what to do?
The Left Khan frowned, deep in thought.
However, after a short while, the cautious Left Khan realized that the Dongning army had deliberately ambushed them to slow down their retreat.
Once the main force of the Dongning army and the reinforcements from the capital arrive, we will seize the opportunity to annihilate them here.
right!
That must be it!
Otherwise, how could the Dongning army have revealed such a flaw here?
no!
We cannot let the Dongning army's plot succeed!
Realizing this, the Left Khan took a deep breath and said decisively, "This is a trap! Order the brothers to retreat with all their might and get out of here as soon as possible! Be quick!"
"yes!"
Shumulu responded and then issued the order.
Upon receiving the order, the grassland bandits in the valley quickened their retreat. Faced with the obstruction from both sides of the mountains and forests, they ceased their resistance.
Retreat became their only option!
The vanguard bypassed the outer perimeter of Gubeikou and then retreated in the northwest direction.
It took fifty to sixty thousand grassland bandits one or two hours to escape from Gubeikou.
Even though the Left Khan's order was very timely, the steppe bandits still left thousands of corpses in the valley.
Fortunately, the bandits under the Left Khan's command escaped from Gubeikou.
Looking around, the Left Khan was still somewhat shaken.
He took a deep breath and said, "Don't linger, get back to the grasslands immediately! Be quick!"
Immediately, the grassland bandits retreated to the northwest.
...
Meanwhile, at Gubeikou.
"Your Majesty, the grassland bandits have retreated."
As soon as he entered, Zhao Bingzhang's face lit up with joy, and he said, "Your Majesty is truly a prophet!"
"No, no."
Li Xin shook his head slightly, but there was no sign of relief on his face.
He knew that although the grassland bandits had retreated from Gubeikou, the counterattack he had prepared had only just begun.
Looking at Zhao Bingzhang, Li Xin asked, "Where are Wei Dahai's troops located?"
"Reply to Your Majesty,"
Zhao Bingzhang replied, "We've already passed Miyun Town and are expected to arrive at Gubeikou by noon tomorrow."
"good!"
Li Xin nodded and continued, "Where are the Shenji Army and Shence Army located?"
“The area around Anziling and Yingshouying”.
Zhao Bingzhang pulled over a map, pointed to the location, and said, "We should be able to reach Gubeikou by tomorrow afternoon."
"Oh, it's a day and a half late!"
Li Xin pondered silently for a moment, then turned to look at the situation on the map.
After a moment, Li Xin spoke up: "It seems we can't let the grassland bandits escape too easily. Tell Wang Qinggu and Li Lanhe to follow the grassland bandits and keep track of their movements."
Furthermore, I instructed Li Qiu's Divine Protection Army to set up an ambush and intercept this band of grassland bandits at all costs!
"yes!"
Zhao Bingzhang quickly agreed.
He knew that in order to completely annihilate this band of grassland bandits, Li Xin had mobilized the Divine Blessing Army, the Tiger Army, the Divine Strategy Army, and the Divine Machine Army, totaling nearly 200,000 troops.
Such a large force was deployed to wipe out this entire band of grassland bandits.
Now, the grassland bandits have fallen into the trap and are gradually moving into the ambush.
Once the grassland bandits enter the trap, the Tiger Legion, the Divine Strategy Army, and the Divine Machine Army will be able to arrive.
At that time, no matter how powerful these grassland bandits are, they will have no chance to escape!
If this battle can annihilate this band of grassland bandits, then the Northern Expedition to the grasslands, the inscription on Yanran Mountain, and the sealing of the Wolf Mountain will be just around the corner!
For a moment, Zhao Bingzhang was also somewhat excited.
After the order was given, the surrounding situation gradually developed as Li Xin had predicted.
From Gubeikou, heading northwest, there is only one mountain road leading to the grassland.
Although there were not many militia from the Great Gan Kingdom harassing them outside the pass, the Left Khan's troops did not linger and retreated at full speed.
As evening approached, sporadic attacks near the mountains and forests made the Left Khan somewhat uneasy.
These Dongning troops are really persistent!
"withdraw!"
The Left Khan continued, "The Dongning army has a significant advantage in the mountains and forests. We cannot afford to waste time with them here. We must withdraw from the mountains and forests as soon as possible, and then engage them in a decisive battle on the grasslands!"
Faced with the harassment from the Third and Fifth Divisions of the Tiger Army, the Left Khan did not linger there, but led his bandit troops to retreat quickly.
However, what the Left Khan was unaware of was that a huge ambush was waiting for them on their retreat route!
...
Liudaogou Village.
A large army gathered, and hundreds of people thronged the small village.
This small village has now become the command post of the Divine Blessed Army.
In a civilian house, Li Qiu, the commander of the Divine Blessing Army, stood in front of a map, frowning as he asked, "Have all units entered their designated positions?"
"Reporting to the commander,"
An officer picked up his baton and said, "Everyone has reached their designated positions."
Zhao Chong's troops were located in Nanxinying, Liu Xiaoxing's troops were located in Nanguan Town, Han Dong's troops were located in Wudaogou, He Yunxi's troops were located in Humaying, and Zheng Zhanxi's troops were located in Fengshan Town!
Our Divine Blessed Army has already formed a massive pocket formation near Fengning, blocking all the routes for the steppe bandits to advance westward. Now, we're just waiting for the steppe bandits to enter the pocket!
As he spoke, the staff officer drew a semicircle on the map.
The enormous semicircle stretches for hundreds of miles, resembling a giant circle that lies across this mountain forest.
Looking at this pocket formation, Li Qiu, the commander of the Divine Blessing Army, had a smile on his face.
"Everything is ready, except for the east wind!"
Li Qiu smiled and asked, "Where are the grassland bandits? When do you expect them to enter the ambush?"
"Reporting to the commander,"
The staff officer, holding a baton, pointed to a location on the map and said, "Incredible news! The vanguard of the grassland bandits has reached Black Mountain Mouth, and the rest are in places like Stone Valley and Black Stone Gully. They are expected to enter the ambush tomorrow!"
"in addition,"
The staff officer pointed to another location and said, "The Tiger Legion under Wang Qinggu and Li Lanhe, following the grassland bandits, have also reached the Fujiadian area. This time, even if the grassland bandits had wings, they wouldn't be able to escape our trap!"
"Fu Jia Dian?"
Looking at the location on the map, Li Qiu said, "Send a message to Wang Qinggu and Li Lanhe, telling them to move to the Shiqiao and Beigoumen area to cut off the retreat routes of the grassland bandits to the north and northeast."
Thus, the ambush formation is even more perfect; all that's left is for the steppe bandits to walk into the trap!
"good!"
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