When the experiment ended, there were less than two hours left before sunrise.
Because of the marshal's military order, there was only a minimum of garrison vigilance on the city. Most of the garrison gathered in the military camp and made gunpowder weapons according to the instructions of the craftsmen.
Not just helmets, but also bamboo tubes, clay pots, quilts, caltrops, kraft paper... They used everything they could find to make bombs. Although the work is tiring and tedious, no one complains because they know that this is life-saving straw and the hope of survival.
The moon was about to set. On the dim city top, Zhang Lang once again stood at the gap of the cave-in, carrying the massacre knife, looking to the north, waiting for the insects to appear.
After Teacher Luo's guidance, the craftsmen were busy all night. Although the landslide was not restored yet, it could be considered a preliminary treatment. The stones outside were cleared away and the steep slope was restored, preventing insects from easily climbing up the city wall.
It had only been two days. In the following days, the insect attacks would only get stronger and stronger. Zhang Lang knew that his own personal strength would only play a limited role in this kind of war. He only knows how to act recklessly. Even if he can protect himself, he will not be able to complete the main mission. The world will be destroyed by bugs...
"Hey, why are you in a daze?" A crisp voice woke Zhang Lang out of his daze. When he looked back, he saw a heroic young general wearing golden armor looking at him.
"General Feng?"
Zhang Lang was stunned, but Feng Xi smiled and patted his shoulder:
"Just call me Feng Xi! Why, you didn't sleep in the middle of the night, why are you so stupid?"
"Nothing..." Zhang Lang shook his head, as if his thoughts hadn't returned yet.
Feng Xi looked at his stupid look and chuckled: "Please wake up, it will be dawn in less than half an hour, and the insects may attack at any time!"
Zhang Langxian nodded and suddenly asked: "Feng Xi... I have something to ask you..."
"What is it... so formal!" Feng Xi couldn't help but feel nervous when she saw his serious look: "As long as you ask, I dare to answer..."
Zhang Lang seemed to wonder why she was nervous, so he asked, "Why do these bugs retreat at night?"
"Eh?" Feng Xi seemed to be flashed, and then looked at Zhang Lang with some surprise: "As General Yuan's old subordinate, you don't know?"
"I don't know..." Zhang Lang explained honestly. Now that he has great military achievements, he is not afraid of arousing any suspicion. If he pretends, he will not get information.
"It's because of dormancy!" Feng Xi said: "As long as the sun sets, the insects will collectively fall into dormancy and wait until the sun comes out before they continue to move... This feature was first discovered by General Yuan!"
Zhang Lang continued to ask: "Then why don't we just kill the bugs while they are dormant?"
Feng Xi sighed: "I tried it before, but failed. Although the bugs are dormant, they will be awakened once they attack, and they will be more ferocious than during the day."
"Three years ago, General Yuan lost tens of thousands of troops because of his night attack on the insect swarm, and was reprimanded by the emperor. How could you not know this?"
"I hadn't joined the army yet..."
Zhang Lang shook his head and covered up the past vaguely, but he was calculating in his mind. Bugs would sleep at night and become violent when awakened. This seemed to be a very important clue.
For some reason, he had a vague hunch that they were on the right track with gunpowder weapons, but it was not enough. These earth bombs alone cannot stop the insect swarm. There must be other key information that can guide them to a way out!
If possible, the soldiers of Sunset Fortress definitely hope that the night will never pass, but no one can stop the passage of time. Soon, the eastern horizon turned fish-belly white, and the dazzling sun slowly rose, bringing its light back to the earth...
The soldiers who helped make weapons at night returned to the city before sunrise and prepared defenses. These soldiers all had dark circles under their eyes, but they were all in high spirits, because at this time, they had a magic weapon for victory in their hands! They believe that with that magical weapon, no matter how many insects come, they will die under the fortress!
Sure enough, less than two hours after sunrise, traces of insect swarms appeared on the horizon. Looking from a distance, it was a more terrifying and more numerous insect swarm than the previous day!
Along with the billowing smoke and dust, the swarms of insects kept approaching and soon came within the range of the trebuchet!
But this time, the trebuchet did not rush to launch, but waited for a while. After the front insect had penetrated dozens of meters into the shooting range, soldiers came forward with torches!
This time, the trebuchet's holster contained not a boulder poured with kerosene, but a bomb made of gunpowder!
However, according to the analysis of reincarnators and craftsmen, if you make an explosive pack as big as a boulder, it will be extremely powerful, but it will also be a waste of materials. So, the final result was that they only made a lot of bombs the size of human heads. They could put a dozen of them in a leather holster, twist the fuses into one, ignite them and throw them out!
In this way, more than a dozen bombs flying in the air will automatically separate due to the burnt fuses. They will fall into the insect swarm like a goddess scattering flowers and explode with a bang!
These bombs are more than just explosive. In order to increase the lethality, the craftsmen also added things such as caltrops, broken armor fragments, and broken arrowheads. When they explode, these metals scatter in all directions, and are no less powerful than bullets. Once the insect monsters within a radius of more than ten meters are hit, they will either die or be injured!
After this first round of ejection, hundreds of bombs were thrown into the insect swarm!
And that effect stunned the defenders on the city wall, and they immediately burst into cheers!
In the past, when throwing incendiary stone bombs, each shot could only kill one or two at most and crush three or five insects. The main reason was to rely on the kerosene attached to form a burning belt to isolate the insect swarm and slow down the intensity of their impact on the city wall!
But this time it was different. The soldiers could clearly see that the originally dense swarm of insects was instantly empty after this round of attacks.
That's right! The insects that were affected were blown to pieces at close range, and their limbs were flying. Those who were farther away were shocked and shot to death, and they fell to the ground in pieces!
The effect was as if the endless wheat field had suddenly been harvested! He became shorter in an instant!
In this round of bombing, thousands of bugs may have been killed!
"Quick! Don't be stunned, keep going!"
The herald shouted excitedly that the bugs would not be afraid. Although a large area was killed by the explosion, the bugs behind would only step on the corpses of their companions and continue to move forward!
The slingers continued to load, ignite, and fire alternately, forming a continuous fire network. But after all, there are still bugs that slip through the net, and together with the bugs that ran at the front and escaped the bomb, they approach the city wall!
At this distance, it's the bed crossbow's turn to show off its power.
Wind up the winch, attach the crossbow arrows, and fire them at the insect swarm!
The difference from the past is that this time the arrow shafts are equipped with gunpowder packets, which are tightly wrapped with bamboo tubes and iron sheets. They are lit and shot out. The original heavy crossbow arrows turned into rockets, which exploded in the insect swarm. Sound.
There are very few bugs that can get through the bed crossbow level. What awaits them is the last level, which is the archer's explosive arrow!
In order to ensure the speed and accuracy of the arrow's flight, the amount of gunpowder tied to the arrow shaft is not large. It may be a bit difficult to kill the bugs full of carapace, but it is enough to blow off the legs and feet and make it difficult for them to move!
The original arrows were nailed to the bugs. Unless they hit their vital points, they would have no arrows and could not even penetrate their carapace. Finally, a bunch of bugs with five or six arrows stuck in their bodies climbed up to the top of the city and were still alive and killing. Soldier!
But now, as long as the arrow hits the target, even if the arrow does not penetrate deeply, the explosion of gunpowder on the arrow shaft is enough to cause serious damage to the insect. Even if it is not good, the power of the explosion can also penetrate the arrow deeper!
It is true that every arrow kills a bug!
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