The mountains and fields suddenly boiled, and large beasts all over the mountains and plains roared and roared, and the noise caused by running around filled the Jieting River Valley.
At the foot of the mountain, the soldiers of the Wei army who were in a stalemate with a pack of wolves suddenly felt their hearts in their throats.
As the elites of the Wei army, they had followed Zhang He to conquer Wuhuan in the east, Qiang and Hu in the west, Sun Quan in the south, and the grasslands outside the Great Wall in the north. They had seen the beast tides and knew how terrifying they were!
Before coming to the rescue of Longxi, they had just returned from the grasslands outside the Great Wall. When marching on the grasslands before, they had encountered wolves many times and were well versed in how to deal with wolves.
But this method does not apply to other beasts.
So, after seeing the large group of wild beasts, they panicked.
To the east, the first thing that caught the eye were five colorful adult tigers. They appeared carefree in everyone's field of vision. They jumped down the river beach nimbly along the mountain slope, and slowly approached the Wei army with kingly steps.
Camp.
The largest one among them is more than nine feet tall and more than two feet long.
This general grid instantly gave everyone endless pressure.
Maybe they smelled the smell of blood on the hillside, or maybe they were stimulated by the sound of Zhang Xiu's flute, but the big eyes of the five tigers were all glowing with a biting red light.
At the same time, more than a dozen thick-bodied, dark brown bears emerged from the woods, flopping and rolling down the mountain. As they moved, the sound of snapping trees was heard.
Following closely behind were a group of black bears. Behind the black bears were a group of clouded leopards covered in patterns. Behind the clouded leopards were countless wild boars with steel-mane hair and white tusks.
In the river to the south, hundreds of iron-eating beasts with black and white fur were on all fours and running towards them.
At this time, the iron-eating beast is not the kind of cute meat dumpling that has lost its wild nature.
At this time, the iron-eating beast was moving as fast as the wind, with a huge body, sharp claws, and fierce eyes.
As they ran, they opened their bloody mouths, rows of terrifying steel teeth, which looked pale and pale under the moonlight, and their saliva dripped down like incontinent "plop, plop", and pairs of big eyes with dark circles under their eyes.
His eyes emitted rays of longing.
"Eat...eat...iron-eating beast?"
Dai Ling exclaimed, took a few steps back with his sword, and hid in the military formation. His calves were trembling, and he quickly turned to look at Zhang He, wanting to ask for instructions on what to do.
When in doubt, ask the general at any time.
But they found Zhang He staring straight at the river to the west with a frightened expression.
Due to the height limitation of the two of them, they stretched their necks and could not see what was happening in the valley to the west.
But the commotion caused by the soldiers on the west side was even greater than here.
If you think about this situation, you will know that there must be more and more ferocious beasts in the valley to the west than to the east.
Looking at these different types of wild beasts, who should be hunting each other, but living together peacefully and having the same goal, Zhang He made a prompt decision and loudly ordered: "Soldiers, quickly light the torches and form a formation to meet the enemy!"
Dai Ling opened his mouth, but finally held the words "It's useless to light a fire" in his throat.
Before joining the army, he was also a hunter and knew that wild beasts are not afraid of fire when they are mad.
Torch, useless!
This scene is a long story, but it actually only took a moment. After the beasts arrived at the river beach, they quickly launched an attack on the Wei army.
Wei Bing was not given any time to prepare.
Sound waves erupted on the river beach one after another. Horses neighed, tigers roared, bears roared, wolves roared, wild boars roared, iron-eating beasts screamed, and the shrill sounds of people dying were mixed together, and the sound waves exploded instantly.
The scene was chaotic.
Since Nanshan was surrounded by three layers of Wei troops inside and three layers outside, the wild beasts could not threaten the Shu army on the mountain until they defeated the Wei troops.
Even if the Wei soldiers are defeated, the beasts will most likely not come up the mountain.
Because there are more people in flat river valleys and hunting is easier.
However, Ma Su was still worried.
I wonder if Wang Ping’s tribe, which is camped ten miles away, will be affected by the beast tide?
Probably not...
As time went by, more and more wild beasts appeared in the Jieting River Valley, and soon they were all over the mountains and plains, and there were countless animals.
There was darkness everywhere, boundless.
A rough estimate is that there are at least thousands or even tens of thousands of them!
Zhang Xiu looked down the mountain at the group of beasts rushing left and right in the Wei army camp, and his tongue was a little knotted: "General...General...General, what should we do?"
"wait!"
Ma Su replied briefly and concisely, witnessing with his own eyes the scene in which a group of Wei soldiers besieged a tiger, but the tiger roared and killed the group in an instant.
The impact of this brutal scene was really great.
While Ma Su was panicking, he suddenly understood Zhang Xiu's previous worries.
It is easy to summon these beasts, but it is difficult to get them to go back obediently.
Even though the Wei soldiers numbered between thirty and forty thousand and were well-equipped, they still appeared weak and helpless in front of thousands of ferocious beasts. Their formation was in chaos, they suffered heavy casualties, and they were retreating steadily.
The bright moon gradually moved into the sky, and the fighting on the river beach continued.
More than ten thousand Shu troops were lying on the mountain, sticking their heads out, looking down with wide eyes, holding their breath and not making any sound.
Obviously, at this time, apart from watching the show and secretly cheering for the beasts, they couldn't do anything else.
The enemy of the enemy is the friendly army.
For the Shu army, the beasts are friendly forces at this moment.
Although this friendly force is not very reliable and may evolve into an enemy.
But at least for now, they are still friendly forces.
This is enough.
Ma Su looked at the boundless herd of beasts, then looked back at the crowd who dared not breathe. He felt that his behavior at the moment, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, was a little bit inhumane...
Fortunately, no one in this era realizes the importance of "humanity".
While I was looking intently, words such as "the lips are dead and the teeth are cold", "the nest is broken and the eggs are broken", and "the wolf is attracted into the house" flashed in front of my eyes for no reason.
Ma Su gave himself a slap and secretly blamed himself: 'How can I be distracted from such a wonderful scene?'
At the foot of the mountain.
Zhang He had already retreated to the middle of the personal guards, shouting loudly and directing the soldiers to form formations to kill the beasts.
The fighting in the river valley was extremely fierce.
After seeing the blood, the beasts went crazy and rushed into the Wei army formation like crazy, biting randomly.
At this time, Zhang He, the God of War, had no idea of turning the tide and taking the lead in the battle. He only commanded his troops to kill the wild beasts and ordered the mountains to be set on fire.
Yes, set fire to the mountains.
He hoped that the fire would frighten the wild animals, alert them, and drive them away.
If he continues to fight like this, even if he can eventually wipe out the beasts, he may not have many soldiers left under his command.
Zhang He knew that his enemies were not limited to the group of crazy beasts in front of him.
And the group of Shu troops watching the show on the mountain!
Therefore, watching the Wei army warriors fall one by one, his heart was bleeding...
These are all the elite men of Wei State.
But he was inexplicably buried in the mouth of a wild beast.
Soon, fires ignited in the mountains and fields, and some of the less courageous beasts ran away. There were still wolves, tigers, and iron-eating beasts left in the river valley.
The night is like water, and the fire is soaring into the sky.
In the wide Jieting River Valley, the war between life and death, man and beast is still going on.