CHAPTER 60 1 Retreat and Pursuit
From the analysis of the information obtained, there were indeed signs of a general retreat of the Dilces. Not only did Li Tianhao attack fiercely, but even the battle on the Western Front suddenly became fierce, if it wasn't for the preparation for retreat, then why was the action of the Diels army so synchronized? Although spies from all over the country reported that they had found no signs of instability in the rear of the Diers, they also reported that in recent days there had been no return voyage from the ships carrying grain on the Naura River to the front.
If they do have a fire in their backyard, then it all makes sense. In order to avoid the collapse of morale, the Dils army kept the news tightly sealed, and their fierce attack was precisely to paralyze the Yaqui army, so that they could board the ships carrying the grain in time to retreat south, and once they were safely left from the pursuit of the Yaki army, then they could maintain their combat strength and quickly move south to quell the rebellion.
Vultures would not let this opportunity slip away, in fact it was this moment that he had carefully planned his entire strategy to lure the enemy in, and his Yagi army could use this moment to destroy the living forces of the Dils army. However, Vultures did not lose his cool because of the arrival of the fighter, he understood that Li Tianhao was a dangerous opponent, he was likely to deliberately pretend to retreat, and then set up an ambush to inflict heavy damage on himself, just when he thought that he had fallen into the other party's time and regretted not in time, he really took the opportunity to slip away. For this reason, Vulture immediately sent a letter to Bius on the Western Front to take precautions, and then began to prepare for the pursuit.
Vulture's judgment was quickly confirmed, and before he could prepare for the pursuit, Li Tianhao began to retreat. The Dils army resolutely abandoned the battered city of Aswanda and retreated. In fact, as long as this onslaught continues for another half a month, Aswanda City will probably change hands. This is not only the consensus of the Yaki generals, but even the soldiers think so.
Abandon the low-hanging fruit and retreat. This can only indicate that there was a situation in which 100,000 people were in the rear of the enemy army. In the face of the generals' requests for pursuit, Vultures only sent 5,000 men in full pursuit. He led the army to follow behind.
Sure enough, the 5,000 soldiers were ambushed by the enemy in the high ground shortly after the pursuit began, and the Dils surrounded them and pursued them fiercely, and by the time the Vultures rescued the army, they were only about 700 men.
"Full speed ahead of the whole army! Don't let a thief go! Vulture categorically gave the order to pursue, Li Tianhao's means were exhausted, and at this moment he was starting a real retreat, Vulture made such a judgment.
The 47,000 Yaki troops began to attack in full force. The timing was perfect. Soon the Vultures' vanguard pursued the rearguard of the Dils, who were clearly frightened by the sight and fled in a ragged manner with little resistance. At this point, the Vultures no longer had any doubts, and his command spread out in a fan, and all parts attacked together, vowing to drive the Dils thieves to hell. The enthusiasm of the Yaki army was also completely ignited, and the humiliation and resentment of the defeat over the years turned into a murderous intent, and the various Yaki armies quickly advanced south on the land on the east bank of the Nanra River. Along the way, you can see the baggage and materials discarded by the Diers. Food, grass and weapons. At the same time, Vultures received a report of the battle on the Western Front, and most of the enemy's retreat on the Western Front was detected by Bius, although the enemy retreated in alternate cover. However, under the full pursuit of Bius, he finally couldn't hold it anymore and began to rout.
This pursuit lasted for three days, and the first person to react and feel that something was wrong was Vulture.
There is no problem if you look at the battle report sent by a unit. But when all the war reports are taken together, the problem becomes apparent. Although the Yaki army pursued and fought fiercely all the way, the loot captured was too large to be counted. However, almost no enemy forces were encountered. It stands to reason that the Yaji army marched in parallel on multiple fronts and pursued with all its might. And they have already caught up with the rearguard of the Dils thief army, so no matter how fast the enemy army runs, it is impossible to completely get rid of the pursuit of the Yaki army. If you chase for three days without any unit encountering the enemy's main force, it can only mean that either the enemy has indeed escaped from their pursuit, or they have not withdrawn at all, but have hidden!
The alarm bell in his head was furious, and Vulture felt a wave of vertigo: if the Dils army had really escaped its pursuit, then why leave the rearguard behind? And it's about to collapse at the touch of a button? Unless Li Tianhao wants to create an illusion for himself, that is, his true purpose of retreat has been understood by himself, and he can boldly pursue. There can only be one thing behind Li Tianhao's troubled behavior: he has opened a big net and waited for his big fish to throw himself into the net!
Thinking about this layer, Vultures fought a cold battle, and then immediately ordered all the armies to stop the pursuit, immediately withdraw to the north, and at the same time gather their forces. In addition, Vulture also sent a letter to Bius to explain his point of view, telling him to withdraw immediately, and at the same time asked Pegasus to rush back to Aswanda to inform the remaining troops to strengthen their vigilance in case of a sneak attack by the enemy.
After giving these orders, Vultures immediately gathered his men and horses, collected as many oxen and horses as he could along the way, and abandoned all captured supplies and began to retreat.
Vulture's sense of smell is indeed very acute, and thanks to his quick reflexes, he has saved the lives of many Yaki soldiers. However, his orders were not carried out 100 percent, and how could the generals, who were full of enthusiasm but never managed to catch up with the main force of the enemy army, see the whole situation like Vultures and feel the danger from it? In the face of Vulture's order, they were extremely angry, and felt that Vultures was simply too cautious, if this moment let go of the Dils thief army, then all the work done before to lure the enemy would not be in vain? As a result, less than a quarter of these generals chose to obey the order, stop the pursuit, and begin to retreat. Bius, who was far away on the Western Front, did not receive this letter from Vultures at all, and Vulture's contact information was detected by Jamo of the Dils Army, and the letter fell into Jamo's hands.
In the early morning of the second day after Vultures gave the order to retreat, the first pursuing force was ambushed by the Dils army, and General Cado's 2,000-strong troops were completely annihilated, and General Cado was killed in battle, with less than 100 survivors; Immediately after the second victim appeared, General Licuannis's 3,000 men were ambushed, and only 500 people broke through the encirclement, and General Licuannis was seriously wounded and unable to break through the siege, and committed suicide and martyrdom; General Lamb's 1,800 men were ambushed and defeated while trying to relieve the siege, losing sixty percent of their troops.
The Dils army launched a major counterattack, and the situation of the Battle of Aswanda was changed. (To be continued......)