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Inside the central army tent, all kinds of intelligence information that had just been sent from the front line came in like raindrops.

Xia Yun, sitting in the coach's chair, remained calm and composed, with no sign of emotion changing at all.

"Send a message to Xiang Wentian, tell the troops to advance 20 kilometers. If they are attacked by the barbarian troops, they can react on the spot without asking for instructions from me."

"Send a message to the army. After a night's rest, we will set out again tomorrow morning and accelerate our advance towards Shuoxi City."

"..."

After listening to a series of reports, Xia Yun issued orders one after another.

However, it was at this time.

Another messenger soldier, who was in a hurry, suddenly broke into the central army tent.

"Report to the commander! The frontline reconnaissance troops have just sent back news that two barbarian troops are approaching our army from the southwest and northwest, 150 kilometers away. The two barbarian troops have a total of about 120,000 troops."

The messenger soldier hurriedly reported.

The moment Xia Yun heard the words, a hint of surprise suddenly appeared on his originally calm face.

Good guy!

Those beasts actually dared to attack him!

It was obvious that the 400,000 barbarian troops surrounding Shuoxi City must have learned of the appearance of the Daliang Dynasty army.

Only then did they dispatch 120,000 troops to attack first, and at the same time buy time for the barbarian army to attack Shuoxi City.

"A bunch of ignorant people! Marshal, give the order, and I will lead my men to attack! I promise to bring back the enemy's head within three days!"

Inside the central army tent, Li Taisui's face suddenly showed a look of rage.

Even Qin Tianye, who was standing by, couldn't hold back anymore.

"General, the enemy is so arrogant. I suggest sending troops immediately to eliminate the enemy's arrogance!"

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Qin Tianye's first thought at this moment was to eliminate all the 120,000 invading enemies.

Unexpectedly, Xia Yun shook his head on the spot.

"Not in a hurry."

Xia Yun then spoke.

"If those guys want to come, let them come."

There was no trace of anxiety on Xia Yun's face.

For him, these 120,000 barbarian troops were not the purpose of his trip.

What he wanted on this trip was to annihilate all 400,000 barbarian troops!

If they eliminated these 120,000 barbarian troops in advance, the main force of the enemy would surely be frightened and withdraw directly from the Hexi Corridor.

At this time, the 50,000 cavalry led by Xu Tianlei had not yet arrived in Lichuan City to complete their defense.

Once the main force of the enemy retreats and returns to Mobei via the west of Shuoxi City, the results of their battle will be greatly reduced.

"General, are we going to let those guys approach our central army camp directly?"

Li Taisui was a little puzzled.

Xia Yun did not answer this question, but turned his attention to Li Taisui.

"If I let you stay in Menghan, how many troops would you need to keep these 120,000 barbarian troops trapped in the Menghan area?"

Xia Yun asked back.

Li Taisui was stunned when he heard this, but he reacted quickly and understood Xia Yun's strategic intention.

"With only 50,000 elite soldiers, I can definitely keep these 120,000 barbarian troops trapped in the Menghan area!"

Li Taisui clasped his fists respectfully towards Xia Yun.

"In that case, I will give you 60,000 elite soldiers. Starting tomorrow, you will be stationed in Menghan City. When the enemy attacks, you must keep them trapped in the Menghan area!"

"Qin Tianye, pass on my order. Tomorrow morning, the army will detour from the northern part of Menghan to Shuoxi City. Remember to avoid all barbarian troops on the way."

Immediately afterwards, Xia Yun issued two orders in succession.

Since the barbarian troops chose to split up, Xia Yun naturally had to accept their good intentions.

According to the current situation.

The barbarian army was divided into 120,000 troops, so there were only about 280,000 troops left on the front battlefield of Shuoxi City.

By then, it would be easier to defeat Xia Yun's army one by one than the original plan.

"The handsome and wise man!"

Li Taisui and Qin Tianye immediately clasped their fists towards Xia Yun, looking extremely respectful.

The next morning.

After a night's rest in the Menghan City, hundreds of thousands of troops recovered to their best state of energy and spirit.

Before the sun rose completely from the east, Xia Yun led an army of 190,000 and set out along the northern trail of Menghan.

With the latest map of Gansu in his hands, he is familiar with every passable path in Gansu.

However, these roads are extremely unfamiliar to the barbarian troops.

Therefore, Xia Yun was not worried at all about encountering the main force of the enemy halfway.

Li Taisui led 60,000 elite soldiers and stayed in the Menghan City.

The terrain around Menghan is extremely complex, with not only hilly areas but also continuous mountains.

As long as these 60,000 troops are used properly, they can completely entangle the enemy's 120,000 troops in the Menghan area!

……

In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.

On this day, the 190,000 main force led by Xia Yun finally arrived at the front line of Shuoxi City!

And Xia Yun's army, which had just entered the mountains, received Xu Tianlei's message.

"Marshal, General Xu has succeeded! At present, all the cities in the Lichuan area have fallen into the control of our army!"

"Our army's deployment west of Shuoxi City has been completed!"

With an extremely excited look, Qin Tianye reported the latest news about Xu Tianlei's army to Xia Yun.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yun's face immediately revealed an expression of having expected this.

"Any latest war reports from the Menghan side?"

Xia Yun then asked again.

Three days ago, the main force of the army left Menghan City, leaving only Li Taisui and 60,000 elite soldiers in the city.

So far, there has been no news from the Mongolian side.

At this time, the joy on Qin Tianye's face had not yet disappeared. When he heard Xia Yun's question, his joy became even more intense.

"In reply to the Marshal, I have just received the latest battle report from General Li. At present, the troops left in Menghan have already trapped the enemy's 120,000 barbarian troops in the Menghan area!"

Qin Tianye responded immediately.

As expected, Li Taisui lived up to everyone's expectations and completed the task assigned by Xia Yun.

"Send someone to inform Xiang Wentian to send troops towards Shuoxi City at dusk tonight!"

"Send someone to contact General Chen Jingzhong. Our army will launch a large-scale attack this evening. Ask him to cooperate with the main force of the army to attack the barbarian troops from both inside and outside!"

Now that all the armies were in place, Xia Yun no longer hesitated and immediately gave the order to start the war!

The mountains where they were at the moment were less than thirty miles long.

And because they marched at night all the way, their whereabouts were extremely covert, and until now they had not been discovered by the main force of the barbarians.

"I will obey your orders!"

Qin Tianye looked overjoyed. They had marched all the way and finally waited for this moment!