In the large tent of the allied military camp of the Principality outside Dikas, there were more than a dozen generals surrounding them. They were all waiting for the general in front to give them orders.
This general is called Hu Yanbao. He is a well-known Duke of the Lane Empire. This time, on the order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Lane Empire, he led an army of 200,000 and sent troops together with several united principalities to invade the border of the Chinese Empire.
Of course, originally these principalities did not want to attack the Chinese Empire, but the emperor of the Lane Empire issued an order saying that if they did not unite with the Lane Empire, they would have no choice but to wait to be eliminated. They had no choice but to agree to send troops this time.
These generals under Hu Yanbao were originally generals from various principalities. The previous Allied attack went smoothly, so we didn't have much to say. However, after two consecutive months of defeats, the generals of the Principality Allies are no longer willing to waste their time like this.
Went down. At this time, they were all waiting for Huyanbao to give the order to retreat.
Huyanbao now also knows that he will not be able to capture Dikas if this continues. Not only will he not be able to capture it, the remaining 200,000 troops may also be destroyed here. So at this time, he is also thinking about retreating.
"General Huyan, we'd better retreat. We can't stand it if this continues. Originally, most of the troops in our principality were pulled out, but now you see, less than half are left." A man in his fifties with a beard
The bearded general said a little depressed at this time.
"I know you want to retreat." Hu Yanbao looked at the generals below and said, "I also have a plan."
"Then when will we withdraw?" another general asked.
"You also saw that reinforcements from Dikas came today. And today they have begun to leave the city to challenge us. The food and grass in our military camp were also burned by the enemy. And the city behind was also captured by them. Now our only
All we can do is retreat." Hu Yanbao said, "But retreat also depends on the time."
"When do you plan to withdraw our troops?" A general asked, "Why don't we withdraw our troops now?"
"It's still a little early." Hu Yanbao lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "The reinforcements from the Chinese Empire have just arrived today, and their soldiers have been outside for another day of challenge during the day. They must be tired now. Let's leave before it gets late tonight.
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"That's fine. Let's prepare now," a general said. "When will we retreat?"
"Get ready at four o'clock at night, and we must set off at four-thirty." Huyanbao thought for a while and said, "Don't reveal any movement in advance to avoid being discovered by the enemy."
"Yes, we know." Several generals from the principalities replied in succession.
"Looking at the weather tonight, it should be dark, so it is just right for us to move." Huyanbao said, "Don't light the torch at night. Take advantage of the night to march, and be sure to pass through the Blue Water and Qinghe before dawn. Otherwise, if they are pursued,
Even if the soldiers come to chase us, we will be very passive."
"Yes, let's go down and get ready." After the generals said that, they left.
"I didn't expect that I, Huyan Bao, would encounter an unprecedented strong enemy here. Is the Phoenix Family's legion commander really so powerful with his troops? But I didn't think they were so powerful before?" Hu Yanbao frowned and thought silently, "Can he defeat us?
Is there someone else?"
Time passed quickly, and it was already four o'clock at night. Huyanbao looked at the sky and felt somewhat relieved. At this time, there was a thin layer of clouds in the sky, blocking the moonlight, but it was not very dark outside. He saw
There are still no problems with the road.
He walked out of the big tent and looked at Dikas in the distance, and saw that there was no movement there. Huyanbao breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the Huyan Leopards also had to retreat. Because they were deep behind enemy lines and without food and grass, they could not delay for more than two days. The further back they dragged, the more dangerous it became.
"General, we searched the surrounding area carefully and found no trace of the enemy within two kilometers." At this time, a soldier reported back.
"Where's the front?" Huyanbao asked.
"There are no enemy movements within ten kilometers ahead." The soldier said immediately.
"Okay, you go down." Hu Yanbao said and turned around and entered the military tent. At this time, several generals were already waiting there.
"All soldiers are now ordered to gather and retreat. All military flags and tents in the military camp are not allowed to be moved." Huyanbao said, "No one is allowed to light torches, and they must walk quietly. We will retreat now."
"Yes." The generals finally waited for this order. They hurriedly responded together and turned around to leave.
After all, there were more than 200,000 people. They were divided into two large groups of people and marched side by side, with five people in each pair. The line was quite long, but no one dared to make any sound.
In a blink of an eye, the soldiers at the back also left the barracks.
Huyanbao saw in the distance that Dikas was not tempted, and felt a little relieved.
Seeing that the army behind was already two kilometers away from Dikas, the Huyanbao finally relaxed and marched forward quickly at the front of the team.
However, just when he felt relieved, a soldier suddenly came up and reported, "Marshal, the enemy is chasing us, behind us."
"How many people are there?" Hu Yanbao asked with a frown.
"There are many, they are all over the mountains and plains. There are forty to fifty thousand torches alone." The soldier reported, "But they may have just realized that we are still some distance away from us at this time."
"Order the soldiers to hurry up and be sure to get rid of them. It will be difficult for them to catch up with us at this time." Hu Yanbao frowned and said, "Once the enemy catches up, immediately leave 20,000 people behind to break up the rear, and the rest will run and speed up."
"Yes." After the messenger finished speaking, he quickly ran back on a mammoth to deliver the order.
There are not many mammoths in this continent, and only messengers in the army can use them. Ordinary soldiers cannot have them. And there are no cavalry in this world.
The generals of several principalities on one side were a little nervous when they heard that there were soldiers chasing behind them, and at the same time they told the messengers around them to let the soldiers run forward immediately.
Marching all the way, it was almost seven o'clock when Huyanbao and the others arrived at Blue Water City. Although they were all very tired now, they did not dare to rest. It was already dark at this time. They must stay away from Blue Water City completely before daylight.
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Finally, they walked for another hour. They were ten kilometers beyond Lanshui City. Huyanbao saw that there was no movement. The soldiers were also very tired at this time. So he said to the messenger, "Go down here and rest for an hour."
"Yes." The orderer responded quickly.
It had only been ten minutes since the messenger delivered the order. The shouts of killing came from the rear of the principality's allied forces.
At this time, Hu Yanbao was at the front of the army talking with several principal allied generals. A messenger came up and said, "Oh no, we found a large group of enemy troops from behind chasing us."
"This must be the enemy on the Blue Water side," Hu Yanbao said with a frown.
"Since there shouldn't be many people, should we turn around and kill them?" said a principal allied general.
"Their army is likely to arrive soon. At this time, we are exhausted from the night and are not suitable for fighting. Tell the soldiers to get up immediately and speed up." Hu Yanbao frowned and said, "March another five kilometers to completely get rid of the pursuers."
"Yes." The messenger immediately went down to deliver the order.
Hu Yanbao led the large group of troops and ran forward for ten kilometers again. At this time, the soldiers were already a little overtired. After a night of rapid marching and no rest at dawn, they walked so far again. This was already nearly fifty kilometers away.
.Although the soldiers are all warriors above the living master level, such a rapid march is still a bit too much for them.
Just when he was about to stop, the messenger came up again and reported, "Marshal, there are many Chinese soldiers killed on the rear wing, and it looks like there should be more than 50,000 soldiers."
"How could this happen? Could it be that they would lay an ambush here? This is impossible. How many people do they have? When did they come?" Hu Yanbao thought in confusion, looked at the messenger and said, "Are you sure the enemy is here?"
The army has more than 50,000 people?"
"Yes." said the messenger.
"Quick, order the soldiers to hurry up and get rid of the enemy. At this time, our soldiers are extremely tired and not suitable for fighting." Huyan Bao immediately gave the order.
It is true that they are no longer suitable for fighting. Now the soldiers are very tired. Even if there are ten enemy troops, they may not be able to withstand it.
The whole army once again rushed forward desperately.
In the blink of an eye, they advanced another five kilometers. The messenger came up again and reported, "There are a large number of ambush troops on both sides of the rear, rushing towards us."
"It's broken, we have fallen into a trap." Hu Yanbao felt weak in his heart at this time. Now their soldiers have little strength to fight. The only hope is that there are really so many people behind the enemy, so the front should be
There will be no more enemy troops. After all, they only have 200,000 people.
"Marshal, what should we do?" Several generals also became nervous at this time. They looked at Huyanbao and asked.
"The enemy has appeared three times, and when we came out, it was already the fourth time. It is said that there are already 200,000 troops behind us. It is impossible for their camp to leave no one behind, so now I dare to conclude that the front
There won't be many ambushes." Hu Yanbao said, "Order the soldiers to hurry up and get rid of the enemy's pursuit. As long as we leave this narrow strip, they will be unable to do anything to us."
"Yes." The messenger immediately rode the mammoth to deliver the order again.
"Yes, we will be out of this narrow strip of land 20 kilometers ahead. It will be easy to escape. Besides, they should have no one to ambush in front." A general of the principality said.
"Who is this leader?" Hu Yanbao had a big question mark in his heart. "This person is definitely not Dongfang Xiaotian. He does not have such a big hand, nor such courage. This person must be found out, otherwise in the future
He will definitely be a formidable enemy of our Ryan Empire."