At this point, the cavalrymen of the grassland tribes suffered heavy casualties. Lan Wudi, the general of the Lan family, died on the spot to protect the Khan, so that Yelu Chucai had to pay gold to withdraw his troops.

Li Ye actually didn't know that the Great Priest of the Grassland would set off a bunch of smoke outside Nanyun City to poison hundreds of thousands of troops and the people in the city.

But he was shot dead due to some strange circumstances. Unexpectedly, this changed the situation of the confrontation between the two armies.

In the golden tent twenty miles away, Yelu Chucai looked at the grief-stricken Lan Tianqi and said: "Please take care of yourself, King Khan. Although the general is dead, this war will continue."

Jiankun Wangting Khan Wang Zhize Suogu looked at Lan Tianqi and said: "We will avenge General Lan's revenge. I didn't expect that Sergeant Nan was so vicious and plotted against us."

"It can't be said that we plotted against them first. This time we can only say that they are lucky." Yue Wuxie, the Khan of the Yuezhi Royal Court, shook his head and said with a bitter smile.

"We were all careless, thinking that they were poisoned by fire and would be defeated without an antidote. That's why we fell into the trap." Yelu Chucai also said with a bitter smile.

While the Khans were discussing tomorrow's attack, Yeluqi led the Moon Sky Wolf in.

Looking at the Khan kings, Yelu Qi handed the battle report in his hand to Yelu Chucai, and said with a heavy face: "In this battle, our generals were seriously injured. About 1,500 or 6,000 soldiers were killed, and there were 10 injured soldiers.

More than fourteen thousand."

Looking at the four khan kings in front of him, Yue Tianlang stepped forward and added: "If the war continues tomorrow, we will still have about 150,000 troops to invest."

Lan Tianqi looked up to the sky and sighed: "In this battle, our side has suffered such heavy losses. How will we face their parents, wives and children when we go back..." After saying this, he burst into tears and covered his face and wept.

Zhize Suogu replied coldly: "If we can't take Nanyun City, we won't be able to explain to them when we go back."

The army attacked three towns in southern Xinjiang and occupied them for more than half a year. Although they plundered a lot of supplies from southern Xinjiang, they also consumed a lot of resources. If the losses in this battle are added, the gain is really not worth the loss.

Yelu Chucai looked at the expressions of the Khans and said coldly: "Tomorrow, we will use a heavy shield array to clear the way. The army will abandon their horses and attack the city at a distance of 200 feet. As long as we stabilize our position, they will be unable to do anything to us."

Yue Wuxie looked at Yelu Chucai, nodded, and agreed: "Yes, as long as we stay step by step and prevent their heavy bows and arrows from causing damage, they will be destroyed when we approach the city."

Yelu Chucai looked at Lan Tianqi and Zhize Suogu, and asked in a solemn voice: "What do the two Khans think?"

Lan Tianqi looked at the three of them and replied helplessly: "Now the arrow has left the string, this is the only way."

"Since the three Khans have no objections, let's attack as planned." Zhize Suogu said coldly.

"Then please go back, King Khan, and prepare heavy siege weapons and a shield array to open the way, and attack Nanyun City tomorrow at midnight." Yelu Chucai patted the desk in front of him heavily.

The Khan kings left one after another, and Yue Kailang also followed Yue Liexie and left the golden tent.

"Why are you injured today?" Looking at the wound on Yeluqi's arm, Yelu Chucai frowned heavily.

Yeluqi looked at him, shook his head and said, "I am taking it lightly. Generals from all the major tribes died in battle, including ours. This time we really miscalculated."

"Where did this young Imperial Master come from? How come I have never heard of it? He made such a mess in a good war." Yelu Chucai lay heavily on the soft cushion behind him.

Yeluqi looked at him and replied: "He once came to Xichun City to invite me to drink tea. He said he came from Prajna Temple..."

"Since when did even monks start to get involved in the disputes in this world?" Yelu Chucai said bitterly.

"He is not a monk, he can only be regarded as a lay disciple." Yeluqi thought of what Li Ye said and couldn't help but regret that he could not persuade his father to stop the army and return to the grassland.

"This lay disciple from Prajna Temple actually plotted against us several times. I would like to get to know him well." Yelu Chucai let out a long sigh.

"Attack the city tomorrow. Keep an eye on your sister and don't allow her to participate in the battle. I have a feeling this battle won't go well." Waving his hand, Yelu Chucai closed his eyes.

...

When he was holding the lamp, Li Ye ordered Nalan Yu, Wang Tianhua and others to take back all the thousand-weight slaves outside the city into the city. He did not want to use the strategy he had used once.

He also asked the two deputy commanders Jiang Huo and Long Potian to arrange for people to throw all the branches piled outside the city into the moat. He wanted to keep there no debris under the city wall.

The eldest prince and Yang Kaiyi didn't understand Li Ye's intention, so they looked at him and said, "They suffered heavy losses today. Do they dare to attack again tomorrow?"

Li Ye looked at the two men and smiled lightly and replied: "It is precisely because they were hurt so much today that they will fight back tomorrow. If nothing unexpected happens, they will send a stronger lineup and more troops tomorrow."

"Does the Imperial Master have any good ideas?" Yang Kaiyi looked at Li Ye and asked in a low voice.

"What can I do? We are still passively being beaten. He can only attack while we defend." Li Ye looked at him and smiled lightly.

Mu Mu and Wei Qingyu had returned to the city lord's mansion to rest a long time ago. Only Li Ye, the eldest prince and Yang Kaiyi were left in the house.

"Will a battle tomorrow bring an end to this war?" The eldest prince looked at Li Ye and asked solemnly.

Li Ye lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked at the eldest prince and said, "If it were the other way around, and the other side still had 100,000 horses, and we still had 150,000, would you choose to end this battle?"

The eldest prince was stunned, looked back at Yang Kaiyi, and blurted out: "I definitely won't!"

Li Ye nodded and said, "Neither will they!"

"So, no matter what the result is tomorrow, there will still be a hard battle the day after tomorrow?" Yang Kaiyi said softly.

"The day after tomorrow? I don't think they are that stupid. The day after tomorrow? Or the day after tomorrow? I also want to know what they are thinking." Li Ye spread his hands and replied helplessly.

The room was quiet and silent.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Ye looked at the two of them and said, "In any case, you two adults will go back to the military camp first to encourage the morale of the army and to prepare for the battle tomorrow."

"Do you want to go out of the city to fight?" The eldest prince felt that he was useless and felt very uncomfortable.

He would rather fight with the enemy on the battlefield than sit on the tower doing nothing while needing protection from others.

"Never leave the city! Wait for them to attack. My appetizers haven't been served yet, what are you afraid of?" Li Ye replied coldly.

Thinking of the countless large pits Li Ye dug outside the city, Yang Kaiyi and the eldest prince couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. They almost forgot about it. Are they mass graves?

The two shook their heads and left with satisfied smiles. With the Imperial Master here, they could leave with peace of mind.

...

Early in the morning, Nalanyu took Wang Tianhua to see Li Ye and asked how to face it today.

Li Ye approached Wang Tianhua and whispered, and Wang Tianhua accepted the order with a smile and left.

"Brother, let me guard the city today and ask the soldiers to keep a close eye on it." Li Ye looked at Nalan Yu and said.

Today is not a good weather. Layers of dark clouds cover Nanyun City. The streets are cold and quiet. Mu Mu and Wei Qingyu ride on their horses and rush toward the city tower because Yang Kaiyi came back yesterday to tell her that there will be a big battle today.

Knowing that there was a war in the past few days, the shops in Nanyun City were also closed. Apart from people coming and going and soldiers, not a single common person could be seen on the streets.

Just after Mao hour, Yang Kaiyi and the eldest prince boarded the tower, looked at Li Ye nervously and asked: "How is the situation?"

Li Ye pointed to the empty wasteland outside the city and smiled: "Almost."

The eldest prince frowned and looked outside the city, and said in a deep voice: "The army started cooking early in the morning, and the generals are already ready to fight."

Li Ye nodded, looked at Nalan Yu and said, "Are you all ready?"

Nalanyu clasped his fists and replied: "The arrangements were made last night, and we are just waiting for the order from the Imperial Master."

Li Ye patted him on the shoulder and said, "Today's outcome depends on one move."

Yang Kaiyi looked at it and suddenly pointed outside the city and said: "They are coming."

I saw tens of thousands of cavalry coming from the south, dressed in black armor and full of momentum, running on the wasteland like a black torrent. In an instant, they stopped two hundred feet away from Nanyun City.

The cavalry from the grassland tribes who counterattacked once again marched to Nanyun City.

The military flag was fluttering and tilted slightly. Rows of black chariots were covered with black shield formations. The backs of the shield formations were reinforced with pine branches, as if they were specially designed to deal with the heavy slaves in Nanyun City.

Behind the chariot are countless siege ladders and cedars cut from the mountains. The smart prairie tribes used cedars to build bridges and force the moat to be crossed.

It was late spring outside Nanyun City and it was not desolate. The grassland was covered with dense green grass. Looking around, hundreds of thousands of cavalry were rolling on the green grass like a torrent of steel, which really disfigured the scenery.

It is less than 200 feet from the place where more than a dozen cavalry are arrayed to the moat. This distance can be reached by a charge from the army. But the strange thing is that today's cavalry did not charge, but a row of people walked out from behind them.

A row of soldiers holding shields and carrying long swords.

In front is a heavy vehicle shield formation, behind is a cover made of cedar, and behind that are siege equipment and densely packed soldiers.

"They gave up their horses and wanted to attack with infantry! Do you want to send out cavalry?" Yang Kaiyi said as he looked at the approaching grassland army step by step.

"No one is allowed to leave the city today!" Li Ye said coldly, holding an iron bow and looking at the dark grassland soldiers approaching.

"Do you want me to shoot a few of them with arrows?" Mu Mu, who was standing behind Li Ye, asked anxiously.

No one dared to shoot an arrow first without the national master issuing an order.

"Why are you so anxious? The show hasn't started yet? It will be time for you to shoot your arrows later." Li Ye looked back at the nervous people and suddenly grinned.

Compared to digging holes to bury people, who have I been more afraid of?

"I will issue an order later, let your people fire three rounds first, and then all the troops will fire three rounds again, and then give them a surprise!" Di Ye looked at Gang Lanyu standing next to him and said quietly.

This is a weird battle.

The attackers did not sound the horn of charge, and the defenders did not beat the drum of defense.

It's more like a child playing house, waiting for the moment when they get close to each other.
Chapter completed!