Chapter 200： Which is the best mining technology?

In a humble yard outside Emden, the capital city of East Friesland, a group of people are plotting:

"Captain, how is this time? Is there any water seepage?"

"No, there is no water seepage this time. Mad, the tunnels dug in the first two excavations are all seeping heavily. The inside is full of water and it is useless. It takes months and wastes a lot of time!"

"No way, Emden is close to the Ames River. The land here is naturally wet. For the first time, we chose the place next to the Emden River. It is convenient to dump the soil, but the water seepage is too terrible. , Can't be too good. "

"Well, not much to say, when it gets dark, let's sleep first, and we will continue to dig in the middle of the night!"

"Yes!"

Then a group of people returned to their rooms to rest ...

This group of people was the group that Marin sent to dig the tunnel outside Emden. At the time, Marin's first choice was the southern part of the city near the Ames River. Because the south of Emden is the Ems River. Digging a tunnel is a matter of confidentiality and must not be discovered by East Frisians. However, when digging tunnels, a lot of dirt needs to be removed. Therefore, when digging tunnels under the eyes of the enemy, it is necessary to ensure that they cannot be found when the soil is removed.

And the south side of the Ames River, because it is close to the Ames River, as long as the soil is poured into the Ames River at night, everything is unknowable.

Therefore, for the first time, the team chose outside the city wall. However, after digging for a while, they found that the tunnel seepage was too serious. Because it is close to the Ames River, the land outside the river is very humid and seeps heavily. Just after digging for a week, the tunnel began to seep. After digging for half a month, the tunnel is usually full of water ...

Therefore, they had to abandon this extremely humid area in the south of the city and moved to the west of the city. Finally they were a little far away from the Ames ...

However, the west of the city cannot. Because it is a lot drier than the former Ames River south of the city, but it is still relatively humid.

At the beginning, the mining team found no abnormalities. But after digging for more than two months, near the foot of the city wall, because it needed to be dug deeper (the foundation of the city wall was deep, and it had to be dug deep to get around the wall), it dug down a few meters again ... and then ... Now ...

So this tunnel was scrapped again ...

In desperation, for the third time, everyone was very cautious and began to carefully examine the walls around Emden. Finally, after more than a month of inspection, they chose the driest northeast direction outside the city. This direction is the furthest and driest from the river.

Then, the excavation team dug again. This time, they directly reduced the excavation depth to a position close to the depth of the city wall foundation. Even if water is found, it can be found early. Lest you find the problem at the bottom of the wall like last time.

This time, the mining team had very good luck and did not encounter water seepage. Of course, it is not completely impermeable, after all, this is a humid area. However, it only infiltrates a little water droplets, and it does not affect excavation and passing.

However, this time excavation, soil transportation is very troublesome. Because, this side is too far from the river. And the soil they dug in the tunnels could not be stacked outside, so as to avoid the attention of East Frisian.

Therefore, desperately, the leader of the mining team, Blue Fly (also translated as Blue. Xiang), sent someone to apply for a fund from Marin, and falsely established a business to engage in food. Trafficking.

In fact, every time rye is shipped out, the sack under the car is not filled with grain, but the soil dug by the tunnel ...

By this method, the mining team led by Bruce Fowler quietly transferred the soil to the field and poured it into the sea without any abnormalities found by East Frisian.

After hearing about Bruy Fowler's outstanding work, Marin personally named the Bruy Fowler's digging team the "Langxiang" digging team. And this "Langxiang" mining team will also attack some sturdy cities for Marin in the future.

After three months of hard excavation by the Lanxiang excavation team, the tunnel finally successfully bypassed the wall northeast of Emden City and entered the city.

At this time, the Lanxiang excavation team divided into a group, entered the corner of the northeast direction of the city, purchased a number of private houses inside the city wall, and made preparations for the entrance of the tunnel.

Then, the tunnel excavation technicians of the Lanxiang excavation team began to carefully and simultaneously exert force on both sides, trying to open the entrance in the city.

However, local excavation and positioning are difficult. The first attempt to connect failed because the excavation team outside the city chose the exit of the tunnel upwards under the foundation of a stone building in the city. The stone foundation was all over it. How can I break a hole?

Then they avoided the house, which was full of stone foundations, and started digging towards another earth-built house built by the poor ...

At the beginning of August, the two squadrons finally succeeded in opening up the exit in the poor hut that was bought ...

Then, Bruce Fowler immediately hurried back to Denborg to report the results to Marin ...

"Sure enough, it is Dalanxiang's excavation team. The excavation technology is cattle! I can dig so much without an excavator! I served it, and I served it all my life!" Marin gave his thumb to Brue. Fowler issued a 1,000 gold bonus and asked him to keep the secret.

Then, most of the staff of the Lanxiang excavation team retreated. Only a few facades remained, pretending to be business. Moreover, the two authentic entrances are also well camouflaged.

Although, with the authenticity, Marin is not ready to attack. Because last time, 300 prisoners of war were returned to the Frisian nobles, and then 500 people were sent to Cork, Ireland. Therefore, Marin later recruited another 800 people and regrouped the army to 6,000.

Then, a new round of military training began, and the tossing beach landing training ...

Not only that, Marin also sent a team to Krumhern, a small fishing village 15 kilometers northwest of Emden ~ www.novelhall.com ~, bought several houses and took two large ships The fishing boat made a gesture of resident and fishing.

The members of this group (two families) are the former Frisian fishermen. This time, they were sent to Krumhern to prepare for the landing of the army.

Moreover, in order to facilitate the docking and loading and unloading of warhorses and armored vessels, this team specially constructed two wooden long bridge docks alone, and docked the two large-tonnage "big fishing boats".

Because they are all Frisian, local officials have no resistance to the arrival of two local tyrant families in the fishing industry. You know, since the Duke of Saxony occupied West Frisian, it was normal for the Frisians to flee to the East Frisian Land because of fierce exploitation of the local Frisians. Therefore, the locals have no doubt about their origin and identity.

Locals have even been praised by the two local tyrants for building a new fishing pier in Krumhern. Because these two docks are also allowed for everyone to share together ...

In this way, after months of preparation, Marin quietly completed the layout in East Friesland. However, Marin's army has not been trained, and the timing is not yet enough to attack immediately ...