Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 508: Digging a Tunnel! (Thanks to Yizhen Huaian and Ray who loves French fries for their two monthly tickets~)

Just when everyone was at a loss, Situ Wang Yun suddenly stood up and said to everyone:

“Since the enemy’s city walls are so strong and guarded by powerful weapons.

"Why don't we dig a tunnel, dig into the city through the tunnel, and catch the enemy off guard?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present's eyes lit up.

Liu Xie immediately looked at Huangfu Song beside him:

"General Huangfu, is this method likely to succeed?"

Huangfu Song stroked his beard and replied:

"Guzang City is close to the desert, so the city's moat is useless.

"But the premise for this method to work is that the enemy will not be aware of our intentions.

"We can concentrate our forces to attack the enemy's tower.

“The enemy’s tower cannot hold 80,000 defenders, and the remaining troops can only serve as backup in the city.

“In this way, the enemy’s defensive advantage in manpower can be greatly reduced.

“And our army can send 70,000 troops to attack the enemy and divert their attention.

"The remaining 18,000 men can quietly dig tunnels in the rear.

“Once we dig through to the city, we can sneak into it at night.

"By then, if we can cooperate inside and outside, we will have a chance to capture the city!"

After hearing Huangfu Song's plan, everyone suddenly gained confidence and immediately began to prepare for the siege.

After the army had eaten and drunk their fill at noon and took a short rest.

At Liu Xie's command, 70,000 troops immediately pushed catapults and other siege equipment and rushed towards the city wall.

Wei Yan on the city wall naturally kept an eye on the enemy's movements.

When the enemy began to approach, the soldiers who had been squatting in the shallow moat immediately ignited the fuse of the mine cans buried in the soil under the command of Wei Yan.

Not long after, the enemy's catapults and the soldiers' feet suddenly exploded with a bang!
The fierce fireworks burned and shattered the land and soldiers!
All I heard was a series of loud explosions!
A row of people exploded horizontally under the feet of Liu Xie's army!
Three to four thousand soldiers and two catapults were all killed and destroyed!

Liu Xie in the rear heard this series of shocking noises and saw his own soldiers being blown to pieces. His face turned pale instantly!

This is the cruelty of the battlefield, is this the opponent his soldiers face...

At this moment, he finally understood why his subordinates were defeated by Lu Bu's army.

It’s not that they are incompetent, but the military technology possessed by the enemy is simply too terrifying!

Facing such an opponent, a head-on collision would only result in the sacrifice of his soldiers in vain.

However, in order to ensure that the plan can be implemented, the enemy must not be able to detect any clues.

He could only let these soldiers risk their lives to attract the enemy's attention with tears in his eyes...

Wei Yan on the city wall thought that this wave of fierce bombing would deter the enemy.

But what he didn't expect was that the enemy was not frightened by the explosion, but continued to rush forward fearlessly.

Wei Yan frowned slightly:
"Can the emperor personally lead the army to fight and make these enemy soldiers forget their fear?"

Guo Jia, who was standing by, heard this and looked at the enemy's slightly abnormal behavior, thinking silently...

Soon, the remaining catapults of the enemy finally came into the throwing range.

Wei Yan immediately said to Guo Jia:

“Feng Xiao went to hide behind the tower first.

"Although the enemy only has the most primitive catapults, they are still quite powerful when used!"

Guo Jia groaned, and left the tower thoughtfully. As Liu Xie's army finished loading their trebuchets, huge trebuchets were thrown at the tower like meteors.

Although the traditional catapult is not as powerful as the improved thunder chariot provided by Liu Ye, it also has its own advantages.

That means the stones that can be filled are even bigger!
However, Wei Yan had no intention of sitting there and waiting to die.

He immediately ordered the soldiers to put gunpowder cans on the small catapults on the city wall.

When the enemy's stones are about to hit the city wall, throw the gunpowder cans out immediately!
At the same time, he ordered the soldiers to squat and hide behind the raised city walls.

The gunpowder cans collided with the enemy's stones, and immediately there were bursts of explosions!

The originally huge stone was also blown into pieces!

But under the influence of inertia, countless pieces of rubble still fell on the city wall.

Wei Yan's soldiers had already wrapped themselves in various animal skins left behind by Zhu Jun's army during the previous siege.

Be careful to avoid being hit by flying stones!
Although this method cannot intercept all stones, it greatly reduces the power of the stones!

Therefore, after several waves of attacks from Liu Xie's army's catapults, only one or two hundred soldiers on the city wall were killed or wounded.

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Since Wei Yan personally stood on the city wall to direct the rescue and defense, the morale of the soldiers defending the city was high!

Huangfu Song, who was directing the attack from the bottom of the city wall, looked at the enemy's countermeasures with his pale brows furrowed.

If they could master this technique, Zhu Jun and his men wouldn't have been defeated so easily before...

This Lu Bu must have an expert guiding him behind the scenes!

Moreover, this master is likely to be a being with extremely high Taoism!

Such a being would actually choose to help Lu Bu's army. Is this God's will to destroy the Han Dynasty?

The siege lasted until it was completely dark, and Huangfu Song ordered the troops to withdraw.

At the end of the day, nearly seven thousand people on their side died!
The enemy's losses were probably less than 2,000 men...

Unexpectedly, the enemy had a large stock of gunpowder bottles, which they used from noon to night!

However, the sacrifice of these 7,000 soldiers was not in vain.

At least later on, the frequency of the enemy's use of gunpowder cans dropped significantly.

They also smashed a big hole in the city wall!
The powerful attack of 70,000 troops had a significant effect on the destruction of the city.

The most important thing is that after half a day, the excavation team behind them had dug forward nearly fifty meters.

There are still more than 400 meters left to the enemy city!
As long as they can maintain this speed, they will be able to dig into the enemy city in less than four or five days!
Of course, this also means that they will suffer heavy casualties in the next four or five days...

I hope Xu Huang’s army can provide timely support in the next few days.

As long as Xu Huang's army joins in, the troops sacrificed in the past few days can be effectively replenished!
At that time, there would not be a situation where although we successfully dug into the city, our troops were much smaller than the enemy.

Of course, if they can successfully dig through, it will give the enemy a big surprise!
The deterrent effect that can be achieved at that time can also make up for a certain degree of difference in military strength!

……

When it was completely dark, it was actually more convenient for Liu Xie and his team to dig.

Liu Xie originally planned to extinguish most of the fires in the camp to prevent the enemy from detecting their movements.

This proposal was stopped by Huangfu Song.

Because in Huangfu Song's opinion, it was a bit abnormal that they let the soldiers bravely move forward after experiencing the bombing of enemy mines during the day.

If we deliberately reduce the fire in the camp now, it will only make it easier for the enemy to become suspicious.

Liu Xie felt that Huangfu Song's words made sense, so he ordered the soldiers who were digging to proceed with caution.

Avoid making too much noise to alert the enemy!

(End of this chapter)