Chapter 483
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Chapter 483: Grassland Tribes
One-Eyed Buhe, having issued the retreat order, disregarded the other horse bandits.
He simply turned and left with his own horse bandits.
Facing Burigude who had arrived with a large army, even a slight delay could mean losing one’s life.
On the other side, Batel, who had already fought Luo Cheng for nearly a hundred rounds, also noticed the situation.
His Khanar tribe was originally located deeper within the grasslands.
And the great grasslands were vast and boundless.
Under normal circumstances, they rarely had the opportunity to conflict or friction with Myriad World Civilization’s army.
Therefore, he didn’t have a particularly clear judgment on the true strength of the Central Plains people.
However, after this battle, their strength undoubtedly far exceeded his imagination.
Before their reinforcements arrived, they hadn’t gained any advantage.
Now that the Central Plains people’s reinforcements had arrived, it was clearly a lost cause.
Thoughts racing, Batel suddenly intensified his offensive.
After two rounds of explosive strong attacks, he forced Luo Cheng back with a spear thrust, then shouted loudly.
“We’re withdrawing too!”
Batel and One-Eyed Buhe.
As the two strongest forces in this allied horse bandit army, their departure literally took away more than half of the entire force.
The remaining small groups of horse bandits were not numerous to begin with.
After enduring a bloody battle, even fewer survived.
With the two major powers gone, where could they find the strength to resist?
Seeing this, Liu Kai decisively signaled his cavalrymen to encircle and annihilate the remaining stragglers.
Batel and One-Eyed Buhe commanded numerous troops, making it too difficult to stop them.
However, eliminating the remaining scattered horse bandits was also a good thing.
While Liu Kai was surrounding and killing the remnants of the horse bandits, Burigude finally arrived with his troops from the rear.
Gazing at Batel and others who had already escaped into the distance, Burigude frowned slightly, a thoughtful expression on his face.
On the other side, looking at the snow-covered plain strewn with corpses, Luo Cheng, Liu Kai, Harold, and the others, covered in blood, were continuously gasping for breath.
This fierce battle had lasted too long and consumed too much of their physical strength. Especially Luo Cheng, who had fiercely fought Batel for nearly a hundred rounds.
At this moment, the hand holding his bronze spear was trembling slightly.
His entire body was almost at its limit.
With this, the battle finally drew to a close. Burigude stated that he would send people to handle the aftermath of clearing the battlefield.
The physically and mentally exhausted Luo Cheng and his team were escorted all the way to White Horse City to rest.
The next morning, looking at the casualty statistics in their hands, both Luo Cheng and Liu Kai felt incredibly heavy-hearted.
Discounting the lightly wounded soldiers, the number of fallen soldiers reached 278, with 133 seriously wounded.
Together, the casualties amounted to over 400.
Although they inflicted double the casualties on the horse bandits in that battle, by all accounts, it should have been considered a great victory.
However, Luo Cheng and Liu Kai simply couldn’t be happy.
As the two sat blankly by the bonfire, Burigude, having finished clearing the battlefield, returned to the White Horse City military camp, still covered in traces of the wind and snow.
After a moment of hesitation, Burigude finally decided to voice his confusion.
“General Luo Cheng, could you describe the appearance of that grasslander who fought with you yesterday?”
“Yesterday?”
Luo Cheng looked surprised, having been distracted, he didn’t immediately react.
It was Liu Kai who, remembering yesterday’s events, quickly clasped his hands towards Luo Cheng.
“Speaking of which, I must thank General Luo Cheng for saving my life yesterday. I have no way to repay you, but if there’s ever anything you need my help with in the future, just say the word!”
“General Liu Kai, you are too kind.”
Luo Cheng replied, also clasping his hands in a gesture of courtesy.
After speaking, he turned to Burigude.
Then, recalling the details, he briefly described Batel’s appearance.
“Was there something wrong with that horse bandit yesterday, General?”
“Horse bandit?”
Burigude frowned slightly, then shook his head.
“No, he’s not a horse bandit.”
“What?”
Luo Cheng was full of questions, instinctively turning to glance at Liu Kai.
Liu Kai also shook his head with a bewildered expression, indicating he didn’t know what was going on either.
“If I’m not mistaken, that person should be Batel.”
“So, who is Batel?”
Luo Cheng and Liu Kai remained completely puzzled.
Although Liu Kai could be considered a cavalry general frequently stationed in the grasslands, he didn’t actually know much about these grasslanders.
After all, the various tribes and forces within the grasslands were quite complex.
And Luo Ji’s Civilization’s exploration of the grassland region was actually still limited to the outer areas and some central parts.
Deeper areas would require significant manpower and resources, and it was easy to get lost; they hadn’t had time to explore them yet.
So, what they knew was naturally relatively limited.
As a native grasslander, Burigude clearly understood this and quite straightforwardly explained the situation.
“Deep in the grasslands, there are several large tribes that divide the grazing lands. One of them is the Khanar tribe, and Batel is the son of the Khanar tribe’s chief.”
“Logically, people from large tribes like theirs shouldn’t lower themselves to mingle with horse bandits.”
Upon hearing this, both Luo Cheng and Liu Kai’s eyelids twitched.
These two were intelligent men, and after a moment’s thought, they quickly realized what was happening.
“If they wouldn’t stoop to mingling with horse bandits, yet still appeared with horse bandits to seize grain, that could mean they were forced to do so.”
Liu Kai’s unhurried voice remarked beside the bonfire.
“Perhaps the previous blizzard made things very difficult for the Khanar tribe, forcing their hand?”
“Yes, food shortages. They had to come out and seize grain, otherwise, people in the tribe would starve to death.”
Liu Kai’s analysis made both Burigude and Luo Cheng nod in agreement.
“Moreover, a large tribe that should originally be located deep in the grasslands is now appearing here. This already indicates that those large tribes are migrating south. Now that people from the Khanar tribe have appeared, what about the other tribes?”
As he spoke, Luo Cheng’s expression visibly grew more solemn.
“If people from those other tribes unite, it could be a significant threat.”
Previously, their limited knowledge of grassland affairs meant they hadn’t detected this.
After Burigude brought it up, it undoubtedly gave Luo Cheng and Liu Kai a clear sign of what was to come.
Without further ado, they immediately drafted an urgent report and sent it directly to Mirror City.
In addition to reporting the hidden danger posed by the grassland tribes, their casualties here naturally also had to be reported.
The news in this urgent report was destined not to be good.
