PS: (Today I continue to thank the book friend "The Group is Yuan" for the reward!) My work "Tianlong Undefeated" released a new chapter "Chapter 270 Sweeping a Thousand Armies, the Savior Riding Alone (10) to Siege the City", http:///Book/3058817.aspx)

In the evening, the soldiers who had set up the siege equipment had returned to the camp to rest, and the men who had slept enough, and then had eaten enough beef and mutton, and drank enough mare's milk wine, were now hot and dry, and had nowhere to vent.

It just so happens that going into battle to pull the rope of the stone thrower or slash the rebel thieves is the best way to exert the strength of the whole body.

The exhausted rebel army is invincible against the Liao Emperor's army, which is full of energy?

Seeing that the rebels were powerless to fight back, Dongfang Undefeated let the catapults bombard the city wall for a while, and then Mingjin withdrew his troops.

Her aim was no longer to take Shangjing overnight, but to lure the defenders' living forces up the towers several times, and then annihilate them with catapults.

After the enemy's backbone has been destroyed, it will be convenient to storm the city.

Moreover, the three groups of men and horses arranged by the undefeated East may launch a trebuchet offensive at any time in a day.

Sometimes, as soon as the sky was dark, the stone projectiles like hailstones crackled against the towers; sometimes in the middle of the day, the defenders on the city walls were just about to have lunch, and they were smashed on their backs; whether it was the evening of sunset or the middle of the night on the east day of the moon, the soldiers defending the city were all likely to be bombarded by boulders.

Even though Yelu Chongyuan also ordered his subordinates to rotate in three shifts, he couldn't figure out the time when the opponent would attack. The soldiers will still be caught off guard.

In this way, it was attacked by stones like rain and thunder for half a month, and the defense of Linhuang Mansion gradually weakened.

Seeing that the time was ripe, the undefeated East immediately ordered the soldiers to continue the catapult offensive of the previous days. And took advantage of the situation to erect a ladder, preparing to break through the city defense of Liaodu in one fell swoop.

The undefeated Dongfang arranged for the king of the northern courtyard to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Shangjing from the north and take its Gongchen Gate; the privy envoy of the northern court led 100,000 troops to attack the Xiqiande Gate, Jinfeng Gate and Xiyan'er Gate of Linhuang Mansion; Xiao Feng, the king of the Southern Courtyard, led 100,000 of his subordinates to attack Shunyang Gate and Nanfu Gate south of Liaodu; and he himself led the rest of the soldiers to storm Andong Gate, Yingchun Gate and Yan'er Gate from the east.

This day is not beautiful. The north wind is howling, and it has been cloudy for a long time, for the defenders of the city. It was greatly disadvantaged, but it was an opportunity for the Imperial Battalion Army to launch a fierce offensive.

With the undefeated order of the East, the four-way army advanced at the same time.

Previously, Dongfang Undefeated had carefully surveyed the terrain and asked ministers who were familiar with the pattern of the Liao capital. It is known that a Huang River flows from west to east in the middle of Linhuang Mansion. Separated from the Imperial City and Seoul, there is also a branch to the south gate of Seoul.

So she made a plan, intending to attack the south gate of the capital first, and the way was to attack it with fire.

Due to the deep and rapid flow of the Huang River, Dongfang Undefeated quickly found ten boats, loaded them with dry firewood, sulfur, and flammable materials, and rushed to the city gate, wanting to hit the city gate with the boat and burn it with fire. Then fill in the trenches and rush into the city.

Yelu Chongyuan personally went to the city and saw the Liao Emperor's army attacking with fire, so he quickly ordered 2,000 people who dared to die to meet the battle with long hooks. He also ordered two hundred archers armed with strong crossbows to defend the warriors with long hooks, and to keep the ships of fire that flew in.

After the long hook was sharply lowered and the fireboat was clamped, the rebel soldiers threw stones at the fireboat with the prepared bricks and stones, causing it to sink in the water of the Huang River.

After a fierce battle, this fire attack failed.

Uncle Huang's victory in the first battle strengthened the confidence of the soldiers defending the city.

Dongfang was undefeated and saw that the fire could not be attacked, and discussed with Yelu Hongji, Xiao Feng and others, and after some careful planning and preparation, in the weak areas around the east gate and the west gate that were easy to break through, they used cloud ladders and flying oars as attack tools, so that the imperial battalion soldiers and ants attached to the fierce attack.

At this time, at the top of the wall of the capital, a row of strange things suddenly rose, each about five feet high, one zhang wide, up and down, like a group of goshawks flying with wings, overlooking the city.

The privy envoy of the North Court sitting in the west is ordering people to winch the trebuchet, at first glance there is such a monster at the head of the city, and in a moment, the group of monsters has already roared together, only to see dozens of things that are one zhang long, "swish", flying out, straight to the catapult.

When the noose saw this, they all fled in shock.

Dongfang Undefeated also saw those strange-shaped things rising on the city wall in the east, and secretly shouted: "It's not good, it's a bed crossbow!"

The bed crossbow, also known as the bed crossbow, was developed on the basis of the Tang Dynasty winch crossbow.

It is the combination of two or three bows that greatly enhances the tension and strength of the crossbow.

When the crossbow is opened, the crossbow string is connected to the winch with a thick rope, and the soldiers shake the winch, open the crossbow string, and set the giant arrow, and when it is fired, the soldier must slam the trigger with a sledgehammer, and the machine will shoot the arrow into the distance.

The arrow is one foot long, and when it hits the cavalry, the men and horses are shattered, and the power is great!

"What a Yelu Chongyuan, he is so calm!" Dongfang Undefeated secretly praised.

A few days ago, the imperial camp army did not seriously attack the city, so the imperial uncle did not use such a secret weapon at the bottom of the box. Today, the four-way army attacked together, and he also exerted his might.

Dongfang Undefeated urgently ordered his soldiers to dodge, and before he gave the order, he heard a loud roar and dirt splashing.

By the time the smoke had settled, the gun carriages of several stone throwers had been smashed to pieces.

In the west, there were also many stone machines that were destroyed, and the privy envoy of the Northern Court was injured by the fragments of the gun carriage, his head was broken and bleeding, and he fainted to the ground.

Yelu Chongyuan commanded the defenders to fill the crossbow again, this time using fire arrows, dozens of rounds at a time, more than ten catties per shot, and swishing and firing in turns.

In an instant, I saw dozens of ladders on the east and west sides shattering and burning one after another, and the infantry and crossbowmen hiding inside fell with screams and flames, either dead or wounded.

The wreckage of the ladder fell like a rain of fire, and although the imperial camp army was a strong general, it was difficult to resist, and the formation was chaotic.

"Drive!" Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable to his side, Dongfang Undefeated lifted the reins of his horse, and the Burning Cloud Treasure Horse immediately leaped up, stepped out of the surrounding guards, and went straight to the bottom of the cloud ladder.

Dongfang Undefeated raised the dragon soul steel lance in his hand, and danced continuously "Huh", "Huh", "Huh", "Huh", "Hu

"Hora", "Hora", "Hora" and "Hora" sounded, and several bed crossbows on the castle tower were hit by burning wood chips one after another, and immediately shattered, and then also burned.

With the help of the wind, a bed crossbow caught fire, and the banner and pavilion next to it were also affected.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dongfang Undefeated immediately ordered the army to press on all fronts.

In response to the enemy's offensive, Yelu Chongyuan immediately transferred 3,000 sharpshooters and rebel defenders to stand behind the fortress.

At this time, the Liao Emperor's soldiers crossed the water on a raft and approached the city wall, and some had gone up to the cloud ladder and approached the city wall.

Yelu Chongyuan gave an order: "Shoot!"

The soldiers defending the city acted together, hitting with stones, poking with guns, rolling stones and sassal trees, and those who were further away aimed at them with hand cannons and strong crossbows.

For a time, arrows and cannons rang out, arrows and stones rained down, and the cannons thundered, and the Liao soldiers who climbed the city swooped down from the city walls and ladders.

The soldiers of the imperial battalion on the raft fell into the water in batches and drowned in the Huang River. (To be continued......)