The three-way crusade army of the Western Xinjiang Alliance conducted a unique outdoor outing in a month. However, what they did not expect was that the entire situation quietly changed at this time.
One morning, the marshal of the Left Army and the King of Chechi, Geerhan, suddenly received an order from the Turks, asking them to march eighty miles in a hurry and reach the southern foot of Kas Mountain before dusk.
The Marquis of Durham, deputy marshal of the Turkic Expeditionary Force, was waiting for them there.
From the stern expression of the Turkic messenger, Gerhan saw something unusual. Didn't Durham and Doron guard the royal court in the rear? Why did he suddenly run in front of me? And at this time, someone was specifically asked to notify the left armies to rush to Cass Mountain to rendezvous? After all, Geerhan was a veteran of the world. He felt something was fishy, so he immediately paid attention to it.
The left army all set off and quickly headed towards Kas Mountain!
As he walked, Geerhan pondered, wondering what the Turks were planning. It was probably related to the delay in the march, he thought silently, planning to wait until he met Durham at the place and see clearly the other party's attitude before making the next move.
In this way, the left route army, which had been dawdling, increased its speed and hurriedly drove all day long. Finally, before the sun set, they arrived at the gathering place designated by the Turks.
Outside the dense forest at the southern foot of Cass Mountain, the Marquis of Durham and his 3,000 gold-armored army have been waiting for a long time.
"Gerhan, are all your troops here?" Durham didn't pay attention to the majestic King Chechi at all. When they met, he asked arrogantly: "I want all of you to move in." , do you understand?"
Geerhan nodded cautiously at first, then turned around to confirm with the deputy general next to him, and replied loudly: "Reporting to the Marquis, so far, only the troops from Qule State in our left route army have not arrived here, and the rest have returned. . Qule’s troops set out a little late this morning, but they are almost there..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw the King of Qule Kingdom walking into the tent quickly, smiling and apologizing: "I'm sorry, Lord Marquis, His Highness Geerhan, hahaha. I'm not late, am I?"
"You're late." Marquis Durham said coldly. King Qule was slightly startled when he heard this, and immediately stood there in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer the question.
Durham ignored him, turned around and asked, "Gerhan, what did the command I gave you today say?"
Geerhan felt bad and quickly replied: "The left route army marched eighty miles in a hurry and arrived at the southern foot of Kas Mountain before dusk to assemble."
Durham nodded, pointed to the outside of the tent, and said to King Qule: "Look outside for yourself. The moon has already come out. How dare you say you are not late? I am in charge of the war team under the military orders of the Governor-General Prince Temple. I have The authority to regulate the discipline of all armies. Since you have blatantly disobeyed my commander’s orders, don’t blame me for being ruthless. Come here!”
The Jin Jiajun beside him shouted: "Here!"
Durham's murderous voice echoed throughout the tent: "All officers above the captain of the Qule Army, together with this idiot king, will be executed for disobeying military orders. The remaining soldiers disarmed on the spot, reorganized and temporarily returned to the left Marshal Lu Gehan takes direct command!"
"Yes!" The Jinjiadu team did not hesitate and stepped forward to tie King Qule tightly. The three thousand cavalry who stayed outside the tent on standby at the same time surrounded the seven thousand Qule who had just arrived. military.
Although the Turkic Golden Armored Army only had 3,000 troops, less than half of Qule's army, and there were more than 50,000 other Western Xinjiang coalition troops around them, the strong murderous aura emanating from them was so intimidating that no one in the audience dared to say a word.
The seven thousand soldiers of the Qule Kingdom just watched helplessly as their king and generals were thrown to the ground like sheep and cattle being tied up. King Qule was also frightened at this time and kept shouting loudly. It's a pity that what he shouted was not "Brothers, come on!" but "Master Marquis, Grandpa Marquis, please spare your life, I don't dare to do it anymore!"
As the commander of the left army, Gerhan certainly could not allow the Turks to attack his allies. Faced with the wail of King Qule, he quickly begged Durham: "Master Marquis, please calm down. . King Qule did make a mistake, but his mistake will not lead to death. Please look at my face, Lord Marquis, and let him live. A good beating with a military stick and punishment will be enough. "
"Fart!" Durham glared and yelled angrily: "Gerhan, it was because of your coward and incompetence that I was humiliated in Metasequoia City several times. Now you dare to stand up for this incompetent man?" You want to beg for mercy? Aren’t you afraid that I’ll punish you too?!”
Faced with the Turkic deputy marshal blowing his beard and glaring at him, Gerhan couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry. However, no matter how unhappy he felt, he did not dare to challenge the Turkic authority directly. Geerhan blushed, hesitated for a moment, and said: "What the Marquis taught me is that I was blamed for my incompetence in running the army before, and I indulged the arrogance of the remnants of the Metasequoia City gang. However, seeing that the war is imminent, now I am killing the army." General, it might hurt morale."
Durham snorted coldly and pointed at King Qule on the ground: "Just him? Can he also affect the morale of the army?"
"He is the leader of a country after all..."
"In my opinion, it's just a dog!" Durham said with a ferocious smile: "And it's also an incompetent dog!"
In response to this naked humiliation, all the kings and generals of the Western Xinjiang vassal kingdom present, including Geerhan, could not help but change their expressions. King Qule is a dog, so who are they?
Even if you Turks really regard the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang as your own dogs, you can't say it so straightforwardly, right? !
Dogs also want to save face, right?
Geerhan looked stern and said in a deep voice: "Master Marquis, please show your respect."
Durham could certainly feel the resentment of the people in Xinjiang, but he didn't care at all. Today, he wants to use these three thousand golden armored soldiers to completely suppress the fifty thousand Western Xinjiang Army in order to establish his authority in front of all the vassal states.
Therefore, facing the unkind tone of Geerhan, Durham smiled contemptuously: "What's the matter? If I must enforce military law, do you dare to fall out?"
Geerhan's eyes almost burst out with fire, but after looking at Durham for a moment, he finally lowered his head: "You are joking, Che Chiguo and I, Geerhan, will always be Turks." Allies, I am willing to serve you as a leader."
"You are still sensible." Durham nodded with satisfaction: "Gerhan, you must know in your heart that today it is not that I have to fight against King Qule, but that the law in the army is the foundation of victory. You must not Take it easy! If everyone doesn't obey orders and acts independently, let alone resist Shengtang's counterattack, we won't be able to take down a small Metasequoia City. And you will always be a piece of loose sand!"
He glanced at everyone present with cold eyes and asked calmly: "Who else questions this commander's decision?"
The vassal kings and generals all avoided Durham's eyes intentionally or unintentionally, and at the same time looked at Geerhan who was standing at the front. Geerhan let out a long sigh and responded helplessly: "We will obey the military orders of Lord Marquis, and no one dares to disobey."
Hearing what he said, King Qule, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly screamed in fear, but Durham ignored him at all and waved his hand: "Execute!"
Following an order, the Turkic golden-armored warriors drew out their machetes, clicked, and killed more than twenty high-ranking leaders of the Qule Kingdom. In the blink of an eye, their heads fell to the ground.
Durham smiled coldly and ordered the supervising team to send the heads to the center army and the right army respectively. At the same time, he brought his own order: "According to the original plan, we will step up the march and attack the target city separately. Dare to hesitate and delay again. Otherwise, he will suffer the same fate as King Qule!"
Such thunderbolt methods greatly shocked the various crusade armies.
No one thought that the Turks would become so terrifying and ruthless when they became ruthless. Originally, in the minds of the Western Xinjiang countries, the Turks were just a strong foreign aid, but not their boss. The polite respect in the past may have been out of fear or calculation, but it definitely had nothing to do with the concept of "master and servant".
In the previous rebellions and successive wars in Western Xinjiang, it was precisely because of the elite troops sent by the Turks that the Western Xinjiang Alliance was able to defeat the invincible Shengtang army. Later, Turkic soldiers and horses were stationed outside Zijin Pass and Shengyu Pass, working hard to guard the gates of Western Xinjiang for them to prevent Shengtang from coming for revenge. For these, the few vassal states that were the first to raise the flag of rebellion were naturally grateful. At the same time, they also felt that even if they had to pay huge protection fees to the Turks, it was a matter of course.
After all, people have come all the way to help.
As for getting along later, everyone obeyed the Turks' arrangements in everything. On the one hand, it was because it had been agreed long ago that the powerful Turk army would take the lead in military operations. On the other hand, it was also because Loulan Shule Countries such as Chechi hope to gain support from the Turks in order to seize more benefits within the alliance.
But now, that seemingly equal relationship has changed somewhat.
The Turks are becoming more and more arrogant and do not take the Western Xinjiang countries seriously. In the past, we were all brothers fighting side by side, but now we are like kings and ministers.
No matter how small Qule is, it is still an independent kingdom. Just because of such a big deal, the leader of a country was directly knocked out. Who do you think you are?
But then again, people often dare to get angry about injustices in the world, but they may not dare to speak out.
The marshals and generals on the left, center and right were secretly dissatisfied with the domineering behavior of the Marquis of Durham. On the surface, they quickly adjusted their pace and actively participated in the war process.
The reason is simple. No one wants to be the next target of the Turks to find trouble.
