There are many swamps on the grassland.

It looks shallow and the grass is green. Where you can pass by just lifting your trouser legs, it is likely that there is a trap that can devour people. No matter whether it is a person or a horse, you can't leave once you fall in. If no one rescues you, you can only slowly fall into despair.

Everyone on the grassland knows this, and Liang Xiao, who has always attached great importance to geography, will not forget this. Before he came, Ma Rong had already learned about some situations. After he came, he even marked all the swamps in the selected battlefield and asked all the soldiers to remember them in their hearts, so as not to miss them and lose their lives in vain.

The Wusun people should also know that they just looked at Liang Xiao in front of them and were so oblivious to the fact that they had been chasing them. When some knights stepped into the soft swamp and could no longer run, they remembered the danger of the swamp again, and turned their horses to stop chasing.

Even so, more than a hundred cavalry had fallen into the trap and dared not move, so they could only call for help loudly.

Liang Xiao easily rushed out of the Wusun people, returned to the horse's base, and ordered the crossbowmen to snipe the Wusun people who tried to drag their companions out of the swamp.

The powerful crossbow equipped with a thousand-mile eyes had a range of about 300 steps, far exceeding the bow in the hands of the Wusun people. They stood outside the range of the Wusun people, shooting calmly, and shooting down one Wusun cavalry after another. After losing dozens of people in succession, the Wusun people did not dare to take risks to save people, and could only stand outside a safe distance, watching their companions gradually being swallowed up by the swamp.

The last screams of the Wusun cavalry echoed in everyone's ears, making people shudder.

Lie Jiaomi arrived at the scene and looked at Liang Xiao and others who were more than 200 steps away. He gritted his teeth in hatred, but he had no choice but to fight on the battlefield chosen by Liang Xiao. It is normal to encounter such a thing, but it is abnormal to not encounter it. Despite this, he is still very regretful.

Liang Xiao retreated too quickly, so fast that he had no time to react.

Ten thousand cavalry had just begun to accelerate, and before they could fight with the Yuezhi people and Dayuan people, Liang Xiao issued an order to retreat. When the Yuezhi people and Dayuan people heard the order, they immediately abandoned the Wusun people and quickly evacuated. Before the dazed Wusun people could react, they had already withdrawn from the battlefield. When the reinforcements of Wusun cavalry arrived, they realized that their opponent had left. All they could do was notify Li Jiaomi of the news and request the next action.

By the time Liejiaomi made the decision to continue pursuing, the people of Dayuan and Yuezhi had already retreated across the Yili River, leaving only Liang Xiao behind the palace. The Wusun people wanted to surround Liang Xiao, but they were unable to do so. Whether it was war horses or combat power, Liang Xiao and others were above the Wusun knights. Although nearly ten thousand Wusun cavalry surrounded from all directions, they still failed to trap Liang Xiao in time. Finally, Liang Xiao calmly retreated from the battlefield and lured them into the swamp.

Although they have gained an advantage in the scene, Lie Jiaomi still feels like he is being played with by Liang Xiao. This is their first fight. Twenty thousand cavalrymen came into battle and paid the price of nearly a thousand casualties. Not only did they fail to defeat Liang Xiao, who was only seven or eight thousand cavalry, but they were also humiliated by him. Now Liang Xiao guards this narrow passage, leaving him helpless with tens of thousands of cavalry.

Lie Jiaomi suppressed the urge to order a strong attack and looked at the scene in front of him coldly.

On the vast grassland opposite the river, the Dayuan people and Yuezhi people were already re-arranged. There were no troops by the river, only more than 200 people, which looked like a guard ready to respond. However, Lie Jiaomi did not think so. Although he had not figured out all the details, Liang Xiao could make so many tactical arrangements in such a short time. If he had not prepared in advance, he would not believe it if he had not made any preparations in advance.

Liejiaomi ordered to stop moving forward.

Seeing that the Wusun people did not continue to pursue, Liang Xiao turned his horse's head and waded across the river calmly. The female Amazon soldiers picked him up, hugged him, and walked towards the hillside together. Liang Xiao got off the horse and asked someone to heal Mingzhu. Although he took the initiative, he was surrounded by superior enemies after all, and it was inevitable that he was injured. Mingzhu was hit by five arrows, but fortunately he did not hurt the vital points. Liang Xiao himself was also hit by two arrows, with iron armor protection, and only skin trauma. But it looked quite scary, with blood flowing all over his sleeves.

Luo Xuli was very worried and his voice changed. Liang Xiao laughed, took off his armor and ordered someone to bandage it. Seeing the wound with his own eyes and confirming that the bones were not damaged, Luo Xuli felt relieved and personally wrapped the wound for Liang Xiao, but never left half a step.

"If the clay pot is broken by the well, the general will inevitably die in front of the formation. What's the point of being injured?" Liang Xiao disagreed. "You haven't seen the more serious injuries on my body, why are you so nervous this time?"

Luo Xuli pouted. "I haven't seen so much blood before."

Liang Xiao pulled up his clothes and covered the wound. Seeing the scars was shocking, but the bloody wound was even more shocking. Luo Xuli was born in a powerful family after all, so she did not see such a scene. People who have never been to the battlefield only know the passion and romance of the battlefield. Only those who have been to the battlefield know how tragic the battlefield is.

Liang Xiao raised his eyes and looked at the Wusun people on the other side of the river, feeling a little regretful. Although he achieved some results, Lie Jiaomi's cautious and timely stops the bleeding, which did not achieve the result he expected. We have to think more about how to fight the next battle.

“Sebas.”

Sebas quickly pressed the knife and ran over quickly. "General, what are the instructions?"

"Often when will it snow here?"

"That's early. It's July now, and it's almost impossible to snow until November."

"Where is in the mountains?" Liang Xiao pointed to the Tianshan Mountains in the distance.

"That's much longer. The mountains are cold and it may snow at the end of August."

Liang Xiao nodded and said nothing. The time when it snowed in the mountains was the time limit for Lie Jiaomi. Lie Jiaomi should be more anxious than him at this moment. Since it is impossible to win quickly, calm down and fight with Lie Jiaomi to be patient.

Liang Xiao sat on the hillside, repeatedly pondering the tactics.

Liejiaomi sent more than a hundred scouts to walk along the river, explore the location of the swamp and find the passage.

Liang Xiao also sent crossbowmen to track Wusun cavalry and conduct long-range snipers whenever they have the chance to explore without any ease. The crossbowmen used pulley individual sniper crossbows, with a range of more than twice as many as the cavalry bows in the hands of Wusun people, and could shoot calmly outside the range of Wusun people. Faced with such sniper crossbows with extremely long range and no bad accuracy, the Wusun people suffered a lot and had no means of countermeasures. After losing dozens of people, they had to give up on investigation.

Seeing the Wusun people retreating in a panic, the crossbowmen laughed loudly and rode their horses to express their contempt for the Wusun people. The Wusun people were so angry that they had no choice but to repay the hunting aura.

Lie Jiaomi was not in a hurry. He just asked the scouts carefully about the investigation, and then marked them one by one on the map. He marked the places where Liang Xiao focused on protecting them one by one, and then sent more scouts to investigate further places.

The swamps in the valley will move. Since Liang Xiao did not allow him to explore, he guessed the range of the swamp and looked for the passage through Liang Xiao's reaction.

The two sides confronted each other across the river, and there was no longer a large-scale conflict except for sporadic battles.

As night fell, both sides set up camp. Tents were erected on both sides of the Ili River and piles of bonfires were lit. Except for the soldiers in charge of the alert, most of them drank and ate meat around the bonfires to eliminate the fatigue of the day and prepare for a rest.

Liang Xiao invited Ashana and Jianmi to analyze the battle situation during the day. Because the battlefield was on the other side of the river, they could not count the number of beheadings and could only obtain losses from the ground. According to preliminary statistics, Dayuan and Yuezhi each lost two or three hundred people. It is estimated that the losses of the Wusun people should be far more than this number. The result is very satisfactory, at least Ashana and Jianmi are very satisfied.

After reporting on the battle situation, Jian Mi was a little confused and asked again: "General, why don't you decide the outcome? I think the strength of the Wusun people is very average, and we can definitely win the battle."

"What do you think?"

"Don't the general think so?" Jian Mi pulled Ashana again. "Da Lu, what do you think?"

Ashana took a sip of milk wine. "I don't understand it very much. Judging from the situation of the battle today, the strength of the Wusun people is indeed average, and we have a chance to win. However, I believe that the general must have the general's plan, but we just don't understand."

"General, tell us." Jian Mi begged.

Liang Xiao nodded, cut off a piece of roasted mutton with a knife and put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly. He was actually not willing to tell Ashana these tactical arrangements. The Yuezhi is different from Dayuan, or even from Daxia. Once the Yuezhi becomes stronger, they may turn against each other and become enemies at any time. Ashana is familiar with politics, and if he makes further progress in military affairs, he may become a strong enemy.

"This river valley is a good place. It is not only suitable for raising horses, but also mutton is unique." Liang Xiao cut another piece of meat and handed it to Jianmi. "You can try it too."

Jianmi took the mutton, but still looked at Liang Xiao with a gaze, hoping to hear a more straightforward explanation.

Liang Xiao had no choice but to turn on the enlightenment mode to answer Jian Mi's questions and solve his doubts, and by the way, let Ashana take advantage. Although the Yuezhi people were also nomadic peoples, they once dominated Hexi, and fought against the Wusun, and Daxia was speechless. However, in terms of tactical literacy, these nomadic peoples that rely entirely on their own understanding can be compared with those of the Central Plains.

"While being able to win today is inseparable from the bravery of the soldiers, it is also the result of our intentional calculations and unintentionality. We have been waiting for this day for a long time and have done a lot of drills in advance, but the Wusun people know nothing about our preparations. In a hurry, they will naturally suffer."

Ashana had a slight jaw, but Jian Mi nodded repeatedly. These days, they have been doing targeted training, otherwise today would not be so smooth. Several tactics were connected smoothly, which was very natural, and almost no time wasted.

"We are all elites, and they are real elites, but the people of the Jiaomi Sect are not. They are just ordinary cavalry. His elite guards have not moved yet because we have not given him a chance. Once we are entangled, he sees fighter jets and sends out elite forces, the pressure we are under will increase rapidly and may even collapse."

"Yes, stop when you see it is good. It can not only test the results of the training, but also increase the soldiers' confidence. Next time I meet the Wusun people, I will not be so nervous and I can fight more calmly." Ashana immediately understood Liang Xiao's intention. "I still fight a little tightly today."

"Da Lu's eyes are indeed fierce." Liang Xiao praised, then looked at Jian Mi deeply, reminding him to learn more like Ashana. If you want to be a real general, courage alone is not enough. "There are 40,000 to 50,000 people in Jiaomi, and it is okay for him to lose one or two thousand people, but if we lose so many people, we may be damaged and our morale will be severely damaged."

Liang Xiao paused. "Since the battle is inevitable, losses are inevitable, but such unnecessary sacrifices can be avoided. I hope to bring every warrior back as safely as possible."

"The general's kindness is indeed not something we can understand." Ashana immediately expressed his support. Of course, he hoped to reduce casualties as much as possible. These soldiers were all his capital, and one less was to cut his flesh. If he could defeat the Wusun people under the command of Liang Xiao and withstand the test, these people would become real elites and be his greatest guarantee in the Yuezhi.

"After you go back, you should communicate with the soldiers more to see what are the appropriate tactical arrangements and what are there to improve. Any beneficial improvement cannot be ignored. Victory is often accumulated by these inconspicuous improvements."

"Don't worry, General, we will do this."

Liang Xiao gave another order and finally said to Jian Mi: "I originally wanted to win quickly, but now it seems that Lie Jiaomi is very cautious and may not give us such a chance. You send a letter back to the fortress and ask Old Andrew to bring three thousand infantrymen here."

"Hey." Jianmi agreed without thinking.

Ashana glanced at Liang Xiao and pondered for a moment. "The general is preparing to drag the war until winter, and force Liejiaomi to retreat on his own initiative?"

"It's just a matter of precautions. Of course, if I can do this, I will not be able to ask for it. Dalu, do you have any problems?"

Ashana smiled. "What can I do? I just hope that the general can train for a while. However, if you spend the winter in the river valley, you will have to hurry up. The Wusun people are right opposite, and they will not be lenient."

Liang Xiao shook his head. "I have already thought about this question. If you are like the Wusun people, why should these shepherds abandon Hunting Jiaomi and rely on us?"

"The general means"

"Let the Wusun people do this kind of evil thing that can seize people's food and clothing. We will wait for the black food and food." Liang Xiao grinned. "They have a lot of people and we have few people. Even if we grab half and burn half, it will be enough for us to spend the winter. But hunting for awesomeness"

Ah Shena was stunned for a moment, laughing loudly. He slapped his thigh and raised his thumbs up. "General, you use this trick well. If there is still extra, and I will give some more to those who are stuffed, how can they not worship the general as a god?"

Jian Mi also reacted, and he scratched his head and giggled. "Is this called borrowing flowers to offer Buddha?"

To be continued
Chapter completed!