But this is theoretical, the closer to the walls, the more vulnerable the person behind the planks is to crossbow shots. The archers of the other side did not dare to approach within 300 meters of the city wall, so they could only watch the crossbowmen of the city wall aim in a big way.

Dozens of lives were required for every meter advanced, and at least a thousand lives would have to be spent to fill in a wide passage large enough to accommodate a massive charge. And then, I still can't climb the city wall.

The first to choose to rest was the siege troops in the north, their tactics were too monotonous, and they relied entirely on human lives to pile up, if they were replaced by ordinary Song troops, they could indeed get a lot of damage.

But the weapons of the Forces nouvelles were too sharp to get close at all, and even the possibility of firing at them did not exist. After a whole day's fighting, only one of the Wasp's men was killed and more than a dozen wounded, all of whom were shot by stray arrows. The one who died in battle was too dead, and was actually drilled into the gap of the mask by an armor-piercing cone, and pierced deep into the eye.

And in the area of the city walls and moats, there are at least one or two thousand corpses of Xia people, and this is not counting the results of the trebuchet. If it continues to be consumed like this, it will definitely not be the defending troops who will be the first to die.

The Western Xia armies in the south and west were more capable of siege warfare, they were not in a hurry to enter the city, they were still digging and filling the river, and taking advantage of the night to turn the three groups of people into more than ten waves, and the archers dared to move forward and began to throw rockets into the city.

The rockets of the Xia people were very primitive, that is, the shaft of the arrow was wrapped in wool dipped in animal fat, ignited and then fired, and crossed the city walls to attack the people in the city. In fact, the main purpose is not people, but architecture.

The ancients did not have gas canisters and gas stoves, and every household had to hoard firewood and grass to cook and boil water, and once these things were ignited by rockets, the city had to put out the fire, as long as there was a mess outside, there was an opportunity to take advantage of it.

But the combustion ability of this rocket is too weak, and some of them will be extinguished in the air, and even if they fall, they can be stepped on with one foot. However, none of the new soldiers in the city stepped on it, and just watched the rocket burn until it went out, and it was time to eat, and it was time to sleep.

Because there was nothing left to burn in the city, the low houses in the outer city were about to be demolished, and all the firewood and straw were piled up in the caves. There is still a bit of a palace in the inner city, but it's a pity that the Xia people can't shoot that far, and it's useless to shoot it.

The palace is all blue bricks and blue tiles, and the flammable materials in it have long been robbed by the Qingtang soldiers, and there is not a single carpet left, how can a few small fires be ignited.

Hong Tao's dinner is mutton skewers, and the inner city is locked up with thousands of cattle and sheep swept by Jiang Erlang, and there is no forage to feed, so you can eat as much as you can, otherwise the hungrier you get, the thinner you get.

However, the soldiers were not very interested in beef and mutton, and liked to eat the broken cans, and only reluctantly gathered together to shake the mutton with helmets when there was no rut at noon. In fact, Chen Niang also wanted to eat canned food, but she couldn't resist Hong Tao on this issue, so she could only eat meat with her.

"When you're done eating, you'll move around and go find some broken wood and light a few bonfires. People work so hard, and it doesn't have any effect at all, so be careful not to let the stray arrows hurt. ”

While grilling his lamb skewers on the charcoal fire, Hong Tao's brain was not idle. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't hurt others, and he didn't let himself directly harm others, so it would be indirect, and he couldn't be idle anyway.

There was a fire in the city, and there was a lot of shouting! This made the siege troops of the Xia people very encouraging, and the rockets shot more energetically, it was really a bit like rain, or a rain of fire.

What about inside the city? Two teams of New Army soldiers were competing against the door panels to see who could run faster in the rain of arrows, while the others went to place bets on Lord Shuaiji. Hong Tao felt that it was too early to go to bed after dinner, so he simply invented a small game to have fun with the officers and soldiers, and made a village by the way.

Gambling is strictly prohibited in the military regulations of the new army, and gambling in any form is not allowed. But this time he took the lead in gambling, and he also practiced courage in the name of it. What do you mean that only the governor is allowed to set fires, and he is. But these cheers were regarded as the sound of firefighting by the Xia Jun outside the city, which was very crooked.

When Hong Tao wanted to sleep, trouble came again, and drums and trumpets were heard outside the city, but no one attacked. Tossed back and forth twice, Hong Tao immediately understood, this is a harassment tactic.

The enemy wants to interfere with the rest of the defenders of the inner city, and it will be fine for a day, and the sequelae of not sleeping well for two or three days in a row will be reflected, which is equivalent to weakening the defense force in disguise.

"Pass the order, all the soldiers who are not on duty will enter the Tibetan soldier cave, plug their ears, and must sleep, whoever doesn't sleep will be beaten with three military sticks!" The trick is still very stupid, but it is also unsolvable, and it can only be stupid against stupid.

Fighting a war is similar to doing business, you have to endure when the market is bad, and you have to endure losing money. You don't have to be better than anyone, as long as you spend a part of your peers, you can earn it.

On the third day, Liangzhou City ushered in the negotiation envoys sent by the Western Xia court, and he came back. There were also seven or eight Tangut people who entered the city with him, led by Du Luo Mi, who was a clansman and staff member of Du Luowei, who was ordered by the Empress Dowager Liang to negotiate on behalf of the Western Xia court.

"Hang a few of them on the city wall along with the grandson, and the wooden sign is written a little bigger, indicating the identity of the grandson, as well as the identity of the great butler of Dura."

The reason why Liang Yi's grandson was not tied to the city wall the day before yesterday was because he wanted to save his life. Now that he is back, he is still talking about Mao's judgment, his son and grandson can be reborn if they are gone, and it is really impossible to secretly raise them, but Liangzhou City will lose half a life if it loses Western Xia, this truth is understood by himself, and presumably Empress Dowager Liang and Liang Yibury should also understand.

In fact, the two sisters have already answered themselves with practical actions, they don't plan to exchange Liangzhou City for this grandson, they just pretend to wait for negotiations, and then secretly send troops to sneak attack. Now that he saw that the sneak attack failed, he offered the excuse of negotiation again.

"I'm afraid that in the future, any Xixia city lord will not surrender to the adults again, the notoriety of slaughtering the city has been counted on the heads of the adults, plus a random killing envoy, it is better to let them go, it is not good for the adults." Like the Wasps, he is not too optimistic about this behavior, but the reasons are different.

"Cruelty is sometimes a weapon, and the merciful thing is done by others, and the notoriety of the official is renowned. Go ahead, go to Beicheng to replace Lord Huang, it's really not safe to lack someone who can save arrows for this official at any time. ”

If it weren't for the deliberate spread of the Western Xia court, the matter of the slaughter of Liangzhou City would not have spread to the people so quickly. That Empress Dowager Liang is indeed a person, and she actually knows how to use the weapon of public opinion.

The only response to this kind of rumor is to ignore it, and there is really no need to change it, because no matter how you change the rumor, it will not stop, and your efforts will be in vain.

Empress Dowager Liang will play this kind of heart-attacking warfare, won't Hong Tao? It must be, from the moment Liang Yiburi's own grandson was tied to the head of the city, the battle of attacking the heart has begun.

If the commander of Western Xia does not give an order, he will be hit, and if he does not give the order to shoot, he will not be able to attack, and if he can't capture Liangzhou City, whether this grandson is dead or alive, is guilty. Give the order to shoot it, no matter what the victory or defeat of the Battle of Liangzhou is, there will be gaps in the relationship between this general and the Liang family, and it will be difficult to trust each other anymore.

In the end, the commander still gave the order to shoot, and from this moment on, the largest offensive and defensive battle since the founding of Liangzhou officially began.

After filling in half a day and a night, the moat outside the south gate was finally filled out of a dirt road more than 30 meters wide, although it was still a little soft to step on, but after all, there was no water, and it could still be loaded with thick wooden planks.

Then the Xia army began the crazy crowd tactics, all kinds of siege equipment together, from the chariot close to the ground to the towering leather cave car, not high or low is the ladder, and there are many grappling hooks.

The intensity of the battle has risen by more than one notch, but the results are still few. The rockets, thunderbolts, and fire oil bombs of the New Army are all weapons of area destruction, and the more people there are, the more effective they are.

Even the catapult can adjust the delivery distance by changing the angle of the tip of the steel tip, and the large stone that was not used yesterday is used this time.

With such a three-dimensional attack method, not to mention the Western Xia army, which was not very good at attacking fortifications, it was necessary to transfer the elite of the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, and it was also a waste of life.

The only thing that can be exchanged is that the box cars in the city have become empty one by one, but the weapons loaded in each box car will consume dozens or hundreds of the opponent's lives.