Gilus pointed to the torches in the distance and said in a deep voice: "Khan, Protector, that large group of torches is the Golden Army. According to the scouts, there are many of them, and the vanguard alone exceeds 10,000."
Li Jiangyao stood on the tower of Zijin Pass, surrounded by a large number of generals and officers from the Xinjiang Suppression Army, the Turkic Yakut Army and the Western Xinjiang mainland, watching the long dragon-like fire in the distance.
Li Jiangyao was silent for a while and asked: "Have you found out the opponent's number? Which army does he belong to?"
Gilus quickly replied: "There are two groups of troops that have been identified so far. One is the Blood Guards of the Golden Clan, but it is not clear whether it is the entire legion or a part of the troops. The other is the Golden Wolf Army."
"Golden Wolf Army? What the hell is the Golden Wolf Army?" Li Jiangyao was a little confused: "Shouldn't it be the Blood Wolf Army?"
Gema explained from the side: "Daddu, you don't know something. This Golden Wolf Army does not belong to Shan Duhan's Blood Wolf Tribe, but the Golden Tribe. Its official designation is the Eleventh Legion of the Golden Tribe, Golden Wolf. This name was coined by a self-righteous fool."
These words made Li Jiangyao even more curious: "A self-righteous fool? This is interesting. Who is the fool Khan mentioned?"
A look of disdain appeared on Gema's face: "It's Ashina's second son, fool Tanli."
"Oh? It turns out to be Prince Tanli," Li Jiangyao couldn't help but laugh: "I really didn't expect it. Tanli is quite interesting. The name Golden Wolf sounds quite impressive, and it fits the second prince's thinking and temperament very well. "
Gema couldn't help but wonder: "Does the Protector know Stanley?"
Li Jiangyao nodded: "Of course. Don't you know, Khan? Prince Tanley helped me apply for the title of Metasequoia Baron. Later, I met him once again in the Central Plains. Oh, right. , Speaking of this, Prince Tanli told me in advance about your Yakut Army’s plan to sneak attack on Metasequoia City and Mount Yarumqi.”
"What the fuck!" Gema said angrily: "I said what's going on, it turns out it was that little brat who betrayed me! As a result, not only did we fail to capture the Metasequoia, but we were ambushed and raided by the Tang Manzi of the Xinjiang Army, causing heavy losses. , I’ll go to his grandma..."
Suddenly, Ge Ma suddenly realized that the person standing opposite him was none other than Li Jiangyao, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenjiang Army and the owner of Metasequoia City. He was so frightened that he quickly changed his words: "Oh, no, no, no, Protector, I just said Wrong. Prince Tanley did well. Prince Tanley did the right thing. Fortunately, he reminded you in time so that it didn't... haha... it didn't lead to a big mistake. "
Looking at his embarrassed look, Li Jiangyao secretly felt funny. Although Tanli had no good intentions and deliberately leaked information about the Yakut Army to himself in order to attack his political rival, the eldest prince Chili, in fact, it was Xu Youchang and Xie Tanzhi who really defeated Gema. With the strategizing of the two of them and the efforts of the brothers in the Intelligence Department, Gema Khan tasted failure for the first time in Western Xinjiang, and all of this really had nothing to do with Prince Tanli.
However, of course Li Jiangyao was happy to do something like this to provoke internal conflicts among Turks, so he did not explain much and responded smoothly: "Hey, you are right. If Tanli hadn't spoken uprightly, let us Now that I have the upper hand, maybe in today’s situation, it’s time for me to surrender to you, Khan.”
It was okay not to say this, but as soon as he said it, Ge Ma's forehead veins protruded and he almost exploded with anger on the spot. He suppressed the anger in his heart, cast a vicious gaze on the light of the torch in the distance, and did not say a word for a long time.
Li Jiangyao knew that he was really angry at Tanley, so he ignored it. He turned to Gilus and asked, "How many specific troops are there in the enemy army? Is the commander Tanley?"
Gilus replied: "According to the spies' reports, what can be confirmed so far is that the Blood Guards have about 10,000 to 15,000 people. The main generals are Kunli Mingtai, Ashina's bodyguard general; the Golden Wolf Army , that is, the Eleventh Army, is basically fully equipped with a full strength of 50,000 troops. Judging from the flag, Tanli should be in the team. Because his status is much higher than that of Kunli Mingtai, so he is probably With Stanley in command.”
Ge Ma scolded angrily: "Damn it, it seems that Ashina Zhijin did have murderous intentions towards me. A prince and a bodyguard general, together they can just crush me! If we randomly send a general of the Golden Tribe, I don’t even care about him!”
Li Jiangyao nodded: "There is no doubt about it. You are the leader of the second largest Turkic tribe and have a prominent status. If I want to make you obey, except for Ashina's support, I am afraid that I can only rely on the configuration in front of you. ”
He paused and then asked: "Brother Gema, I heard Tanli say that his eldest brother, Prince Chili, is your son-in-law. Haven't you ever thought of asking him for mercy and letting Ashina forgive him?" You once?"
"Oh, Protector-General, you are just kidding me." Gema sighed helplessly: "In the final analysis, we are the ruling tribe and we are father and son. No matter what happens, our elbows will not turn outwards. Don't blame me. Daughters, even if all ten or eight of them are given to Chili as wives, they will not show mercy at all when it is time to kill me."
Li Jiangyao agreed: "Yes, politics never talks about emotions, and there is no room for bargaining. However, will your current choice affect your daughter?"
Gema responded without hesitation: "Whether I will be implicated depends on whether I can return to the Western Continent in time. As long as I can be one step ahead, the first thing I need to do is to take my daughter away from the Golden Tribe!"
Li Jiangyao thought to himself: The first thing you have to do is probably not to pick up your daughter, but to take advantage of the lack of troops of the Golden Tribe and kill them all first.
Ge Ma seemed to be aware of Li Jiangyao's thoughts. He coughed awkwardly and suddenly pointed down and said: "Huh? Look, the capital protector, they have sent an envoy."
Li Jiangyao looked in the direction of Gema's finger and saw a small group of cavalry running from a distance. After a while, the team arrived at the pass and shouted towards the city: "We are the special envoy of the Great Khan. We have been ordered to meet with the Gema Khan. I have something important to report!"
Ge Ma turned to Li Jiangyao and asked: "Daduhu, do you want to try to lure Tanli and the others into the city to catch him by surprise?"
Li Jiangyao shook his head and said calmly: "The idea is good, but it is difficult to realize. Since the other party comes with bad intentions, naturally he will not take risks easily. If I were Tanli, I would probably order you to come out of seclusion and come to his camp to meet you. See. If you are willing to go, we will take advantage of the situation; if you refuse, then he will just say that you are guilty of disobedience and order the army to attack the city. If you don’t believe it, you can try it. "
Gema was very obedient. He looked down and shouted: "I am Gema. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly!"
The officers under the city held up an object, which shone in the light of the torch, and shouted loudly: "Gama Khan, this is the arrow ordered by the Great Khan. Now I order you to go to the envoy's camp immediately and meet Prince Tanli without any mistake!" "
Ge Ma clicked her tongue in embarrassment and smiled helplessly at Li Jiangyao.
Li Jiangyao said confidently: "The other party has just arrived here, and they are more than wary of you, but they are not well prepared to attack the city, so we can't attack them sneakily, and they can't do anything to us. In my opinion, tomorrow will be the real show, and this time It’s better for me to take a shower and go to bed first.”
Gema thought the same thing, so he shouted down: "It's late today, let's wait until tomorrow to talk about anything you have to do, and go to bed!"
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At dawn the next day, the sound of horns came from the Turkic camp in the distance. Not long after, a large number of troops formed a formation, approaching Zijin Pass like dark clouds.
Li Jiangyao and Ge Ma were both experts in fighting, and they had a rough idea of what was going on after only a brief observation.
The Golden Wolf Army under Prince Tanli is definitely not inferior to any elite Golden Army in terms of quality of soldiers and discipline.
Although the opponent was a relatively loose mixed formation, during the march of the entire army, the hierarchy was strict and the behavior was calm. Each battalion and team always maintained a stable distance, without any signs of chaos. Only the footsteps brought up a slight dust, which was far away. From a distance it looks calm and solemn.
The dull sound of horse hooves echoed at the top of Zijin Pass.
Li Jiangyao frowned slightly and asked Gema next to him: "Khan, have you ever dealt with the Golden Wolf Army before?"
"No, never." Gema also had a solemn look on his face: "We have never practiced together, let alone fought against each other. The eleventh legion of Stanley has not been established for a long time. In our opinion, it is in no way A new army with no background. Previously, there was a Tiele rebellion within the Turkic Empire. All tribes were ordered to send troops to conquer, and dozens of battles were fought. But the strange thing is that I don’t know what that little bastard Tanli did. Zhao'er was not sent into action even once by Ashina. So much so that we all laughed at the Golden Wolf Army as weaklings and not worth mentioning. But today's scene made me suddenly realize that Tanli is very extraordinary. "
Li Jiangyao nodded in agreement and asked, "How do you feel about the Golden Wolf Army compared to your Yakut Army?"
"It's hard to say, it's hard to say." Gema hesitated: "Judging from the formation of troops, the Golden Wolf Army can be considered well-trained. But when it comes to fighting, in addition to superficial skills, it also depends on the command level of the general. And the fighting will of the soldiers. If you compare it with Yakutia, objectively speaking, the strength of both sides is about the same, but their combat experience should be slightly lower than ours."
"Well, you are also an expert in fighting. This evaluation is probably close to ten." Li Jiangyao smiled, then pointed into the distance and said: "If the strength of the Golden Wolf Army and the Yakut Army are not much different, then these things Son, they are far superior to your army."
After Li Jiangyao's reminder, Gema suddenly discovered that several huge objects that had appeared in the enemy formation in the distance were slowly moving in his direction.
Gema was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but exclaimed: "What is that?!"
