fantasy novels Chapter 60 Conspiracy
Chapter 60 Conspiracy
As night gradually enveloped the city walls.
All the constables from the Southern Police Station had arrived and were positioned on the left side. Each of them carried a bow and stood on the city wall, looking solemnly at the opposite side.
The garrison's archers were positioned on the right.
Below, the county government's three warships were moored opposite the city gate.
Huang Wei and the general guarding the south gate of the city were in the middle, pointing ahead and exchanging words in hushed tones.
"General Yun, is there any news on which city gate the rebels' largest warship will attack?"
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the East Gate."
Yun Du spoke slowly.
Upon hearing this, Huang Wei nodded in agreement, which would greatly reduce the pressure on the south gate.
"However, we must still be on guard."
"Um!"
.....
Time passed slowly, and on the city wall, both the garrison soldiers and the head constables of the Southern Police Station were tense, their eyes fixed on Baoshan River.
"Haven't you taken any action yet?"
Li Yuan muttered to himself, having already arranged for several fish to be caught on the opposite bank.
But there was no warning, and now it's already past midnight.
"Why haven't they arrived yet? Could the information be wrong?"
At this moment, the constable beside him whispered.
"Wouldn't it be better if we didn't come? It's so dark and dangerous here."
Another person chimed in.
In the past, torches were always lit on the city gate towers, but this is not possible now, otherwise they would become easy targets.
As time passed, more and more yawns could be heard from the city tower.
Li Yuan leaned against the city wall and closed his eyes to rest.
suddenly!
He opened his eyes, his nerves instantly on edge; the fish had given him a warning.
"What's wrong, Li Yuan?"
Someone nearby noticed and asked.
*Squeak... Bang!*
A firework bursts in the sky.
"Everyone, be alert!" Yun Du roared, his voice echoing throughout the entire city wall. "Prepare the bows and arrows!"
At the same time, a flaming arrow was fired from the county government's warship, and with a loud "bang," a huge firework exploded in the air, illuminating the entire river surface.
At this moment, those on the city wall finally saw what was happening on the other side.
Dozens of small boats, densely packed together, were rapidly approaching this direction...
"That's a catapult!"
"There are catapults on the ship!"
At this moment, the people on the warship let out sharp roars, warning the people on the city wall.
"Watch out!"
Yun Du shouted loudly, his eyes wide open.
boom!
Another firework shot out, and the river became clear again.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.....
The archers on the warship began to act.
On the city wall, Li Yuan instantly drew his bow to its full extent, and whoosh... the arrow shot out... bang!
One arrow to the head!
"Good arrow!"
Huang Wei also shouted loudly. He didn't make a move, but kept a close eye on this side. These were all his men, and he would definitely take action if there was any danger.
At this moment, on the river surface.
The rebels' formation began to break down.
Under the barrage of arrows from the county government office, more than 30% of the soldiers died in just a short time. However, the remaining soldiers showed no fear and were instead filled with fighting spirit.
Li Yuan raised an eyebrow. His eyesight was far beyond that of ordinary people, and he could already see the rebels by the light of the fireworks.
"Aren't you afraid?"
"Why do they look like a suicide squad?!"
"These rebels are really problematic!"
He had a very bad feeling. It's normal for one or two people to be unafraid of death, but so many... These are human beings, not beasts. It's really weird!
"Is the distance enough?"
"Enough, enough!"
"Start! Quick, quick... throw it to the other side!"
The next moment, the catapult on the small boat was activated. The powerful recoil, combined with the underwater turbulence, caused the small boat to tilt and fall into the water, and many rebels fell in.
"Fire the crossbow!"
On the city wall, Yun Du shouted loudly, unleashing his seventh-grade strength. He controlled a thousand-step crossbow and, after sensing the shadowy figure in the air, shot it towards it.
Huang Wei followed closely behind.
Giant arrows shot out, emitting a piercing sound as they pierced the air.
Li Yuan's heart tightened as he looked at the thousand-step crossbows. These were made of special refined iron and had extremely strong penetrating power. "Could a sixth-rank soldier withstand them?"
"What?"
Li Yuan cried out in surprise, because... the arrows that had struck the dark figures had passed right through them, not... the boulders!
"What happened?"
Yun Du shouted, "What is this?"
But soon, the air was filled with the stench of blood, and blood rained down from the sky. Arms, legs, heads, snakes, insects, and rodents fell from the sky, and some even flew through the city walls into the inner city.
A corpse!!!
The rebels went to such great lengths, losing so many lives, just to send these corpses here?!
On the river!
"Retreat! Everyone, retreat!"
"Hahaha....."
Small boats scattered and fled back at high speed. Under such circumstances, even if the government's warships chased after them, they couldn't afford to, and were afraid that the other side might have laid an ambush.
They watched helplessly as the rebels fled.
At this time, the torches on the city wall had already been lit.
Yun Du frowned as he looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, the bloodstains, and the foul smell.
"wrong!!!"
Just then, a head rolled down at Li Yuan's feet. By the light of the torch, he could see the man's face, which was deathly pale and even showed signs of pain in his eyes.
"This is from being tormented by illness!"
Then, looking at other parts of my body... I immediately had a bad feeling, and then one after another!
"Plague...it's plague...!!!!"
He roared.
These damned rebels are utter beasts; they actually sent plague-infested corpses into the inner city using catapults.
"If Boss Jia were alive... he'd be a beast!"
The entire city gate was thrown into chaos!
Meanwhile, the other three gates encountered the same situation, especially the East Gate, where the huge warship was the most frequently attacked.
.....
Outer city!
In the temporary headquarters of the Yellow Turban Army, under the dim yellow candlelight, a young man sat high above, while next to him was a middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe.
"Report—"
A hurried voice came in.
"Come in!"
The next moment, a soldier wearing a yellow headband rushed in, knelt down, and said, "Reporting to the young general, mission accomplished!"
The boy immediately stood up and asked in a deep voice, "Did they all surrender to the inner city?"
"Yes, they've all been surrendered to the inner city."
"good!"
The middle-aged man beside him clapped his hands and laughed, "Young General, you can rest assured. Now you just need to wait."
The boy glanced at him.
The plague had him in a state of utter chaos, and there was a shortage of medicinal herbs in the outer city, with people dying in droves.
This troubled him greatly, not because he was particularly kind, but because these people were useful!
But just then, he arrived.
Master Fang!
His father's right-hand man.
Upon hearing of the plague, instead of being worried, he became excited, imprisoning all those infected and collecting snakes, insects, and rodents, claiming he wanted to study them.
Until a few days ago, I told him that the plague had been resolved.
But unexpectedly, they were sent to the inner city.
He was deeply shocked at the time.
Although he was a ruthless killer, compared to Master Fang, he suddenly felt like a human being.
"It's not just the plague, but also a mixture of poisons concocted by this spiritual master, which even ordinary martial artists cannot withstand."
"Just wait, it won't be long before we take the inner city!"