Taking advantage of the slight astonishment of the three people present, Alike Jiang continued to deceive: "My lords, I resolutely carried out the orders of His Highness the Prince and the Marquis this time, without any hesitation or flinching. But who could have expected that? , that Li Jiangyao was so cunning, he saw the plan of the Temple Prince in advance, and turned his hands into clouds and rain, accidentally letting us fall into his trap. This time, Loulan Kingdom was damaged in vain The large number of people has greatly damaged my vitality, alas!"
The meaning of his words is very obvious. Look at how dedicated I, Alek Jiang, am to the Turks. I suffered such a huge blow last night. Please don't make any more troubles and continue to torment me.
Durham smacked his lips and ran out of ideas for a moment. Even if he wanted to get angry at Alek Jiang, he felt he had nowhere to start, so he could only blink his eyes and motion for Duolun next to him to speak.
After receiving the signal from the Marquis of Durham, Doron first glanced at Mohadi, who was sitting opposite and remained speechless. Then he sighed helplessly and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to be so depressed. A small defeat is nothing. . Looking at the overall situation of the entire campaign, our army successfully captured the strategic location of Pansong Ferry, and the troops were approaching Metasequoia City. This was a great victory in the true sense. When we turn around and wipe out Li Jiangyao, the two marshals will definitely I will plead for you in front of the Prince of the Temple.”
"Yes," Durham nodded, stroking his beard and said, "Alek Jiang, you are just too petty. The guy who is eating is still hanging on your neck. Why are you panicking?"
Mohadi also spoke at this time: "Your Highness Alekjiang, what General Duolun just said is right. After I return, I will truthfully report your achievements to the prince, and I will never treat you and the Loulan Kingdom poorly."
Alek Jiang did not dare to go too far, and even offended these domineering Turks on the spot, so he gave up and pretended to be honest: "Everyone, I, Alek Jiang, thank you for your understanding and care. . But... what should we do next? We need to ask the three of us to come up with a strategy."
Durham looked arrogant and thrust the delicate meat cleaver into the leg of the cow: "Do you need to say that? Of course we are taking advantage of the situation to attack! After they had had enough wine and food, the entire army immediately set off, aiming directly at Metasequoia City! "
Duolun was a little worried about this, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master Marquis, please be patient. With our current strength, if we engage in a plain battle with Li Jiangyao, we still have a relatively high chance of winning. But if we want to force I’m afraid it won’t be easy to attack the city.”
Mohadi nodded slightly when he heard the words: "You are right. Although I don't know the true combat strength of the Western Xinjiang Alliance's central route army, they directly attacked the opponent's soldiers with less than twice the strength of the defenders. A solid city with plenty of food is obviously too reckless. Anyway, my sons will not do such stupid things."
"You..." Durham heard his old enemy ridiculing himself and couldn't help but said angrily: "Mohadi, you are too soft."
Mohadi snorted coldly: "Durham, with your IQ, can you tell the difference between a weakling and a fool?"
Durham glared and was about to get angry. Seeing that the two deputy marshals were about to quarrel again, Doron quickly tried to persuade them: "Two marshals, if you have something to say, please talk it over. Don't get angry first. Don't get angry." Lord, it’s not Duolun, I’m greedy for life and afraid of death. We Turks are originally good at field battles, but not good at attacking cities. Even the Great Khan has repeatedly warned us generals who lead troops that we must try our best to avoid sacrificing our lives when fighting. It's a thankless task to take advantage of the strengths and weaknesses. The current Central Army..."
Durham waved his hand impatiently and interrupted Doron's words directly: "Okay, okay, stop being so fucking long. Just tell me, what should we do next?"
Doron swallowed slightly embarrassed and turned to look at Mohadi. Mohadi smiled faintly and raised his chin at Duolun, signaling him to continue speaking boldly.
Duolun glanced at Alike Jiang again, and then said calmly: "The two marshals, His Highness Alike Jiang, the general suggested that the army should not act rashly for the time being, but stay at Pansong Ferry, set up a barrier camp, and rest while Waiting for the fighter plane.”
boom! Durham's iron fist hit the table hard, causing the broth and vegetable juices in the basin to splash everywhere. He shouted angrily: "Doron, what kind of bad idea did you come up with?!"
Mohadi deliberately did not give Durham face, and said coldly: "Durham, put away your bad temper, who are you showing off here? Can't you just listen to what Doron has to say?"
Duolun first raised his hand to dissuade Durham from getting angry on the spot, and then smiled awkwardly at Mohadi: "Moshuai, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Mr. Hou has a straightforward temper. He doesn't say anything if he wants to, but he doesn't mean to make things difficult and reprimand him. I, the general, have been with his old man for a long time, and I know it in my heart. Just now, the reason why the general put forward the suggestion to rest and recuperate the entire army is mainly for several reasons: First, in terms of our current military strength, It is indeed impossible to attack the Metasequoia by force. Not only can't we attack the city, but we can't even besiege the Metasequoia. If we rush to the past rashly, Li Jiangyao and the others will occupy a favorable location and wait for work. They can advance, attack, retreat or defend; and as for us, It is in the plains and wilderness, far away from the rear. Not only do we have to beware of Li Jiangyao's sneak attacks every day and night, but there is also the possibility of the supply of food routes being cut off by the opponent. At that time, even if we want to withdraw, we will have to withdraw at any time. It becomes difficult to move forward even if you are worried about your heart and your courage.”
Alike Jiang was most afraid of attacking Metasequoia City. Hearing this, he immediately agreed: "General Duolun's words are reasonable. If we don't have an absolute superior force and get too close to the enemy's city, we will be passive everywhere."
Mohadi stole a glance at Durham and saw that his whole big face was as red as a pig's liver. He couldn't help feeling secretly happy and said deliberately: "Well, what you said makes sense, and I agree with it. What else?" other reasons?"
Duolun nodded gratefully and continued: "Secondly, the right-wing expeditionary force of the Western Xinjiang Alliance was accidentally ambushed by Li Jiangyao and was accidentally damaged. Not only did the pincer siege offensive we planned before the war no longer be possible, but also It also caused the flanks of the Central Route Army to lose protection. We all know that the Metasequoia Army is good at maneuvering and is familiar with the terrain. The flanks can easily become gaps for their sneak attacks, so we have to guard against them."
Alek Jiang nodded repeatedly, expressing his 10,000 approval.
Duolun continued: "The top priority is to stabilize our position first, rely on the Ulundu River as a barrier, and establish an attack springboard that can threaten Metasequoia City at any time, so that we can become a side that can advance, attack, retreat, and defend."
Both Mohadi and Alekjan agreed with this, but Durham was still stroking his beard angrily, without commenting.
Duolun ignored Durham's dissatisfaction and analyzed carefully: "Let's recharge our batteries for the time being and build a complete camp barrier with our backs to Pansong Ferry. Then we can respond to Geerhan's left army." He Attack Dabancheng with all our strength. If Li Jiangyao divides his troops to rescue, then we will see how many reinforcements he sends. If there are not many reinforcements, our army will intercept and kill him halfway; if there are many reinforcements, we will take advantage of his empty Metasequoia troops to attack the city. , so that they can't look at each other! If Li Jiangyao chooses to hide in Metasequoia City and not come out, it would be easier to let Geerhan seize Daban, then march south, join us, and besiege the remnants of Shengtang in Metasequoia City together. "
"Okay, great idea!" Mohadi clapped his hands and praised.
Alekjiang's eyes rolled around a few times, and he said sadly: "Sir, I have another suggestion. Although Tani's right army is gone, Pai City is still there. That place There are not many defenders at this time, so why not send a group of soldiers and horses to seize it, which can also mess up the morale of Li Jiangyao's army."
Duolun had obviously considered this matter and nodded with a smile: "Your Highness, you are right! This task will probably require a lot of hard work from your subordinates."
The reason why Alik Jiang mentioned Pai City was not because he really wanted to get involved here. His original intention was to encourage Mohadi to lead troops to attack Pai City in order to keep the Turkic army at a distance to prevent Li Jiangyao from accidentally injuring himself when he came to the door.
Therefore, hearing that Duolun planned to leave the attack on Pai to him, Alek Jiang quickly waved his hand and said: "General, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. As you know, the main force of my cavalry was severely damaged by the Zhenjiang Army last night. , it is currently difficult to mobilize enough troops to attack Pai."
The Turks were somewhat surprised that Alik Jiang actually had an advantage and did not take it. Before Duolun could react, Mohadi, who was sitting opposite him, smiled and said, "Well, I will go and get that pajama after all the hard work." Yicheng was massacred. To be honest, the men and women rushed thousands of miles to attack but failed, and they are holding a ball of fire in their hearts. It's time for them to find a place to vent, hahaha."
Mohadi's official rank is higher than that of Duolun, and there is a huge gap in qualifications. Since he has spoken out, according to common sense, Duolun would not dare to disobey him. However, Duolun also had his own concerns, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Moshuai, your troops are the most precious force in our hands at present. If Li Jiangyao sends troops to rescue Dabancheng, you will be needed to intercept them. Na."
"It doesn't matter!" Mohadi waved his hand confidently: "A sneak attack on Pai City, which is empty of troops, does not require too many people, two or three thousand are enough! Just let my deputy Kundan lead the team, and I Well, you can continue to stay here and take command, and rush to the direction of Daban at any time."
"You don't need to take command here." Durham, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke: "Mohadi, I am here, but you are in the way. Just leave five thousand cavalry, and the rest People, you take them to fight Pai."
Hearing this, Mohadi couldn't help but sneered: "Leave five thousand cavalry? Will I leave them to your command?"
Durham curled his lips: "Yes, what else?"
"You are dreaming." Mohadi said: "Don't even think about touching my men!"
