Chapter 1470: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (Seventeen)
Chapter 1473: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (Seventeen)
Accompanied by Ye Xiangming, Wang Chen climbed onto the city wall of Qing'an County.
The county magistrate looked several years older, with a lot of white hair on his head, a haggard look and tired eyes.
Before the rogue army attacked, he had already begun recruiting soldiers to organize the city defense, working hard day and night.
Although Ye Xiangming himself is very skilled in martial arts, time is not forgiving after all.
Looking at the endless camp of rogue bandits outside the city, he couldn't help but sigh: "You should leave."
Earlier, Ye Xiangming discussed with Wang Chen to let the latter take his family to leave Qing'an County and go south to escape the disaster.
But Wang Chen declined.
The natural disaster and severe drought that occurred in Nanli Kingdom was obviously the impact of the great catastrophe in the world of mountains and seas.
Even if you run to other places, can you avoid the catastrophe?
The answer is obviously no!
Wang Chen shook his head: "Dai'er doesn't want to leave either."
Ye Xiangming smiled bitterly and said: "Then we can only stay here and fight hard."
He knew that his son-in-law was no ordinary scholar, and his strength and cultivation were probably not weaker than his own.
Woo~
As soon as Ye Xiangming finished speaking, a low horn sound suddenly came from outside the city.
The bandit army is on the move!
Tens of thousands of bandits make a living by looting instead of producing, and they cannot besiege the county town for a long time, so this attack is bound to happen.
Thousands of refugees were seen carrying crude wooden ladders and pouring toward the city wall in a dark mass.
Most of them were naked, and most of the weapons in their hands were wooden spears and bamboo spears, and they did not have any siege equipment.
But these gangsters who look like beggars have their scarlet eyes open one by one, and their steps are firm and fierce!
"Prepare, release!"
When the vanguard of the refugees approached a hundred steps away from the city wall, the foot archers stationed on the city wall all raised their long bows and shot out a neat wave of arrows in an instant.
Sharp arrows flew through the sky and landed among the bandits.
Because there were so many thieves, almost none of them failed. The sharp arrows ruthlessly penetrated the thin bodies of these people and nailed them to the ground alive.
Groups of thieves fell to the ground.
Screams and wails came and went.
However, the dripping blood and tragic casualties of his companions did not scare the other bandits around him.
Instead, they howled like beasts and rushed toward the city wall faster!
All of them braved the rain of arrows and were not afraid of death.
Even though the archers on the city wall tried their best, their number was still too small and it was impossible to intercept thousands of ant thieves.
When a large number of bandits rushed to the city wall and began to set up ladders, following Ye Xiangming's order, countless rolling stones and wood crashed down.
The bandits under the city suffered heavy casualties immediately, and many of them were smashed into pieces!
Some bandits suddenly woke up, dropped their weapons and ran away out of fear.
However, what greeted them was the blade of the rogue army supervising the battle team.
The costumes of these bandits who supervise the battle are obviously different from ordinary bandits. Their equipment is also much better, and their attacks are extremely ruthless.
So, driven by the supervising team, a large number of bandits rushed to the bottom of the city wall.
Their purpose is obvious, which is to use human lives to consume the defenders' resources - the number of arrows, rolling stones and wood is always limited.
The lives of stray thieves are not valuable at all, but consuming a large number can save food!
A protracted and fierce offensive and defensive battle began.
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Although Wang Chen was not a member of the garrison, he had no reason to stand idly by when he came to the city wall.
Moreover, Wang Chen also brought a strong bow.
This five-stone bow was specially customized by him, using the finest materials and costing nearly a hundred taels of silver.
Wang Chen used to use this bow for hunting and recreation, but now he uses it to protect his family.
What he was targeting was the elite hidden among the rogue thieves.
Huge armies of rogue bandits are all organized by people, and there are always pythons in the wilderness. Once the opportunity arises, there are many examples of dynasties changing.
And the bandit leader must also have a group of loyal and elite subordinates to help him conquer the world.
Although these elites deliberately disguised themselves as ordinary refugees and mingled with the crowd to boost morale, their existence could not escape Wang Chen's eyes.
One shot, one shot!
One after another, the feather arrows shot into the thieves, ruthlessly taking away one life after another.
Although these elite bandits are basically equipped with martial arts skills and are very vigilant, as long as they are targeted by Wang Chen, there is no chance of survival.
The most terrifying thing is that an ordinary archer is considered a strong man if he can shoot more than ten or twenty arrows in a row.
Not only did Wang Chen's arrows hit the target, his arms seemed to be tired. After shooting one pot for another, he killed more than thirty elite bandits in a short period of time!
This kind of killing efficiency was really terrifying, and it also greatly frightened other elite bandits.
Suddenly, a figure jumped up from the middle of the bandits, and in an instant, he stepped on the ladder and rushed up to the three-foot-high city wall.
A flash of sharp sword light slashed towards Wang Chen's throat with lightning speed!
"careful!"
Ye Xiangming, who was near Wang Chen, sensed the danger, roared angrily and pounced on the sneak attacker.
However, before the light of the sword could hit Wang Chen, the master of the rogue bandit flew backwards like a kite with its string broken, and fell heavily into the crowd under the city wall.
There was a big hole in his chest, and he was already too dead to die!
This bandit master is actually very strong, but what he encountered was Wang Chen.
Even if Wang Chen has sealed all his cultivation, his martial arts strength is still at the Grand Master level.
In fact, even if Qing'an County was captured by an army of bandits, it would be perfectly fine for Wang Chen to break out with his wife and concubines.
This is an important reason for him to stay.
Seeing that Wang Chen was safe and sound, Ye Xiangming breathed a sigh of relief.
The look he looked at Wang Chen also became complicated.
Because the county magistrate found that he still knew too little about Wang Chen.
Woo! Woo! Woo~
The sound of the horn sounded again, spreading from the rogue camp to inside and outside the city wall.
The bandits who were frantically attacking the city suddenly felt as if they had been given amnesty, and they turned around and fled for their lives, ignoring the arrows coming from behind.
Many thieves even trampled on each other during their escape, causing more casualties.
Seeing this scene, the soldiers stationed on the city wall cheered.
Although the first attack by the rogue bandits was fierce, it did not cause many casualties to the defenders except for consuming a lot of supplies.
If the enemy has always been at this level, Qing'an County can definitely be defended!
Everyone is naturally happy.
However, the heads of Qing'an County are not so optimistic, because they know that this is just the beginning.