Chapter 36: High Walls and Deep Ravines
"Did I tell you that it was artificial?" Sun Fuping snorted, "Sturdy and seamless, built in wartime, and trampled by thousands of people and siege vehicles, only supernatural powers can do it." β
Is this bridge made by supernatural powers? Everyone looked down at the road and was shocked.
"There are many earth-based magic powers, this may be a variant of the mountain-moving technique, and it is performed by at least fifty magicians." Sun Fuping kicked the bridge deck and made a sound of gold and stone, "Well, the price is not small. β
The quality is also very good, and it will not be bad after a hundred years.
Situ Han asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say that supernatural powers are ineffective in wartime?" β
Before the others could speak, He Lingchuan had already booed him: "I don't know anything!" The supernatural power is only weak for the army, but no one says that it can't be used in war, what's the problem with paving roads and building bridges? β
He pinched his chin and said, "In this way, the bridge in front of the south gate of Panlong City has actually been destroyed, built and destroyed, and has been recycled countless times, right?" The reason why this one is still alive today is probably because of the final victory of the coalition forces? β
"As it should be." Sun Fuping agreed with his point of view, "Panlong City usually needs this bridge to connect with the south, but when a big war comes, it must be cut off first to block the enemy." β
Nian Songyu kicked the watermelon-sized stone at his feet into the deep ravine. It took a while for everyone to hear the echo of a heavy object falling to the ground.
"It's very deep, I'm afraid we won't survive if we fall." He looked down at the bottom of the gully by the bridge, "This was originally a moat, right?" I saw that there were traces of chiseling at the bottom of the ravine, and I thought it had deepened. β
Panlong City was originally based on the moat, and the moat in front of the gate was also refined, so that the water flow was deeper and more turbulent, and the difficulty for the enemy to climb the Chipa Plateau increased again.
At least, the army can't go up.
In the past 32 years, Panlong City has worked city defense and security.
There was a little commotion in the back.
After hitting the bridge, the possessed puppet struggled even more violently, trying to run backwards, and even opened its mouth to bite people, and one of the guards had blood flowing from his left hand.
The consequence of this is that it has been suppressed even more forcefully. In the end, they were almost carried across the bridge.
Everyone came to the south gate of the ancient city of Panlong.
In fact, the exterior walls of this legendary city are not as grand as He Lingchuan imagined, only five zhang high, in the shape of a barrel, the exterior walls are not smooth, and there are patches of different brick colors everywhere, which have obviously been repaired countless times.
The wasteland is too dry, and there is no moss under the walls, but it is as stained as the bridge deck, and the wind and sand have not blown it off for more than a hundred years.
It was a blood stain that was too thick to fade away.
There are many small holes in the wall, which are a little bigger than grapefruits, and people can't get into them. He Lingchuan knew at a glance that there were also chambers and passages for hiding soldiers on the inside of the city wall, and these small holes could not only breathe and observe the enemy's situation, but also be used to throw arrows and spears and stab the enemy who landed in the city.
But these are the operations of the regular city wall, and the outer wall of Panlong City is gray and simple, nothing special.
But looking up, everyone discovered its hideous side-
The outside of the battlements is also covered with black wooden vertebrae of different lengths, in the form of interlaced canine teeth, and there are them in all directions.
Zeng Feixiong snorted: "Hemlock, crocodile tooth vertebrae!" β
He was also involved in the defense of Blackwater. This border city is the vanguard of the Kite Kingdom to the west, and the city wall certainly has a large number of fortifications. However, the use of crocodile tooth vertebrae in the city gate has been extinct for nearly a hundred years, and it is the first time he has seen it.
Siege warfare often requires the use of ladders to send ground troops to enemy walls. However, there are crocodile tooth vertebrae in the way, and the ladder head of the siege ladder can only be erected on the vertebrae, and the soldiers have to climb over the crocodile tooth vertebrae themselves to jump onto the city.
Needless to say, these "crocodile teeth" are rounded all over, and they have to be anointed with oil before the battle, and they are guaranteed to be slippery and slippery, and people can't stand at all. If that wasn't enough, the defenders would throw a few torches up and roast the flesh.
Hemlock wood, which is made from long vertebrae, is not afraid of fire, but humans cannot.
It seems like there's nothing wrong with describing this wall as "armed to the teeth".
Situ Han also straightened his eyes and muttered, "Sure enough, that's really the case!" β
"Let's go inside." Sun Fuping was the first to retract his gaze and led everyone through the outer wall.
The outermost hemlock door, one ajar and the other lying on the ground, was clearly treated roughly. The marks of the knife and axe on the door are like fire marks.
Hemlock, which is harder than steel, can be scarred like this, and He Lingchuan feels that his eyes have been opened.
But when he walked through the door, he still let out a shocking "oh".
There is only 200 zhang of open space behind the outer wall, and then there is ......
The second high wall!
He Chunhua couldn't help but say: "It's the first time I've seen such a high urn city." β
The second wall is five feet higher than the outer wall! And there are fortifications on the outer walls, and here is also another set.
He Lingchuan also saw several catapults on the city gate.
Sun Fuping shook his head: "Who said this is Urn City?" β
Everyone walked through the second city gate again, looked at it, and couldn't help but be speechless.
They saw the third wall!
This wall is five zhang higher than the second heaviest, which is already fifteen zhang (more than forty meters) high!
Triple Gate, Triple Wall, Panlong City This is armed to the teeth.
"This is Urn City!" Situ Han gasped, "The enemy who attacked here must be very unhappy. "After all the hard work of flying over the moat, and then breaking through the two walls, the attacker tore through the hard skin of his prey, and should have eaten the tender fat, but when he went down his mouth, he knocked his teeth againβand there was a thick layer of scales underneath.
When I hit here, I have to face the high wall again, and my tenacity will be leaked out of all my strength, and no one will feel good in my heart.
He Lingchuan felt that the people who built this city were also quite vicious.
However, he also found blood stains on the side of the air hole in the third high wall, which shows that the coalition forces did fight here in the past.
Needless to say, the sinister nature of that battle.
Crossing the triple gate, the team finally entered Panlong City.
As far as the eye can see, is a huge square, or flat ground, that can hold at least 2,000 people. Now the team of 200 people was put inside, and it was still very empty.
As soon as he turned his head, a huge relief of a long insect was embedded in the urn wall.
This long insect sculpture resembles a snake and a python, with scales, but it has horns on its head, beards under its jaw, and a bulging mouth.
He Lingchuan knew that this was the origin of the name of the city: Panlong.
But this is not a real dragon, but a Jiao.
There is also a long stone table under the black Jiao totem for the residents to offer offerings. The gong pagoda and the incense burner on the side are nearly a foot high, which is very magnificent, and of course there is no incense anymore.
There was a large pool at the end of the square, but now of course it was dry and empty. More than 100 years later, it is still very complete, only a few gaps are missing. Situ Han knocked on the edge of the pool: "What is this pool for?" β
Sun Fuping said: "The ancient cities in the Panlong Wasteland have a tradition of drinking water and swearing before sending troops. β