Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

"Ha ha!"

Beyond the Tianshan Mountains near Lijue Pass.

Mo Hutu laughed heartily as he watched the Han cavalry swarm into the mountains and reined in his warhorse.

The tens of thousands of Wusun cavalry, who had received orders long ago, did not continue the pursuit and simply watched as the routed Han soldiers 'escaped' into the mountains.

Mo Hutu looked smugly at Han Sui beside him and said, "Duan Yu should be watching us somewhere right now, waiting for us to catch up."

Dressed in a black robe, Han Sui, who was standing beside Mo Hutu, smiled and nodded, then glanced at the distant mountains.

"It's a pity I can't see Duan Yu's disappointed face in person."

"Each of these three attempts to lure the enemy resulted in some losses for the Liangzhou troops."

"The surrounding area is an endless desert, so it won't be so easy for the Han soldiers who have scattered and fled to run back."

It was nearly noon, and the bright May sun was baking the earth.

This isn't a place where you can find inhabited places just anywhere in the Central Plains.

The Western Regions are a desolate wasteland; let alone inhabited areas, finding water to survive is a difficult task.

Inexperienced soldiers who scatter and flee are likely to die of thirst and starvation in the desert once they are separated from the main army and lose their way.

"Can we withdraw our troops now?" Mo Hutu asked Han Sui beside him.

Han Sui nodded.

"That's enough. King Bai Hui of Kucha must already know about the general's victory."

"If we go back now, the King of Kucha will surely welcome us with the entire city!"

Mo Hutu laughed heartily and said, "Thanks to Mr. Han's brilliant plan and intelligence."

"Mr. Han, rest assured, I will definitely report this matter to Kunmo truthfully."

As he spoke, Mohutu gave an order to his deputy general to retreat.

Tens of thousands of Wusun cavalrymen began to turn around and prepare to retreat at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

And just a few miles away, on a sand dune highland.

Another group of people were also engulfed in flames.

Duan Yu, riding a black tiger, gazed at the large groups of Wusun cavalry in the distance.

On either side of him were Jia Xu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu.

Behind the high sand dunes were Duan Yu's personal guard cavalry.

Seeing that the Wusun cavalry had turned around and were not entering the pre-arranged encirclement.

Cheng Yu's eyes widened in surprise.

Sitting in Duan Yu's lap, Yi Mei bit her lip and tentatively feigned surprise, saying, "General, they seem... they don't seem to have fallen for it."

Duan Yu smiled, then raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

"is it?"

Yimei immediately nodded innocently: "This servant sees that they have already changed direction."

"hehe."

"Changing direction doesn't mean you haven't been tricked."

"Huh?" Yi Mei exclaimed in surprise, turning to look at Duan Yu behind her and asking, "But they didn't enter the place where the general had laid an ambush beforehand?"

"Is that so?" Duan Yu slowly raised his left hand and pointed to the west where the Wusun army had turned around, saying, "Look... what's over there?"

Right where Duan Yu pointed.

A dust storm, resembling a sandstorm, suddenly rose up several miles away.

Yimei's beautiful eyes widened, but all she could see was the yellow sand rising in the sky.

And aside from the direction Duan Yu was pointing.

In the other two directions from which the more than 10,000 Wusun cavalrymen were positioned, the same vast expanse of yellow sand appeared.

Soon, Imei realized the problem.

At this time, there was no wind or waves, so why would the yellow sand on the ground be stirred up for no reason?

Just as Yimei was wondering, the shimmering spots in the swirling yellow sand, reflecting the sunlight, dazzled her eyes through the dust.

weapon!

That was a reflection from a sharp weapon.

They were cavalry, a large number of cavalry!

Ime's eyes widened suddenly.

She turned around and looked at Duan Yu in disbelief.

His eyes were filled with terror!

"Those are... cavalry!"

Upon seeing it clearly, Cheng Yu exclaimed in surprise, "It's a Qiang tribesman!"

Duan Yu nodded slowly: "Zhongde is right, it is indeed the Qiang ethnic group's righteous followers, but it's not just the Qiang ethnic group's righteous followers."

"My lord, this..."

Duan Yu waved his hand to interrupt Cheng Yu, and said with a smile, "Zhongde, Gongda, Wenhe... where do you think those soldiers who suffered heavy losses and were scattered over the past few days have gone?"

Cheng Yu looked completely bewildered.

On three separate occasions, the enemy was lured deep into enemy territory, and each time a large number of cavalrymen were routed, which should of course be counted as losses.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have done what he did last night.

"Now that things have come to this, I will no longer hide anything from you."

"Although the strategy of luring the enemy is good, the probability of failure is just as high."

"If the Wusun general were a cautious person, or if any of your generals were replaced, would you fall for the trick?"

Xun You shook his head to indicate that he would not.

As the art of war says, "Never pursue a desperate enemy."

But this was during the war in the Central Plains.

To be honest, they didn't consider these uncivilized barbarians in the Western Regions to be any decent opponents.

"Therefore, no matter who the enemy is, my habit is not to put all my chips in one place."

"I have been hiding some things from you."

"Just as you were setting up your trap to lure the enemy, I made some adjustments."

Duan Yu pointed to the Qiangqu Yicong and the elite Liangzhou cavalry that were encircling the Wusun cavalry.

The expedition to the west involved a total of 15,000 cavalry.

In addition to the 3,000 Southern Xiongnu volunteers currently blocking the Northern Xiongnu north of the Tianshan Mountains, there are about 12,000 cavalry.

During these days, each time they sent out cavalry to lure the enemy, the number of cavalrymen was more than three thousand.

There were three separate incidents, with each incident resulting in the loss of approximately one thousand people.

"In order not to arouse the suspicion of Wusun or leak the news, I increased the number of cavalrymen I sent out each time from three thousand to five thousand, and I always set off before dawn."

"Of these five thousand men, two thousand immediately broke away from the army after leaving Lijue Pass."

"In this way, I concealed six thousand cavalrymen in the surrounding area three times in total."

"Moreover, more than a thousand cavalrymen are 'defeated' and missing every day. Of course, I had already calculated all of this in advance."

"These scattered cavalrymen will immediately assemble at the previously designated location."

"These three times, another three thousand cavalrymen have been brought up, making a total of nine thousand."

"Adding the three thousand led by Zhang Xiu today, the total is twelve thousand cavalry!"

"At this time, there were no cavalry left inside Lijue Pass."

hiss!

Cheng Yu gasped.

No wonder, no wonder that during his inspections of the military camps these past few days, many areas had been designated as off-limits zones.

So, apart from the infantry, the Lijue Pass camp is now an empty camp.

They were moving troops out of the country so secretly.

In the distance, besides the troops led by Zhang Xiu who had scattered towards Lijue Pass, three cavalry groups from the west, north, and south were forming an enormous encirclement of Wusun.

Zhang Xiu, who had fled to the direction of Lijue Pass, led his troops out to fight again.

It perfectly covers all four directions: east, south, west, and north.

"Your subordinate is completely convinced!"

Cheng Yu, mounted on his horse, bowed to Duan Yu and said, "So everything was under your control, my lord. I was foolish."

Jia Xu, standing next to Cheng Yu, wiped his nose and looked at Duan Yu.

He's called the sixth brother, but now it seems we don't even know who the sixth brother really is.

"My lord... your calculations are divine; Xun You is in awe."

Duan Yu smiled and shook his head: "It's not that I'm a diviner; all of this wouldn't have been possible without the help of a key person."

Are there any experts?

Cheng Yu and Xun You were both taken aback.

Little Guo Jia, standing next to the three, was also very curious.

Could it be that Your Excellency has a master strategist by your side?

Was everything orchestrated by this mastermind?

Yi Mei, who was in Duan Yu's arms, was trembling all over.

“Yimei… I should thank you.” Duan Yu suddenly spoke up.

Apart from Jia Xu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Guo Jia were all stunned, and then looked at Duan Yu in shock.

Duan Yu smiled and looked down at the beauty in his arms.

"General... what is the general saying... this servant does not understand."

"Oh?" Duan Yu smiled and reached out to lift Yi Mei's snow-white chin, saying, "How could you not understand?"

"If you hadn't passed on the intelligence to them, how could they have pursued my troops so confidently and without any precautions?"

"It's not that I'm particularly cunning; it's that you've helped me lower their guard."

The concealment vanished from Yi Mei's eyes in an instant.

Knowing she had been exposed, Yi Mei bit her red lips and the next second pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it directly at Duan Yu's neck.

However, just as the dagger was about to reach Duan Yu's neck, Duan Yu reached out and grabbed his wrist.

As the dagger in his hand was removed.

Yi Mei was also lifted up by Duan Yu's other hand.

"Boyu".

Duan Yu glanced down at the two small characters engraved on the dagger, then smiled and looked at Yi Mei, who was struggling as she was being held by her long hair.

"So... she's Beigong Boyu's wife. No wonder you described me as a bandit."

"Should I call you Yimei now, or Lady Beigong? Hmm?" Duan Yu looked at Yimei with a teasing smile.

This scene completely stunned everyone behind Duan Yu.