After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 203 Summary of the whole army

  Secondly, General Nan Ke also found that the Baling Army did not follow into the Ghost Needle Stone Forest, so the Panlong City Army had to change its strategy and gather together to take advantage of the numbers to resist the invasion of the Crypt Spider.

"There is an exit, but the river doesn't go there." The guide calculated the distance in his mind, "After we landed, we have to walk a few more miles to reach the gathering place marked by fireworks, and then walk more than ten miles to the northeast exit .”

  Ghost Needle Stone Forest is quite vast.

  Wicke scolded "Damn", "If you can **** the Ghost Needle Stone Forest, maybe you can break out of the encirclement of the Baling people in advance."

   "Perhaps the Baling people have already set up a trap." He Lingchuan looked around the field, "If I were General Nan Ke, I would not rush out of the Ghost Needle Stone Forest. The crypt spider is a difficult opponent, and the Baling people don't want to venture in."

   "If we can find a way to deal with the crypt spider." Liu Tong frowned, "I'm always terrified of this ghostly place."

  The light was dim, and people couldn't see the specific actions of the spiders clearly, but they could hear the rustling sound of their long legs passing through dead branches and leaves. Summing up a lot, it's creepy.

  A businessman couldn't help asking: "Are these things going to go with us?"

  How dare a living person go ashore?

  No one has an answer to this question, we can only take one step at a time.

  The guard Sun Jiayuan happened to be walking next to He Lingchuan, and there were many spider-gnaw wounds on his wrist and neck. He Lingchuan glanced at him, and suddenly asked, "Why are your fingers missing?"

  He noticed that Sun Jiayuan was missing his little finger on both palms.

  Others have ten fingers, but he only has eight.

  Sun Jiayuan remained silent.

   Just when He Lingchuan thought that this person was not going to reply, he spoke again: "A few years ago, two praying mantises became demons after eating the emperor's ointment, and their guillotines were very sharp."

  He Lingchuan let out a long "Oh".

   Such a coincidence, the little fingers of both hands were cut off by the mantid? Why is it the little finger that least hinders work and fight?

   It seems that this person has a story, but He Lingchuan didn't ask any more questions.

   Not long after, there was a smell of burnt smoke in the wind.

  The further they walked, the thicker and heavier the burnt smell became, and everyone was choking and coughing again and again.

   Everyone even saw a large area of ​​​​burnt forest by the river.

  Now it can only be called the wreckage of the jungle: there are scorched wood and black soil everywhere, and the soil has even been burned into crystals.

   Going to the center of Ghost Needle Stone Forest, the scene became more and more tragic.

   "This is not good." Willow murmured, "The Baling people set fire to the forest, probably burning down the old nest of the burrow spiders, no wonder they are so angry."

   These spider demons probably couldn't tell the difference between Baling people and Panlongcheng people. Anyway, humans burned their lairs, so it's right for them to take revenge on humans.

  She rolled her eyes at the businessman who spoke earlier: "See, the spider's lair is destroyed and hurt people. Under normal circumstances, it's fine for any guide to lead the way."

  The businessman was at a loss for words, and Sun Jiayuan gave her a grateful look, and cursed at the businessman a few times, as if he had let go of his previous anger.

   This time the other party dared not answer back. He also counted on the patrols to get him out of the danger zone.

   After wading for another half an hour, the destroyed jungles and crypts gradually decreased. According to the guide, this is already close to the center of the Ghost Needle Stone Forest, and the crypt spiders never let humans approach. In the usual business trips to and from Stone Forest, they would not dare to take this route.

  There are more and bigger crypt spiders here. He Lingchuan occasionally saw a few huge figures among the spiders, but unfortunately the sky was not clear and he couldn't see the whole picture.

  Seeing that more and more spiders gathered on the shore, starting to pile up Arhats, Liu Tong was also beating his head, and finally ordered the torches to be extinguished.

  He Lingchuan and his party waded forward in the dark.

   But after the fire was turned off, the restlessness on the shore did decrease. Although they have more than a dozen eyes, most spiders can only perceive changes in light. In fact, their eyesight is very poor, and they mainly rely on their senses of smell and hearing to move.

  The crowd continued to move forward. On the road, they also met a half-sized wild boar standing in the middle of the river drinking water. It looked like it could be up to 100 catties in size, and it was probably scared off by the spiders.

  He Lingchuan grabbed the wild boar alive by slamming the door, tied its hooves with ropes and threw it on the horse's back, with a cloth stuffed in its mouth to prevent its screams from being too shrill in the silent night.

   After walking for another hour, we reached the end of the journey—

   Another deep pool.

   Directly above is a waterfall as high as five feet.

  The cliff is steep and steep. Even if the guards can climb up, merchants and carriages can't go up, so it's unrealistic to continue going up. We can only go ashore here and go east to the meeting place designated by General Nan Ke.

  In the past two hours or so, the firework arrow as a signal appeared three more times, guiding the soldiers in the dark.

   Along the way, everyone passed by several swift-moving rocky beaches, and their bodies were soaked. Perhaps the violent sound of water covered up the sound of the men and horses advancing, and fewer and fewer spiders followed them.

  When we reached the deep pool, there were no spiders on the shore.

  The guide estimated the distance, and his face was full of joy: "At most three miles away, we can gather the large troops!"

  Of course he refers to the straight-line distance of three miles.

   "It's better to be cautious." The shadows of the trees on the shore are shaking, who knows if there are any monsters hidden inside? This is where wild boars come in handy.

  He Lingchuan untied its mouth, and as soon as its hooves hit the ground, before it had time to stretch its muscles and bones, it stepped on the water and rushed to the bank.

   Crackling, it broke a lot of branches when it ran away, and there was a dissatisfied humming sound from near to far.

  Everyone stood in the river and listened carefully.

  There is no rustling sound of spiders walking on the shore, and the wild boars not far away are still running wildly, and it seems that there is no accident.

  Liu Tong then ordered: "Go ashore and go to the assembly point."

   Everyone didn't dare to delay. After landing on the shore, they rode their horses and galloped to the east.

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  The valley in the northeast of Ghost Needle Stone Forest, where fireworks are set off.

  General Nan Ke's team reorganized here. In the past few hours, more than 1,300 people have come here to meet up, including more than 900 Panlong soldiers and more than 400 business travelers.

  Although everyone arrived here with a distressed expression, wounds on their bodies, and cobwebs hanging from their hair, they miraculously kept 70% of the goods.

   Right now, this place has become the busiest place in the entire Ghost Needle Forest. Because the movement of the arrow flying into the sky was too loud, all the irritated spiders gathered here.

  Standing in the river valley and looking around, there is a sea of ​​spiders in the dark, and there is no open space.

  The river runs in an "L" shape at the bottom of the valley, and the water depth is at least eight feet. The Panlong City Army had discovered that spiders dare not enter the water, so General Nan Ke temporarily set up the base camp in the middle of the valley, at the corner of the "L" shape.

  In this way, with the protection of the river behind, the army only needs to concentrate on dealing with the enemies ahead.

  For these pervasive spiders, General Nan Ke came up with the idea of ​​building a firewall.

   Driven by the spider demon, a large number of crypt spiders can temporarily suppress the fear of fire, but they do not have the supernatural powers of fire prevention. They will die, burn, and smell even if they are roasted by fire...

  While killing the spiders, the Panlong City Army hurriedly cut down more than a dozen big trees, the more leafy the better, and then poured kerosene on the fire.

   Hula, the fire is soaring.

  Relying on this method, the Panlong City Army hastily built a wall of fire with a width of more than one foot. The blazing flames were a barrier that most spiders could not cross.

  There is deep water in the back and a wall of fire in front, and the temporary camp is temporarily safe.

  However, General Nan Ke had the experience of fighting for many years. At this time, he ordered people to remove an opening in the northernmost firewall, with a width of four or five feet at most.

  The spider outside saw that there was an opening in the firewall, and rushed here no matter what!

  Let them rush to the shore like a shock, but the Panlong Army strictly guarded them, came in one by one and killed one by one, and the dead spiders were thrown into the fire wall as firewood.

  Occasionally there were casualties, but it is not the same as the previous escape.

  General Nan Ke's confidants were puzzled: "General, why don't we fill up the firewall?"

   In this way, the sergeant will not have to be injured or killed.

"These spider monsters are not stupid. If there is no gap, they will find ways to break through and make us tired." Seeing that the situation was gradually under his control, General Nan Ke had time to take out the water bag to quench his thirst, and by the way gave it to the man parked on his shoulder. The black-spotted sparrowhawk also fed some water, "Then why don't we open a hole ourselves, let them all rush here, and the whole wall of fire will be safe."

  Controllable and uncontrollable, this is art and passion. Otherwise, if less than a thousand soldiers fight against tens of millions of spiders, they will not be able to persist even with the protection of Yuanli.

  General Nan Ke looked at Sparrow Eagle: "You said earlier, how long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?"

   "Before dawn." Sparrowhawk combed the feathers on his back, "soon."

  It flew from Puxigou to Panlong City to ask for help, and then flew back to Ghost Needle Stone Forest to report the news, and hurriedly drove away a large triangle back.

   In half an hour, the sky will turn white.

  General Nan Ke looked to the northeast with a heavy expression on his face. Even if he breaks out of Ghost Needle Stone Forest, there are still vicious battles to be fought. The Baling people must set up an ambush at the exit, so even if there are many dangers in the Ghost Needle Stone Forest, he insists on waiting here until dawn before going out.

  It would be good to last another half an hour.

  He was also a little dissatisfied: "If the Red General would send his troops over, I would have sent these Baling people back to their hometown!"

   "The Red General said that the original combat objective remains unchanged."

  General Nan Ke snorted heavily as the commander-in-chief must obey.

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   After running silently for a quarter of an hour, Liu Tong waved his hand suddenly: "Stop, there is a situation ahead!"

  Everyone got off their horses and walked slowly, parting the thick branches and leaves, their eyes suddenly opened up.

  Crossing this undergrowth, there is a large open hillside in front of you, which contrasts with the narrowness of the jungle.

  There are hundreds of years old trees with luxuriant branches and leaves on the top of the slope, but the hillside is covered with fine velvet grass, which is green, smooth and clean, as if it has been taken care of by a special person.

  The deepest part of the Ghost Needle Forest is inaccessible, and the only one who can take care of it like this is... the spider demon?

  People can see this hillside clearly at night, thanks to the dots of white light on the slope.

  This kind of light cluster is bigger than pomegranate, the color is close to pearl white, not soft but very bright.

  The door panel whispered: "This is fluorescent spore."

   They grow concentrated around a huge cave.

  (end of this chapter)