Volume 2 Skycloud Hegemony Chapter 182 The Tide of Madness
The Cai coalition army is urgently reinforcing the defenses of various large battalions, a total of nine large battalions, each originally scheduled to have more than 3,000 people. However, due to the previous major battle, the number of personnel was heavy, and now the number of people in each battalion was less than 3,000.
These nine large camps are distributed in the shape of plum blossoms, with three in the middle and six in the periphery as petals, and one inner battalion supports two outer battalions to form a large array to defend in all directions. It can be seen from the arrangement of the military array that Cai Yong does have good military talent.
In the face of the tide of beasts coming from the north with billowing smoke and dust, Cai Yong ordered the north to be the main defense direction, and transferred most of the guarding equipment. With the continuous advancement of the battalion reinforcement work, a temporary trench more than three meters wide and two meters deep was dug in the north of the barracks' large array. The earth dug out of the ditch was piled up behind the deep ditch with a wall of earth more than two meters high, so that there was a defensive line with a maximum depth of four meters outside the military camp.
Seeing this line of defense built in a short period of time, Sun Zhong nodded and praised: "The Cai family master is really talented, with this line of defense, the pressure of the beast tide is suddenly much smaller. It seems that it should be a very easy thing to hold out until reinforcements arrive. ”
"Yes, with such a deep line of defense, hum! A few beasts should not be afraid. When reinforcements arrive, it's time for us to fight back. Wang Heng was also very satisfied with this improvised defense line, he glanced at the beast tide that was getting closer and closer in the distance, and his face became a lot more relaxed for the first time.
This "plum blossom array" was not designed by the Cai family, but was given to Cai by the eldest prince, this is one of the means for us to save our lives in major events, and now is the right time to try its power. Cai Yong also showed a slightly relaxed smile on his face, although the beast tide was very fierce, but with the "Plum Blossom Array" and this just-dug defense line, he believed that it might be a little difficult to repel the beast tide, but he was full of confidence until the reinforcements arrived.
Yan Rong was also supervising his subordinates to strengthen the camp defense, although Elder Yan Xing said that their danger was much smaller than Cai Yong's, but out of caution, he still meticulously did a good job of strengthening the camp defense.
To deal with the beast tide, long-range arrows are indispensable, and they are also one of the most important means of attack, so Yan Rong almost gave priority to the crossbows, bows and arrows brought this time, and even the troops attacking Heishi Village were also affected by this incident, thus suspending the attack on Heishi Village.
Just as the arrows in the rear had just reached the front line, the billowing smoke and dust finally reached the vicinity of the Cai coalition camp. As if they were under some control, they suddenly stopped, stood quietly outside the camp of the Cai Coalition Army, and confronted the Cai Coalition Army.
Yan Rong's face suddenly became solemn, this change in the beast tide showed from the side that the demon fetus had a very strong control over the beast tide, and it could almost be forbidden to the point of being banned. This is terrible for any army.
Just when Yan Rong thought that a big war was about to break out, an unexpected news came from the rear. Cai Heyan's troops actually took the initiative to retreat, and they quietly withdrew from the mountains behind the Black Stone Village, and only accepted a group of high-level warriors to make an appearance on the city tower. When the Western Continent army attacked again, they found that they were about to collapse at the first touch, and they abandoned the city walls and fled from the back mountains as quickly as possible.
This made Jiang Di, who was in charge of commanding the attack on Heishi Village, also surprised, at first he thought that the Cai family had some conspiracy, but when the gate of the Black Stone Village was completely occupied by them, he had to believe in this matter, and the Cai family took the initiative to give up the Black Stone Village.
For this news, Yan Rong and Yan Jun were all taken aback, and even Elder Yan Xing, who had always been steady, was surprised. Whatever the purpose, it was a good thing that the Cai family gave up the Black Stone Village so that they could get a safe rear at this time.
Yan Rong immediately ordered Jiang Di to clear the remnants of the army in the Black Stone Village, and then concentrate his forces to strengthen the city defenses. If the camp on the ridge can keep out the tide of beasts, then it can become an advance base for the entire Western Continent Army. If it can't be prevented, then the Black Stone Village will become the last retreat of the Western Continental Alliance.
After receiving the news and orders from the front, Jiang Di's face became very solemn. He hadn't experienced the beast tide either, but there had been a lot of detailed descriptions of it in the family, and no matter what the description, the beast tide was not something that could be easily dealt with. Therefore, he understood Yan Rong's meaning very well, and Heishi Village would be the last retreat of the Western Continent Alliance. If nothing can be done, then Yan Rong will order the troops to retreat here, and what he has to do is to strengthen the city defenses and prepare for reception and battle.
Standing on the head of the city and glancing at the direction where the big battle was about to take place, Jiang Di solemnly ordered his subordinates: "Immediately make every effort to strengthen the city defense, if there is anyone who is ineffective, the military law will deal with it!"
"Yes!" the men took the order, and they were very worried that they had never seen the beast tide, after all, the unknown was the most terrifying thing.
"Woo woo!" A crying roar came out from the beast tide, and the beast tide, which was originally waiting quietly, suddenly shook, and immediately moved again, attacking the army formation of the Cai Clan's coalition army, and the big battle broke out.
Thousands of wild beasts roared in unison, and began to tear their limbs apart and run, and the sound of their claws digging the ground changed from light to heavy, from less to more, and gradually merged into a wave of sound like war drums, rolling in with the smoke and dust that was raised.
"Knock Boom! Knock Boom!"
The sound of rolling came quickly, and every time the claws collided with the ground, it seemed to hit people's hearts, making people unable to calm down. In addition to the boundless beasts in front of him, only the smoke and dust that covered the sky and the sun swept towards him.
The soldiers in the army were all earth-colored, and many of them had probably never seen such an apocalyptic scene in their lives. Although they pursed their lips tightly to prevent themselves from making any sound, the blue lips and trembling hands betrayed the fear in their hearts.
Only by holding the blade tightly in their hands can they find a trace of solace and regain a little hope of survival.
The vast majority of the thousands of beast tides are coyotes, and they are the main body of the beast tide. This beast, which is widely distributed throughout the Western Continent, has reached an astonishing number because of its super adaptability. Even the Gobi Desert is their hunting ground, not to mention the western continent with abundant water and grass and abundant food.
In addition to the large number of coyotes, there are also a large number of violent bears, wind leopards, wind tigers and other large carnivorous beasts.
The only non-carnivorous beast in the beast tide is probably going to be ridden by horns. The horned rider is an undomesticated riding beast, this kind of wild and untamed riding beast, after going berserk, it has become even more frenzied. They are often thousands of horses together, forming a torrent of rapid waves, sweeping like a violent wind. The rushing torrent, without any other means, could crush anything that stood in their way, simply trampling through it.
In the face of the fast-moving herd, there are always people who can't keep their composure, and when the herd just enters the firing range, they can't wait to shoot the arrows in their hands. Although the front-line commanders shouted loudly, they could not prevent this kind of behavior, and in the end they could only follow the order to attack on all fronts.
Suddenly, the arrows were like dark clouds, constantly rushing towards the galloping beasts, and many beasts fell to the ground. Under such a dense tide of beasts, the crossbowmen did not have to draw accurately at all, and they could shoot with their eyes closed.
As the rain of arrows continued to attack, pieces of wild beasts fell on the road. But more beasts rushed towards the camp without hesitation, and were stopped by the deep ditch and high wall.
As the beasts caught under the deep ditches and high walls gathered more and more, the dense numbers soon became overwhelming. In the face of such a standing rake, the soldiers of the Cai coalition army were overjoyed.
They opened their arrows and shot at the herd, and each round of fire was able to shoot a large number of beasts in pieces. It was not a battle at all, but a one-sided slaughter.
The soldiers were excited, and the generals were even more red-eyed, and they roared loudly, venting all the fears in their hearts before, as if only in this way could they truly express the true emotions in their hearts. The rain of arrows was like a sickle that harvested the beasts in front of the defense line in turn, plowing the ever-piling beasts over and over again. Blood and flesh splattered everywhere, soaking red with the freshly turned dirt and filling the newly dug ravines.
"Great! Great! Beasts are beasts, they don't have any brains!" Sun Zhong laughed.
"Kill, kill, kill, kill more, I want to see how many brutes are enough for my army to kill?" Wang Heng was also dancing excitedly.
Zhongshan Ce was also excited, although he didn't shout, but his excited demeanor couldn't be concealed.
Cai Yong looked at the ravines that were gradually filled, but his face was dignified, the impact strength of the beast tide made his heart only startled, and the indifferent attack method made him feel a chill in his heart.
Seeing Cai Yong's solemn face, Sun Zhong was puzzled, he looked at Cai Yong and asked, "Master Cai, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Heng and Zhongshan Ce also noticed Cai Yong's face, and they also gathered around curiously and asked, "Master Cai, what's wrong?"
Cai Yong didn't answer immediately, he was still staring at the beast corpses that were piling up, and the chill in his heart became more and more intense. The demon fetus that controlled the beast tide actually wanted to use the corpses of the beast herd to pile up a passage directly into the inside of the camp, such a cold way of attacking, it was unbelievable.
"Immediately inform the three large battalions in the south, and transfer half of them to the north, and give me all the reserves. Cai Yong didn't have time to explain, so he immediately gave an order to his subordinates. His order not only confused his subordinates, but even Sun Zhong, Wang Heng, and Zhongshan Ce were confused.
"Master Cai, you sent all the reserves, how should the battle be fought later?" Wang Heng asked with a puzzled expression.
"If we don't send it, then we won't have a future!" Cai Yong said with a pale face.