In a command post south of Saihantala.

Du Zhanjun, commander of the 5th Cavalry Division; Li Lanhe, commander of the 7th Infantry Division; Li Zhenyuan, commander of the 6th Cavalry Division; Zheng Yuliang, commander of the 8th Infantry Division; and others gathered together.

"Li Laoqi,"

Zheng Yuliang looked up at Li Lanhe and said, "Today's attack was led by your 7th Infantry Division. Come on, tell everyone what happened."

"Okay, then I'll tell you."

Li Lanhe smiled and said, "Since your arrival yesterday, we have completed a small part of our mission. As for the remaining large part, you all know that we are waiting for Commander Mu and his men to arrive. According to the message Commander Mu sent us, the general offensive is scheduled for April 26th. Today is April 25th, which means that Commander Mu and his men will definitely arrive in Saihantala this evening or tomorrow morning."

"Therefore, our attack today is to distract the grassland bandits. It is a feint attack, not a full-scale attack."

"Therefore, our 7th Infantry Division didn't even deploy its artillery regiment during the attack. If we scared them away all at once, all the carefully laid plans would be ruined!"

As he spoke, Li Lanhe laughed.

Du Zhanjun, Li Zhenyuan, Zheng Yuliang, and others in the command post were also smiling.

"As envisioned,"

Li Lanhe continued, "Today we'll launch a feint attack to distract the grassland bandits. Also, send scouts to gather intelligence in the surrounding area, paying particular attention to the movements of Commander Mu and his men. Once Commander Mu and his forces reach Saihantala, we can launch a full-scale attack!"

"Today is the last day, and all units can finally get some rest. Especially Zheng Laoba and Division Commander Li Zhenyuan, you've just arrived and traveled a long way, you must be exhausted. Get some rest today, because tomorrow is the day of the big battle!"

Hearing Li Lanhe's words, Zheng Yuliang nodded and said, "Li Laoqi, I understand! In that case, let's watch your performance today!"

Inside the command post, everyone chatted and laughed as they went outside to take out binoculars and observe the situation on the distant battlefield.

On the battlefield, the 7th Infantry Division, rifles in hand, marched across the open field.

To everyone's surprise, the grassland bandits of Saihantala had been hiding in the trenches all along.

"Heh! Are these grassland bandits going to cower like turtles?"

Zheng Yuliang laughed and said, "I've never seen such a cowardly grassland bandit before!"

"Commander Zheng,"

Du Zhanjun smiled and said, "Across from us is Khalhanabele of the grassland bandit king's court, our old rival. It must have been the year before last that Khalhanabele led his troops into the Northeast and fought against us on and off for a year or two."

"In the past year or two, even a fool would have grown up! Look, this Khalhanabele has learned his lesson. When he encounters our large army, he won't recklessly charge straight at us. This explains why these grassland bandits are hiding in trenches this time. They probably want to avoid bullets. They'll wait until the two sides get close before engaging in hand-to-hand combat."

"Oh!"

Hearing Du Zhanjun's words, Zheng Yuliang sneered and said, "These grassland bandits are really dreaming. Even if they hide in trenches, do they think they can escape our attack?"

"Oh right, the 7th Infantry Division didn't use artillery today! No wonder they're so confident. Wait until tomorrow, when they launch a full-scale attack, and they'll realize their mistake!"

Thinking it over, everyone looked at the situation on the battlefield.

As the soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division approached Saihantala, they all pulled the triggers.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bullets flew toward Saihantala.

To avoid alerting the enemy, the 7th Infantry Division did not even use machine guns.

Under the cover of rifle fire, the soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division marched toward Saihantala.

Upon approaching, a battalion commander shouted, "Prepare the grenades! Throw them!"

One grenade after another was thrown into the trenches, creating deafening explosions.

The grenade exploded, sending shrapnel flying all around, instantly piercing the bodies of several grassland bandits.

Blood and flesh flowed freely, and some of the grassland bandits felt aggrieved, cursing angrily: "Damn it! This is outrageous! We haven't even seen Big Dog yet, and so many of our brothers have already died? Why can't we go out and have some fun!"

"Say less!"

One of the generals shouted, "You dare disobey the Prince's orders?"

"What's wrong with Prince?"

The grassland bandit snorted and said, "When has our grassland royal court ever been so humiliated?"

"You talk too much nonsense!"

The general stared coldly at him, glared at him, and said, "When Prince Beile led his eastern expedition, he clashed with the Da Gan army many times. He has his reasons for doing this. If you can't hold back, then go ahead. Nobody's stopping you!"

"this……"

The grassland bandit paused for a moment, then fell silent.

On the battlefield, gunfire continued to rage.

Just as the 7th Infantry Division was about to approach the trenches, the gunfire suddenly stopped.

The 7th Infantry Division has retreated!

Seeing this scene on the battlefield, Karhanabele's doubts deepened.

What exactly are these large groups of people doing?

They were attacking perfectly well, so why did they give up halfway?

Karhana Bele couldn't understand it.

However, two or three hundred corpses remained in the trenches.

The grassland bandits grumbled as they collected the corpses and repaired the trenches as ordered.

Inside the military tent, Khalhanabele sat in a chair, his brow furrowed.

No matter how you look at it, today's attack was somewhat different.

It's an indescribable feeling!

What secrets lie hidden here?

Karhana Beile shook his head and asked, "How's the situation around you? Any news from the scouts?"

“Beile,”

One of his trusted confidants replied, "There's nothing unusual about the surrounding grasslands."

"Yeah?"

Karhana Beile stroked his beard, frowned, and said, "This is puzzling. What exactly are these big shots up to?"

Karhanabele couldn't understand this matter.

The afternoon offensive, however, remained superficial and ineffective.

It ended after a brief, tentative probe.

It's like fiddling with the outside a little bit, but never actually going in.

This probing attack continued three or four times.

Even after nightfall, Karhana Beile still couldn't figure it out.

That night, Karhana Bele still couldn't sleep well.

The daytime offensive was just a probe; at night, they naturally had to guard against a large-scale attack.

Karhana Beile once again personally came outside to inspect the surrounding defenses.

I finally managed to fall asleep in the middle of the night.