Chapter 145: Maneuvering Encirclement
Seeing this change, Alekjiang couldn't help but feel a little nervous, he hurriedly pulled the reins, stopped, and turned back to check the movement of the Metasequoia cavalry.
In the previous battles, I had already learned the terrible things about the other party, so I didn't dare to take it lightly no matter what.
I saw two thousand ironclad cavalry of the Zhenjiang Army firmly in position, and then Li Jiangyao and another general came out of the formation, ran to a place where the range of the Loulan archers was almost within reach, and shouted: "Your Royal Highness the King of Loulan, don't you feel a pity that you returned in vain like this?" β
Alekjiang was slightly stunned, pretending to be indifferent and said with a cruel smile: "Is it Captain Li Jiangyao and Captain Li of the Zhenjiang Metropolitan Protectorate who spoke?" β
The general next to Li Jiangyao responded: "Open your dog's eyes wide and see clearly, this is the commander-in-chief of the Metasequoia Legion of the Xinjiang Army in Shengtang Town, General Li Jiangyao!" β
Alekjiang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but after carefully identifying it, he couldn't help but smile strangely: "Oh, who should I be, it turned out to be Horia's cousin." Cousin, you are the dignified Nanhua County Lord of Shanshan Country, when did you become an officer of Shengtang? β
Huo Liya's eyes were frosty, and she said in a deep voice: "Alekjiang, you shameless rat who kills relatives and forgets righteousness, you still have the face to call my cousin!" Sooner or later, the enmity between my father and the clansmen will require you to return it with interest! What happened to Officer Don? I am the general of the Holy Tang, far better than you being a lackey of the Turks! β
Alikjiang shrugged his shoulders, put on an indifferent expression, and said, "Then let's walk slowly and see." Whether it is the Holy Tang is powerful or the Turkic is clever, it will soon be clear. But I'm afraid you won't live that day. β
Li Jiangyao smiled slightly: "Alekjiang, you have a hard mouth. Instead of saying it so arrogantly, why don't we go through the tricks here now and separate each other from each other, how about it? β
After hearing this, Alikjiang narrowed his eyes, first carefully looked at the famous Shengtang General in front of him, and then looked at the soldiers and horses behind him, and said with a grin: "I think you are hard-mouthed." But there are only 2,000 people, and they want to compete with me? Beware of the wind flashing your tongue! β
"Hahaha-" The generals of Loulan beside Alik Jiang all laughed strangely when they heard this, and their faces were full of disdain.
As if they were infected by them, the cavalry of the Western Xinjiang Coalition Army in the rear also drew their sabers, raised them above their heads, and waved wildly in the air, shouting and scolding at Li Jiangyao and them to provoke.
In the face of thousands of ridicule, Li Jiangyao was not moved, and still sat on his horse calmly, looking at Alikjiang with a smile. Horia, who was beside him, slowly raised her right hand and made a gesture to the cavalry behind her.
"Phew!" The Metasequoia cavalry not far away saw Horia's signal and responded in unison.
Although the number of people on their side was several times smaller than that of the Western Frontier Coalition Army, that shout contained a huge murderous intent, which exploded like thunder, which shocked Alikjiang and the others in their hearts, and they involuntarily stopped laughing and provoking.
Immediately afterwards, the two thousand Metasequoia cavalry moved in unison, violently pulled out their white cloaks from their backpacks, shook them off against the wind, and then tied them neatly on their bodies.
"White-robed army! They are the white-robed army! β
An uneasy shout instantly sounded in the camp of the Western Xinjiang Coalition Army, and the large dazzling white that suddenly appeared in front of him crushed the previous self-confidence of the coalition cavalry in the blink of an eye!
Many soldiers in the Western Frontier even began to involuntarily reinforce their horses and retreat, as if they were ready to retreat and flee at any time, which made the originally complete and slaughtering formation slightly chaotic.
"Don't panic! Don't mess around! Alikjan reined in the reins of his horse and shouted around: "You see, there are not many of them...... Even if you can't beat it, it's no problem to run. β
Hearing his own lord say such deflating words, the soldiers in the Western Frontier suddenly felt even more panicked.
"Is it okay to run?" Li Jiangyao laughed: "I'm afraid Your Highness is too naΓ―ve, how could Li let you run away easily?" β
Li Jiangyao's confident words made Alekjiang's already somewhat hesitant mood immediately become stronger. This guy had thought about it before, considering whether to take advantage of the advantage in military strength and gamble on "repelling the white-robed army and capturing Li Jiangyao alive". But now, there is only one thought left in Alikjiang's heart: Li Jiangyao is scheming, the white-robed army is fierce and abnormal, they are obviously few people, but now they turn around and come back to take the initiative to provoke, and it is clear that there is nothing good to do. Instead of gambling on your luck, it's better to get out of this unfortunate place early and make sure it's safe first.
Alikjiang made up his mind, sneered and glanced at Li Jiangyao, and was about to take advantage of the fact that the white-robed army had not rushed towards his side and ordered the whole army to retreat first, when the soldiers of Western Xinjiang in the rear suddenly made an inexplicable noise.
Alekjiang and the generals hurriedly turned their heads to look, and they found that on the distant horizon behind them, they didn't know when the smoke and dust in the sky were raised.
Immediately afterward, the sharp blades of spears like mountains and seas loomed in the afterglow of the setting sun, reflecting the dazzling light of the stars.
The dull and neat sound of footsteps is getting closer and clearer at this time.
A huge and solemn military formation is moving to this side, fluttering on the banner at the front of the military formation, with five big characters written - Shengtang Town Xinjiang Army!
Almost at the same time that the giant infantry phalanx of the Zhenjiang Army appeared behind, the distances on the left and right sides of the Alik River also rolled up the sky, and two Zhenjiang ironclad cavalry of 5,000 people each, in a crescent moon formation, surrounded the people of the western Xinjiang.
Alekjiang couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this.
He looked around, silently calculating in his heart: in front of him was a nightmare ghost-faced white-robed army, not to mention that he didn't have the courage to break through, even if he had this rare courage, his subordinates might not be willing to carry out such a stupid order.
What about rushing back? It's the huge infantry phalanx. Layers of shields, spears, and bows and arrows, each of which is a nemesis against cavalry, and forcing them to attack is simply self-defeating.
On the left and right of you are the highly mobile Iron Riders. It is not difficult to imagine that as long as his side moves, the other party will be able to intercept it in a blink of an eye, and then the Zhenjiang army from other directions will rush up and completely strangle the Alekjiang and them.
Under such circumstances, not only did Alikjiang feel a dilemma, but his subordinates gradually panicked, and an atmosphere of panic and anxiety soon permeated the ranks.
For a time, Alekjiang did not dare to act rashly, for fear that the slightest move might cause misunderstanding on the other side, and then incur a blow that left no room for error. His side was helpless, so he chose to wait and see, and the Zhenjiang army was also waiting quietly, and there was no sign of a large-scale attack.
A team of horses ran out of the ironclad cavalry camp on the right and galloped to Li Jiang's approach.
Xu Youchang reined in his war horse and said loudly: "My lord, the first army and the second army are ordered to arrive!" After that, he gave Li Jiangyao a standard military salute.
Li Jiangyao smiled calmly and replied: "General Xu, you have worked hard, the soldiers have worked hard. β
"I am willing to serve my lord!" This is the standard password of the Shengtang army, the boss praises the subordinates for "hard work", and the subordinates respond with "service". Xu Youchang responded according to the rules, and then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I finally caught up in time, I was worried that I would miss a big deal before." β
Huo Liya smiled beside her: "Brother Xu, you guys are so fast!" To be honest, I've been secretly worried just now. If you don't come again, my lord and I will have to fight hard with the Alec River. β
Xu Youchang smiled embarrassedly: "As soon as I received the order from the adult, I immediately collected my troops and returned." It's just that Du Jian and I don't know where you're going to lead the enemy in the end, so we can only rush here and send scouts to search. The later it gets dark, the harder it will be to find you, and if we miss it, our First and Second Armies will be sinners. β
"It's really hard for you," Li Jiangyao said lightly: "It happened suddenly, and I also made a temporary decision." In this way, encircling the enemy army in the course of the movement is an extremely difficult task. You and Du Jian did a great job. β
Xu Youchang was relieved and nodded lightly: "My lord, how is the situation of the Turkic army?" Have you found any traces of them? β
Li Jiangyao's eyebrows tightened: "There is no news about the Turks yet. We are far away from Metasequoia City, and we are fighting and running, even if Lin Feng has a harvest on his side, I am afraid that he will not be able to report it in time. Alas, so far, the so-called Turkic army is just my guess. β
Xu Youchang groaned: "In my opinion, it should be eight or nine without leaving ten." The enemy's actions show that they must have other means. After all, what kind of new forces can there be now, apart from the Turkic northern and southern battalions? The countries of Western Xinjiang have long been targeted to death by our intelligence department. β
Horia grinned, pointed to the people from the West in the distance and said, "What are we doing here?" Wouldn't everything be clear if I asked Alekjiang later? β
"Haha, it's still the county lord who has a point," Xu Youchang reacted: "How do we act next, my lord, please give an order." β
Li Jiangyao glanced at the distance: "Right now, we have an absolute advantage, and Alekjiang is more anxious than us." However, there may be a series of battles ahead, so if we eat them now, the enemy will be trapped and our casualties will not be light......"
Xu Youchang understood Li Jiangyao's thoughts, but he still asked, "What do you mean by forcing them to surrender?" β
Li Jiangyao bowed slightly: "I think so, but ......" said, he looked at Huo Liya next to him with a little embarrassment.
Huo Liya and Li Jiangyao looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly understood in their hearts that Li Jiangyao was hesitant because of her. Huo Liya pursed her lips: "My lord, although I am usually a little willful, I am also a soldier of Zhenjiang, and I will never let personal enmity take precedence over official duties." Alekjiang, let's let him live a few more days. One day, I will avenge my father! β
Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang didn't expect Huo Liya to be so sensible, and easily agreed to let go of the opportunity to slash the enemy in front of them, and they couldn't help but be both happy and admire this Nanhua county lord.
Li Jiangyao smiled and said, "Okay, since the county lord nodded, it will be easy to do!" Scare this bastard Alikjiang first, and then talk about him! β