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Crossing the slightly rugged path, more than a dozen horses riding southern horses slowly galloped on the trail with a burst of yellow dust, the first one was dressed in light armor, covered with a green shirt, half of the exposed wide-brimmed heart goggles were exposed, dancing in the sun with a dazzling light, the shark skin waist knife hung on the cowhide belt around the waist and swayed back and forth, the horse has been rushing up the largest gentle slope horse, and the rider slowly reined in the horse's reins and let the horse stop slowly. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The eagle-like gaze swept over the verdant mountains in the west, the lush arbor forest belt in the valley seemed taller, but on the hills it was much lower, the warm sun fell on the body, indescribably comfortable, compared to the cold and windy north, it was like paradise here, but it was a pity that he did not come to enjoy the sunshine of heaven, and the heavy responsibility on his body made Cheng Dayou dare not have the slightest slack.

Immediately behind Cheng Dayou were two generals with similar clothes to Cheng Dayou, and the southern horse always seemed a little uncoordinated under the crotch of the subsequent person, and the strong body pressed the crotch of the healthy horse seemed to have some difficult feelings. This kind of pony suitable for the southern mountains although the endurance and weight are good, but the speed and impact are really not satisfactory, compared to the southern Macedhan specialty zebra and wildebeest, this horse can not be compared in speed, in patience is not all inferior, so more often used for carrying and pulling carts.

His eyes lingered in the west for a long time, and Cheng Dayou turned his gaze back to the face of the gray-robed man who had come to the front, his dark face was slightly reddened, and a pair of tiger eyes always roamed with a calm evil aura, his mouth was as wide as a basket, and a garlic-headed nose seemed to be bubbling with oil stars.

"Brother Lige, I'm afraid it's the boundary of the Duchy of Soktu, right? It seems that there are no inhabitants in this area. His eyes just turned away from the gray-robed man, Cheng Dayou knew that he had gone south this time to rob the pioneer of the Fourth Legion of the Empire, which had always hoped to be the vanguard of the westward expansion, the commander of the Fourth Legion did not say anything on the surface, but he was afraid that he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart, but it was impossible for anyone to back down on this kind of thing, not to mention that the empire was just built, it was the time to make contributions, who didn't want to seize this opportunity?

"Well, the first twenty miles should be the border area between Bali and Soktu, due to historical origins, in fact, the dividing line between the two places in this area is not too clearly demarcated, more by their own understanding, this area is sparsely populated, except for the aborigines who can clearly say that they themselves are from that side, which mountain belongs to Bali, which valley belongs to Soketu, I'm afraid they themselves can't figure it out. "The gray-robed man is Mu Lige, the commander of the Fourth Legion of the Empire, since he entered the peninsula area, the Fourth Legion has never been able to leave this land for half a step, and the Maqi Khans have fought viciously several times, and now the east has calmed down, the empire intends to use troops in the west, but transferred an eighth legion, how does this not make Mu Lige dissatisfied, but the most soldier, obedience is the duty, although he is unhappy, but he still insists on his duty.

"Oh, isn't it the geography and topography of this land, no one can figure it out?" Cheng Dayou asked in surprise with an eyebrow raised.

"Brother Dayou, things are not as bad as you think, it's just that the economic development of the peninsula is unbalanced, and many places are barren and mountainous, so not many people pay attention to it, but the governor of Jinning has strengthened the mapping of these border areas after taking office, and the military intelligence bureau is even ahead of the local political axe, I believe that once necessary, the military intelligence bureau should be able to provide us with sufficient information. And our scouts have also explored these border areas many times, the geography should be very clear, this area belongs to the tail section of the Great Hengduan Mountains, mostly some gentle slopes, compared to the majestic and steep middle of the Great Hengduan Mountains, this can only be called a plain, even if there is no help, as long as we move west, we can easily cross here and kill directly under the city of Soketu. ”

Of course, Mu Lige knew what the other party was worried about, the terrain at the junction of Soketu and Zhongnan County was not complicated, mainly hills and valleys, and the valleys had become the main agricultural areas and transportation arteries in this area.

"Brother Dayou is right, it seems that I am too worried, now we are not worried about the opponent, but to look at His Highness, oh, no, it should be Your Majesty now, it depends on how Your Majesty thinks. Brother Lige, this time Dayou is here, His Majesty once warned me in Yanjing, quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit, that is to say, either not moving, or a successful blow, this Soketu is of course not much suspense, and even the Nan'an city-state is estimated to be not too much of a problem, the only thing to be careful about is what kind of counterattack attitude the Sikkim and Western Samoa will take in the event of an attack on these two places. ”

"His Royal Highness ascended the throne half a month ago and became His Majesty the Emperor, the first and second Imperial Decrees are all personnel appointments and dismissals, I estimate that the State of the Union Address on the Empire should also be issued during this time, what should the Tang Empire do next, the State of the Union Address jointly proposed by the Imperial Government Council and the Imperial Privy Council covering military and political affairs will be able to see the first clues, whether it is war or peace, and it can also be weighed one or two. ”

Mu Lige also pondered the words of the other party, the imperial edicts sent to various places after His Majesty ascended the throne were all about personnel adjustments, appointments and dismissals, Jin Ning, the governor of Central and South China, and Zhong Wenjing, the governor of Nanhai, had already entered Beijing, and now the governor's palaces of the two places were still waiting for the new governor to take office, but there seemed to be no news about the new governor, and even himself, the supreme governor of the garrison, had not yet received a notice, but fortunately, the local officials at the prefecture level had not changed much, and it did not have much impact on the local situation in a short period of time.

I heard a letter from Ling Huyi, who had been transferred to the head of the Imperial Supervisory Yuan, saying that the empire would still maintain its offensive militarily, focusing on the southwest direction and the Maqi Khans, but Cheng Dayou came to occupy the vanguard of the southwest, and the First Army Corps was constantly moving south, and it was estimated that it was also preparing to deal with the Maqi Khans. However, thinking of the vague instructions given to him by His Majesty and the hints given to him by the right envoy of the Privy Council, Lord Bo, whether explicit or implicit, when he went to Beijing to meet His Majesty the Emperor in the tenth day, Mu Lige couldn't help but glance at the other party again, could it be that the Central Committee of the Empire was still a little uneasy about this guy, so why did he let this guy be alone?

"Brother Lige, brother, I'm guessing, the First Army is also going south, in terms of qualifications, the Eighth Army is not as good as the First Army, nor is it as good as the Fourth Army of Brother Lige and Brother Wenna, but this time the Eighth Army has taken the lead, so that Dayou will be familiar with the terrain of Bali and Eastern Samoa first, it seems that he is going to use troops against Nan'an and Soketu, but the First Army and the Fourth Army are also with the Sixth Army, and there are so many troops in this peninsula area, it seems that it is a bit of a fuss, is Your Majesty preparing to move on two fronts together, or is it just a pretext to fight the west, in fact, it is preparing to make a move against the Macedhans？”

Jumping off the horse, Cheng Dayou clapped his hands, and affectionately took the reins of the horse for the other party, which made Mu Lige a little embarrassed, the other party's behavior was obviously trying to win over the relationship, although Mu Lige was a little less interested in this Taiping rebel general in his heart, but thinking about it, His Majesty told him not to have prejudices because of the other party's background, let alone affect the relationship between the two armies or even lead to the delay of the fighter plane because of prejudices, and he naturally had to take the lead in setting an example.

Quickly jumped off the horse, Mu Lige took the reins of the horse and walked side by side with the other party," Brother Dayou, with the current military strength of the empire, it is not impossible to fight on two fronts, especially now that the Maqi Khans still occupy the eastern part of our Sanjiang, when I returned to Yanjing some time ago, the people also supported the empire that the empire might take military action to recover the eastern part of Sanjiang, but at that time, Lei Juetian, the minister of state of the Maqi Khanate, visited the empire and may be negotiating on the issue of returning the two eastern provinces of Sanjiang, I also inquired through the old relationship between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Military Intelligence Bureau, but this matter seems to be very secret, I only know about this matter, but the specific situation is unknown, Wang Yi's mouth is very tight, and Gu Dengyun's kid has just taken office, and he doesn't dare to leak any words。 If this matter is negotiated, it should be said that it seems unlikely that the empire will start another war with the Machihans in the short term, so what will the First Army do if it goes south at this time? ”

"Oh, there's such a thing?" Cheng Dayou was taken aback, when he passed through Yanjing to meet Li Wufeng, the congratulatory envoys of various countries had not yet arrived in Beijing, and His Majesty's conversation with him was also about the war against the Maqihan people, but he asked him to lead the Eighth Army to the south into the peninsula as soon as possible, to be familiar with the local climate and geographical environment, of course, he also explained one point, that is, to make all kinds of preparations for the use of troops in the southwest, although it is not clear when the troops will be used, but with Cheng Dayou's own speculation, he is only afraid that once His Majesty ascends the throne, the major policies of the DPRK and China will be certain, and he is afraid that this Jin Ge will move westward.

"That's right, it seems that the Maqi Khans are also aware of the severity of the situation, the unification of the empire in the hands of Your Majesty is no longer the empire of the Situ Dynasty, Your Majesty's military power is unmatched in the Middle East and the Continent, and the Maqi Khans can still fight for a tie or even have the upper hand against the Tanghe Empire, that is because of the nest of the Situ Dynasty, now, hum, I am afraid that Bi Xili also knows that things are easy to move over time, and at this time and that time, he still wants to occupy Huayang and Yushan, so he can only invite trouble for themselves. Speaking of this, Mu Lige was also full of spirit.

(To be continued)