However, cleaning up this abandoned mine is just the beginning. As the mines and the aliens in the mines were successively disturbed and driven out, they were divided one by one by military formations equipped with armor, shields, spears and crossbows. After being surrounded and killed on the spot, someone soon found the main tunnel where the ruts converged. .
Later, the vassal soldiers who took the initiative to join in the search cleared away the remaining aliens in the cave. They also chased the corpses and traces and found the exit at the other end. It was an open platform in a mountain fissure, but it was built with stones and earthen wood to form a mountain fortress with a radius of dozens of feet.
Therefore, when these Daoxi clan soldiers who were at the forefront rushed out, they were almost hit head-on by the unknown guard force in this mountain fortress. Under the fire of at least hundreds of strong bows and crossbows, the first wave of feudal soldiers who rushed out were instantly littered with corpses and wounded everywhere.
Even the surviving wounded were not able to be dragged back for rescue. The second and third waves of feudal soldiers who rushed out took advantage of the gap in reloading and rushed to the base of the cliff fortress; they found that there was almost nowhere to climb or stay. They tried to climb up on top of each other, but were shot and killed at close range.
Or they were stabbed or stabbed to death by the spears and spears in the wall stacks and openings. In a blink of an eye, they were defeated and had nowhere to escape. They piled up with the feudal soldiers coming from behind and became the best targets for arrows; in a blink of an eye, they were defeated. Corpses were piled all over the place, and the exit of the cave led to the large open space between the mountain barriers.
But at this time, the support from the soldiers and horses from the rear office also quietly jumped down from the top of the cliff; they were dozens of highly skilled people who were good at climbing, and went directly from the top of the bare mine to the other side; and on the rope From the mountain wall on the side of the city fortress, he quickly stepped down.
However, just before they were about to fall into the city fortress, the rubble rolling down from the mountain wall finally fell and alarmed the enemies below who were firing fiercely; they couldn't help but raise their hands and shoot without hesitation. But at the next moment, screams and exclamations suddenly erupted from the mountain fortress.
But it was a heavily armored man who appeared among them at unknown time, with a black tassel helmet, a black iron pocket, and red and black willow leaf armor. He held heavy long swords and axes in both hands, and he used his bow left and right to kill with wide open and wide. , slashing a piece, killing generals coming up from the lower steps of the fortress, disrupting the top level.
I saw that he was unparalleled in strength and could move and retract freely. In this fight in such a narrow space, he was almost unrivaled wherever he went. The weapons in his hands struck each other, and they followed each other flawlessly. Every time they opened and closed, they were like Several enemy soldiers were cut down and overturned along with their weapons, and some surprise soldiers were rescued.
Therefore, when these strange soldiers on the cliff also joined the battle, the defensive strength of this mountain fortress also began to collapse. Finally, under the offensive that combined inside and outside again, it turned into a screaming human body that was pushed down the cliff, or from the opened At the back door, scattered figures fled along the mountain road.
In the end, among the more than 200 guards in the mountain fortress at the entrance of the cave, only a dozen people were seriously injured and captured despite desperate resistance. These guards are well-equipped, each equipped with repeating crossbows and large crossbows, and have large reserves of water. He kept scolding and reprimanding, saying that attacking the feudal soldiers was an act of treason;
It was not until the Central Guards under the official banner appeared that they suddenly stopped in shock and began to repeatedly emphasize and claim that they were the Dongfu guards newly recruited and trained by the Crown Prince. And when Jiang Tian also appeared a moment later, surrounded by cheers and support, they collapsed on the spot.
However, this is just the beginning. Because in the direction of the mountain road where some guards escaped, there were several slightly smaller mountain fortresses blocking the spiraling mountain walls; they were also flashing with the reflections of swords and guns, and flags of messages and warnings were raised... …
At the end of this mountain fissure, there is a small basin surrounded by steep mountains; then there are several mountain streams, waterfalls, and water pools flowing from top to bottom, and all artificial existence is combined. All traces of it were submerged in the extremely lush vegetation.
As far as the eye can see, everything is green and lush, like a emerald field full of water, fresh and transparent. However, such a beautiful scenery did not affect the determination of the various troops in the office to continue the attack and clear the caves; after a brief reorganization, the snail horn resumed.
However, this time, the front line was replaced by a group of rattan armored soldiers with Yizhou characteristics; they were seen holding large lightweight rattan rafts, wearing brown rattan armor and circle helmets; while shouting in a low voice, they In a tightly packed formation, they gradually approached the second mountain barrier close to the mountain wall.
Although being hit by the oncoming repeating crossbows and strong bows, the shots were constantly shaking and stalling; the shield that was held upright like a wall was like a porcupine, with densely packed tail feathers trembling in a short period of time; but it was not affected at all. move. Even if it is pierced by a giant crossbow bolt accidentally shot, it will not stop.
After a while, he quickly reached the bottom of the mountain barrier, in the blind spot of the shooting range and the field of vision. Then they were divided into groups of several people, using the bamboo spears carried by the rear team as support, just like pole vaulting, one after another, they pushed a comrade who was stepping on the wall and pushed them up to the city with all their strength.
Then, facing the battlements and the mouth of the mountain, the spears thrust out or the swords and axes struck head-on; they fell down one after another, and were even pushed out of the edge of the mountain road, and fell straight into the mountain cracks with screams. In the deep gorge; but there are also sporadic warriors who take the opportunity to climb up the wall and get into a fight.
It was difficult to stand up in the siege that was several times greater than his own. The vine armor on his body was chopped and stabbed into pieces, and blood spurted out. At this critical moment, the red and black armored soldiers who had disappeared without knowing when, quietly appeared in these places again. Burning oil cans were thrown one after another from behind the defenders who had the upper hand.
The fire that suddenly rose up on the mountain fortress spread and burned at least a dozen enemy soldiers; they screamed in horror, and crashed into the supplies and equipment with flames all over them, igniting more. There are too many fires; or they rush out of the fortress in a panic and fall down.
The inspired vine-armored soldiers rushed forward with increasing excitement; soon they cut off the bolts and binding chains, and opened the door to the mountain fortress. In the blink of an eye, the second fortress blocking the mountain road was destroyed. Next is the third fortress at the narrowest point.
The mountain road here gradually shrinks to only about ten feet wide. A huge pillar-like stone naturally hangs down on the roadside, encircling it like a stone gate. Then a high wall is built and many holes are cut out for defense; this time it is responsible for the vanguard attack. The other one is the central defender wearing armor and holding a shield;
I saw them holding placards like fish scales, gathered in several rows and columns, holding dozens of bows and crossbows from high above and firing in turn. Amidst the fierce clanging sounds and vague muffled sounds like a shower, they rushed silently. We reached the bottom of the towering stone door; the next moment, a gap suddenly opened in the middle.
More than a dozen short-armored light soldiers holding hooks and nooses sprang out from it. They were almost thrown head-on and hung on the edge of the stone gate with a clanking sound, even on the defenders who were leaning forward to shoot arrows; they were pulled down with screams; almost It was a face-to-face encounter, and only a small number of the light soldiers successfully climbed up the stone gate.
At the same time, the central guard soldiers who had been posted on the door were wielding their swords and axes, chiseling and slashing... Just a moment later, the third stone gate fortress on the mountain road also announced a breakthrough; at this time, located in the mountain gorge, At the bottom of the valley, the fourth and final mountain barrier is clearly in sight.
However, when the next wave of attacking vassal soldiers roared and rushed to the mountain fortress, they unexpectedly did not encounter any resistance; instead, the gate, which was only ajar, almost collapsed at the touch of a touch. Open; then the cut-off railings, partitions, and door tops are revealed;
And the scene of corpses strewn on the ground and blood stained. Needless to say, this was obviously the work of the elusive red and black soldier; and the vassal soldiers who saw this scene cheered and cheered on the spot, rushed straight through the open gate, and rushed into the wild behind the mountain fortress without stopping. Forest.
However, only after a while, in the dense forest with lush vegetation, a series of exclamations and screams, as well as a series of screams and wails, suddenly rang out. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers who were marching on the mountain road saw the commotion at the edge of the basin.
Only a small part of the vassal soldiers who had rushed into the wild forest fled back screaming in terror; behind them were chased by all kinds of alien and deformed creatures. For example, mosquitoes, flies, mantises, grasshoppers, springtails, and flying insects that were magnified a hundred times swooped down on the crowd.
There are also monitor lizards with protruding heads and horns, long worms with many tentacles on their bodies; toads covered in six folds of pus; and even burr vines crawling on the ground, and huge flower buds with sharp teeth emerging from the soil; It was like suddenly activating the ecology of the entire basin.
However, this accident was not able to stop or scare off the government troops who came in force; in other words, this strange and inexplicable scene strengthened the determination of most of the feudal clans participating in the war to plow their way into the enemy's territory; Otherwise, what a tragedy it would be if it wreaked havoc in the future.
Therefore, relying only on the fourth ready-made mountain fortress and throwing burning fire walls, it was easy to expel and intercept most of the disturbed aliens; in other words, while their body shape was hugely deformed, they did not Able to overcome some primitive instinct of being attracted to light and afraid of fire.
Only a few deformed reptiles and amphibians were able to break through the obstacles of several staggered walls of fire due to their size; but then they fell into a comprehensive siege from swords, guns and crossbows in the relatively narrow fortress; they were soon pierced by nails. Live, disembowel, dismember and chop into pieces on the spot...
As the sky gradually darkened, the morale and energy of the various groups of people who were marching and fighting along the way were almost exhausted. Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tian ordered to stop and rest on the edge of the basin, relying on the mountain fortress. More kerosene was continuously transported from the mountain road behind.
Just when the campfires were lit in large areas, and the darkness was being dispersed little by little amidst the neighing of men and horses in the night, Jiang Tian quietly left the military tent; next, it was his own time and turn. (End of chapter)
