The Loulan Army finally sounded the clarion call for a full retreat.

Alike Jiangkong had several times the strength of his opponent, but because of the unexpectedly clever tactics of the Metasequoia garrison, the Loulan army was surrounded by a pincer attack from both front and rear, and was completely trapped in a passive position.

The brave and sturdy ghost-faced white-robed army was still attacking back and forth, messing up Loulan's entire rear camp; and the metasequoia infantry formation attacking from the front was also extremely brave, and the Loulan front that was responsible for resisting them was

With speed visible to the naked eye, they were forced to retreat steadily; what was even more terrifying were the five thousand black armored cavalry who suddenly came out from Metasequoia City. At this moment, they had successfully broken into the flank of the Loulan camp, and they were about to

To join up with the white robe army in the rear.

If he really had to wait until the opponent's two cavalry groups successfully joined forces, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him, Alik Jiang, to escape unscathed.

Therefore, the proud King Loulan had to order the troops to withdraw across the board.

When the order was issued, the entire Loulan army changed formations one after another. Some camps with relatively complete combat strength quickly moved closer to the Alik River, and then formed a relatively stable formation and retreated backwards. Those soldiers and horses who had been scattered were scattered.

, then according to the instructions of flags and trumpets, they each left the battlefield and fled towards the camp in the rear.

Xu Youchang saw that the other party had made up his mind to retreat and that the entire command system had not completely collapsed, so he stopped fighting. He also issued instructions and led the cavalry troops to drive the Loulan people only symbolically for three or four miles, and then turned around.

They rushed back and, together with the infantry phalanx that stayed in place, surrounded the Chechi regiment that had not yet left in two directions.

At this time, King Geerhan of Chechi couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed.

Fight? I really don’t have the guts, and of course I don’t have the strength. Should I withdraw? I’m worried that my slightest move will cause misunderstanding from the opponent, which will lead to a violent attack. In desperation, with less than 30,000 soldiers and horses, I have to follow.

Together with the king, they stayed in place silently, facing each other face to face with the Metasequoia Army.

Geerhan sat on the saddle and looked at the majestic black-armored general opposite who was holding a spear. He seemed to be the top commander of the metasequoia army. He didn't know if he could be the legendary Lieutenant Li Jiangyao.

He was thinking secretly when he suddenly saw the black-armored general conferring with the two officers next to him for a few words, and then waved his hand in his direction.

Huh? What do you mean? Call me over?

Geerhan and his subordinates were hesitant, not knowing whether they should go over or who should be allowed to go over. At this time, they heard the black-armored general shouting: "It's been a noisy day, let's break up! It's time to go home for dinner.

La!"

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In the open space between the Loulan army camp and the Chechi army camp, a bonfire was burning. The Turkic Marquis Durham, Iron Pigeon General Duolun, Loulan King Alekjan and Chechi King Geerhan were surrounding them at this time.

Sitting next to the campfire, arguing fiercely.

Behind them stood a circle of Turkic golden-armored guards, and not far outside the circle were hundreds of Loulan soldiers and Chechi soldiers. The two sides were clearly separated and lined up on both sides.

I only heard Duolun complaining about Geerhan: "My King, what on earth are you doing? I asked you to go to the alliance leader's tent for a meeting to discuss. If you don't come, you won't come. In the end, you have to choose this place."

It’s a hell of a place to drink the wind. Isn’t it cold?”

Alek Jiang sneered and said sarcastically from the side: "General Duolun, he has a guilty conscience and is afraid that I will kill him!"

"Fart! Why do I feel guilty?" Geerhan couldn't help but said angrily: "To be honest, I'm really afraid that you will do something dirty, so that you can blame me for the defeat!"

Alek Jiang thrust the Nine Star Blade into the ground and yelled at the same time: "You bastard! This alliance leader wants to convict you of colluding with the enemy. Otherwise, how can you be worthy of my brothers who died?!"

"

Geerhan first glared at the other party, and then quickly defended Durham and Duolun: "Master Marquis, General, this bastard Alek Jiang is definitely the first to complain. His subordinates have no military discipline.

During the rotation battle, he was greedy for life and ignored friendly forces, directly exposing the flanks of our four square formations to the Metasequoia Army, creating an opportunity for the white-robed cavalry to raid our army; after that, Alekjiang became frantic again and ordered his subordinates to

The two of you must have witnessed the shooting of the retreating General Chechi. We ask the Marquis and the General to uphold justice for us for today's blood debt!"

"Oh my God, do you still have the nerve to demand justice from the Duke?" Alek Jiang shouted emotionally: "Gerhan, tell me, in today's battle, your Che Chi army was not only being chased like sheep, but

It’s the same, running around for your life, but have you ever really fought against the other party?”

Geerhan couldn't help being slightly startled when he heard this.

Now that I think about it carefully, during the whole day's battle, Chechi's army did not engage in a real battle. They first watched the excitement all morning, finally received the order, and sent four phalanxes out, but they had not arrived yet

On the front line, the ghost-faced white-robed army suddenly appeared and killed more than 2,000 people inexplicably. Then on the way back, the Loulan army shot down another 1,000 people.

Then, they became spectators again, watching helplessly as the Loulan people were beaten by the Metasequoia garrison, and they did not fight even once until they finally withdrew from the battlefield.

Seeing that Geerhan was at a loss for words, Alikjiang immediately became energetic and continued to press hard: "Gelhan, please explain it to me in front of the Marquis and the general. Today, when our army encountered an enemy attack from both sides,

, why are you driving late and have nothing to do? There are more than 30,000 people, and you feel relaxed as if you are on an outing. Moreover, the metasequoia infantry phalanx is very close to you. It does not attack or make a surprise attack, but just flirts with you. You say,

Why didn't they attack you? And why did they let you retreat to the camp safely in the end? What collusion did you have secretly? Tell me!"

When Geerhan was questioned by Alike Jiang, he couldn't help but become anxious. He stood up immediately, pointed at the other person and cursed: "Alike Jiang, don't even think about losing the battle, just take all the blame."

Push me! I, I, I...how do I know so much? Why? Aren't you the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces? You led your 80,000-strong army and were beaten into a bear-like state by 20,000 soldiers and horses, and you still have the face to do so.

Are you trying to make a show of being the leader of the alliance with me? I—bah!”

Alik Jiang raised his sword eyebrows, pulled out the nine-star blade from the ground, pointed at Geerhan's nose and shouted angrily: "Do you have the guts to tell me again?!"

"Just say it, are you afraid of it?" Geerhan pulled out the scimitar from his waist: "If you have the guts, come with it! If you have the guts, come with it! You can't beat Metasequoia City, so you want to bully me?"

"Shut up!" The Marquis of Durham grew more and more angry as he listened. He roared to calm the two people who were at war with each other: "Aren't you embarrassed enough? Why didn't I see you two so brave during the day?

?”

Upon seeing this, Duolun was afraid that both sides would not be able to come to power, which would eventually affect the Turkic Empire's overall strategy. He hurriedly mediated: "Okay, okay, your two highnesses should calm down first. After the defeat, everyone felt unhappy. This

It’s really normal. Let’s not blame anyone anymore. Come on, sit down, sit down and talk slowly.”

Duolun persuaded Alekjiang to comfort him and sit down, then he put away Geerhan's knife and kept trying to smooth things over between the two sides.

Durham stared at them, curled his lips, and snorted: "If you were so smart on the battlefield today, I wouldn't have to suffer this cowardice with you!"

"Okay, my good Lord, please stop talking." Duolun gave a helpless smile: "Before coming here, His Highness Geerhan and I reminded everyone that you must not underestimate Metasequoia City. This time you

I think you and His Highness Alekjiang finally believe it. Let me tell you, Metasequoia is a really evil place!"

Durham glared at him angrily, but opened his mouth but said nothing.

Objectively speaking, the performance of the Metasequoia garrison today, especially the combat power of the ghost-faced white-robed army, is indeed amazing.

If it were the main Turkic force or the Shengtang Legion, this situation would be easy to understand, but the opponent is just a group of rabble trapped in an isolated city. It is not even a second-rate regular army. It can actually rank Western Xinjiang first in one move.

The Loulan soldiers and horses were so beaten that they couldn't find their way. It was simply unbelievable.

Seeing that they had stopped arguing for the time being, Duolun said in a deep voice, "I wonder if you guys have noticed, but there are a lot of strange things about the way the White Robes fought today."

The other three people were not in a high mood, so no one answered. They only listened to Duolun continue: "The white-robed army held back all morning and suddenly moved out, just when Loulan, Chechi, and the two armies were rotating. Moreover,

They chose to attack on the side of the Loulan Army. When they saw the Loulan Army retreating at an accelerated pace, they did not pursue it. Instead, they attacked the advancing Che Chi Army. Isn't it strange?"

After he said this, Durham and others began to think about it, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

Duolun continued: "When the four square formations of Chechi were broken up, the other side did not start fighting on the spot, but just like herding sheep... I'm sorry, Your Highness Geerhan, I was just making an analogy... White Robe

The army was like herding sheep, forcing the troops and horses to run toward the main formation."

"Well, it's true," Alek Jiang said, "It's because of this that I had to order the archers to shoot. Once the Che Chi army breaks the defense line, the entire army will be in danger."

Duolun nodded: "However, none of us expected that the real target of the White Robes Army was actually the joint between your two armies. Although the Marquis and I happened to have left beforehand at that time, we later heard the descriptions of the Loulan generals.

, and also roughly know the situation of the White Robes. From the beginning to the end, they were avoiding the interception of the Loulan cavalry and specifically selected the infantry to attack, which disrupted the entire formation."

Geerhan thought for a moment and was puzzled: "The two armies confront each other and charge and kill repeatedly. The scene is often very chaotic. How can they select and devour the fat with such precision?"

"Yes, this is too strange." Geerhan was also puzzled: "Thousands of troops and horses are fighting together, and it is not easy to figure out the direction."

"The key issue is at the top of the city," Duolun said mysteriously: "Didn't you notice? Before the White Robes went to battle, a red flag suddenly erected on the Metasequoia City. Every time it waved a few times, the white flag

The army will have a new target to attack."

Alek Jiang was extremely shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help asking: "General, you are in the rear formation, further away from Metasequoia City than I am, and you can even see this clearly? Are you lying?"

Durham waved his hand aside: "Doron is not lying. He is the leader of our Turkic Iron Pigeon Army, and he has excellent eyesight. It is said that even a few legs of a bee can be seen clearly from a hundred steps away."

"What the Marquis said is an exaggeration," Duolun said with a smile: "However, my eyesight is indeed better than ordinary people. I vaguely saw today that the person waving the red flag was a young man. If I expected it to be true,
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