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One foot in the Han Dynasty is equivalent to twenty-three centimeters in modern times, six feet is one step, three hundred steps is one mile, which is equivalent to four hundred and fifteen eight meters in modern times. The length of the trench that Deputy Director Tao is preparing to excavate is more than four. Ten miles are equivalent to more than 16,632 meters in modern times. Literature Museum

Ten feet are 10 feet long and wide, two feet long and then high. The earth of forty miles is about 355,000 square meters. Excluding the four feet wide and half a meter deep trench excavated by the Xuzhou Army before The earthwork is about 17,750 directions, which means that the Xuzhou army still needs to excavate more than 337,250 earthworks to meet the requirements put forward by Deputy Director Tao, and use one Taoist four The artificial river, which is more than ten miles wide and two meters deep, completely trapped the remnants of Yuan Tan's army in Yecheng.

The project volume is very large. Although the Xuzhou army can dispatch more than 70,000 troops, plus about 20,000 civilians and people, they will work together to dig this giant trench. If they want to complete this task within five hours and ten hours, they will definitely be fine. It is not an easy task. If the three teams of Xu Chu, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan who were responsible for the blocking mission, they could not drive the enemy back to the city resolutely, and once the enemy rushed to the construction site to interfere with and destroy, Then the possibility of completing this project will be smaller.

The project volume is large and time is urgent. Yuan Tanjun still has about 30,000 troops in Yecheng, and the possibility of sending troops to destroy it is extremely high. Therefore, even if the Xuzhou decision-making level, which had been preparing for this project for several months, was not Only Deputy Director Tao himself is confident about this project, because Deputy Director Tao believes that if Boss Cao in history can do this, then he should be able to do this even more! Otherwise. I can't surpass the historical achievements of Boss Cao, and achieve unity of the world within a generation and end this chaotic era in the late Han Dynasty!

An hour and a half passed quickly. At the right time, the Xu hour, the main force of the Xuzhou army, which exceeded 90,000, was dispatched in full swing, and more than 20,000 civilians were also mobilized. They came to the siege fortifications built before under the cover of the night, the most The elite 15,000 soldiers crossed the fortifications and sneaked to the east, south and south Sanmen City of Yecheng to line up. They did not expose their targets for the time being without torches. They held a horse sieve and chewed the flag and drums, and their bows were stolen and their swords were unsheathed. Preparing to block Yuan Tan's army from leaving the city.

At the same time, under the personal leadership of Deputy Director Tao, more than 70,000 Xuzhou soldiers and 20,000 civilians also began digging in pieces, and with as little as possible, the situation where the torch was only illuminated by light light. From Deputy Director Tao to Ordinary Soldiers, they all tried their best to wield their hoes to dig the soil. Xuzhou military civil servants led by Jia Lao Poisonous Organisers, Liu Ye and Xun Chen also went on battle, either participating in carrying soil and moving stones. The wounded soldiers distributed wine, water, dry food to the soldiers and soldiers, and encouraged them to dig with all their efforts.

Even Yang Changshi, who was famously lazy, led Li Lang and Wang Wu to the digging of the trench this time, and fed the wine to the soldiers' mouths with his own hands, encouraging: "Come on, work hard, dig it up." We will definitely be able to go into Yecheng to search our homes. Yecheng is full of rich people, and if you want to get rich, you will work hard!"

It's still cold. The spring night wind still hurts when cutting the surface, and the water in the trench is even colder. However, many Xuzhou soldiers and civilians are bare-handed, stepping on the water that is flooded to the knees, and digging out sweating profusely

The sticky and heavy soil were carried and baskets of heavy soil were transported to the rear. The rough hoes were rising one after another. The heads of the baskets of people came and went like ants. No one complained, nor did they slacked off, because there were not only theirs beside them.

The direct superiors of Xuzhou grassroots generals, and the important civil and military officials in Xuzhou who were not qualified to talk directly, were all accompanying them to dig hard. The generals and officials who took the lead did not complain about being tired, lazy and lazy. Ordinary soldiers and civilians were naturally not even more so.

Will complain about being tired.

Another point is that when the digging was started, all the civil and military officials at Xuzhou at all levels had already passed down the message level one by one, so that all soldiers and civilians could know one thing. As long as this trench could be dug as scheduled, it would be completely trapped.

With the head of Yuan Tan's army in Yecheng, the soldiers of Xuzhou can return to their hometown at least one year in advance to reunite with their parents, wives and children, and the people and husbands can also enjoy peace at least one year in advance, and receive tax exemption from Deputy Director Tao one year in advance.

Rewards, I have been entrusted with Yuan’s brothers for a year in my life, so the hardest and most desperate people are all the local people in Jizhou.

The sound of the hoe colliding with the soil, and the call and command that Xuzhou soldiers deliberately lowered, were like the beeping in a spring night, buzzing, buzzing, and vibrating on the besieged construction site, but the city of Yecheng more than two miles away

There were few people, so quiet that even the sound of the patrol footsteps were clearly heard. Yuan Jun soldiers on duty were dozing against the pile of arrows. Occasionally, a few soldiers looked down, but they were just illuminating the torches in the Jue Cave.

Observing whether there were any soldiers from Xuzhou climbing up the city at night, seeing that the situation was exactly the same, they quickly stretched out their heads outside the city wall and put them back, and continued to doze against the bush of arrows.

It cannot be blamed for the lack of alertness of the Yuan Tan Army soldiers. The city of Yecheng is really too solid. As the most important city north of the Yellow River in this era, Yecheng has a solid city wall of more than five feet on average, and the bricks are specially made.

Each of the money-patterned bricks weighs 18 kilograms, with fine texture and hardness comparable to bluestone. They are also bonded by glutinous rice juice. The gaps of the bricks are so tight that they cannot even insert the blade. The rammed earth wrapped in the bricks is also condensed into stone for a long time.

Even if the giant stone bullet dropped by the Xiangyang cannon hit the wall, it only left a gray mark. The moat, which is three meters wide and three meters deep, is difficult to fill and cross. The moat and

There are also newly built sheep and horse walls and deer antlers resist horses between the city walls. Without ten days and half a month and thousands of casualties, the Xuzhou army would not have any idea of ​​touching the walls of Yecheng!

With such a strong city defense fortification and sufficient strength to defend the city, Yuan Tan's army was naturally not afraid of the Xuzhou army launching a strong attack from the front, or even fear of the Xuzhou army climbing up the city secretly. Even if there was a slight negligence, several Xuzhou soldiers would secretly board.

Yuan Tanjun is also very sure that these Xuzhou soldiers will die, and one pair will die, so not to mention that ordinary soldiers are lazy and dozing, even the guards of each gate will all hide in the city tower with charcoal fire.

When I sleep, I only patrol the city wall defense every other hour, beating and scolding a few soldiers who are lazy to sleep.

Of course, there are some flaws. Some Yuan Tan soldiers noticed that the number of torches, lanterns and bonfires next to the fortifications of the Xuzhou army was much higher than that of the night. However, considering that the main force in Xuzhou returned from Handan to the battlefield of Yecheng today.

It is normal for Xuzhou sentries beside the fortifications in the siege, so most of them ignored it. Only a few soldiers reported to their superiors. As a result, there was a relatively responsible grassroots general of Yuan Tanjun who reported the news to Jizhou, where the city wall was guarding tonight.

When the veteran Ma Yan was in front of him, Ma Yan came up with the answer with just a little calculation. "It's okay, it must be that the main force of the pottery thief had just returned to Yecheng and had not yet established a foothold. In order to prevent our army from leaving the city to attack, he sent a sentry.

.No need to make a fuss.”

In this way, time gradually passed by minute by minute, and the fortifications of the siege gradually deepened and widened inch. The three-mile distance deliberately left between the trench and the Zhangshui was gradually shortened bit by bit, and the city walls were

The Yuan soldiers on the trench were still yawning and dozing off. The soldiers of Xuzhou in the trench were still sweating profusely, racing against time to dig with all their strength.

Of course, Deputy Director Tao could not have the luck of Boss Cao. It was not until the besieged moat was completely completed and the city was trapped by the defenders. When the siege was completed, it was time for the arch to be struck at the beginning of the third day. Deputy Director Tao's despicable despair

The fortune began to show its might, and a bitter north wind blew, which not only lowered the temperature a little, but also blew out some of the Jue Cave lights outside the east gate of Yecheng. It left a dark state under a section of the city wall outside the east gate of Yecheng.

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Jue Cave is a fortification that has never appeared in film and television dramas. Its function is to place lights or torches. While illuminating the base of the city wall, it does not affect the sight of the defenders on the city. It guards at night.

The city is quite important. Zhang Nan, the general of Yuan army who happened to be responsible for the defense of the east gate of Yecheng, patrolled here again. Seeing the Feng Mijue Cave, Zhang Nan ordered a soldier to be put down with a hanging basket and blown to the wind to wipe out the wind.

The Jue hole was re-ignited, and as a result, something happened.

Jailan pulled a Yuan army soldier down the city, and the Jue hole was quickly reignited. However, when the Yuan army soldier was down the city, he was vigilant because he was in danger and vaguely heard the intensive news coming from more than two miles away.

The sound of the hoe was accidentally the soldier was more responsible, so he shouted to the city: "General Zhang, there seems to be a sound in the distance, please pay attention."

"There is a sound in the distance?" Zhang Nan was also quite responsible. He first ordered the soldiers around him to keep quiet, and then listened carefully. He also heard some strange sounds, very subtle strange sounds, but it was too far away to distinguish them to the bottom.

What is the sound? After discovering this, Zhang Nan ordered the soldiers below, "I'll put down some of the suspension bridge, go to the distance and listen carefully to what sounds. If there is any abnormality, come back to report me."

The responsible Yuan army soldier sang his promise, and then the suspension bridge was slowly lowered and stopped half a person from the ground. He asked the Yuan army soldier to jump off the suspension bridge and slowly touched the Xuzhou military construction site to check it clearly. See this.

In the scene, Zhao Yun's team, who was ambushing more than a hundred steps away from the east gate of Yecheng, raised his heart to his throat, and Zhao Yun even felt sweaty on his forehead. I wonder if he should order the arrow to shoot the Yuan army soldier to death.

"General Zhao, what should I do? Will I shoot an arrow?" asked left and right.

Zhao Yun gritted his white teeth and thought for a moment, and immediately made up his mind. He waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to put down the bow and arrow, then he personally faced the Yuan army soldier, hid on the way he could go east, and waited for him to approach.

When the Yuan army soldier slowly walked to Zhao Yun's side, Zhao Yun, who was ambushing in the dark, suddenly burst out like a cheetah. He opened his hands, covered the mouth of the Yuan army soldier with his left hand, and his right hand was fierce.

He twisted the neck of the Yuan soldier, and a light crack sound broke the cervical spine of the Yuan soldier, causing him to die on the spot, and did not have time to scream until he died.

If it were normal, if there were only one or two hundred such ordinary soldiers, Zhao Yun would be sure to kill them alone and howl, and run away with his head. Killing a Yuan army soldier is easier than killing a chicken, but this time it is different, as long as the action is slightly

For example, if the speed is slightly full, or if the left hand is not covering the mouth of the Yuan soldier in the dark, the Yuan soldier screams and calls the police. Then the Xuzhou army's trench digging operation is very good.

Maybe all the previous efforts are wasted! Even if Deputy Director Tao forgives Zhao Yun at that time, Zhao Yun will not forgive himself! So although it is easy to kill this Yuan army soldier, after really breaking the neck of the Yuan army soldier, Zhao Yun, who has always been known for his steadiness, will still be full of trouble.

Sitting on the ground, his whole body was sweating like pulp, and his cold sweat was soaked in his inner clothes. He also shouted in his heart, "It's dangerous!"

Of course, Zhao Yun did this and only delayed the time for a while, but the soldier never received any return. Zhang Nan and Yuan’s troops on the city wall would definitely be suspicious. Ninety percent of them might send soldiers down the wall to check the situation.

So Zhao Yun is now willing to exchange his ten-year life for the city guards forgot about this matter, or mistakenly thought that this Yuan army soldier had become a deserter and no longer investigated.

Unfortunately, Deputy Director Tao's unlucky fortune is a good fortune for even the unlucky Yang Changshi, so of course Zhao Yun's wish could not be fulfilled. After waiting for the city wall for a long time, the Yuan army soldier never reported it.

Zhang Nan, who was waiting for news on the city wall, was indeed suspicious and said, "Why haven't you come back yet? Have you taken the opportunity to be a deserter? Go to two more people and see what's going on."

So, two more Yuan soldiers were put down from the city wall by hanging baskets, and crossed the half-placed suspension bridge to the outside of the city. Zhao Yun had no choice but to arrange two soldiers to help him do it. He also told him to do it together.

, You must never give the two Yuan soldiers a chance to make a sound, and you should delay time as much as possible!

Soon, two Yuan soldiers approached sneakily one after another. Zhao Yun made a gesture and asked the two helpers to be responsible for the enemy in front and the enemy behind him. Then he waved his hand. At the same time, he rushed up and rushed forward, but Zhao Yun

Two helpers completed the task very well. One rushed up from behind and covered the enemy's mouth, and the other stabbed the enemy's heart from the front. However, when Zhao Yun was dealing with the second enemy, he happened to be under his feet.

He stepped on a round stone, and his left hand slid slightly and did not cover his position with his left hand - he covered the chin of the Yuan army soldier.

"Ah!" Although Zhao Yun's right hand quickly broke the neck of the Yuan soldier, he was still one step late. When the Yuan soldier was dying, he still screamed.

"What happened?!" The scream in the dark night was particularly clear. Zhang Nan heard it clearly on the city wall, and immediately shouted: "What happened? Answer! Answer immediately!"

The answer to Zhang Nan was the silence of the night. In order to do everything possible to gain time, Zhao Yun decisively ordered the army not to make any sound, so that Zhang Nan could waste time by suspicion. Zhang Nan was also the general brought by Yuan Xi from Youzhou.

He Yunsi was very fast and immediately shouted: "Light the rockets and set the rockets out!"

Dozens of rockets were shot out quickly, but although they did not shoot to the Xuzhou soldiers, they also illuminated some positions more than a hundred steps away. However, Zhao Yun was not stupid, and had already ordered the soldiers to silence the flag and lay on the ground without moving the fire.

The figure of his own army was spotted. However, the more this happened, the more Zhang Nan on the city wall became more shocked and puzzled. He immediately ordered: "Go to ten people and fire more to check the situation!"

The hanging basket was put down one after another. Each of the ten Yuan soldiers wore two torches, and came slowly to reconnaissance in groups of five people, back to back. The cold sweat on Zhao Yun's forehead was getting more and more intense. He had an idea in the critical moment and just jumped.

Get up and yell, "Beat the drum, siege the city!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdongdongdong!" The ten-sided curved war drums sounded at the same time. Five thousand Xuzhou soldiers shouted and rushed to the east gate of Yecheng from the darkness. They scared the ten Yuan soldiers screamed and rushed to the top, rushing to the top.

He threw down the torch and fled backwards, jumped directly into the moat with ice, and swam to the other side of the moat to escape. The Zhang Nan team on the wall were also shocked, and quickly snatched the suspension bridge again, and at the same time he rang out desperately

Call the police gong!

"Lu Kuang! General Lu Kuang!" Zhao Yun, who had obviously been led to the destruction, rushed to the edge of the moat and shouted loudly: "Hurry open the city gate! Open the city gate!"

"Is the team of pottery thieves coming to steal the city? Lu Kuang is an insider?!" Zhang Nan's face turned pale and he quickly shouted: "Shot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Beat the gong! Beat the gong!"

The arrows shot down, and Zhao Yun was forced to lead his army to retreat, but the walls of Yecheng were in chaos. Torches were scattered on the three gates in the east and south. The soldiers in the Tibetan soldiers rushed to the city walls, igniting countless torches in a hurry.

, pull the bow and arrow to aim at the outside of the city, including the north gate protected by Zhangshui. The garrisons inside Yecheng were also dispatched in full swing to gather Hou Ming to prepare for the battle. Mr. Yuan Tan, Mr. Guo Tu and others also hurriedly got from the beauty

He got up from his belly, put on his clothes and rushed to the east gate to check the situation-but in this case, Zhang Nan certainly did not dare to risk opening the door and leaving the city.

On the Xuzhou Army, Zhao Yun also sent a messenger to report the situation to Deputy Director Tao. After learning that Zhao Yun had exposed his traces, he simply pretended to attack the city. Deputy Director Tao smiled calmly and said, "Zilong was also

If you lead the bad, go and tell Zilong. He is allowed to do things cheaply and don’t blame me for everything.”

After sending away the soldiers sent by Zhao Yun, Deputy Director Tao, who was already covered in mud and covered in soil, turned to finally order: "Send the order and let the soldiers who take turns rest light the torches, insert them on the ground, lined up, pretending to cover and pick me up.

The army stole the city and started digging. We didn’t have much time left. Oh, by the way. Let Xu Chu and Wei Yan light up the torches, beat drums and shout, pretending to attack the enemy’s city, so that the enemy would not dare to leave the city!”

The order was conveyed, and the soldiers of Xuzhou who took turns to rest immediately lit a large number of torches. They inserted them on the ground and pretended to be ready to line up to attack the city. At the same time, they were also intensified to dig trenches and raced against time. The Xu Chu team at the South Gate and Wei Yan team at the West Gate were also successively

The torches were lit, the drums were beating, and they pretended to be attacking Yecheng. At this time, the time was only three o'clock in the morning!

When the fourth hour arrives soon, Mr. Yuan Tan, Guo Tu and others rushed to the East Gate City. Seeing Xuzhou military torches everywhere outside the East Gate, Mr. Yuan Tan's face turned pale. He asked repeatedly: "What's wrong? What's wrong

?How come there are so many enemies?"

"Lord, it was the Xuzhou thief army was about to steal the city and was noticed by our army." Zhang Nan hurriedly replied: "The last general heard clearly just now that the rebel general Zhao Yun shouted that Lu Kuang opened the city outside the city."

"Bold Lu Kuang, dare to betray me!" Mr. Yuan Tan was furious and immediately shouted: "Go and bring Lu Kuang immediately! Besides, strictly guard the four gates. Those who have no self-ordered approaching the city gate will be killed immediately

!”

The military law team sent by Mr. Yuan Tan took a lot of time to find Lu Kuang. Because the enemy situation was also found outside the south gate of the main battlefield, the experienced General Lu Kuang rushed to the south gate immediately after hearing the alarm.
To be continued...