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"They are definitely wary of us now,"

"And if we want to lure them out of the city again,"

"It's probably not that easy."

Everyone was discussing the current situation animatedly.

Only Zhao Yuan,

He remained silent.

He was looking down, deep in thought...

Chapter 1444 Setting up camp

Seeing that the discussion was gradually calming down,

Zhao Yuan suddenly looked up and asked,

"How thick are the city walls of Zengtou City?"

"do you know?"

"City walls?"

The group exchanged puzzled glances.

Finally, it will be Lin Chong who speaks first.

"Brother, why are you asking this?"

"Instructor, there's a reason I'm asking this,"

Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

“I remember it was on the mountain before,”

"Military Advisor Xu probably mentioned the height of the city walls of Zengtou City,"

Does anyone else remember?

"I remember the strategist saying something like that,"

The Golden Gunner recalled,

"The walls of Zengtou Chamber are 16 feet high and 12 feet thick..."

"Twelve feet?"

Zhao Yuan nodded, looking at the city wall not far away.

"Brothers, I have an idea in mind,"

"Let's go back to camp first."

...

What Zhao Yuan said,

This clearly aroused everyone's curiosity.

After returning to the central command tent,

Lu Zhishen couldn't wait to ask,

"Brother, do you have any ideas?"

"Have you dealt with the city walls of Zengtou City?"

"None of us can do this,"

Zhao Yuan shook his head.

"We still have to wait for the Nine-Tailed Turtle brothers, Tao Zongwang and his brother, to arrive,"

"Let him see this city wall,"

"Only then will we know if it will work out."

"Tao Zongwang?"

Huyan Zhuo was stunned for a moment.

Then suddenly it dawned on me.

"Chief, you don't mean to be planning to dig a tunnel, do you?"

"Dig a tunnel?"

Lin Chong also realized what was happening.

"The city wall of Zengtou Chamber is only twelve feet thick,"

"If we dig a tunnel through,"

"That is indeed one way."

"I'm afraid of this freezing weather,"

"Is it hard to dig?"

"The instructor is unaware of this,"

Zhao Yuan laughed.

"The ground is extremely cold,"

"You can start about ten inches down from the ground,"

"It's not as cold anymore."

"That's true,"

Huyan Zhuo agreed.

"When I was in the Western Army,"

"When they went to war against the Western Xia,"

"Sometimes it's cold, so to keep warm,"

"When setting up camp, we would specifically dig some dugouts,"

"As long as the tents are pitched about ten inches lower than the ground,"

"Then sleep tonight,"

"It will be much warmer than camping on flat ground."

"Yes, that makes sense,"

Zhao Yuan nodded.

"But will this method actually work?"

"We'll have to wait for Brother Tao Zongwang to come and see for himself,"

"After all, he is the expert in this field."

After discussing it,

No one had any objections to Zhao Yuan's method.

The final decision was unanimously made.

The army will continue to camp here for now.

When Zhao Yuan wrote a letter summoning Tao Zongwang to this place,

Take a look at the city walls of Zengtou City.

Can it be dug through?

We'll make a decision later.

After this letter was written,

Zhao Yuan pondered for a while,

He wrote another letter,

The messenger who returned to Liangshan to deliver the message was given to Liu Huiniang.

Let Tao Zongwang relay what Zhao Yuan said.

They were all sent to Zengtou City.

......

From Liangshan to Zengtou City

It is a distance of seven or eight hundred miles.

It won't take more than half a month,

Tao Zongwang obviously can't come.

Because when he came,

We also need to bring the things Zhao Yuan requested.

It will probably take at least another four or five days.

During this period,

Zhao Yuan did not order the soldiers to leave the camp again.

They simply continued to cut down the surrounding trees to build camps.

It took more than ten days of effort,

Liangshan, however, took control of their main camp.

It was repaired perfectly.

It is incredibly thick.

Meanwhile, in Zengtou City...

Seeing Liangshan acting this way,

Instead, it falls from top to bottom.

They all became anxious.

"Teacher, what should we do now?"

Elder Zeng said anxiously,

"Those Liangshan people lately, every day,"

"It's just logging and building camps,"

"Look at them,"

"They clearly intend to stay at the gates of Zengtou City for a long time,"

"What...what should we do?"

"Don't worry, sir,"

Shi Wengong shook his head and said,

"Our Zengtou City is quite a distance from Liangshan,"

"It is about eight or nine hundred li long."

"If Liangshan really intends to stay here permanently,"

"What will they do about their food supplies then?"

"These eight or nine thousand men, along with their warhorses,"

"The money and provisions spent on food and supplies for people and horses each month,"

"It must be at least several hundred shi (a unit of dry measure)."