Half a day later, the scout brought back accurate news.
The Guifang took the initiative to send troops and were advancing towards them.
However, the Guifang army's advance was not very fast.
Moreover, the vanguard army of Guifang seemed to be the troops of Quanrong.
After receiving this news, Yun Zheng and his team quickly made a judgment that the Guifang were determined to withdraw their troops!
The Quanrong troops are used to delay time!
Following Yun Zheng's order, Yu Shizhong immediately led 15,000 elite cavalry to attack.
These 15,000 men would launch a surprise attack from between the Wulian Mountains and the Baitou Forest, and together with Beihuan, defeat the 40,000-strong army of Guifang stationed on the Beihuan side.
Then, the two units launched a quick surprise attack and jointly attacked the main force of the Guifang army in front of them.
When Yu Shizhong led his troops to set off, Qu Zhi and Wang Qi also led the remaining troops to set off.
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Only three thousand infantrymen were left to garrison the entire camp.
Although they judged that the enemy was about to withdraw, they still had to be on guard.
If the enemy also sends a group of troops to burn their food and supplies, it would be a waste of time and effort.
The purpose of their troops was to delay the enemy and there was no need to launch a surprise attack, so Qu Zhi gave 5,000 war horses to Wang Qi, and also allowed 5,000 people under Wang Qi to ride on war horses.
Just as Yun Zheng was leading his personal guards to advance with Qu Zhi and Wang Qi, a hurried voice suddenly came from behind.
"Report! Urgent report..."
Yun Zheng's heart suddenly jumped when he heard the voice coming from behind.
Urgent news!
Damn it!
The urgent news coming at this time is probably not a good thing!
Could something have happened at the Sulu River or Tianqiong Pass?
When Yun Zheng frowned, two soldiers at the back led You Shiwu, who was wrapped tightly, and rushed over.
Seeing the Eighteen Ghost Riders, Yun Zheng felt a little relieved.
He sent the Eighteen Ghost Riders to cause sabotage behind enemy lines.
Even if it was an urgent report, it should be about the enemy's rear.
As long as nothing happens at the Sole River Plain and the Tianqiong Mountain Pass, it will be fine.
"What's going on?"
Without waiting for You Shiwu to salute, Yun Zheng couldn't wait to ask.
You Shiwu did not dare to delay and immediately replied: "Your Highness, when we were operating behind the enemy's rear, we unexpectedly received a piece of news..."
When Lou Yi was retreating, he attacked and killed Qiuchi's commander Yu Tai and several Qiuchi generals, and took advantage of the Qiuchi army's leaderlessness to forcefully annex Qiuchi's army.
Afterwards, Lou Yi ordered the rebel general Tie Ju of Qiuchi to run to Tianqiong Pass for help on the pretext that food and grass had been burned.
Yuan Xu, this idiot, only thought about the consequences of the Northern Army breaking through the Sulu River Plain. Without even figuring out the situation clearly, he sent Tie Xiong to lead 10,000 troops from Tianqiong Pass to deliver food and fodder to urgently support the defenders of the Sulu River Plain.
Tieju led the 10,000 troops into the ambush circle set up in advance by Lou Yi.
At this time, Tiexiong no longer had any choice.
In the end, Lou Yi annexed another 10,000 troops from Qiuchi without bloodshed and also obtained some food and fodder.
Now, Lou Yi has led the army to retreat towards the Dayue Kingdom.
According to their marching speed, they will be able to withdraw to Dayue Kingdom within five days at the latest!
In this battle, although the Dayue Kingdom also lost a lot of troops, they all recovered from Qiuchi!
The number of troops under Lou Yi's command now is even greater than before they started the war.
Only Qiuchi had to swallow the bitter fruit alone.
After hearing You Shiwu's words, Yun Zheng and the people around him were all shocked.
Yun Zheng's eyes flashed coldly, and he asked in a deep voice: "Have you confirmed the news?"
"Confirmed!"
You Shiwu replied: "After we got the news, we went there secretly and captured many deserters along the way, but the results were the same."
After getting a positive answer, Yun Zheng was both angry and amused.
Grandma!
They had been struggling for so long, but in the end, they ended up helping Lou Yi?
Yun Zheng ordered Qu Zhi and his men to continue advancing, and called out to Shang You Shiwu: "Follow me!"
Soon, Yun Zheng and You Shiwu came to the side.
"What's Youjiu's plan?"
Yun Zheng raised his eyes slightly, "He won't just watch Lou Yi lead the army to retreat safely, right?"
You Shiwu immediately replied, "I and Shiliu came back to report that Jiutouer planned to take other brothers to disguise as Qiuchi soldiers and infiltrate the enemy army, looking for an opportunity to kill the soldiers of Dayue, stir up conflicts between the soldiers, and try to make them fight among themselves!"
"very good!"
Yun Zheng nodded in satisfaction, "Have our defenders in the Suole River Plain launched a pursuit?"
"No."
You Shiwu nodded, "There is a disagreement between Tong Gang and Fu Tianyan. Tong Gang wants to lead the army to pursue, but Fu Tianyan is worried that the captured prisoners will turn against him, so he opposes leading the army to pursue! Tong Gang plans to personally lead 5,000 elite cavalry plus Zulu's troops to pursue the enemy, and let his subordinates help him ask for orders!"
Is that so?
Yun Zheng thought for a moment and quickly called the messenger: "Send a message to Dugu Ce to lead 10,000 elite cavalry to support Tong Gang's troops as quickly as possible! The rest of the troops, defend on the spot! If the enemy withdraws from Tianqiong Pass on their own initiative, seize Tianqiong Pass immediately!"
"Send a message to Tong Gang to immediately start the pursuit according to his plan. Don't chase too deep, just put pressure on the enemy! Before the reinforcements arrive, try not to engage in battle with the enemy, so as not to fall into the enemy's trap!"
As he spoke, Yun Zheng handed two command arrows to the messenger.
"yes!"
Several messengers quickly took the order and left.
When Yun Zheng returned to the team, Miao Yin couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Why don't you go over and take a look?"
It can be seen that Yun Zheng is still worried about Tong Gang and the others.
He thought Yun Zheng would go there in person.
“Nothing to see!”
Yun Zheng shook his head slightly. "Although Lou Yi has absorbed a lot of Qiuchi's soldiers, he doesn't dare to start a war with us rashly! Otherwise, those Qiuchi soldiers he forcibly incorporated may cause trouble at any time! Let's deal with Guifang first!"
How could it be so easy for the soldiers who were forcibly recruited to return?
They were worried that the prisoners they had recruited would turn against them in the middle of the battle, and Lou Yi was worried about the same thing.
If the soldiers of Qiuchi were sent to deal with Tong Gang and his men, they would most likely turn against us in the middle of the battle!
But if Lou Yi did not send the soldiers of Qiuchi to fight, but only sent the main force of Dayue Kingdom to deal with Tong Gang and his men, without the suppression of the main force of Dayue Kingdom, the soldiers of Qiuchi who they forcibly incorporated would likely cause a fire in his backyard.
Lou Yi must have understood all this, which is why he wanted to withdraw to Dayue and slowly digest the Qiuchi army that was forcibly incorporated into his army.
Look!
The Eighteen Ghost Riders are already in action.
If You Jiu's plan succeeds, Lou Yi will have to break his own teeth if he wants to take over Qiu Chi's troops!
According to the current situation, after Yuan Xu receives the news that Tiexiong is leading his troops to surrender to the Dayue Kingdom, he will most likely abandon the pass and flee.
Even if the defenders of Tianqiong Pass hold on, it is meaningless now.
Qiuchi’s troops were almost emptied by Lou Yi!
Once they sent troops to cut off the food supply to Tianqiong Pass, Qiu Chi could only watch helplessly.
The Sky Pass is already in their hands...
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