According to the mapping distance of the tunnel, the tunnel exit is only three zhang away from the wall in the city.

Of course, the exit of the tunnel has not been pierced, and some have not been dug until the elite troops enter the tunnel and squat behind, and after the three excavation experts, they will start to dig the last layer of soil, and then use a shovel to poke off the paving masonry on the entrance of the cave.

Finally, the long-lost sunlight refracted in, like moonlight pouring down at night.

The dust stirred up by the falling sediment was also visible in the sunlight.

After several consecutive stabs, the hole that a person could drill out of finally opened.

The first of the three good men in the excavation climbed out.

When they stuck out their heads to look, their heads suddenly buzzed blank.

Surrounded by elite soldiers in full armor, they were all armed with sharp crossbows and spears and broadswords.

and hot oil boiling over a fire.

Without waiting for him to react, the two wrestlers slipped down directly, and then threw them behind him, and the others instantly took action and tied them with ropes.

Then came the second tunneling engineer, who had just reached out and was forcibly dragged out.

He thought it was his companion who helped him, and then he was captured in a daze.

And then the third, which was also brought out, was taken.

"Up!"

The elite soldiers in the tunnel were overjoyed, and the three masons went up, and they also rushed out as soon as possible, occupied the city gate, attacked and killed the fourth captain's army, and captured the plain city.

When the first soldier came up, two more wrestlers grabbed his arms and shoulders and slipped out.

"Ahh There is an ambush! As soon as the man had finished speaking, a spear was plunged into his chest, and he was thrown to the ground, where he was hacked to death by the other axemen.

Yuan Jun in the tunnel didn't know the situation outside, but when he heard the shouts of his teammates, his heart still slammed out.

Then a pot of hot oil was poured at the entrance of the cave, and several soldiers near the entrance of the cave were burned and howled miserably on the spot, and one of them couldn't stand the pain and fainted directly.

"Retreat!" The general who commanded this army instantly felt numb in his scalp and retreated again and again, but it was too late, and he saw a special torch thrown from above, and with a bang, the fire dragon swooped down the tunnel.

"Throw a few more in." Outside the entrance of the cave, seeing the fire rushing out of the hole, the fourth lieutenant immediately threw several special round balls into the hole, waited for a short while, and then brought a thick wooden board to cover the hole.

It's not all blocked, leave a small breath to ventilate, so that the contents can be burned but not burned enough.

The next moment, the entrance to the cave was no longer emitting open flames, and it should be smoke coming out.

At this time, the commanding general hurriedly said: "Bring the bellows here, hurry up and send the air in." ”

Soon it was carried with a prepared bellows, and then through a homemade iron pipe, the wind blew in, and all the smoke that was about to come out was blown into the cave.

Smoke spread down the tunnels towards the hole outside the city.

When the elite soldiers of Yuan Shao, who retreated in a hurry, retreated in a hurry, they were close together, and they couldn't withdraw at all for a while, the tunnel was too narrow, how could it be so easy to get out.

Moreover, when the smoke came, even their breathing became a luxury, and their eyes were smoky and scorching.

After a while, they passed out in the tunnel with their necks pinched one by one.

There are still a lot of Yuan Shao's elites guarding the entrance of the cave, the front is the first batch, once they succeed in entering the city, the second batch will immediately follow up, as long as the first batch guards the entrance of the cave, there will be a steady stream of elites into the tunnel into the city.

It's a pity that they didn't have a chance to enter the tunnel, and soon smoke came out of the tunnel, and the people guarding outside were choked with tears.

"Ahem! It's over, the first team is estimated to have all hit. ”

At this time, if you don't understand that the tunnel war fails, then Yuan Jun will be full of fools.

"Seal the hole and don't let the smoke out."

The kind of smoke in the cave is not ordinary smoke, but poisonous smoke, and if you smoke too much, you will soon die.

Therefore, the troops in the tunnels were not only suffocated by smoke, but also poisoned.

………………

Beihai country and county capital are in the city.

Since the start of the war, Xi Zhicai has moved his work place from Huang County in Donglai to Beihai Kingdom.

Beihai and Donglai are the rear of Qingzhou, in order to better respond to the dispatch and support Xu Ding in the middle road and Wang Xiu in the south road, so I let my office in the middle of the Beihai country.

Today he went out of the city to meet an ally who had come from afar.

That's right, Ma Teng and his entourage, who had traveled to many places, finally came to Qingzhou.

"General Ma, welcome to Qingzhou!"

Ma Teng hugged his fists and said: "Haha, politely Mr. Xi, it should be that I should thank you, if it weren't for the pills you arranged to send, I'm afraid I would have buried the scriptures in the soil now." ”

Since entering Qingzhou, Ma Teng's mood has improved greatly.

When you get to Xu Ding's territory, you can't harm yourself.

And as soon as I entered Qingzhou, I obviously felt that it was stable and harmonious, and it was thriving.

In the county seat he passed, the township pavilion was safe, the people were abundant, and there were many smiles on his face, and he also specially visited the local primary school and inquired about a lot of things.

I never thought that ordinary people in Qingzhou could go to school.

And there are many schools and teachers.

Students are not only required to study, but also to learn martial arts.

And it's all free.

Ma Teng simply thought that this was incredible.

In Liangzhou, not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary families are not everyone who can afford to read.

Many only descendants can read, study the classics hidden in the family, the general family side branches, open the enlightenment, and know Braille to send away, unless the really talented can be selected to study in the advanced class of family studies.

"General Ma's words are serious, this matter is all a coincidence, it is Ling Ai who really helps General Ma, it can only be said that the general's life should not be extinguished, we only play a small role, but we dare not be greedy." Xi Zhicai said humbly:

"Let's go, General Ma is invited into the city!"

Ma Teng followed into the city with a smile, the two chatted with each other a few more words, and seeing the situation in Chunyu City, Ma Teng sighed with emotion: "Mr. Xi, your Qingzhou is really amazing, any county town is more prosperous than our Liangzhou state capital, and this capital city is ten times better than our Liangzhou state capital."

People come and go, shops are lined up, the roads are neat and clean, the people are full of energy, one by one, and their faces are full of happy smiles, which is really envious of me! ”

Ma Teng also came to Kanto for the first time, and along the way, he passed through various states and counties, and saw more barren land, and many cities had very small populations.

And most of the people have vegetables on their faces, and they don't have much energy.

In terms of business, it is even more slack, even the legendary rich land of Xuzhou, which is also unsatisfactory.

The three wars completely consumed the vitality of Xuzhou.

When Xuzhou passed by, there was still a big war, shrouded in a haze of war, and most of the people who were in a hurry were full of sadness.

Compared with Qingzhou next door, it is simply a heaven and a place.

So Ma Teng is not a compliment, but just truthfully expresses his opinion.

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "I am not very modest about what General Ma said, in terms of stability and prosperity, there is really no stronger Han than us now, and when we get to Donglai and Weiyuan Island, I think General Ma will have a bigger surprise, I believe that you will not be able to look down on this Chunyu City." ”

"Oh! Donglai is also rich and more prosperous, so I want to take a good look at it and see how Weihaihou governs the place, what is the secret, I hope you don't hide your secrets, and don't give me the opportunity to learn and ask for advice. Ma Teng said expectantly.