The most arrogant in history

Chapter 734: Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Ye Kun only has 11,000 troops.

There were more than 300,000 Kushan troops and civilians in the city of Bala.

If the Kushan army and civilians work together and fight to the death and rush forward, it will be very dangerous for Ye Kun.

What's more, the Kushan Empire's military power is still there, and reinforcements will arrive at any time!

Ye Kun held up a telescope and looked around: "This is indeed a tough battle, we must be fully prepared. Think about it, is there any good place nearby that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and convenient for garrisoning troops?"

Xiahou Jun said, "Seven miles north of the city, there is a large piece of high ground with an area of ​​hundreds of acres, which can be used for garrison."

Ye Kun nodded and went to the north of the city to look at the terrain himself.

This is a black soil slope with not very dense trees on it, but there is no water source.

The only small river flows around the north side of the highland.

The climate in India is hot. Although it is April, it is as hot as the summer in China.

In this season, if there is no water, no one can survive and will become dehydrated at the end of the day.

"But there is no water source here, what should we do?"

Hu Gaoyuan looked around from the high ground and said thoughtfully, "Even if we stockpile some drinking water in advance, it can only last for two or three days. If there are too many enemy troops, we will definitely be trapped."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "As long as we have ammunition, we have water. As long as we have enough ammunition, we can kill the enemy and break through at any time. It's a joke that the enemy uses bows and arrows to deal with our guns and cannons and wants to trap us here."

Xiahou Jun had the same idea and said with a smile: "Then we will stay here and wait for the enemy to attack, and then fight a war of annihilation!"

Ye Kun nodded: "Tell the main force to garrison the high ground in the north of the city. Leave a thousand troops at the south gate and the west gate respectively. If the south gate or west gate is attacked, fight and retreat and meet up in the north of the city."

The military order was issued and all units followed suit.

A temporary military camp was built on the high ground north of the city.

Three thousand soldiers went to the river to fetch water and stored as much water as possible on the high ground.

Most of the ammunition was also concentrated on the high ground north of the city, waiting for General Germed's arrival.

In the city of Bala, Germed was also using a handheld telescope to monitor Ye Kun's actions.

Germed's telescope, of course, also came from China.

Ye Kun had tried to strictly control the telescope before, but he couldn't control it.

During the twenty years of wars fought in the south and the north, there were always some telescopes lost on the battlefield and picked up by the enemy.

There are also some vendors who try every possible means to buy Chinese telescopes, take them out of the country, and sell them abroad at high prices.

The Ministry of War keeps statistics on telescopes every year, and hundreds of telescopes are lost every year.

There are also exploration departments and civilian navigation teams that use a large number of telescopes, and some are occasionally lost.

Some junior officers even sold their telescopes for money.

Ye Kun implemented a real-name system for telescopes, but was unable to control the phenomenon of them being lost.

Fortunately, the telescopes that have been exported are all handheld, and there are no large telescopes.

The telescope in Jermaid's hand is far inferior to Ye Kun's.

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Seeing Ye Kun's army retreating to the high ground north of the city, Jermed laughed:

"It is said that the Chinese are good at strategy, with Sun Tzu's Art of War and thirty-six strategies, but I think they are just a bunch of losers. Ye Kun has been fooled. This time, I will capture him alive, use him as a hostage, recruit all his navy, and then lead our Kushan Empire warriors to enter China by sea and occupy the nine provinces of China!"

The counselor on the side asked: "General, did Ye Kun really fall for it?"

"Of course." Jermed sneered:

"He was waiting for me to surrender in seven days, but he couldn't stand the heat, so he moved his main force to the woods on the north slope. Now, there are no Han troops stationed at the east gate. We can march out of the city in the middle of the night and besiege Ye Kun!"

"The Han army has guns and cannons, we can't resist them!"

"We have people. We can first send slave soldiers to consume Ye Kun's ammunition, and then charge with elite soldiers. Ye Kun must not have much ammunition, otherwise he would have blown up our Bala City last night."

Germed was planning his strategy with confidence. He said with a smile, "When we surround the high ground north of the city and cut off the water supply upstream, Ye Kun will run out of ammunition and have nowhere to go. He will have no choice but to kneel down at my feet!"

Everyone flattered him and praised General Germed for his awesomeness.

On Ye Kun's side, everyone was still working hard to draw water from the creek and send it to the high ground for storage.

The engineer used a grave-robbing shovel to test the high ground, and suddenly said in surprise: "Your Majesty, we can dig a well here, there is groundwater!"

Ye Kun chuckled and said, "Then go dig a few wells and work quietly so that the enemy won't find you."

The army has large Luoyang shovels that can be used to dig wells directly.

Even if you use manual labor to dig a well, it is not difficult.

The engineers immediately divided into four groups, each looking for a place to dig a well.

There is only soil and no rocks under this high ground, so it is easy to dig a well.

Ten wells were dug overnight.

The sky was just getting light and there was a thick fog.

Ye Kun ordered: "Today's foggy weather is a good opportunity for the enemy to launch a surprise attack. Everyone, stay alert, find a good hiding position, and prepare to fight!"

Hu Gaoyuan was very worried: "Your Majesty, the fog is so thick that we can't see our hands in front of us. Our guns and cannons have no target at all. If the enemy approaches and shoots arrows at us, how can we resist?"

Ye Kun regained consciousness and shouted, "All soldiers, please put on your armor. Those without armor, please take shelter and protect yourself."

Bang, bang, bang!

Suddenly, gunshots were heard on the front line.

Obviously, the enemy's attack has begun.

Ye Kun shouted, "All frontline posts should hide and shoot at anyone they see. Adjust the firing angles of the artillery and fire outside our defense line to intimidate the enemy!"

All units took action immediately, and the sound of gunfire continued to ring out.

Apparently fighting had also begun in the south and west of the city, with the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing shaking the sky.

Ye Kun was very worried. With such heavy fog, the signal could not be sent out at all. He was afraid that the isolated troops in the south and west of the city would encounter accidents.

Because they don't have much ammunition.

There were 400 musketeers and 200 artillerymen in the south and west of the city, and the rest were armored cavalry archers, with squad leaders equipped with pistols.

If the enemy uses human wave tactics, neither the south nor the west of the city will be able to withstand it.

Xiahou Jun listened attentively to the surroundings and shouted:

"Your Majesty, the enemy will surely come out in full force, and the main force is here. I am willing to lead a thousand troops to break out, harass the surrounding areas, and tie down the enemy's main force!"

"It's foggy. We can't force our way out at this time. We can't split our forces!"

Ye Kun understood the danger at the moment and shouted, "Stay at your posts and attack the enemy when you see them. If you can't hold on, slowly retreat. If you break out, break out together!"

Huang Jian, guarding Ye Kun, suggested:

"Your Majesty, we still have some chili powder tear gas bombs in the army. We can fire them out to test the enemy's strength. If there are sneezes everywhere, it means there are many enemies. We can fire at close range. If there are not many sneezes, it means the enemy is just harassing us and feinting to consume our ammunition!"

"That makes sense, fire tear gas!"

Ye Kun gave the order decisively.