At this time, the strength of the Gu Family Village was no less than that of the ancient faction, and the time for a decisive battle with them had come.

The soldiers of Gujiazhuang were greatly encouraged and eager to fight, determined to completely wipe out the Gu faction this time.

Early that morning, the generals arrived at the military tent in Gujiazhuang, full of enthusiasm, waiting for Li Guang to give orders.

"Gu Huai, obey the command!"

"Your subordinate is here."

Gu Huai immediately stepped forward and stood tall with his chest out.

"General Gu led a hundred soldiers to challenge the ancient faction's city gate, saying that they were only allowed to lose and not win."

After defeating them, return along the same route and lure the ancient forces into the large formation we have prepared.

"Your humble servant obeys."

Gu Huai accepted the order and left.

Li Guang looked at Master Gu and said:

"Master Gu, there is another important task that requires your assistance."

"General Li, please give the order. I will gladly die for you."

Master Gu immediately stepped forward, awaiting Li Guang's orders.

"Master Gu led 1,500 soldiers and ambushed near the city gate of the ancient sect's territory."

After the ancient faction's army left the city, Master Gu immediately led his troops to seize the city. At this time, there were fewer than a thousand soldiers in the city, and most of them were old, weak, or disabled. This was the best opportunity for us to take the city.

"I obey your command." Master Gu accepted the order and left.

"The rest of the soldiers will follow me into battle."

"Yes, ma'am."

As for Gu Huai, he led a hundred soldiers to the city of the ancient sect. He was still a little depressed. He had only brought a small number of soldiers to challenge them, and he could only be defeated. After the defeat, he would have to run away. How embarrassing was that?

But there was no other way; it was a military order, and it had to be carried out.

Several hours later, the hundred soldiers he led were close to the city gate of the ancient faction.

A few days ago, the ancient faction led their troops to attack Gu Family Village, thinking that this battle would completely destroy the village, but they suffered a crushing defeat.

Only a few people managed to escape, and the entire army of over two thousand was wiped out, severely weakening the ancient faction.

The head of the ancient faction was eccentric and flew into a rage.

As far as he knew, the Gu family village had been reduced to only about a thousand people, their fighting strength was severely weakened, and they were no longer able to contend with him.

He never expected that such a small number of people could beat them so badly, which he found unacceptable.

This time, he will personally lead his troops to raze Gujiazhuang to the ground.

After several days of preparation, Guai Guai mobilized three thousand soldiers, personally leading the charge, determined to wipe out the people of Gujiazhuang.

With 3,000 troops dispatched, the city had few soldiers left, only a few hundred old, weak, and disabled soldiers.

Just then, someone came to report.

"Reporting to the Ancient Master, the troops from Gu Family Village are attacking the city and are almost at the city gate."

Guai Guai was taken aback. He had just prepared to attack Gu Family Village, but before he could even set off, Gu Family Village was attacking his city. This was a blatant disregard for Guai Guai.

"Who are these people? How many soldiers do they have?"

"The commander was Gu Huai, who brought only one hundred soldiers with him."

"What? He only brought a hundred men and he thinks he can attack my city? Gu Huai is too arrogant!" Guai Guai was furious.

"All officers, follow me out of the city, capture Gu Huai alive, and raze Gu Family Village to the ground."

"Understood."

Immediately, Guai led his three thousand troops, opened the city gates, and rushed out.

Guai took the lead and charged ahead, spotting a group of people approaching from afar.

One hundred soldiers wouldn't even be enough to fill his teeth; the three thousand troops that came out of the city surged towards Gu Huai like a tidal wave.

Before Gu Huai even reached the city gate, he saw a large number of people rushing out of the city and heading straight for their group of about a hundred men.

Gu Huai was shocked. There was no way to fight this battle. He should run away quickly.

Besides, General Li has given orders that only defeat is permitted, not victory. So, leading the troops to flee at this time wouldn't be considered a violation of military orders, would it?

Seeing this, Guai laughed loudly. A hundred soldiers wanted to attack his city? Wasn't that wishful thinking, like throwing an egg against a rock?

This time, we'll crush these people into mincemeat before heading to Gu Family Village.

Gu Huai led a hundred soldiers, running while looking back. The pursuers were getting closer and closer, and he estimated that they would be caught up soon.

At this moment, Gu Huai began to get anxious. He didn't care about himself; breaking through the encirclement was no problem. But the soldiers around him were doomed.

If the reinforcements don't show up soon, they're all doomed.

Gu Huai looked ahead and began to call out in his heart, "General Li, where are you?"

Gradually, the terrain ahead opened up, and the strange pursuers caught up with them. They were only three or four horse lengths away from Gu Huai's soldiers.

Suddenly, several tripwires appeared between the two groups. Guai looked at them strangely and cried out in alarm, but it was too late to rein in his warhorse.

The dozen or so warhorses charging ahead were all tripped up, and the warhorses behind them couldn't stop and collided with the fallen warhorses in front, causing chaos and disarray.

Finally, the group came to a stop. Guai rushed ahead and fell hard. He was then hit by the warhorses behind him and trampled on, leaving him with a bruised and swollen face.

Looking again at Gu Huai's soldiers, they had long since disappeared.

"Damn it, we've been ambushed."

The strange creature was taken aback and hurriedly ordered a retreat, but it was too late. They were surrounded by ambushes on all sides.

This is clearly an ambush formation. Guai is very familiar with this formation. He has a formation master under his command who is good at arranging troops and setting up formations, but unfortunately he has died in battle. Guai himself does not understand formations, and none of his subordinates know how to break this formation.

Once trapped in the formation, the entire army will be wiped out. There is only one way now: break out in one direction. Perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope to escape and a portion of the troops can get away.

For him, there was only one option: to break through the encirclement, return to the city, and preserve his strength.

As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn; one will still have a chance to make a comeback.

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered the rear guard to become the front guard, fight their way out, and retreat back into the city.

However, Guai had no idea how dangerous the ambush formation was, and Li Guang would not give him the chance to break through the encirclement.

Since the strange troops were all trapped in the formation, there was no need to be polite. The flag signalers waved their colorful flags, and the ambushers in the formation received the order and attacked from eight directions.

The strange army of three thousand was quickly scattered and broken into pieces.

It was only then that Guai realized how sinister this formation was, even though Gujiazhuang only had a little over a thousand soldiers, less than half of his own troops.

But before his strange eyes, the place was filled with the soldiers of Gu Family Village, and their soldiers were basically fighting against soldiers from eight directions.

At this point, the strange soldiers had developed a delusion that there were at least tens of thousands of Gu Family Village troops here, and that they were no match for them. They had lost all will to fight and only wanted to escape desperately.

This was the perfect opportunity for the soldiers of Gujiazhuang to kill the enemy. They fought fiercely, and in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, more than a thousand soldiers from the ancient faction were killed.