The offensive and defensive battle in Zhuozhou had entered a white-hot heat from the beginning.

As the stone-throwing carts of the Liao army outside the city raised their arms, countless stones as big as millstones and small as fists hit the top of the city like hail. Some of them were immediately beaten into rammed earth inside. The stone chips of the outer bricks of the city were flying, and the pits were bumped, and even the entire section of the city wall was trembling and shaking.

However, more stones hit the defenders on the city. Although the defenders were prepared and raised their shields to protect themselves, they were still no match for the stone carrying a fierce falling momentum. For a moment, the screams were heard, and the small stone thrower behind them was smashed and damaged, and only a few were rescued and sent down to the city.

As for those important generals, they immediately moved into the fortifications at the city when the enemy began to use the stone-throwing cart, and finally got safety temporarily. But everyone's faces were still not good-looking, because the current crazy offensive and full preparation of the Liao army was far beyond their expectations.

"We must first find a way to destroy long-range weapons such as catapults, otherwise we may not be able to defend for too long." Sun Tu said with a serious expression: "Are there any weapons like bed crossbows here now?" To be honest, bed crossbows are the most powerful weapon to defend the city, especially Sun Tu, who has great experience in using bed crossbows. As long as he is given a familiar opportunity, he might be able to destroy the catapults outside the city in a short time.

But the generals of the Changsheng Army around them shook their heads: "There were several crossbows in the city, but they were all old and unusable. And we don't have any relevant technology at all..."

After hearing this, Sun Tu was stunned, and then he understood. After all, the Eternal Victory Army was not a regular army, so their weapons reserves and development naturally could not be compared with the imperial army of the Liao and Song dynasties. They could still build simple stone throwers based on experience, but more complex crossbows were beyond their ability.

"What should we do? They can't be injured by bows and crossbows alone, and our stone throwers are far from comparing with them in terms of number and attack range." A general said anxiously.

Before this issue was discussed, there were sounds of killing sounds outside again. Sun Tu and others immediately understood and quickly ran out of the fortifications, climbed the city and looked outside. However, they found that the situation was getting worse. With the stone-throwing carts behind the cover, the Liao army's siege equipment was able to move forward safely. At this moment, three trench bridges had approached the moat and began to lay the bridge bodies. At the same time, thousands of Liao troops were constantly shooting arrows upwards and suppressing them.

However, the stone throwing cart that had just hit the city fiercely but temporarily stopped attacking because they were worried about accidentally hurting their soldiers. But even so, the damage to the north city wall was still extremely huge. Not only was the entire wall as bumpy as a pockmarked face, but several sections of city walls were destroyed and destroyed, and the casualties were counted in hundreds, which seriously damaged the morale of the defenders, so that they could only passively retreat behind the city wall and dared not appear easily anymore.

"What are you doing? If this continues, in less than half an hour, the Liao army's ladder can be held in front of us. Get up and fight back!" Dong Kuang was really angry when he saw this. He immediately shouted loudly, stepped onto the city wall a few steps, kicked a few soldiers still shrouded in the corner and rolled all over the ground. The sword on his waist was pulled out by him, and everyone shouted: "All up! Life and death are here in one fell swoop. Can't you bear this danger?"

Sun Tu also rushed forward decisively and took the bow and arrows that fell on the ground. After calmly flashing through several arrows with obvious force on the head of the city, the man suddenly appeared and raised his hand and shot the enemy below with an arrow. His arrow was extremely accurate. He immediately shot an enemy who was still bent his bow to the ground. At the same time, he shouted: "Shoot the arrow! We have the advantage of the territory, how can we be suppressed by them with the bow and arrow!"

Under the urging of the two of them and setting an example, the soldiers finally recovered, shouted and picked up the bows and arrows again, and kept greeting down. Sure enough, as Sun Tu shouted, the defenders on the top of the city would naturally be much stronger when they shot each other. The ever-winning army, which had condensed the morale of the army, immediately suppressed the Liao army under the city.

At the same time, the two sharpshooters Hua Rong and Fan Qi decisively chose the Liao soldiers who were still controlling the trench bridge. After a series of arrows, a large number of enemies had fallen around the trench bridge, which scared the others to hurry to flash to both sides.

Seeing this, Dong Kuang was even more happy and urged: "I'll call the turquoise and torches to these things, so I'll burn them!" The city was naturally busy again, and soon, the clay pots came on again. But a headache also arose. It was difficult to throw the clay pots onto the trenches by people just by throwing them. However, half of the stone throwers that were supposed to be used to shoot clay pots were destroyed and half were sent out of the city and could not get up in a short time.

"Hurry, lift the stone thrower up!" Dong Kuang shouted loudly. This was just a fight for time and speed. Because he had discovered that more Liao troops were beginning to gather forward, obviously to grab the trench bridge quickly before this and land on the other end of the moat.

To be honest, this trench bridge is indeed a powerful weapon in the army. Not only is it long enough to build a road on the moat, it is much more convenient than cutting off or filling the river with mud and sand. However, this weapon also has certain shortcomings, that is, it is very heavy overall, and it takes a long time to get on the other side. It must be that the siege army completely suppresses the city to achieve things calmly.

Therefore, after the Liao army realized that the city had started counterattack again, they decisively increased their troops and stepped forward regardless of casualties. It is necessary to set up a bridge deck before the ever-winning army's stone throwing machine is used.

In an instant, arrows were raining again on the city and screaming, but no one could do anything to each other, forming a subtle balance of power. But with the increase of troops from the Liao army, the other side of the trench bridge began to move again, and a huge moving bridge began to slowly fall down. 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. Before the Liao army could react, there were two consecutive explosions, and the flames rose up with black smoke. After only a moment, Xiao Gan quickly understood, and his face became extremely ugly: "They actually buried that sinister firearm here again?"

As soon as the words were finished, the same movement came from the west, and this time, the entire Liao army showed panic. You should know that along the way, they suffered a lot of losses on such firearms, and many people had psychological shadows. It’s not that the mine is so lethal, it’s because it’s too hidden, and the casualties look even more miserable. Even the brave Liao people will feel scared when facing such a situation and will retreat.

Sure enough, after a while, the Liao army, who had been ordered to kill left and right to the east and west sides of Zhuozhou, retreated in a panic in a panic. Although they only triggered a few mines and injured more than ten people, the fear in their hearts still made the two cavalry temporarily give up the siege. After all, they were just trying to test the truth and there was no intention of siege.

In response to this, although Xiao Gan's face was gloomy, he never blamed his confidants for it. He just ordered: "Press the city with all his strength and wait for our ladder to rush up to the car. Zhuozhou will definitely not be able to defend it, and the firearms on both sides will be useless!"

This immediately inspired the Liao army, especially the two retreating cavalry, to atone for their sins, to dismount at the same time, rushed forward on foot, and supported the front team. However, they really planned to use their troops to fill the geographical gap between the city and the city, so that all kinds of siege equipment could be relied on the city in one fell swoop.

What should we do? Seeing the enemy's battles become more and more fierce, it has been more than half a day and there is no sign of a temporary rest, but the defenders at the city can't hold on anymore, and even Sun Tu began to feel a little panic and helpless.

The Liao army's determination and ferocity were indeed beyond his expectations. Unexpectedly, Xiao Gan directly used the simplest and most difficult strong attack this time, which made him unable to use some of the subsequent methods for a while.

Yes, sometimes it depends on this momentum and ruthlessness in the siege. Whoever is ruthless and ruthless can achieve the final victory. It is obvious that the Liao army is really prepared this time. Not only has all kinds of weapons equipped, but even the momentum of the entire army has been stimulated to the extreme. This is exactly the unexpected harvest they have obtained along the way, and it is also something that Sun Tu, who is determined to delay his pace, had never expected.

"General, how about the last general leads his army out of the city and destroys the enemy's weapons?" At this time, a general asked for battle with a decisive expression and looked at Dong Kuang, who was anxious.

This may be the last solution at the moment, but once the city opens and attacks, I am afraid it will hit the enemy's mind. Originally, the Liao army was much stronger than the Changsheng Army, 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 about a better countermeasure, but he couldn't take it out for a while.

Suddenly, a thick voice sounded on the side: "Or, let the Sa family give it a try!"

"Huh?" Sun Tu glanced at Lu Da, who had been by the side but had not been able to do anything. This was what he said. Although Lu Da was very skilled in martial arts and extremely fierce, he had to be on the battlefield where the two armies were fighting head-on. He had nowhere to use his offensive and defensive battles like the present.

But looking at his current expression, he obviously had some idea. Just after Sun Tu nodded subconsciously because of trust, Lu Da had taken two steps at a time and came to the earthen jars filled with tinsel oil.

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