Chapter 42 The bed crossbow shows its power, Beamon suffers!
Chapter 42: Fangzi’s crossbow shows off its power, but Behemoth suffers!
Author: Shengxiao Swordsman
Chapter 42: Fangzi’s crossbow shows off its power, but Behemoth suffers!
The appearance of the Behemoth Behemoth indicates that the siege battle has entered the most critical moment.
In order to cooperate with the Behemoth's attack on the city, Saka decisively sent out a third wave of orcs to continue to put pressure on the city defenders and attract firepower for the Behemoth.
But it was a complete misjudgment.
Because the people responsible for guarding the city tower were not the defenders at the top of the city they saw, but the Divine Archers from the Guards Battalion. They were all sharp archers and were hiding in the arrow tower of the city tower.
Then there is the newly formed bed crossbow team under the city defense battalion.
"Prepare, release!"
The Fuzi Crossbow Team was the first to show off its power. Each Fuzi Crossbow is provided with three bows, two forward and one reverse, and even requires a winch to drive the string.
Unless you are a strong man, it will take six to ten people to pull the string up at one time.
A bed crossbow alone requires thirty warriors, and a bed crossbow team can only be responsible for operating three bed crossbows. It is definitely the most powerful weapon in the cold weapon era.
As the trigger was pulled, the crossbow arrow shot out like a javelin, making a sound of piercing the air.
With just a "boom", the crossbow arrow flew towards the siege vehicle like a cannonball. While shattering one of the beams, the remaining force remained intact and penetrated directly through the chest of an Orc warrior.
Crucify the orcs to the ground.
"This, what kind of weapon is this?"
Saka, who was taking command in the distance, was also frightened and could not retreat.
Sann's face turned slightly pale.
"quick!"
Saka was the first to react.
"Send another group of orcs up there and push the siege truck as fast as possible to the city gate."
"yes!"
Sann turned around and gave the order.
And the bed crossbows are still showing their power. There is not one bed crossbow in the city, but three. Although it is far from the six configuration requirements of the two bed crossbow teams, it is already the result of the overtime work of the military workshop overnight.
The bed crossbow is very powerful, but it is also really difficult to make.
Although the second crossbow arrow failed to hit the siege cart, it killed all the orcs pushing the cart.
The third crossbow arrow.
It even hit the Behemoth in one fell swoop, shooting a large hole in its abdomen.
"roar!!!"
The giant Behemoth almost went crazy, roaring to the sky.
The archers hiding in the arrow towers were no strangers. They aimed at the orcs and carried out precise sniping. Even if the orcs had round shields on their heads, they could still find shooting gaps.
The body soon fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the orcs arrived in time, braved the rain of arrows, stepped on the corpses of their companions, and pushed the siege chariot forward. Finally, they pushed the siege chariot near the city gate before the bed crossbow was cocked again.
It takes at least a quarter of an hour to cock the bed crossbow, which is really too late.
"kill!"
The Orcs were responsible for protecting the siege vehicles, while the Behemoth picked up the siege ram and slammed it into the city gate.
"Boom!"
The whole tower was trembling and seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
A few more times.
Maybe the city gate will really be breached.
“Hot oil ready!”
Tu Gang on the city tower was unmoved and also used his trump card.
But I saw that a large pot had been set up in the city tower overnight, and hot oil was burning in the pot.
Boiling hot.
After learning that there were behemoths in the orc army, Tang Jing found Mr. Wu and collected all the animal oil stored in the territory.
That's when the scene before us happened.
Under the command of Zhengtu Gang of the city defense camp, the cauldron was lifted by a simple lifting device, stretched out of the city tower, and hung above the head of the Behemoth beast.
Tu Gang personally cut off the lifting rope, poured a pot of hot oil on his head, and gave the Behemoth a hot oil bath.
The hot Behemoth roared.
That's not all. Tu Gang took the torch from the soldier's hand and threw it down.
Bang!
The already burning hot oil burned directly when it encountered an open flame, turning the Behemoth into a flaming beast, letting out a miserable wail.
………
"Is it the Behemoth?"
The screams of the Behemoth awakened Catwoman, who was still locked in an iron cage.
Looking excited.
"Finally, finally found it..."
………
As tenacious as the Behemoth, it suffered heavy losses one after another. Finally, it could no longer bear it and rolled on the ground, crushing a large number of the orcs responsible for protecting the siege vehicles to death.
The situation is extremely tragic!
Leaning slightly, the Behemoth beast rushed out like a madman, almost scattering the orc army.
"Brother, what should we do now?" Sann was a little panicked.
"The whole army is pressing forward!"
At the critical moment, Saka showed extraordinary determination. Even if he suffered successive setbacks, he did not easily shake his confidence in breaking the city.
As long as you persist a little longer, the enemy's trump cards will be exhausted.
"yes!"
Sarn mustered up his courage and personally led the tauren elite into the battlefield.
For a while.
Vast numbers of orcs surged towards the city gate like a tide.
"Coming!"
On the top of the city, the Shanshan camp, which had been observing the enemy's movements, was slaughtering the flood. Seeing the orc army pressing down on them, they were not surprised but overjoyed, and immediately waved their flags towards the city.
"preparation!"
After receiving the signal, the Shenjian Battalion and Ruijian Battalion, which had been waiting for a long time, under the command of brothers Yunshan and Yunhe, adopted a three-stage attack tactic and threw rain of arrows into the sky.
More than five hundred sharp arrows shot out of the string, soared straight into the sky, flew to the highest point and then fell straight down.
Under the rain of arrows, it was the orc army that had launched a charge, roaring one by one, vowing to tear the enemy into pieces and defend the glory of the orcs.
Then…
"ah!!!"
Facing the rain of arrows falling from the sky, the unsuspecting orc army suddenly became lambs to be slaughtered. Some were shot in the thighs by sharp arrows, and some were shot into the shoulder blades by grazing their ears.
Some even had arrows in their heads.
But the rain of arrows came one after another, as if it was really pouring rain.
And this rain.
It is not nourishing the earth, but ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the orcs.
"Why, how could this happen?"
Sarn, who was in the charge team, saw the rain of arrows, and his face turned pale with fright. He immediately remembered the unpleasant memory, "Damn it, I fell into a trap again!"
Sann wanted to slap himself, why didn't he have a long memory?
Cunning humans!
Saka, who stayed at the top to command, had the same gloomy expression on his face. No matter how slow he was, he had already realized that the human enemy was definitely coming well prepared.
I have been on guard against them for a long time.
"Send the order, withdraw the troops!"
Saka was no longer stubborn and decisively ordered a retreat. As long as he could still retain some of his vitality, he would soon have the confidence to assemble a larger orc army.
To avenge today!
"Dong dong dong!"
The originally majestic orc war drums now seemed a little rushed and panicked.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Upon receiving the retreat signal, Sarn was the first to react and called the tauren brothers to retreat.
This elite force is the biggest guarantee that the two brothers can gain a foothold in Zhaoxia Mountain. Once they suffer heavy losses, they will inevitably be challenged by other orc races.
For example, pig-headed men, and trolls.
It’s not a fuel-efficient lamp!
The other orcs were not slow to react. After hearing the sound of the drums, they immediately switched from a roaring and menacing charge to a more rapid escape, trying to get out of the attack range of the arrow rain.
The scene was very funny for a time.
It's just a shame that the orcs who have already climbed the ladder have completely become victims of this war.
"Want to escape now? It's too late!"
Tu Hong at the top of the city waved his flag again.
"Boys, it's our turn!"
The soldiers of the Guards Battalion and Zhenyue Battalion, who had already led their troops in formation near the city gate, under the command of the battalion leaders Xu Chu and Ou Lin, took the initiative to open the city gate and rushed out to kill the generals.
"die!"
Xu Chu took the lead and struck down the orc owl who was unable to escape with one strike.
Blood splattered out.
"kill!!"
Inspired by this, whether it was the Blade Team led by Tu Qiang or the soldiers of Zhenyue Battalion, they all howled excitedly, and like a pack of hungry wolves, they came towards the orc army.
"Yet, there's more?"
The fleeing orcs saw the city gate open and the enemy troops rush out.
I was actually scared out of my wits.
At this moment, all the courage left the orc, and there was only one thought left in his mind——
"Run, run quickly!"
If you hesitate even a little, you will become a victim of the human army.
"Go to hell!"
In order to escape, some trolls directly beat the goblins in front to death.
The smarter orcs took off their heavy armor while running, in order to run faster than their companions and win a chance of survival.
The originally well-disciplined orc army has become a mess.
Like a headless fly.
When Saka saw this scene, he was so angry that he was shaking all over. He immediately ordered the drums to be beaten and the flags to be waved, trying to reunite the chaotic orc army.
Although they fell into the trap, the casualties suffered by the orc army were not as great as expected.
It's still fully capable of fighting.
Even if you can't fight fiercely, you can still get rid of the enemy's pursuit, right?
Saka is convinced of this.
The powerful sound of war drums indeed played a role in building confidence. The tauren were the first to react and gathered in the direction of Saka.
Followed by trolls, pig-headed men, gnolls...
Watching.
The orc army will gather together again, and may even regroup and fight with the soldiers of the Guards Camp and Zhenyue Camp who rush out of the city gate.
"Orcs are the most fearless when fighting in the wild!" Saka was very confident.
But at this moment.
Tu Hong, who stood at the top of the city, personally blew the horn of war...