Chapter 840: See through, it’s too late!
"Dig a trench?"
After losing dozens more spies, Lou Yi finally figured out the movements of the enemy in front of them.
However, Lou Yi was a little confused after receiving the news.
Digging a trench, and a trench twenty to thirty feet wide?
Why did Yunzheng dig such a wide trench?
Is it possible...
After thinking about it, Lou Yi's expression suddenly changed drastically.
water!
Dig trenches to divert water!
Understood!
finally understood!
Yunzheng is going to attack with water!
Once he cuts off the water of the Yudai River and diverts the water to them, all their defenses will be in vain!
This is the method Yun Zheng said to break through their defenses!
At this moment, he finally understood why Yunzheng sent people to defend Yiwu!
Yun Zheng was obviously afraid that he would understand his intentions, so he ordered the defenders of Iwu to cut off the river water upstream!
He sent troops to keep an eye on Iwu. If the slave soldiers in Iwu dared to leave the city, they would be attacked by cavalry!
Funny!
Yun Zheng was well prepared. He had planned all the places and made complete arrangements.
But I didn't understand Yun Zheng's intention until now!
Painting a tiger is not like a dog!
What Yunzheng said before echoed in Lou Yi's mind again.
"Painting a tiger is not anti-dog..."
Lou Yi's face showed deep self-deprecation and he kept mumbling.
Yes!
He learned Yun Zheng's method of blocking the enemy with segmented walls.
But he only learned a little bit.
I completely ignored the reason why Yunzheng chose to build the city wall on the Sole River.
There is no river water at all in the Sole River!
Yunzheng, who is located in the downstream direction, does not need to worry about water attack at all!
But their place is not far from the Yudai River!
At this moment, Lou Yi seemed to see Yun Zheng standing in front of him and laughing at him.
This feeling made the arrogant Lou Yi extremely uncomfortable.
However, before Lou Yi could get rid of his negative emotions, he suddenly realized a more serious problem.
forage!
Stock up on food and grass here!
When he thought about their food and grass, Lou Yi's eyes turned red with anxiety.
"Somebody come!"
Lou Yi's body kept shaking and he roared loudly.
Hearing Lou Yi's roar, the guard commander immediately ran in.
"Call everyone to move all the food and grass onto the city wall immediately! Quick!"
Lou Yi no longer cared about maintaining his image of being calm in chaos, and roared ferociously.
"Yes!"
Seeing Lou Yi's appearance, the guard commander did not dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly ran out to deliver orders.
Thinking about the consequences of the river's backflow, Lou Yi couldn't help but move around anxiously in the tent.
He didn't know if it was too late, but now he had to do this!
Otherwise, once the flood comes back, all their food and grass will be destroyed!
Previously, he felt that not only were there traps and walls, but he could also get support from Turtle City at any time. There was also a famous general named Tie Xiong who was good at defense, and he believed that the defense here was impregnable.
Therefore, he stocked up enough food and grass here for 20,000 troops to consume for three months!
If they don't move the food and grass up the city wall now, once the river water flows back, their food and grass will be completely destroyed!
In a hurry, Lou Yi ran out of the camp without telling anyone that Tie Xiong was coming, intending to go find Tie Xiong to discuss countermeasures.
However, as soon as he left the camp, Tiexiong came over in a hurry.
"Your Highness, the enemy is probably going to attack with water!"
As soon as he saw Lou Yi, Tie Xiong ran up to him with a look of anxiety on his face.
He also saw Yun Zheng's intention.
But right now, he couldn't think of a good solution at all.
Unless all the defenders here rush out and try their best to prevent the enemy from diverting the river water back into them.
"I know!"
Lou Yi was confused, "I was just going to discuss countermeasures with you!"
"The last general also came to His Highness to discuss countermeasures." Tiexiong responded.
"Go to the tent and tell me!"
While dragging Tie Xiong towards his tent, Lou Yi asked anxiously: "General Tie, do you think we have any way to prevent the enemy from breaching the embankment and releasing water besides storming out?"
Facing Lou Yi's problem, Tie Xiong couldn't help but feel bitter.
Lou Yi blocked every solution he could think of when he opened his mouth. What else could he do?
Tetsuo hesitated for a while and asked: "Your Highness, how many troops are there in Iwu City?"
"Don't count on Iya!"
Lou Yi once again poured cold water on Tiexiong, "Yiwu only has 20,000 slave troops from the Moxi tribes to support us. Those slave troops can defend the city, but daring to go out of the city to cut off the river upstream is tantamount to seeking death. !”
The enemy's army of only 20,000 slaves could be slaughtered by just sending a few thousand elite cavalry.
It was also Yunzheng who didn't know that all Yiwu were slave soldiers. Otherwise, Yunzheng would definitely not have sent so many people to keep an eye on Yiwu.
"This……"
Tie Xiong opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
It is impossible to cut off the river water upstream.
The defenders here can't rush out to prevent the enemy from diverting water, so what else can they do?
Is it possible to mobilize an elite army from Turtle Back City to attack the enemy's defense line?
By the time the troops from Turtle Back City are mobilized, I'm afraid the river water has already poured in.
Soon, the two returned to the camp.
"Your Highness, we have no choice now."
Tiexiong hesitated for a moment, then said with a solemn expression: "We can either take the initiative to attack the enemy and stop the enemy from breaching the embankment and releasing water at all costs! Or... we should retreat as soon as possible!"
"retreat?"
Lou Yi's face suddenly changed, and he gritted his teeth and roared: "We can retreat, but what about the food and grass? Even if we abandon the food and grass, do you think we can definitely retreat? Don't forget, there are still 20,000 to 30,000 enemies in the direction of Gulle. military!"
Their army will definitely not be able to move fast with food and fodder!
The river water was pouring in, and they probably hadn't run far yet.
By then, food and grass will definitely not be saved.
Even if they are temporarily saved, the enemy forces in the direction of Gulle will definitely send cavalry to launch a surprise attack on them!
By then, of the 20,000 defenders, how many of them will be able to retreat back alive?
Dead end!
This is a dead end!
Tie Xiong smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, we really have no choice..."
He also understands the truth.
But they have no choice!
Either attack or retreat!
What else?
If you stay here now, you are waiting to die!
Listening to Tiexiong's words, Lou Yi couldn't help but twitch hard on his face.
Yes!
No choice!
Yun Zheng would not give them a third option at all.
Attack?
They only have 20,000 troops here.
The enemy troops opposite them were not only more numerous than them, but also had a large number of cavalry.
Moreover, a complete defense has been established.
If they attack directly, it can be said that they have almost no chance of winning.
These 20,000 soldiers and horses are not a forced army of young men or slaves.
These are all the elite forces of Dayue Kingdom!
He originally wanted to use these elites to consume a large amount of the enemy's effective strength.
If all 20,000 elite men were lost, he would die of pain!
"Your Highness, we don't have much time left."
Tiexiong was frustrated and anxious at the same time, "If Your Highness doesn't make a decision quickly, once the river water flows back, we won't even have a chance to make a decision!"
In fact, Tetsuo prefers to retreat quickly.
Where there is life, there is hope.
As long as they preserve these elite forces, they will still have a chance.
But he was a reduced general after all, and he was worried that Lou Yi would think he was afraid of war, so he couldn't say it directly, and instead left the decision-making power to Lou Yi.
Lou Yi didn't speak.
At this moment, Lou Yi was struggling extremely.
He wanted to attack, but was afraid of heavy losses.
They wanted to withdraw, but they were reluctant to part with a large amount of food and grass.
dilemma!
No matter what choice he made, he was not willing to accept it.
Just when Lou Yi was struggling fiercely, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
"There is a way!"
"There is still a way!"
"We... haven't reached the point of desperation yet!"
