Each floor-type chariot is equipped with a heavy-duty ballistae at the front and rear. The ballista turret can rotate 360 degrees without any blind spots. Their equipment makes the floor-type tank worthy of its name.
The crossbow arrows fired by these heavy-duty crossbow vehicles are all as thick as an adult's arm and are three and a half meters long. They are truly giants. After being shot on the stone city wall, they do not bounce off or collapse, but easily The nails penetrated more than ten centimeters into the trees, which were as thick as some people's waists, and penetrated directly after being shot.
This is true for dead things, let alone those of flesh and blood.
Those heavy armored cavalrymen, after breaking through the magic shield, can still pass through the group of infantrymen and horses in a string. If they are in a good position, it is not difficult to get a string of human gourds. .
Even the huge waves rolled up by the Lizard Queen were unable to prevent the piercing of such heavy ballista crossbows. Hundreds of blood flowers bloomed in the huge waves, and soon the entire wave was dyed blood red. , hundreds of corpses floated up, and were carried forward by the huge waves.
Most of these corpses are not lizardmen, but short, thick humanoids with green skin and huge frog heads. This is another common intelligent monster race in the swamp, bullywugs. They are killed by some People jokingly call them swamp goblins because their racial characters have many similarities with goblins. For example, they are hungry and evil to the core, and have sadistic tendencies. Another example is that they like to suppress their enemies with overwhelming numbers and bully the weak and fear the strong.
This is closely related to their super fertility. Just like frogs, they lay eggs and have a lot of tadpoles in their lifetime. However, their tadpoles are much larger than ordinary frogs. They have many insects, small fish, shrimps, grass and trees. Roots, etc., they can eat anything, and the swamp is a paradise for them to thrive.
In every swamp, the night is bound to be shrouded by huge frog calls, which are caused by them.
However, they are very rare as swamp owners. Most of them are vassal servants of other amphibious intelligent creatures. This is determined by their low IQ. In this regard, they are about the same as goblins and kobolds. The average intelligence of the race is seven or eight points. Not stupid but definitely not smart either.
They also existed as a race of cannon fodder servants in the Lizard King's Court in the Thun Swamp. Naturally, they were on the front line and became the victims of the first large-scale display of the Conqueror's army's heavy ballistae.
"Everyone should find a bunker nearby, stand firm, and face the impact of the flood." The middle and high-level leaders of the conqueror's army ordered loudly at the same time.
There was no need for them to order at all. Faced with the raging flood, everyone instinctively did this.
The inertia of the terrain and the conscious control of magic caused the flood to reach an extreme. The ballista on the tower chariot only had time to unleash its power once before the flood was already close at hand, slamming heavily on the Bridge of Humans and Gods.
The flood stirred up by the Lizard Queen was extraordinary. The army of conquerors migrated their thoughts and desire for victory from top to bottom. The bridge between humans and gods built together with Sandakol, the god of roads, was also extraordinary, fully integrated with the surrounding terrain. Inlaid into one body, its length is not five hundred meters, but exactly twice as wide as the river.
As mentioned before, the direction of the River in the Borderlands is completely surrounded by the Stormhorn Mountains and the underground veins of the Gray Observer, which means that this is the lowest point of the entire Goblin Borderlands, and it is also where the Lizard Queen can easily reach One of the reasons why it can stir up floods of more than ten meters to surround its army is that the Bianhuang River is a ravine that goes more than ten meters or even dozens of meters underground.
The lengthened bridge deck directly lifted the Bridge of Gods to both sides a lot. It seemed that it was only flush with the ground, but in fact it was more than ten meters above the river.
This can not only smooth the road surface, make it easier to pass, but also prevent floods.
The only drawback is that it will increase the cost of building the bridge, and this is the last thing that the Bridge of Man and God needs to consider.
Therefore, the bridge deck of the Bridge of Humans and Gods is basically at the same level as the front of the huge wave stirred by the Lizard Queen.
boom!
Quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes. When the Yin to soft water is gathered together and the volume is large enough, the power it exerts is also terrifying.
When the huge waves and peaks crashed on the Bridge of Humans and Gods, it was like the earth was shaking.
Not only the Bridge of Humans and Gods and the people on it were shaking, but the ground on both sides of the Bridge of Humans and Gods was shaking, and cracks even appeared. That situation looked very much like the Bridge of Humans and Gods did not exist in isolation. Rather, it is closely connected with the earth on both sides, especially the direction from which the conquerors' army came. The conqueror's road they just opened is like a huge invisible chain, firmly pulling the bridge of man and god. , on the other hand, because there is no road yet, it looks much thinner. Only the pioneers and pioneers who crossed the bridge first were like a big nail, firmly fixed there.
As a bridge of faith and belief, the Bridge of Man and God has become an excellent defensive weapon in the hands of the conquerors. Their faith and belief will provide continuous blessing to the Bridge of Man and God. If you want to truly destroy this bridge, you must first destroy it. The overall will of the conqueror's army, and when people face life-threatening crises, even ordinary people can burst out with an unimaginable desire to survive, and this can be regarded as a kind of faith.
Therefore, under the pounding of huge waves and flood peaks, the Bridge of Man and God not only showed no signs of collapse and damage, but instead became thicker and stronger.
boom! boom! boom!
After the most terrifying first wave of the giant wave hit, it was not completely over yet, followed closely by dense crashing sounds.
This huge wave and flood peak carried a large number of logs, water plants and other floating objects along the way, which naturally became the most natural siege equipment, continuously hitting the bridge wall of the Bridge of Humans and Gods.
At this moment, everyone was grateful for Shanda Keer's helping hand. Thanks to his foresight, the Bridge of Humans and Gods was designed so uniquely. Without the protection of the thick bridge walls, this wave alone could defeat the conqueror's army. Causing horrific damage, even their floor-type chariots cannot withstand the collision of such flood objects, let alone ordinary people. They will be swept away from the bridge by the flood. Once they fall into the flood, they will be What kind of tragic scene would be waiting for them? Even if they were not drowned alive, they would be harvested by the amphibious monster army in the flood and might become food in their mouths.
But only a few people know that what they should be grateful for is not the God of Roads, but the foresight of Gavin, the supreme commander of the Conqueror Army, because he is the leading designer of the bridge, and the helping hand is just an actual constructor. That’s all.
In these collisions, there were sometimes some flesh and blood mixed in, including those monster soldiers who were swept away by the flood and had no time to change lanes. Even if they were not photographed on the spot, they would at least have broken bones, broken tendons, and bloody heads. , if these unlucky guys directly hit the bridge pillars below, their chances of survival would be even smaller, and it would not be unusual for them to be cut in half directly.
More monster soldiers took advantage of the momentum of the flood peak and jumped directly from the water just before colliding with the Bridge of Humans and Gods. They crossed the bridge wall and appeared directly on the bridge. Among them, the ones with short limbs , bullywugs are mostly bullywugs with big heads, thick necks, green bodies, and the shape of an upright frog.
They wore simple animal skin armor, which was more like an animal skin with a hole in the middle than clothing armor, and was tied around the waist with a rough aquatic rope. They held short spears in their hands that looked like throwing spears. , there are not many spear points with metal, most of them are sharpened stones.
As a cannon fodder unit, there are very few who are as miserable as these bullywugs. Faerûn is relatively rich in products. Wherever there are mountains, there are usually various metal mines, especially iron ore, which is the most common. Trade is relatively developed, and many goblins have one or two low-quality iron tools in their hands, and no one knows how to use stone weapons.
The virtues of these bullywugs in the Lizard King's Court are not only related to their living environment, but also their own business and management concepts are definitely problematic.
In addition to these bullywugs, there are also a small number of black-scaled lizardmen. Their faces are like skeletons, and the scale ridges on the top of their heads are fully opened. They keep shaking as they roar, and at the same time they are filled with blood and dyed blood red, indicating that their masters Highly angry and tense, these scaly spines also serve to convey personal emotions to these lizardfolk.
Their clothing is even simpler, with only combat suspenders and combat belts, with six or seven throwing spears inserted on them. These throwing spears are thick and long. In their hands, they are throwing spears. In the hands of ordinary people, they are just like spears. It is equipped with an iron gun head, but both the workmanship and the materials are very rough. It is obvious at a glance that it is not made by humans or dwarves, but by those monsters, most likely goblins.
But no one dares to underestimate their power, because their holders are tall and tall, with exaggerated muscles all over their bodies. Even an ordinary wooden stick can exert powerful lethality in their hands.
The premise is that they can find the enemy. These climbers did not find out until they jumped onto the Bridge of Humans and Gods that the place had been turned into a huge maze by staggered floor-type chariots, and the armed immigrants of the conqueror's army were huddled on the floors. Behind the Japanese chariot, before they had even landed completely, dense arrows were already fired at them.
The two methods of coping were different. After the bullywugs landed, they did not stay in place. Instead, they used the force of their downward momentum to jump directly into the air. With a sudden click, they directly jumped over four and a half meters, three meters high. The huge real estate market tank is heading towards the place where the armed immigrants are most concentrated.
The hind legs of these bullywugs are 70% to 80% similar to those of frogs, extremely thick, and the muscles on them are the most developed in the body. Their jumping ability is as good as that of the half-giant Goliath, which is related to their unique life. They are closely related to their environment and their unique structure.
"Back away!" Several strong figures rushed towards the bullywugs who broke through the first line of defense from all directions.
They are a convoy composed of young men and women led by the front-line commander of the Armed Immigration Brigade of 100. They are designed to deal with this situation of enemy intrusion, while the armed immigrants retreat like the tide, panic but not chaos, they retreat The direction they were heading towards was those tower-style chariots. They leaned their backs against them and at the same time replaced the crossbows in their hands with spears. With their archery skills, in such a situation where people and enemies were intertwined, In a melee, one does not dare to shoot an arrow easily, as it is easy to shoot by mistake.
The Kingdom of Tethyr has been plagued by war in the past half century, and militia training is very popular. The first thing many children learn to pick up is often not the knives and forks used for eating, but the wooden swords used for training. This is their way of self-protection and survival. Means are necessary, and the thousands of kilometers of migration and more than a month of practicing while walking have already fully armed them, both physically and mentally.
"Spear! Stab!" These melee fighters were just holding back the incoming enemies, they were not fighting alone.
Following the order, countless spears stabbed out from all directions.
These spears not only came from the armed immigrants who pushed to the side of the floor-type chariots, but also a large part came from the floor-type chariots. The surfaces of these tanks were not empty, but covered with There is an attack hole the size of a fist, enough to accommodate a spear thrust out from the middle.
Due to the limited space inside the real estate chariot, these spears were not completely retracted, but more than half were exposed, and only part was inside the vehicle. Therefore, they looked like hedgehogs, except that the original spear tips were pointed upward. To prevent accidental damage to friendly troops, all are now leveled or tilted downwards.
Facing the siege from all directions, these bullywugs who rushed in had no room to escape. In desperation, they could only use their extraordinary jumping ability again to prepare to jump out of the siege.
But in this way, they directly turned themselves into living targets in the air. The armed immigrant archers who were still hesitant at first drew the crossbows in their hands again and shot out the sharp arrows in their hands. Many bullywugs became transformed on the spot. They became blood hedgehogs and fell heavily from the air. Even if they didn't die, there was still a forest of spears waiting for them below, which could directly poke them into sieves.
Seeing the miserable fate of the bullywugs in front, the bullywugs behind immediately cowered and did not dare to take off easily again.
"Attack! Attack! All attack!" The black-scaled lizardmen who were huddled behind to observe the situation waved their throwing spears, urging the bullywugs to attack the conqueror army again. At the same time, they looked at the right time and used the throwing spears in their hands. Throw it out, and screams will come from the conquerors' army from time to time, and casualties begin to appear in the conquerors' army.
Forced by their masters to drive them away, these bullywugs had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to attack the conqueror's army's vehicle array. The spears protruding from the tower-style chariots were still a nuisance, but they only needed to be faced. On one side, there is no need to worry about attacks from all directions.
Gua! Gua! Gua! Gua! Gua!
More bullywugs crossed the bridge wall and jumped onto the bridge, and soon formed a large bullywug army. However, the number of black-scaled lizardmen was not very large. Those huge evil teeth Neither the lizardman nor the black dragon and half-dragon lizardman were seen.
What is rushing up now is just the cannon fodder regiment of the Lizard Army, in order to entangle the Conqueror Army and test their combat effectiveness. At the same time, it is also to entangle the heavy vehicle-mounted ballistae of the floor-type chariot. For them, the lethality of this weapon is The force is a bit too strong.
As soon as the flood front passed, the water level began to drop rapidly. After all, it was not a real flood, but the magical power stirred up by the Lizard Queen with the help of her lizard army. The huge waves reached a height of more than ten meters and were hundreds of meters wide. The rest The water level wasn't even half as high as this wave.
This is its disadvantage, but also its advantage, because it can change as the Lizard Queen wishes.
The Lizard Queen once again activated the order from the front army to the rear army. After the huge waves of the flood flowed out for hundreds of meters, she stopped the car abruptly, and then drove upstream menacingly, hitting the Bridge of Humans and Gods again. , but compared to the last time, both the speed of the water and the height of the flood waves have dropped significantly. They have not reached the level of the bridge deck of the Bridge of Humans and Gods. Even magic is still consumed. , especially this kind of fierce impact, even the Lizard Queen cannot control more water to gather around herself.
"All ballistas, turn around and carry out a saturation attack."
These vehicle-mounted heavy crossbows have a blind corner for attack. Once they get too close to the floor-type tank, there is nothing they can do. This is the case for the bullywug regiments that jumped onto the bridge.
So I simply ignored them and concentrated on attacking the main body of the lizardman army in the huge waves.
All of a sudden, huge bows trembled continuously on the Bridge of Humans and Gods.
Because the huge flood waves are flowing against the current, and they are in a state of declining and then exhausting, it is enough for these heavy-duty ballistae to fire one or two more rounds, turning it into real bloody water, floating up with white bellies. The number of bullywugs and black-scaled lizardmen exceeded a hundred.
"All servants, give priority to destroying the ballista!" The Lizard Queen revealed her head and roared angrily.
No matter how many bullywugs died, she didn't feel bad, but every time one of these black-scaled lizardmen was lost, she felt pain, not only because their blood was flowing in their bodies, but also because they belonged to her. An important part of the power, whether it is manipulating water bodies, or controlling Thun Swamp in the future, or even further expanding the results of the war, all require these loyal black-scaled lizardmen.
Guagua! Guagua!
The eyes of the bullywugs on the bridge who had received the order were all red. They were afraid of the Lizard Queen to the core, and they did not dare to question or disobey her orders at all, because they knew the fate of those who disobeyed. Compared to the kind of fate he ended up with, death is a relief.
One by one, they launched another jumping attack and rushed toward the heavy-duty ballista on top of the building-type chariot.
For ordinary people, it is an unachievable task to climb up a four-and-a-half-meter-high property market chariot. Even with the help of a ladder, it is a bit troublesome, but for bullywugs, it is just a matter of running up and jumping. .
(End of chapter)
