Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 41 | 215 | "Classically, ideally, one digs View more quotes about beneath">beneath the walls at many points, say, twenty to fifty. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 41 | 212 | "Mining," I said. |
| 41 | 213 | "Digging?" he said. |
| 41 | 214 | "Yes," I said. |
| 41 | 215 | "Classically, ideally, one digs beneath the walls at many points, say, twenty to fifty. |
| 41 | 216 | The wall is then supported from beneath by timbers. |
| 41 | 217 | At a given signal, the blasting of trumpets, the clashing of cymbals, the whistling of smoke arrows, the beating of drums, or such, the timbers are removed by ropes or blows, not fire, as fire is unpredictable and slow. |
| 41 | 218 | When this is done successfully, the walls collapse at several points simultaneously, opening the town or city to the enemy". |
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"Mining," I said.
"Digging?" he said.
"Yes," I said.
"Classically, ideally, one digs beneath the walls at many points, say, twenty to fifty.
The wall is then supported from beneath by timbers.
At a given signal, the blasting of trumpets, the clashing of cymbals, the whistling of smoke arrows, the beating of drums, or such, the timbers are removed by ropes or blows, not fire, as fire is unpredictable and slow.
When this is done successfully, the walls collapse at several points simultaneously, opening the town or city to the enemy".
- (Avengers of Gor)