Shui Linglong was puzzled.
He immediately slammed his fist on the table and started yelling.
In the distance, a scout quickly came to report the situation, holding an arrow as thick as an adult's arm.
The size of the arrow was astonishing; due to the explosion, it had broken into two pieces.
The soldiers' blood remained on the shattered fragments of the arrows.
"this?"
"General, are these their arrows?"
"An arrow? How is this possible? It's utterly absurd!"
"If such an arrow were intact, how long would it be? How big of a bow would it take to shoot it? Even if the bow were big enough, how much strength would the archer need?"
Shui Linglong looked on in disbelief. This was simply too amazing. Such an arrow?
He stared blankly at the dark expanse of Zhengde County in the distance.
The ditch is located only a few hundred meters away from their main urban area.
There was no large-scale arrow attack either. Were those huge arrows thrown by manpower?
But how far can a person throw such a heavy arrow?
Just as Shui Linglong was in shock, the third wave of Cold Crow Arrows arrived.
At this point, as the casualties at the front increased, the shield bearers could no longer hold out and showed signs of collapse.
The soldiers were gripped by a deep sense of panic; they felt that there was no point in holding their positions any longer.
Under the oppression of such an unknown and powerful force, standing here is simply suicide.
Shui Linglong watched the movements ahead.
With a wave of his hand.
"Everyone, retreat quickly, the faster the better."
In the first wave of the battle, the death toll had already reached several hundred.
Shui Linglong looked at the people who went to cut down the trees and immediately became somewhat embarrassed and angry.
"Pass down the order, tell everyone to hurry up."
"Anyone who fails to complete the task within half an hour will be beheaded."
Faced with such a huge arrow, Shui Linglong felt unprecedented pressure.
In their original plan, the 20,000-strong army would be able to completely destroy the small Zhengde County without much effort.
But now, reality is hundreds of times crueler than he imagined.
Meanwhile, on Wang Dingliu's side, who was directing everyone to assemble the catapults, the catapults had all been assembled.
There weren't many catapults, and they were all ones that Liu Feng had used before.
Wang Dingliu and the others had only seen Liu Feng use this thing before; this was the first time they had ever used it themselves.
With Liu Feng away, Wang Dingliu was extremely excited. Now that he could finally operate this powerful weapon himself, he was all set.
The excitement I felt was indescribable.
"The catapult is ready. Can I go up and try it out first?"
"Every time I watch the General use it, I get so itchy and impatient to try it myself."
Wang Dingliu shouted loudly.
Linghu Yuanshan, who was on the roof, turned his head and glared at Wang Dingliu.
"You're going to make your move now? What if we get exposed?"
"Stay put and follow orders. Anyone who does not act according to the plan will be court-martialed."
Wang Dingliu chuckled.
"I just wanted to give it a try. What if I can't hit it accurately when I actually use it?"
Linghu Yuanshan pointed to a dark mass in the distance.
"Look, the enemy has at least 20,000 troops. With such a formation, how could we be afraid of missing? Even with our eyes closed, we could take down a whole bunch of them with a single stone."
"Stop with this nonsense. Don't think I can't handle you. Don't forget, even though the general is gone, he's still your general."
Wang Dingliu gritted his teeth and hurried to the back to direct everyone to stockpile stones here.
The weapon of a catapult is stone, so having enough stones in reserve is more important than anything else.
Wang Dingliu himself found it strange. When they first learned from the scouts that the enemy had 20,000 troops, everyone was dumbfounded, but not long after, everyone burst into laughter.
Just like him now, even though a major battle is imminent, he doesn't feel nervous at all.
Perhaps this is what they call confidence.
Shui Linglong, the chosen one from Yanzhou, is now a general in the Heaven and Earth Society army. He faces various actions from the city's garrison.
He could only react to each move as it came.
However, the situation was much more serious where the three thousand northern barbarian troops rushed up the river.
Their main approach is simple and straightforward.
Asola rode his tall horse and surveyed the moat.
He discovered that the trench was just the right depth and width; it was wide enough for horses to charge across from a distance, and just deep enough for them and their horses to sink in.
There were almost no flaws to be found. If it were just one or two people, they could have rushed through in a flash, but this was a large army.
He could only turn his gaze to the riverbank.
Because the water intake of the moat has not yet been dug, there is still a section of the river that is not blocked by the moat.
However, although it is possible to cross here, it requires crossing through water.
The northern barbarians didn't come entirely on cavalry. Although they added many horses to the caravan and brought them back under the guise of trading, not everyone had them.
There are still about a thousand men without warhorses.
However, it was entirely possible for cavalry to wade across the water.
"Everyone to the riverbank, wade across, and charge in!"
At Sola's command, the cavalry force of several hundred men instantly charged toward the riverbank like wild horses.
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