After Aktu led his troops to retreat, he left a small number of troops to continue to investigate the enemy's movements, while he led the large force to quickly join the main army.
Listening to Aktu's report, the rough beard on Tuo's face kept trembling and his eyes were filled with anger.
Although they finally decided to withdraw their troops, Tuo Lin was still unwilling and held his breath.
This also caused Tuo Lin to be in a bad mood these days.
If something goes wrong, he will fly into a rage.
Upon learning that the 10,000 Quanrong troops had been defeated so thoroughly, Tuo Lin became furious.
"These Quanrong are just trash. They are so weak! Letting them live is a sheer waste of food..."
Tuo Lin couldn't help but curse at the Quanrong, venting his anger and frustration.
Most of the Guifang people have no good impression of the Quanrong.
The Quanrong people are typical fence-sitters.
...
...
Submit to whoever is stronger!
In the earliest times, the Quanrong belonged to the Guifang.
Later, the Northern Huan became powerful, and the Quanrong rebelled and submitted to the Northern Huan.
A few months ago, Beihuan ceded the Quanrong to Guifang in exchange for their sending troops to deal with Dagan.
They forcibly recruited 10,000 people from the Quanrong tribe, intending to use them as bait on the battlefield.
As a result, because the Northern Huan launched a surprise attack on their other army, Tuoliang chose to keep his troops in place, leaving the Quanrong people without even a chance to serve as bait.
Today, there is finally a place where people like Quanrong can be used.
But these wastes collapse at the first touch.
If it weren't for Aktu leading 5,000 cavalry to supervise the battle, the Quanrong people would probably have surrendered as soon as the Northern Army appeared.
"Useless! I should have killed all these rubbish some time ago!"
"No, the king should make them all slaves!"
"After the army withdraws, I will not let these damned Quanrong people go..."
Tuoliang's rage could not be calmed for a long time. He paced back and forth in anger, wishing he could immediately lead his army to attack the Quanrong and kill all of them.
Faced with Tuo Lin's anger, everyone remained silent.
Over the past few days, they have gradually become accustomed to Tuo Lin's mood swings.
They can understand Tuo Lin.
Mobilizing a large number of troops to launch a war not only did not bring any benefits, but also resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of people.
Now, they have to withdraw in disgrace, and they are always worried about being caught up and attacked by the enemy.
Anyone would be angry if this happened to them.
They were also angry, but they couldn't vent it as freely as Tuolin.
After venting his anger, Tuo Yan asked Aktu with a sullen face, "Have you found out how many enemy troops there are?"
"this……"
A bad premonition welled up in Aktu's heart, and he replied cautiously: "Our spies did not push too far forward, and our troops did not engage in battle with the enemy. We did not... capture any prisoners! But, don't worry, my king. I left some people to investigate the enemy's situation, and I believe there will be news soon..."
Aktu is innocent.
It is impossible for spies to find out everything clearly.
Most of the time, we have to rely on catching the enemy's tongue to understand the enemy's situation.
Moreover, Tuo Lin asked him to lead his troops to supervise the battle, and specifically instructed them not to engage in battle with the enemy.
Where did he go to capture prisoners?
If they fail to capture the prisoners and instead lose themselves in the process, it would be a waste of time.
After hearing what Aktu said, Tuo Yan's face suddenly became even uglier, and he cursed: "How can you lead the army when you don't even know how many troops the enemy has?"
Aktu had no words to express his pain and could only lower his head in silence.
"Father, calm down."
Chi Yan quickly stepped forward to help Aktu out. "Since Aktu has already sent people to monitor the enemy's situation, we might as well wait a little longer! Even if the enemy troops from the Sole River arrive, it will definitely take time..."
Chi Yan knew what Tuo Yan was worried about.
What Tuo Lin was worried about was that the Northern Army in the Sulu River would not occupy Qiuchi, but instead come here to support.
In that case, the pressure on them will be even greater.
Chi Yan's comfort did not work.
Thinking about the glorious record of the Northern Army, Tuo Yan became even more anxious. "Send more spies to find out how many troops the enemy has!"
For a moment, Tuo Lin wanted to abandon the main force and leave with his guards first.
But Tuo Yan didn't dare to do it in the end.
Now, some people in the camp have begun to panic.
If he, the king, were to abandon his army and retreat, their morale would likely collapse.
By then, it will be unknown how many of the more than 100,000 troops can be withdrawn.
If they suffered heavy losses and were left with no more soldiers left, when the enemy attacked, they would have no choice but to surrender or flee with their trusted followers.
"yes!"
Chi Yan received the order and immediately sent more spies to investigate the enemy's situation.
At the same time, Tuo Jing sent someone to pass on the message to the other army, urging it to speed up and meet up with them.
It seemed that only the reunion of the two armies could alleviate Tuo Lin's anxiety.
Looking at the anxious Tuo Lin, Tuo Huan couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
At this time, King Tuoliang should use his calmness to stabilize the morale of the army.
If Tuoliang is so frightened, how can the other generals in the camp respond calmly?
The more Tuo Yan did this, the smaller their chances of safely withdrawing to Guifang became.
Tuohuan wanted to persuade Tuoliang, but when he saw Tuoliang's expression, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Tuo Lin is very angry now. If he speaks rashly, wouldn't he be causing bad luck for Tuo Lin?
The Guifang generals each had their own thoughts and continued their march.
At dusk, the spy finally brought back news.
"Your Majesty, the enemy's vanguard of about 10,000 cavalrymen are launching a surprise attack on our troops! Birds are startled from time to time in the white-headed forest on the enemy's flank, and dust is flying behind the enemy, as if a large group of cavalrymen are galloping on horseback..."
Hearing the spy's words, Tuo Lin became visibly nervous.
The Guifang generals also began to panic.
Although the spies did not find out the enemy's strength, all signs indicated that a large enemy force was attacking.
Whatever you fear will come to you!
"Don't worry, my king. This may be a trick used by the enemy to confuse the enemy!"
At this moment, Tuohuan suddenly spoke.
"A trick to confuse the enemy?"
Tuo Yan looked at Tuo Huan with a gloomy face, "Why do you say this is the enemy's strategy of confusing the enemy? The Sulu River is not far from here. It has been so many days since the enemy defeated Qiuchi and Dayue. Can't the enemy's cavalry support us?"
"this……"
Tuo Huan paused for a moment, "This... this is just my guess..."
Tuohuan could not explain nor give sufficient reasons.
After all, it was too easy for the original cavalry from the Sole River to come to support.
Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom have been defeated. Who can guarantee that the Northern Army from the Sole River will not come to support them?
"Since it's just speculation, there's no need to talk about it anymore! Our enemy is Yun Zheng, we must be cautious!"
Tuo Yan glanced at everyone with a frosty face, "Tell me, how should we deal with this now?"
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