On the grassland night in June, the moon is bright in the sky and the stars are shining. The silver moonlight turns into river water and flows into the dry riverbed of the grassland.

It is like a precious ink-splashed landscape painting.

In the southwest direction of the "landscape painting", the Tumed soldiers saw the actions of the Ming army with the help of moonlight.

"Quick, report to the commander-in-chief, the Ming army is digging tunnels overnight!"

The news soon reached the ears of Guluge and Hanggao.

The two of them discussed for a while, and Guluge said as if he had made up his mind: "The only way now is to send a death squad out of the city! They don't need to kill anyone, they just need to find the location of the Ming army's tunnel!"

"Then we can dig a small hole at the corresponding location in the city, and when they dig through, we can pour water into it. The gunpowder will be useless when it comes into contact with water!"

"Will the water that pours in collapse the city walls?" Hang Gao asked worriedly.

"Hey," Guluge sighed, "That's better than it collapsing!"

"Well... okay!" Hang Gao had no choice but to agree.

At the beginning of the hour of Hai (21:00), the Mongolian soldiers in Guihua City had assembled.

There weren't many people, only about a hundred.

They took a cable car from the north of the city to the outside of the city, and then crawled towards the west and south of the city.

They lay down one by one along the base of the city wall, put their ears to the ground and listened carefully.

The stars and the moon are moving in the night sky of the grassland, and all things are gradually falling asleep amid the sound of insects.

After an unknown amount of time, five or six Mongolian soldiers who were crawling outside the city suddenly felt a shock all over their bodies.

Although it was still dark at this time, the scene several dozen steps away could be seen clearly.

One of the Mongolian soldiers first looked up at his companion not far away, and then looked up at the city wall.

Then he looked in the direction of the Ming army.

After making sure that no one was paying attention to him, he reached out and picked up the bow beside him, drew an arrow and shot it at the top of the city wall.

The iron arrow collided with the bricks of the city wall, making a harsh sound.

The Mongolian soldiers on the city wall were awakened by the sound and looked down cautiously.

"Here!" The Mongolian soldiers outside the city pointed to the place below them.

"Are you sure?" The Mongolian soldier on the city wall asked again.

"Sure, the tunnel is right under me!"

"good!"

"Look here, there's a tunnel under my body too!"

In the southwest corner, south and west of the city, the Mongolian soldiers crawling outside sent signals to the friendly forces on the city wall, informing them of the location of the tunnel.

Maybe the action was too obvious, or maybe the sound was too loud.

They soon attracted the attention of the Ming army. One of the Ming soldiers pointed to the bottom of the city wall and shouted, "There are Mongols over there! Gunmen, fire your guns!"

The Ming army on guard immediately moved forward dozens of steps and aimed at the Mongolian soldiers outside the city.

Bang Bang——

The dull sound of bird gunfire marked the beginning of the siege.

"Your Excellency the Governor, General Liu Fangliang, Generals Liu Xiyao, Ma Shiyao, Generals Liu Tichun, Gao Yigong, Li Guo and Li Laiheng have dug a total of four tunnels. Now all four tunnels have been dug through. Please give the order, Governor!" In the central army headquarters, Lu Daqi got the information he wanted from the messenger.

"Ask the artillery camp how much gunpowder is left?" Lu Daqi ordered.

Before the messenger left, a messenger ran in and said, "It's bad, Governor."

"What's the matter?" Lu Daqi remained shocked.

The messenger replied hastily: "The Mongols have discovered the location of the tunnel. They have dug a few small holes under the city wall towards the tunnel and are now pouring water into the tunnel through the holes!"

The eunuchs supervising the army and the personal soldiers in the central military tent immediately changed their expressions upon hearing the news.

After the tunnel was flooded, not to mention gunpowder, even people had to be evacuated!

In other words...all the efforts of yesterday day and night were wasted!

"These surrendered generals are too careless. They even exposed the location of the tunnel. They are simply useless!" The eunuch in charge of the army cursed immediately, "I must report this to His Majesty and punish them!"

"Lord Lu, will you sign your name?" After scolding the surrendered general, the eunuch looked at Lu Daqi.

Lu Daqi smiled faintly: "Don't jump to conclusions, these people are good at digging tunnels!"

After waiting for a while, the messenger brought back the news: "One of the four tunnels was destroyed, and the remaining three are safe and sound!"

The eunuch supervising the army was stunned for a moment and asked, "What happened? Tell me in detail!"

"When the generals were digging the tunnel, they considered the problem of flooding, so they dug a long drainage ditch inside the tunnel. As long as the water level is not too high, the tunnel will not be flooded!"

"Except for the tunnel dug by Generals Liu Xiyao and Ma Shiyao, which was flooded and could not be used due to heavy water, all other tunnels were fine."

The eunuch supervising the army had a flickering expression on his face and sat on the stool without saying anything.

"Report, the artillery camp said that there are still more than 20,000 kilograms of gunpowder!" reported the messenger who had just returned from the artillery camp.

"Pass the order down, deliver 8,000 kilograms of gunpowder to the tunnel dug by Liu Fangliang! Blow up the city wall in one hour! After the gunpowder explodes, no matter whether the city wall collapses or not, the infantry should not attack the city right away. Wait until the artillery camp fires two rounds of artillery before attacking the city!"

After the order was issued, the Ming army immediately got busy.

Under the cover of flags, they began to transport gunpowder into the tunnel dug by Liu Fangliang.

In order to make the disguise more realistic, the Ming army even pretended to carry the same number of empty powder boxes to other tunnels.

An hour later, the gunpowder was placed.

Liu Fangliang held the fuse in his left hand and the fuse in his right hand.

After taking a deep breath, he aimed the spark of the match at the fuse, muttering to himself: "God bless, it must explode!"

Chi Chi——

After the fuse was ignited, sparks and white smoke quickly emerged.

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