In the early morning, heavy fog appeared in Dodan Canyon.
The entire northern city wall was shrouded in heavy fog. The flames under the city wall caused the fog to surge upwards. The archers at the top of the city could not see the ghost-marked red ants in the distance. They could only wait until these ghost-marked red ants crawled nearby.
Shoot him.
A large number of ghost-patterned red ants swarmed up from both sides of the mountain wall, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the heavy armored infantry on top of the city. The guards on the city wall were locked in a bitter fight.
The archers immediately retreated to the archery tower and fired arrows continuously, suppressing the ghost-marked red ants on the city wall.
However, in the thick fog, there were too many ghost-marked red ants coming up from the mountain wall. The corpses of ghost-marked red ants were piled up at the top of the city, almost stacking on top of each other. There were still a large number of ghost-marked red ants swarming up.
The city defense guards who controlled the bed crossbows kept Surdak's instructions in mind and kept a close eye on the giant soldier ants mixed in the ant colony.
The giant crossbow arrows are basically used to kill the ghost-patterned soldier ants that have just emerged from the city head. As long as the soldier ants appear, they will be nailed to the mountain near the city head by the giant crossbow arrows.
Throughout the morning, there were more than a hundred ghost-striped soldier ants nailed to the left mountain wall. Each soldier ant was as big as an adult one-horned bison, and they were densely nailed to the mountain wall.
Some soldier ants broke free from the giant crossbow arrows, and their bodies were broken into two pieces.
The bodies of some soldier ants fell to the bottom of the city, while others with their heads still attached climbed up to the top of the city, trying to spit out acid.
However, the abdomens of these soldier ants had been severed long ago, and they could only linger and attack the heavy armored infantry on the city with huge pincers. Some heavy armored infantry armed with spears would work together to knock these soldier ants down from the city.
There were about 200 heavy armored infantry on duty at night, as well as nearly 150 city defense guards and 20 mercenaries.
At this time, one hundred and fifty city defense soldiers, holding repeating crossbows, desperately guarded the thirty-five bed crossbows at the top of the city.
The heavy armored infantry, led by Adams and Gallatin, forced the ghost-striped worker ants to the east and west sides of the city wall to squeeze the activity space of the ghost-striped worker ants, hoping to force the ghost-striped worker ants on the top of the city back to the mountain wall.
Surdak and Andrew climbed the northern city wall.
I happened to see Adams, wearing silver armor, standing at the front of the team holding a tower shield. There were some mercenaries and veterans of the infantry regiment gathered around him. These people formed a human wall, waving the heavy swords in their hands, and were struggling to clean up the incoming waves.
Ghost-patterned worker ants at the top of the city.
Adams stood on a high pile of corpses piled up by ghost-striped worker ants, and a group of worker ants surrounded him.
Adams, who was standing at the front of the team, swung out the long sword in his hand. A white bolt flashed past with the blade of the sword, and the heads of several ghost-striped worker ants that rushed forward were cut off by the long sword at the same time.
However, Adams was also very embarrassed at this time. His leg armor and mithril battle skirt were stained with acid and dark brown body fluids spitted by ghost-striped worker ants. There were already signs of severe corrosion on them, and there were several scratches on his body.
hurt.
The heavy armored infantry and mercenaries around him were also injured. Several veterans held shields to protect the sides of Adams to defend him from the attacks of the worker ants.
Neither Suldak nor Andrew expected that the ghost-striped red ants would take advantage of the morning fog to attack the northern city wall in large numbers.
By the time they climbed onto the north city wall, the corpses of ghost-striped worker ants were already piled up on both sides of the city wall. The city defense guards following Andrew immediately held repeating crossbows and fired a hail of arrows at these hard-shelled worker ants.
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The fine steel arrows broke through the armor of the ghost-striped worker ants and penetrated into their bodies, causing light brown blood to splash everywhere.
After being injured, the worker ants at the front let out a hissing scream and tried to hide behind, but were surrounded by ghost-striped soldier ants coming up from behind, rushing forward like a wave...
When Andrew saw this scene, he immediately took big steps and jumped onto the city wall.
He pulled out the butcher's ax from his back, and a layer of flame emerged from his hands, like a meat grinder being rolled into a colony of ants, and some stumps and broken legs flew out from Andrew's side.
The incoming ghost-striped worker ants were finally stopped.
Suldak also followed closely behind Andrew, with a halo of power emerging under his feet.
He rushed to the top of the city and stood with Adams.
Adams and the surrounding heavy armored infantry suddenly felt a force pouring out from under their feet like spring water. Adams and Surdak rushed into the ant colony almost at the same time...
Andrew was also followed by a team of fresh troops.
Everyone stood on the several-meter-wide city wall and forced the incoming ghost-striped worker ants down the north city wall little by little.
The battle situation at the top of the city slowly stabilized. The ghost-patterned worker ants coming from both sides of the mountain wall were suppressed by crossbow arrows again. The corpses of worker ants under the mountain walls on both sides burned. A large amount of thick smoke dispersed the dense fog, and the burning assembly
Once again, the attack of worker ants was blocked.
The newly arrived city defenders threw the corpses of worker ants piled on the city wall into the fire wall under the city wall, and then cleaned the city wall again.
Only some sour liquid and light brown blood remained on the city wall, exuding a disgusting stench. Buckets of water were poured on it, mixed with acid and worker ant bodily fluids, and bloody sewage flowed down from the city head.
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The heavy fog also began to dissipate in the morning light.
Some of the ghost-striped worker ants that crossed the northern city wall became training targets for the town's reserve corps.
These ghost-striped worker ants were extremely aggressive, fearless of death, and did not know how to hide. They were quickly wiped out by the reserve forces in the city.
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When the ghost-striped red ants rushed up the city wall, almost all the bed crossbows on the city wall were killing the ghost-striped soldier ants.
Giant crossbow arrows are shot out one after another, containing huge impact.
And at such a close distance, almost as long as the ghost-striped soldier ants are shot, they will be taken flying out and pinned to the side wall of the mountain.
After the fog cleared, more than a hundred giant crossbow arrows were stuck on the mountain wall.
Some ghost-patterned soldier ants were nailed to the mountain wall and could not break free. At this time, they were still struggling and squirming among the giant crossbows densely covered on the mountain wall. These ghost-patterned soldier ants were basically held up by long ropes by the city guards.
Climb the ladder and use the scythe to cut off the dark red head.
After the city defense guards executed these ghostly patterned soldier ants, they dared to approach the mountain wall and began to collect the giant crossbow arrows that were shot into the mountain wall.
Ordinary arrows are difficult to recover when shot.
In just two days, more than 100,000 arrows were fired by the Duodan town garrison and city defense troops.
This amount accounts for almost half of the arrows in the city defense brigade's warehouse. These arrows are almost all supplies shipped by the Wilkes Military Logistics Department these three times. However, there are still a large number of fine steel arrows in the warehouse.
Clusters can be made into brand new arrows by simply attaching the arrow shaft and tail feathers.
Although the consumption of ordinary arrows is huge, at least there are ways to raise them. The trading houses and some merchants in the town have arrows in their hands.
But the situation with giant crossbows is different. If they can be recycled, they still need to be recycled as much as possible.
The arrow tip of each giant crossbow is thicker than a spear, and the tip of each giant crossbow arrow is mixed with some magic metal to enhance its hardness and sharpness.
This kind of giant crossbow arrows are military-controlled materials, and it is almost difficult to replace them if they are lost.
Surdak hoped that in the fourth batch of supplies that the Logistics Department was about to transport, it would be best to bring enough supplies such as kerosene, giant crossbow arrows, and stainless steel arrows.
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In this early morning guard battle, almost all the guards on the city wall suffered some injuries.
If the acidic liquid sprayed by red ants is not cleaned in time, the wound will continue to worsen.
If applied to the skin, the skin will soon become red, swollen, itchy, and produce blisters. The blisters will then burst, causing severe pain, and further corrode the subcutaneous texture.
These pickling liquids need to be cleaned with light salt water in time. Fortunately, the station has been prepared in advance.
The city guards and heavy armored infantry who were on duty at night withdrew from the city wall. Even if they were slightly injured, they had to take a shower at the military camp as soon as possible.
Compared with Adams, Gallatin's injury was more serious. He almost fought on the wall until he was exhausted and could not lift his shield with his hands.
When he was withdrawn from the city, his body was covered with acid, and one of his arms was pierced with giant pincers by ghost-striped worker ants. At first, when Adams saw the wound, he thought Gallatin's arm was broken.
The triangular puncture and laceration wound almost occupies the entire right forearm.
His body was a little exhausted and he sat on the wooden platform outside the small building.
Two cronies from the cavalry battalion were treating other wounds on Gallatin's body. Every time the wounds were touched, he screamed in pain.
Adams walked up to Gallatin, took out a bottle of light red healing potion and gave it to him.
Gallatin waved his hand and did not take the bottle of healing potion. He endured the pain and said to Adams: "Since you are back alive, you don't need this. It would be more useful to keep this thing."
Adams was soaked all over. After such a battle, his face was not tired, but full of energy. Even the wounds on his body were quickly scabbing.
Gallatin hesitated for a moment, then asked softly: "Is the effect of that magic pattern really that good?"
Adams did not answer directly, but asked: "Are you a little regretful?"
Gallatin smiled bitterly and said: "Regret? Even if I want to regret it, I still can't get the money..."
At this time, two cavalrymen ran over and said to Gallatin: "Captain Gallatin, your injury is serious, it's your turn to receive treatment!"
"I have been waiting here for a long time. How is the condition of the injured this time?"
Gallatin stood up with the help of his confidants and asked the cavalry as he walked.
A cavalryman said: "Twelve soldiers were killed on the spot on the city wall, and three seriously wounded soldiers were not rescued. The other seriously wounded soldiers will need more than ten days to recover. There are many lightly injured soldiers..."
Adams and Gallatin looked at each other. Neither of them expected such a tragic battle, and the casualties were not high.
Moreover, soldiers with minor injuries are expected to recover quickly...
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Suldak was busy in the clinic that was transformed from a guest room in the small building for another whole morning, and then he put away the Holy Light torch standing beside the bed.
Almost all the sacred aura in his body was consumed, and at the same time, more than 70 moon blade fire wolf head sacrifices were wasted.
After all, it is a time of war, and the garrison must maintain its strongest combat effectiveness as much as possible.
The only way to make these injured warriors recover as quickly as possible is for all injured warriors to receive the blessing of God from the 'Blessed Body'.
Anyway, I have accumulated hundreds of boxes of those Moon Blade Fire Wolf heads, and I don’t feel bad about using some now.
Suldak walked out of the small building, resisting his dizziness, and stood for a while holding on to the wooden railing with his eyes closed before feeling somewhat refreshed.
"Commander Surdak, the corpses of the ghost-striped soldier ants piled outside the military camp are already smelly. What should we do with them? Should we throw them into the wall of fire outside the city and burn them?" A center guard of the city defense army said.
The captain came over and saluted Surdak before asking.
Surdak slapped his forehead and then remembered that the beast wave had been going on for two days, and he had not had time to deal with the corpses of these ghostly patterned soldier ants.
"Let's go together, it just so happens that I have always wanted to go and see..." Suldak said to the captain of the city defense squadron.
The squadron leader was slightly startled and immediately led the way.
Walking out of the military camp, the place where the corpses of ghost-patterned soldier ants were piled up was not far from the north city wall. Although the number of ghost-patterned soldier ants was not large when they attacked the city, after two days of accumulation, the corpses of these ghost-patterned soldier ants were almost gone.
Filled the pit.
A sour smell filled the surroundings of the pit.
In order to prevent the acid in the corpse from flowing everywhere, Surdak had a large pit more than ten meters in diameter dug in the open space behind the northern city wall.
The ghost-patterned soldier ants thrown from the city wall will first be carried to the leatherworker, whose heads will be cut off and the magic core inside will be taken out, and then the corpses of the soldier ants will be thrown here.
It is now filled with the corpses of ghost-striped soldier ants.
What Surdak didn't expect was that a large amount of acid emerged from the corpses of the ghost-striped soldier ants. These acids may have dissolved the flesh and blood in the ghost-striped soldier ants' bodies, diluting more acid with an extremely foul smell, and almost
All the ghost-striped soldier ants were soaked in blood.
The acid has completely dissolved the protein in the soldier ants' bodies, and it is estimated that these ghostly-striped soldier ants are no longer palatable food.
Surdak covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, stood on the edge of the pit, resisting the feeling of vomiting, and used a wooden stick to poke the corpse of the ghost-marked soldier ant in the acid. It was strongly corroded by the acid.
Below, many ghost-striped soldier ants seem to have only some hard shells left, soaking in pits.
Originally, he wanted to skin it himself, but now it seems he doesn't need to.
I dragged the captain of the city defense squadron farther away, and happened to see a temporary work shed set up under the city wall. The town's leatherworker and four young men were working together to cut off the head of a ghost-patterned soldier ant.
Surdak walked over with the captain of the city defense army. Surdak asked the leatherworker named Malen: "Boss Malen, look at...the hard leather of those ghost-patterned soldier ants over there.
Can it be cooked further?"
The leatherworker named Mullen stopped the hand ax in his hand, bowed to Surdak, lowered his head and said respectfully: "Reporting to Commander Surdak, the hard skin of those ghost-striped soldier ants has been
After being soaked in acid, it gradually melted away. Even if it still has some use value, it is not very valuable anymore."
"It is estimated that only some businessmen who make saddle covers are willing to buy some." The owner of the leather shop, Mullen, lowered his head and said.