"You're saying that tunnel can't be dug out?" Zheng Zhixiong frowned. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info In Zheng Zhilong's group of brothers, he is not Zheng Zhilong's own brother, but his brother of the same clan. However, he followed Zheng Zhilong earlier, and he jumped to help cut people with Zheng Zhilong back then. Later, after Zheng Zhilong's business became bigger and bigger, because he had a bright head and ruthless hands, Zheng Zhilong handed over some things on the shore that were not easy to make public, such as secretly killing people, or getting some official privacy or something. Now, these things in Beijing are also under his direct supervision.

"Master Xiong, this tunnel really can't be dug out." * replied, "Master Xiong, dig this tunnel a little shallower, and the water from the moat above will pour in, and this is how Jin Ye died last time; The spring water gushed out after digging deep, and the water gushed out very quickly, if it weren't for the villain's quick opportunity this time, and the fat man's quick reaction, the villain would almost not be able to escape. ”

Zheng Zhixiong listened, nodded and asked, "How much deeper did you dig this time than Lao Jin that time?" ”

"It's a little more than a foot deeper." * replied respectfully.

"Isn't that a little shallower?" Zheng Zhixiong asked.

"Master Xiong, more than one zhang is not much." The fat man added, "Without this bit of soil, the water from the moat above would have been poured in." And there is spring water gushing out in this position, not seven or eight feet shallow, the spring water will slowly seep over, although not so fast, but at most one night, the whole tunnel is full of water, the same is not easy to use. ”

"That's what Lao Pang said, right?" Zheng Zhixiong asked to that *.

"The fat man is right." * hurriedly replied.

"Well, it looks like this tunnel really can't be dug up. Even you can't do it, I don't think anyone in the rivers and lakes can still have a trick. Zheng Zhixiong nodded. Zheng Zhixiong has not done anything about digging tunnels or something, but in terms of proficiency, it is far inferior to these two tomb robbers. You must know that in the tomb robber industry, who doesn't know the names of Hu Ye and Pang Ye? Since they are experts in this regard, Zheng Zhixiong must certainly respect the opinions of others. The experience of doing all kinds of black work has long made Zheng Zhixiong understand that you can't do what you can't do, you have to listen to people who know how to do it.

"This tunnel can't be dug out, do you have any other plans?" Zheng Zhixiong asked again.

"Master Xiong, we think it's ......" * stopped talking.

"What do you think? Said generously, awkward Nini's. What's a bit of a touch of the golden duo? Zheng Zhixiong said.

"Actually, in fact, the fat man and I both feel that it's not a problem that a tunnel can't be dug out, it's that no tunnel can be dug out." * said, "In the past few days, the fat man and I have secretly scooped some soil with Luoyang in several directions outside the city, and the water began to come out of the water only more than two feet deep. Therefore, the same problem will arise in other directions. ”

"That means digging a tunnel to get out, and it won't work at all?" Zheng Zhixiong asked with a frown.

"Master Xiong, that's what it means." The fat man said on the side.

"Hmm." Zheng Zhixiong answered, and at the same time used a few fingers of his right hand to unconsciously tap on the rosewood tabletop. After a while, he said again: "Two, the people on the rivers and lakes have praised you for your wisdom. Since digging tunnels is completely impossible, I wonder if you have any new ideas? ”

"Master Xiong. We do have some ideas. "* said.

"Tell me about it." Zheng Zhixiong said.

"Master Xiong, the two of us are thinking, I'm afraid this road is prepared for some big people, in case something happens, we can quickly escape from the capital division, right?" * said, "It is not easy to just cross the moat directly, it is better to cross the city wall first." We have prepared a dungeon underneath that will last for months. Once there is a change, the big man can go to the dungeon to hide for a while. We thought that even if it was a big thing, after a few months, it would be relaxed. Then find a gap, take advantage of the night, go out of the tunnel to the outside of the city wall, and then cross the river on a sheepskin raft, and then someone outside will answer it, and it will be fine. The two of us felt that it was safer to do this than to run directly. ”

"The dungeon?" Zheng Zhixiong supported his chin with one hand, and the fingers of the other hand continued to tap on the table, and after a while, he said, "*, Lao Pang, it's not the first day you have followed me to do things. Our ideas here are never just a pat on the head. Specifically, what did you envision in that dungeon? ”

"Master Xiong, the two of us drew a sketch...... "The fat man took out a picture and spread it out on Zheng Zhixiong's rosewood table.

"Master Xiong, look." * said, "We started digging from the carriage and horses, and then the tunnel began to divide into two, one leading to the outside of the city wall and the other to the underground palace on this side." Above this dungeon is the warehouse of our cargo station, which is also convenient for us to set up ventilation ports. Then Xiong Ye, you look again, there is a tunnel here, beyond two streets, you will come to our dart shop, over there, there can also be an entrance, and another exit to the outside of the city wall. It's safer and more flexible. In addition, my family has some shops all over Beijing, and as long as there is time, these shops can be dug through and entrances can be set up. This makes it easy to hide even if it happens suddenly. ”

Zheng Zhixiong thought for a while and said, "This kind of words increases the danger of exposure, which is not advisable. The entrance still can't be too much. It is enough to have one each for the dart shop and the carriage and horse shop. Well, in addition, if the entrance or exit is inadvertently discovered, is there a way to prevent others from finding the dungeon? ”

"My lord, if someone finds out, if it is an official person, if he really wants to track it down, he can be traced to the underground palace no matter what, and he can only delay or go through the joint so that people will not investigate." *Say.

"You don't have to worry about getting through the joints or anything." Zheng Zhixiong said, "It takes time to walk through the joints." Can you guarantee that even if they find the entrance, they won't be able to reach the dungeon in a short time? At least give the people in the dungeon a time to transfer. ”

"Master Xiong, this is easy, it's nothing more than arranging some mechanisms in the tunnel. It's like inside those ancient tombs. The fat man said.

"Organs? Something like a crossbow? Zheng Zhixiong asked.

"Master Xiong, this thing is actually useless." The fat man said, "There is no one in the ancient tomb who really uses this." Xiong Ye knows that when this bow and crossbow is not in use, the bowstring must be loosened, if the string is always pretended, it won't take long, this bow arm will have no strength at all, and the arrows that shoot out will not kill people at all. If you use this as a mechanism, every time you want to use it, you have to run to wind it yourself, then how can you use it? Therefore, the mechanism in the tunnel, using the crossbow is completely thankless. ”

"You're experts in this area, so tell me what kind of mechanism is easy to use." Zheng Zhixiong said.

"If you want to say that it is the best to use, the most difficult to get rid of, is nothing more than quicksand or water." * replied, "We let the tunnel sink and rise every other section, and then set a quicksand or water trap around this section, and as soon as our people pass through and open a door, there will be quicksand or water to flood the place." In this way, the people chasing after will have to spend a lot of effort to clean up the water and quicksand little by little before they can continue to track, and by that time, our people have already moved. ”

Zheng Zhixiong thought for a while, nodded and said, "This idea is good, but it is not up to me to decide whether to adopt such a method or not." I'll have to talk to the others about it. But do not be idle in the meantime, and continue to refine your plans. As you know, my family has always been rewarded for meritorious service. ”

……

The water in the moat under Kaifeng City had gradually dried up, and Li Zicheng rode a horse and stood on a small mound with another general looking at the Kaifeng city wall.

"Zong Min, do you want to see if you can blow up the city wall with gunpowder?" Li Zicheng asked.

"King Chuang, I think the cannon barrel is made of such thick bronze, and when the gunpowder is exploded, it can also be blown into pieces. I thought, if I dig a hole in the city wall, and then stuff gunpowder into it, and then a little bit, maybe I can blow up the city wall of Kaifeng. Liu Zongmin replied.

"The city wall of Kaifeng is much stronger than the barrel of a cannon." Li Zicheng shook his head and said, it seems that he is not very optimistic about Liu Zongmin's idea.

"Then dig a bigger hole and stuff more gunpowder into it. I don't believe it can't be exploded. Anyway, we just had a lot of gunpowder in our hands. It doesn't hurt to try. Liu Zongmin said.