It must be said that the Left Khan was indeed a seasoned general with extensive battlefield experience and extremely keen insight on the battlefield.
When the news of the fall of Chengde reached the ears of the Left Khan, he immediately ordered an investigation into the surrounding area.
Although Chengde had fallen and its retreat route was cut off.
However, during this period of gathering information, the Left Khan also learned some unexpected news.
Is Li Xin, the commander of the Dongning army, at Gubeikou?
Is the Gubeikou area short of troops?
When this news was presented to the Left Khan, his first reaction was disbelief.
After all, Li Xin, the commander of the Dongning army, is now the emperor of the Daqian Dynasty, not the vassal king he was in Dongning.
How could they possibly risk their lives to go to Gubeikou?
Secondly, even if Li Xin really was at Gubeikou, how could he be without troops around him?
This looks like fake news no matter how you look at it!
However, the facts are right in front of us.
The information that came back indicated that Li Xin originally intended to lead 20,000 troops to support Gubeikou.
However, Li Xin's 20,000 troops had gone to Chengde City some time ago, and the troops that have now captured Chengde City are Li Xin's original guards.
After the 20,000 troops attacked Chengde, the garrison around Gubeikou was almost wiped out.
Li Xin only had two or three thousand men left by his side.
Even though he was somewhat skeptical, the Left Khan carefully analyzed the intelligence and compared it with the troop movements in the surrounding area.
Finally, the Left Khan came to a conclusion.
The Gubeikou area is extremely short of military personnel.
Regardless of whether Li Xin is at Gubeikou or not, it is still very possible for him to break through from this area!
Moreover, if Li Xin is in Gubeikou, that would be an unexpected bonus!
If Li Xin hadn't been at Gubeikou, they would have been able to break through successfully!
Therefore, these are all good options!
After the Left Khan reached this conclusion, he did not immediately order a breakout. Instead, he cautiously sent scouts to continue to investigate the situation around Gubeikou.
In addition, he instructed scouts to keep a close watch on the movements of the army in Jizhou, Qian'an, Yuguan, and the capital.
Even if Gubeikou is indeed short of troops, there's no guarantee that this won't be a trap!
Only by being cautious can one succeed!
The Left Khan has always been quite cautious.
It was precisely because of this caution that the Left Khan left 10,000 elite grassland bandits in Chengde City when he entered the pass, to guard his retreat route.
And now, because of caution, the Left Khan is looking ahead and behind.
After several reconnaissance missions, the scouts sent out were convinced that the Gubeikou area was sparsely populated and was a good route for a breakout.
The current Left Khan is no longer concerned about news of Li Xin from Gubeikou.
Whether Li Xin is there or not, the Left Khan will break out from the vicinity of Gubeikou.
After all, this was their last hope.
After confirming the route, the Left Khan immediately ordered the grassland bandits in the Qiangziling area to assemble and head towards Gubeikou along the mountain road.
However, what the Left Khan was unaware of was that after they made this decision and the steppe bandits began to act, the news had already spread to Gubeikou, Jizhou, Chengde and other places!
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Gubeikou.
"His Majesty,"
Zhao Bingzhang looked at Li Xin and said, "We've received news that the grassland bandits around Qiangziling are heading towards Gubeikou. It seems these grassland bandits really do intend to cross the border from near Gubeikou!"
"oh?"
Li Xin smiled slightly and said, "It seems that our previous predictions were correct! The grassland bandits in the Qiangzi Ridge area are indeed very cautious."
But they had already chosen this path, and even with their utmost caution, they still fell into our trap!
"Your Majesty is truly brilliant!"
Zhao Bingzhang couldn't help but admire him.
When Li Xin devised the plan and ordered the Third and Fifth Divisions of the Tiger Army to launch a surprise attack on Chengde, he seemed to have anticipated this situation.
At that time, Li Xin naturally considered the possibility of risking his life and luring the grassland bandits alone.
I suppose Li Xin has already figured out how to deal with this!
Looking at Li Xin, Zhao Bingzhang asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do next? The grassland bandits are coming with great force, and with only our forces at Gubeikou, it's almost impossible for us to stop them. Your Majesty, have you prepared any backup plans?"
"hehe."
Li Xin smiled mysteriously, looked at Zhao Bingzhang, and asked, "Mr. Zhao, given this situation, what contingency plan do you think we should prepare to achieve a remarkable effect?"
"this……"
Zhao Bingzhang frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "First of all, the Tiger Legion around Chengde City is the closest to us. We should mobilize the Tiger Legion from Chengde City and have them sneak back along the mountain roads to the vicinity of Gubeikou to ambush them. That's one option!"
"right!"
Li Xin nodded and said, "The order has been issued. This time, the Third and Fifth Divisions of the Tiger Legion will secretly sneak back without carrying heavy weapons. They will travel light and keep a low profile, just to avoid being detected!"
"Um."
Zhao Bingzhang nodded slightly; he had also thought of that.
He pondered for a moment, then continued, "Secondly, the troops stationed in Jizhou, Yuguan, Qian'an, and other places will also be mobilized. They are quite far from us and won't arrive at Gubeikou in a short time. If I'm not mistaken, these troops will serve as a feint, forcing the grassland bandits to move from the periphery. As long as the grassland bandits are on edge, their movement will naturally be faster, and there will be more mistakes. Even if this group of grassland bandits is very cautious, they will inevitably fall into the trap!"
"Mr. Zhao is indeed intelligent!"
Li Xin smiled and nodded, saying, "However, the Third and Fifth Divisions of the Tiger Legion alone are clearly not enough to wipe out these grassland bandits!"
"That's natural!"
Zhao Bingzhang stroked his beard, his brows furrowed. He pondered for a long time, then shook his head.
"That's not right! The Tiger Legion in the capital is too late, and the Divine Guardian Army in Xuanfu and other places is even less likely to come to our aid."
Zhao Bingzhang, somewhat puzzled, looked at Li Xin and asked, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with these grassland bandits? I really can't think of any other backup plans. Is it related to the Divine Blessing Army?"
"It is indeed related to the Divine Blessed Army!"
Li Xin nodded and explained, "However, it's not in Gubeikou."
I have already ordered the Divine Blessing Army to lie in ambush in the area north of the Yanshan Mountains.
I don't intend to wipe out these grassland bandits here at Gubeikou; I plan to drive them away first. Then, the Divine Blessed Army and the Tiger Legion will attack them from both sides and eliminate them.”
"The Fengning and Guyuan area!"
Zhao Bingzhang nodded slightly, but he still had some doubts and asked, "Your Majesty, how can you guarantee that the grassland bandits won't take the opportunity to seize Gubeikou when they pass by? After all..."
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