"Report! Your Highness, the Crown Prince, grave news! Qin troops have infiltrated our city and burned our provisions!"
"What? All our provisions have been burned? Is there any remaining?"
"None. They used those strange bottles, and a massive fire erupted instantly. Our men couldn't rescue them in time. All the provisions were destroyed!"
"Damn it! These Qin people are too hateful!"
Having witnessed the fire bottles, Crown Prince Dan naturally understood their terrifying power.
He knew that once a fire bottle was ignited, it would inevitably cause a huge explosion and flames.
Those ferocious flames were even more potent than oil. Once ignited, it was entirely normal for their men to be unable to rescue them.
It was just that earlier, they had considered Yanmen to be already in their grasp, at their mercy.
Unexpectedly, before they could even attack Lin Tian's army, Lin Tian's army had struck first.
And their first target was their most crucial provisions.
This indeed drove Crown Prince Dan and the Yan generals to despair.
However, they were even more concerned about something else.
"Where is our heavy supply convoy now?"
"Still en route. It should reach us in less than half a day!"
"That's good. Tell our heavy supply convoy to be careful. We cannot afford another sneak attack by the Qin!"
Although the loss of provisions caused great panic among many, the thought of their heavy supply arriving in half a day eased their anxieties.
With the heavy supply convoy arriving, the burned provisions would no longer matter.
In fact, they would have nothing to worry about.
Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, another urgent report arrived.
"Report, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, grave news! Our heavy supply convoy has been intercepted!"
"What?"
At this moment, Crown Prince Dan could no longer sit still.
He had just been thinking that with their heavy supply convoy intact, they were out of danger.
They could still attack Yanmen with ease.
But now, with their heavy supply convoy gone, the situation was entirely different.
Without these supplies, it meant their army had no provisions left.
Their warhorses, their soldiers, had nothing to eat.
How could they fight?
If this news spread, how could the soldiers in the army not be in chaos?
At this moment, Crown Prince Dan's voice trembled.
"Who, who did this?"
"Qin. It was the Qin people!"
"Damn Qin people! They want to completely exterminate us!!"
With no provisions, their hope of attacking Qin was shattered.
In fact, their army would fall into utter disarray, and the Qin would exploit the situation, directly crushing their army.
At that point, the Yan army would be utterly defeated, bringing shame upon themselves.
Thinking of this, Crown Prince Dan's expression shifted constantly, his mood unpredictable.
This was the first time he had led a hundred thousand troops into battle. If he were to be defeated like this, he would not only lose all face but also face the questioning of the Yan people.
At that time, someone would inevitably feel that he was unworthy of the position of Crown Prince.
Therefore, he could not afford to lose.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, what do we do now?"
Every single Yan general was in a panic.
They understood the importance of provisions all too well, and they knew even better that without provisions, they were doomed.
After all, they needed to eat, and their warhorses needed to graze.
If they couldn't even solve the problem of sustenance, how could they have the strength and will to fight?
Everyone knew this.
Therefore, the Yan generals were all extremely anxious.
Crown Prince Dan pondered for a long time, then with a hardened resolve, he spoke:
"Let's go. We attack Yanmen now. We have no more provisions. While we still have strength, let's take Yanmen in one fell swoop!"
"Ah?"
These Yan generals clearly hadn't expected Crown Prince Dan to make such a decision at this moment.
If they hadn't heard it with their own ears, they wouldn't have believed it.
Such a decision was too risky, too reckless.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, should we really attack Yanmen at this time? Yanmen has those incredibly powerful bottles. Our cavalry will have difficulty getting close!"
"Yes, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. Once our cavalry gets close, they might be scared away. They won't have much combat effectiveness!"
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, should we make further plans?"
"Further plans? We no longer have the luxury of making further plans!"
If it were in the past, Crown Prince Dan would certainly not have made such an impulsive decision.
Attacking Yanmen now was more like a desperate gamble, with a high probability of failure.
However, they had no other choice.
Without provisions, within a day, they would collapse on their own.
Rather than that, it was better to fight with all their might.
Hearing Crown Prince Dan's words, everyone else fell silent.
After some thought, they all agreed with Crown Prince Dan's words.
"Then we...!"
Someone was about to voice their agreement when, the next moment, they were interrupted.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, there is something that the subordinates did not report!"
"When those Qin people left, they also set a fire in the horse farm. Our warhorses were all startled!"
"What?"
It seemed misfortune never came alone. Crown Prince Dan felt they were already in despair, yet he hadn't expected Lin Tian and his men to play another trick on them as they left.
With the warhorses startled, it meant they had no warhorses to use.
This further amplified the impact on their already compromised combat effectiveness.
If given the choice, they wished they had never come here, so they wouldn't face such a desperate situation.
Alas, some things, once they happen, can never be undone.
"Your, Your Highness, are we still going to attack Yanmen?"
"Without siege engines, and without warhorses, our strength has been reduced by more than half. Can we really take Yanmen?"
"Your Highness, perhaps we should give up and return directly to the royal capital. We still have a chance to turn things around."
If they returned to the royal capital now, at most they would face a minor penalty for defeat.
They could bear such a charge.
But if they continued to attack Yanmen, they might suffer a great defeat, and the charges would not be so simple.
In fact, they might all perish on the battlefield.
Therefore, many generals persuaded Crown Prince Dan to give up.
However, Crown Prince Dan was not someone who would easily give up.
He was even less willing to return in such disgrace.
"No, we cannot return in such disgrace!"
"The Qin just ambushed us. They will certainly not expect us to counterattack immediately!"
"This is precisely the opportune moment for us to attack Yanmen!"
"Since the warhorses are startled, we will all switch to infantry and catch them off guard. We will completely take Yanmen!"