Unbeknownst to General Iroh, his son, Lu Ten, had been mortally wounded around the time that the Fire Army had breached the Outer Wall. The troops set up a camp, and began to secure the breach. The Fire Army advanced into the Agrarian Zone and continued their onslaught. The breach in the wall paved the way for invasion, and after Iroh's victory at the Outer Wall, the general defending it surrendered. After a long period of battle, the Fire Nation secured the foothold that they desired. The turning point of the siege came when General Iroh finally breached the Outer Wall during a massive artillery bombardment of trebuchets. The defending earthbenders of Ba Sing Se fought back, managing to hold them off for a long period of time. The siege was initiated after Fire Nation infantry began attacking the Outer Wall of the city, hoping to breach the walls in order to secure a path for an invasion.
BattleĪround 94 AG, General Iroh and several armies under his command besieged the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se. At the time, Iroh was driven by his belief that he was fated to conquer the city due to a vision he had in his youth. His hope was that, by conquering the mightiest city in the Earth Kingdom, he could finally secure victory for the Fire Nation. Over the course of several decades, the Fire Nation's armies gradually conquered much of the Earth Kingdom, and eventually launched a campaign to capture Ba Sing Se under General Iroh, Crown Prince of the Fire Nation. The Hundred Year War between the Fire Nation and the rest of the world eventually erupted in 0 AG.
Avatar Kyoshi's firebending teacher Rangi was informed of this plan, and considered it feasible, though also stated that she would "pity the troops who carried it out." Ĭrown Prince Iroh, the commander of the Fire Nation's assault on Ba Sing Se. This included a contingency plan for an assault of Ba Sing Se.
Regardless, the military of the Fire Nation prepared for a possible war with the Earth Kingdom as early as the 4th century BG. For centuries, Ba Sing Se was believed unassailable due to its extensive fortifications.
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