"Stop them! Stop them!"

Karhana Beile shouted in a deep voice, commanding the grassland bandit cavalry around him to charge in that direction.

Karhana Bele, on the other hand, changed direction and ran wildly towards a place where there were no large troops.

He knew that since the Da Gan Army had already deployed an ambush force here, it meant that the Da Gan Army was extremely confident that it could annihilate them.

We must escape!

After all, they managed to retrieve these new rifles this time!

As long as we take it back, study it, and replicate it, we can turn the tide of battle once we can manufacture such weapons on the grasslands!

With this thought in mind, Karhana Bele ran wildly into the distance.

At this moment, he had already made up his mind to escape, so he didn't pay much attention to the situation on the battlefield.

After more than half an hour of fleeing, Karhana Beile finally escaped.

However, at this moment, only two or three thousand people remained around him.

This time, the army of grassland bandits heading south to Saihantala numbered in the tens of thousands!

The vast majority of these were abandoned in the Gobi Desert by Karhana Beile.

Right now, in the Gobi Desert.

The great battle continues!

However, after the troops of Mu Yunyan, commander of the Northern Military Region, Wang Qinggu, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, and Zhang Le, commander of the 4th Cavalry Division, arrived here, the Da Gan Army had already occupied an absolutely dominant position.

An army of over 60,000 men, consisting of three infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions, surrounded the grassland bandits near Saihantala from three directions and launched an attack.

With overwhelming firepower, the grassland bandits, who were already terrified, were soon completely outmatched.

"It's over, it's over!"

A bandit leader from the grasslands, his face grim and his mood sour, exclaimed, "We're surrounded! There's no escape now!"

"well!"

Another grassland bandit leader sighed, his face full of anger, and said, "The prince actually abandoned us and ran away all by himself! It's outrageous! When I return to the royal court, I will definitely tell the Khan about this!"

"But you still need to be able to escape!"

Sighs echoed repeatedly; given the current situation, it was clear that there was no better solution.

"kill!"

At that moment, loud battle cries rang out again from outside.

Rumble!

Rumble!

The sound of horses' hooves echoed across the Gobi Desert as squads of fully armed cavalrymen galloped toward them.

The killing has begun once again.

The bandits on the grasslands, trapped in the encirclement, knew that all was lost.

Seeing the situation before them, they had no choice but to throw down their weapons and kneel down in surrender.

As more and more grassland bandits surrendered, the Battle of Saihantala ended smoothly by evening.

In a tent located south of Saihantala, Li Lanhe stood at the door, smiling as he looked at the people approaching from afar.

As the visitors approached, Li Lanhe greeted them with a smile, saying, "Commander Mu, you've finally arrived!"

"Commander Li, you fought really well!"

Mu Yunyan walked over, patted Li Lanhe on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "The timing was excellent, not too fast, not too slow. This time, we've dealt a heavy blow to this band of grassland bandits!"

"This is all thanks to Commander Mu's skillful command!"

Li Lanhe chuckled and said, "We are simply following Commander Mu's strategy and fighting step by step."

"Alright, let's go inside and talk about it."

Mu Yunyan and the others stepped into the tent.

Soldiers quickly brought over tea and placed it in front of the division commanders.

Looking at Li Lanhe, Mu Yunyan said, "This battle was quite fruitful. Have you tallied the number of kills yet?"

"Commander Mu, please wait a moment."

Li Lanhe glanced back at the staff officer.

Shortly after, the staff officer brought over a document and handed it to Li Lanhe.

Li Lanhe looked at the documents in his hand and said, "The various units just did a rough count, and the data is not very accurate yet. According to the rough statistics, in this battle, our units annihilated more than 23,000 grassland bandits and captured more than 46,000. In addition, there are more than 20,000 people whose whereabouts are unknown, and they are estimated to have escaped."

"Commander Mu, the data we have now is only a rough estimate. The detailed data is still being tallied by each department and is expected to be available tomorrow."

Hearing Li Lanhe's words, Mu Yunyan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, after all, the great battle has just ended, there's no need to rush."

As he spoke, Mu Yunyan looked at the assembled division commanders and said with a smile, "This time, we were able to achieve such a great victory thanks to the coordinated efforts of all the units. After this battle, another main force of the grassland bandits has been lost. It will be much easier for us to advance deeper into the grasslands!"

"Commander Li,"

Looking at Li Lanhe, Mu Yunyan continued, "Your 7th Infantry Division contributed a great deal to this battle. You will be in charge of cleaning up the battlefield."

"yes!"

Li Lanhe stood up and replied.

"Commander Wang Qinggu,"

Turning to Wang Qinggu, Mu Yunyan said, "The 6th Infantry Division has sent out scouts north to gather intelligence and prepare for the next move. Once our battle here is over, we'll continue north!"

"Okay!"

Wang Qinggu quickly agreed.

"The rest of the units, begin rest and reorganization!"

Mu Yunyan gave the order.

After the orders were issued, all departments began to get busy.

Mu Yunyan also instructed people to send a message to the capital to inform them of the situation here.

After the battle at Saihantala ended, Muyunyan and his troops did not rush north, but waited there.

After all, Saihantala is an oasis in the Gobi Desert, with a small river meandering nearby. Even though the surrounding area is Gobi Desert, the conditions here are much better than in the Gobi.

It was precisely because of the oasis and the river that this place became a stronghold for grassland bandits.

The Great Gan Kingdom would naturally not give up such a stronghold.

According to the plan previously devised by Li Xin, after occupying the stronghold of the grassland bandits, they were to build a city and hold it.

Relying on its strong infrastructure capabilities, it gradually pushed the territory under the control of the Great Gan Kingdom into the depths of the grasslands.

Only in this way can we ensure that the grasslands are completely under the control of the Great Khanate.

Ten days after the Battle of Saihantala ended, the news reached the capital.

The second batch of militia, which had already assembled in the Xuanfu area north of Beijing, was also heading towards Saihantala with truckloads of supplies.

The supplies they carried this time included not only ammunition supplies, but more importantly, cement produced in various parts of Xuanfu.

This cement, once transported to Saihantala, will also become a building material.

What Li Xin wanted was to quickly build a city on the Gobi Desert!