Chapter 1343: A Beast in the Water That Came Ashore
Before entering the Valley of Broken Souls, Zhuge Jun had ordered the soldiers of the Han army not to get too close to the waterhole.
The war elephant jumped into the waterhole with the elephant soldiers, considering the huge size of the war elephants, Zhuge Jun did not stop them, but he did not expect that the monster lurking in the water could jump so high, but in an instant, more than 100 elephant soldiers were slaughtered.
The elephant soldiers landed on the shore one after another, standing on the shore, staring at the still blood-colored pool, Zhuge Jun clenched his fists tightly, and the green tendons on his forehead twitched one by one.
Many of the crossbow arrows fired by the Han soldiers on the shore hit the monsters lurking in the pool, but there was silence below the pool, except for the occasional churning of a stream of blood, there was no other movement.
"General, it's not appropriate to stay here for a long time!" Standing behind Zhuge Jun, the guide reminded him in a whisper.
Tightly frowning, Zhuge Jun nodded and shouted to the Han soldiers behind him: "Have you filled the water bladder?" ”
The soldiers of the Han army checked the water bladder one after another, only a small number of people had filled it, and most of the water bladders in their hands were still empty, and the water they had drawn before had been drunk by them.
The soldiers of the Han army who were not filled with water bladders looked at each other one by one, and had the intention to fill the water, but when they thought of the monsters in the waterhole that could not shoot them when the arrows hit their bodies, they were somewhat jealous in their hearts, and they did not dare to step forward lightly.
"Queue, five in a row!" Staring at the pool, Zhuge Jun finally gave an order: "The rear team will wind up the crossbow, and every five people will take a round of water in the pool!" ”
His order made the soldiers of the Han army immediately see the possibility of taking water.
Monster hunting,The use of nothing more than the chaos of the Han army,If it's a team of five people,The rear team will be wound with a strong crossbow,Even if the monsters in the water rush up,At most, it can only hurt a few people in the front,The Han army behind can immediately launch arrows,Even if you can't shoot monsters,They definitely won't feel good!
Nearly 20,000 Han troops quickly lined up, and due to the large number of people, the end of the line extended to the position where they had just left the forest.
On the bank of the river, in addition to the Han soldiers waiting in line to get water, there were also many Han soldiers lined up, putting arrows on strong crossbows, staring nervously at the seemingly calm water.
The chaos and noise of the elephant soldiers were gone, and the water was as calm as a mirror, except for the snow-white splashes where the waterfall fell.
The water splashes into the pool, stirring up a circle of ripples, because there are many large stones in front of the waterfall to block, the ripples do not ripple far away, the water surface in the pool, is surprisingly quiet.
The five Han soldiers at the front of the team cautiously approached the water's edge and put the water bladder into the pool to get water, but they didn't dare to take their eyes off the water for a moment.
Beneath the calm surface of the water lurked creatures they didn't know what they were, and what was worse still, the creatures that attacked people and moved with terrifying speed.
After taking the water and tying up the water bladder, the five Han soldiers were relieved.
Rows of Han soldiers took water and left from the shore, staring at Zhuge Jun on the water, but his face was solemn.
attacked the elephant soldiers, and dragged more than 100 soldiers into the water, and the monsters under the water were probably fighting for food at this time.
The water surface was surprisingly quiet, but the Han army on the shore did not dare to be careless, staring at the pool without blinking.
When the five Han soldiers reached the shore, while squatting down to fetch water, one of the soldiers looked up and looked forward while putting the mouth of the water bladder into the water.
There was a panic on his face that couldn't be concealed, and he would be afraid of the monsters in the water, but all people.
After all, he still knows that there is a hostile army on the opposite side, even if the two armies collide in one place, even if the sword and gun are dead, he knows who died in the hands of whom!
The waterhole in front of him was lurking with creatures he had never seen before.
He watched as Tong Ze, who was riding on the back of an elephant, was dragged into the water by the monster, and streams of blood came out and disappeared again.
Dying on the battlefield doesn't necessarily leave a whole corpse, but it's better than being dragged into the water by monsters and devoured and then turned into their feces.
The water bladder was already full, and he strangled the mouth of the bladder with a string while staring at the calm pool.
"Gone!" As soon as he tied the mouth of the water bladder, his companion next to him gently patted his arm.
In response, just as the soldier was about to turn around, he suddenly saw a dark shadow floating under the water.
The black shadow was long and narrow, as long as two or three people connected together, and it swam extremely fast under the water.
"There it is!" Seeing the black shadow, the soldier took a few steps back in fright and exclaimed.
Hearing his shout, the Han army with a strong crossbow immediately stepped forward one after another, holding a crossbow arrow, aiming in the direction of his finger.
The black shadow that appeared in front of the Han soldiers was under the water, swimming quickly towards the shore, and the strong crossbows held by the Han soldiers were pointing at the black back.
"There's one over there, too!" Just when almost all the eyes of the Han army were on the back of the black shadow, a shout of the Han army came from a little distance.
It was only a moment, and more and more black shadows appeared under the water, gradually increasing to one or two hundred.
"Stand back!" Seeing that there were more and more black shadows, Zhuge Jun hurriedly shouted at the army.
After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Han army retreated one after another, and on the way back, they still held strong crossbows and aimed at the sparkling waterhole.
The soldiers retreated more than a dozen steps backwards in succession, leaving a vacuum on the edge of the pool.
Riding on horseback, staring at the waterhole, Zhuge Jun frowned, and did not give any instructions for a long time.
The soldiers found that there was a dark shadow under the water, and when they retreated, they took precautions, and there was a small half-pillar of incense in the past, but the water surface was still quiet, and there was no half of a monster at all.
Guarding the shore, many Han soldiers were already a little impatient, and the palms of the strong crossbows were also dripping with sweat.
A Han soldier licked his lips and glanced at the officer beside him.
The officer looked solemn and nodded to him.
Seeing the officer nodding, the soldier walked slowly towards the shore with a strong crossbow in his hand.
was staring at the waterhole and noticed that a soldier was walking towards the water's edge, Zhuge Jun hurriedly shouted: "Don't go over!" ”
As soon as he shouted, the soldier was stunned for a moment, and at the moment of his astonishment, a huge wave suddenly set off on the surface of the water, and a huge figure jumped out from the bottom of the water and pounced on the soldier.
Since he hadn't reached the shore yet, he noticed that the soldier who had pounced on the black shadow hurriedly rolled over and flashed to the side, avoiding the huge mouth of the black shadow.
Fluttering into the air, the black shadow was about to twist after landing on the ground, and countless arrows flew towards it.
Earlier, when the black shadow attacked the elephant soldiers, the Han soldiers also shot an arrow, but at that time, due to the war elephants and elephant soldiers in the water, they threw rat weapons, and the arrows were not very close.
Now that everyone has retreated, the monster has pounced, and the Han army, which was not pounced by it, has rolled to the side.
The soldiers of the Han army with strong crossbows pulled off the machine springs one after another, and the monsters that jumped to the shore could not withstand the penetration of thousands of feather arrows, even if they had thick skin and thick flesh.
Sharp arrows pierced the monster's body, turning it into a giant hedgehog.
The four short legs fluttered on the ground a few times, and the monster finally lay down and didn't move.
The Han army, who was almost bitten by it, rolled over, jumped up and ran quickly towards the Han army array that was only a few steps away from him.
Shooting the first monster that rushed ashore, the Han soldiers did not put down the strong crossbow in their hands, but put the crossbow arrows on the machine spring and continued to aim at the lake that had calmed down.
On the shore, the soldiers of the Han army held their breath, just waiting for the monsters to come to the shore and shoot arrows at them, and in the waterhole, long and narrow black shadows were slowly floating and gradually rising to the surface.
The Han army, who were armed with strong crossbows, could not see the scene below the clear water pool due to the distance, but they knew that not far from them, a more dangerous scene was quietly brewing.
A little farther away, the waterfall cascades, stirring up snow-white waves with a deafening roar.
The roar muffled the sound of the waterhole, and even if there was any movement of the monster under the water, it was impossible for the soldiers of the Han army on the shore to hear it.
Looking at the corpse of the monster lying on the shore, Zhuge Jun asked the guide, "What is that?" ”
"Not a crocodile!" Looking at the monster with feathered arrows stuck in its body, the guide shook his head and said, "The villain has never seen such a thing, so he can only stay in the water and be quiet, drag the corpse a little farther away, and then ponder it carefully." ”
Before coming to the Valley of Broken Souls, the guide had already warned that this place was full of dangers.
Zhuge Jun originally planned to let the soldiers enter the Valley of Broken Souls, find some food, and choose another reason before leaving.
But as soon as he came to Taniguchi, he encountered this unknown monster, which made him immediately dispel this idea.
Compared with entering the Valley of Broken Souls, where he didn't know what he would encounter, Zhuge Jun felt that it was more appropriate to lead the army to turn back the same way, walk out of the mountains and forests from the old road, and find barbarians to fight.
Thinking about this in his heart, he clenched the hilt of his sword tightly, stared at the waterhole's eyes, and narrowed slightly.
"Whoa!" The soldiers held strong crossbows, waiting for the monster to rush to the shore, and hundreds of huge waves suddenly rose in the waterhole, and a huge monster jumped up from the waterhole.
The monsters jumped up the pool, and before they could hit the ground, countless arrows flew in front of them.
Sharp arrows caught in the strong wind, flew towards the monsters that jumped to the shore, and shot into the bodies of monsters.
Earlier, only one went ashore, and the soldiers' feather arrows shot at the same target, and they shot the monster in an instant, but now the monsters that have come ashore are hundreds of them one after another, and the feather arrows are scattered, although they have shot a lot, but they have not completely shot the monster.