The surrounding Wei family soldiers were silent, waiting for the general's orders.

Whether fighting or retreating, they were fearless.

Wei Mingyuan pondered for a moment, his expression gradually softening. He looked calmly, "Jiumen County is right next to the border of Qinghe County. It's impossible for it to have such a large population. I'm afraid those monsters came from somewhere else and wandered into the area."

Where can it come from?

Both sides are almost all Qinghe County territory. Staying in Jiumen County, these monsters can only have come from the direction of Zaoqiang.

What does it mean?

Wei Mingsheng immediately understood what he meant and said excitedly, "Doesn't that mean that a large number of monsters have left Qinghe County, making it safe enough?"

The fewer monsters there are around the tribe, the greater the hope of the tribe members surviving.

The people around felt much more at ease after hearing this.

Wei Mingyuan nodded and said, "In that case, let's take a detour and go back. We can't let this group of monsters change direction and return to Qinghe County."

He stood up and looked into the distance, "Let's go left to Jingxing County, go all the way around to Wei County, and enter Qinghe County from Xinxiang." Wei County is below Changshan County, Xinxiang is to the east of Ling County and above Cuo County.

The journey was getting longer and it would take longer to get back, but there was no other choice now.

Three thousand people cannot resist an army of hundreds of thousands of monsters, and it is impossible to pass through them. Once the monsters become alert, they are likely to chase them and change direction.

Wei Mingyuan held the long sword in his hand and said, "There is no time to lose. Let's set off for Wei County immediately."

………

At this time, Wei Xiyin and others were still fighting at the boundary marker of Cuo County.

The weather is hot.

The ground was like a furnace baking the earth. The strong sunlight was so dazzling that people couldn't open their eyes. There was no shade along the border to hide.

Not far away, a huge army of zombies rushed over frantically and soon arrived at the border.

After more than half a year, the clothes on the zombies had become pieces of rags, leaving them with no clothes to cover their bodies, which were covered with black skin and bones. Their facial features were completely sunken, and their appearance became more and more terrifying the more one looked at it.

Three chevaux de frise had already been put in place, blocking the way forward. With the chevaux de frise blocking the way and the uneven ground on both sides of the ditch, the horde of zombies were crowded several feet away with their fangs and claws bared, unable to get through at all.

The guards fought the enemy under the scorching sun, sweat streaming down their temples. Everyone was wearing heavy equipment and sweating profusely, but they did not dare to let their guard down.

Wei Xiyin was not feeling well either. Although she was wearing a sun hat, the weather was so hot and humid that she was covered in sweat after a little movement. Her hair was stuck together by sweat, and she could only keep wiping the sweat off her face.

"Crossbow carts, archers, get ready!"

The centurion in the front row raised his hand and shouted, "Shoot!"

In an instant, several arrows were fired at the same time, and countless arrows rained towards the distance.

The zombie at the front had an arrow shot through the head, and its body was squeezed into a ball by the monsters that kept pouring forward from behind, unable to fall down. Countless monsters were desperately trying to grab the chevaux de frise, trying to eat the humans who were so close to it.

Rows of arrows were stuck in the monster's head, chest, and limbs...

Some monsters, who had been shot by several arrows but whose heads were intact, still crowded in the front as if no one was around, stretched out their pitch-black hands and made unknown roars at the crowd.

Wei Xiyin wiped the sweat off her face and shook her head repeatedly, "These zombies are still able to move freely even though their heads are intact. It seems that arrows can only exert their greatest power against humans."

Not to mention that nine out of ten arrows miss, it is considered good if half of the arrows can hit the head.

In her opinion, it was such a waste. When dealing with such a small-scale zombie horde crowded together, the effect of arrows was becoming increasingly useless.

Chu Yu said calmly: "Long-range attack weapons are indispensable. The girl is too picky."

Sometimes he complained that the deep pit was for one-time use, and sometimes he complained that the explosives were not powerful enough.

Now they are beginning to be dissatisfied with bows and crossbows.

Chu Yu didn't know what kind of powerful weapon would be enough to satisfy the girl.

Wei Xiyin sighed, "Forget it, let's first see the power of the single-wheeled fire chariot."

Wei Ting's version of the wheelbarrow fire chariot combines the "real fire of the sun" and uses a wheelbarrow to load and launch rockets. Six rectangular rocket launchers are installed on the human-powered wheelbarrow, which are arranged in two rows, upper and lower, like six large honeycombs.

Of course, this rocket is not that rocket.

Wei Ting called it the Fire Dragon Arrow. All arrows were soaked in oil and could be ignited and fired at once.

The guards operating the fire chariot are in place.

After hearing the girl's words, he immediately pushed the fire chariot to the front line. Although the one-wheeled fire chariot looked simple and rough, it was light and flexible, and very convenient to use and move.

During combat, three people can operate it.

One of them is responsible for aiming and commanding, and also for pushing the cart, while the other two load ammunition and ignite, etc., and fight together.

The Fire Dragon Arrows were already loaded into the launch tube, and the fuses of all the rockets were connected together to form a fuse bus. The guards lit the fuse bus, and with a sizzling sound, the rockets burst from the launch tube like flaming dragons.

In an instant, fire flashed, smoke flew, and the sound was like thunder, rushing straight towards the enemy position.

Two guards stabilized the vehicle on the left and right to prevent the thrust from overturning the vehicle.

The fire dragon arrow flew towards the group of zombies and landed in the pile of zombies. Instantly, flames rose and sparks of fire began to spread from the landing point. In less than a moment, the surrounding monsters were surrounded by a sea of ​​fire.

Notice this scene.

Wei Xiyin became excited, her eyes shining. "Cousin Ting, this is great! It's much more useful than a crossbow to deal with zombie hordes. If we can make the raw materials and use it with explosives, it will be very effective."

Chu Yu snorted lightly and poured a basin of cold water on her, "Girl, why don't you take a look at the structure of the fire chariot."

"The range is only about 15 meters. If it were used to launch explosives, a single launch would destroy the tank, and there's a high probability that the nearby guards would be burned to death along with the zombies."

Wei Xiyin waved her hand. "Technological advancements certainly require research. The range issue can be gradually improved in the future. I just proposed this idea."

This can be handed over to cousin Ting and the two gentlemen later to see if it can be improved. If not, we can use it as it is. At least for dealing with this small-scale zombie wave, fire attack is faster than physical attack.

Chu Yu saw through her thoughts and sighed helplessly.

As time passed, the zombie horde not far away had turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The zombies were unconscious and covered in flames, yet they still tried to break through the defense line. Even the wooden chevaux de frise in the front were ignited by their flames, and rows of chevaux de frise began to catch fire.

The hot weather and the smoke from the flames made everyone feel even hotter.

Wei Xiyin stared ahead without blinking, calculating the time it would take for the zombies to fall after the flames burned out.

You know, if the zombies are unusually strong and walk around covered in fire, in such hot weather, the disadvantages will outweigh the advantages, and they may very likely ignite the surrounding buildings and forests.

A few dozen meters behind him.

Wei Ting and dozens of people pushed four-wheeled carts and finally arrived at the border of Cuo County.