Shortly after the two main divisions of the Western Military Region of the Empire entered the southern part of the Gerok, they were quickly involved in the war. The Kaman army in the Jiama area, led by Duke Mali, set off wave after wave of offensive climax, which made the garrison in the Gerok Ama area, which was drawn away from the two corps to reinforce the Northeast Fanlin battlefield, was suddenly stretched out, and the defense line was frequently broken. The Second and Third Division of the Empire, which had originally planned to rest for a period of time, were forced to enter the battle. Both sides fought many battles on the northern edge of the Pod Plain in the southern part of the Jiama area, but neither side could achieve satisfactory results.

On July 22, Kaman's garrison in the Jiama area began to retreat and gradually retreated to Jiama City to defend. At the same time, the main general of Kaman's garrison in Jiama City was also relocated to others in extremely hidden circumstances.

Claudia rode his horse on the road wearing a black cloak, and ordered his subordinates to follow quickly. The rapidly moving troops under the night sky were like a dark and tailless dragon moving towards the dark distance.

After the chief general of the Kaman defender in Jiama City was quietly replaced by Simpson, a veteran who had been known as perseverance from the empire, Duke Mali, one of the pillars of the Kaman Empire, had quietly gathered the Sixth Corps, a total of more than 70,000 people from the country, and advanced westwards in the night. At the same time, the 50,000 most elite Royal Guards led by Claudia, with the cooperation of the 70,000 troops of the Seventh Corps, had sneaked into the territory of the Terlock from the northern part of the Seventh Corps, and advanced along the southern foot of the Zagros Mountains to Jiayuguan, located at the intersection of the Zagros Mountains and the Hindu Kush Mountains.

Late in July, the slope on the edge of the foothills was still a little cool. Claudia rode his horse up the hillside, and followed him up the horse was his deputy, Viscount Dominic, the commander of the 7th Corps.

"Marquis, do you really think we can succeed at such a great price?" Viscount Dominic was an orthodox soldier. As the commanders of several major corpses of the Kaman Empire, they all had extraordinary and painful memories of the world-famous Jiayuguan. Almost every corps had bloody hair under this famous pass. The Kaman soldiers who died at this pass for many years could form three corpses.

Claudia could understand his worries and even fears. As the commander of the Seventh Corps, when Dominic was the deputy commander of the Seventh Corps many years ago, the Seventh Corps that participated in the attack on Jiayuguan had suffered major losses. Earl Rading, the commander of the Seventh Corps, was killed on the spot. After so many years, Jiayuguan was still strong in his possession, but the commander of the Seventh Corps had been replaced by the deputy commander of the then.

Although Claudia was arrogant, she had a deep understanding of the steepness of Jiayuguan. Even with the support of nearly 200,000 troops, he only dared to do his best. But now all this has a turning point, that is, they have an extremely important ace in their hands, and at the critical moment, this person will play a decisive role. Of course, only a few people in the Kaman Empire know this information, and even Viscount Dominic, as his deputy, knew nothing about this killer move, so he had all kinds of concerns.

A confident smile appeared on his face, and Claudia lowered his voice: "Hiss Viscount, I promise you that we will truly have control of Jiayuguan in a month, and from then on, Jiayuguan will be the most important level of our Kaman Empire."

Dominic was very surprised by Claudia's confidence. He looked at the calm and steady coach in surprise. In his opinion, even if there is hope to capture Jiayuguan, it is only hope. As the coach, he really couldn't believe that he dared to be so sure. He even doubted whether it would be a mistake to appoint the tough young man in front of him. Although confidence is good, blind confidence will bring irreparable losses to the army.

"Your Excellency Viscount, I can understand your concerns. There are some episodes in between. Please forgive me that I cannot explain it to you now, but everything will be clear after taking Jiayuguan." Claudia turned a blind eye to his deputy's surprise expression, and shrugged helplessly to express his apology.

Jiayuguan is located in the northern border area of ​​the Tanghe Empire. The Zagros Mountains and Hindu Kush Mountains that lie across the northern border of the Empire, like a huge protective wall. It separates the powerful enemies of the northern Empire from the Kaman Empire and the Sisro Empire in the north. Jiayuguan is located on the low ground at the intersection of the Zagros Mountains and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Both sides are majestic and steep mountains, and the vast mountains extend. To the east, the remnants of the Zagros Mountains must reach the territory of the Duchy of Telocchi, and to the west, the Yulu of the Xingdu Kush Mountains will extend to Yinchuan Prefecture.

This is also the natural dividing line between the Sithro Empire and the Kaman Empire. Going northward, Jiayuguan is a vast grassland, with a small river winding northward. This small river is called the Yazi River. Hedong is the territory of the Kaman Empire, and Hexi is naturally the boundary of the Sithro Empire. The remnants of the two mountains converge here to form a unique basin. The basin area is very small, and Jiayuguan is established on this basin.

More than 250 years ago, in order to prevent the harassment of the nomadic barbarians on the grassland north of the mountains on the imperial territory south of the mountains, the then 17th imperial emperor Situ Qian ordered the construction of passes here to build a pass, station troops, and defend against the invasion of the nomadic barbarians in the Central Plains. After more than ten years of construction, the magnificent Jiayu Pass was finally completed. It is said that the construction of this pass used 200,000 people and spent nearly 20 million imperial gold coins. After the completion of the pass, it was already the eighteenth emperor of the empire, Situ You personally presided over the inauguration ceremony. This was the first time in the history of the empire that the emperor presided over the inauguration ceremony for a fortress in the history of the empire. This shows the importance of this pass.

Due to the peculiar geographical location here, the city walls on both sides of the east and west are extremely steep, and the terrain under the city wall is dangerous, so even the enemy infantry will be extremely difficult to launch an attack, and it is even more difficult to use the siege equipment. A city wall of up to 20 meters is built on the intersection of the north and south sides of the basin. Over the past few hundred years, the city defense facilities have been repaired and improved many times, which can withstand more than ten times the attack of troops without moving. The city wall brings flowing water on the mountains on both sides, forming a natural moat that is both deep and wide, forming an excellent defensive fortress from both south to north or north to south.

In order to ensure the stability of the fortress checkpoint, in addition to stationing two divisions at any time, a large number of residents were moved from all over Taixuan Prefecture at that time. Later, with the development of the economy, a considerable number of people moved in voluntarily. As of now, there are as many as 80,000 ordinary people in the fortress. In addition to a small number of people engaged in agricultural production nearby, these people are engaged in occupations related to the garrison in the fortress, such as the service industry, entertainment industry, commerce, etc., and in fact, they have formed a large town.

The fortress has a grain reserve that can be stored for garrisons and the people for a year. If emergency measures are taken, it can even be maintained for about one and a half years. Moreover, there is abundant groundwater in the fortress, which can also attract water from the mountains on both sides of the east and west, so that there is no need to worry about the interception of the waterways. There is also a military warehouse with a large scale that can make the Taixuan Prefecture's military supplies warehouse awesome, which stores a large amount of military and civilian supplies to ensure that it can cope with various emergencies at any time.

Since the previous emperor changed the direct management of the military headquarters to be managed by Taixuan Mansion, the essence has not changed much. The three security divisions of Taixuan Mansion are nominally local security forces, but their predecessors were the regular imperial army that originally stationed in Jiayuguan, and a considerable amount of their supplies were directly allocated by the empire. Usually, the three security divisions of Taixuan and two security divisions were stationed in Jiayuguan, and one division was stationed in Taixuan Mansion City, and the two cities echoed each other.

Fielding sat alone in his study in the city guard's mansion and looked at the map. The recent sharp changes in the situation around Taixuan Mansion made him feel a little uneasy. The anti-noble riots in the four northwest counties were as expected, but the expansion of the riot situation made him feel a little surprised. Of course, he was also wondering whether Li Wufeng's group of direct subordinates were suspected of acting. How could the originally calm northwest situation develop to such a level in just a few days? Even if Li Wufeng himself was not in the northwest, the situation could not have developed to such a level. He was indeed a little suspicious of this, because the ability of Li Wufeng's subordinates to help him left a deep impression on him.

However, just as he was still puzzled and doubted about the changes in the situation in the four northwest counties, a larger military conflict broke out on the east side of his territory, which made him feel that he was completely unable to control the situation.

The Kamans chose to launch a sudden attack on the Tyrok at this time, which really made him feel incredible. You should know that in order to prevent the Kamans from further invasion of the Tyrok Principality, the empire had already arranged four main armies in the southeast and south of the Tyrok Principality. In addition, the forces of its own three divisions threatened from the side, the Kamans' attack could only end in failure in any aspect, and it would also affect their control of the occupied Ama area. These consequences should not be impossible.

Could it be that the Kamans suddenly had a heart arrhythmia. Knowing the severity of the current situation, why did they choose to start the battle at this time? What was their purpose? Fielding stared at the military map in front of him, unable to figure it out.

Will the Kaman have other plans? Fielding, who has been storm for a long time, keenly smelled a strange smell from the unusual battle arrangement of the Kamanman. He slowly moved his eyes to his territory.

Jiayuguan? It seems unlikely that the Kamans who have suffered numerous losses must still remember it. Even if they have the strength of several times more than Jiayuguan, they will still stop in front of this fortress, which is known as the world's number one pass. Could it be from the south? Fielding gently rubbed his jaw and moved his eyes eastward. The Kaman garrison in the Jiama area is now fighting the second of the Imperial Third Legion. The Third Division is in full swing. It should not be able to draw any strength. Although Miley is powerful, it is impossible to deal with two fronts. Even if he escapes from the battlefield in the Jiama area, Fielding is not worried. If he attacks Jiayuguan from the south, he will also be bleeding. Maybe the Kamans will have to taste it once before they will remember it.
Chapter completed!