The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Wu Ce was determined to show Jia Daoshi the cruelty of the battlefield and his own military talent.

Then, he began to seriously examine the surrounding terrain.

Although Wu Ce had been stationed in Juebi City for many years and was very familiar with Yinshan, he had never thought of launching an offensive or defensive battle here, nor had he ever carefully observed the surrounding terrain.

In his view, the Kushan Empire's cavalry would most likely not choose to invade the Great Jing Dynasty in such mountainous terrain.

"The complex terrain of this valley already gives it a great advantage, so there is no need to make overly complicated tactical deployments; that would be superfluous."

"Of the 20,000 troops, I will mainly consist of archers, who will ambush at both ends of the canyon. Six thousand archers on each side will be a nightmare for all cavalry! The remaining eight thousand troops will consist of two thousand spearmen, two thousand swordsmen and shieldmen, two thousand heavy infantry, and two thousand cavalry!"

"Swordsmen and shieldmen in front, blocking the enemy cavalry charging into the canyon; spearmen in the rear, targeting the enemy riders!"

Heavy infantrymen are positioned behind strange rocks in the mountains, ready to cut off the enemy's retreat at any time!

"When the enemy is routed, the cavalry will seize the opportunity to strike them while they are down!"

"This battle must be won without a single failure!"

After hearing this, Jia Daoshi nodded. There was a reason why the eldest prince was assigned to guard Juebi City.

Besides being highly skilled in martial arts, he also knew military strategy and knew how to deploy troops, making him a qualified general!

"Now that the Crown Prince has made the arrangements, it's my turn."

Jia Daoshi nodded and pointed to the mouth of the canyon, saying, "My plan is that five thousand cavalry and fifteen thousand infantry will be enough to break through here!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Ce immediately smiled and said, "Please enlighten me, Lord Ti Si."

In Wu Ce's view, Jia Daoshi had absolutely no hope of breaking through this canyon.

If it's a surprise attack, there's a tiny chance. But if both sides are openly engaging in a battle of chariots and horses, how can they fight like that?

Moreover, upon hearing the type of troops Jia Daoshi had chosen, Wu Ce knew that he definitely intended to use infantrymen with shields to block the arrows from the archers.

But this doesn't change anything. Fifteen thousand infantry and five thousand cavalry will only become easy targets for archers!

Even if he manages to squeeze into the canyon by sheer luck, he'll only be surrounded and killed!

From this perspective, Jia Daoshi was at best a military man, and absolutely no talent for generalship.

Wu Ce only refrained from pointing out Jia Daoshi's shortcomings out of respect for Shen Li, treating it as a pastime when he was bored. But judging from Jia Daoshi's current level of skill, he was probably not even as good as an ordinary lieutenant in his army!

Jia Daoshi could easily see the sarcasm in Wu Ce's eyes, and immediately laughed, "Your Highness, I'm coming."

Wu Ce nodded: "Please go ahead, Officer Jia."

Wu Ce believed that Jia Daoshi would definitely have 15,000 infantrymen hold up shields to draw fire, and then let the cavalry charge.

Thinking of this, he wanted to laugh, but since the other party was a martial arts master, in order not to offend Jia Daoshi, he could only pretend to be curious.

But at that moment, Jia Daoshi said, "Five thousand cavalrymen, set up camp on the spot, and start fires to cook."

Wu Ce was stunned for a moment, then said, "So you're cooking to lower my guard and catch me off guard? I won't fall for it!"

Jia Daoshi smiled and then said, "Now, my five thousand cavalrymen are well-fed, rested, and in high spirits!"

Wu Ce laughed and said, "So, Lord Ti Si, are you planning to attack?"

Jia Daoshi nodded: "The cavalry will attack!"

Wu Ce shook his head: "Watch my archers unleash a volley of arrows!"

Jia Daoshi laughed and said, "Your Highness, you don't have any archers now!"

Wu Ce was taken aback: "Just now, I clearly deployed archers on both sides of the canyon. How could they not be there? Six thousand archers on each side could completely cover the entire battlefield."

Jia Daoshi laughed and said, "Your 16,000 archers have already been wiped out by my 15,000 infantrymen who circled around from the flank to the rear, climbed up the mountain, and destroyed them!"

Wu Ce was even more bewildered: "Lord Ti Si is joking. Look at this canyon, it's full of cliffs. Unless you go up the mountain path from the canyon entrance, how could you possibly reach the top of the mountain so quietly? Unless you have wings!"

Jia Daoshi laughed and said, "There's more than one mountain path leading to the top of the mountain!"

Wu Ce was even more confused: "Besides going through the canyon entrance, where is there a second mountain path?"

Jia Daoshi pointed to a noticeable protrusion on the west side of the canyon: "There's a very hidden opening there. It's not big, but one person can still pass through without any problem!"

"Through this gap, my infantry can sneak around to your archer positions unnoticed and wipe them all out!"

"Then my infantry will become archers, and with your arrows, they will kill your cavalry, swordsmen, and spearmen whom you have deployed in the canyon!"

"After that, five thousand cavalrymen will charge and we can take this canyon!"

Wu Ce was stunned, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

After a moment of silence, Wu Ce could only manage a wry smile: "Lord Ti Si really stunned me!"

Even now, he still can't figure out where this gap came from.

Jia Daoshi clearly saw Wu Ce's doubts, and without saying much, he said directly, "Your Highness, please come with me."

With that, Jia Daoshi dashed directly toward the gap he had just pointed out.

With Jia Daoshi's strength, even walking on this steep mountain is as easy as walking on flat ground!

Wu Ce had to exert all his strength to barely keep up.

"Everyone says that Jia Daoshi's martial arts are unparalleled. I thought it was an exaggeration before, but after seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved!" Wu Ce followed behind, his forehead slightly sweaty.

Soon, Wu Ce arrived at Jia Daoshi's side. Just as he was about to ask a question, he looked in the direction Jia Daoshi was facing and was stunned again!

Sure enough, there was a gap at the bottom of the cliff opposite!

The gap was overgrown with weeds and trees, and it was not easy to see it unless you looked closely. But from where they were standing, they could see the gap and the light shining in from the other side of the cliff.

Clearly, this gap really does lead to the vast plains outside!

"Lord Tiss, have you been here before?"

Wu Ce was puzzled. How did Jia Daoshi know about this place, which was so difficult to find?

Jia Daoshi smiled and shook his head.

"Then how did Lord Ti Si know?" Wu Ce was even more puzzled!

Jia Daoshi said he had never been here, so he must have never been here!

Because this place is so undesirable that even dogs wouldn't want to come, let alone people.

Wu Ce would not have been willing to come if he were not the eldest prince of the Great Jing Dynasty.

Moreover, the gap was so inconspicuous that he had come to inspect the area before but had not noticed it.

If you weren't standing where you are now, you wouldn't notice it, because the trees and weeds there are very lush.