Outside Tanzhou City

The dark night shrouded the entire land of Liaodong, and fires lit up in the Beiliang military camp.

It has been nearly a month since the siege of the city. Thousands of soldiers from the Northern Liang Army have already died in the battle at the top of the city, and the Jin soldiers in the city are not much better. As the many recruits from Liaodong have become more mature in their siege rhythm, the pressure on the defense of the city is now increasing.

It's getting bigger and bigger.

As the commander-in-chief of the city, Tuohamu could see the progress of the Beiliang Army with his naked eyes, and he was panicked!

At the very back of the Beiliang military camp, there is a series of tents without military flags.

There were many carriages parked outside the camp, and the carriages were loaded with black soil. Soldiers with cold faces were preparing to pull the carriages to dump the black soil in the distance.

Hidden in these camps are more than a dozen tunnel entrances dug by the Beiliang Army.

In the military camp, large numbers of soldiers were sitting on the ground. It could be seen that many of them had dust on their faces because they had just emerged from the tunnel.

These were the five thousand soldiers under Wang Shouren who dug tunnels. At the same time, they were all surrendered soldiers at Longhanguan Pass. They were all the red-headed soldiers who worked for the Jin people before.

It has been almost 20 days since we dug tunnels. Some of the dozen or so tunnels being excavated at the same time have been stopped due to terrain reasons, and some had to be detoured due to encountering gravel.

But there are still seven or eight tunnels dug close to the foot of Tanzhou City. It can be said that the progress is rapid!

The closer we get to Tanzhou City, the more dangerous it is to dig tunnels, because the sound of digging can easily be heard by the Jin people.

So now Wang Shouren and others decided to stop work at night, and when the army attacks the city during the day, they can continue digging under the cover of the sound of war drums and shouts of death, so that the probability of being discovered will be much smaller.

Many of the soldiers sitting on the ground were playing with a waist drum in their hands.

The waist drum is called cloud pattern drum, also known as cloud drum.

This is a relatively common musical instrument among the people of Liaodong. It is not even considered a musical instrument, but more like a fun tool that can be taken and used at any time.

The front and rear ends of the waist drum are covered with cowhide copper sheets, the shape is slightly curved, the middle bulges out and the ends are slightly narrower, like an oval white cloud, and the body of the drum is engraved with cloud patterns.

Therefore, it was named Yungugu. For convenience, people in Liaodong sometimes called it Yungu.

If you gently tap the drum head with your fingers, the drum sound will be clear and crisp. On the contrary, if you tap it with your palm, the drum sound will be low, continuous, and spread far.

Wang Shouren specially sent people to search for many cloud drums in people's homes near Tanzhou, which were used to convey orders in the tunnels during war. If they were lucky enough to capture the city, they could also rely on the cloud drums to convey orders to the army outside the city.

The four brothers Wang Shouren, Shi Lie, Zang Cheng, and Sun Chang who joined the Northern Liang Army from Longhan Pass were sitting cross-legged, surrounded by a large group of soldiers.

Everyone bowed their heads in silence and were tying hemp ropes to both ends of the cloud drum to tie it around their waists.

While Wang Shouren was doing this, he glanced at a soldier sitting not far away.

The soldier's eyes were a little red, and he gritted his teeth and pursed his lips. It was obvious that he was shocked and was trying not to cry.

Wang Shouren raised his head and snorted coldly: "What, Gu Erniu, I heard that you were called a traitor by your brothers in the next camp? You can't stand it?"

The soldier named Gu Erniu said nothing, just minding his own business with his head down, but a teardrop had already rolled down his dusty cheek.

"I heard that you got into a fight with someone? How many punches and kicks did you get from them?"

Gu Erniu still didn't answer, biting his lip.

The cause of the incident was very simple. It was just a quarrel between rough and arrogant soldiers. It was not a big deal in a military camp full of hot-blooded rough men.

Then the new soldier from Beiliang, who was originally an ordinary citizen of Shunzhou, pointed at Gu Erniu and cursed him as a traitor, and said that the entire battalion were traitors from Liaodong.

Gu Erniu was so angry that he started fighting with someone on the spot. Fortunately, the situation did not escalate and he was pulled away by his colleagues on both sides in time.

But it was obvious that they, who were born as soldiers, had never really integrated into the Northern Liang army, especially the new recruits from Liaodong, many of whom were somewhat hostile to them.

The soldiers sitting around obviously knew about this, and they all bowed their heads and remained silent.

The word "traitor" pokes the most painful part in their hearts!

"Why are you crying!" Shi Lie raised his voice: "Just scold me! We have been traitors in the past. I, the eldest brother, did something wrong and caused the brothers to suffer. But in the future, we must straighten up and be human beings! Sha Jin

Dog! Cry, what’s the use of crying!”

"Brother is right!" Wang Shouren finished playing the drum in his hand, put it on his lap and said loudly: "We made mistakes in the past. What should we do if we make mistakes? We have to admit it! Just curse two times, man.

Real man, is it so difficult to admit that you have done something wrong?"

Gu Erniu couldn't hold it back at last. After twitching twice, his tears couldn't stop flowing down. He said in a hoarse voice: "General! I admit it! When we attack Tanzhou, I will show them that we can kill golden dogs."

There must be more than them!"

More and more soldiers around them had red eyes, this matter was always a hurdle they could not overcome.

Wang Shouren stood up, climbed onto a carriage next to him, glanced at the crowd of soldiers in the entire battalion and shouted: "Brothers! I know you are feeling aggrieved. It's difficult for you! I tell you, I am aggrieved too! I'm aggrieved too."

What should I do? Should I be a coward?

No!

We must pick up the knife and chop off the heads of the Jin soldiers! Dignity is something we strive for and earn with blood! We don’t think we are Beiliang soldiers just by shaking our heads!

After a while, it will be time for us to kill the golden dog! Then we will prove to everyone that we are Liaodong men who stand upright!"

"Kill the golden dog!"

A chorus of shouts rang out.

"Everyone can sing "Black Earth Ballad", right?" Wang Shouren suddenly grinned.

Everyone was stunned, including Shi Lie and the other brothers, who had strange looks on their faces.

"Black Earth Ballad" is a widely circulated folk song in Shuntan and Shuntan. It can be said that almost every common person in Shuntan can hum a few lines.

It is said that this song was created by a Confucian general from Liaodong many, many years ago, and it became popular in Shuntan Black Land as soon as it was born.

But since the fall of Liaodong, no one has sung this ballad in public. Although they can sing it, no one has the nerve to sing it.

This is why everyone is stunned.

Wang Shouren clapped the moire drum in his hand and said with a smile: "I know what everyone is thinking, do you think you are not worthy of singing? It doesn't matter, I will give you a starting point. I believe that when this song resounds on the black soil again,

, all the Jin people in Liaodong have become dead corpses!"

The entire audience was in awe, and many men's faces were already excited, but there were still many people whose faces showed some shame or self-blame.

On a small slope not far from the entrance of the camp, Chen Yue, Chu Yucheng, Xin Ji and more than a dozen generals were standing here watching the scene inside the camp.

Chu Yucheng scratched his head: "What are they doing?"
Chapter completed!