The autumn wind is flying, and the sound of war drums.

Yang Qi, the commander of the Tiger Leaping Pass, held the battle knife with one hand and the battlements with the other, with gloomy eyes.

A team of soldiers gathered on the mountain road outside the border. The number was not too many, only five or six hundred. The mountain road was narrow and could not accommodate too many people. These soldiers were not particularly tall, but they were agile and moved in a neat manner. Although the ground was narrow and there were many people, they could not hear too many sounds. Everyone was very quiet. Their armor was very sophisticated, not only protecting the front, chest and back, but also protecting the arms and thighs. The most unique thing was the helmet. Their helmets were not connected with armor pieces, but a whole.

The soldiers on the block made envious screams. Not to mention the form of these armors, just wearing armor is enough to make them jealous. The craftsmen in Liaodong are limited, and iron armor is rare. With the key position of the tiger jumping to the block, everyone can wear iron armor. Some soldiers can only use leather as armor.

I have heard of the excellent military orders of the Jiangdong Army for a long time. When I saw it today, I really opened my eyes.

However, Yang Qi was not worried. No matter how good the armor was, it could not stop the close-range shooting of the crossbow. When these soldiers were within thirty steps, the crossbow could shoot them and the armor against each other. Within ten steps, even the most ordinary bow could shoot through the iron armor, and it would be useless to have a shield. When climbing up the ladder, no one could protect themselves. Holding a shield to defend against arrows and holding a knife to kill, you can only choose one of them.

No matter how good the armor is, it is just a spoil. Thinking of this, Yang Qi suddenly became a little excited.

"Prince, look." A soldier suddenly pointed to the hillside on the west side and said loudly.

Yang Qi looked along his hand and saw a figure carefully climbing down from the cliff. The cliff was rugged with rocks and no way to go. He walked very carefully and was almost moving. Soon, Yang Qi discovered the second and third ones, both sides, with scattered positions and no rules. If there must be a rule, it means that they are far away from the city wall, and the closest one is a hundred steps away.

At such a long distance, even if the strong crossbow can shoot, the hit rate will be very low, and the number of people is limited, which cannot form a real threat.

After about a meal, those people stood on the hillside, and some people dropped some things from above with ropes, which looked like crossbows and arrows. As Yang Qi expected, these people were crossbowmen. Judging from the size of the crossbow, they should be common three-stone crossbows and four-stone crossbows in the army. These crossbows can indeed shoot onto the city, but they lack strength and may not be able to shoot armor and armor. They can only deal with some soldiers wearing leather armor or not.

Yang Qi estimated the distance and gave up the idea of ​​shooting with a strong crossbow. Those people were very cautious and used mountain rocks to cover their bodies, revealing only a small amount of bodies. Even the strong crossbow could not guarantee the hit rate, and instead would waste precious arrows.

Just be careful. If they try to get close, they will use volleys of bows and crossbows to block them, or simply send some infantry to drive them away.

The archers on the cliff were in place, and the infantry in the lineup under the city began to move, and some swords and shields rushed up first. They held up large shields that were significantly thickened and widened, and stood in groups in two groups on the mountain road, leaving less than five feet wide in the middle, only for one person to pass through. They cooperated with each other, one person holding the big shield, and the other person hit the upper edge of the big shield with a sledgehammer. After a few bangs, the lower edge of the big shield actually fell into the soil. Yang Qi looked carefully and found that there seemed to be a large frame behind the big shield, with the bottom sharpened and wedged into the soil. In this way, the big shield could stand on its own without the support of others.

"These Central Plains people can really think of it." Yang Qi couldn't help but praise him secretly. This is indeed a good idea. At least it can save some space and arrange more crossbowmen.

One group of large shields stood up, the other group followed, and took two steps forward. After more than ten groups, these large shields approached within a hundred steps, and there were signs of continuing to extend forward. Yang Qi did not dare to be careless and ordered the crossbowmen to shoot and block. The sword and shield hands were very cautious and hid themselves tightly behind the big shields. The arrows shot from the city either shot on the big shields or flew over their heads. Occasionally, arrows shot on their helmets or armors were splashing out a string of Mars and could not be shot through.

The shield array continued to extend forward and had entered within eighty steps.

Yang Qi looked at it for a while, frowned, and called a few crossbowmen to fire a volley with three stone crossbows. The crossbowmen pulled the crossbow machine and the arrows rushed away. A soldier who was swinging the hammer was shot and his figure disappeared behind the shield. Yang Qi stared at it, without blinking, and even held the whistling. After a while, the soldier stood up again, waved the hammer hard, and hit it again and again to set the shield. Judging from his strong and powerful movements, he would not be too serious even if he was injured.

Yang Qi secretly called out something wrong. Judging from the figures and movements of the armored soldiers, they did not wear heavy armor, and the armor they wore was no more heavier than ordinary armor. At a distance of 80 steps, the three-stone crossbow should be able to shoot through. Now the armored soldiers were shot but did not lose their combat power. Either he was very brave, or his armor protection ability exceeded expectations, and the three-stone crossbow did not fail to shoot through.

Is the armor of Jiangdong Army so good? A strong sense of uneasiness arose in Yang Qi's heart.

The shield formation continued to move forward and rushed to thirty steps outside the city before stopping. Except for the three rows of shield formations that were closest to, the soldiers in the shield formation behind retreated, and then a strong archer held a small shield to cover it and entered the shield in a row. Although Yang Qi ordered the crossbowman to shoot volleys, most of the arrows were blocked by the large shield and failed to hit the powerful archers.

The war drums were heard under the city, and a series of soldiers ran out. They did not bring shields, and their bodies were bloated than the ones just now. In groups of five, they raised Yunlou above their heads, passed through the shield formation, and ran towards the city. Although they were not very fast, their steps were very firm. When Yang Qi saw their bloated figures, he knew that they were wearing heavy armor, and these people were warriors who attacked the city. Once they reached the city and erected a cloud ladder, they would directly attach to the city.

Yang Qi ordered a stern order, and fired a volley of bows and crossbows.

The strong archer in the shield formation suddenly stood up and pulled the strong arch. A whistle arrow made a sharp roar, rushed into the sky and rushed to the top of the city.

Yang Qi did not dare to neglect his selves and ordered his subordinates to raise their shields to cover up the rain of arrows that were about to be shot.

As soon as he finished speaking, several sharp roars suddenly came in his ears, and several feathered arrows rushed over. The messenger beside Yang Qi was hit by two arrows and fell to the ground with a muffled groan. Before Yang Qi could react, another arrow shot.

"Be careful!" A personal guard roared and rushed to Yang Qi, protecting Yang Qi with a shield. As soon as the shield was raised, he heard the muffled sound made by an arrow. Yang Qi felt cold in his heart, turned his head and looked at the cliffs on both sides.

His intuition was right. These arrows were not shot from the shields under the fortress, but from the cliffs on both sides. The archers were lying between the rocks and firing constantly. Although the rate of fire was not very fast, they were extremely accurate. In a short while, two arrows sounded above Yang Qi's head, with dull sounds and extremely strong strength. If it weren't for the shield protecting him, Yang Qi would inevitably be caught.

Where did Sun Ce have so many archers? Yang Qi was shocked. He felt that these archers could be compared with the archers on the grassland. They had a precision of five or six out of ten at a distance of more than a hundred steps. If one or two appeared, he could understand it, but more than a dozen appeared at the same time, which was beyond his expectations.

Screams sounded one after another in his ears, and Yang Qi could hear them clearly. Judging from the direction, the strong crossbowman responsible for the strong crossbow was shot.

Screams came one after another, and several powerful crossbowmen were shot and killed one after another. The other was very patient. Each time, three or four people aimed at the same target, as if they had made an appointment. Yang Qi really couldn't understand how they contacted. The powerful crossbowmen in the fortress did not expect that the other party could shoot so accurately, and there were heavy casualties. After the powerful crossbowmen were severely injured, ordinary crossbowmen began to be shot, and the city was in chaos.

"Be careful, be careful!" Yang Qi shouted in anger, but few people responded.

"Swoosh, swosh, swosh!" The strong archers in the shield formation seized the opportunity and began to shoot rapidly. They stood behind the big shield, only half of their faces were exposed, and the strong arches in their hands were continuously firing, forming a dense array of arrow curtains, pounced towards the sky, turned around and shot towards the fortress, shooting at the fortress.

"Puff puff puff puff! Puff puff puff!" The arrows entered the body in constant sound, and soldiers fell down and let out painful wails. A soldier rolled in front of Yang Qi, twitched for a few seconds before stopping. A feather arrow shot through his leather armor, entering from the front and coming out from the back. A triangular armor-breaking arrow was exposed from the back, and blood dripped down the shaft, and the blood on the arrow quickly drew away, revealing a cold light.

Yang Qi was shocked. The opponent's cooperation was so tacit. The heavy armored soldiers were preparing to attack, the strong archers in the shield formation countered, and the archers on the cliff shot accurately. The actions of more than 200 people were completed in an instant, without even a chance to breathe. Especially the archers on the cliff, who fired a hundred steps away, were not only strong, but also extremely accurate. They shot several powerful crossbowmen in the city at once, interrupting the rhythm in the city, creating an excellent opportunity for the covered attack of the strong archers.

Next, it was time for the heavy armored soldiers to climb the city. Yang Qi guessed the result, but could not stop it. At least five crossbows aimed at him, shooting continuously, making it impossible for him to command normally. Judging from the sound of arrows shooting the shield, these crossbows were definitely not what he thought were three-stone crossbows, four-stone crossbows, and at least six-stone crossbows. Only such a strong crossbow could he have such strength a hundred steps away.

The equipment of the Jiangdong Army was even better than he estimated, and he made a fatal mistake.

Within just over ten breaths of heavy armored soldiers rushing to the city and erecting a ladder, each of the archers on the cliff shot at least five arrows, killing and killing more than thirty people. They were either powerful crossbowmen or military marquis who were commanding in the front line. Although there were not many humans, they destroyed most of the command system on the city, while the strong archers in the shield formation shot out nearly a thousand feather arrows, without distinction, and destroyed most of the living forces on the city.
Chapter completed!