The three-way crusade army of the Western Xinjiang Alliance carried out a unique field outing in a month's time, but what they didn't expect was that the whole situation also quietly changed at this time.

One morning, the Marshal of the Left Route Army, King Gelhan of Chechi, suddenly received an order from the Turks, asking them to march 80 miles and reach the southern foot of Kas Mountain before dusk.

Marquis of Durham, deputy marshal of the Turkic expeditionary forces, was waiting for them there.

From the grim expressions of the Turkic heralds, Gelhan saw a hint of unusualness. Didn't Durham join Doren in guarding the royal court in the rear? Why did you suddenly run ahead of you? And at this time, there was also a special person to inform the left army to rush to Kas Mountain to converge? After all, Gelhan was a veteran of the gangsters, and he felt that something was wrong, so he immediately paid attention to it.

The Left Army marched out and quickly marched towards Kas Mountain!

As he walked, Gelhan pondered, wondering in his mind what the Turks were up to. It was probably related to the delay in the march, he thought silently, planning to wait until he got to the place to see Durham and see the other party's attitude clearly before making the next move.

In this way, the Left Route Army, which had been grinding slowly, raised its speed and hurried for a whole day, and finally arrived at the meeting place designated by the Turks before the sun set.

Outside the dense forest at the southern foot of Cass Mountain, the Marquis of Durham and his troop of three thousand gold-armored warlords had been waiting for a long time.

"Gerhan, have all your soldiers and horses arrived?" Durham didn't pay any attention to the dignified King Chechi, and as soon as they met, he asked arrogantly: "This commander asks all of you to drive in, do you know?" ”

Gelhan first nodded cautiously, then turned around and confirmed with the adjutant general next to him, and replied loudly: "Report to Lord Hou, so far, only the troops of my left army have not arrived here, and the rest have all been restored. The soldiers and horses left late this morning, but they were almost there......"

Before his words fell, he saw the king of Qule Kingdom walking quickly into the big tent, and apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry, Lord Marquis, His Royal Highness Gelhan, hahaha." I'm not late, am I? ”

"You're late." The Marquis of Durham threw a cold sentence. King Qule was slightly stunned when he heard this, and immediately stood in place in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer.

Durham ignored him, turned his head and asked, "Gelhan, what did the commander give you today?" ”

Gerhan was not good, and hurriedly replied: "The left army marched eighty miles in a hurry, and arrived at the southern foot of Kas Mountain before dusk to assemble. ”

Durham nodded, pointed to the outside of the tent, and said to King Qule, "Look outside for yourself, the moon has already come out, and you are embarrassed to say that you are not late?" Under the orders of the Governor of the Templar Prince, he was in charge of the Overseer and had the right to discipline the armies. Since you have blatantly disobeyed Ben Shuai's orders, then don't blame me for being ruthless. Come! ”

The golden armor army beside him shouted: "Here!" ”

Durham's murderous voice echoed throughout the tent: "All officers above the captain of the Canal, along with this foolish king, shall be beheaded for disobeying military orders. The rest of the soldiers were disarmed on the spot, and after reorganization, they were temporarily under the direct command of Marshal Gelhan on the left! ”

"Yes!" Without hesitation, the Jinjiadu team stepped forward and tied King Qule into a knot, while the 3,000 cavalry who remained outside the tent and stood by, and at the same time surrounded the 7,000 Qule army who had just arrived here.

Although the Turkic Jinjia Army only had 3,000 troops, less than half of the Qule army, and there were more than 50,000 other Western Xinjiang Coalition troops around, the strong murderous aura exuded from them was so intimidating that no one in the audience dared to speak.

Seven thousand warriors of the country of Qule watched as their kings and generals were thrown to the ground like sheep tied to oxen. And the king of Qule was also frightened at this time, and kept shouting loudly. It's a pity that he didn't shout, "Brothers, give it to me!" Rather, "Lord Marquis, Grandpa Marquis, spare my life, I don't dare anymore!" ”

As the commander of the Left Route Army, of course, Gelhan could not let the Turks be ruthless to his allies, and in the face of the wailing of King Qule, he hurriedly pleaded with Durham: "Master Hou, please calm your anger. King Qule is indeed wrong, but he is not wrong to death. Please see your face and let him live. Beat the military stick hard, and punish and punish it. ”

"Fart!" Durham glared at him and scolded angrily: "Gelhan, it was because of your incompetence that you caused Ben Shuai to be humiliated in Metasequoia City several times before, and now you dare to intercede for this undisciplined guy?" Aren't you afraid that I will punish you together?! ”

Facing the scolding of the Turkic deputy marshal blowing his beard and glaring at him, Gelhan couldn't help but be ashamed and angry, but no matter how unhappy he was, he didn't dare to directly challenge the authority of the Turks. Gerhan blushed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "What Master Hou taught me a lesson is that I was blamed for not being able to govern the army well before, and I was arrogant and arrogant to the remnants of the bandits in Metasequoia City. However, seeing that the big war is imminent, killing the generals in the army now may hurt morale. ”

Durham snorted coldly and pointed to the king of Culle on the ground: "Just him? Can it also affect the morale of the military? ”

"He is the lord of a country after all......"

"In my opinion, it's just a dog!" Durham sneered, "And it's not very competent a dog!" ”

For this naked humiliation, all the kings and generals of the Western Frontier Domain, including Gelhan, couldn't help but change their faces greatly. King Qule is a dog, so what are they?

Even if you Turkic really regard the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang as your dog, you can't say it so bluntly, right?!

Dogs also have to save face, right?

Gerhan's expression was grim, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, please raise your noble hand." ”

Durham could certainly sense the resentment of the Westerners, but he didn't care. Today, he is going to use the 3,000 gold-armored soldiers in his hands to completely suppress the 50,000 Western Xinjiang troops, so as to establish his authority in front of the vassal states.

Therefore, in the face of Gelhan, who had a bad tone, Durham smiled contemptuously: "What's the matter? If this commander must enforce military law, do you dare to turn his face? ”

Gelhan's eyes almost erupted with fire, but after staring at Durham for a moment, he finally lowered his head: "Hou Ye is laughing, Che Chiguo and I, Gelhan, will always be allies of the Turks, and I am willing to take the lead for Hou Ye." ”

"You still know each other." Durham nodded with satisfaction: "Gelhan, you must know in your hearts that today is not that the commander has to get along with King Qule, but that the law in the army is the foundation of victory, and you must not take it lightly!" If everyone doesn't obey the order and act separately, then let alone resist the counterattack of the Holy Tang, just a small Metasequoia City can't take it. And you'll always be a plate of loose sand! ”

He swept over the people present with cold eyes, and asked lightly: "Who else is questioning Ben Shuai's decision?" ”

The vassal kings and generals all dodged Durham's gaze, intentionally or unintentionally, and looked at Gelhan who was standing at the front. Gerhan sighed and replied helplessly: "We will strictly obey the military orders of the Hou Ye, and don't dare to disobey." ”

Hearing him say this, King Qule, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly cried out in horror again, but Durham didn't pay attention to him at all, and waved his big hand: "Execution!" ”

With an order, the Turkic gold-armored warrior drew his scimitar, clicked, and killed more than 20 high-level leaders of the Qule Kingdom in a row, and in the blink of an eye, the heads rolled to the ground.

Durham smiled coldly and ordered the Overseer to send the heads to the Central Army and the Right Army respectively, and at the same time brought his own orders: "According to the original plan, each of them will step up their march and attack the target city separately." Those who dare to hesitate and procrastinate again will end up with the same fate as King Qule! ”

Such a thunderbolt method greatly shocked the crusading armies from all walks of life.

No one thought that the Turks would become so terrible and ruthless. Originally, in the minds of the Western Xinjiang countries, the Turks were just a foreign reinforcement, but they were not their own bosses. The polite respect in the past may be out of fear or calculation, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the concept of "master and servant".

In the previous rebellion and successive wars in the Western Frontier, it was precisely because of the elite soldiers sent by the Turks that the Western Frontier Alliance was able to defeat the invincible Shengtang army. Later, the Turkic soldiers and horses were stationed outside the Zijin Pass and Shengyu Pass, and worked hard to guard the western Xinjiang gate for them to prevent the Shengtang from coming for revenge. The first few vassal states to raise the banner of rebellion were naturally grateful, and they also felt that even if they had to pay a huge protection fee to the Turks, it was a matter of course.

After all, people have come all the way to help.

As for the later relationship, everyone obeyed the Turkic arrangement in everything, on the one hand, because this was already agreed a long time ago, and the powerful Turkic army was the dominant force in military operations, and on the other hand, it was also because Loulan, Shule, Chechi and other countries hoped to get the support of the Turks in order to snatch more benefits within the alliance.

But now, that seemingly equal relationship has changed a little.

The Turks became more and more arrogant, and they took the western frontier countries less and less. In the past, we were brothers who fought side by side, but now we are like kings and ministers.

No matter how small Qule is, it is still an independent kingdom. Just because of such a big thing, you actually clicked the lord of a country directly, who do you think you are?

But then again, people often dare to be angry about the injustices in the world, but they may not dare to speak up.

The marshals and generals on the left, center and right were only secretly dissatisfied with the Marquis of Durham's domineering behavior, but on the surface, they quickly adjusted their pace and actively participated in the course of the war.

The reason is simple, no one wants to be the next target of the Turks.