"Marshal, the thickness of the ice has dropped more than expected. Besides, Yutang has poured kerosene again."
"How much is it this time?"
"I still don't see any decrease in the amount!"
"Fire arrows, burn it!"
Han Sanhe gave his order.
A few days later.
"Marshal, Yutang is pouring kerosene again. Should we …"
"Can you tell how much is it exactly?"
"I can't tell. At least, I don't see any signs of it decreasing compared to the previous times!"
"Fire arrows, burn it!"
Han Sanhe frowned deeply.
Qiu Jianhan, how much kerosene have you f * cking collected?
Why can't you burn it all?
It's been burned four times already!
Each time, it's a huge amount of kerosene that's genuine. Why is there still so much?
Watching the billowing smoke from afar, Han Sanhe's frown deepened, as if he could vaguely sense that something was amiss.
Zhan Ge, who was following beside Han Sanhe, was frowning as well, deep in thought.
The slope that he had built should have been a textbook stroke of genius, but today, it had been completely sealed by Qiu Jianhan's kerosene. Although there were no major casualties among the troops, it was not a good idea to continue this stalemate.
Speed was the most important factor in military affairs. Any delay would lead to changes. Who knew what would happen if this stalemate continued for so many days?
The best-case scenario was that Yutang's kerosene would run out, but the current situation was that the kerosene seemed to be endless and could not be depleted no matter how hard they tried.
"At least we didn't get smothered today," Zhan Ge said with lingering fear as he wiped his face.
The few times the kerosene had retaliated, thick smoke billowing and engulfing Dongxuan's base. Han Sanhe and Zhan Ge, who had been observing the situation from the frontlines with Han Sanhe, were utterly disheveled by the smoke.
Han Sanhe was stunned when he heard that and frowned. "You didn't get smothered today?"
He looked at the opposite side with a frown and suddenly ordered, "Send a few people with a higher cultivation base to take a closer look at the kerosene later!"
As soon as the order was given, several Peak Realm cultivators rushed over against the monstrous flames.
"Reporting to Marshal, the kerosene that Yutang has splashed this time isn't pure kerosene. It's mixed with a lot of water. Although it can still burn, the actual fire is much weaker than the previous few times."
Hearing the report, a faint smile hung on Han Sanhe's face, as if he had expected it.
Zhan Ge perked up as well. "Teacher, looks like Qiu Jianhan doesn't have much kerosene left."
Han Sanhe said faintly, "Even if it's not much, it can still burn and still be lethal. Still ignore him! Continue to wait! "
Another two days later.
The Fortress of Resilience was calm. There was no oil pouring down like before.
On Han Sanhe's side, the generals were whispering to each other, barely concealing their excitement.
"Marshal, let's attack!"
"Yutang is no longer pouring oil down."
"It's always the same amount of kerosene every time. No matter how prepared they are, it should have been used up by now. Now it must have been used up!"
"Yes, yes. Now is the best time for us to seize the opportunity and attack!"
Instead, it was Han Sanhe who thought about it for a moment before he said, "We will attack from three sides at the same time this time. Each side …" He thought about it carefully and said, "Ten thousand men!"
The generals looked at each other in bewilderment at the number.
Ten thousand men on each side meant that there was only a total of thirty thousand men!
How could they take down the Fortress of Resilience with such a military force and lineup?
In spite of this, no one dared refute Han Sanhe's decision.
The attack from three sides was instantaneous, charging forward like a swarm of bees.
Seeing that Dongxuan's soldiers had charged all the way up the slope and were about to reach the top of the fort, Yutang's side finally made their move, releasing arrows in unison. Bucket after bucket of kerosene poured down like a river bursting its banks.
The flaming arrows rained down like rain, meeting the pouring kerosene. The front of the Fortress of Resilience turned into a sea of fire at once, the flames billowing into the sky.
In spite of this, Han Sanhe's gaze was calm as he watched the rising flames from afar. He smiled faintly and said, "I've been too careful in this attack. It looks like that old man Qiu Jianhan really doesn't have much kerosene left."
Han Sanhe's words had a basis to them. The fire in front of the Fortress of Resilience was only burning fiercely at the beginning, but it only lasted for a moment before it gradually calmed down. Some of the places that were still burning were actually slowly extinguishing.
What truly posed a threat to Dongxuan's soldiers was the sudden appearance of Yutang's soldiers. Their swords and sabers gleamed as they slaughtered their enemies.
Now, it was Yutang and Dongxuan's long-awaited close-quarters combat, a head-on battle!
As Dongxuan's troops charged in like a madman, a large number of Yutang's soldiers retaliated as well. The battle was unusually intense, but Dongxuan's army was only thirty thousand men. Even when both sides were evenly matched, Yutang's side still had the home field advantage. Qiu Jianhan, whose white beard fluttered in the wind, stood at the top of the fort, directing the battle with his sword, tilting the battle in Yutang's favor.
"Sound the gong!"
Han Sanhe ordered with a wave of his hand.
There was no need to continue the battle. The thirty thousand soldiers attacking this time was to test if the enemy still had a large amount of kerosene. Now that it had been proven, there was no need to continue the battle.
"Tomorrow morning, we shall start cooking at three in the morning. We shall attack the fort at five in the morning. A hundred and twenty thousand men, attack only two sides!"
Han Sanhe ordered calmly, "Conquer the Fortress of Resilience in this battle and settle the situation!"
"Yes!"
The generals understood the thirty thousand men's intention to attack the fort today as well. Their morale was high, their voices roaring when they received the order.
"Teacher?" Zhan Ge was still puzzled.
"Why are you still surprised when everyone knows about it? Once I'm around, does your battlefield vanish into thin air? This is a bad habit! "
Han Sanhe was obviously in a good mood as he explained with a smile, "According to Yutang's reserves all these years, there must be a lot of kerosene that's necessary to defend the fort. Therefore, I've been depleting their kerosene these days. Even when the battle dragged on, I still didn't dare launch an all-out attack. After all, once we face the sea of fire made of kerosene, we'll suffer heavy casualties!
In these days, Yutang has poured kerosene six times! The first time was the most. "
"When it came to the fourth time, it was already mixed with water. The fifth time, the proportion of water was even higher. As for today's round, the proportion of water mixed in was already rather high. It's not even enough to cause enough damage! "
"If it wasn't for Yutang's troops appearing at the top of the fort in time to launch a counterattack and that old man Qiu Jianhan's appearance to supervise the battle today, the thirty thousand men might really have broken through the fort. All of this means that their reserve of kerosene has basically been depleted. "
"Even if there's still some left, it's only a few. It doesn't affect the overall situation!"
Han Sanhe said, "Therefore, tomorrow is the time to launch an all-out attack. The entire army will press forward and take down the Fortress of Resilience in one fell swoop, clearing the path to Yutang once and for all!"
Zhan Ge asked, "Teacher, could this be another tactic of Qiu Jianhan's to conceal the truth?"
Han Sanhe said faintly, "Of course there's such a possibility. I've never dared underestimate the old man, Qiu Jianhan. However, according to the storage of kerosene, Qiu Jianhan has already used at least four hundred thousand barrels of the actual kerosene that has been consumed these days! "
"During this period of time, the number reported by more than thirty observation posts is three times higher than this number. I believe that the higher ones are all water. "
"However, if we were to use this as the starting point, even if Yutang were to collect kerosene with all its might, the amount that could reach the Fortress of Resilience during this period of time would only be this much. That's two million barrels of kerosene! That's a joke! Even the entire Tianxuan Continent might not be able to gather so much … "
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