After this retreat, Chidai Zhudan and Chabahai did not attack Shazhou again.
Their plan to lead an army of over 30,000 cavalry to launch a surprise attack on Shazhou from the snowy plateau has completely failed!
Seeing all this, Chidai Zhudan was somewhat shocked.
How are these big shots so powerful?
How can this surprise attack be carried out?
However, before Chidaizhudan could figure it out, a shocking message came from the snowy plateau.
Illinois City has fallen!
More than 100,000 Samans were wiped out!
When this news reached Chidai Zhudan's ears, she stood frozen in place, speechless.
Even Chabahai, who was standing to the side, was stunned.
"Are these large troops really that capable?"
"Yizhou City, they prepared more than 200,000 people. Although most of them were not soldiers, every Samanman is incredibly brave. How could they all be wiped out?"
Clearly, Chabahai had not figured out what was going on.
However, there was one thing that both Chabahai and Chidaizhudan were very clear about.
That is, the Da Gan Army is really too powerful!
"Withdraw! Withdraw back to the Tibetan Plateau!"
At this moment, Chidaizhudan said decisively, "We can't stay here any longer. If these large armies launch an attack, even we few will perish here. We must retreat back to the snowy plateau quickly!"
Immediately, Chidaizhudan disregarded Chabahai's advice and gave up the vast lands of Hexi and Longyou.
He led his remaining troops of over ten thousand men away from Shazhou and headed back towards the snowy plateau.
Meanwhile, news from Shazhou also reached the front lines in Guazhou.
Guazhou Western Expedition Command Headquarters.
When Zhao Bingzhang and Zhang Lunping received the telegram from Shazhou, they couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Director Zhao,"
Zhang Lunping said with some doubt, "What are these people from the snowy plateau thinking? They wanted to launch a surprise attack on Shazhou, and after suffering one defeat, they just ran away like that? That's ridiculous!"
"No, no, no,"
Zhao Bingzhang waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid these people heard some bad news! In addition, they suffered heavy losses outside Shazhou City, which is why they ran away!"
"These people come and go as they please, completely disregarding our Great Gan Kingdom! It's utterly despicable!"
"That's absolutely outrageous!"
Zhao Bingzhang frowned and sneered, "However, they should think carefully about the consequences if they dare to provoke our Great Gan Kingdom! Our Emperor is extremely vengeful! Right now, we are still on a western expedition against the Saman Khanate. If we wait until the Saman Khanate is pacified, His Majesty will definitely send troops to conquer the Tibetan Plateau to avenge the humiliation of Shazhou today!"
"Uh-huh."
As his subordinates, they were naturally very clear about His Majesty Li Xin's style of doing things.
Therefore, Zhang Lunping implicitly agreed with Zhao Bingzhang's speculation.
"and,"
Zhao Bingzhang stroked his beard and continued, "This time, the Samanid Khanate and the Tibetan Plateau have joined forces, which is not without reason; they seem to have come prepared. Moreover, these two forces seem to be considering forming an alliance. Otherwise, why would they descend from the Tibetan Plateau and head straight for Shazhou? Shazhou is a newly recovered territory of our Great Gan Kingdom, not far from Guazhou. And the Samanid people still have a strong base of support in these areas. If the Samanid Khanate and the Tibetan Plateau successfully launch a surprise attack and reoccupy it, our western expeditionary army will be cut off from supplies. In that case, they will have ample confidence to annihilate the western expeditionary army and preserve the Samanid Khanate."
After listening to Zhao Bingzhang's analysis, Zhang Lunping, commander of the 12th Infantry Division, pondered for a moment and said, "The Samanids' idea is quite good! If our logistical supplies are really cut off by the Samanid Khanate and the Tibetan Plateau Allied Forces, it will cause great losses to the Western Expeditionary Army!"
"yes!"
Zhao Bingzhang nodded and said, "Therefore, we cannot let our guard down! Even though the Samanid Khanate and the Tibetan Plateau Allied Forces have retreated from Shazhou this time, we cannot relax our vigilance in other places. Since they launched a surprise attack in Shazhou, they will definitely continue to launch surprise attacks in Suzhou, Ganzhou, Liangzhou, and even Longyou City. Therefore, we must instruct all localities to take strict precautions and ensure that the logistics lines remain unobstructed!"
As he spoke, Zhao Bingzhang turned to look at the documents inside the room and relayed the order.
Immediately, the telegraph began to tick inside the Western Expedition Command Headquarters.
Orders were relayed to various places in Suzhou, Ganzhou, Liangzhou, and Longyou City.
After these orders were relayed, Zhao Bingzhang continued, "Regarding the Tibetan Plateau, our primary focus right now is on defense. After all, the main energy of the Western Expeditionary Army is still in the Western Regions. Only after we pacify the Samanid Khanate in the Western Regions can we free up our resources to deal with the Tibetan Plateau!"
"Nowadays,"
Zhao Bingzhang held up three fingers and said, "First, strengthen the defenses in Longyou and Hexi to prevent the Tibetan Plateau from repeating its old tricks and launching another sneak attack, and ensure the safety of the logistics routes!"
"Secondly, we must instruct Zhao Chun and his troops in the western expeditionary force to capture Saman City as soon as possible and pacify the entire Saman Khanate!"
"Thirdly, we need to report the matter of the snowy plateau to His Majesty in the capital and the Privy Council."
"Since the Tibetan Plateau has provoked us, we must deal with this!"
"Otherwise, anyone could bully our Great Gan Kingdom, and what face would our Great Gan Kingdom have left?"
"The sooner we report this matter to His Majesty, the sooner we can make arrangements. Once the western expedition against the Samanid Khanate is over, we can take the opportunity to enter the Tibetan Plateau and completely resolve this calamity on the southwestern border!"
After Zhao Bingzhang finished his analysis, the entire Longyou and Hexi regions began to strengthen their defenses.
The troops remaining in the Northwest Military Region, as well as local militia forces, also dispatched reconnaissance troops into the snowy plateau to gather intelligence on the movements of the large army and to closely guard against any potential dangers.
Even the people of Daqian in Longyou and Hexi spontaneously joined the reconnaissance team.
Some locals who were familiar with the area and had some knowledge of the plateau also went into the plateau to investigate and understand the situation.
In addition, Zhao Bingzhang and others also reported the news from this place to the capital.
Most importantly, another militia force was mobilized from various parts of Hexi to escort a large quantity of weapons and ammunition toward the Western Regions.
Artillery shells comprised a large portion of this batch of weapons and ammunition. All of them were brand new and had been transported from various ordnance manufacturing bureaus during this recent period.
These shells were naturally prepared for the attack on Samantha City!
While all the logistical supplies were being prepared, the final major battle of the entire Western Expedition was slowly unfolding!
The final battle is about to begin!
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