After Huo Li read the letter, he immediately beamed with joy.
The Yongqi Battalion has been away for almost a year, turning the hinterland of Xiliang upside down, and now it is finally back.
"Where are they now south of Old Kelon?"
The scout nodded, "Back to the general, the brothers from the Yongqi Battalion are now about four hundred miles south of Lao Kailun. The number of people doesn't seem to be much smaller."
"They are really good guys." Huo Li said repeatedly.
The scout continued: "The three thousand commanders originally planned to go back to the fortress directly. But after learning about the situation near Benlu from Lao Kailun, they planned to go north to block the south of Benlu tribe."
"At the same time, the three thousand commanders said that if the forward army needs it, they will rush over immediately to join the general."
Huo Li laughed.
Only half a year has passed since the Dingxi counterattack, and the vitality of the fortress and the Yingling Army has not yet been restored.
He hurriedly gathered 20,000 people to go west. In fact, the upper cavalry only had six battalions of 6,000 people, and the rest were infantry.
If you add Gu Datou and the others and squeeze in harder, they can barely make up 10,000 cavalry.
On this prairie, it is more or less capable of fighting.
However, he pondered for a while and shook his head.
"I sent the order to the three thousand commanders, but the Angel people did not have the courage to stay behind the Bendeer. Now they have hurried north, preparing to make a big detour back to the depths of the grassland."
"The brothers of the Brave Cavalry Battalion are still far away from here, and they probably won't be able to catch up with the Angels. Let them go back to the fortress to rest."
"yes!"
The soldiers left in a hurry.
The next night, after receiving the news, Gu Datou and others were very sorry, and even cursed the timid Kang Ansheng.
"They are all cowards. Why are they running away in such a hurry? They are waiting for us to arrive."
Ha ha.
Someone laughed and said, "It's impossible if they don't run. If they don't run, they will be attacked from three sides."
Yun Chui, the Canglang Hui next to him, didn't speak much and could barely understand part of it.
He came over nervously, "Generals, did you just say that the Angel people had fled north? What about Bendeer?"
Gu Datou and the others asked the scout who delivered the message before looking back at Cang Lang.
"Brother Canglang, the current Benlu settlement is almost an empty village, and all the people and livestock in it have disappeared."
Of course, including the original Benlu clan members, they have disappeared.
Dry!
Cang Lang was not too surprised, but he still cursed angrily.
Gu Datou patted his shoulder comfortingly.
"Don't worry. The leaders of Benlu are always short-sighted, so they probably won't run too far. Maybe after this storm passes, they will return to the settlement?"
Cang Lang knew that the chance was slim, but he still tried his best to smile.
"That's the best."
Lu Youtian came over.
"Brother Canglang, you are not strong enough now, so you should develop yourselves with peace of mind. Otherwise, if Benlu's leaders really return to their settlement, won't you just have to watch helplessly?"
"Unless you call us to help."
Chief Canglang was startled for a moment, and then he came to his senses.
"That's what Lao Lu said. But..." He showed a murderous look, "We don't need to trouble the fortress to take revenge on Kai Lun, we still have to do it ourselves."
"That's it." Gu Datou laughed loudly, "When Kailun becomes stronger, even if those bastards like Benlu are hiding in the corners of the world, sooner or later you will have revenge."
"Yeah." Cang Lang nodded heavily, the light in his eyes brightening again.
Since there was no need to go north to help Huo Li, Gu Datou and others stayed with Kai Lun for another day before continuing back to Yunchui.
At this time, Huo Li kept a certain distance and almost went all the way north side by side with the Angel people who were fleeing wildly north.
"We don't have enough strength. We just need to ensure that Kang Ansheng and the others will not go eastward into Yunchui territory."
As for fighting, wouldn't it be better to let Xueyue and Angel fight to the death?
The two teams headed north together and walked for half a month. Angel Talent hesitated and turned west, quickly disappearing into the distance.
"General, should we continue chasing west or prepare to return to the fortress?"
Huo Li shook his head, "No, tell the brothers to camp where they are, and we'll just stay here and wait."
"Waiting here?" The little guard was confused, "What are you waiting for?"
"Of course we have to wait until the Blood Moon and the Angel people collide." Huo Li looked up from the map and said, "Calculating the time and distance, the two teams should collide the day after tomorrow at the latest."
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As for them, just stay here to put pressure on the Angel people and let Kang Ansheng know that the road to the east is blocked.
Three days later, in the evening.
Report!
A horse came galloping from the west.
The messenger jumped off his horse with a smile on his face and said, "General, report on the battle in the west."
He didn't wait for Huo Li to open it, and continued with a smile.
"About eighty miles to the west, Blood Moon and Angel are having a bloody battle. Blood Moon is coming fiercely, but Angel's low ambition is obviously outmatched. They have been scattered in a day's time. Now some people are fleeing north, while others are fleeing south.
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"What about Blood Moon's actions?" Huo Li asked.
"The Blood Moon army is chasing after them, and it looks like they won't stop until they kill all the Angels."
Huo Li breathed a sigh of relief.
It doesn't matter if the blood moon goes north or south, as long as it doesn't go east.
"Continue to inquire and determine whether the blood moon will come towards us."
"Understood." The messenger stood up straight, turned around and ran away in a hurry.
"General," the little guard came over with a playful smile, "if we stop here, we have shown our attitude that we are not prepared to participate in the struggle between the two clans. I think the General of Blood Moon will understand."
"It's hard to say." Huo Li shook his head silently, "Xue Yue has just won a victory, and his ambition is high. It is very likely that he will turn his finger on us."
After all, the main reason why those 20,000 prisoners were driven away and killed by Angel was because the fortress picked their hands and feet.
It is understandable that Xue Yue wants to avenge his tribe.
The little guard reacted and suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
"My subordinates immediately went to inspect the surrounding areas to ensure that all brothers are in the best fighting condition."
"Go." Huo Li nodded with satisfaction.
He carefully examined the terrain around him.
The army did not just choose a place to stop.
This place is high in the east and low in the west, which is convenient for charging. Even if the Blood Moon army comes to kill them, they will not be afraid at all.
After another seven or eight days, the Blood Moon finally wiped out most of the Angel people who were escaping. After a slight reorganization, the army did not go east, but returned directly to the west to the tribe.
"They just left like that?" The little guard next to him was happy and disappointed at the same time.
I'm happy because I don't have to fight.
I'm also disappointed because I don't have to fight.
"Yes." The messenger nodded and explained, "It is said that Angel's clan leader An Wenkang has led his men to kill near Lao Luoxi in the east. The Blood Moon clan leader must quickly mobilize his troops to deal with them."