Chapter 330: Siege (Part II)
Although Luo Ming had the capital to despise these cultists and monsters, he didn't want to see his soldiers suffer additional losses after all.
So, he took a special hard bow into his hand.
This hard bow was originally a weapon left by a baron's ancestor, but unfortunately that ancestor died in battle, although the relics were still sent back, his bow skills have been lost, and the younger generations do not use this hard bow much.
In the end, he was stuffed with fifty gold coins at a discount and given to Luo Ming as part of the rescue reward.
However, Luo Ming's masters can be said to be in the martial arts of the sea, and he has learned a little about the introduction of archery by the way. And Aya is simply a living library, so naturally she can find a good archery tutorial for Luo Ming to use.
Although he majored in swordsmanship, archery was a side business after all, and it was impossible to invest too much energy in this area, but at least at a distance of tens of meters, he could still shoot at a target as big as the human body.
Even if you can't shoot, you can probably become a powerful stray arrow, and if you shoot the enemy next to you, even if it's a miscellaneous soldier, you can still make money.
Anyway, there is no need to fight to shoot arrows at this distance, and the swordsman's physical fitness itself is quite good, plus Cang Yan can recover his physical strength...... Even if you shoot a dozen arrows in one go, it will not make your arm accumulate too much fatigue and affect the next battle.
He held a bow in his left hand and five arrows in his right.
In a method that is almost like ejection, the five arrows are ejected one by one, and then the five arrows are pulled out again.
In this world, this is an inconspicuous but very useful trick...... It's not complicated, but the average archer can't think of this method at all, and he doesn't have enough arm strength to shoot the bow so continuously.
So, like flying locusts, the arrows swooped down on the opposite side.
Naturally, in this way, the accuracy decreases even further. However, the sheer number of arrows is more than enough to compensate for this shortcoming.
After fifteen arrows in one go, Luo Ming stopped and let his arm rest for a few seconds.
And two people fell over there...... However, only one person died, and the other was only shot in the thigh, and was able to roll and wail.
Another man had an arrow stuck in his body, but he did not fall, but was startled and retreated.
It's not that he's brave, it's that he's wearing a half-length iron armor with arrows embedded in the iron armor, and it's estimated that the flesh has been pierced, but he can't move forward a little further. After all, Luo Ming's arrows did not have any fighting energy attached to them, and they really might not be able to penetrate the iron armor from dozens of meters away.
In ancient times, those fierce generals who claimed to have a lot of arrows stuck in their bodies, like a hedgehog but could still kill the enemy, were actually basically wearing iron armor, and most of the arrows were difficult to penetrate even if they barely penetrated the iron armor.
But even that doesn't matter.
Luo Ming shot a few arrows, just cuddling the grass and beating the rabbit - a matter of convenience, it was enough to shoot and injure a few people and delay their footsteps.
At this time, there were already monsters running around Luo Ming's camp, but they didn't find any breakthroughs, and had to turn back in dismay.
The cultists who got the news all scolded with hatred.
"Is this guy the son of a tortoise?
“...... With so many losses, if we go back in disgrace without any results, the adults will definitely punish us severely!"
"Well, let's charge and see! There is no fighting spirit on that bow and arrow, and as long as we are on guard, it is actually difficult to be injured. ”
"As for that strange weapon...... Presumably, it's impossible to launch continuously, so let's just take advantage of the gap between the two attacks to kill them!"
Cultists, you and I have finalized the policy word by word.
However, Luo Ming was on the high platform, and although he couldn't hear what they were saying, he could almost see what they wanted to do.
Several cultists, who were clearly warriors, wore armor and a cloak or cloth robe wrapped around the armor - an obvious way of defending against arrows.
Then, three more casters cast blessing spells on them, as well as on a few particularly robust monsters.
It seems that those people and monsters are the vanguard who will charge the battle later.
Pierce the enemy lines with your elites, then the large forces behind you will follow, widening the gap...... It is a simple yet effective tactic that has been used from antiquity to World War II on Earth.
However, it also depends on the strength of both sides.
If you can't succeed in the initial step of piercing the defense line with the elite, you don't have to think about it.
Needless to say, since Luo Ming was still sitting on this high platform as safe as a mountain, and did not go down to help, he naturally did not think that it was impossible for the other party's elite to break through his defense.
The monsters were in small groups of three or five, and rushed to the defense line from many angles in a relatively scattered formation.
The group of elites flashed with the aura of spell blessings, and they also divided into two groups and launched a charge from two directions.
If you spread out, even if you are bombarded by gunfire, you will not be wiped out.
At the same time, a cultist spellcaster took a scroll from his bosom, tore it open, and began to channel the power within.
Luo Ming keenly felt that he had been chosen as a target by some force...... This is the lock of spells.
Ordinary people can basically only use the preset mode when using the scroll, while the caster can use the scroll to do some guidance and processing of the spells in it - such as changing the range, locking on to a certain enemy, and so on.
This guy is very smart to stand a hundred meters away from Luo Ming, Luo Ming's archery skills are actually average, and nine times out of ten he can't shoot at this distance, so he simply doesn't waste arrows, just sits on the high platform and watches.
Luo Ming is of course very clear that he is sitting on the high platform, although he is enjoying a good view, but he is also a good target in the eyes of the enemy.
Enemy ranged attacks are bound to come at him - after all, wounding or killing his commander would be a devastating blow to the entire army.
However, Luo Ming didn't think that any long-range attacks could threaten him at this distance.
Not to mention threatening him. Even an attack that can cross a hundred meters to hit him is not very rare.
Also consider that he can dodge and dodge, and has a strong defense of a swordsman...... Even if the other party is a great swordsman, he doesn't have this certainty, and he has enough strength to hit him while ensuring that he is hit.
Scrolls capable of delivering Great Swordsman-level attacks are extremely expensive, so how could they appear here.
Probably, the spellcaster regarded Luo Ming as an ordinary person with ordinary cultivation, and thought that throwing a small fireball over could hurt him...... This is a wonderful misunderstanding.