Chapter 241 Not an ordinary bow
"Retreat...retreat quickly..."
Such shouts spread waves around the battlefield. The infantry who had just blocked the arrow branches with their shields looked around in surprise, but this look brought them unexpected bad luck.
Sniper archers ordered to shoot freely on the top of the city are in various places in the castle. Generally speaking, sniper archers like free and easy guys. Therefore, some people are in a room in the castle, and some people are willing to fight on the walls. Some people climb to the top of the castle spire in the fortress that others cannot reach.
In any case, in this kind of combat situation, they usually cooperate with two people. One person discovers the target and performs simple calculations to provide relatively accurate data on distance, wind speed, etc.
Why, do you think of modern snipers? Ha, that's true. Martin, a shameless person, has long been used to plagiarism. The most hateful thing is that there is an Internet in his world, so he can search for any kind of information.
These snipers are naturally quite free to find targets, and they become targets for those who stick their heads out of their shields or show their heads from their hiding places.
The crosshairs in the sniper bow are placed right on someone's head. As for the training of sniper archers, this basically has determined the death penalty. The bow that has been drawn has been fully drawn, aiming at the target's eyes with all his concentration, as if his heart has been attached to the arrow.
The observer next to him held a telescope in his hand and was conducting the final measurement. At the same time, he told the sniper archer about the distance, wind direction, target movement speed, etc.
"Can shoot!"
With the order of the observer, the impatient sniper archer who had already aimed, let go of the bowstring, and the arrow branches with rotating arrow feathers immediately flew into the air.
The rotating arrow feather gave it the power of rotation, because these rotations, those lateral winds had little effect on it. The four-legged armored cone slashed the air, making a "hissing" sound, and the target was getting closer and closer.
Its target was wearing thick armor that was more complete and safe than other soldiers. As an officer, he didn't need more or faster movement. Even at such a long distance from the Aden Fortress, he was not worried about the threat of arrow branches. According to conventional thinking, at such a long distance, arrows had no power. Moreover, the armor on his body was much thicker than the simple chain mail of ordinary soldiers.
The news of the retreat surprised him, but when he stood up boldly with his distance and his armor, he understood the reason. The soldiers carrying the ladder almost suffered all casualties under the first round of arrow rain. Not only that, the soldiers who planned to lift the ladder again also fell to the ground under the attack of the other party.
The injured soldiers screamed loudly, while the others began to drag, hold, and carry the author backwards. Surprisingly, the rescuers were not attacked. Even when they straightened up and slowly walked towards the camp with their injured companions, they were not attacked as the best target. But the others, if they were accidentally attacked, would be attacked by arrows shot from the Aden Fortress.
"Where are our archers?"
He turned around in confusion. The archers who were supposed to line up to fight back at the city wall did not raise the bow in their hands. The sea breeze from afar brought a sound, explaining their problem.
"No, our arrows can't shoot up the city at that distance!"
Therefore, the officers understood the reason for retreat. In this case where they could not suppress the other party's bow and arrow, they could only retreat one way. Only by using covers such as arrow towers and shields can they approach the fortress. This also illustrates another problem: the other party's arrows are farther than they do.
It is normal for the arrows on the top of the city to shoot farther than the ones on the front, but when it is farther away, it is not very normal when it is even more surprising. The officer who came to the conclusion wanted to retreat to his hiding place, and he was sure that his tentative attack mission had been completed well, at least he had more conclusions.
However, just as he was about to shrink back, he heard the familiar howling sound of a quick arrow.
"How is this... possible!"
According to the general situation, of course it is impossible. But the Rambo folding bow is not a regular bow, and the spinning quadrilateral armor cone is not an ordinary arrow. When he heard it, it was already too late. The long arrow not only penetrated the iron leaf armor on his chest, but even the chain mail that was lined with it did not block at all.
The long arrow branch rushed into his body with huge power. When the long arrow stopped rotating completely due to the blockage of the muscles, the huge energy it carried was released into the officer's body. And it immediately stopped beating in the heavy blow. The officer had only time to reach out and grab the arrow branch with huge energy that shot into his left chest. He stared at the Aden Fortress with a shocked expression, not understanding why their arrows shot so far. Then the turtled body fell down and he was dead!
Upstairs, the observer of Basel in a room took the telescope down, and he looked at Basel with an incredible look. One hundred and fifty meters, not only hit the target accurately but also killed one arrow. This was already out of the way, what the observer knew, the level of a good archer. He didn't even think anyone could have such skills.
However, the facts in front of me were obvious. I saw the target with my own eyes that I didn’t believe it and fell down with the arrow. As a human being, there are not many people with such skills. I am worthy of being the guard beside Zhao Fubo. With this ability of a archer, I am already top-notch.
Basel, who had just completed the long-range sniping, once again took an arrow, and even with a pulley in his hand, the ordinary people had no choice but to open the sniper bow to the full moon again. The observer suddenly remembered his responsibilities, and the telescope in his hand scanned the battlefield again, looking for targets worth sniping.
Looking at the soldiers who had just attacked with great momentum, and when they retreated like diving, the people in the Aden Fortress cheered. Muk, whose eyes were still cold and calm, knew that this was just the beginning, and it was still far from the cheers of the real victory.
But he did not stop it. On the one hand, this would increase morale and damage the other party's morale. Secondly, this was also a release of the pressure accumulated in his heart just facing the attack. The cheers were passed away from afar and all the way to the camp of the Little Ashlever City Lord.
The first tentative attack was repelled, which was already within his expectations. But what he did not expect was that when the officers who were importantly organizing the army came back to report to him, he couldn't help but be shocked.
"What, all the officers in the first wave of attacks were killed, how is this possible!"
He could not believe this fact. Even when siege, his officers would command behind ordinary soldiers and even outside the range of bows and arrows. Moreover, they were not so easy to be shot to death in the heavy armor of standard Mamluk cavalry.
But the fact is that even the officers far away from the city walls were not spared. The officer who came to report the message looked carefully at his expression, and then handed over a long arrow.
"Sir, this is an arrow branch we have never seen before. It's very strange. We have never seen it before!"
Little Ashleff held the long arrow in his hand and looked at it carefully. The tail of the long and straight pole was wrapped in a thin thing like a thread. Obviously, the feathers were not tilted in one direction. The tip of the arrow in front had already broken on the igneous rock at this moment, but it can still be seen that it was made by two iron pieces inserted together.
In fact, the secret on this simple arrow branch is not only this. The place where the rear of the arrow feather is most under pressure is wrapped very tightly by glass wire, which can withstand huge force without cracking. The grooves that install arrow feathers are opened with special molds, which are convenient and fast. The two ends of the middle arrow shaft are threaded, arrow feathers, arrow tips, arrow shafts, and three-piece sets are connected by threads. This is not only easy to transport, but also easy to use again, thus achieving the purpose of saving materials.
The little city lord Ashleff looked at the city wall and felt a sense of uneasiness. He let out a long sigh and calmed down his emotions.
"Okay, we basically know their skills. It's not a great thing to shoot arrows farther. We ask our soldiers to prepare shield vehicles and cover the archers to the range. We also bring the arrow tower to the front. We also need to choose a flat place near the main road to build a stronghold!"
When he said this, he recalled the words of the old finance minister. The facts at this moment proved that he should have some understanding of the guys in front of him. He originally wanted to send someone to call him, but then he got involved in this matter again. After all, he is the future governor, and now he will look down on him if he calls the old finance minister back.
"Also, let our officers wear armor and pay attention to their own safety. Let's act now!"
When the attack was again, the sun had risen to the sky at noon. The igneous rocks on the front of the entire Aden Fortress seemed to be burning, and the rolling heat distorted people's sight. In the city of Aden, there was no movement at all in the morning.
After lunch, the siege teams that gathered again began to slowly push the heavy shield chariots. Behind were teams of archers, slowly approaching. Some soldiers held large tower shields to cover the people around them.
At this moment, Gong Zi was not idle either. Looking at the busy soldiers on the city, she asked someone to call the slaves to manage the people.
"I have something to do, and see, the sun is really a life-threatening, and make some sheds to cover the sun for the people on the city!"
Gong Zi's orders are really hard to understand. Although everyone knows that she has never fought a war, because of the military law, her orders are even ten times more mysterious, and they have to be executed.
Looking at the gaze of his subordinates, Gong Zi felt her face warm. She was worried that someone would see through her intentions, so she quickly turned her face to look at the moving enemy outside the fortress!
Chapter completed!