Yehu Khan listened to the scouts' report with a gloomy face. He never expected that 30,000 people would kill him, and he would lose almost 20,000 people in one round. The remaining 10,000 people had to flee back, and the opponent almost didn't count, which severely hit him.
Morale will be lost, what should we do?
"Where's Bashtu, tell him to get over here." Yehu Khan roared angrily.
Not long after, a captain of ten thousand men came over, with a gray face and wounds on his body. He fell to his knees with a thud and shouted in panic: "Khan, Khan, please spare your life."
"Of the 30,000 people, only 10,000 came back, why don't you die?" Yehu Khan said through gritted teeth, furious.
"Have mercy on me. My opponent is too cunning. He dug a lot of traps and even disguised himself. My subordinate was not bad at all. He fell into the trap and deserves death. I beg the Khan to take care of his subordinates..."
Before he finished speaking, a golden light flashed.
"Poof!" With a sound, the head rolled down and blood flowed.
The golden knife in Yehu Khan's hand suddenly turned scarlet, and he shouted with a cold face: "Do you still want to live? How can I explain to the warriors if I spare you?"
Although he is a trusted general, in extraordinary times, he can only kill people to establish his authority and stabilize the morale of the army.
"Qiang!"
With the golden sword in its sheath, Yehu Khan looked around at the crowd and said coldly: "Those who fail to kill the enemy will die! Listen carefully, if you don't defeat the enemy in front, everyone will die. We must work together to fight out."
There is only one way to survive. You are all my confidants and confidants. At this time of life and death, I don’t want to kill anyone with my own hands."
Everyone was silent, their expressions a little serious.
Yehu Khan continued: "There are more than 60,000 enemies in the front. They are fighting on the water and will not give up the water source to chase them out. Our army has more troops than the enemies. Let's give it a try. The chance of victory is great. Do you have any clever ideas?"
Everyone was silent and looked at each other.
A general suddenly said: "Great Khan, my subordinates think that they can divide their troops into two groups and press all the way up, keeping a safe distance, but not attacking. The main purpose is to deter the enemy. If the enemy attacks, our army will shoot randomly."
Just shoot them and push them back, don't pursue them, and go around to the west to get water. The Yibo Sea is long and narrow, and the area is very large. It is impossible for the enemy to defend them all. With water, the soldiers can regain their combat effectiveness.
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Everyone's eyes lit up, they started talking in low voices and nodded.
Yehu Khan was also overjoyed and praised: "Bagatur, you are worthy of being a warrior of our royal family. From now on, you will be the Khan's Meulu, commanding 50,000 troops, responsible for containing the enemy from the front, covering the army to collect water,
If it succeeds, I will definitely give you another reward."
"Thank you Khan, I will definitely repay you with death." The other party was overjoyed.
Meilu is a Turkic official title, ranking above the commander of ten thousand men. This man jumped from a captain of ten thousand men to Meilu, and his military strength also increased from 10,000 to 50,000. He became a powerful figure and immediately attracted the envy of countless people.
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Yehu Khan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at everyone and said: "The same applies to you all. As long as you perform meritorious service, I will not treat you unfairly. Bugamelu, you lead your troops to detour west, and you must fetch clean water."
"As ordered!" A strong man agreed.
"The others are leading their troops to be on guard and take precautions." Yehu Khan looked at everyone.
"Follow the order!" Everyone responded one after another.
The army quickly took action, and a general called Bujia led 50,000 people to quickly break away from the team. They first went south for a certain distance to avoid the sight of the Yibo Sea and avoid being exposed, and then circled back to the west.
Bagatul led his army out of the desert with murderous intent and came to the Gobi.
The army quickly dispersed into formation, staring eagerly in the direction of Yibohai, but did not attack.
Xue Wanche was discussing countermeasures with his division commander, preparing for a big fight. He was a little nervous when he saw this scene, so he observed carefully and considered the Turks' intentions.
Several division commanders also noticed something was wrong. After a moment of discussion, one of them said: "General, we are trapped in a horse trap. The enemy cannot attack. It is also inconvenient for our army to charge. We take the initiative to attack. If the enemy chooses to confront us, is it possible that we want to delay the attack?"
Stay with us while the others take a circuitous route to the west of Yi Bohai to get water?"
"hiss……"
Another division commander took a breath of air and said quickly: "It's very possible. These bastards knew they couldn't fight, so they simply stopped fighting and went around to get water. Once the water is available, the enemy's combat effectiveness will be restored. Let's hold on to the water source."
It doesn’t make much sense, so what should I do?”
Everyone agreed and started discussing in low voices.
Xue Wanche smiled, and looked at the Turkic army confronting them with a cold look in his eyes. He suddenly said: "These beasts actually know how to use war. It's a good idea, but it's too late."
"What do you mean?" Everyone looked at Xue Wanche.
Xue Wanche explained: "It is not difficult to go back to the Yibo Sea to get water, but it will take most of a day to get there. Before they can get the water, the King of Han will have arrived. By then they will be surrounded on all sides, so what if there is water? Since
If the Turks want to stall for time, then they should confront each other, and the brothers will have more time to recover their strength."
"The King of Han is coming?" Everyone's eyes lit up.
Xue Wanche truthfully announced the news brought by Luo Ying, and everyone was in high spirits.
After some deliberation, a division commander suggested: "General, although confrontation is a good way, it will not achieve any success. The decisive battle is imminent. It is a pity to miss the opportunity. The Turks in front are only 50,000, and our army is 60,000. We have the advantage in strength, but we are trapped."
The horse pit is here, so there is no big security problem. It is better to divide the troops and let my subordinates lead the troops north to hunt down the escaped enemy."
Another division commander objected: "No, the soldiers of one division are of little use. It is better to eat the fifty thousand people in front."
"Do you have any idea?" Xue Wanche asked.
Others also looked at the division commander and asked questions.
The division commander quickly explained: "General, brothers, our army can leave four divisions to confront the enemy, and the other six divisions will detour from both sides to avoid the horse trap and then outflank them. At that time, they will attack from both sides and attack from the front.
In one fell swoop, the 50,000 Turkic troops in front of us were killed."
"hiss……"
Everyone was shocked by the audacity of this division commander. There were 50,000 people there, and he was only 60,000. How could he possibly eat them if he had 10,000 troops? If there were 100,000 people, he could give it a try.
Xue Wanche thought for a while, looked to the north and asked: "Our army does not have enough troops, so it may be difficult to do this. Instead, we can contact the northern reinforcements and let them go south. Our army will dedicate half of its troops to go south and then attack in a joint attack."
"Can!"
"Great kindness!"
Everyone nodded.
Xue Wanche looked at a general and warned: "You know Duke Wei, take some people and go quickly to see if they can detach a force to help. If it can't be done, don't force it. They are attacking those who have escaped."
The Turkic army cannot survive without a small number of troops."
"Look!"
Suddenly, a general pointed to the north and shouted.