In the southwest corner of Wanqiu City, the city wall turned a corner here, Zhang Xun stood in the bushes not far from the city, he could clearly hear the earth-shattering drums and roars, looking at the sky dyed red by torches not far away, he was anxious and worried.

Jieyin leaned over and whispered, "General, it's almost dug through!" I've reached the root of the city. ”

"Good! Tell the brothers to be careful, pay attention to the rhythm and strength when digging, and hoe to the beat of the drum. ”

"Whoa!"

Behind Zhang Xun, four hundred soldiers were in high spirits, dressed in the clothes of Chen Guo's soldiers, holding short blades, ready for battle. It turned out that Zhang Xun had ordered 600 people to rush to make equipment, and the remaining 400 people were recuperating, in order to make this retreat raid.

After a while, Jieyin came to report again: "General, the vat you said has indeed appeared!" What are we going to do! ”

"Good! I'll check it out! Zhang Xun said, and got into the tunnel mouth covered with branches and leaves.

Zhang Xun walked dozens of steps in the cramped tunnel, and sure enough, he saw a large vat in front of him, and the soldiers dug a large hole under the vat bottom. A shirtless soldier was curled up here to rest, he saw Zhang Xun, and just wanted to salute, "General......"

Zhang Xun immediately interrupted and booed. The soldier understood, and said no more.

Zhang Xun took a copper drill for carpentry and handed it to the soldier, and then Zhang Xun reached out and pointed at the bottom of the vat, signaling the soldier to drill from here.

The soldier understood, so he picked up the copper drill and pressed it against the bottom of the vat and drilled upward. It didn't take long for a small hole to be drilled in the bottom of the large tank, and Zhang Xun pointed around the small hole a few times, signaling the soldiers to continue drilling.

Soon, the soldier drilled several adjacent holes in the bottom of the vat, Zhang Xun stretched the copper drill into the small hole in the middle, and pried it hard, connecting several small holes into a huge hole. Zhang Xun drew his sword, stabbed it hard through the hole, piercing the cowhide covering the vat, and then slashed outward, and the entire cowhide was torn apart.

Zhang Xunmao walked out of the tunnel with his waist down, and then said to Jieyin: "Okay, order the soldiers to dig the tunnel wide, at least so that the brothers can run inside." ”

"Whoa!"

Jieyin turned around and gave an order to a few soldiers, and then ran over and said to Zhang Xun: "General, the order has been given, now you don't have to worry about the voice, it doesn't take half an hour, the tunnel can be dug!" ”

Zhang Xun nodded and said, "As soon as possible!" It's almost dawn. ”

"General, what is this vat for?"

"This kind of vat can prevent the enemy from escaping into the city. There are only three ways to enter the city, go to the wall, break the door, and escape to the ground, and the cheapest way to prevent the enemy from escaping into the city is this kind of vat. On the inside of the city root, a large vat was placed every twenty steps, and the mouth of the cylinder was covered with cowhide and half buried in the earth, so that when the enemy dug to the city root, every hoe would cause the resonance of the vat, and produce a huge sound, which was about the same size as the current drum sound. So, if it weren't for the earth-shattering drums and roars, we would have been spotted by the patrols in the city. ”

"Under admiration! But why did you know there was such a vat at this location? ”

"This city was built by my master, so I know it."

"I see, but I don't understand, why didn't you propose to General Huang to attack the city with the Escape Law at the beginning?"

"It's too risky, and once you enter the city, you're dead. I wouldn't have done it if I hadn't had to, and besides, who knows what's going on on the other side of the wall, we can only pray for good luck, and hopefully the 'five thousand centaurs' at the gate will attract enough attention." ”

"General, I'm very worried, are our four hundred people enough? The palace is so big, and it's guarded by the Praetorian Guard, are our numbers too small? ”

"Enough, Chen is a small country, the population and troops are very small, and the Wanqiu Palace only has a high platform and a few mansions, I estimate that the number of Praetorian Guards in the palace will not exceed a hundred. Moreover, our siege is imminent, and the city defense army will also be mobilized to defend at the city gate. So, even though we only have 400 people, it is possible to have a local advantage. ”

Hearing Zhang Xun say this, Jie Yin's worried expression eased slightly, and he then asked: "General, since it was your master who built Wanqiu City, then the general must know a lot about the layout of the city, right?"

"Hmm...... I know the layout of the castle and even the structure of the palace, but I ...... I'm still worried......"

"What is the general worried about?"

"Hey, forget it, it's nothing. As long as we disguise ourselves well and raid the palace before Chen Guoren finds out, there is nothing to worry about. Besides, it's our only chance to win. ”

After half an hour, the tunnel was dug, thirty or forty paces long, and it was more than half a man tall enough for the soldiers to bend and run.

Zhang Xun turned to the four hundred soldiers and said, "Brothers, the time has come to make meritorious contributions, you must be careful after entering the city, and everything must be done with caution." ”

"Whoa!" The soldiers responded in unison.

So, Zhang Xun took the lead in entering the tunnel, he ran to the bottom of the vat, and then cautiously poked his head out of the vat, it was pitch black outside, and there was no one. By the faint starlight, Zhang Xun found that the location of this large vat was very delicate, with houses on both sides, and the houses were close to the city wall, leaving no gaps. Two rows of houses hold it between them, creating a dead end, and once surrounded, they are certain to die.

Zhang Xun took a deep breath, straightened up and grabbed the cylinder mouth, and then jumped up hard, rubbing out of the ground. Then, he hurriedly stuck to the wall and ran briskly to the mouth of the alley to watch. After making sure it was safe, Zhang Xun gestured to the soldiers behind him, and the soldiers came out of the ground one by one. Now, Zhang Xun can only pin his chances on luck.

Suddenly, a bright light flashed out of the street not far away, and a watchman carrying a lantern walked slowly towards Zhang Xun's side, seeing the watchman getting closer and closer, Zhang Xun could clearly feel that his heart was beating wildly, and a soldier next to him quietly raised his crossbow and aimed at the watchman.

These days of conquest have made Zhang Xun accustomed to killing and death on the battlefield, if the person who came was a soldier, Zhang Xun might not hesitate, but in the face of this civilian, Zhang Xun hesitated. In the end, he reached out and pressed the soldier's crossbow and shook his head to signal the soldier not to kill.

Jie Yin was puzzled and asked in a low voice, "General, why don't you kill him?" If we find out, we'll be all done. ”

Zhang Xun sighed and said softly: "This war is almost over, let's try to kill as few people as possible." ”

After that, Zhang Xun clinged to the root of the wall and quietly approached the watchman. When the watchman passed by, Zhang Xun suddenly jumped out, covered his mouth, and then slammed him the back of the head, instantly knocking him unconscious to the ground, and then Zhang Xun dragged him back to the alley and ordered the soldiers to tie him up.

Jie Yin leaned into Zhang Xun's ear and whispered: "General, at such an urgent moment, this kind of kindness may not be advisable. ”

Zhang Xun shook his head and did not answer.

After a while, four hundred soldiers densely packed this narrow alley, and after counting the numbers, Zhang Xun led the soldiers to cautiously march in the direction of the palace.

At this time, the starlight had dimmed, and a glimmer of white light appeared on the horizon.

On the gate of Wanqiu City, Ju Gu stared at the stagnant building car, feeling very inexplicable, and he said to Mo Hua in confusion: "Wu Guoren knocked all night, why didn't he call?" ”

"Lord Taishi, could this be their tired enemy's technique?"

"It's possible, it's possible, General Mo, don't let the soldiers lose their fighting spirit!"

With that, Juya turned to look at the soldiers behind him, only to find that the soldiers were really not as energetic as before, they were exhausted by the sound of drums, and their faces were full of fatigue.

"No! General Mo! The soldiers are tired, and seeing that the sky is about to dawn, maybe the Wu people will attack in a while, and we must think of something! ”

Mo Hua drew his sword and said loudly: "Okay! I'm going to go out of town and meet him for a while!" It also boosts the morale of everyone! Come! Prepare the horses! Come out of town with me! ”

Ju Gu hurriedly grabbed Mo Hua's hand and said, "General Mo! Be careful! Just tempt, just tempt. ”

"Don't worry, Lord Taishi!"

After a while, a crack opened in the city gate, and Mo Hua rode out with fifty cavalrymen, who galloped sideways along the city wall, cautiously avoiding the range of the carts. Soon, Mo Hua detoured back to the back of the building, opposite the flank of the Wu army's large array.

At this time, the morning light was faint, and the morning sun was soaked in the flowing clouds on the horizon, spreading a golden brilliance.

Mo Hua didn't have the heart to enjoy the sunrise view, and the noisy drums in his ears and the enemies ready to kill made him nervous. He rode his horse forward, ran up a high slope, and looked at the Wu army's large array by the morning light, and was immediately shocked.

It turned out that the so-called 5,000 soldiers and horses were simply a pile of tree branches wrapped in strips of cloth and sticking torches, and these branches were arranged in formations, disguised as soldiers waiting for battle. In that "tree array", there were only a few hundred people running non-stop, each holding two torches, desperately kicking the ground, shaking up the muddy dust and sand, and it was really impossible to distinguish from a distance in the dark night.

Mo Hua looked at the eighteen building cars again, and then looked up to the sky and sighed, it turned out that those so-called building cars were just empty shelves. The building car only has a baffle at the front end, but the back and sides are completely empty, and even in addition to the top floor, there is not even a layer below, and the pillars of the building car are very thin, not to mention that there are thirty or forty people standing on each floor, I am afraid that in addition to the drummer who barely climbed to the top floor, one more person will go up, and the entire building car will collapse, and it is no wonder that these eighteen building cars can come out of the ground in an instant.

"Get back to town!" Mo Hua suddenly shouted in a panic.

He led the men and horses to gallop straight towards the city gate, and when passing by a building car, Mo Hua drew his sword, took advantage of the speed of the horse, and slashed at the building car with force, only to see that the slender feet were disconnected from the brush, and the entire building car suddenly tilted and collapsed. Mo Hua ran to the roof of the car to take a look, and sure enough, there was only one drummer who had fallen into a cripple.

"Bastard! Sure enough, it hit the trick! Mo Hua was so angry that he stabbed the drummer to death with a sword, and then led the men and horses back to the city.