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Chapter 1072 Battelle's Ambitions! Wang Ben: I'm worried! I'm so worried!

Just as Ying Chengjiao had expected, Battelle's original military strategy was to use Jicheng as bait to lure Ying Chengjiao to lead the main force of the Qin army to Jicheng and empty the Du Kang area.

Then Battelle can lead the main force of the coalition forces straight into Du Kang and capture the Yishui Great Wall in one battle!
But Battelle's strategy was even crazier than Ying Chengjiao had imagined.

After taking the Yishui Great Wall, Bater would only leave a heavy force to guard the Du Kang area, cut off the food and grass of Ying Chengjiao's troops, and trap Ying Chengjiao's troops and the three kingdoms of Dai, Yan and Zhao in one place, forcing them to fight each other but not participate in the battle.

Under Bater's personal command, the main force of the army will march south along Zhongyi, Fuyang and Raoan, taking advantage of the emptiness in the southeast of Qin State to directly capture the former Qi territory!

Only when Dai, Yan, Zhao and Ying Chengjiao were all exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, would Bater lead his troops north to reap the benefits and destroy Ying Chengjiao's troops and the three kingdoms of Dai, Yan and Zhao in one battle.

In this way, Donghu will be able to control a vast area extending from Mount Tai in the south to Hejian in the west, from Yiwulü Mountain in the east to the snowfield in the north. Not only will Donghu's territory increase by more than three times, but it will also be able to control a large amount of warm and humid fertile land. From now on, it will be able to harvest a large amount of food and grass every year, achieving a great leap forward in Donghu's national strength!

As city after city fell, Battelle's strategy was steadily realized.

But the Yishui Great Wall, guarded by at least 300,000 Qin troops, dealt a heavy blow to Bater!
After careful consideration, Bater said in a deep voice: "Our army must capture the Yishui Great Wall!"

Touman Chanyu said repeatedly: "Please think carefully about this, Your Majesty!"

"Even a Great Wall guarded by 100,000 Qin troops is not so easy to capture, let alone a Great Wall guarded by 300,000 Qin troops!"

Bater shook his head slightly and said, "I know exactly what Touman Chanyu said."

"But this king knows better, the Yishui Great Wall must be captured!"

"The reason why I led my army to seize Dukang was to cut off the Qin army's baggage supply."

"Now that my army is here, we can make it impossible for Qin Chang'an Jun's army to get food."

"But once Qin Chang'an leads his army back to attack Dukang, our army's food supply will be cut off as well."

"Only by taking down the Yishui Great Wall can our army cross the Yishui Great Wall and seize Qin's grain!"

Battelle's troops are now in a rather embarrassing position.

Battelle's troops, who occupied the Du Kang area, blocked the baggage line of Ying Chengjiao's troops, but once Ying Chengjiao came to support, he would also block the baggage line of Battelle's troops.

The Qin army needs to eat, and Battelle’s troops also need to eat!

Ying Chengjiao had long since transported all the people and food in Du Kang to the south of the Yishui Great Wall, leaving no room for the Donghu to plunder.

In order to obtain food to feed his soldiers, Battelle had to break through the Yishui Great Wall!
Touman Chanyu advised without hesitation: "Rather than attacking the Yishui Great Wall, I would rather suggest that the king lead the troops to withdraw."

Li Ke bluntly refuted: "Commander-in-chief, this strategy is a brilliant one that can help our army win."

"If the commander really leads his troops to retreat, how will our army fight against the Qin army next?"

Touman Chanyu said decisively: "No matter what strategy we adopt next, it will be easier than storming the Yishui Great Wall!"

"The vast grasslands in the north are the most suitable battlefield for people like us!"

Touman Chanyu couldn't think of a better tactic at the moment, but he felt that attacking the Yishui Great Wall by force was definitely the worst tactic.

If the Huns could not defeat the Donghu, Touman would even want to point at Bater's nose and curse him.

Nai Gong fought several wars with the State of Qin. How many wars have you fought with the other Chinese states?
You are a savage who has lived in the mountains for a long time. You have never fought a war with the Chinese countries in your life. This year you saw what the Great Wall looks like with your own eyes for the first time. How can you know how difficult it is to conquer the Great Wall!
Chanyu Touman looked at Mao Sui and asked, "Xiang Mao has fought many battles with Qin. Do you think what I said is true?"

Mao Sui frowned, and after a moment's hesitation, he shook his head: "Master, this strategy is very risky, but it is not impossible to achieve."

"Although I have fought against Qin many times, I have no experience of winning, so I don't know how to arrange for victory."

If the person who formulated this strategy was Dai Wangjia, and if Bater's army was mainly composed of Dai troops, Mao Sui would have directly advised against it.

Unfortunately, there is no if.

Although Mao Sui felt that this strategy was very risky, it was generally beneficial to the State of Dai. Why did Mao Sui refute it?

Chanyu Touman widened his eyes and said, "Shameless southerner! I think you are just trying to evade responsibility..."

Bater interrupted Touman Chanyu rudely and said, "Enough!"

"The elite soldiers of the Qin army have already followed Qin Chang'an Jun north to Jicheng, and the soldiers guarding the Yishui Great Wall are just slow soldiers who came from afar."

"I have also heard of the name of Qin's deputy general Ben. Although he has won many great victories, it was only because of the support of Qin Chang'an Jun."

"This Yishui Great Wall, I will definitely take it!"

"My king has made up his mind. No need to persuade him!"

Withdraw troops back to the north of Du Kang in order to reconnect the rear baggage line?

What a joke!
Ever since Bater set foot in Du Kang, he fell in love with this land. Bater will never give up Du Kang!
More importantly, even if Bater ruthlessly gave up Dukang and led his troops to withdraw and connect the baggage line, then what? How should he fight?
Battelle couldn't come up with, and no one offered, a viable strategy.

So far, cutting off the food supply of Ying Chengjiao's troops and forcing them to be defeated without fighting due to lack of food and grass is still the best solution to this battle!
Seeing Bater's firm attitude, Touman Chanyu sighed softly and could no longer persuade him.

Bater looked at Mao Sui and Li Ke and said, "Prime Minister Mao! Prime Minister Li! The men of Yan and Dai are better at attacking cities."

"The two prime ministers are also better at commanding the attack on cities."

"For this first attack, I'll have to trouble you two to be the vanguard!"

"All the troops under my command will fully support you two. You must capture the Yishui Great Wall within two months!"

Even though they knew it was not an easy job, since the military order had been issued, Mao Sui and Li Ke could only bow their hands in awe and said, "Yes!"
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On the other side of the battlefield.

Wang Ben finally led an army of 300,000 to Yicheng, and joined forces with Feng Wuze's troops who had been guarding the Yishui Great Wall to form an army of 400,000. He ordered the captains of each unit to lead their troops to guard the defense area according to the order. Wang Ben stood on the north gate tower of Yicheng and looked at the approaching troops of Dai and Yan, frowning.

Deng Ming stood behind Wang Ben on his left side and said in a gentle voice, "Based on my experience fighting the enemy, the Donghu are not good at attacking cities."

"Even though we didn't use catapults, but only used conventional city defense equipment, we still killed nearly 10,000 enemies while only 800 of our comrades died. In the end, we even killed thousands of enemies with a huge fire."

"Although the enemy has more than 500,000 soldiers, our army not only has the Yishui Great Wall as its support, but also has 400,000 elite soldiers guarding it."

"Our army will win this battle!"

Seeing Wang Ben frowning, Deng Ming couldn't help but feel that Wang Ben was worried about the enemy's strength.

Su Jiao also said: "I think that although the enemy outnumbers us in this battle, the advantage actually lies with our army."

"I am willing to lead my troops out of the city to fight and severely damage the Hu bandits' spirit!"

However, Su Jiao and Deng Ming did not know that Wang Ben was more confident about this battle than Su Jiao and Deng Ming combined!
Wang Ben's worry was precisely because he was too confident about this battle.

Wang Ben really didn’t know how much military merit he would gain after this battle, and how many levels of title he would be promoted to with these military merits!
There is not much space left for Wang Ben!
Wang Ben sighed in a barely audible voice: "I only regret that Mr. Yang is not by my side!"

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"If Yang Wengzi was here, I wouldn't be facing such a dilemma!"

While muttering, Wang Ben saw two troops leaving the coalition army and marching towards Yicheng in formation. Looking at their flags, they were the armies of Yan and Dai!

Quickly clearing away all distracting thoughts, Wang Ben spoke in a deep voice: "Order!"

"All units defend the city!"

All the captains raised their hands together: "Wei!"

Two groups of brave warriors charged towards Yicheng. Wang Ben calmly ordered: "Each unit should stop the enemy on their own."

The simple and weak temptation did not arouse Wang Ben's interest, and he did not even need to issue an order for it.

The capabilities of the commanders under Wang Ben are sufficient to deal with the situation properly.

Perhaps Mao Sui also knew that this level of test was meaningless, so he only sent out two rounds of vanguard warriors and then ordered the infantry to advance in formation, protecting the crossbowmen as they slowly approached the city. At the same time, he sent out five batches of vanguard warriors to push the battering rams towards the city gate.

Wang Ben was more focused, and after a moment's thought, he said in a deep voice, "Order!"

"Cooking golden juice!"

"Jingli's catapults are loaded with gold juice and are targeting the enemy's crossbowmen."

The laborers immediately lit the firewood and began to cook the golden juice in the large vat.

At the same time, Jingli gave a big thumbs up to the Dai army crossbowmen, and looked over his thumb to look at the Dai army crossbowmen, estimating the distance between the two sides.

When the gold juice felt hot to the touch, the civilians quickly scooped up the gold juice and put it into the wooden barrel at the end of the catapult's pole. The slingers also quickly adjusted the counterweight of the catapult according to the data provided by Jingli.

Everything was properly prepared, and Jing Li's face was filled with uncontrollable joy and anticipation. He bowed loudly and said, "Deputy General! Our troops are ready!"

When Qin attacked Chu, Jingli's troops were often trapped by the gold juice. Jingli himself was even covered in the gold juice thrown by the catapult. The disgusting feeling is still unforgettable.

And today, it was finally Jingli's turn to splash golden juice all over other people's heads and faces!

In his excitement, Jingli even felt that the golden juice behind him had a sweeter taste.

Wang Ben gave the order in a deep voice: "Throw three times in a row."

"put!"

Jing Li turned around, rubbing his hands excitedly, and shouted excitedly: "Release!"

At a command, ten Qin soldiers holding special spears stabbed the greased copper pin hard, pushing the copper pin out of the buckle.

Without the restraint of the copper pin, the rod quickly rose up under the action of the counterweight, driving the golden juice in the wooden barrel to fly high, and finally sprinkled on the crossbowmen of the Dai army along a perfect parabola!
"The enemy is throwing golden juice! Hide!"

"Raise your shields! Infantry raise your shields!"

Looking up and seeing the black spots all over the sky, Mao Sui thought of the Chu army that was devastated by the gold juice. He shouted orders without hesitation and hid under a shield at the same time.

"Crackling~~~"

When the dense and fine knocking sounds like rain hitting banana leaves rang out, the soldiers looked at each other in shock.

"Ugh~ It stinks! What does Qin Jun eat every day?"

"Huh? Not hot? I heard that when the Qin army splashed gold juice on the Chu army, the gold juice was so hot that it could tear people's skin and flesh apart. Why is the Qin army's gold juice so cold in this battle?"

Listening to the soldiers' words, Mao Sui made up his mind. He stretched out his hand to pick up a ball of golden juice that fell beside him, and felt it was quite cool when he touched it.

Mao Sui was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, don't worry!"

"And today the weather is very cold. Even if the Qin army is shameless and splashes gold juice on our army, the gold juice will be frightened by the cold and cannot hurt anyone."

"Soldiers, don't worry about the Qin army's gold juice anymore."

"Target the Qin troops on the city wall, shoot with crossbows!"

(End of this chapter)