The King of Xirong was not willing to lose his troops in the first battle. He boasted about Haikou in front of King Rongdi and King Chidi. After returning to the camp, he immediately ordered his men who were good at digging holes to choose a location to dig a tunnel.
Bu Lechuan dismissed this and said to King Chidi: "It has just rained and the soil is so moist. Under such circumstances, the tunnel dug out will easily collapse. Was King Xirong's head kicked by a donkey?"
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King Red Di shrugged and said, "I find it strange too. This is common sense. He, King Xirong, can't possibly not know this!"
In the central army's tent in the border city, Ji Jie put down the paper with the information written on it and said to everyone with a smile: "Of course the King of Xirong is not that stupid. The purpose of this tunnel is not for people to escape, but for water to escape!"
Everyone looked at each other, but only Ji Lin guessed what Ji Jie meant and asked: "You mean he wants to use this tunnel to release the water in the three moats?"
"Yes!" Ji Jie nodded and said, "This is the only explanation. If the water in the moat is illuminated, the Rongdi people can march straight to the city wall. These days they have cut down a lot of wood and made many log chariots and new ladders.
It can be seen from this that the city wall is still their main target of attack. If they suppress the treasure in the tunnel, why bother with it!"
Everyone suddenly realized, Xiong Kui said: "Your Majesty, how should we deal with it?"
"Let them dig. A project as big as a tunnel cannot be completed in a day or two!" Ji Jie said with a smile: "We can take advantage of this period to continue training new recruits, teach them how to defend the city and attack, and at the same time recharge their batteries.
, wait for a battle with the enemy in the future!"
"Got the order!"
The King of Xirong thought that his move could deceive the defenders of the border city, and his confidence came from the fact that he could not guess his thoughts. Little did he know that Ji Jie had already seen it clearly and ignored his approach at all.
The shouts of killing for new recruits training were heard every day in the border town. The King of Xirong became more confident in his strategy. The spies of Yan State also sent news that the soldiers they cooperated with inside and outside last time were soldiers who had not completed the recruit training and had limited combat effectiveness.
Ten days later, the tunnel was finally dug under the moat. They dug out a small opening for water and immediately evacuated. The impact of the water flow gradually expanded the opening, and the water drained through the tunnel to a low-lying area.
The water level in the moat dropped sharply, and the King of Xirong was happy to see it. During the past few days of digging the tunnel, he installed a flap on the top of the chariot, put sacks of sacks filled with soil, and just pushed the chariot.
Go to the ditch and lift up one end of the flap. The soil bag will slide down on its own and fill the ditch.
Early that morning, the Rongdi people headed by the King of Xirong formed an array three miles away from the border city. Behind dozens of chariots were an equal number of new-style ladders. They shouted that no chickens or dogs would be left behind when the city was broken.
Seeing that King Xirong was full of confidence, King Rongdi said in front of everyone: "As long as you can break through the city wall, I am willing to give you 10% of my share of the benefits!"
The King of Xirong was overjoyed. In this way, he could get half of the loot, which was tens of thousands of stones, grain and grass!
"Okay, it's a deal!" King Xirong clapped his horse and moved forward, shouting to the soldiers who were ready to attack: "Warriors, give me the courage to rush forward and win the border city. I will reward you for your merits.
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The vanguard began to advance. In order to reduce casualties, the King of Xirong asked all the soldiers to hide in the chariot. Each man was equipped with a towel to cover his mouth and nose to resist the gases emitted when burning sulfur and saltpeter.
Until the enemy successfully crossed the second ditch, Ji Jie did not give an order to attack because he did not want to waste his arrows.
The chariot finally arrived only ten meters away from the city wall. Ji Jie waved his hand, and the soldiers on the city began to throw firewood bundles and torches down. White smoke followed. Although the enemy could hide in the chariot and reach here safely. , if you want to climb the city wall, you have to come out of the turtle shell, so what if you bring a face towel, I have archers here!
"Fire arrows!" With an order, thousands of arrows were fired, aiming directly at the enemy troops who had just come out of the chariot.
The knife cart filled with sharp spears was placed at the position where the ladder was about to be dropped. When the enemies on the ladder saw this, they screamed in fright and shouted to the brothers below to stop pulling the rope, but it was too late.
When the ladder is set up on the city wall, it is also the time when the people on the ladder are stabbed into a hornet's nest.
The enemy in the white smoke could not see the situation above, but the defenders on the city wall could judge the location of the enemy below based on the sound, and countless enemies were hit by arrows.
The enemy climbed up through the ladder with his shield in hand. As soon as he emerged from the white smoke, he was hit by a stone thrown from above and fell down with both his shield and his shield.
The King of Xirong brought his personal guards to a place 240 feet away from the city wall and personally supervised the battle. The morale of the soldiers of the Xirong tribe was high, and they rushed forward risking their lives.
Ji Jie took out his sun-shooting bow, pulled out a straight arrow from the quiver, smiled and said to Ji Lin beside him: "Do you think I can kill that guy with one arrow?"
Ji Lin shook her head and said, "The distance is too far, more than two hundred feet!"
"bet?"
"Okay! What are you betting on?"
When Ji Jie saw her agreeing without hesitation, the smile on his face turned lewd and said, "You know what I want, but it must be unconditional. I don't have time to stay in your Yan country!"
Of course Ji Lin knew what he meant.
If you don't agree, he will look down on you; if you agree, if he wins, you will have to be his woman without any conditions, so how can you negotiate terms with him?
"Forget it if you don't dare to gamble, it's okay not to gamble!" Ji Jie said with a smile: "Actually, winning is of no benefit to me, and it seems that I will lose a lot of money!"
"What are you talking about? What do you have to match me?" Ji Lin said angrily: "Just bet, who is afraid of whom? If you lose, you have to agree to my request, and you are not allowed to have any ideas against me in the future. !”
"Okay, what a gentleman says!"
"Hurry up and whip your horse!"
Ji Jie took a step forward with his left leg, unhurriedly drew the bow string, and shot the sun bow to form a perfect full moon.
Xiong Bi, who was standing next to him, poked Xiong Ba in the stomach with his hand and whispered: "The eldest princess will lose miserably. Doesn't she know that your master's archery skills are unparalleled in the world?"
"Maybe I know, maybe I don't know!" Xiong Ba's words were ambiguous.
"I must know!" Xiong Bi crossed his arms and said, "She is very smart to become the king's woman in this way!"
"Yes!" Xiong Ba and Xiong Ben nodded together.
Although the voices of the three of them were not loud, Ji Lin still listened to every word. She was so angry that her teeth itched. Forget about the crooked boss, why were there three crooked subordinates? It’s really dark to be close to the ink!
Ji Jie held his breath, released his right hand, and the arrow flew out with a "whoosh" sound.