Chapter 584 Light in Despair
Wu Feng was using all his strength to kill the flying poisonous insects. The water in the moat outside the city was rolling in. At this time, it had become his sharp weapon. Countless water droplets turned into ice arrows all over the sky, killing the flying insects instantly.
Thousands.
Shangguan Qingxue's flames were still extremely eye-catching. A small wisp of light cyan flame turned into a dragon in her hand and quickly moved through the air. Wherever the flame passed, countless poisonous insects turned into streaks of green smoke and corpses.
None of them were left behind, and the killing efficiency was much greater than that of Wu Feng.
Wu Wende, Meng Guangganyao and others also used their own methods, and countless poisonous insects were killed. The ground was covered with a thick layer of poisonous insect corpses, which was so dense that it made people's scalp numb. The blood had already stained the entire county and outside.
Through it, the bluestones on the city wall have almost turned dark brown.
However, no matter how hard they tried, the army of poisonous insects flying outside the city seemed really endless. They killed more, but the number of poisonous insects seemed to increase even more, and the casualties of the soldiers in the city were increasing.
Moreover, at this time, a serious problem has been placed in front of all the soldiers, the arrows are about to run out!
The biggest reliance on killing these flying poisonous insects is the sophisticated crossbows in Zhou's hands. These crossbows not only have a long range and great power, but are also very accurate and can kill the poisonous insects before they get close to the city wall.
There are still so many poisonous insects outside the city, almost forming a sea of poisonous insects. In this autumn and winter season, there is no sign of dormancy. They look at the defenders of the county with a pair of red eyes and keep making bloodthirsty screams.
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Under such circumstances, once the arrows are exhausted, the defenders will have to engage in close combat with these poisonous insects, and the casualties will be more serious. Moreover, without crossbow arrows to kill the poisonous insects flying over the city wall, these poisonous insects can
It flew into the city without any hindrance, seriously threatening the people in the city and the wounded.
Everyone is trying their best to save arrows and try to hit the target with one arrow. Everyone is looking at the endless pests outside the city, with different expressions on their faces.
Some veterans had sad smiles on their faces. It seemed that today's hurdle was really difficult to overcome. They all looked at each other and saw a trace of sadness, a trace of reluctance and a trace of open-mindedness in each other's eyes. Even if it means death, they must try their best to survive.
Kill some poisonous insects, and you can be considered a man of the Black Flag Army!
There were also some people with frightened looks on their faces, and the weapons in their hands were shaking constantly, until some veterans shouted and cursed: Such cowards are not like soldiers of the Black Flag Army. The more scared they are on the battlefield, the faster they will die.
!They calmed down slightly.
The battle has lasted for three full hours, and the nights in autumn and winter are particularly long. Although it has already reached the third quarter of the year, there is still no light in the east, and the darkness before dawn covers the earth like an iron curtain.
Even though the soldiers took turns switching defenses, they were all exhausted. The people in the city risked their lives to bring some food to the city wall to replenish the soldiers' strength, as well as some steaming tea, which not only relieved fatigue and warmed the body, but also effectively prevented
The venom of poisonous insects.
The place where corpses are piled up in the city is almost full. The tens of thousands of cold corpses make many soldiers feel a sense of sadness and sadness. Maybe they will become one of those cold corpses in the next moment.
A feeling of sadness and disappointment spread quietly among the soldiers. If they faced the enemy, they would dare to charge bravely and fight to the death with the enemy. However, facing the endless sea of insects, no one knew when the end would be.
A battle without hope can easily lead to loss of fighting spirit. The indomitable momentum of the Black Flag Army officers has been shaken in the face of these sea of insects.
These soldiers are all made of flesh and blood. No matter how brave and invincible they were, facing these endless poisonous insects, they can't help but feel a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.
"Light! Look, there is a light over there!" One of the defenders had good eyesight. Through the vast sea of insects, he saw some faint lights swaying in the distance.
"Hey, really, there really is a light. It's the light of the Lingshi Lamp! It seems like there are a lot of people walking towards us!"
"That side should be in the direction of Dingning Pass! General Gan Yuan is here to rescue us!"
The light emitted by the Lingshi lamp is different from other lights. Its light is soft but bright and highly penetrating. The brightness is stable and does not fluctuate, and it is not easily affected by climate. It is an excellent light source.
This kind of spiritual stone lamp is expensive and ordinary people are reluctant to use it. It is usually used in large quantities in the military to illuminate the battlefield when large armies are fighting.
There were thousands of spiritual stone lanterns coming in front. There would be absolutely no people in Dingzhou using such large numbers of spiritual stone lanterns to travel on their way at this time. The only possibility was the army.
The arrival of this army made the defenders seem to see hope. They were not fighting alone, and there were others who would come to help! The defenders burst into cheers, their morale increased, and they unleashed more powerful combat effectiveness.
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At this time, other generals were temporarily unable to escape, so Wu Wende selected 3,000 men from his troops to ride out of the city on war horses to respond.
As soon as their team left the city, they were attacked by poisonous insects all over the sky. Wu Wende ordered his soldiers to take out torches and light them. These torches were mixed with some insect-repellent herbs. As long as they were lit, billowing smoke would emit a pungent smell.
, so that ordinary poisonous insects dare not approach.
It's just that these poisonous insects are a little different from ordinary poisonous insects. They are larger and more ferocious, and each one has wings. They should have undergone mutations and have some resistance to the smoke of these insect repellent herbs.
However, the smoke emitted by these herbs still has some effect, and the poisonous insects are very disgusted with the smell. Although the light emitted by these torches has a strong attraction to poisonous insects, they still hate the insect-repelling smoke and instinctively
Choose a place slightly further away from them.
Only some slightly stronger poisonous insects couldn't resist their greed for the flesh and blood of Wu Wende and others, and even ignored the fumes of insect repellent smoke and still attacked Wu Wende's soldiers.
With the repellent smoke from those torches, the pressure on Wu Wende's soldiers was slightly lessened. They advanced while fighting, approaching the place where the light shone in the distance.
After nearly half an hour of hard fighting, Wu Wende finally led his troops to the front of the group. It was Gan Yuan who led the group at the front.
"General Gan, it turns out it's you! It's great to have you come to the rescue! The pressure on the defenders will be reduced a lot, and everyone will have a chance to breathe! There are too many poisonous insects outside the city, let's enter the city quickly!
Chapter completed!