"First help the official buckle the back strap...... Put your helmet on as well. Don't worry, it won't work for the two of us to go up, and this black light won't be lively. ”

Since only the alarm sounded, and there was no smoke or sound from the rocket launch on the northern city wall, Hong Tao was not in a hurry. It is basically impossible to sneak attack this city, in addition to the strong defense of the new army, he also set up a small early warning device in the moat outside the city.

As long as someone dares to smuggle in, those hooks in the water will work. A rope tied to a fishhook pulls down a small stick, followed by a rat-like spring with a string of brass bells attached to it......

This trick is only thought of by people who like fishing, and it is completely an enlarged version of the sea rod alarm. In ancient times, the night was very dark, and if there was no moon in the sky, you could not even see the ground from the city wall, which was perfect for launching a sneak attack.

Hanging gas lamps at intervals outside the city walls did partially solve the problem, but Hong Tao found it too frustrating. People ran so far just to sneak attack, they can't be too stingy, they can not give the opportunity, but a pit must be dug.

As long as someone tries to sneak across the moat, the new army on the walls will have something to do. At such a close distance, it is always possible to fire crossbow arrows from between the battlements with your head down.

Why do you have to keep your head down, this is the reason why Hong Tao designed the helmet that is called the ugliest helmet in the history of the Great Song Dynasty. A straw hat is the size of a straw hat, and if you lower your head, even if there are arrows shooting up below, as long as you can't shoot through the two-millimeter-thick steel plate, it will be useless to hear a sound.

After firing the crossbow arrows, sit down on the city wall or in the earthen pit, it is time to wind and rest, and when you need to shoot, the big hat appears again, and the other party can only watch dryly, no tricks!

If you have to say that there is still a gap that can be shot in the arm by the enemy or something, then you can only endure it, and if there is no one who is not injured in the war, try to minimize it.

Hong Tao's outfit was more complete, four soldiers walked in front with the board of a box car, he and Chen Niang followed behind with their hands behind their backs and shopping, even if there were arrows shooting in from outside the city, they would not take this kind of box board.

"What else are you looking at, the maximum range is the first wave, so many broken bricks and tiles, don't throw them and expect to take them home? By the way, put two oil bombs in each leather pocket. As soon as he passed by the trebuchet, Hong Tao suddenly beckoned the soldiers in front of him to stop and greeted the soldiers beside the trebuchet.

"My lord, why did you get up?" The wasp is not willing to face the enemy head-on, and he was hiding behind the firing port and looking out when Hong Tao walked up to the tower.

Hong Tao also leaned on the side of the firing port and looked out, and under the light of the gas lamp, the moat was full of people floating like boiled dumplings, trying to land. It's a pity that the crossbow arrows on the head of the city are too dense, and there is no cover from your own archers, and whoever climbs up first will die.

These people did not shout, and even the screams after being hit by the arrow were kept as low as possible, completely ignoring the dead and wounded, and still climbed up layer by layer. As for the fish hook that Hong Tao laid in the river, I don't know who the hook is on for a long time, and it really doesn't have any effect except for early warning.

"The trumpet is blowing so loudly, can I still fall asleep? Tut-tut...... It's really fierce, can't you attack the city again at dawn if it's discovered? Let's see how many people they came, the heavenly spirit and the earth spirit, the queen mother will soon appear......"

Hong Tao was already a little numb to the ferocity of the ancient soldiers, and he wanted to know how many people there were outside, but unfortunately the light of the gas lamp really couldn't travel that far. Calculating that the preparation time for the trebuchet was almost up, he began to pretend to be a ghost again.

As soon as the words fell, the sound of a trebuchet firing was heard behind him, and several flames erupted a few hundred meters outside the city in a breath, and the fire oil bomb exploded.

Originally, this thing could sputter a large area after it burst into flames, but because the people below were too dense, blocking the area of fire oil sputtering, the flames were much smaller.

"Damn, they're all earthworms, are there 5,000 people?" Then the light of the flames finally saw part of the scene outside the city, at least four or five phalanxes, and the black pressure was all people. A few fire oil bombs were thrown accurately, or the other party was really unlucky, and they were all thrown into the pile.

"This is just their front army, there should be more behind, and the last general has seen a lot of flags......" The wasp is not only athletic, but also has sharp eyes.

"Stop shooting, let them come, and prepare fire and oil bombs, it will be regarded as a greeting gift for this officer." The number of enemies is not too much concern for Hong Tao, since he is coming, there will be no less. The efficiency of shooting with crossbow arrows alone is high, but the scene is not very powerful, and it is impossible to see clearly from a distance, so it cannot cause psychological deterrence to the enemy.

Regardless of whether the people in the city shoot arrows or not, those Xixia soldiers in the moat must rush up, as long as there is no horn of retreat, whoever does not move forward will die, this is the military regulations of the military division of Baima Qiangzhen.

Suddenly, there were no flying arrows, and the Xixia soldiers in the moat successfully climbed the river bank and began to gather under the city wall, and a long ladder was also sent over, and soon caught the head of the city.

It's a pity that these brave and fearless soldiers will never climb to the end, and there are still no people to be seen on the city walls, but suddenly a small spark is thrown down.

After those sparks hit the ground, they burst violently, igniting flames more than a person high, burning together with people, ladders, weapons and even city walls, whether you roll on the ground or jump into the river, the flames with black smoke and pungent smell are not extinguished, and the oil of people is burning more and more, and soon the north city is burned into a line of fire.

At this time, the soldiers of the new army who were squatting behind the battlements came alive again, still bowing their heads and lying together, firing crossbow arrows at the Western Xia soldiers who were stunned in the river like robots.

The soldiers of Baimaqiang Town were not afraid of death, nor were they afraid of attacking the city against the enemy's arrows, but they were afraid of such a scene that they had never seen before. There were hundreds of people, but now they were all in flames, and the smell of burnt flesh had overshadowed the pungent smoke. The loud wail could not be held back any longer, and suddenly resounded through the riverbank.

"Woo woo woo ......" There was finally a low horn in the distance, and the Xia people came and retreated quickly, and in an instant, except for the human wax still burning on the river bank and the corpses floating on the river, only the sound of crackling flames remained.

"If the enemy does not attack again, when the flames are extinguished, send someone down in a hanging basket to collect the crossbow arrows. It seems that Miao-sama's supply convoy may not be able to come a second time, we can save a little, God knows how long this battle will take. ”

Hong Tao also experienced a siege battle, and he felt that the enemy would not launch a night attack again. This tactic is suitable for sneak attacks and fatalities, since the sneak attack is not successful, and it has just arrived, it is not very good at playing with life. It should only be a tentative attack, and the real battle will have to start tomorrow during the day.

At dawn the next day, Hong Tao finally saw the whole picture of the enemy in the north of the city, about two miles away, a line of black pressure was full of military tents, as well as horses and flagpoles, and how many people could not see clearly.

The Hornets had no such experience, but a New Army soldier gave the answer. He estimated according to the number of the opponent's military tents, at least six armies, with the size of the Northern Song Dynasty forbidden army, almost more than 30,000 people.

And that's not all, as soon as dawn Wang Da in the southern city also found a military fortress in the southwest, and the number of people was about the same as the enemy army in the north. It was clear that they had arrived last night, but they didn't try to sneak up like the enemy from the north.

"This may be the best siege team in the Western Xia army, there are so many tricks."

In the telescope, Hong Tao seemed to have returned to Mawei City, and the enemy army in the south was not in a hurry, assembling siege equipment. But compared with the army of Wei Ming Ah Wu, they seem to be more proficient in this way, and there are several siege ladders alone, and the distance is too far to see the structure.

Tens of thousands of people will work together very fast, just after lunch, Hong Tao was about to take a nap, the copper horn on the city tower howled again, or the three city walls shouted together, only the east city was silent.

"Who knows what this thing is?" Hong Tao climbed the west gate this time to see if there was a new enemy, but it turned out that the Xia army in the southwest had a great appetite, and they planned to attack from two directions. Looking at the tall and short equipment from a distance, Hong Tao only knew the ladder and the rushing car.