If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 67 What to do if the enemy has five times more troops than you? Run!
Xue Rengui walked out of the newly established training ground of the Cavalry Guard with some confusion, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

As soon as they arrived in front of the central military tent, Feng Lang walked out.

Feng Lang was the one who personally selected the soldiers that day, so Xue Rengui recognized him. Knowing that he was the Sixth Prince's trusted general, he quickly stepped forward to greet him.

Feng Lang waved his hand and looked at him:
"Do you...know the Sixth Prince?"

Xue Rengui was stunned for a moment.

He grew up in Hedong and had just arrived in Chang'an for less than a month. How could he know the Sixth Prince?
Feng Lang frowned:

"Have you ever offended anyone unintentionally?"

Xue Rengui shook his head hesitantly.

He was born in the southern ancestral house of the Xue family in Hedong. His family was poor when he was young. He seldom argued with others, and never offended anyone.

Seeing that he was still shaking his head, Feng Lang became even more confused.

After a moment of silence, Feng Lang sighed and whispered:
"Although the Sixth Prince has a somewhat eccentric personality, he is still quite magnanimous. If anything happens to you later, just be patient and it will pass!"

Xue Rengui was quite confused by these words.

After being stunned for a moment, he had to follow Feng Lang into the central military tent anxiously.

As soon as he entered the central military tent, he saw a young man in brocade clothes, about the same age as himself, sitting upright on a throne, and standing behind him was a handsome young man in black clothes.

This young man in brocade clothes has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he looks quite handsome. He should be the Sixth Prince.

At this moment, he was sitting upright, staring at Xue Rengui since he came in, looking like he had some bad intentions.

Thinking of Feng Lang's words, Xue Rengui couldn't help but feel nervous. He had no choice but to kneel down on the ground and said loudly and respectfully:

"Your subordinate Xue Rengui greets the Sixth Prince!"

Li An's expression was as calm as water, and he looked at Xue Rengui carefully.

But I saw that this boy was indeed tall and strong, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and straight features.

Although he was kneeling in front of him with a respectful expression, he had the temperament of a tiger!
"Are you Xue Rengui?"

"It's my subordinate!"

"Xiao Feng said that you are skilled in archery and horse riding, and are familiar with the art of war?"

Xiao Feng?

Xue Rengui couldn't help but be stunned.

At this time, Feng Lang coughed lightly with some embarrassment.
Xue Rengui then realized that the Xiao Feng mentioned by the Sixth Prince was none other than the general beside him who had behaved with dignity and kept his word during the conscription.

The contrast this name gives him is quite big.

He was stunned for a moment before answering:
"General Feng, you are too kind!"

"Yes, it is. No, it is not. What a compliment!"

Li An frowned.

Feng Lang couldn't help but frown beside him.

It seems that the Sixth Prince is indeed looking for trouble.

He was just being modest. Are you finding fault with him?

Xue Rengui's heart tightened, so he had to bite the bullet and said:
"I can ride and shoot, and I have read some military books."

Li An nodded:

"Well, I'll test you!"

"If two armies meet, and the enemy has five times as many troops as ours, what should we do?"

Xue Rengui hesitated for a moment and said:
"run!"

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Feng Lang almost fell down.

Qin Miao behind him couldn't help but look at Xue Rengui in surprise. Good fellow!
Is this what it means to be familiar with military books?
Shouldn't the correct answer be to find a favorable terrain, then attack the enemy as much as possible, and then look for an opportunity to retreat if you can't defeat them?
You just said "run" with just one word!
After Feng Lang stood firm, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at Xue Rengui.

You’re done flirting, Xue Rengui, you’re done flirting!
After hearing this, Li An looked at Xue Rengui with a half-smile:
"Oh? Why is that?!"

Xue Rengui answered with a stiff upper lip:

"The enemy is five times larger than us. It is very likely that they intend to surround and destroy our army. If we encounter them suddenly, we must not face their front directly. We must retreat immediately without any hesitation. If we delay for a moment, we may be surrounded and even annihilated!"

"After our army retreats a certain distance, we can stretch out the enemy's ranks, or find a favorable terrain to block the enemy's vanguard. If we can win, we will defeat the rest of the enemy in one fell swoop. If the enemy is very strong and our army cannot win quickly, then we will keep running!"

"Keep running?"

When Li An heard this, the smile on his face disappeared, and his sword-like eyebrows slightly frowned:

"How long will it take?"

"Run until the enemy's front line gradually stretches out and logistics can no longer be effectively supplied, then raid the middle section of the enemy at night, cut off the enemy's front and rear flanks and logistics and food, and then wipe out part of the enemy in one fell swoop!"

Hearing this, Li An's face remained expressionless, but his eyes were flickering:

"What happens after we destroy part of the enemy?"

"Don't fight too long and get caught up in a stalemate! All troops and horses should continue to move, waiting for an opportunity to burn the enemy's food and grass, or attack the enemy's rear troops. We must use the advantages of a small army's mobility and flexibility to tire the enemy and fight until the enemy's morale is broken!"

"Finally, we can take advantage of the enemy's disorganization and their inability to take care of each other, and then we can defeat them one by one."

Li An nodded, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

When Feng Lang and Qin Miao heard this, they couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

It turns out that when Xue Rengui said running, he meant a strategy of temporarily avoiding the attack, waiting for an opportunity to strike, attacking the enemy by surprise, disrupting their morale, and then defeating them one by one!

This kid...

"If our army is only 500 and is surrounded by 10,000 enemy troops, and there is a mountain on our position that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, should we hold our ground and wait for reinforcements?"

Li An continued to ask.

Xue Rengui hesitated for a moment and shook his head:

"Although the mountain is dangerous, it cannot be trapped!"

"The enemy has 10,000 troops, so they will surely surround us like a rock. If they surround our army and take the opportunity to attack our reinforcements, both armies will suffer great losses!"

"My subordinates' opinion is that we must not be trapped! We must show weakness in one place and let the enemy go deep into the place where our army is trapped. This will achieve the goal of luring the enemy deep into the territory, destroying as many enemy troops as possible, and pinning down the enemy!"

"If our reinforcements have arrived, we must not stand still and pin all our hopes on our friendly forces!"

"Our army should mobilize all its forces to attack the enemy at all costs. If we can meet up with reinforcements and break out, that would be the best. If not, even if the whole army dies in battle, it is better than being trapped in a desperate situation until all the food and grass are exhausted and everyone finally starves to death, thus dragging down our friendly forces!"

Hearing this, Feng Lang and Qin Miao couldn't help but shake their heads.

Although they felt that Xue Rengui's response did make some sense, they still felt that something was wrong.

Being surrounded by the enemy, yet all of them died in battle like moths to a flame, without bringing harm to their friendly forces?
Is this too reckless?

He turned and looked at Li An.

However, the Sixth Prince was sitting there, his eyes flickering with expression, and he seemed to be in a moody mood.

After Xue Rengui finished answering, he knelt there with his head held high and his heart hanging.

The Sixth Prince posed two difficult questions right from the start, and he responded completely according to his true thoughts, but he didn't know how His Highness would see it.

If it is true as General Feng said that His Highness is looking for trouble with me, then that would be bad.

Thinking of this, Xue Rengui couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Am I too honest?
He was thinking anxiously when he suddenly heard a "pop" sound, which scared both him and Feng Langqinmiao.

Li An slapped the table, stood up, and a smile appeared on his face:
"Xue Rengui, you handled the situation very well. I'll leave this team of 100 men to you!"

"From today on, you are the captain of the Cavalry Guard!"

(End of this chapter)