Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 523: Underground city destruction
Autumn and winter are approaching, and not only will the Kansai War come to an end, but the Kanto War will also come to an end.

At the beginning of July, Huo Jun defeated Cao Xiu in the south and Sun and Ren in the north. The Xu Huai and Wei soldiers were scattered and fled, so he sent troops to Pi City.

In Xiapi City, Taishan General Yin Li led three thousand soldiers and horses to guard the city. Seeing the arrival of Huo Jun's troops, most of the officers and soldiers in the city were in panic. Yin Li personally led the team to kill several people, and then the spread of panic was temporarily suspended.

In order to conquer Xiapi City as early as possible, Huo Jun not only asked Jiang Ji to build the river weir, but also tried to increase the number of stoves, trying to make the Wei army in the city think that Huo Jun's troops were coming in a steady stream.

Seeing that the river weirs outside the city were getting higher and the Han army had more soldiers and horses, the Xiapi soldiers became more and more panic-stricken, and many people suggested that Yinlishe City should escape. Yin Li hesitated for a while and decided to stick to it to observe the changes.

After Huo Jun learned the detailed layout of Xiapi City from the detailed work in the city, he immediately changed his siege strategy. On the surface, he flooded Xiapi City with Si water. In fact, he sent a large number of men to dig three tunnels overnight, hoping to use holes to break through Xiapi City.

There are two types of cave attacks, one is to dig tunnels into the city, and the other is to destroy the city wall.

For example, in the Battle of Yijing, Yuan Shao sent people to dig tunnels to the bottom of Yijing City, which allowed the high-rise buildings to collapse. Gongsun Zan was defeated and died for this.

The strategy used by Huo Jun now is to dig tunnels into the city, cooperate with the army outside the city to seize the city gate, and then enter the city.

After half a month, Jiang Ji sent people to build the river weir and used water attacks to confuse the Xiapi defenders. Behind the scenes, the Han army was asked to carry out civil engineering work, dig three tunnels, and use the river weir mounds as hiding places. The workload of the three tunnels is far less than that of the dam, and it only takes more than ten days to complete the tunnels.

He was really worried that if he besieged Xiapi City for too long, he would attract soldiers from all over the country to come for reinforcements. Even if he did not want to withdraw his troops at that time, he would have to withdraw his troops and return home under the coercion of the situation.

Suddenly, Ding Feng saw five open fires burning on the tower. He pointed at the south gate excitedly and said, "Captain, the signal has come from the White Gate Tower!"

"Not urgent!"

Fortunately, Yin Li was deceived by Shui Jue's strategy, and all six hundred warriors entered the city without incident. When Huo Jun received the news, he summoned all the generals and waited for the signal from Baimen Tower.

Taking the tunnel into the city is very risky. If Yin Li had set up urns in the city and listened to the sound to identify the direction, it would be difficult for most of the 600 warriors to return.

Compared with water battles, tunnel battles are faster. Sneak into the city and the warriors can open the door and enter Xiapi City in one night.

Wearing armor, Huo Jun sat on a high chair, holding a Han sword with both hands, looking straight at Baimen Tower, his dark eyes full of desire and expectation.

"Commander, send troops!" Huo Youzhi said eagerly.

Huo Youzhi, Gao Xin and other generals stood up one after another and looked at it, pointing at the lights on the Baimen Tower, full of joy.

Huo Jun held the sword with both hands, his expression unchanged, and said calmly: "Wait for news from the scout!"

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the impatient Ding Feng was already pacing anxiously, constantly asking about news from the Baimen Tower.

In the open space in the village, a bonfire released a source of heat, and the Han soldiers sat around in silence.

On July 27, confused by the water attack plan, the Han army was able to dig three tunnels to secretly enter the city without being known to the Wei people.

Huo Jun rewarded the six hundred warriors with wine and meat. Then the six hundred warriors wore armor and carried crossbows, divided into three teams and entered the camp one after another, and then sneaked into the deep and narrow tunnel.

The reason why he did not follow the water strategy was because Xiapi City was high and strong. Cao Cao flooded Xiapi City and Lu Bu defended it for two or three months. He was captured by Cao Cao because of people's betrayal. There are reinforcements outside now, and Huo Jun doesn't know how long it will take to capture Xiapi City.

On that day, Huo Jun recruited 600 warriors from the army, and 200 people walked on each road. He ordered six hundred warriors to sneak into the white gate building, open the south gate, and welcome the army into the city.

If the tunnel battle fails now, and the water strategy is repeated, not to mention the time wasted, the morale of the Xiapi City defenders will be greatly increased.

Jia Kui, who was unchecked, was very active and kept sending people to spread the word to cut off Huo Jun's troops' retreat. Even if it did not shake the morale of the army, it would inevitably make people feel panicked.

It was night, the lights in the Han army camp were sparse, and soldiers patrolled the camp, just like usual.

Huo Jun, Jiang Ji and other calm people can still calm down and wait for the signal to come.

In order to excavate the tunnels quickly, the three tunnels are not spacious and can only accommodate one person bending down and struggling to move forward.

In the few breaths before the scouts arrived, everyone was completely in motion. They were either pacing and looking around, or letting the attendants on the left and right greet their subordinates to prepare for battle.

At Yin hour, the scouts rode straight to the open space.

"Report!"

The scout turned over and dismounted, cupped his hands and said, "To the Commander-in-Chief, the White Gate Tower has been opened, and the five lights on the city are a signal to dispatch troops!"

"good!"

The sword was unsheathed and Huo Jun said in a deep voice: "All ministries will act in accordance with military orders. Tomorrow I will have a drink with you in the city."

"promise!"

"Woo!"

The signal for the general attack was blown in the camp, and the torches in the camp lit up like stars in the night. The knights who had been prepared in advance galloped into the city on horseback. The Han infantry gathered upon hearing the golden drums and rushed to Xiapi City.

"嘘嘚~"

The crisp sound of horse hooves resounded under the silent night.

The horses' hooves are flying, and the horses are riding like the wind!
In a short time, the Han cavalry galloped into the city from the Baimen Tower, which was unstoppable. The warriors of the Han army guarding the gate shouted: "General, the road goes straight to the inner city where the thief general Yin Li lives. Someone has gone to fetch it, but I am afraid that we are too weak to move down quickly. I ask the general to lead his cavalry to support."

"good!"

Huo Youzhi speeded up his horse and summoned his riders to rush towards the inner city of Xiapi.

The sound of horns, shouts of death, and the sound of horse hooves were everywhere in the city. The people in the city were awakened by the fighting and hid in their homes, helpless, fearing that the rebels would break in and plunder.

The corpses of Wei people or the corpses of Han warriors can be seen on the streets. With the support of the Han warriors, the Han army's infantry and cavalry swarmed into the city, and Xiapi City became increasingly chaotic and noisy.

At this time, the general Yin Li who lived in the inner city had woken up from his dream.

Listening to the golden drums and shouts of death coming from the night sky, I felt a strong sense of crisis in my heart.

"Enemy attack?"

An idea flashed in Yin Li's mind, and Huo Jun launched an attack at night.

Having experienced hundreds of battles, he had no time to think too much, so he cheered up, quickly stood up from the couch with bare feet, put on his armor, grabbed the spear on the rack, and was about to go out to inquire about the situation of the battle.

"General!"

Just when Yin Li went out with a spear, the attendants crawled into the house they had broken into and shouted in horror: "The Han army entered the city through a tunnel. Now the White Gate Tower is wide open, and the Han army swarmed in. The inner city was also invaded by the Han army." Ride and win.”

"what!"

Yin Li's face changed drastically and he fell into confusion and said: "How can the Han army enter the city through tunnels if they don't attack with water?"

Under Huo Jun's confusion, Yin Lizhen believed that the Han army was about to flood Xiapi with the Si River and was unprepared for the tunnel siege.

Not only Yin Li, but also the soldiers of the Wei army had no psychological expectations for the sudden tunnel offensive of the Han army. Three thousand cavalrymen were killed by the Han army and were unable to fight back.

The attendant's face was full of confusion and fear, and he said: "The Han army has many soldiers and horses, the outer city has been destroyed, and the inner city has been lost. The general should make plans early."

Hearing this, Yin Li was immediately furious and asked him to make plans in advance. He also needs to have a plan to make. Now, other than fighting to the death in Xiapi City, he will abandon the city and flee.

Yin Li went straight out and shouted, "We can't defend Pi City now. We must gather all the riders to leave the city and run towards the east gate."

"promise!"

The east gate is connected to Tan City. It is obvious that Yin Li wants to abandon Xiapi City and abandon the city to seek refuge with Zang Ba. When he was besieged by Huo Jun before, Yin Lize had the idea of ​​​​abandoning Xiapi City. If not for Zang Ba's letter and words, he would have abandoned the city and ran away.

After Yin Li ran away, Huo Youzhifang strode into the house carrying the bloody long spear. When he saw that Yin Li was not there, he kicked the table in anger to vent his mood.

"Let's quickly level the inner city!"

Without finding any great achievements, Huo Youzhi had no choice but to follow Huo Jun's order to occupy the inner city and ensure that Xiapi City was completely occupied by the Han army.

Yin Li rode his horse and whipped his whip, and prepared to escape from the east gate with his surroundings. Because he didn't wear shoes, his bare feet already had many bloody marks. He held the horse's belly between his legs and accelerated the horse's galloping speed, hoping to escape from Xiapi City as soon as possible.

However, when they were approaching the east gate, the city tower was occupied by the Han army at some unknown time, and dozens of Han soldiers were already waiting with crossbows in their hands.

Seeing that Yin Li and his subordinates were not slowing down in speed, the Han soldiers did not hesitate to draw their bows and shoot towards the bottom of the tower.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Dozens of arrows were fired. Although the accuracy was not high, they were better in number. A cold arrow shot through the armor, and the arrows clustered into the chest. Yin Li screamed and fell from the horse, not knowing whether to live or die.

Except for a few riders who escaped from the east gate, Yin Li and most of the riders were shot by arrows.

Immediately afterwards, the Han infantry came down from the city tower and cleared the battlefield. If there was no time to block the enemy's horses, they completely blocked the east gate.

In this tunnel attack on the city, Huo Jun did not use the three-missing one. Instead, he directly sent people into the city from the Baimen Tower, and then captured the remaining three city gates and the inner city of Xiapi at the same time. His purpose was to fight a battle of annihilation. Yin Li's movements were still a little slow. If he had been faster, running out from the east gate would not be a problem.

Upstairs in the Baimen Tower, Huo Jun looked at Xiapi City under the dark night, and listened to the good news coming from various ministries one after another. He couldn't help but exhale, and Xiapi was finally won by him.

"Captain, the enemy general Yin Li was seriously injured and captured!" A servant came to report.

Huo Jun raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can it be cured?"

"There was an arrow in the chest, and the blood flow is difficult to stop. I'm afraid it will be difficult to treat." The attendant replied.

"Then give him a happy life, cut off his head, and send him to the capital to report his victory!" Huo Jun said.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)