After hearing what Li Ye said, Zhao Wudi couldn't find any reason to refute it.
Although their cavalry were elite, they were indeed more suitable for fighting on flat ground.
The horse could not charge in complex terrain and had no experience in siege.
Moreover, cavalry training is extremely difficult and the cost is extremely high.
It is indeed not worth dying in a siege.
"But it would be too dangerous for Your Highness to join us in attacking Annan!"
"Winning the battle is the most important thing! To be honest, others dare not tell you, but the prince is quite experienced in siege warfare.
Besides, it’s not like I’ve lived enough and I’m not deliberately seeking death.
In fact, I cherish my life more than anyone else, so don't worry.
You will definitely survive!"
Li Ye said.
Look at these two people who are silent.
Li Ye laughed heartily: "Even Prince Xu is not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"
Zhao Wudi finally made up his mind and said with a serious face: "Just do as Your Highness says. As long as I am here, I will never let anyone hurt Your Highness!"
Princess Ruyue was very unconvinced and said, "Who said I was afraid?
If you are in danger, the princess will protect you."
"Thank you very much, both of you!" Li Ye laughed.
"The message has been sent down: the entire army is to be prepared to depart, and to take with them ten days' supply of dry food.
Leave everything behind except the combat gear."
Not long after, Thunder Eagle arrived in front of the tent on horseback.
"Your Highness, the cause of the defeat has been investigated! Annan deployed elephant cavalry.
The well-trained elephants, clad in heavy armor, charged toward the army, and were unstoppable.
As soon as they came into contact, they were defeated and had no choice but to flee.
But the elephants run very fast, and the infantry can't escape at all..."
"Elephant cavalry? How many are there?" Li Ye asked hurriedly.
Considering the huge size of elephants, it is indeed impossible for any type of soldiers to resist them.
It's like wearing heavy armor, indestructible.
No wonder Qin Qingxue was defeated so miserably.
"According to the information we received, Annan has dispatched fifty elephants! They are lined up in a row and attacking. They are impossible to resist."
"I see. It seems they deserved to lose! If they had used these elephants to attack the city, it would have been difficult to resist.
Our plan has been accelerated!" Li Ye's face became extremely serious.
"In that case, let's not carry out any rescue yet and focus on attacking the border of Annan." Zhao Wudi made up his mind immediately.
I made up my mind that if I really encountered danger, I would protect Li Ye's safety even at the risk of my life.
"But what should we do if we encounter elephant cavalry in Annan?"
Princess Ruyue asked with some concern.
"I have a solution. Ask someone to prepare some more gunpowder! The kind that makes smoke screens will do.
The louder the sound, the better the effect!" Li Ye said.
"Yan Xi? Are elephants afraid of this kind of thing?" Princess Ruyue asked in confusion.
"Just try it and you'll know!"
Li Ye had read about the shortcomings of elephant cavalry in a book.
Although they are invincible when charging, elephants are afraid of making loud noises.
The explosion will scare them and make them run away.
Li Ye immediately ordered his men to ask the store owner to deliver the gunpowder quickly.
Qin Qingxue stood on the city wall and watched as more and more enemy troops surrounded them.
I realized that I had completely fallen into the other party's trap.
First, use 10,000 dead and wounded soldiers as bait to lure them to a suitable ambush location.
Then he ordered the elephant cavalry to launch a fierce attack on them, severely damaging the main force of Dayuan.
After retreating into the city, they sent a large army to besiege it.
This left the entire city isolated and helpless.
Not only did they not have the ability to break out, the local armies outside were no match for the Annan army.
"Annan is trying to trap us to death. We must find a way to break out quickly.
We also have to find a way to deal with the elephant cavalry."
After Qin Qingxue learned of the enemy's intentions, she finally felt panicked.
From the very beginning, I didn't take the enemy seriously.
I never expected that their plan would be so powerful.
With one move, all her troops will be wiped out.
If she loses the battle, she will be completely finished.
㰱Wushuang is not in a hurry at all.
After a few days of siege, the Kingdom of Annan sent troops to kill Li Ye.
You can make them reveal their flaws and then retreat.
All goals can be achieved.
"Don't worry, Li Ye still has 20,000 troops. They should come to help after hearing the news."
Wushuang comforted her.
"I don't think he's that kind-hearted. He might even want to see us die. How could he possibly help us?
Besides, the only ones who can really fight are the 10,000 elite cavalry led by Zhao Wudi.
His mission is to protect Li Ye's safety and he will not participate in combat."
Qin Qingxue didn't have any hope for Li Ye.
I feel extremely desperate about the current situation.
"That's different until our main force is surrounded and we can't break out.
The only option was to allow the Annan army to march straight in and plunder the people of Dayuan everywhere.
Zhao Wudi is a man who knows his priorities.
This situation will never be allowed to happen.
If they knew the situation was critical, they would definitely come to help."
㰱Wushuang just wanted to stabilize Qin Qingxue and seize the opportunity to kill Li Ye.
Qin Qingxue regretted it deeply at this moment: "It's all my fault for underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly. If I had retreated after winning the battle, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation."
"How can I blame you? No one knew the enemy was using elephants as cavalry.
However, this also completely exposed the true trump card of Annan.
Once we recover, we can formulate a plan to deal with the enemy."
Qin Qingxue continued to sigh.
The elephant's imposing presence still frightens her to this day.
Such a huge beast is simply impossible to resist.
A single charge can easily break the army's formation.
How do we fight this battle?
No matter what, we must break out as soon as possible.
Otherwise, once the food in the city is consumed, the consequences will be disastrous.
"I hope so! I hope Li Ye can consider the overall situation and come to support us."
In the Annan Kingdom camp.
The commander-in-chief of Annan was in high spirits and defeated the main force of Dayuan.
And all the remaining troops were besieged in the city.
As long as there is enough time, it can be destroyed.
The Annan commander's confidence was inflated.
They began to gather food and fodder, planning a long-term siege.
Anyway, there is no army around that can match him.
It will take a long time for the Dayuan Dynasty to send troops to support.
"Now our Annan Kingdom can finally hold our heads high! We can occupy the vast fertile land in the southeast of the Dayuan Dynasty.
The territory of our Annan nation will expand several times over."
"Report to the commander-in-chief, we have just received a secret report that there are 20,000 Dayuan troops stationed not far from here.
One of the commanders of the army was the famous general Zhao Wudi of Dayuan.
The identity of the other person is very important and must not be let go.
Let us send our troops across to destroy them and kill all of them."
A spy came running over and handed a letter to the commander.
Commander Annan read the secret letter carefully and burned it.
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