Durham and Mohadi, you say a word, like a needle to a wheat, and they don't give in to each other. In order to compete for command, they quarreled and became louder and louder, attracting the guards standing guard outside the tent to keep probing in and watching.

Duolun saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but be annoyed in his heart: these two bastard guys, they quarrel regardless of time and occasion! In front of the Alik River, this is really too embarrassing for the Turkic Empire.

In desperation, he had no choice but to hurriedly get up and persuade him, and even coaxed and persuaded him to make peace between Mohadi and Durham. Unexpectedly, it's okay not to persuade the fight, the more he persuaded the two people, the more fierce the quarrel became.

The hot-tempered Turkic deputy marshal jumped on his feet in the main tent and made a big noise, and from time to time he would step forward and push each other a few times, but Duolun stopped between them, persuaded one side and the other, and was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

Alekjiang sat cross-legged leisurely, drinking goat milk tea while watching the excitement.

After tossing for a long time, the three Turkic generals were tired, so they sat on one side of the table, panting and resting.

When Alikjan looked at them, he was suddenly amused: Durham and Mohadi had quarreled so much, but they could sit at the same table and sulk without drawing their swords or fighting.

However, what he didn't know was that the Turks dominated the Western Continent, and the folk customs were the most fierce. Martial arts are prevalent among Turkic men, and if they don't agree with each other, they really want to draw their swords to duel, even if they are in the aristocratic class, and they are no exception. In the past, it is not known how many warriors of the Turkic tribes died in the process of fighting each year because of the so-called battle of will.

However, since Ashina Jin Khan ascended to the throne of the Turkic emperor and assumed power, he issued a strict decree prohibiting nobles, officials and soldiers from engaging in private fights.

Since then, the martial arts of the Turkic aristocracy have been greatly curtailed.

Therefore, no matter how fierce the quarrel was, Durham and Mohadi, the two deputy marshals of the Turkic army, could only fight with words.

Alekjiang lifted the copper kettle, poured goat milk tea for the three of them, and then handed it to them one by one, and said with a smile: "Adults, all dissipate your anger and drink some milk tea to moisten your throat." ”

Duolun took the milk tea and thanked him: "Otherwise, Master Hou, Demon Shuai, in order to avoid troubles in the command and dispatch of the troops, it is better to bother Mo Shuai to personally lead the troops to recover Pai City." Once you've conquered it, you'll leave a small number of troops to garrison, and the large army will return there. In the meantime, I sent the messenger Pegasus to inform His Royal Highness that he would await his new instructions. ”

Mohadi grunted depressedly: "Ten thousand iron horsemen to fight an empty city, it is really a knife to kill chickens...... Alas, well, I'll go to the city of Pai myself, and stay here to be angry! ”

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While the Turks were discussing their next course of action, Metasequoia City, fifty miles away, was a scene of lights and joy.

The reason is very simple, the Metasequoia soldiers who have been fighting outside for many days have returned to the city in triumph.

The total annihilation of the crusading army on the right side of Western Xinjiang, the ambush of the cavalry regiment of the commander of the Central Route Army, and the capture of as many as 50,000 enemy troops successively, while the damage of their own only more than 3,000 people, such an astonishing achievement is indeed worthy of the joy of the military and people of the whole city.

The most important thing is that Metasequoia City is still firmly in the hands of Saint Tang!

Compared with the tension caused by the 200,000 Western Xinjiang Alliance crusading army soldiers pressing the border more than two months ago, the whole city has now become much calmer. Although yesterday, the important barrier to the west of Metasequoia, the Pansong Ferry, unfortunately fell into the hands of the enemy, but the people did not panic at all.

Because, from the bottom of their hearts, they felt that the Metasequoia Army of the Zhenjiang Army was an invincible and invincible iron army.

Not to mention, the ghost-faced white-robed army that exists like a god.

"They don't know that the Turkic Iron Cavalry has arrived, otherwise they ......" Li Jiangyao stood at the head of the city, looking at the people who welcomed the army into the city, and couldn't help muttering.

"How else?" Xia Lian stood beside him and asked curiously.

Li Jiangyao took a piece of preserved fruit from her hand, threw it in her mouth, and smacked: "Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have smeared oil on the soles of my feet and slipped away." ”

Hearing this, Huo Liya, who was standing on the other side, couldn't help frowning: "My lord, when you say that, it's too dark, right?" ”

Xia Lian listened to the flutter, and Effentia tugged at Horia's sleeve: "How do you talk to adults?" Do you want to be beaten again? ”

Huo Liya was unconvinced: "I'll tell you the truth, can't I even say anything?" ”

The Turkic princess He Sijia, who had been silent, suddenly said: "County Lord, in fact, General Li is right, unless we can really defeat the Turkic army once, otherwise, they will always be the most terrifying shadow in the hearts of the people in the city." ”

Horia turned her head and asked curiously, "Hesijia, aren't you Turkic?" How do you say that it is as if you really want the Turks to lose the war? ”

He Sijia couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this: yes, why do I think so? Is it because I have been here for a long time that I have unconsciously stood on the opposite side of the Turkic side to consider the problem?

This kind of thinking made her heart tighten, and at the same time she was inexplicably sad.

Li Jiangyao seemed to notice something, secretly glanced at He Sijia, and quickly changed the topic: "County Lord, how is the grain and grass prepared in the city now, is it enough for the army?" ”

Huo Liya said: "My lord, you should ask Xie Tanzhi or Ma Mu this question, why did you ask me?" ”

Effantia grimaced at Horia and replied with a smile, "Lord Qiqi, food and grass are not a problem at all. The day before yesterday, Uncle Duke personally escorted two hundred truckloads of military rations to Metasequoia, filling all the six large granaries newly built by Lord Mamu. I heard Brother Situ Wushou say that the current grain reserves are enough for the people in the city to eat until next autumn's harvest. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded, and asked again: "What about the relay stations everywhere?" ”

Effentia obviously didn't know the situation of the relay station, and didn't answer for a while, Horia shook her head and relieved her: "I have already asked, according to the eleven strategic points deployed by the adults, Ma Mu and Situ Wushou have set up corresponding grain and grass supply relay stations, and now those places have all been stored, which is one step ahead of the grain storage in Metasequoia City." ”

Li Jiangyao was slightly pleased: "Very good." Some time ago, we were marching and fighting, and we lost a lot of grain and grass, and I was worried that there would be a lot of vacancies. Now it seems that there is no need to worry about it at all. ”

"This is thanks to the Effantia and them," Xia Lian said with a smile, "The identity of the Persian merchant is very special, and all the countries in the Western Xinjiang give face, so it is convenient to move, and they help us replenish the secret warehouses everywhere in time." ”

Effantia smiled happily: "We also want to thank my lord, he made my father make a lot of money in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang." ”

Horia was most concerned about things related to the war, and when she heard them say this, she also said happily: "As the saying goes, before the army moves, the grain and grass go first." With sufficient food and grass preparations, the battle will be easy to fight. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded, and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw Lin Feng and Xie Tanzhi walking towards them from a distance. Seeing this, Xia Lian knew that the two of them had something important to report to Li Jiangyao, so they said goodbye, and then walked down the city with Effentia and He Sijia.

Lin Feng and the others walked closer, and Shi Li said, "My lord, county lord, you have worked hard. ”

Li Jiangyao returned the salute slightly, and said with a smile: "You have also worked hard." How's it going to happen with what I explained before? ”

Lin Feng replied with a solemn expression: "Tell your lordship, this is what we are here for. According to the report sent back by the Pegasus Scout and Intelligence Department, not long ago, the Turkic Northern Battalion did send a cavalry, and they entered the territory of our army, without concealing their whereabouts or stopping, all the way to the Ulundu River, and all the seven villages they passed along the way were slaughtered and exterminated, with a total of 482 lives. ”

Xie Tanzhi added on the side: "The Intelligence Department has heard that the commander of this batch of Turkic cavalry is the deputy marshal of the Turkic army, Mohadi. This person is a famous Turkic general, with a high status in the enemy army, and it is said that he is also the head of the Turkic 'Iron-blooded Thirteen Eagles'. His mission this time was to make a long-distance attack on the command center of our army in a vain attempt to repeat the example of the Crescent Bay. ”

Hearing this, Li Jiangyao did not speak, but a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Lin Feng continued: "The spy also heard that Mohadi and Durham are both Turkic deputy marshals, but the two have never been on good terms and have deep contradictions, and this time I don't know what the Prince of the Temple, Ronia, thinks, and even sent Mohadi to fight with Durham. ”

Li Jiangyao raised his eyebrows and asked with interest, "Oh? According to you, he's a slit egg? ”

"My lord, that's not right," Horia said with a smile, "We're not flies, we only have eggs with cracks." ”

Li Jiangyao couldn't help laughing: "The county lord also knows how to joke. But as long as I can mash this rotten egg, it doesn't matter! ”

Xie Tanzhi smiled dumbly: "What the Lord said is right. If you are fighting, you have to find this kind of crack to drill. Lin Feng and I judged that the enemy's next step should not be to rush to force Metasequoia, but to have another plan. ”

"Oh? Why does Mr. Xie think so? Li Jiangyao humbly asked, "Please tell me carefully." ”

Xie Tanzhi said: "Although the enemy occupies the Pansong Ferry, the strength of the Central Route Army of the Western Frontier Alliance does not have an absolute advantage, even if the Turkic cavalry of Mohadi who rushed to reinforce it, it still cannot pose a threat to our Metasequoia City. On the contrary, if they attack the city in a hurry, maybe more flaws will be exposed, and we will catch them and teach them a hard lesson. ”

"Therefore, Master Xie and I both think that they will not be in a hurry to attack," Lin Feng continued: "Needless to say, Alikjiang has already been subdued by the adults, and he doesn't dare to take the initiative to provoke us just for the sake of more than 10,000 hostages." The Turks, on the other hand, were good at warfare and experienced, and were less likely to make low-level mistakes. ”