A black shadow fled in the dark, cramped tunnel filled with thick smoke.
The intense exercise in an extremely hypoxic environment and the anxious mood made him gasp for breath like a bellows, and there was a lingering look of anxiety on his face.
His surname is Wei, his given name is Yan, his courtesy name is Wen Chang, and he is from Zhangling County. He is just in his early twenties this year. He has been traveling around the world since he was fifteen or sixteen years old. He is a brave and heroic man, and all the county rangers, evil boys and frivolous people are willing to follow him.
However, due to his humble background and noble character, he was not valued by heroes from all over the world, so he has not achieved much for many years.
Last year, Cai Mao was defeated at the hands of Liu Jing in Jingnan. It is said that nearly half of the warships were destroyed and tens of thousands of people were killed. However, this news has not been officially recognized by Jingzhou officials.
But not long after, the Jingzhou Governor's Department openly recruited soldiers in Zhangling, Nanyang, Nanjun and other places and sent them to Jingnan to help in the war. The conditions offered were very favorable, which indirectly confirmed the authenticity of the news.
Wei Yan was recruited to join the army at that time. Little did he know that his decision completely changed his "original" life trajectory. He was supposed to meet the Ming Lord next year, but because of the variable Liu Jing, his fate changed drastically.
Wei Yan was not alone, but brought more than 20 knights to recruit, and he himself was not an unknown person, so as soon as he joined the army, he was appointed as a general in charge of a hundred people.
Unlike Liu Jingjun's full-time navy, there was basically no regular navy in this era. The people in charge of the oars on the ship, although they were called pawns, were actually just ordinary boatmen.
The soldiers responsible for fighting on the ship are not limited to fighting on the water. They usually "go ashore to fight against thieves and then enter the ship." That is to say, "they get on the ship to become the navy army, and when they get off the ship, they become the infantry army."
Therefore, after Wei Yan arrived in Jingnan, he was transferred ashore to participate in the siege.
In the Battle of Linxiang, he performed very bravely. He was the first to ascend the city several times and attacked the city. He beheaded many people and accumulated great achievements. He had more than 300 troops under his command.
Above Qu Chang is the Sima of the other divisions, and above the Sima of the other divisions is the Du and Xiao Lieutenant. Wei Yan couldn't help but feel heroic, and followed the army south to Lingxian County, preparing to make more military exploits and become the leader of thousands of troops, receiving orders from others.
Attention general.
Even an hour ago, he was still fantasizing like this, but soon, Liu Jing gave him a blow in the head.
He watched helplessly as one by one his comrades rushed out of the tunnel, struggling and howling wildly in the sea of fire. At that moment, Wei Yan's scalp was numb, and he only had one thought in his mind: escape.
Especially when the flames and thick smoke rolled back into the tunnel, he accelerated his escape speed. Anyone who dared to block his path would be killed without hesitation, even if these people were his men.
At the critical moment of life and death, he could not tolerate anyone else except himself.
As he ran rapidly, Wei Yan felt more and more difficult to breathe and gradually felt like he was suffocating. Just when his head was spinning, there seemed to be a bright light ahead, looming in the dark and smoke-filled tunnel.
"Heaven will not kill me..." Wei Yan felt happy in his heart, then gritted his teeth and rushed out of the tunnel with billowing black smoke.
The moment he saw the light of day again, Wei Yan's knees immediately softened and he collapsed on the ground, greedily breathing in the fresh air.
"Haha...I, Wei Yan, survived..."
After Wei Yan, dozens of people rushed out of the tunnel one after another, less than one-tenth of the number who entered. Those who did not come out naturally died inside.
The scattered dozens of people in front of him are the only remaining troops in Wei Yan's hands. From the commander in charge of more than 300 soldiers, he suddenly dropped to the captain level. It is worse than the beginning of joining the army. This is really getting better and better.
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Wei Yan glanced at the brightly lit Lingxian city with hatred. A man repays kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred. The great humiliation he suffered today will definitely be repaid twice as much in the future.
Wei Yan suffered heavy casualties along this route, and the other three routes were not much stronger either.
In short, the Jingzhou Army's underground assault plan completely failed, and the price was that thousands of elite soldiers died in the tunnels.
In the past few days of siege operations, so many elite soldiers had not died. From this, we can know how bad Kuai Yue's mood will be at this moment.
Kuai Yue couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He had tried all the possible methods including rushing cars, wells, mountains, tunnels...
As for the siege, internal and external conditions did not allow him to do so. Inside, Liu Biao wanted to plot the Central Plains, and he was pressing hard. The soldiers had been away from home for a long time, and they all wanted to fight quickly.
Outside, Liu Jingshui's army defeated the Jingzhou navy. The water surface of the Xiangjiang River south of Lingxian County was all under the control of Liu Jingshui's army. As long as Liu Jingshui's army was still there, the siege was meaningless.
So, after a lot of messing around, I finally returned to the road where the ladder ants were attached.
"Sir..." Kuai Qi called cautiously from the side.
"Withdraw." Kuai Yue shook his head and said.
"promise."
The Jingzhou army slowly retreated to the rear camp, but Liu Jingjun had no time to celebrate his victory. After the fire in the tunnels was completely extinguished and the smoke cleared, Liu Jing immediately called in civilians to transport the enemy corpses out of the four tunnels and cremate them together.
After disposing of the enemy's corpses, Liu Jing asked the civilians to transport earth and bury the tunnel. After all, the tunnel passed through the city. If ignored, the city wall would easily collapse.
In fact, there is a method for tunnel warfare: dig to the bottom of the city wall, then use wooden piles as pillars to hold up the wall foundation, and finally burn the wooden piles, causing the city wall to collapse.
Yuan Shao used this method last year to conquer Gongsun Zan's impregnable Yijing, forcing Gongsun Zan, a generation of powerful men, to kill his sisters, wives, and then set himself on fire.
Liu Jing did not return to the coop to rest until the rooster crow, and he only slept for two and a half hours before getting up again.
When he came to the south city wall again, he found that the four tunnels had basically been filled in. However, the Jingzhou Army closed the camp gate tightly and refused to leave.
Liu Jing guessed that the Jingzhou Army would rest for a day or two and then attack the city in a big way. This time, it would not be a small fight like before. The Jingzhou Army would definitely attack with all its strength.
The real test is coming.
The next day, just as Liu Jing had guessed, the entire Jingzhou Army attacked, with tens of thousands of infantry marching in formation, followed by Minzhuang pushing ladders, well rails, rams and other war equipment.
The front of the Jingzhou Army arrived at the foot of Lingxian City one after another, while the rear was still marching out of the camp.
Liu Jing stood on the city tower. Wherever he looked, everything was red and black. The red was crimson clothes and the black was armor. The military appearance was very strong.
Ordinary people would be furious if they saw such a scene, but Liu Jing disagreed. He had already seen through the Jingzhou Army. As long as the city wall was not destroyed by meteorites falling from the sky, the Jingzhou Army's attempt to enter Lingxian County would be like an idiot's dream.