It should be noted that the effective range of a bow in the Song Dynasty was less than 120 meters, while the effective range of a crossbow for individual soldiers was generally between 100 and 200 meters.
Moreover, arrows traveling more than 200 meters may deviate from their trajectory, reducing their accuracy and power.
Putting aside the fact that the pursuing Imperial Guards were actually mounted archers, at such a distance, did they expect to shoot at nothing?
This maneuver even made the retreating Byzantine army laugh.
"The people of Great Xia are truly insane! They actually fired arrows from such a distance?"
However, the next second, something unexpected happened.
Tius turned his head, staring wide-eyed at the incoming arrow with astonishment. The sight made him think he was hallucinating!
Having experienced countless battles, he naturally understood the power of an archer's arrows.
In Europe, the English longbowmen had an extremely long range and great power, which caused their own army to suffer losses.
But it's only about two hundred meters.
But now, how come the arrows shot by the army of this regent of Great Xia can travel so much farther than the longbows of the English?
This is simply beyond human capability!
Tius felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, and a thought suddenly occurred to him: "Could it be that those Viking barbarians were defeated by arrows like these?"
Upon seeing this, Yue Fei's doubts, which had been troubling him, were finally resolved.
"No wonder they were able to annihilate over 100,000 enemy troops in such a short time!"
Correspondingly, the heart, beating faster and faster, couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
"Such a lord is worthy of my following, Yue Fei!"
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