"When did Dongning City acquire so many troops?"
"Yes! I can hardly believe it!"
"Have they been hiding their strength these past few days? Just waiting to give us a hard time?"
...
On the way to escape, some of the escort soldiers talked amongst themselves, each feeling somewhat depressed.
After all, when they came, everyone was arrogant and thought that after conquering Dongning City, they would be able to get some women and money.
However, to their surprise, not only did they fail to capture Dongning City, but they also failed and fled in disarray!
"Oh no! The commander-in-chief has fled with the cavalry!"
A message spread among the bandit entourage on the grasslands.
It was like a drop of water falling into a pot of boiling oil, instantly causing an explosion.
The grassland bandits and cavalry all had horses, while these escort soldiers were mostly infantry, and they also had to carry a large number of siege weapons and supplies, making their movement even slower.
Now, the president has actually abandoned them and run away first; he doesn't treat them like human beings at all!
In an instant, some of the escort soldiers threw away their supplies and siege weapons.
Only in this way can they escape more quickly and easily.
Even so, a disturbance still broke out within the entire escorting corps.
In the chaos, they no longer cared about maintaining their retreat formation.
The disorganized state of the ranks also severely hampered the speed of the retreat.
Before long, the Prince's Guards caught up from behind.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, thunderbolts exploded ahead, making the escort soldiers even more terrified and causing them to scramble to escape.
They wished their parents had two more legs so they could escape from here as soon as possible.
However, this is clearly impossible!
In the chaos, the guards trampled each other, leaving dozens of corpses on the ground.
The soldiers of the Prince's Guard who surrounded them shouted loudly, "Those who surrender will not be killed! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
The high-pitched and resonant voice echoed across the plains.
Some of the guards, with nowhere else to escape, had no choice but to kneel on the ground and surrender.
The engineering team members who surrounded them captured the guards.
Meanwhile, Wei Jun's troops, He Chaojun's troops, and Zhang Cheng's troops continued to pursue the fleeing grassland bandits from three directions.
The bandits on the grasslands today can no longer be considered an army.
Instead, they were like lambs fleeing in panic, allowing the royal guards to fight them to the death.
Stretching for miles from the mountains north of Dongning City, the hillsides were filled with fleeing bandits.
These fleeing grassland bandits had long since thrown away their weapons and equipment, and in their chaotic escape, they gradually broke free from the control of their commander.
Soldiers do not know their generals, and generals do not know their soldiers.
Without a leader, they all fled in disarray!
The grassland bandits, swarming across the hills and plains, trampled each other, creating a chaotic scene.
The army collapsed like a house of cards!
That's exactly the situation!
They pursued the bandits from the north of Dongning City to the vicinity of the official road twenty miles away. The grassland bandits, who originally numbered several thousand, were now almost wiped out.
Most of the bandit followers on the grasslands gradually became exhausted and squatted on the ground, panting heavily.
Their fate was sealed: surrender to Dongning City!
Clearly, Enbock, Shumutie, Kuntai, and others were lucky.
As elite cavalrymen of the grassland bandits, they all had excellent warhorses and easily escaped the pursuit.
In a forest in the north, Embok and his companions rested.
"What's the situation at the rear?"
Embok frowned and asked in a deep voice.
Even without receiving a reply, Embok knew the situation was very bad.
After all, they had been galloping for an hour or two, and the escort soldiers behind them certainly couldn't catch up.
"Commander-in-Chief,"
One of his trusted men shook his head helplessly and replied, "There's still no news from the escort troops. We still have over 360 cavalrymen on our side."
"President, what should we do next?"
More than 360?
Embok couldn't help but smile wryly.
This time, they marched from the grasslands with more than 3,000 elite cavalrymen and gathered 7,000 or 8,000 escort soldiers, making a formidable force.
However, they have now suffered a crushing defeat.
Of the tens of thousands of soldiers, only about three hundred cavalrymen remained.
How am I supposed to explain this to the Khan when I get back?
In an instant, Embok felt a chill run through him, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Just then, a commotion arose from behind the forest.
"Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief, something terrible has happened!"
A trusted confidant caught up and said, "The Dongning army is catching up again! What should we do?"
"It's numb!"
President Embark gritted his teeth and said, "They really are persistent! Let's get out of here!"
Immediately, Embok led the remaining cavalrymen and continued their escape northward.
...
The prince's guards pursued the enemy until dusk before finally ceasing their pursuit.
The chase, which began in the morning, continued until evening, and yielded a great harvest!
The bandits and their entourage alone have captured over four thousand people, not to mention the countless warhorses, weapons, and equipment!
When the battle report was presented to Li Xin, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahaha……
Zhang Cheng really came at the right time!
"If Zhang Cheng hadn't come back, would we have achieved such great results?"
Hearing Li Xin's words, everyone present burst into laughter.
At this moment, Li Xin had completely forgotten that morning when he was still complaining in his heart that Zhang Cheng's troops had returned at the worst possible time.
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