Black Mountain Mouth.

command post.

Li Xin looked at the simple sand table model in front of him and a smile appeared on his face.

The battles that took place during this period in places like Qiangziling, Gubeikou, and Chengde were indeed somewhat fantastical.

However, it was all within Li Xin's expectations.

These grassland bandits also entered the ambush zone.

Currently, there are four massive armies—the Tiger Legion, the Divine Blessing Army, the Divine Machine Army, and the Divine Strategy Army—outside the ambush zone, with a total strength of nearly 200,000!

Such a large force has completely surrounded the mere 50,000 to 60,000 bandits from the grasslands within a radius of nearly 100 miles around Suguanmiao.

With such a large army, Li Xin naturally planned to swallow all the grassland bandits whole.

Looking at the sand table, Li Xin asked, "So, have the grassland bandits in the encirclement made any moves?"

"Reply to Your Majesty,"

The staff officer beside him, holding a baton, pointed at the sand table model and said, "After being surrounded, the grassland bandits around Suguanmiao have been struggling to break out. Today, news came from various units that these grassland bandits attempted to break out in Wudaogou, Fengshan Town, Nanguan Town, Humaying, and other places. However, we ultimately drove them all back!"

"Even a cornered beast will fight!"

Li Xin chuckled and said, "I'm afraid these grassland bandits haven't realized what kind of situation they're in yet! Let them bump their heads again, and they'll understand their predicament when they get hurt!"

"His Majesty,"

Looking at the sand table model, Zhao Bingzhang said, "This encirclement is a bit too large. Shouldn't we put some pressure on them? Instruct all units to tighten the encirclement and reduce the space for the grassland bandits to operate!"

"Uh-huh!"

Li Xin nodded and said, "Currently, the main forces on the outer perimeter of the encirclement are the Divine Blessing Army and the Tiger Legion. Let them gradually advance towards the Suguanmiao area. However, we must be careful and proceed cautiously. This time, we must not let a single grassland bandit escape!"

"clear!"

The staff officer responded and then relayed the order.

Just then, another staff officer walked in.

Upon reaching Li Xin's side, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, we have just received news that a band of grassland bandits crossed the Five Ridges Mountains in the Huma Camp area, attempting to break out. They were discovered by the Divine Protection Army and have been completely annihilated!"

"Cross over the mountain ridge?"

Li Xin couldn't help but laugh, "These grassland bandits are really desperate! Their cavalry has actually crossed the mountain ridge, that's quite interesting!"

"but,"

Li Xin gave a mocking smile and continued, "These grassland bandits are really trying to do something futile! Now that they've come up with this plan, they'll probably be crossing the ridges from other areas as well. Tell all units to be on guard!"

"clear!"

The staff officer quickly responded.

As expected, these bandits from the grasslands, driven to desperation, attempted to cross over several mountain ridges.

However, these efforts were clearly futile in the face of the encirclement by hundreds of thousands of Dongning troops.

After suffering heavy casualties, the grassland bandits were once again driven back.

After a day of struggle and turmoil, the grassland bandits lost another five or six thousand soldiers, reducing their ranks to less than fifty thousand.

Meanwhile, the Left Khan of the Suguan Temple area had a gloomy expression.

The Left Khan, his eyes bloodshot and his expression somber, listened to the reports from various tribes without uttering a word for a long time.

"The Left Tent Khan,"

Shumulu sighed helplessly and said, "The operation to break through by crossing the mountain ridge has completely failed!"

After saying this, Shumulu shook his head helplessly, feeling somewhat depressed.

During this period of time, we have tried all sorts of methods.

After this probing, although they paid a huge price, Shu Mulu was well aware that there was probably a Dongning army several times larger than theirs outside the encirclement!

Only in this way can such a large encirclement be defended so thoroughly that there is not a single flaw!

This situation made Shumulu realize their predicament!

This time, it seems the Dongning army is really going to swallow them whole!

what to do?

Shu Mulu's face was gloomy, and he lowered his head, unable to speak.

The generals inside the room remained silent; no one spoke.

The atmosphere inside the tent was as somber as a cloudy day.

The Left Khan raised his head, looked at the generals present, opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately did not speak.

Just then, a soldier rushed into the tent from outside, knelt on one knee, and said, "Khan of the Left Tent, something bad has happened! News has come from Black Mountain Mouth that the Dongning army is advancing forward!"

"Um?"

This news broke the silence inside the tent.

The Left Khan glared angrily at the soldier before him.

This seemingly ordinary statement, however, contained a meaning that sent a chill down the spine of the Left Khan.

The Dongning army in the Heishanzui area is advancing forward, which means that the Dongning army is about to begin reaping the rewards!

Now, like caged beasts, the grassland bandits are completely helpless against the advancing Dongning army.

If they were allowed to advance slowly by these Dongning troops, their situation would become even more difficult.

The Dongning army is restricting their operational area!

At that point, there really won't be any chance of survival!

"We cannot let the Dongning army's plot succeed!"

The Left Khan took a deep breath and said, "Shumulu, we are grassland bandits! We are the eagles among grassland bandits, we cannot die like this, so pathetic!"

You shall immediately lead your troops to the Heishanzui area to intercept the Dongning army!

Even if I die, I want to die on the battlefield!

"yes!"

Shumulu quickly replied.

He knew that this was the only way now!

Now that the Dongning army is not allowing them to retreat, they have no choice but to fight their way out!

Even if we can't escape, it's still much better than being trapped here!

Immediately, Shumulu led his army toward the Heishanzui area.

Meanwhile, the Left Khan was not idle either, and led the rest of his troops toward Black Mountain Mouth.

This time, the Left Khan was determined to go all in and break through the Black Mountain Mouth defense line!

The news of the large-scale military operation was naturally detected by the Tiger Legion.

"What?"

When Wei Dahai, the commander of the Tiger Legion, learned of this news, he was quite surprised.

He scratched his head, chuckled, and said, "These grassland bandits want to break out from our side? They're dreaming!"

Tell the soldiers to hold their positions, build fortifications, and wait for them to arrive!

"yes!"