as there is the joint efforts of all of you here, I believe that in the near future, the country of Yuejing will definitely become an inseparable part of our Maqi Khanate. Bichili confidently made a promise to many of the courtiers in the table.

The darkness could not stop the marching troops like a fast-moving oolong, and the whole team was like a clockwork machine, running silently and nervously, with no disjointedness in between. Except for the sound of footsteps on the march, there was almost no sound to be heard, and everything was going on in secret.

The hard training was evident at this time, and although it had been nearly eight hours of rapid marching in the night, the soldiers were still in good spirits, especially the soldiers of the light infantry wing, who were leading the march, and they did not show any fatigue. Mu Lige stood on the side of the road, looking at the fast-moving team with satisfaction, and the mountain pillar looked even more proud, after all, the strength shown by his own people was enough to make anyone jaw-dropping, and the innate running ability of the mountain people did make other peoples bow down.

"Division commander, at this speed of travel, there should be no problem when we reach Xifeng Pass before noon tomorrow, right?" Shanzhu looked at Mu Lige, who had been checking the progress of the team, although his face had already shown a look of relief, there was still a trace of worry between his eyebrows, and he couldn't help but ask.

"There should be no problem, but we are not only in a race against time, but also against the enemy, and the goal is to be Xifengkou. If my prediction is correct, the rebel army must also be aware of the danger of the Shentuhua Department stagnation near Xiangshanji, they will definitely want to meet the Shentuhua Department at any cost, and the marching speed will not be slow, not to mention that they set off before us, zhan has an advantage in time, the enemy's strength is far stronger than ours, and this area is all a horse and a flat river, only the terrain of Xifengkou is slightly more complicated, which can be used as a position to intercept the enemy, so we must occupy Xifengkou before the chaotic army, and also build some simple fortifications as much as possible, and prepare for a protracted war。 Mu Lige voiced his worries.

"Then what should I do? It's better to let me lead the light infantry wing to speed up the march, regardless of the behind, first occupy Xifengkou first, and then say, the division commander, you will lead the main force to follow. Shanzhu thought about it for a while, and then took the initiative to ask for battle.

"Okay, that's it, you go first, and I'll follow. Remember, once the Xifeng Pass is occupied, immediately organize people to build fortifications, and you can properly arrange people to take turns to rest, and be sure to pay attention to vigilance. Mu Lige patted Shanzhu's shoulder and solemnly told his deputy.

"Rest assured, division commander, I will never let an enemy pass through my position unless he steps over me. Shanzhu replied half-jokingly, half-seriously.

"I need you to give me my life completely. Mu Lige solemnly ordered the mountain pillar.

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