At this moment, the commanders on both sides of the battlefield were in despair. Li Huailin couldn't think of a way to lose, and the commander of the rebel army couldn't think of a way to win either. Yes, after hearing the battle cries from the east, the commander knew what had happened. His surprise attack team was discovered, which meant that the enemy had already predicted their plan. From the looks of it, their surprise attack team was most likely doomed. At the very least, it was impossible for them to make it to the battlefield in time.
Thinking about the process of this battle, the commander of the rebel army broke out in a cold sweat. He realized that his plan seemed to have been completely seen through by the enemy. It was as if he was being played in the palm of the enemy's hand. Was Tomrush really that powerful? Or did he underestimate the enemy, or did the enemy change their commander?
In short, no matter what the situation was, he felt that they were going to lose this battle. The surprise attack plan had failed, and their chance of winning was gone. Now, the only choice he had now was to retreat.
However, retreating wasn't that easy. Now that he had a very high opinion of Tomrush, the enemy could see through all of his plans. Of course, he would also know about his retreat. Therefore, it wouldn't be that easy for them to retreat. Perhaps the enemy had already calculated this step and was waiting for them to retreat.
Even so, he still had to retreat. They couldn't continue the battle anymore. Yes, the soldiers on the battlefield had also heard the battle cries from the east. Originally, the previous small defeat had shaken them. The reason that supported them to continue the battle was of course that they still had the surprise attack team. However, now that the surprise attack team had been discovered, it didn't bode well for them. Therefore, one could imagine the morale of the troops now. When the soldiers on both sides were about the same, morale determined combat power. Now, the enemy's morale was obviously high. They should have also received the news that the surprise attack team had been defeated. In this situation, they couldn't win this battle.
However, even if they wanted to retreat, the commander felt that they couldn't simply retreat. If they simply retreated, they would be directly predicted by the enemy. After all, the enemy had predicted all of their plans, so they definitely had a backup plan. Then what should they do? Of course, they had to change routes.
Yes, if they were to retreat, they would normally choose to retreat to Filasuo City. However, the other party would definitely guess this route. Furthermore, Filasuo City had mentioned before that the city's defenses had not been repaired yet. Even if they could retreat safely now, what awaited them would be an encirclement and death in the city. If that was the case, the commander felt that they should take another route. Yes, they should not retreat in the direction of Filasuo City. Instead, they should pretend to retreat back to Filasuo City. In fact, they should retreat with the majority of their troops in another direction. This way, they could still preserve their own troops. He felt that Tomrash wouldn't be able to guess it. After pondering for a while, the commander felt that this could work. Hence, he quickly gave the order to retreat.
On the other side of the battlefield, Li Huailin was having a headache. How could he lose? In the current situation, he could win even if he closed his eyes. Now, he was finally serious. He realized that it was impossible for him to lose if he did not use his brain. He could only lose if he thought about it carefully. However, the current situation was too bad. They had the upper hand in every aspect. Their winning rate was already heaven-defying. What should he do?
"The troops in the east …" At this time, the messenger asked again. Yes, he was originally sent by Rollos to ask what to do. Of course, Rollos's greatest hope was for his troops to quickly return and converge with the troops in the main camp. Then, they could directly defeat the enemy's troops. Of course, this would be a complete victory. However, he also knew that it would not be so simple.
As expected, when Li Huailin heard about this, he immediately waved his hand. Now that they had such a huge advantage, how could he still let his troops converge? There was really no way to fight then. Of course, he had to let these troops stay where they wanted to. Hence, he said directly, "Tell them not to come back. They can go wherever they want. This has nothing to do with them."
"What?" The messenger was dumbfounded. What did he mean by go wherever they wanted? What kind of stupid order was that?
"Oh, I think there should still be enemy troops in the east. Your troops should continue to move east." Li Huailin thought about it and changed his words. Of course, he just wanted them to go wherever they wanted. How could there still be troops in the east? He just wanted them to not come back.
"This …" Of course, the messenger was also dumbfounded. Even he knew that it was impossible for there to be troops in the east. What was going on? As he thought about it, he looked at Tomrush beside him. After all, he did not really know Li Huailin. However, if it was Tomrush's order, of course, he would still listen to it.
Of course, Tomrush did not want to cooperate, but the problem was that he had no other choice. However, in the current situation, it did not seem to matter even if the troops in the east did not converge. They could still win. Hence, he did not want to fall out with Li Huailin on this matter. Hence, Tomrash nodded at the orderly. "That's my judgment. Go and relay the order."
"Yes, Marshal." Although the messenger was still puzzled, Tomrush's words were much more credible. Previously, didn't they also think that there were no ambushes? What should they say now? Therefore, although he did not think it was possible, he still felt that his judgment was wrong. Marshal Tomrush's judgment was correct. As for the reason, he did not know. Otherwise, he would be the marshal, right?
"Now …" After sending the messenger away, Li Huailin continued to think about how to lose. However, as soon as the messenger left, another messenger came over. "Reporting, Marshal! The enemy is retreating. Should we pursue? "
"The enemy is retreating?" Tomrush stood up excitedly and walked outside to take a look. As expected, the rebel army was fighting and retreating at the same time. It was obvious that they could not hold on any longer. Although there was still some resistance, it seemed like they would only be able to retreat after leaving behind a large number of corpses. It was obvious that they had won this battle. However, he did not know how they won. This Li Huailin's order was completely messing around. How did they win out of nowhere? Could it be that he had wronged him? Was this guy here to help?
"Retreat!" Li Huailin saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly said.
"Retreat?" Everyone looked at Li Huailin. The enemy was retreating. If they retreated now, wouldn't they be letting them escape? Tomrush's face darkened. As expected, he was right. This guy was here to cause trouble.
"Don't chase a cornered enemy. Hurry up and retreat." Li Huailin began to spout nonsense. Yes, of course, he wanted to save people. If he continued to kill the enemy along the way, they would really be defeated. Hurry up and kill them. Although he had not thought about how he would lose, he could not win just like that.
Therefore, inexplicably, the Empire's army sounded the gong again. The soldiers were all dumbfounded. Why were they retreating now? However, due to military orders and their trust in the Marshal, the soldiers who were chasing the enemy retreated in the end. Of course, they missed such a good opportunity.
The rebel army on the other side was also dumbfounded. Why didn't the enemy pursue them? However, the current situation did not allow them to think so much. They were about to die. What was the point of thinking about this? Since the enemy was not chasing, they quickly ran away. Therefore, under the leadership of the commander, all the rebel soldiers safely retreated from the battlefield. Their horses continued to run towards the rear.
"Now … what are you going to do?" The one who asked was Bryans. Of course, he knew what Li Huailin was depressed about. He had been trying to hold back his laughter, but he still could not help it.
"I can't even lose like this … It seems that I can only use my ultimate move." Li Huailin was now really serious. He hurriedly used the Ten Great Military Taboos on himself. If he still couldn't lose, then he really didn't have any other choice. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he immediately said, "Split the troops into five groups and surround the enemy from all directions."
"What?" Tomrash was completely dumbfounded. Yes, the so-called encirclement was a situation where you had several times more soldiers than the other party, and you were able to surround the other party. Now that the enemy had retreated, they did not suffer many losses (it was Li Huailin who let them escape). They still had their troops. Wouldn't splitting the troops give the enemy a chance to attack them one by one? Of course, what Li Huailin wanted was to give the enemy a chance. Splitting the troops was a major military taboo. Of course, he had to use it.
"Our army has just won. As the saying goes, an arrogant soldier is bound to lose … No, an arrogant soldier is bound to win, and an angry soldier is bound to lose. The enemy has been forced to a dead end by us. They will definitely not counterattack. They will only surrender." Li Huailin almost could not continue to make up stories. "Therefore, we must quickly split the troops to encircle and suppress them. We must completely destroy this army!"
"…" Tomrash was a little speechless. Was Li Huailin too lazy to even make up stories?
"Yes, in order to encircle the enemy, our army must use rapid marching to go around the enemy and encircle them." Li Huailin immediately said, "Let the enemy wait at ease … No, the enemy is now a frightened bird. They will definitely be afraid when they see us. Let's give them a mental blow."
"…" Tomrash continued to be speechless.
"Yes, kill all the captives we capture. We don't want captives. We must exterminate this group of enemy troops." Li Huailin thought for a while and said, "Directly cut off the enemy's thoughts of surrendering. The crime of treason is unforgivable. We will not tolerate it!"
"Anything else?" Tomrash could not help but ask.
"Hmm …" Li Huailin looked Tomrash up and down. "If the commander-in-chief suddenly falls sick during the war, it should be a great incentive for the soldiers. Why don't you pretend to fall sick later? If the soldiers see it, their morale will be greatly boosted. Victory is just around the corner."
"Are you being unscrupulous?" Tomrash roared.
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