Following Tanli's order, more than twenty people in ragged clothes and covered with injuries, escorted by the Golden Wolf Army, filed out of the rear formation and knelt in a row in front of Zijin Pass.
Tanli pointed at those people and sneered at Gema: "Open your eyes and see who they are? Those two, yes, are the two on the far side. Earl Tok and Baron Nester, they are Your nephew. Oh, speaking of which, they all come from the oldest aristocratic family in Turks. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pity. Oh, and there is someone kneeling here. Isn't he your nephew Grumman? Known as the number one warrior of the Yakurin clan? If I remember correctly, he seems to be the son of Duke Beren. By the way, there is also this one, oh, even more incredible. In terms of seniority, you call him uncle. Is it? A biological uncle?..."
Tanli rode a war horse and walked back and forth in front of the row of people, pointing at each person and shouting to the city. The garrison officers all heard clearly. They were either close relatives of Gema Khan, or important nobles or generals of the Yelun tribe.
These unlucky guys are all commanders of the Yakut Army who participated in the Eastern Expedition with Ashina's group. After Gema's affair was exposed, the eldest prince Chili personally took action to arrest all these former close comrades in order to draw a clear line with him, and escorted them to Zijin Pass by Kunli Mingtai.
Seeing his relatives, friends and subordinates tied up and kneeling in front of the Golden Tribe's sword like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, Gema couldn't help but feel anxious.
Previously, he had planned to send people to secretly contact these people on the front lines of the Eastern Expedition, telling them to be on guard early, and even find an opportunity to escape to Zijin Pass to meet up. However, considering that this matter is too dangerous, once the news is leaked, it will alarm the snake and arouse the vigilance of Ashina Zhijin and the Golden Clan.
Therefore, he has not informed the tribe for a long time.
Now it seems that the Yakut soldiers in the Eastern Expedition are definitely in danger.
Gema supported the wall with both hands, leaned his fat body out of the wall, and shouted towards the city: "Tanli, please understand, they are not only my relatives and friends, but also the meritorious people who have followed your father Khan for many years." Sir. My affairs in Guimo, Western Xinjiang, have nothing to do with these people. You can’t..."
"They are all Yalun tribe, so they are all guilty!" Tanli directly interrupted Gema Khan: "In Turks, this is the most basic common sense. Have you forgotten? Gema, I have no intention of using them. They are threatening you with their lives to surrender, because you, them, and all the people of the Night Wheel Clan must die! Now, just let these guys give you a start."
He turned around and ordered to the soldiers: "The Yelun tribe betrayed the Blood Alliance, betrayed the Great Khan, betrayed the Golden Tribe, and betrayed the entire Turkic Empire! They deserve to die! Kill!"
As soon as the military order came out, the sword was raised and dropped.
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty Yelun nobles and senior officers of the Yatut Legion all fell to the ground, and red blood flowed everywhere.
Tanli smiled with satisfaction, then raised his saber and shouted towards the city: "Gema, if you still have a little bit of Turkic blood, don't be like Tang Manzi, who only knows how to hide in his shell and be a tortoise." ! Bring your sons out and fight to the death with my Golden Wolf Army! Avenge your relatives, do you dare?!"
At this time, the Yakut soldiers in Zijin Pass were all aroused by Tanli's atrocities and provocative words, and they shouted to Gema: "Khan, fight! Fight with the Golden Tribe!" There are no cowards among us Yalun people!"
Looking at the increasingly cold corpses outside the city, Gema's eyes gradually turned blood red. The muscles on his cheeks bulged and trembled constantly, and his clenched molars also creaked.
"You bastard!" Gema slapped the wall in anger and roared: "Order your troops! Let's go out of the city for a decisive battle!"
Upon seeing this, a local general from Western Xinjiang hurriedly dissuaded him: "Khan, the enemy is obviously doing this to anger you, so you must not be impulsive! If you rush out without the order of the Great Protector, you will suffer big losses. !”
Gema waved his big hand and said categorically: "Don't talk nonsense! This is my Yelun tribe's own business now. It has nothing to do with you or the Great Protector! I will only lead the Yakut Army to fight. You can continue to stay and defend the city. La!"
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Li Jiangyao gently stroked the pattern on the handle of the Xingluo knife and silently stared at the small square in front of the old warehouse, his eyes full of cold murderous intent.
The ghost-faced white-robed troops lying in ambush around the square, like their general, were quietly watching the small square.
At this time, the door of the old warehouse opened, and a large number of heavily armed Turks slipped out and were gathering in the small square.
Not long ago, the Western Xinjiang Army came to report that Gema Khan led 10,000 Yakut cavalry out of the city to fight Tanli because he wanted to avenge his murdered relatives. Li Jiangyao became even more convinced that the enemy most likely wanted to take advantage of him. This is a secret passage.
Zijin Pass was originally the territory of the Zhenjiang Protectorate, and as the captain of the Pegasus Scout Battalion, Li Jiangyao had the topographic information of the entire Western Xinjiang in his hands. How could he not know the existence of the secret passage?
Li Jiangyao had previously judged that after capturing Zijin Pass, the Turks would most likely be able to detect the existence of secret passages, whether they checked the core city defense map or conducted security searches inside and outside the pass.
If this assumption is true, then the second prince Tanli, who is a senior Turk and is also responsible for diplomatic and intelligence affairs, will definitely not be unaware of this, let alone ignore this advantageous condition easily.
Especially when his siege equipment was destroyed by a sneak attack, he still had to launch a large army to attack Zijin Pass, which further increased the possibility of the opponent using a secret passage to enter the city for a sneak attack.
Sure enough, after Gema led his troops out of the city and fought against Tanli's Golden Wolf Army, in less than half an hour, there was an expected movement in the old warehouse where the secret passage entrance was located.
At the beginning, there was a slight and subtle sound of the mechanism, indicating that the secret passage was being secretly opened. Then, the sound of rattling continued to be heard. This was the sound caused by many people moving.
Later, the door of the old warehouse opened from the inside.
As soon as the door was opened a few cracks, several Turkic warriors who moved like civet cats came out from the crack and quickly scattered around the small square, on alert. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal around, one of them sent a signal to the old warehouse.
After a while, the door of the old warehouse suddenly opened completely, and the first batch of nearly a hundred Turkic Blood Guard soldiers swarmed out and gathered in the square. While they were observing their surroundings vigilantly, they were providing cover for their companions who were coming out one after another.
Li Jiangyao knew in his heart that the secret passage was relatively wide and could even allow war horses to pass through. There were also multiple vents directly to the ground within a distance of several hundred feet to ensure fresh air in the secret passage.
However, this passage is for scouts and messengers after all. No matter how spacious it is, it cannot accommodate thousands of troops to pass through freely. Therefore, even if the Turks wanted to use this place to attack Zijin Pass, it would be difficult to deploy too many troops in a short period of time.
Moreover, if too many people enter the secret passage at the same time, not only will the passage become congested and difficult to navigate, but there may also be a risk of suffocation due to rapid air consumption.
In this case, the Turkic troops who planned to sneak into Zijin Pass had no choice but to move toward the city bit by bit like ants moving. With a scale of thousands of people, it would be absolutely difficult to transport them all within a single moment.
Counting the time now, almost half an hour has passed. More and more Turkic soldiers are gathering in the small square. There are about three to four hundred people at the sight. A few guys who look like officers are gathering in one place at the moment, whispering. Discussing something.
At this moment, a tall Turkic man with a curly beard walked out of the old warehouse. When the officers saw him, they all immediately gathered around him, looking very respectful.
Li Jiangyao saw it and thought to himself: It seems that the big fish has appeared.
He slowly pulled out the Xingluo Knife and winked at the surrounding subordinates.
After everyone nodded silently in response, Li Jiangyao stood up suddenly, pointed his knife forward, and shouted angrily: "Kill me!"
Long live our emperor!
Suddenly, there was a loud shout outside the old warehouse in Zijin Pass.
Flying arrows shot out from all directions in the sky, catching the Turks in the square by surprise. In just a few breaths, seventy or eighty people were shot dead on the spot. The rest of the Blood Guards who were lucky to escape turned around and ran away, retreating into the old warehouse, desperately trying to avoid the dense arrows.
After the bow and arrow attacks stopped for a moment, countless white-robed soldiers came out from the surrounding houses and streets and pounced on the Turks who had not had time to hide back.
Li Jiangyao kept a close eye on the Turkic general, rushed towards him without even touching the ground, and slashed with his sword.
Where the blade rises, the stars scatter.
The sharp sword technique completely enveloped the man in an instant, and it was even more violent than the previous round of arrow rain.
That Turkic general was Kunli Mingtai, the leader of the Blood Guard. He saw the menacing Xingluo Sword coming and knew that he had met a top expert, so he did not dare to neglect at all and quickly focused 100% of his internal energy on the scimitar. Resist with all your might.
Accompanied by a series of crisp metal collision sounds, Kunli Mingtai staggered back seven or eight steps. The hand holding the knife and his entire arm were sore from the shock and could not help but tremble slightly.
Only then did he have a chance to see his opponent clearly, and he shouted in shock and anger: "You are... Baron Metasequoia!"
Hearing Kunli Mingtai call out his name, Li Jiangyao also vaguely remembered that when he sent Princess Hesijia back to the Turkic camp, the guy in front of him seemed to be among the welcoming crowd.
Li Jiangyao's martial arts was far superior to that of Kunli Mingtai, and he had an absolute advantage at this time. So while making moves, he smiled calmly and said: "Who are you? My sword cannot kill nameless ghosts!"
Kunli Mingtai was aroused by Li Jiangyao's words and shouted angrily: "Asshole! It's not certain who will die!"
After saying that, he suddenly swung his machete and rushed towards Li Jiangyao desperately.
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