While the soldiers and horses of Lingzhou attacked the city gate, the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou had cut off the water source of the moat, and the water surface of the moat had gradually dried up, leaving only a few springs gushing out.

The moat that Jingzhou soldiers and horses chose to fill was the section of the city wall that was blown up, and dozens of trench filling trucks kept going back and forth, and when they arrived at the moat, they pushed out the earth and stones in the cars.

At noon, the Western Xia gathered their troops to rest.

The sun at noon in June was already very poisonous, and the soldiers on the city who were constantly drawing bows and shooting arrows were also sweating profusely.

Seeing the retreat of the Tangut people, it was only time to wipe their sweat.

After shooting for more than an hour, dozens of soldiers on the head of the city were also injured, and the moat at the breach was also filled by the Tanguts for more than three zhang.

Chao Yong asked people to find a large courtyard under the city, gathered all the wounded there, and were treated by the imperial doctor Liu Zheng with a few military doctors.

Sun Li said: "General Zhang's command has been fighting for half a day, it is better to switch with the east gate, and Tao Zongwang will guard it in the afternoon." The attack point of the Tangut people is at the south gate, and the four soldiers and horses can take turns to defend it to ensure the attack power of the guards at the south gate. ”

When Chao Yong heard this, he nodded and said, "I have been pulling the bow for a long time, and my arm is numb, and the soldiers must be the same." Then he transferred Tao Zongwang's ministry to take over the defense. ”

Zhang Qing also knew that it was impossible for the soldiers under his command to draw bows all the time, and he did not shirk at the moment.

Except for Li Kui's 1,000 people, all of whom are group players, the other four are mainly archers.

After an hour of truce, the Western Xia army made a comeback.

The Lingzhou guards lost more than 3,000 people, and they no longer wanted to take on the task of consuming the firearms of the beams, but they were squeezed by Renli and the Jingzhou guards, so that he could attract firepower, and the Jingzhou soldiers and horses could fill the moat as soon as possible.

The soldiers and horses of Daliang did not hinder the Jingzhou soldiers and horses from filling the moat, and still put the main force at the city gate to shoot the Lingzhou soldiers and horses.

When the sun set, the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou had already filled a road more than three zhang wide in the moat, facing the gap in the city wall.

The girder did not fill the gap with earth and stone. The gap was plugged with a wooden fence, and a wooden wall was added behind the crooked wall, so that the soldiers guarding the city could stand on the wooden wall and attack the enemy attacking outside.

When the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou were about to fill under the city wall, Chao Yong ordered the suspension bridge to be retracted, the south gate closed, and all the soldiers and horses moved to the gap.

After the transfer of the Liang soldiers and horses, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses were greatly hindered. Although the soldiers and horses of Lingzhou also moved to this side to cover, a few fire mines went down, and the trench filling vehicles were torn apart, in order to push away the obstacles on the road. The soldiers and horses of Jingzhou also paid a lot of casualties, and the last distance of more than a zhang was filled with trench filling carts and human corpses.

Although there was not much water in the moat, the ditch ten zhang wide and more than one zhang deep still blocked the use of siege equipment, and the Tangut people could only pass through the filled road if they wanted to attack the city.

That is to say, the Tanguts were busy for a day and made a road, but the girder closed a road. In order to attract the firepower of the Liang soldiers and horses, the Western Xia paid nearly 10,000 casualties. In just one day, more than half of Lingzhou's 20,000 soldiers and horses were lost.

The soldiers and horses of Daliang suffered more than 100 casualties, and more than 500 fire and thunder were used.

Roads are filled. The Lingzhou soldiers and horses tried to charge from the filled dirt road, but the result was the same as hitting the pontoon bridge, and the soldiers and horses outside the gap were emptied after several volleys of the divine arm crossbows in the city. No one can rush in against the Divine Arm Crossbow.

Seeing that night fell, Renli had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

At this time, the soldiers and horses guarding the city wall had been replaced by Ou Peng's command, but the afternoon time was much longer, and Tao Zongwang's command guarded for more than an hour. He couldn't shoot the bow anymore, so Chao Yong transferred Ou Peng's command to take over.

Seeing the Tangut people retreating, everyone also breathed a sigh of relief.

For the evening defence, the ministries remained responsible for the original area. They are already familiar with their respective wall segments, and there is no need to toss. It's just that during the day, the defense of the south gate is in charge of the four gates in turn.

After the Western Xia retreated, Gong Wang, the deputy general of Zhang Qing, took over the guards at the south gate with 500 people, and the focus of defense was naturally the fracture.

Everywhere else, there were moats and walls more than three feet high, and only a small number of soldiers were required to patrol them. Even if the Tangut people raided from other places, it was difficult for them to get to the head of the city in a short time, and as long as there were people on guard, they would have enough time to take precautions.

Li Kui's 1,000 men were also stationed not far from the south gate, and in the past two days, Li Kui had made all the men in the city bald, and most of the time he spent recuperating and waiting for the arrival of a hand-to-hand battle, except for taking turns patrolling the streets.

Chao Yong and the others shot arrows for a day, and after dinner, they rested.

After Renli and the others returned to the camp, they discussed the siege of the city overnight.

Although nearly 10,000 people were lost, Renli was not much unpleasant. Although his official position is the highest, the Lingzhou guards had the most soldiers and horses under his command before, and they didn't take him seriously. Now there are only 10,000 people left under his command, just like Jingzhou and Dingzhou, and he is not qualified to fly anymore.

In Renli's view, although 10,000 people were lost, it was worth it to eliminate the hidden dangers of the army.

When everyone arrived, the Lingzhou guard said angrily: "It's just a one-day attack, and nearly 10,000 casualties will be killed and wounded under my command." I don't know how many more Han people have fire and thunder and divine arm crossbows, but tomorrow it's time for you to attack. ”

Renli, Jingzhou, and Dingzhou guards are each 10,000 people, and they naturally can't afford to consume like this. However, they are not easy to push back directly, and no one comes forward to answer.

Renli didn't dare to fight like this anymore, and said, "I've been watching in front of the battle for a long time today, and I'm afraid it's going to be difficult to attack the city through a gap. ”

When the Lingzhou guard heard this, he said: "It's not very difficult, as long as the Han people have firearms and divine arm crossbows, it is completely impossible." However, our previous plan was not to storm the city, but to consume the Han people's firearms and arrows. As long as the Han people are out of firearms and crossbow arrows, then we can rush in through the gap. I've used up a lot of their firearms and arrows today, don't you want to back down? ”

Renli shook his head and said: "Xingqing Mansion is my Great Xia Capital, and the lord of the country is also trapped in it, how can I retreat." However, the Han people have reduced the use of divine arm crossbows, and they are afraid that they will not be able to run out of arrows for a while. I think it's imperative to fill in more roads so that we can use siege equipment to attack the city. ”

The Lingzhou guard almost spurted blood, gritted his teeth and said, "King Shu means that you don't need to attack it, and all of them go to fill the river?" ”

Renli shook his head and said, "The army needs to recuperate, and we will recruit the people nearby to fill the river." Recruit 100,000 people, believing that all the moats in the south can be filled in half a day, and then the army will attack the city together. As you have seen today, the Han people are bare their elbows, and they cannot defend both places at the same time, and if we attack together from dozens of places, the Han people will definitely not be able to resist. (To be continued......)