Taking advantage of the fact that the three people present were slightly stunned, Alekjiang continued to flicker: "Ladies and gentlemen, this time I resolutely carried out the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince and the Marquis, and did not retreat at all. But who would have expected that Li Jiangyao would be so cunning, he saw the plan of the Prince of the Temple in advance, and turned his hands into clouds and rain, and accidentally let us fall into his way. This time, Loulan Guo lost a large number of people in vain, which greatly hurt my vitality, alas! ”

The meaning of his words is obvious, you see how hard I, Alikjan, worked hard for the Turks. I suffered such a huge blow last night, don't make any more moths and continue to toss me after that.

Durham smashed his mouth, and he had no idea for a while, even if he wanted to get angry at Alecjiang, he felt that he had nowhere to put his mouth, so he had to blink his eyes and signal to Doren next to him to speak.

Duolun received the signal from the Marquis of Durham, first glanced at Mohadi, who was sitting opposite without saying a word, and then sighed helplessly and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to be so depressed. A small loss is nothing. Judging from the overall situation of the entire campaign, our army successfully captured the strategic point of Pansong Ferry, and the soldiers approached Metasequoia City, which was a big victory in the real sense. When you turn around and destroy Li Jiangyao, the two marshals will definitely ask for credit for you in front of the Prince of the Temple. ”

"Yes," Durham nodded, stroked his beard and said, "Alekjiang, you are too petty, isn't the guy who eats still on your neck, why are you panicking?" ”

Mohadi also opened his mouth at this time and said: "Your Highness Alikjiang, what General Duolun said just now is right, when the marshal returns, he will truthfully tell the prince of your merits, and will never treat you and Loulan Guo badly." ”

Alikjiang didn't dare to go too far, so much so that he provoked these Turkic people who had always been high-flying and domineering on the spot, so he accepted it when he saw it, pretending to be honest: "Everyone, I, Alikjan, thank you for your understanding and care. Merely...... What do we do next? Please come up with a strategy. ”

Durham looked arrogant and thrust the delicate meat cleaver into the corbel: "Do you need to say that?" Of course, it's an attack! After the wine and food were full, the whole army immediately set out, and the troops pointed directly at Metasequoia City! ”

Duolun was a little worried about this, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Master Hou, please don't be impatient. With our current strength, if we have a plain battle with Li Jiangyao, we still have a relatively good chance of winning. However, if you want to forcibly attack the castle, I am afraid it will not be easy. ”

Mohadi bowed slightly when he heard this: "You are right. Although I don't know much about the true combat strength of the Central Route Army of the Western Frontier Alliance, it is obviously too reckless to directly attack a strong city with sufficient soldiers and food just by relying on less than twice the strength of the defending army. Anyway, my sons wouldn't do such a stupid thing. ”

"You ......" Durham couldn't help but stammer, "Mohadi, you're too soft." ”

Mohadi snorted coldly: "Durham, with your IQ, can you tell the difference between a soft egg and a stupid one?" ”

Durham glared at him, and he was about to get angry, and Duolun saw that the two deputy marshals were about to quarrel again, so he hurriedly persuaded them: "Two marshals, everyone has something to say, don't be angry first, don't be angry." Hou Ye, it's not that Duolun is greedy for life and afraid of death, we Turks are originally good at field warfare, not good at attacking cities, and even the Great Khan has repeatedly warned us generals who lead troops that when fighting, we must try to avoid sacrificing our strengths and weaknesses, and it is thankless. At present, the ...... of the Middle Route Army"

Durham waved his hand impatiently, directly interrupting Doron's words: "Alright, alright, don't ramble." You say, what's next? ”

Duolun swallowed slightly embarrassed and turned to look at Mohadi. Mohadi smiled faintly and raised his chin at Doron, signaling him to continue speaking boldly.

Duolun glanced at Alekjiang again, and then said calmly: "The two marshals, His Royal Highness Alikjiang, the last general suggested that the army should not act rashly for the time being, but stay at Pansong Ferry, set up a barrier camp, and wait for the fighters while resting. ”

Bang! Durham's iron fist slammed into the table, causing the broth juice in the basin to splash everywhere, only to hear him shout angrily: "Doron, what kind of bad idea did you come up with?!" ”

Mohadi deliberately didn't give Durham face, and said coldly: "Durham, put away your stinky temper, who are you putting up a fight with here?" Can't you just listen to Doron finish what he has to say? ”

Duolun first raised his hand to dissuade Durham from going crazy on the spot, and then smiled awkwardly at Mohadi: "Mo Shuai, it's okay, it's okay." Hou Ye has a straightforward temper, and if he has anything to say, he didn't mean to make things difficult and reprimand me. The last general has been with his old man for a long time, and he knows it in his heart. The main reasons why the last general put forward the proposal for the whole army to rest and recuperate and wait for the rest just now are as follows: First, with our current strength, it is true that we cannot storm Metasequoia. Not only could they not attack the city, but they could not even besiege Metasequoia. If they approach the past so rashly, Li Jiangyao and them occupy a favorable location, wait for work, and can attack and retreat and defend; Ours, on the other hand, are in the wilderness of the plains, far from the rear. Not only must we guard against Li Jiangyao's sneak attack out of the city every day and night, but there is also a possibility that the supply of grain will be cut off by the other party. At that time, even if we want to withdraw our troops, we still have to be afraid at any time, and it will become difficult to move an inch. ”

Alekjiang was most afraid of attacking Metasequoia City, and when he heard this, he immediately echoed: "General Duolun is right. If we are too close to the enemy's city without having absolute superiority, we will be passive everywhere. ”

Mohadi glanced at Durham secretly, and saw that his whole big face was red, like a pig's liver, and he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, and deliberately said: "Well, what you said makes sense, and Ben Shuai also agrees." What else? Other reasons? ”

Duolun nodded gratefully, and then said: "Second, the right flank crusade army of the Western Frontier Alliance was ambushed by Li Jiangyao by mistake and was accidentally damaged, which not only made the pincer encirclement offensive we formulated before the battle no longer possible, but also made the flank of the middle route army lose protection. We all know that the Metasequoia army is good at maneuvering and familiar with the terrain, and the flanks can easily become a gap for their sneak attack, so they have to defend against it. ”

Alikjan nodded again and again, expressing 10,000 approvals.

Duolun continued: "The top priority should be to stabilize our position first, rely on the Ulundu River as a barrier, and establish an attack springboard that can threaten Metasequoia City at any time, so that we can become the one who can attack and retreat. ”

Mohadi and Alikjan both agreed, except for Durham, who was still snorting and rubbing his beard, noncommittal.

Duolun ignored Durham's dissatisfaction, and seriously analyzed: "Let's temporarily recuperate, with our backs to the Pansong Ferry, and build a complete camp barrier, and then we can echo Gerhan's Left Route Army." He attacked Daban City with all his might, and if Li Jiangyao divided his troops to rescue, then we will see how many reinforcements he sent. If there are not many reinforcements, our army will intercept and kill halfway; If there are a lot of reinforcements, let's take advantage of the emptiness of his Metasequoia troops to attack the city, so that they can't take care of each other! If Li Jiangyao chooses to retreat in Metasequoia City and not come out, it is simpler, let Gelhan capture Daban, and then move south, and after joining us, they will besiege the remnants of the Holy Tang in Metasequoia City together. ”

"Okay, good idea!" Mohadi clapped his hands and applauded.

Alekjiang's eyes rolled a few times, and he said gloomily: "I said adults, junior brother, I have another proposal. Although Tani's right army is gone, the city of Pai is still there. There are not many defenders in that place at this time, so why not send all the soldiers and horses to seize it, and it can also disturb Li Jiangyao's army. ”

Duolun had obviously thought about this matter, and nodded with a smile: "Your Highness, you are right!" I'm afraid this task will require a lot of hard work from your command. ”

The reason why Alikjan mentions the city of Pai is not really to touch on it. His original intention was to instigate Mohadi to lead his troops to attack the city of Pai, so as to keep the Turkic army far away, so as not to injure himself by mistake when Li Jiangyao came to the door.

Therefore, hearing that Duolun was going to hand over the matter of attacking Pai to him, Alikjiang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "General, I'm afraid this is not appropriate." As you know, my main cavalry was heavily damaged by the Zhenjiang Army last night, and it is difficult to draw enough troops to attack Pai at present. ”

Alekjiang actually had a cheap and not robbed, which somewhat surprised the Turks, and before Duolun could react, Mohadi, who was sitting opposite, smiled first: "In this way, Ben Shuai ran hard to slaughter that Pai City." To tell the truth, the sons and daughters rushed thousands of miles this time, but they were all holding a fire in their hearts. It's time for them to find a place to vent, hahaha. ”

Mohadi's official rank is higher than that of Duolun, and the difference in seniority is very large, since he has spoken out, according to common sense, Duolun will not dare to disobey. However, Duolun also had his own concerns, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Mo Shuai, your troops are the most valuable force in our hands at present. In case Li Jiangyao sends troops to rescue Daban City, you still need to intercept them. ”

"It's okay!" Mohadi waved his hand confidently: "It doesn't take too many people to sneak attack Pai City, which is empty, two or three thousand is enough!" Just let my deputy Kundan lead the team, and I can continue to stay here and take command and attack the direction of Daban at any time. ”

"You don't need to be in command here." Durham, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth at this time: "Mohadi, I am here here, and you are in the way." Just leave five thousand iron horsemen behind, and the rest, you take them to fight Pai. ”

Hearing this, Mohadi couldn't help but sneer: "Leave five thousand iron horsemen? Leave it to you to command? ”

Durham pouted, "yes, or else?" ”

"You're dreaming." Mohadi said: "My centaurs, you don't want to touch it!" ”