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Seeing Fernando say this, Lei Dongfeng knew that he did it on purpose and wanted to gain greater benefits from Jiang Kaishan, whom he pretended to be. But even though he knew that, Lei Dongfeng had to cooperate to take the bait.

"Sir, if you bypass Zhennan Pass and don't fight, there will always be a hidden danger in the back road. How can you enter the empire with peace of mind?" Lei Dongfeng said anxiously.

"The walls of Zhennan Pass are high and thick. With your support, 30,000 Annan soldiers cannot make contributions. Now, the pass has been seized by others. How can you help me? I don't want to lose my subordinates here. To be honest, I already have the idea of ​​withdrawing my troops." Fernando had indeed learned about the situation in Zhennan Pass and sighed deliberately.

"Retreat the army? Nonsense. If you really want to withdraw, you can continue to move forward along the river? This guy is not greedy. It seems that it will be difficult for him to change his words without giving out some benefits?" Lei Dongfeng cursed in his heart.

"Sir, the failure of the Annan people was because we were fooled by Zhang Yu. After this battle, Zhang Yu had already fought with the Annan people and suffered both losses. Moreover, when it comes to Annan's military strength, I think he understands it, and it is not a trustworthy army at all. But if you have your 100,000 elite soldiers, facing their remaining soldiers, you can easily break through Zhennan Pass." Lei Dongfeng said.

"Well, that's right, the power of our army is indeed not comparable to those timid Annan people. Jiang, since we were allies, I cannot help you revenge. But you, what are you using to exchange for my generous help?" Fernando touched his beard and smiled.

Fernando likes the feeling of being in control of this situation, especially when facing others' desires, the feeling of being high and above deeply immersed him in.

"Your Excellency, this is the list of all the wealthy families in my town's south gate. If the pass is broken, the army can rob you, and I am willing to lead the way..." Lei Dongfeng bowed and handed over a list.

"This... we are here to spread the supreme glory of our Lord. How can we rob? But we can make some supplies, some supplies." Fernando said with a smile. He immediately reached out to take the booklet and looked through it.

Most of the nobles of the West 6 learned Chinese, but Fernando was still confused about such complex names and property records, but he refused to lose face. After a brief look, he felt that it didn't seem to be fake, so he handed it to Blanco.

"Well, although I can provide one or two supplies, I heard that the vanguard army of the empire is very powerful. If the soldiers under my command suffer losses in the siege, these troops are not all my direct subordinates. I will also be responsible for their lives..." Fernando frowned.

"A greedy and hypocritical guy!" Behind Lei Dongfeng, the old Taoist Lin Qingping, who pretended to be Jiang Kaishan's guard, looked at Phil's unpretentious appearance and cursed in his heart, but he didn't know that he was also a financial fan.

"Your Excellency, after Zhang Yu and I fought, there were three or four in the vanguard army. Now there are only 10,000 troops in the city, and I have my inner line to help me. If I can help me revenge, I have another map of the southwest marching route for the empire." Lei Dongfeng glanced at the old Taoist with his light and signaled him not to act rashly.

"March map of the southwest of the empire?" Fernando said nothing, thinking about the existing troops in Zhennan Pass that Lei Dongfeng had just said. He felt that this number was similar to what he inferred, but his heart was stirred up by the following sentence "March map of the southwest of the empire".

As a famous general in the West, Fernando was cruel, but compared with Jose, he did not give in. Before coming to the empire, he had repeatedly studied the map of the empire, especially the map of the southwest region.

Moreover, according to business travel and various information, the southwest of the empire is mountainous, mostly primitive and dense forests, and the roads are rugged. Except for the Tongguan Avenue built by the empire, it is difficult to move forward if the road conditions are unknown.

It would have been fine if Fernando had no ambition, but he still had the delusion of occupying most of the southwestern part of the empire and various vassal states below the southwest to establish a huge economic and military system.

Therefore, how to conquer the southwest with the smallest loss and the fastest degree has become a heart-wrenching problem in Fernando's mind.

If you walk on the Passing Pass Avenue, you will inevitably have to confront the Imperial Team in the southwestern provinces of the Empire. No matter how arrogant Fernando is, he does not believe that his 100,000 people can fight hard to the Imperial Jiangnan Province and join the coalition forces, let alone control the entire southwestern province.

But Fernando has also heard that in the regular legion of the Empire, especially the vanguard army stationed in the southwest province, there is a detailed picture of the roads in the southwest province. Unfortunately, it is a military secret and it is impossible for ordinary people to obtain it. Even if the vassal states such as Annan have been sending secret agents to inquire for so many years, there is no reply.

When Jiang Kaishan and others colluded with Annan, they did not come up with this map.

Now, Jiang Kaishan, who was pretending to be Lei Dongfeng, threw out the bait, but Fernando was very moved.

"Take it and take a look." Fernando stretched out his hand.

"Please help me with revenge." Lei Dongfeng bowed again, but did not take out the map.

"Then please lead the way." Fernando couldn't help but twitch his nose a few times, and nodded.

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"Vilford, what do you think of this ginger?" Fernando looked at Lei Dongfeng and others on the ship in the distance, and asked a man beside him who had just walked out of the cabin.

Vilford Duras, Baron of the Kingdom of Falls, Cardinal Archbishop in the Kingdom of Falls, Fernando's friend and think tank.

This Vilford was originally a descendant of the Kingdom of Sisley. He spoke out in Catalonia, the richest area of ​​Sisley. On the surface, he was gentle and polite, but he was a typical Catalan separatist. Especially after the Odin tribe who ruled Euro 6 was destroyed by the Holy Holy Church, he hoped that the entire Catalonia could escape from Sisley and join the protection of the Kingdom of Falls.

Of course, the so-called joining is just a gimmick, and the real purpose is to take the opportunity to be independent and establish an independent Catalan kingdom.

It is precisely because of this that many Catalan descendants have gradually integrated into the Kingdom of Falls, which is a typical representative. Growing up in Falls, and relying on the De Duval family, Duras has successfully become the hot aristocratic class of the Kingdom of Falls.

In order to repay Fernando, Vilford also worked hard for him, but he hoped that in the future, he could add "virtue" or "saint" that represents traditional aristocrats to his name. Think about it, the Saint Duras family will be realized in his own hands.

At this moment, facing Fernando's inquiry, Vilford frowned slightly and said leisurely: "This guy looks very sad, but his eyes are a little cunning. The purpose is to let us do our best to help him regain control of Zhennan Pass. Maybe after things are done, they will turn around and bite us. You, I always feel that we should abandon this Jiang and attack Zhennan Pass with our own strength."

In fact, when Jiang Kaishan, who was pretending to be Lei Dongfeng and others, boarded the ship, Vilford carefully hid in the cabin and peeked outward, and therefore he was respectful to the tone, but his expression was free and easy to look on "Jiang Kaishan".

"But without him and his people, even if we settle down in Zhennan Pass, we will have to waste a lot of time to sort out the government affairs of the southwest province? Can I wait and see, will the Pope have patience? If the Pope loses patience, can our military power be stable?" Fernando asked back.

"This..." Vilford hesitated.

"And even without him, I will still attack Zhennan Pass. Just as this bedbug said, if I don't capture Zhennan Pass, it will be like leaving a hidden danger in the back road, which will also affect my future control of the entire southwest. So my main goal is actually the book "The Southwest Marine Map of the Empire". Wilford, don't you think this is a good thing that will allow us to advance quickly, understand the specific geography of the southwest, and arrange the coordination? Or are you suspected that he would deceive us again?" Fernando said.

"As a senior official of the Empire and the deputy commander of the vanguard army, he should have this thing, but how can you guarantee that he will hand it over to you?" Vilford suspected.

"As long as he has it, I can make him spit it out!" Fernando touched his beard and smiled.

"Jose, maybe I will arrive in the Jiangnan Province one step ahead of you. By then, the wealth accumulated by the entire empire in Jiangnan will belong to me. I will retreat to the southwest and control various vassal states. I see how you can deal with me." Fernando's subtext in his heart did not express it to Vilford.

In Fernando's calculations, he naturally had the opportunity to master the 100,000 expeditionary forces, so he had to use these people to gain as much profit as possible in the southern part of the empire. Even if he could not take over the empire's most prosperous Jiangnan province, he had to lay his own foundation in the southwest area.

The most important thing is that in Fernando's view, the seaport in the southwest of the empire was excellent and suitable for large corps to reach 6. In the future, it could occupy the southwest province, or even a large island or even a peninsula in the southwest of the empire. Then recruit more adventurers from the country to join. As long as they can gain a stable foothold, they can use this to radiate the entire vassal states of the Southern Empire Sea and control the economic and trade in this area. The benefits contained in it are simply unimaginable.

At that time, let Jose and the Pope entangle with the Han people in the empire. They were trapped in the quagmire of war and the empire that had collapsed economically due to war, would attract more trade to themselves. With the economic trade of Da, there would be the capital to continue to expand their strength, and then a kingdom of the Duval family standing in the southwest would be established. He - Fernando would no longer be bound by others.
Chapter completed!