097 How to solve four times the enemy quickly, efficiently, and economically

Anning immediately ordered the vanguard to become the rearguard and bolted as soon as he realized he had entered enemy territory.

Christina, puzzled and anxious, hurriedly asked, "Why are you running so resolutely? Shouldn't we take advantage of our recent victory and crush the enemy in one fell swoop?"

The real reason Anning turned tail and ran was that he didn't want to face the enemy head-on without certainty of victory.

After all, his force of fewer than two thousand could handle three thousand unprepared enemy troops, but if both were prepared, the situation would be different.

However, Anning couldn't say it so bluntly, as admitting to being cowardly would be somewhat embarrassing.

So Anning responded like this: "You don't understand. In areas where the population supports us, they will inform us of the enemy's movements while concealing ours from them. It's as if the battlefield is transparent to us, but only in one direction.