Chapter 72: Daye Army, prepare to cross the river and attack the city!

Wanyan Yi heard it clearly and was instantly furious, his face darkening to the extreme!

"Prince, he might be trying to trick you!" Chishu hurriedly advised.

Wanyan Yi waved a hand, his face dark as he said, "In war, nothing is too deceitful; Xiao Moting might really have played a dirty trick and poisoned the food. This Prince cannot take the risk. No one is allowed to eat a single bite of this food; take it all away and throw it out for me!"

"But..."

"Those who disobey the order will be executed!"

A large pile of fresh vegetables and fruits was thrown into the river, drifting away with the current.

The Daye Army soldiers watched longingly, their stomachs rumbling, swallowing continuously.

They were all such good things!

How many years had it been since they had eaten such fresh fruit?

Yet they could only look, not eat.

It was simply torture.

Several warhorses stood by the riverbank and began to gnaw on a few large cabbages that had not yet been washed away.

The fresh large cabbages were very crisp and tender, making a crisp "crunch" sound as they were chewed, with vegetable juice flowing down from the horses' mouths.

The Daye Army soldiers standing on the bank swallowed their saliva in unison.

"The horses weren't poisoned to death; this vegetable is non-toxic."

"Such good large cabbages, we really should be the ones eating them."

"The Beijiang Army lied to us, there was no poison in the vegetables at all."

Realizing they had been deceived, the Daye Army soldiers all regretted it.

How long had it been since they had eaten such fresh vegetables?

Watching the warhorses snorting and eating with such delight, everyone regretted it so much their guts turned green.

Wanyan Yi, who had been played for a fool, was even more burning with rage!

"Xiao Moting!"

"This Prince will definitely wipe out the Beijiang Army and hang your head and that of the enchantress on the city wall!"

He walked to the riverbank and glanced at the bridge being built.

The river water had become shallower, and the progress of bridge construction had also accelerated significantly.

In places where the water was shallow, one could even ride a horse across.

Wanyan Yi suppressed his anger and shouted sternly.

"Pass on this Prince's order! Tomorrow, command the great army to cross the river and attack Heyuan County!"

"Two thousand Iron Pagodas will circle to the rear to defend against a surprise attack from the Beijiang Army!"

Chishu was startled.

"Attack the city tomorrow? Should we not wait a little longer?"

Wanyan Yi said in a deep voice, "No more waiting. Xiao Moting is transporting supplies and food to Heyuan County. With food, the 110,000-strong army in Heyuan County will soon recover their combat effectiveness! This battle must be won quickly!"

As he spoke, he took the Telescope from a guard's hand and looked toward the city wall of Heyuan County.

On the city wall, Heyuan soldiers were stationed.

But many soldiers looked sickly and stood on the wall listlessly.

Wanyan Yi sneered, "Xiao Moting, you send rice and grain to Heyuan County, wanting them to be full and have the strength to fight, but there is a plague in the county. Even if you send food, they will still be too sick to even hold a Long Sword."

"Correct!" Chishu agreed, "The soldiers of Heyuan County are all sick and cannot win at all. The spies I sent out found out that of the 110,000-strong army in the city, only 10,000 can fight! Let us strike while they are sick and take their lives! Wipe out Heyuan and Xiao Moting in one fell swoop."

Wanyan Yi nodded.

"Pass on my order, the whole army is to prepare for battle! Tomorrow morning, prepare to cross the river and attack the city!"

"Prince, there is movement on the Daye Army camp side."

The sentry standing on the watchtower, responsible for monitoring the Daye Army camp, discovered the clues.

"Let me see." Xiao Moting took the Telescope, scanned it, and immediately frowned, "The Daye Army is making preparations for battle; they are going to attack the city."

In the distant Daye Army camp, soldiers put away their stoves and began to push catapults one by one to the riverbank.

The number of soldiers building the bridge also suddenly doubled.

Such a situation was within his expectations.

Wanyan Yi knew he was transporting grain and rice to Heyuan Cheng and would definitely order an attack, wanting to strike first before Heyuan County recovered its vitality.

Han Guiying looked up toward the direction of Heyuan County, "I wonder how things are prepared over in Heyuan County."

Xiao Moting calculated.

Over the past two days, the Beijiang Army had been continuously sending supplies to Heyuan County via Drone.

About six or seven thousand catties of grain and vegetables had been sent!

Buzz, buzz...

The Drone flew back, carrying Wang Ziyi's reply.

Xiao Dabao hurriedly took the letter and handed it to Xiao Moting with both hands.

Xiao Moting opened the letter and glanced at it.

"Wang Ziyi says that the soldiers in the city have rice and medicine, and more than 40,000 people have already recovered their strength."

"The remaining soldiers, due to being more severely ill, are currently still recuperating, but they will be able to join the battle after a few days of rest. If there is an emergency, they can also participate in the battle together."

"Moreover, he also followed my instructions and had the soldiers stationed on the city wall pretend to be sick."

He narrowed his long, narrow eyes and looked at the Daye Army camp with a sharp gaze.

In fact, the "sick and weak" soldiers on the wall of Heyuan Cheng, who could not even walk steadily, were all pretending.

The purpose was to confuse Wanyan Yi and make him underestimate the enemy!

Xiao Dabao hesitated for a moment and reminded him in a low voice.

"Prince, the Explosives from Shennü Daren..."

Xiao Moting frowned slightly.

The most important Explosives still had no whereabouts.

The war was to begin tomorrow, and he did not know how things were going on Bai Wei's side.

He strode to the wardrobe to write a message for Bai Wei.

"Shennü Daren, the Daye Army is already deploying troops; it is estimated they will force a river crossing to attack the city tomorrow."

"Regarding the weapons and Explosives, is everything settled on your end?"

After Xiao Moting finished writing the message, he had already prepared for the worst in his heart.

He turned around and ordered Xiao Dabao in a deep voice.

"Immediately summon all generals to my tent to discuss matters."

"If the Explosives do not arrive by tomorrow, we shall prepare to fight a hard battle against the Daye Army."

"This battle will be difficult; everyone must not underestimate the enemy."

"Are we to fight hand-to-hand?" Xiao Dabao was stunned, then quickly cupped his hands, "This subordinate understands, I will go notify the generals at once."

Xiao Moting nodded, "Send word to Qin Zhan; if there are no Explosives, have him lead his troops and horses to return quickly for support."

"Yes."

In Qingshan Village.

Bai Wei looked at Xiao Moting's message, her brows knitting into a "chuan" shape.

Tomorrow, the Daye Army would attack Heyuan County.

Yet her Explosives still had no whereabouts.

Bai Wei immediately opened her phone and pulled up the post she had made.

Over the past few days, she had been searching everywhere for Explosives, even posting on major bulletin boards and forums to ask where she could buy them.

But Explosives were contraband, and no one dared to sell them at all.

Occasionally, a few people replied to the post saying they could get Explosives, but they wanted money first.

Bai Wei called them, demanding a face-to-face transaction, money and goods exchanged at the same time, or even just buying a small sample first, but the other party insisted on refusing and kept demanding money.

She could tell at a glance that the other party was just trying to scam her out of money.

Bai Wei was very anxious.

Without Explosives, Xiao Moting would only be able to lead his sixty thousand troops and horses to fight head-on against Wanyan Yi's three hundred thousand elite soldiers!

Even if she sent the equipment over, in the face of such a huge disparity in military strength, the Beijiang Army would not have much of a chance of winning.

Furthermore, even if they won, the Beijiang Army would suffer huge casualties.

Where on earth could she go to get Explosives?