The offensive and defensive battle in Zhuozhou has entered a white-hot battle at the very beginning.

As the stone throwing carts of the Liao army outside the city raised their arms one after another, countless stones as big as a grinding disc and as small as a fist smashed into the city like hailstones. There was a part of the middle of the city wall, and the inside was suddenly rammed earth, and the stone chips of the outer city bricks were scattered, and the potholes were pitted, and even the entire section of the city wall trembled and shook because of this.

And more stones smashed into the defenders of the city, although the defenders had already prepared, raised their shields to protect themselves, but still not the opponent of the stones carrying the fierce falling momentum, for a while, the screams were loud, the small stone throwing machine in the rear was smashed and destroyed, only a few were rescued and sent down the city.

As for the important generals, they immediately moved into the fortifications at the head of the city as soon as the enemy began to use the catapults, and finally found safety for the time being. But everyone's faces were still not good-looking, because the current Liao army's crazy offensive and full preparation still greatly surprised them.

"We must find a way to destroy long-range weapons such as catapults first, otherwise we may not be able to hold it for too long." Sun Tu said with a solemn expression: "Is there a weapon like a bed crossbow here now?" "Speaking of which, the bed crossbow is the most restrained stone throwing vehicle to defend the city, especially since Sun Tu also has a Hua Rong who has great experience in the use of bed crossbows, as long as he is given a chance to be familiar, he may be able to destroy the catapult outside the city in a short time.

But the generals of the Changsheng army around shook their heads one after another: "There were a few bed crossbows in the city, but they were all old and unusable. And we don't have the technology to ...... at all."

Sun Tu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he understood. After all, the Changsheng army was not a regular army, and they naturally could not compare with the imperial armies of the Liao and Song dynasties in terms of weapon reserves and development. They can build a simple stone thrower or something based on experience, but a more complex bed crossbow is beyond their ability.

"So what's good? Bows and crossbows alone can't hurt them, and our catapults are far from being able to match their numbers and range. A general said anxiously.

Before a result of this problem was discussed, there were already bursts of killing sounds outside again, Sun Tu and the others immediately understood, and hurriedly ran out of the fortifications, climbed to the head of the city again, and looked outside. But found that the situation has been a step worse, because there is a stone throwing truck in the rear cover, the Liao army's siege equipment can move forward safely, at this moment there are already three trench bridges approaching the moat, and began to lay the bridge, at the same time there are thousands of Liao troops on the left and right continue to shoot arrows and then suppress.

However, the stone-throwing truck, which had smashed the city head fiercely just now, temporarily stopped attacking for fear of accidentally injuring its own soldiers. But even so, the damage to the northern city wall was still extremely huge, not only the entire wall was beaten to the point of being pitted like a pockmarked face, but also several sections of the city wall were destroyed and broken, and the casualties were hundreds of soldiers, which also seriously dampened the morale of the defenders, so that at this moment they could only passively shrink behind the city wall, not daring to rise easily.

"What are you doing? If we continue like this, in less than half an hour, the ladder of the Liao army will be able to be erected in front of us. Get up and fight back! Seeing this, Dong Kuang was really furious, and immediately shouted loudly, stepped to the side of the city wall in a few steps, and kicked a few soldiers who were still cowering in the corner to roll on the ground, and the sword at his waist was pulled out by him, and he pointed at everyone and shouted: "Get up for me!" With life and death at stake, can't this danger be bearable? ”

Sun Tu also followed and rushed forward decisively, took the bow and arrow dropped on the ground, and after calmly flashing a few arrows that had been shot at the head of the city, the person had suddenly burst out, raised his hand, and shot straight at the enemy below. His arrow was so accurate that he knocked an enemy who was still bending his bow to the ground, and at the same time he shouted, "Shoot the arrow!" We have a geographical advantage, how can we be suppressed by them with bows and arrows! ”

Under the urging of the two and leading by example, all the soldiers finally recovered, and they shouted and picked up their bows and arrows again, and kept beckoning downward. Sure enough, just as Sun Tu shouted, the defenders at the height of the city were naturally much stronger when they shot at each other. The victorious army, which had gathered the spirit of the army, went down several rounds of random arrows, and immediately suppressed the Liao army under the city.

At the same time, Hua Rong and Fan Qi, the two marksmen, decisively chose those Liao soldiers who were still controlling the trench bridge, and a burst of arrows went down, and a large number of enemies had fallen around the trench bridge, which frightened the others to hurriedly flash to both sides.

Seeing this, Dong Kuang was even more overjoyed, and urged repeatedly: "Fire oil, torches are all for me to greet these things, they must have burned them!" Naturally, there was another rush in the city, and soon the crockpots were back on the scene. But a more headache also appeared, separated by the moat, it is difficult to throw the crockpots on those trenches and bridges with people alone, and the stone-throwing machines that should be used to throw the crockpots were half destroyed, half were sent down the city, and they could not come up in a short time.

"Quick, get the stone thrower up again!" Dong Kuang shouted loudly, this is completely a race for time and speed. Because he had already discovered that more Liao troops were beginning to converge to the front, apparently to get the trench bridge in place quickly before this time, and set up the other end of the moat.

Speaking of which, this trench bridge is indeed a great weapon in the army, not only long and wide enough to build a way over the moat, but it is much more convenient than cutting off or filling the river with sediment. However, this weapon also has certain shortcomings, that is, the whole is very heavy, and it takes a long time to really catch the other bank, and it must be completely suppressed by the besieging army to succeed calmly.

Therefore, after the Liao army realized that the city had restarted its counterattack, it also resolutely stepped forward regardless of casualties, and it was necessary to erect the bridge deck before the stone thrower of the victorious army was used again.

In an instant, arrows rained down again on and off the city, screaming continuously, but no one could help anyone, forming a delicate balance of power. But with the increase of the Liao army, the side of the moat began to move again, and a huge mobile bridge began to fall slowly, and it seemed that it would not take too long to successfully lay the bridge.

At this moment, a thunderous explosion suddenly sounded on the east side of the city, and before the Liao army could react, there were two explosions in a row, and the fire rose with black smoke. Only a moment later, Xiao Gan quickly understood, and at the same time, his face became extremely ugly: "They actually planted that insidious firearm here again?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the same movement came from the west, and this time, the entire Liao army showed a look of panic. You must know that along the way, they have suffered a lot of losses in such firearms, and many people have psychological shadows about this. It's not that this mine is so lethal, it's just that it's too hidden, and the appearance of the casualties is even more miserable, even if it's a brave Liao people, they will feel scared when faced with such a situation, and they will retreat.

Sure enough, not long after, the Liao army, which had been ordered to kill the east and west sides of Zhuozhou on the left and right, had retreated in a hurry in embarrassment. Although only a few mines were triggered and more than a dozen people were injured, the fear in their hearts still made the two cavalry temporarily abandon the siege. After all, they were just trying to test the reality, and they didn't have the intention of attacking the city.

In this regard, although Xiao Gan's face was gloomy, he did not blame a few cronies and subordinates for it, but just shouted: "Give me all my strength to suppress the city, just wait for our ladder to rush up and lean up, Zhuozhou will definitely not be able to hold it, and the firearms on both sides will be useless!" ”

These words immediately encouraged the Liao army, especially the cavalry who retreated from the two roads, in order to atone for their crimes, they actually dismounted at the same time and rushed forward on foot to support the front team. However, he really planned to use troops to fill the geographical gap between the city and the city, so that all kinds of siege equipment could be leaned against the city in one fell swoop.

How is it good? Seeing that the enemy army was fighting more and more fiercely, and most of the days had passed, and there was no intention of taking a break, but the defenders at the head of the city were a little unable to hold on, and even Sun Tu began to feel a little flustered and helpless.

The resoluteness and ferocity of the Liao army really greatly surprised him, but he didn't expect Xiao Gan to directly use the simplest and most difficult to deal with this time, which made some of his subsequent methods unable to be used for a while.

Yes, siege warfare sometimes relies on this momentum and ruthlessness, and whoever is ruthless enough can achieve the final victory. And it is obvious that the Liao army is really prepared this time, not only equipped with all kinds of weapons, but also the momentum of the whole army has been stimulated to the extreme. And this is also the unexpected harvest they obtained by slowing down all the way, and it is also something that Sun Tu, who is bent on delaying his steps, has never expected.

"General, how about the last general lead the army out of the city and destroy these weapons of the enemy desperately?" At this time, a general looked resolute and looked at Dong Kuang, who was anxious.

This may be the last resort at the moment, but once the city is opened, I am afraid that it will be in the hands of the enemy. Originally, the Liao army was much stronger than the Changsheng army in terms of strength and combat strength, and the one they could rely on was just such a strong city.

"This ...... Let me think about it. Dong Kuang tried his best to calm himself down and think of a better countermeasure, but he couldn't come up with it for a while.

Suddenly, a deep voice sounded on the side: "Or, let the Sprinkle family give it a try!" ”

"Huh?" Sun Tu glanced at Ruda, who had been on the side and had been of little use, and it was he who said this. It is said that although Luda is skilled in martial arts and extremely fierce, after all, it has to be on the battlefield where the two armies are fighting head-on, and in an offensive and defensive battle like now, he is powerful and has nowhere to go.

But looking at his expression now, it was obvious that he had some idea. And just after Sun Tu subconsciously nodded because of trust, Luda had already taken three steps and made two steps, and came to the crockpots filled with fire oil.

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How are you doing this Qixi Festival? Or is it over?

Anyway, as long as you look at the punctual update of passers-by, everyone should know that I am the one who has not been。。。。。