part of the embankment.

In short, after half an hour, more than a dozen dams, which were mixed with thousands of horses, thousands of corpses, hundreds of carts and tens of thousands of sand and gravel mud bags, were finally formed. The soldiers laid log rafts on top.

, filled the gaps with soil, and after leveling them, finally completed the task of opening the moat channel.

The war has been going on for more than an hour. The casualties of both sides are already very high. The Liao army has more than 20,000 casualties, and less than half of the more than 600 catapults are left. More than 100 are

Those that were shot by the three-bow bed crossbow at the top of the city were scrapped, and the rest were scrapped because they reached the upper limit of use. Half of the catapults were missing, which was actually not enough for the Jurchen soldiers and horses at the top of the city. In order to ensure the suppression of firepower, Liao

The army had no choice but to gather all the catapults under the West City, which also took the West City wall as the main attack direction.

There were seven or eight thousand Jurchen soldiers killed and injured. Most of them were killed and injured by huge rocks thrown by catapults. Some were killed or injured due to the suppression of the opponent's powerful bows and arrows. Although the Liao people had unfavorable terrain, their archers

It can only be shot upward. With the protection of the battlements, the threat does not seem to be great. However, the Liao archers are very accurate. Many of the Jurchens who were shot were shot when they were shooting arrows near the battlements. It is only such a small area.

, the Liao people were able to hit, which shows their superb archery skills. After the catapults destroyed many battlements, the number of catapults themselves also decreased sharply. Instead, the arrows shot up from the city became the main means of killing the defenders.

After all, without the protection of tall battlements, the defenders at the head of the city had less barriers and more exposed parts, making it easier for the Liao people to shoot.

In any case, the first phase of the war is basically over at this point. The breakthrough of the moat was actually expected by both sides. It just depends on the price paid. The defenders caused more than three times the damage to the opponent and destroyed many of the opponent's.

Catapults. Although the attackers suffered tens of thousands of casualties, the strategic goal was achieved. The successful construction of dozens of pontoon bridges and more than a dozen river dams broke the opponent's last line of defense outside the city, which was an acceptable result for both sides.

All seemed satisfied with the result.

The horn sounded again, and this time, the densely packed Liao army soldiers and horses under the city roared like a tide and retreated five hundred steps away from the city. Except for dozens of Liao army archers on Yunxiao chariots, they still fired towards the city.

Arrows, as well as the bed crossbows at the top of the city, fought back against the roller coaster. They continuously shot thick crossbow arrows through the iron sheet of the roller coaster and were embedded in it. The battlefield suddenly became quiet.

But everyone understands that this is not the end of the battle, but a short rest after the first phase. The Liao army must organize their formations to prepare for the second phase of the siege. That is the most intense and bloody part of the siege. The city.

The top defenders obviously understood this, and they also used this short time to clean up the debris on the city wall, remove the corpses, carry the defense materials and equipment from the city to the city wall, and re-pile sandbags at the damaged crenellations of the city wall as bunkers.

They brought in long forked spears, long ropes and other items. They took a few sips of water in their busy schedule to prepare for a more brutal battle.
Chapter completed!