On December 12, 694, the Maqi Khanate, the largest country in the southern part of the eastern continent, launched a fierce offensive against its neighbor Yuejing country to its western neighbor Yuejing country in just three days. In just three days, the Maqi Khanate's army was unstoppable, and it captured two cities in a row, annihilated the 70,000 elite troops of Yuejing country in one fell swoop.

On December 16, under the leadership of General Anguo Mingzhong, Maqikhan's army occupied Yuejing City without bloodshed. Before that, two important cities in the east and south of Yuejing, Hefangcheng and Gongming City were both captured by Maqikhan's army on the same day. After learning that Maqikhan's army had invaded, Li Deguang, the king of Yuejing, panicked and did not have time to make any defensive arrangements. He led his ministers and concubines to flee to the Sanjiang County of the Tanghe Empire, the neighboring country to the north overnight.

On December 19, the Kilimanjaro Peak Quarter, the westernmost part of Yuejing Kingdom, was inserted into the flying wolf flag of the Maqi Khan. Since then, Yuejing Kingdom has fallen into the hands of the Maqi Khan.

"General, the Fifth Corps has come to report that they have captured Mali Pass on Kilimanjaro Peak and sent a team of 10,000 people to guard it." A staff officer rushed into the command center that Ming was reset in the Great Governor's Office in Yuejing, and his face turned red due to excessive excitement.

"Well, I know." Ming Chong replied calmly without any excitement. The two corps swept the remaining Vietnamese army to the remnants of the Vietnamese army was originally useless. If it weren't for considering completing the war as soon as possible, a corps would be more than enough.

"Then, General ```````````"

"Order the Seventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth Corps to return home quickly, and the Fifth Corps continued to clear out the remnants of Yuejing forces who dared to resist, and assisted the people from the country to take over local affairs. The Sixth Corps took over the defense of Yuejing, the Eighth Corps took over the defense of Hefangcheng, the Ninth Corps took over the defense of Gongmingcheng, and the Tenth Corps entered Laojun Mountain between Yuejing and Hefangcheng, pay close attention to the actions of the people in Tanghe in the north, and report immediately whenever there is any abnormality." After the arrangement was completed, the service officer next to him repeated his arrangement and quickly went out to convey it.

At this time, Ming Chong signaled his staff to sit down and sighed slightly.

"General, do you seem to have something to worry about?" The young staff officer beside him carefully observed his words and expressions.

"Well, things in the world are unpredictable. We have been preparing for this time and place. We should expect such a result. The military preparations of Yuejing are relaxed and the government is not repaired, and the strength is far from our country. How can we be invincible by intentionality and unintentionality? But what I am worried about is what kind of reaction will our Tanghe people in the north make? If they really want to get involved, we will have to fight this battle." Ming Chong gently stroked the short beard under his jaw and said slowly.

"I'm afraid it won't be that. Last year we raided Anjie Province (established by the merger of Ankun City and Jiemeiluo Kingdom), and the people of Tanghe pretended to be verbally clamored, and in the end they did nothing. They just reached an agreement with us. In my opinion, this time it was similar, and it was not their business. Why should they point fingers there?! They are not the masters of the Eastern Continent, why should we act according to their eyes?" The young adviser was a little excited.

"Drey, you are not young anymore and you are considered an old man in the army. Do you really not understand this truth? If this is the case, I think you should go back as soon as possible to do something else." Ming Chong's tone became rarely heavy.

"Sorry, General, I'm a little out of control. I just feel that with our strength there is no need to bow to the people of Tanghe. Don't you often say that the Tanghe Empire is just a strong man on the outside and a middle man, and is it a paper tiger?" The young staff member's face turned pale and he hurriedly controlled his emotions.

"You are right. The Tanghe people are now declining, and they are indeed not as good as before. However, the centipede insects die but not stiff. The lean camels are bigger than horses. Their accumulation over hundreds of years is not enough to collapse, not to mention that they have not collapsed yet. The Tanghe people alone are at least five times more than ours. Just talking about the regular army, they have seven legions with nearly 800,000 people, two legions of capital garrisons, and many independent divisions, which are about three times ours, and countless local troops have not considered it."

Ming Chong picked up the teacup and took a sip. Although he was born and raised by Maqikhan, he admired Tanghe culture since he was a child, and even gave his name a rather Tanghua name. When he was young, he studied at the Tanghe Empire Military Academy for two years. He had long been yearning for the culture and art of the Central Plains and Jiangnan in the Empire. However, after long-term observations within the empire, he also found that the current Tanghe Empire had fallen into the bone marrow. Conservative ideology, rigid hierarchy, and corrupt bureaucracy filled the entire government and the country. From this, he also saw the hope of the rise of his motherland. When he returned to his motherland, he fully supported the newly-employed Bixili Khan and the Minister of State Lei Juetian, which made the military strength of the Maqikhanate rise at the same time as the comprehensive national strength increased significantly.

But he also keenly realized that although the Tanghe Empire was declining, it was still a huge monster to any neighboring country. Fortunately, there were many neighboring countries that were designed to fight the Tanghe Empire like the Maqi Khanate. A sick tiger lived among the pack of wolves, and there were a large number of unpredictable contradictions within it that could erupt at any time. How long can this empire last?

"But the general, the enemy around the Tanghe people, did not have much force to interfere in our operations. We do not count the imperial guards, but also have more than 100,000 troops in our country. In addition, there are three more than 200,000 troops now. The Tanghe people are in the south, and there are only more than 200,000 troops. Even if they have any ideas, they must consider it carefully." The young staff officer is also a quick-thinking person. He was not convinced by the obvious words and couldn't help but put forward his own point of view.

"Oh? Something makes sense. Have you considered the Milanese people in the east? They have just formed a 100,000-man army army army corps against us. What about the Mahad and Andakos? Who are they targeting for the army at the beginning of this year? Is it to deal with the Japanese at the sea?!" Ming Chong's face was serious.

"This ````````" the young staff member blushed, "I think they can't unite with the Tanghe people for this matter to deal with us, at least the Mahad people and Andako people won't?"

"There is nothing impossible in this world. Only by making all the worst plans can you not be in a hurry when the crisis comes." Ming Chong glanced at the somewhat ashamed young adviser.

"I understand, but I think Dahan, Lord Lei, General Ya Ning, General Putiancheng should also consider this." The young staff member lowered his head and secretly glanced at General Ming who ignored him.

A faint smile appeared on his face, and Ming Chong snorted softly, "Of course, if you can't even imagine this, I'm afraid the Maqikhan Kingdom will not be today. Dere, you should still think more carefully. Don't just consider the problem from a certain aspect, but think at all levels from multiple angles. Otherwise, if you neglect on the battlefield, the sentence will lead to the failure of the entire battle situation."

"I understand."

The sudden action of the Machi Khanate immediately aroused strong response in the surrounding countries. On December 17, the eastern border of Machi Khan, officially announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the Machi Khanate, and at the same time announced that the country had entered the highest alert state and began to recruit reserve personnel. At the same time, the Royal First Mixed Legion and the newly formed Royal Third Legion also began to move westward and successively entered the areas bordering the Machi Khanate, and the atmosphere of fire became increasingly strong.

On December 18, the Grand Duchy of Mahad and the Principal of Andako also announced that they would temporarily interrupt economic exchanges with the Mahad Khanate, and diplomatic relations were also reduced to the agency level, and jointly issued a protest, refusing to recognize the Mahad Khanate's occupation of the Yuejing Kingdom and demanding that the Mahad Khanate immediately withdraw troops from the Yuejing Kingdom. The elite troops of the two countries also began to assemble and move to the west and northwest.

On December 19, the Foreign Minister of the Tanghe Empire, Sariden, issued a statement strongly condemning Machikhan's aggression, saying that the empire would never sit idly by and watch friendly neighbors be invaded by foreign enemies, announced that all economic and diplomatic exchanges with the Machikhanate were cut off, and that the diplomatic envoys of the Machikhanate to the Empire would be unpopular and leave within a time limit. At the same time, the Imperial Military Affairs Bureau issued an order that the Southern Military Region would enter the first-level combat readiness, and all military personnel would cancel all leave and return to the team immediately. It turned out that the Fifth Army Regiment, the Second, Third, Fourth Division, the Sixth Army Regiment, the First Independent Cavalry Division of the Southern Military Region, and the First Independent Infantry Division of the Southern Military Region, all quickly entered the border area connected with the Machikhanate.

On December 20, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yuejing, Ruan Zhongrong, announced the establishment of an exile government in Jiangchuan City, the capital of the Empire, and called on neighboring countries to respond positively to the Machi Khanate and resolutely stop the invasion of the Machi Khans with practical actions. The Central Committee of the Tanghe Empire immediately invited the King of Yuejing, members of the royal family and all officials of the exiled government to go to the imperial capital Zhongzhou to discuss how to deal with the current bad situation. On the same day, Lin Guoxiong, the military and political governor of the Sanjiang County of the Tanghe Empire, expressed that he could not tolerate the situation of arbitrary changes in the existing territory and pattern, and declared that the martial law of the Sanjiang County of the Sanjiang County was in a state of war. Lang Yongquan, the military and political governor of the Tiannan County of the Tanghe Empire, also issued a statement in the capital of Nanfeng Prefecture, condemning the Machi Khanate for taking military means to change the current pattern, and announced that the armed forces of the Tiannan County of the Tiannan County would increase their alert level and respond to unexpected problems at any time.

On December 21, the First Division of the Sixth Army of the Tanghe Empire and the First Corps of the Machikhanate broke out in the border area, and the two sides were injured. In the early morning of December 23, the conflict further escalated. The Second Division of the First, Second, and Fifth Army of the Sixth Army of the Sixth Army of the Sixth Army of the First, Second, and Fifth Army of the Machikhanate broke out again in the border area. The Machikhans used their cavalry mobile advantages and the lack of tacit cooperation between the Imperial Army, so they opened up the distance between the Imperial Army and made a time difference, and wiped out four regiments of the Second Division of the Imperial Army of the Fifth Army of the Imperial Army, totaling more than 8,000 people, capturing more than 5,000 people. The Second Division of the Fifth Army of the Fifth Army basically lost its combat effectiveness.

On December 24, the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Imperial Sixth Army broke into the territory of the Machikhanate to destroy an important supply point of the Machikhan army. However, due to intelligence errors and slow evacuation speed, the two divisions were surrounded by three Machikhanate corps and fell into trouble.

On December 26, the Imperial Sixth Army, the Third and Fourth Divisions broke through the encirclement with the cooperation of the 3rd Division of the Fifth Army and the Southern Military Region two independent divisions, but suffered heavy losses. The 3rd Division of the Sixth Army had only two of the corpses and the 3rd Division, and the remaining three corpses were reduced by more than two-thirds, while the 5 corpses of the 4th Division were reduced by more than half, and the combat effectiveness was greatly weakened.

On December 22, the Royal First Mixed Legion and the Third Legion of the Kingdom of Milan broke through the eastern defense line of the Maqikhans and defeated the eastern cluster composed of the Third, Fourth and Fourteenth Corps of the Maqikhans in one fell swoop. However, they were immediately blocked by the reinforcements of the Royal First and Second Royal Guards of the Maqikhans and failed to go deeper. The two sides fought fiercely in the eastern part of the Maqikhans. Because the Third Legion of the Kingdom of Milan was newly formed, its combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the First Mixed Legion, which had been in a deadlock, the eastern front, which had been favorable to the Maqikhans.
Chapter completed!