After the establishment of the Metasequoia Garrison, after more than a month of reorganization and training, it has begun to take shape.
However, corresponding troubles also followed one after another.
Among the various things that gave Li Jiangyao a headache, the two most important ones were supplies and intelligence.
Let’s talk about supplies first. With twenty-five thousand mouths open and chirping, they can eat a mountain-like pile of grain in one day. Coupled with the consumption of various equipment, weapons and horses, the piles of bills that would make Li Jiangyao cry when he wakes up every day.
What troubled him even more was the intelligence issue.
Shengtang was completely defeated by the Turks in Crescent Bay, and the various vassal states in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang were either occupied by rebels one after another, or turned into rebels. The system that Shengtang had been operating here for many years ceased to exist overnight, so that the original intelligence information network also collapsed.
Although Metasequoia City is still holding on, it is now almost blind and deaf. It neither knows the situation in other parts of Western Xinjiang nor can it contact the Shengtang court east of Zijin Pass.
For the general of the army, this is more terrifying than being hungry!
When Li Jiangyao was worrying about supplies and intelligence, Ma Mu's words reminded him: Shenhua family.
After thousands of years of development and accumulation, the most respected and mysterious family in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang has extended its tentacles to every corner of the vast land, and is extremely secretive and solid.
For example, if the old merchant Samour and the medical officer of Metasequoia City were not killed because of the horse thieves who came to the sea, I am afraid that outsiders would never know their true identities.
At the moment, Kuliban, the young prince of Shenhua, is settling in Metasequoia. He has information about the various tribes of Shenhua in vain, but he suffers from the fact that he does not have the black crystal jade holy stone in his hands, so he cannot truly control the power of the entire family.
If you can help Kuliban regain the black crystal jade holy stone, you can follow the tradition of the Shenhua family and convene all the elders to come to the Metasequoia gathering to witness the new generation of family heirs ascending to the throne.
After that, this most mysterious and huge force in Western Xinjiang can legitimately and continuously provide Metasequoia City with everything it needs, whether it's intelligence, supplies, or even a sizable army!
After wanting to understand this truth, Li Jiangyao immediately decided to go to the King's Court of Chechi in person and get the black crystal jade back from Geerhan no matter what.
However, this time, neither Lin Feng nor Du Jian insisted on going with him like they did before. The reason is simple. These two guys are now the commanders of the Metasequoia City rear army and the left army respectively, each commanding five to six thousand soldiers and horses. Lin and Du, who had never had such an experience, were in a state of trepidation and inexplicable excitement. They wished they could lead troops and train day and night to create an invincible elite team as soon as possible. How could they have the time to accompany them? Li Jiangyao goes crazy together?
But in this way, Li Jiangyao was quite pleased.
But he never got to talk, Lin Feng and Du Jian refused to go, but the commander of the right army, Huo Liya, jumped out and insisted on going with him.
Li Jiangyao thought for a while, Huoliya was the princess of Nanhua Princess of Shanshan Kingdom, and she was naturally very familiar with the situation in various countries in Western Xinjiang. She was even familiar with the palace of King Chechi. Taking her along will naturally be very beneficial to this operation. Moreover, the girl was very skilled in martial arts, brave and careful, and did not need any extra care from him, so she readily agreed to Holia's request.
Li Jiangyao carefully selected fifty of the most skilled white-robed warriors, led by Holia, and quietly arrived outside Wangting City of Chechi Kingdom.
As soon as they arrived near the city, Li Jiangyao and the others immediately discovered that something was wrong with the situation here. There were sentries everywhere at the gates and city walls of Wangting, including not only soldiers and horses from Chechi Kingdom, but also a large number of Loulan troops.
Li Jiangyao discussed with Huo Liya, and they both agreed that they could no longer go to the city easily. Wang Ting was so heavily guarded, so something big must have happened. Li Jiangyao was worried that Huoliya was a familiar face and would accidentally be recognized on the spot by the nobles of Chechi Kingdom, so he sneaked into the palace alone to look for the black crystal jade, while Huoliya was responsible for leading the white-robed warriors to stay in a secret place outside the city. Always ready to provide support and response.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Li Jiangyao relied on Qinggong to sneak into the palace of Chechi Kingdom quietly. At this time, the banquet to welcome the Persian business delegation had just ended. The guests and hosts spent a long time outside the banquet hall chatting before going back to their rooms to rest. This chaotic scene naturally provided convenience to Li Jiangyao. In just a few leaps, he moved to the outer corridor of the tower in the middle of the palace. Li Jiangyao held his breath and concentrated, silently recalling the map of the palace drawn by Holia for him, and figuring out where to start. Not far from where he was, was the meeting hall of Prince Gune's palace.
At this time, the lights in the meeting hall were brightly lit, and a large number of Turkic warriors, Loulan guards and Chechi infantry were patrolling back and forth outside the hall.
Li Jiangyao knew that such a level of vigilance and precaution meant that there must be a meeting of rebel figures in that room. He came to the palace this time to hunt for treasure. There was really no need to cause other trouble, so it was better to leave here as soon as possible.
Thinking about this, Li Jiangyao slowly stood up and prepared to sneak back. But who would have thought that he had just taken two steps back when he suddenly heard someone behind him shout loudly: "Who is that person?"
It was not difficult to tell from the accent that the person who asked the question was a guard from Chechi Kingdom, and the other person yelling so loudly must have alerted the surrounding sentries.
Seeing that his whereabouts had been accidentally exposed, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but sigh to himself, and without any hesitation, he drew out the Xingluo Knife from his back like lightning and ran directly into the guard's arms.
"ah--"
A scream pierced the night sky, startling the three people in the meeting hall.
Geerhan stood up in a hurry, looked outside and asked, "What's going on? Who is shouting?"
Before his men could answer his question, chaos suddenly broke out outside, with shouts, footsteps, and fighting all mixed together. Several tall Turkic blood guards rushed into the room and protected Prince Gune.
Not long after, Che Chi, the captain of the royal guard, ran in and reported: The assassin was found!
Alek Jiang crossed his legs and played with the nine-star blade leisurely while asking the guard captain: "Has the assassin been caught?"
The captain of the guard gave him a brief salute: "Let us report to His Highness Alekjiang that he has not been caught yet. The assassin's martial arts skills are very good, and he killed more than a dozen people in the blink of an eye..."
"Hahaha, brother Geerhan, what do you want me to say about you?" Alek Jiang heard the words and sneered: "A palace in Nuoda has so many guard posts, and you can even kill an assassin. Uncertain, no wonder people say you guys, Che Chiguo, are all weaklings."
"Your Highness," before Gerhan could retort, the guard captain continued to say to Alek Jiang: "General Dolan under your command..."
Alek Jiang raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong with Dolan?"
The captain of the guard mustered up his courage and replied word for word: "Your Highness Alekjiang, just now General Dolan also arrested the assassin with us, and the other party killed him on the spot with just one move."
"Holy shit!" Alek Jiang jumped up from his seat and asked in disbelief: "Dolan is dead? One move?!"
Hearing this, Geerhan, who was standing nearby, didn't feel the slightest bit gloating about his misfortune.
He knew very well that Alek Jiang's beloved general Dolan was one of the best masters in Loulan, and his swordsmanship was ranked among the best in the entire Western Xinjiang. And the assassin who sneaked into his palace actually killed Dolan with a single blow. His martial arts skills were so high that it was chilling.
If such a terrifying guy came for him, Geerhan, that would be really bad!
Just when Geerhan was slightly in a daze because of Dolan's death, Prince Turki Guni suddenly reacted and shouted urgently: "Don't be so stupid! Send someone quickly to protect the merchant delegation and Lord Emene. ah!"
After hearing this, Gerhan immediately woke up and realized that the assassin's target might not be him, but the Persians. He was worried that something might happen to the business delegation on his own territory, so he rushed out of the meeting hall and led his soldiers to attack the foreign guest building.
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Li Jiangyao, who was trapped in the enemy camp, knew that if he delayed even for a second, he might never be able to leave here alive. In desperation, the instantaneous pupil exploded in full force, and the Xingluo sword technique was like flowing clouds and flowing water, charging quickly, striking quickly, and killing instantly!
Without any hesitation, he took advantage of the dark night, difficulty in seeing, and the fact that the enemy guards were not in charge of each other. He killed and wounded more than thirty people one after another. Finally, he quickly climbed over a distant courtyard wall before a large number of guards surrounded him. , jumped up to the second floor of a small building in the courtyard, and then ducked into a house with open windows.
As soon as I entered the house, a burst of aroma hit my nostrils.
Li Jiangyao couldn't help but was slightly stunned, and immediately guessed that this might be a boudoir.
Almost at the same time, there was a burst of rapid and chaotic footsteps outside the room, and a rough voice asked outside the door: "Miss Efentia, have you rested? Are you okay?"
Li Jiangyao couldn't help but feel his scalp numb when he heard it, and he immediately understood in his heart that there was still someone in this room. His thoughts changed quickly, and he planned to turn around and escape through the window immediately, but unfortunately, footsteps could be heard downstairs at this time, and a large number of guards had already surrounded the place.
At the critical moment, a sweet voice sounded behind him: "I'm fine, what's going on outside?"
Li Jiangyao was startled and turned around hurriedly, only to see the curtain next to him gently opened and a beautiful girl walked out slowly. The girl looked at him without the slightest hint of panic or fear. She only smiled lightly, and then made a silencing gesture with her index finger on her pretty lips.
