Chili's proposal was approved by his father Khan. A few days ago, after receiving the report of the governor of Western Xinjiang, Ashina Zhijin also moved the idea of transferring the Yakut army into the customs.

It's just that neither of them, whether it is the Turkic Great Khan or the Turkic Great Prince, neither of them expected that the content of the report sent by Gema was basically the opposite.

It was not the Zhenjiang Legion that was defeated, but his Yakut Legion; Not only was the newly recruited Western Xinjiang Army not reorganized, but it was also in danger of mutiny at any time.

When the Great Khan's order to transfer troops and the prince's personal letter were delivered to Ulan at the same time, Gemar finally tasted the bitter fruit of lying about the army.

If he complied with the order and sent the main force out of the Kanto Expedition, to be honest, he was really a little panicked in his heart. The strength of the Shengtang army entrenched in Metasequoia City and Yarumqi Mountain should not be underestimated, God knows when they will suddenly come over, they don't have enough reliable combat power at hand, what is the difference between them and lambs to be slaughtered?

However, if you do not obey the edict and do not send troops to the east, it will be tantamount to disobeying the order of the Great Khan and will be regarded as a crime of rebellion. Even if he can be fooled into not being killed in the end, it will inevitably put his ally and son-in-law, Prince Chili, into a very troublesome situation.

After thinking about it, Gemar Khan decided to choose the lesser of two evils, and it was better to carry out the Great Khan's orders first.

When the Zhenjiang army will come, he can't be sure, maybe it will come, maybe it won't come. But when the Blood Guards will come over, he knows in his heart, as long as he dares to disobey, Yun Qianxue is estimated to be there in a blink of an eye.

Attacking Metasequoia City, losing troops and returning from defeat, Gemar Khan not only failed to replenish his combat strength in time, but also had to endure the pain and send 40,000 main forces to the front.

At this moment, he felt a little restless.

It is precisely because of this that Gema attaches more importance to the reorganization of the Western Xinjiang Army, although several major countries have sent envoys, half persuading and half protesting to remind him: The steps of the mixed reorganization of the Western Xinjiang Army are a bit big, and such a hurry may cause a big mess.

But Gema didn't listen at all.

If he doesn't hurry up and put these hundreds of thousands of troops in order, the next chaos may be even bigger.

According to the spies' report, the movements of the Zhenjiang army have become more and more frequent recently, and the movements have become more and more intense. In the vast area, including the cities of Daban, Pai, and Homnitz, there were many large-scale scout cavalry of the Zhenjiang Army. The farthest ones even reached the territory of Shanshan and Qiuzi.

It was not a matter of a few people or a dozen people, most of the time, it was a horse team of one or two thousand people, so swaggering to carry out armed patrols. Occasionally, he became arrogant, and even broke directly into a nearby town to settle down and rest.

The surrounding vassal states came to complain, because all their soldiers and horses were sent to Ulan City, except for the pitiful strength to defend the royal court, the other territories were unattended at all, and they could only watch the Zhenjiang army come and go freely as if they were visiting their own backyard.

In this way, Gema Khan did not dare to take it lightly.

In addition to continuing to speed up the reorganization of the Western Xinjiang Army, he also did another thing - to send messengers back to the Yakutia steppe of the Western Continent, mobilize the troops of the Yelun Clan and some subordinate tribes, and rush to the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang as soon as possible to reinforce them.

Just when Gema was hurriedly making various preparations, his old enemies, Xu Youchang and Xie Tanzhi of the Zhenjiang Army, unexpectedly came to the base camp of the governor of Western Xinjiang - Wulan City.

Along with Xu Youchang, there were also Du Jian, Huo Liya, Kuliban, Effantia, Montenegro, Yudra, Situ Wushou and Ma Mu, and the core members of the Zhenjiang Army were all present.

The reason is simple, their commander is in Ulan City.

When Li Jiangyao saw everyone, he couldn't help but exclaim: "You won't be crazy, right?" If Gemar receives the news, he only needs to send a thousand iron cavalry to encircle and suppress it, which is equivalent to destroying the Zhenjiang army! ”

Xu Youchang completely ignored Li Jiangyao's taunts, rushed up and hugged him: "Brother, you're finally back!" I miss us! ”

Xie Tanzhi stood beside him, looking at them with a smile, his eyes full of fiery and determined expression.

"Loosen it for me!" Li Jiangyao struggled to break free of Xu Youchang's embrace, "Two big men, hugging and hugging, don't you feel embarrassed?" ”

Xu Youchang grinned, then took a few steps back, saluted seriously, and said loudly: "The acting commander-in-chief of the Saint Tang Town Xinjiang Army and the chief general of the First Army of the Wind - Xu Youchang, see your lord!" ”

The rest of the generals followed closely behind him, lined up in the same way, and respectfully reported.

"Humble position, the main book of the Saint Tang Zhenjiang Army, Xie Tanzhi, see your lord!"

"Du Jian, the commander of the Second Army of the Zhenjiang Army, see your lord!"

"Horia, the commander of the Third Army of the Thunder Thunder Army of Shengtang Town, is ordered to report for duty! See Grown-up! ”

"The commander of the Fourth Army of the Shenhua of the Shengtang Zhenjiang Army, Montenegro Yao Mirkiz, salute the commander!"

"Shi Yudra, the director of the intelligence department of the Zhenjiang Army, see your lord!"

"The commander of the Zhenjiang Army is the commander, Situ Wushou, see my lord!"

"The county commander of Metasequoia County, the county commander of the Zhenjiang Army, Ma Mu, the chief quartermaster of the Zhenjiang Army, is ordered to report for duty!"

"Sima of the Zhenjiang Army, the patriarch of the Shenhua family, Kuliban, report to your lordship!"

"Auxiliary quartermaster of the Zhenjiang Army, Persian merchant mission Effantia, see your lord!"

Finally, Xu Youchang said loudly: "On behalf of the 100,000 soldiers of the whole army, we welcome the return of the commander!" ”

After that, he and a group of colleagues knelt down on one knee and bowed to Li Jiangyao.

Zhou Xing, who was standing on the side, was excited by the unique blazing atmosphere of the army, he thought that Li Jiangyao would quickly step forward to help everyone up, and then say something to boost morale and express condolences and gratitude, but he didn't expect that Li Jiangyao was standing quietly in place with his hands behind his back, silently scanning the generals of the Zhenjiang Army kneeling in front of him.

After a long time, he said lightly: "You did a good job before, and you lived up to my expectations." I...... Very satisfied. ”

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In the back hall of the Maji Silk Embroidery Workshop, Li Jiang sat in the center, and the generals sat on both sides in turn.

Li Jiangyao glanced at everyone and couldn't help but smile: "This place is only a thousand steps away from the king's tent of Gemar Khan. The generals of the Zhenjiang Army actually held a meeting under the noses of others, and it was interesting to think about it. ”

Xie Tanzhi also smiled: "As the old saying goes, those who are good at fighting will win thousands of miles away in the midst of strategizing." We are strategizing in the enemy's camp and winning in the western frontier! Those who are not bold and careful dare not do it. ”

Xu Youchang introduced to Li Jiangyao: "Everyone was originally scattered in all directions, but as soon as they heard that you were back and still in Wulan City, they immediately decided to come to converge. The brothers of the Intelligence Department took the lead and secretly controlled the situation in various parts of the city to ensure that there was no mistake. At the same time, along with us, there were 5,000 ghost-faced white-robed troops and 5,000 ironclad cavalry troops, who were stationed in the dense forest thirty miles outside the city. As soon as the signal is given, within half an hour, you can kill here. ”

"In addition, Master Xie also specially arranged for three hundred elite white-robed troops, disguised as various identities, and infiltrated Wulan City." Yudra added: "They are lurking near the Ma Ji Silk Embroidery Workshop at the moment, ready to be dispatched at any time. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded when he heard this: "Well, I can rest assured that you are doing things." I've been gone for nearly half a year, what is the specific situation of the troops? ”

Seeing the commander's inquiry, the generals hurriedly reported to him one by one according to the tasks they were responsible for. From conscription, training, fortifications, and equipment, to grain, grass, money, intelligence, and government affairs, everything is very small.

Li Jiangyao listened very carefully, and asked questions carefully from time to time, and everyone present went through the situation all over the situation, which took two hours.

When the last person finished speaking, Li Jiangyao nodded with satisfaction, got up and moved his muscles and bones, and said with a smile: "After chatting for so long, my stomach is hungry." I think let's get some food and drinks first, let's talk while eating, and I'll tell you about my experience in the Central Plains. ”

Nan Hejin had already prepared a banquet in advance, and after receiving Li Jiangyao's instructions, he immediately ordered his subordinates to set up a banquet and serve all kinds of delicacies and wines to the table one by one.

Li Jiangyao touched the bottom of the wine glass and told everyone with a smile about his adventures in the Central Plains.

He first talked about the danger of the uninhabited wilderness in the Qilian Mountains, and then talked about the beautiful assassin Lian Ji who happened to assassinate Cheng Guogong, and then decided to go to Luoyi to assassinate Xie Guang, but he happened to meet Shi Shenlie, the director of the Reverse Scale Division, and was entrusted by him to command the rescue of the prince and Murong Xue, after that, he planned to run to kill Prince Tanli and destroy the alliance between the Turks and the rebels, but he didn't expect to accidentally learn from Tanli that Metasequoia City was targeted by the Yakut army.

Worried about the safety of his brothers, he and Zhou Xing of the Reverse Scale Division teamed up and quickly returned to the western frontier.

Listening to him narrate his past experiences like a storyteller, all the generals were stunned and looked at each other. If it weren't for the testimony of the flag envoy of the Beiya Reverse Scale Division next to him, they would have inevitably suspected that Li Jiangyao was bragging.

Bizarre twists and turns, righteousness first, witty and brave, heroic! Their commander-in-chief deserves the admiration of all!

At the same time, everyone was also very emotional, and they were all worried about the fate of the Holy Tang Dynasty.

Li Jiangyao smiled faintly and said to everyone: "You don't have to worry about it. I still say the same thing, far away from thousands of mountains and rivers, the safety of the imperial capital and the situation in the Central Plains, we can't reach it. There are emperors, princes, Murong Xue and Brother Shen, brothers of the Reverse Scale Division and various Saint Tang soldiers, who will do their best to defend the country and the people. Let's complete our mission well is to make the greatest contribution to Shengtang! ”

Xie Tanzhi agreed: "Your Excellency is right. Many of the strategic trends you analyzed for us at the beginning have been fulfilled one by one today, and the meaning behind them has become even more extraordinary. In half a year, as you expected, Xijiang has undergone drastic changes. Due to the tremendous pressure of the long-term war and the insatiable extortion of the Turks, the life of the common people became more and more miserable, and not only the people at the bottom were boiling with resentment, but even the royal families and nobles of various countries could not bear it. Xijiang is now like a huge powder keg, finally stuffed to the brim and about to explode. ”

Xu Youchang continued: "Now there is only one fuse missing!" The new governor, Gema Khan of the Yelun tribe, is simply a divine assist from heaven. Judging from the current situation, he is the cute fuse. This guy, with a continuous unbelievable big move, is pushing the entire Western Regions into a desperate situation! ”