At this time, Hua Bushi's calm voice was heard: "Boss Hu, ask the archers to shoot the enemies who climbed up on the roof, and don't let them in. There is no need to worry about the pirates in the gap!"
Hu Jing just woke up from a dream and quickly gave the instructions.
Hua Bushi said to Sima Rulan again: "Miss Lan'er, ask the guards of the City Lord's Mansion to guard under the steps to prevent the pirates who have climbed in from attacking the archer queue."
Sima Rulan responded: "Okay!" She waved her hand, and more than ten guards from "Wanjintang" immediately followed the order and left.
Looking at the battle in front of her, Sima Rulan was actually no less surprised than Hu Jing.
She has practiced literature and martial arts since she was a child, and her knowledge and vision are much better than those of Hu Jing and others. During the battle just now, Sima Rulan could tell that the two hundred Thorny Tiger warriors guarding the gap were using a superior sword technique, and
The combination of this sword technique and the formation is extremely mysterious. Although the pirates are all tall and strong, most of them have only practiced some superficial martial arts, and they rush up like a swarm of swarms, practicing superior martial arts.
The warriors formed a sword formation and clashed head-on. It was like throwing an egg against a stone. Once they started fighting, it immediately became a one-sided force.
A few days ago, Hua Bushi recruited disciples from the indigenous tribes of Okura Island and practiced day and night in Eagle Wing Castle. Sima Rulan had also heard about it, but she never thought that this young master would only last for four months.
, she can develop such a powerful war corps. She can see that these indigenous warriors dressed in black can reach the level of masters in terms of strength, speed, and internal strength, and a person with
A gang of two hundred first-class masters, apart from "Shaolin" and "Wudang" among the "Seven Central Plains sects", there is probably no other sect that can compare.
In fact, the strength of the Thorn Tiger Warriors is not as high as Sima Rulan thought. After four months of training, although these indigenous warriors have become very proficient in the "Crane Revolving Sword Technique", they are still far from the master level.
Far from it. Not only do they lack the training of actual combat, but their powerful physical skills are also forcibly brewed with potions, and most of them benefit from the protection of their armor. They are not as good as those real masters who have practiced internal skills for many years.
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It's just that these flaws can be ignored after forming a tiger fighting formation.
Because when forming a formation to fight against the enemy, you only need to follow the instructions of Zhu Hong, who is commanding the battle formation, to attack and defend. It does not require everyone’s experience in dealing with the enemy. And precisely because the battle formation is complete, everyone’s aura is connected, and their internal strength and momentum are combined.
Together, Sima Rulan had the illusion that these two hundred people were all top-notch masters.
While being deeply surprised by the superior combat power of the Thorn Hushi, Sima Rulan also understood the role of the loophole-filled defense fortifications laid out by Hua Bushi. The young master's purpose of building these fortifications was not actually to destroy the enemy.
The pirates are blocked from outside, but they need to be led to the gap to create conditions for the Tiger Fighting Formation to attack head-on.
Fortifications are just dead objects, and can only be used to their fullest effect if they are coordinated with the defenders' combat power.
The houses in this city are not too high, so it is difficult to stop the enemy from climbing. But when the pirates find that the opponent's defense circle is not encircled, they will naturally rush towards the two gaps along the road. This is to avoid the heavy and take the light.
People's nature is that since there is a way to go, no one is willing to climb the wall. And the path they took was also opened up by Hua Bushi's previous order to demolish the houses in the city.
This round of pirate attacks had no structure to begin with. They just swarmed over like a swarm of swarms. Naturally, they rushed wherever they could. However, they ended up bumping into the strongest blade that the young master had laid out in advance.
And even if a few pirates tried to climb over from the roof, most of them were shot to death by the 200 archers waiting behind the wall. In addition, the guards of the city lord's palace surrounded them, and no one could get close to the steps in front of the Poseidon Temple.
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After drinking tea, a crisp sound of gongs sounded in the distance, and the swarming pirates receded like the tide, leaving only corpses on the ground.
This round of attack did not last long, and the Dragon Palace tribe lost about 300 people. The dead bodies in the two gaps were piled high, but it did not let the assassins who formed a defensive formation take a step back!
Among the two hundred Thorny Tiger soldiers who faced the enemy head-on, only five or six were slightly injured. None of the two hundred archers and more than ten guards of the city lord's palace were injured, and the fighting strength of the defending party was not damaged at all.
"Clear the road!" Zhu Hong ordered.
The Tiger Thorns stepped forward, picked up the corpses of pirates lying on the ground, and threw them onto the fortifications built aside. The weapons scattered everywhere were also swept aside, and some pirates who were not yet dead were swept away.
After adding a knife, in a moment, there was nothing but blood flowing all over the road, and the fortifications originally built with houses, wood and stone increased to a higher level out of thin air.
The pirates retreated a hundred feet away, and were still a dense mass, facing the Poseidon Temple from afar.
"They have all retreated. They must not dare to rush over again for a while, right?" Sima Rulan looked at the large field of bright lanterns and torches in the distance and asked.
Hua Bushi said: "Of course not. There are four thousand of them, and they are all the elites of the Dragon Palace tribe. The loss of hundreds of people is just a little scratch, and they will attack again in a moment."
He took a deep breath and said: "The next time we attack, the person in charge of the other party will definitely learn a lesson and won't rush in haphazardly like this time. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to deal with the Nine Revolutions of Soul Refining."
Decide!"
The main reason for the defeat of this round of attacking pirates was that they underestimated the enemy and did not take the hundreds of people guarding in front of the Poseidon Temple into consideration, so they rushed up in a swarm. Now, among the large group of pirates in the distance
There were many lanterns and torches moving constantly, and it was obvious that arrangements were being made to prepare for the next round of attacks.
Hua Bushi stared at the pirates and horses in the distance with his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to see what actions the other party was making from the flickering firelight.
Seeing this, Sima Rulan couldn't help but feel a little worried. When she was about to ask again, she saw Yang Jiangyi's face was calm. She was obviously full of confidence in this young master, so she also closed her mouth and asked her question.
The words were swallowed back into his stomach.
Hua Bushi suddenly clapped his hands and shouted: "They are transporting arrows secretly, and they must want to attack with bows and arrows! Zhu Hong, order the assassins to retreat behind the defensive wall! Hu Jing, quickly ask the archers to retreat into the Poseidon Temple.
Inside!"
He turned to Sima Rulan and said: "Miss Lan'er, you and the guards of the City Lord's Mansion should also retreat to the main hall!"
Although Hu Jing also had 200 archers under his command, the Dragon Palace tribe opposite had a large number of people, and there must be many more archers than them. Once they attack with arrows, if they are not careful, they will definitely suffer a big loss.
Zhu Hong gave an order, and the two hundred assassins who formed a formation at the gap immediately retreated into the defensive wall. The commander-in-chief Hu Jing also called out loudly, leading the two hundred archers and hurriedly hid in the palace gate. Sima Rulan just waved.
She waved her hand and let more than ten guards enter the Poseidon Temple, but she stood beside Hua Bushi and did not retreat.
Hua Bushi was not mistaken. After counting his breath, he heard the sound of bowstrings in the distance, the whole sky suddenly darkened, and countless flying arrows whizzed down like a heavy rain.
The Tiger Thorn soldiers have retreated behind the defensive wall, and the other soldiers have also retreated into the Sea Temple. These flying arrows cannot hit them. Hua Bushi stood in the center of the steps outside the hall, originally an arrow.
Where the rain was the densest, only two clear cries were heard. Yang Jiangyi and Sima Rulan on his left and right sides both drew their swords. Under the flash of cold light, all the arrows aimed at the three of them were knocked away.
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Zhu Hong, who was under the steps, took out his palm casually, and the arrows that hit him fell to the ground.
The shooting range of bows and arrows is only thirty feet, but the place where the Dragon Palace troops gathered is a hundred feet away from the Poseidon Temple. They deliberately let the fire light move back and forth, pretending to be arranging their troops to rush forward again, but they secretly asked the archers to sneak up.
If you get within thirty feet, use flying arrows to attack.
This strategy could have been considered a clever one. There are houses everywhere in Black Dragon City. Using these houses as cover would have been difficult to detect when sneaking up in the dark. Unfortunately, when they were transporting arrows, they did not escape Hua Hua.
Eyes that are not stone.
There were obviously a lot of pirate archers. After several rounds of volleys, a large group of people hundreds of feet away began to surge in, using the cover of bows and arrows to attack again.
Hua Bushi had been standing at the top of the steps, and the arrows shot at him were deflected by Yang Jiangyi and Sima Rulan with their swords. The young master seemed completely unaware and kept looking into the distance, seeing the pirates coming again.
After rushing over, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said: "Well done! Bite him hard this time and see if the Black Dragon King can still keep his composure!"
This time, the attack of the Dragon Palace tribe was not like the chaotic charge last time, but they were approaching in formation from various paths in the city. It seems that these pirates have learned the lessons from the failure of the previous attack.
The hundreds of people in front of Poseidon Temple have been treated as formidable enemies of comparable strength.
Arrows are constantly falling from the sky, providing cover for the approaching pirate brigade. The assassins cannot form a formation at the gap to meet the enemy like last time, otherwise they will have to face the rain of arrows head-on. For melee combat with only a short knife,
The indigenous warriors who were not equipped with shields were at a disadvantage. Hua Bushi just stared at the approaching pirates and did not give any orders for the assassins to rush out to meet the enemy.
The large group of pirates soon approached the defensive wall. Ten feet outside the wall, there was a sudden shout, and the pirates raised their weapons and began to rush over at a faster speed. They did not just rush towards two gaps, more pirates rushed directly
Climbing up the house, it was obvious that the person in charge of the Dragon Palace tribe knew very well that the opponent's manpower was limited and could not defend the entire defensive wall, so he ordered the pirates to forcefully climb the wall and enter.