A big battle broke out between the Loulan and Chechi armies fifty miles northeast of Sedan City, which shocked Roniya, the Prince of the Temple of the Turkic Empire and the new governor of Western Turkic Territory.
Looking at the three reports placed on the desk, Prince Ronya couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.
The first report came from Alik Jiang, the leader of the Western Xinjiang Alliance and King of Loulan. In his report, Alek Jiang scolded Geerhan of Chechi State for being despicable and with ulterior motives, and accused Geerhan of being a spy planted by the Holy Tang Dynasty in Western Xinjiang with the intention of betrayal. Alek Jiang asked Luonia to agree to let him, the Loulan Kingdom, send troops to conquer Geerhan on behalf of the Western Xinjiang Alliance and completely kill the Chechi rebels.
The second report was written by King Geerhan of Chechi. Gerhan's words in the article are sad, angry and sincere. He tearfully accused Alek Jiang of being arrogant and arrogant, deliberately destroying the unity of the alliance, and trying to provoke war and annex allies in order to achieve his goal of replacing the Turks and becoming the king of Western Xinjiang. The evidence is that Alekjiang secretly ordered his men to attack the Chechi patrol for no reason and massacred two hundred Chechi soldiers, thus triggering a war between the two sides. Gerhan begged the Turkic Temple Prince to uphold justice and severely punish the war murderer Alekjan.
The third report is a briefing of the situation submitted by Turkic officials personally dispatched by Ronia after a detailed investigation:
On May 18, two thousand cavalrymen from the Kaladi Division of the Turkic Temple Legion were ordered to rush to Nanda Camp to change defenses. While passing through the military town of Sedan, they were suddenly attacked by a Chechi army. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides on the streets of Sedan. The cavalry flag bearer, Baron Carvey, the son of Duke Caladi, was martyred on the spot. The cavalry lost 1,324 people, and the entire army was almost annihilated.
Two days later, on May 20th, Nilu, the general of the Loulan Army, led his 6,000 troops and encountered the Third Army of Chechi King's Court near Sedan. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides.
The battle lasted all night and ended at dawn the next day. There were more than 2,000 casualties on the Loulan side, and more than 3,500 casualties on the Chechi side. The Third Army of Chechi Wangting was defeated. After the defeat, they voluntarily left the battlefield and retreated to their original base. Sedan Military Town was reoccupied by the Loulan Army.
During the investigation, both warring parties strongly accused the other party of taking the lead in launching a despicable sneak attack and ambush, and then provoking a large-scale conflict. Both sides insist on their own opinions and argue endlessly. Since there is currently no definite evidence for the entire incident, it is difficult to draw direct conclusions about it, and the investigation is still ongoing.
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Prince Ronya of the Temple slammed the copper bowl containing the goat's milk down on the table and couldn't help but cursed: "What nonsense!"
The deputy marshal of the Turkic Army, the Marquis of Durham, asked in a rough voice: "Cousin, why are you talking nonsense?"
Ronya glared at Durham angrily, looking a little impatient: "You know how to fight and kill all day long, don't you use your brain? Let me ask you, after all, it is Kawei's cavalry that is more powerful in combat. Or is the Loulan Army more powerful in combat?"
"Does that need to be said? Of course our Turkic elite soldiers are very powerful!" Durham said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "If you look at it, the Shengtang Barbarians are pretty good, but the people from Xijiang are nothing!"
"Yeah, that's the problem." Ronya sighed: "According to these reports, the Chechi army that attacked Sedan City was about three thousand people in size. Thousands of cavalry were directly maimed; and their third legion was the main force of the royal court of Geerhan, with a total of eight thousand soldiers and horses. Facing Loulan Nilu's six thousand people, they were beaten severely. Isn't this Is it weird?"
Durham was stunned for a moment, clasped his fingers and murmured: "Huh? Kawei is more powerful than Loulan people, Loulan people are more powerful than Chechi people, and Chechi people are more powerful than Kawei... Well, it is indeed a bit strange to say that. Oh, it’s like playing chess with beasts.”
Ronya took a sip of the goat's milk and continued: "In addition, according to Geerhan, just outside the main camp of the Third Army, their patrol of about two hundred people encountered an attack by the Loulan army. The place where the two sides fought at that time was only two or three miles away from the main camp. However, after the Third Legion discovered something strange, they didn't even have a chance to rescue them. The entire patrol was killed by the other side, and the captain was seriously injured. , almost died tragically on the spot.”
After hearing this, the Marquis of Durham couldn't help but be surprised and said: "It's so exaggerated. Isn't that a lightning-fast surprise attack? This is quite similar to our Turkic style."
Ronya glared at him again, as if talking to himself: "And the most suspicious thing is that Geerhan swore to heaven that he never sent anyone to attack Sedan; Ali of Loulan Katsue was also very certain that none of his troops had ever approached the warning area of Chechi's third army camp. What was even more strange was that in the end, there were only the bodies of the defending side in the two battlefields, but no corpses were left. Any trace of the attacker can be regarded as completely unconfirmed."
No matter how slow Durham is, he has already understood at this moment: "Cousin, there is something going on here! Someone is probably pretending to be someone else and deliberately messing up the situation!"
"There must be a ghost!" Ronya looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "I have sent people to investigate, and there should be new information soon. The most important thing right now is the stability of the Western Xinjiang Alliance. According to The spies reported that Alike Jiang and Geerhan are constantly gathering troops. The Loulan Kingdom and Chechi Kingdom have gathered troops. The two sides may fight again at any time. And if they don't fight, it will be a larger-scale war."
Durham stared: "How can this be done? I don't care about the life or death of those animals, but if chaos breaks out in Western Xinjiang now and delays the Great Khan's plan, they will die!"
Ronya nodded: "So, I want you to work hard and be a mediator. You must suppress the two countries, Loulan, Chechi, and never let them break out in internal strife at this critical time."
Durham slapped his thigh: "I will lead 20,000 elite soldiers to ensure that these two animals are kept in good condition."
Ronya put down the goat milk bowl, waved her hands and said: "No! If you want to go, you can only go with your own soldiers. Recently, a large number of Shengtang troops came to Zijin Pass and Shengyuguan. The flag should be Their elite troops - the Long Knife Legion. The pressure on the two camps in the north and south suddenly increased. The Great Khan instructed us that before the main army of the empire arrived here, the two camps must not be lost. Therefore, I must be here Just maintain enough troops. His Royal Highness Prince Gunie is also in Chechi. If you have anything, you can go to him to discuss the matter and ease the tension between Loulan and Chechi as quickly as possible..."
Before Ronya finished speaking, Duolun, the leader of the Turkic Iron Pigeon Army, walked into the coach's tent from the dusty outside and sat down on the carpet: "Your Highness the Prince, Lord Marquis, what are you talking about?"
"Hey, it's a little pigeon," Durham couldn't help laughing when he saw him coming: "Just came back from Shule Country? Hey, I heard that you got another one this time. What a bad job? Hahaha."
Duolun had a wry smile on his face and said helplessly: "Master Hou, please don't ridicule me. Is this interesting? Ask Your Highness, when has the Great Khan ever given me a good job?"
Ronya smiled and said nothing, but Durham became curious and quickly asked what the mission was.
Duolun took the hot goat milk brought by the soldiers, took a big gulp, then wiped the corners of his mouth and said: "The Great Khan ordered me to form a 'tracing team'. Previously, Inas, the granddaughter of the old Marshal Helianxiong, After returning to the Flaming Maple Forest City, he told the Great Khan the entire story of the princess's capture. Until now, His Highness Hesijia has neither entered Zijin Pass nor returned to Maple Forest City. She is probably living in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang. .So, I was ordered to search for her all over the world."
"Speaking of this, there is another thing that you can help me with by the way," Ronya said with a smile: "Mr. Emene, the leader of the Persian business delegation, is also looking for Prince Guni to help find people these days. .His daughter, what’s her name...oh, Eventia. This little girl left a letter at the King’s Court in Chechi, saying that she was going to travel around Western Xinjiang, and then she disappeared. Now the war is in chaos. , made Emene anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and I heard that he had lost ten pounds. He has a noble status, not only represents the Persian emperor, but also has immeasurable resources, and our Eastern Expedition to the Holy Tang Dynasty strategy, and it is necessary to stabilize the Persian Empire on the flanks and rear, so the pressure on Prince Guni is also very high. He reported the matter to the Great Khan. The Great Khan meant that the task of finding Eventia would also be given to you. Iron pigeons take it up. Anyway, one sheep is also driven, and two sheep are also herded, you think so."
"I said no." Duolun said depressedly: "Your Highness, although our Iron Pigeon Army is not as brave as the main force, I came to Western Xinjiang also to fight. You let me do the job of looking for people all day long. What's the point? What’s the same thing?”
Durham couldn't help but stick out his tongue: "The ghost desert of Western Xinjiang stretches thousands of miles, with thirty-six vassal states and nearly a thousand tribes. In such a large area, you want to find two cute little girls? I said Duolun, I'm afraid you have offended some big shot in Flame Maple Forest City, so I am deliberately trying to punish you, hahahaha."
Ronya glared at Durham, picked up the copper pot next to her, filled Duolun's bowl with goat milk, and said calmly: "Come on, you all should stop talking weird things. Duolun, you also know that you are tough pigeons. If the army's combat power is average, then you should use your advantages to the most valuable place. Among the younger generation of generals in the empire, Yun Qianxue and you are the two most outstanding talents because of their courage and strategy. Both the Great Khan and we are very optimistic about you, so we will entrust you with such an important task. You must know that if Princess Hesijia can be successfully rescued, it will be very important to your future in the empire. , unlimited.”
