The mantis man leaped into the dark forest. Their extra mantis arms are even more effective among the trees in the sky.
Because they can grab branches with the claws exposed after putting away their machetes, and run easily through the seemingly forest like gibbons.
Meng Fei was carried on Luo An's back like a baby, watching the countless strange-hand-like branches and dense leaves passing quickly in his field of vision, as if he was constantly swinging along the way.
His thoughts were bouncing up and down just like the way he was traveling.
For half an hour, the mantis men led by Luo An ran "in the trees" like this, until they arrived at Hukou Pass at dawn.
It was the dawn of the fifth day in the time spiral. Just as Luo An was taking He Ma through the Hukou Pass, Qingmang Emperor Li Shibai was marching in person, and the army finally arrived at the enemy's doorstep.
Facing the west, the sun was behind him, splashing across the sky like a bucket of gray, glowing bright yellow paint.
In front of it is a huge mountain pass, like two black fighting beasts rushing towards each other crazily, but there is a saddle-shaped gap in the middle.
If this mountain pass were owned by him, he would build a magnificent pass here that only one man can pass and no one can open it.
The down-and-out mantis man just built a simple pass with wood and stones.
The Death God Empire was once extremely powerful at its peak, and its architectural skills were inferior to those of the Green Mang Kingdom, which is now at its peak.
But the Death God Empire is composed of many tribes that share the belief in Death. The Mantis tribe is a typical fighting tribe and is not good at architecture.
When the empire fell apart, the fighting tribes did not lose all in the battle with foreign enemies, but they killed and plundered other tribes affiliated with the empire in exchange for life.
Finally, they crossed the mountains, settled on the southern border of Qingmang, and re-established the Mantis Kingdom.
Now that Li Shibai thinks about it, this is a conspiracy. The mantis people grasped the mercy of the Green Mang Goddess and knew that the goddess would not take the initiative to eliminate them.
However, the gods of Xizhou and Central Continent did not dare to approach Qingmang's sphere of influence. Therefore, the mantis man survives in this gap with the undead soul of the god of death.
For this country, the goddess has not approved his war of genocide. Has God’s mercy become the biggest obstacle to his expansion of territory?
Fortunately, although a full seven years have passed, his army is finally arrayed here neatly. The enemy is already within range of the cannonball.
"Sacrifice flag!"
He solemnly ordered. Now he no longer had to remain silent for fear of being discovered by his enemies.
The mantis people are watching from the top of the city, let them tremble! The more scared they are, the smoother the sneak attack by the hyena cavalry behind them will be.
Several muscular men pulled over a young man in prison uniform who was almost paralyzed on the ground, with feces and urine gushing out.
"Please! Spare me! Spare me!"
He was crying until he was a little hoarse, but he still kept shouting. But no matter whether he screamed or screamed or was paralyzed and unable to walk, he was still pressed on the guillotine in the end.
This is a child of a well-known family, but at this time, with the anger of the people across the country, no matter how prominent the family is, they cannot save his life.
Guarding the Southern Pass of the Kingdom of God was an easy and gilded position. But he abandoned the border and fled when the Mantis attacked, resulting in the massacre of tens of thousands of people in Rong County. Who can protect him?
So his only remaining value is the sacrificial flag. The executioner chopped it down with a single blow, staining the red flag with blood.
Li Shibai looked at the worthless head and slowly held the red flag, which was already stained with blood, in his hand.
In fact, he had chosen this young man from an aristocratic family. He is young, energetic, domineering, addicted to alcohol, but as timid as a mouse.
Then he secretly sent some people to deliberately infiltrate the border for many years to provoke the Mantis people.
Sure enough, the enraged mantis came, and the border guard fled first. The defenders collapsed and tens of thousands of people in the city were massacred.
It is said that these tens of thousands of people became the sacrifices of the Mantis people to the God of Death, and Li Shibai had a large share of the credit for this.
If Qingmang Goddess knew these details, she would definitely give him a thunderbolt. But the goddess will never know.
The goddess almost never interferes in worldly matters. She would not even think about who would be the border guard, let alone ask.
Those who were sent to provoke the Mantis were all dead soldiers he secretly trained. They would never admit it, and the goddess had no way of knowing.
Li Shibai believed that he had a clear conscience. Everything he did was for the kingdom of God, and also for the goddess.
The wider the territory, the more believers it can support, and the more order there is to support the goddess.
Is he wrong? He didn't! Even if he was wiped out as a result, he would never have any regrets.
"attack!"
He waved the flag in his hand vigorously, and the flag was lit like a fire.
The shells soared into the sky like a group of bolides, drawing many graceful arcs in the air and flying accurately toward the enemy's fortress.
These shells are made of clay and are spherical pots about the size of a basin.
The shells were stuffed with a mixture of oil-soaked cotton wool, sulfur, and saltpeter. There are holes on the surface of the cannonball, and a "wick" composed of oil-absorbing cotton yarn protrudes from the inside.
Light the wick and place the cannonball on the giant trebuchet. Everyone worked together to turn the winch, increase the power of the trebuchet to the limit, and then trigger the mechanism.
After the mechanism was triggered, the long arm of the trebuchet straightened instantly, flipped upward, and then hit the gear lever in front. The cannonball was ejected with a bang.
Under such a rain-like attack, Hukou Pass burst into flames.
Li Shibai looked at the results of the first wave of attacks with satisfaction.
Whether it is a complex trebuchet or a cannonball, it requires the cooperation of professional designers, craftsmen, potters and alchemists. It is impossible to master a barbaric tribe like the Mantis that relies solely on their natural talents to fight.
At this distance, they had no weapons to fight back. Either passively take the beating, or go out of the city to fight.
"They're coming, prepare to defend!"
The forward security officer suddenly shouted.
This shout was repeated repeatedly, and soon spread throughout the entire military formation. Under the control of the commander, the army formation immediately changed to a certain extent.
The originally connected Qingmang Army turned into a square formation. Many broad, heavy shields were raised, like fish scales gleaming in the sun.
Many strange bird calls came from the sky, along with many black spots flying like birds.
These are not actual bird calls, but a kind of whistle that the mantis people use in the air to communicate with each other. Those flying ones are not real black spots, but mantis people.
It's a bit strange, but those mantis people can actually fly!
