Chapter 585 Bamboo Cage Tactics
On February 3, thick fog was densely spread in Canglin Valley. There was no wind blowing this morning, and thick fog floated in the valley like clouds, making the visible distance only twenty meters at most.
"Damn it, how can you fight such a big fog?"
At the forefront of Xiang Yu's position, a centurion from the Tang family sat on the earth wall and said complaining.
"Don't be impatient." The veteran on the side unscrewed the plug of the water bag, took a sip of strong wine, and said, "We can't see it, nor can the demons."
The centurion frowned: "I am the army of the Tang family in Qihai City. Why should we stand on the front line? Everyone knows that once the demons launch an attack, we will be crushed into meat paste immediately. Regardless of whether the battle is won or not, we are destined to die. I said, "Old Donkey Head, why are you not panic at all?"
"Pussy?" The veteran was at least sixty years old. He wiped the wine stains on his mouth and smiled: "What's so panic about me? Everyone calls me an old donkey head. My face is long enough. What's so scary? Besides, I have never experienced anything in my life. Before I was thirty, I became a mercenary and galloped everywhere. After I was thirty, I joined the army and followed the Tang army to fight south and north. I drank the strong wine from Lingdong, killed the barbarians in the south and the women in the northern desert. I have been worth it in my life. Now that I die here, I can still gain the reputation of the empire heroes. Maybe in a tavern, the prostitute I slept with -0-Women will never forget my reputation in their lifetime when they see my name on the monument in the country!"
"grass……"
The centurion looked indignant: "You old fry, I knew you couldn't talk to you too much, otherwise your face would get thicker and thicker."
The old donkey smiled and said, "General, have you seen the fog of this morning?"
"Hmm? What's so good about the fog?"
"Hey, you don't know that fog is also a science. Look, the fog this morning was flowing, not in large pieces, but in patches of fog. This means that there must be a lot of movement in the distance. This fog is called 'evil fog'. I see... There must be no good things this morning. If the demons do not attack, there will probably be spirit beasts attacking."
"Hmph, you are so damn old man, get out and drink at the side. Don't affect my defense arrangement!"
The old donkey laughed loudly, walking by the earthen wall that was only two meters high with a water bag, looking at the fog in the distance, but laughed in a daze, raised his head and drank wine, and the strong wine flowed down his throat. But just as he was enjoying this happiness, he suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck and then lost consciousness!
"Puff!"
A giant iron spear pierced through the neck of the old donkey's head and directly inserted it into the earth wall. Even the neck was twisted, and the head almost fell off, and the death was tragic!
"Heavenly killed!"
The centurion looked angry: "Beat the drum, the demons are coming!"
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"Ho huh huh..."
The roar of the armored demon came from the fog, and huge black shadows appeared one by one. Groups of armored demons were covered in armor, and they were carrying huge steel shields, with their faces full of killing. What was even more surprising was that behind the first-line armored demons was a group of armored demons carrying trees. 5-10 armored demons charged forward with tree trunks of dozens of meters in length!
"Shoot me an arrow!"
The centurion's eyes were filled with blood. At this moment, he was extremely afraid, knowing that he would not win this battle anyway. The armored demon came prepared, and the pit behind him would definitely be useless.
"roar!"
An armored demon jumped over and slashed the battle axe in the air, chopping off a long head and a helmet. The blood splattered, and everyone was stunned. This time everyone realized that the number of demons was not only amazing, but also the quality of their weapons and armor was greatly improved!
Behind the earth wall, the soldiers fired arrows quickly, but it was useless. The armored demon generals in the front row raised their shields high, blocking the arrows one after another. After rushing to it, they swung their swords and slashed. The power of ordinary soldiers could not resist the armored demons. In a blink of an eye, the first line of defense was directly broken through, and the earth walls were knocked through by the armored demons, making it useless.
"It's over, general, what should we do?" A sergeant turned back at the centurion with a pale face.
"What else can I do?" The centurion stared at him, but saw an armored demon rushing towards him behind the sergeant. The spear pierced the sergeant's heart with a "pop" sound, and directly lifted his body away. His pair of dark brown eyes stared at the centurion and roared: "Gangba!"
The centurion was so scared that he scattered his soul, and hurriedly pulled the reins of the war horse, turned around and left.
"Swoosh!"
Behind him, the sound of a spear breaking and the centurion turned around and saw the last scene before his death. The spear pierced his abdomen and threw him off the horse's back. It was extremely tragic!
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"Dongdongdongdong..."
The sound of war drums came from the fog, but no one could see clearly, so they could only hurriedly pick up weapons to resist the invading enemies in the fog.
"Do not to trap! Do not to trap!"
A commander with a purple flag behind him rode his horse through the crowd, shouting: "Transfer the military orders of the Junhou, guard the position, avoid the pit, and lead the demons into the pit!"
Everyone calmed down a little at this time, but the screams of human soldiers constantly coming from the fog in the distance were so scary. This calmness was replaced by fear in a blink of an eye.
Behind the pit formation, passing through the foggy clouds, it was obvious that the main force of Xiang Yu's army, which was neatly arranged, had already lined up here, with shield soldiers and spear soldiers intertwined to defend, and behind were densely packed with arrow boxes, crossbows, archers, etc., and behind was the 50,000-person battle formation formed by Xiang Yu, with flags everywhere, which was very majestic.
On the west side of the Qiankun Battle Formation, under the Shimao, Qin Yin, Lin Muyu, Xiang Yu and others rode on the war horses, but could not see the battle situation in the distance, so they could only do it in a hurry.
"Can Wuli traps really stop the demon army's armored demon army?" Su Long asked.
"cannot."
Xiang Yu narrowed his eyes and shook his head and said, "But it can damage the demon clan's spirit!"
Qin Yin's spiritual sense was already very sharp. She could vaguely hear the desperate screams before death from the soldiers of the imperial army in the distance. She felt very uncomfortable, but this was war, everything she had to face.
Not long after, a commander rushed over and said with his fist: "June, the armored demon used the long giant tree to continuously advance, using the giant tree as a bridge to cross the pit, and the troops have already entered halfway!"
"Is this true?"
Xiang Yu clenched his fists and said, "It seems that this is indeed a bloody battle, and only the positional battle can be decided!"
Zeng Yifan was stunned and said, "Has Pingnan Hou poured pineapple oil into the pit? If the pineapple oil is poured, it will be launched with a rocket at this time, and the position ahead will immediately turn into a sea of fire, and the armored demon will die as much as it comes."
Xiang Yu shook his head: "There are only swords and no beech oil in the pit."
"you!"
Zeng Yifan was so angry that his face was a little pale. He knew that Xiang Yu was well versed in military tactics. If he had not poured the black beech oil, it could only be because he didn't want to use this method to block the demons.
Lin Muyu frowned and asked, "I don't know how General Xiang Yu plans to retreat to the enemy?"
“It’s very simple.”
Xiang Yu reached out and pointed ahead, and smiled and said, "The last pit was filled with a lot of black beech oil. As long as the main force of the armored demon came, we launched an attack and pushed them all into the black beech oil. I have prepared 10,000 giant crossbows for the demons!"
Giant crossbow cannon, a new weapon developed by the Weapons Department of the Ministry of War, a weapon that can project huge stone crossbows.
Lin Muyu looked carefully and found that there was indeed a giant crossbow in Xiang Yu's battle formation. He almost gathered the entire army's crossbows together. With the impact of the crossbows, even the armored demons could not resist. If this was the case, he might be able to win by surprise!
Moreover, in today's foggy weather, the winged people in the air cannot see the situation of the human position clearly, and maybe Qian Feng will be fooled!
...
But at this moment, a scream suddenly came from the air!
"What's wrong?" Lin Muyu hurriedly pulled out the Star Sword and looked up at the air. Wei Qiu, Situ Sen and others also unsheathed their weapons, while Qin Yan carried a spear and a group of imperial guards guarding around Qin Yin.
"It's the Winged Man!" Wei Qiu said loudly.
"Prepare, look at the air, and thousands of arrows are fired at once!" Su Muyun shouted softly.
"No!"
Zeng Yifan waved his hand and said, "The Winged Man's cry is 500 meters away from us. This distance is not enough to hurt them at all. It will only cause trouble. Wait, let's see what the Winged Man wants to do!"
At this moment, suddenly there was a "buzz" in the air, and a black shadow fell from the sky, falling straight into Xiang Yu's 50,000-person battle formation!
"Bang!"
Bamboo pieces and wild grass splashed, and the black thing was actually wrapped in an armored demon carrying a long sword. After stepping out of the protection circle, he roared and stabbed the long sword into the chest of an imperial soldier. Blood splashed out. It suddenly swept the weapon, split the soldier into two, and the long sword quickly slashed at several other people!
"Oh My God……"
Qin Yin felt a trembling heart. Now she finally understood what the wind cuts down bamboo and collects weeds for. The cutting of bamboo is to create bamboo cages, and the weeds are used to enrich the bamboo cages and reduce the impact of the armored demons falling to the ground. These armored demons were transported by the Winged Man Legion to the airdrop of the formation. Only the demons can use this tactic!
"Swoosh swish swish..."
It was like it was raining in the air, and countless armored demons fell from the sky. The soldiers of Xiang Yu's army were caught off guard, and many of them were directly killed. Some of the armored demons fell and injured after landing, but their ferociousness remained unabated. They waved their weapons and started to slash and kill in the crowd!
"Rudes!"
An armored demon roared, and suddenly many armored demons dropped from the air rushed forward and headed for the giant crossbow!
Lin Muyu, Xiang Yu, Luo Xin and others all felt a chill. Qianfeng's terror is here. It was not that he didn't know Xiang Yu's plan, but that he knew that Xiang Yu was waiting for him with a giant crossbow, but he could still win by surprise!
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"Buzz!"
Another giant fell in the air, an extremely powerful armored demon. He slammed the bamboo cage in the air, and the spear in his hand stabbed directly at Qin Yin's head with a cold light.
"Your Highness, be careful!" Qin Yan said hurriedly.
Qin Yin looked up and saw a chill on Gem Wafuyu's beautiful face, his palms opened, and a golden ice crystal soared into the sky!
Dragon Crystal of the Sky!
"Bang!"
Chapter completed!