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The next morning, Fang Ruitao took Zhu Yunmei, Gu Xinlan, and Xue Fei, who was secretly protecting Wu Chen, on the way home, while the Second Division, which had been waiting outside the imperial capital, also chose to retreat and returned to the fortress near Shouyang City to garrison. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThree days later, Marshal Gu Feng left the imperial capital with the Ninth Army Corps under the command of the Gu brothers and Wu Chen's First Army Corps on the grounds that there was intelligence that there seemed to be turmoil on the northern border, and headed towards the border area.

Gu Feng and Fang Ruitao both left the center of the whirlpool of the imperial capital, which could be regarded as fulfilling Long Chenguang's wish, but unfortunately he didn't know how much harm this would bring to the entire Long Xiao Empire.

Fang Ruitao did not stop for a moment, and after returning to Shouyang City, he immediately summoned the military generals and several women involved in the military command to inquire about the situation and began to mobilize troops.

"Young Master, it doesn't seem appropriate to transfer troops now. Liu Jinhui said: "Now that the situation in the empire is changing, it is the time when the forces of all parties are tense up, and we will give people a handle when we mobilize troops." ”

Fang Ruitao said with a smile: "I have already asked Your Majesty to lead troops to attack the Durant Empire, so all our troop movements are allowed, and no one will take care of us." ”

"Your Majesty, let us attack the Durrant Empire, this seems to be a deliberate attempt to weaken our power. Zhao Guoxian said quite dissatisfied.

Fang Ruitao shook his head: "It's not Your Majesty's intention, it's what I mean." I advocate attacking the Durrant Empire to open up a buffer space for us. ”

"Young Master's decision is very unwise, it will involve a large number of our troops, and once there is something in the country, it will be difficult for us to react quickly. Gou Jinguang said it was difficult to understand.

Kandi said: "We don't care what we do at home, let's fight happily first, not to mention that the strength of the Durrant Empire has declined, and it is a good time for us to expand our power." ”

Fang Ruitao said: "That's right, Your Majesty has promised us to occupy the territory of the Durrant Empire, all of which belong to us, and we must occupy a large amount of land in this attack." ”

"Maybe we should make a feint first and keep most of our forces in the country just in case. Wu Chengfeng said.

"I think that's right, after all, the country is our foundation. Tuoba Hong agreed.

Fang Ruitao said: "Didn't we build fortresses in key areas, as long as you pay attention, you can easily resist the attack of some forces, not to mention that I will bring elite soldiers to the front line this time, and I will not let too many ordinary troops attack." ”

"I think the Chagatai Khanate can take advantage of it. After pondering for a while, Mavis said: "The last time we conquered the Chagatai Khanate, they were afraid of the strength of the Durant Empire and did not dare to directly surrender to us, but now that the Durant Empire has been greatly weakened, maybe they can help us." ”

"Habitual thinking is terrible, even if the Durant Empire is weakened now, it is not something that the Chagatai Khanate dares to touch, but we can use this opportunity to put more power in the hands of Marshal Gamudi, who has completely fallen to us, so as to help us threaten the western frontier of the Durant Empire. Fang Ruitao seemed to have thought of some brilliant idea, and a smile appeared on his face.

After a meeting of the leaders of all parties, the final course of action was decided. From now on, the army began to prepare for the war, and with enough workers, the eight fortresses around the Shouyang Territory on the inland border were also being built rapidly, and even on the side of Shouyang City facing Shannan City, another one was built near the original fortress to strengthen the defense of this place, and these fortresses would be completed and garrisoned within two months, that is, before the departure of the army.

Regular troops began to enter various important places in Shouyang Territory, Luoyu City, Amadeira Grand Duchy and Qingshui City, and the alert level was raised to the highest, so that Fang Ruitao had no worries. Fang Ruitao then began to gather the Dragon Soul Legion, the Earth Dragon Division, the Elven Knights, and the Orc Knights to the Snow Wolf Pass, preparing to launch an attack on the Durrant Empire.

Fang Ruitao's military mobilization was quite fanfare, and he did not make any cover-up or deception, and all domestic forces breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this situation. Fang Ruitao eliminated the tension of domestic forces against him in this way, but this method also had side effects, the Durrant Empire also discovered Fang Ruitao's troop mobilization, so the entire empire began to urgently mobilize troops and gather in the direction of Dima City, hoping to resist Fang Ruitao's offensive.

Fang Ruitao didn't care about the actions of the Durrant Empire, after he had enough strength, he already disdained to launch a surprise attack in various covert ways, and now what he wanted most was to let the Durrant Empire gather all the troops, so that he could use all kinds of new weapons to catch the opponent off guard, and try to eliminate the opponent's living force.

Both the Shouyang Territory and the Durrant Empire have drawn troops in the direction of Snow Wolf Pass, which has become the focus of the entire continent for a while, but what everyone didn't expect was that the first major war broke out was not in Snow Wolf Pass, but in the territory of the Chagatai Khanate.

Since the last time the Chagatai Khanate was forced to sign an alliance under the city, the major powers have suffered great losses, and the prestige of the royal family has also been greatly reduced, so that all forces have begun to move.

Marshal Gamudi was originally the most lost among all forces, but with the support of the Shouyang territory, his power gradually expanded. When Fang Ruitao withdrew his troops, he handed over a team of 400,000 captives to him, and under the combination of Marshal Gamudi's soft and hard efforts, these combat-effective troops were left behind by him, and became the foundation of the recovery of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which was almost devastated.

After these soldiers joined the Eastern Expeditionary Army, their tribes also migrated to the territory of the Eastern Expeditionary Army after wintering, and Marshal Gamudi gave them a good settlement.

After several major wars, the herders of the steppe where the Crusaders were located were killed and wounded, which also freed up a lot of land for the newly arrived tribes. For Marshal Gamudi's Eastern Expeditionary Army, the Shouyang Territory also gave great support, and after the road was opened to Mustang City, the materials of the Shouyang Territory easily arrived at the Eastern Expeditionary Army's territory. The continuous inflow of these various material resources, especially the inflow of cloth, salt and other materials that had been scarce on the grassland, caused the power of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to swell rapidly.

With a large number of trading caravans from the Shouyang territory, a number of trading towns appeared in the territory of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and many herders began to settle there, living a life based on trade and raising livestock. The transition from a nomadic state of living on water and grass to a permanent residence based on livestock is a big step forward, which will make it easier for livestock to be fattened and slaughtered faster. On the military side, it also made it easier for the Gamudi's army to recruit new recruits and defend itself.

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