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"Marshal, at dawn today, General Xiang Wentian sent back another battle report from the front line."

"The rescue team has already joined up with the Chong Black Fox army. The casualties among the 100,000 cavalry were not heavy. Under the siege of the enemy, they only lost a few thousand people."

"Currently, the two sides have merged together and are marching quickly towards Shuoxi City, but the 200,000 barbarian troops from Mobei Mountain are also following closely behind."

While the 300,000-strong army was on the march, Qin Tianye hurried to the central army position where Xia Yun was and reported the latest movements of the rescue army led by Xiang Wentian.

Since the messenger soldiers used new chariots as their means of transportation, it was very convenient to transmit messages between the two sides.

"No problem. Immediately send a message to Wentian and order him to send out 50,000 cavalrymen to make a detour from the flank to the Mobei Mountains and establish a defensive line. The rest of the army will continue to march towards Shuoxi City."

After a brief thought, Xia Yun immediately came up with a response strategy.

For him, he was absolutely sure to win this battle. The only difference was the amount of casualties.

What Xia Yun wanted was to annihilate more enemies with the least casualties.

If the enemy's 200,000 barbarian troops stockpiled in Mobei Mountain chose to reinforce Shuoxi City, he would be more than happy to do so!

In this way, he can at least destroy nearly 400,000 barbarian troops in this battle!

By then, it will surely bring an extremely heavy blow to the entire northern border barbarians!

You know, although the Northern Border Barbarians have a large number of troops, 400,000 is still not a small number!

"Yes, handsome!"

After receiving the order, Qin Tianye immediately turned around and left Xia Yun to convey the order.

At this time, Xia Yun took a map from the accompanying guards.

Sitting in the chariot, Xia Yun's eyes were almost fixed on several important cities on the map.

These cities were none other than Lichuan and other cities west of Shuoxi City, which were in Qin Tianye's previous plan to annihilate the enemy.

According to the current situation, Xia Yun’s idea is to completely blockade the entire Gansu.

In the entire eastern region of Gansu, all the barbarian troops have now been completely eliminated.

In addition, civil and military officials at all levels in Gansu were all aware of the seriousness of this war, so eastern Gansu was not a problem.

An army of 200,000 barbarians besieged Shuoxi City. If they wanted to escape to the north, the only way out would be the Mobei Mountains.

At the moment, the 200,000 barbarian troops in Mobei Mountain obviously did not realize the importance of the matter, and they all marched towards Shuoxi City.

This actually fulfilled Xia Yun's idea.

As for the south of Shuoxi City, it is a mountainous area. Once hundreds of thousands of troops enter, there is no possibility of survival.

Unless those barbarian troops are completely stupid, they will never choose to flee south.

In other words, the only location in the entire Gansu province that has not been blocked is the western part of Shuoxi City!

So, Xia Yun quickly called Xu Tianlei to his side again.

"General, what do you want?"

The chariot stopped by the roadside, Xia Yun got out of the car, and Xu Tianlei, who was standing next to him, had a puzzled look on his face.

As the vanguard officer under Xia Yun, he commanded an army of nearly 50,000 troops on this march, almost all of whom were elite cavalry.

"I need you to execute a tactical insertion."

Xia Yun said this, taking out a map and handing it to Xu Tianlei.

Xu Tianlei took the map and looked at it. There was a very abrupt straight arrow drawn on the map.

The starting point now is exactly where they are marching now.

But the end point is Lichuan and other cities west of Shuoxi City.

"Does the commander-in-chief want us to march quickly and occupy these cities on the map?"

Xu Tianlei looked surprised.

Although the 50,000 vanguard troops under his command were all cavalry, real marching and fighting were not just playing house.

Judging from the infantry marching speed, it would take at least six or seven days to reach Shuoxi City from their current location.

The same is true for cavalry.

Even though all cavalrymen ride on war horses, war horses are not machines after all and cannot be ridden all day long.

Therefore, when troops were marching to war, the marching time required for cavalry and infantry was often almost the same.

Under such circumstances, they arrived at Shuoxi City at almost the same time as the infantry.

By then, the barbarian troops outside Shuoxi City will surely discover their traces.

Naturally, there is no way to talk about interspersed tactics.

After all, they can't carry out infiltration missions openly under the enemy's nose.

"Yes, that is your mission."

Xia Yun nodded.

"This time, the entire army will only bring about five days' worth of dry food. Abandon all the baggage. Even if it means running your horses to death, you must complete the penetration within two days and then launch a surprise attack on Lichuan and several other cities!"

Xia Yun added, with a tone that left no room for argument.

He was certainly aware of the difficulty of this march.

However, no matter how great the difficulties are, they are not as great as the current difficulties facing Shuoxi City.

"Yes! I obey your command! Even if it means running the horse to death, I will complete the mission!"

At this time, Xu Tianlei stopped wasting time and a look of determination suddenly appeared on his face.

Although he had only been following Xia Yun for a short time, as a general under Lei Zhenning, he was already familiar with Xia Yun's skills in marching and fighting.

Therefore, as long as Xia Yun made the final decision, he would execute it without hesitation!

"Very good, the vanguard troops will set off immediately. After this war is over, I will return 50,000 war horses to you."

Xia Yun smiled happily.

There is no doubt that after this infiltration mission is completed, all 50,000 war horses under Xu Tianlei's command will die on the battlefield.

But compared to the death of 50,000 soldiers, the death of 50,000 horses is obviously more cost-effective!

"Thank you for your kindness, Marshal! I will be leaving soon!"

A voice of great respect uttered from Xu Tianlei's mouth, and then he disappeared from Xia Yun's sight.

Half an hour passed.

The 50,000 vanguard cavalry troops under Xu Tianlei abandoned all their baggage, and each person only carried five days of dry food.

In a gust of dust, 50,000 cavalrymen set out at a forced march!

……

Time flies and two days have passed.

Early in the morning of that day, Xia Yun led his army to the Menghan City.

Meng Han was less than 300 kilometers away from Shuoxi City.

Due to the massive invasion of barbarian troops, the city of Menghan had long been deserted.

When the army entered the empty city and set up camp, various intelligence personnel appeared in the temporary central military tent.

"Report! General Xiang Wentian, urgently! Currently, General Xiang Wentian's 80,000 troops are stationed 50 kilometers north of Shuoxi City. At the same time, the enemy's 200,000 barbarian troops sent from the Mobei Mountain have bypassed General Xiang's troops and have now joined the barbarian troops outside Shuoxi City."

"Report! General Zhao Xinlei has sent an urgent message. The 50,000 cavalrymen under General Zhao have completed the great detour strategy and bypassed the Mobei Mountain area. At the same time, they have annihilated all the remaining barbarian troops in the Mobei Mountain area!"

"Report! Our army has established contact with Shuoxi City. General Chen Jingzhong has sent an emergency message. The barbarian troops outside Shuoxi City have reached more than 400,000 soldiers. We are requesting that our army attack quickly to save Shuoxi City from danger!"