A great battle broke out fifty miles northeast of the city of Sedang by the armies of Loulan and Chechi, which shocked the Prince of the Temple of the Turkic Empire and the new governor of the western Turkic frontier, Ronia.

Looking at the three reports on the table, Prince Rohna couldn't help but feel a little big.

The first report came from Alikjiang, the leader of the Western Xinjiang Alliance and the king of Loulan. In his report, Alekjiang scolded Gelhan of Che Chi for being despicable and scheming, and accused Gelhan of being a spy planted by the Holy Tang Dynasty in the western Xinjiang with the intention of betrayal. Alekjiang asked Ronia to agree, and let him send troops to conquer Gelhan on behalf of the Western Frontier Alliance, and completely strangle the Chechi traitors.

The second report was written by King Gelhan of Chechi. Gelhan's words are sad and indignant, and his feelings are sincere. He tearfully accused Alikjiang of arrogance and arrogance, deliberately undermining the unity of the alliance, and vainly trying to provoke wars and annex allies, so as to achieve his goal of replacing the Turks and becoming the king of Western Xinjiang. The evidence is that Alekjiang secretly instructed his subordinates to attack the Chechi patrol for no reason, slaughtering 200 Chechi soldiers, and then triggering a major war between the two sides. Gerhan pleaded with the Prince of the Turkic Templars to do justice and severely punish the war murderer Alekjan.

The third report is the presentation of the Turkic officials personally dispatched by Ronia, after a detailed investigation:

On 18 May, 2,000 cavalry of the Karadi Division of the Turkic Templar Legion were ordered to rush to the southern camp to change their defenses. While passing through the military town of Sedang, they were suddenly attacked by a Chechi army. Fierce fighting broke out in the streets of the city, and the cavalry, the son of the Duke of Calradi, carried the banner and killed Baron Carveh on the spot, and the cavalry lost 1,324 men and almost wiped out.

Two days later, on 20 May, the general of the Loulan army, Nilu, led 6,000 men and horses to meet the 3rd Army of the Chechi Dynasty near Sedang, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

The battle lasted all night and ended at dawn the next day. More than 2,000 people were killed or wounded in Loulan, and more than 3,500 people were killed or injured in Chechi. The Third Army of the Chechi Royal Court was defeated, and after the defeat, it took the initiative to leave the battlefield and withdraw to its original station. The military town of Sedang was reoccupied by the Loulan army.

In the course of the investigation, both sides strongly accused each other of provoking a large-scale clash by initiating a despicable sneak attack and ambush. The two sides have argued and argued, and since there is no conclusive evidence of the whole incident at present, it is difficult to draw a direct conclusion about it, and the investigation is still ongoing.

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The Prince of the Temple, Ronia, slammed the copper bowl containing goat's milk on the table, and couldn't help but curse: "That's! ”

The deputy marshal of the Turkic army, the Marquis of Durham, asked in a rough voice: "Cousin, what nonsense do you say?" ”

Ronald glared at Durham angrily, looking a little impatient: "You know how to fight and kill all day long, don't you know how to use your brain?" Let me ask you, is it the cavalry of Kavi that is strong, or the Loulan army that is strong? ”

"Needless to say? Of course, our Turkic elite soldiers are powerful! Durham looked unconvinced: "If you want me to see it, the Holy Tang barbarian is a bit of a fart, and the people of Western Xinjiang are a fart!" ”

"yes, that's the problem." Ronia sighed: "According to these reports, the Chechi army that attacked Sedang City was about 3,000 people, and it was able to directly cripple Kaveh's 2,000 cavalry from the front; And their third legion, which was the main force of the royal court of Görhan, with 8,000 soldiers and horses, was beaten in the face of Loulaniru's 6,000 men. Isn't that strange? ”

Durham was slightly stunned, snapped his fingers and muttered, "Huh? Kaveh is more powerful than Loulan, Loulan is better than Chechiren, and Chechiren is better than Kave...... Well, it's a bit strange to say that, like playing beast chess. ”

Ronia took a sip of goat's milk and continued: "In addition, according to Gerhan, just outside the camp where the Third Army was stationed, a patrol of about two hundred people of theirs was attacked by the Loulan army. At that time, the place where the two sides were fighting was only two or three miles away from the camp, but after the Third Army discovered the abnormality, it did not even have a chance to reach out to help, and the entire patrol was killed by the other side, and the captain was seriously injured and almost died on the spot. ”

Hearing this, the Marquis of Durham couldn't help but be surprised: "It's so exaggerated. Wouldn't that be a lightning-fast raid? It's kind of like our Turkic style. ”

Ronald glared at him again, as if to herself, "And the most suspicious thing is that Gerham swears to heaven that he has never sent anyone against Sedan; Alekjiang of Loulan was also very sure that none of his troops and horses had ever approached the warning area of the 3rd Army Battalion of Chechi. What's even more bizarre is that in the end, there are only the corpses of the defending side in those two battlefields, but there is no trace of the attacking side, which can be regarded as a complete death. ”

No matter how dull Durham was, he had already understood at this moment: "Cousin, there are ghosts in here!" Most of them are impersonating and deliberately stirring up the situation! ”

"There must be ghosts!" Ronia's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I have already sent someone to investigate, and there should be new news soon." The most important issue at the moment is the stability of the Western Xinjiang Alliance. According to the spies' report, Alikjiang and Gehan are constantly gathering forces, and the armies of Loulan and Chechi are gathered, and the two sides may fight again at any time. Moreover, if you don't fight, you will only fight, and if you do, it will be a war on a larger scale. ”

Durham's eyes narrowed: "How can this work?" I don't care if those animals live or die, but if there is chaos in the western Xinjiang at this time, delaying the plan of the Great Khan, they will not be able to die! ”

Ronia nodded: "So, I want you to work hard, to be a mediator, be sure to suppress Loulan and Chechi, and never let them break out into infighting at this critical time." ”

Durham slapped his thigh: "I will bring 20,000 elite soldiers to ensure that these two animals are properly packed." ”

Ronald put down the goat's milk bowl, waved her hand and said, "No! If you want to go, you can only go with your own soldiers. Recently, a large number of Saint Tang troops have come to Zijin Pass and Shengyu Pass, and the banner should be their elite troops, the Long Knife Army. The pressure on the two large battalions in the north and south increased sharply. The Great Khan instructed us that until the main army of the Empire arrives here, the Liangguan battalion must not be lost, and therefore I must maintain sufficient troops here. His Royal Highness Prince Gune is also in Chechi now, if you have something to do, you can go to him to discuss it, and ease the tension in Loulan Chechi as soon as possible......"

Before Ronia's words were finished, Duolun, the leader of the Turkic Iron Pigeon Army, walked into the commander's tent from outside, and sat on the felt carpet: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Lord Hou, what are you talking about?" ”

"Yo, it's a little pigeon," Durham couldn't help but smile when he saw that he was coming: "Just rushed back from Shule Country?" Hey, I heard, you've got another good errand this time? Hahaha. ”

Duolun smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I said Master Hou, don't be sarcastic about me, is this interesting?" Ask Your Highness, when did the Great Khan give me a good errand? ”

Ronia smiled and didn't speak, but Durham was curious and hurriedly asked what the task was.

Duolun took the hot goat's milk brought by his own soldiers, first poured a big mouthful, and then wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "The Great Khan ordered me to form a 'search group'. Previously, after returning to the Flame Maple Forest City, the granddaughter of Marshal Helian Xiong, Inas told the Great Khan about the whole story of the princess's capture. Up to now, His Royal Highness He Sijia has neither entered the Zijin Pass nor returned to Fenglin City, most of them have been in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang. Therefore I was commanded to go all over the world to find her. ”

"Speaking of which, there is another matter, you can also help with it by the way," Roña said with a smile, "Lord Emmeni, the leader of the Persian merchant mission, is also looking for Prince Gune to help find someone these days." What is his daughter's name...... Oh, Effentia. This little girl left a letter in the court of Chechi, saying that she was going to travel to various parts of Western Xinjiang, and then disappeared. Now the war is in chaos, and Aimeni is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and I heard that the whole person has lost ten pounds. His status is noble, he not only represents the Persian emperor, but also has immeasurable resources, and our grand strategy of the Eastern Expedition to the Holy Tang Dynasty must stabilize the Persian Empire in the flanks and rear, so the pressure on Prince Gune is also very great. He reported the matter to the Great Khan, the meaning of the Great Khan, and the task of finding Effentia was also carried out by you, the iron dove. Anyway, one sheep is also driven, and two sheep are also released, you say yes. ”

"I said no." Duolun said depressedly: "Your Highness, although our Iron Pigeon Army is not as brave as the main force, I also came to the Western Xinjiang to fight, and you let me do the errand of finding people all day long, what is the matter?" ”

Durham couldn't help but stick out his tongue beside him: "The ghost desert in Western Xinjiang stretches for thousands of miles, thirty-six feudal states, and nearly a thousand tribes, so you can go to find two delicate little girls in such a large range?" I said Duolun, I'm afraid you didn't offend some big man in Flame Maple Forest City, so I deliberately corrected you, hahahaha. ”

Rhonia glared at Durham, picked up the copper kettle next to him, filled Doron's bowl with goat's milk, and said lightly, "Come on, you all don't talk weird things." O Duolun, you also know that your Iron Pigeon Army is average in combat power, so make the most valuable use of your advantages. Among the generals of the younger generation of the empire, one Yun Qianxue and one you, who are brave and strategic, are the two most prominent good seedlings. Both the Great Khan and we are very optimistic about you, which is why we will entrust you with such an important task. You must know that if you can successfully rescue Princess Hesijia, it will be limitless for your future in the empire. ”