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  At this time, someone said to Wang An: "The hot water has already boiled. Shall we use the hot water to splash them?" Wang An said: "No, continue to use cold water to splash." The defenders on the city wall continued to pour water on the Xiongnu soldiers, who were not afraid at all because they knew that Wang An and others were pouring cold water down.

  The Xiongnu soldiers arrived at the foot of the city wall, raised their ladders, and the Xiongnu soldiers on top gradually approached the city wall. At this time, Wang An ordered the Jin soldiers: "You go get hot water, and also bring boiling oil to pour down together."

  The Xiongnu soldiers holding the battering rams were not afraid of the water poured down from the city wall, and they seemed to be inviting more intense pouring. Some even taunted in the Xiongnu language: "Use water, pour on me, pour on me!" After saying that, they still looked like they were enjoying themselves. Just as they were enjoying themselves, Wang An ordered his soldiers: "Pour two pots of hot water under each battering ram for me. Ah, why did you pour all the oil down?"

  The Huns under the city saw the water falling from the sky and didn't dodge at all, instead they seemed to be enjoying it, ready to provoke the Jin soldiers. The poor devils were scalded, with their skin burnt and flesh rotten. Most of the soldiers died on the spot, only a few were injured. The soldiers holding the battering rams were either killed or injured, so they immediately threw away these battering rams.

  The Huns verified a truth, that falling from high places really can kill people. The soldiers who were stunned on the crossbeam were thrown to the ground, with lighter injuries breaking bones and tendons, and those with heavier injuries dying instantly. The soldiers on the city wall let out a cheer, suddenly becoming excited, like a victorious cat, and all of them were immersed in the great joy of crushing the enemy's attack.

  The soldiers of the Great Jin's southern city found an effective way to counter the enemy's attack, and suddenly the entire defense became easy. The defending army of the Great Jin was leisurely and carefree, with a look of deep admiration in their eyes as they gazed at Wang An, thinking that this person who seemed powerless was actually a great hero who had single-handedly defended the entire city of Yuyang.

  Here is the translation:

  Wang An finished speaking, and Du Lin, Wang Xueli, and Qian Xuegui suddenly felt enlightened. They couldn't wait to return to their own defense zones and turn their city walls into ice cities.

  Sun Zhicheng asked for guidance, saying: "This defensive method has never been seen before. Lord Wang is truly ingenious."

  Wang An hastily waved his hand, saying: "Yang Liu Lang used this method to defend the city in the past. These are all recorded in history. Gentlemen, military affairs are urgent, and there's no time to investigate further."

  Liu Jiao Jiao was also deeply impressed and said to Wang An: "You're really talented." Wang An smiled complacently, saying: "That's right."

  Liu Jiao Jiao continued, "You're truly a brilliant person." Wang An felt his bones lightening up and hastily nodded, saying: "What you say is correct."

  Liu Jiao Jiao continued, "If you were a good person, how great would that be?" Wang An nodded, saying: "Your words make sense."

  The people on the city wall burst into laughter. Wang An suddenly felt uneasy and said: "I've always been a good person."

  Liu Jiao Jiao said: "You're a good person? You hit girls with a stick and even wanted to sell the Jiedushi to a brothel. What makes you think you're a good person?"

  Wang An said: "Let's not talk about that for now. Let's discuss my merits instead." Liu Jiao Jiao fell silent, thought for a moment, and then asked with wide eyes: "Do you have any merits?"

  Wang An said: "Of course I do! For example, I love the country, love the people, and help the elderly."

  Liu Jiao Jiao interrupted, saying: "Don't tell lies. Telling lies will get you struck by lightning." Wang An looked down on her, thinking that there wouldn't be any thunder in winter. He loudly said: "To prove I'm a good person, Heaven, if I'm a bad person, please strike me with lightning!"

  A loud clap of thunder suddenly boomed from the sky. Everyone was stunned and then burst into laughter. Wang An looked up, thinking that this was truly strange – there was actually thunder in winter.

  The Xiongnu army was repeatedly frustrated in the southern city, and the Chanyu decided to ignore the opposition of the Right Xiaowang and mobilize 1.5 million troops from his main camp to strengthen the attack in other directions. The Right Xiaowang naturally disagreed, but there was no way out. The Xiongnu Chanyu said: "Now the southern city has become an ice city, and the battering ram is useless against it. We might as well mobilize our troops in other directions, where they have not yet become ice cities, and maybe there will be a chance to capture them." The Right Xiaowang said: "But if we move the army away, my current troop strength is less than 50,000, and I won't be able to enter Yuyang City." The Chanyu said: "The main task here has been changed to defense, pinning down the Jin army. The Jin army's field combat ability is very poor, they will absolutely not come out of the city to fight. Moreover, if they do come out, it would be a rare opportunity, you can annihilate their main force in the field and then capture Yuyang City." The Right Xiaowang knew that the Xiongnu Chanyu was right, and could only nod in agreement.

  The Xiongnu troops moved in large numbers to other directions, and Liu Jiao saw this situation and was shocked out of a cold sweat. She thought that if they hadn't found a way to deal with the Xiongnu's sudden attacks here, then the Xiongnu would move their army to other directions, strengthen their attacking power there, and undoubtedly break through the city walls.

  Du Lin, Wang Xueli, and Qian Xuegui immediately ordered the soldiers to return to their respective city walls, starting to pour water down, freezing the entire wall surface, in order to defend against the Xiongnu's attack. They also rushed back to their own camps, applying the knowledge they learned from Wang An as soon as possible, strengthening their defenses. Before leaving, Liu Jiao waved at Wang An: "Don't think that this is the end of it, I won't let you off, how dare you sell me out, truly audacious." On her way back, Liu Jiao still felt both angry and amused, thinking to herself: "Wang An and his people, they really dare to do anything."

  Wang An gathered Jiang Cai and others to discuss their next move. Jiang Cai looked puzzled and said, "Brother Wang, we've just gained a moment's peace, you're not going to stir up trouble again, are you?" Wang An said, "You're right, I've been feeling angry these past few days, always being oppressed by the Xiongnu, tell me where we've ever suffered such humiliation." Du Lu said, "Brother Wang, there have been many times when we were oppressed and defeated, don't you remember that time when we ambushed a Xiongnu soldier and almost got wiped out by him alone? And what about the time we snuck into the enemy camp and got chased out for dozens of miles, finally hiding in the woods to avoid the enemy's search, it was so humiliating..." Wang An immediately stopped Du Lu, saying "Let's not mention those things." Jiang Cai thought to himself, good grief, let's just forget about our embarrassing moments, we've had plenty of them, but victory and defeat are common in war, who made our army so much smaller than the enemy's back then?

  Wang An said, "Always being beaten is not my style, I can take the beating." Others rolled their eyes and thought to themselves, "We also want to beat people, but the situation is stronger than us. The Xiongnu army has more numbers than us and their combat strength is also stronger than ours. Being beaten is normal, but beating others is not normal." Wang An continued, "In light of this, I have decided that our army will launch a surprise attack and severely strike at the Xiongnu's arrogance." Jiang immediately opposed, saying, "Wang brother, we are no match for the Xiongnu. If we launch an attack, we won't be able to defeat the Xiongnu's arrogance. Instead, they will beat us until we're breathless." Wang An said, "Don't be afraid of the Xiongnu army, just do it."

  Wang An started selecting brave warriors from his own army, and Wang An's old soldiers naturally supported him. However, the other soldiers were not enthusiastic, thinking to themselves that they did not want to commit suicide.

  Wang An said: "Those who want to go out and fight, step forward!" But for a long time, no one stepped forward. Wang An's eyes shifted, and he said: "Alright then, those who don't want to go out and fight, step forward!"

  The soldiers looked at each other in dismay, thinking that Lord Wang was truly shameless. Who would dare to step forward at this time? Wouldn't they be asking for death?

  As expected, soon after, Wang An said: "Those of you who don't want to go out and fight, step forward quickly! The suicide squad is short on people!" Upon hearing this, the soldiers thought that it was indeed as they had suspected - Wang An was too cunning. If they didn't step forward, they might die in battle; if they did step forward, they would probably be killed immediately.

  You hear the name "suicide squad" - can anyone survive that?

  Wang An continued, "Alright, we've determined the personnel for the attack based on voluntary principles." The soldiers thought to themselves, "Don't tarnish the word 'voluntary' like this, is this really what you call voluntary?" Wang An continued, "However, our attack doesn't require so many people, and many of you will not get this opportunity." The soldiers suddenly became excited, thinking that since they got to know Wang An, this was the sentence they loved hearing the most. Wang An said, "The selection work will be handled by Jiang Cai."

  Jiang was pushed out by Wang An to give a pep talk to these soldiers. Jiang cursed Wang An in his heart while giving the speech: "Facing strong enemies, you are fearless, enthusiastically reporting for duty and going to send death... no, that's not right, it's generous to go into danger, which moves us very much. However, don't be afraid because Wang An will also join us in the attack. From my understanding of Lord Wang, he won't do anything dangerous or unprofitable. You can rest assured, following leadership is the safest." The soldiers' emotions suddenly improved, thinking to themselves that it's true, which general would put himself in a dangerous situation?

  Wang An is now speechless, "Who said I wanted to go?", Jiang Cai says: "You're not always hoping the army will attack, how can you be absent at this critical moment? Besides, I feel safe following behind you", Wang An says: "It's wrong to prioritize one's own safety and put others in danger". Li Li and others look down on him, thinking what was he doing just now. Jiang Cai looks at him and says: "Then aren't you putting them in danger by letting them attack? You're such a person", Wang An says: "I've decided, I'll personally lead the team to attack, and take the lead, because I'm a good person".

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