The Northern Land - the south bank of the Yellow River - Guandu Battlefield!

"Whew! …… Phew! Phew! ”

At dusk, hundreds of birds return to their nests, the remnant sun is like blood, the red glow is all over the sky, the vast and boundless earth, the corpses are piled up like mountains, the blood flows like a river, the stumps and intestines are broken, everywhere, abandoned knives and guns, armor, flags, gongs and drums...... There are countless of them, and there are also some wounded war horses, wandering around, neighing, among the countless corpses, trying to find their master!

After the start of the Guandu War, the two sides fought wits and courage, fighting constantly, they have been facing each other for half a year, and there is still no difference between victory and defeat, in order to break this deadlock, in the early morning today, hundreds of thousands of Yuan troops poured out of the nest to attack the Guandu defense line again, trying to smash Xuchang City, and end the war!

However, the Cao army united as one, fought to the death, relied on the strong barriers, and resisted the attack of the Yuan army, and the two sides fought for a whole day, all of them paid huge casualties, and it was still a dead end, but the Yuan army, as the attacking party, suffered even more heavy losses, so they had to retreat to the base camp and think of other ways!

It's the late spring season, the weather is gradually getting warmer, countless people and horses have been killed on both sides, and the corpses are easy to decay, in order to avoid the plague, after the war is over, both sides have sent people to clean the battlefield and dispose of the corpses!

On the battlefield, the corpses are piled up, it is very troublesome to clean up, and after the fight, the flesh and blood are blurred, it is difficult to distinguish each other's camps, in desperation, people have to dig a big pit, gather the war dead on both sides, and bury them all, anyway, they are all Han blood, why bother to distinguish so clearly!

"Brush! …… Brush! Brush! ”

Since ancient times, the dead are big, the yellow sand covers the face, and the soil is safe, the soldiers on both sides are mixed together, you dig the pit hard, I am responsible for filling the soil, cooperate with each other, cooperate tacitly, if you meet acquaintances, you will say hello and comfort each other!

After half a year of fighting, the two sides formed a tacit understanding, on the battlefield, they fought each other and never stopped; At the time of the truce, let go of hatred, help each other, if you encounter the other party's wounded soldiers, you will treat them with your heart, and then send them back to the other party's camp.

"Hebei athletes! …… The soul returns, back to my hometown! ”

"Soldiers of the Cao Army! …… Enjoy the steaming! ”

"Woo! Woo! …… Woo! Woo! ”

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After the tomb was completed, both sides offered tribute, worshiped the spirits of the dead, and wept bitterly...... Being an enemy in life, fighting constantly, and being in the same cave after death, and being each other's companions, it is really a great irony for the soldiers of the two armies, everyone is of Han blood, why do compatriots kill each other?

The stars shifted, night fell, and the soldiers on both sides returned to their respective camps, leaving only a huge grave, cold wind, sad and miserable...... At this point, the battle during the day is over, but the competition between the two sides continues, and the fighting at night is more intense?

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Night fell, it was pitch black, after the men and horses of all departments came back, they immediately blocked the camp, except for the soldiers in charge of the night patrol, the rest of the people waited for the war meal, and after eating the war meal, they all entered the tent to rest, try to replenish their physical strength, and prepare for the next fierce battle!

"Whoosh! …… Sou! Sou! ”

At the same time, a group of ghostly figures came out of the shadows, they had no flags, no armor, and the weapons in their hands were also very peculiar, not swords, swords, halberds, bows, arrows and shields, but shovels, hammers, ropes, and compasses...... And so on, not so much an army as a bunch of bows and arrows, yes, they are the famous 'diggers'! ’

The members of the 'digging army' are basically tomb robbers, they are not good at battlefield fighting, but they are masters of digging holes, when Cao Cao raised troops in Yanzhou, weapons, grain and grass, military salaries are all in short supply, eat the last meal, no next meal, can only eat wild vegetable soup to satisfy the stomach, the situation is really miserable!

In desperation, at Xiao Yi's suggestion, Cao Cao issued an order and secretly gathered a group of tomb robbers to dig up the tombs of emperors and generals, and to find jewelry, jade, gold and silver utensils...... All kinds of funeral items to supplement military supplies and relieve the people of Limin!

In a few years, the 'digging army' robbed countless tombs, touched a large number of gold, silver and jewelry, and forty percent of the tax income of the court was contributed by them, subsidizing military supplies and helping the people, which played an extremely important role.

In addition to digging graves, touching gold and silver, the 'digging army' also plays an important role on the battlefield, repeatedly established some miraculous feats, since coming to Guandu, they worked day and night, digging three trenches around the camp, building countless barriers, Cao Jun is weak against strong, able to withstand the opponent's attack, 'digging army' is definitely indispensable!

His eyes are black, his silver is white, who in the world is not greedy for money, seeing Cao Cao using the 'digger army' to obtain countless gold, silver and jewelry, the other princes insulted him, saying that he was 'digging people's bones, heaven does not tolerate it, sooner or later there will be evil retribution', secretly, they have also recruited tomb robbers, ready to get a piece of the pie in the underground world......

The general Yuan Shao is like this, among the princes, he is the most fierce one, but also the fastest to follow the trend, ordered his eldest son Yuan Tan, in the four states of Hebei to recruit tomb robbers, release prison death row prisoners, and set up a 'thief hunting camp', called to capture thieves, maintain law and order, in fact, what he did was to dig up people's bones and steal money, worthy of the name 'thieves shouted to catch thieves'!

Recently, the Yuan army has frequently launched attacks, with great momentum, regardless of casualties, and even some madness, but Cao Cao is keenly aware that this is a plan of 'Ming Xiu plank road and secretly crossing Chen Cang', plus near Yuan Jun's camp, a few dirt mountains suddenly appeared, so it was judged that they were digging tunnels and wanted to secretly attack Guandu, so they mobilized the 'digging army' to deal with their fellow people!

"The Prime Minister trusts and entrusts him with the important task of defense, and the brothers must work hard to win glory and wealth, it depends on our skills...... Heaven, earth, people, ghosts, gods, Buddhas, demons, animals, deterrence, town, retreat, and ......"

On a high slope, the yellow rat holds a torch in one hand and a gossip compass in the other, silently reciting the secret technique of yin and yang feng shui in his heart, judging the location of the enemy's tunnel according to the topography of the mountains and rivers!

At the same time, the subordinates acted quickly, they were distributed up and down the trenches, and every hundred or so, a large urn was buried, and people with excellent hearing were sent to eavesdrop on the movements of the underground using the principle of echoes......

"Goo! Mutter! …… Wail! Wail! ”

"Sha! Sha! …… Wipe! Wipe! ”

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The underground world is rich and colorful, there are crickets chirping, toads are preaching, and there is a slight 'rubbing' sound, people who steal graves and dig graves all year round know that someone is digging tunnels, and the distance is getting closer and closer, and it is already approaching the Guandu camp!

Judging by the voice, the 'diggers' acted quickly, they calculated the position, and then arranged the elite people, holding the bright big knife, waiting for the other party to show their heads, this is a contest of peers, who has a higher level of technology, who is the winner!

"Smack! …… Sou! ”

A moment later, in the circled position, the soil suddenly collapsed, and a dark cave appeared, followed by a human head, covered with mud, black mess, it was the Yuan army soldiers who came to sneak attack!

From the Yuan army camp to the Guandu defense line, the two are more than 50 miles apart, the underground situation is complicated, digging is extremely difficult, Yuan Jun spent a lot of effort, it took two months, only then touched the vicinity of the Cao army camp, ready to launch a sneak attack, in one fell swoop to break through the Guandu defense line, then thought, what about the bright blade that greeted them?

"Brush! …… Smack! ”

Outside the cave, several men with sharp blades have been preparing for a long time, after seeing the soldiers of the Yuan army, without saying a word, they slashed with a knife, but before the other party could react, the head fell to the ground, and then dragged out the headless corpse and threw it directly into the trench...... One knife at a time, without mercy!

"Wow! …… There's an ambush outside, don't go out again! ”

"Wow! …… Tell the people behind you that this road is not passable, and quickly retreat! ”

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The same is true in several other places, as soon as the soldiers of the Yuan Army appeared, they were ambushed by the 'Diggers Army', slashing and stabbing with knives and guns, one at a time, just like catching mice, having a lot of fun, killing hundreds of people in a row, Yuan Jun reacted at this time, screaming in the crypt, but he didn't dare to come up again!

"The two armies are fighting, your lords, you are soft-hearted, the soldiers are taboo, kill them all, and leave no one behind!"

After following Da Sima Xiao Yi for a long time, under the influence of his ears and eyes, the yellow squirrel also became decisive in killing, and waved the torch in his hand three times, sending a signal to his brothers that killing people underground may not use a knife!

"Long! …… Prosperous! Prosperous! ”

After seeing the signal, the 'diggers' in the trench ran to the high slope, and after a while, the surging river poured down, quickly filling the trench, and then poured into the crypt, like a long whale swallowing water, making a loud 'rumbling' sound, mixed with some low screams......

Guandu location is excellent, east of the chasm, west of the water, the most important thing is the water vein, as early as ten days ago, the yellow squirrel sent a large number of manpower, dug a ditch, connected to the upstream chasm, and set up a gate, is ready to flood the enemy!

Between heaven and earth, water and fire are ruthless, the river is surging, all poured into the crypt, the Yuan army soldiers hidden in it, this time it is a big luck, the crypt is narrow, there is no way to escape, the river water is pouring in, what will happen to them, it can be imagined......

The strong attack failed, the sneak attack failed, the Guandu defense line was impregnable, the matter has come to this point, what plan will the Yuan army, who is bleeding from the head?

(End of chapter)