"Master Shanyu, we can attack Cao's army by digging tunnels."
Yuan Xi expressed his proposal.
"This is a great plan!"
Tadun Shanyu's eyes lit up and he quickly smiled and said,
"Okay, let the young master take charge of this matter!"
Yuan Xi cursed secretly in his heart, but still accepted the order with a smile.
So the Wuhuan people stopped attacking the city and began to camp outside the city.
Following Tadun Chanyu's instructions, Yuan Xi found a suitable location and surrounded it with tents to make it airtight.
After determining the direction, he directed the Wuhuan people to dig.
Fortunately, the soil in the grassland is relatively soft, and there are a large number of Wuhuan people working as coolies. As soon as the sky darkens, the tunnel has begun to take shape.
After dinner, Tadun Shanyu came wandering over with Su Buyan and Wu Yan.
"Master Yuan, how is the situation?"
"The report back to Lord Shanyu has gone very smoothly."
Yuan Xi smiled and said,
"In three to five days as quickly as possible, or in seven days as slowly as possible, we will be able to enter the city."
"Very good!"
Tadun Shanyu was overjoyed, looked at Liucheng not far away, and said bitterly,
"When I attack the city, I will cut off Yang Ling's head and use it as a wine glass!"
…
In Liu City.
As night fell, and after confirming that the Wuhuan people would not attack the city overnight, the officers and soldiers of Cao's army breathed a sigh of relief.
Yang Ling and a group of generals gathered in the lobby, eating and discussing military matters.
"My subordinates have just counted the food and fodder in the army. At least it will be enough for half a year."
Gao Rouhui reports.
Although Cao Jun set out from Kuangping County on the road in a light vehicle, he did not carry too much food and grass.
But Liucheng was the royal court of the Wuhuan people, and there was a large amount of grain and grass stored there, enough for Cao's army.
"That's fine."
Yang Ling nodded.
"Military advisor, the Wuhuan people have suffered such great humiliation today, but they have uncharacteristically given up on attacking the city. I'm afraid there are other conspiracies, so we still have to be careful."
Tian Yu said from the side.
"Harm, Mr. Zitai, don't worry. The Wuhuan people can't even build siege equipment. How can they attack the city?"
Gan Ning smiled nonchalantly.
"General Xingba, you can't say that."
Tian Yu said seriously,
"Although they can't build siege equipment, they can dig tunnels!"
His words gave Yang Ling a wake-up call.
As Tian Yu said, the Wuhuan people would most likely dig tunnels to attack the city!
Thinking of this, Yang Ling hurriedly said,
"What Mr. Zitai said is absolutely true. Zhou Cang!"
"The general is here!"
Zhou Cang dropped his job and stood up.
"You immediately lead people to bury a row of urns along the city wall, and order people to monitor them day and night. Don't let the Wuhuan people dig tunnels in."
Yang Ling ordered.
"Here!"
Seeing Zhou Cang leaving quickly, Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
Early the next morning, Yang Ling led Zhao Yun, Tian Yu and others to climb the wall of Liucheng.
He looked around, and when he landed in the Wuhuan military camp, he frowned slightly.
"Look at those tents, don't they look a little weird?"
Following the direction he pointed, everyone looked over.
As Yang Ling said, those tents looked weird.
Not to mention the military camp far away from the Wuhuan people, the layout is also quite unreasonable.
Several tents formed a circle, blocking the situation inside airtight, and Wuhuan people kept coming and going.
Although it was unclear what they were holding in their hands, it could be seen that they were carrying something.
"It seems like the Wuhuan people are indeed digging tunnels!"
Tian Yu said in a deep voice.
"In that case, we should be well prepared!"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Yang Ling's mouth.
…
After three days and three nights of continuous excavation, the tunnel has become extremely deep.
After repeated measurements, Yuan Xi finally determined that the other end of the tunnel was already underground in the city.
He excitedly came to Tadun Chanyu's tent.
"Sir Shanyu, the tunnel is almost ready and can be put into use tonight!"
"Young master, you really did not disappoint me. If we capture Liucheng, you will be the first to succeed!"
Hearing this, Shanyu Tadun was also elated and looked at Yuan Xi with admiration in his eyes.
Although he looked down on Yuan Xi, he had to admit that the Han people were much smarter than the Wuhuan people.
When the sky darkened, the royal guards from the Wuhuan tribe also came to the entrance of the tunnel.
The royal guards are all elite warriors selected from various tribes. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as one against ten.
They are all Shanyu's personal soldiers. They only have about a thousand people and they are never dispatched easily.
It can be seen that Tadun Shanyu also spent a lot of money in order to win Liucheng!
"As long as we capture the Han dog tonight, you will all be rewarded heavily!"
Tadun Shanyu said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Lord Shanyu!"
A group of royal guards held their chests and roared in a low voice.
"Okay, let's go!"
Tadun Shanyu waved his hand.
In order not to attract the attention of Cao Jun in the city, and in order to dispatch more troops at once, Yuan Xi ordered people to dig a total of three tunnels not far apart.
The royal guards jumped into the tunnel one after another, and followed the long, narrow and sweltering tunnel to the end.
When the preparations were complete, the Wuhuan man in charge of the excavation continued to use the tools!
According to the original plan, they were to dig out a dozen steps further, and then dig into the ground above their heads.
However, to the Wuhuan people's surprise, as soon as they dug a few steps away, they felt that the front was empty.
As a ray of light shines into the crypt, fresh air also flows in.
What's going on?
The few Wuhuan people in front looked at each other.
They swung their tools and dug a few more times.
With a "crash", the earth wall in front collapsed, and the situation outside was revealed in front of them.
It turned out that Cao Jun actually dug a huge pit along the city wall.
At this time, all the Wuhuan people in the three tunnels were exposed in the pit.
But at the edge of the pit, there was a dense crowd of Sergeant Cao's soldiers, watching with eager eyes!
"Fire the arrow!"
Gan Ning gave the order.
Sergeant Cao's soldiers fired the Lingyue Repeating Crossbows in their hands, and countless arrows shot towards the Wuhuan people like locusts!
Suddenly screams broke out!
But the Royal Guards are the best among the best after all.
Not only did they not retreat, but they even rushed out with their weapons raised high and screaming strangely!
It's a pity that their attack is as ridiculous as moths flying into a flame!
Gao Shun's trap camp is already on the edge of the trap, ready!
Facing the royal guards who rushed over, they held swords in one hand and shields in the other, and relied on the favorable location to kill the enemy troops in full!
No Wuhuan person can break through the siege of the trapped camp!
The two sides fought for less than a cup of tea, and the royal guards surrounded by Cao's army suffered heavy casualties!
Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining companions staggered back into the tunnel.
