At this moment, the furious Loulan King Alekjiang was constantly mobilizing his troops and sending out new troops under his command to join the fierce fighting on the front line. Facing Metasequoia's miscellaneous troops, the unexpected situation of losing troops and being unable to attack for a long time has made the arrogant leader of the Western Frontier gradually lose his mind.
To be honest, the Metasequoia gang was too difficult to fight. Alek Jiang even wondered for a while whether the Zhenjiang Protectorate who was defeated in Crescent Bay suddenly came back to life and came here to seek revenge.
At this time, Durham also sent a messenger to deliver a message, asking him to calm down immediately and face the battle before him with caution.
The deputy marshal of the Turks said that there might be Shengtang's regular army on the other side?
Alek Jiang's heart tightened: Damn it, judging from the current battle situation, this possibility is really high!
However, why did Shengtang's regular army appear in this ghost place called Metasequoia City? Those metasequoia warriors who clearly have the characteristics of local Xijiang people, which legion do they belong to?
Alek Jiang no longer had the time to think about these issues, and quickly sent an order to stop the four infantry and cavalry phalanxes that were about to reinforce the battle, asking them to stay in place and not to act rashly.
"Your Highness, we can't fight like this anymore!" The Loulan elders standing beside them all shouted: "If it is as the Marquis of Durham said, and the soldiers and horses of the Shengtang Protectorate are on the opposite side, then what we are doing now It’s just like committing suicide and seeking death! Look over there! People in Chechi are almost dying of laughter!”
Alik Jiang followed the direction of their fingers and looked towards the left side of the formation. He was almost so angry that he vomited blood: Just as his sons were fighting with the Metasequoia Army and fighting bloody battles, Geerhan and he were fighting for three whole days. The army, thousands of cars late, is leisurely watching the excitement.
To be fair, Che Chi's army cannot be blamed for this. Alek Jiang had made a shrewd calculation early on: as the leader of the Western Xinjiang Alliance, he was always thinking about establishing power and authority and overpowering other allies. Although the attack on Metasequoia this time was a hasty action decided at the last minute, the Western Xinjiang Alliance dispatched 80,000 troops to conquer a small Metasequoia city, which was simply killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.
With such strength, let alone Metasequoia, within the scope of the entire Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang, it is more than enough to launch a war of national subjugation and annihilation against a certain foreign country. Moreover, this battle has a Turkic aristocratic general like the Marquis of Durham watching from behind. How could Alekjan not seize the opportunity and show off to his fullest?
The Loulan people had never fought against Li Jiangyao from Metasequoia City before, and of course they did not know the strength of the opponent. Therefore, they took it for granted that with the strength of their numbers and the strength of their soldiers, they would be able to overwhelm the Metasequoia defenders in one fell swoop and seize the throne. city.
In order to prevent Geerhan, who had tasted defeat at Metasequoia, from having a chance to make a comeback, Alek Jiang deliberately left the 30,000-car Chi army aside from the beginning, and only called on his Loulan troops to crush Metasequoia. This "soft persimmon", and later used the merits of the main battle to please Durham, supported him to occupy the strategically located Metasequoia City, and then threatened Chechi Wangting at close range.
When the Loulan soldiers and horses and the Metasequoia garrison first clashed, Geerhan and his Che Chi soldiers really had the mentality of watching the excitement and stood aside to watch the fight between tigers and tigers. Geerhan naturally knew very well that Alikjan was narrow-minded and eager to seize the main offensive position just to show off in front of the Turks. In this regard, he had no other choice but to accept this arrangement.
Deep down in his heart, although Geerhan knew that Li Jiangyao and the Metasequoia Army were difficult to deal with, that was only for defending the city. It was tantamount to directly driving out of the city to fight against the Western Xinjiang Allied Forces like now. It was a waste of money for Alike Jiang, so he secretly sighed at the same time that he was unlucky, and could only watch helplessly as his great achievements were snatched away by the Loulan people.
However, as the battle continued, the intensity on the battlefield increased rapidly. Geerhan and Chechi's soldiers became more frightened and silent as they watched.
Before coming here, Geerhan's understanding of the armed forces in Metasequoia City was still only a few months ago. Although the power of the ghost-faced white-robed army was astonishing, even to the point of being abnormal, they were only a few hundred in size after all, and the rest of the troops were all motley business escorts, so they were not a concern at all in a head-on battle.
The failure to capture Metasequoia City in one fell swoop was, in Geerhan's view, mostly due to the interference of external factors such as the right time and location, as well as the subsequent outbreak of the Western Xinjiang War, which seriously affected Chechi's troops. Regarding the performance of the Metasequoia Army in the city defense battle, Geerhan did not think it was too remarkable. It was at least average.
But I never expected that in just a few months, the Metasequoia garrison in front of me would become so powerful!
Others don't know what level the Loulan soldiers and horses are in the entire Western Xinjiang Alliance, but Geerhan definitely doesn't know.
To evaluate it in the words of the Prince of the Turkic Temple: The Loulan Army is currently close to the level of the non-main force of the Turkic Empire. In some aspects, it is even stronger than the soldiers of the twenty-eight states of Shengtang.
Looking at the thirty-six countries in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang, there are only one and a half countries that are qualified to challenge Alik Jiang's troops head-on. That one is Shule Kingdom, and the remaining half is his Chechi Kingdom.
If Loulan hadn't bullied people too much before and severely damaged the Third Army in a sneak attack, Geerhan would never have been willing to break up with Alek Jiang now and break out into a war.
Looking back at the current battlefield, the Loulan people, who had the advantage in strength, fought hard for two hours, but achieved nothing except the death of thousands of soldiers and horses. Not to mention easily strangling the Metasequoia garrison on the plain, even the first line of defense has not been able to break through at this time, which is simply unbelievable.
The combat power displayed by the Metasequoia Army seems to be far from reaching its limit. Or it is not an exaggeration to say that they actually fought with ease, as if they were deliberately wearing out the patience of the Loulan army, clinging to the ground and not easily counterattacking even if they had the chance.
This calm demeanor and ability to control the battle situation are exactly like the main force of Shengtang!
Geerhan put away his heart of underestimating the enemy and couldn't help but secretly rejoice: Fortunately, he didn't listen to the bad ideas of the Turks and the Western Xinjiang Alliance a few days ago and rashly came to attack the metasequoia. Fortunately, today, the Alik River rushed in greedily and did not let them drive. Chi Bingma went directly to take the lead.
Otherwise, if we sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers just for this damn place, we will lose money and vomit blood.
However, Gerhan didn't have time to rejoice that he was joking for so long. How could the wise leader of the Western Xinjiang Alliance, His Highness Alekjiang, easily let go of Che Chi's old enemy after he hit the southern wall and suffered a bloody head?
"The leader of the alliance has ordered that 30,000 Chichi troops immediately enter the battle and assist the Loulan soldiers in front to completely defeat the metasequoia defenders! Your army must not delay unreasonably. Anyone who is afraid of fighting and refuses to go ahead will be executed according to military law!"
Pooh! After hearing the words of the messenger, Geerhan deliberately spat on the ground with contempt, then waved his hand: "My sons, set up the formation and advance!"
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"General Xu, the Chechi Army has finally begun to move!"
Xu Youchang was sitting on his horse in the center of the Metasequoia Army formation. He was calmly commanding the soldiers in various units and struggling to withstand the attack of the Loulan people. When he heard his men shouting these words, he quickly looked into the distance, and sure enough he found that the new force, which had rested for more than half a day, had already moved forward.
Xu You raised his long sword eyebrows and quickly turned around to look at the head of Metasequoia City. A red sword flag that he had been waiting for for a long time was erected at this moment!
There is a figure standing under the flag, it is Li Jiangyao, the commander-in-chief of the Metasequoia garrison.
"Assault battalion, listen to the order, everyone mount up!"
Following Xu Youchang's order, a thousand white-robed soldiers hidden in the formation all jumped onto their armored horses that had been prepared for a long time, shook off the white cloaks behind them, and at the same time raised their fifty-faced swords embroidered in flaming red. The snow-white banner of brocade flowers.
From a distance, this flag array looks like a bouquet of white flowers suddenly blooming in the huge Metasequoia Army position, swaying gently in the strong wind.
Xu Youchang looked at the city head again. The red sword flag was now held in Li Jiangyao's hand. He suddenly raised his arms and waved it violently in the air.
This is the signal to attack!
Xu Youchang put down his iron helmet and visor, pointed his spear forward, and yelled: "Attack!"
The soldiers of all arms who were in the front row of the position also received orders from their leading officers at this time. They quickly and orderly flashed to both sides, and in a blink of an eye they gave way to a wide passage. The white-robed soldiers put down their masks with a swipe almost simultaneously, then urged their horses to move forward with high spirits.
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Since the early morning battle between the enemy and ourselves, the Western Xinjiang Alliance has been the main attacker, while the Metasequoia garrison has defended. The men and horses on both sides used the three square formations of the Metasequoia Army as the fighting points and started fighting repeatedly.
So far, Alekjiang has deployed nearly a dozen square formations of infantry and cavalry, totaling about 30,000 soldiers and horses, taking turns to attack the Metasequoia position. For nearly three hours, the Loulan Army paid thousands of casualties, but still failed to defeat the Metasequoia Army's defense line.
Alekjiang, who was furious, finally realized that the opponent in front of him was extraordinary after Durham's reminder, and he immediately couldn't help but regret that he had sacrificed his fighting power in vain.
So, he immediately changed his mind and ordered the horns to be blown to summon his sons to withdraw. At the same time, he desperately urged Che Chi's army, who was standing by, to hurry up and replace the exhausted Loulan disciples.
At this time, the four Loulan infantry phalanxes that were fighting fiercely in the front began to break away from the battle in accordance with the order, and gradually retreated backwards to make room for the 15,000-car Chi army that was coming from the rear left.
Che Chi's army also formed four formations, but they were a mixture of infantry and cavalry, the formations were relatively loose, and they moved very slowly.
Many of Geerhan's men were horse bandits and were not used to large-scale frontal combat. Especially after seeing the tragic situation of the Loulan Army before, they were even more reluctant. There were helpless military orders, and no matter how delayed, Che Chi's army gradually approached the retreating Loulan Army, preparing to cross the square formation and attack the Metasequoia soldiers and horses.
Loulan was exhausted physically and mentally, and at the same time he wanted to avoid being hit by the Metasequoia shooters on the way back, so he retreated faster and faster; Che Chi knew that he was losing and dying, so he naturally had to drag his feet, so he walked slower and slower.
In this way, when the two friendly armies met, their position was much further back than Alik Jiang had expected, and they were only less than 500 steps away from his main formation.
However, as the commander-in-chief, Alek Jiang did not pay too much attention to this detail at the moment. After all, as long as Geerhan was willing to go up and die. But what he didn't expect was that the Metasequoia garrison was waiting for exactly this situation!
Just as the two troops who were fighting in rotation were getting closer and closer, and were about to meet, the Metasequoia Formation, which had been on the defensive, suddenly moved!
The huge "white flower" from before moved at high speed in the Metasequoia Army Formation, and rushed out from the left side of the position in the blink of an eye.
"Long live my emperor! Kill, kill, kill!"
The unique charge war cry belonging to the Zhenjiang Protectorate suddenly exploded on the battlefield!
