"Dig a ditch?"

After losing dozens of spies, Lou Yi finally figured out the movements of the enemy forces in front of them.

However, Lou Yi was a little confused when he got the news.

Digging a trench, and a trench that is twenty or thirty feet wide?

Why did Yun Zheng dig such a wide ditch?

Could it be that...

As he was thinking about it, Lou Yi's expression suddenly changed drastically.

water!

Dig ditches to divert water!

Understood!

...

...

Finally got it!

Yun Zheng is going to use water attack!

Once he cuts off the water of Yudai River and diverts the water to their side, all their defenses will be useless!

This is what Yun Zheng said about the method to break through their defense!

At this moment, he finally understood why Yun Zheng sent people to defend Yiwu!

Yun Zheng was obviously afraid that he would see through his intentions and order the defenders of Yiwu to cut off the river water upstream!

He sent troops to keep an eye on Yiwu. If the slave soldiers in Yiwu dared to leave the city, they would surely be attacked by the cavalry!

How ridiculous!

Yun Zheng was well prepared, taking everything into account and making complete arrangements.

But I didn't understand Yun Zheng's intention until now!

The attempt to draw a tiger ended up drawing a dog!

What Yun Zheng had said before came back to Lou Yi's mind again.

"The attempt to draw a tiger ended up drawing a dog..."

Lou Yi had a look of deep self-mockery on his face and kept muttering to himself.

yes!

I learned Yun Zheng's method of using segmented city walls to block the enemy.

But I only learned the appearance.

He completely ignored the reason why Yun Zheng chose to build the city wall on the original site of the Sole River.

There is no water in the Sole River at all!

Yun Zheng, who is located downstream, doesn’t need to worry about water attacks at all!

But they are not far from 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!

The food and fodder stored here!

When he thought of their food and supplies, Lou Yi's eyes turned red with anxiety.

"Someone come!"

Lou Yi's body kept shaking and he roared loudly.

Hearing Lou Yi's roar, the commander of the royal guards immediately ran in.

"Order everyone to move all the food and fodder to the city wall immediately! Quick!"

Lou Yi no longer cared about maintaining his calm image and roared with a ferocious face.

"yes!"

Seeing Lou Yi's appearance, the commander of the Royal Guards didn't dare to ask more questions and quickly ran out to pass on the order.

Thinking about the consequences of the river water backflowing, Lou Yi couldn't help but pace around in the tent in a panic.

He didn't know if it was too late, but this was the only way now!

Otherwise, once the flood comes back, all their food and supplies will be destroyed!

Previously, he thought that not only were there traps and city walls here, but he could also get support from Turtleback City at any time, and there was also Tiexiong, a famous general who was good at defense, in charge, so he believed that the defense here was impregnable.

Therefore, he stored here enough food and fodder to last for three months for an army of 20,000!

If they don’t move the food and fodder to the city walls now, once the river water floods back, all their food and fodder will be destroyed!

In a panic, Lou Yi didn't even ask anyone to call Tiexiong over. He ran out of the tent and planned to find Tiexiong to discuss countermeasures.

However, just as he left the tent, Tiexiong hurried over.

"Your Highness, the enemy may be using water to attack!"

As soon as he saw Lou Yi, Tiexiong ran up with an anxious look on his face.

He also saw Yun Zheng's intention.

But at the moment, he couldn't think of any good solution.

Unless all the defenders here rush out and fight to the death to stop the enemy from diverting river water back into the city.

"I know!"

Lou Yi was confused, "I was just looking for you to discuss countermeasures!"

"I have also come to discuss countermeasures with Your Highness." Tiexiong responded.

"Let's talk in the tent!"

While dragging Tie Xiong towards his tent, Lou Yi anxiously asked, "General Tie, do you think that besides storming out, we have any way to stop the enemy from breaching the dam and releasing water?"

Faced with Lou Yi's question, Tiexiong couldn't help but look bitter.

Lou Yi blocked all the solutions he could think of as soon as he opened his mouth. What else could he do?

Tiexiong hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Highness, how many troops are there in Iya Castle?"

"Don't count on Yiwu!"

Lou Yi once again poured cold water on Tie Xiong, "Yiwu only has 20,000 slave soldiers lent to us by the tribes of Western Desert. Those slave soldiers are good at defending the city, but if they dare to go out of the city to cut off the river upstream, it is tantamount to seeking death!"

With only 20,000 slave soldiers, the enemy could easily slaughter them all by sending a few thousand elite cavalry.

It was also because Yun Zheng didn't know that Yiwu was entirely populated by slave soldiers, otherwise, Yun Zheng would definitely not have sent so many people to keep an eye on Yiwu.

"this……"

Tiexiong opened his mouth slightly, and for a moment didn't know what to say.

It is impossible to cut off the river water upstream.

The defenders here cannot rush out to stop the enemy from diverting water back in, so what else can they do?

Could it be that they are mobilizing elite troops from Turtleback City to attack the enemy's defenses?

By the time the army from Turtleback City is transferred here, the river water may have already flooded back.

Soon, the two returned to the tent.

"Your Highness, we have no choice now."

Tiexiong hesitated for a moment, but still spoke with a serious face: "We should either take the initiative to attack the enemy and stop the enemy from breaking the dam and releasing water at all costs! Or... we should retreat as soon as possible!"

"retreat?"

Lou Yi's expression suddenly changed, and he growled through gritted teeth, "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 enemy troops in the direction of Gule!"

Their army, with all the food and fodder, definitely can’t move fast!

The river water was backflowing, and they probably hadn't run very far.

By then, the food and grass will definitely not be able to be preserved.

Even if they manage to hold on temporarily, the enemy forces in the direction of Gule will definitely send cavalry to launch a surprise attack on them!

By then, how many of their 20,000 defenders will be able to retreat back to Turtleback alive?

Dead end!

This is a dead end!

Tiexiong 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 can I do?

If you stay here now, you will be waiting for death!

Hearing Tiexiong's words, Lou Yi couldn't help but twitch his face.

yes!

No choice!

Yun Zheng would never give them a third option.

Attack?

They only have 20,000 troops here.

The enemy troops facing them not only had more people than them, but also had a large number of cavalry.

Moreover, a comprehensive defense has been established.

If they attacked directly, it could be said that they had almost no chance of winning.

These 20,000 soldiers were not forcibly conscripted young men or slaves.

These are the elite forces of the Dayue Kingdom!

He originally wanted to use these elite troops to deplete the enemy's manpower.

If these 20,000 elite soldiers were lost, he would be in great pain!

"Your Highness, we don't have much time left."

Tiexiong was frustrated and anxious. "If Your Highness doesn't make a decision quickly, once the river water flows back over, we won't even have a chance to make a decision!"

In fact, Tiexiong prefers a quick retreat.

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

As long as they preserve these elite forces, they still have a chance.

But he was a surrendered general after all, and he was worried that Lou Yi would think he was afraid of fighting, so he did not say it directly and instead gave the decision-making power to Lou Yi.

Lou Yi didn't say anything.

At this moment, Lou Yi was struggling tremendously.

He wanted to attack, but was afraid of suffering heavy losses.

They wanted to retreat, but were reluctant to leave behind a large amount of food and supplies.

dilemma!

No matter what choice he made, he would not be satisfied.

Just as Lou Yi was struggling violently, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

“There is a way!”

“There is another way!”

"We...are not at the point of no return yet!"