The place that made the new governor of Western Xinjiang, the Yelun Clan Gemar Khan, extremely dissatisfied, was Metasequoia City.

The Turkic officials left behind by the Prince of the Temple, Ronia, to govern the western frontier, had carefully briefed Gema on the situation of the Metasequoia Army, and at the same time repeatedly emphasized that the Great Khan Ashina had promised the other party the right to enjoy special preferential treatment because of Princess Hesijia.

These special rights are different from those of other western Xinjiang countries, including not paying taxes, not being responsible for the supply of military food and grass, and not participating in the reorganization of the armed forces.

Due to the supreme authority of the monarch of the Turkic Empire, no matter how unhappy Gema was, he could only be helpless about Metasequoia's rude attitude, and there was no other way than to curse indignantly.

However, it didn't take long for Ashina Zhijin, who was far away on the front line in Liangzhou, to suddenly send an edict, ordering the Yakutia Independent Army to pay close attention to the movement of Metasequoia, and if necessary, take the lead in taking decisive action to prevent its bad intentions.

With this gold medal in his hand, Gema Khan was suddenly overjoyed: Damn, this time it can be regarded as a chance to export evil anger!

According to the will of the Great Khan, Gema immediately sent someone to find out the news, and after some careful investigation, Gema Khan accidentally discovered that the Metasequoia guys were really ill-intentioned.

On the one hand, the entire army and civilians of Metasequoia mobilized and strengthened the city fortifications day and night without stopping; On the other hand, they also secretly transported a large amount of manpower and supplies to the Yarumqi Mountains, where they built a huge fortress. What the Turks did not expect was that the Metasequoia Army had been secretly recruiting troops and hoarding grain and grass, apparently preparing for a large-scale war.

As if he had obtained the treasure, Gema Khan hurriedly reported these situations to the front line of the Eastern Crusade, and finally waited for Ashina Mosin's clear order: no need to delay, immediately strangled!

At the sound of an order, thousands of troops moved together.

The Yakutia Separate Legion, which had long been sharpening its knives, immediately entered a combat state.

Although Gema Khan was arrogant, greedy and tyrannical, he was the leader of the second largest Turkic tribe after all, and he led the Yakut army to fight everywhere all the year round, so there was no ambiguity in the battle.

Considering the dangerous terrain of the Yarumqi Mountains and the main force of Metasequoia gathered to defend it, he immediately made a judgment that it was not appropriate to wave the army to attack, but came up with a strategy of "besieging the city and sending reinforcements".

According to his plan, the first part of the Yakut Independent Legion, pretending to be the main Turkic army, set up a position, and attacked the relatively empty city of Metasequoia. When Metasequoia City asked for help from the Yarumqi Mountain Fortress in a hurry, and the army left the fortress and rushed to the aid of Metasequoia, his main force was ambushed in the middle of the road, robbing and killing reinforcements.

But if Yarumqi Mountain received Metasequoia's request for help, he stood by and refused to help, then he took advantage of the situation to storm the city, completely cut off Yarumqi's external contact, and then besiege the mountain and besiege the enemy.

Objectively speaking, this plan is relatively prudent, and it is also very much in line with the operational characteristics of the Turks, which come and go like the wind, and it is very reliable in terms of strategic deployment and tactical feasibility.

The only thing that is unreliable is that not long after this plan was formulated, it was placed on the table of the Zhenjiang Army Command.

The all-pervasive Zhenjiang Intelligence Department has already infiltrated the entire Western Xinjiang Governor's Palace, and the generals of the Yakutia Legion have not yet fully learned of this battle plan, and the Intelligence Department has actually obtained a full set of plans.

Including which troops feint to attack Metasequoia, which troops set up ambushes halfway, which troops to attack long distances, and which troops are strategically prepared, it is clear and clear.

When the Turkic officers at all levels began to convey their own tasks, the corresponding tactics of the Zhenjiang army were released.

In response to Gema Khan's plan, Xu Youchang and Xie Tanzhi tacitly cooperated and played a bigger trick:

The main army stationed in the fortress of Mount Yarumqi was dispatched in advance, secretly transferred to several Tibetan army locations near Metasequoia City, and quietly lurked.

On the night when the Turkic troops in charge of the feint arrived, the Zhenjiang army immediately came out from all directions and launched an all-out onslaught on the Turkic camp.

The Turks, who were the main attackers, were unprepared, and they had received information that the defenders of Metasequoia City numbered no more than 20,000, and their combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the brave and fearless Turkic warriors.

So in any case, the other party will never dare to come out and provoke.

However, no one expected that before their butts were hot, the enemy would surround them, and they had a large number of troops and strong combat power, and they were not a weak and bullying rabble at all.

After two hours of desperate resistance, the Turks, who had been caught off guard, finally gave up the foolish idea of holding the camp completely, left behind thousands of corpses, and retreated in a hurry.

The Turkic army in charge of the feint was forced to retreat, but the Turkic army in charge of the ambush had just entered the position, they had no idea what was happening in Metasequoia City, and they were still waiting for the movement of Yarumqi Mountain with their necks stretched.

It didn't take long for the movement to come.

However, this movement did not come from the direction they were on guard, but from behind them.

More than 10,000 white-robed ironclad knights charged from the dense forests of the valley three miles away, pounced on the back of the Yakut legion, and kicked hard.

The Turks looked confused: Didn't we ambush each other? How could he be attacked by his usual tactics on the plains of the wilderness?

The wolf-like white-robed army burst out with terrifying combat power, instantly overwhelming the bewildered Yakut army, and then a fierce battle ensued.

It was the same two hours, the same desperate resistance, and the Turks, who had no camp to rely on, were even more defeated this time, directly leaving 3,000 corpses and fleeing in disarray.

Until the remnants of the defeated army fled back to the base camp and reported the battle situation one by one, Gemar Khan was still in disbelief: the state, fighting style and results of the two warring sides seemed to have exchanged their identities - the Turkic army was like the Shengtang people, and the Zhenjiang army was more like the Turks.

This inexplicable and unbelievable battle has been more than half a month ago, and it has spread almost throughout the entire Western Frontier at this time.

As soon as Li Jiangyao and the others passed the Zijin Pass, they heard several versions, all of which were descriptions of the battle. Especially in the villages where the Turks are bullied and oppressed, and the common people are hungry and cold, people talk even more mysteriously. What thousands of miles to attack, what to block a hundred, what Yakutia army was beheaded by 100,000, what Gema Khan committed suicide on the spot, almost blowing the Zhenjiang army into a heavenly general.

What's more, there are people who specifically praise the commander of the Zhenjiang Army, the great General Li Jiangyao Li: he is nine feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a face like a crown of jade, and eyes like a star, and he is the reincarnation of Donkey Kong under the throne of Nanjinhua. That night, General Li personally went into battle, holding a five-phoenix Chaoyang knife, two feet long and three feet, weighing one hundred and eighty catties. I saw that he had a sword in his hand, taking the lead, galloping across the country as if he had entered a no-man's land, roaring three times in a row, directly scaring Gemar Khan on the spot, kneeling and begging for mercy.

Li Jiangyao stood by and listened for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Did you see it with your own eyes?" ”

"Nonsense!" The narrator glared at him angrily: "It's almost the same as seeing it with your own eyes!" My second aunt's aunt's third uncle's cousin's nephew's nephew, who served in the Zhenjiang army, saw it with his own eyes, and then told me personally, can there be a fake? ”

"Awesome!" Li Jiangyao gave a thumbs up and praised convincingly: "General Li is really awesome!" ”

From the gossip heard from everywhere, Li Jiangyao and Zhou Xing went to Wucunzhen and gradually came to a rough judgment: In this battle, the Zhenjiang Army did win, and it was a big victory.

Beheading 100,000 is pure nonsense, but it is absolutely possible to destroy nearly 10,000 enemies.

In this way, it is equivalent to really hurting the Yakutia Independent Army, and it also opens up a very good situation for the situation in Western Xinjiang in the future.

Li Jiangyao nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, Xu Youchang, they are good!" Good start! ”

Zhou Xing agreed: "Yes, my lord. When we were on the road before, we were still worried, for fear that the brothers in the western frontier would suffer the secret losses of the Turks. Now it seems that it is precisely the Turks themselves who suffer from the dumb losses. Fortunately, the Reverse Scale Division didn't arrest General Xu back then, otherwise it would be troublesome today, hahaha. ”

Li Jiangyao also laughed: "Who said it wasn't." He was chased by you like a lost dog. If you want to resist, you don't have the guts; I want to escape, but I'm very unwilling, not to mention how tangled. ”

"As the saying goes, real gold is not afraid of fire!" Zhou Xing sighed: "A person, whether he is a hero or a bear traitor, sometimes it really takes time to slowly verify." We handle cases against the scales, and most of them are right, but there are also many estimates of mistakes, alas, I can't say ......"

Li Jiangyao patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, don't be emotional." At the beginning, in the face of the assassination of Commander He, Brother Shen and you were both responsible and impartial, and there was nothing to apologize for. Now that we know who the real culprit is who killed my master, Xu Youchang's charges against their forward battalion can be cleared. Speaking of which, if that fellow Stanley is anything to say, the evidence of the two letters he promised me should have been delivered by now. ”

Zhou Xing's eyes lit up: "Since that's the case, let's hurry up and get to Metasequoia City early." ”

"Not busy, not busy," Li Jiangyao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Right now, the crisis has been temporarily alleviated, so we don't have to rush back." I would like to take a trip to Shanshanguo first and listen to something useful. ”

Zhou Xing knew that Gema Khan's Western Xinjiang Governor's Mansion was located in Shanshanguo, and Li Jiangyao proposed to go there, obviously wanting to touch the bottom of this number one opponent first.

Beiya's anti-scale division is originally from an intelligence background, and he is a master of art and bold, and when he encounters this kind of deed, he often can't ask for it, how can there be a reason to refuse to shirk? So Zhou Xing smiled happily: "But it's up to the adults to make the decisions, and the humble duties are not obeyed, hahaha." ”