allonlinenovel Chapter 165: Is it the evil spirits? Or is it the divine punishment?
Chapter 165: Is it the evil spirits? Or is it the divine punishment?
After a brief moment of shock, the puppet soldiers continued to work, and soon they regained their composure, completely forgetting the shock they had just received.
However, this state did not last long, and the sound of breaking air was heard again in the sky. This time, the puppet soldiers knew what it was.
They fled in fear, hoping to find a place to hide before the arrows fell.
"Run! The arrows are coming again! Find a place to hide!"
Although many soldiers used wood and earth pits to avoid arrows, some soldiers were still shot to death.
Xu Guangen came out of the tent and shouted angrily: "What on earth is going on? Where did the arrow come from?"
A general ran over and said in a hurry: "General! I don't know! I just sent someone out to check, but it's pitch black and there's nothing there!"
Xu Guangen grabbed the general and yelled at him, "Useless thing! How could you have nothing? An archer can only shoot arrows from a distance of 200 steps at most. Can the subordinates of the Marquis of Zhenxi be more than 200 steps away?"
The general looked aggrieved. He said very depressedly: "But General, our people are turning upside down all around us. I'm afraid they are about four or five hundred meters away!"
"We sent people to check the moment the arrow fell, but there was really nothing! General, you have to trust us!"
Xu Guangen threw the general aside and shouted, "Send the troops to guard outside. I want to see how the arrow got to the camp!"
"Yes!"
The general left in a hurry, and then took 5,000 soldiers to guard the camp at a distance of four or five hundred meters.
Just as the general said, the maximum distance an archer can reach is only two or three hundred meters at most, and a distance of four or five hundred meters is simply impossible!
So he felt that the troops were slow to come out just now and failed to catch the enemy. If the enemy dared to take the risk and shoot arrows at him again, he would make sure they would never return this time!
The general and his troops had been guarding here for nearly half an hour, but no one came. Some soldiers were yawning and feeling sleepy.
"Damn it, are they afraid to come? Are they too scared to launch a surprise attack after seeing us chasing them just now?" The general snorted disdainfully.
"Well, you're lucky you didn't get caught by us, otherwise..."
Just as the general was preparing to retreat with his troops, a sound of breaking air suddenly occurred in the darkness ahead.
The general took a few steps back as if he had seen a ghost. A moment later, he heard the screams of soldiers coming from the camp behind him.
Not only the generals, but also the 5,000 soldiers all looked terrified, and some even pointed their fingers at the darkness ahead with their mouths wide open.
There is clearly nothing in front, where are these arrows coming from?
"Damn! There are ghost soldiers! There are damn ghost soldiers!" The general screamed a few times and turned around and ran, taking the five thousand soldiers with him as he ran back to the camp.
"General! General, please go to the city and ask the magician to come over to perform a ritual!" The general ran all the way to Xu Guangen, who had a gloomy face.
"There are ghost soldiers! There are ghost soldiers! I just took my men to guard outside, but I didn't see any archers at all, but arrows were shot at me!"
"This is clearly caused by the evil spirits! General, go and ask the magician! We are not fighting against humans, we are fighting against ghosts!"
After Xu Guangen heard this, his face suddenly changed. He asked again: "Are you sure you didn't see anyone?"
The general nodded heavily: "I am absolutely sure! Those five thousand brothers can also prove it! There are no enemy archers outside!"
Xu Guangen held his forehead and sighed: "What is going on in this Yandong area? I have never heard of any ghost soldiers here!"
"Why did we have to run into them at this time? If Ying Tianqian had encountered the Yin soldiers back then, why would he be in so much trouble now?"
"Someone! Go to the city and invite a magician to perform a ritual! And buy some paper money! Burn it for these ghost soldiers!"
At the same time, the Qin cavalrymen who had just returned from their mission reported to Zhang Fei: "General, the puppet troops seem to have noticed something, but they haven't discovered us. Will they continue to shoot arrows after half an hour?"
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "No! These naive guys think our range is only four or five hundred meters. Since they are alert, let's stop here tonight. I believe they will not be able to sleep at night."
With the support of a two-star longbow and the Qin cavalry's amazing arm strength, they can shoot an arrow up to a distance of 900 meters!
It was precisely because of this that Ying Xuanze exchanged for the Qin cavalry. Whether it was attacking or pursuing, the Qin cavalry was undoubtedly the most suitable.
As Zhang Fei said, no one in the puppet army camp could sleep well that night.
The Taoist priests who were sleeping soundly in Jiyang City were suddenly awakened. Before they could even put on their clothes, they were carried to the puppet army camp and performed rituals on them that night.
It was almost dawn when the ritual was completed. The sky gradually brightened and the soldiers could not sleep, but they had to continue building the fortifications.
At this moment, all the people of Yandong had a thought in their minds: What the hell is this for? I thought I could have a good life if I followed the Chao Kingdom, but why am I suffering?
Some people complained bitterly, but due to pressure they could only complain in private. When they saw the centurion coming, they worked hard.
In this way, the puppet soldiers worked for the whole morning despite feeling very sleepy. When it was time for lunch, a group of people ate while yawning, while some even just ate a few bites of steamed buns and then fell asleep.
"Don't sleep! Don't sleep! Get to work after eating!" A general shouted at the sleeping soldiers.
Xu Guangen interrupted the man and then scolded: "Don't disturb them! Let the brothers who are asleep sleep well, and those who can still work should work."
Although these soldiers were all from Yandong, Xu Guangen knew that if they were not treated as human beings, the first to die in the event of a riot would be generals like them.
It is better to build the fortifications later than to make the people of Yandong feel dissatisfied.
Besides that, he didn't sleep well last night, not much better than these soldiers, so he planned to take a nap.
However, just as Xu Guangen closed his eyes, there was a commotion outside the tent. He came out of the tent with an angry face and shouted:
"What's going on outside? Didn't we say we should take a rest..." Before he could finish his words, an arrow suddenly shot out and hit his arm.
Arrows? Why are there more arrows?
"General! The ghost soldiers are coming again! That group of ghost soldiers are coming again!" Xu Guangen's subordinates hurriedly ran over and shouted in horror.
"This method is totally useless! Many brothers who were sleeping were shot to death by arrows!"
Xu Guangen stumbled suddenly and for a moment forgot the severe pain in his arm.
This.....how can this be a ghost soldier? This is clearly a divine soldier!