"General, General, look over there!"
At this moment, a trusted confidant pointed into the distance and exclaimed, "Why are there so many cavalry over there? Could they also be a large army?"
The words of his confidant jolted Ashina Simo awake.
He quickly turned his head and looked in the direction his confidant was pointing.
Ashina Simo was completely stunned when he saw this!
In that direction, a large, fully armed, and imposing cavalry force was galloping toward them.
The cavalry swept across the land, raising clouds of dust that blotted out the sun!
This scene completely stunned Ashina Simo!
"this……"
At this point, Ashina Simo was completely unable to speak.
Originally, he thought those people near Ganzhou City were just ordinary laborers.
In the end, unexpectedly, it turned out to be the main force of the Da Gan Army!
And there were as many as 30,000 to 40,000 people!
What they didn't expect was that there was another cavalry force flanking them from the flank and rear.
The purpose of such an action is self-evident!
Naturally, they wanted to surround them all outside Ganzhou City!
this……
Ashina Simo took a deep breath, his face ashen, so gloomy it seemed like he was about to burst into tears.
"General, General..."
The trusted confidants exclaimed in alarm, "The area outside Ganzhou City is also about to collapse!"
"I saw it!"
Ashina Simo roared.
Ashina Simo was somewhat depressed at this moment. The drastic changes in the battle situation were unexpected. In particular, seeing the Samanid cavalrymen on the front line falling one after another in pools of blood, without even touching the edge of the main force, made Ashina Simo extremely angry.
What angered him even more was that the cavalry on his flank were still flanking him.
what to do?
what to do!
Ashina Simo took a deep breath, frowned, and said, "We can't keep fighting like this, let's retreat!"
As a general of the Samanid Khanate, he naturally knew about the recent Battle of Suzhou. Their Samanid army of over 100,000 men suffered heavy losses and fled in disarray under the attack of Da Ganjun's tens of thousands of troops.
Now, having marched hastily to the outskirts of Ganzhou City, they originally intended to launch a surprise attack on the empty city. Unexpectedly, Ganzhou City was not only not empty, but also had a large garrison.
In the Battle of Suzhou, even a cavalry force of over 100,000 men couldn't defeat the Da Gan Army.
They now number only fifty or sixty thousand, and all of them have come after a long journey, exhausted, and naturally no match for these large troops.
Therefore, Ashina Simo immediately made the decision to retreat!
We must take advantage of the fact that the main force of the cavalry on the flanks has not yet completely surrounded us and make a smooth retreat!
After the order to retreat was given, Ashina Simo led his trusted followers and fled to the rear.
At the same time, the Samanid cavalry on the battlefield also turned their horses around and fled to the rear.
The Samanid army is coming fast!
They hadn't even fully reached the edge of Ganzhou City when they started to retreat!
However, now that we've come this far, it's not so easy to retreat!
On the city wall of Ganzhou, Zhao Bingzhang squinted as he watched the situation on the battlefield outside the city.
Zhao Bingzhang saw it all as soon as the Samanid cavalry showed any sign of turning back.
Although Zhao Bingzhang was not very knowledgeable about warfare, he understood the general strategic direction.
Now that the decision has been made to wipe out all these Samanid cavalry, they cannot be allowed to leave.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Bingzhang said, "Immediately send a message to the 11th Cavalry Division, and tell them not to let the enemy escape!"
"yes!"
The guard beside him responded and immediately ordered the standard bearer to wave the huge flag.
Huge red flags waved, and the 11th Cavalry Division, galloping across the open field, saw the order.
Division Commander Huang Xiaofeng was taken aback, then frowned and shouted, "Brothers, those damned enemy soldiers are trying to escape! Speed up! Stop them!"
"Kill them!"
At the division commander's roar, the soldiers of the 11th Cavalry Division accelerated and charged forward.
Rumble!
Rumble!
The sound of horses' hooves, like muffled thunder, echoed across the wilderness.
Although the Samanid cavalrymen were all raised on horseback and extremely skilled riders, the long journey of the past few days had left them both exhausted and their horses weary.
They launched an attack as soon as they arrived outside Ganzhou City, but suffered heavy casualties in a short period of time.
Such a huge disparity in morale caused some of the Samanid cavalry to lose heart.
Even the speed of the retreat was slowed down considerably.
The 11th Cavalry Division, however, was quite different!
They've been resting in Ganzhou City for a few days now, and they're all new recruits, full of energy and vigor!
Seeing these fleeing Samanid cavalrymen only fueled their fighting spirit.
"Kill them!"
"kill!"
Amidst shouts of battle cries, the soldiers of the 11th Cavalry Division pursued fiercely.
The sound of horses' hooves thundered, and the ground trembled!
Gradually, the 11th Cavalry Division circled a huge arc across the open field, like a sharp thorn, cutting straight into the retreating route of the Samanid cavalry.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The soldiers of the 11th Cavalry Division pulled their triggers one after another, and a dense hail of bullets, like a torrential rain, covered the road where the Samanid cavalry were fleeing.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
In an instant, the fleeing Samanid cavalrymen were shot and fell into pools of blood.
The sudden appearance of cavalry, weaving through the route of the fleeing enemy, still took the Samanid cavalry by surprise.
General Ashina Simo was greatly shocked and horrified when he saw the elite cavalrymen in front of him!
"Quick! Charge out through that gap!"
Ashina Simo said with absolute certainty.
Ashina Simo was still very clear-headed at this moment. He knew he couldn't stay here too long. The longer he stayed, the greater the losses would be.
However, Ashina Simo's idea was good!
The soldiers of the 11th Cavalry Division, however, did not give them that opportunity!
The 11th Cavalry Division, which had infiltrated this area, galloped northward without looking back, speeding away in the shortest possible time.
At the same time, the 37th Infantry Division on the flank also arrived and successfully encircled the 11th Cavalry Division.
Just as the two sides closed in, Ashina Simo had just escaped the encirclement with some elite personal guards.
Looking back at the encirclement that had closed in behind him, Ashina Simo was stunned.
this……
So many cavalry troops were completely surrounded?
Ashina Simo was completely unable to speak.
Just then, the sound of bullets, like thunder, echoed across the open field, one after another...
Da da da!
Da da da!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
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