Chapter 171: Fighting wits and courage
With the order of Baihu, the atmosphere on the field immediately changed, and both sides of the opponent tensed their nerves, and the air was stagnant.
The Yanzhou team has already set up a formation, and ten tall martial artists, holding thick wooden shields with a diameter of more than five feet, are at the forefront; Behind were ten archers, and the arrows were already on the strings; Behind them were ten swordsmen and gunners, standing solemnly. Yanzhou Lin General himself, with one hand, pulled out the big flag on the point behind him, waved it forward, and shouted: "Kill!" All the team members shouted in unison: "Kill!" β
The battle between the two sides began.
The Yanzhou team members began to take neat steps and attack forward without hurry. Every few steps, the word "kill" will be shouted, and the morale will be even more inspired. ββThe Yanzhou team actually attacked with all their might, and the rear base camp did not even leave a single defender.
The Qizhou team has a completely different formation from the Yanzhou team. In addition to the eight shield bearers, there were actually sixteen archers, and only Yang Dong and the other five team members were armed with spears. Yang Dong himself was the most special, he actually crossed the shield hand and stood at the front. He stepped away with his feet, a spear at his side, and his eyes looked ahead with a slight disdain. Xin Yu stood at the end, his face was cold, not angry or happy. He had no weapons in his hands, not even the team flag behind him.
Compared with the murderous Yanzhou team, the players of the Qizhou team are like Xin Yu, their expressions are calm, and the whole team is not silent. The two teams are in stark contrast.
The Yanzhou team's attack was exceptionally solid and did not launch a quick charge. Even so, they quickly took thirty steps. As if he knew that the Qizhou team was powerful in bows and arrows, Yanzhou Lin General shouted, "Collect!" The formation, which had been somewhat scattered, immediately tightened. The shield-bearers in front of them raise their shields in front of them, hiding most of their bodies under the shields. The archers, swordsmen, and gunners behind them, likewise shrunk and followed closely behind the shieldmen, still moving forward without hurry. General Yanzhou himself also bowed down, inserted himself into the middle of the line, followed closely behind the shield hand, and observed the opponent through the gap between the shields. The team flag in his hand is still upright, but the posture of holding the flag is quite awkward, almost half-resisting on his shoulder.
Song Zheng looked at it and nodded secretly, as long as the two sides narrowed the distance to thirty steps before charging, then the Qizhou team, even if there were many archers, could only launch one round of arrows. In that case, the Yanzhou team can rely on the advantage of two more shield players, and the sword and gunner more than the opponent, to fight to the death with the Qizhou team, maybe they can fight a way out. From this point of view, the temporary general of the Yanzhou team also knows how to judge the situation.
Seeing the Yanzhou team attacking like this, Xin Yu frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything. Yang Dong turned his head and glanced at Xin Yu a little strangely, but did not speak.
What kind of medicine is sold in his gourd? Song Zheng was a little puzzled. After all, the allocation of all kinds of players on both sides has been laid out on the surface, and promoting their own strengths is the best means to defeat the enemy. The Qizhou team is equipped with so many archers, and now that the Yanzhou team members are already close to the range of sixty paces, why didn't Xin Yu order the archers to prepare with their bows?
The Yanzhou team members are still getting closer step by step. When he had marched about fifty steps, Xin Yu suddenly shouted, "Yang Dong, return to the position!" β
Yang Dong stood at the forefront, naturally confident that he could block a few arrows from the other party, but also in order to be the first to rush forward and "kill" a few more enemies. However, with strict military discipline, he immediately took two steps back, got between the two shield-bearers, and then closed the shield. At this moment, eight long arrows had already shot out from the gap between the shields of the Yanzhou team, and the salvo shot to the place where Yang Dong was standing, and two of the stronger ones shot at the shield behind, making a dull wooden sound.
It turned out that when the Yanzhou team members were marching, Xin Yu suddenly found that the positions of the shield hand and the archer were slightly staggered, and a wide slit was also drawn between the shields. He realized that the other party was about to release the cold arrow. The opposing archers are now shrunk and do not stand up, and due to their posture, the range will not be too far. Yang Dong, who was standing at the front of the team, was definitely his target. He quickly made such a judgment, and then ordered Yang to retreat.
When Song Zheng saw such a scene, he couldn't help but be a little impressed, Xin Yu was really discerning, and he had just thought of the intentions of the Yanzhou team, but Xin Yu had already given an order. For letting Yang Dong retreat, he obviously didn't want the other party to see the truth clearly.
Yang Dong didn't appreciate it very much, and muttered, "Can't I stop these few broken arrows?" However, he did not dare to argue any more. Instead, he honestly stayed behind and did not move again.
On the other side, the archers of the Yanzhou team had already taken out another arrow from the arrow behind his back and put it on the string, but his body was still shrinking.
The Yanzhou team took a few steps closer, and was already forty steps away from the Qizhou team. Xin Yu suddenly ordered, "Archers prepare!" Sixteen archers, arranged in two rows, put their arrows on their strings and drew their bows. When the Yanzhou team heard the cheers, they contracted even tighter. The opponent has more archers than himself, and they are not sure to shoot at each other.
Xin Yu began to issue orders in succession, "Shieldman, down!" Front row archers, Kun! β
The shield player in the front row of the Qizhou team squatted on the ground with a brush, and even the shield poked the ground. The archers in the first row pulled their fingers back slightly, and eight sharp arrows shot at each other at the same time, and the target turned out to be the opponent's exposed foot.
Since the distance was forty paces, the arrow was full of power, and because it was fired downward, it added to the weight. Although the tip of the arrow is only an iron cap with a notch (filled with white ash), bald and without a blade, it is made of fine iron after all, and when it is shot on the foot or calf of the Yanzhou shieldman, it still hurts, and it is inevitable that it will be bruised and swollen.
The shield bearers in the Yanzhou team were hit by this, and they all sighed, and the shields in their hands were scattered for a while, revealing the archers and other team members behind them.
As if he had expected this result a long time ago, Xin Yu's order followed: "Archers in the back row, follow!" So the archers in the front row crouched down, and the eight arrows in the back row whizzed away. The archers of the Yanzhou team, as well as the shieldbearers who showed their bodies, bore the brunt of the attack, and immediately one shieldman, two archers, and one unlucky knife man were shot in the vital part, and one was shot in the forehead, and he fell to the ground instantly. The other three were shot in the torso and had to crouch in place according to the rules of the game, motionless.
At this time, the Yanzhou team had already reacted, and the remaining eight archers also pulled their bows and shot arrows in unison, but because they were a little panicked, their accuracy was not enough, and their strength was not enough, so they either fell in front of the formation, or hit the shield in the front row, and there were only two arrows, one of which hit an archer in the front row of the Qizhou team, and the other was knocked out of the field by Yang with a wooden gun.
After this round of mutual shooting, the Qizhou team lost one archer, while the Yanzhou team lost a full five. The Yanzhou team quickly packed up the team, and returned to the original shrinking formation, and shrunk even tighter. Although there are only eight shield-bearers left, it is enough to cover the figure. In order to prevent the opponent from shooting again, their shields were only three or four inches above the ground.
Xin Yu saw that he had no chance, so he also stopped and prepared to defend. The two teams were forty paces apart, preparing for their next attack. As for the martial arts who had already "died", he automatically withdrew from the venue. There were twelve sergeants supervising from the sidelines, and they didn't want to be reprimanded with the rod.
This round of arrow shooting opened Song Zheng's eyes. can become a general, it is really not a simple character, the two sides have not yet fought hand-to-hand, so they fought wits and courage, and staged a good show. The password of the Qizhou team is also quite special, and there is a lot to learn from. For example, "kun" refers to the low place on the ground, and the sky is dry and the ground is kun. "Sui" means to shoot immediately after the archer in front, and a simple word can show the commander's command will, which is much stronger than "shoot his feet" and "shoot closely".
Of course, this is only in this kind of showy game, if you really get to the battlefield, there will definitely be no chance to attack so slowly, the two teams have already shot a few rounds of arrows and then engaged in close combat.
In the first meeting, although the Yanzhou team lost four more people, it did not hurt its vitality. They were no longer in a hurry to attack, and fell silent for a while. At this point, nearly a quarter of an hour had passed. The hundreds of households outside the venue reminded loudly, "Pay attention to the time!" β
The opposing sides suddenly realized that the game was now two quarters of an hour, not half an hour in the past.
According to the rules, if no one ends up inserting the flag into the opponent's base, it will be more than the loss of the character. Generally speaking, the attacking side will have a higher number of deaths. Yanzhou Linjiang may know that he is invincible, so he actually attacked first and wanted to fight to the death, but he was also stimulated by the sudden increase in rewards, so he boldly attacked. Now that this is the case, there is only one way left to fight to the death.
For the three-time overlord Qizhou team, it is a local battle, and in the face of so many dignitaries, if you only win by numbers, it is also an embarrassing thing to not be able to happily plant the banner on the other side.
So with a reminder from Baihu, the two teams seemed to wake up suddenly, and they all cheered up again.
On this side, General Yanzhou adjusted the formation, the archers retreated, and the swordsmen and gunners clenched their backs, and then shouted, "Hurry!" The whole team was like a rolling cart, moving forward quickly.
On the other side, Xin Yu gave an order: "The shield hand is in front, and the spearman is behind, hurry!." The archers stand back and draw their bows! Almost at the same time, the archers on both sides straightened up and shot arrows. When the two teams met, seven of the eight archers of the Yanzhou team were "killed", and they were exchanged for two gunners and three archers of the Qizhou team. And among the swordsmen and gunners of the Yanzhou team, five also "died". This is so because both sides rushed in a hurry and the formation pulled apart, creating opportunities for the opposing archers. The Qizhou team has many archers and has a great advantage in this regard.
Since each person can only choose one weapon, the archer can only use the bow to parry the opponent, or take the weapon of the "sacrificed" companion, or grab the opponent's weapon.
In this way, the number of people on both sides is equal, except for the archers. In addition to the eight shield bearers each, the Yanzhou team has a knife hand, three gunners, and a temporary general. Qizhou is four gunners plus general Xin Yu.
At this time, there was a "bang", and two teams of shield soldiers with equal numbers collided together, and the hand-to-hand combat began.