The Asiks were defeated, but not in a rout. Ba Niu did not wipe out this cavalry completely, but only knocked out some of them, and the other part and their leader broke through and returned to the city.

Everyone was celebrating, only Ba Niu himself was sullen. Liu Nanshan's death was his first major defeat since he sent out his troops, and he had lost before, but he had not failed. And this time the encirclement of the cavalry, under the condition of his own horse, did not completely annihilate the enemy.

Gibran's place was naturally counted as a loss, which made him really see the power of Ba Niu. He only used this cavalry three times, the first time was when he wiped out the mountain city, and the second time was when he completely annihilated Liunanshan, which was the third time. The third defeat was very important for him, and he saw it as a turning point. Since then, he has completely changed from an offensive state to a defensive state, and it is already difficult to get out of the city. So, Gibran was also very unhappy.

Ba Niu is still very young, and for defeat, he is not only angry, but more determined, determined to defeat the enemy. Gibran, however, was reluctantly retreating from this defeat, for he was nearly sixty years old, still risking his life to defend a city that had no rescue, and his enemies were so strong.

His rear has been completely handed over to Wu Zhoutong, although this person is not of the same heart as him, his loyalty to the Kangle Dynasty is the same, so the last two people are now doing their own things, not interfering with each other, and can help each other.

They themselves could keep their promises, but the people in the court didn't want them to do so. After Chu Xiong received the news of Gibran's defeat, he immediately wrote a secret letter to Wu Zhoutong, asking him to pay special attention to Gibran's dynamics and urging him to solve the threat under the city as soon as possible.

Wu Zhoutong naturally knew the meaning between the lines, so he found Gibran again and discussed with him whether he could let his son Wu Bolan serve in front of the army. Because he was "really idle, and there was something to use."

Gibran naturally agreed with his request, and he also felt that since Wu Bolan was "idle and had something to do", it was a matter of course to give him a position. However, just "having something available" is obviously not enough, he can only give him a position in the army. This position, whether it is simple or not, whether it is important or not, lies in the dispensability.

It is easy to ignore the dispensable people, and Woberland was ignored by Gibran. In fact, he intended to ignore him from the beginning, because he was really useless. Wu Bolan is useful in Wu Zhoutong's circle, but he is useless in Gibran's circle. There are many factors that go into the construction of circles, the main one being people. People with the same personality or hobbies come together and do something that everyone wants to do. Or maybe it's people who don't have any hobbies getting together and doing something that comes to their minds by chance. But there is a problem with the circle culture, that is, if a person with the ability can't integrate into the circle, then he will be excluded. Wu Bolan was not in their circle, and all his opinions were ignored and replaced by his mistakes. No one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes. If you are a person in the circle, this mistake will be ignored, and if you are not, then, it will be infinitely magnified. It is not to be said that Gibran, even a person who knows right from wrong, will not be able to change his inherent judgment in the face of all the evidence. Wu Bolan was placed in a dispensable position by him almost in a few days, so his opinion could be deaf to him.

Compared to the chaos in Gibran, Ba Niu is much clearer here. They have only one commander, and they will do whatever their commander decides, but Ba Niu's life is not easy. The 25,000 people who lost Liu Nanshan were originally nothing, they still had more than 100,000 people, which was much more than the army of Gibran defending the city, but this Gibran was likely to become a stumbling block for them, and Changtu City could become a meat grinder for the Dongduo people.

Without attacking the city, they cannot advance, attacking the city, where to attack from and with whom to attack, this is all a problem. Sheng Shiyuan's army, as a vanguard along the way, was already a tired division, and although it had been repaired for several months, it was impossible to alleviate that level of fatigue. What about other people's armies? Except for Ba Niu's elite troops, others don't seem to have this strength.

"If it were possible, I would rather bypass the city of Chamtu in Gibran". Ba Niu said helplessly: "Or lead them outside the city and have a decisive battle on the plains." If the city is attacked, I can be sure of the final result, but this result should be something that no one wants to see."

All of them chose to remain silent, they all knew what Ba Niu was trying to say, and they knew the grim reality they were about to face.

"I don't dare to use General Sheng Shiyuan's troops now, they have just been integrated and do not yet have the strongest combat effectiveness. I don't dare to use the troops of General Xu Lishan and others, their confrontation ability is still slightly inferior, and at the same time, I don't dare to use my troops excessively, we have just experienced a life-and-death battle, and then we go to fight for the enemy's life, and the stamina is obviously insufficient."

The generals bowed their heads, knowing that what Ba Niu said was the truth. Ba Niu stood up again, came to the sand table, looked at it very carefully, and then said: "The only foolproof strategy I see is to withdraw the troops. We simply can't attack right now. Gibran was indeed a little-known man, but in front of me, he was the only one who could defeat me. I don't want to be defeated by him, so let's retreat."

Everyone didn't expect that Ba Niu would choose to retire at this time. For the Dondorians, retreat is a failure, and failure is difficult to accept.

"I do not agree with the withdrawal of troops"! Ma Xudong was the first to stand up and object: "Liu Nanshan's mistake has indeed caused us a lot of losses. But that doesn't mean we have to bear the consequences, we've already defeated their most elite troops, and we're now completely on the superior side, so what kind of tactics is it to retreat without attacking the city? What I mean by this is to attack the city first, then look at the follow-up results, and then decide on the next step."

Most people supported his opinion, and Ba Niu also nodded: "You said, why haven't I thought about it?" However, I already foresaw the end result. It's not just that you can't break through the city of Chantu, but neither can I. Why try again than you can't beat it"?

In the current situation, as long as one person dares to stand up and say that he can bear it with all his might, and ensure that he can break out of a gap in Changtu City, then Ba Niu's opinion has to be changed, but no one dares to take this responsibility. The result of Liu Nanshan, everyone has seen it, Gibran's cavalry, everyone has also seen it, Ba Niu personally went out and failed to completely eliminate them, what cards did the other party have not played, who can know?

"Please believe me, I will not choose to retreat unless it is absolutely necessary." Ba Niu said helplessly: "Since I joined the army, until today, I have never flinched. This retreat is the first time in history."

The next day, the 100,000-strong army of the Dondorians retreated to Dragonstone Fort. Gibran finally breathed a sigh of relief, he lay on the palace seat, looked at the generals standing under the steps with extremely tired eyes, and a rare smile appeared on his face: "Li Jiuyuan actually retreated, hahahaha", he suddenly laughed: "He actually retreated"!

Everyone wiped their sweat, although they believed in Gibran's ability, but against an enemy like Ba Niu, it was impossible to get out of the way. They are ready for a desperate fight, and now, this battle has been postponed, which is extremely lucky for anyone.

"Tell me to go down and celebrate with a feast"! As soon as Gibran's words fell, cheers rang out in the hall, and they were celebrating a victory, and this victory was indeed worth celebrating.

Compared to the joy of Changtu City, Dragonstone Fort is much quieter. Ever since he withdrew his troops, Ba Niu had kept himself in his house and had not seen anyone except a few of his relatives. He had been walking around in front of the sandbox, and needed to find a glaring weakness in it, but he didn't find it. Gibran sealed all his routes, and he had no choice but to fight to the death.