"Hmph! They've retreated?"

Looking at the retreating Samanid cavalry on the battlefield, Li Maoxue, commander of the 11th Infantry Division, snorted coldly and said with a gloomy face, "They think they can just leave so easily? Dream on! Give chase!"

At Li Maoxue's command, the soldiers of the 11th Infantry Division launched a pursuit.

Samanid cavalrymen who were retreating and fleeing were constantly killed, falling from their horses and dying.

Although the retreating Samanid cavalry turned back to fire arrows in an attempt to halt the pursuit of the 11th Infantry Division, it was clear that the range of arrows was far inferior to that of rifles.

The rifle has a longer range and greater power.

During the pursuit, excessive casualties were avoided. Even before entering the Samanid cavalry's arrow range, they were able to firmly suppress the Samanid cavalry.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A dense hail of bullets whizzed through the air, mercilessly reaping the lives of the Samanid cavalry.

This caused the casualty ratio on both sides to rise sharply!

Originally, four or five cavalrymen could take away one large army soldier. However, now, even at the cost of more than a dozen Saman Khanate cavalrymen's lives, they cannot take away a single large army soldier.

The dramatic changes in the battlefield situation greatly shocked Tuli, the general of the Samanid Khanate.

However, faced with such a scene, Tu Li also felt somewhat helpless.

Only now does Tuli understand that the firepower of the Da Gan Army is truly formidable; this is not just empty talk.

No wonder the grassland bandits, who had roamed the grasslands for over a century, were driven out of their fertile grasslands and forced to retreat westward by the large army!

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

Tuli's face was grim as he shouted in a deep voice.

However, the soldiers of the 11th Infantry Division clung to the Samanid cavalry like glue.

They would occasionally rush up and take a bite.

And with each bite, a large chunk of bloody flesh is torn off.

The rules of the battlefield have completely changed!

The casualties in the Samanid Khanate are becoming increasingly severe!

Seeing this, the Samanid Khanate's Grand General Tuli turned ashen-faced and was horrified!

I was careless!

However, he knew that if the current situation continued, the Samanid cavalry would suffer heavy casualties before long.

This was the last thing he wanted to see!

no!

We must find a way!

Immediately, General Tuli frowned slightly and shouted in a deep voice, "Order Gudela to lead five thousand cavalry to intercept the Da Gan army! Quickly!"

"Um?"

His trusted confidant frowned slightly, somewhat surprised.

To think that five thousand cavalry could stop a large army is nothing short of a pipe dream!

He also knew what the fate of Gudra's forces would be.

The confidant hesitated for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, Gudra did not hesitate at all and immediately led his troops to intercept the large army.

Looking back at Gudra's troops left in the wilderness, General Tuli took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice, "Continue the retreat! Quickly!"

A brave man cuts off his own arm!

This is the only way now!

After leaving behind Gudra's troops, Turi decisively led the remaining forces to continue their evacuation at an accelerated pace.

With the 5,000 cavalrymen under Gudra blocking their way, the speed of the pursuing army was clearly slowed down.

"It's numb!"

Seeing this, Chu Yuanxing, the regimental commander of the pursuing regiment, flew into a rage and roared, "Kill them! Kill them all!"

The soldiers of the Da Gan Army immediately abandoned the pursuit and instead divided and surrounded the Samanid cavalry under Gudra's command.

Under the heavy firepower of machine guns and rifles, Chu Yuanxing's troops quickly completed the encirclement and division of Gudra's troops.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Grenades exploded in the open field, and taking advantage of the lulls in the explosions, Chu Yuanxing's troops charged forward with abandon.

In just half an hour, Gudra's 5,000 cavalrymen had suffered heavy casualties, leaving behind bloody corpses on the ground.

Crimson bloodstains stained the Gobi Desert.

Limbs and torsos were severed, and flesh and blood were flying everywhere!

It was like hell!

After suffering heavy casualties, even Gudra was not spared, and was killed by a single bullet.

The remaining thousand or so Samanid soldiers, seeing the encirclement around them, knew there was no hope of breaking out, and had no choice but to surrender.

Just as Li Maoxue's main force of the 11th Infantry Division arrived at the rear, Chu Yuanxing also ended the encirclement and annihilation campaign.

"Commander, the Samanid cavalry haven't gone far. Should we continue the pursuit?"

"The regimental commander, Chu Yuanxing, asked the question."

Li Maoxue raised his head and looked at the smoke and dust gradually dissipating in the distance.

Although the distance is quite far, it is still possible to catch up if one wants to pursue.

Li Maoxue looked back at the soldiers of the 11th Infantry Division behind him, who were full of fighting spirit. Just as he was about to give the order, a scout rode up to Li Maoxue's side.

"Commander, commander..."

The scout said urgently, "We just discovered that during the battle of Lijiacun Valley, an enemy cavalry force detoured eastward, and their target is very likely Suzhou City!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this news, Li Maoxue was horrified.

He never expected that these Samanid cavalry would dare to bypass the rear and launch a surprise attack on Suzhou City!

That's incredibly audacious!

The 11th Infantry Division, stationed in Suzhou, numbered only a little over 10,000 men. Previously, when the Samanid Khanate raided the border of the Daqian Kingdom, Li Maoxue had mobilized almost his entire force.

Suzhou City is now practically a ghost town.

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