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Chapter 169 Current Situation
Time flies, and more than five months have passed in the blink of an eye. At this moment, the situation in the entire kingdom has evolved into a thrilling battle among seven heroes.
The Southern Empire Legion, like a ferocious lion, sits on Lionheart Castle, looking down at the Kingdom below with a fierce gaze, and is fully prepared to march southward to launch a full-scale invasion at any time;
Zhang Wei, with his excellent strategic vision and extraordinary wisdom, successfully occupied three cities, an extremely strong fortress and a vital seaport, thus dominating the northwest region of the kingdom;
The Blood Moon Cult devoured the vast northern territory owned by the Lionheart Duke like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey, and at the same time firmly controlled the capital;
Duke White Tiger seized this golden opportunity to conquer the southwestern region of the kingdom in one fell swoop;
Duke Longyi cleverly used his unique geographical advantage of being located on the southern border to actively compete with the Blood Moon Cult for the fertile and rich land resources in the eastern part of the kingdom.
Looking around the entire kingdom today, only Buzau Castle in the east is still firmly loyal to the original royal family. However, this group of royal nobles who were accustomed to a life of luxury have long lost their former elegance and are simply not up to the task of taking on the heavy responsibility of reviving the country!
To make matters worse, the Neon Kingdom, located in the far east of the Endless Sea, took advantage of the chaos and devastation within the kingdom and brazenly sent troops to invade and occupy two vital ports in the east of the kingdom - Port Bolant and Port Imana!
After another three months of ups and downs, Zhang Wei and the Blood Moon Cult finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to join forces to fight against the imperial southern army that was advancing step by step. Thus, a shocking and unprecedented counterattack officially began!
The elite troops of both sides were deployed in fierce battles, during which the coalition forces destroyed several imperial military fortresses in succession. The powerful Pegasus Knights and Dark Dragon Legion, which both sides were proud of, also fought hard in this extremely brutal air battle.
Normally, even if Zhang Wei joined forces with the Blood Moon Cult, the coalition forces would find it difficult to compete with the huge empire in terms of resource reserves, personnel appeal, population base, logistics supply and other dimensions.
To be more precise, the coalition forces had no chance of winning against the Empire's Southern Legion.
However, at this moment, Zhang Wei was accompanied by Xun Chen. The two of them appeared together in the so-called nominal headquarters of the Empire's Southern Legion - the city of Catani, and discussed with the city lord Miyajima Junping and others how to further expand maritime trade.
The reason why it is called the nominal headquarters is that there are also many factional disputes within the Southern Legion of the Empire, and the internal friction is extremely serious.
The current army commander, Takezawa Yuko, realized that if this situation continued, the southern army of the empire would fall apart in internal strife without any invasion from outside.
In view of this, the legion commander resolutely led his own troops to build a new town in the southeast of Catani City and north-east of Lionheart Castle, and named it Tris Town.
In this way, Corps Commander Yuko Takezawa tried her best to keep herself and her troops away from the fierce power struggles among the top leaders of the Imperial Southern Military District.
Because of this, Zhang Wei was able to establish a deep friendship with the city lord Miyajima Junpei and others in the business field, and their relationship was as close as that of brothers.
The most important reason why the Empire's Katani City was so eager to meet and talk with Zhang Wei was that the business cooperation between the force represented by Zhang Wei and the Desert Scimitar was extremely hot, which made the city lord Junpei Miyajima and others jealous.
Under Yuan Shao's meticulous management, Xina Port has now successfully formed three large maritime caravans with the Desert Scimitar.
Not only that, they also built a seaport called "Xiamen Port" on the archipelago on the only way to the Desert Scimitar. This name was given by Zhang Wei.
Whether it is Zhang Wei's fleet, the Empire's Katani City or the Desert Scimitar's ships, they all need to stop here for rest.
What is surprising is that although the Desert Scimitar and the Empire are at war, driven by interests, the merchant ships of both sides can live in peace in Xiamen Port without interfering with each other.
What's more, after getting permission from Zhang Wei, Yuan Shao joined hands with Desert Scimitar to build a "Shanghai Port" on the peninsula protruding southeast of Desert Scimitar;
At the same time, a prosperous and bustling commercial port was built on the land northwest of Shanghai Port.
Seeing that Zhang Wei and Desert Scimitar's business is booming and growing in scale, there are even rumors that they will join forces to build a fortress to resist the invasion of the empire.
Faced with such a change in the situation, the Empire's Katani City naturally could no longer sit still and was eager to meet Zhang Wei.
After the lord of the Imperial Katani City, Junpei Miyajima, reached an agreement with Zhang Wei on the subsequent opening of additional trade routes, he cleared his throat slightly and made an obvious cough.
This voice seemed to be a signal. The Chamber of Commerce members present stood up one after another, saluted to Junpei Miyajima and Zhang Wei, and then left one after another.
After everyone left, Miyajima Junpei turned to look at Zhang Wei, his expression somewhat solemn. He lowered his voice and said, "Sir Zhang Wei, I want to tell you something today, and I hope you can take it seriously. Recently, there is a rumor circulating throughout the empire that you plan to cooperate with the Desert Scimitar to build a solid fortress in the northeast of the Desert Scimitar."
Hearing this, Zhang Wei's heart tightened, but he remained calm. He knew that this rumor might cause some trouble, but he didn't expect it to reach Junpei Miyajima.
Miyajima Junpei continued, "You should also know that for many years, under the strong pressure of our empire, the Desert Scimitars could only hide in the far west. The only decent city they have is Thunburg, and Thunburg has survived until now because it is hiding in the far west."
"The rest of the places are mostly just scattered villages and towns. There are actually three main reasons why they can still survive until now." Miyajima Junpei straightened his body, indicating that what he was going to say next was very important.
"First, the area they are in is mostly desert. This type of terrain has greatly hindered the movement of our imperial army and is not conducive to launching large-scale military operations."
"Secondly, from an economic perspective, capturing Desert Scimitar does not bring much practical benefit to our empire. It may even be more costly than gain. Therefore, the top leaders of the empire have never made up their minds to launch a full-scale attack."
"The third one..." Junpei Miyajima looked at Zhang Wei, as if to say, you should understand.