Despite numerous challenges, on the last day of the year 150 of the New Calendar, the Empire's Marine Corps nevertheless launched a military operation to advance into Gal.
On the same day, with the assistance of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Ding Zhennan convened a very special meeting at Diamond Port.
Apart from Ding Zhennan and the intelligence officers dispatched by the Military Intelligence Bureau, all the attendees were Fanluo people, to be precise, civilian representatives from the West Meng State.
Of course, that is the official term.
To put it more directly, they were local officials and tribal leaders with a voice in the area.
Without a doubt, these civilian representatives were all great landlords or spokespersons for the great landlords, with many family histories tracing back a thousand years.
Strictly speaking, they were the real rulers of the Fanluo Country.
