The left, center, and right armies of the Western Frontier Alliance, under the orders of the Prince of the Turkic Temple, set off almost simultaneously and embarked on a crusade against Metasequoia.

Since then, the famous "marching competition" in the history of the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang has also officially begun.

It's just that this marching competition is not about who walks faster, but who walks slower. The three-way crusade legion almost unanimously advanced forward at the standard of turtle speed.

Yes, you read that right, it's turtle speed.

The only thing that's not quite accurate is that the actual march speed may be slower than that of a tortoise.

Although the Shule Kingdom did not sign a written agreement with the Metasequoia Army, it did not prevent them from constantly breaking records in marching competitions: as a purely cavalry force, the whole day of the march was only two miles.

"Two miles?! It's outrageous! When Marshal Alikjiang of the Central Route Army learned of this, he immediately said to his subordinates with righteous indignation: Brothers, let's walk a mile tomorrow!

As for the Marshal of the Left Route Army, Gelhan, he didn't have the same ambition as the King of Loulan, Alikjiang, so he simply didn't leave.

When Gerhan's report that "the march had been hit by a heavy rainstorm, and all the soldiers and horses had to rest in place" were sent back to the court of Chechi, the Marquis of Durham and General Duolun could not help but look up at the sky, and the great sun hanging above their heads made them dizzy.

You must know that at this moment, the Left Route Army led by Gelhan is only five miles away from them.

What the hell are these grandsons doing?!

The Turkic generals could not help but ask desperate questions. The army set out for nearly a month, and the three roads did not even complete one-fifth of the distance.

"Even if you let a turtle out, you've already climbed under Metasequoia City by now." Doron teased.

Of course, in the entire crusading army, not all of them are like Alikjan and Gelhan. In Western Xinjiang, there are still heroic heroes!

This heroic man refers to the king of the last country.

It is a small country in western Xinjiang. Although the country is small, it does not delay and the ambition of the last people. In order to make a name for himself in this crusade and gain the favor of the Turks in exchange for more benefits, the last king led the whole country into the war, a full army of 3,000!

In the face of the performance of Marshal Gelhan on the left side, he was extremely dissatisfied, so he decided to throw off the large army and take the lead in attacking Daban City to grab the first credit!

In this way, the last army, which was dominated by infantry, took a big step forward and advanced rapidly, approaching the boundary line set by the Zhenjiang army.

On the border line, the king of the end of the road kicked the wooden boundary monument erected on the ground with a kick, brandished his sword and roared: "Children, follow me to kill the enemy!" ”

And then, there was no more then.

As soon as the heroes at the end crossed the border, they ran head-on into Xu Youchang's First Ironclad Cavalry Army.

Just one meal, 3,000 infantry were torn to pieces by 10,000 iron cavalry. After another meal, all the soldiers and horses, including the king of the end of the day, were slaughtered cleanly.

Two meals, and the end is gone.

At this point, the end of the country became the first, but by no means the last, in history, to be directly removed from the "Western Xinjiang Atlas" by the Metasequoia Army.

The soldiers of the First Army tied the corpses of the last men with ropes, dragged them behind their horses, and galloped all the way until they were far beyond the border line, and then threw them away like garbage.

Along the way, countless stumps, broken arms, intestines and internal organs were left behind.

The spies of the coalition forces who witnessed the entire battle were all frightened and hurriedly ran back to report to the commander. They did not add fuel to the fire and deliberately exaggerated, but simply and bluntly described what they saw and heard, which made the coalition forces feel creepy.

In the impression of the Western Xinjiang countries, the former Zhenjiang Protectorate has never been so cruel.

It's horrible!

With the example of the end of the country, this time not only Gelhan on the left, but also the middle and right armies completely stopped.

We've also had a heavy rainstorm here, so let's go if you like it!

Not only that, on the night of receiving the battle report, there were two neighboring vassal states that quietly led their troops out of the camp and embarked on the way back.

They were not scared away, but they were in a hurry to rush back and seize the last territory. Among them, one belongs to Loulan's camp, while the other is from Shule's camp.

As a result, the morale of the Western Frontier Alliance's crusading army became even more depressed.

Looking at the report sent back from all walks of life that "the march was suspended due to heavy rain", the Marquis of Durham's angry beard trembled, and he couldn't help but scold on the spot: The soft eggs in Western Xinjiang actually treat war as child's play!

Duolun was very indifferent to this, he touched the pattern on the base of the wine glass, and asked Durham: "Master Hou, I don't know if you have thought about a question. What a powerful enemy we faced in the beginning. The Protectorate of Zhenjiang and the Fierce Blade Legion were all the most heroic and warlike soldiers in the Holy Tang Dynasty, and even the Turks did not dare to underestimate them. But the group of soft eggs in the Western Xinjiang that you said actually started a bloody battle with the other party, and the corpses were piled up like a mountain and they didn't give an inch, and they fought the elite of the Holy Tang until the last drop of blood was drained. To tell the truth, including the Prince of the Temple, who of us did not express admiration and admiration for them at that time? But now, why have they become outright soft eggs? ”

Durham put away his anger and looked at Doron curiously, "That's really what you said. So, why is that? ”

"Because of the human heart!" Duolun looked at Durham with burning eyes: "Because people's hearts have changed. At that time, the Loulan Kingdom, the Shule Kingdom, and the horse thief gang in Gelhan, they had nothing, not even a final retreat. Defeat means total destruction. Therefore, they will not hesitate to fight and kill, and burst out with surprising power. But now, they have everything they can have, so they don't want to fight anymore, and they don't dare to fight anymore. They were afraid that they would make a mistake and throw away everything in front of them. ”

Durham nodded thoughtfully, "Well, little pigeon, that makes sense. Even me, once I've lived comfortably for a long time, sometimes I'm reluctant to climb on horseback again. ”

"So, my lord, the Great Khan has taught us that if the Turks want to remain undefeated, they must keep conquering! Subjugate! Conquer again! Duolun said proudly: "We will always fight on horseback until the day we die!" ”

"Yes, yes, that's what it means!" Durham shook his head and said, "The Great Khan told me that if you want to keep the Turks ...... Yes, the vitality of the Turks must constantly look for enemies and fight forever! ”

Duolun smiled: "Yes, Master Hou, you are right. Speaking of the Western Xinjiang side, it is useless for us to force those soft eggs with our mouths, they will only steal and play tricks, and they will not work hard. The only way is to create a sense of crisis in them. ”

"Sense of crisis? What kind of sense of crisis? ”

"That sense of crisis that 'if he doesn't do this, he's going to perish.'"

Seeing that Durham was still a little confused, Duolun gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Let's form a team of warlords, and make an example of those who are cowardly!" ”

"You mean to let the garrison force kill those disobedient and ineffective Western Frontier raiders?" Durham excitedly.

Duolun hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, no, you know, Master Hou, those sons and daughters under my command are patrolling and sentry, and it's okay to engage in investigation, but they can't do that kind of decisive thing." I think that you can transfer some golden armor troops to His Royal Highness the Prince, not too much, two or three thousand people are enough, as the overseer team under your command. ”

Hearing this, Durham bowed slightly, stroked his beard, and said happily: "Good idea, this little request, cousin he will definitely not refuse!" ”

As soon as he said it, Durham ordered someone to write a letter and sent Pegasus to the Liangguan camp, asking the Prince of the Temple to transfer troops to form a warlord. After receiving this letter from her cousin, Ronia immediately hesitated.

Previously, he had also heard about the deliberate avoidance of the Three-Way Raiders, and thought that Durham's advice on the Warlords was necessary. The problem at hand, however, is that the Turks and the Western Frontier states are still formally equal allies. Although the protection fees of the various countries were paid, they were also at the disposal of the Turks when they started wars, and even the throne of the alliance leader had to be appointed by Talonia.

But allies are allies after all, and since that fig leaf is still there, it can't be easily removed.

The so-called supervision team has always been used internally, reflecting the absolute authority of superiors over subordinates. If the Western Frontier countries are given a warlord, it means that they are no longer allies, but have completely become subordinates of the Turks and have lost their autonomy.

Is it right or wrong to do so?

After thinking about it, the balance in Ronia's heart is still inclined to the side of "winning the war" after all. The unexpected outbreak of the Turkic rebellion has now been completely quelled, and the Khan Ashina may march eastward at any time, and judging from the current situation in the western Xinjiang, if the problem of Metasequoia City is delayed, I am afraid that in the end, there will really be a bigger incident, and once the Khan is blamed, he will be in great trouble.

Therefore, the Prince of the Templar felt that it was still necessary to use the Overseer to force the various crusading armies in the Western Frontier and let them quell the Zhenjiang Army as soon as possible.

Moreover, this time, the Western Frontier Alliance dispatched a total of 200,000 troops, and Durham only asked for 3,000 gold-armored cavalry from him, which is estimated to only play a symbolic role, and will definitely not set off any big waves.

With this in mind, Ronald finally agreed to his cousin's request to send him a team of Golden Armor Governors.

However, the prince never expected that Durham wanted these 3,000 gold armor troops, precisely because he intended to set off a monstrous wave.