Now, the soldiers of Gujiazhuang need to strengthen their training and improve their individual combat skills to make up for their lack of manpower.

After more than ten days of arduous training, the soldiers learned the skills of ambushing, attacking, changing formations, and coordinating operations, as well as various hand gestures and flag signals.

Meanwhile, in the capital, Li Xue and Lord Yao arranged for their trusted confidants to search for Li Guang. They searched a vast area, sending people to search every place they could think of, but all their efforts were in vain.

As the saying goes, one should see the person alive or the body dead, let alone such a large Di Nu horse. Surely there must be some clues at all.

At first, they were very worried, but after searching for more than ten days, they stopped worrying. Li Guang must have escaped this area and may have already returned to Shuixian Village.

After discussing it with Lord Yao, Li Xue decided to send someone to Narcissus Village to check on the situation there and inform Zhao Xian of what had happened in the capital.

After thinking for a moment, Lord Yao ordered the two attendants who had accompanied Li Guang to the capital to return to Shuixian Village and tell Zhao Xian and General Yao what had happened there. The two attendants obeyed and left.

That day, Li Guang received a report that the ancient faction had more than 2,000 troops heading towards Gujiazhuang, and estimated that they would reach the outskirts of Gujiazhuang in about two hours.

Finally, the people from the ancient faction arrived, and this time they mobilized almost half of their forces.

From the perspective of the ancient faction, using so many troops to deal with the remnants of Gu Family Village was more than enough.

Li Guang immediately summoned all the squad leaders and assigned them combat tasks.

"First and second squads, listen up!"

"Your subordinate is here."

"You two will lead your men and ambush them in the bushes on the slope of Erligang. After the ancient forces are defeated, they will pass through this place. You two will lead your team to kill them."

At this point, the defeated army still has some strength. In addition to eliminating their manpower, you should also seize their military supplies.

After these defeated soldiers have fled, there's no need to pursue them. Clean up the battlefield, take the spoils, and return.

"Your humble servant obeys."

The two squad leaders accepted their orders and left.

"Third squad, listen up!"

"Your subordinate is here."

"You lead your troops to ambush at Sancha Bay."

The remnants of the ancient forces have arrived here. They will be eager to cross the river, but there is only one ferry. They will definitely fight over the boat. You lead your soldiers to fight their way out and drive them into the river.

The river here is very deep and will surely drown most of the soldiers. A large number of warhorses will be abandoned on the riverbank; you must bring all of these horses back.”

"Your humble servant obeys."

After the third squad leader left, Li Guang continued to give orders.

"Fourth squad, listen up!"

"Your subordinate is here."

"You shall lead your troops to Lion Ridge, which is thirty miles from here, where there is a peach grove."

The peaches are not yet fully ripe. When the remnants of the ancient forces arrive here, they will surely go to the peach orchard to pick and eat the peaches.

You should ambush them near the peach grove. When they pick peaches to eat, they will put down their weapons. It's best to wait until they climb the trees before launching a full-scale attack to catch them off guard.

It's best not to kill them all; leave a few to go back and report.

"Your humble servant obeys."

The commander of the fourth squad also accepted the order and left.

At this moment, there were many senior members of the Gu family in the main tent. Li Guang's troop deployment just now seemed unbelievable to them.

Before the battle even begins, you know that the ancient faction is doomed to defeat, and you even know the route they will take in their defeat.

Even if the ancient forces were defeated, why didn't they return along the original route, but instead chose that difficult path to return? Isn't that a bit presumptuous?

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, but since Master Gu remained silent, they dared not utter a word.

Li Guang glanced around the tent, knowing that many people had questions about his troop deployment, but he just smiled and continued to give orders.

"The rest of the soldiers followed me out of the village to meet the enemy at the village entrance."

At the village entrance, Li Guang had already set up two high platforms, each with a flag signalman. They held red, yellow, and green flags and were ready to display various flag signals to report real-time information from the battlefield.

Li Guang currently has six squads under his command, which are the main force for breaking through enemy lines. Li Guang has arranged them into six columns, ready to be deployed at any time.

There were still four or five hundred soldiers left, who lined up in a row, ready to meet the enemy.

Before long, dust billowed up ahead as the ancient forces charged in menacingly.

As soon as the ancient forces arrived, they immediately formed ranks, with cavalry at the front and infantry behind.

Because the cavalry in front blocked his view, Li Guang was unaware of what was happening behind him.

Li Guang waved the colorful flag in his hand, and the flag signalers on the high platform immediately responded with the colorful flag. Just as Li Guang had expected, the ancient faction had already set up an ambush formation on all sides.

Soon, one of the enemy's generals spurred his horse forward and began to challenge them.

Upon seeing this man, Gu Huai was immediately enraged and wanted to fight him, but Li Guang stopped him.

"Young Master, you mustn't! This person is trying to lure you into the formation. You mustn't act rashly."

"General Li, this man is the Supreme General of the Ancient Faction, named Qin Gu. He is treacherous and cunning. My two older brothers died at his hands."

"I must capture this man now to avenge my brother."

"Don't worry, now that he's delivered himself to our doorstep, he definitely can't escape. What we need to do is to wipe out the entire ancient sect, rescue your elder brother, and avenge the fallen soldiers. So you must stay calm right now."

"They've already challenged us; should we accept the challenge?"

"Of course we must fight him. Young Master, go and fight him. If Qin Gu is defeated, do not chase after him."

Once they are completely routed, you immediately return to your position.

The ancient forces have already laid an ambush on all sides, just waiting for us to walk into it. Don't fall for it.

The soldiers of Gujiazhuang have been training for so many days precisely to break this ambush formation and ultimately annihilate the ancient sect's forces.

"Yes, General Li, I know what to do. I won't fall for their tricks."

After Gu Huai finished speaking, he spurred his horse to the front of the two armies.

Qin Gu noticed that the other side had sent a general, so he began to sized him up.

Seeing that this man was tall and dignified, carrying a long spear, one could tell that he was exceptionally skilled.

"Who goes there? State your name."

"Your grandfather Gu Huai, Qin Gu brat, give me back my elder brother!"

After Gu Huai finished speaking, he raised his spear and thrust it at Qin Gu.

It turns out he's the youngest son of Master Gu. If I take him down too, the Gu family line will end.

Thinking of this, Qin Gu burst into laughter:

"So it's the young master of the Gu family. Your brother has been talking about you every day and wants you to come and keep him company. You've come at the perfect time."

After Qin Gu finished speaking, he raised his broadsword to meet the spear that Gu Huai was thrusting at him.

The two weapons clashed together, producing a piercing sound. Both sides were so shaken that their arms went numb, and their warhorses involuntarily took several steps back.

It seems the two are evenly matched, and a fierce battle is inevitable.