This is one of the most comfortable days for Wang's army to enter Annan territory.

  They rested in the deep mountains and forests, hiding their wild flavor, until the fifth day, when the released soldiers discovered that the Annan army had arrived from Langsong.

  These days of reconnaissance have made me very familiar with the terrain in this area.

  The terrain of Annan is a continuation of the Guangnan terrain, especially similar to that west of Yongzhou, with mountains and rivers sometimes separating and sometimes converging.

  So there are many ambush points.

  Zhao Xi chose a gourd-shaped terrain stretching about ten miles.

  This era is not yet at the level of splitting mountains and building bridges, and most roads follow the terrain and water features. Annan is also like this, and they are all mountain roads sandwiched between two mountains.

  The first narrow pass should have been the most suitable place for an ambush, but Zhao Xi let it go.

  "General An Nan is a seasoned veteran and not incompetent. Last time's ambush was because of the urgent need to support Lang Song, with careful consideration of the possibility of the king's army occupying Lang Song. Therefore, the ambush can be successful."

  "Fortunately, there were no casualties or losses. On the way back, the Annan army will definitely send out scouts to investigate ahead. This ambush point must be thoroughly checked..."

  Zhao Xi saw that they were all inquiring expressions, so he had no choice but to give a detailed explanation.

  War has never been simply a matter of force.

  It is indeed the case. The Annan army has been searching and advancing since leaving Langsong, with a vanguard width of almost 10 miles, even if it's a mountain, they will climb over mountains and ridges.

  The calabaza bottom has passed, the calabaza waist has also passed, and it's still not at the ambush point.

  Zhao Xi chose a relatively wide place for this ambush point, which is only relatively wide.

  "The guard battalion is placed in the rear, and after firing three volleys, it retreats. The Western army is placed in the front, and after firing three salvos, it withdraws."

  This military order...

  "The vanguard cavalry was startled and turned back, while the rear infantry surged forward in a swarm, trampling each other in confusion, with more casualties than actual combat deaths."

  As Di Qing said, Zhao Xi indeed thought so. Although he had the upper hand in numbers now, he didn't think of fighting head-on either.

  The war horse has not been trained with blank cartridges, and after firing, it will inevitably be frightened.

  Of course, it is not ruled out that Annan will think of a countermeasure after the first ambush.

  Zhao Xi thought carefully, but he couldn't think of any way to eliminate the impact of the gunfire and shockwaves on the war horses.

  Stuffing the war horse's ears? Not only is it difficult for the knight to control, but once the war horse stuffs its ears, after being stuffed, the shockwave on the war horse will cause the war horse to have nowhere to vent after being shocked, and the war horse will become even more frantic.

  In this case, unless it is daily training, making war horses accustomed to it as usual, there is no other way.

  ……

  The battle broke out when the Annamese army was off guard.

  Don't be surprised, there are several places along the way that are suitable for ambushes and have been continuously ambushed, but nothing happened.

  So the Annan army thought that this return journey was like their second support of Nanning... The Song army was insufficient in number, or had already gone to Guangyuan, and even thought they had withdrawn from Guangnan and returned to Yongping Stockade.

  After all, being alone in a foreign land is not a good strategy.

  "Sure enough, I've plugged up my ears!"

  "Cavalrymen ride horses, and it's not about relying on verbal commands, but more about the daily tacit understanding, with hand and foot movements that can make warhorses obey."

  Zhao Xi still doesn't understand cavalry...

  This... can't be helped. Two small tree trunks, pulling a rattan strip, it's impossible to be as accurate as a bow and arrow or a crossbow.

  It's all about quantity now.

  Although it didn't become chaotic like last time at the first moment of the ambush, the war horses no longer listened to the knights' commands, pacing slowly and hiding from the sounds.

  Then, the war horses gathered more and more.

  "Elevation..."

  Zhao Xi was also anxious and almost shouted out the artillery command.

  Zhao Xi took a rough look around and walked directly to a launch position, squatted down, put the arrow shaft with the explosive-tipped arrow on his shoulder...

  "Fire from this angle..."

  Subconsciously, this soldier is absolutely subconscious. Otherwise, with the prince holding it like that, he wouldn't dare fire... This is a incendiary bullet!

  Just as the soldier was still in a daze, the incendiary bomb really exploded in the concentrated area of war horses.

  With the demonstration, all launch sites followed suit... The war horses went crazy, even more frantic than being startled by a firecracker.

  At this time, the rear team was driven away by the rotating shooting of the guard camp, and some were rushing forward frantically.

  Then the cavalry and infantry were thoroughly mixed together. The war horses, neighing and the crowd's wailing sounds gathered together, very miserable.

  "Retreat!"

  Regardless of the outcome of the battle, Zhao Xi saw that the Huwei Camp had already withdrawn to the front team position and quickly ordered a general retreat.

  After marching for about twenty miles, Zhao Xi arranged another ambush...

  Advance another thirty li and launch another surprise attack...

  This is not about killing people, it's about killing one's heart and guts!

  Di Qing looked at the Crown Prince's unscrupulous behavior and was also impressed.

  He is now very sympathetic to the Annan army, really, they are all comrades in arms, and can understand the mood of the Annan army at this time.

  The first time, no matter whether it was a burst of gunfire or an explosion of artillery shells, hardly anyone was actually killed. However, when the cavalry and infantry became disordered, they attacked and wounded each other, and many were trampled to death.

  Originally thought it was over, no one would abandon the wounded and run away, then they would support each other and move forward...

  As a result, such attacks came one after another, and the casualties increased again and again. By the end of the third time, this nearly ten-thousand-strong Annan army had little combat effectiveness left.

  Ke Zhao Xi let it go and didn't beat him severely.

  "Let them go back, return to Guangyuan Camp. That way, it will also make the Annan army in Guangyuan Camp feel the same."

  There is nothing more capable of affecting the morale of an army than the wailing of its soldiers.

  Three-tenths of the army was lost in battle, which is almost the limit of a complete collapse. However, the current Annan army has less than one-tenth of its soldiers killed, but the actual reduction is close to three-tenths.

  How can you still fight?

  But now the royal army is full of morale and fighting spirit.

  Deep in enemy territory, several battles were fought, and yet they emerged unscathed. More than 10,000 soldiers, without a single injury.

  It's hard to believe, but the Crown Prince actually created such a miracle.

  Because he never allowed the soldiers to fight, just harassed them, trying every means of harassment until they disrupted and dispersed the Annan army's morale.

  It's time for a general attack now?

  Not yet!

  Zhao Xi gave another order, and all of Chao Gao's troops set out.

  Gao Bang can bring it down, with Huo Yao bullets and tiger squatting cannons. With the current morale of Wang's army, it won't be too difficult to take it down.

  Everyone, including Di Qing, thought Zhao Xi was about to order an attack on Gao Bang.

  At this time, if we occupy Cao Bang, it will be a devastating blow to the Annan army stationed on the Guangyuan border.

  That's the granary!

  Ke Zhao Xi still did not let the soldiers attack Gao Bang, and as before, they just threw fire arrows around the city wall.

  This time, even those who broke out of the city were not killed, and they simply ordered to hide and avoid the entire Gao Bang breakout of the An Nan army.

  No matter what, all evasions, absolutely no head-on confrontation is allowed.

  Even the ambush in the direction of Guangyuan was not arranged.

  "The Guangyuan faction can no longer send reinforcements. Whether Gaobang is breached or not, the Annan army stationed in Guangyuan has lost hope. Now, we need to make the defenders of Gaobang lose hope as well."

  Surrounded, occasionally bombed by artillery shells, and unable to get reinforcements... The city garrison led by Gao Bang was likely to be truly desperate.

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