In this battle, Lao Maozi lost both his wife and his troops.
Taking the initiative to provoke the Tenglong Empire, not only the local soldiers suffered heavy losses, but also lost more than one million square kilometers of territory.
Tsarist Russia only had about a quarter of Kazakhstan's westernmost territory left.
At present, Tsarist Russia and the Tenglong Empire have divided Kazakhstan into two parts.
The Tenglong Empire occupies about two-thirds, and Tsarist Russia also controls about one-third.
The two sides are bounded by Lake Kushmulun, the Ishim River, the Irtysh River, Darigan Omo, the Syr Darya River and other places, forming a new confrontation zone.
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News that the Tibet Military Region had captured two new provinces quickly spread to the Yunnan Military Region.
"Since my debut, I, Gan, have been fighting in the north and south. I am the first person to conquer the country for the great governor."
"I have been seen in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places. I think I am quite capable."
"I didn't expect that compared with the Xinjiang Military Region, I'm not even a little bit behind."
"Commander Xia won two new provinces, but we didn't completely win any of them. Gan is ashamed."
"Commander, you can't compare like this. Xinjiang itself started early, about the same time you raised troops in Taipei."
"Now our military regions across the country are established by relying on your old people in Taipei."
"There has not been much outflow of talents from the Xinjiang Military Region. How many old people do we still have on hand?"
"The enemies we face are also different. We are facing England and France. Commander Xia's enemy is Tsarist Russia. If we can win this victory against Tsarist Russia, the two provinces will not be smaller than they are now."
"Deputy Commander Feng, that's what you said, but I just feel unhappy."
"No matter what, we will recover the entire Annam Province."
"Commander, don't be anxious. The French army is currently being defeated by us, and it is only a matter of time before it regains the entire territory of Annan Province."
"By the way, how is the road construction from Guangxi to Annan going?"
"We are constructing the roads in batches in accordance with the order of the Grand Governor. Each section of the road is progressing smoothly, but some mountains and rivers need to drill holes and build bridges. This will take some time."
"We were able to repair it so quickly because we pulled all the vehicles from the entire military region to the construction site to pull sand and cement."
"Otherwise, it wouldn't be so fast."
"Are those prisoners still obedient?"
"They are not very obedient. The French are the most violent. They think they should not receive this kind of treatment. We have killed many people and they are much better now."
"The soldiers of the Nguyen Dynasty were mainly lazy. They were like toads, they would move every time they clicked."
"This is the most difficult prisoner I have ever seen."
"Then starve them hard."
"Hey, it's no use being hungry. If you starve them, they'll have even more reason to stay still."
"That's to prevent them from starving. After my order, all the captives were unwilling to cooperate with the road construction and were not given any food until they starved to death."
"Don't worry about not having any prisoners to use. In the worst case, I'll call Xia Zhikuan and bring over trains of prisoners to use."
"If it doesn't work, let's go grab it again."
Feng Zicai nodded after listening.
He also wondered if he was too kind to them. He didn't dare to starve them before because there were still too many roads to repair.
What he wants is to have one more person and more strength.
As a result, these people actually thought that the Tenglong Army was weak and fished in troubled waters on the construction site one day.
"Okay, Commander, let me tell you not to worry about beating people to death or starving them to death. Such people deserve to starve to death and waste food while living."
"Report, there is someone in Nanzhang who wants to see you."
"South Palm?"
"This person claims to be Wenkan, King of the Southern Palm, and specifically requested to see the commander."
"Winkan came to my Annan province and asked to see us."
"It's interesting. Let him come in and see what he wants to say."
"yes."
"King Winkan of the Lancang Kingdom in Luang Prabang met with Commander Gan and Deputy Commander Feng, Commander-in-Chief of the Yunnan Military Region of the Tenglong Empire."
"We in the Tenglong Empire do not like to kneel down in worship. You are also the monarch of a country, so there is no need to kneel down."
"Isn't your name Nanzhang?"
"Why is it called Luang Prabang Lancang Kingdom again?"
"What the commander doesn't know is that we are the Lancang Kingdom of Luang Prabang, but the Qing Dynasty calls us Nanzhang."
"The real Nanzhang dates back to 1694, when the last monarch Solinna Wangsa passed away without establishing a heir apparent."
"The ministers and princes of the country competed for the throne, and the Nanzhang Kingdom was divided into the four kingdoms of Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Champasak and Xiang Khouang."
“We, the Lancang Kingdom of Luang Prabang, inherited the northern part of Nanzhang, including Luang Prabang, Phongsaly, Oudomxay and other places.”
"We used to be one of the vassal states of the Qing Dynasty. It was still during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty. Now that the Tenglong Empire has replaced the Qing Dynasty, we should naturally be attached to the Tenglong Empire."
"I am asking to see the commander this time because I hope that through the commander, our country can have the opportunity to send an envoy to your capital to ask for a meeting with your great governor."
"Oh, are you sure you just want to be a vassal state?"
"I'm afraid you have something to ask for?"
"If you have anything to say, just tell me and I'll be in touch with our Grand Governor right away. I might even be able to help you."
"This this……"
"Hey, okay, to be honest, Xiao Wang does have something to ask for."
"Since Xiao Wang succeeded to the throne, the He and Ka tribes in our country have launched rebellions many times, causing the people in the country to live in dire straits."
"Now the neighboring country Siam (now Thailand) is also coveting our country."
"When Xiao Wang succeeded to the throne, he also thought about strengthening the governance of the country, recruiting talents to improve people's livelihood, and determined to unify the southern kingdom."
"But after Xiao Wang succeeded to the throne, domestic and foreign troubles occurred frequently. Xiao Wang is really powerless."
“Despite the difficulties, I kept persevering.”
"But recently, even the French army and the Nguyen army, which cannot defeat your country, have begun to contact our country and ask us to surrender to them."
"The French army hopes to use us to harass the abdomen of Annan Province in your country and reduce the pressure on their south."
"If you don't comply, even if they can't defeat your country, they will destroy our country."
"Xiao Wang thought over and over again and had no choice but to ask for help from the commander and the governor of your country."
Wenkan is still very smart, and there are only a few other small countries in Nanzhang around him, which are as insignificant as them.
The other ones are Siam, the Nguyen Dynasty (actually France), the Tenglong Empire, and the Kingdom of Cambodia (actually still part of France).
Three countries have the final say in the entire Southeast Asia region, namely the Tenglong Empire, France and England.
England does not have much say, and its strength is mainly in the Flying Cake Country.
The British control of Siam was like the British control of the Qing Dynasty, mainly commerce.
The Bangkok Dynasty of Siam passed down to the fourth generation king, King Mongol, or Emperor Magu, also known as Rama IV. During his reign from 1851 to 1868, India and the Qing Dynasty, two ancient civilizations in Asia, had become Western powers. colonies and semi-colonies.
