After listening to Duolun's detailed analysis, especially about the scene where the school captain Li Jiangyao commanded the ghost-faced white-robed army to charge into battle with the red flag, Durham couldn't help but wave his hand and said angrily: "Zhenjiang Protectorate Pegasus Scout Camp? Damn it, it’s the Shengtang people who are causing trouble behind the scenes. No! I must report this matter to the Prince of the Temple immediately and ask him to immediately send reinforcements to completely eliminate the Shengtang bandits gathered in Metasequoia City! "
"Master, don't be anxious," Duolun said while stopping him: "I don't think it's realistic to ask His Highness the Prince to send troops for reinforcements at the moment. Have you always forgotten? The 100,000-strong army of the Shengtang Long Sword Legion has now been stationed in Zijin Pass and Shengyu Pass are closed, and the next move is extremely difficult to predict. If they suddenly launch an attack on our northern and southern camps at the same time, the situation will suddenly become very difficult. His Royal Highness, on the orders of the Great Khan, is responsible for the commander-in-chief The purpose of guarding the gate of Western Xinjiang with soldiers and horses is to block Shengtang for our friends in Xinjiang and prevent them from counterattacking. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to mobilize troops to attack Metasequoia at this time. Moreover, even if His Highness nods, the army will still need to be dispatched. Time to prepare, it will take at least a few months to get back and forth here, and it is really difficult to solve the problem at hand. What do you think?" After saying this, Duolun secretly winked at Durham.
Alek Jiang, who was sitting next to him, didn't see Duolun's expression, but he continued: "Yes, Lord Marquis, although we were unfavorable in the first battle today, it is only a small metasequoia city, so there is no need to trouble the Prince of the Temple. Don't worry, old man. As long as you and General Duolun are willing to support me, and let me, as the leader of the alliance, mobilize the troops of the entire alliance, I, Alike Jiang, swear here that I will conquer Metasequoia City for the Marquis and capture Li Jiangyao alive! "
Durham just saw the hint in Duolun's eyes and immediately understood what he meant: In the late stages of the Western Xinjiang War, Ashina Zhijin Khan specifically warned the Turkic generals who participated in the war that they should try to preserve Turkic generals in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang. The strength of the army in order to implement the larger plan later. If something unexpected happens, as long as it does not directly threaten the safety of the main Turkic forces, then the Western Xinjiang countries must consciously send their own troops to consume, so as to prevent one family from becoming dominant and achieve the goal of Turkic differentiation and control of the entire Western Xinjiang Ghost Desert. .
At this moment, the Marquis of Durham had woken up. He happened to hear what Alekjiang said. He immediately got off the donkey along the slope and nodded repeatedly: "You are right. There are still 60,000 to 70,000 troops here, although there are only a few." We lost, but it didn’t break our bones, so there’s no need to send anyone else here. How many people can there be in Metasequoia? It’s not more than 30,000 if we fight them all! I think you and Geerhan can handle it well! Since we’re going to be defeated today The main reason is that the Loulan Army and the Chechi Army are not thinking at the same time and fighting on their own, which gives the remnant bandits in Metasequoia City an opportunity to take advantage of. So, so be it, I decided that Geerhan's Chechi Army will be temporarily assigned to the Western Xinjiang The leader of the alliance, Ali Kejiang, is commanding. The two armies are truly integrated into one army, with unified command and unified operations. Geerhan, do you have any objections to this?"
Geerhan wanted to say that I not only have opinions, but also big ones. But after all, he did not dare to say this, and could only say angrily: "Master Marquis, for the overall situation of Western Xinjiang, we in Chechi State must obey your arrangements in everything. I will go back and send orders to my generals later. For the time being, follow Alek Jiang’s command.”
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The day after Loulan King Alekjiang successfully took over the command of the Chechi Army, Duolun hurriedly left the coalition camp and set off back to the King's Court of Chechi.
He had to set off quickly.
Prince Guni had previously sent people to rush him over and over again: the Turkic Blood Guard General Kunli Mingtai and the princess's bodyguard Inas have now arrived at the royal court; and the patience of Emene, the leader of the Persian business envoy It's about to run out. Everyone is now eagerly waiting for Duolun, the leader of the missing person group, to come back to discuss important matters so that the important mission of finding Princess Hestia and Efentia can be launched as soon as possible.
Regarding the issue of Duolun not doing his job and going to fight in Metasequoia, Prince Gune had harsh words: As the leader of the "Missing Personnel", if you don't come back to take charge of the overall situation, if something bad happens to Her Royal Highness the Princess, beware of the Flame Maple Forest. There is also a good place for your head on the flagpole at the gate of the Golden Teeth Tent in the city!
In desperation, Duolun had no choice but to put aside the war in Metasequoia City and hurried back to Chechi Palace to run errands.
Before leaving, he gave many instructions to the Marquis of Durham, asking him not to rush into battle under any circumstances. We must wait until the entire coalition army has finished recuperating, and the Loulan and Chechi armies will conduct coordinated combat training to a great extent, and then slowly launch a strangulation offensive against Metasequoia City.
Durham and Alek Jiang grumbled at his suggestion, obviously neither of them really took it to heart. It's no wonder, when it comes to war, who have these two men ever served, both in heaven and on earth? !
Duolun felt helpless about this. He is already deeply aware of Metasequoia City and Li Jiangyao. The other party is not a problem that is difficult to deal with, but a problem that if he is not careful, he will be beaten black and blue. In the past few times, I was lucky enough not to die at the hands of Li Jiangyao. It was all due to the blessing of the God of Immortality. Otherwise, let alone the crusade against metasequoia, I would have held many funerals.
However, time was already very tight at the moment, and he could no longer dwell on the matter of attacking the metasequoia, so he had no choice but to sigh in his heart: You two gentlemen, please wish yourselves well, and I will not accompany you. Afterwards, Duolun got on his horse and rushed back to Chechi Wangting all the way through the starry night to join Kunli Mingtai and others.
At this time, the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang has gradually recovered from the haze of war. Under the loose control of the Western Xinjiang Alliance, various vassal states are gradually restarting their own survival and development.
The power of the Shengtang Dynasty here, especially the large-scale resistance, has basically disappeared. Except for ruthless characters like Metasequoia City who were so awesome that they had no friends, the other armed forces carrying the Shengtang banner were mostly in the form of guerrillas, hiding in the mountains and fields of Western Xinjiang, or in the Gobi desert.
The continuous war is being replaced by a peaceful life.
However, there was a pair of sharp eyes thousands of miles away, and through this peaceful and peaceful scene, he could see an unusual undercurrent.
After all, Shengtang has been operating in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang for hundreds of years, and it can be said that it is deeply rooted. No matter the economy, culture, customs, religious beliefs and governance system, they have had a profound impact on this place. I'm afraid no one can tell how many of the princes and people in the Western Border countries have their hearts set on the Holy Tang.
Moreover, during the war, a large number of Shengtang officials and remnant soldiers of the Protectorate took advantage of the opportunity that the Turkic cavalry and the rebels in Western Xinjiang had no time to take care of, and hid in the dense forests of the mountains or the Gobi desert, waiting for opportunities.
Although these dots of small flames look inconspicuous, once they are blown by strong winds, they may turn into a prairie fire in an instant.
A fire powerful enough to burn the Turkic army to ashes.
Ashina Zhijin, the Turkic Khan in Flame Maple Forest City, was keenly aware of the danger lurking in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang. He was worried that the remaining forces of Shengtang there would secretly destroy him, so after the war, While Prince Ronia of the Temple led his troops to blockade the two passes, he ordered Duolun's Iron Pigeon Army to immediately be reorganized into the Western Xinjiang garrison patrol, which was dispersed and deployed in the thirty-six countries, specifically responsible for monitoring the disturbances in various parts of Western Xinjiang.
At the same time, the garrison patrol is also responsible for the task of clearing out and hunting down the small-scale remnants of Shengtang, taking advantage of high mobility to suppress public security in Western Xinjiang.
In other words, this is the Turkic version of the Pegasus Scout Battalion.
Because of this, Duolun became one of the most powerful people in Western Xinjiang, except for the "new governor" of Temple Prince Ronya.
No matter where he goes, there are his patrols; no matter how big or small the situation is, his troops have the power to intervene and even directly arrest and deal with them. This time, Duolun served as the leader of the "Searching Group" to search for the princess and Efentia within the boundaries of thousands of miles, which was precisely because of his strength in this aspect.
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Kunli Mingtai, who has been waiting for a long time in Che Chi Wang's court, has a tough temper and a hot temper. Relying on the fact that he was Ashina's personal blood guard general, he never looked down upon the generals of the Turkic armies, let alone the little leader of the Iron Pigeon Army. Regarding Duolun's late arrival, Kunli Mingtai showed no mercy and reprimanded Duolun directly in front of everyone, blaming him for disobeying military orders and deliberately delaying.
Prince Guine couldn't help but complain a few words about Duolun, blaming him for neglecting such an important task and just running to follow Durham and the others to make mischief. What is Metasequoia City? Can it be compared with the noble Pearl of the Hanhai, Her Royal Highness Princess Yingyang Hesijia? What if something happened to Her Royal Highness the Princess because of his delay in Duolun? How should she explain it to the Khan?
Inasi and Emine didn't say anything too unpleasant. But one of them was worried about Princess Hesijia, and the other was worried about their daughter Efentia, so naturally they didn't look very good on Duolun's face.
Suddenly, in the meeting hall of the Chechi Palace, General Duolun, the dignified supreme commander of the Western Xinjiang garrison and a leader among the young generals of the Turkic Empire, known as the "wise general", looked like a Like an unlucky child who failed the exam, he was scolded by a circle of parents around him and made them frown.
Duolun felt so wronged in his heart that he couldn't help but secretly said: God of Immortality, please save me! Prince Gune is the younger brother of the Great Khan, and I cannot afford to offend him; Kunli Mingtai is the personal guard of the Great Khan, and I cannot afford to offend him; Inas is the granddaughter of the old marshal He Lianxiong, and I cannot afford to offend him; Ai Maini was the teacher of the Persian emperor, but I still couldn't afford to offend him. Grandma’s grandson! The person sitting in this room is someone I can't afford to offend, but it happens to be their leader.
This job is really hard to do!
