"What do those Liao people want to do?" In the afternoon, with the sound of drums and trumpets of the Liao army, the cavalry began to assemble for the attack, and the defenders of the city also picked up their weapons again, ready to resist the strong attack.

Surprisingly, this time the Liao army did not launch an offensive as before, but while an army was slowly pressing, two cavalry lines stood out on the left and right flanks, heading straight towards the east and west of Zhuozhou.

Of course, this is not the reason that can surprise the soldiers, what really makes them puzzled is that these Liao horses are not only scarce in number, but also have thick tree trunks dragged behind the horses, and they don't know what their idea is. But the more this is the case, the more worrying it is.

In fact, after the attack and defense in the past two days, the officers and men of the Changsheng Army also knew that the Liao army would soon divide its troops and launch an offensive against the other three gates in Zhuozhou. However, because of the previous preparations, mines were planted on the roads on the left and right, and seeing the power of such firearms, everyone was quite confident in this, and felt that the Liao army would pay an extremely heavy price if they wanted to successfully kill the east and west gates. This can be confirmed by the results of the Liao army's division of troops during the confrontation at the beginning of yesterday.

But today, things have changed, just looking at the Liao army's preparations, it is obvious that they are coming to deal with this layer of mine defense line, but the generals have not yet figured out their intentions for a while. Sun Tu, who came after hearing the news, only glanced at it from a distance, and his brows locked: "Xiao Gan really lives up to his reputation, and he actually found a way to crack my mine array so quickly......"

As he spoke, there was a shout from the front of the Liao army under the city, and then the two cavalry had rushed forward from left and right, and quickly stepped on the road that was difficult for them to parry yesterday. The horses in front of them galloped vigorously, and several sections of tree trunks behind them rumbled along with some branches and leaves, and for a while the smoke and dust flew and almost covered these horses and horses.

And just after running like this for dozens of steps, suddenly there was a thunderclap accompanied by firelight, which blew up a cavalryman and a horse to the ground, and the flesh and blood flew sideways, and it was extremely miserable. However, this time the reaction of the Liao cavalry was very different from yesterday, and the others were not disturbed by this, and continued to fight before and after, dragging trees.

A moment later, there were several more thunderbolts, this time caused by the horses stepping on the mines, and by the trees they were dragging behind. The former caused some of the cavalry to fall, while the latter did little damage, and blew the tree into a leaf, but it was difficult to damage the cavalry outside.

It was only at this time that all the soldiers at the head of the city understood: "They ...... The Liao people actually used this trick to break my divine thunder? What a ruthless method! ”

Sun Tu also shook his head with a wry smile. He originally thought that relying on this primitive mine array would be able to drag the Liao army and make it impossible for it to divide its troops to attack Simen, so that the Changsheng army would only need to defend the northern side, which would greatly alleviate the problem of insufficient troops. But who would have thought that in just one day's work, Xiao Gan had figured out such a seemingly stupid, but actually extremely clever way to crack the minefield.

After all, the firearms brought by the Qingzhou Army this time were limited, and more than half of them were used to delay the march of the Liao Army, so the number of mines planted on the east and west sides at the moment was really not much. When the Liao army swept away with these methods, the effect was naturally immediate, and it must not take half a day, and the mine arrays used to block the east and west sides would be completely useless.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is related to the fact that the power of today's mines is too small and too simple, if they can be replaced with mines that are buried deeper in later generations and can be triggered by adjusting the pressure, then why worry about them using such methods to clear mines? As for now, we can only watch the Liao army destroy the mine array they painstakingly arranged at a very small cost, or even with just a broken tree.

The continuous roar made the Liao army agitated. Although the number of casualties is not too large, the problem is that the psychological pressure on them is too great, for fear that if they don't take the right step, they will be blown up and flesh will be blown up. Now, with the prince's plan to clear mines, this thing is no longer a problem, and it will soon be able to attack the east and west gates of Zhuozhou smoothly.

Xiao Gan even smiled rarely, and looked thoughtfully at the head of Zhuozhou City over there. Along the way, he has been thinking about how to crack the enemy's firearms, and now he has finally achieved results, so it seems that he will be the one who wins this battle!

"General Dong, you have to quickly add troops to the east and west cities to defend, I'm afraid that the Liao army will put more troops on those two sides next. There is also Nancheng, and there can be no slackness in the slightest. Sun Tu quickly calmed himself down and reminded in a solemn tone.

Dong Kuang's body beside him was shocked, and then he also loudly called out the names of a group of generals, and then hurriedly ordered: "Everyone, you each have your own divisions, and rush to the southeast, west, and west cities to defend themselves, and you must not let the Liao army take the lead!" ”

"The last general obeys!" These generals all looked solemn, and after agreeing, they quickly rushed down the city and went to the barracks to gather troops and horses to prepare for the next more brutal battle.

Just in the preparation of the soldiers on both sides, the Liao army, which had opened the roads on both sides, finally launched a large-scale attack on Zhuozhou City early in the morning of the third day. This time, their troops were divided into three routes, pointing directly at the three cities of Zhuozhou, southeast and west, and the momentum was far greater than the previous battle. And the real predicament of Zhuozhou City is also presented.

The battle in the previous two days seemed to be dangerous and fierce, but because the Liao army only attacked one city, in fact, the defense of the Changsheng army was more than enough, and even most of the troops could take turns to rest, and the combat strength of the soldiers could also be maintained in a very high position.

However, as the roads on the east and west sides are cleared by the enemy, and the whole city is likely to be attacked by the Liao army on all sides, the pressure on the Changsheng army will increase rapidly, and I am afraid that soon, the problem of insufficient troops will also be exposed. After all, Zhuozhou City is not small, and 20,000 soldiers and horses are just enough to hold the four cities, which makes their logistics almost without the slightest guarantee. After all, there are no people in the city now, and even some people who prepare tea and dinner for the soldiers can't be found, and the subsequent battle will inevitably be extremely arduous, and the psychological pressure of the army will inevitably rise.

Of course, such hidden dangers will not be exposed in a short period of time, after all, there is no time for the current victorious soldiers to think about these details.

Because the enemy's offensive was so fierce, the often victorious army, which was thinly divided, could no longer cope with it. Under the protection of many shield men, the Liao army's foot soldiers actually killed in front of the moat in a single charge, and then their archers also suppressed the arrows at the head of the city in all directions, so that the Changsheng army fell into passivity.

Fortunately, most of the Liao army's siege weapons were destroyed the day before yesterday, especially the moat bridge had been burned, so they could not really quickly pass through the moat and rush straight to the city. However, when the combat power of the two sides was extremely different, they still started the excavation work in the area of Xicheng, and actually interrupted the diversion of the moat to other places. In the east, the Liao army brought sand and stones from elsewhere, intending to fill the moat.

When these conventional siege methods were unleashed, the victorious army was really panicked. They can only desperately continue to release arrows to block the progress of the enemy's project, which makes the consumption of arrows in the city also increase rapidly, obviously, this is not a long-term solution, more like drinking to quench thirst.

Compared with the offensive and defensive battles that were in full swing on the east and west, the north was quiet. The Liao army was no longer in a hurry to attack, but only sent a small force of troops to patrol and demonstrate in front, and at the same time always paid attention to the movement of the banner and soldiers and horses at the head of the city.

The Liao army's lead did not trigger, but instead put more pressure on the soldiers here. Because everyone knows that the main force of the Liao army in front still exists, this makes them dare not easily transfer the elite here to the east and west as assistance. But the battle reports that kept coming from the two sides were not optimistic, and the gap in strength and combat power was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

This made Dong Kuang more and more restless, and at this moment he was walking back and forth at the head of the city, constantly looking at the enemy camp under the city, gritting his teeth and saying: "It's not a way to go on like this, General Sun, is there really no better way to defend the city?" ”

Sun Tu shook his head helplessly: "At the moment, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and I really can't come up with any clever plans, so I can only rely on the soldiers to fight hard by themselves." As long as we can survive this period, we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. ”

"But ......"

"General Dong, the Liao army is also human, and they will also feel tired and flustered. Now it's just because they think they have found a great opportunity to break through our Zhuozhou, so they don't care about the gains and losses, but as long as we block this offensive, the situation will naturally be alleviated and improved. Sun Tu immediately said earnestly: "The attack and defense of the city is by no means an overnight thing, the comparison is who is more tenacious and who can survive to the end." ”

Dong Kuang knew that what Sun Tu said was reasonable, so he could only nod his head hatefully: "Pass my order, you must guard the city gate." Let the defenders on both sides not be stingy with arrows and weapons, and they will definitely stop the enemy for me! ”

Not long after this order was issued, another even more shocking battle report came: "Report, the Liao army under the west city actually used the cloud ladder as a bridge and directly erected a temporary bridge over the moat, and countless enemies were able to kill under the city wall!" ”

"What?" Dong Kuang and Sun Tu shouted almost at the same time, and their faces were even more distorted by anxiety.

"Swift Ride!" Sun Tu immediately had the name of this elite of the Liao army in his heart, he still remembered it clearly, it is said that this elite soldier also has a powerful climbing technique, once it is close to the city wall......

"Wu Song Luda, you quickly take my Qingzhou army officers and soldiers to support! General Dong, the men and horses here ......" Just when Sun Tu was in a hurry and wanted Dong Kuang to send a soldier and horse from the north to Xicheng to hold on, a sudden drum and trumpet sounded outside, and then the killing sound of the Liao army marching in a big way followed.

Obviously, Xiao Gan, who already knew the battle situation over there, decisively chose to send troops to attack the north gate at this moment, not giving the victorious army any chance to save the west gate.