"Deputy Commander, Deputy Commander..."
However, at this moment, Turgh had completely lost consciousness.
The shouts of the trusted confidants also took the grassland bandit cavalry by surprise.
The deputy commander is dead?
When this thought entered the minds of the grassland bandits and cavalry, it caused them to hesitate slightly in their actions.
In that brief moment, the valiant Tiger Legion soldiers thrust their bayonets forward once again.
Instantly, the grassland bandit cavalrymen died on the spot.
After the Tiger Legion soldiers stormed the city walls, another regiment of troops from the battlefield came to their aid.
With the arrival of reinforcements, the situation on the battlefield changed.
With this shift in power, the situation for the grassland bandits and cavalry became even more difficult.
The battle lasted for more than an hour, and Chengde City was completely captured by the Tiger Army.
Before Commander Sonom could escape, he was killed on the spot.
After the fall of Chengde, the outcome of the battle outside the city was essentially sealed.
Especially after the death of Deputy Commander Turg, there was no way to reverse the situation.
Some of the grassland bandits and cavalry also realized that the battle was going badly and began to retreat.
However, even in retreat, the grassland bandit cavalry suffered heavy casualties in the face of the Tiger Army's attack.
On the other side of the artillery position, Agji led a thousand cavalrymen. He looked at the artillery positions that were ready for battle, and then at Chengde City behind them, where the Xinzi flag was flying. He realized that the situation was not good.
Before the Tiger Legion soldiers could charge in, Agji led his cavalry and fled the area.
The battle lasted until the afternoon, when it ended.
After several hours of fierce fighting, the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Tiger Army finally captured Chengde City at the cost of two to three thousand casualties.
They not only successfully completed their mission, but also annihilated four to five thousand bandits from the grasslands, achieving a great victory!
After the Battle of Chengde ended, Wang Qinggu and Li Lanhe both breathed a long sigh of relief.
The task His Majesty entrusted to them has finally been completed!
Immediately, Wang Qinggu and Li Lanhe also reported the news from Chengde City to His Majesty in Gubeikou.
Meanwhile, Wang Qinggu and Li Lanhe continued to command the Tiger Legion soldiers to clear the battlefield around them, completely cutting off the communication between the grassland bandits in the Qiangziling area and the area outside the pass.
...
Qiangzi Ridge.
Inside the main tent.
Amidst the bustling crowds, wine cups clinked and toasts were exchanged.
A burly middle-aged man sat with two disheveled women in his lap. The women looked distressed but also somewhat helpless.
Inside the main tent, the other burly generals each held a woman in their arms, their hands caressing her.
The woman in his arms struggled, but dared not speak out in anger.
"Haha, let's have a drink!"
The middle-aged man raised his glass and laughed loudly, "The Dongning army isn't so hard to beat after all! We've been here for so long, and they haven't attacked us. It seems they're scared!"
"The Left Tent Khan,"
One of the generals said with a smile, "I'm afraid the Dongning army is too scared to come after hearing of your great reputation, Khan of the Left Guard!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Left Khan, is renowned throughout the grasslands!"
"Hahaha, let's drink, let's drink!"
This middle-aged man was none other than the renowned Left Khan of the Grasslands.
Having fought in numerous battles over the years, accumulating remarkable military achievements, he was deeply favored by the Great Khan. His forces numbered in the tens of thousands, and this time, the Left Khan led an army of 70,000 as the vanguard, breaking through the pass in one fell swoop!
After breaking through the pass, apart from some militia teams, there were not many Dongning troops around to harass them. Instead, they began to plunder with some impunity.
That is why the Left Khan was somewhat excited.
Inside the tent, everyone raised their wine cups, drinking and eating heartily.
However, at that moment, a cavalryman strode in from outside the tent. Upon seeing the Left Khan in the center, he immediately knelt down and said, "Left Khan, something terrible has happened! Something has occurred in Chengde!"
Chengde City?
Instantly, the smile on the Left Khan's face vanished.
He frowned as he stared at the cavalryman in front of him, his face grim as he demanded in a stern voice, "What happened in Chengde?"
"The Dongning army captured Chengde City. Sonam and Turge were killed, and the remaining troops numbered only a thousand or so, and they have already scattered."
The cavalryman spoke.
"What?"
This news struck the Left Khan's mind like a bolt from the blue.
The Left Khan, who had been smiling just moments before, now had a gloomy expression. He pushed away the two women in his arms and staggered forward.
After reaching the cavalryman, the Left Khan grabbed him and demanded, "Say that again?"
"ah?"
The cavalryman's expression changed drastically.
He knew, of course, that the Left Khan had a bad temper.
However, the military situation was urgent.
The cavalryman repeated, "Left Khan, Chengde has fallen, Sonam and Turg are dead..."
"Idiot! Idiot!"
Enraged, the Left Khan threw the cavalryman several meters away.
"What was Sonom doing? Chengde City just fell like that?"
The Left Khan roared in fury.
As the Left Khan, having fought in the south and north for so many years, he naturally knew how important Chengde was to them.
That was their only way to retreat from the pass. If their retreat route was cut off and the enemy took the opportunity to encircle them, they would be surrounded in this mountainous area.
This will be a certain death situation!
That is why the Left Khan was so angry!
The news of the fall of Chengde was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring the hearts of the Left Khan and the other generals in the main tent.
Everyone knew that the situation was extremely dire after the fall of Chengde.
They also knew that the Left Khan had a violent temper.
If they get angry because of this, they won't feel good either.
Moreover, the city of Chengde was also a matter of life and death for every general.
"The Left Tent Khan,"
A general took a deep breath, his drunkenness mostly dissipating, and said, "The fall of Chengde is indeed bad news for us. However, the situation is not entirely beyond saving. Our immediate priority is to scout out the surrounding area and prepare to leave the pass. We cannot stay here any longer!"
"right!"
The Left Khan took a deep breath.
Gradually, he came to his senses and looked at the general beside him, saying, "Shumulu, you immediately take men to scout the surrounding area and pay attention to the movements of the Dongning army, especially in Jizhou, Qian'an, Yuguan, and the capital."
Also, let's take a look around the area near Chengde. Since the route to Chengde is blocked, we need to figure out another way out of the pass as soon as possible.
"yes!"
Shumulu quickly replied.
"in addition,"
The Left Khan narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Assemble all troops and stand by, ready to march out of the pass at any moment!"
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