"Captain Timur, why do you encourage others and destroy your own prestige? You always spoil the king's fun."
When Huyan Gu saw that Timur had poured cold water on King Zhelan's battle plan, he immediately stood up to condemn it.
Objectively speaking, Timur's words could not be said to be pouring cold water, but were just a reminder of his duty as a general.
But to Huyan Gu, it felt different.
On the way south, Timur and Ogeduo served as the vanguard, conquered the Jingbian military town, and chased Dayin's troops all the way to Wuzhou City, making the first contribution.
King Zhelan praised this highly, and Huyan Gu did nothing but flatter him, so he couldn't help feeling a little jealous.
"Timur, what do you want to say?" King Zhelan was in high spirits, but when he heard Huyan Gu's instigation, he frowned.
"I've encountered Dayin's military formation. Their combined forces are powerful enough not to be taken lightly. I've suffered losses before, so I'm giving you a warning!"
Timur naturally would not pay any attention to Huyan Gu, the flatterer, but he had to patiently explain King Zhelan's questions.
He still remembered vividly the scene more than a month ago when he sent out fifty cavalrymen to intercept one hundred soldiers under Zhong Dahu at the foot of Heituo Mountain.
The combined formation of shield soldiers, crossbowmen and cavalry made Timur's fifty cavalrymen feel like they were facing a moving fortress. They were afraid to charge and could only confront them from a distance, returning empty-handed.
Now Dayin dares to deploy 20,000 soldiers outside Wuzhou City to fight against King Zhelan's army in the field. He must have something to rely on.
The 20,000 Dayin soldiers only defended and did not attack, so the kite-flying tactics of the Northern Di cavalry were ineffective.
If the Beidi troops choose to attack the city, then the 20,000 Dayin soldiers will take advantage of their rest and wait for the opportunity to strike Beidi from behind.
King Zhelan's idea of dividing and conquering is good, but the losses will be great.
"Captain Temur, you have suffered losses only because you are incompetent. Even if Dayin's army is strong, they just haven't encountered our powerful King Zhelan!" Huyan Gu retorted bluntly.
Hearing Huyan Gu bring up the Zhelan King hat to pressure him again, Timur was furious and speechless: "I just want to remind the king and everyone to be cautious. Why does the king always make a fuss?"
"You are questioning the decision of our powerful King Zhelan!"
When it comes to verbal battles, Huyan Gu is no less capable than anyone else in the tent, and Timur is no match for him.
"Timur, are you reluctant to see your tribe suffer casualties?"
Huyan Gu's words seemed to resonate with King Zhelan, who also grew a little angry. "Let me ask you, you originally had a thousand cavalrymen, but now you only have seven hundred and fifty? Besides the casualties, you seem to be short of a hundred men."
Obviously he had known about this situation for a long time, but considering that Timur had made the contribution of breaking the city, he had never said anything.
But now that Timur and Huyan Gu had such a quarrel, King Zhelan brought up this matter to threaten them.
Timur knew that this matter could not be concealed:
"Reporting to the king, I have received a secret report that a dozen Dayin soldiers have infiltrated the Dayin caravan and have passed through Piantou Pass and entered the grasslands."
"So I ordered my commander Hun Gudu to lead his cavalry in pursuit, which is why there are vacancies for a hundred men!"
King Zhelan frowned even more, his expression cold. "You're asking me to send out a hundred cavalrymen to chase down a mere ten of Dayin soldiers. What a big deal! Also, why didn't you report this?"
"When I received the secret report, I had already led my troops into the Zishui River Valley and was busy attacking the Jingbian military town." Timur answered with a stiff upper lip, regretting it in his heart for a long time.
I just want to remind King Zhelan to be careful with Dayin.
Unexpectedly, King Zhelan stood on Huyan Gu's side and blamed Temur for this matter.
"Okay, no need to explain! Then tell me, have your people captured these Shi Dayin soldiers?" King Zhelan asked sternly.
“No news yet.”
Timur replied guiltily, "But it's been seven days since I sent my men in pursuit. They should have been wiped out by now, and they're on their way back!"
Hun Gudu brought a hundred cavalrymen with him, plus Bai Shouren's internal support, which was more than enough to surround and kill a mere Zhao Muyun.
"Timur, considering you captured the city in your first battle, I will not pursue this matter further. I hope you will not hide anything from me in the future."
The Timur tribe was one of the most powerful tribes under King Zhelan. King Zhelan relied on it but was also wary of it.
King Zhelan also took the opportunity to warn Timur of this incident so that he would not lose sight of his own position.
"Okay, all captains, return to the camp and prepare to attack early tomorrow morning." After King Zhelan emphasized again, everyone was about to disperse.
Suddenly, a guard led a dusty man into the tent and said, "Your Majesty, there is an emergency deep in the grasslands. Our tribe is under attack!"
Everyone stopped immediately and focused their attention on this person.
King Zhelan's expression was uncertain: "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
"Your Majesty, not long ago, six small tribes were annihilated. Their camps were burned, their men were slaughtered, and their women and children were displaced..."
What!
There was an uproar in the big tent.
"Do you know who did it?" King Zhelan asked with a gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, according to the descriptions of those women and children, it was done by a group of about ten people from the Dayin caravan!"
King Zhelan looked up at Timur with an unfriendly look: "Timur, you've already sent people to surround and kill them, so why are there still tribes being attacked? What do your people do for a living?"
At this moment, a thousand alpaca horses were galloping through Timur's heart.
The more you do, the more mistakes you make!
I can only blame myself for wanting to kill Zhao Muyun to relieve the hatred in my heart, so I secretly sent people to hunt him down. I didn't expect that the trouble Zhao Muyun caused would be regarded by King Zhelan as my own failure in doing my job!
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