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    While Lingzhou soldiers and horses stormed the city gate, Jingzhou soldiers and horses had cut off the water source of the moat. The water in the moat had gradually dried up, leaving only a few springs leaking water.

    The moat that Jingzhou troops chose to fill was the section of city wall that was blown up. Dozens of trench-filling vehicles kept going back and forth, and when they reached the moat, they pushed out the earth and rocks in the vehicles.

    At noon, the Xixia people withdrew their troops and rested.

    The sun at noon in June is already very poisonous, and the soldiers on the city top who are constantly drawing their bows and shooting arrows are sweating profusely.

    Seeing the Xixia people retreating, they had time to wipe their sweat.

    After firing for more than an hour, dozens of soldiers on the top of the city were injured, and the moat at the break was filled up by more than three feet by the Xixia people.

    Chao Yong asked people to find a large courtyard under the city and gather all the wounded there. The imperial doctor Liu Zheng and several doctors accompanying the army would treat them.

    Sun Lidao said: "General Zhang's men have been fighting for half a day. It's better to switch with the east gate and let Tao Zongwang guard it in the afternoon. The attack point of the Xixia people is at the south gate. They can be defended by the four gates in turn to ensure the attack of the guards at the south gate.  force."

    Hearing this, Chao Yong nodded and said: "I have been pulling the bow for half a day and my arms are numb, and the soldiers must be the same. Then I will transfer Tao Zongwang's department to take over the defense."

    Zhang Qing also knew that his soldiers could not draw their bows all the time, so he did not refuse immediately.

    Except for Li Kui¡¯s 1,000 men, all of whom are regiment players, the other four divisions are mostly archers.

    After a truce for an hour, the Xixia army came back again.

    With more than 3,000 casualties under his command, the Lingzhou garrison no longer wanted to take on the task of consuming Daliang's firearms, but he was crowded out by Renli and the Jingzhou garrison, allowing him to attract firepower so that the Jingzhou troops could fill in the moat as quickly as possible.

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

    When the sun sets over the western mountains.  Jingzhou soldiers and horses have filled in a road more than three feet wide in the moat, facing the gap in the city wall.

    Daliang did not fill the gap with earth and stone, but blocked the gap with wooden fences. A wooden wall was added behind the skewed city wall, so that the guarding soldiers could stand on the wooden wall to attack the invading enemies outside.

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

    After the Daliang soldiers and horses were transferred, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses were greatly hindered.  Although Lingzhou soldiers and horses also moved here to cover.  However, when a few fire mines fell, the trench-filling truck was torn apart. In order to push away the obstacles on the road, Jingzhou soldiers and horses also suffered a lot of casualties. The last ten feet or more distance was filled with trench-filling trucks and human corpses.  come out.

    Although there is not much water in the moat.  However, the ditch that was ten feet wide and more than one foot deep still blocked the use of siege equipment. The Xixia people could only attack the city through the filled-in roads.

    In other words, the Xixia people were busy all day and created a road, but Daliang closed a road.  In order to attract the firepower of the Liang soldiers and horses, Xixia paid nearly 10,000 casualties.  In just one day, more than half of Lingzhou's 20,000 troops were lost.

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

    The road is filled.  The Lingzhou soldiers and horses tried to charge once from the filled dirt road, but the result was the same as the attack on the pontoon bridge. After several rounds of volleys from the divine arm crossbows in the city, the soldiers and horses outside the gap were cleared.  No one can rush in against the divine arm crossbow.

    Look at the nightfall, Renli has 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 was much longer. Tao Zongwang's command stayed on guard for more than an hour.  He could no longer draw his bow, so Chao Yong transferred Ou Peng's subordinates to take over.

    I saw the Xixia people retreating.  Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief.

    In the evening defense, each department is still responsible for the original area. They are already familiar with their respective wall sections and there is no need to mess around.  However, during the day, the four gates were responsible for the defense of the south gate in turn.

    After Xixia retreated, Zhang Qing¡¯s deputy general Gong Wang took over the guard of the south gate with 500 people. The focus of defense was naturally the breach.

    Other places are blocked by moats and walls more than three feet high, and only a small number of soldiers patrol.  Even if the Xixia people raid from other places, it will be difficult for them to reach the city in a short time. As long as someone is on guard, they will have enough time to take precautions.

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

    Chao Yong and others spent a day shooting arrows, and after dinner, they took a rest.

    After Renli and others returned to camp, they discussed the attack on the city all night.

      Although nearly ten thousand people were lost, Renli was not unhappy at all.  Although he had the highest official position, the Lingzhou garrison had previously ignored him because he had the most troops under his command.  Now there are only 10,000 people left under his command, just like Jingzhou and Dingzhou, and he is no longer qualified to be domineering.

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

    When everyone arrived, the Lingzhou garrison said angrily: "In just one day of strong attack, my men suffered nearly ten thousand casualties. I don't know how many more fire thunder and divine arm crossbows the Han people have, but it is your turn to attack tomorrow."  ¡±

    Renli, the generals of Jingzhou and Dingzhou each have 10,000 men under their command. Naturally, they cannot afford such consumption.  However, it was difficult for them to refuse directly, and no one came forward to answer.

    Renli did not dare to continue fighting like this, and said: "I watched in front of the formation for a long time today. I'm afraid it will be difficult to break into the city through a gap."

    Hearing this, the Lingzhou garrison 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 attack the city, but to consume the Han people's firearms and arrows."  . As long as the Han people have no firearms and divine arm crossbow arrows, we can rush in through the gap. I have used up a lot of their firearms and arrows today, don't you want to retreat? "

    Renli shook his head and said: "Xingqing Mansion is our capital in Great Xia, and the king is also trapped in it, how can we retreat? However, the Han people have reduced the use of divine arm crossbows, for fear that they will not be able to use up their arrows for a while. I think there are still many urgent tasks  Fill out some roads so that we can attack the city with siege equipment."

    The Lingzhou guard almost spat out blood, gritted his teeth and said, "King Shu, you mean we don't need to attack by force, and we can all fill up the river?"

    Renli shook his head and said: "The army needs to recharge its batteries. We will recruit nearby people to fill in the river. If we recruit 100,000 people, I believe we can fill up the entire moat in the south in half a day. Then the army will attack the city together. Today you will also  See, the Han people are stretched thin and cannot defend both places at the same time. If we attack from dozens of places at the same time, the Han people will definitely be unable to resist." (To be continued)
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