After two days of calm, the people of Pitz finally took action.
This morning, dozens of trebuchets suddenly gathered on the north side of Qingyuan Pass. They were lined up in front of the pass, and it seemed that they could launch stone projectiles anytime and anywhere.
Fan Xingwang, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, naturally understood the power of these trebuchets, and immediately ordered the entire army to be on emergency alert to withstand the attack of the trebuchets.
Generals such as Pang Zhenbei and Zhan Pu were also busy. The first priority was to urge the soldiers to drink the sacred water of martial arts, so as to minimize the casualties caused by the trebuchets.
"Woo——!"
Not long after, the clarion call for attack was sounded within the Pitz camp.
As soon as Fan Xingwang, Pang Zhenbei, Zhan Pu and others heard the horn sound, their nerves instantly became tense.
"Go on, everyone, be careful to avoid the stone bullets!" Fan Xingwang said loudly to the several soldiers behind him.
As soon as the ordering soldiers heard this, they immediately ran away along the trail to the left and right, repeating Fan Xingwang's orders.
For a moment, the silence on the pass defense city was terrifying. No one dared to make a sound, and the atmosphere instantly became extremely tense.
Pang Zhen was lying on the battlements in the north, never forgetting to use his telescope to observe the movements of the Pitts' trebuchets.
"These Pitz national dogs actually built so many trebuchets..." Pang Zhenbei felt the pressure and muttered in a deep voice.
Pang Zhenbei would say this because the last time the Pitzers attacked the pass, only two trebuchets were dispatched, but at that time it had already put huge pressure on the defense of the pass, and the soldiers who died under the trebuchets also
Not a few.
But now, the number of trebuchets has doubled to dozens. One can imagine how difficult the next situation will be.
"Everyone, listen, hold your shield, don't get hit by stone bullets!" Pang Zhenbei raised his head and shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers all let out high-pitched echoes.
Not far from Pang Zhenbei was Zhan Pu, who was also holding a monocular to observe the enemy.
In the past two days, with the craftsmen working day and night, all the crystal stones have been used up, and a total of eleven monocular telescopes were produced, which were distributed to the generals of the Luna Army.
Suddenly, Zhan Pu said: "General Pang, look, the Pitz people have started to wind up the trebuchet, and the stone bullets are also coming."
Pang Zhenbei immediately looked through the telescope and saw a Pitz soldier standing on both sides of each trebuchet. They were working hard to turn the winch on the trebuchet to give an inverted "big" to the trebuchet.
"Spoon" winding.
After a while, the "big spoons" on the trebuchet that were originally pointing upright were filled with strings by the winch and lay flat on the back of the trebuchet.
Immediately, a group of Pitz soldiers in the rear brought stone bullets and placed one in each "big spoon".
"Everyone, be careful, the trebuchet is about to be launched." Pang Zhenbei reminded loudly.
Not only Pang Zhenbei, but also Zhan Pu and other generals on the trail also issued warnings after seeing the loading of ammunition.
At this moment, everyone's hearts were lifted, not to mention how nervous they were.
At this moment, Chai Yan and the others suddenly ran up.
"General Fan, how's it going?"
Chai Yan rushed to Fan Xingwang's side as soon as he came up.
Fan Xingwang was surprised and said: "Taoist Priest, why did you come up here?"
"The Pitz people launched an attack, how could I not be there?" Chai Yan said with responsibility.
Fan Xingwang immediately asked: "Taoist Master, how is the progress of the poison smoke balls?"
Chai Yan said: "Don't worry, General Fan. In the past two days, we have been constantly modifying the formula, and the power of the poisonous smoke produced has increased several times. Just now, I have asked the people in the military medical camp to start mass production."
In the past two days, Chai Yan has hardly left the military medical camp. With the efforts and cooperation of the military doctors, the formula of the poison smoke ball has been modified to perfection. It has also passed many live animal tests and has now been determined.
Mass production has begun, and then it’s just waiting to show off its power on the battlefield!
Fan Xingwang nodded happily and was about to speak when he heard someone shouting at the side of his throat: "Be careful of stone bullets!"
Before he finished speaking, Chai Yan heard a huge impact. At the same time as the loud noise appeared, the ground beneath his feet began to tremble.
Not only Chai Yan was startled, but Jimo Qiao beside him also shouted "Ah".
Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie looked okay. After all, they crawled out of the dead on the battlefield and had already experienced such a scene.
It turned out that this was a stone bullet test-fired by the people of Pitz. Due to the angle, the stone bullet did not fly high enough, so it hit the outer wall of the pass, instantly making a large dent.
Chai Yan looked through the crenel and said in surprise: "Damn it, when did the trebuchet come?"
Fan Xingwang said: "Just this morning, so many came suddenly! Last time there were only two, but this time there are several times more. Oh, I have a headache just looking at them!"
Chai Yan frowned, thinking that the trebuchet was no joke. In this era, this kind of thing could be said to be a weapon of mass destruction. If it could defeat city towers and walls, it would be just a joke.
Chai Yan immediately said to Jimo Qiao: "It's dangerous here, get down quickly."
Jimo Qiao immediately shook his head and said very stubbornly: "No! I'm not going anywhere. I'll be wherever you are!"
Chai Yan tried to persuade him several times but couldn't do anything, so he had no choice but to say: "Open your mouth."
Jimo Qiao was stunned for a moment, then immediately opened his mouth.
Chai Yan immediately stuffed a Martial God Bean into her mouth and said, "Be careful and keep your eyes open and your ears open to all directions!"
"Yes, I will." Jimo Qiao said forcefully.
Then, Chai Yan gave Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie a few Martial God Beans, and warned: "You too, it will be very chaotic when the stone bullets fall, so please protect yourselves."
Cheng Jiu took the Martial God Beans and ate one, then responded: "Yes!"
Yu Tie also took one and nodded with a "hmm" sound.
At this moment, someone shouted "Beware of stone bullets" again, and then there was a loud noise on the outer wall of the pass. Just like before, there was also an obvious shaking feeling under the feet.
This is the second stone bullet fired by the people of Pitz. This time the flying height of the stone bullet still did not exceed the defense city, but the location it hit was much higher than the first one. I believe the people of Pitz adjusted the angle again.
The stone bullets should be able to cross the battlements and hit the rear of the pass defense city.
Chai Yan squatted under the crenellation, leaned against the wall and asked Fan Xingwang: "General Fan, if the Pitz people attack like this, can the rock wall of the pass hold up?"
After hearing this, Fan Xingwang squatted down and said: "Don't worry, Taoist priest, the rock wall outside the pass is extremely strong. Even if the Pitz people hit it with stone bullets for several months, it will be impossible to break it!"
Chai Yan felt a little more relieved, but just as he was about to ask questions, the cry of "Beware of stone bullets" rang out from beside him again.
Immediately afterwards, a stone bullet roared over and appeared above everyone.
The stone bullets flew over from outside the pass, flew high over the battlements, and then fell rapidly, hitting the city defense trail behind.
"boom!"
The sound was super loud, and the vibration and shaking felt after landing were unprecedentedly huge.
By coincidence, the stone bullet landed a few feet behind Chai Yan. The huge impact instantly smashed an iron pot used for boiling gold juice into pieces. Not to mention, the bamboo javelins and bamboo javelins piled nearby were also smashed to pieces.
Other things were also shaken into a mess, and a big hole was made on the ground of the trail.
Jimo Qiao was frightened and couldn't help but hide behind Chai Yan, clutching his clothes for a long time and refusing to let go.
Chai Yan looked calm, but in fact this was the first time he personally experienced the power of a trebuchet. Although he couldn't be said to be frightened, he was still quite shocked.
Just as Chai Yan was staring at the mess caused by the stone bullets, Pang Zhenbei's angry curses rang out from behind: "Damn, these dogs!"
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