Woo - woo -

With the sudden sound of the horn, the soldiers and horses of the Zhenjiang army in all directions shouted at the same time: "Long live my emperor!" ”

Tens of thousands of soldiers roared from their chests, and their fierce and murderous aura rose to the sky, shaking the wind and clouds to change color.

Immediately afterwards, the infantry phalanx in the west and the cavalry queue on both sides each advanced a hundred paces, which suddenly made the Western Frontier Coalition troops in the center feel that the surrounding air was suddenly compressed.

"Your Highness, what should I do?!" "Your Highness, let's withdraw!" "Your Highness......"

The generals around him were panicked like ants on a hot pot, and they all roared to Alekjiang for instructions, which made the king of Loulan couldn't help but be very anxious.

He was also very annoyed at this time.

On the one hand, Alekjiang regretted that he should not have obeyed Durham's bullshit instructions, so he pursued Li Jiangyao with all his might, resulting in himself now under siege; On the other hand, he also kept secretly cursing in his heart why the Turkic reinforcements had not come to reinforce at this time.

It stands to reason that they were not too far from the Ulundu River, and if the Mohadi cavalry arrived at the battlefield as planned, even if they had rested for a little and then arrived as soon as possible, they would have almost arrived at this point.

However, his 10,000 lone army, surrounded by Li Jiangyao's soldiers and horses on the plains and wilderness, saw that a full-scale war was about to break out, and the blood flowed like a river, but the Turks could not even see half of the ghost.

Isn't this a pit of death?!

Just when Alekjiang was in a dilemma and worried about the place, Li Jiangyao on the other side suddenly spoke: "His Royal Highness King Loulan, I don't know if you are interested in talking about it and finding a good way to be safe, so as not to let everyone blow the night breeze here." ”

When Alikjiang heard the other party say this, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if a drowning person had grasped a life-saving straw, and immediately responded loudly: "Okay, good!" General Lee, you and I have signed a peace agreement before. Today's incident is purely a misunderstanding, we should really have a good chat, release each other's suspicions, and avoid the needless bloodshed of the soldiers. ”

Li Jiangyao urged the horse to take dozens of steps forward, and at the same time raised his hands high, indicating that he was not hostile.

Alekjiang reacted, and hurriedly galloped out of the array and greeted Li Jiangyao.

The two of them came closer and closer, almost in the center of the two armies, and converged in one place.

Li Jiangyao looked at the slightly embarrassed Alikjiang, and couldn't help but smile: "Your Highness actually remembers that the two sides signed a peace agreement, it's really rare." ”

Alikjiang heard the ridicule in the other party's words, and couldn't help but blush: "General Li, don't be sarcastic about me anymore, I'm also forced to be helpless." ”

Li Jiangyao waved his hand casually, indicating that he didn't care, and the other party didn't need to explain, and then said: "There is no need to mention the previous matter." Your Highness, what are you going to do with this situation? ”

Alekjiang's eyes gurgled and he replied tentatively: "Since it is the negotiation proposed by His Excellency the General, then it must have already been prepared a perfect plan, why don't you ask General Li to talk about it first?" However, there is one thing, I would like to kindly remind you first, the 10,000 elite cavalry under my command still have the strength to fight, if the conditions you put forward are too much, we may not be able to negotiate. ”

Li Jiangyao showed an expression of "I knew you would be like this", and said with a calm smile: "Your Highness, don't misunderstand. The reason why I am willing to talk to you is entirely based on the trust that we have had in a peace agreement before, and it has nothing to do with whether you have the so-called strength to fight. Your soldiers and horses are now physically and mentally exhausted and demoralized, just my white-robed army can kill you cleanly, I don't know if Your Highness believes it or not? ”

"In that case, what else are you talking about?" Alekjiang's heart was awe-inspiring, but his mouth was still tough: "Even if you let the horse come, you will fight!" ”

Li Jiangyao stared at him and smiled slightly: "Your Highness is so confident, shouldn't you still be counting on the Turkic army to save you?" ”

Hearing this, Alikjiang was slightly stunned, and then subconsciously wondered: "How do you know about the Turkic army?" ”

Li Jiangyao only looked at his reaction, and he already knew it in his heart, and continued to say: "If I don't know, how can I lead you here?" I might as well tell you the truth, the Turks won't save you, just a little force, how big a wave do you want to stir up? ”

When Alekjiang heard Li Jiangyao say this, he was even more convinced in his heart that the other party did have the exact information of the Turkic army, so he sighed helplessly and said, "Alas, it is indeed as the general said. Prince Roya only sent 10,000 iron horsemen to reinforce him, making it clear that he still wants us people from the west to rush to the front and fight with you. ”

Li Jiangyao secretly applauded in his heart, nodded with great satisfaction, and then his tone suddenly changed: "Since you clearly understand the true intentions of the Turks, then why do you still want to fight for the tiger, you have to be our enemy?" The current predicament is entirely your own fault, Your Highness, and of course you must pay a heavy price! ”

Alekjiang wanted to speak and stopped.

He originally wanted to say: "As far as we are concerned, the Turks have no good intentions, but don't you saints and Tang people also have the same virtue?" However, he still had his sanity alive, but he still didn't dare to say this sentence after all, and asked instead: "I want to ask, what does General Li mean by the heavy price?" ”

"The 10,000 cavalry here immediately surrendered on the spot. After that, the Western Frontier Alliance army led by you will withdraw all hostile military operations against our side! Li Jiangyao said categorically.

Alekjiang was slightly stunned, and then suddenly giggled, as if what Li Jiangyao had just said was an extremely ridiculous joke.

Li Jiangyao was not disobedient, neither anxious nor angry, just looked at Alekjiang quietly.

Alekjiang Wu laughed to himself for a while, until he felt bored anymore, and then said faintly: "General, are you kidding me?" Let's not talk about how you can ensure the personal safety of me and my subordinates after surrendering; Not to mention how our Loulan State and even the entire Western Frontier Alliance should withdraw from the crusade war manipulated by the Turks in the future. These two demands alone are very contradictory in themselves. If I surrender and get captured, how can I lead the coalition to strike later? ”

Li Jiangyao said unhurriedly: "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll explain your questions one by one." The two requests put forward by our side are actually combined into one thing. After your soldiers and horses surrender to us, you will stay as hostages, and your Highness can return to the camp safely, reorganize your army, and withdraw to Loulan. You probably don't know yet, do you? Tani, the prince of Shule, and his 40,000 right-hand troops were not actually killed, but had already returned to Shule safely, completely withdrawing from this war, which did not benefit them at all, and was not necessary at all. ”

Hearing that Shule's 40,000-strong army had returned to China, Alikjiang was taken aback and hurriedly asked Li Jiangyao for details. Li Jiangyao knew that this incident directly touched the sore spot of Alekjiang, so he patiently told the other party about the process of reaching a new agreement with the Tajikistan, the king of Shule. It's just that he deliberately withheld all the details of Emmeni's involvement and didn't mention it.

Alekjiang listened to Li Jiangyao's story that the scheming Tajikistan actually secretly reached a peace agreement with the Zhenjiang army, and let his son lead the army, bypassing the battlefield, and secretly returning to Shule, and he was immediately not calm. Compared with Shengtang and Turkic, the opponents he cares about more are the neighbors of the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang, Shule, Chechi, Shanshan, Qiuzi and so on.

These people are Loulan's henchmen!

Alekjiang knew that Li Jiangyao didn't lie to him, so he couldn't help but scolded hatefully: "Damn, Tajik, this cunning old ghost, no wonder he didn't even show a little pain and anxiety, so he was so calm and relaxed." It turns out that guy has already left a way back for himself! It is estimated that I am thinking at home at this time, how to pick up the big bargain of my Loulan country! ”

"You're right, Your Highness King Loulan." Li Jiangyao smiled: "King Shule is an extremely smart person, he is not willing to wade into this troubled water, and use his precious national strength and the life of his son to fill the pit for the Turks." What about you? What are you going to do next? ”

Alekjiang stared at Li Jiangyao, was silent for a moment, and then said: "It's okay for my people to stay here, and Loulan can also spend money to ransom people like Shule." But General Li, aren't you afraid that I will change my mind as soon as I go back and refuse to stop fighting and withdraw my troops? ”

Li Jiangyao spread his hands: "If you are really so stupid, I can't help it." Since we are still hostile enemies, then I have no choice but to slaughter all the captives here, and then only grab your Loulan army and beat you all the time, and I am no longer qualified to compete with the countries of Western Xinjiang! It's a big deal, in the end, the two of us will lose both sides and end up together. I'd rather cheapen the Turks for nothing than let those treacherous bastards go! ”

What Alikjiang was most afraid of hearing was Li Jiangyao's resolute and cruel words. If the Loulan army is really targeted by Li Jiangyao and plays with his life, while competitors such as Shule Guo and Che Chiguo stay out of the matter, then no matter what the final outcome of this crusade is, his position as the leader of the Western Xinjiang Alliance will definitely not be guaranteed.

To put it bluntly, the reason why Loulan and his various vassal states joined the crusade was because the Turks put pressure on them, and secondly, Alikjiang also wanted to take this opportunity to establish the prestige of the alliance leader.

As for the Metasequoia Legion of the Zhenjiang Army, they themselves are not in the sphere of influence of the Loulan Kingdom, and they do not have any direct threat to him on the Alik River, so they do not have the same pain as the Chechi King Geerhan. It is precisely because of this that Loulan was willing to privately reach a peace agreement with Li Jiangyao not to attack each other.

It's okay to participate in the crusade, fight the autumn wind, and make a small fortune, but if you really want to use your national strength to fight for others, it's not worth it.

"How's Gelhan doing over there?" Alekjiang suddenly asked Li Jiangyao: "Will they also withdraw from the crusade?" ”

Li Jiangyao replied lightly: "I think someone should always pay a terrible price for invading us, either Loulan or Che Chi." What do you say, Your Highness? ”

A cruel smile appeared on Alikjiang's face, and he nodded and said, "General Li, I like your answer. Deal! ”