powder, along the edges of the banks. It should
stun the enemy and they'd have a good chance of taking the cannon. Then
we'll roll some Thunder down this hill into them, some empty barrels should do nicely! If they aren't
running by then, the cannon open up from three sides, then, we charge."
24 Red Serpent listened with wonder. "Problem one," he inquired, "how
do we set off the Yellow Thunder? It's got to go at the precise moment
we want it to."
25 "Have you got fifty good marksmen?" asked little Dog. Red Serpent
nodded. "O.k.," Little Dog continued, "We rip the drain pipes off these
houses, bury the Yellow Thunder in the ground a little way before the
wall, so when it goes off it blows it into them. We put it at the end
of the pipes and point them towards us. The marksmen hide in fox holes
a safe distance back. When we signal them, they fire into the pipes.
BOOM! Good-bye wall!"
26 "Done!" said Red Serpent. "Problem two. If we take all our men out
of the trenches the enemy will know something is wrong, and start
snooping."
27 "We've got extra uniforms, haven't we?" suggested Little Dog, "and
plenty of straw? If the enemy scouts see men sitting around and lying
in the appropriate positions, they'll report all is normal we're right
where we should be."
28 Red Serpent turned to his Warlocks. "Well, you heard him!" he
ordered, "Get moving. There's a lot of work to do. We've got to be ready
before the enemy gets here."
29 Every man and woman was put to work. In two days all was ready. And
none too soon! Barely had the men in the tunnels been sealed in their
hiding places, than the first enemy scouts appeared.