When Jiang Tian jumped out and stood on the central tower for easy observation, he saw a particularly creepy scene. The vast mountain forest facing this stronghold seemed to come alive under the night; the wind shook the trees, there were many shadows, and countless beast eyes flickered.
Under the rows of flashing firearms, fire oil cans were thrown out one after another according to the pre-calibrated shooting range, exploding and sparks flying in the darkness. Like rain. It instantly illuminated a large area of the ground, filled with dense waves of beasts.
For a time, there were fierce drums and shouts, intensive firearms emissions, burning fire oil, gunpowder explosions, and the sound of swords and guns slashing; there were also scalp-numbing screams from the rolling tide of beasts, and the sounds of being killed and killed. The tragic wails of trampling; one after another, densely intertwined into a tragic sonata.
In fact, from the very beginning, the beasts attacking at night triggered the warning bells on the perimeter barriers and ropes, and then trampled to trigger the fire mines buried in the ground; they overturned and knocked down the blocking horses. , Barriers; It only takes a moment to flatten trenches and pits with sharp stakes and bamboo sticks.
These strange beasts, which seemed to know nothing about fear and panic, had already stepped on the corpses of their companions laid out along the way and rushed to the parapet of the inner circle. Then, they were hit head-on by a multi-layered array of various firearms; almost corpses were piled up quickly under the parapet.
Then, the artillery positions on the earthen ramparts also began to roar and fire; the hot iron balls and shotguns that shot out alternately fell into the surging herd of beasts. The former used zigzag and bouncing ballistics to penetrate and shatter the bodies of the beasts in its path; while the latter used its fan to knock back rows of strange beasts and knock them down.
There were also fire oil cans thrown from the formation, exploding above the advancing herds of animals, and rain of fire bursting from the sky and splashing down on the most densely packed herds of animals; the instantaneous burning pain also made these animals The aliens who were moving forward violently suddenly became a little confused and even started to bite each other.
And with such a sudden buffer and interval, more melee sword soldiers and armored spearmen came forward. The beasts that had slipped through the parapets after a brief pause in reloading while riding on the array of firearms; they worked together to stab, chop, and attack the beasts within the line.
Then, in just a few moments of this encounter, at least hundreds of people were killed or injured along the fort; some were rushed up directly and crushed to death by the beasts they killed; or they were alternately fought. He was accidentally pulled out of the cover of the front line, and his body was completely wiped out in the surging tide of beasts.
However, Jiang Tian, who was watching the battle from a high position, breathed a sigh of relief; because the trump card he brought was far more than what was in front of him, and he had not yet had time to fully reveal it. If the tide of beasts is just this kind of rush and has no tactics at all, then there really is nothing to worry about.
Because, as long as the unexpected sneak attack and the suddenness created in tactics are eliminated; this kind of swarm of bees/swarm tactics that only rely on instinct and brainless killing is exhausting, well-prepared and well-trained, and has the support of fortifications. The human armies are becoming more and more competing with each other.
The soldiers who were stationed on the spot successfully killed the last large-horned rhinoceros-shaped monster that, with its huge size, thick skin and thick flesh, was full of arrows and flesh-riddled wounds, rushed into the line, and was trampled and trampled in all directions. Queen of beasts; the beasts in the outer fortifications were also in a commotion because of the flames.
Then, as if driven by some invisible shock and force, these strange beasts in small groups suddenly started biting and killing each other with great violence. In the blink of an eye, they bite the heads and limbs of the most seriously injured or unable to move, tearing them into pieces and devouring them all with blood dripping from them.
And between the bites of these alien beasts, the splattered blood and flying flesh and fur accidentally extinguished the continuous burning firelight, and at the same time, many of the wounds on the alien beasts were left. Chuang also recovered to varying degrees visible to the naked eye after devouring the same kind of food.
Such a bloody scene of killing each other, devouring each other in front of each other, and then quickly recovering; most of the soldiers in front of the formation couldn't help but feel numb and suffocated, and suffered a brief loss of voice; some even couldn't hold the weapons in their hands. It was tight, and it made a crisp impact sound when it fell to the side.
Then, more grotesque beasts emerged from the darkness, filling the vision on the side of the mountain forest with darkness. However, they did not attack or rush forward immediately; instead, they split into several groups amidst some roaring sounds, and then continued to scream for a while.
Immediately, a dozen large beasts wearing similar equipment suddenly appeared among the scattered fireworks. And beside these strange beasts were a number of grotesque ghost-men who were also holding weapons and wearing armor; thus driving the beasts at the forefront to rush in like a tide.
Under the personal supervision of Lieutenant General Pang Xun, who had already pulled away the wounded and corpses, reorganized the team and repaired the front line, some commotion and uproar could not help but occur among the frontline soldiers. Then Jiang Tian knew why. Someone had recognized what seemed to be the relic of a fallen friendly soldier.
Well, I didn’t expect that these ghosts and strange beasts now also know how to use simple tactics and use weapons and armor. When Jiang Tian saw this scene, he suddenly understood why the officers and soldiers who attacked from four directions were completely destroyed. In fact, even if they join forces and attack all the way, there is no way.
Because, in that kind of mountainous and dense forest where it is impossible to invest and spread the advantage of troops, and there is no way to use the bonus of the military formation and the coordination of arms, and the vision is limited and there is no early warning, once it is attacked by a swarm of alien beasts, it will be a disaster. . Even sporadic sneak attacks and harassment are tiring to deal with.
"Sir, can you please let the boys come forward to prepare for emergencies?" Then, Lin Jiulang, the commander of the school who was on standby, took the initiative to ask Jiang Gao for instructions: "If these ghosts get caught in the herd of beasts and take advantage of the chaos to attack, With the current situation of the soldiers in these places, I'm afraid things will change soon."
"It doesn't matter for the time being. You should be prepared to attack and respond first, but don't act rashly." Jiang Tian gently shook his head and said: "If these people and horses can't even defend the camp now, how will they face it in the future? Other animal disasters, this is a necessary price that the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain."
The next moment, the tide of beasts gathered outside was roaring like waves. Then behind the re-strengthened and replaced fortifications, fireworks were splashed in all directions and under the densely fired crossbows and firearms; blood splashed all over their bodies, filled with arrow clusters, and they fell and rolled to the ground unevenly one after another.
In addition to the rear-throwing crossbows and iron-armed bows, there are also winch crossbows and wooden single crossbows that join the camp; there are also fire nest carts/swarms that are filled with arrow clusters and fired in parallel, using iron barrels to fire iron slag The hoop-wood cannon/starry sky; almost continuously bombarded the roaring and charging herd.
However, this time, the herd of beasts was under some invisible leadership, and was divided into several waves of multi-headed attacks at the same time; and they were also loosely separated from each other; therefore, the corresponding killing effect was greatly reduced; often only It will suddenly stop when it is hit by a cannon or penetrated by a giant arrow.
Therefore, in the blink of an eye, fierce beasts covered in wounds and bleeding broke through the front line of the fireworks one after another, leaped onto the breastworks and camp fences guarded by the soldiers in the camp, and were pierced through the body and head by the spears of the forest soldiers who were waiting for them. During the dying struggle, the ax was brought close to him, cutting off his limbs and splitting his head.
But in the stubborn struggle of these ferocious beasts, they were also clawing, trampling, knocking over, and flying away, and the surrounding soldiers rushed to gather around them; creating the same tragic casualty ratio. So in the blink of an eye, as corpses piled up quickly along the wall, there were more and more gaps in the line.
At this time, several short drum beats finally sounded from behind the formation, and then there was another sharp sound of gold plates. The two regiments of Jinwu Guards soldiers who served as the rear and supervising the formation also suddenly advanced forward and suddenly threw a row of bowl-sized ball bullets; they passed over the heads of their colleagues and fell into the herd of beasts.
The next moment, there were continuous thunderous tremors and roars, followed by continuous bursts of fire and smoke. The alien beasts that poured into the front were also overturned, knocked down, and rolled down; although their skin and flesh were torn and bloody, Fuzzy got up, but stopped in place, seeming to have temporarily lost his desire to attack.
Then, the soldiers who were caught in the struggle and melee, although they were also shaken to pieces by the impact close at hand, were able to quickly break away from these formations with the support and pull of their comrades in the rear. Fighting and deadly battles between former alien beasts. And replacing them is a brand new force.
They were several rows of heavy armored soldiers facing each other in a horizontal formation, covered from head to toe in fine iron armor, with only their eyes exposed; they were holding long-handled swords as tall as a man and dual-wielding long Ke axes; to the short and thrilling drumbeats In the sound, following the command in unison, small steps approached the influx of alien beasts, and they all slashed like wheels.
In an instant, it was like a meat grinder composed of iron men, or a row of combine harvesters plowing the ground. Those alien beasts that took the initiative to rush forward or were involved in it suddenly turned into a rain of blood and broken limbs flying all over the sky. As the saying goes: "If you advance like a wall, your enemies will be crushed to pieces."
In the blink of an eye, the twenty or thirty strange beasts that broke into the camp were reduced to a bloody mess. Seeing this scene, General Pang Xun, who was on the front line, couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As one of the five town garrison units under the jurisdiction of the Shanxi Dudu Mansion, these are the elite athletes he trained in Ningwu Town.
Jiang Tian, who was standing on the high platform, couldn't help but nod. The long-soldier tactic of Modao Formation really had the special attack effect of large creatures. On the contrary, ordinary fire guns are not as effective as cold weapons such as strong bows and crossbows, or cannon-fired shotguns against such thick-skinned aliens.
However, the next moment, several armored beasts that were larger than an ox suddenly swooped in; at the same time, they slapped their claws and bit at the strange beasts that were standing still in place. Suddenly, with continuous screams, he started to drive it again and hurled it forward. However, Mo Dao Formation, which followed the trend and slashed several waves, was slightly tired.
In the end, he was knocked into the queue by an armored beast. Although he was quickly slashed and chopped, his body was covered with blood and flesh; but due to his huge size, he was knocked down and knocked down one after another while turning and rolling. At least a dozen Mo Dao soldiers were killed; thus also destroying the originally neat and uniform strangulation formation.
But fortunately, the other fresh troops on standby had already come in from the gap between the two wings to cover them up. The ones holding spears resisted again, and the groups of beasts that followed behind them were once again entangled and fighting together. At the same time, on the other side of the fort, a continuous clanging gold plate suddenly sounded; an alarm.
Jiang Tian couldn't help but turn his head and look, but it was the artillery forts arranged on the side and rear wings of the fort. At some point, they were besieged by armed ghost men who came close; and amid the screams of swords and guns stabbing, and firelight bursting out Falling like rain.
(End of chapter)
