Chapter 1072 Battle’s ambition! Wang Ben: How sad! This general is so worried!
Just as Ying Chengxuan expected, Battelle's original military strategy was to use Jicheng as bait, leading Ying Chengxuan to lead the main force of the Qin army to Jicheng and evacuate the Dukang area.
Then Battelle can lead the main force of the coalition forces to march straight into the Dukang area and capture the Yishui Great Wall in one battle!
But Battelle's strategy is crazier than Ying Chengyu imagined.
After taking the Great Wall of Yishui, Battelle would only leave a heavy force to guard the Dukang area, cut off the food and grass of Yingcheng's headquarters, and trap Yingcheng's headquarters and the three kingdoms of Dai, Yan, and Zhao in one place, making them mutually exclusive. Fighting but not participating in the battle.
Under Battelle's personal command, Battelle's main force will move south along the lines of Zhongyi, Fuyang, and Rao'an, taking advantage of the emptiness in the southeast of Qin to directly capture the old Qi territory!
When Dai, Yan, Zhao, and Ying Chengxu are all trapped and depleted of men and horses, and lose their troops and generals, Battelle will lead his troops north to reap the benefits and wipe out Ying Chengxu's troops and the three kingdoms of Dai, Yan, and Zhao in one battle.
In this way, Donghu can control a large area from Mount Tai in the south, Hejian in the west, Yiwulu Mountain in the east, and Snowfield in the north. Not only can Donghu's territory increase by more than three times, but it can also control a large number of warm and moist fertile lands. From now on From now on, we can harvest a large amount of grain and grass every year, realizing a great leap forward in Donghu's national power!
As one city after another fell, Battle's strategy was steadily realized.
But the Great Wall of Yishui, guarded by at least 300,000 Qin troops, gave Battelle a blow in the head!
After careful consideration, Battelle said in a deep voice: "Our army will seize this Great Wall of Yishui!"
Touman Chanyu said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please think carefully!"
"Even the Great Wall guarded by 100,000 Qin troops is not so easy to capture, let alone the Great Wall guarded by 300,000 Qin troops!"
Battle shook his head slightly and said: "I know very well what Touman Shanyu said."
"But I know better that the Great Wall of Yishui must be captured!"
"The reason why I led my army to seize Dukang is to cut off the Qin army's supply."
"Now that our troops are standing across here, we have been able to make Qin Changanjun's troops unable to eat."
"However, once Lord Qin Chang'an leads his army back to attack Dukang, he will also cut off our army's food routes."
"Only by capturing the Yishui Great Wall can our army cross the Yishui Great Wall to seize Qin's grain!"
Battelle's department is now in a rather embarrassing position.
Battelle's troops occupying the Dukang area blocked the baggage line of Ying Chengyu's troops, but once Ying Chengyu returned to help, Battelle's troops' baggage lines would also be blocked.
The Qin army needs to eat, and Battelle’s troops also need to eat!
Ying Chengyu had already transported all the people and food in Dukang to the south of the Yishui Great Wall, leaving no room for Donghu to plunder.
In order to obtain food to feed his soldiers, Battelle had to break through the Yishui Great Wall!
Touman Shanyu advised without hesitation: "Instead of attacking the Great Wall of Yishui, the general suggested that the king lead his troops to retreat."
Li Ke bluntly retorted: "The commander's strategy is a clever plan that can help our army win."
"If the commander really leads his troops to retreat, how can our army defeat 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 grassland in the north is the most suitable battlefield for the proud men like us!"
Touman Shanyu could not think of a better tactic for a while, but Touman Shanyu felt that storming the Yishui Great Wall was definitely the worst tactic.
If the Huns had not been able to defeat Donghu, Touman would have even wanted to point at Battle's nose and curse.
Nai Gong fought several wars with the Qin State. How many wars have you fought with the Chinese states?
Savages who have lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, you have never fought with the Chinese kingdoms in your life. This is the first time you have seen what the Great Wall looks like with your own eyes this year. How do you know how difficult the Great Wall is to fight!
Touman Shanyu looked at Mao Sui and asked: "Mao Xiangduo was fighting with Qin. Do you think what this Shanyu said is right?"
Mao Sui frowned, pondered for a moment and then shook his head: "The coach's strategy is very risky, but it is not impossible to realize it."
"Although the last general often fought against Qin, he had no experience in winning and did not know how to arrange to win."
If the person who formulated this strategy was Dai Wangjia, and if Battelle had Dai Jun as the main force, Mao Sui would have bluntly discouraged it.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
Although Mao Sui felt that this strategy was very dangerous, overall it was beneficial to the country. Why did Mao Sui refute it?
Touman Chanyu widened his eyes and said: "Shameless Southerner! This Chanyu is just prevarication and shirk when I look at you..."
Battle's voice interrupted Man Shanyu's head rudely: "That's enough!"
"The elite soldiers of the Qin army have already followed Qin Chang'an to the north of Jicheng, and now those guarding the Yishui Great Wall are just slow soldiers who came from afar."
"I have also heard the name of Qin's Vice-General Ben. Although he won many great victories, he only relied on Lord Chang'an of Qin for support."
"This king will seize this Great Wall of Yishui!"
"The king has made up his mind, no need for further persuasion!"
Withdraw the troops and return to the north of Dukang to reconnect the supply line to the rear?
What a joke!
Ever since Battle set foot on the land of Dukang, he has fallen in love with it. Battle will never give up the land of Dukang!
More importantly, even if Battelle ruthlessly gave up the Dukang land, retreated with troops and connected the baggage line, what would happen next? What to do next?
Battle could not think of, and no one offered, a viable strategy.
So far, cutting off the food routes of Ying Cheng's army and causing Ying Cheng's army to self-defeat without fighting due to lack of food and grass is still the best solution to this battle!
Seeing that Battle was determined, Touman Chanyu sighed softly and could no longer persuade him.
Battle looked at Mao Sui and Li Ke and said: "Prime Minister Mao! Prime Minister Li! The men of the Yan Dynasty were better at attacking cities."
"The two prime ministers are also better at commanding and attacking the city."
"For this first attack, you two should be the vanguard!"
"All the ministries under my command will also fully support the two of them, and we must seize the Great Wall of Yishui within two months!"
Even though they knew that this was not a good job, once the military order was issued, Mao Sui and Li Ke could only hand over their hands solemnly: "Wei!"
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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, who had been guarding the Great Wall of Yishui, to form an army of 400,000. The captains of each department were ordered to lead their soldiers and horses to guard the defense area. Wang Ben stood on the north gate of Yicheng and looked at the approaching soldiers and horses of Dai and Yan, frowning.
Deng Ming stood on Wang Ben's left rear side and said warmly: "Based on the last general's experience in confronting the enemy, Dong Hu is not good at attacking cities."
"Even though our troops did not use catapults, but only used conventional city defense tools, they still killed nearly ten thousand enemies and only about 800 were killed. In the end, our troops even used a large fire to kill thousands of enemies."
"Although the enemy has more than 500,000 troops today, our army not only has the Great Wall of Yishui as its support, but also has 400,000 elite troops to defend it."
"Our army will win this battle!"
Seeing Wang Ben's frown, Deng Ming inevitably felt that Wang Ben was worried about the enemy's strength.
Su Jiao also said: "The general believes that although we are outnumbered in this battle, the advantage lies in our army."
"The last general is willing to lead his troops out of the city to invite a battle, which will severely dampen the vigor of the thieves!"
However, neither Su Jiao nor Deng Ming knew that Wang Ben was more confident about this battle than Su Jiao and Deng Ming put together!
Wang Ben's worry is precisely because he has too much control over this battle.
Wang Ben really didn't know how many military exploits he would gain after this battle, and how many ranks he could be promoted to with these military exploits!
There is not much space left for Wang Ben!
Wang Ben sighed in an inaudible voice: "I just wish Yang Wengzi was not around!"
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"If Yang Wengzi was on the side, how could I have faced such a predicament!"
While muttering, Wang Ben saw two soldiers and horses leaving the formation from the coalition army, marching towards Yicheng in formation, and looking at their flags, they were the Yan and Dai armies!
Quickly clearing away all the distracting thoughts, Wang Ben said in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Every unit defends the city!"
All the captains raised their hands: "Wei!"
The two groups of pioneer warriors charged towards Yicheng. Wang Ben calmly ordered: "Each unit will stop the enemy on its own."
A simple and weak test could not arouse Wang Ben's interest, and there was no need to issue a general order specifically for this purpose.
The abilities of the captains under Wang Ben's command are enough to deal with it properly.
Xu Shimaosui also knew that this level of testing was meaningless. He just sent out two rounds of first-arrival 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 five groups of first-arrival warriors to push forward. Rushing cars rushed to the city gate.
Wang Ben was a little more focused. After thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Cooking golden juice!"
"Jingli's catapult is loaded with gold juice, targeting the enemy's crossbowmen."
A group of people immediately lit firewood and began to cook the golden juice contained in a large vat.
At the same time, Jing Li gave a big thumbs up to the Dai Jun crossbowmen, looked over his thumb at the Dai Jun crossbowmen, and estimated the distance between the two sides.
When the gold juice became hot to the touch, the peasants quickly scooped up the gold juice and put it into the wooden barrel at the end of the catapult pole. The slingers also quickly adjusted the counterweight of the catapult according to the data given by Jingli.
As soon as the preparations were complete, Jingli's face was full of uncontrollable excitement and anticipation, and he suddenly handed over his hands: "Lieutenant General! Our troops are ready!"
During the battle between Qin and Chu, many of Jingli's troops were trapped by gold juice. Jingli himself had his head and face covered with gold juice thrown by a catapult. The disgusting taste is still unforgettable to this day. .
And today, it was finally his turn, Jingli's, to splash gold juice all over others' heads and faces!
In his excitement, Jingli even felt that the golden juice behind him had a sweeter taste.
Wang Ben ordered in a deep voice: "Throw three times in a row."
"Let it go!"
Jingli turned around, rubbed his hands together excitedly, and shouted excitedly: "Let go!"
After giving an order, ten Qin soldiers held special spears and stabbed the grease-covered copper pin hard, knocking the copper pin out of the buckle.
Without the restriction of the copper pin, the tip rod quickly rose up under the action of the counterweight, causing the gold juice in the barrel to fly high, and finally spread along a perfect parabola to the Daijun crossbowmen!
"The enemy is throwing gold juice! Hide!"
"Raise your shield! Infantry raise your shield!"
Looking up and seeing black spots all over the sky, Mao Sui thought of the Chu army being destroyed by the golden juice. He shouted orders without hesitation, and at the same time he hid under a shield.
"Crackling~~~"
When the dense and fine knocking sound like rain hitting banana trees sounded, all the Dai soldiers looked at each other in astonishment.
"Ouch~~ It stinks! What does Qin Jun eat every day!"
"Huh? It's not hot? It is said that when the Qin army splashed gold juice on the Chu army in the past, the gold juice was so hot that it could make people's skin and flesh split open. How come the gold juice of the Qin army in this battle is ice cold?"
Listening to the words of the soldiers, Mao Sui felt a sudden change of heart. He stretched out his hand to twist a ball of gold juice that fell by his side, and felt it was quite cold when he touched it.
Mao Sui was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "All soldiers need not worry!"
"It's very cold today. Even if the Qin army is shameless and splashes gold juice on our army, the gold juice will be frightened by the cold and unable to hurt anyone."
"Soldiers, don't worry about the Qin army's golden juice anymore."
"The Qin army is on the target city, and the crossbow bolts are thrown!"
(End of chapter)