The castle guard mansion in Gram City was originally inhabited by the Senea Clan's prison envoys stationed in Gram, but after the failure of the invasion of the human world, the former Golden Clan was no longer powerful. Without the urging of the master, the Senea prison army consciously rolled up the burden and left.

Then the town guard mansion ushered in a new owner, and the Goang nobles strode into the Huawu once occupied by the Senea tribe, and the town guard house became the palace of the head of the Goang tribe, Gota Khan.

When he first arrived in your place, Zichuan Xiu would not be unguarded against Gotha Khan, and only some of the generals who came to the banquet were attended, and Bai Chuan, Roger, Ming Yu and other henchmen and generals stayed in their respective armies. The human army took control of the city and the main roads of Gram City, closely monitoring the movements of the Goon army stationed in the city - of course, the Goon army also sent men to monitor the movements of the human expeditionary force, and their army was also assembled in the camp to prepare for the vigilance.

Shirakawa sent a messenger to report to Shikawa Shu, who just laughed it off. It is natural for both parties to be wary and suspicious for the first time cooperation, and if Gotha Khan does not do this, Zichuan Xiu feels that he is abnormal.

The tense confrontation between the armies did not affect the warm atmosphere of the banquet in the slightest. Gota Khan personally greeted the human generals at the door of the official residence, and he personally led the way to the people with the dignity of the patriarch.

On this night, the town guard's mansion was furnished in great luxury. In the official residence of the town guard where the high-ranking human officials stayed, on the steps, and even in the corridors, a red carpet was laid out. On either side of the corridor, every five steps there was a silver incense burner, in which an unknown incense burned, and as the white smoke rose, a fragrance like sandalwood and fat enveloped the entire venue.

A dazzling array of rare and exotic treasures filled the banquet hall, gold and silver cage shelves, precious blankets, cotton cushions, embroidered drapery, handmade knitted products, magic light stone carvings, famous swords and instruments inlaid with precious stones, all these things were displayed in a dazzling array of extravagant and exotic items, decorating the whole venue like a treasure exhibition hall.

Many of the generals who traveled with Zichuan Xiu were from noble backgrounds, but it was the first time for everyone to see the luxury of the Demon Kingdom, and from time to time someone let out a low exclamation, and everyone was amazed.

Gotha Khan said to his generals, "Your Excellency is the guest of honor of our Goang clan, if you have anything you like, please give your orders." When leaving, the guards will be handed over to your retinue. ”

Turning his head, he saw the corners of Zichuan Xiu's smiling mouth, and somehow panicked in his heart. I wanted to explain, but I didn't know where to explain, so I had to say vaguely: "The things are simple, and the anger of the small family is outstanding, and it can't get into everyone's eyes, so that the adults laugh." ”

Zi Chuanxiu smiled faintly: "It's beautiful, it opens our eyes." ”

The ballroom is equally splendid. Among them are the two chief of the collapse, which are the seats of Zichuan Xiu and Gota Khan. The banquet on the left side was already sitting in a row of people, judging by the costumes and bearing, it should be the leaders of the Goang clan, elders and generals. When Zichuan Xiu entered, all the people present stood up and bowed to show their respect for the supreme commander of the expeditionary force.

Before the banquet began, Shikawa Xiu gave a simple speech in the demon language, and he made the position of the expeditionary force straightforward: "We are here to crusade against the Senea tribe, and we have nothing to do with other tribes. Whoever dares to help the Seneans, we will exterminate them; Whoever helps us is a friend of the Zichuan family! The Zichuan family will remember and repay the friendship. ”

Comprehending the meaning of Zichuan Xiu, Gota Khan also made an impromptu speech in human language: "The Senea tribe is brutal and unreasonable, and the Demon God Emperor Carter is proud of his strength and launches a war without Dao, causing the outstanding people of my clan to die in other places. We abhor the cruel oppression of the Seneans! Now, the army of the Celestial Empire's Zichuan family has arrived to fight Senea and liberate the tribes, and we are very welcome! Our army and the army of the Celestial Empire of mankind will fight together to defeat the evil Senea and their minions and restore great peace! The Goang clan will always remember the kindness of the liberation of the Zichuan family, and the rebuilt kingdom of the Protoss will always be a loyal state of the Zichuan family! ”

The human generals present all smiled, it seems that Gotha Khan is still very knowledgeable!

Zi Chuanxiu raised his glass to Gotha Khan and wished: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

For a while, there was a sensation in the banquet. The elders of the Goang clan were pleasantly surprised: this position of the Golden Clan has finally waited for my Goang clan to sit! The Goang Clan hasn't been a Golden Clan for 500 years!

Even Gotha Khan, who already knew it, was overjoyed: this was not a secret conversation between the two people in the secret room, in front of so many people, in front of dozens of senior generals of the two countries, Zichuan Xiu personally promised on behalf of the Zichuan family, and there was absolutely no reason to go back on his word.

Surprise to surprise, Gotha Khan did not lose his mind with joy. He bowed respectfully in return, and then raised his glass: "The favor of the great general, the whole clan will never forget!" I, who will always be the most loyal subordinate of the general, would like to express my gratitude to you with wine! ”

The gongs and drums roared, and the golden bell was crisp. The servants came forward like flowing water, and brought up all kinds of delicacies and wine, running on the ground, swimming in the water, flying in the sky, climbing on the mountain, and all kinds of delicacies. It's a pity that the Sea Dragon King has never been steamed to the stage, so it can be regarded as disrespectful to Lord Xiuchuan.

For a while, the generals of both sides raised their glasses one after another, and the sound of cups and cups was continuous.

In addition to Gotha Khan, the elders of the Goang tribe and some army generals also attended the feast. Only a few human generals can speak in the demon language, and only a few demon generals can speak in the human language, but this did not affect the communication between the two sides.

This kind of banquet purely for the sake of friendship is unlikely to be talked about at length, as long as everyone knows how to pick up a cup and toast with an opponent.

I don't know if Gota Khan deliberately arranged it, but the leaders of the Goang clan who attended the banquet were all royalty, that is, at least in appearance, everyone looked like similar people.

This reduced the psychological resistance of the generals of the Zichuan family. Seriously, if you want to get close to a low-level demon with a blue face and fangs, you really can't do it. But now, at least in appearance, the Demon Royal Family doesn't look bad - it's not bad, it's just that it's all handsome men and beautiful women!

According to Deputy Commander Lin Bing's words: "Anyway, it's much more pleasing to the eye than our people!" Looking at her misty eyes, Zichuan Xiu wondered if she was planning to settle in the Demon Kingdom.

This incident greatly dampened the self-esteem of Wen He and other human generals.

But fortunately, the future Demon God Emperor is a very thoughtful person, and he will not let his guests be lonely. When the wine was half-drunk, Goda Khan applauded, and a long list of beauties came out of the background, singing and dancing, and the fragrant wind was smoking, which made a group of old coarse people intoxicated. Before they could react, the beauty had already sat close to them with a smile and poured wine and tea for them.

Taking the opportunity to toast to Zi Chuanxiu's side, Fang Yun suddenly asked a question: "My lord, it is said that the royal family of the demon clan does not exceed a hundred, so it should be a very small number." But now, I see that there are almost fifty or sixty male and female royal families present, is there only so many royal families in the Goang clan? ”

Zichuan showed a smile, and Gotha Khan laughed out loud: "This general, you haven't usually stayed in the Far East, have you?" ”

"I came from the North-Western Frontier Army, and it is true that I did not serve in the Far East."

"No wonder, it seems that you are not very familiar with the situation in the kingdom. Compared with the royal family, there is indeed a big difference in the appearance of male low-ranking subjects, but for women, it is difficult to distinguish between the royal family and low-level subjects from their appearance, and the appearance of women of low-level subjects is exactly the same as that of the imperial family, the difference is only that they are relatively inferior in intelligence and cannot be compared with the women of the imperial family. ”

Hearing what Gota Khan said, Zichuan Xiu was also interested, and he asked, "If the royal family marries with the women of the lower ranks, what will the offspring become?" ”

Gotha Khan's face changed slightly, but he still replied with a smile: "Here in the Protoss, the offspring is mainly determined by the man. If the man is a low-ranking subject, then the offspring is also a low-ranking subject; If the man is a royal family, then the offspring born is also a royal family - of course, if both parents are royalty, then the offspring born will naturally be even better, this kind of royal family we call purebred royalty. Imperial women only marry royal men, while royal males can marry royal women as their main wives, and use low-ranking subject women as concubines. ”

"Is there any difference between purebred royalty and royalty in general?"

I don't know if it was Zichuan Xiu's delusion, he felt that Gotha Khan's face was even more gloomy, but he still smiled: "As far as I know, whether it is mental or physical, there is no difference between pure-blooded royal families and ordinary royal families. But generals, the gods pay great attention to bloodline inheritance, and pure-blooded royal families are considered to be more noble than ordinary royal families, and they can have a lot of advantages in terms of inheritance, for example, some tribes stipulate that only pure-blooded royal families are eligible to inherit the position of clan head. ”

Listening to Gota Khan's introduction, Zi Chuanxiu suddenly noticed that the generals of the Goang clan were eating, drinking and frolicking, but when Gota Khan spoke, they all stopped, and their eyes were all focused on Gota Khan who was speaking, listening very intently, no one made a sound, and the atmosphere was a little dignified.

This made Zichuan Xiu very strange: "Could it be that what Gota Khan said, they don't know?" ”

Seeing Zi Chuanxiu's puzzled expression, Gota Khan smiled helplessly: "Actually, this is not a secret, I am a mixed-race royal family, not a pure-blooded royal family." Back then, it was largely a matter of luck to inherit the position of patriarch. ”

"Ahh Zi Chuan Xiu screamed softly, understanding why when it came to this topic, the expressions of the generals of the Goang clan were so strange.

I am really uninteresting, obviously I can't be born in a purebred royal family is a pain in Goda Khan's heart, and I still work hard to find the roots and sprinkle salt on the wounds in people's hearts, no wonder Goda Khan is so depressed.

Zichuan Xiu hurriedly said: "Actually, it is not very important whether it is pure or not, what matters is talent and strength, sir, the surname I gave Zichuan is not the descendant of the Zichuan family, but today is not the same as the feudal member who controls one side?" Similarly, sir, you are not from a pure-blooded royal family, but today you are also on the throne as emperor? It can be seen that bloodline is not the key. ”

"General, you're so right, bloodline isn't that important. Come, I'll toast you! ”

The two clinked glasses and drank them all. Then, cautiously, the topic was opened.

In fact, everyone knows that bloodline is actually very important. If Zichuan Xiu really has the lineage of the Zichuan family, with his talent and strength, he will not be the current leader of the Far East. In terms of talent alone, he is a thousand times stronger than Zi Chuan Ning, who was destined to be the heir to the chief since he was born.

The evening had a quirky atmosphere. At the banquet, the generals of both sides were drunk, and the two sides were affectionately holding their waists and talking nonsense, so hot that they seemed to be wearing the same pair of pants; Then, turning around, everyone turned a blind eye to the messengers on both sides who were reporting information in and out of the banquet venue, as if they were transparent at all.

This night, the wine and food were non-stop, but Zi Chuanxiu didn't eat much, his feeling was: The eating habits and living habits of the demon race and humans are too far apart, reaching the point that they are delicious and my poison.

A lot of food Zi Chuanxiu is unheard of, and he dares to eat all kinds of dark purple, black or green vegetables, but he has a lot of doubts about those pieces of meat that can't tell what the source is.

But seeing that the master Gota Khan ate with relish, thinking that he should have no reason to commit suicide, Zichuan Xiu finally dared to taste a little bit - as for the taste, he really didn't want to taste it anymore.

In the end, Zichuan Xiu's patience still reached the limit: the master solemnly brought out a plate of fried crispy small animals - what kind of animal Zichuan Xiu didn't dare to ask, anyway, it looked like a little mouse - and asked him to "taste the rare special delicacy", at that moment, the famous general who had no fear of facing the Demon God Emperor Guard Brigade turned as white as paper.

Under the eyes of many enthusiasts, he carefully put a "little mouse" into his mouth, swallowed it with difficulty, and then squeezed out a smile that was uglier than a dead man: "Delicious!" It's delicious! ”

Gotha Khan was so enthusiastic that he couldn't refuse: "My lord, try another one!" It's hard to catch in normal times, but it's a rare delicacy! ”

"No need ......"

"Come on, try another one! You're welcome! ”

"I'm not polite......"

"You're welcome!"

"You're really welcome......

was forced to eat three "little mice", and Zi Chuanxiu's tears were about to flow. The human generals present cast sympathetic glances at him, and Zi Chuanxiu forced his gaze back fiercely, and the threat was undoubtedly expressed in his eyes: "Whoever dares to look at it again, I will let him taste the rare delicacy of the Protoss!" ”

So everyone immediately became bird-and-beast, and no one dared to look at Zi Chuanxiu again.

So Zi Chuanxiu felt deeply lonely, and he suddenly regretted it, why didn't he bring Roger's rice bucket? If he is here, not to mention the little mouse, even the dead mouse is estimated to be able to eat with relish, and he will definitely not let this group of demon cubs be more beautiful than before.

The feast ended at about 12 o'clock in the evening. At the time of farewell, Gotha Khan sent Zichuan Xiu all the way to the door of the mansion. Although he repeatedly hinted that he would send a few beauties for Zichuan Xiu to bring back, Zichuan Xiu still firmly rejected him.

Coming out of the gate of the town guard's mansion, coming out of the banquet hall where the wine was hot, the air outside seemed extremely cold, and the night breeze of early spring was blowing, and Zi Chuanxiu couldn't help but put up the collar of his military coat.

The same night sky, for some reason, the night sky of the kingdom seems even more lonely.

Compared to the human city, the city of the demon seems much simpler.

Gram City claims to have a population of 500,000, and it is also one of the big cities of the demon race, but in the eyes of Zichuan Xiu and the other human generals, this is at most like a small county town of humans. The streets are narrow and the houses are low, mostly made of stone and wood. The level of the demon clan in urban management is extremely poor, and in the street of less than five hundred meters, Zi Chuanxiu saw no less than ten garbage heaps, and the foul-smelling garbage was piled up on the side of the road for half a street. The construction of the streets has obviously not been planned, the houses are scattered, and the streets are distorted.

It had just rained, and the muddy road was full of potholes, and Shikawa Xiu and his entourage walked slowly and cautiously on the horse, for fear that the sewage would splash their leather boots and clothes.

There was not a single local resident in sight on the street, it seemed quiet, empty and lonely. Shikawa noticed the shops on both sides of the road. Like humans, demons also have commerce.

But compared with the wide variety of human business practices, the business of the demon race is still in a very primitive stage.

Probably because of the low popularity of words, there are no signboards and text names in the Demon Clan's stores, and they all use patterns to represent the goods they operate. For example, the logo of the food store is a large steamed bun, the logo of the clothing store is a pair of scissors, and the logo of the firewood shop is a piece of charcoal painted on a white cloth.

"Commander ......" Wen He and Zi Chuan Xiu rode side by side, with a bit of alcohol, he smiled at Zi Chuan Xiu: "My lord, I saw the two beautiful women that Gota Khan planned to give you, and they were really the national beauty and heavenly fragrance." Isn't it a pity that you just refused, my lord? My lord, I heard that you used to be very flexible in the style of the Xiuzi camp in the Far East, but now it really doesn't look like you! ”

Zichuan Xiuya smiled: "I didn't look carefully at the time, and I really regretted hearing you say this." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, but there was not much joy in their smiles. Of course, Zichuan Xiu understood Wenhe's implicit dissatisfaction, he was complaining that Zichuan Xiu was dressed seriously, and Zichuan Xiu, who was the head of the expeditionary force, refused to accept Goda Khan's gift, so they were embarrassed to accept it.

Zichuan Xiu had to pretend that he didn't understand vaguely, not that he pretended to be fake and serious, and the charming woman threw himself into his arms, saying that he was not tempted was definitely fake. But the problem is that Shikawa Xiu is the head of the army, and he must pay attention to the impact.

Wenhe's group of veterans have long coveted the beauties of the demon clan, once they accept the gift of Goda Khan, then there is no way to restrain Wenhe and them, and similarly, Wenhe, who accepted the beauties of the demon clan, has no way to restrain his subordinates.

Half of the population of the Demon Kingdom is female, and once it starts in the army, it will be out of control. There is no shortage of such precedents in history, and countless armies that can fight well have been ruined in this way.

"Shameless ruffian! Wenhe, do you have something else in your head besides a woman? A crisp female voice sounded, and Deputy Commander Lin Bing drove his horse up from behind, and also rode side by side with Zi Chuanxiu. Because of the wine, this plain elegant and reserved deputy commander blushed, but he looked like a shy girl. She hiccuped with alcohol: "Lord Commander, I support you, you did the right thing!" The army is not a place to have fun, uh, can't let these brutes mess around! ”

The two male generals looked at each other and smiled.

A group walked through the streets, the crisp sound of horses' hooves echoing through the empty streets.

"So you'll take the first city." Looking at the dark and dreary low houses, Wen He said with some emotion: "If everything goes so well, we will be able to fight the Demon God Castle in half a year and end this war." Then the children will be able to go home. ”

"It can't be that smooth." Lin Bing said with emotion: "It is impossible for every kingdom and tribe to be as weak as the Goang tribe, and we can't promise each of the clan leaders an emperor. After the territory of the Goang, we will have to face the army of the Akun, and then we will have to fight for it. ”

She turned her head to Zichuan Xiu: "Yakun, Senea, Mongolian, my lord, do we really want to fight a bloody battle in one city after another?" How many soldiers would die like that? ”

Shikawa Xiu sighed and did not answer.

This was actually a doubt in his mind. No matter which tribe the Demon Clan is up against, the expeditionary force can have the upper hand. But if all the tribes of the demon clan are united, then the human expeditionary force will definitely not be able to please them.

300,000 human and half-orc alliances, such a force is enough to severely damage the demon kingdom, but to destroy them, it seems to be a little weaker. On this expedition, the family's military affairs office didn't even understand the purpose, but only said vaguely: "Promote the might of our human army and deal a heavy blow to the invaders!" Originally, Shikawa Xiu wanted to swallow the entire kingdom with great ambition, but as he went deeper into the hinterland of the kingdom, he found more and more that his power was small.

If it was just an armed march deep into the demon kingdom, burning down a few towns, intimidating the unruly tribal leaders, and forcing them to sign a pact of submission to the human race, then the army on hand would be more than enough.

But if you want to really rule this once powerful and unparalleled country, and deeply intervene in the affairs of various tribes like the Senea people in the past, so that the human power can really take root in this land, you still face a very difficult task.

The expeditionary force stayed in Gram for five days. During these five days, the expeditionary force replenished its food and straw at Gram and rested its troops and horses.

While the soldiers were resting, Shikawa Shu had a long day of difficult negotiations with Gota Khan. Human beings are determined to exterminate the Senea race, and Gotha Khan knows the strength of his former master, although he is downcast today, but Senea still has tens of thousands of strong soldiers, and the trapped beasts have to fight to the death, and Gotha Khan is really not interested in such a cruel war.

If possible, he really wanted to hide far away and cheer for Zichuan Xiu, but after all, the two sides were allies, and he couldn't say anything about it, so he said very generously: "I am willing to provide three teams of the Goang clan to act together and listen to the orders of the adults." ”

Zichuan Xiu sneered: "Your Majesty, in order to put you on the throne, my Zichuan family dispatched 300,000 troops, and I have the consciousness of sacrificing 100,000 soldiers!" Three teams? Is this the words of a man who is ready to be emperor? ”

Gotha Khan was speechless, and Zichuan Xiu leisurely admired his bitter appearance.

In fact, Zichuan Xiu didn't care much about the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Goang clan, but the main force of the expeditionary force had to advance to the hinterland of the demon clan, and with the tens of thousands of horses of the Goang clan behind him, if Gota Khan had a bad idea and did something to the supply line of the expeditionary force, he would be ugly. Let the main forces of Gotha Khan and Goang follow him, and it will be more difficult for them to have any bad thoughts.

After a whole day, the two finally reached a final agreement, and Gota Khan would personally lead the main force of 60,000 tribes to act with the expeditionary force and accept the command of the expeditionary force headquarters.

In addition to dragging the Goang tribe into the human war, Zichuan Xiu also sent a messenger to the Yakun tribe, telling Yagomi that the human army would attack the Senea tribe through their territory, hoping that Yagomi would let go of the territory and not hinder the advance of the expeditionary force.

The messenger returned quickly, and also brought back Agomi's reply.

The Yakun leader replied that the Yakun did not want to meddle in the war between humans and Senea. However, the territory represents the dignity of the Yakun people, which cannot be violated, and the Yakun army will defend the territory until the last soldier.

Here, Yagomi suggested that Shikawa Shu lead the expeditionary force to bypass the territory of the Yakun people, and he himself provided several routes that were "a little farther but safe", hoping that Zichuan Shu would accept them.

When Yagomi's reply arrived, the Expeditionary Force High Command was in a meeting, and most of the Expeditionary Force's top brass, including Zichuan Shu, were present, and Gotha Khan was also present.

After listening to Yagomi's reply, Zichuan Xiu smiled faintly. He flicked the letter and looked at the generals under his command: "How?" ”

The generals smiled, and Lin Bing smiled: "Yagomi doesn't seem to be able to figure out the situation yet. He didn't know that it meant ......"

"War! Taking Lin Bing's words, Wen He said in a low and resolute voice. ”

On March 15, 785, the first war finally broke out since the expeditionary force entered the realm of the Demon Kingdom. Since the Yakun tribe refused to allow the human expeditionary force to cross the border, the commander of the expeditionary force, Zichuan Xiu, immediately ordered a full-scale attack on the Yakun tribe.

On 15 March, the 1st Corps of the Expeditionary Force (under the jurisdiction of the 1st Cavalry Corps of the Southeast and the 1st Army of the Far East) encountered the border garrison of the Yakun on the border between the Goang and the Yakun.

After shouting several times, seeing that the Yakun troops still did not mean to get out of the way, the Yakun commander who led the team was even more arrogant and rude - Yagomi didn't expect Zichuan Xiu to really dare to fight with him, he thought that Zichuan Xiu was just scaring him, so he ordered the border defenders: "Show the awe-inspiring and resolute Yakun warriors with a majestic attitude, and overwhelm the invaders from afar in momentum!" —and they all fled with great dignity.

Under the impact of nearly 100,000 human infantry cavalry, the hastily built garrison on the border collapsed before it could last half an hour, and the 6,000-strong Yakun garrison was defeated and fled in a hurry. But none of them could escape the fast horses of the Wenhe cavalry, and most of them were captured, except for a very few lucky ones.

After learning the battle report, Zi Chuanxiu was very surprised, he was not surprised by Wenhe's victory - with nearly 100,000 elite troops against a border garrison of thousands of people, the victory was a matter of course - but surprised, for this obviously imminent war, the Goang tribe was not prepared at all!

According to the confessions of the captured Yakun commanders, they were not instructed to go to war, the troops were not ready for battle, and some soldiers were captured without even bringing their weapons.

"Is Yagomi an idiot?" Zi Chuanxiu was so surprised that he slapped his forehead continuously: "He refused to allow our army to cross the border, but he didn't expect the consequences?" He didn't expect a war? ”

"In terms of Yagomi's character, he did this kind of thing. He probably thinks that you would not dare to provoke a strong enemy like him when dealing with the Seneans. ”

"He thinks I'm bluffing?" Zi Chuanxiu smiled dumbly: "This guy's judgment is too bad." ”

Gotha Khan also smiled wryly. In the past, when he was also a minister under His Majesty Carter, he knew a little about Yagomi's character. The head of the Yakun tribe is not a bad person, but he has a fatal fault, that is, he is narrow-sighted, self-righteous, and very stubborn. To put it mildly, he is the kind of character who has nothing to do and is afraid of things when things come.

The moist and warm wind can only feel the landfall on the distant southwest coast, and blow all the way to the icy and snowy demon kingdom. The spring breeze melted the snow, exposing the endless plains and drying the road to the far east.

The human legion's offensive against the Demon Kingdom has been in full swing, and hundreds of thousands of human soldiers and half-orc soldiers have poured into the kingdom like a tide, breaking through the first line of defense of the Demon Kingdom.

On March 17, the human army captured the city of Kaz.

On 19 March, the deputy commander of Wen He, the vanguard general of the expeditionary force, captured Henglan City and wiped out more than 4,000 Yakun garrisons.

On 19 March, Roger's division, the right vanguard of the expeditionary force, crossed the Heihe River and seized the important town of the river crossing, and the orc warriors drifted down in boats, leaving the Yakun troops defending along the river bank far behind. As a result, the main force of the Yakun tribe defending on the Heihe front line immediately faced the danger of total collapse.

On 20 March, Ben Fangyun, the red-clothed banner of the expeditionary force, led a powerful cavalry group from the northwest to Heihe, where he confronted the Yakun army on the opposite bank and monitored its movements.

On the same day, the Red Banner of the Expeditionary Force, Benstari, led the Jiashan Infantry Corps to drift down by boat and landed in Crimea to join Roger's headquarters.

Within a week, the expeditionary force was fully pressed in a well-organized position. All the soldiers and horses are elite divisions, and the leaders are excellent generals, acting quickly and decisively, under the command of a commander with a view of the overall situation, the expeditionary force is coming with the powerful power of Mount Tai!

When Yagomi woke up, he suddenly found that there were soldiers and horses of the expeditionary force on all sides, and he had fallen into the encirclement, especially the pincer offensive composed of two powerful forwards led by Roger and Wen He was the greatest threat to him.

With a superior army, powerful and elite soldiers, a group of generals with superior execution, and a command with precise layout, clear thinking, and firm determination, in the face of such an opponent, Yagomi felt like a chess piece in the opponent's hand, and had an irresistible sense of powerlessness.

Although the main forces have not yet officially met, under Zi Chuanxiu's step-by-step pressure and careful deployment, the Yakun army is already in a dilemma and its morale is low.

At this time, although he knew that retreating would only allow the enemy to take advantage of the victory and pursue, and his arrogance would be even more arrogant, Yagomi also had no choice. In order to avoid the annihilation of the whole army, he had no choice but to order the entire army to retreat to the capital of the Yakun tribe, "Fogrozbia".

On the retreat, Yagomi issued an assembly order, ordering all the Yakun warriors to join him in the capital to defend against the human army.

The order spread to all directions, and naturally, it also reached the expeditionary force, and Zichuan Xiu shook his head with regret. In contrast, Yagomi's insight is too far behind, he is not prepared when he should be ready, and he is too late to prepare, so that rushing to the battle will bring greater losses.

During the small talk, Zichuan Xiu asked Goda Khan, "Your Majesty, if you were in the position of Yagomi, what would you do at this time?" ”

The head of the Goang clan smiled, "Normally, I try not to put myself in this situation. ”

"If, Your Majesty, I mean what if."

"If I were Yagomi......," he muttered, Gotha Khan said in a deep voice, "There is no military means left, in this case, I will try to negotiate with you and reach an agreement as soon as possible; On the other hand, in order to prevent you from offering unaffordable prices at the negotiating table, I will also ask the Senea for help to increase the price of my own negotiations. ”

"Will the Seneans support the Gomya? After all, this is a tribe that once betrayed itself! ”

"Yes." Gota Khan's tone was very affirmative: "His Highness Cardin, the new leader of the Senea tribe, is a knowledgeable person, and of course she knows that our goal is to exterminate the Senea. Dragging the Yakun tribe into the chariot of confrontation with human beings, at least, can use the strength and sharpness of the Yakun tribe to consume the expeditionary force, which will benefit the Senea tribe without harming it, and the Senea tribe is absolutely willing to help the Yakun tribe. But from the Yakun side, the best option is not to join forces with the Senea against the humans, but to make a tough gesture of alliance with Senea, and then use this to force you to make concessions at the negotiating table and finally reach a compromise. ”

After thinking for a while, Zichuan Sleeve said slowly: "Your Majesty, I am glad that I chose you as my ally rather than my enemy. ”

"Where, it's my luck." Gotha Khan smiled: "My lord, if I can, I want to ask for a favor for the Yakun people." Back then, everyone was a minister in the same palace, and they opposed His Majesty Carter together, and he also had a little credit to mankind after all. ”

Zichuan Xiu raised his eyebrows: "Oh, you want us to truce?" ”

A hint of displeasure crossed his face. Nominally, Gotha Khan was the emperor of the kingdom, but both men knew that his true identity was nothing more than a vassal chief attached to the Far East. Ordinary small things can give him face, but if Gota Khan wants to interfere with the core decisions of the expeditionary force, then he is too reckless.

Gota Khan immediately explained: "Based on Yagomi's character, the main force of the Yakun tribe has not been completely defeated, and he will not be willing to suffer this big loss." Moreover, if the Yakun dares to despise your majesty, obstruct your military might, and prevent him from suffering a little, what if other tribes follow suit? ”

"What do you mean?"

Gotha Khan said awe-inspiringly: "We must give the Yakun people a lesson that they will never forget, so that everyone can see the fate of going against the Zichuan family!" But after the majestic punishment, you can show your tolerance in moderation. The ability to punish, to forgive, to give grace and power, this is the magnanimity of the kingdom's rule, and it will surely win the hearts of all the people! ”

Zichuan Xiu was secretly amused. Gotha Khan looked like he was completely thinking about himself, but in fact, he had a rough idea of what he thought.

Among the four major tribes of the kingdom, the Senea tribe is destined to be wiped out, and the Ruoyakun tribe is also crippled by humans, then the kingdom after the war will only be left with the Mongol and the Goang two strong confrontations, and this situation is not conducive to the rule of the Goang tribe. The Yakun and Goang have always been friends, and Gota Khan and Yagomi betrayed the Demon God Emperor together back then, and the two have a good relationship. If the Yakun can survive, then the Goang will be able to unite with them to form a strong rule over the Mongols.

Thinking that Gota Khan was the demon emperor who came with his own support after all, if he didn't give him this face, then this future demon emperor would really not be able to mess around, Zi Chuanxiu smiled and said, "Then do as you say." ”

The good news of defeating the Yakun army came earlier than Shikawa Xiu expected.

In the middle of April 785, when the central military camp and headquarters of the expeditionary force led by Zichuan Hideqin arrived at Kaz City, the 1st Corps, which served as the vanguard, had already sent back a battle report: In the early morning of 12 April, in the suburbs about 200 miles away from Fogrozbia, the 1st Cavalry Corps in the southeast under the command of Wen He suddenly appeared in front of the retreating Yakun army. The human cavalry slammed into the enemy with wind and fire, and the annihilation army penetrated the enemy line. Yagomi responded to the battle in a hurry, and most of the soldiers and horses were scattered.

Subsequently, the First Army of the Far East led by Roger also arrived and attacked the Yakun from the rear.

At noon that day, the soldiers and horses of the Yakun tribe, who were attacked from front to back, were routed on all fronts, and the soldiers and horses were scattered along the road, scrambling to flee for their lives.

Agomi himself retreated to Phogrozbia with the remnants of his army, but was unable to hold the city, and was quickly captured by the cavalry and orcs, so he had to flee to the farther city of Damlaildan with a sad face again.

"The expeditionary force has broken the main force of 80,000 Yakun tribes! Destroy 12,000 enemies and capture 21,000! Capture the Yakun capital of Fogrozbia! ”

When the news of the great victory arrived, the headquarters of the expeditionary force was jubilant. This is the first major victory since the expeditionary force entered the territory of the demon race.

Before the war, many people were worried that in the face of unfamiliar geography and harsh natural conditions, would the human army be able to exert its might against the demon defenders fighting on the mainland? And defeating the main army of the demons in a large-scale field battle swept away all the doubts and worries before the war, and the morale of the army was unprecedentedly high.

Zi Chuanxiu was busy reporting the good news to China, while secretly complaining. Wen He's attack is too heavy, so it is a little difficult for him to explain to Goda Khan, he has promised him to be merciful to the Yakun tribe, but looking at Wen He's fighting style, the pursuit of the defeated army has been chased for nearly a hundred miles, and even Yagomi himself was almost taken prisoner, it is really difficult to say that it is "merciful".

Thinking of how to report this "good news" to Gota Khan, Zichuan Xiu felt embarrassed.

As a result, it was Goda Khan who came to Zichuan Xiu and said, "Lord Xiuchuan, I heard that your troops defeated the main army of Yagomi on the outskirts of Fogrozbia, congratulations!" ”

Zi Chuanxiu hurriedly said: "Tongxi! That's why I just learned about it, and I'm about to report it to you, Your Majesty! ”

Gotha Khan smiled bitterly: "My lord, there is something I want to ask you. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Could you please stop calling me Your Majesty in the future?"

Zichuan Xiu was stunned, and he hesitated: "Is there anything wrong with this title?" After the Senea are exterminated, you are the emperor of the kingdom, and it is normal for me to call you Your Majesty. ”

"I'm not on the throne yet. Even if I ascend the throne, I am ...... emperor" Gotha Khan smiled, with an open-mindedness to see through life: "You and I both understand what is going on, it is nothing for those fools to call me, but you also call me that...... I know you have no ill intentions, but it reminds me of His Majesty Carter, and I feel like I'm being caricatured. ”

Zi Chuanxiu looked at Gota Khan silently for a while before slowly nodding: "I'm sorry, it's me who didn't think about it." What do you think is the right name? ”

"If you could call me Duke or Lord, I would be grateful."

"Since you have asked for this, sir, then do as you wish, but it seems that there is respect over there."

"It doesn't matter." Gotha Khan smiled and said, "Between you and me, there is no need to be so polite. ”

Next, Gotha Khan interceded for the Yakun tribe: "My lord, in the face of your powerful army, the Yakun people have already tasted the bitterness, and they are willing to pay the price, can you forgive him for his ignorance?" ”

"Did you say it?"

"Yes." Gotha Khan did not hide it: "After the defeat, Yagomi finally came to his senses. The Yakun are willing to fully open their territory and accept the expeditionary force in accordance with your orders. ”

"If Yagomi had made such concessions before the war, I would be grateful to him. But now, our army has waged a war against the Yakun tribe and achieved considerable results, and our soldiers have paid the price of casualties. If Yagomi wants a truce, then ask him to show greater sincerity. ”

Gotha Khan smiled, and of course he understood what the so-called "greater sincerity" meant: "Of course, the expeditionary force suffered losses, and the Yakun are willing to compensate. I told you that he was willing to compensate you for the military expenses of one million taels of gold. ”

Zi Chuanxiu's hand shook slightly. One million taels of gold, if it is taken to the mainland, it will be equivalent to nearly 60 million Zichuan family silver coins. I can't imagine that the Yakun tribe is so generous.

He shook his head: "A million people want to send us away, and Yagomi can't help but look down on people too much." ”

Gotha Khan's toothache was bitter, but he knew this Zichuan Xiu too well. Although he is known as the King of Light, nothing he does has anything to do with Guang Ming, especially his means of knocking bamboo poles, which are simply too dark to say.

After some bargaining, the two reached an agreement that in addition to opening up the territory, the Yakun tribe must also compensate the Zichuan family with three million taels of gold for military expenses - three million taels of gold, which is a terrible amount even for the Yakun tribe who have gold mines in the territory.

Gota Khan is responsible for convincing Yagomi to accept this condition and pay the reparations as soon as possible, while Zichuan Xiu must restrain his troops from indiscriminate killing and violence in Yakun territory - what exactly is the definition of indiscriminate killing, Zichuan Xiu and Gota Khan did not discuss in detail.

In Zichuan Xiu's opinion, if he ordered the soldiers not to harm the local residents in this country with strong people, it would be tantamount to tying their hands and feet and ordering them to commit suicide.

And Gotha Khan didn't emphasize it very strictly, even if it was the demon's own army, it was impossible to get Qiu without committing a crime through other tribes' territories. What he hoped for was just that Zichuan Xiu would restrain his subordinates not to slaughter the city.

After beating him up and begging for mercy, the expeditionary force continued to advance towards the Demon God Castle.

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