Chapter 821 Do you have a talent for drilling holes?
Therefore, under Zhou Yu's determination.
Thus began the first large-scale tunnel attack and defense battle in recorded history.
The Soochow people had indeed dug down the city wall of Hefei before. Zhou Yu could even say that he had seen the dawn of victory, but the craftsmen on the other side were so elite that they repaired the city wall in just half a day, and also consolidated the city of Hefei.
the foundation of -
The thickened city wall is no longer likely to collapse suddenly.
But Zhou Yu still planned to make a fuss from the city of Hefei. His previous success made him realize that maybe the children of Soochow really have the talent for digging the ground? - And the city towers can be infinitely taller and the city walls can be infinitely thickened, but there is no time.
How can you continue to deepen the foundation after accumulating?
Dig - keep digging - not to dig down the city wall, but to dig through tunnels, connect the inside and the outside, and climb to the city in one fell swoop!
After issuing the military order, Zhou Yu personally went to the front line and directed the army's actions.
"Pan Zhang and Zhu Huan come forward! Take the lead in ascending the camp to suppress Cao's army on the city wall and gain maximum space and time for the special operations troops!"
"Jiang Qin! Where is Jiang Qin?"
"The end...the end will be here!"
First, they shouted and sent away Pan Zhang and Zhu Huan, so that they could contain the main force of Cao's army defending the city from the front - in other words, after being used as cannon fodder, Jiang Qin also came after hearing the news.
"Order five thousand archers to fire arrows one after another! Suppress the enemies at the top of the city! Create opportunities for them to ascend the city!"
"Commander! Such a dense offensive...if we let the arrows go randomly...I'm afraid it will hurt..."
Jiang Qin was somewhat sane. Seeing Zhou Yu's angry eyes, he realized that Zhou Yu might have gone all out and planned to perish with the enemy.
If Zhou Yu, who is often known for his strategizing and carefulness, also loses his mind, then this battle will probably be over.
As a result, Jiang Qin made a slight rebuttal, and Zhou Yu immediately became furious:
"Do you think I don't understand? This is a military order! For victory! A small sacrifice is nothing!"
When these words came out of Zhou Yu's mouth, Jiang Qin was also speechless.
What Zhou Yu said is true, but... this also means that at this moment, the Governor Zhou Yu, who is close to the people and soldiers, chose to completely throw away the lives of his soldiers - in order to win, Zhou Yu finally embarked on an unscrupulous journey.
the way.
"Here...the general takes command!"
When Jiang Wan left Zhou Yu, his back was desolate and lonely, but no matter what, he was a general of Soochow. It only took Jiang Qin less than two breaths to go from being lonely to speaking firm words.
Zhou Yu said nothing more.
Because the focus of his attention was only on the army with a special mission that rushed towards the wall of the city despite the rain of arrows.
After probably losing less than 10% of their men, the army meandered around the most rugged section of the battlefield and arrived at the foot of the city, which is called "dark under the light."
"Listen to my orders..."
"The governor said that if we don't succeed in this battle, we will be benevolent - whether we can dig out the foundation of Cao's army depends on the ax and shovel in our hands!"
A dark-faced man who seemed to be the leader said in a low voice and excitedly to a group of Soochow soldiers with glaring eyes.
After confirming everyone's eyes, finally...his hand fell high, and everyone turned around at the same time, with their heads buried, following the established route, waving the shovel crazily——
Digging the roots of Hefei - don't think Zhou Lang is joking.
This time he is serious.
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On the city wall of Hefei City, Wenpin and Xi Zhicai were supervising the battle at this moment. However, after the Dongwu people's arrow rain suppression began, Wenpin protected Xi Zhicai and retreated to the slightly safer city gate tower.
Immediately afterwards, he withdrew again and went to the front line, commanding the soldiers to carry out a rigorous attack on the approaching Soochow people.
Falling rocks, rolling logs, hot oil, torches - all kinds of offensive and defensive tactics were used, just as bloody and cruel as the early stages of this war.
But...there is nothing wrong with these.
Both parties have their own legitimate reasons, and if they die, they will die. Probably everyone is fully prepared to sleep here forever.
However, it may be a problem of perspective, but also because of the cover of Zhou Yu's desperate plan, Wenpin did not realize that there was a group of soldiers and horses under the city trying their best to dig out the roots of Hefei City's wall.
"Don't let your guard down! You must keep the enemy out of the city wall!"
"General! Rolling stones and logs will soon be in short supply! The Soochow people's offensive today is fierce! If this continues, the battle line will definitely be pushed forward by the opponent!"
When a city gate captain saw Wenpin standing beside him, he shouted to him anxiously.
Wenpin seemed to have been prepared for it. Without even trembling his eyebrows, he shouted at everyone in a stern voice:
"There are not enough rolling logs and rolling stones, so they demolished the houses in the city to make up for the shortage! Hefei should spend all its resources on this battle! As long as the enemy is defeated! The prime minister will never treat you badly! Continue to give orders on this matter! Let the people feel at ease! Give the people
confidence!"
"General Zhang will only be away for half the day! If you want to be a coward and get discouraged at this time, I will never stop you! But for such people, don't blame me for looking down on you in the future!"
"You have to risk your life to stand up to me!"
Wenpin's voice kept echoing on the city wall, and it seemed to really arouse the blood of the soldiers. Watching Wenpin step forward in person, waving his sword and clearing the city wall of several feet in radius, blocking nearly a hundred people.
The team attacks, and no one wants to be the coward in his mouth.
"kill!!!"
It can only be said that apart from Zhang Liao, Wenpin is indeed a first-class defender. Especially in such difficult times, only a selfless person like Wenpin can lead the army as one.
With such encouragement and morale, as expected, the strongest offensive of the Soochow people was finally resisted.
Countless corpses fell from the sky outside the city, making a dull sound when they landed below the city.
The piles of corpses under the city were like mountains, and the piles were getting higher and higher. In the eyes of the Soochow people, this was a lesson of blood and tears, but in the eyes of Cao Jun, it was a demonstration of their military exploits.
Seeing that the Soochow people's offensive was difficult to maintain, Wenpin breathed a sigh of relief - Zhang Liao supervised the battle continuously and did not close his eyes for two days, so he took a chance to take a rest. But at this time, when Zhang Liao had just closed his eyes,
, if he was forced to drive Zhang Liao to continue fighting because the city wall fell, Wenpin would definitely feel regretful.
So after guarding the city wall, not only the soldiers were excited, but even Wenpin also smiled.
It's a pity...smiles are temporary.
Zhou Yu's cunning and Wenpin's mistakes made the shouts of death from behind the city particularly harsh.
"What's going on! Why is there a commotion in the city!"
Wenpin had just asked, but before he could think about it, the commotion in the city turned into clearly audible screams.
"Ahhhhhh-my arm! My... my arm!"
"Help! It's Soochow people... Soochow people are coming from the tunnels into the city!"
"Hurry... stop them quickly! We can't let them cooperate with the Soochow people on the city wall!"
——"Report!! Hundreds of Soochow soldiers suddenly appeared in the city! They are actually coming from the deep tunnel under the foundation of the city wall! General! The city gate...the brothers at the city gate can hardly resist!"
