To be honest, in this area of about twenty miles around, 25,000 people scattered, can completely achieve mutual echo and gradually shrink the encirclement.

  A circle with a radius of twenty li, the perimeter is more than 50,000 meters long. With 25,000 people scattered around, it's possible to deploy a soldier every one or two meters. This is just the beginning, as the encirclement tightens step by step, eventually reaching a point where there are layers and layers of soldiers stacked on top of each other.

  Zhao Xikuo didn't want the Huweiying camp to be exhausted by human wave tactics.

  "Since Master Yu thinks so, Master Wen must have a plan too. Launching a large-scale search, gradually compressing the hiding space of the guards, and finally using the absolute numerical advantage to fight against the guards. Even if it's two against one, the guards will definitely lose."

  Teamwork is not about individual bravery. Even if it's a small-scale battle array of the Imperial Guard, everyone knows it's just an exercise and no one will lose their life.

  Once that shameless Wen Xiang Gong issues a strong order, let the Imperial Guard take people to pile up, even if the Imperial Guard suffers more than 50% casualties... I'm afraid that by then, the Imperial Guard will not only fail to retain 70%, but it will be difficult to retain even 10% or 20%.

  Zhao Xi's words suddenly calmed down the entire guard camp.

  It's hard to say if he will be so shameless based on what Wen Xianggong did during the rehearsal period.

  "Your Highness, if that's the case, wouldn't returning the guard troops to the foot of the mountain mean losing even the chance for a final showdown?"

  At the foot of the mountain, once discovered, it is for the Imperial Guard to indicate direction and determine the encirclement circle.

  In that case, there's no need for such rehearsals, and we can directly compete on the Bianliang school field.

  "No, what the Imperial Guards are best at is disguise, concealment, ambush and pursuit, not a fierce battle with the Forbidden Troops."

  "Now the traces to the top of the mountain have been left, but Wen Yanbo cannot be expected to fail to recognize them. Therefore, the guards must jump out of the encirclement before the Imperial Army forms an encirclement circle, using their strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses."

  ……

  Tomorrow at noon, the so-called exercise is about to begin. This night, both the Imperial Guard and the Forbidden Troops are very busy.

  The guards were busy digging holes all along the foot of the mountain and then sprinkling slippery powder into the holes, disguising the surface that had caved in.

  The forbidden army was also busy, constantly adding water to the powder and stirring it, then applying it to the arrow shafts.

  It's the same thing, talcum powder is Zhao Xi's term, while talc powder is the current name.

  At the fourth watch, the drumbeat woke up all the forbidden army, and one by one, they dressed themselves with a smile, then followed the squad leader to gather in the camp.

  The general gave orders, after noon, according to the army, regiment and battalion, separately arranged search areas in the mountains.

  This is quite fun. Don't worry about losing your life, it's still in battle mode, and even every military order is conducted in a combat mode.

  The main reason they can have such a relaxed attitude is that this group of soldiers only needs to face eleven guard camps.

  Heh heh, let alone the eleven troops of the imperial court, even if they were facing the eleven troops of the Great Xia Iron Eagle or the palace guards of the Liao Dynasty, the Jingshi Road Imperial Guards would still dare to fight them head-on and have a good fight.

  So, everyone was very relaxed and even thought that they could finish the game in half a day and then go to collect their reward... It's said that the Crown Prince specially rewarded 50,000 yuan for this playful event, except for expenses, there will always be some left over.

  The general also said that if the guards were defeated within a day, all the remaining rewards would be given to the first person who achieved this feat, which was five guan.

  As expected, Wen Yanbo chose the most despicable and effective tactic... using human wave tactics, gradually shrinking the encirclement circle, ultimately forcing the guard camp to fight.

  At first, when eliminating the king of Bei State, Wen Yanbo used this tactic to surround the rebels in Bei State.

  So he now has an air of confidence and composure.

  "Yoshiyasu, the Crown Prince, has not experienced war before. He is not familiar with the situation of a 20-mile radius, nor with the Imperial Guard, and even less so with the numerical superiority of the enemy."

  It's no wonder Wen Yanbo thought that way. The Crown Prince often stayed in the inner palace, and many things were not understood. Although there was Lv Xun, how could the young prince listen to others' words?

  Otherwise, before entering the mountain, nearly 70% of the Fan Shi powder would have been taken away. Taking away 70%, leaving less than 30%, isn't it as if to say that only 30% of the Imperial Guards can be equipped with Fan Shi powder?

  A prince who is unclear what kind of thing a continuous powder is, leads two thousand imperial guards, and actually dares to confront the Imperial Guard?

  Feng Yanzuo thought he was overestimating the Crown Prince a bit.

  Fu Bi thought it shouldn't be like this. Back when the Crown Prince was younger, he handled every matter with ease and composure. But today's actions even left him perplexed.

  Isn't it true that youth is fleeting and impermanence is inevitable?

  But in recent years, the reports and rumors about the Crown Prince have always been positive.

  So he still wants to wait and see, although Wen Kuo-fu's tactics are flawless, he still wants to wait and see. So, he just responded to Wen Yanbo's words, without evaluating the exercise.

  After all, he is just a spectator.

  ……

  "Your Highness, the Imperial Guard is ready for battle. It's almost noon."

  Cao Lin only reports on matters he is responsible for and does not interfere with tactical planning.

  The Crown Prince ordered him to take over the surveillance of the Forbidden Army camp, and he did so, reporting back on the situation after his inspection.

  This is the inherent nature of the martial generals of our dynasty, and all martial generals are like this.

  "This is not a normal time," said the Crown Prince. "Drills are real battles, so Cao Lin will act according to the code of conduct for military generals in actual combat."

  "Big brother, what do you think the Imperial Guard should do now?"

  Zhao Xi dislikes the current situation where those who understand the profession don't speak out, while those who don't understand it speak freely.

  "Your Highness, I think we can follow closely and launch a surprise attack."

  If asked, then say it.

  "Once the assassination is carried out, the target will surely be exposed. The ambush set up by Your Highness last night may have lost its effect."

  Lü Gong's words were mild, and this was also due to the camaraderie of several years among colleagues, as well as the disregard for the distinction between civil and military officials in the Imperial Guard.

  If it were earlier, in the face of a general's remarks like this, he would have directly ignored them and wouldn't have discussed them like just now.

  "My Imperial Guard can disperse two thousand men, evenly distributed with the Forbidden Army. With the strength of the Imperial Guard soldiers, we will implement a pincer movement to attack and kill from behind, intermittently attacking and killing small numbers of Forbidden Army troops who have fallen behind the main force."

  Such suggestions are still reasonable, at least Lv Gongzhu also thinks they are feasible.

  Alas! There is still a gap in our understanding. Cao Lin was able to think of this, which is not easy for Zhao Xi.

  At least after Cao Lin finished speaking, whether it was Gao Jingxian or Jiang Zhong's nephew Jiang Zhiyuan and Zhuo Kexing, they all nodded in agreement.

  It's also possible that they had other ideas, but I didn't ask and no one spoke up... still not used to discussing tactics before a battle.

  "How many of you are watching?"

  "What Director Cao said is quite right..."

  "In agreement with Cao's commanding argument..."

  Maybe heroes see things similarly, or maybe their own ideas are not as thorough as Cao Lin's.

  Forget it, I'll just decide for myself, hopefully they can learn something from this.

  "Today, no attack, no killing, no exposure. Wait for the Imperial Guard to enter the mountain, then the whole guard will enter the Imperial Guard camp to make up for lost time."

  No one would have thought that Zhao Xi would give such an order. However, after a sleepless night, in this state, it's indeed not suitable for battle.

  What makes people, especially Wen Yanbo, even more unexpected is that now Zhao Xi leads the guard camp, not in Wanyin Mountain, but in the direction of Xingyang five miles outside the Forbidden Army barracks.