Chapter 222: Flooding the Tunnel
The big camp of the Northern Navy, the big tent of the Chinese army!
"Yun Wang, how many people are coming to the camp now? What tribes are not moving? Beihai Wang Chishu asked with a smile, a few days ago, 20,000 Beihai pro-troops had withdrawn to the old camp, and the territory of more than ten tribes had now been taken over by the Beihai Navy, and now it was his. Suddenly, the King of the North Sea realized that if he continued like this, he was the real king of the tribe, not in name.
Sitting opposite Beihai King Chishu, methodically drinking the good tea from the south, Yun Wang said slowly: "In the past few days, more than 30,000 people have come here, except for those small tribes who are incapable, the top ten tribes, seven have come, and three have not moved at all. I think they probably saw what we meant, and probably won't come. â
Chishu's eyes flashed coldly, and he said, "Then am I ......?"
"No!" Yun Wang stopped: "Great King, although there are people from seven tribes now, there are only three thousand to five thousand soldiers from each tribe, plus the three or five thousand people who came by order before, there are only seven or eight thousand soldiers from one tribe. These soldiers could not shake the foundation of these ten tribes. It's good enough that we can cut down seven tribes, we can't push all of them to the opposite side. â
Chishu said hatefully: "Ten tribes! Hmph, empty them sooner or later. â
"However, after half a month, they have also suffered more than 10,000 casualties, but Bai County still does not move, this Huolin Army is indeed extraordinary."
Yun Wang said with a smile: "The soldiers of more than a dozen tribes, the chaotic attacks, the Huolin army with a city to defend is naturally not afraid. However, it is not very comfortable to come to the Huolin Army, and looking at the number of arrows released by the defenders in recent days, I think their logistics are also under some pressure. â
"Is that an organization, a storm?"
"Don't do it for the time being, go with these cheap guys, take it or not, we are all winners. Let the cavalry in charge of logistics in the rear also be ready, and maybe one day they will have to retreat. â
"You mean, winter snow is about to fall?" Chishu's eyes shrunk. Heavy snow, but the sworn enemy of the army. Although the grain and grass of the Yan tribe are grain, grass and livestock, which is different from the Yan country, the heavy snow also makes logistics extremely difficult. Now the Northern Navy is a meritorious party, logistics need to be transported from afar, and when heavy snow falls, that is when they must retreat.
Yun Wang said in a deep voice: "It is estimated that it will be half a month later, but it is not us who should have a headache now, but the two parts of Anchegu and Funi." As he spoke, he handed over the things in his hand.
As soon as Chishu saw the results, his face gradually became strict, and after a while, he said in a muffled voice: "Huolin Army!" Extraordinary! Zhao Xun! Awesome! â
"Yes, this young guy is really powerful, we might as well be ah. However, he is not much better, after all, he is just a battalion commander, and he doesn't even have an official identity. Yun Wang said lightly.
"That's right, what he did was indeed a problem in the face of the Yan Imperial Court. However, it should not be underestimated, this person can take advantage of the situation, it is indeed rare, and I might as well be in a different place. Achishu said with squinted eyes.
"Don't mention him, those three old guys have been staying together all day lately, has the king figured out how to deal with it?"
"The three old guys can't turn the sky, their every move is under surveillance, as soon as there is a movement, several of his juniors will appear in the siege queue, I don't think they will make an unwise move, besides, the three of them, thousands of people are in my hands."
Yun Wang shook his head and said: "Don't be careless, these three old guys are thinking deeply, if it weren't for the fact that there are a few of their outstanding juniors here, I'm afraid there would have been something wrong." As for the thousands of families in the mouth of the king, they have long since given up. â
"Hmph...... If you go against me, it won't end well. Before the withdrawal of the army, they did not cease to exist zĂ i. "For the three old guys who have repeatedly looked at him when he was a prince, Chishu naturally won't let them have a good time.
In the front battalion of the Northern Navy, more than a dozen generals are now scratching their heads and ears for the attack on Baixian County, and in a few days, nearly 10,000 soldiers of various departments have been lost, but Baixian County is still like an impregnable wall and unbreakable. Counting the number of casualties in the early stage of the Northern Navy, the roadblock of Baixian County has swallowed the names of more than 20,000 soldiers, and the land under Baixian County has been invaded by blood. The black smoke from the burning of corpses alone hovered over for several days, as if the souls of the dead did not want to leave......
"I think we should attack from the ground now, dig a tunnel, and kill it in." Said a bearded general.
"One can't do it, at least two are needed, otherwise, you will be so stupid and stunned to attack the city, and command the sacrifice of the lives of the soldiers in vain. Dig out two, even if one fails, the rest can enter Baixian County and break through Yanzhou Mansion. Another said.
"What does General Habur think?"
All eyes were on the main seat, General Habur, a close confidant of the king of the North Sea, Chishu, who was in charge of the siege.
Habur naturally knew what the king meant, which was to let the generals of these various departments go to fight with the Huolin army, so he smiled and said: "In the past half a month, our army has failed repeatedly, this authentic siege city, you might as well give it a try, no matter which tribe takes the lead in Baixian City, in the future, a quarter of Yanzhou Mansion will belong to that tribe." â
When the generals heard this, their eyes were hot, and they said in unison: "My department is going to dig tunnels." â
Seeing that all the generals were fighting for merit, Habur said: "Since everyone wants to go underground, then everyone will do their own thing, and whoever enters the city will rely on their own ability!" â
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"My lord! Today, the siege of the North Navy is much smaller, and it seems that it has no intention of fighting hard. Lin Luo said to Zhao Xun, who came to inspect. In the past half a month, Zhao Xun has been relieved to hand over the matter of defending the city to the generals, and at the same time, he has been constantly training the soldiers of the former government. The Northern Navy attacked the city as always, and the Huolin Army defended the city as always, exactly like a drill, according to the script, but today it seems that the momentum is much smaller.
Zhao Xun said with a smile: "It's not good if the momentum is small, do you want the Northern Navy to come in?" â
Zhao Fei said with a smile on the side: "The momentum of the Northern Navy is smaller, and the soldiers are also a lot more bored. Does Captain Lin feel that there are fewer killings, and the reward earned in his hands is also less, and there is not enough to drink? â
Lin Luoha smiled and said: "The Northern Navy is not coming, I am still a little uncomfortable, but I think, they are definitely thinking of some strange tricks, in the past half a month, the Northern Navy outside the city has made any moves." â
Zhao Fei said: "Our soldiers can also adapt to their methods, the more methods they have, the greater the speed and space for the soldiers to grow." On the battlefield, the progress of the soldiers is much greater than that of mere training. â
Sure enough, in the evening, when Zhao Xun was patrolling as always, Lin Luo hurried over and said eagerly: "My lord, there is an abnormal movement in the Northern Navy. â
"Oh? Check it out! Zhao Xun climbed the city wall, looked in the direction pointed by Lin Luo, and found a little faint light, he listened carefully to the movement in the dark, and soon heard the sound of shovels floating in the cold wind.
Lin Luo said fiercely: "My lord, the enemy wants to dig a tunnel. It seems that they also know that there is no way to deal with our heavy armor soldiers by attacking the city head-on, and this time they want to be ground rats and attack from the ground. â
Qin You said worriedly: "My lord, let's dig horizontal tunnels in the city too!" Be the first to block the enemy's tunnels! â
Zhao Xun pondered for a moment and said lightly: "It's not necessary now, it's still early." Normally, the soldiers were arranged to rest, restore their bodies, and replenish their supplies. Let them go first, such a long distance, there are not five or six days, don't want to dig to the city. â
Qin You thought about it for a while, absolutely what Zhao Xun said was right, there were not a few days when the Northern Navy would not be able to dig under the city wall.
Zhao Xun said that it was okay, but it didn't mean that he really didn't do anything. After going down to the city, he immediately ordered Zhao Fei to dig a few wells near the city wall in the city, pay close attention to the location of the enemy's tunnels, and see where the tunnels of the Northern Navy had reached. Subsequently, Zhao Xun ordered the baggage camp to bring a large amount of firewood and grass and fire-starting things, Qin You and Zhao Fei immediately understood that Zhao Xun wanted to use the method of smoking.
"It's a pity that there is no moat outside Baixian County, otherwise, you can drown this group of bastards." Zhao Xun sighed.
"By the way, dig a small channel in the river in Xicheng, connect it directly when the time comes, pour it into me, and drown this group of ground rats."
The three days passed quickly, and the Huolin sergeants in the city were a little overwhelmed, and they were all worried about the water level of the well, for fear that the Northern Navy would suddenly emerge from the ground. In case the enemy dug a tunnel suddenly comes out, it will bring a fatal blow to Bai County, especially in the dead of night.
On the fourth day, Zhao Feiyu reported: "My lord, the soldiers are a little worried, the tunnels of the Northern Navy may have been dug outside the city wall. Some of the soldiers put their ears to the city wall, and the sound of the Huaixi army digging holes in the ground could be heard. â
Zhao asked: "How is it?" Are there any authentics in the sure place? â
"According to the method of those old people, it has been determined for seven days, and there should be no error."
"Let the soldiers of the former government and the soldiers of the baggage battalion move, dig out, and smoke this group of ground rats to death for me."
As a result, the soldiers in Baixian County also began to act, digging out the guessed location of the tunnel, and the sound of shovels continued to spread out, and gradually, the soldiers of the Huolin Army could even hear the sound of shovels on the opposite side.
"Listen, why does it seem that there is a voice on the other side, it can't be that the Huolin Army in the city is also digging tunnels, right?" A North Navy sergeant frowned and said to the brothers beside him.
"You are stupid, why are the Huolin Army digging their own tunnels, it should be dug by the tribe next door, everyone hurry up, take the lead in attacking the city, we can indulge for three days, money, Han women, what do you want!"
"Click......"
"Dig through...... Ah...... "A North Navy sergeant suddenly found that the tunnel in front of him had been dug through, strange, he hadn't dug up yet, how could he dig through?" Before he could react, a few crossbows rang out, followed by a pain in his chest, and he lost his feelings.
"My lord, this one has been dug through!"
"Set them on fire and smoke them for me! Smoke all these ground rats to death! â
"Ahem, ahem...... Where does the smoke come from? What's going on? â
"Hey! What's going on up front? â
Suddenly, smoke rose in the tunnels, and suddenly choked the soldiers of the Northern Navy in the tunnels, tears flowed and they scolded.
"General, look, what's going on in the tunnel!" General Kolebe saw a faint smoke rising from the passage dug by his own tribe. Suddenly, his face turned sideways, and he scolded angrily: "Damn! The tunnel has been discovered by the Huolin Army, so let the soldiers come out, and then the Huolin Army will smoke them in the city! â
Before he finished speaking, a pool of water vapor appeared in the tunnel, and not long after, a puddle of water floated in the tunnel, and then slowly rose.
"Will ...... Look, general! A soldier pointed to the tunnel with a bad face, and several corpses appeared from the entrance of the tunnel.
"Damn! We failed! I don't know which tribe will be the first to dig in! â
"Report! The tunnels of the Bora tribe were also flooded......"
"Report! The martingale tribe also failed......"
Then one tunnel after another was flooded, which made the general of the Kol tribe feel relieved, and said secretly: "Fortunately, they have all failed, it seems that no one has been able to enter yet." But the thought of working for days and ending up with nothing and hundreds of dead people made him angry.
Habur, who got the information, sneered: "Didn't any of them succeed? I knew that if it was so easy to get in, we wouldn't let you come and attack the city. Want to get a quarter of Yanzhou Mansion? Idiot! â
Not long after, more than a dozen generals came to the former army commander's tent again in disgrace. Habur pretended to be surprised and asked, "Generals, what's the matter?" Why don't you dig a tunnel? â
One of them said with a sad face: "General Habul, all seven tunnels have been flooded, and all my people are buried underneath...... The damned Huolin Army dug through it, and when our soldiers appeared, it was smoky and then flooded...... Now, at least three thousand people are drowning inside. â