Originally, the army had already made arrangements. Hence, this retreat was orderly and there was no panic at all. Even if they abandoned the camp, the losses would not be too great.
Du Qi's retreat made Tongyehu excited. He immediately ordered the army to give chase.
Zhao Dengyan followed at the side. His expression was solemn and cautious. In the previous battle, Zhao Dengyan could see that Du Qi did not go all out. It was not that he was not a match for them.
Zhao Dengyan immediately suggested, "Khan, there is something wrong with Du Qi's retreat. Du Qi did not go all out when he blocked the attack. Khan, please reconsider. "
Tong Yehu stroked the curly beard under his chin and said, "What's wrong? Nothing's wrong. The reason why Du Qi did not go all out is because he held back 30% of his strength from the start to ensure that he could retreat safely. Du Qi did not go all out to block us because he could retreat to Gaochang and defend. Hence, he did not risk his life. "
Tongyehu had entered his sage mode. He said confidently, "It is because Du Qi has a way out. Hence, he is vulnerable. We can definitely win this battle and destroy Du Qi. "
"Chase!"
Tongyehu did not say anything else. He led the army to chase and attack.
Seeing this, Zhao Dengyan could only follow.
As a strategist who had followed Tongyehu for many years, he knew Tongyehu's character. Hence, Zhao Dengyan could not do anything about it. He could only carefully observe the situation.
The army continued to chase. In truth, Du Qi's army had suffered very few losses and was not affected.
The morale of the army was still stable.
The army quickly retreated. When they retreated to the rear, the Turkic army did not stop chasing. Therefore, Du Qi paused for a moment before continuing to retreat. Soon, he had retreated to the valley above.
The army did not stop and continued to retreat. Finally, when they were ten miles away from Great Gale Forest, the sky had already darkened. Du Qi ordered the army to stop and rest.
At the same time, they quickly set up defenses.
This time, another batch of landmines was set up outside the campsite.
They formed a mine formation.
The army led by Tong Yehu chased after them. The army under his command was densely packed. Without the flock of sheep, the moment the army approached, they would detonate the mines again, causing them to explode in batches.
One by one, the Turkic soldiers were blasted to death.
Tong Yehu frowned. He didn't expect Du Qi to set up such a trap in such a short time. Left with no choice, Tong Yehu could only order a temporary retreat.
When Tongye Protector was stationed, he wasn't stationed in Great Gale Forest.
The army was stationed, but Tong Yehu's face was filled with rage. This was because he had encountered Du Qi's tortoise shell again. Left with no choice, Tong Yehu could only ask Zhao Dengyan to gather more sheep and livestock to prepare to break the formation.
Under this premise, Tongyehu's army set up camp.
The night passed peacefully.
The next morning.
The morning sun rose and the scorching sun rose into the sky. Now that they were about to enter the sixth month, during the day, under the scorching sun, it was quite hot. Especially as noon gradually approached, the soldiers under Tong Yehu had not set up camp from the beginning to the end. Under the scorching sun, many soldiers could no longer bear it and began to show signs of fatigue. Some even began to sweat profusely.
One by one, the generals came to Tong Yehu's side and complained that the weather was too hot.
Tong Yehu himself also couldn't take the heat. He saw that Du Qi's camp was heavily fortified and he didn't have any livestock to break the formation. He thought about the Great Gale Forest behind him and ordered them to retreat there to avoid the heat.
When the order was passed down, the soldiers cheered and quickly retreated.
When Zhao Dengyan received the news, he quickly came to Tong Yehu's side and reported, "Khan, this isn't appropriate! The weather is hot and the wind is so strong. The leaves in the forest are dry and even the trees are dry. It's easy to ignite. Tens of thousands of us should all hide in the forest. Once the forest catches fire, our soldiers won't be able to escape. "
When Tong Yehu heard Zhao Dengyan's suggestion, he laughed coldly and said in disdain, "Mr. Zhao, you are too timid and overcautious. Du Qi is already scared out of his wits. He retreated time and time again, which is why he retreated here. Du Qi is no longer a threat. "
"As long as Du Qi dares to come out and fight with us, he will definitely lose."
"Especially now that Du Qi has already set up landmines in the camp, it's even more impossible for him to come out. Therefore, retreating to the Great Gale Forest behind us shouldn't be a problem. "
"You don't have to persuade me anymore!"
After speaking, Tong Yehu quickly retreated. He was also sweating profusely from the sun and his body was sticky and uncomfortable. Under the scorching sun, he needed a place to shelter himself from the sun.
The mighty army retreated and quickly set up camp in the Great Gale Forest behind them.
Within the Great Gale Forest, there were many shrubs.
Many of the soldiers found the shade under the trees to avoid the heat. Standing under the scorching sun and sitting under the shade were two completely different concepts. The latter was much more comfortable.
The soldiers all became lazy. They threw away their weapons and rested. Tong Yehu himself also found a big tree and rested under it.
While Tong Yehu and the others were resting, the news quickly spread to Du Qi's camp. When Du Qi received the news, he directly walked out of the central tent and looked in the direction of the Great Gale Forest with a bright smile on his face.
It was a success!
Jiang Changzong's plan had succeeded.
Du Qi immediately ordered the soldiers to remove the mines outside the camp because Du Qi's army was about to move out. The landmines were all marked. Furthermore, they were all connected to one another.
Once they found a mine, they would be able to follow the clues to find the rest. After all the mines were removed, Du Qi ordered, "Light the smoke signal and send a message to the soldiers near the Great Gale Forest. Light the fire!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers immediately gave the order.
Soon, smoke rose from the camp and rose into the sky.
Thick smoke billowed into the sky. Even from afar, one could see the rising smoke. At the instant the smoke signal rose up, Du Qi gave the order to advance. This time around, the army rapidly rushed forward, rushing towards the direction of the Great Wind Forest.
Not long after the smoke rose into the sky, the soldiers lying in ambush near the Great Gale Forest quickly lit fires. Due to the hot weather, once the kerosene was ignited, the entire Great Gale Forest was on fire in a short period of time.
The fire started from the left and right sides of the forest and then spread to the back and front.
Even though there was no fire at the front, as the fire spread, the smoke rose and the fire spread faster and faster. This was especially so for the many weeds on the ground. The presence of these weeds made the fire burn even faster.
Soon, they reached the Turks who were resting under the shade of the trees. It must be known that the Turks had seventy thousand men. Because all of them were resting under the shade of the trees, they were spread out and spread throughout the forest.
Under such circumstances, the fire burned so quickly that many people could not avoid it in time and were burned by the fire. Many of the Turk soldiers shouted as they ran around in panic.
The news quickly reached Tong Yehu's ears.
For a moment, Tong Yehu was dumbfounded.
How could this be?
Why was the Great Gale Forest ablaze all of a sudden?
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