Chechi Kingdom, located in the hinterland of the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang, although its land area is not large and its population is no larger than Loulan and Shanshan, it has always had a vital influence on the entire region because it borders many countries and has roads extending in all directions. The Pope of the Flower God Sect was established in the Chechi King City, which gave people of all ethnic groups living in this vast land an extraordinary recognition of the Chechi Kingdom.
Metasequoia City in Chechi Kingdom is also in an important position. It is located at the heart of the Silk Road trade route, and has always been valued by the Zhenjiang Protectorate. Before the Battle of Crescent Bay, it maintained a garrison force of at least a thousand people all year round.
After successfully defeating the two main armies of Shengtang, it is said that there is no more Protectorate in the western frontier. However, in this small Metasequoia City, the eagle flag of Shengtang is still flying, and the army is ready for war.
This surprising situation has already reached the ears of the new King Geerhan of Chechi, and it has undoubtedly added another worry to him out of thin air.
Ever since Geerhan returned to the royal court of Chechi and seized the throne with the help of the Turks, he had become more and more troubled.
The biggest trouble comes from his allies.
In the newly established Western Xinjiang Alliance, there are currently three major forces: Loulan, Shule and Chechi. Among the three countries that were the first to participate in the rebellion, in terms of pure military strength, Loulan was the strongest, followed by Shule, and his Chechi country was the weakest. However, unlike Shule's old king Tajik, Geerhan was not willing to settle for the last position. On the contrary, he always wanted to compete with the alliance's "leader" and Loulan King Alik Jiang.
The reason is very fake. He was the first force to join forces with the Turks in Western Xinjiang, and he was also the first to send troops to confront the Shengtang army. Therefore, Geerhan believed that he had the most trust from the Turks. With the support of General Doron, the leader of the Iron Pigeon Army, he deserves to sit on the throne of the alliance leader.
However, the reality is still very cruel. In order to control Western Xinjiang, the Turks finally chose the more powerful Alek River.
In an era of great chaos, territory and population are the basis of all strength. Geerhan naturally understands this truth. Therefore, he temporarily swallowed his bad breath and planned to be one step ahead of Loulan in the battle for territory in order to reverse the situation and regain the position that should belong to him.
Under the command of the Prince of the Temple, the Turkic army marched eastward into the Shengtang Pass. A vast power vacuum appeared in Western Xinjiang. The three kingdoms of Chechi, Loulan and Shule immediately began to use their fists to coerce the surrounding vassal states and seize territory. , striving to divide a larger sphere of influence.
Although Geerhan wanted to seize more quickly, his weak military strength ultimately made it difficult for him to make a living without rice. Compared with Loulan, he suffered a lot. Seeing that the fertile and rich land was almost taken over by Loulan and Shule, Geerhan couldn't help but feel anxious all day long.
However, at this critical moment when every second counts, the Prince of the Turkic Temple and the leader of the Western Xinjiang Alliance, Alik Jiang, sent him separate orders, asking him to send troops as soon as possible to eradicate the remnants of the Holy Tang Army stationed in Metasequoia City and completely pacify the Western Xinjiang.
"His grandma's!" Geerhan was so angry that he cursed: "They eat the fat meat and leave the hard bones for me to chew on. Why?! That bastard Alekjiang must be behind it, coaxing the prince to put pressure on me. What time is it now, who can still care about Shengtang people? If you slow down a step, nothing will happen!"
Geerhan was greedy for territory, so how could he be willing to use precious military power on an isolated city. Moreover, the painful experience of attacking Metasequoia had already frightened him. Who cares about Metasequoia City, which he calls his "nemesis", anyway, Uncle Geerhan ignores it.
Therefore, in response to the clearing orders issued by the Western Xinjiang Alliance, Chechi Wangting always tried every means to obey and disobey them. To say that they delayed deliberately was an understatement. It was simply aiding the evil and heinous.
However, Che Chiguo's laziness did not attract much attention from the Turks and the Alliance. After all, Metasequoia City is within Chechi's country and belongs to Chechi's own town. Even if Che Chi and the King are not in a hurry, why should others be in a hurry? Besides, in a place as big as a hand, even if all the remnants of Shengtang gathered together, how big a wave could they make?
Therefore, Li Jiangyao and his comrades were really lucky to have somehow escaped a major raid and survived the initial dangerous period safely.
And now, even though the operation to seize the territory has come to an end, King Geerhan of Chechi still has no intention of attacking Metasequoia because all his attention has been attracted by another major event.
That big event was the Persian Empire business delegation that had just arrived in Chechi.
When later generations of historians review the Great Rebellion in Western Xinjiang in 821 and the Battle of Crescent Bay that shocked the world, they are often concerned about one question: What role did Western Xinjiang’s neighbor, the Persian Empire, play at that time?
As we all know, the reason why the 100,000 cavalry led by Prince Roniya of the Turkic Temple were able to avoid the scouts and warnings of the Xinjiang Army and unexpectedly entered the Crescent Bay battlefield was entirely because they did not pass through the border between Turkic and Western Xinjiang. But it took a detour from the Persian border.
According to reliable information, at that time, it was the young emperor of the Persian Empire who had just succeeded to the throne, and decided to secretly sign a cooperation agreement with the Turkic Khan Ashina Zhijin, allowing Roniya and his army to retreat across the Persian border unimpeded. .
All this is a pure transaction.
The Persian merchant mission can be regarded as the representatives sent by the Persian emperor to collect transaction rewards.
Due to the continuous war in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang, the Silk Road trade route has been closed for nearly half a year. With such a fuss, Persia gradually became unable to sit still. They organized a large-scale trade mission to come here, intending to negotiate with the new owners here to resume trade between Persia and Western Xinjiang.
The general leader of the Persian business mission is Aymeni, a business tycoon who is "famous along the Silk Road and connects the world." This man not only monopolized the popular businesses of the Persian Empire such as jewelry, ironware, horses, carpets, medicinal materials, etc., making him extremely wealthy; he was also the teacher and chief advisor to the young Persian emperor. Like the prime minister of the empire, he was a powerful figure in the Persian government and the public. .
This time Emmeni personally led a delegation, which proved how much the Persian Empire attached great importance to the restoration of trade.
Judging from the current situation, the Turks still only control the Western Xinjiang Alliance behind the scenes, but on the surface, they regard themselves as equal allies. Therefore, the right to receive the Persian business envoys still falls on the alliance itself, and the Turks only play a go-between role.
Of course, the Western Xinjiang Alliance paid for all the benefits Ashina Zhijin had promised to the young Persian emperor in order to provide a way for the army.
The first stop in Western Xinjiang that Emani chose for the business delegation was Chechi State. The reason was still due to location considerations. Chechi Kingdom is located at the core and occupies the pope of the Flower God Sect. Starting from there, it can play an outlining effect.
As the host, King Geerhan of the Chechi Kingdom could not help but have his own thoughts.
According to rumors, Emine had no children and only had an only daughter named Efentia, who was regarded by the Emine couple as the apple of their eye. The girl is about sixteen or seventeen years old and is still unmarried. I heard that Emeni was on an envoy to Western Xinjiang this time, and Efentia also came with him. If he had the chance to get this little girl, wouldn't his power suddenly increase dramatically?
Not to mention that the future father-in-law has huge wealth and resources, which can easily boost Chechi's national power. Emmeni's status in Persia alone can provide unimaginable support to Gerhan. With the Persian Empire as his backer, even the Turks had to give him some face.
Regarding this matter, his subordinates once asked Geerhan: "Your Highness, if that Effantia is extremely ugly, do you want to marry her?"
"Don't say she is extremely ugly," Geerhan curled his lips, and then said with a silly smile: "Even if she is an old goblin, I still want her!"
Geerhan was very determined to pursue Efentia, but coincidentally, his old enemy, Alek Jiang, King of Loulan, also had the same plan.
As luck would have it, these enemies actually thought of getting together.
Alek Jiang thinks that he is young and handsome. He is both the king of Loulan and the leader of the Western Xinjiang alliance. His status is no less than that of the Persian emperor. He can be said to be noble and distinguished. With such favorable conditions, he has the best hope of gaining Emene's recognition and Efentia's heart, and then successfully marrying Persia and becoming the strongest overlord in Western Xinjiang.
Therefore, three days before the Persian business delegation arrived at the royal court of Chechi, Alek Jiang personally led 10,000 Loulan cavalry and arrived here after a long journey, preparing to welcome his "father-in-law" and "bride" as the supreme ruler of Western Xinjiang. "s arrival.
When Geerhan saw this, he almost got angry - why is there such an unlucky guy like you everywhere? !
At the grand welcome banquet held by King Chechi, the two lustful kings of Western Xinjiang finally got their wish to meet Emene and his daughter Efentia.
Emine was over fifty years old. Not only was she short in stature, but she was also very potbellied. She was dressed in jewels and had the air of a nouveau riche businessman. She looked very vulgar. This is quite consistent with his status as a wealthy businessman, but it is far from the image of the chief advisor to the Persian emperor.
However, Emene is not the focus, the focus is his daughter.
Efentia's appearance immediately shocked the entire banquet hall. Although both Geerhan and Alekjiang were from royal families in Western Xinjiang and could be said to have seen countless beauties, if compared with Eventia, those previous women could only be called extremely ugly.
Efentia is wearing a pure white gauze dress with a silver fox shawl around her shoulders. Her tall figure has clear curves and is graceful and graceful. The thin veil is reflected by the bright candlelight around her, making the face behind the veil vaguely visible. That delicate and flawless face seemed to be carved from white marble, and the beauty mark near the corner of her eye made her beautiful appearance even more enchanting.
Geerhan and Alek Jiang immediately gave up the last trace of their worries, and as if they were given a shot of blood, they jumped up and down around Emene and his daughter, showing their hospitality. Even Prince Guni, the representative of the Turks who is responsible for foreign affairs, could hardly stand the sight of such crazy and ugly behavior.
So as soon as the banquet ended, Prince Gune couldn't help but summon these two lustful fools to the palace, and scolded them softly and hard.
Being scolded by the Turkic representative for no reason made Alek Jiang feel a little depressed. He didn't dare to directly contradict Ash's brother, Zhijin Khan, so he poured all his evil fire on the head of Geerhan next to him.
In front of Prince Gune, Ali Kejiang brought the topic to Metasequoia City, and ridiculed Geerhan, saying that as the majestic King of Chechi, he could not even handle Li Jiangyao, the captain of the Dufufu. Not only did he fall into the hands of the other party repeatedly before, but he still allows others to live happily, which is simply shameless.
Geerhan was mercilessly ridiculed by Ali Kejiang. Although his face turned red and white with anger, he did not dare to refute directly. He could only swallow his anger and explain to Prince Guni that it was not that he did not destroy the metasequoia, but that he was really busy with state affairs. ,Did not have time.
However, what Alekjiang and Geerhan never expected was that the Li Jiangyao they were talking about was squatting less than 500 meters away from them, preparing to steal something. Woolen cloth.
