After all, Zhu Qiwu has never let him down for so many years.
After Zhu Chongba sent some more people to dig tunnels, the defenders on the Haozhou city wall finally discovered their actions.
On the wall of Haozhou City, a soldier first discovered this situation.
"Sir, look over there, the red scarf thief is digging a tunnel!"
He immediately reported to Haozhou deputy general Wang Tianba.
"Dig tunnel?"
When Lieutenant General Wang Tianba heard this, he immediately stomped his arrows and looked down at the city.
Sure enough, not far from the city wall, a group of red scarf thieves formed a circle!
Many red scarf thieves dug out baskets of soil from the ground.
Deputy General Wang Tianba is not a rookie. He has been stationed in various places for many years.
We encountered a lot of thieves, and it was common for them to dig tunnels to attack the city.
When he saw the red scarf thief digging a tunnel, not only did he not panic at all, but he felt even more relieved.
"Haha, these red scarf thieves are really as stupid as pigs! They even want to attack acupuncture points. How ridiculous?" Wang Tianba looked proud.
The few soldiers next to him were not as knowledgeable as Wang Tianba, and they all asked puzzled questions.
Wang Tianba suddenly felt proud and began to give instructions to his own soldiers.
"Theoretically speaking, you can attack a city through hole attack, but you are not as stupid as a thief!"
"Any hole attack is nothing more than digging down the city wall or digging tunnels to sneak into the city."
"No matter what kind of cave attack it is, it must be kept secret. Otherwise, once the direction of the tunnel is exposed, the defenders can wait and make some preparations for interception, such as digging deep trenches outside the city to prevent them from approaching the city wall.
, or divert water to irrigate the tunnel in advance.”
"So in order to keep it secret, a dozen or even dozens of tunnel entrances are often dug outside the city, all to confuse the defenders so that they don't know which tunnel is the real tunnel."
"It's not like these stupid red-turbaned thieves outside the city who dug a tunnel entrance in plain sight, hahahahaha!"
After Wang Tianba finished speaking, he laughed loudly again.
Several soldiers nearby finally understood the reason.
They all gave thumbs up and praised their general for his extensive knowledge and that he was worthy of being the pillar of Haozhou City!
In addition, they followed up by laughing at the red scarf thieves outside the city.
"Such a group of stupid thieves dare to attack Haozhou City. They are simply going to die!"
"That is to say, Luo Zhizhou is too timid. Otherwise, if we let the general lead us out, we will definitely gain military merit!"
"Yes, these thieves are so stupid. I'm really afraid that if they run away, the military achievements they have obtained will be gone."
Under the compliments of several soldiers, Haozhou deputy general Wang Tianba suddenly felt like he was reborn and possessed by Han Xin!
If not for the promise, Luo Zhizhou would not have been able to leave.
Maybe Wang Tianba would rush out and capture the leader of the thieves, Zhu Chongba, alive at this moment.
Among a group of people, a soldier suddenly reminded:
"Sir, the thieves came here for this tunnel. Should we dig a deep ditch outside the city to prevent them from approaching the city wall?"
This soldier's suggestion sounds very reasonable.
but.
When Wang Tianba heard this, he laughed with a smile on his face and patted the soldier on the head.
"Damn it, I think you're stupid too, just like those stupid thieves!"
The soldier who was beaten looked aggrieved and deeply puzzled.
"Sir, this is what you said. Deep trenches can be dug to intercept the tunnels."
Wang Tianba once again showed his pride in his intelligence and said: "If we want to dig a tunnel under the city wall, even if it is a small tunnel, it will take three to five days!"
"If you want to dig down the city wall, you have to transport supporting logs and bricks into the tunnel. Then the tunnel must be dug very wide. It will take at least nearly a month to dig."
"Even if we dig under the city wall, we still have to dig a large cavity and use logs and bricks to cover it. This will take more than ten days."
"So if you want to dig down the city wall of Haozhou, don't even think about getting close to it for more than ten days!"
"Let's let these fools dig hard for more than ten days first, and then cut them off when they get close, making their work in vain, hahaha!"
After Wang Tianba said this, he laughed proudly again.
The surrounding soldiers repeated the flattering process just now, praising the deputy general for his wisdom and prowess, while laughing at the stupid thieves outside the city.
By the way, he also laughed at the soldier who had just expressed his opinion.
Anyway, no matter what kind of acupoint attack it was, Deputy General Wang Tianba didn't care.
When Luo Wenqing, the magistrate of Haozhou, came to the city wall and saw the Red Scarf Army digging tunnels, he also showed the same proud smile.
"The stupid thief in red scarf is just mediocre!" Luo Wenqing stroked his beard and said with a contemptuous smile.
Although Luo Zhizhou was a civil servant, he had helped the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty suppress the rebellion for so many years, and his military experience was no less than that of Deputy General Wang Tianba.
"Sir, the thief is so stupid, Haozhou City is already as stable as Mount Tai." Wang Tianba laughed next to him.
"Well, having said that, you must keep an eye on it at all times and remember not to let thieves take advantage of the loopholes!" Luo Wenqing said.
"Sir, please rest assured. The general will eat, drink, and have sex on the city wall. If the court's reinforcements don't come for a day, the general will not be able to go down the city wall!" Wang Tianba assured, patting his chest.
"Okay, okay! Vice General Wang is dedicated to serving the country. After this battle, I will give you the first credit!" Luo Wenqing nodded in approval.
Wang Tianba is very beautiful in his heart!
If you can get a head start, you can probably turn your deputy general into a general in the army.
The matter of defending the city is very complicated.
Luo Zhizhou made an inspection tour, then returned to the government office and handed over the city defense to Deputy General Wang Tianba.
Wang Tianba led the defenders, lying on the top of the city as if watching a play, watching the red scarf thieves digging tunnels in the distance.
The experienced deputy general Wang Tianba can basically judge the speed of the tunnel dug by the thieves by counting the soil moved out.
According to the current progress, even if it is a narrow tunnel, it will take five days to dig the roots of the city wall.
It's getting late.
Vice-General Wang Tianba entered the city gate tower, took his soldiers to eat wine and meat, and simply went to bed.
As the sky gets darker.
Zhu Qiwu originally thought that the tunnel excavation would be stopped. After all, it is really dangerous to work in the dark.
Unexpectedly, Hu Yiba and others not only had no intention of stopping work, but actually worked harder.
"Hu Yiba, it's getting dark, do you want to take a rest?" Zhu Qiwu asked towards the tunnel entrance.
A big dark face crawled out, it was the tomb robber Hu Yiba.
"Master Jun, we are not afraid of the dark. Let's dig more at night to save the troops, oh no, the Haozhou Tartars from digging deep trenches to stop us!" Hu Yiba said very positively.
This is not to say that Hu Yiba and others are selflessly dedicated to the cause of rebellion and are not afraid of hardship or fatigue!
They were really frightened by Zhu Qiwu.
Before digging the tunnel, Zhu Qiwu told the Haozhou defenders all possible ways to deal with cave attacks.