Another huge boom sounded, and stones that were much denser and larger than the previous bombs flew over and fell into the group of northern orcs.
Stones with a diameter of at least half a meter fell from the sky. They were so dense, denser than a flock of crickets (bats). They dodged one stone as another fell.
They can't hide at all.
The stone hit the snow, and the flying snow blocked their vision. As soon as they paused for a moment, another stone hit them.
Xia stood on the city wall, looking at the northern orcs who had been attacked by bombs and catapults and were already showing signs of retreating, and waved his hand again.
The crossbow was pulled open, and Tongsui adjusted the direction of the crossbow and aimed at a northern orc who was rushing in the front.
He hit the trigger with a small hammer, and the arrow flew out like lightning. It penetrated an orc with great force and continued to fly forward, nailing the second orc's body. It did not stop until the two orcs were carried forward by the huge crossbow and knocked down the third one.
Although the crossbow did not kill as many enemies as the catapult and bomb, it was extremely deterrent.
The leading orcs in the north saw the other crossbows being slowly pulled open, adjusted in direction and aimed at them, and cold sweat instantly broke out on their faces.
Although the crossbow is powerful, it is much more complicated to use than the catapult in practice, and its shooting frequency is not fast.
Therefore, deterrence has always been greater than combat capability.
However, the arrow that shot through two people and knocked down the third person just now really put too much psychological pressure on the northern orcs.
They were afraid they would be the next target to be penetrated, impaled on a stick with another orc.
"Retreat!" The orc leader in the north shouted unwillingly.
The fastest man had almost rushed to the foot of Qingshan City. He could no longer call back, and he also knew that those people would never come back.
He had already seen that the gate of Qingshan City had been slowly lowered, and the wolf with a scar on its face and an equally powerful leopard beastman had bared their sharp teeth at them.
The orc warriors following behind them, the orcs in the north who belonged to the God Tribe and had participated in that war, remembered that invincible team of elite orc warriors.
The ice on the hundred-meter-wide frozen river outside Qingshan City was broken from below.
The huge crocodile beastman's earth-yellow eyes, which shone with a cold light, had locked onto them, and the python beastman also opened his huge mouth, revealing a mouthful of barbed teeth.
The figures of otters, lizards, hippopotamus and orcs are also looming under the ice.
The idea of conquering Qingshan City, enslaving its people and enjoying everything created by Qingshan City was destined to remain only in one’s mind.
Imagination is full, but reality is skinny.
The northern orcs hiding ten kilometers away from Qingshan City never imagined that they would spend a lot of time filling their stomachs while traveling, and this would be the result when they arrived outside the hunting area of Qingshan City.
It has been almost a month since the battle, and they still feel scared when they think about it.
This period of time was also enough for them to figure out what Qingshan City had done in response to their invasion.
From the moment they entered the south, they were constantly harassed and their progress was delayed until the autumn harvest and autumn hunting in Qingshan City had ended normally and they were ready to spend the winter peacefully. Only then was the interference slightly reduced and they were allowed to come.
At this time, Qingshan City also accepted all the tribes living in the territory into the newly built sub-city.
The facilities in the secondary city have not been built yet, only the city walls have been built. However, the city walls are as high and thick as those of Qingshan City, which is enough to provide shelter for the people inside.
However, what is even more miserable now is that it is already winter, and these orcs who came from the north cannot even find edible plants, and there are no tribes to plunder. In addition, they are within the territory of Qingshan City, and they have already captured all the wild animals in the territory during the autumn hunt.
It is very difficult for them to find prey now. Even if they do find it, it is so close to Qingshan City, and Qingshan City has plenty of ways to make their hunting fail.
Their morale was getting lower and lower day by day, and everyone was in a bad state. After all, they hadn't had a full meal for such a long time, so it was impossible for them to be full of energy.
The most absurd thing about Qingshan City is that they are all kept in a safe city with plenty of food and sleep. Every orc is in the best condition, and even the sub-beasts have some soft flesh on their faces.
They even fought a beautiful defensive battle before, but they actually stayed in the city surrounded by tall walls and refused to come out.
Every day they would send some flying orcs to hover over their heads.
Then they will send something that can explode towards the place where there are the most people. After the loud noise, people near that thing will be injured.
If you are hit directly, you may even be seriously injured and die.
This means that they cannot gather together, but can only be relatively dispersed and someone has to keep an eye on the sky at all times.
After they dispersed and had people constantly on guard against the sky, the loud noise could no longer cause them much harm. Then the people in Qingshan City came up with another way to torture people.
It’s also the most absurd method. The people in Qingshan City don’t let people sleep.
They would send out ten flying orcs at night when everyone was sleeping soundly, each of which would carry an orc or a sub-beast on its back.
They were holding a strange round object and a wooden stick in their hands, which made loud noises when they struck.
They didn't knock continuously, but every time when people were about to fall asleep, they would suddenly knock to wake them up.
Cold, hungry and sleepy, these people who came from the north to invade the south could hardly hold on.
If they had not plundered any tribe, captured any slaves, and had no military achievements since they set out, they would have been in trouble if they returned. I'm afraid they would have returned long ago.
But staying here forever is not a solution. We just fought a battle with Qingshan City, and the northern orcs have fought several battles among themselves.
Xia stood on the city wall of Qingshan City and looked in the direction of the northern orcs with a deep gaze.
Beside him, Qiuye, Yang and Ji were also standing here.
The bloodstains left by the previous battle have been covered by heavy snow, and the sky and the earth are covered in white again, peaceful and harmonious. There is no sign that this place was stained with blood more than 20 days ago.
Qiu Ye was wearing a thick cotton coat with a collar and cuffs made of fluffy rabbit fur, and a cloak also made of fine animal skins.
He looked up at the falling snowflakes and said to Xia with a smile, "Jia and He worked so hard in that battle before. Even now, they still stay in their warm beds every day and refuse to get out."
"Yes, it's really too difficult for them to go out and fight in the middle of winter." Xia brushed off the snow that had fallen on him and asked Yang, "Have those northern orcs who secretly left the team been caught?"
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