It was before the war again, and this time the Harmony Village was really not harmonious.
All the manpower and material resources plundered from other human settlements were accumulated here, and all the money and food accumulated by various ministries in the past were used to the extreme by Zhou Qingfeng. Everyone had enough to eat and drink and had only one thought - to fight against the evil god's army that was about to come.
Originally there were 500 people in Harmony Village, but now there are 1,500 people. In the past, ordinary villagers who did not have enough to eat basically all gathered here. They had three meals a day, including meat and vegetables. The salt they consumed every day alone was
Twenty kilograms.
It would be impossible for Zhou Qingfeng to provide these supplies. It was all about raiding the houses of local tyrants and moving them out of the warehouses of the heads of the various ministries. The villagers and slaves at the bottom were extremely happy, and the armed attendants at the middle level didn't care.
The rulers of the original settlement kept rebelling, relying on the retainer knights led by Inisha and the orc warriors led by Todd to suppress them. In order to win, Zhou Qingfeng went crazy, and this madness infected everyone under his command.
In seven days, four trenches were dug outside Harmony Village. The trenches were not wide, but very deep. A thin layer of timber was laid on the surface of the trench, and inside were sharp wooden guns inserted upside down.
There is nothing wrong with these trenches on the outside, and they can be endured by people walking on them, but they will definitely collapse if a heavy bugbear steps on them. It will take at least some effort to get out of them if they fall.
Each time the bugbears attacked from the same place and direction, Zhou Qingfeng only defended one side of the wall, saving a lot of effort.
In order to intercept those crazy monsters, Zhou Qingfeng also pulled over all the heavy crossbows on the walls of other settlements. More than thirty heavy crossbows were arranged on both sides of the wall, even facing the forest intersection where the goblin troops were attacking.
This firepower density is ten times higher than in the past, so it is hard to believe that it will not be able to stop the enemy's fierce attack.
Zhou Qingfeng also moved a lot of weapons and equipment from the warehouses of more than a dozen settlements. Especially in Iron Ore Valley, there are more than a hundred heavy armors. As long as they are strong enough, the orc warriors on the front line can wear two pieces.
The person commanding the battle this time was not Zhou Qingfeng, but Naser. When it comes to treating human life as dirt, this old knight is truly as stone-hearted. Since we have to do our best, don't worry about the number of casualties.
As for Zhou Qingfeng himself, he rode on the 'Swift Shadow', grabbed an iron shield and a heavy sword, and personally led a cavalry squad. After the war, he would bypass the trap area outside the village and directly attack the location of the evil god.
Behind the cavalry are more than a thousand ordinary villagers who have received weapons. They will follow Zhou Qingfeng to fight and attack the miscellaneous soldiers in the goblin rear group - don't they have to fight hard. There are many goblins, and there are also a lot of humans!
In order to encourage everyone to fight desperately, Zhou Qingfeng also provided a reward.
The heads of goblin soldiers are worth ten copper coins, the heads of hobgoblins are worth one silver coin, and the heads of bugbears are worth ten gold coins. Those who can stand on the front line without retreating will receive ten gold coins after the war. As for those who control heavy crossbows and bows,
Marks are written on the arrow shafts of each person, and after the battle, the reward will be calculated based on the number of kills and injuries.
This system is extremely crude, but it works for now. At least when you hear that you can get rewards for killing enemies, the desire to fight in the entire Harmony Village immediately increases by one or two orders of magnitude.
When everything was ready, the goblin army led by Cyric arrived as promised. Even though it came in broad daylight, it still stood on the shoulders of the extraordinarily huge bugbear, scanning the defenses set up by Zhou Qingfeng with extremely contemptuous attitude.
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"Release the blood spell." Cyric's hair was messy and his face was expressionless. The old goblin shaman activated the spell, causing the large group of goblin soldiers to become extremely manic and charge after the bugbears.
Everything looked the same as 'usual'. The trebuchet behind the wall was there to distract Cyric as usual. When it exploded the fire bomb with two arrows, the Bugbear charging queue just stepped on the first trench trap.
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The thin branches could not bear the more than 200 kilograms of bugbears, and four or five bugbears fell in with a crash. The sharp wooden thorns in the ditch immediately pierced the soles of the bugbears' feet, causing them to howl and scream "Ok".
The bugbears behind jumped over the first trench, but quickly stepped on the second trench. This time more bugbears fell in, more than a dozen bugbears fell in.
Ouch..., a bugbear suddenly jumped up in pain after falling, but it still fell into the trench. Then the second injury occurred, and it jumped up again with a roar. Several times in a row, ouch
Keep shouting.
In the past, their thick bodies and extraordinary weight were what bugbears relied on for their rampage. But this time, it was their weight that pressed them against the wooden thorns. The heavier they were, the harder they were stabbed!
There were a total of four trench traps, and sixty or seventy bugbears fell through half of them. When they climbed out with bloody soles and buttocks, they no longer dared to rush forward casually. They had to make sure the ground was solid before they dared to step forward.
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What Zhou Qingfeng wants is for these monsters to park in an open space without any obstruction. The more than thirty heavy crossbows arranged on both sides of the wall immediately have the best targets. Those huge and slow-moving bugbears become a concentrated fire.
The goal.
More than half of the first wave of thirty-five heavy crossbow arrows hit the target. The thick crossbow arrows were specially equipped with iron tips with barbs. Originally they could only penetrate the shield and penetrate three-thirds of the flesh, but now they penetrated the shield and penetrated into the flesh.
Inside Bugbear's body, or even penetrated it.
The bugbears after the blood sacrifice seemed to have no idea of fear and fear, but the huge penetrating wounds still caused serious damage to them. In this wave, seven or eight bugbears lost their combat effectiveness, which greatly reduced the pressure on the wall.
The remaining bugbears had to undergo two more waves of heavy crossbow fire before they could staggeringly rush to the wall. Their number had dropped from sixty to seventy to forty or fifty.
On the wall, Todd wore an iron helmet and heavy armor, and was defended by two adventurers holding heavy shields. He swung his big ax and slashed at a bugbear that climbed up.
The strength of the blood-sacrifice bugbear was strengthened, and the shield in his hand became heavier and thicker. The one who climbed up raised the wooden shield to resist, and his arm vibrated with a thud, and he really withstood Todd's blow.
The ax head was stuck in the wooden shield and could not be pulled out.
The climbing bugbear used Todd's pull to pull the axe, and swung a thick mace across it. Two adventurers holding shields immediately rushed up. The shields they held were thicker and heavier. I don't know which settlement they were from.
It is used for wall defense. The bottom of the shield is also equipped with movable brackets, which are specially used for hard resistance.
A heavy shield suffered a heavy blow, making a banging sound. But the thick shield weighed hundreds of kilograms, and the thick bracket held it firmly, so the adventurer holding the shield didn't even have to exert any effort.
However, Todd finally pulled out his axe. He swung the ax down again, avoiding the bugbear's shield, and aimed at the opponent's arm holding the mace. With the axe, the bugbear who had not climbed up finally let out a
Screaming, the monster's arm was broken.
The arm holding the mace fell on the crenellation of the wall, and the bugbear with a broken arm fell down. The situation was similar in other directions of the wall. The bugbears who climbed up were constantly weakened, and they had to face it despite their brute strength and strength advantage.
Humanity's thick defense.
The orc warriors and adventurers on the wall all carry heavy shields or armor, and the best equipment from all human settlements in the Black Forest is concentrated here.
Occasionally, one or two bugbears would be unable to show off their power if they climbed up. They either couldn't break through heavy shields or heavy armor. Even if one or two adventurers were beaten to the point of vomiting blood during attack and defense, more bugbears would fall off the wall.
, were killed and wounded.
Cyric was still standing more than two hundred meters away and did not take action himself. He seemed not surprised by the thick defense of Harmony Village, and his thin lips still sneered contemptuously, "A bunch of ignorant people don't understand the greatness of gods at all!