Woo——woo——
With the sudden sound of the trumpet, the soldiers and horses of the Zhenjiang Army from all directions shouted the war cry at the same time: "Long live my emperor!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers roared from their chests, and their murderous aura soared into the sky, causing the wind and clouds to change color.
Immediately afterwards, the infantry phalanx in the west and the cavalry formations on both sides each advanced a hundred steps forward. Suddenly, the Western Xinjiang coalition forces in the center felt that the surrounding air was suddenly compressed.
"Your Highness, what should we do?!" "Your Highness, let's withdraw!" "Your Highness..."
The generals around him were as panicked as ants on a hot pot, and they all hurriedly asked Alik Jiang for instructions, which made the Loulan King extremely anxious.
He was also very upset at this time.
On the one hand, Alek Jiang regretted that he should not have listened to Durham's bullshit instructions and pursued Li Jiangyao without any regard, causing him to be trapped in a tight siege; on the other hand, he kept cursing secretly in his heart, why did the Turkic reinforcements come? So far, reinforcements have been delayed.
Logically speaking, they were not too far away from the Ulundu River. If Mohadi's cavalry arrived at the battlefield as planned, even if they took a short rest and delayed it, and then rushed back as soon as possible, they would almost be there by now.
However, his 10,000-strong army was surrounded by Li Jiangyao's soldiers and horses in the plains and wilderness. A full-scale war was about to break out, with blood flowing like rivers, but the Turks could not even see a ghost.
Isn’t this setting people up for death? !
Just when Alike Jiang was in a dilemma and worried, Li Jiangyao on the opposite side suddenly spoke: "His Royal Highness King Loulan, I wonder if you are interested in talking about it and finding a good way to live in peace, so that everyone will not brag about it here. Night breeze.”
When Alek Jiang heard what the other party said, his eyes suddenly lit up, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, and he immediately responded loudly: "Okay, okay! General Li, you and I have signed a peace agreement before. What happened today was purely a misunderstanding. We should really have a good chat to clear up our past grudges and avoid unnecessary bloodshed among our soldiers."
Li Jiangyao urged the horse to take dozens of steps forward, and at the same time raised his hands to indicate that he was not hostile.
Alike Jiang reacted and quickly rushed out of the formation to greet Li Jiangyao.
The two of them got closer and closer, and almost met at the center between the two armies.
Li Jiangyao looked at the slightly embarrassed Alek Jiang and couldn't help laughing: "It's really rare that His Highness still remembers the peace agreement signed by both parties."
Alek Jiang could hear the sarcasm in the other party's words and couldn't help but blush: "General Li, please stop making fun of me. I am forced to have no choice."
Li Jiangyao waved his hand casually, indicating that he didn't care and that the other party didn't need to explain, and then said: "There is no need to mention the previous matter. Your Highness, how do you plan to deal with this situation?"
Alekjiang's eyes rolled wildly, and he responded tentatively: "Since it is the General who proposed the negotiation, then he must have already prepared a complete plan. Why not ask General Li to talk about it first? But there is one thing, I want to do it first. I would like to kindly remind you that the 10,000 elite cavalrymen under my command are still capable of fighting. If the conditions you propose are too excessive, we may not be able to reach an agreement."
Li Jiangyao showed an expression of "I knew you would be like this" and said with a calm smile: "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me. The reason why I am willing to talk to you is entirely because of the trust that we have had a peace agreement before. It doesn’t matter whether you have the so-called strength to fight. Your soldiers and horses are now exhausted physically and mentally, and their morale is low. I, the white-robed army, can kill you all. Do you believe it or not, Your Highness?"
"In that case, what are you here to talk about?" Alek Jiang felt awe-struck in his heart, but he was still tough on his lips: "Come here and fight as long as you want!"
Li Jiangyao stared at him and smiled slightly: "Your Highness is so confident, are you still counting on the Turkic army to save you?"
Hearing this, Alek Jiang was slightly startled, and then subconsciously wondered: "How do you know about the Turkic army?"
Just looking at his reaction, Li Jiangyao knew it in his heart and continued to talk: "If I didn't know, how could I have brought you here? I might as well tell you the truth, the Turks will not save you. With just such a small force, how much waves do you want to create?"
After hearing what Li Jiangyao said, Alek Jiang became even more convinced that the other party indeed had the exact information about the Turkic army, so he sighed helplessly and said: "Oh, it is indeed as the general said. Prince Ronya only sent 10,000 cavalry forward. Come for reinforcements, it’s clear that we, the people from Xijiang, should rush to the front and fight you tooth and nail.”
Li Jiangyao secretly applauded in his heart, nodded with great satisfaction, and then his tone suddenly changed: "Since you clearly understand the true intentions of the Turks, why do you still want to help the tigers and become our enemies? The current dilemma , Your Highness is entirely responsible for it, and of course you must pay a heavy price!"
Alekjiang hesitated to speak.
He originally wanted to say: To us, the Turks have no good intentions, but don’t you Shengtang people have the same virtues? However, with a breath of sanity still remaining, he still did not dare to say these words, and instead asked: "I would like to ask, what exactly does General Li mean by the heavy price?"
"The ten thousand cavalry here will immediately surrender on the spot. After that, the Western Xinjiang Alliance army led by you will withdraw from all military operations hostile to us!" Li Jiangyao said decisively.
Alike Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly chuckled, as if what Li Jiangyao just said was an extremely ridiculous joke.
Li Jiangyao did not disobey, was neither anxious nor angry, and just looked at Alike Jiang quietly.
Alek Jiangwu laughed to himself for a while, until he felt that it was boring, and then he said quietly: "General, are you kidding me? Let's not talk about how you can ensure the personal safety of me and my subordinates after surrender. ; Nor does it say how we, the Loulan Kingdom, and even the entire Western Xinjiang Alliance can withdraw from the crusade manipulated by the Turks in the future. Your two demands alone are very contradictory. If I surrender and am captured, how can I lead the coalition forces later? What about strike?"
Li Jiangyao said calmly: "Your Highness, don't be anxious. I will explain your questions one by one. The two requests we made are actually combined into one thing. After your troops surrender to us, you will stay. Come down and be a hostage, and your Highness can return to the camp safely, reorganize the army, and withdraw to Loulan. You may not know yet, right? Prince Tani of the Shule Kingdom and his 40,000 right-leg troops were not actually killed, but They have already safely returned to Shule and completely withdrawn from this war that has no benefit to them and is completely unnecessary."
Hearing that Shule's 40,000 troops had returned home, Alek Jiang was suddenly shocked and hurriedly asked Li Jiangyao for details. Li Jiangyao knew that this matter directly touched Alik Jiang's pain, so he patiently told the other party how to reach a new agreement with Shule King Tajik. However, he deliberately concealed all the details of Emene's involvement and did not mention it.
Alike Jiang heard from Li Jiangyao that the wily Tajik had secretly reached an agreement with the Zhenjiang Army and asked his son to lead the army, bypassing the battlefield and secretly returning to Shule. He immediately lost his composure. Compared with Shengtang and Turks, the opponents he cares more about are the neighbors in Guimo in Western Xinjiang, such as Shule, Chechi, Shanshan, Qiuci, etc.
These people are Loulan's biggest concern!
Alike Jiang knew that Li Jiangyao did not lie to him, and couldn't help but cursed bitterly: "Damn it, Tajik is such a cunning old ghost, no wonder he didn't even show any pain or anxiety, he was so calm and composed. Back to Shule. It turns out that guy has already left a way out for himself! He is probably at home right now thinking about how to take advantage of our Loulan Kingdom!"
"You are absolutely right, His Highness King Loulan." Li Jiangyao smiled: "King Shule is a very smart man. He is not willing to wade into this muddy water and risk his precious national power and his son's life. , to fill holes for the Turks. What about you? What are you going to do next?"
Alike Jiang stared at Li Jiangyao, was silent for a moment, and then said: "It's okay for my people to stay here. Loulan can also spend money to redeem people like Shule did. But General Li, aren't you afraid that I will immediately go back to my hometown?" Change your mind and refuse to stop fighting and withdraw your troops?"
Li Jiangyao spread his hands: "If you are really so stupid, I can't do anything about it. Since we are still hostile enemies, I have to kill all the prisoners here first, and then only grab your Loulan Army." I will beat you hard until you are crippled and beaten to death. You will no longer be qualified to compete with the other countries in Western Xinjiang! At worst, our family will end up with both sides losing and perishing together. I would rather take advantage of the Turks in vain than let those people go. Perfidious bastard!"
What Alike Jiang was most afraid of hearing was Li Jiangyao's decisive words. If the Loulan Army is really targeted by Li Jiangyao and fights to the death, while Shule State, Chechi State and other competitors stay out of the matter, then no matter what the final outcome of this crusade, he, the leader of the Western Xinjiang Alliance, will The status is definitely not guaranteed.
To put it bluntly, Loulan and his various subordinate countries joined the crusade, firstly because the Turks put pressure on themselves, and secondly because Alek Jiang also wanted to take this opportunity to establish the prestige of the alliance leader.
As for the Metasequoia Corps of the Zhenjiang Army, they themselves are not within the Loulan Kingdom's sphere of influence, and they do not pose any direct threat to the Alik River. Therefore, they are not as painful as King Geerhan of Chechi. It was precisely because of this that Loulan was willing to reach a private peace agreement with Li Jiangyao on non-attack.
It is okay to participate in the crusade to catch the autumn wind and make a small fortune, but it is not worth it if you really have to use your own national power to fight for others.
"How's it going over there in Geerhan?" Alek Jiang suddenly asked Li Jiangyao: "Will they also withdraw from the crusade?"
Li Jiangyao responded calmly: "I think someone should pay a heavy price for invading us, either Loulan or Chechi. What do you think, Your Highness?"
A cruel smile appeared on Alek Jiang's face, he nodded and said: "General Li, I like your answer. Deal!"
