“If this method really works, it can greatly weaken the enemy’s combat effectiveness.

Our chances of winning have increased significantly.”

Princess Ruyue was very happy, and her eyes were full of friendship and admiration when she looked at Li Ye.

Li Ye was a prince, yet he condescended to ask an ordinary soldier for advice.

And someone actually offered a useful strategy.

If it were any other general, Jian Qi would not dare to imagine it.

Even Princess Ruyue herself had never thought of this method.

Li Ye also gained a lot of confidence.

I originally thought that if the weather was not good and there was no strong wind during the battle.

The only option was to retreat and lead the army to retreat.

Anyway, the biggest advantage of the army he led was its strong mobility.

As long as you are not surrounded by the enemy, no one can catch up with you if you want to escape.

Two days later, the enemy finally caught up with us.

Zhao Wudi obtained a thousand crossbows and fifty thousand crossbow arrows.

Confidence is extremely inflated.

He led 10,000 cavalrymen to intercept the enemy along the way and delay the time as much as possible.

Zhao Wudi soon discovered that the cavalry had lost a lot of advantages over the enemy.

The Annan army knew that the elephant cavalry had lost its effectiveness and did not bring them at all.

As long as the Dayuan cavalry charges forward, use crossbows to attack.

The enemy will take out a huge wooden shield to block in front.

The crossbow arrows hit the wood and could not penetrate it at all.

After two rounds of arrows were fired in succession, the enemy suffered few casualties.

Only to return empty-handed.

This made Zhao Wudi very angry.

After returning to the city, Li Ye couldn't help but complain: "The Annan army is really smart. They thought of a solution so quickly.

They made a large number of wooden shields that even powerful crossbows could not penetrate.

I can only lead the troops to withdraw first!"

Li Ye was not surprised at all, and said with a soothing smile: "Don't worry, this was already within my expectations.

The enemy generals are not fools. They will definitely find ways to make up for it after suffering a loss.

In battles on the northern grasslands and Gobi Desert, even if the enemy knew the power of our crossbows, they wouldn't be able to find a way to counter them in a short period of time.

There are no trees on the grassland at all, so it is impossible to produce a large number of shields in a short period of time.

But it’s different here. What’s not in short supply is all kinds of wood.

As long as there are enough craftsmen, it can be built quickly."

"My cavalry is useless on this kind of battlefield. It seems I can only rely on poisonous weeds and fire attacks."

Zhao Wudi couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

I found that the fighting methods I learned before are almost useless here.

First, the terrain is complex and cavalry cannot be deployed in many places.

It turned out that the enemy had made a large number of shields, and even bows and crossbows were useless.

If we use cavalry to launch a forced attack, the losses will be too great.

After all, the cost of training cavalry is too expensive and cannot be wasted in such places.

"General Zhao, don't lose heart. There are plenty of opportunities to fight! When the enemy army is defeated, they will lose their generals to unify the army and form a battle formation.

That's when the role of your cavalry will be reflected.

No matter how fast the enemy runs, they cannot escape the pursuit of the warhorse.

It is not difficult to defeat the enemy, but it is not so easy to destroy them all."

After listening to Li Ye's encouragement, Zhao Wudi felt that it made a lot of sense.

"I will wait to obey your Highness's orders."

"By the way, have your people prepare more rockets and kerosene!

When the enemy launched an attack that we could not stop, your cavalry set fire to the woods with rockets.

Although the effect is a little worse, as long as it burns, it will definitely kill many enemy troops.

At the same time, put some flammable things on the tree to speed up the burning speed."

"Yes, I will do it right away!"

Li Ye came to the edge of the city wall, where a high lookout tower was built.

Climbing to the observation deck, Li Ye took out a monocular telescope.

The lens is made of highly transparent crystal, allowing you to observe farther.

The enemy army could be vaguely seen rushing towards us.

Li Ye immediately issued an order: "All generals, listen to my order and stop the enemy along the way.

Try to delay the attack as much as possible and avoid engaging the enemy head-on."

"yes!"

The generals received the order and led their troops out.

A lot of stones and rolling logs were prepared on high ground to consume the enemy.

At the same time, it allows new recruits to receive practical training.

Let them get familiar with the real battlefield as soon as possible.

When the two armies come into close combat, they will not be so scared that they tremble.

The Annan commander personally led his troops to attack.

When encountering uphill terrain, he immediately ordered the army to stop advancing.

Start looking at the surrounding terrain.

There are high mountains on both sides, and it takes a lot of effort to climb over them.

There is only one road ahead, and the slope is quite steep, at least two or three hundred meters.

If the army were ambushed on the way, it would surely suffer heavy losses.

He pointed to the road ahead and said, "If I were General Dayuan, I would definitely set up an ambush here.

Get logs and stones ready to launch a surprise attack on us.

Don't be careless about this!

Send a team to investigate.

After confirming there is no ambush, continue on your journey."

"Yes!" a general agreed.

He led a group of his men and charged forward on horseback.

General Dayuan, who was lying in ambush above, saw that the enemy was so cautious and knew that his plan of a sneak attack had failed.

He quietly gave the order: "Prepare the bows and crossbows, and when the enemy rushes up, shoot them immediately.

His Highness has ordered that we kill as many as we can.

There is no need to worry about gains and losses!"

All soldiers must be prepared, at least not let the dozen or so enemies in front of them escape.

Some picked up bows and arrows, while others prepared stones.

The cavalry from Annan who came to check had just rushed up the hill when they saw the ambush of Dunton Mama and were stunned on the spot.

I didn't react for a moment.

"Shoot!" an order was given.

Everyone attacks together.

Arrows and stones rained down.

All the enemies were shot instantly, and even the horses they were riding were shot dead on the spot.

The Annan soldiers in the rear were frightened when they saw this, and were very angry when they saw their soldiers being killed.

The general of Dayuan looked down at the enemy from a high position and shouted, "How dare the small country of Annan invade our Dayuan Dynasty?

If you are smart, surrender quickly and you can still save your life.

Otherwise, this will be your burial place."

Commander Annan was furious: "How dare you speak to me like this with such a small force.

Come on, rush over and kill these people."

The Annan army immediately separated and rushed forward with large shields.

This large shield can block rolling stones, sawn wood and arrows.

As long as you can get uphill, you are halfway to victory.

The battle is about to begin.

The enemy rushed forward shouting loudly.

General Dayuan was not in a hurry. By the time the enemy rushed to within three-quarters of his territory, most of his strength had been consumed.

Then he loudly gave the order: "Hit me hard, don't let any enemy go."

Everyone was already holding their breath, and they were picking up rocks and rolling logs and throwing them down.

There were hillsides on both sides of the road, and it was impossible to avoid them all.

Only a few people can hold up the shields and stand in front.