At the fifth watch, before dawn, the Jinjun camp came to life.
The Huotou Army got up early, and the camp was steaming with heat. The Huotou Army had already prepared breakfast for the soldiers.
The soldiers of each battalion of the Jin Army waited under the city for a long time. Finally, when they received the order from the general to attack the city, the soldiers had a good meal and then filed out of the camp and formed a formation.
At this time, Zhao Tai stood at the entrance of the tunnel, looking at a group of soldiers, lifting a coffin, and said in a deep voice, "Remember, after placing the coffin, it must be sealed with soil before you can exit!"
The coffin, after being carried under the city wall, will be filled with gunpowder and then sealed. However, if you want to blow up the city wall, you have to seal the tunnel again with soil to ensure that the impact of the explosion can be carried up to the top of your head to blow up the city wall. collapse.
Tang Liang immediately clasped his fists and said, "I understand this humble position!"
Zhao Tai then waved his hand, "Go and do it!"
Tang Liang immediately led his subordinates and carried the coffin down the tunnel, followed by a group of soldiers carrying gunpowder.
At this time, the sun was rising and it was broad daylight. After a good meal, the soldiers of Jin Army had already set up their formation at the foot of Zhengzhou City.
The news that the Jin army was out of camp and preparing to attack the city was immediately reported to Guo Dehai.
Because after knowing that Zhao Tai was going to use tunnels to attack the city yesterday, Guo Dehai relaxed and finally had a good sleep.
He slept from afternoon to morning. After being hurriedly awakened by his subordinates, he hurried to the city wall.
At this time, he did not go to the city, but first came to the vat and asked: "Where did the gold thief dig his tunnel into the city?"
Baihu, who was in charge of monitoring, quickly said: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the gold thief stopped digging last night, and there was no movement until this morning. If you can hear the sound, he should have just reached the bottom of the city wall."
Guo Dehai frowned, wondering in his heart, why did the gold thieves prepare to attack the city before they dug into the city?
"Commander, the voice has stopped again!" A soldier who was listening to the movement suddenly stood up and reported.
Guo Dehai was confused and quickly lay down to listen. There was indeed no movement.
This made Guo Dehai a little puzzled. Just when he was confused, a loud shout of Jin soldiers suddenly sounded outside the city.
When Guo Dehai heard the noise, he could only tell his subordinates, "Continue to monitor, and then deploy three thousand soldiers to guard here."
After speaking, Guo Dehai hurried to the city head and saw the Jin army outside the city forming a tofu-like square formation. In each formation, there were siege equipment.
At this time, Zhao Tai was riding on a war horse, leading Wuxian and others to wander among the various formations.
Wherever he passed, officers and soldiers raised their weapons and shouted loudly: "Lord Zhongguo! Lord Hengshan!"
Zhao Tai and Wu Xian walked in front of the formation, constantly raising their riding whips, responding to the soldiers' shouts, and thus boosting morale.
On the top of the city, Guo Dehai saw the scene outside the city, listened to the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami, and looked at this posture, there was no doubt that the Jin army was going to attack the city.
But he had some doubts in his heart, why did Zhao Tai start attacking the city before his tunnel reached the city.
When people can't explain something, they like to explain it according to their own ideas.
He couldn't think of using gunpowder to blast the city wall and kill Guo Dehai. He could only explain Zhao Tai's actions based on his own knowledge.
Soon, Guo Dehai found an explanation for Zhao Tai. Zhao Tai must have seen the tunnel approaching the city and was afraid that the movement would alert the defenders, so he temporarily stopped digging and wanted to rely on the frontal attack of the Jin army to cover up the noise caused by digging the tunnel.
In addition, if the Jin army storms the city, it can attract the defenders to defend the city. The strength in the city will naturally be empty. When the Jin army rushes out of the tunnel, there will be no obstacles and they can better exert the effect of the surprise force.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Guo Dehai's face. He looked at Zhao Tai who was walking around in various formations and sneered again and again, "Zhao Tai, you are so smart, today I will give you a bloody blow to help me spread my reputation!" "
At this time, Zhao Tai and Wuxian inspected each formation and returned to the central army. Tang Liang, who was responsible for burying the explosives, happened to come out of the tunnel and came to report.
"Ms. sir, the gunpowder has been buried!" Tang Liang reported.
Zhao Tai nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! In that case, then prepare to attack!"
After finishing speaking, Zhao Tai waved his hand and said, "Bring me the clothes and props."
Two soldiers immediately presented two trays, one containing a red robe worn by a superior mage, and the other containing swords, charms, and bells.
At that moment, under the watchful eyes of many of his subordinates, Zhao Tai put on his Taoist uniform, picked up the magical implements, then climbed up to the high watchtower and began to practice.
People at this time were more superstitious, and Zhao Tai did everything he could to fight against Mongolia.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, a great sage and good master could call upon millions of followers from high up, so Zhao Tai decided to take this opportunity to engage in superstition, making both his own and the other side's soldiers mistakenly believe that he could summon thunder from the sky.
In this way, from the perspective of our own soldiers, Zhao Tai's body will appear mysterious.
The superstitious soldiers thought that Zhao Tai was a master and that they were protected by gods. They would fight more bravely in the future and be more loyal to Zhao Tai.
For the Mongolian soldiers, after the rumors spread, they would be afraid when they met Zhao Tai again and did not dare to fight with Zhao Tai.
On the top of the city, Guo Dehai saw Zhao Tai returning to the central army. The shouts of the Jin army outside the city subsided. He knew that the Jin army was about to attack the city, so he shouted, "Archers and artillery carts are in position, the gold thieves are about to attack the city. Anyone who shrinks from battle will die!"
When the defenders on the city heard the call, they immediately kept their positions. The archers unfurled their bows and nocked arrows, and the crossbowmen loaded arrows on the crossbow bed, aiming their sharp arrows at the outside of the city.
The defenders on the city were ready and waiting for the Jin army to attack. A scene suddenly appeared outside the city, which shocked the defenders at the top of the city.
They stood at the top of the city and saw only five or six hundred steps away. On the high watchtower of the Jin Army, a man wearing a red Taoist robe, holding a sword in one hand and a bell in the other, began to shout and dance on top.
Guo Dehai almost dropped his jaw when he saw this scene. He didn't expect that Zhao Tai would do something like this to him, which was really not up to par.
When the defenders on the city saw it, many people looked up at the sky. There was no strong wind and no rolling clouds.
For a moment, the defenders on the city began to laugh. When Guo Dehai saw this, he was quite shameless and said, "Huh, I thought Zhao Tai was a man, and I didn't want him to be so incompetent as to do these tricks. When the two armies are fighting, they are more powerful than each other." , equipment, formations, will and generals’ command, how can one win by relying on ghosts and gods?”
Guo Dehai dismissed Zhao Tai's actions, but Zhao Tai was on the high platform, chanting words and dancing vigorously, looking like a professional mage.
At this time, as Zhao Tai jumped, Tang Liang held a torch in the tunnel, lit the fuse, and hurried out of the tunnel.
In the dark tunnel, the fuses were flashing with fire, and they were scurrying deeper.
Zhao Tai, who was on the high platform, estimated that Tang Liang had lit the fuse, and then shouted loudly, "Tai Shang Laojun is as urgent as the law! Lightning Mother and Thunder God, quickly send down magical powers to help me defeat the enemy! Five thunders rectify the law, boom boom boom boom boom!"
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