Amidst a dense hail of arrows, Xu Hui led the Beggars' Army in digging.
A tunnel, like a venomous snake, stretched straight toward Xuan'an City.
For every meter they advanced, someone would immediately put up wooden planks above the tunnel to block the rain of arrows falling from the city wall.
A burly man from the Beggars' Army stepped forward and vigorously broke through the soil with a hoe.
As soon as the broken soil hit the ground, people rushed forward and filled them all with bamboo baskets, then handed them to the people behind them to carry out.
As the signal flare lit up, the five thousand people immediately sprang into action, much like a tunnel boring machine.
When Mopa climbed the city wall, the first thing he saw was the sand and dust constantly flying up in front of Xuan'an City.
Mopa burst into laughter upon seeing this.
"Are these Han Chinese all stupid? Do they think they can just use this tunnel to dig through my solid wall?"
A centurion standing beside him chuckled and echoed.
"We mobilized nearly 30,000 laborers to rebuild this city, and we reinforced it from the inside out."
"It's impossible to dig through with just manpower! Unless they can invoke the gods!"
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.
They had completely forgotten how trembling they looked outside Fuling City that day.
Mopa stretched out his rough hands and stroked the city wall of Xuan'an, his face full of pride.
"Shoot these Han Chinese dead with arrows!"
"Yes, sir!"
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Countless arrows rained down on the walls of Xuan'an City like locusts.
Mopa crossed his arms in front of his chest, his face full of smugness.
If it weren't for the Right Wise King Ago Bhutan's order forbidding them from launching an attack.
Otherwise, with only a mere ten thousand or so people outside the city, Mopa would have already led his men out to break through.
After staying on the city wall for another half an hour, Mopa saw no sign of the other side making any move to attack the city.
Except for that long tunnel, which is getting closer and closer to Xuan'an City.
However, Mopa did not believe that this mere trench tunnel could cause any damage to Xuan'an City.
The cold wind howled, and these past few days stationed in Xuan'an City were much more comfortable than the days on the grasslands.
The corrupting influence of power, money, and beauty on a person is readily apparent; a once robust body begins to become somewhat bloated.
Mopa yawned and said with a disdainful look.
"These Han Chinese are simply wasting my time!"
"Keep an eye on these Han Chinese and notify me when they are about to attack the city."
After saying that, Mopa turned and left to return to his mansion in Xuan'an City to continue his carefree life.
As the trenches and tunnels drew closer to Xuan'an City, the rain of arrows from the sky grew increasingly dense.
Even those hiding in tunnels could not avoid casualties at this time.
Inside the tunnel, Xu Hui was drenched in sweat, his clothes completely soaked, but he still didn't stop what he was doing.
With only half an hour left, Xu Hui slammed down his hoe with a crisp clang!
Xu Hui was overjoyed.
"We've reached the city wall!"
Without any hesitation, Xu Hui immediately gave the order.
"Dig laterally on both sides!"
At this moment, the tunnel, which was originally vertical, immediately extended to both sides of the Xuan'an City wall into a large T-shape.
At the same time Xu Hui gave the order, dozens of squads of soldiers armed with hammers and chisels immediately followed.
The next moment, the Xiongnu people on the city wall heard a clanging sound coming from below the city wall.
Upon seeing this, the centurion on duty burst into laughter.
"These Han Chinese are insane! Do they really intend to break through this city wall by manpower?"
"Someone! Prepare the thunderstones! Smash the logs down!"
Thump! Thump! Thump!
A dull sound rang out in front of the Xuan'an City wall.
As stones continued to fall from the sky, the pressure on the Beggar Army inside the tunnel instantly increased.
Two rather burly men held large shields firmly against the ground, defending against the rain of arrows and the constant falling stones.
"How much longer, Vice Commander! We can't hold on any longer!"
Xu Hui spat to the side and cursed angrily.
"Damn it! This city wall is pretty sturdy! Hold on, you bastard! It'll be over soon!"
Xu Hui remained silent, his iron hammer striking the city wall of Xuan'an again and again.
Seeing this, the others chiseled even harder.
As time went by, Xu Hui finally managed to carve out a small crack in the city wall of Xuan'an.
At this moment, a foul stench wafted from the city walls of Xuan'an.
"Damn it! These Huns are boiling gold! Brothers! If you don't want to die, give it your all!"
Xu Hui roared!
Upon hearing this, the people around him immediately sped up their actions.
The so-called "golden juice" is actually a mixture of excrement and urine. Pouring this heated liquid down your throat is worse than death.
In this era before antibiotics, being burned by this stuff was basically a death sentence.
At this moment, Xu Hui's palms were also sweating profusely.
The gap in the city wall of Xuan'an City in front of them was getting bigger and bigger.
And the stench of excrement and urine in the air became increasingly strong!
The shield bearer at the front shouted to those behind him.
"Vice Commander! He can't hold on much longer!"
Xu Hui's hands didn't stop moving! But he roared angrily.
"Even if I can't hold on, I'll hold on! Even if I die today, I must complete the mission that Zhenguo Bus gave me!"
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