I was kicked out of the house, and I was reborn and became the emperor

Fang Bo pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head.

"The tactic of fire attack is often seen in military books and has always been praised as a unique tactic to reverse the situation of a battle."

At this point, he sighed softly: "But there are too many restrictions on fire attack. It requires the right time, place and people to be all right to have a chance of success."

"First, the smell of the heavy oil can be smelled from a long distance. Once the enemy smells the oil, they will naturally be wary of fire attacks and will not easily fall into the trap we set."

"If we wait until the enemy climbs up the ladder to attack the city, and then pour oil on the city to set it on fire, even if we can really ignite it, most of the enemies will retreat in advance, and the number of people burned to death will not be too large."

"If the plan is exposed in advance and the enemy uses rockets to ignite the oil we poured, the raging flames and billowing smoke will become the best cover for them to counterattack us."

Just like Fang Bo said, even if you poured kerosene on the city wall and set it on fire, how many attackers could be burned to death?

Unless the enemy is so stupid that they are crowded on the ladder waiting to be roasted, can you hurt the army behind you at all?

Moreover, if they really did what Fang Bo said, as soon as the kerosene barrel was picked up, rockets from the enemy side would whiz over.

As soon as the enemy retreated, the fire burned fiercely under the city wall, making us defenders cry.

At this time, the enemy took advantage of the fire and black smoke to attack, and the city wall was about to change its owner.

The same goes for water. Do you expect to scald your enemy to death with boiling water?

The soldiers wearing leather armor and iron helmets lowered their heads to avoid the first wave of hot water, and at most they got a few blisters on the back of their necks.

To put it another way, even if this trick works, how many people will fall off the ladder after being poured with water like this?

How fast does your water boil?

How fast can people climb ladders?

"Just defending without attacking, using fire attack is too passive and will definitely not work."

"So, Captain, what do you have in mind?"

Fang Bo looked at Fang Yi with shining eyes and asked curiously.

"If you're purely defensive, any move you make could be seen through by the enemy, and end up hurting yourself."

Fang Yi paused for a moment and continued, "If you want to break the situation, you have to take the initiative."

"Attack? How do you attack?"

Fang Bo was confused by Fang Yi's words. If he had not seen Fang Yi's abilities, he would really think that Fang Yi had lost his mind.

"Take advantage of their unpreparedness and set fire to the enemy camp."

Fang Yi stood up as he spoke and walked towards the Yunzhou defense map hanging on the wall.

"This is the moat, thirty steps away from the city gate, and the river is also thirty steps wide, which adds up to sixty steps, just within the range of our army's arrows."

"The enemy has blocked the river, and the river has dried up. If we bury kerosene in the river beforehand, we can wait for the enemy to attack the city and ignite it with one arrow..."

He drew a circle with his finger between the moat and the city gate.

"This way, this place will become a death zone covered by our army's arrows. Once the enemy is divided, it will be a dead end."

"The enemy is surrounded by fire and has to avoid our rain of arrows. The general cannot just sit there and do nothing. He will definitely send people to put out the fire and rescue people."

Hearing this, Fang Bo's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward and pointed at the enemy camp on the map.

"While the enemy's attention was focused on the fire, we sent people to sneak into the enemy camp and burn their food and supplies."

Before Fang Bo finished speaking, Fang Yi immediately took over.

"The enemy's attention is all on the city wall. By the time they discover the fire in the rear, it will be too late to turn back to save the situation. Once the food and fodder are burned, the offensive will naturally collapse."

Fang Bo was excited when he heard this and nodded repeatedly: "In this way, the crisis in Yunzhou can be resolved."

He turned to Fang Yi and said, "Although this plan is good, it is extremely difficult and dangerous to implement."

Fang Yi nodded, he also knew the difficulty of this plan.

"The difficulty lies in how to secretly transport the kerosene out of the city, bury it in the river without anyone noticing, and create enough bait to lure the enemy to attack the city with all their strength."

After Fang Bo finished speaking, he looked at Fang Yi. He knew that since Fang Yi had this plan of fire attack, he must have a comprehensive response plan.

Fang Yi pondered for a moment and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, the Jurchens will definitely launch a night attack tonight."

"During the night attack, there will be chaos on the city wall. This is a good opportunity for us to sneak out."

"After the night attack, when the enemy retreats, it will be the best time to bury the kerosene. Once the kerosene is buried, we will hide outside the city and wait until dawn when the enemy attacks the city. That will be our time to strike."

After Fang Yi finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Fang Bo and said, "Before we take action, there is a task for you on the city wall."

When Fang Bo heard this, he immediately asked, "What mission?"

"Set fire to the city, but the target is your own people."

"Burn your own people?" Fang Bo frowned and asked Fang Yi for confirmation.

"Yes, that's what I mean." Fang Yi reiterated and explained, "When the enemy attacks the city, order your men to pour kerosene from the city wall, pretending to be using kerosene to resist."

At this point, he looked up at Fang Bo and emphasized: "The key is to let the enemy see clearly."

"As long as the enemy commander notices this, he will definitely order rockets to ignite the kerosene. This will cover up the smell of the kerosene hidden at the bottom of the river and also make the enemy commander relax his vigilance. When the fire starts, the enemy will definitely take the opportunity to storm the city gate."

“That moment was my chance to strike.”

As soon as Fang Yi finished speaking, his eyes were full of expectations for Fang Bo.

Fang Bo hesitated for a moment, a look of determination flashed across his face: "Okay, let's do as you say. How many troops are needed to leave the city?"

"Fifty capable ones will be enough." Fang Yi responded.

"no!"

Fang Bo hurriedly stopped him. Fang Yi was the backbone of the group, and if something went wrong, Yunzhou City might not be able to be defended.

"Don't try to persuade me, just listen to me. As long as you defend the city, you will be the greatest help to me!"

"The key to this plan is to achieve a surprise victory. Once the news leaks out, those of us who leave the city will surely die, and the city defenses will collapse instantly."

He paused for a moment and continued, "If the city is lost, more than 20,000 people in Yunzhou will be ravaged. We must be on guard."

Fang Bo listened and his brows furrowed even more tightly.

"Captain, do you suspect there are enemy forces in Yunzhou City?"

Fang Yi nodded silently.

"At this critical moment of life and death, there is no guarantee that someone will not betray us in order to save their own lives."

……

Outside the city, the enemy's camp was large and majestic.

In the main tent, Daishan had a serious look on his face as he carefully wiped the blood stains off his sword with a piece of white cloth.

At his feet, lay the body of the archer battalion commander, whose throat he had severed with his sword, lying silently.

The other generals in the tent all stood with their heads bent, not daring to breathe, for fear of arousing the dissatisfaction of this moody prince.

They all knew that every time Daishan began to sharpen his sword, it meant someone was about to die.

The more carefully he wiped, the more brutal the slaughter would be. The generals were terrified, and no one could predict whether Daishan's next sword would be aimed at them.

"The tiny Yunzhou City actually caused my 30,000 strong army to lose more than 8,000 elite soldiers."

Daishan seemed to be talking to himself. He threw the white cloth on the table and glanced at each general present one by one.

"Just when they were about to capture the city gate, an archer shot an arrow through the entire defense line!"

He looked down at the body at his feet and continued, "Should such an incompetent person be eliminated?"

There was silence in the tent, and no one dared to answer. Dai Shan sneered and commented: "You missed the opportunity to fight, and you were at a loss at the critical moment. You deserve to die."

Then he shouted outside: "Come here, drag the body of this useless person who delayed the war to feed the dogs. Order all the soldiers in the Archer Battalion to go and watch, let them know that this is the result of delaying the war."