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On the slightly damaged Xuanhu City wall were Sui soldiers wearing yellow military uniforms. The outside of the city surrounded the city like a tide was Zhou soldiers wearing black military uniforms. There were densely packed trenched trenchers inside and outside the city. The attack and defense of both sides around the city had entered the second month.

Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xuanhu has always been a prefecture and county seat. It is located in Yuzhou. It can not only advance north to Bianluo, but also south to Jingchu. It has always been a must-fight for military strategists. Over the past few hundred years, countless wars have broken around Xuanhu City.

Two years ago, after the Hezhou General Administration was abandoned two years ago, the Yuzhou capital Xuanhu became the front line, and he was the brunt of this war.

The Sui army spent two years building a large and small camps outside Xuanhu City, which were all removed by the Zhou army in one month. It was not that the camp cut corners or that the defenders surrendered without fighting, but because the Zhou army had thunder.

The Zhou army had already invested in the battles two years ago, especially in siege operations, using tunnels to reach the foot of the city wall, and using sky thunder to knock down the city wall from the root.

It takes time to dig the tunnel, and the Zhou army used another method to attack the outer camp of Baxuanhu during this rapid attack, which was to use a catapult to shoot a small trumpet and directly attack the defenders.

This small trumpet Thunder damages the city walls relatively little, but the flesh and blood cannot stop it. Even if you wear armor, once the thunder explodes around you, you will be bleed from your mouth and nose. No matter how brave the soldiers are, they will not be able to face the attack of the thunder.

The stone thrower had a bad accuracy, and many ignited thunders exploded in the air before they could fall. But even so, the Zhou army still did not give up on this kind of siege method because they had a lot of thunders.

In the east of Xuanhu City, many Sui soldiers were dozing in the straw shed inside the city wall, or missing their relatives in the distance. The Zhou army's offensive came to an end, and they just took the time to rest.

As a big city, Xuanhu has now become a large military camp. Most of the people in the city have been moved away within the past two years, in order to save food. It is natural that Xuanhu was besieged by the Zhou army with all its might, so there is no need to be burdened.

The people were moved away, and almost the same number of soldiers moved in. Their families stayed in Luoyang. Except for the soldiers who could go back to meet when they were in defense, they could only stay in the large military camp of Xuanhu at other times.

The family members are hostages, just in case, when Xuanhu is besieged, at least the soldiers have no worries. If they guard the city, they will have the opportunity to see their relatives. If they can't defend, they will not think about anything.

Liu Wu sat next to the fire and was grinding a lamb leg. The same was true for other companions next to the fire. They were covered in bed to keep warm, and their food and treatment were obviously much better than other soldiers.

They are not the troops of any general, but the dead soldiers who want to be used. Their lives are calculated based on time, and their treatment is better, no one questioned.

After eating the legs of lamb, Liu Wu sucked his fingers and wanted to suck the oil in his hands back into his stomach. He could finally satisfy his cravings, even if he died, he would have no regrets.

The sound of trumpets blew on the top of the city, warning that the Zhou army was about to attack the city. The soldiers who were keeping warm under the city wall picked up their weapons and ran towards the city along the stairs.

A moment later, a tide of drums came from outside the city. It was a signal that the Zhou army generals urged the soldiers to attack. Liu Wu leaned against the city wall and closed his eyes to rest. He didn't know how long it took, and loud noises continued and the fighting sounded.

The Zhou army was determined to win the Xuanhu City. As soon as they surrounded the city, they dug ditches regardless of casualties, blocked the moat and diverted the water away, so as to facilitate the excavation of tunnels and prevent the river water from seeping into the tunnels.

In order to prevent the Zhou army from siegeing the city, Xuanhu's moat widened and deepened, and the river water was led out, fools knew what the other party wanted to do. Once the Zhou army dug to the city and blew it up with a bombing thunder, a large section of the city wall collapsed immediately.

There will be a bloody battle around the gap. The offensive and defense sides can only fill in the lives. If anyone can't fill it enough, they will lose. If the Zhou army loses, they can withdraw and wait for the next time. If the Sui army loses, then everyone will never be able to go back.

Thinking of this, Liu Wu opened his eyes and was able to be selected to eat mutton every day because he had a son at home and was not afraid of having no descendants. If the hanghu was there, he might not be there, but if the hanghu died, he would disappear.

Xuan Hu kept it, and at least he had a slim chance to see his son. Even if he couldn't see him, his family would get pensions, so no matter what, he had to hold on.

With a bang, many small stones fell on the top of his head, and they hit the straw shed, making a bang. Suddenly, something fell outside the shed, hitting heavily on the ground.

It was a Sui army soldier whose head hit the ground and then burst. Red and white objects splashed all over the ground, like a red flower blooming on the snowy ground. The bloody smell came to his nose, and Liu Wu felt his stomach churning.

He covered his mouth with his hands to prevent the mutton from vomiting out after eating. Finally, he suppressed the nausea. Liu Wu looked up and saw that the soldier who fell to the ground had been carried away, and then people kept falling down.

Some were wearing yellow military uniforms, those were Liu Wu's comrades-in-law, and some were wearing black military uniforms. They were Zhou soldiers. They came to the city so quickly, and they should have climbed the dead soldiers first. Liu Wu thought that these enemies were probably the same as him, and had already eaten and drunk enough before leaving.

The sound of shouting at the top of the city was all day long, fighting and metal collisions were endless. Liu Wu knew that the Zhou army had already attacked the city at the ant, regardless of casualties, but this had nothing to do with him and his companions.

The opponent attacked the city again and paid countless lives at the same time. With such a desperate fighting style, the Sui army could only accompany him to the end.

The city wall is thicker and you are not afraid of stones thrown by the catapult. As for the thunder, unless it explodes from the ground, it cannot hurt the main body of the city wall. Therefore, the key problem is to fill the lives.

Even if the Zhou army attacked the city, the Sui army was ready to resist tenaciously in the city. The entire Xuanhu was not only a military camp, but also a maze. It was a flesh-and-blood millstone, a millstone that kept grinding the lives of Zhou soldiers.

Only by dragging the Zhou army here can the Sui army on the periphery have a chance to fight back, but this is no longer important to Liu Wu, because he saw someone rushing out of a dilapidated courtyard in front of him.

"Quick! Come here! There is movement in the tunnel!"

Liu Wu and his companions were shocked when they heard this, and immediately got up, picked up the short axe that had been roasting the iron axe by the fire, and ran towards the yard.

There is a large pit on the ground in the courtyard. Walking down the wooden ladder, it is a winding tunnel. This tunnel seems to have been dug long ago, and the height and width are enough to make people stand up and move forward.

There were wood support on both sides and on the top of the tunnel. Liu Wu and his companions held a short axe with red axes, carefully maintaining a distance between each other and running towards the depths of the tunnel.

I don’t know how long I walked, but the T-shaped intersection appeared in front of me. The tunnel became horizontal when it came here. Several soldiers in armor were already guarding the tunnel, holding their breath and listening to something.

Liu Wu and others squatted down against the tunnel's earth wall without making much noise. An oil lamp was lit every long distance in the tunnel. Under the dim light, Liu Wu's shadow was reflected on the ground, with a strange shape.

"Puff puff puff", the sound came from the soil wall outside the tunnel, becoming clearer and clearer. It was someone outside digging the tunnel to advance towards the city wall. Who are these people? Naturally, the Zhou army was digging the tunnel to attack the city.

The Sui army soldiers were quietly waiting on both sides of the possible hole in the direction of the sound. After a while, the earth wall was indeed dug.

"Huh? Why is there a hole here?"

"There is light...ah, no, it's the Sui Army!"

Before the Zhou army who was digging the tunnel could react, the Sui army soldiers drew out their daggers and short swords, opened their mouths and rushed out, howling, and used these short soldiers to stab the opponent in a row and quickly broke through the crowd.

The civilians who dug tunnels in Zhou army suffered heavy casualties, and followed closely by soldiers holding short-lived soldiers. They did not expect that the Sui army actually dug tunnels underground outside the city to wait for the rabbits and failed to protect the civilians.

The two sides fought each other in close combat, and the bloody battle exploded in the narrow tunnel. Liu Wu stepped on the bodies of his companions and enemies and rushed forward, because he saw a long wooden box behind the Zhou army soldiers in the dim light.

No, there are at least three behind. According to the general, the one inside should be filled with thunder, and this is the method used by the Zhou army to attack the city, called "Chong Coffin Finance".

"Stop them!"

Zhou Bing saw Sui Bing's intention and howled and tried to stop him. Liu Wu suffered several injuries, and a hole was cut by a dagger on his face. He staggered through the interception and rushed to the wooden box.

The sound of footsteps came from the other end of the tunnel. Zhou soldiers carrying soil rushed to reinforce. Liu Wu and his companions did not hesitate anymore, swung their scorching axe and slashed towards the wooden box.

As soon as he slashed, Liu Wu was knocked down by a Zhou soldier. The two of them rolled on the ground. Zhou Bing stabbed the dagger into Liu Wu's left eye socket. Liu Wu put the scorching axe on the other person's face. When he screamed and let go, he blinded his eyes with his fingers.

Liu Wu endured the severe pain and got up. His companion split the wooden box but was pierced by the short spear thrown from the opposite side and then fell down. He saw a bulging cloth bag in the wooden box, and knew that it must be a thunder in it.

As a dead soldier, Liu Wu knew that his last moment had come, and the army was full of delicious food and drink. All he wanted was that they would die with the enemy at this time.

Zhou Bing had already rushed over, and he did not hesitate anymore, swinging his short axe to cut it down at the cloth bag. In an instant, the fire was shining. Liu Wu seemed to see the appearance of his family in the dazzling white light.

A dull sound came from the ground outside Xuanhu City. The ground first arched upwards, then collapsed slightly downwards, forming a shallow pit and a little white smoke emerged.
Chapter completed!