Witnessing this amazing explosion, the Tianzhu Army was thundering, and many auxiliary soldiers threw up the shovel, pickaxe, and earth baskets in their hands.

The most surprising thing was Shao Xing, who said to Di Lie next to him with an excited look on his face: "In this way, the cost of water in the city will be tight... The Jin army is afraid they can't sit still."

Di Lie shook his head and said with regret: "The Jin army can't sit still, so is our army! If we keep going with the Jin army, ten days and half a month later, the Jin people are short of water, our army is short of food, and after September, the autumn is refreshing, and the horse is fat, which is the best time for the Jin army cavalry to come out to rescue."

Chang'an must attack rather than besiege. If one more day delays will make the Jin East Route Army hesitate more - should we continue to Nanluo, chase Song Lord, or draw the army back, attack Tongguan, and rescue Chang'an? Di Lie must cut off the Jin army's thoughts and let everything continue according to the original trajectory.

"Our army can't wait, we must fight and decide quickly."

This is the final decision between Di Lie and the generals who killed the heaven.

On August 29th, in the early morning of August, the Tianzhu Army officially launched an attack on Chang'an City. The attack method was different from the Jin army's imagination of using goose cars, flying ladders, cave houses, siege wooden buildings, etc., and the army was in line with the ants and siege siege. The Tianzhu Army only dispatched more than 500 people, and the siege equipment only used a city digging tool called a cave digging cart.

However, what made the Jin army most angry was that the army that dug the city was not the real Tianzhu army, but the Jin people!

During the landing battle of the beach, the 2,500 Jin army was defeated. Except for 300 cavalry and a small number of infantrymen, thousands of people were killed and killed, and more than 800 were captured. One third of them were seriously injured. It took only a few days for them to survive. In the end, the remaining ones who could run and move were only more than five hundred.

After identification, most of them were Khitan, Bohai, and Yan Han people, with only a small number of Jurchens and Guanshan locals. This is not surprising. The Jin army spent a lot of money on the blockade of the Yellow River. In addition to the auxiliary soldiers, most of the regular soldiers were from the Western Route Army's old foundations from the clouds of Xijing. Most of the Liao people were inhabited by the Yan Han people.

The Tianzhu Army did not kill these prisoners, of course, it could not be raised in vain. For example, digging soil and filling rivers in front. They had to work hard. Now they dig holes in the city and cannot escape.

Before going to war, Zhang Xian, the deputy commander of the siege, conveyed the amnesty order on behalf of the Tianzhu Army leader Di Lie, in front of more than 500 prisoners: "... Our army has no food and does not want to raise useless prisoners. Therefore, as long as you complete the last task, you can be released and regain your freedom!"

Looking at the commotional crowd below and the numb but hopeful faces, Zhang Xian took a long breath, moved the power of his dantian, pointed to Chang'an City, and shouted: "The mission is very simple! Dig two big holes under the city wall! As long as you come back alive, you will be free!"

It sounds cruel to dig two large holes under the enemy city with tight barriers, but it is much better than the ten dead and dead attacks by the Ant Attachment. Most of these Jin army prisoners were old soldiers, so they could naturally figure out the good things about it. Only digging two holes can make them survive. Such favorable conditions made them unbelievable.

Zhang Xian also saw the doubts on the faces of the captives. He casually took out a white feathered arrow from the quiver and raised it high: "Who do you all recognize me?"

The captives certainly recognized Zhang Xian because they were all captured by Zhang Xian's army.

"I am Zhang Xian and Zhang Jingren! The brigade commander of the 9th mixed brigade cavalry of the First Reorganized Division of the Tianzhu Army. What I said represents the leader of the Di army and represents the Tianzhu Army. If there are false words, you will be like this-"

With a click, the arrow broke into the middle.

Just as Zhang Xian made a promise, more than 500 Jin army prisoners, carrying bamboo baskets filled with soil, rushed to the pre-selected battlefield - the southeast corner of Chang'an City.

As the Jin army guarding the city, he naturally understood the shortcomings of his city. In the southeast corner, he also made key defenses: artillery vehicles, crossbows, boiling oil, rolling stones and wood, all of which were available. There were as many as 300 guards in charge of this area.

The prisoners ran and pleaded at the city, and some shouted loudly - the Jin army guarding the city was mostly signed or surrendered by the new Song army. On weekdays, they were called around by these captured old soldiers, which were several levels lower. Now, when they saw the old soldiers who had scolded and whipped them in the past, they were really surprised and happy, and more at a loss.

The captives took this opportunity to quickly close the distance and poured the basket of soil into the dry moat...

The moat in Chang'an City is relatively wide, and it has two layers inside and outside, each layer three zhang wide and five zhang deep. However, five hundred people poured the earth once, which was enough to fill the outer layer with one third. In other words, as long as five hundred prisoners run six times back and forth, it would be enough to fill out the passage of zhang wide and reach the bottom of the city.

The three hundred Jin soldiers guarding here looked at the two mocks who were commanding them together. The two Khitan mocks looked at each other and could not give the order to kill the tribe.

Until the prisoners at the city were almost filling a passage in the outer trenches, Gao Yong, who was supervising the battle in the north city, did not hear any movement here at all. He sent someone to see it and was really angry. He immediately beat the two Khitans tortured - this situation was originally a rule to be killed, but Gao Yong was also from the old Liao Dynasty and could not bear to blame him.

Then, the Han army's Mouke from Yan land was replaced by several of their subordinates. These people would not buy accounts of the Khitans and Bohai people, and immediately ordered an attack without distinction. Similarly, the Han army guarding the city would not buy accounts of the Liao dogs who were riding on their heads on weekdays. Once they received the order, they would immediately erupt all the anger that had been holding back for many days.

The cannon carts, crossbows, arrows, and javelins fell like rain. The Jin army prisoners suddenly screamed and fell down.

The Jin army prisoners were dozens of casualties, but a passage that could pass through siege equipment was filled on the outer layer. When the inner layer of the trenches were filled, the Tianzhu Army issued a side card to each prisoner, which greatly reduced the mortality rate. Of course, the side card was only used to defend against arrows, and even javelins could not be prevented. As for cannon stones and crossbow arrows... we can only pray that we should not be hit directly.

Veterans are different. Not only can they still maintain their emotions when facing death, but they do not affect the work of filling trenches. They even know how to avoid arrows, stone arrows, and reduce the chance of injury.

At noon, a solid mudstone passage that was ten feet wide and could pass through the vehicle, and one-third of the prisoners of the Jin army were also injured or killed. If it was an ordinary army, one-third of the casualties would be killed, then there would be no need to fight and collapse directly. But this was a prisoner army, and the last one left to die, and he was not qualified to collapse.

At noon, the hungry and tired prisoners of the Jin army unexpectedly received a full meal provided by the Tianzhu Army. Although it was just ordinary big cakes and porridge, these people who didn't know the next moment were sighing and sighing. What they didn't expect was that the leader of the Tianzhu Army actually appeared in front of them and talked to them.

"You probably understand in your heart that there may not be a life in the next moment - but, I want to say, even if you die, I will make you a full person!" Di Lie did not conceal his guilt at all, and pointed directly at the distant city wall. "You only have two endings, be a full person, or be a human being again! Which one you choose depends on your efforts and luck. The army leader is standing here, and all the people who come back alive will pack the remaining food, take it away, and go where you want to go!"

There was no great reward and temptation, nor any promise of survival, but this ordinary truth aroused the strong desire of the Jin army prisoners to survive.

To survive, you have to dig a hole! The simplest equivalent exchange.

More than 300 Jin army prisoners, holding shovels and picks, carrying bamboo baskets, pushed the only five giant hole-dig trucks that could save their lives, and headed towards the narrow passage that had been paved with blood and sweat.

At this time, the Tianzhu Army would not watch the fun. After a full meal, they began to gather and prepare for the attack.

Similarly, the Jin army in each section of the city walls of Chang'an also gathered to the southeast corner under the dispatch of Hanlu. However, the city at this area could not accommodate too many people, and five hundred was the limit. The remaining soldiers nearly a thousand gold medals could only be scattered on both sides and under the city, and they could be replenished at any time.

Usually, there are few siege troops like the Tianzhu Army, who only concentrate on one place to attack, and do not even have a feint attack to restrain others and share the pressure.

Shao Xing also asked Di Lie about this question. Di Lie's answer made the commander of the Shanzhou military and horse army stunned: "Why should we disperse the Jin army? I just want them to concentrate, the more concentrated the better!"

The city of Chang'an during the Tang and Song dynasties was all rammed earth walls. Of course, sometimes rammed earth walls cannot be underestimated. The city walls built with egg white, glutinous rice slurry mixed with clay tough grass, hammered and struck by layers of layers, are actually not much stronger than brick walls, but have the defects of fire resistance and water resistance, which is not as good as brick walls.

During the Tang Dynasty, the walls of Chang'an City were undoubtedly the best materials and the most solid methods to build, but after the wars in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, it was no longer the original wall. Renovated in the Song Dynasty, due to the decline of Chang'an's status, it was no longer valued by the rulers of the current dynasty. The quality of the construction of the city wall can be imagined.

By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Chang'an city walls were repeatedly destroyed. Recently, Gao Yong hastily rebuilt, and the quality has been reduced to another level. Then, due to geological problems in the southeast corner, he was targeted by the Tianzhu Army...

The result of all this was that when the Jin army prisoners slashed the shovels and picks in their hands, large pieces of earth and rubble on the city wall were smashed down. Although they were made like clay figures, the Jin army prisoners were very happy. clay figures were better than dead people!

Then, their happiness ended here - the top of the city was first poured with boiling water, which made the whole body of the Jin army captives bubble, and their skin fell off layer by layer, revealing fresh and tender flesh... The screams were not like a voice, but like a crying in the ground. Soon, this frightening cry was turned into a fireman dancing by buckets of oil and several rockets. The screams suddenly turned sharply, and then stopped abruptly...

The first batch of Jin army prisoners who dug holes were all destroyed. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!