Bob Wyn, hidden behind the golden mask, stared in astonishment at everything that was happening before him. His palms were sweaty, and his body twitched involuntarily.
Sensing its master's unease, the warhorse paced back and forth impatiently, neighing.
"What kind of tactic is this?" he wondered. "What exactly is Lin Mo trying to do?"
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, the Great Xia people are terrified of us!" Roger laughed loudly. "They actually dared to flee west, they're practically courting death! Your Majesty, quickly order a pursuit and annihilate them all!"
Regent Raymond of Jerusalem shared Bobwin's unease: "Your Majesty, the Bactrians are cunning by nature. I fear this is a tactic to lure us in!"
Bob Wyn took a deep breath, and no one could tell what his expression was like through the mask.
"The Bactrians on Saladin's side were also defeated, right?" he asked.
“Yes, Your Majesty!” Roger said, “This proves that the Great Xia people are nothing but a bunch of useless fools. What kind of luring the enemy is that?”
Bob Winn ignored it and was just thinking about something in his mind.
Before long, a fast horse arrived. "Your Majesty King of Jerusalem, my master wishes to meet with you to discuss this siege!"
The men who arrived were Saladin's personal guards.
Saladin was clearly puzzled by Lin Mo's actions.
“Tell your master I’ll be there soon!” Bob Winn replied politely.
"Your Majesty, are we not going to pursue them now?" Roger asked anxiously.
“Sir Roger!” Bob Wyn raised his voice. “I know how you feel right now, but war is not a game; it requires careful consideration!”
Caution? Caution my ass! Roger thought to himself. At a time like this, instead of pursuing them, why go and meet with Saladin?
"My lord, opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting!" The Templar Grand Master, who had suffered a defeat, returned to the rear. "I agree with Sir Roger's opinion. We should now pursue them with all our might and expand our gains!"
This can be said to be the first time that the two major knightly orders have reached a consensus.
Roger wanted to press his advantage and rack up more military merits.
Rijerard clearly wanted to wash away his shame!
“My words have been very clear, do I need to repeat myself?” Bob Wen said coldly. “If the Great Xia people are truly fleeing, there’s only a desert to the west. Where can they possibly escape to? Why are we in such a hurry to pursue them?”
Raymond, send a light cavalry force to pursue them and keep them in check. Don't let them disappear right under our noses!
“Yes, ma’am!” Raymond quickly understood what Bob Wyn meant.
The light cavalry will hold their ground tightly, minimizing losses even if the enemy has an ambush!
Not long after, Saladin, the god of war in the hearts of Muslims, arrived with his personal guard.
Accompanying him were Emperor Ammon of Qutzi and the commander-in-chief of the Abbasid Caliphate.
After the men reported on the battle situation of their troops, Saladin and Bob Wynne were both incredulous.
The Great Xia army is weak, but it can't be this weak!
All troops were in a state of collapse.
Even more outrageous is that their regent, Lin Mo, actually led his army to retreat to the desolate west!
Such an action is practically tantamount to suicide.
Is there a trap?
Emperor Ammon of Quz expressed his disagreement.
His Qiuzi army came from the west. The land of Shu extends westward, crossing the desert to reach the territory of Qiuzi.
Who knows their territory better than the people of Chuz?
Heading west, it's all desert; there's no possibility of an ambush!
When Amun announced his message, Saladin was completely stunned.
If Amon's information is true, then he has never seen such a stupid commander as Lin Mo in his life.
In their very first encounter, they drove themselves into a dead end.
The beliefs of the Quz people are almost identical to those of Muslims, and Saladin was a figurehead appointed by the system to deal with Lin Mo.
Saladin naturally trusted his words completely.
However, voices of doubt arose within Bob Wyn's crusaders.
The Crusaders and Muslims were enemies for centuries when they were on Earth.
Although they were systematically brainwashed into abandoning their prejudices and forming an alliance against Lin Mo.
However, the deep-seated contradictions between the two groups could not be completely eliminated.
Even Bob Wynne himself thought, "You two groups conspired to screw me over!"
Even if Lin Mo is stupid, he wouldn't be this stupid.
The more a Muslim feels there's no problem, the more he questions it.
As a result, a fierce argument broke out between the two factions with different beliefs.
In the end, Saladin stepped in to mediate the dispute.
He stood up and said in a firm and powerful voice, "Your Majesty Bob Wen, even if Lin Mo has set up an ambush in the desert, may I ask whether the casualties required to capture Xichuan City are greater, or whether the casualties would be greater in open battle with the Great Xia people in the desert?"
Isn't his current approach more advantageous to us?
Do you really want him to defend Xichuan City to the death?
Attacking a city often incurs more than three times the casualties of defending it, a fact that Bob Wynne was well aware of.
Lin Mo's actions, to use a League of Legends analogy, are like brazenly hiding in the bushes after being low on health.
You knew perfectly well that there might be an ambush in the bushes, but you just stood by and watched him read "Back to the City" in the bushes.
This left Bob Wynne speechless.
Even though you know perfectly well that the other person is leading you by the nose, you still have no choice but to follow their lead!
Because of his rhythm, I have a huge advantage!
"Then let's just follow Lin Mo's lead," was Roger's idea.
Since our side has an overwhelming advantage in strength, there's no need to be afraid of anything; we should just go all out.
Seeing that Bob Win was still hesitating, Emperor Ammon of Chuz could no longer sit still.
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