Li Jiangyao smiled heartily and beckoned the three of them to sit down and chat slowly.

After Chen Zhen sat down, he said to Li Jiangyao: "My lord, since you returned to the Central Plains, the officers and men of the whole army have been thinking about you all the time. Sometimes when I think about it, I feel like I've lost my soul. ”

"Hahaha, you're exaggerating. I'm not your dream girl, where can I get to the point of losing my soul? Li Jiangyao smiled and said, "Hey, let me ask you, is this the stronghold of the Intelligence Division in Ulan City?" ”

Chen Zhen responded: "My lord, this Maji silk embroidery workshop, even the boss, the proprietress and the embroidery guys, seven people inside and out, all belong to the Intelligence Department. We are in charge of transiting the exchange of information between Ulan and Metasequoia. ”

Zhou Xing was curious: "Transit information? So, there are other of your spies in Ulan City? ”

"That's right, Lord Zhou, there are still a lot of people." Chen Zhen said: "They secretly lurked inside and outside the city, collecting all kinds of information about the enemy, and we collected these news and sent it back to the headquarters. ”

Li Jiangyao was thinking about the Zhenjiang Army in his heart, and asked, "Xu Youchang, how are they?" I heard that I just won a big battle before? ”

Nan Hejin heard him ask about this, and was about to answer excitedly, but suddenly remembered that he had just been reprimanded by Chen Zhen, so he cautiously closed his mouth and looked at Chen Zhen to answer.

I only heard Chen Zhen say: "My lord, it is indeed a big victory!" In this battle, our army annihilated more than 4,000 Turkic Yakut regiments, and all the invading enemies were repulsed. For this reason, Gema was furious and beheaded all the Turkic generals in charge of his command. ”

Then, he told Li Jiangyao and Zhou Xing in detail about the ins and outs of the battle.

Li and the others listened with great fascination, and they were both happy at the victory of the Zhenjiang army. Li Jiangyao said with emotion: "Lao Xu, this guy, is fighting more and more well!" The brethren of the legion are fighting, and your intelligence department is fighting. Well, that's good! ”

Chen Zhen and Nan Hejin couldn't help but glance at each other happily when they heard the commander praise the intelligence department's merits, and their faces showed a look of pride.

Li Jiangyao praised them a few more words, and then changed the conversation and asked, "Have you heard about what happened in the barracks outside the city last night?" ”

Chen Zhen was a little surprised: "My lord, your news is so well-informed!" We only learned about this morning, so we haven't had time to report it to the headquarters. Minami Hejin, let's tell you about the details. ”

Nan Hejin glanced at Li Jiangyao timidly, waiting for his consent.

Li Jiangyao smiled: "Chen Zhen, look at what scared people just now." Nan Hejin, don't be nervous, how is it in normal times, how is it now. I'm your commander, yes, but I'm not a man-eating tiger. ”

When Nan Hejin heard this, he grinned and scratched his head embarrassedly, and then told the news carefully and carefully.

The situation he said was basically the same as that of the Qiuzi officials in the restaurant, but it was more detailed and precise, including the background of several of the military camps in the western Xinjiang involved and the status of the officers.

Li Jiangyao and Zhou Xing nodded again and again, listening and pondering, and finally Zhou Xing asked Nan Hejin: "Do we have our own people in the Western Xinjiang Army?" ”

"Yes, a lot of eyeliner is from our people." Nan Hezin nodded.

Chen Zhen added: "The Shenhua family is all over Western Xinjiang. This time, the Western Xinjiang Army was expanded and reorganized, and many Shenhua people were newly recruited into the army. Among the first few troops to be chaotic last night, there was a battalion of 800 people, from battalion officers to soldiers, all of whom were children of the Shenhua family. ”

"My goodness, so powerful?" Zhou Xing was a little incredulous: "Can they listen to us?" ”

Nan Hejin had an undoubted expression on his face: "As long as the prince's token is revealed, which Shenhua clan will dare to disobey?" ”

Li Jiangyao knew more about the situation of the Shenhua family than Zhou Xing, so it was not surprising that he was concerned about other aspects: "In addition to the children of Shenhua, how much can we influence the troops of other countries?" ”

Chen Zhen seriously analyzed: "The contradiction between the Western Xinjiang Army and the Turkic Army has been going on for a long time, and the conflict last night was just a concentrated outbreak. When attacking Metasequoia before, the reason why Gema did not send a single soldier of the Western Xinjiang Army to fight was precisely because of the concern for their loyalty. In this case, with a little bit of means, we will definitely be able to turn against many people. ”

Zhou Xing was overjoyed: "Wouldn't that be able to disintegrate the Western Frontier Army from within?" ”

Chen Zhen nodded: "Yes." That's what we planned in the first place. However, there are some new changes in the situation, which may interfere with some of our previous deployments regarding the rebellion against the Western Xinjiang Army. ”

"What's new?" Li Jiangyao asked.

Chen Zhen didn't answer and asked: "My lord, do you know why the Turks, who have always been arrogant and domineering, in the face of the protest and confrontation of the Western Xinjiang Army yesterday, will endure it?" ”

Li Jiangyao and Zhou Xing were a little puzzled by this and shook their heads.

"Because they are now empty of troops!" Chen Zhen explained: "Before, the Yakutia Independent Legion that stayed in Western Xinjiang with the governor Gema Khan, with a total of more than 80,000 soldiers and horses, was defeated by us and killed thousands of people, but the main force is still there. According to common sense, 70,000 elite Turkic troops, whether it is to hold various vassal states, or to suppress the 150,000 newly formed Western Xinjiang Army, are more than enough. But no one expected that not long ago, the 40,000 troops under Gemar were suddenly transferred. ”

"Forty thousand people were transferred?" Li Jiangyao's eyebrows tightened: "Where to transfer?" East or West? ”

Chen Zhen then said, "Well, it's all going east. It seems that the war in the imperial capital is tight, and the Turks can't bear it. ”

Li Jiangyao wondered to himself: "It shouldn't be." Not to mention how fierce the battle was on the imperial capital, just as the western frontier was the rear, it should not be so contemptuous. Besides, they have just suffered a defeat, losing their troops, where do they get the confidence to dare to use fewer troops to deal with us? ”

"We don't know exactly why." Chen Zhen said: "However, in this way, there are only more than 30,000 Turkic forces left in Gema's hands. To guard the ghost desert of the western frontier, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as overstretched. ”

Zhou Xing couldn't help but laugh and said: "No wonder the Turks endured this breath last night, they dared to love because they had unspeakable secrets." Once it starts, it will cause the entire Western Xinjiang Army to blow up the battalion, and the more than 30,000 Turkic soldiers may not be able to suppress more than 100,000 Western Xinjiang people. ”

Li Jiangyao pondered for a moment, and then asked Chen Zhen: "The new change you are talking about should not be just the transfer of 40,000 Yakut troops to the Eastern Front, right?" ”

Chen Zhen nodded: "Just this morning, Gema Khan summoned all the generals of the Western Frontier Army and announced that he would speed up the reorganization of the army. He arranged for 12,000 Yakut soldiers to directly join the battalions of the Western Xinjiang Army and mix them into four new divisions. Each division maintains a strength of about 33,000 troops, with the Turks as the main generals, and the generals of Western Xinjiang as deputy generals to assist in command. ”

Nanhejin added: "In this way, the original establishment of the Western Xinjiang Army has been almost completely disrupted, and if you want to continue the rebellion, you have to readjust the plan." We were about to send this news to Metasequoia and report it to General Xu and Master Xie for their decision. ”

Li Jiangyao thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, since Lao Xu and Lao Xie have been in charge, then they are still based on their strategy." I'll settle down and see what happens next. You two work hard, go with Lord Zhou and call his other three brothers here, and let's talk slowly in the evening. ”

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The Yakutia Corps again moved to the Eastern Front, and it was true.

After conquering Xiao Pass, the Turkic army divided hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expeditionary troops and horses into three routes, led by three generals and acted separately.

The old marshal Helian Xiong led his legions, bypassed the imperial capital, and continued to attack and advance eastward, aiming directly at Tongguan. According to Ashina's meaning, he wants to strive to take this strategic place connecting the Central Plains before Xie Guang.

Prince Ronya, Prince of the Temple, commanded the Third Legion of the Golden Clan, with the assistance of the Marquis of Durham and General Duolun, to attack the Hanzhong region and pursue the retreating Saint Tang court, hoping to completely destroy the ruling system of the imperial dynasty.

The most important task, the attack on the imperial capital, was snatched by the Khan's eldest son, His Royal Highness Chili.

Chili's idea was very simple: he wanted to be the first to enter the imperial capital and become the hero who buried the Holy Tang Dynasty with his own hands, so that he could not only lay the foundation for his own throne, but also leave the most glorious and glorious record in the history of the Turks.

In the eyes of Prince Tanli, it seemed to be a huge pit of the battle of the imperial capital, but it became a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Prince Akari's heart.

The Great Khan Ashina Jin set up his golden royal tent in Beizhao Temple, eighty miles west of the imperial capital, as the presidential headquarters of the entire Eastern Expedition, coordinating the actions of various legions.

Prince Chili led 180,000 men from his headquarters, plus 110,000 Turkic tribal troops and 100,000 subordinate troops from Western Xinjiang, totaling nearly 400,000 troops, to advance into the capital of the Holy Tang Dynasty and encircle and blockade the entire city.

On the tenth day after the siege, the long-prepared large-scale siege battle was finally in full swing.

Chi Li sat on his war horse, looking at the majestic imperial capital city in the distance, and couldn't help but feel complacent. With a wave of his hand, he ordered all the troops under his command to launch a fierce attack on the twelve gates of the four walls of the imperial capital at the same time.

According to his forethought, this battle will not be too difficult to fight.

Although the imperial capital city is high and deep, and the defense system is extremely strong, the defenders in the city at this time are only about 100,000, and they have suffered defeats before, and now they are trapped in a lonely city, so they must be demoralized and have no intention of fighting.

On the contrary, their own side has an absolute advantage.

The strength of the siege army was four times that of the defenders, and the combat quality was far superior to that of Shengtang by several grades. As long as you can maintain a consistent and fierce combat style, create a high-pressure situation, and repeatedly attack the imperial capital from all directions like a wave, you will definitely be able to break the will of the defenders in a short period of time and break through the city defense in one fell swoop.

However, the harsh reality gave Akari a resounding slap in the face!