"Probably not. The 20th Army Corps has not yet used its full strength. If I guessed correctly, two divisions will be mobilized from Zhuoshui Town Camp tonight, and reinforcements from other places will also come one after another. As long as there are additional troops,
Give it to us, it should be no problem to withstand the attack of the beast herd."
Ding Kui is not worried. He and Ding Kun did not take action today. There are still ten magicians in the reserve team. Even if the beast tide is more violent, they can still stop it.
As expected, no subsequent herds attacked the defense line in the morning, and the reinforcements from Giant Sheep City were replaced at noon.
"Xiaoye, go find Staff Officer Tie and reflect on the situation in the morning. If the beast tide continues to increase in strength, we need a reserve team." Ding Kui sent someone to remind Tie Qibin just to be on the safe side.
When a beast tide breaks out in the great swamp, the royal outpost is obliged to send personnel to investigate. Shaodianye is the captain of the outpost and is responsible for liaison with Tie Qibin, which is equivalent in rank.
In terms of the entire defense line, the defenders of the central fortress are the strongest. Hundreds of magicians of all levels have gathered in the magic tower. It is said that the magician in charge has reached the late taboo and can attack without fear of level 7 monsters.
Next is the South Fortress guarded by the reinforcements of Juyang City. Ding Kun, a great martial artist alone, outshone all the high-level combatants of the 20th legion. Ding Kui, Qianyou and Shaodianye were three fifth-level combatants.
They crushed all the brigade-level defenders, but the combat effectiveness of the special operations battalion was not taken into consideration by everyone.
Even Ding Kui complained that the pressure was a bit high, not to mention other places.
The key task of the 20th Legion is to defend the defense line of Zhuoshui Town. Everything that happens here will be reported to the Legion Staff Department in a timely manner. Moreover, the early beast tide has already led the Legion Commander Yi Sheng to Zhuoshui Town.
"The 191st Division will be transferred over tonight. The 193rd and 194th Divisions will go to the Dongxing County camp to prepare for war. The other divisions are not allowed to leave their bases without authorization and are waiting for my orders at any time."
Yi Sheng summarized the situation in the morning and immediately adjusted the army's troop deployment. In his opinion, the situation was still under control, and there was a reserve force of one division that could deal with it for several days.
Troop mobilization is a simple matter, but logistical supplies are difficult to solve. It often takes time to supply tens of thousands of people in an emergency. It is February now, most laborers are busy farming, and there is a real shortage of local labor that can assist the army.
This was not the first time that the 20th Army had resisted a beast tide. Based on past experience, the staff judged that it would take at least two days for the beast tide to reach its peak. Currently, more than 30,000 troops were deployed in Zhuoshui Town, which was enough.
What's more, the reinforcements coming from the local area this time are quite strong, so the security of the defense line should be safe.
The herd of beasts that appeared in the afternoon was beyond most people's expectations. The first wave of rats that should have appeared was late. More than ten kinds of rats and magical beasts, green sables, came out in overwhelming numbers, and there were sawtooth flies in the air to cooperate with the attack.
Human defense line.
Although the Sawtooth Fly is a second-level monster like the Green Sable, they can fly and can also cast battlefield fog to cover the Green Sable that can spray stone bullets, causing great trouble to the human defenders.
"Why did the saw-toothed fly get together with the ferret? I read that most of them appear together with the thunder frog." Ding Kui was also surprised when he received the news.
"Each time the beast tide is different," Qian You was the person around Ding Kui who had the most access to the beast tide information. "It's common for monsters of the same level to appear together. It would be a bit troublesome if they come at night."
"The twenty legions are responsible for the night, so the level 2 monsters will not cause heavy casualties." Ding Kui did not take the level 2 monsters seriously. The well-trained regular army can deal with the level 2 monsters.
"Your Majesty, the special operations battalion has finished resting. Please give me your instructions." Dou Xiaoqi came to report.
After having lunch and taking a short nap, the special operations battalion fully regained its strength. This is also the result of the first step of the practice.
"In the afternoon, we will practice the equipment specifically for Warcraft. Be careful to save some strength. There may be a fierce battle waiting for us tomorrow."
Ding Kui discovered a problem with the special operations battalion and was not familiar with special military equipment. This was a good opportunity to make up for the shortcomings.
"Aren't you going to meet the Prince Consort and Death Grip?" the Legion Chief of Staff reminded Yi Sheng.
"I don't expect to leave Nanma Prefecture. I don't have to worry about it. If the Ding family encounters trouble in Nanma Prefecture in the future, I can repay their favor this time by helping them. One more thing is worse than one less thing." Yi Sheng He was not good at sociability, so he never moved away after being transferred to the 20th Army Corps.
Zhuoshui Town spent another night without any danger.
The second wave of beasts lasted for a full afternoon and night. Ding Kui and the others boarded the South Fortress with blood that had not yet solidified. Many fires were still burning in front of the defense line.
"It seems there is no time to clean up the battlefield." Ding Kui stood on the top of the city tower and looked out, "A large number of saw-toothed flies have gathered in front of us, and the area fifty miles away is shrouded in fog."
Qian You descended from a high altitude and said, "Well, I can't see clearly what's going on behind the Sawtooth Fly. I wonder if a group of rats is gathering."
"Shao Dianye, wave the flag and ask about the fortress." Ding Kui ordered.
Fortresses can communicate with each other through semaphore, and the military's standard semaphore is implemented.
Low-level magic like battlefield fog cannot hide from the surveillance of the magic tower.
"Reporting to you, sir, it's not rats that are gathering, but thunder frogs, bone beetles, mud bugs and two-tailed crocodiles. We have temporarily observed that these monsters are gathering." Shao Dianye finished contacting the flag bearer of the central fortress.
"Holy crap! Is this the rhythm of a general attack?" Ding Kui jumped down from the top of the city tower, "Check the stock of kerosene. We can't let the mudworms climb up the city wall. We must burn them to death under the fortress."
The best way to deal with mud bugs is to use fire. It is crucial to have enough kerosene. The fine armor of the special operations battalion cannot be destroyed in the hands of mud bugs.
"here we go!"
Before Ding Kui's order could be passed on, Shao Dianye read out the warning from the fortress.
The fog in the east began to move, drifting towards the human defense line, mixed with the cry of thundering frogs, and the offensive of this wave of beasts was very noisy.
Phew, a cloud of fire rose above the Central Fortress.
One way to overcome battlefield fog is rockets.
"Bring out the trebuchet and shoot out the oil tanks in advance." Ding Kui personally directed.
This is not the right time for Dou Xiaoqi to fumble around and give orders.
Of course, the soldiers knew the order of command authority. Ding Kui had the highest command authority in Juyang City, and there were corresponding teams immediately to move the trebuchets and oil tanks.
The reaction of other defenders was not slow either. Each oil tank was thrown up high and then fell to the ground with a crackle.
Croaking, croaking, green dots jumped out of the mist. The leader of the herd was the thunder frog; pattering, you could hear the sound followed by mud bugs and bone beetles.
This wave of beasts are all magical beasts.
"All bows and arrows shoot! The first team of magicians takes off!" Ding Kui jumped to the top of the tower again, "Don't use fire magic, wait until the mud bugs get close before using it."
He did not hesitate to waste his arrows on Thunder Frog. His idea was to delay the time when the monsters came to the city as much as possible.
The accuracy of the special operations battalion is pretty good. The Thunder Frog has a range of 100 meters, basically one arrow per shot.
The other defenders did not have that luxury. The trebuchets kept making noise, and stones the size of basketballs were constantly thrown out, killing low-level monsters in the most economical way.
Colorful light spots poured out from the central fortress. The main force of the magicians focused on attacking the saw-toothed flies. They were temporarily unable to take care of the monsters on the ground.
"There is no need to save arrows, the magician creates terrain obstacles." Ding Kui was faintly afraid.
He hated this feeling very much, but had to treat it with caution.
Fire walls, rock walls and quagmire spells were thrown in front of the defense line. The magicians of the Giant Sheep City Magic Guild worked flawlessly and used terrain obstacles to delay the charge of the beasts.
"Change weapons, separate in front and back!" Ding Kui saw the bone beetle pressing forward and immediately changed his defensive formation.
Puff, puff, puff, the bone beetle's water arrows began to attack, forcing Ding Kui to change his tactics.
"Master, mud bugs!" Ding Fen's sharp eyes saw a large number of mud bugs pressing up.
Ding Kui lit a torch and threw it out with all his strength, "Hold the city wall, the magician will cover the infantry!"
Other defenders seemed to use the southern fortress as a benchmark. When they saw the kerosene being lit here, they followed suit, and a sea of fire ignited in front of the defense line.
"Sir, the oil tank is only half empty!" Dou Xiaoqi reported.
"Activate the city defense facilities! Use kerosene as needed. Ding Fen, go down and urge the quartermaster to replenish kerosene for us." Ding Kui shook his spear and shot away dozens of water arrows.
He shouted this series of orders with fighting spirit, otherwise he would not be able to drown out the cry of the thundering frog.
Whoosh, Ding Kun also jumped up to the roof of the city and fought side by side with Ding Kui.
"Something's wrong, young master, be careful."
At this time, the forwards of the Thunder Frogs jumped onto the wall, and there were piles of bone beetles under the fortress. A dense amount of water arrows were fired at the magician and Ding Kui. Outside, there was a sea of fire that blocked the following monsters.
Puff puff puff, water splashed out from the fire, extinguishing the flame little by little.
"Well, that's the magic of the two-tailed crocodile." Ding Kui saw it clearly.
"No, there is something more powerful." Ding Kun was very vigilant.
Suddenly, Ding Kui felt a slight vibration in the soles of his feet. He was startled and shouted: "Everyone, be careful, there is a earth-turning dragon underground!"
He has many experiences fighting against Earth Flipper, and can make accurate judgments based on subtle movements.
Sure enough, many deep pits suddenly opened at the front of the defense line, and huge python heads emerged from the pits.
"Made!" Ding Kui jumped onto the wall with a spear and sword in hand, and Ding Kun followed closely.
The smallest earth-turning dragon that emerges from the ground is a level four monster, and ordinary defenders cannot deal with it at all.
"All magicians use all their strength to deal with the Earth-turning Dragon! The infantry retreats in half! Xiaoye takes cover!" Ding Kui raised his hand and shot out sword and spear lights.
There is no room for hesitation at this time. If you don't attack with all your strength, you won't be able to stop this wave of attacks.
Four earth-turning dragons snaked up and climbed the wall of the southern fortress. Two of them were stopped by Ding Kui's attack, and the other two were almost climbing to the top of the wall.
Ding Kun turned his palms and aimed two big knives at the python's head to chop off it.
It was also unlucky for the two earth-turning dragons to hit the blade of the death grip, and the python's head was immediately split open by the big knife.
"Master, be careful!" Ding Kun's heart trembled and he kicked the wall with both feet.