According to the plan, after completing the entrapment, the two teams of the Prairie South Road and the Middle Road took advantage of the high terrain in the south and low in the north to drive Philip's troops to the north, and finally formed a huge encirclement at the location of the small lake.

After all, it was a large army of 100,000 people, and the terrain here lacked room for tossing and turning, even if half of the troops were combined, as long as the encirclement was completed, the steppe people could use the large number of bed crossbows prepared in advance to pour them across the lake.

The small lake is not very large, and the shape looks like a large and narrow river, with only a relatively wide surface of water at the eastern end.

The average depth of the lake is about two meters, and as long as they are driven down the lake, even if many people are drowned, it can make the female warriors lose their ability to maneuver and become passive targets.

The most important thing is that, in addition to these three 10,000 troops, the Axun regiment at the assembly point on the western front is hiding on the southern shore of the small lake, waiting for the prey to take the bait.

At the beginning of the entire campaign, the vanguard army of the Western Front was assigned a 5,000-strong Axun regiment, all of which were carefully selected awakened above the second level.

Due to the extremely abundant human resources, the number of awakened people among the steppe people is very large, even according to the proportion of one percent, that is a full 20 million, which is a very terrible number.

But the vast majority of these innate abilities are animal controls that act as chicken ribs, and after excluding some other miscellaneous talents and women who lack a quantitative base, it is the male awakened who can really be used on the battlefield on a large scale to strengthen the body.

Therefore, in the battle sequence of the steppe people, those who can be incorporated into the Axun Regiment Awakened are all the best who have been strictly screened.

This is also the fundamental reason why the proportion of awakened people among the steppe people that Philip has encountered so far is low and cannot form obvious combat power.

In addition to the troops led by the leaders of the major tribes of the steppe, almost all of the troops directly under Daxun, the officers above the rank of commander were selected from the soldiers who had served for more than five years in each Axun regiment, and were personally appointed by the four Daxun.

And all the Axun regiments are under the direct control of Tianxun Olingge and the four Daxun in the east, west, south and north, and this overly flat management method ensures their management of the grassland power to a certain extent, and also avoids their excessive energy consumption in the management of the various tribes of the grassland.

They don't care about disputes and annexations between small and medium-sized tribes at all, in their opinion, it is a normal process of self-renewal and restoration of the grassland ecological environment.

Only when large tribes of more than a million people clash and go to war will they intervene on a case-by-case basis in order to regain power.

On the basis of mastering the highest-end armed forces, coupled with years of religious brainwashing, it is enough to keep them at the top of the power pyramid all year round.

The vanguard army at the rallying point on the Western Front was not a direct legion of Steppe Axun, but a combined force composed of several small tribes led by a medium tribe, with a total strength of 200,000 men gathered one after another.

The commander was Ge Ying, the younger brother of the Great Khan of the Nari tribe.

However, in order to enhance their combat effectiveness, Mingge sent half of the Axun Regiment as the backbone of this force, and also shouldered the mission of supervising the army.

Who knew that the seemingly mighty 200,000 people were not only almost lost in half a month, but even the 200,000 elites supported by Mingge were also beaten by the devil's tenacious iron rock pass, so that Ge Ying almost lost his management of those half-blood slaves.

Not only that, but the 5,000-strong Axun Regiment also did not take advantage of the prepared Wardsman Empire soldiers, and suffered heavy casualties, leaving less than 3,000 people at this time.

If it weren't for the fact that the vanguard army outside the Red Moon Pass on the Eastern Front suffered even heavier losses, Gel Ying was so ashamed that he would have drawn his sword and killed himself, and the ambition he had when he set out on the expedition sounded like a joke at this time.

However, because of this, the only remaining Axun regiment was valued by him, and he no longer dared to be easily sent to the front line to become a consumable, and he was firmly kept by his side.

In his opinion, the assembly point on the Western Front was obviously not the focus of this campaign, and the pressure was more on the Eastern Front, and in the absence of more troops to replenish it, his men were not enough to launch a general offensive.

No matter how many troops were lost in the early stage, as long as he cooperated with the Eastern Front offensive to contain the defenders of Tieyan Pass, and protected these Mingge's descendants, he would not be subjected to too much harsh criticism after the war, and perhaps in exchange for a hard work.

But at this time, he regretted it very much, according to the news transmitted by the Heavenly Eyeliner, his siege plan had completely failed.

Not only were the giantesses riding black-lipped reindeer extraordinary, but even the half-breed slaves he regarded as pigs had burst out with amazing combat effectiveness and showed tenacious fighting spirit in the head-on confrontation.

The entire army of 100,000 had already been cut into several pieces, and it was only a matter of time before they were eaten by the enemy, which made the blockade line he had carefully laid out not only a fatal defeat that looked extremely ridiculous, but it was now too late to cross the lake and speed up the encirclement.

At this time, he regretted it a little, he knew that arranging those Ah Xun into the Chinese army would at least increase the strength there, and maybe he would become a wonder soldier who would influence the situation of the war.

Just because of a little foresight, he had already missed the only chance to win from the beginning of this battle.

Seeing that the situation has collapsed at this point, his focus has returned to himself.

There was no longer a question of fight or flight, the only thing that bothered him was how to escape from the enemy's tracking, and successfully escape from the trap he had set with his own hands, and bring the remaining men back to the camp.

There were still nearly 40,000 soldiers left, and with the strong walls and the help of the Axun regiment, they were not a bone to gnaw, and in the style of the commander on the opposite side, they might not be willing to spend a huge price to attack.

This is his last reliance and life-saving straw.

At this moment, the terrain where he was located was somewhat convenient, and to the south was the small lake, and a ridge obliquely wrapped the northern shore of the small lake, and his personal team of 30,000 men lined up horizontally on the flat flat between the mountain and the small lake.

If he wanted to retreat, he had only two options, one was to wade out of the shallows on the west side of the small lake, but that speed was too slow, and it was very easy for the enemy to be half-crossed, and eat up little by little.

The other way is to follow the way you came, exiting through a gap in the ridge, which is not only relatively secluded, but also less than five kilometers from your camp.

Thinking of this, Gel Ying made a decisive choice.

On the one hand, he sent messengers to deliver the news of the retreat to the Ambush regiment on the opposite bank.

On the other hand, he ordered his men to begin to retreat to the barracks along the gap in the ridge, and he ordered his generals to lead 10,000 men to establish a blocking line one kilometer east of the gap to prevent the enemy's tail from pursuing.

To tell the truth, in addition to underestimating the strength of Philip's department, Gelying's tactical literacy is still very high, and there are not too many loopholes.

If it weren't for the fact that the troops in his hands were too small, even if he had added 20,000 or 30,000 people to the south and middle lanes before, his encirclement plan might not have succeeded, but it would definitely make Philip pay a huge price, and even collapse altogether.

It's a pity that overly conservative tactical thinking hurt him.

Philip's three Maga regiments and 2,000 Chinese army men were indeed a little tired after experiencing one battle after another.

Especially in the former, the disadvantage of their strength forced them to quickly move from place to place in several battlefields in order to convert speed into time and form a local numerical advantage.

If the steppe man did occupy the high point a kilometer outside the gap, he really didn't have the confidence to quickly defeat the wolves that stood in his way, and then catch up and eat them before Ge Ying returned to the camp.

As for the crisis situation at the Red Moon Pass on the Eastern Front, Philip is afraid that he will make a quick decision and leave this difficult bone to Moran in Tieyan Pass, and turn the whole army eastward.

But there are always accidents on the battlefield, and even the most clever commanders can't avoid them.

The accident that Philip encountered was the Axun regiment that was ambushed on the south bank of the small lake and withdrew at this time.

He naturally learned about the existence of this elite force from Mo Lan, the commander of the Tieyanguan Brigade, and especially made an assessment of their numbers and combat effectiveness.

But he never knew where this elite was hidden by the steppe people, compared to the large army of tens of thousands of people, this dense jungle secretly hid a force of a few thousand people is simply too simple.

The reason why he was so nervous about the melee on the central battlefield was that he had been vigilant about the existence of this force.

He didn't worry about those big men of the Alpine Ward Clan, even if it was a second-level awakening, the combat power of these Ah Xun would never be strong enough to eat them in one bite.

After all, even if they are awakened above the second level, the physical fitness of these steppe people cannot be compared with these strong men like bears, and even after using the awakening, they are at most on par with ordinary Ward men.

What's more, these big men are also carefully selected, all of them are young warriors from various tribes, and the proportion of awakened ones is not low.

He was worried about the girls of the Maga Regiment, if thousands of speed-type awakened people suddenly rushed into them, with the thin leather armor and small daggers on these girls, I am afraid that it would really cause great casualties.

So he left a reserve force behind, and that was the escort led by Miss Afu.

More than half of the more than 100 young people are awakened, and those who are not awakened are also the best among the young people of various tribes, and their combat power is strong.

They didn't participate in the previous battles, but escorted Afu girl around the battlefield, gathering and treating the wounded, and at the same time keeping a close eye on the figure of the Axun regiment.

Seeing that such a big battle could only be watched from the sidelines, many young people complained a little in their hearts, but they were shocked by the prestige of Afu and Valery and others, and there was no mutiny.

Miss Afu is very busy, she has already treated more than a hundred female warriors and big men, as well as a few warriors of the Rubo tribe.

The female soldiers who lost their mounts automatically became her lieutenants, and the mending of the wounds was left to them, and Afu only had to treat the wounded who were seriously injured and dying.

Her healing magic is different from that of the temple, due to the effect of the artifact on her neck, both the speed and effect of the treatment are much higher, and she can even be treated in batches in a small area, almost as long as she does not die on the spot, she can basically be saved.

But now the trouble is that those wounds of different sizes and shades have to be stitched up one by one, and because there are so many of them, she can't keep herself busy for a while.

Afu washed her bloodied hands, wiped her sweat, and revealed the girl's smooth forehead, she looked up at the silver figure flying in the sky.

So far, there are only more than 60 female warriors and Han soldiers of the Maga Regiment who have been killed in the battle, and more than 200 are seriously wounded, and the rest are all lightly wounded.

In such a scuffle, such a casualty ratio was already terrifyingly low, and it was all due to that man's command.

Others don't know, but Afu clearly feels that the trust and respect of these female warriors and big men for him is increasing day by day.

Because he always puts their lives and deaths first, and sometimes even if he can kill a few more enemies, he will give up because of the increased risk.

People's hearts are long, and when the wounded people exchange their experiences, they will naturally know that person's good intentions.

Afu was also grateful, and although she was sad to see the corpses of her compatriots, the situation was much better than she had expected compared to the casualties she had suffered when she had followed the large army the other day.

This is my man, the man I am destined to be, Miss Afu said silently in her heart, a little proud.

Although the man's heart was still thinking about the woman, so that every time he accepted her waiting, he obviously enjoyed it, but he acted a little passive, but Miss Afu did not feel lost and angry.

The days to come are still long, so just let it be.

Is it love between them now, maybe not, but what does it matter.

When love really comes, she and he will know.

Suddenly, Ale, who was standing in the treetops in the distance, let out a loud howl, and the whole team was in a commotion.

It had become an instinct for Alet to move back and forth in the treetops, allowing him to break away from the canopy and see movement in the distance.

Philip was also drawn to the long howl, as he had been observing the movement of the steppe people.

To be honest, he was a little disappointed, because until now, Moran's side, who was supposed to make a difference, had not moved at all, and he didn't know what had happened.

If it weren't for the fact that he moved very quickly and reached his tactical vision, if it weren't for the overly cautious and idealistic nature of the commander of this steppe army, his pressure would have been much greater than it is now.

This also taught him a vivid lesson when he was young and a little immature, that is, no matter who his allies are, he can always trust only himself on the battlefield, and he must not pin his safety on others.

He swore that if he really let the enemy withdraw to the camp, he would never attack, but would only drive north to get back the weapons and equipment he had set, and then extort a lot of money.

If that old fellow Moran defaults, he will have a chance to let him know who he can't afford to offend.

Following the sound of a long howl, he saw the team hidden in the woods, very fast, almost twice as fast as the team of ordinary steppe people.

From the occasional dark shadow under the dense canopy, it is not difficult to see that this force is not very numerous, but the equipment and mounts are completely different.

Ah Xun Tuan, Philip sighed in his heart, he didn't expect to meet this legendary elite here.

He hurriedly flew down on Arthur and joined the escort led by Aph.

Faster than Ave is Miss Natalie, who crashes headfirst into Philip's arms, chirping and venting her frustration at being abandoned.

Arthur tried to get closer, but she bit her on the neck and ran away grinning in pain.

Philip didn't have time to warm up with Natalie, so he could only give her an apologetic kiss on the long face as a comfort, then turned on his horse and led the escort east to meet her.

Arthur's strengths lie in his ability to fly and tough fur, but if it is fought on the ground, especially in dense woods, it is somewhat inappropriate.

The cooperation between him and Philip is far from being as skillful as Miss Natalie, and it can even be said that it is instinctive.

"The Guards are in formation!"

"Avril, you three regiments are out of the distance. ”

"Victor, take your men and protect the wings. ”

Philip hurriedly gave the order and ran to the middle of the line, Adams and Julian were on his right and left, and more than 20 men with huge shields made of steel lined up in a row blocking the enemy's westward advance.

These giant shields were specially obtained from Vladimir, and he could only use them to ensure the safety of the young people until he had full body armor.

There were also more than 40 men armed with heavy weapons and more than 40 hunters with large bows.

The only exceptions are the Afaliel siblings, as well as Duke.

Aph ran over and pushed Adams out of the way, standing to Philip's left with a huge shield in hand.

Although Philip said several times that he would not use her, Miss Afu stubbornly defended his position at the center of the team, so that Philip was helpless, after all, even he didn't dare to say that he would definitely be able to beat Miss Afu, so he really didn't dare to do it.

And Alie was still standing in the treetops, holding his beloved cooked copper rod in his hand, looking condescendingly at the figure approaching in the distance.

There is also Duke, his position is concessioned by Philip, no matter how the formation changes, he always stands behind Philip, like a shadow.

His mission is simple: to find all the ranged targets in his sight that could pose a threat to Philip, and to kill them with a single arrow before they can attack.

For this purpose, his quiver is equipped with 20 thick steel arrows all year round.

It was a downhill slope, and the terrain was very unfavorable for the defending side, but Philip was content to get here in time to cover the female warriors of the Maga Regiment on the flank.

It has to be said that this is thanks to Arena's animalistic acuity.

In the woods a hundred and ten meters away, there was a loud noise, and more than twenty steppe people wearing brown and black leather armor and helmets gradually appeared behind the trees, and then more and more.

This was the first time Philip had seen the steppe people wearing helmets, although they were not all metal, just like the leather armor on their bodies, with leather armor as the base, and cyan steel guards inlaid on the eyebrows, chest, arms, and other vital parts.