The next morning, Lou Yi was woken up.
"Dig?"
Listening to the report from the Royal Guards, Lou Yi couldn't help but feel a little confused.
It was early in the morning and the enemy didn't attack but was digging on their southwest side?
Could it be that Yun Zheng wanted to use earthwork excavation to get close to their city wall and then launch an attack?
Although this is also a solution, how long would it take to dig from such a long distance?
Besides, if we want to dig, we should dig directly from the front. How can we start from the southwest side?
Something is wrong!
Lou Yi didn't have time to think too much, he immediately put on his clothes and rushed out of the tent.
Soon, Lou Yi came to the arrow tower to observe.
...
...
In the distance, the land was once again filled with smoke and dust.
Lou Yi couldn't see how many people were digging, but just looking at the noise, there were probably quite a few people participating in the digging.
Don’t understand!
Lou Yi was extremely puzzled.
After thinking for a moment, Lou Yi immediately ordered: "Send someone to investigate and see what the enemy is doing!"
"I have received information that people have been sent to investigate." Tiexiong frowned: "Logically, the people who investigated should have returned, but now there is no sign of them. I am afraid..."
"Then send someone else to investigate!"
Lou Yi interrupted Tiexiong and said, "We must find out what the enemy is doing!"
It is normal for spies to be killed on the battlefield.
It's just a few spies dying, no big deal.
If this group of spies dies, send another group of spies!
We must find out the enemy's intentions!
"yes!"
Tiexiong took the order and immediately ordered someone to pass on the message, sending out two more groups of spies to investigate.
"By the way, the spies we sent yesterday to investigate the movements of the enemy forces on the left and right wings haven't returned yet?"
At this time, Lou Yi thought about what happened yesterday again.
"No."
Tiexiong was a little embarrassed. "I guess they either met with an accident or they have not yet determined the final movement of the enemy and are still investigating."
Hearing Tiexiong's words, Lou Yi immediately frowned.
If the spy encountered an accident, it would be understandable.
But it had been a whole night, how was it possible that the spies hadn't figured out the enemy's movements yet?
Can the enemy run very far?
Very far?
As he was thinking, Lou Yi's eyelids suddenly jumped, and he asked in surprise: "Could it be that Yun Zheng is going to attack Gu Le and Yi Wu at the same time?"
"this……"
Tiexiong was surprised.
After thinking for a moment, Tie Xiong shook his head and said, "In my opinion, Yun Zheng should not be able to do this!"
"Why?"
Lou Yi glanced at Tiexiong out of the corner of his eye.
"Although Yun Zheng has a strong military force, it would be too foolish to attack on three fronts at the same time."
Tiexiong narrowed his eyes slightly, "If he really wants to attack Yiwu and Gule at the same time, Your Highness and I should be happy."
Tiexiong was once a famous general of Qiuchi, and this is clear.
With a force of about 100,000, attacking on three fronts simultaneously, it seems impossible.
As he spoke, Tiexiong became confused again.
Logically speaking, Your Highness should be able to understand such a simple truth!
But why did he feel that His Highness seemed to be very afraid that Yun Zheng would attack Yiwu and Gule?
Could it be that...
As he thought about it, Tiexiong's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
Could it be that Yiwu and Gule didn't have many defenders at all?
As this thought came to his mind, Tiexiong suddenly felt uneasy.
He also knew about the frequent troop transfers between the three cities of Yiwu, Gule and Guibei.
What he is most worried about now is that Lou Yi has only placed a small number of troops in Yiwu and Gule, and concentrated most of his main forces in Guibei City, waiting for Yun Zheng to attack the city wall he is guarding and then send reinforcements from Guibei City.
Thinking of this, Tiexiong could no longer remain calm and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, don't you think there are not many soldiers guarding Yiwu and Gule?"
"It's not that there are not enough soldiers, but that there are not enough food and grass!" Lou Yi shook his head lightly and sighed: "Yiwu is fine, but what I am most afraid of is that Yun Zheng will directly send troops to cut off Gule's supply line, turning Gule into an isolated city."
Not only was he not short of troops, it could even be said that he had a very strong force.
The tribes in western Mo supported his 80,000-strong army!
Among them, there are 50,000 slave soldiers and 30,000 elite soldiers!
Adding to the original military strength of his Dayue Kingdom and the young and strong men he conscripted, he had an army of 180,000 at his disposal!
Although among the 180,000 troops, there are only 100,000 troops with complete armor and weapons, it is still an army of 180,000 after all!
The food and fodder for the 80,000 troops supported by the various tribes in western Mo will also be borne by the Dayue Kingdom!
As a result, the amount of food and grass they consumed was extremely terrifying.
In the battle at the Sole River, they lost a lot of food and supplies.
In order to raise food and supplies for this 180,000-strong army, he has emptied the entire Dayue Kingdom!
Even so, their food supplies could only last for four months at most.
However, he couldn't spread this news everywhere.
If too many people know about it, it will affect morale and disrupt military spirit.
The most crucial thing is that the defenders of Gule were basically young and strong men who were forcibly conscripted. He had previously been worried that Yun Zheng would use a surprise attack to capture Gule, so he did not dare to stockpile too much food and grass in Gule.
The food and fodder of the Gule defenders could only last less than a month.
Once Yun Zheng cuts off Guluo's supply line, Guluo will most likely be lost.
After listening to Lou Yi's words, Tie Xiong frowned immediately, "If Gulue is lost, I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome!"
Once Yun Zheng captured Gule, it would be equivalent to tearing a hole in their defense line, and even threatening the safety of Guibei.
If Turtle Back was lost, their entire defense line would completely collapse.
Just as the two were secretly worried, Tietu suddenly ran up to the arrow tower with an anxious look on his face, "Your Highness, the team of spies who went to investigate the enemy's movements yesterday are back!"
"Have they figured out the enemy's movements?"
Lou Yi couldn't wait to ask.
"I figured it out!"
Tietu's face was not very good. "A large group of enemy cavalry is escorting soldiers who are escorting food and grass to the area between Gule and Guibei..."
really!
Lou Yi's face suddenly fell.
Yun Zheng is actually planning to take over Gule!
Um?
No!
It's not entirely aimed at Gu Le!
“I think I understand a little bit!”
A look of enlightenment appeared on Lou Yi's face.
"What did your Highness understand?"
Tiexiong asked immediately.
"Yun Zheng's purpose!"
Lou Yi said in a deep voice: "Yun Zheng wants to cut off the connection between Guibei and Gule! Once the Gule garrison is short of food and grass, we can either forcibly attack the army he sent out, or escort the food and grass from Guibei to where we are now, and then transfer it to Gule..."
"If we escort the grain and grass from here to Gule, Yun Zheng can surprise our army escorting the grain and grass!" This time, Tiexiong also reacted.
"right!"
Lou Yi nodded, "In the final analysis, Yun Zheng's siege of Gulu was fake, and his real intention was to trick us into giving up our defense!"
"Your Highness, what you said makes sense!"
Tiexiong nodded in agreement and immediately asked Tietu, "How many enemy troops are there?"
Tietu replied: "A rough estimate is that there are more than 15,000 cavalry and nearly 10,000 infantry!"
Twenty or thirty thousand troops?
Lou Yi and Tie Xiong's hearts skipped a beat at the same time.
It is naturally impossible to attack Gule with such a small number of troops.
Since it was not a forced attack, it meant that their previous judgment was correct!
If the supply line of Gule was cut off, the defenders of Gule would either starve to death or break out.
In this way, Yun Zheng’s chance to defeat Gule has come!
At this moment, even though he didn't know the movements of the enemy's other army, Lou Yi had guessed it.
That large army must have been heading diagonally towards Guibei and Yiwu.
If we send troops from Guibei to attack the enemy forces in the direction of Gule now, another large army will attack Guibei!
Damn it!
How dare Yun Zheng be so bold?
Isn't he afraid that these two groups of troops will be surrounded by their heavy troops?
Or has Yun Zheng already figured out his deployment clearly?
Did Yun Zheng know that the 20,000 defenders of Yiwu were slave soldiers without much combat power?
Otherwise, how could Yun Zheng have such courage?
Could it be that someone around me is collaborating with the enemy?
The reason why he frequently mobilized troops was to disrupt the original deployment and make people confused about his deployment, so as to prevent someone from being unable to withstand the pressure brought by Yun Zheng and choosing to collaborate with the enemy.
Only some people around him know his specific deployment!
Suddenly, Lou Yi became suspicious...
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