Hearing Kundrat's explanation, Hitran Khan also understood. After all, even someone as powerful as him could not bear it. The army had been marching day and night for the past few days and did not dare to stop. The soldiers were exhausted. If they were really attacked by surprise, they would be attacked by then.
It's over.
"In addition, we sent scouts south to Samarkand. I want to see what the situation is there."
Kundrat glanced into the distance. Samarkand was a hundred miles away, but he had to wait and see what the situation was like in Samarkand, otherwise the fifty thousand cavalry would not be able to escape in the end.
"I see."
Hitran Khan nodded, and then arranged for dozens of scouts to leave the formation and rush towards Samarkand.
"General Zilong, tell me where the other party can be now."
Yan Xing glanced at Zhao Yun. Now Zhao Yun was not in Samarkand at all, but among the army in the distance.
"If it were me, when I heard that there was a problem in Samarkand, I would have traveled back day and night. From the time Zhou Tai sent the telegram to now, the other party may have been hundreds of miles away."
Zhao Yun glanced at Yan Xing. If he had to make a guess, he would have to save the person himself. The other person might be hundreds of miles away now.
"Then our scouts should have discovered the other party's traces. After all, they are only a hundred miles away."
Hearing that the opponent should be about a hundred miles away, Wei Yan frowned. Since they were already so close and the opponent had an army of fifty thousand, there should be news.
"Wait a minute. After all, it's a hundred miles away. Even if the scouts find it, it will take time to come over."
Zhao Yun frowned, but didn't say anything.
"I see."
Wei Yan cupped his fists at Zhao Yun and stepped aside.
"Okay, let's all go down and rest. The scouts haven't come, and the other party hasn't arrived yet. We've all been tired for so many days. Let's take a good rest and wait for the war to begin."
"promise"
"promise."
"promise,"
The three of them clasped their fists together, then arranged for the soldiers to rest and wait for the enemy's arrival.
Just as Zhao Yun said, the scouts had indeed discovered Kundrat's army. After all, it was an army of 50,000 people. It was difficult not to discover it. And after discovering the enemy's traces, they also came to report the news to Zhao Yun non-stop.
One of the two sides went south to find Zhao Yun, and the other went south to Samarkand. Both sides were running wildly.
Kundrat's men took the lead and finally arrived at Samarkand at night. Looking at the enemy camp surrounding Samarkand, these scouts were trying to figure out how to sneak in.
"There are enemies,"
The cavalry patrolling outside discovered this group of people, drew their sabers and killed them.
"Walk."
Seeing that they had been exposed, the scouts did not dare to stay. They threw off their horses and left, heading north to report to Kundrat.
"Stop chasing."
Seeing the enemy fleeing, the team leader in charge stopped the cavalry pursuit and continued patrolling with the patrol team.
The enemy's scouts left, and Zhao Yun's scouts also rushed to his hiding place.
"General, traces of the enemy's army have been found."
The scouts returned and came directly to see Zhao Yun.
"Where is the enemy and how many troops are there?"
Hearing the scout's words, Zhao Yun stood up in excitement and looked at him with twinkling eyes.
"The enemy is resting at the foot of Kammer Mountain a hundred miles away from Samarkand. Their number is about 50,000, which is their main force."
The scout directly reported Kundrat's location and troops.
"Bring Kanyu."
Upon hearing the opponent's location, Zhao Yun directly ordered his left and right to bring him a map of Kanyu.
Soon a standard Khwarezm map was taken out and placed on Zhao Yun's desk.
Zhao Yun saw Kanmor Mountain at a glance. It was indeed a hundred miles away from Samarkand. Now the opponent did not move forward, but chose to rest. He must have anticipated the situation in Samarkand and wanted to take a rest to ensure that they
of combat effectiveness.
"Instruct the entire army to remain silent for the time being, to ensure that the other party does not discover any traces of us."
Now that the other party has arrived, there is nothing more to say, just wait for them to fall into the trap.
"promise."
Kundelat's scouts returned to Kammer Mountain overnight and arrived in front of Kundelat's tent.
"The general has taken a rest,"
The guards outside the big tent directly stopped the scout. What time it is now, it's late at night, don't you feel uncomfortable coming here now?
"I have an urgent military intelligence report."
The scout frowned when he was stopped. Don't you know what a military emergency is?
This will stop you.
"Let him in."
Kundrat's voice sounded from the big tent. He had been waiting for news from the scout since he left.
"General, Samarkand is in danger. The enemy's cavalry has surrounded it. Just when we wanted to break through, we were noticed by the enemy. As a last resort, we can only seize the time to return and report the situation to you."
The scout directly told the situation in Samarkand.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Take the time to go and rest."
Hearing that the situation was at stake, Kundrat had nothing to say. Now it seemed that this battle was inevitable.
"yes."
Early the next morning, Kundrat called Hitler Khan to the tent.
"Khitel Khan, the scouts who went south to Samarkand have returned. The place is now surrounded by Chinese cavalry, and they have no idea what's going on inside. What do you think?"
Kundrat glanced at the other party and directly told the news that the scouts had discovered.
"how to think?
Take the time to go south, isn't it a hundred miles away?
We can kill them before dark."
When Hitel Khan heard the news, he stood up immediately. Samarkand was the heart of Khorazm and there was absolutely no room for failure.
"What I mean is to take a short break now, start a forced march in the afternoon, and wait until the evening to directly attack the enemy camp without giving them a chance."
Kundrat glanced at Hitler Khan and directly expressed his thoughts. He started a forced march in the afternoon, and then attacked the enemies outside Samarkand at night. After all, it was easier for the enemy to ambush him during the day. If
If it is at night, it will be more beneficial to you.
"Are you afraid that the enemy will ambush us halfway?"
When Hitler Khan heard Kundrat's words, he immediately understood what he meant. He was afraid that the opponent would ambush him halfway, so he wanted to fight at night.
"Well, a night battle is beneficial to our side. I'm really afraid that they have plans to ambush us and it will be over."
Kundera nodded.
"Then do as you say. Rest in the morning, march in the afternoon, and attack the enemy outside Samarkand at night."
Soon the 50,000 cavalry rested again, and in the afternoon they began to send troops directly south, forcing a march towards Samarkand.
In action here, the scouts arranged by Zhao Yun outside Kundrat also seized the time to go south and ran in the direction of Zhao Yun to report the opponent's situation.
Time passed little by little, and Zhao Yun's scouts also went straight to Zhao Yun's army without stopping.
"Urgent military situation, urgent military situation."
After the scouts came in, they shouted urgent military information and arrived outside Zhao Yun's tent without any hindrance.
"General, urgent military information, the enemy's 50,000 cavalry have launched and are running towards the city of Samarkand."
The scout knelt on one knee and reported the military situation to Zhao Yun.
"March now?
What do they want to do?"
Hearing that the enemy was moving now, Zhao Yun stood up directly, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
"I don't know, but the opponent is moving very fast and should be heading straight for Samarkand."
The scout didn't know what the other party wanted to do, so he could only tell his own guess.
"Okay, you go down and have a rest. Call Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Yan Xing to come over and give us a reply."
Zhao Yunchong waved his hand to the scout, and then sent someone to summon Huang Zhong and three others to come over for discussion.
"General."
"General."
"General."
The three people came over and saluted Zhao Yun directly with clasped fists.
"The enemy started marching south towards Samarkand at noon. Let's analyze what the other party means?"
Zhao Yun glanced at the three of them and directly told the news about Kundrat's march.
"They must have had enough rest and want to rescue Samarkand. What's the point?"
Yan Xing glanced at Zhao Yun, isn't it normal for him to go south now?
There is so much meaning.
"No, the other party must have some ideas."
Wei Yan frowned, the other party must have their own intentions in doing this.
"Tell me about it."
Zhao Yun nodded to Wei Yan and motioned for him to continue.
"The opponent's current distance from Samarkand is a hundred miles away. If they start a forced march now, they will arrive at Samarkand just after nightfall at the speed of the cavalry. After taking a rest, they will be able to sneak attack under the city of Samarkand at night.
Soldiers and horses.”
Wei Yan glanced at Zhao Yun, and a light flashed in his eyes.
"What Chang Wen said is right, but I feel that the enemy must have something else."
Huang Zhong frowned on the side. Although Wei Yan was right, he felt that what the other party did was definitely not just a night attack.
"Han Sheng, please continue."
Hearing Huang Zhong speak, Zhao Yun nodded at the other person and motioned for him to continue.
"I think the enemy may have guessed that there will be an ambush here. If they launch a night attack on Samarkand, they can avoid our troops as much as possible. After all, a night attack will be detrimental to us."
Huang Zhong glanced at Zhao Yun and directly expressed his worries. He was afraid that the other party had noticed his ambush, so he chose to march now. He would be able to avoid it perfectly when he reached Samarkand at night.
His own troops ambushed him.
"Well, you two are right. I also think that this is what the other party thinks. We are not attacking here in Samarkand. They must have smelled it."
Zhao Yun glanced at Huang Zhong and Wei Yan. Their analysis was correct, and that was probably what the other party thought.
"If this is the case, how should we deal with it?"
Hearing what Zhao Yun said, Yan Xing also frowned. If this was the case, if he sent troops in advance, the opponent would definitely run away, but if he didn't send troops, there would be no place for an ambush around Samarkand, so it would be difficult.
"This is simple, aren't they planning a sneak attack?
Let him steal it. When Huang Zhong and Yan Xing lead all the armored cavalry and 50,000 cavalry into the Samarkand field camp before night, I will let them kick against the iron plate.
The remaining troops are ready to attack at any time. Once the enemy starts a war with you, we will immediately send troops to encircle and suppress you.
In addition, I ordered Zhou Tai to seize the time and be sure to complete the encirclement of Samarkand from the north."
