Looking at the moat that was more than ten feet wide, Huang Tianyan was slightly worried.
Not to mention whether they can swim across safely, but what will happen after they get there? It is only temporarily safe, and there is still a city wall blocking the outside when they want to enter the city.
At this moment, a torch was lit every few feet on the city wall, and there were soldiers patrolling the city wall. It was extremely difficult to get in.
"Brother Huang, apart from this method, are we the same as those people? We also go to ask the officials in the city for kindness?"
Zhang Ziming was very clear about the faces of officials and powerful people. How could such a group of selfish people, after finally deceiving everyone out of the city, open the door and let people in again?
Looking at the people crying for their fathers and mothers in the distance, Huang Tianyan couldn't help but sigh and said helplessly: "It seems that I can't do it without getting into the water!"
The two reached an agreement, and under the cover of night, they quietly went to sleep with a group of their men.
Fortunately, it is not winter now, otherwise it would not be an easy task to swim there.
Dozens of people went into the water together. Although they minimized their movements, they were still discovered by the garrison on the city wall.
With a "pop" sound, a stone fell into the river and created a wave of waves.
"Go back, and if you dare to go forward, you will be killed without mercy!" The shouts of the garrison came from the city wall.
The reason why they were discovered so quickly was because they were not the first to enter the river. After the first wave of people were discovered, the garrison soldiers were asked to pay special attention to the river.
In fact, now that the suspension bridges everywhere have been closed, it is not uncommon for people to swim across the river if they want to enter the city.
"what to do?"
"There are still seven or eight feet left, don't worry about it, swim over first!" Huang Tianyan said solemnly.
There is a 90% chance that everyone will die if they go back, so it is better to just gamble and swim over, maybe the chance of survival is greater.
Seeing that they had no intention of returning, the soldiers on the tower immediately drew their bows and arrows, and "whoosh" two arrows were shot at everyone.
One of the arrows shot through the air and went into the water, but the other arrow hit a person, and a scream of "Ah" was heard from the scene.
There were dozens of them in the group. Although they were spread out across the river, the target was still relatively large, so it was not surprising that they were shot.
"Brother, save me!"
The one who was shot was Huang Tianyan's brother and one of the few survivors in the village.
Afraid that Huang Tianyan would be stupid, Zhang Ziming immediately said: "Everyone, hurry up and cross the river, otherwise you won't even think about crossing!"
But as he said this, two arrows were shot from the city tower. Although both arrows missed, they still brought a deterrent to everyone in the river.
At this moment, a scolding voice came from the city wall again: "If you dare to take a step forward, you will be killed without mercy!"
Looking up at the city wall, I could see clearly with the light of the fire that there were already more than a dozen soldiers standing on it with bows and arrows.
Seeing that everyone still had no intention of returning, the soldiers on the tower stopped holding back and fired arrows non-stop.
Under this intensity of attack, five or six people were shot and killed in succession. They screamed and flopped a few times before being submerged in the water.
At this time, Huang Tianyan was heard to say: "There are still eight or nine feet ahead, we can't get through it!"
He was telling the truth. They were now three or four feet away from the shore, and it would be safer to return the way they came.
Although he was unwilling to do so, in this situation, Zhang Ziming could only succumb to reality.
"Master Jun, let's go back... stop shooting!"
While Huang Tianyan was shouting, there was still a piercing sound in the air, forcing them to hurry ashore.
On the city wall, the soldiers watched Huang Tianyan and his party return before they stopped shooting.
Hurrying back to Anshang, Huang Tianyan and his party were all soaked like drowned rats and looked particularly miserable.
"What should I do?" Zhang Ziming asked in a deep voice, but his eyes were fixed on the city wall.
"Since we can't enter the city, we have to find a place to hold on quickly. I guess... the zombie wave is coming soon!" Huang Tianyan looked extremely ugly.
Tide of corpses? This is another new word heard by Zhang Ziming.
Seeing the confusion on his face, Huang Tianyan said with fear: "This tide of corpses... is definitely the most terrifying thing in the world!"
"Brother Zhang, there are so many people here that we shouldn't stay for a long time. Let's find a place to avoid trouble quickly!" Huang Tianyan said with a sense of loneliness in his tone.
These days, I have been on the run and finally found a safe city. Who knew it would be like this? Huge disappointment lingered in Huang Tianyan's heart.
But since his life was still there, he would not give up easily, so he immediately thought of avoiding the tide of corpses.
"If you're outside the city, first find a house with walls. This one may last three to five days!"
As he spoke, Huang Tianyan walked away first, and his men followed him unswervingly, leaving Zhang Ziming and a group of his men behind.
"Brother, what should we do next?" a man asked.
At this moment, Zhang Ziming was also extremely confused. On the one hand, he still wanted to enter the city, but now he couldn't.
At this moment, I saw a commotion at the suspension bridge not far away, and someone exclaimed "there is a monster" coming through.
Zhang Ziming's expression changed drastically. It was really not a good place to stay here for a long time, so his hesitation was immediately dispelled and he immediately followed Huang Tianyan's footsteps.
On the bank of the moat outside Yongning Gate, thousands of people screamed in terror and fled in all directions.
The number of monsters in the distance has increased from one or two at the beginning to hundreds by now, and the number is still increasing.
The crowd fled in all directions. They had encountered zombies before and had experienced the horror of these things.
Zombies were flying from a distance, so most of the people just chose to jump into the river. They were forced to have no choice.
As long as one person jumps, it immediately triggers a chain reaction. Compared to the terrifying zombies slandering you from a distance, even people who don't know how to swim will jump.
At the gate of Yongning, Qianhu Wangcheng yelled at all his soldiers: "Shoot for me, shoot them quickly!"
No one is allowed to enter the city. This is the death order of Dusi Yamen.
But Wang Cheng knew better that this was also the intention of the Longyou government and the powerful people of Yuanyang.
With Prince Yong's Mansion remaining silent on this matter, the agreement reached between the three parties is an iron rule that must be implemented.
After all, they were fellow villagers. If they wanted to shoot the opponent directly, the soldiers seemed a little hesitant. They didn't know how many people they would kill at this time.
"Are they all fucking deaf? If one of them is bitten by a monster, it will be a big disaster if they sneak into the city. Do you want your family to be in danger?" Wang Chengjia scolded.
Under this reasoning, the soldiers could only draw their bows and arrows, aim at the people crossing the river, and start shooting.
But this was not of much use. The people still rushed to jump into the river. Nearly a thousand people were splashing in the river, and soon some people climbed to the other side.
At this moment, hundreds of people who were still running for their lives on the shore had been bitten to death by the zombies, and it was foreseeable that more people would die in the future.
But what's really scary is that there are more zombies coming in the night, all attracted by these people who are out of the city today.
"Ouch..."
The tide of zombies corresponds to Huang Tianyan's words. What is now displayed in front of Wang Cheng is the tide of zombies whose boundaries are difficult to see clearly.
"Have you notified the government? Why haven't the help they sent arrived yet?" Wang Cheng asked angrily.
The subordinate behind him quickly replied: "Sir, we have sent someone and they should be here soon!"
The walls of Yuanyang City are too long. If there are not enough manpower, it will be impossible to defend against it.