The countries in Western Xinjiang owe Emene, and Emene owes Li Jiangyao. How to calculate this huge triangular debt is just a question.
There is another serious problem. The Turkic Governor of Western Xinjiang and Prince Roniya of the Temple gradually discovered that the number of casualties among the armies of various countries was becoming less and less. On the contrary, the Jinjia Army he sent to supervise the battle was dying more and more. many.
This also forced him to continue to add troops to the Marquis of Durham.
"You idiot, are you serving as a death squad in Dato's team?!"
Facing the questioning of His Royal Highness, Deputy Marshal Durham, who was supervising the battle on the front line, also felt aggrieved and confused.
Recently, in every battle, Li Jiangyao's Zhenjiang Army only surrounded the local soldiers and horses in Western Xinjiang without taking action, and then specially selected his own Jinjia Supervisory Team to beat them severely. As for the troops from various countries who were captured and kidnapped by Li Jiangyao, they did not suffer any casualties. It would not take long before they returned to the camp intact, were reorganized and put into the battlefield again.
Then, he was captured and kidnapped again by Li Jiangyao's people.
At the most exaggerated time, after a whole month of fighting, only thirty-seven people from the Western Xinjiang coalition died in total, and most of them were non-combat casualties. On the other hand, Durham's Jinjiadu team lost more than two thousand people.
The battle reports were unbelievable and horrific.
Moreover, the Marquis of Durham was surprised to find that the requirements of kings of various countries for their soldiers and horses had gradually changed from "fighting to kill the enemy" at the beginning to "brothers, run as much as you can. I really am." I can’t afford to borrow it!”
Can't afford to borrow it? Can't afford to borrow anything?
This problem that has been deeply troubled by the Marquis of Durham was not completely solved until the Turkic Khan Ashina Zhijin led his army to Western Xinjiang.
However, that is a story for another day. The current crusade must be taken seriously.
Eventia's combat reward operation, or the labor operation, in addition to its far-reaching impact in the future, also played a positive role in the current war situation. The morale of the entire Zhenjiang Army has been mobilized by the free money, which has greatly and effectively reversed the fatigue caused by long-distance raids and continuous battles.
At this time, Li Jiangyao had led the Zhenjiang First Gale Army, the Second Liehuo Army, and the Third Thunder Army to the east bank of the Ulundu River, and promptly stopped the advance of the Alik River Middle Road crusade.
Fifty miles away behind Li Jiangyao and the others was the base camp of the entire Zhenjiang Army - Metasequoia City, which was empty of troops.
Alekjiang's Middle Route Army is the strongest among the entire Western Xinjiang coalition. They originally had nearly 80,000 troops. With the recent reinforcements transferred from the mainland, they now have more than 100,000 troops.
Although the Central Route Army had been slow to move before, it missed the best opportunity to seize the Metasequoia. However, this also allowed the central crusade to recharge its batteries and have extremely high morale. In an almost peak state, it reached the core area of the Suppression Army.
On the other hand, their opponents, Li Jiangyao's three armies, although they had successfully eliminated the Western Xinjiang Right Army before and achieved incredible results, due to high-intensity combat and long-distance marching, despite the casualties, Not big, but the troops lacked necessary rest and were a little tired.
In this way, two elite armies with different conditions established their respective positions and looked at each other across the Ulundu River. Both of them were waiting for the gradual coming of a war that would affect the fate of the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang.
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The Ulundu River flows quietly through the vast Suma Plain, meandering all the way towards the distance. This river stretches for thousands of miles and flows through five countries, giving birth to countless lives along its banks.
At this time, at Pansong Ferry, the gentlest and narrowest channel of the Ulundu River, this once bustling and important node of the Silk Road trade route was already covered with war clouds and fortifications.
All the main force of the Metasequoia Corps of the Zhenjiang Army, 60,000 troops from three armies, are gathering here to confront the Western Xinjiang Alliance Middle Crusade Army on the other side of the river across the river.
The night wind blew from the river, and Li Jiangyao's black cloak kept fluttering. The young commander was currently leading his generals, standing on the high ground by the river bank, observing the movements of the enemy camp on the other side.
Xu Youchang walked behind Li Jiangyao, stared at the sparks reflected on the Ulundu River, and said softly: "The tune of this ballad sounds very sad, and I don't know what it is singing?"
Li Jiangyao was fascinated by the low singing coming from the camp, and casually replied: "Well, what else can be sung? It's nothing more than 'Mother sends her son off to the battlefield' or 'Young girl is looking forward to me returning home soon' and the like" …”
"Sir, you can really guess," Holia came to them and explained with a smile: "This song is an ancient ballad from the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang. The main meaning of the lyrics is that the ancestors once personally brought the people of their homeland to The mountains, rivers, lakes and seas were given to us, but at this time, they were all ruthlessly taken away by strangers. We unworthy children are really unworthy of the blessings of the Flower God and our ancestors, and we have no face to face our descendants."
After listening to Horiyah's translation, Xu Youchang, who was also a "foreigner", suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He lowered his head silently and looked at the toes of his leather boots.
Li Jiangyao ignored these inexplicable feelings and turned to Samour who was standing behind him and said: "We have been confronting the enemy for seventeen days. This period of time is neither long nor short. Until now, The Western Xinjiang Allied Forces on the opposite side did not even have a decent large-scale offensive except for a tentative attack based on infantry yesterday evening. If Alik Jiang alone was commanding the opposite side and he did this, I would still Understandable. But according to your intelligence, the Turkic Durham arrived here ten days ago, and now it is the Turks who are in charge of the overall situation. Their low-key and restrained state is really suspicious, and this may be a sign of A big conspiracy is approaching us!"
Samor responded: "Yes, sir. We successfully killed Tani and his right army, which greatly shocked the enemy. Both the Alek River and the Turks are currently very afraid of the combat power of our Xinjiang Army. . Although the Ulundu River in front of us is not an insurmountable natural chasm, but with the strength of the Central Route Army, they do not have the courage and ability to swim across the front and attack us with arms. The greatest possibility is that It’s just that the enemy is mobilizing reinforcements from other directions, intending to attack us from both front and rear.”
Xu Youchang nodded when he heard this, and continued: "The latest reinforcements are nothing more than the Geerhan Left Route Army that has approached Dabancheng. What new trends are there on their side?"
"General Xu, it is no longer as simple as approaching Dabancheng." Samor replied: "I just received a report from the front line. The left army led by Geerhan reached the foot of Dabancheng. His Royal Highness the Prince and the leader of Montenegro were captured. He was forced to lead his troops back into the city to defend themselves."
Horiyah asked in surprise: "When did this happen?"
Samor sighed: "Judging from the time when the military report was delivered, it was probably two days ago. The Turkic Iron Pigeon General Duolun personally went to the left front line to supervise the operations of Gerhan's troops. Under his guidance, the left army suddenly We shook off all the harassment from the leader of Montenegro and rushed straight to Dabancheng at all costs."
Du Jian was worried: "The Turks came to help. No wonder our previous interference and blockade didn't work. They are pressing down on the border with a large number of troops. Can Dabancheng hold on?"
"I guess it won't be a big problem for Daban to secure the city." Xu Youchang pondered for a moment and said: "When our First Army was stationed in Daban, we carefully strengthened various defensive offensives, and prepared food and grass in the city. It is relatively sufficient. The Shenhua family’s troops are not weak in combat strength, and coupled with the soldiers and horses of the city defense team, they are enough to withstand Geerhan’s miscellaneous army.”
"If you can withstand it, you can withstand it," Li Jiangyao turned around and said to everyone with stern eyes: "But this also means that Heishan and the others were dragged in Daban, while the enemy's left army can completely While keeping an eye on the Shenhua Army, split up your troops and come to cut off our retreat."
Horiyah warned: "Yes, among the Turkic generals, Duolun is known for his long-distance raids, and the patrol troops under him were formerly the Iron Pigeon Army that came and went like the wind!"
Xu Youchang also showed a worried look and agreed: "It seems that the reason why the Central Route Army on the other side of the river is delayed is probably because they are waiting for Duolun's surprise force. The enemy wants to attract us from the front, and then Let Doron stab him in the back."
Li Jiangyao thought for a moment and told Horiyah and Summer: "Immediately arrange Pegasus scouts and intelligence department spies to expand the scope of the entire alert search, especially pay attention to all roads coming from the direction of Dabancheng. Duolun may be there at any time. Appearing behind us."
Then, he said to Xu Youchang: "Your First Cavalry Army will all enter a state of first-level combat readiness from tonight and be ready for the enemy. You must ensure that no matter what happens, you can immediately organize a defensive counterattack."
Xu Youchang solemnly performed a military salute: "I obey! I suggest from my humble position that we first send an elite cavalry force of two thousand people to advance the defense line fifty miles north of the Silk Road and deploy the first line of warning. In this case, we can prepare the main force for a counterattack. Buy the enemies who come for a sneak attack more time."
"Well, your suggestion is very good. Let's arrange it like this." Li Jiangyao expressed his approval for Xu Youchang's thoughtful consideration, and then continued to order: "Du Jian, you will personally lead a small group of white-robed troops along the way. Conduct another thorough reconnaissance search along the river. If my judgment is correct, the enemy on the opposite side must have secretly done something in the past few days to cooperate with Duolun's sneak attack. The rest of the people immediately returned to camp to reorganize the troops and improve their overall alert!"
"Yes, as ordered!" The generals agreed loudly.
