The war in the southern part of the Eastern Continent once again attracted the attention of the countries in the Eastern Continent. The Maqi Khans secretly crossed the steep and steep Gaoligong Mountains, thus breaking through the western barrier of the Northern Ronesia, which is regarded as a natural barrier. The Northern Ronesia area occupied by the Lin family was suddenly exposed to the swords and guns of the Maqi Khans. The off guard Lin family's front army stationed in Northern Ronesia (the original Sanjiang Second Corps) was unable to save the defense line in time and tightly tied up the city of Neil and Dahukou, which made the Maqi Khans, who originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to win a big breakthrough, failed.

"These guys reacted very quickly. We were just one step slower, and we failed!" Standing at the top of Kanten City where the blood was dispersed, Pu Tiancheng hugged his hands and with some regrets, he took back his deep eyes. "It seems that the famous Wuxu scholars are still some talents in the Lin family."

The general standing behind Putiancheng continued, saying, "Well, the Lin family's army stationed in Northern Ronesia should not be underestimated. We fought very hard in this battle in Kanten City, and were almost defeated by them. It was very different from the original Jemelo and the Yuejing army."

"Well, of course it's different. Lin Guoxiong has been with him for decades. If he hadn't had a few moments, he would have been wiped out long ago. How could he have been the turn of his position as the Sanjiang Military and Political Military Control Commission?" Without looking back, he looked at the traces of the fierce battle vaguely visible under the city wall with some feelings. Although he won the battle, Bu Tiancheng had a deep eyebrows, as if he was a little unhappy.

"It seems that the general has something to worry about?" While carefully observing the coach's face, he inquired about the coach's tone.

"Well, the Lin family's army has dragged us down after this retreat. I didn't expect that Lin Yunfei could resist this tone and let us swallow Kanten City and retreat to Neil City. This is really beyond my expectations." Putiancheng always thought that this was Lin Yunfei's decision to withdraw troops and return to defense, which made him deeply worried.

"Does the general think there is something wrong?" The general in a military uniform standing behind him couldn't help asking, "Why did the general be frown when he had won a battle?"

"Hmph, it's not just inappropriate? We may be in trouble now." Sighing softly, Bu Tiancheng ignored the other party and just walked slowly on the city wall. The generals in military uniforms had to resist the doubts in their hearts and followed behind them.

"I arranged for you to do something, have you done?" His eyes were indifferent, and Putiancheng put down his hand and turned to carry forward with his back.

"Uh, I've already gone to handle it." The man in military uniform replied quickly.

"You go and do it yourself!" Putiancheng did not look back, but his tone became much heavier, "Be sure to implement it quickly!"

The man in military uniform was shocked and seemed to understand, "I will go and supervise the processing immediately."

"Hmph, these guys are just some people who are changing their minds. Do you think they are willing to support us? At present, we are powerful, and some policies of the Lin family are not very suitable for their appetite, so they support us so much. But now the Lin family has retracted to Neil City, and now they have firmly grasped the big mouth. The logistics supply problem is our lifeline. If this problem cannot be properly solved, I think the Lin family will have the final say no to us!" Putiancheng's tone suddenly turned extremely harsh, and the man in military uniform was sweating coldly behind him.

"You also know the road situation from the Gaoligong Mountains. How much price we have paid? Don't you know? How many residents in Kanten City are? Where does the food they rely on for their living come from? We have squeezed in at once and there are nearly 60,000 people in one go, and you can imagine the logistics supply problem!" The tone slowly changed to ease. Putian sighed, just one step away. If the enemy was entangled in Kanten City for a day or two, he would be very sure to take down Neil City in one fell swoop. If that were the case, the situation would be very different all of a sudden. How could he have to worry about the logistics supply problem here?

"I understand, I will do it immediately." The man in military uniform no longer dared to slack off at all, and quickly agreed.

The carriage finally drove out of Longdong City. Although the military discipline of the Taiping Army was still good, the lower-level officials guarding the city gate had already vaguely followed the old customs of the imperial era. Before the few gold coins were stuffed, the guards were picky. The gifts piled up immediately were turned into messy and still could not relieve the other party's "suspicion". They repeatedly asked why a single woman dared to go out boldly without the company of her family. Fortunately, she had considered all kinds of troubles when she went out. Sophia, who had disguised herself, turned into an ordinary middle-aged woman, and the two servants were also Shi Situ Yushuang's confidant guard, and the other was one of Situ Yushuang's two personal maids.

Several gold coins fully demonstrated their function. When they received the gold coins, the guards immediately changed their attitude, said some polite words and wished the people politely safe all the way, and generously signaled them to open the way, which made Sophia feel a lot. It seems that Taiping Cult is not as noble and selfless as imagined. At least from the moment it seems that the upper class is not clear, but the guards of the lower class have begun to "draw" on the bad habits during the original imperial rule.

Although I don’t understand military affairs, I can see that the defense in Longdong City is still very strict. The soldiers on the front of the city guards patrol the city, and the way from Tianshui is constantly reconnaissance. At least the city gates are still quite strict in checking those suspicious people. Even if I send a few gold coins, it may not solve the problem. However, passengers like me who don’t have many suspicious points can give a few gold coins to speed up the efficiency of work.

From Longdong Prefecture City to the first level to the northwest - Queqiao Pass is a full 200 miles away, and there are three towns that have to pass through. These three towns now seem to be in a strange vacuum state. Because they are worried about the attack of the Northwest Army that has occupied Queqiao Pass, the Taiping Cult simply gave up its rule over this area. It has neither dispatched troops nor sent officials. The northwest side also seems to feel that it is unreasonable to send officials, so they adopt a laissez-faire attitude. Of course, the administrative power of the three towns in this area has been handed over to the hands of some gentry in this area.

Although this area belongs to two areas without management, the reconnaissance forces and intelligence personnel of both sides are quite active. The local gentry who holds administrative power in this area is also deaf and dumb, trying not to offend people on both sides, and trying to meet the requirements put forward by both sides. After all, contrary to the wishes of either party, it may bring disaster to their family and even the entire town. Only in this way can they survive in the cracks between these two major forces.

When Sophia and her party drove through the town to the majestic Quail Pass, it was already the evening of the next day. The towering city walls and the tower looked even more magnificent in the sunset. Seeing the soldiers guarding the pass made Sophia and her party feel an indescribable sense of intimacy. Although they only stayed in the jurisdiction of the Taiping Army for only three or five days, these three or five days always made people worried, fearing that something would happen, no one could recover. Fortunately, they finally arrived at the northwest defense area safely. Although it belonged to the jurisdiction of the military and political governors in the northwest, it was still the territory of the empire after all, and the imperial orders could generally pass here.

As soon as he stepped into the jurisdiction of the Northwest Army, Sophia felt different from other places along the way. Although the Northwest Army guarded the Partridge Level, the people who inspected the passing merchants and passengers were not military soldiers, but patrolmen from the police station of the Interior Department. Of course, there were also some people who were secretly observing the passing pedestrians. It was probably personnel from other privileged departments. Although he and his party could not see anything, Sophia estimated that the appearance of these people had been imprinted into the minds of those who were interested.

Although the patrolmen were very responsible and meticulous in their work, the team's past business travelers did not make much trouble. Instead, they were quite enthusiastic, allowing the past business travelers to feel a different experience from other parts of the empire with active cooperation. Sophia and her party were also quite touched.

When he was staying at Queqiao Pass, before it was completely dark, Sophia simply took the two of them around.

Although Queqiao Pass is a military fortress and almost experienced a war a few months ago, after the Northwest Army took over the management of this fortress, the fleeing people quickly returned to their homes. Moreover, due to the special geographical location of the checkpoint at this time, and the soldiers stationed far exceed that before, many small merchants from Bonan and Longdong flocked to them. Soon, the prosperity here exceeded that of any previous time. Even Long Zixing, the commander of the Fifth Division of the Northwest Army who was responsible for the defense of Queqiao Pass, felt it was a little difficult to deal with. He had no choice but to seconded some daily administrative management personnel from Bonan Prefecture and recruited some grassroots personnel from the local people, so he barely managed the daily affairs.

Except for Jiaochang and its surrounding areas, almost all the streets have been bought or rented by vendors from all over the place. The daily necessities of tens of thousands of garrisons are enough for merchants to salivate. Moreover, Queqiao Pass is located at the throat of the westbound journey. Although Longdong is controlled by the Taiping Army, it is not prohibited from traveling between merchants and travelers. This complex situation has further contributed to the abnormal prosperity of this fortress.

After a brief walk around, Sophia found that in addition to being quite prosperous, the security situation here was quite good. There were people coming and going on the streets, but there were almost no soldiers in the army. This surprised Sophia even more. This also made Sophia even more interested in the Northwest King who ruled the entire northwest and the main officials under him. How did they rule this piece of land that was strange and desolate for the princes and nobles far away in the imperial capital?
Chapter completed!