The various lords began to rapidly assemble their armies, then chose the shortest marching routes, heading at full speed towards the location designated by Bai Qi.
By this time, the sky had already grown very dark.
In order to complete the mission assigned by Bai Qi, they had no choice but to march in the pitch-black night.
It was precisely because darkness had fallen that the enemy had only surrounded Li Guang's army without annihilating him, like playing a cat-and-mouse game.
This made Li Guang feel extremely frustrated. If it weren't for the overwhelming enemy numbers and Bai Qi's strict order not to act rashly, no matter how stifled Li Guang felt, he could only grit his teeth and wait for the main army to arrive the next day before seeking revenge.
The enemy could never have imagined that Zhou Yan's army possessed reconnaissance drones as fine as mosquitoes, nor would they have expected any army to dare march in such a night.
Among all armies, the White Robe Ghost Soldiers were the fastest when marching at night. When they marched in the dark, they could not only see farther but also gained a speed boost.
It was precisely under their guidance that the soldiers of various armies were able to arrive at the designated locations ahead of the time stipulated by Bai Qi.
They also did not counterattack in the dead of night, as night was indeed unsuitable for combat, a situation entirely caused by the environment.
If not for the White Robe Ghost Soldiers leading the way, they would likely have taken much longer to reach this place.
Upon hearing that the armies from all routes had gradually arrived at their designated locations, Bai Qi smiled coldly. His powerful annihilation skill had been activated, and he had already calculated all of the enemy's escape routes.
This enemy army was definitely the strongest they had ever encountered. Their levels were all above 90, their equipment was comparable to theirs, and even their soldiers' barracks had reached R-grade quality.
The levels of their own soldiers were significantly lower than the enemy's, but the levels of the generals above a certain rank were almost all maxed out.
Combined with the combat power boosts from various buildings, their fighting strength was certainly not weaker than the enemy's.
Bai Qi ignited a powerful desire for battle. He issued orders to all the generals: as soon as dawn broke, they would launch an attack, scheduled for five o'clock the next morning.
Upon hearing the time of the battle, the generals began to rest. To avoid being discovered by the enemy, they did not light campfires or use any lighting equipment, resting back-to-back.
Even while resting, they still assigned sentries on watch. They did not underestimate their opponents, nor did they let down their guard just because preparations were complete.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yan also heard news of Li Guang being surrounded, but he paid it no mind. He knew Bai Qi would arrange everything.
Indeed, Yin Lihua informed Zhou Yan of the situation as soon as Bai Qi had made all his arrangements.
Zhou Yan said nothing. Since he had handed over command of the army to Bai Qi, he should let him do his best. If the Four Great Generals of the Warring States could not handle such a matter, were they truly the Four Great Generals?
Time passed slowly. By the morning of the last day of the Mid-Autumn Festival event, the sky had just begun to show a hint of light.
However, a group of soldiers had already quietly approached another group of people, and then a rain of arrows was launched towards the distant enemy.
Bai Qi's counterattack had begun.
As soon as the battle erupted, the enemy commander was greatly shocked. He had initially thought that Li Guang's men were breaking out, but as his soldiers reported, it was not Li Guang's soldiers, but soldiers from outside who had encircled them completely. This truly shocked the commander.
"What kind of job are you doing, not even realizing the enemy has surrounded us? If the Lord finds out about this, we will all be punished!"
The commander was furious. They had fought battles for so many years, and this was the first time they had encountered such a situation. Never before had an enemy escaped their grasp.
But now, an enemy had completely surrounded them and caught them off guard.
He immediately took out a communication stone and said to all his generals, "Don't panic. Assemble your armies and move towards the central army immediately!"
Of course, the commander also reported the situation here to their Lord immediately. As expected, he was scolded severely and told that it would take at least two hours for reinforcements to arrive.
The commander would naturally try to stall for time, waiting for reinforcements.
Since their army was completely encircling Li Guang's army in the center in a circular formation, the commander first ordered his various armies to converge towards the central area, intending to annihilate Li Guang's thousand soldiers first.
However, Li Guang had long received Bai Qi's instructions. At five in the morning, he first broke out in a specific direction, and then, in a pincer movement, completely annihilated a portion of the enemy.
The effect was indeed good. The enemy had been constantly guarding against Li Guang but had neglected their rear, leading to them being caught in a pincer attack and subsequently encircled.
However, the strength of these enemy soldiers was indeed not to be underestimated. Although they did not have the advantage of Zhou Yan's numerous top-tier buildings, their high levels, strong cultivation, and formidable combat power, combined with the fact that they were all seasoned soldiers who had undergone countless battles, posed a significant obstacle.
But they were fewer in number and had been ambushed. Even with their formidable combat strength, they were still doomed to die.
It took a full half an hour to completely kill this portion of the soldiers, which greatly shocked Bai Qi. The strength of these troops was indeed not to be trifled with.
Only such an army could ignite his desire for battle.
Bai Qi's soldiers also suffered losses of over a thousand men. Although over three thousand enemies were annihilated, the fact that they still sustained such heavy losses during an ambush was rather unexpected.
However, among the enemy, there were a thousand cavalry soldiers, and most of Bai Qi's casualties were inflicted by these cavalry.
The power of cavalry was indeed much greater than that of infantry, and Bai Qi himself understood cavalry very well.
After annihilating these enemies, Bai Qi quickly ordered his army to surround the remaining enemy forces. However, the enemy's other troops retreated very quickly, and they were unable to annihilate the enemy in other areas.
The enemy forces began to gather towards the center, and at the same time, they dispatched flying magical beasts to scout the surrounding situation. Unfortunately, this time, these flying magical beasts would not have such good luck and return.
Among Bai Qi's army, many generals possessed formidable skills, especially in archery, where they were absolutely precise. After shooting down more than a dozen flying magical beasts, the enemy no longer dared to let their flying magical beasts approach Bai Qi's forces too closely.
Bai Qi had gathered a total of fifty thousand troops, while the enemy had only thirty thousand. Moreover, after being ambushed by Bai Qi, nearly ten thousand of them were annihilated, leaving only about twenty thousand soldiers.
These twenty thousand soldiers were surrounded in a high ground, and they had already formed a battle formation, waiting for Bai Qi and his forces to arrive.
When Bai Qi's army was fully assembled, the two sides finally began to confront each other.
Bai Qi took out his telescope and began to examine the enemy's formation. It was very well-arranged. Every soldier was a veteran, a seasoned elite, and their strength was no less than any of his own armies.