Li Jiangyao gently broke away from Xiahou Ninghan's hand and asked, "Have you determined the specific location of the enemy's tunnel?"
"Almost," Xu Youchang responded: "Those who listen responsibly are all veterans. Basically, by comparing two or three large tanks with each other, you can roughly locate the tunnel. However, the Turks dug more than one."
Li Jiangyao nodded slightly: "This is reasonable. Now that we have done it, the more the better. How do you plan to deal with it?"
Xu Youchang smiled: "This is a basic subject in the martial arts hall. It doesn't require too much thinking. Send someone to closely monitor the tunnel exit, or directly dig a shaft and fill it with cigarettes."
Li Jiangyao saw that he was confident, so he no longer worried, and with Xia Hou Ninghan's support, he returned to the guardhouse to rest and recover.
As Xu Youchang said, the soldiers of the Turkic Immortal Clan worked day and night, and indeed made rapid progress. At this time, the four tunnels had passed through the city wall and entered the Zijin Pass. However, they didn't know that their every move had already been controlled by the Zhenjiang Army's use of ground listening, and what awaited them would be a disaster.
Just as the engineers of the Eternal Life Legion were taking care of the support for the tunnel exit one after another, ready to break out of the ground at any time and cooperate with the army to attack Zijin Pass, they suddenly heard the sound of digging and shoveling from above their heads.
Not long after, a large pile of rocks and earth suddenly fell from the top of the tunnel. The Changsheng Army inside could not help but feel shocked: It was about to collapse!
With a bang, someone dug a big hole out of the tunnel. Along with the choking dust, a dozen jars of kerosene were thrown in from outside the cave entrance, and then they were all set on fire by torches.
The immortal warriors were terrified, and they turned around and crawled back desperately, crying and howling all the way.
Xiong Yunjie ordered his men to find many blowers and blow them hard at the entrances of the four tunnels. A large amount of smoke poured into the depths, filling the entire tunnel in a blink of an eye.
The tunnels dug by the Immortal Legion were used by the Zhenjiang Army for reverse output. If the plan to sneak attack Zijin Pass failed again, Prince Ronia of the Temple heard about this and his face turned livid with anger.
First, Li Jiangyao broke into the camp alone and humiliated the Turkic royal family in public, and then he was able to leave safely. Then, all four secret tunnels were exposed, which not only ruined the plan, but also killed many soldiers of the Immortal clan. It was simply abominable. Extremely.
In desperation, Ronya had to summon his generals to the commander's tent to renegotiate the attack plan.
"Everyone, let's talk about it. What should we do next?"
Faced with the prince's question, the Turkic generals started shouting, and a thousand words were condensed into one sentence: Fuck you!
Ronya glared at them angrily: "Nonsense! I don't know what to do with them? Why do you think so? I'm asking, how do I do it?"
Duolun said: "Your Highness, I think that even if there is no tunnel, we can still proceed as planned. Last time we attacked Zijin Pass, didn't you realize that the northern section of their city wall was a weak link? Let's seize this point and attack it hard. Fight. At the same time, deploy a feint attack force to contain the southern section and the city gate defenders, so that they can focus on one thing and lose another."
The Marquis of Durham shook his beard and shouted: "Little Doron is right. If we attack fiercely, we will definitely defeat Li Jiangyao!"
Ronya snorted coldly: "If blindly attacking and charging could work, Zijin Pass would have been ours long ago! Li Jiangyao clearly wants to wait for work and use the fortifications to waste our precious combat power. Don't you understand? What I want is a strange move, a strange move to conquer a fortified city! Do you understand?"
After being reprimanded by the Temple Prince, the Turkic generals immediately became more honest. To be honest, they are good at attacking fiercely, but they have to think of some strange moves, especially good ways to attack fortified city gates. The Turks are really not very good at it.
"Uncle, I have some ideas."
A weak voice sounded from behind the crowd.
The generals followed the sound and saw the second prince Tanli slowly approaching with the support of his own soldiers.
Ronya couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, your injury is not healed yet, why don't you take more rest?"
"It's not bad." Tanli smiled bitterly and said, "The Antidote of the Ghost Dou Clan is as powerful as their poisonous needles. I am fine except for being a little depressed now."
Ronya nodded: "You just said you had an idea, tell everyone."
Tanli slowed down, and then said feebly: "Uncle Prince, Duolun's suggestion makes sense. We finally used long-range weapons to cause serious damage to the enemy's city wall. We must not stop the attack at this time to give the opponent time. Take your time to repair and strengthen it. In other words, no matter what good solution you come up with, continued harassment is indispensable at the moment."
Ronya nodded slightly: "I agree with what you said. However, without a magic trick, all efforts are still in vain. You cannot completely rely on the lives of Turkic soldiers to exchange for Zijin Pass. If the loss is too great, the subsequent What about war?”
Tanley took a deep breath: "I agree with my uncle's consideration, so I have to continue to think of ways. Everyone, I have a suggestion, you might as well try it."
Duolun asked curiously: "Your Highness, what is your proposal?"
"Burn the city and fill it with smoke."
"Burn the city in smoke?" Durham was confused: "What's the solution?"
Tanley explained: "It is now the turn of spring and summer, and the wind is blowing from the east or southeast. We are located upwind. As long as a large amount of smoke is lit, the smoke will be blown to Zijin Pass with the wind, effectively blocking the enemy's sight. If in Adding poison to the smoke can also directly kill the defenders."
After hearing this, the generals present couldn't help but their eyes lit up. Taking advantage of the smoke to climb the city and attack, they were indeed more certain of success.
Ronya had a look of approval on her face and asked, "This is the smoke plan, but what about burning the city?"
"We first collected a large number of branches and weeds, tied them into bunches, then gathered the kerosene bombs, and used a trebuchet to throw the branches and kerosene all over the city. Then we set off a fire and exploded, burning it to darkness! In a high-temperature flame environment , it will be difficult for the Xinjiang Army to hold its position, and at the same time it can weaken the strength of the city wall."
"Well, this is a good way to burn the city!" Duolun praised: "As long as there are enough materials to support the combustion and the fire lasts long enough, the stone will crack!"
Geshu Beichuan also said: "Your Highness, our Ghost Dou clan can provide poison and mix it with the smoke to attack the Zijin Pass defenders."
Ronya was overjoyed: "Okay! Tanli's idea is indeed a good one. Let's arrange two actions and advance them simultaneously. First, the Polar Legion will deploy troops to storm the northern section of Zijin Pass as planned, while the Changsheng Legion will pretend to attack the south. Duan and the city gate to contain the defenders. Second, the Ghost Dou Legion is responsible for making poisonous smoke, and the Eleventh Legion is responsible for collecting twigs, dead grass and other flammable objects. The more of the two materials, the better. The Trebuchet Division is stepping up repairs The previously damaged weapons and equipment began to burn the city and fill the city with smoke three days later, launching a general attack!"
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"How do you feel?" Xiahou Ninghan put away her inner strength and asked softly.
Li Jiangyao breathed a sigh of relief and responded with a smile: "Your innate Qi is very pure and has excellent healing effects."
Xiahou Ninghan took a serious look at Li Jiangyao's complexion, and her eyes suddenly turned red: "Jiang Yao, I was really worried to death before. Can you promise me? Don't take such risks again in the future."
Li Jiangyao raised his hand to smooth Xia Hou Ning's hair on his temples, and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry for making you miss me this time. Lao Xie is my comrade-in-arms, and I really can't ignore him."
"I understand," Xiahou Ninghan held Li Jiangyao's hand with both hands: "You don't need to apologize to Ninghan. Just promise me that when you face danger again in the future, you must let me stay with you."
Li Jiangyao smiled and nodded: "Okay, I promise you. However, it is best if none of us take risks anymore, live in peace, and have a lot of good babies."
Xiahou Ninghan's pretty face turned red when she heard this, and then she burst into tears and smiled, leaning gently on Li Jiangyao's shoulder.
"I really hope that the days of peace can come sooner. Not only the two of us, but also the people of Shengtang can be safe."
Li Jiangyao put his arms around Xiahou Ninghan and said warmly: "Do you still remember the history we saw in the Museum of Human Civilization? Shengtang will eventually win, and the people of the world will be able to restore their previous peaceful and happy life."
Hearing him mention that fantastic foreign time and space, Xiahou Ninghan suddenly remembered the beautiful night the two had under the bright starry sky. She couldn't help but feel sweet and shy, and chuckled: "Jiang Yao, don't forget the promise you made back then. , you should be good, and then accompany me to explore the unknown world and revive the hope of civilization."
Li Jiangyao hugged Xia Hou Ninghan tighter: "Of course I will never forget it. It was a world that only belonged to the two of us, and it has become the motivation for me to fight for it! What about the Protector of the Xinjiang Army, what about the Western Xinjiang The Holy King and the Prince of Anxi are not rare! The only thing I want is to live with you in the days when I only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals."
"I only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals," Xiahou Ninghan said softly, and said with a sweet smile: "Jiang Yao, you said it very well."
Li Jiangyao listened to the faint shouts of killing outside and said softly: "Ninghan, I can't accompany you now. The enemy has started a new attack, and I have to go and be with the soldiers."
Xiahou Ninghan sat up straight and nodded sensibly: "Well, don't worry, I will also go to the medical center to help. Xia Lian and the others don't have enough manpower."
Li Jiangyao kissed Xia Hou Ninghan's forehead gently, then stood up suddenly and strode out with the Xingluo Knife.
As soon as he arrived outside the house, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but frown.
"What's going on? Where does all this smoke come from?"
"Reporting to the Great Protector, the enemy... cough cough, it was the enemy who set off the smoke, and... cough cough cough, there is also fire!"
Another subordinate said: "There are a lot of firewood piled outside the city wall, and the fire is very strong!"
Seeing countless soldiers carrying buckets of water running toward the city wall, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but feel his heart sink. He quickly called the guards and ran with him to the top of the city.
