Looking at the battlefield, Ruoqiang King and others were dumbfounded and at a loss.

If the idea of ​​winning by the Eagle Tribe just makes them feel that it is unrealistic to take advantage of the main force to grab one before arriving, the defeat of one thousand riders by the opponent's two hundred riders makes them feel terrifying.

They knew that Liang Xiao was good at fighting and knew that the Han army was well equipped, so when they saw the Eagle Tribe retreating and the Han army came out, they were ready to suffer major casualties. After all, Liang Xiao had killed Yiwuer with 500 cavalry, and the strength of the Han army's combat power had been verified. Two hundred people repelled 1,000 people, and even achieved the final victory, were possible results.

But they never expected that these two hundred Han cavalry not only defeated their 1,000 cavalry, but also achieved an overwhelming victory. With just one charge, the gap in strength between the two sides was immediately judged, even more exciting than the performance of the Eagle Tribe just now.

They had no doubt that if they did not withdraw their troops immediately and had another round, it would be a problem whether half of the 1,000 cavalry could come back alive.

After a simple calculation, the Ruoqiang King felt that there was no hope of winning. If the Han army had similar combat power, Liang Xiao's one thousand cavalry alone would be enough to defeat them all, and there was no need to use the tribes at all. Since there was no advantage to take, it would be better to retreat before suffering major casualties.

King Ruoqiang immediately ordered the fighting cavalry to return to the team and prepare to retreat.

With the sound of the horns, everyone except Liang Xiao and others were stunned. The battle had just begun, so why did they retreat? Could it be that they had traveled more than a thousand miles to get here for this short battle?

King Ruoqiang seemed to be able to understand everyone's thoughts. He ordered the soldiers to repeat the orders and retreated unswervingly.

Hearing the continuous sound of the horn, no one expressed doubts anymore. The morale of both sides immediately changed two completely differently.

King Qimo, King Xiaowan and other leaders were preparing to retreat one after another, with their morale low and even a little depressed. This battle was too cowardly, and they could be said to have come with excitement, returned with disappointment, and were hit by a slap before they could stand firm.

Batu and others were inexplicably excited. They originally thought that even if they could win, it would be an arduous battle, but they didn't expect to win so easily. In just two rounds, the seemingly aggressive enemy was stunned and took the initiative to retreat. The victory came too quickly, and they were not even mentally prepared.

While excited, they asked for a fight, and wanted to chase and kill for a while while the enemy was retreating and let out a sigh of anger.

Batu also felt it was feasible, so he prepared to blow the trumpet and ask Liang Xiao for instructions. Before his order was issued, Liang Xiao's command had arrived and ordered everyone to hold their positions and not to attack, so as not to be taken advantage of by others. Although Batu felt it was a pity, he did not dare to disobey Liang Xiao's orders, so he had to order the troops to remain motionless and watch the enemy withdraw from the position.

King Ruoqiang was very glad and retreated twenty miles in one breath. When he passed the stone tablet, he felt like he had survived the disaster and felt inexplicably relaxed. Liang Xiao said that if he advances, he dies, and if he retreats, he will live. Although he retreats now, he has gone in. It can be seen that Liang Xiao is also a fool, and in fact he does not have enough strength, otherwise how could he watch him leave?

King Ruoqiang chose a suitable location and ordered the camp to be set up. At the same time, he sent someone to send a letter to Tianlang. He did not dare to say that he retreated with fear of fighting, but only said that after temptation, Liang Xiao had good strength and needed to deal with it carefully. He had limited troops and did not dare to attack forcibly, so he had to wait for Tianlang to take it personally.

The messenger left with the message from King Ruoqiang. King Ruoqiang ordered people to drink wine and drink with the leaders of various tribes to discuss the next battle. The most important thing is to unify the caliber and never let it go. Tianlang is cruel and will kill people if he is not satisfied. He doesn't want to be chopped off his head and sacrifice to the flag.

Liang Xiao put down his wine glass, smiled at the leaders of various tribes, greeted him, and stood up and left.

Everyone stood up and watched Liang Xiao walk away, then took their seats back and surrounded Batu, Huang Ruo asked. The situation is so good today, why didn’t General Liang send people to chase and fight a big victory? What a pity that just let King Ruoqiang and others run away like this. Although they retreated, their losses were limited. Once the main force of Tianlang arrived, they would make a comeback. It would not be so easy to kill them at that time.

Batu couldn't figure it out, but he didn't say it, and he couldn't help but leave the seat soon.

Huang Ruo was full of energy and drank so well that he did not leave, but argued with the leaders. He fought a victory today, beheading more than a hundred people at the cost of more than 30 casualties, captured more than 40 people, and obtained more than 70 horses alone. Liang Xiao only had half of the war horses, and he looked down on the weapons and armor of the knights, and rewarded him all, and the captives were all his. The strength of the Eagle Tribe increased again.

"You know nothing!" Huang Ruo cursed proudly: "General Liang would not like King Ruoqiang. King Qimo, only one person he wants to capture: Tianlang. Didn't Tianlang yell at comparing arrows with General Liang? General Liang is waiting for him. You guys, just wait patiently, and see how General Liang shot Tianlang with one arrow."

He cursed and spitted. "Silang? Bah, he is at best a wild dog, a homeless wild dog."

Everyone laughed and teased Huang Ruo, whether true or false.

"It will be up to you to make contributions."

"The sky wolf is a wild dog, so what are you? Is it an eagle flying in the sky or a pheasant who eats in the ground?"

"It doesn't matter if I am an eagle or a pheasant." Huang Ruo took a big sip of wine. "I only know that General Liang is a real archer. If you don't have the ability, you have to find someone with the ability to follow you. You guys are not capable, you don't have the ability, and you still want to make a fortune? Haha!"

Everyone was a little silent. Huang Ruo's words touched their minds. If you have the ability, who would dare to compete with Aliusu? Aliusu was just self-reliant and unwilling to cooperate with Liang Xiao or with the Han people. As a result, he was shot by Tianlang with an arrow and his subordinates were scattered. The Yuezhi people were almost wiped out. His younger brother Batu had no ability, but he stood firmly beside Liang Xiao, and now he had mastered the Yuezhi tribe.

Huang Ruo is another example. Before relying on Liang Xiao, he was just an inconspicuous small tribe. But now, he has played an important role and has charged forward with the Han people. If he fights a few more battles, he is likely to become an important figure trusted by the Han people after Batu.

In the past, they didn't believe in Liang Xiao's strength and refused to bow their heads to Liang Xiao easily. Now they have seen Liang Xiao's ability with their own eyes. If they don't bow their heads, they can only watch people like Huang Ruo become stronger step by step, and they can only bow to them in the future.

It is time to find an opportunity to express your loyalty to Liang Xiao and strive for a chance to make meritorious contributions. If you don’t work hard now and wait for Tianlang to die, Liang Xiao will control the entire Nanshan Mountains. There are so many great powers to show goodwill to him, so he can’t see them.

Everyone had their own ulterior motives, and they were all thinking about their own little thoughts, but refused to reveal them. They said a few perfunctorily and left one after another.

In the central army's tent, Liang Xiao, Xu Le and others surrounded the sand table and discussed tactics for the last time. If the Qiang King was repelled, Tianlang would definitely not give up and decided whether he could control the important decisive battles of the countries in Nanshan were about to begin, and no mistakes would occur.

Liang Xiao sat silently on the side, closed his eyes, and deduced it over and over again in his mind. With so much preparation, he had engraved the nearby terrain in his mind, and could know where the situation was without looking at the sand table. He even personally surveyed some important terrain and knew it well.

As a general, he must know the geography. This is what Huan Yuan said before teaching him the art of war. He has always engraved it in his heart and dared not forget it for a moment.

Batu walked in, greeted Xu Le and others, walked to Liang Xiao, and bowed. "General."

Liang Xiao opened his eyes. "Is there anything wrong?"

"It's nothing big, I just can't figure out some things. I want to ask the general for advice."

"Tell me, what do you think of it?"

"General, why can Commander Xie defeat the enemy's 1,000 cavalry with just two hundred cavalry? I know they trained very hard, but the difference is too big."

Liang Xiao smiled slightly. "What's so strange about this? These people were originally warriors selected from various tribes. If they practiced for a few months, they had reached a new level in terms of personal martial arts and cooperation with each other. Not to mention one against five, one against ten."

"Since that's the case, why not take advantage of the victory to pursue, expand the results of the battle, and even kill Ruoqiang and others in the face of battle?"

Liang Xiao looked at Xu Le. "Xu Jianjun, please explain it to the prince."

"Here." Xu Le responded and led Batu to the sand table. "Your Highness, what are our goals?"

Batu thought for a while. "Kill the Tianlang."

"What else?"

"There are also... controlling the countries of Nanshan, and then gathering the power of the countries of Nanshan to fight against Wusun, forcing Xiang Nazhi to surrender."

"Yes, our target is Tianlang, not the countries in Nanshan. In the future, we will use the power of the countries in Nanshan to fight against Wusun. Therefore, we must not only attack the countries in Nanshan to make them surrender, but we cannot attack too much and damage our vitality."

Batu nodded. "So, the general lets King Ruoqiang go, don't want them to suffer too much damage?"

"It's both, and not exactly." Xu Le continued to explain: "The reason why we have the confidence to fight against Tianlang here is not only because we have your support and the best warriors, but also because this is the battlefield we choose. We have made a lot of preparations here to deal with Tianlang. Isn't it a waste to deal with the Ruoqiang King?"

Batu suddenly realized. He knew that Liang Xiao had made some arrangements here, and for the sake of confidentiality, he was not very clear about it. Now it seems that these arrangements are crucial and are likely to be the key to whether to kill Tianlang. Such an important arrangement cannot be exposed because of King Ruoqiang.

"Also, Tianlang came from afar, and the baggage they carried was limited. The more people, the more food and grass they consumed, the shorter the time they could support. Now killing King Ruoqiang will save food for him and buy time for him?"

Batu slapped his forehead and laughed in disgrace, "I'm confused. Yes, these people have average combat power and good at eating. If they defeat him, they will not only save food for the Tianlang, but also waste our food."

"What Your Highness said is very much." Xu Le lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious. "Your Highness, this is a secret and must not be disclosed. If you leave this big tent, please be careful of your words."

Batu nodded solemnly. "Please rest assured that the general and the supervisor. As soon as I leave this big tent, I will lock my mouth immediately and never say a word."

Star Gorge.

Huangfu Qi ran away while riding his horse and shouted loudly: Throw all the jewelry on the ground, don't want it anymore, don't want it anymore."

Several servants pulled out their knives and cut the sheepskin bags. The pearls and gems inside were sprinkled out, rolling on the ground, everywhere. They put away the empty bags, followed Huangfu Qi and galloped into the canyon.

The valley became narrower and narrower, and in the end, not only could it not be able to gallop, but it could not even ride a horse. Huangfu Qi and others dismounted, led the horse and walked through a narrow passage, and finally saw the sun again and Guo Wenbin's smiling face.

"Old man, thank you for your hard work." Guo Wenbin came forward and bowed to him.

"It's okay, it's okay." Huangfu Qi said with a smile: "If I can catch all these Hu dogs in one go, my losses will be worth it. You don't know that my losses have been too great in the past few years."

"I know, I know." Guo Wenbin smiled and said, "Now that the price of jade in Chang'an has risen, Your Majesty is anxious, so he sent Mr. Liang to the Western Regions. Otherwise, you think it would be so smooth?"

Huangfu was very experienced and understood what Guo Wenbin meant at first. "Oh, the affairs of the court were too complicated, and we ordinary people really couldn't understand it. It would be fine to beware of those heroes of aristocratic families. What should I beware of people like Liang Junhou who have no foundation? Let's not talk about it anymore, let's not talk about it anymore. Wenbin, you have to make the decision for us now as the prefect."

"Old man, don't worry. I have been on this road for so many years. How can I not know your suffering? Besides, I am a little rich person. As for the harm to you for some money? If it's for money, why should I suffer this fatigue?"

"That's it, that's it." Huangfu Qi nodded in satisfaction. "I read you right."

"Of course, you have been doing business all your life, when did you miss it?"

As they were talking, someone came to report that the Huns followed the canyon. After hearing this, Guo Wenbin did not dare to neglect and immediately led Huangfu to the high place. As soon as they went up, soldiers occupied the key points, took the bow and arrow, and prepared to fight.

The sound of horse hooves sounded, and the Huns passed through the passage and appeared in front of them. When they saw the Han army on the hillside, the Huns were shocked and immediately blew the trumpet, reminding the people behind that there was an ambush and immediately exited the canyon.

Unfortunately, their reaction was too slow. With the sound of horns, Guo Wenbin also beat the war drum. After a while, the sound of war drums came from afar, followed by a series of muffled sounds, and smoke and dust from the north rose and rushed straight into the sky. Huangfu Qi was surprised: "Wenbin, is this... blocking the mouth of the gorge?"

"Of course, if you don't block the gorge, how can you trap so many Huns?" Guo Wenbin was furious. "This is called catching turtles in a jar."

"What's the use of just catching them? There are still one or two thousand people behind them. They will definitely come to rescue them, and they may attack your prefect's mansion."

Guo Wenbin laughed proudly. "I'm afraid they won't come! Old man, do you think I'll be satisfied if I catch these hundreds of people? They think you are a fat sheep and a wolf, but in my eyes, they are the real fat sheep. I want to treat them as bait and capture the entire Hunxie tribe in one place."—

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!