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Chapter 1071 Where did all these Qin troops come from? First Assistant Li Ke!

On January 18, the 17th year, Zhuocheng fell! Fangcheng fell!

On January 19, the 17th year, Anci fell! Qizhou fell!

Advance!

The never-ending advance!
By January 21 of the 17th year, the four countries of Xiongnu, Gaoyi, Yan and Dai had reunited and had completely controlled this vital throat that influenced the situation in northeastern China.

Unfortunately, even though the coalition forces captured important cities one after another, they failed to seize even a grain of food, let alone capture a single slave.

Because the entire Du Kang area had already been emptied by Ying Chengjiao in advance!

Fortunately, it doesn't matter.

Because the coalition forces' advance has not stopped!
"Soldiers, keep charging!" Bater sat upright on his horse and roared angrily, "Take down the Yishui Great Wall!"

"As long as we can capture the Yishui Great Wall, the fair and tender beauties in the south, the delicious and hot wine, and the full warehouses and baskets of grain will all belong to the proud sons of Changshengtian!"

"Keep charging!"

Under Bater's encouragement, more than 500,000 allied soldiers drove their horses to continue to accelerate their advance, and finally on January 23, the 17th year, they galloped to 20 miles north of Yishui City!
Standing on a hill on the north side of Yishui City, Bater looked at the endless Great Wall with a gloomy look: "Southerners, you can only use this kind of creation to hinder my Tungus warriors!"

The Great Wall is not as steep as a fortress, nor is it covered with spikes, and it cannot completely stop the barbarians.

The Hu bandits only needed to find an unguarded place to set up a ladder and then they could sneak into the Great Wall.

But then what?

People can sneak into the Great Wall, but can horses? Can baggage carts?

Without horses, the Hu bandits would be no match for any of the Chinese troops.

Even if we organize an extremely elite group of Hu bandits to sneak into the Great Wall to plunder, and actually achieve considerable results, so what?

Without horses and carriages, it was impossible for the Hu bandits to transport their loot back beyond the Great Wall.

If the Hu bandits wanted to continue to use their advantageous tactics within the Great Wall and take their spoils out of the Great Wall, they would have to engage in siege warfare, which they were not good at, and take the Great Wall first.

Battelle is almost sick of this Great Wall thing!

Mao Sui rode his horse close to Bater and said seriously: "As for how to attack the Great Wall, although I am not an expert, I have some experience."

"If the commander agrees, I can..."

Before Mao Sui could finish, several scouts rode back on horseback, shouting, "My king, urgent news!"

After rushing all the way to Bater's side, a scout said with a gasp: "My king! According to our investigation, there are at least 100,000 Qin troops near the Yishui Great Wall!"

Upon hearing the news, Battelle's face changed slightly.

Zhuocheng, which was guarded by 10,000 Qin troops, was extremely difficult to attack. Although the coalition forces finally captured Zhuocheng, they also suffered more than 10,000 casualties and failed to annihilate the Qin army.

The Great Wall guarded by 100,000 Qin troops must be even more difficult to attack!
Fortunately, although the Great Wall is difficult to attack, it is still within Battelle's acceptable range.

Then Bater heard another scout continue to speak: "My king! My troops have found traces of the Qin army in the Taihang Mountains fifty miles to the west."

"We have not yet found out the exact number of enemy troops, but there are at least 200,000 of them, and they are rushing towards the Yishui Great Wall."

Bater's face changed drastically: "Mr. Duo? Two hundred thousand? Are you sure???"

The scout said with a bitter face: "My lord, our army has not yet found out the exact number of enemy troops."

"These 200,000 soldiers and horses are an underestimation by me!"

Bater's expression changed again and again: "The Yishui Great Wall already has 100,000 soldiers and horses, and now there are 200,000 soldiers and horses rushing to support the Yishui Great Wall?"

"Where did these 200,000 Qin troops come from?"

The Yishui Great Wall, guarded by 100,000 Qin troops, was difficult to attack, but it could be attacked.

How the hell can we attack the Yishui Great Wall which is guarded by at least 300,000 Qin troops!
What made Bater even more uneasy was where did the 200,000 Qin troops come from? The main force of the Qin army had clearly gone north to Jicheng, so how could there still be 300,000 troops here!
Bater's forehead was covered with sweat. "Could it be that Qin Chang'an Jun never led the main force north to Jicheng, but was hiding in the Taihang Mountains the whole time?"

"The complete fall of Dukang was also caused by Qin Chang'an's attempt to lure our army deeper into the territory."

"Just to give me a head-on blow here?!"

Mao Sui's face darkened as well: "Have you seen clearly what is written on the enemy's flag?"

The scout nodded proudly and said, "I can see it clearly, but I don't recognize it!"

Mao Sui: ...What a shame to be proud of if I don’t know you!

Mao Sui immediately ordered: "You draw it, and I will recognize it!"

The scout glanced at Bater, and when he nodded, he dismounted from his horse, pulled out a dagger from his boot, and carved the pattern he saw on the ground.

Bater asked anxiously, "Xiang Mao, have you figured it out?"

"Is this the general flag of Qin Chang'an?!"

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Mao Sui tilted his head to look at the characters carved by the scout and said solemnly, "If what I saw is correct, the flag the scout saw is the flag with the character 'king' on it."

"As far as I know, there are only two Wang generals in the army of Qin Chang'an Jun. One is Wang Pan. He is proficient in the use of catapults and is mostly a baggage commander. It is impossible for him to command an army of 200,000."

"The second is Wang Ben. He is the son of Qin's general Wang Jian. He often followed Qin Chang'an Jun to conquer enemy countries. In this battle, he was the deputy general of the Qin army. He was also the deputy general of the Qin army in the previous battle when Dai, Yan, and Qi attacked Qin."

"If my guess is correct, this army belongs to Qin's deputy general Ben!"

Li Ke followed up and said, "The territory of Qin is extremely vast. It will take several months for the soldiers recruited from the southwest of Qin to reach the battlefield."

"I think that although Qin Chang'an Jun led the main force to attack Jicheng, he only took away the main force that had already arrived at the battlefield at that time."

"And Qin's deputy general Ben stayed at the Yishui Great Wall to wait for the soldiers to arrive later."

"These 300,000 Qin troops are probably the Qin troops that will arrive later."

"As early as the battle when Qin conquered Zhao, Qin Chang'an Jun had led the vanguard troops to attack Fukouxing fiercely, and ordered his deputy general to lead the follow-up troops to slowly support them, in order to catch Zhao off guard and seize the initiative."

"In this battle, Qin Chang'an Jun seems to be using his old tricks again!"

Mao Sui immediately refuted: "I think so, no!"

"I really doubt..."

Li Ke interrupted Mao Sui before he finished speaking and asked, "Prime Minister Mao, do you dare to assert that there is absolutely no such possibility?"

"This is a tactic that Qin Chang'an has used before. How can Prime Minister Mao be sure that Qin Chang'an will not use it again?"

Assert Qin Chang'an Jun's tactics?
Do they match?

Mao Sui said awkwardly: "In reality, I can't say for sure that there is no such possibility."

After hearing Li Ke's well-reasoned, logical, and case-based explanation, Bater breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "So that's how it is!"

While chatting and laughing, Bater quietly wiped the sweat off his palms with the lower skirt.

Touman Chanyu said in a worried voice: "Commander-in-chief, even if this army is not the main force of the Qin army, our army must not be careless."

"After all, there are more than 300,000 Qin troops defending the city. Although our army has more than 500,000 soldiers, there are less than 100,000 soldiers who are good at attacking the city, and we don't have enough slaves to consume the enemy's arrows."

"This Yishui Great Wall is not easy to capture!"

Bater turned his gaze towards the Yishui Great Wall, his eyes filled with deep confusion.

Should we continue to implement the original strategy, or rein in the horse and run away?

(End of this chapter)