PDLP Chapter 168: Frontier Terror
Chapter 168: Frontier Terror
To the south of Da Chu, there is the Wangyou Mountain Range.
The vast mountain range stretching for thousands of miles became a natural barrier between Great Chu and Southern Wei.
But these mountains are not uninhabited areas.
There are both human troops stationed here and orcs who have lived here for generations.
The Southern Wei army could not easily cross the Wangyou Mountains because the mountain roads were dangerous and difficult to march.
Secondly, there is a Wangyou Pass in this mountain, which is located on a high ground and overlooks the north and the south. One man can guard the pass against ten thousand men, and it is the fortress of the Chu State facing the Southern Wei.
It was precisely because of the existence of Wangyou Pass that the Southern Wei army had to retreat dozens of miles and camp. On weekdays, the only people who would approach Wangyou Pass were nearby villagers and hunters.
These hunters and farmers earned a lot of money by exchanging prey with the Wangyouguan army, and their lives were pretty good.
It was not until recently that the villagers of Nanwei near Wangyouguan noticed something unusual.
They found that no one had come out of Wangyou Pass for a whole day and a night.
Some brave hunters even discovered that the Chu defenders on the city wall were leaning crookedly like they were drunk.
After leaning on it, it didn't move for a whole day and night.
Now, not only the hunters, but even the farmers noticed something was wrong.
"When did the Chu army become so lax?"
The most courageous hunter from the Southern Wei simply plucked up his courage and climbed up to the top of the city wall through the city gate.
Under normal circumstances, when he was halfway up, soldiers from the Great Chu would appear on the top of the city wall and shoot him with bows and arrows.
But this time he climbed all the way to the top of the city wall, but there was no movement from inside the city.
The Southern Wei hunter just stood on the top of the city wall and kicked the Great Chu defenders who fell on the battlements.
The defender fell to the ground, revealing marks of a tear in his throat. The wound was hideous and horrific, and the man had been dead for a long time.
The hunter from Southern Wei stood stupidly on the top of the city wall. All he saw were the Chu defenders who had already died.
There was no living person anywhere he could see, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.
Others outside the city gate urged him to come down quickly:
"Are you going to die? Run away!"
The hunter turned his head and looked towards the city, trembling:
"Dead...all the people of Da Chu are dead!"
The news quickly spread to the Southern Wei border troops stationed dozens of miles away.
"You mean, Wangyou Pass is almost full of dead people?"
The highest-ranking general of the Southern Wei garrison was a lieutenant general named Jiang Cheng.
The scout nodded quickly:
"That's right. Those villagers usually live by exchanging some money with the Great Chu garrison. In the past few days, many hunters and farmers have not seen any movement in Wangyou Pass."
"A brave hunter climbed up the gate of Wangyou Pass and shouted over there, but no one responded."
"The hunter was even more courageous and climbed up to the top of Wangyouguan City Wall, only to find that everyone was dead. He was so scared that he fell off the city wall and died on the spot!"
Jiang Cheng stood up suddenly, excitement on his face.
"This is a good thing!"
He had been stationed at the border for many years and had always been frustrated, thinking that this was the end of his life.
I didn’t expect such a big pancake to fall from the sky!
"Come here, break camp immediately and rush to Wangyou Pass!"
The Southern Wei border troops were all overjoyed, except for the military advisor who was afraid of a trap and could not persuade Prime Minister Jiang who was eager to make a contribution.
Half a day later, all the border troops of Southern Wei arrived outside Wangyou Pass.
Jiang Cheng sent people to challenge for a long time, but there was no movement at Wangyou Pass.
His eyes were full of smiles, and he waved his hand:
"Someone, bring the battering ram and break down the gate of Wangyou Pass!"
The soldiers became more and more excited as they confirmed that there was no one inside the pass.
The soldiers at the front picked up battering rams that were thicker than their waists, shouted slogans in unison, and slammed hard against the gate of Wangyou Pass.
"one!"
"two!"
……
"Boom!"
I don't know how many times it was hit, but three of the battering rams were broken and the gate of Wangyou Pass was cracked open.
The Southern Wei border troops cheered.
"Come on!"
"We will take over Wangyou Pass, and from now on, Great Chu will no longer have this southern fortress. The day for our Southern Wei to rise has come!"
Not long after, the Southern Wei border army completely destroyed the gate of Wangyou Pass. Jiang Cheng drew his sword and led his troops into Wangyou Pass with great heroism.
Three thousand people rushed into Wangyou Pass and never came out again.
The gate of Wangyou Pass was wide open, like a bloody mouth, swallowing everything.
The nearby Southern Wei hunters and villagers were horrified and exclaimed that Wangyou Pass had become a den of ghosts.
The news became more and more outrageous, and nearby villagers even moved their families away from here.
Several well-trained scouts of the Southern Wei Dynasty sneaked into Wangyou Pass under the cover of night to find out what was going on.
They entered the gate of Wangyou Pass and nothing seemed unusual at first.
As they went further into the pass, the smell of blood and rot on the road became stronger and stronger. Several scouts endured the stench and continued to move forward.
Although the stench was strong, only some mutilated corpses could be seen.
These corpses looked like they had been dead for several days, and their faces showed expressions of extreme fear.
A scout took a closer look and discovered that the remains of the body were torn apart by something.
Several people looked at each other, and had already started to back out.
They waved their hands and turned to walk out of the pass.
Unexpectedly, a strange voice spoke on the street:
"You've got blood food at your door, and you still want to leave?"
The voice sounded low and hoarse, with a hint of cruel laughter.
The scouts thought something was wrong and ran out of the pass as fast as they could.
Countless black shadows jumped out from the streets inside the pass, which had been silent just now. They looked like human beings, but they were on all fours and moved at an incredibly fast speed, rushing straight towards the scouts!
Under the moonlight, the scouts could clearly see the dark shadow.
Human face, human body, wolf ears, claws on hands and feet, ferocious expression and red eyes.
"Werewolf tribe?"
A scout exclaimed.
its not right!
Orcs have been subject to humans for thousands of years and have never dared to resist humans. They are the lowest slaves. How dare they besiege humans like this?
Before he could figure it out, his sight had already risen from the ground, and then he saw his headless body being torn apart and devoured by many werewolves.
Werewolves... betrayed humanity...
This was the scout's last consciousness.
On the southeast sea of Da Chu.
The navy under the command of Marquis Zhen'an conducts routine sea patrols every three days.
Zhang Chengfeng, the eldest son of Marquis Zhen'an, personally led people on board for inspection today.
The warship that went out to sea three days ago should have arrived at the port yesterday, but there is no sign of it today.
This is the first time.
Marquis of Zhen'an Zhang Qi brought his daughter Zhang Jingwan to Beijing to participate in the selection of Crown Princess, and Zhang Chengfeng was the supreme commander of the Southeast Navy.
He was worried about accidents at sea, so he took several warships out to sea today.
After sailing for more than ten miles, we finally found the ship that was supposed to return.
Everyone was excited and approached quickly, but after boarding the boat, they found that there was no one on board.
Zhang Chengfeng became alert and ordered his men to step up vigilance.
Suddenly, a faint singing voice came from the sea.
The singing voice is melodious and the sound quality is like pearls falling on a jade plate, beautiful and charming.
The eyes of the sailors who heard the singing became dull. They walked to the side of the boat woodenly, flipped over and jumped into the sea. Then they were dragged into the water by the heavy armor on their bodies and drowned.
Zhang Chengfeng bit his tongue and woke up in excruciating pain. He hurriedly woke up his subordinates, only to see a group of extremely beautiful women with long hair appear by the boat.
They all had their long wet hair covering their bodies, and were naked, singing in unison.
Zhang Chengfeng gritted his teeth and murmured:
"Mermaids...?"
His consciousness fell into complete chaos.
On that day, Zhang Chengfeng, the eldest son of Marquis Zhen'an, and more than 200 of his naval officers were all killed, and no one survived.