Grape wine luminous cup,
If you want to drink Pipa, urge me immediately.
Don’t laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield.
How many people have fought in ancient times?
The elders of the Shenhua family and the leaders of the seventy-two tribes held a grand banquet at the city guard's mansion in Metasequoia City to celebrate the successful completion of Prince Kuriban's succession ceremony. Roasted whole lamb, roasted beef, braised camel hump, braised wild geese, all kinds of delicacies filled the long table like running water, and jars of the most mellow wine in Western Xinjiang were piled as high as a hill. The Shenhua family warmly invited all the officials of Metasequoia City to attend the feast to express their sincere gratitude from the bottom of their hearts.
However, Li Jiangyao couldn't care less about the fine wine and food in front of him. At this time, he was leading the Metasequoia generals to a place ten miles away from the city, approaching the camp of the Loulan and Chechi coalition forces to explore the enemy's situation.
A few days ago, the Turkic deputy marshal Marquis Durham was on his way to the royal court of Chechi. He was accidentally robbed and killed by the troops led by Nanhua Princess Holia. The five hundred elite gold-armored guards were wiped out. In the end, the Iron Pigeon Army relied on Only with the desperate protection of the leader, Duolun, was he able to escape from death and fled to the royal court of Chechi like a bereaved dog.
Facing Alekjan and Geerhan, who couldn't suppress even Prince Gune's appearance and were still arguing among themselves, the Marquis of Durham didn't say anything nonsense. He rushed up and whipped them hard, beating them both severely. The king screamed repeatedly.
"Two useless bastards!" The Marquis of Durham cracked his whip while yelling: "I was almost killed on your territory, and you actually have the nerve to quarrel here! Damn it, give me back my son. Come! Give me back my son!"
Prince Guine was shocked and turned pale. He quickly called to Duolun and together they tried their best to hold on to Durham who was going berserk: "Master Marquis, Master Marquis, please calm down, please calm down... If you pull again, someone will die!"
Don't look at these two guys, Alekjan and Geerhan, in front of the gentle and tolerant Prince Gune, they are all arrogant and unwilling to give in to each other. But once replaced by the hot-tempered deputy marshal of the Turkic army - the famous "butcher" Marquis Durham, the two of them immediately became obedient, just like two cute little sheep.
As the king of a large country in Western Xinjiang, he was whipped for no reason. Even though their faces were covered in blood, the two of them did not dare to say a word. The personal guards of the two kings were even more silent, standing and watching from a distance, but did not dare to step forward to protect and stop them.
After Prince Gune tried to calm down Durham, and then asked Duolun about the situation, he exclaimed in great surprise: "How could such a thing happen? How dare the remnants of the Shengtang Army in Metasequoia City be so bold?!"
Alek Jiang glared hard at Geerhan next to him, endured the burning pain on his face, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness, the Marquis, if you are to blame for this matter, it is all the fault of this idiot Geerhan! I used to He has been urged over and over again to ask Chechi State to send troops as soon as possible to eliminate the banditry in Metasequoia City. Even the Prince of the Temple has issued a special order to ask the Western Xinjiang Alliance and Chechi State to pay attention to this matter. But Geerhan has been disobeying the situation. He just refuses to take action, and he is clearly appeasing and conniving at the bandits, with ulterior motives! Now, even the Marquis has been implicated, and he deserves to be punished for his crime!"
"You fart!" It was a matter of life. Geerhan did not dare to neglect, and immediately said angrily: "Alike Jiang, you are the culprit of the fornication with the bandits! His Highness King Qin, Lord Marquis, General Duolun, my subordinates The third army was originally planned to attack Metasequoia City, but they never expected that just when the army was about to set off, it was suddenly attacked by the Loulan Army, resulting in heavy casualties. It was impossible to attack Metasequoia City for a while! It can be seen from this that , you are the spy secretly colluding with Shengtang within the alliance!"
Alek Jiang's eyes widened with anger when he heard this, and he couldn't help shouting: "You are slanderous! It was you who first sent people to sneak attack my garrison in Sedan City, and also attacked and killed the Turkic friendly troops. You were basically intending to rebel!"
"Shut up, both of you!"
Geerhan was about to retort, but Durham took the lead and kicked him far away. Then he roared: "You two bastards, shut up! Now listen to me and gather your subordinates immediately." All soldiers and horses, follow me to conquer Metasequoia City!"
The deputy marshal of the Turks was really angry and issued a message. Alik Jiang, King of Loulan and leader of the Western Xinjiang Alliance, took the lead in expressing his stance and resolutely obeyed the order of the Marquis of Durham and trampled the metasequoia. When Geerhan saw this, he did not dare to lag behind. He even said that Metasequoia City was within the territory of his Chechi Kingdom, and it was his unshirkable duty to exterminate the remnants of Shengtang.
As a result, the two armies, which were at war with each other and could break out at any time, finally put away their fangs under the pressure of the Turks, and changed from incompatible enemies to allies in the trenches again.
Chen Bing's 50,000 Loulan army at the border of Chechi State quickly set off, directly passing through the cities and towns of Chechi State, heading towards Metasequoia City. The first and second legions under Geerhan's command, with a total of 30,000 main troops, were originally stationed in the border area to guard against the invasion of the Loulan army on the opposite side. At this moment, they also changed their direction, almost keeping pace with the Loulan people, and headed for Metasequoia.
Before entering the warning range of Metasequoia, the two armies finally completely gathered together. According to the battle sequence decided by the Marquis of Durham, they pressed towards Metasequoia City with great momentum.
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Standing on a high hill, Xu Youchang pointed to the coalition camp in the distance and said to Li Jiangyao: "Sir, please look over there. Although the Loulan Army and the Che Division Army came here together. However, they But they were divided into two camps, and the distance between the camps not only seemed a little farther, but also strict sentries were deployed in the direction facing the friendly forces. It seems that there is still a grudge between them."
"In the future, if it's not a formal occasion, don't call me "sir" anymore," Li Jiangyao smiled and said to Xu Youchang, "Aren't you tired from being so serious all day long?"
Xu Youchang also smiled: "The army should still pay attention to the order of hierarchy, which is also conducive to command. Jiang Yao, I just told you something serious, please don't interrupt me."
Li Jiangyao showed an expression of "It's all up to you", took over Xu Youchang's previous topic, nodded slightly and said: "Your analysis is absolutely correct. This person from Loulan and the person from Chechi will definitely not pee in the same pot. Up. The Marquis of Durham who was almost killed by the princess last time, although he could rely on the power of the Turks to force Alik Jiang and Geerhan to join forces and invade our Metasequoia City, it is absolutely impossible for Durham to do so in a short time. , completely bridge the contradictions and suspicions between Loulan, Chechi and Chi. We must make good use of this."
Lin Feng, who was standing behind, asked at this time: "Sir, the enemy's troops have an absolute advantage, but why do they not directly approach the city, but choose to set up camp so far away from the city?"
"Then you have to ask Duolun and Geerhan," Xu Youchang said in a rare joke: "It seems that the last time they were beaten by Mr. Li was really painful, so they still have lingering fears until now."
After hearing this, all the generals couldn't help laughing. Previously, the Turkic Iron Pigeon Army combined with the Gerhan Horse Bandits to attack the Metasequoia with ten times the force, but in the end they only came back defeated. This tragic end has already spread throughout the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang.
The White Robe Army is famous all over the world, and anyone who comes here must be careful.
Li Jiangyao waved his hand and motioned for everyone to keep their voices down. After all, this place was not far from the enemy. It would be bad if the enemy's sentries were alerted. Then, he asked seriously: "The enemy came here today and took a full night's rest. Tomorrow, after they have had enough wine and food, they will probably start a formal attack. Tell me, how should we respond?"
Lin Feng replied without hesitation: "Sir, after several months of improvement and reinforcement, our defenses are now very complete. The stock of bows, crossbows and arrows alone is enough to cope with several large-scale battles. Therefore, I believe that we should take advantage of the favorable geographical conditions of defending the city, wait for work at leisure, and use as many city defenses as possible to consume the enemy's effective strength."
The total strength of the Loulan Chechi coalition forces was nearly four times that of the Metasequoia garrison. There was also a considerable number of cavalry among them, and their momentum should not be underestimated. Therefore, most officers, including the fierce general Du Jian, agreed with Lin Feng's idea.
Li Jiangyao nodded slightly, then turned to look at Xu Youchang who was silent and said: "Brother, what do you think? Fight in the city and wait for work in leisure?"
"Well... Xiaolin makes sense, but..." Xu Youchang said while thinking: "It seems a bit too passive to respond to the challenge. What if the enemy does not launch a fierce attack on Metasequoia City, but adopts the strategy of surrounding but not attacking? strategy, then we will immediately become trapped in a lonely city."
Li Jiangyao patted Xu Youchang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Heroes see the same thing. You are right. As long as the enemy surrounds us without fighting, we will have a headache. Moreover, the leaders of the Shenhua family are still there at this time. In the city, if we are really trapped in Metasequoia City, with no way out inside and no reinforcements outside, we will be in big trouble."
Xu Youchang understood what Li Jiangyao was thinking, and couldn't help but frowning, and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Yao, with our current combat power, do you really have the confidence to fight against so many enemy troops in the plains and wilderness?"
Li Jiangyao squinted his eyes and stared at the enemy camp in the distance. After waiting for a moment, he turned to Xu Youchang and said: "I need you to do your best to cooperate with me and make a big bet with them this time. How about it? Do you dare? ?”
"What is there to be afraid of?" Xu Youchang smiled confidently: "It is our bounden duty to kill enemies and quell rebellions for Shengtang!"
Lin Feng, Du Jian and others were shocked by Xu Youchang's words, and their eyes flashed with excitement. They all lowered their voices and responded in unison: "It is our bounden duty to kill the enemy and put down the rebellion!"
Li Jiangyao laughed: "Okay, I'll be fine with your words! Let's go back to the city and talk in detail!"
