Chapter 799 A useful trap

As the herds of beasts driven by the withered army swarmed outside the city of Usmer, the soldiers guarding the city walls reacted differently.

Some were calm and ignored the noisy and desperate situation outside the city, and concentrated on doing their own things.

Such people are obviously veterans with excellent psychological quality and have been on the battlefield for a long time.

Those giant valley rangers and valley crossbowmen are in this situation.

There are also those who can't hide their panic in their expressions. At the slightest movement, they can't help but shout in panic, and even prepare to draw their bows and shoot arrows.

These people are obviously rookies who have never been baptized by war.

Those Usmer militiamen are in this situation, including most of the gang brothers of the Sword Brotherhood. Siege warfare and street gang fights are completely two concepts. Even if many of them have seen blood, it does not mean that they have strong enough psychological quality to face the endless enemies, especially the extraordinary monster army in front of them.

Their reckless behavior was stopped by those experienced veterans. Regardless of whether they were kind-hearted or not, at this moment, they had to teach these new recruits the experience of fighting.

They would fight side by side in the future. The experience taught to them now might save their lives at the critical moment.

It is better to sharpen your spear before the battle.

It is better to have something than nothing.

This is why Gavin dispersed the Usmer militia. It is a tradition for veterans to lead new recruits on the battlefield.

Battlefield experience is not something that comes naturally. It is acquired step by step.

Three hundred meters!

Two hundred meters!

One hundred meters!

"The herd of beasts has entered the range of the crossbow cart, why don't you open fire?"

"Why are you panicking? What I just taught you was in vain? Good steel should be used on the blade, and this is especially true for large-scale defensive equipment such as crossbow carts.

Although this monster army is powerful, its shortcomings are extremely obvious. They lack long-range firepower and are our living targets before they climb the city wall. So don't be too nervous, stay calm, and wait for orders to act."

"Pit! Ha... It turns out that you have been prepared for a long time. No wonder you are so patient."

"With the pit blocking in front, we don't have to worry about a large number of beast corpses piling up under the city wall, allowing those animated monsters to jump onto the city wall."

"No, the pit is too narrow and can only block those who are not Good at jumping, and small and medium-sized beasts, such as tigers, leopards, wild horses, elks, etc., can jump over directly. "

"How do you know that this is not intentional?"

"Intentional? What does it mean?"

"Don't forget, what is the most common spellcasting profession in the Great Valley?"

"Druids! I understand. They want to use the druids' ability to communicate with animals to appease the beasts that cross the pits and let them be used by us? Let them form the first line of defense under the city?"

"Correct, but there is no reward!"

"Being able to kill a large number of enemies is the best reward."

Accompanied by bursts of howling, the herd of beasts driven by the dead branch monsters to rush towards the city of Usmer stopped the car.

Because just 50 meters away from the city wall, there is a continuous pit parallel to the city wall.

This is the tactic that the dragon oak leader dog head man first mastered. It is extremely useful to trap those intelligent creatures, not to mention these beasts. How could Gavin not make good use of it?

Unlike the past, this pit was tailored to the enemy they were facing.

Deep, long and narrow, with a width of five meters, it could only stop most small and medium-sized beasts, not to mention those large creatures that were good at jumping. Even black bears that were not good at jumping could jump over with a run-up.

This was intentional by Gavin and his team.

This pit belt around the city was not only Gavin and his team's first line of defense, but also their screening tool.

It screened out the powerful beasts and monsters in the herd, especially those hunters who were inherently fierce.

When they crossed the pit, the Druids of the Giant Valley, led by Hanso, were already waiting for them there. They used the Druids' ability to communicate with natural creatures to appease them, and then turned around and became soldiers in front of the battle to guard the city of Usmer.

This was a positive and negative thing.

Not only did it effectively resolve the impact of the herd's cannon fodder on the city of Usmer, but it also won a ground force for itself, which could effectively slow down the enemy's offensive.

Not to mention the Usmer City militia, even the Giant Valley Rangers on the city wall couldn't help but look down at the city.

This unique tactic is rare even in the Giant Valley, which is rich in druids. After all, it requires unique enemies. Under normal circumstances, those natural beasts will not attack druids.

The slowing effect of the pit belt only lasted for a short time, and the stagnant herd of beasts rushed forward again, even if most of them jumped hard, they just fell into the pit.

Because they were completely forced, the dead branch monsters following behind them were just a group of monsters following bloodthirsty instincts.

Driving the herd to attack Usmer City was just a coincidence, not their original intention. Taking root in the prey and sucking blood from them was what these monsters wanted to do most.

It only took more than ten minutes for the entire herd of beasts to split into two.

Either jump over the trap pit belt and reach the other side.

Or they will fall into the pit and howl in pain and despair.

The dead branch monsters following the herd of beasts jumped into the pit without thinking.

The intelligence of these bloodthirsty activated plants is not high, just like that of wild beasts.

The beasts that fell into the pit and were injured and bleeding directly stimulated them to forget everything and jump down.

For a moment, the scene in the pit was like hell.

There were injured beasts everywhere, and the dead branch monsters were rooted in the beasts everywhere, greedily sucking blood.

In the narrow pit, even the beasts that were not injured had no space to hide, and they were soon caught up by the dead branch monsters, knocked to the ground together, and became new nutrients.

Here, natural ethics are completely reversed.

The plants that were originally at the bottom of the food chain turned out to be the most terrifying hunters, and all herbivores and carnivores became their food.

There were so many dead branch monsters that they soon filled the entire pit belt with dense roots, leaving no place for the later dead branch monsters to stand.

They immediately locked their eyes on the beasts that jumped over the pit belt. They stepped on the bodies of their rooted companions and quickly climbed up along the pit wall.

The tiny roots like fluff growing on the hands and feet of the dead branch monsters could firmly cling to the cracks in the pit wall, giving them the ability to crawl.

Soon, the dead branch monsters crossed the pit belt and attacked the beasts that had been converted by the druids to become the defenders of Usmer City.

But this time, these beasts no longer fled in fear, but fought back as hard as they could, either slapping, biting, butting, or kicking.

However, the damage they caused was quite limited. Only a few dead branch monsters were accidentally sent back to the pit. Most of them were still like ants, grabbing the beasts and not letting go, taking the opportunity to scratch and climb on them, firmly taking root.

After all, they were just a group of beasts that had not received special training. Even with the druids' whips and commands, it was impossible to break their own limitations and give them strong combat power.

"Ignite, all shooters, fire rockets, target 50 meters away, cover the shooting."

An orderly command sounded on the city wall.

"Fire!"

With the uniform command, countless bowstrings trembled at the same time, and a rain of fire rose from the city wall and covered the army of dead branch monsters.

Faced with the dense rockets, these bloodthirsty activated plants finally showed fear, and many instinctively dodged.

Weak fire is the characteristic of all activated plants, and dead branch monsters are no exception. Once ignited, it is difficult to extinguish it with their own abilities.

However, facing the dense rain of rockets, it is the same no matter where you hide. In this case, luck is more important.

Unless you are unlucky enough to be hit by multiple rockets, one or two rockets cannot kill the dead branch monster, and it is not ignited.

The dead branch monster only looks like a dead branch, but it is still a living wood full of water. When it is really dry, it is also the moment of death.

Boom!

The dead branch monster was not ignited, but the pit was ignited. The flames spread rapidly along the ignition points. In just half a minute, the pit belt turned into a huge fire pit belt.

The flame is like a ferocious and greedy monster, licking everything crazily, and it doesn't care whether you are good or evil.

If you say that the pit belt was similar to hell before.

Then at this moment, the fire pit belt has become an absolute purgatory on earth.

The dead branch monsters no longer care about taking root, and they climb up quickly along the pit wall one by one.

Most of them fell silent while crawling, and became new fuel for the flames.

Only a very small number of them managed to crawl out, but they turned into fireballs, burning as they ran.

Not only did the beasts retreat when they saw them, but even the dead branch monsters hid far away.

"Oil! There is a lot of oil in the pit, haha, this trick is amazing!"

"The commander is worthy of being the God-chosen one of the ladies of strategy. He has calculated everything. Not only did he use the pit to kill a group of beasts to prevent them from attacking the city walls, he even used them as bait to lure the dead branch monsters to jump in, and then set them on fire."

"Unfortunately, we lack a strong heavy armored infantry. If it was not the beasts that were in front of the pit just now, but such an army, they would have resisted the attack of the dead branch monsters for a while and attracted more dead branch monsters. Once they were ignited, they would have caused greater damage to them."

"Be content. Just relying on a pit, tens of thousands of enemies were killed. There is no better way to make money than this. Sell."

"Monsters are monsters. No matter how many there are, they are still a bunch of brainless monsters. Don't even think about conquering our city."

"The commander is too cautious. If we continue with this strategy, no matter how many monsters there are, they will not be able to break through our city defense. Why should we let the citizens retreat?"

"Don't be blinded by the little victory in front of you. These dead branch monsters are just a bunch of cannon fodder. The main force of this army has not arrived yet. The real challenge is still to come. Moreover, the same trick can only be used once. Next time, they will not be so easily fooled."

"I believe the commander has prepared more tricks. Those Leatherman witches are secretly setting up magic circles in the city."

"Don't stop, don't stop attacking, keep shooting arrows, now is the best chance to weaken the enemy, kill one is one."

The flames rising into the sky boosted the morale of the defenders of Usmer City, because the despair brought by the enemy's huge momentum was completely dispersed.

These seemingly invincible enemies, as long as the right method is used, it seems not as difficult as imagined to destroy them.

It is true that the enemy's main force was not killed, but they did not use their full strength, just covered with arrows, and even the crossbow carts did not fire, let alone those spellcasters.

The blazing fire pit belt brought the war that had just begun to a state of stagnation.

Although those dead branch monsters have no wisdom, they have survival instincts. When they found that they could not cross the fire pit belt, and rockets kept falling on the opposite city head.

They chose to retreat, withdraw from the coverage of the arrows, and take root there and wait.

That is, wait for the fuel in the fire pit belt to burn out and automatically extinguish.

Also wait for the main force of the withered army to press on.

This waiting did not last too long. Before the whole army of withered soldiers pressed forward, the fire pit had already been extinguished. After all, the fuel inside was quite limited. It could not last too long with only the little oil poured in and the corpses of the dead branches.

It could last so long thanks to the fat roasted during the calcination of those beasts.

When the east wind blew, the whole city of Usmer was shrouded in the aroma of barbecue, but the fire was not well controlled, and the smell of burning was quite serious.

"Why don't they launch an attack?"

"They are waiting."

"What are they waiting for?"

"Waiting for nightfall."

"Aren't these withered monsters without wisdom? How can they know to choose a favorable time?"

"They are indeed without wisdom, but their creators, the magic trees, have it. Take advantage of the time and take a nap."

"How can you sleep in this situation?"

"You have to sleep even if you can't sleep. When night falls, you will have no time to sleep."

Just as the veterans speculated, the war officially broke out after nightfall.

No matter how much the appearance of the animated plants resembles humans, and they have organs similar to eyes, most of them are the echoes of the souls of the transformed creatures (many plants are animated because the souls of those intelligent creatures are imprisoned in the plants), and they are just a decoration.

All animated plants have a passive ability called tree perception. Their vision range is closely related to their body size and perception. The larger the body size and the higher the perception, the larger the range of perception.

Therefore, spells that cause blindness and deafness are ineffective against animated plants, and day and night have no effect on their vision.

Those magic trees naturally choose to attack at night when it is more advantageous for them.

…

Before the full-scale outbreak of the war in Usmer City, another war started first.

Countless simple boats and rafts were pushed into the cold waters of Lake Asen by the monster races enslaved by countless Tukans. Countless goblins, hobgoblins, gnolls, orcs, etc., only holding simple weapons, boarded these simple lake crossing tools and killed towards the west bank of Asen.

This temporary lake crossing tool can only carry a limited number of people. For tall and strong orcs, hobgoblins and gnolls, only seven or eight people can fill it up. Those goblins can fit a few more, but no more than fifteen.

Unable to withstand the large number of these temporary lake crossing tools, the eastern shore of Lake Asen, which is tens of kilometers long, is full of these simple lake crossing tools. The number of people entering the water at one time is no less than 3,000, and there is still a steady stream behind.

The tactics of the Tukans are simple and clear, that is, to use numbers to lengthen the defensive front of the Leathermen.

As long as there is a little loophole in the Leatherman's defense line, giving these monster soldiers a chance to gain a foothold, the surrounding monster crossing the lake troops will gather in this direction, and the subsequent crossing lake troops will keep up.

Thousands of Tukan Eagle Knights also took action with the crossing lake troops, and countless grassland falcons surrounded them.

However, the most dazzling thing was the blood cloud that swept across the lake like a killing whirlwind. Wherever it passed, countless creatures in Lake Asen, big and small, all turned their bellies and floated on the water.

There was no trace of scars on their appearance, but their souls were no longer in their bodies, and they had been harvested by the killing whirlwind just now.

"You dare!"

The cold female voice sounded as if it came from the bottom of Lake Asen.

A huge wave rose without wind, and the surging front was enough to be more than ten meters high, and it crashed into the bloody killing whirlwind.

Boom!

The huge waves were forcibly pushed back by the bloody killing whirlwind and shattered.

Five Leatherman witches emerged from it in a mess, their azure blue witch costumes were soaked by the lake water, revealing their graceful figures.

On the other side, the killing whirlwind was also dispersed, revealing a tall and strong figure wearing blood-colored armor. He rode a hell nightmare with four hooves burning with blazing flames and pure black fur.

Who else could this person be but Yamen Khan.

The first round of confrontation.

The Tukan people had a slight advantage, and the five Leatherman witch councillors joined forces to barely withstand Yamen Khan's attack.

Yamen Khan, who had appeared, did not drive his mount to attack again, but just watched coldly.

If he didn't move, the five Leatherman witch councillors would not dare to act rashly, including casting secret spells to merge into Lake Asen again.

The two sides have been fighting for a long time, and neither side has a way to defeat the other in a short period of time.

What they are doing now is a necessary item before every large-scale war, to restrain each other.