More than 4,000 archers in the army were positioned behind the gate and walls of the stockade, watching through the gaps as a large cloud of dust rose from the direction of Puyang.

Each archer had two quiver on his body, each containing one hundred specially made arrows.

These arrows were all manufactured on an assembly line, and their specifications, lengths, and sizes were completely uniform, which greatly facilitated the loading of the crossbows. They were transported here a few days ago by the royal transport team and a group of laborers.

With a full 800,000 arrows equipped for these 4,000 archers, one can imagine how terrifying their firepower would be.

Behind the archers, two thousand Imperial Guard cadets and more than ten thousand Northern Army soldiers, also clad in armor and wielding spears and blades, stood ready for battle.

Before long, the Puyang rebels arrived at a place about a mile away from the Han army camp.

Chen Man, commander of the central army, looked at the Han army that was standing ready in the camp, and a trace of clarity returned to his face, which had been filled with resentment.

Then Chen Man looked at the messenger beside him and said loudly, "Pass on my order: 30,000 vanguard troops will attack the camp, and 40,000 central troops will follow. We must break through the enemy camp in one fell swoop!"

"promise!!"

The messenger received the order and quickly left.

Soon, the 30,000 rebels, having received their orders, charged toward the Han army's camp under the leadership of their minor leaders, while Chen Man led the central army in close pursuit.

When the rebels were a hundred paces away from the camp, the officer in charge of the archers also waved his command flag.

"Release the arrows!!"

With a loud shout, the two thousand crossbowmen in the front row immediately pulled the triggers of their crossbows, and a dense rain of arrows whistled out from the Han army camp.