Nicki, slapped in the face, had no intention of staying here for long.
Although he would use himself as bait to lure the enemy into his ambush circle, that was because he had considerable confidence in his plan.
Now, seeing no hope, he wouldn't stay behind with his troops to fight desperately.
As soon as he sensed something amiss, Nicki decisively notified his most trusted troops to prepare for withdrawal.
As for the other troops, Nicki had them look like they were retreating as before, but actually be ready to react at any moment.
Nicki speculated that the troops surrounding him must be scrutinizing his actions, and if there was even a slight flaw in them, the enemy wouldn't wait for the encirclement to form but would charge directly.
So he couldn't show any flaws.
But actually, Nicki hadn't considered that Gu Xi hadn't noticed so much.
In fact, his thoughts weren't that meticulous.
