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After hearing Wei Wuji's words, Yan Jia smiled and said, "You're putting pressure on me! It won't be easy to stop them!"

Seeing this, Wei Wuji smiled at Yan Jia and said, "General Yan Jia, we can switch places! I'll hold them off, and you can continue setting up traps here."

"Here's my thinking: dealing with them now is simply a matter of using guerrilla tactics, which you're certainly more proficient in! In fact, once they run out of supplies, they'll definitely run away after you've set up your attack formation. So, if my estimation is correct, the real battlefield will be here!"

Seeing that Wei Wuji was serious, Yan Jia smiled and said to him, "General Wei Wuji, I was just joking with you... Please don't take it to heart! We will follow your orders no matter what! After all, when the Prince left, he repeatedly told us... We will follow your instructions in everything we do here! Just make the arrangements!"

Wei Wuji nodded: "Alright, then I'll have to trouble General Yan Jia... I need you to wear them down as much as possible!"

Yan Jia smiled and said to Wei Wuji, "Don't worry. But you have to be careful! If you rob them of their supplies, they will resupply... or even send reinforcements!"

Wei Wuji nodded: "No problem!"

With that, they parted ways.

After Yan Jia returned, he first announced Wei Wuji's order.

Immediately afterwards, the Heavenly Battalion was organized!

"They now have 30,000 troops. We need to harass them, still using the sparrow tactic! However, we must pay close attention to concealment!"

With that, Yan Jia led his army to the front lines that very day.

To Yan Jia's surprise, there were patrol posts every ten meters.

It won't be easy for their squad to get through, and these patrol posts are positioned in a defensive formation, so if one side is attacked, the other side will know.

From midnight onwards, these Slavic people did not slack off in the slightest.

This shows that these armies are not ordinary in combat effectiveness.

They truly deserve to be called an elite army.

Looking at the Yanjia in front of the team, he remained silent for a long time.

The squad from the Heavenly Battalion behind him was simply waiting.

After considering it for a long time, Yan Jia ordered the Tianzi Battalion to send out three squads to see if they could cooperate to take out the patrols.

Three teams of five set off from three different corners!

Because they were dressed in black, no one noticed them as they moved quickly.

They were about to come into contact with their Slavic patrol squads.

Unexpectedly, he also set up some simple traps. The traps were actually very simple, just a rope held close to the ground.

Then many bells were hung on the rope.

As they pass by, they pull the rope, because the light is extremely poor at night!

As soon as the bell rang, several patrol teams positioned in a pincer formation spotted the three teams rushing towards them.

Fortunately, they were experts from the Heavenly Battalion, and they immediately drew their guns and began firing.

After a few loud bangs, several people fell to the ground.

Those soldiers of Saleh, though brave and skilled in battle, were just ordinary soldiers!

With both sides having roughly equal numbers, the special forces soldiers on the Tianzi Battalion naturally held an absolute advantage.

They had assumed that a follow-up patrol of soldiers would arrive.

However, they did not rush over rashly; instead, they sounded the horns.

Their horns were very rhythmic.

After they finished playing, they scattered and then disappeared into a place that had been prepared sometime earlier...

Yan Jia, who had been watching the battle, immediately noticed the problem.

"Withdraw! Withdraw!"

After saying that, he led the remaining men, shouting, "Retreat...retreat..."

As he spoke, Yan Jia spurred his horse and galloped away.

Just then, the sound of exploding shells came from ahead.

The three teams reacted very quickly after hearing Yan Jia's words and ran back.

However, their pace was far behind that of Yan Jia.

Moreover, their artillery seemed to be targeted, advancing several hundred meters towards the location where their Slavic patrol had been attacked.

Fortunately, Yan Jia was smart enough to retreat in time, and the last of them escaped.

They were directly overturned by the aftershocks of the shells...

"Keep running! They have a long-range artillery piece! Don't stop!"

After staring at the scorched earth behind him for a while, Yan Jia suddenly felt something was amiss...

Commands were subsequently issued.

Sure enough, after riding their horses for several miles, they were suddenly bombarded by artillery fire behind them...

Yan Jia cursed, "Damn... those people are really rich and powerful..."

One of the men from the Heavenly Battalion said with lingering fear, "General, thank goodness you reacted in time... otherwise, we would all have perished there... if we had all died over there, it would have been a huge loss!"

"Yes, it seems like a waste of their resources! But it's extremely effective. This time, we don't have many people, and they're highly mobile. If it were a large-scale surprise attack with tens of thousands of troops, even if they noticed, they wouldn't have time to escape..."

Upon hearing what these men from the Heavenly Battalion had to say, Yan Jia's expression turned extremely grim.

A chill ran down my spine.

"Their free-for-all playing style is really giving us a headache..."

One of his men said to Yan Jia, "General Yan Jia, however, if we go and wear them down, it would be very worthwhile..."

"Yes, we only need a group of five people to trick them into giving us so many cannons... it's a profit!"

After hearing this, Yan Jia waved his hand and said, "Bullshit! Earn what? Every single one of you was trained by me... and you're all the elite of the elite..."

"Damn it... fifteen of them were wiped out in one go... Tell me, am I heartbroken or not... I feel like it's a loss even if just one of them dies!"

His subordinate said to Yan Jia, "General Yan Jia, what's next...?"

Yan Jia said, "We don't need you in this situation. I'll go ask the Turks for a suicide squad..."

The expressions on everyone's faces looked rather strange.

Yan Jia said dismissively, "Don't look at me like that... People are divided into different classes! Even if you die, you can't die like this!"

"Of course, I'm not saying those suicide squad members deserve to die! Of course, someone has to do this... and you all have your own things to do."

Everyone understood what Yan Jia meant when they heard him say that.

After all, their income and the selection process are so rigorous that it's easy to say they're one in ten thousand.

It's no exaggeration to say that they are one in ten thousand.

Yan Jia then led his men back.

...

Meanwhile, Saleh's forces, after several rounds of shelling...

When their men cleaned up the battlefield, they didn't find many corpses...

"General, we've fallen for their trap... There weren't many people at all, just a small team of about ten... which means we've wasted our time."

"Yes, General, isn't your fighting style a bit too cautious?"

"That's right, we've used up almost half of our shells these past few days! If we keep fighting like this, we won't kill many of them before we run out of shells. If word gets out, we'll be laughed at."

Saleh Ali listened to the opinions of his men beside him.

He had an indifferent expression on his face.

"Hmph... Do you still think what I did was unnecessary? Along the way, I wiped out so many of their ambushes... Do you know why we didn't encounter any real Turkic troops along the way?"

The group looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Saleh Ali addressed the crowd, saying, "That's because they know very well that they simply can't fight me with this style of combat... Whether it's a head-on confrontation or a surprise attack... I won't give them the chance."

"Within the range of artillery fire lies the truth! Moreover, now that they know our methods, they certainly won't dare to organize large-scale sneak attacks anymore. From now on, there will be no need for this."

Listening to Saleh Ali's words, everyone nodded and said, "General, you're right... However, this ammunition is indeed being consumed too quickly."

Saleh Ali addressed the crowd, saying, "These shells are worthless; what's valuable are these frames... and what's valuable are us Saleh people... As long as we're alive, that's enough! This tactic is something I discussed with Lord Constantine Eugene, and it received his approval."

"Lord Constantine Eugene told me that they could supply unlimited shells. As long as our men minimize casualties, those shells are nothing to the Constantine family... However, if we use this method, although it's slower! But, as you can see, we practically swept through the entire area."

"If all goes well, we should reach the edge of their Turkic tribe in three days. They won't dare fight, so they'll have no choice but to retreat! Fighting would just be suicide... And where can they escape to? Following our route, they'll eventually be cornered and slaughtered by us..."

Saleh Ali pointed to a map on which he had drawn the route.

Everything was going according to his plan; he had stretched his minion wave like a net, completely pulling them up.

If the Turkic Khaganate is not attacked, there will only be one consequence!

They were driven into the last area within the circle drawn by Saleh Ali, and then blasted into dust by their artillery.

He had predicted this tactic hundreds of times, and the result was always the same.

That means they won!

Of course, all of this is based on one premise: that the Constantine family has the capacity to supply artillery shells.

However, he had already communicated with Constantine about this issue using ravens.

Constantine Eugene readily agreed. The shells were indeed quite expensive, but for merchants like them who sourced them...

When you convert it all up, it's not expensive.

"Alright, everyone go and get some rest. We'll continue tomorrow!"

His men were relieved after hearing Saleh Ali's words.

If they could supply an unlimited amount of shells, they really wouldn't have any chance of losing.

...

Little did they know that at that moment, countless soldiers were lined up in perfect unison at the entrance of a cave.

They then moved quickly into the passage.

At the other end of the cave entrance, the people who appeared were all assigned by Wei Wuji.

Wei Wuji now felt that Xiao Ce was truly a god, possessing the ability to foresee the future.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been asked to build such a passage in advance. However, due to the rush of construction, the passage can only be used by people and some simple small weapons.

Large weapons and equipment cannot be brought over.

However, this is enough for now.

However, Wei Wuji overestimated and deified Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce did not allow them to use it this time, but rather intended to build it for use in the future decisive battle against the Slavic country.

However, the effect is still the same.

On the other side, Yan Jia was originally arranging his troops and preparing to lead some suicide squads to lure them into firing cannonballs.

Only by drawing away all their ammunition early on can this war begin normally.

Yan Jia and Wei Wuji's deputy generals also spoke frankly, saying they were reluctant to let those Tianzi Battalion members do this.

The lieutenants all expressed their full support, after all, good steel should be used where it's needed most...

Only by making good use of them can we enable them to unleash their full potential!

They did find quite a few courageous men under their command who were willing to become suicide squad members.

Just as they were working diligently to trick the Slavic Salih forces into providing them with artillery shells.

Yunqing Urgen rushed over.

Seeing Yun Qing.Urgen approaching, Yan Jia, as the supreme commander on the battlefield at this moment, naturally went to greet him.

"Khan, what brings you here? You're a rare guest indeed!"

Because Xiao Ce had made it clear before he left that military and political affairs would be separated.

Yunqing Urgen was also not very good at military matters.

Yun Qing.Urgen smiled and said to Yan Jia, "General Yan Jia, I wouldn't have come here without a reason. As you know, military campaigns are not my forte... so I really didn't want to cause you any trouble. I'll just focus on providing logistical support!"

Seeing that Yunqing and Urgen had exchanged such polite words but hadn't gotten to the point, Yan Jia didn't respond or interrupt.

"General Yan Jia, I'm here today as a messenger... yes..."

Before Yun Qing and Urgen could speak...

Yan Jia smiled and asked, "Is it a letter from the Prince?"

Yunqing Urgen was not surprised that Yan Jia could guess. Besides Yan Jia's letter, whose letter could he deliver in person?