"Release the arrows!!"
Upon seeing this, Gao Shun immediately waved the command flag in his hand.
A dense rain of arrows fell, and the remaining Goguryeo cavalrymen were also hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Before the five thousand Goguryeo cavalrymen could even get close, most of them had already been killed or wounded. The remaining men hurriedly reined in their horses, looking at the corpses lying on the ground with horror.
Seeing this, Li Xiao's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. With traps and arrows, the cavalry would only be throwing their lives if they went up. Helpless, Li Xiao had no choice but to order the cavalry to retreat temporarily.
After the Goguryeo infantrymen from the rear came up, Li Xiao immediately ordered them to take wooden shields and fill in the traps.
"withdraw!!"
Upon seeing the enemy's actions, Gao Shun did not choose to attack, but instead led his soldiers to retreat into the camp.
Seeing that the Han army had retreated, Li Xiao did not rush to pursue them, because he was unsure whether there were any traps ahead. Cavalry was the foundation of his livelihood, and he could not afford to suffer too many losses.
Therefore, Li Xiao ordered the infantry to advance slowly, followed by the cavalry.
As dusk approached, the Goguryeo army finally arrived in front of Gao Shun's camp.
Seeing the Han army hiding in their camp, ready for battle, Li Xiao ordered them to retreat three miles and set up camp on the spot, planning to attack the camp again the next day.
That night, Gao Shun ordered 5,000 archers and 5,000 infantry to stay behind, while the remaining 5,000 soldiers left the camp under cover of darkness and began setting traps ten miles east of the camp.
These soldiers of the Yuyang Camp, being border troops, were experienced in fighting cavalry. Digging horse traps was a piece of cake for them. In just one night, they dug a large area of traps that were enough to delay the charge of 10,000 cavalry.
Early the next morning, the Goguryeo army mobilized in unison. This time, Li Xiao led the infantry in the front and the cavalry in the rear, pressing towards Gao Shun's camp.
Seeing the approaching Goguryeo soldiers, Gao Shun did not choose to hold his ground. Instead, he unleashed a volley of arrows, killing more than 300 Goguryeo soldiers. He then led his army away from the camp and retreated.
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