Cheers resounded across the battlefield, and Dipu was in high spirits. Looking at the steppe barbarians in the distance fleeing in embarrassment, his face was already smiling into a flower. Listening to the constant congratulations of the officers around him, Dipu finally learned to be modest: "Hehe, the first victory was just a small victory. It's all thanks to the soldiers, haha. Let the troops in front stop chasing and collect the troops! Let's fight the other side again. ”

However, if anyone could look down on the battlefield, he would find that although there were thousands of steppe barbarians fleeing in confusion, there were less than a hundred corpses left on the battlefield.

In fact, what happened just now was not a battle at all, it was just a one-sided escape and a one-sided pursuit. Finding that the tens of thousands of troops of Dipp were rushing violently, the steppe barbarians did not love war at all, threw down the heavy things they had plundered, turned around and fled. If it weren't for the fact that the old man Thompson was indeed old and strong, leading a group of knights of the Knights to rush forward, maybe he wouldn't even be able to leave those victories on the ground.

And this is the principle of combat of the steppe barbarians, not to fight senselessly at all. On Dipu's side, that is, the soldiers are strong and strong, and there is no "oil and water", who will be full of food and fight with you? Therefore, this so-called victory of Dipu can be regarded as a bargain!

But for Dip, what is it to pick up a bargain? The key is to win. After a brief cleaning of the battlefield, Thompson returned with a brigade of knights, and saw Hassan dancing with his eyebrows: "Head, a lot of people have been captured, ninety-one barbarians have been chopped, and more than four hundred civilians have been saved." Our brother hurt us. ”

Dipu grinned and laughed: "Military merits are credited to your knight brigade. Quickly send a report to the Empire and Lion's Tooth City, defeat nearly 10,000 enemy troops, and save more than 400 civilians. Hahaha-!"

"......?" the other officers were stunned. Isn't this a blatant false report of military exploits?

Dipp also saw what the officers were thinking, and his eyes widened: "What? Isn't it right? The most important thing now is to boost morale." Whoahaha!"

This high-sounding statement is said. There was no objection. The army took the civilians and the captures and immediately turned back and ran to the east......

This back and forth. Coupled with the battle in between, it had already taken a whole day. So before dark, Dip's troops returned to the position of the defensive point. Happily, Figul also led the more than 8,000 troops who had withdrawn from the north and rushed to this place.

Letting the rescued civilians flee with the refugees on the road, Dipu and his team prepared dinner while discussing their next move.

"I think it's time to hurry, I've been delayed all day, I don't know what is going on in the east? It's time to go. Thompson still feels upset and hopes to save more people.

As a staff officer, Willy explained: "My lord! Although saving people is like fighting fire, we must also think about the long term. Today the warriors were tired and ran on horseback for a whole day. People can stand it, but horses can't. If you set off immediately after dinner, even if you can save a few more people, a large number of horses will run away. What will happen to the barbarians in the future? Even the retreat will be much more difficult. So be sure to rest well, or wait until dawn tomorrow!"

In fact, of course, Thompson understands this kind of common sense in the military. But he really can't hold his face. This old dragon knight. Before he went into seclusion, where he went, was not the focus of attention? Wasn't he sought after? Now it's good, to help humanity. He ended his seclusion and went out of the mountains to the front line of the battle, but first met Dip to refute his words. Another hobbit appears with his teeth and claws, and now Willie disagrees with him. So Thompson was instantly furious. began to lose his temper: "If you don't go, then I'll go alone." At most, I will pay for my own life. Hmph!"

"Wait, wait!" said Dip hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. "Don't be angry, aren't we still discussing?"

Although the backbone of this unit of Dipu is quite strong, the high-end combat power is relatively insufficient. Except for Haofu, the holy beast, there were no other saints. If Thompson could help, Dipp would be much more relieved.

Thompson wasn't going to be fooled by Dip's words. He blew his beard and looked angry: "What else are you discussing? If you have that time, everyone can rescue a few more." ”

"Uh......?" said Dip with a look of embarrassment on his face. However, he did have a lot of ghost ideas, and as soon as his eyes rolled his eyes, he had an idea, "Hehe, senior grandfather! Do you think this is okay? After we have eaten, we will rest immediately and set off again in the middle of the night." Even if you set off now, when you get there, it will be dark and autumnal, and you can't fight at all, so you still have to wait until dawn. And setting off in the middle of the night and attacking at dawn can still catch the barbarians off guard. In this way, you can not only rest, but also do not delay saving people, you can have the best of both worlds. ”

After hearing this, Thompson also thought it was a good idea. However, he still couldn't put down his face, so he snorted heavily, brushed his sleeves and went to rest......

In this way, the battle plan for setting off in the middle of the night and raiding in the early morning was like this. In fact, until now, since there is almost no information from the outside world, it is impossible to make a judgment at all. And the role of Dipu is to give orders very blindly. As for whether the order was right or wrong, even Dipu himself did not know, let alone anyone else.

But that's it, because Dipu's orders are constant, it seems that he is confident, and the military spirit is still very stable. Dipu actually played the role of a backbone, so as soon as he gave the order, everyone was busy around the order. Of course, a certain Beamon Saintess still picks a bone in a cynical egg, and she is glamorously ignored by Dipp.

......

In the middle of the night, the troops set off. Left behind the eight thousand troops of the Red Lion Principality, and they were led by a general named Sinali. Since this unit had been marching rapidly for several days, it was quite tired, and since the infantry was mostly infantry, it was not fast to move, so they simply let them take on the original task of answering Dipu.

But by this time, Dipu didn't want to give up every ounce of power. Before leaving, he also instructed General Cinnelly to bring all the civilian armed forces into the army and expand his forces. For this reason, Dipu kept most of the captured food, hoping that General Sinali would hold out until he returned from the rescue.

That night was covered by thick clouds, and the stars and moon were dark. The team lit up the torches and hurried east. Two or three hourglasses have passed. The troops had entered a wooded field...... (To be continued.) )