The "illuminating arrow" that Pu Tang mentioned had nothing to do with Wu Lai, but was Pu Tang's own invention. He loved playing with fire since he was a child and had a four and a half year military experience before coming to the Salt Marsh Army. If the "firearms" he was fiddling with had not accidentally burned down two large granaries full of military rations, he might have been able to stay in the legion longer.

The fire did not stop Pu Tang from playing with fire, just as his four and a half years in the army, when he was only a granary officer with only a hundred men, did not affect his love for the army. So, after being punished with a stick and expelled from the army, he continued his special hobby despite the cold eyes and ridicule after returning home, until now, three years later...

It is worth mentioning that Pu Tong volunteered to join the Salt Marsh Army on his own initiative, instead of being commissioned by his family like Red, Huo Yi, Odo and others. However, what he did not expect was that after arriving in Kayikede City, he was actually chosen by Wu Lai and became a regiment commander - the regiment commander of the Salt Marsh Army is equivalent to a general of a thousand men in other legions.

More importantly, after entering West Point, Putnam received special instruction from Woolley on his “fire-playing skills”, which not only made Putnam admire Woolley even more, but also further improved his “fire-fighting ability”.

The "illuminating arrow" is Pu Tong's masterpiece. The arrowheads and shafts are coated with special oil, which makes them very burn-resistant after being ignited. As long as they do not fall into the water after being shot, they can burn for at least half a meal. Moreover, its advantages are not only that it burns slowly and is not afraid of wind, but the light it emits is brighter than that of ordinary torches.

After a chest-high thick wooden shield was erected in front of the platform, ten "illumination arrows" were ignited at the same time. With Pu Tong's order, these ten special arrows shot into the sky, dragging dazzling tails of light.

The wind was blowing from the south tonight, and the illuminating arrow flew a little further toward the rocky beach with the help of the wind, and then landed just ten steps in front of the shieldman of Hugo Simon's harassment team...

"So you are there, you are quick enough..." Pu Tong grinned. Although the enemy's reaction was quick just now, he still caught a few panicked figures. However, the enemy was still two hundred steps away at this time, so he was not in a hurry.

"Prepare the oil bags. Target, one hundred and ten steps ahead." Pu Tong ordered in a deep voice. After a few deliberately low voices of response, twenty soldiers began to tie up the oil bags with measuring ropes.

The one hundred and ten steps in front of the platform are more than twenty steps beyond the ten "fence obstacles" in front of the platform. Each oil bag weighs about three hundred and fifty shekels. It is not easy to throw such a heavy oil bag one hundred and ten steps, especially this part of the throwing distance.

These were no problem for Ptolemy. Only the strongest soldiers could throw 350 shekels 110 steps away with their arm strength alone. But Ptolemy did not have such soldiers. Even in the current Salt Marsh Army, perhaps only Caesar could do it.

But not all throws require top-notch strength. For example, the dozen or so archery soldiers who are currently preparing to throw the oil bags are much stronger than ordinary soldiers, but they are still not as good as Caesar. However, they can actually throw the oil bags one hundred and ten steps away - they can do this thanks to Wu Lai's guidance to Pu Tong.

The method is very simple. Tie the oil bag with a rope, and then rotate and throw the oil bag like a shot put.

To achieve this requires soldiers to have outstanding strength, but not as exaggerated as Caesar, and also requires special training, because how to rotate forward, how to gradually accelerate the oil bag, how to obtain the highest initial shooting speed and the best shooting angle must be constantly honed.

However, after a period of practice, these soldiers were able to throw the oil bladder properly. Under such a slope, throwing it 150 steps was not a problem. As for how to make the throwing distance match the required distance, it was even simpler. The rope tied to the mouth of the oil bladder was left with a matching distance. For example, if the throw was required to be 100 steps, a rope 105 steps long was measured to tie the oil bladder. In this way, the oil bladder would be strangled by the rope after flying 105 steps, and at the same time, it would be pulled back a few steps due to the elasticity of the rope and fall down. The pulling distance was generally between four and five steps.

After falling, at least one of the three small nail plates on the side of the oil sac will pierce the oil sac severely, and then the oil will flow out.

These oils are almost the same as the oils used for lighting arrows, and they will even burn more fiercely when exposed to fire.

Now, these oil bags fell in the designated area. After a while, the soldiers who threw the oil bags began to recover the ropes and broken oil bags. At the same time, Hugo Simon's harassment team was still quietly crawling more than 200 steps away, holding their breath, patiently waiting for the light of the illuminating arrows to disappear.

They heard the sound of the oil bag falling to the ground, but that was all they heard. They had no idea what the defenders had done, just like they didn't know at all that the Salt Marsh Army had already placed a lot of dry firewood 110 steps in front of the platform, and now the oil was spilling on the firewood...

When the illuminating arrows finally went out, Hugo Simon's harassment team moved again. After climbing forward another fifty steps, Manggu and Mangku did not continue to move forward with everyone, but moved sideways to the right side of the gap, which was the entrance to the route they had observed early in the morning.

As soon as Manggu and Mangku touched the edge of the "entrance", they suddenly caught a glimpse of a large area of ​​light out of the corner of their eyes...

Manggu quickly leaned back to look, and then he was stunned.

"Brother, what happened?" Mangku had already climbed out about ten steps and was now clinging to the rock wall like a monkey.

Manggu hesitated for a moment, then climbed over as well: “You don’t want to know.”

"No, I want to know." Mangku only said "no" when talking to his brother Manggu.

"Well, the enemy lit a few fires, and they were exposed. Then, many arrows were shot down from above." Manggu said simply, and then took two steps closer to his brother, "Ignore them, let's do our job, and stop talking. The enemy is very powerful."

Mangku nodded, kicked his feet, loosened his left hand and reached up to grab a crack in the rock...

The harassment team retreated quickly. The irregular wall of fire did not actually cause any substantial damage to them, but the light it emitted was much brighter than the illuminating arrows. Under such lighting conditions, most of the harassment team members were exposed to the sight of the six regiments of archers.

The damage caused by the arrows flying in as densely as raindrops was not exaggerated. After all, this section of the hillside was covered with strange rocks of varying sizes, with clusters of shrubs growing diagonally between the rocks. Naturally, they could provide a lot of cover for the harassment team.

However, the archers on the platform not only shot feather arrows, but also threw javelins. You should know that the lethality of javelins is several times greater than that of feather arrows. Moreover, the wooden javelins were not only sharp, but also had burning oilcloth strips wrapped around the tip.

The signal to retreat was given by Hugo Simon. Tonight's attack was just a tentative harassment and test of confidence. Since the defenders were prepared, there was no need to let these soldiers rush forward to fight head-on. That would only be suicide.

Hugo Simon also believed that Manggu and Mangku must have already started climbing the cliff.

So, the harassment team withdrew with the bodies of six unlucky men and more than a dozen wounded soldiers. This was perhaps the most unsuccessful harassment in the history of the Right Army - the archers were suppressed to the point that they retreated without even being able to shoot a single arrow.

On the parapet, Wu Lai put down the telescope and patted Red who was lying beside him: "You lose."

"General, it's hard to say. The enemy just retreated, and the people from the Sixth Regiment didn't come up. Everything is still uncertain, right?" Red asked uncertainly. In fact, he saw it very clearly just now. As soon as the fire started, the enemy soldiers lay down or hid. No one stood up to be a target. No matter how powerful an archer was, he couldn't hit the opponent who was protected by a chest-high shield on the platform in a lying position at that angle and distance, unless he was a superman.

In a nutshell, the enemy was passively attacked the whole time. Under such circumstances, how could there be casualties in the Sixth Regiment?

Wu Lai laughed and said, "Of course we have to wait for the Sixth Regiment to come up, but I have to remind you, Red, your gambling character is your character."

Red's face turned bitter and he said nothing more. Wu Lai bet 500 coins, Shelley bet 500 coins, and even Oddo followed suit and bet 500 coins. He suddenly had an extra expense of three thousand gold coins. What should he do?

Odo came over quietly and said, "Red, if you don't have that many gold coins, you can give them to me with your future military merits."

"You..." Red wanted to fight back, but he didn't have the confidence.

After the meal, Wu Lai moved the javelin battalion of the 4th Regiment to the platform. After all, there was no telling what tricks the enemy would play, and the previous small contact also showed that the javelins' defense was stronger than that of the archers.

When Pu Tong and the two archery battalions returned to the wall, Red couldn't wait to "verify" it. Then, his admission of weakness caused everyone to laugh...

Just as everyone was happily teasing Red, Shelley quietly walked up to Woolley, whispered something in his ear, then turned and left.

Wu Lai was stunned at first, and then a hint of surprise and slight hesitation flashed across his eyes.

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Just before midnight, Woolley appeared alone in front of Shelley's tent.

Shelley's tent was located behind the defense zone, a little far from Woolley's tent, but this not only meant safety, but also quietness.

Unless Shelley allowed it, no one except her guards and maids could get close, not even Sareth.

But at this time, Wu Lai was able to pass unhindered. The guards who were supposed to be guarding outside the tent were now thirty steps away from the tent, and standing outside the tent curtain were Shelley's two personal maids.

When he was a few steps away from the maid, Wu Lai hesitated again, but before he could retreat, Shelley's voice came from the tent: "Now that you're here..."

Wu Lai was startled for a moment, then he laughed, waving his sleeves and taking a few quick steps, lifting the curtain. But before he could take a closer look, a gust of fragrant wind wafted into his nose. He caught a glimpse of a figure suddenly bumping into him from the corner of his eye, and quickly stepped aside. After taking another glance and seeing that it was Shelley, he stopped with a smile, but Shelley bumped into him head-on.

What's even more outrageous is that Shelley actually put his arms around his "slim waist".

"Your Excellency High Priest, what's the trick here?" Wu Lai quickly raised his hands, thinking to himself, it was you who pounced on me, I don't want to touch you.

Shelley smiled slightly and glanced at Wu Lai's face provocatively: "General Wu Lai, are you still afraid of these?"

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid. You are the honorable high priest of the temple, listening to oracles and spreading God's grace. If I'm disrespectful to you in the slightest, and if the supreme god Amon gets angry, I'll be finished." Although Wu Lai said this, he was actually a little fascinated by Wen Xiang in front of him.

"Amon does not prevent love, whether it is a citizen, a commoner, a general, or a priest." Shelley said this very straightforwardly, so Wu Lai's heartbeat accelerated a little, because in detail, he still had a good impression of Shelley. She was beautiful and sacred and solemn in front of others, but when she was alone with him, she would become a playful girl. In addition, her eyes always carried a smile of appreciation for him, and occasionally, she would reveal a hint of charm that moved him...

"But this is too sudden..." Wu Lai found an excuse that he was not even sure of.

The arms around the waist tightened a little.

"If I were a flower, then, my General, before you, I have never been touched by anyone's fingers..." Shelley's voice was very soft, like a dream, but more like the whisper between lovers.

Wu Lai's heartbeat quickened again, and his hands, which had been raised high, fell hesitantly.

"You can stay at my place tonight." Shelley stood on tiptoe and pressed her hot face against Wu Lai's cheek.

"I..." Wu Lai felt his breathing become extremely hot, "I am honored..."

"Then give me a hug." Shelley put her hands on Woolley's back.

Wu Lai's arms moved slightly and embraced Shelley's waist. At the same time, he lowered his head slightly and began to search with his lips. But just when they were about to touch, a guard suddenly shouted from outside the tent: "Who is there?!"

"It's me! Sareth!" The voice sounded not far from the tent.

"It's Knight Sareth. His Excellency the High Priest has gone to bed. Even if you have something to do, please come back after dawn." The person who said this was one of the two maids on duty outside the curtain.

"Please also tell Her Excellency the High Priest that the special company of the Salt Marsh Army has captured two scouts who climbed up from the side cliff and have brought them to General Wu Lai's tent. If she is interested, she can go and see the two scouts. They look quite strange." Sares smiled and turned away, because he knew that he had already informed Wu Lai.

"This Sares is a bit naughty. How did he know you were here? Did he follow you?" Shelley pouted and asked Wu Lai.

"I didn't try to hide my presence on the road, and the sentries saw me." Wu Lai said with a smile, "Also, the lighting in your tent is not well placed, and our shadows have been projected onto the tent. Anyone with a clear mind can see us..."