Just as the three of them were discussing countermeasures, someone suddenly pointed to the dark place in the distance and said: "The barbarians are coming."
There was the sound of horse hooves, but it didn't sound very loud, and I don't know how many people came.
Jal did not dare to be careless and immediately put the people on the city wall on alert.
The soldiers guarding the city put up their shields to protect themselves from the opponent's cold arrows.
The crossbowmen were ready to go, drawing their bows and setting arrows, waiting for Jal's order.
Wherever the torch went, there was darkness, as if the barbarians had not come at all and everything was quiet.
Tong Xiao opened his eyes wide and couldn't see anyone clearly. He slapped the soldiers guarding the city and said, "There are no barbarians. Are you dazzled..."
Before he finished speaking, there was suddenly another sound of piercing the air, first one, then countless more, and dozens of arrows were shot towards the city wall.
Some people reacted quickly and quickly used shields to block themselves, or lowered their bodies to avoid it. Some people reacted slowly and were shot in the chest by an arrow, which made it impossible for them to survive.
Jarl immediately shouted, "Put out the torches."
Everyone immediately understood and extinguished the torches. The city wall immediately fell into darkness, and the barbarian arrows stopped.
Without light, these people lost their goals and became motionless for a while.
Jial and Li Nian were lying in the darkness of the city wall and whispered: "How did they come here so quietly?"
The most hateful thing is that until now, they don't even know how many people the other party has come.
Li Maner squatted behind Li Nian and whispered: "Uncle Third, they must have wrapped the horse's hooves. This way, there is almost no sound when walking. I guess they should have used this when they came from Xiashitan.
This method made the people who had been guarding there suffer a loss, and the warning signal was sent too late."
"Man'er's analysis makes sense."
"What should we do now?" Jal said: "These people are too sinister. Maybe they will leave again now."
Li Man'er poked his head and looked down the city, only to see that there were probably dozens of people, and they were not riding horses either, and they were crawling towards the city gate.
This is a vanguard force.
"Uncle Third, there are probably dozens of people crawling this way. I guess they are the leading spies."
When Li Nian heard this, he immediately looked around and discovered that there were some looming shadows on the ground in the distance, like insects. If Li Man'er hadn't reminded him, he would not have been able to see them.
Jal also saw it, and his teeth were itching with hatred. "It seems that it is really a small force, coming as a vanguard." These people came over with a wave of arrows before, taking away six or seven brothers, and a few others were injured.
A minor injury is something Jal cannot accept.
"Brothers, we are all ready." Jal gritted his teeth and said, "Let them also have a taste of our power."
Everyone cheered up.
Tong Xiao approached Li Man'er and said, "Miss Li, how many injured are there, can you take a look?"
His attitude is pretty good, and his previous arrogance is completely gone.
Li Man'er nodded, walked to the base of the wall, and used the medical kit prepared on the city gate to briefly bandage several people.
The quality of gauze in this era was just that, and people didn't care much about the concept of disinfection. On the battlefield, someone would fall down at any time, and no one cared about it.
"First carry the wounded person down, and pay attention to see if there is fever and whether the wound is suppurating."
Soldiers all know this. If a person does not have a fever, the wound can be healed quickly. Once the wound suppurates and the person has a fever, the person will most likely be handed over there.
The injured was quickly carried down, and Jarl finally got the chance to take revenge, "Let go."
He shouted loudly, and dozens of torches suddenly lit up around him, and at the same time, the crossbowmen shot out all the arrows in their hands.
Those who attacked were well prepared. Everyone carried a hard shield with them. They fixed the shield on their arms and pushed the shield forward to reduce the chance of being hit by arrows.
These people were very fast and had obviously been specially trained. They did not ride horses and only came with a shield. They did not know what their purpose was.
Li Maner's sharp eyes suddenly saw that the movements and routes of these people were very regular. They were not moving forward blindly, but they were firmly protecting several people while moving forward to ensure their safety.
The few people they were protecting in the center were bulging, as if they were carrying something.
Li Man'er immediately took the bow and arrow from a slightly injured crossbowman on the side. Under Tong Xiao's surprised eyes, Li Man'er fully drew the bow, took aim and shot. The moment she let go, the arrow seemed to have
As if he had lost his spirit, he shot towards the barbarians outside the city.
She was very strong and the arrow was very fast. She hit one of the people at once, and that person was one of the people protected in the middle. He screamed first, and then there was a light yellow mist around his body.
It rose and slowly dispersed.
The people around the man didn't hide when they saw this, and they still protected the remaining people and crawled forward very quickly.
Li Maner immediately said: "No, the other party is preparing to attack with poison."
Li Nian had an idea, "Quick, wrap guncotton on the tip of the arrow, and be sure to shoot all the barbarians."
"yes!"
So everyone got busy. Soon, the tips of the crossbowmen's arrows were wrapped with guncotton. After lighting them and shooting them, the barbarians suffered some pain. The most important thing was that after the fire burned, it could reduce some of the toxicity.
Li Man'er's hand never stopped, her arrows were fast and accurate, almost one arrow at a time.
"Don't let those carrying poison get close to the city gate." Jal shouted, "Vanguard camp, go to the city gate to kill the enemy."
It is still very dangerous to open the city gate at this time. Once the enemy ambush a large army not far away, it is very likely that they will rush over directly.
Fortunately, Jal is very smart and has prepared a lot of strong flying claws, iron chains, straw ropes and other items on the city wall. Especially the straw ropes, each one is as thick as an adult's thumb, one end is tied to the city wall, and the other is tied to the city wall.
They were held in the hands of the people from the Pioneer Camp. Using these straw ropes, the people from the Pioneer Camp slid down the city wall smoothly. They were very fast, and they had a big knife in their hands. They killed the barbarians as soon as they landed.
The barbarians obviously did not expect that the other party would discover their purpose so quickly. They gritted their teeth, stood up directly, and rushed toward the people in the vanguard camp.
The crossbowmen on the city are not vegetarians either. Without their shields, these people are a good opportunity to be harvested.
In order to complete the task, some barbarians even did not hesitate to spread the poison packets on themselves in order to achieve a quick victory.
The yellow powder soon turned into a fine mist and dispersed in the air. The originally heroic soldiers of the vanguard battalion suddenly started foaming at the mouth, their bodies were shaking wildly, and they soon fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
The barbarians seemed to have seen the dawn of victory and strode towards the city gate.
Li Man'er pulled off the face towel, covered his face, then pulled a rope and slid down the city wall.
Li Nian had a heart attack and was almost frightened. He shouted, "Barbarian."