After dinner, Zhao Gu once again asked people to count the casualties of his side, and learned that after a whole day of defending the city, there were less than 200 soldiers left under his command, and more than 400 people were killed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In addition, more than 3,000 people died in the reserves, and as many as 1,000 were seriously wounded.

Zhao Gu didn't expect the death rate to be so high, so he couldn't help but be taken aback, and asked, "What about the Liao army?" ”

Li replied indifferently: "According to rough estimates, the Liao army has lost at least 5,000 people today, plus more than 1,000 people killed yesterday afternoon, they have a total of more than 6,000 dead, and excluding the seriously wounded, they still have at least 13,000 combat strength." ”

Hearing this number, Zhao Gu's eyes lit up: "The soldiers used by the Liao army to attack the city should all be infantry troops, right?" ”

"yes, what's wrong?" Li asked indifferently.

"Doesn't that mean that if they still want to attack the city, they have to let the cavalry dismount?" Zhao Gu said with a smile.

Li suddenly realized: "I know, the cavalry is better at horse stations, rather than siege warfare, and their offensive will inevitably weaken tomorrow." ”

"That's not the main thing."

Zhao Gu held the teacup and said: "The most important thing is that every time you train an excellent cavalry, the resources consumed are very large, and the generals on the Liao side must be reluctant to let the cavalry die like the infantry, as long as we strictly defend it, they will not dare to attack." ”

Only then did Li Danran know that there were so many ways in it, and he couldn't help but admire Zhao Gu more and more.

In fact, the cavalry of this era is the same as the flying soldiers of later generations, it is a powerful mobile force, and it is also a special force. Isn't this attacking others' strengths with one's own shortcomings?

Therefore, Zhao Gu expected that the offensive of the Liao army would inevitably weaken tomorrow.

As for what other methods the Liao army will come up with, then we can only see when the time comes.

Day 2.

Zhao Gu got up early in the morning, and came to the city wall with all the soldiers and reserves, and sure enough, he saw that the troops of the Liao army had not yet assembled, and it seemed that he was not ready to attack the city for the time being.

Zhao Gu immediately ordered: "Let the soldiers be divided into two waves, one to defend, and one to temporarily go down to rest, and take turns to exchange." ”

The soldiers were overjoyed to hear the news, many of them were wounded, not fatal, but still very tired, and relieved to hear that they could rest.

And until dusk, the Liao army still did not attack, and Zhao Gu and others were able to rest for a whole day.

In the evening, Zhao Gu came to the city again and said to Zhang Mao: "I'm afraid that the Liao army is playing some tracks, tonight you personally lead the men and horses to defend the city, remember, if there is any slightest disturbance, immediately beat the drum, I will bring people to hurry over." ”

"Yes." Zhang Maodao.

As the night deepened, Zhang Mao personally led the soldiers to patrol the city wall, and everyone's eyes were scattered and scanned around, refusing to let go of any movement.

However, until the sun rose on the second day, there was still no movement on the Liao side.

In this way, another night passed without incident, and those who didn't know thought that the Liao army had withdrawn.

Zhao Gu was still the first to go up to the city, looking into the distance, thinking about the next possible actions of the Liao army.

At this time, Li Danran walked to his side and whispered: "Brother Zhao, there are soldiers from the north city gate to report that the Liao army has cut down a large number of trees in the forest in the distance, and I don't know what to do." ”

"Don't they have enough ordnance?" Zhao Gu pondered.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Gu was not sure what the Liao army was going to do, so he could only say to Zhang Mao: "Remind the soldiers on the four walls to cheer up and strictly guard against the Liao army's fraud." ”

As soon as Zhao Gu's words fell, a 'bang' suddenly sounded beside him, shaking Zhao Gu and almost falling to the ground.

Looking to the side again, a soldier standing beside Zhao Gu was smashed on the head by a boulder falling from the sky, and half of his body was directly flattened.

"Catapult!" Zhao Gu said.

Immediately, Zhao Gu reacted suddenly and said, "Everyone pay attention to cover-up, the Liao army has built a catapult!" ”

It seems that in order to confirm Zhao Gu's guess, several boulders smashed over, Zhao Gu and the others hurriedly dodged, some of these boulders smashed onto the city wall, harvesting the lives of several soldiers who did not dodge in time, and some smashed on the city wall, making a 'bang' sound.

Looking into the distance, I could see that behind a small hill erected by an artificially erected person in front of me, I could vaguely see large slingshots throwing stones.

That's right, the so-called catapult is a large slingshot in Zhao Gu's opinion, but because this slingshot is too big, several people can't lift it, so they tie it to the car.

Seeing this scene, a trace of killing intent flashed in Zhao Gu's eyes.

If what he expected was right, judging from the non-productive nature of the Liao people, they could not have made such a delicate thing, then there was only one possibility, and these catapults must have been built with the help of some Han people who knew how to make organs.

As in every era of major subversion of the Chinese nation in history, every time there is a foreign invasion, there will always be many more Han people who die at the hands of their compatriots than at the hands of foreign races.

For this kind of person, Zhao Gu's heart is very disgusted, a traitor should go to the eighteenth layer of hell, and he will never be able to be reborn.

Thinking quickly of how to deal with the catapult in his mind, Zhao Gu quickly ordered: "Tell the whole city, everyone quickly find a place to hide, everyone should not concentrate in one place, but split up to dodge and scatter." ”

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Gu said: "I will be of great use if I find all the shooters in the army with outstanding arm strength." ”

Wang Mao quickly went to do it, and a group of shooters were quickly summoned and gathered around Zhao Gu.

Catapults are still raging unscrupulously, the sound of 'banging' is constantly sounding on the city wall, and many people in the city are being hit because they can't dodge in time, and they let out a terrible wail.

Listening to the sound outside, Zhao Gu said quickly: "To make a long story short, you just need to set this iron ball on fire and shoot them to the catapult with arrows, you don't have to pursue accuracy too much, as long as you can land near the catapult." ”

The shooters didn't know what to expect, and one of them took the ten black iron balls, and then went to find a shooting spot.

Li Danran kept following Zhao Gu's side, and when the shooters were gone, he asked, "Brother Zhao, I haven't been able to figure out what these little black iron balls can do?" What happens when they are only filled with black powder and fall to the catapult? ”

"It's going to explode." Looking at Li Indifferent, who was full of puzzlement, Zhao Gu said leisurely.

"Explosions? What is that? ”