"An excellent plan!" Ying Zheng declared, slapping the table.
Bai Qi said, "Indeed. Let me explain my strategy. We will have the auxiliary army feign defeat and lure the enemy deep into our territory, to the Euphrates River. Our troops will lie in wait upstream and dam the river. Once the enemy arrives, we will breach the dam and unleash the water to drown them."
Everyone nodded at his words. This was also an excellent plan.
Wang Jian said, "We must combine it with an encirclement on all sides. Our cavalry will sweep around the flanks and cut off their retreat. Together with the flood, this will ensure their defeat."
"Good, good, good! All three of your plans are excellent. Begin deploying the troops," Ying Zheng said.
The three nodded, and Bai Qi said, "General Li Cunxiao, General Long Ju, General Fan Kuai, General Ying Bu, the four of you will lead thirty thousand Great Qin Cavalry and fifty thousand auxiliary cavalry around the Alps and strike straight into the Roman Empire. You need not capture cities or fortresses. Simply wreak havoc within the Roman Empire, and pretend to be cavalry from the Carthaginian Empire."
The four stepped forward and answered in unison, "We obey!" Then they turned and left to muster their troops.
Bai Qi continued, "General Han, General Meng Tian, you two will lead one hundred thousand armored soldiers of Great Qin upstream along the Euphrates River and dam the water."
"We obey!" the two replied, then turned and left to muster their troops.
"General Wang Jian, General Wang Ben, General Li Xin, you will lead the remaining one hundred eighty thousand Great Qin Cavalry out along our left and right flanks. Go and take up your ambush positions," Bai Qi said.
Wang Jian and the others answered