Chapter 1011 The Tunnel Will Be Completed
"Ugh..."
A low horn sounded outside Dingtao City, first from the north, and then from the east and west cities as well. After a while, the thunderous war drums also beat, and then the soldiers' shouts also sounded like thunder.
The hundreds of thousands of people shouting in unison made the tens of thousands of Cao's troops at the top of the city change their expressions. Looking at the situation of the soldiers at the top of the city, Ren Jun sneered: "If the roar of these tens of thousands of people alone can capture the city, , then we still have to defend the city, can’t we just drag dozens of people and run to Luoyang City and roar? "
When all the generals heard this, they all laughed.
A school lieutenant even shouted: "The prefect's words are reasonable. These little turtles of the Eastern Army really think that our walls of several feet high in Dingtao City are just for decoration. Besides, the city head is still there." We have tens of thousands of soldiers. If we want to take down Dingtao City, we have to see if he has such good teeth."
When the soldiers next to him heard this, their faces became much better.
Seeing this situation, Ren Jun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Without making a move, the two armies had already passed a move.
The war above the ground is going on like a raging fire. A few feet below the ground, thousands of people are also busy, like busy ants, transporting baskets of soil out of the ground, and then again. Lift the huge trees into the tunnel and provide support.
The closer they get to the city wall, the more cautious the Dugu brothers become, because their tunnel will soon reach the bottom of the moat. If someone is not careful at this time, it is likely to cause water seepage, and all efforts will be wasted. , it is also possible to throw all the thousands of digging troops in this tunnel here. You know, their brothers have only trained five thousand digging troops in these years. If even one tunnel collapses, almost a thousand soldiers will be killed. All died.
On the surface, it seems that the Digging Army should be easy to replenish, but in fact it is not the case. There are very strict requirements for the selection of these soldiers. One of them is that they cannot be too tall. If they are too tall, it will be inconvenient to move in the tunnel. The second is to have strong arm strength. Excavation and transportation tasks require very high arm strength. Another point is that you need to be careful and be able to distinguish the subtle differences between various soil qualities.
Suddenly, a low cry woke up Dugu Ba: "Captain, come and see." The one who spoke was a captain in charge of this tunnel.
Dugu Ba stepped forward quickly and looked in the direction of the captain's finger. He could tell at a glance that the soil there was wetter than the ground below. He thought with a thought that he had reached the position of the moat.
Taking a pickaxe from a soldier, Duguba carefully dug under the place. After a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief, handed the pickaxe to the soldier, and looked back at the captain. He said: "Start from here and dig another three feet into the ground. Remember to reinforce this place."
"I understand!" the captain replied;
"Okay, I'll leave this to you. I will go to a few other places to have a look." After saying that, he walked back without looking back under the protection of several personal guards. Since the tunnel has been dug to the moat, Next, the other two should be almost the same. He must read them one by one to feel at ease.
In the following time, Duguba and his brother inspected the other two tunnels and made sure that they were dug safely under the moat. Then they returned to the camp with confidence. At this time, it would be dark in an hour. The sky has begun to slowly darken, which means that the troops attacking the city will soon withdraw their troops and return to camp.
Seeing the Dugu brothers coming in, Huangfu Chaobo asked: "How is the situation in the tunnel?"
"Reporting to my lord, the three tunnels have been dug under the moat. They will definitely be able to dig into the city before dark tomorrow, and the passages can be opened to enter the city at any time."
"Okay, come here, give orders to General Zhang and General Huang. The army will continue to harass the defenders in the city tonight, and will continue to increase the intensity of the siege tomorrow."
The messenger immediately took the order and left. The reason why Huangfu Chaobo said this was to confirm how many soldiers and horses there were in the city. Judging from the current situation, there should be about 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city.
But seeing that Cao Cao had shown no sign of sending troops to support him so far, Huangfu Chaobo felt unsure.
Without the support of intelligence, Pang Tong and the other two were unable to make a fool of themselves without the support of intelligence. They could only rely on the response of the defenders in the city to speculate. However, judging from the situation of today's battle, no one found anything unusual, so Huangfu Chaobo was With the constant harassment at night, I decided to continue to increase the intensity of the attack tomorrow.
In Dingtao City, Ren Jun was summoning the generals to discuss matters. Today's battle was obviously much stronger than the previous few days. By the afternoon, Ren Jun had already begun to move his Chinese army to the city to prepare to support the city's war. But now Huangfu Chaobo's most elite soldiers and horses have not been dispatched yet, so Ren Jun does not intend to expose the 10,000 troops of the Zhongjian Battalion too quickly.
At this moment, the thundering drum beat sounded again outside the city, which was particularly obvious in this silent night. All the generals of Cao Cao's army suddenly stood up and looked outside together. Soon, a soldier came in and reported: "The Eastern Expedition Army outside the city suddenly launched an attack on the city wall, but it was close to the moat. Just retreated.”
After hearing this, Ren Jun waved his hand to signal the soldiers to retreat, but he looked in the direction of Zhongluo. It was only the second watch, and he didn't expect that the Eastern Expedition Army's strategy to attract the enemy had already begun. You must know that in the past, it was until the third watch. Such action will only be taken later. It seems that the battle will be more intense tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Ren Jun said to his own soldier, Captain: "Has the messenger for the lord already set off?"
"We have arranged for them to cross the river smoothly and leave after dark."
"Everyone, it seems that the battle will be more intense tomorrow. We must be prepared. According to the order of this governor, the number of soldiers and horses on duty will be doubled tonight. The Shanyang Army's Central Army and the Headquarters' Central Army are resting under the city and are ready at any time. Support the city to prevent the Eastern Expedition Army from attacking the city overnight."
Having said this, Ren Jun turned to look at General Xue Hong, the commander of the Zhongjian Battalion, and said: "General Xue, please prepare for the battle tomorrow."
"General, take your orders!" When everyone heard this, they all agreed.
At about the same time when Ren Jun summoned the generals to discuss matters, Cao Cao in Changyi also received the military report from Dingtao. Looking at the battle report written by Ren Jun, Cao Cao said to Sima Yi and others: "Huangfu Chaobo has begun to attack Dingtao. I guess. He must have obtained information from Qingzhou and wants to surround Wei and save Zhao.”
After speaking, Cao Cao handed the battle report to Xun Yu, and after he read it, he handed it to Sima Yi. Sima Yi took the battle report, read it carefully and said: "It seems that this should be the case, but I don't know what the Langya army and the What’s the situation with General Cao Charlie?”