The enthusiasm of these Western troops for their war horses is really touching.
In such a frightened state, they actually gathered eight or nine hundred horses, and they fought tooth and nail.
Passing by Langsong without attacking, Zhao Xi only made a spur-of-the-moment idea after arriving. Now, he has also attacked the encirclement point for reinforcements. What is the next step?
Zhao Xi couldn't care less about this group of soldiers who were crazy about horses. He was thinking about how to stir up trouble next.
"Pursue, just stay behind, no one should stray too far from the team. Those with horses can stay three to five miles ahead, so be careful!"
Zhao Xi's order was a bit vague, and to put it bluntly, it was almost without purpose.
What do you mean? Even Di Qing was stunned, but he didn't speak.
Yang Wenguang has already been scolded. There is no ambiguity. His Highness the Crown Prince said so, so he went to deliver the order.
Di Qing looked at Zhao Xi, waiting for him to explain. Because Di Qing was confused.
At this time, the reinforcements were repulsed, and Lang Song was now isolated and helpless, with less than a thousand guards, so he should be able to defeat him easily. He couldn't figure out why His Highness allowed the pursuit.
His Highness should know what he will encounter in the pursuit. He will face nearly three times the Annan team, fully equipped and carrying heavy weapons.
Even if they attack together with the soldiers of Guangyuan City, even if they win, it will be a tragic victory.
Doesn’t His Highness think that with gunpowder bombs, there are no taboos and he is invincible?
"Shuai Di, I have no intention of fighting a skirmish, and I don't think gunpowder bombs will sweep everything away. I want to fight Gao Bang!"
Gao Bang? This... Di Qing has to admire His Highness the Crown Prince's idea. This is really not what ordinary people think.
Even he, Di Qing, would only think about turning around, fighting back to Langsong, occupying the stronghold of Langsong, and using the ability of the soldiers of the imperial court to defend the city, to drive a nail into the territory of Annan.
Moreover, Langsong is very close to Yongping Village, and these tens of thousands of soldiers are isolated and helpless as they go deep behind enemy lines.
And His Highness is like this...
"The results of this reinforcement attack should attract more reinforcements from the direction of Guangyuan. Because Langsong is a key point on their border with the country and North Korea, there is no room for failure."
"Taking advantage of this gap, tens of thousands of soldiers may successfully attack Gao Bang!"
Zhao Xi didn't say how to arrange the next step. We have to wait and see and see the other party's reaction to decide our own actions.
Fighter aircraft are never static, and the so-called decisive victory thousands of miles away is pure nonsense.
In Zhao Xi's opinion, those formation diagrams from his ancestors were just more beautiful to look at, and were of no use other than to trick people into killing people.
A sneak attack on Gaobang! If Di Qing had absolute autonomy and the authority to make sudden decisions like His Royal Highness, he thought, maybe he would do the same.
There is no doubt that Gaobang should be the entire northern Annan, that is, the supply point for tens of thousands of people who are preparing to harm the country and Guangnan, and it is the focus of food and grass supply.
It's said to be chasing, but it's also said to be trailing behind. It's almost like stalking.
Everyone was walking towards Guangyuan almost at a leisurely pace, and they were even interested in making a fire to make rice.
As for those Annan soldiers who were trampled by war horses and injured, His Royal Highness the Prince said, they were not injured by us, there is no reason to care about them, they just stay there...
Wounded soldiers can upset the morale of the army more than dead ones!
The ones gathered into the war horses are still very useful at this time. Zhao Xi divided them into several groups and used them as outposts. Their mission was to detect the Annan Army in the direction of Guangyuan, but they must not be contacted.
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"Your Highness, troops are coming from the direction of Guangyuan, a mixture of foot and cavalry, numbering approximately ten thousand."
Zhao Xi is still worried here, worried that the eldest prince Annan will also have a sudden idea and launch a direct attack on Guangyuan.
After all, if that is the case, the team that remains in Guangyuan may not be able to withstand the impact of others.
The end result was that they were causing trouble in Guangyuan, while they were doing nothing but good things in Annan, and no one could take advantage of it.
But now it's fine, the plot is exactly as I expected.
"Go into the mountains and hide! If you can't keep a good eye on the war horses, kill them all and don't expose them!"
Zhao Xi accompanied Di Qing, checked the map, and directly issued the order.
There is no other way. To go to Gaobang, you must go northwest for another twenty or thirty miles, and then go directly to the west.
Originally, Annan, the eldest prince, was given time to think about it, but he didn't expect him to be in such a hurry.
Just lying there in the forest, listening to thousands of troops passing by at the foot of the mountain... my heart was really itchy, and I had the idea of firing a few gunpowder bombs several times.
However, Yang Wenguang felt at ease at this time, and he felt relaxed with a group of lieutenants.
Several of them discussed it, and they all thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was going to have a tough battle. Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince just let the reinforcements pass by again.
What are they going to do? There are nearly 20,000 Annan soldiers in the direction of Guangyuan. If they collude with the Wang Division in Guangyuan Prefecture and attack from both sides, this should be a great victory.
All generals have their own judgments of the battle situation and their own assessment of the battle situation.
However……
After letting go of Annan's reinforcements to support Lang Song, they moved forward another twenty miles. Unexpectedly, His Highness the Prince asked the escort battalion to clear the way, and the entire army turned west and crossed the mountains...
This is about to attack Gaobang! These generals suddenly realized.
His Highness the Crown Prince's use of troops has never been real. He has always been avoiding the most important and taking advantage of the weak, so as to attack the enemy unprepared...
Yu Jing watched as reinforcements were mobilized from the other side again. He couldn't see it as he fled back in panic after being ambushed, so he was worried.
The first time it was 5,000, this time it was nearly 10,000, and it was still a mixture of foot and cavalry... Your Highness, Di Shuai, is it possible that you and the others have to cling to Lang Song?
He was just a man of letters, and he had the intention to order an attack on the enemy camp several times! But it didn't work.
Not talking about the Nong people who promised money and food, but talking about recruiting troops, they were not the materials for a charge. There were only tens of thousands of Western troops... but the enemy was twice as many.
Alas... Sun Miao was the only one who felt this kind of anxiety.
"Maester, are you going to continue this confrontation?"
Calling it a confrontation, it's more like each living his or her own life.
The two sides just fought at the border. No one crossed the border once, let alone fought. They were all trying to avoid the enemy and cautiously maintained the status quo.
Annan's troops were reduced and he didn't dare to make a fuss with this side, while Yu Jing knew his own affairs.
"Prince, Marshal Di, you have your own plans. Let's just go as usual!"
Now the two sides are like arrows on the string. As long as they don't let go, they are always a threat. But once the arrow is released, it means that the trump card is exposed.
Yu Jing saw this very clearly, and Sun Miao himself understood it. It was just spending time like this, worrying in his heart... it was not a good feeling.
They chatted casually like this every day, the two encouraged each other, cheered each other up, and then pretended to be confident and started touring the camp.
Gaobang is not Langsong, it is the city closest to Guangyuan.
At this time, almost all the troops in northern Annan were concentrated in Guangyuan, so the entire Gao State was now a grain depot.
The eldest prince of Annan was not the kind who grew up in a deep palace, but one who had gone through battles, and his military strategy was not bad.
For example, in the current Gao State, he has deployed at least 5,000 soldiers to guard it.
The key is that the military discipline of the entire Annan army is not lax at all. Even in the rear of the army, their patrols are still very standardized and rigorous.