The game shows defenders tearing up the road outside a gate to make it harder to bring a ram forward. Similar measures were tried historically, although they were not always sensible. The approach road becomes part of the defensive scheme because attackers must cross it before reaching the wall. The moment draws attention to obstacles outside a fortification as part of siege warfare.
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Damaging approaches to hinder a siege
A fortified city's approaches could be disrupted to make it harder to bring a battering ram or other siege equipment to the gate.