Huang Li had already thought of this in his plan. When filling in the moat, he handed it over to Ying Zhen, who commanded the civilians and soldiers to take action.

Although it seems a little unsatisfactory now, there is still half of the night to adjust and make up for it.

That is to fill in a few simple supports where the tunnel enters the moat. Then cover it with felled trees to block the soldiers who entered the dry moat and dug the tunnel.

If it can be completed tonight, the earthen camp can be concealed in the moat tomorrow. If we step up the excavation, we can complete the preparations for tunnel blasting in one day and one night.

"This is much faster than expected!" While waiting for Ying Zheng to arrive, Huang Li carefully estimated and felt very excited.

In two days and two nights, the purpose of breaking through the moat can be fully achieved, paving the way for tunnel blasting. In another two or three days, tunnel excavation can be completed, and the destruction of the city will be close at hand.

In six or seven days, he was able to break through the important town of Yiling. This was a speed that Huang Li did not expect. If he succeeded, it would be so shocking and shocking.

Looking up at the deep and distant night sky, Huang Li's thoughts were wandering, and he was thinking wildly. He felt like he was in a dream, as if he had returned to the future life.

It wasn't until Ying Zheng came and said hello that Huang Li woke up slowly and couldn't help but smile bitterly. To be honest, even if his future life is unsatisfactory, it will be much better than the life he is living now.

But there is no way, he has been trapped in it and cannot extricate himself. He can only work hard in this bad era and move forward hard towards the unpredictable future.

After hearing Huang Li's explanation, Ying Zhen seemed to be familiar with this kind of operation and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir. Filling trenches and building ladders, setting up sheds and digging kilns are also very common siege tactics. With a little improvement, you can

To your satisfaction, sir."

"Filling the trench" is to "build a ladder" to clear obstacles, and "building a shed" is to provide cover for "filling the trench". "Digming a kiln" is a method of tunnel siege, but it is different from tunnel blasting.
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Huang Li did not hide his appreciation and said with a smile: "Then I would like to trouble General Ying to mobilize his manpower. The sooner it can be completed, the better. I have already ordered people to transport a lot of the trees needed."

Tunnel excavation is about to begin, and the required beams and columns have to be processed on-site. There is a construction site just outside the camp far away from the city, and wood is constantly being shipped.

"It will almost be completed tonight." Ying Zheng thought about it for a while and gave Huang Li a firm guarantee.

Huang Li was very satisfied. After a few words of praise, he took the people back to the camp to rest.

He didn't sleep well last night, and he didn't plan to stay up tonight. Everything had to be done by himself, and he was exhausted. A lot of work was already done by competent people, and he chose to trust them.

Huang Li learned a lot from this attack on Yiling. At the same time, he also needed to cultivate a group of capable manpower. This is very beneficial to future development and is also a stage that must be experienced.

The next morning, Huang Li rushed to the city first. After listening to the reports from Ying Zheng and Lu Sanwei, his confidence in breaking the city exploded.

Whether it is a moat or a wide and deep trench, it can hinder tunnel blasting. But a moat is even more difficult.

If Yiling is captured, the entire battle process can be used as a textbook example of successful battles, allowing many Ming army generals to master it and improve their command level.

At the same time, this also provides a good opportunity for everyone to accumulate experience. Moats are not a problem, let alone trenches without water?

Huang Li hurried back to the camp and went to meet Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yaoqi after breakfast.

"The barrier of the moat has been broken through, and excavation of the tunnels will begin today." The good news Huang Li said was exciting, "If nothing happens, the city will be breached within three days."

Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yaoqi looked at each other, and they could see the excitement and excitement in their hearts. Their original uneasy mood was relieved a lot because of this good news.

"Mr. Huang's ingenious ideas are eye-opening and breathtaking." Yuan Zongdi sighed and said: "Besides this good news, what else can Mr. Huang teach me?"

Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yaoqi's admiration for Huang Li came from the bottom of their hearts. Just filling trenches and fighting, his ingenious methods played a big role and greatly reduced casualties, which they could not have imagined.

Huang Li came to report the situation. Apparently, there were other matters for which they needed to agree, or to provide suggestions for the next stage of action.

"I want to launch a few feint attacks tonight, with a big momentum, but not a direct attack on the city. The main purpose is to harass the Qing army, make it sleepy, and prepare for the real attack to break the city."

"The same operation will be carried out tomorrow night. If the tunnel blasting is ready, we will launch an all-out attack in the early morning and break the city in one fell swoop. If the project is delayed, we will launch a general attack in the early morning of the next day."

Huang Li's eyes were fierce and his voice was clear and powerful, showing strong self-confidence. In the eyes of Yuan Zongdi and Hao Yaoqi, it was an intimidating aura, which can also be called the aura of a king.

"Mr. Huang, can you explain it in detail?" Yuan Zongdi looked confused and humbly asked Huang Li for advice.

Huang Li nodded and said: "If the Duke doesn't mention it, I will explain it in detail."

Tunnel blasting is not only about blowing open the city wall, but if it can kill a large number of enemies, it is of course the best of both worlds. To launch a feint attack is to attract as many enemies as possible to the city wall and then destroy them with one blast.

If you just want to achieve these two goals, then there is no need to carefully choose the time to launch the general offensive, and choose an auspicious day.

But what is the purpose of attacking Yiling? Firstly, it is to severely damage or annihilate the Huguang Qing army and break the unfavorable situation of the Qing court's three-sided siege; secondly, it is to seize grain and grass supplies and lay a solid material foundation for the subsequent counter-siege.

If the attack is during the day, a large number of Qing troops may be killed during the blasting. However, after the city is broken, the Qing troops will respond quickly. They may organize resistance or counterattack, or burn grain and grass supplies.

"...An attack in the early morning will be very different. After two nights of continuous feint attacks and harassment, the Qing army cannot be on full alert. They can only take turns to be on guard and take turns to sleep and rest."

"After our army breaks the city, more than half of the Qing troops in the city may still be sleeping, slow to respond, and difficult to organize. This will be more conducive to our army's violent advance and occupy the granaries, arsenals and other important places in the city."

Yuan Zongdi kept nodding his head, and Hao Yaoqi also smiled, expressing his approval of Huang Li's battle plan.

"Very good." Yuan Zongdi spoke up, not hiding his admiration, "Mr. Huang has thought carefully and the battle plan is detailed. I deeply agree with it and have no objections."
Chapter completed!