This posture, no matter how you look at it, is not a hasty preparation, it is completely ready to wait for them to come. It's just that it's weird, they have just seen these officers and soldiers, so how do these officers and soldiers know that they are coming?

The only explanation is that as soon as the other party came over, he immediately set up a position to be on guard, and it has been maintained for about half an hour...... Are these officers and soldiers stupid? If they don't come, do they have to maintain this posture until the whole army comes?

"Well, if they had maintained this posture for nearly half an hour, they would probably be tired by now. Spot their crossbows and bows and arrows, and spread out! The leading thief will immediately shout.

The soldiers suddenly scattered in all directions, chaotic but not chaotic, maintaining a certain distance, and it could be vaguely seen that they were in groups of five or five.

They are different from those Yellow Turban thieves who have not been on many battlefields, and it is precisely because they are constantly fighting on the battlefield that they know very well how to deal with some officers and soldiers. For example, the best way to use a thick shield is to slowly advance the crossbow, and even behind the big shield, the soldier holds the shield for the second layer of protection, which can avoid the arrow to the greatest extent.

If not, spread out, as long as you avoid the enemy's frontal firing range, and at the same time disperse the formation, which can minimize casualties. Especially in order to avoid being shot, the armor on the broadsword soldier led by him is hardwood armor, which has better anti-shooting ability than iron armor, and the cost is relatively low.

As for the defense of the sword, the broadsword held by the great sword soldier was originally used to slash with all his strength, so he did not intend to defend it.

"Tear open the opponent's shield for me!" The thief general shouted, and the broadsword soldiers under his command were ordered, holding the broadswords in both hands, and seeing that the soldiers were about to divide into two ways and kill the officers and soldiers.

Most of the thieves originally had no military literacy, but they fought a lot with officers and soldiers, and some county lieutenants and the like surrendered, and they slowly learned to arrange troops, and also began to learn some basic tactics and strategies.

Of course, the most important thing is this kind of battle formation that has been modified by thieves and demons, for example, this kind of formation that looks messy and is similar to a group fight, which the thieves call 'sparrow formation', and there are hunters (officers and soldiers) who come over, and immediately disperse in a hurry, and then gather from all directions to attack and harass.

The officers and men counterattacked, and suddenly dispersed in a hurry, and gathered again when the other side was defending, which made the officers and men very annoyed. Once impatient, all the soldiers and soldiers will merge into one and penetrate towards the weak, completely defeating the formation of officers and soldiers.

In recent times, this battle formation has given the Yellow Turban Thieves a certain advantage.

Especially now, look at this position, the five hundred sword and shield soldiers are divided into four parts, protecting the bow and crossbow troops inside to the greatest extent. This is the result of a temporary change of formation after seeing them disperse.

It's just two to three rows of sword and shield soldiers, and the defense is a lot thinner. If there are pikemen in the back, you may still need to worry about it, at this stage, you just need to keep harassing and then forcing the other party to show your flaws!

Unfortunately, the broadsword they held in their hands, or the broadsword with the orthodox name of 'Ancient Ingot Knife', had a more armor-piercing effect than the ring-headed knife, and was the most suitable for dealing with sword and shield soldiers.

Breaking the armor with broadsword soldiers, and then attacking the key points with pikemen, with the sparrow formation, the main force of the front-line imperial court had to slow down. It should not be a big problem to deal with this group of officers and soldiers who are heading south.

The news has been sent back that this force is a local army from Youzhou, not a border army. Since it's not a border army, what else is there to be afraid of?

"Free Fire!" Seriously, for a moment, Shangguan Yu was indeed a little panicked.

In the end, I have never encountered such a rush to the top, it feels like a group fight, but I vaguely found that these thieves are in groups of five or five, scattered but not chaotic, and at the same time holding a big knife in front and a spear in the back......

After that moment of panic, he subconsciously looked at Guan Yu, and when he saw his calm appearance, he actually felt a little relieved in his heart. Immediately stabilized and gave the order.

The stragglers versus scattering, I considered this situation when I was training, but it was the first time I encountered this situation, not to mention Shangguan Yu, and the soldiers below were not used to it for a moment.

With Shangguan Yu's order, the soldiers seemed to recall the requirements of the training, their bodies reacted faster than they thought, and then fired freely at the thieves around them in a fan shape.

They didn't seem to notice that, as the thieves approached, a wave of wind magic wound around them, eventually attaching to arrows and crossbows.

Whether the arrows and crossbows were shot out, or was it that familiar feeling, I vaguely felt that a wind was blowing behind me, and the speed of the arrows and crossbows suddenly increased a lot.

At this moment, Liu Tao's magic power was affected by the Yuan Transformation Magic and increased to 6 points, so the magic of 'Storm Arrow' can not only increase the range, but also increase the attack power of the arrow by 15 points!

So when the arrows and crossbows were fired, the thieves who had deliberately come close to each other were suddenly saddened. A crossbow bolt was shot, and it was good to avoid it, but if it couldn't be avoided, even if there was armor, it was directly shot through, and even the crossbow bolt continued to fly backwards, and then shot the second thief before stopping.

The bow and arrow are thrown well, and the situation of flat shooting is similar to that of a crossbow arrow, almost a piercing shot, and if you are lucky, you can shoot another one. So it was visible to the naked eye that five hundred crossbowmen shot out, and there were hundreds of casualties.

"............" The thief will be directly stunned, what kind of bow and crossbow have such a great destructive power? It's not right to look closely! This is obviously a very ordinary one-stone bow and a one-stone crossbow, and it is not a big killing weapon like the rhubarb crossbow, how can it have such destructive power?

"Charge!" However, this thief general, who was killed on the front line, gritted his teeth and continued to shout, and he even personally patted his horse and rushed towards the enemy.

The broadsword soldiers are almost completely useless, but there are still more than 2,000 pikemen, and the other side only has 1,000 people, and they can still fight. Especially after one shot, if the opponent wants to shoot again, it is not so easy!

"Hold them down for me!" The thief will shout, yes, just hold them back, just hold them back!

He suddenly understood why he was being asked to attack halfway through, and to be sure to hold off the troops that had crossed the river, rather than to destroy the other side. This team is too weird, first of all, the bow and crossbow, the power is too weird!

"Kill the thief with me!" With Guan Yu's roar, the sword and shield soldiers also began to attack from all sides, killing the thief. Without the threat of the broadswordmen, the swordmen and shields began to advance slowly, engaging the enemy army.

really started to get in touch, Guan Yu quickly realized a problem, the other party didn't seem to plan to fight hard, kept wandering, kept trying, and seemed to be delaying time. He immediately realized something, and subconsciously glanced behind him.

At the same time, Liu Tao, who was observing the battlefield with all his might, suddenly said: "Five miles away on the left, there is an enemy cavalry!" ”

Two-way encirclement, half-crossing and pinning down the enemy soldiers, cavalry raids, surprise attacks on officers and soldiers, this is the purpose of the thieves!