As the insect swarm moved south, the imperial court moved south, and the main army retreated to the next line of defense, completely abandoning the prosperous Jiangnan area.
But the people here had no time to evacuate. Faced with the threat of insects, they were unable to resist and could only fall prey to the insect swarms...
But at this time, there are still people with lofty ideals who can't bear the suffering of the people. Either the army resists the decree and stays, or the civilian volunteers organize themselves to resist the swarm of insects with the support of cities with strong walls!
Although they knew that surrounded by swarms of insects, an isolated city could not sustain them for long, but they still stayed, for faith and for hope!
Star City is the most tenacious city among the isolated cities trapped by humans under the tide of Zerg.
Just when Zhang Lang was causing trouble in the insect nest, Star City also ushered in the attack of that group of insects.
On the top of the city, a tall man in his mid-twenties, wearing heavy black iron armor, stood with a sword. Behind him stood a tall man in his mid-twenties, slender, holding a large bow, and combing his hair.
A female general with a long high ponytail and silver armor.
Countless officers and soldiers around them respected these two men and watched the insect swarm charging towards them from afar!
Seeing the swarm of insects getting closer and closer, the man in black armor narrowed his eyes and nodded to the woman beside him. The woman in silver armor took a step forward and placed a long arrow with an arrow wrapped in oilcloth on the long bow.
The soldiers on the side lit the arrows and pointed them at the insect swarm.
This silver-armored woman is extremely tall, even taller than ordinary men. The big bow in her hand stands upright and is longer than her height. Therefore, the ordinary way of opening the bow, just pulling the bow string to the side of the cheek, is not enough to fully open the bow!
This silver-armored woman's bow-opening posture is extremely special. She pulls her right hand all the way to the elbow position behind her shoulder. The distance between the bow and bow is at least half an arm longer than the normal posture!
The long arrow attached to the bowstring is also specially made, almost half as long as an ordinary arrow!
A longer bow distance usually means a higher arrow speed, but this posture also tests arm strength. It's okay if you are shooting those thin bamboo bows. This posture is also used for heavy compound bows.
Not to mention women, even strong men can’t hold it steady!
However, the woman in silver armor pulled it very steadily, and the arrow did not shake at all!
Judging from this, does it mean that this bow just looks scary and doesn't actually have much power?
But at this moment, the woman let go of the arrow!
The long arrow, with the sound of piercing the air, trailing a long flame afterglow, shot out like lightning, crossed a range of almost two hundred steps, accurately hit the front insect, and directly shot the head.
And pass!
It is generally said that even an expert archer can shoot two hundred paces and rely on the height difference of the city wall to pierce the Yangtze. Ordinary bows and arrows may not be able to do it, but they are basically inaccurate and have no power.
Keeping such a precise point in killing insects is not only enough to aim accurately. The pulling force and range of the bow itself must be far beyond that of ordinary bows and arrows, and this woman's arm strength can also be seen!
Moreover, the real function of this flame arrow is not to kill a bug, but a signal arrow!
As this arrow was shot, the heavy crossbows on the city top opened fire one after another. Thick crossbow arrows were shot into the swarm of insects. Those who caught them would die! Explosives made of black powder were also tied to the arrow shafts. Once they exploded, they would be taken away.
Lots of bugs!
The black powder formula that Zhang Lang and others "invented" last time in this world has been preserved!
Relying on the resistance of archers and city defense equipment, these insects had already lost nearly half of them before they could reach the top of the city! The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, but the female general in silver armor on the top of the city frowned and looked at the people beside her.
Black-armored man: "Brother, why didn't you see the shadow of the Purple Gold War Insect this time?"
Usually, whenever a swarm of insects invades, her divine arrows will kill the Purple Gold War Insects. Although the insect's carapace is hard, there are still gaps in it. With her archery skills, she can often kill an insect with one shot before it rushes to the city.
Even if you are unlucky enough to kill two purple-gold war insects, you can always seriously injure two or three of them, reducing the pressure on hand-to-hand combat at the top of the city!
But this time, among the tens of thousands of insect swarms, there was not a single purple-gold war insect!
"Nothing is a good thing!" Seeing the swarm of insects starting to climb the city wall, the black-armored man kicked up the sword pole that was leaning on the ground, waved the Yanyue sword in his hand, and loudly ordered: "Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"
Soon, the archers began to retreat, and a group of strong men wearing heavy armor and holding long knives and axes stepped forward to fight back against the insects rushing towards the city!
Among these strong men, there are many who have strange armors and even don’t wear any armor!
These people usually use all kinds of strange weapons, and their steps and moves are completely different from those of military formations. They are more like folk masters, interspersed among the insects, relying on their dexterity and various strange bending techniques to kill the insects. Likewise,
Be active!
Under the counterattack of the soldiers at the top of the city, the insect swarm quickly collapsed. But suddenly, somehow, these insects went crazy and became more ferocious than before. However, they could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and even started killing each other!
How is this going?
Yanyue killed a bug with his broadsword. The man in black armor frowned. The sun hadn't set yet. Why was the bug going crazy?
Insects went crazy, which was a good thing for humans. These aimless insect monsters killed each other. In the chaos, they even retreated to the top of the city. Soon, they were wiped out by the human army!
In this battle, more than 40,000 insects were killed, and the soldiers who defended the city were knights. There were only dozens of casualties. It was definitely a rare victory! The troops at the top of the city raised their arms and shouted, and their morale was greatly boosted.
But the leading black-armored general frowned.
"What's wrong, brother?" The woman in silver armor put away her long bow: "Such a great victory, how can you still..."
"There are endless bugs, but every one of the soldiers guarding the city dies..." The black-armored general sighed: "In my eyes, each of these soldiers and heroes is very important. As long as someone dies, it is not something to be happy about.
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After hearing this, the lady in silver armor sighed: "There is no undead person in a war... Back then, my ancestors of the Dugu family were defeated in the north, and then they fled to the south of the Yangtze River, and from the royal family to the rivers and lakes...
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"Let's not talk about the past!" The black-armored general sighed and looked up at the setting sun: "At this time, the insects should not attack again. Come on, follow me and Master Lin to return to life!"
The woman in silver armor nodded, and the two of them instructed the soldiers guarding the city at night to go out and clean the battlefield at night. On the one hand, they should recover the arrows, and on the other hand, they should also dispose of the corpses of the insect monsters to prevent them from rotting and spreading the plague.
Along the way, both soldiers and knights, all respected the brothers and sisters, especially the man in black armor. It was obvious that his prestige in the city was extremely high.
After everything was arranged, the two of them climbed down the city wall and entered Star City.