When the fog gradually dissipated and the weird human face disappeared, Xu Daofu took a deep breath, jumped up from the ground, picked up the giant vajra pestle placed aside, and strode out He opened the door and said in a deep voice to the disciples who had been kneeling on the ground outside the Tutu Temple: "Now the order is given to attack according to the plan. Xu Fu's troops will attack first, followed by Xu Wang's troops. The other troops will stand by and wave flags and shout. , constantly changing queues, pretending to attack, and raising dust for me where I am, don't let the enemy see clearly the movements of our army!"
Seeing these scout disciples quickly getting up and running away, Xu Daofu's face full of flesh twitched slightly and murmured: "I have done everything I have to do, Xu Chite, you are convinced." After so many years of using Five Stone Powder, you have become a master archer with the power of this medicine. Today is the time for you to repay your debt."
At the first fence of the Jin army's defense line, hundreds of heavy infantrymen with heavy armor and large shields had already formed a line. Long spears stretched out from behind these shields, pointing straight ahead, while the range-finding soldiers kept roaring, Echoing behind the entire defense line: "The enemy's distance is four hundred steps!"
Xu Chite stood up from the ground. In front of him was a pile of vomit. Liu Zhong on one side handed him a sweat towel and said: "Chite, what's wrong with you? Before every battle, you always have to After vomiting like this for a while, I told you to stop and the five stones were scattered. Only the young men from aristocratic families who can't even fuck women rely on this thing. We are all strong men, what do we need it for?"
The corners of Xu Chite's mouth twitched slightly: "Ah Zhong, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. I went into battle before I was seventeen years old. I was injured a lot during training and fighting. Especially when I draw a bow and shoot an arrow, I can't do anything without it." I strained my muscles, and the tearing feeling was really unbearable, so I’ve been taking Wu Shi Powder since I was a child, and it’s not just in the past few days.”
As he spoke, he wiped some vomit around his mouth with the sweat towel, and said sheepishly: "Sorry, I have to borrow your sweat towel again. Ah Zhong, I'm fine here, you don't have to worry. .”
Liu Zhong nodded and looked into the distance. He was frantically charging towards the line of his own fence. However, because the ground was muddy, one foot was always deep and the other was shallow. It seemed that they were far less powerful than they should be. He said : "Let's not talk about this anymore. Fortunately, the mud is not easy to walk on. Otherwise, they should have rushed within 200 steps by now."
Before he finished speaking, the range-finding soldier's voice sounded again: "The enemy's range is three hundred steps."
Liu Zhong laughed: "It should be within the range of our crossbows. Can the four eight-niu crossbows be used first?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the gap. There were two eight-stone Bull Run crossbows mounted on the large baggage cart. There were also two eight-stone Bull Run crossbows on the left and right sides two hundred steps away. They had already fired the crossbows. On the string, he is hidden behind the heavy armored sergeant. As long as the warrior in front leaves about three feet of space, the warrior behind him holding a sledgehammer can immediately hammer. The formation on the opposite side is densely packed with only two or three feet apart. Immediately they will be beaten into pieces with severed limbs and mutilated bodies.
Xu Chite curled his lips, waved his hand, and said: "I think the number of monster thieves who attacked this time is only a few hundred. They should be the vanguard tribe. I want to test the strength of our army. The eight-stone running bull crossbow is mine." Don’t use the army’s great weapon lightly, wait until the enemy’s large group of troops attack together, then attack again.”
Liu Zhong frowned: "Then how to fight? The enemy has already attacked within three hundred steps. Seeing..."
The range-finder's voice rose another decibel and sounded harshly: "The enemy's range is two hundred steps."
Liu Zhong said in a deep voice: "We have reached the attack range of the infantry crossbow. It can be fired now. Come here and send the order..."
Xu Chite quickly took Liu Zhong's hand: "Zhong, don't worry, look, these demon thief swordsmen are all charging with round shields. They are already prepared to block our frontal crossbow attack and shoot directly. Their current distance strength may not be able to break shields and injure people. I think if we move closer to about a hundred paces and use archers to lob them, we can kill and injure them in large numbers."
Liu Zhong frowned slightly: "It would be too dangerous to fire an arrow a hundred steps away. The demon thieves will rush in front of us and attack the fence line directly."
Xu Chite smiled and pointed forward: "Aren't you still here with your 500 heavy-armored warriors? They are defending across the fence. Even if dozens of demon thieves can rush forward, aren't they still for you? It’s nothing to worry about if the gangsters treat them like candied haws of apples and kill them.”
Having said this, Xu Chite pointed to the back. Behind the front line of more than a hundred people, there were five or six hundred Tianshi Dao swordsmen. They also hunched over and trotted forward behind them. Although the speed was They were not as fast as the hundred or so swordsmen in the first formation, but they were not slow either. As they spoke, they had already passed the 400-step line.
Xu Chite said in a deep voice: "The demon thieves are not just trying to attack, there are also those who follow up. If we kill all the hundreds of people in front of them, the following demon thieves may escape or turn to other places. For local attacks, such as this Nantang, maybe the monster thieves will temporarily build a boat to attack, which will be a bit troublesome for us. Try to lure them to rush over from this muddy ground and squeeze together densely. Then our various large-scale killing weapons , whether it’s an eight-stone bull-running crossbow or a catapult, you can use it.”
Liu Zhong breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a smile: "But the catapult is not here with us, it is with Brother Lin Zi."
Xu Chite said angrily: "He won't just watch the show from behind. If the enemy troops swarm up, he will also use catapults to attack. However, I would rather be our eight-stone bull-running crossbow... …”
Before he finished speaking, the range-finding soldier almost shouted: "Enemy distance, one hundred steps, ninety-five steps, ninety steps..."
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Xu Chite's eyes, he raised his right arm high and said loudly: "All the divine arrow assaulters, listen up, five arrows are fired in succession, covering a hundred steps in front of the fence. Within one minute, they will all be shot. , and then wait for my order later."
Liu Zhong also followed and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers of Changshu obey the order and hold the line. If the enemy advances, they will stab them. They are not allowed to retreat even half a step. If the enemy jumps over the fence, they will assassinate them in mid-air!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a bear-like roar coming from the other side, just like the roar of a wild beast: "Jin Gou, take your life, your grandfather Xu Fulai is coming!"
Following this roar, a strong sound broke through the air. The three sergeants standing in front of the fence fell on their backs. A large wooden shield more than seven feet high in front of them was smashed to pieces, and a long-handled The big ax was embedded in the shield, trembling slightly.
(End of chapter)
