Li Siye cut off their water, these three people will definitely attack in advance, and he must be fully prepared.

He modified the saddle, covered it with fine scale armor, and dismantled part of the hemp rope to tie it and fasten it to make a shield. He put the scarf on his head, and when he crouched, the thin scale shield was just enough to protect his body, and it was also convenient for him to move and leap to defend and attack.

The bow and crossbow is his only long-range weapon, the standard crossbow of the Tang Army is light and durable, the crossbow frame is made of Zhe wood, the crossbow string is made of yak tendons, the crossbow machine can be adjusted back and forth, used to increase or decrease the range, the use of the Luban lock tenon structure, I have to admire the wisdom of the ancients in this regard.

He adjusted the crossbow machine to a greater strength, which could ensure that he stepped on his right hand to wind and install the crossbow arrows, and held the shield in his left hand.

Well, when it was time to install the bolts, he retreated to the center of the rock top, right in the dead end of the marksman's shot.

The rope attached to the top of the cliff also needed to be changed, the top platform was an irregular circle, and in order to prevent him from accidentally slipping out of the platform during the fight, he decided to make a safety rope measure. The center point was measured, where a curved ox's nose hole was carved with a short knife, and the hemp rope was stretched through one end of the hole, then pulled out from the other, and then tied into a dead knot.

The other end of the hemp rope was tied to his waist and then circled around the four corners of the platform, which felt very good, and with this safety rope he increased his safety factor in battle.

There weren't a lot of loose stones on the platform, and he collected them all, which was the most convenient and effective weapon.

He was fully prepared, the quiver hung from his waist and could be used at hand, and he had brought with him two sets of thirty arrows on this expedition, four of which he had previously used, and he believed that the enemy would not have more bows and arrows than this.

He lay comfortably on the platform and enjoyed the calm before the war, and ate the compressed biscuits in cold water to ensure the supply of calories. The only fly in the ointment was the wound behind the left shoulder, which felt painful to tear when the shield was raised, but it was not a big problem and could be fully supported until dark.

While Li Siye was preparing, Zhang Kuo's party was also making intensive preparations, collecting the short knives on the five people, two of which were heated on a bonfire, and then placed on the stones and bent into right-angled hooks, similar to ice axes used for rock climbing. The other two were tied to the soles of the swordsman's sheepskin boots.

The short knives in their hands were only enough to equip one person, and they were carried by the swordsmen who were in charge of the main attack, and San'er was just used to distract Li Siye's attention, and everyone rested for the time being, waiting for the time to come.

The sun gradually rose to the sky, Li Siye could feel the light gradually becoming hotter, he used the barley to pull the ants cruising on the rock face, and estimated the time it took for the bandits to climb up from the bottom, it took him about ten minutes to climb without a rope, even if the other party was well prepared, minus half of the time, it would take five or six minutes, in this time period, he could completely kill the other party.

"It's coming!"

The swordsman stood up from the ground with his hands propped up, stuck the horizontal knife in his back, and ran quickly towards this side with the curved short knife in both hands. San'er followed, and the two alternated serpentine maneuvers, Zhang Kuo took the boxwood bow from his horse, and put on the feathered arrows and stretched the bowstring to prepare for the attack.

Li Siye rubbed his palms to cheer himself up: "One long-range, two outputs, I just want to push my tower, let you taste what it means to have a go and no return!" ”

He held the shield in his left hand, held the wound bow and crossbow in his right hand, appeared on the edge of the rock top with a half-crouched body, leaned forward slightly, and looked forward in a circle, San'er and the swordsman began to climb from two directions.

By standing in the position of Zhang Kuo's bow, he quickly judged the direction of the enemy's main attack, and looked down to see that the swordsman had climbed three or four feet upward.

So fast!

Li Siye staggered his shield, raised his crossbow arrow and shot it downward, and the swordsman hurriedly shifted to the right, and the arrow grazed his arm and shot down. Li Siye hurriedly covered himself with his shield, the feather arrows had already hit with the sound of the wind, he felt the rapid thrust, and something was nailed to the thin scale armor with a sound, but it did not penetrate.

He immediately grabbed two stones and smashed them down, landing on the shoulders of the knife man, and the other party groaned, and the hook came loose and fell to the ground.

He immediately turned around, rushed to the other side and stepped on the crossbow bow, bent down to wind, and before Zhang Kuo, who was holding the wooden bow, had time to go around, he aimed at San'er, who was climbing, and pulled the bowstring, and the crossbow arrow hit San'er's shoulder, and immediately the blood flowed like a pillar, and he fell down with a scream.

Zhang Kuo sprinted around, roared angrily, opened his bow and fired, Li Siye quickly used his shield to block back, this time the thrust brought by the arrow was much greater, penetrating the scale armor and revealing the edge on the saddle, his shoulder blade was in sharp pain, and the wound was afraid that it would crack again.

He immediately turned back, leaned around the edge, and saw the swordsman climbing upwards, stepped on the crossbow again, pulled the winding, and installed the crossbow arrows, but put the crossbow arrows on the ground, grabbed the palm-sized stones and threw them downwards one after another, the swordsman was obviously unprepared, dodged left and right on the cliff wall, and one of the stones hit the right cheek, and fell down again with a scream.

Hearing the humming of the bowstring, Li Siye quickly squatted down and pressed against the shield, and the feather arrow bounced off the side scale armor without causing any substantial damage.

Li Siye quickly picked up the bow and crossbow on the ground, raised the arrow a few points, and aimed it at Zhang Kuo, who was thirty paces away.

Zhang Kuo obviously didn't expect that Li Siye still had the strength to hit him at this distance, and he quickly rolled and jumped, and there was a sudden stabbing pain on his calf.

Li Siye quickly turned around and ran back, poking his head out of the edge to see that San'er was injured in the shoulder, almost not posing a threat, he slammed the string on the empty crossbow, and San'er jumped off the cliff in a hurry like a frightened bird.

He had mastered the rhythm of defense, consumed the enemy's physical strength to the maximum, and focused his main energy on the side of the swordsman, who had climbed up three times in a row, and he had driven him down in various ways. Although this man was agile and athletic, he was physically exhausted after three consecutive falls, sweating profusely and panting against the rock wall.

Li Siye easily persevered, and the longer the time was drawn, the better it would be for him.

In the afternoon, the swordsman's climbing has been perfunctory, knowing that the physical exhaustion is serious, the delay in attacking, life is always threatened, so he has to work without effort, as long as Li Siye probe attack, he quickly slipped down from the cliff wall, clinging to the stone wall, this is Li Siye's blind spot.

Zhang Kuo whistled, and the swordsman and San'er limped to the garrison and retreated, and an attack was in vain.

Zhang Kuo's side was already short of water and thirsty, and they bled and sweated after an attack, which did not cause any harm to Li Siye, but made their situation more difficult. Now the advantages of the two sides have reversed, and Li Siye firmly occupies the initiative.

The three of them sat back on the ground, their faces dejected. The two wounded people behind him were lying on the ground with a high fever, and they kept calling: "Water, water, give me water!" ”

All three of them were somewhat wounded, San'er was shot in the shoulder, Zhang Kuo was shot in the calf, and the knife man was also ...... It's just a little bit of skin hanging from the stone.

Zhang Kuo's face was as gloomy as a piece of black iron.