Chapter 969 It’s a dark and windy night!
After listening to Balgen's words, Estolan couldn't help but show a trace of anger on his face. He paced back and forth and cursed angrily:

"Dalmis is such an incompetent! How did he promise me? This Guo Zhiping is as hateful as a rat..."

At the beginning of this raid, although the Fengwu Army had discovered Esiden's plan to launch a surprise attack in advance, because the Fengwu Army in Yunbing did not have many soldiers and their combat effectiveness was not very strong, the situation Ye Mingsheng faced was relatively passive.

So under such circumstances, Ye Mingsheng formulated a strategy of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside, defending Dagu County head-on, and sending a detachment led by Guo Zhiping to harass the enemy from the flank and rear. This strategy was very successful at the beginning, and the detachment under Guo Zhiping also attracted a lot of energy from the Cumans.

However, as Asdogan saw that there was no hope of taking Dagu County, he decisively gave up Dagu County. Facing the encirclement of the enemy's main force, Guo Zhiping's troops were in a very difficult situation. In order to preserve their strength, they were forced to retreat to Jinyang City and temporarily avoid the enemy's attack.

However, the situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. As the main force of the Cumans was attracted to Wugang Mountain, Guo Zhiping's troops became active again and began to create trouble in the rear of the Cumans. Once the Cumans wanted to concentrate their forces to encircle and suppress them, they withdrew to Jinyang.

Although the casualties caused to the Cumans were very limited, it also caused them a lot of annoyance, and also greatly restricted their power...
In order to focus all his energy on the Five Hills, which he believed was the key to turning the tide of the battle, Asdogan also separated a 5,000-man force led by the Cuman general Dalmis.

The task assigned to Dalmis was simple, which was to stop the harassment actions of Guo Zhiping's troops and prevent them from causing damage around the Cumans.

Darmis was also full of confidence in this mission. He patted his chest loudly in front of Estdoan and said that he would not only stop Guo Zhiping's troops from sabotaging, but also chop off Guo Zhiping's head and offer it to the Khan as a ball.

Who would have thought that just a few days later, the news of his defeat came back!

Thinking of the boasting that Dalmis had made in front of him, Estóan felt so angry that his teeth itched. He suppressed the fire in his heart and asked Balgun:
"What is the situation in Dalmis?"

Bargen preached without hesitation:
"The message sent to Darmis didn't say anything, only that they were attacked by Guo Zhiping's troops and suffered heavy casualties. Even Darmis was shot by the Fengwu Army!"

At this point, Balgen hesitated but still said:
“I interrogated the messenger sent by Darmis, and he told me that Darmis’ forearm was only grazed by the musket and it was not a big problem, but more than 2,000 people under his command were killed or wounded…”

"After Guo Zhiping's troops defeated Darmis's troops, they did not continue to pursue them but headed eastward, seemingly heading for Wugang Mountain!"

Upon hearing the news, Esiduoan narrowed his eyes and quickly recalled Guo Zhiping's resume in his mind.

Guo Zhiping was born a horse bandit in Liaoyang. He joined the Fengwu Army only after Ye Mingsheng's recruitment.

Although Guo Zhiping, who came from a horse bandit background, seemed somewhat out of place in the Fengwu Army, which was based on the Great Zhou's imperial guards, he was promoted by Ye Mingsheng and held a high position in the Fengwu Army. He successively served as the commander of the Third Army and deputy chief of staff of the Fengwu Army. This time, Ye Mingsheng personally followed him on the Western Expedition and he was the highest-ranking general of the Fengwu Army!
In Asdogan's opinion, Ye Mingsheng's promotion and appreciation undoubtedly played a key role in Guo Zhiping's rise from a mere horse bandit to a senior general of the Fengwu Army.

Otherwise, no matter how talented Guo Zhiping was, his background as a horse bandit would be a big stain on his life, affecting his career development in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, Guo Zhiping certainly did not want Ye Mingsheng to die. Once Ye Mingsheng died, he would have no future in the Fengwu Army.

From this perspective, there is a high probability that Guo Zhiping came to Wugang Mountain to rescue Ye Mingsheng!

Thinking of this, some of the anger in Estdoan’s heart dissipated, although the loss of Dalmis’s troops was very infuriating...
But compared with Ye Mingsheng on Wugang Mountain, these are just trivial matters!
If they could break through Wugang Mountain and capture Ye Mingsheng alive, let alone the loss of 2,000 men under Dalmis, even if all 5,000 men died, Estdoan would not frown!

Thinking of this, Aisiduoan secretly made up his mind. They have been dragging on in Wugang Mountain for long enough. No matter what casualties they suffer tomorrow, they must take Wugang Mountain. Otherwise, the night will be long and full of troubles!
Because Sandaogou is more than 500 miles away from Wugang Mountain, and half of the distance is mountainous. If an army of several thousand people wants to attack here, it will take at least seven days even if they move at the fastest speed.

So even though he knew that Guo Zhiping's troops were heading towards Wugang Mountain, Esidogan was not very anxious. He just ordered Balgendo to send out some scouts to determine the location of Guo Zhiping's troops as soon as possible, and then he prepared to rest!
Although as the Khan he did not have to go to the battlefield himself, but seeing the attack frustrated and Wugang Mountain taking a long time to be taken, Asdogan was very tired and needed to have a good rest, recuperate and accumulate strength for a new round of battle tomorrow!

Seeing that Asdogan wanted to rest, Balgen, the captain of the personal guard, considerately prepared two captured women from the Great Zhou for Asdogan, hoping that Asdogan could have a good rest in the gentle countryside for a night and release the stress of his body and mind...
If it were any other time, Esidogan would definitely laugh at Nabargen's kindness, but unfortunately, Esidogan was already exhausted both physically and mentally at this time, so he had no interest in doing so.

So not only did Balgen not get any reward, but he was scolded by Esdogan instead. Esdogan told him to focus more on business instead of these women of the Great Zhou!
The land of comfort will only make the bodies of the Cuman warriors dull, their scimitars less sharp, and their bows and arrows corroded!

After scolding Balgen, Esidoan went to sleep in the sweat tent without taking off his clothes. Perhaps because he was worried, Esidoan felt very tired, but he tossed and turned in bed for about half an hour before he could barely fall asleep.

However, after sleeping for only about an hour, Esiduoan was awakened by the shouting and killing outside the Khan's tent.

Although Asdoan was still a little groggy after being woken up from his deep sleep and didn't know what had happened, his warrior instinct made him immediately pick up the scimitar beside him and be on guard. Just as he was about to call for help, Balgen walked into the tent and reported to him:

“Great Khan, thousands of Fengwu troops rushed down from Wugang Mountain and launched a night attack on our army, but they were discovered in time by our army. Currently, our two sides are fighting fiercely, and it is expected that we will be able to defeat the enemy soon...”

After hearing this, Astoan was relieved and preached in a very mocking manner;

"These Fengwu soldiers really only care about food and not fighting. At the beginning, they wanted to launch a night attack, but they were defeated by my Kipchak warriors and fled. Now they are even launching a night attack again. They really have no memory at all!"

Bargen on the side also echoed: "In my opinion, Great Khan, the Fengwu Army on Wugang Mountain is now at the end of its rope, as the Zhou people say. Under your wise leadership, they have no other options but to resort to this method!"

Balgen's flattery immediately made Astorian very happy. He completely forgot about the way he had scolded Balgen more than an hour ago and pointed at Balgen and scolded him with a smile:

"You said it very well, very insightful!"

Balgen did not dare to take credit for what he heard and gave a very flattering sermon:
"It's all because of your good education, Great Khan. I learned all by listening and watching you. Great Khan, your wisdom is as vast as the ocean. I have great respect for you!"

Just as Asdoan was enjoying his subordinates' flattery, a messenger walked into the tent and reported to Asdoan:

"Reporting to the Khan, General Ali has repelled the enemy. Ask the Khan if we can pursue them?"

Faced with this problem, Asdogan was a little hesitant. To be honest, it is reasonable to not pursue an enemy that is desperate, but in this situation, the enemy seems to be at its wits’ end and on the verge of collapse. If he takes some risks and pursues them at this time, perhaps he can completely defeat the Wugangshan Fengwu Army...
Just as Asdogan was carefully considering whether to take the risk, another messenger came in and reported:
"Reporting to the Khan, General Ahejiang has led his troops to chase the enemy. When General Aili saw General Ahejiang chasing after him, he also chased after him!"

After hearing this, Esidoan realized that the two had disobeyed his orders and attacked on their own. He was very angry and wanted to call them back immediately. But then he changed his mind and thought, let the two of them chase and kill them to see if there would be any miraculous effect!
Having this thought in mind, Estolian immediately ordered:

"Let everyone go back to their rooms to rest and recuperate. We must take Wugang Mountain tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Esideoan planned to continue sleeping. He was just woken up from a deep sleep, and because he knew that the enemy was going to attack at night, he felt much less sleepy. Now that he knew the enemy had been repelled, he felt sleepy again!
After turning over several times, just when Esidoan's consciousness was becoming blurred and he was about to fall asleep, suddenly there was a loud explosion outside, which immediately woke Esidoan up!

Although he was very confused and didn't know what was going on, Asdogan once again grabbed his sword.

At this moment, a series of explosions suddenly came from the northwest side of the Cuman army camp. Hearing the explosions, Eskimo, who had not yet completely woken up from his sleep, gradually realized that the gunpowder depot in his camp had been blown up by the Fengwu Army...

Amid the explosions, the extremely angry Esiduoan's face became distorted, and he kept roaring at the guards around him:

"Where are the people guarding the powder magazine?"

At this time, Balgen appeared and said cautiously:

"Most of the soldiers guarding the gunpowder depot are General Ali's subordinates. General Ali led them to chase the Fengwu Army that attacked at night!"

After hearing this, Asdogan was stunned at first, and then instantly realized that he had fallen into the trap of the Fengwu Army's feint to the east and attack in the west, luring the tiger away from the mountain!

Before Astoan could react, he saw the camp suddenly filled with flames and shouts of killing, and then a messenger came over in a panic and reported:
"Great Khan, the Fengwu Army's personal guards disguised themselves as our troops, setting fires everywhere and killing anyone they saw in the dark!"

Upon hearing this, Esidogan was furious and wanted to spurt out a mouthful of blood. However, he was experienced and knew that he must not be anxious or panic. If he was anxious or panicked, the situation would become worse!
Astoan took a deep breath and ordered:
"Order all troops to defend their respective camps and put out fires. Anyone suspected of being a Fengwu Army soldier will be killed without mercy!"

"Send a message to Ali, Ahejiang, tell them both to withdraw!"

"Yes!"

While Asdogan was trying his best to stabilize the situation, Zhang Chongyun, who led the soldiers of the Royal Guard Battalion to launch a night attack, tried his best to create chaos in the Cuman camp...

Although the original purpose was only to blow up the Cumans' artillery positions and gunpowder depots, it was not known whether it was because the plan was too successful or the enemy was indeed careless, which allowed Zhang Chongyun to complete the plan too smoothly. As a result, Zhang Chongyun's ambitions became very big!
As the saying goes, opportunity once lost never comes again, so Zhang Chongyun decided to seize this fleeting opportunity and directly attack the enemy camp to expand the results of tonight's night attack!
Although Zhang Chongyun wanted to expand the results of the battle, he was very clear that the Tiger Division was the elite among the elite of the Cumans. If they encountered the Cuman Eagle Division, they might be able to directly defeat the enemy with this wave of night attacks, but an elite like the Tiger Division would quickly calm down.

Therefore, they must use fire attacks as much as possible, try their best to create chaos in the Cuman camp, and fight in this life-and-death manner!

However, although Zhang Chongyun and his men tried very hard and fought very hard, unfortunately, they only had more than 500 people after all. Although they took advantage of the night attack, it was difficult for them to cause much trouble among the tens of thousands of elite enemy troops. As they watched the enemy gradually stabilize from the initial panic, the brothers around them fell one by one!

Zhang Chongyun couldn't help but sigh and ordered a retreat. Although he was a little disappointed, the current results had far exceeded his expectations. He had killed and wounded more than a thousand enemy soldiers, and the most important thing was that the enemy's morale was greatly damaged!
After this battle, if the Cumans want to regroup, it will probably take a few days...

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