A dense rain of arrows fell from the sky.

The Song soldiers raised their shields in unison.

The rain of arrows struck the shield with a crackling sound before falling to the ground.

The Song soldiers, clad in heavy armor and protected by shields, moved like a mass of steel, and their speed suddenly increased.

The entire battalion, five hundred men, sped up.

Moreover, the movements were seamlessly connected, without any sense of confusion.

Another business next door followed closely behind.

Several more waves of arrows rained down from the Jin army, but were blocked by the Song army.

As the Song soldiers jogged, one hand held up a shield while the other skillfully drew a crossbow and began firing arrows through the gaps.

Liu Qi's combat method was very simple: ten people were the smallest unit. For example, ten people would fire crossbows, ten people would prepare spears, and another ten people would be ready with horse-slaying sabers for close combat.

When advancing, the army is a unified whole; when penetrating enemy lines, it quickly forms dozens of small combat regiments, each with its own partner, cooperating with each other.

This was also a common method of direct combat used by Yue Fei when he was training the Divine Martial Army.

He brought this approach to the Northwest Army today.

Among the heavy infantry in the Northwest Army, Liu Qi's were the strongest.

After the Song soldiers at the front fired their crossbow bolts, the Song soldiers behind them quickly fired a second one.

A dozen or so Jin soldiers were shot dead ahead.

Even with shields, some Jin soldiers were still injured.

The Song army's crossbows were extremely powerful and had very sharp arrowheads.

As they approached the enemy, the vanguard of the Song army began to shout in unison, cheering themselves on: "Long live the Great Song Dynasty!"