"Everyone, the soldiers are coming. We are saved. Stop them!"
Xue Wenju shouted loudly, and the others also became excited, as they also heard the sound of the war drums.
"Woo~"
When the horn sounded, the barbarian soldiers who were attacking the fort retreated like a tide, gathered around Chi Wushu, and looked in the direction of the sound of the war drums.
Then they saw a group of soldiers coming quickly. Although they were not riding horses, they still raised a lot of dust. Under a large banner embroidered with the word "Jing", Liu Xiao was leading the team forward.
After receiving Xue Wenju's letter, Yuan Zheng, the captain stationed in Qingyang County, sent Liu Xiao for support, even though Liu Xiao had failed in his last bandit suppression effort and had lost the lives of a thousand officers and soldiers.
But after Liu Xiao's explanation, and the fact that there was indeed a plague in Taoyuan County, as evidenced by the thousands of refugees outside Ruifeng County, Yuan Zheng did not blame Liu Xiao.
In addition, he really values Liu Xiao. Apart from anything else, Liu Xiao's personal abilities are still very strong.
Therefore, he was asked to lead the troops again this time. Firstly, he was from Ruifeng County and was familiar with the surrounding terrain. Secondly, it was also to allow him to make up for his mistakes.
This is different from suppressing bandits, but a war. Once these barbarians are driven out, it will be a military achievement.
After receiving the task, Liu Xiao rushed over without stopping. This time he brought 4,000 soldiers with him. After defeating the barbarians, he would attack Yiyun Village to avenge his previous humiliation.
"stop!"
Liu Xiao raised the command flag, and immediately four thousand soldiers stopped and took a breath. After the scout reported that the barbarians were attacking the fort, Liu Xiao ordered to advance at full speed in order to force the barbarians to give up attacking the fort.
Now that the barbarians no longer attacked the fort, he was not in a hurry to attack, allowing the officers and soldiers who were marching quickly to catch their breath.
Chi Wushu looked at the officers and soldiers who had arrived and his eyes narrowed slightly. There were quite a few of them, but these officers and soldiers were not border troops, but local troops, commonly known as government troops.
Even the border troops were no match for them, let alone these palace soldiers. Seeing that the other side did not launch an attack, Chi Wushu also knew that the other side was resting. He smiled coldly and spat out a word, "Kill!"
Suddenly, three thousand barbarian soldiers rushed out howling.
The barbarian soldiers also have battle formations, of course not as many as those in the Jing Dynasty, and their formations are relatively simple. They basically rely on their personal bravery to fight.
Having lived in the mountains for a long time, they were agile and often fought with wild beasts. The Jing Dynasty also encircled and suppressed the Southern Barbarians several times but all ended in failure.
At this moment, Liu Xiao saw the barbarians rushing over, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "Archers, get ready."
Following Liu Xiao's order, a thousand archers came to the front and drew their bows and shot arrows.
"Burr array!"
Liu Xiao waved the flag again.
Suddenly, a thousand shield soldiers and a thousand spear soldiers formed a cross-line formation.
The shield bearers in the front row slammed their iron-clad wooden shields into the ground, and the thousand spearmen in the back row poked out their cold spear tips from the gaps between their shields.
From a distance it looks like burrs.
The so-called thorns are hedgehogs. This formation was created by the ancients based on their observations of hedgehogs and was specifically used to deal with charging infantry.
On the left and right sides of the array were a thousand sword and shield soldiers, covering the flanks.
Although the palace soldiers were not as powerful as the border troops, they had not neglected their usual training. Facing the fierce and ferocious barbarians, although they were a little panicked, they still formed a formation according to orders.
Seeing that the opponent had entered the range of 200 steps.
"Hit the target!" the archer captain said.
Suddenly, a thousand archers shot arrows at a forty-five degree angle.
In an instant, a sharp whistle sounded in the air, and dense arrows rose into the sky, instantly covering the sky and the sun. When they reached the highest point, they formed a parabola, sweeping towards the barbarians like a black cloud.
The charging barbarians only felt the light above their heads dim, and the arrows shooting towards them were reflected in their pupils.
In previous years, facing such a rain of arrows, the barbarians might have suffered many casualties, but now they are all wearing rattan armor and are not afraid of the rain of arrows at all.
Puff puff puff!
A dull sound was heard, as if heavy rain was hitting thick leather. Most of the arrows were blocked by the tough rattan armor, leaving only shallow marks on it. Although a few arrows barely penetrated the rattan armor, the cushioning of the rattan armor weakened the lethality and only caused some superficial injuries to the barbarians.
Seeing this scene, Liu Xiao's eyes almost popped out. Although he saw that the barbarians were wearing armor, the armor was obviously not made of iron, but seemed to be made of some kind of plant.
In his heart, he was still laughing at the barbarians, saying that they were just barbarians. They didn't even have decent armor and they actually used plants to make armor. How could they resist? This wave of rain of arrows would at least kill most of them.
As a result, his "Ten Thousand Arrows" was of no use at all.
Damn it!
How could this happen? Even if they were wearing two levels of armor, they could not guarantee that they could remain intact in the rain of arrows. What kind of armor is this from the other side?
"Flat shot!"
The captain of the archers shouted again. He was also extremely frightened at this moment, but this was not the time to hesitate, so he gave the order again.
The closer the distance, the greater the power of the horizontal shot.
The hearts of the thousand archers were pounding at this moment, but they still drew their bows again and suddenly let go.
Buzz!
Thousands of arrows were shot out again, but the effect was just average. They were either blocked by the rattan shields or the rattan armor, and could not cause effective killing.
"Shoot again!"
The archer captain roared, his eyes a little red. This was the first time he encountered such a situation. The armor worn by the opponent looked simple, but it could actually withstand arrows.
Whoosh whoosh!
A distance of one hundred and fifty steps was enough for the archers to shoot eight arrows. Only after the barbarians entered the distance of fifty steps did they gradually suffer casualties.
"retreat!"
Seeing that the barbarian soldiers were about to rush in front of them, the archer captain spoke loudly, and immediately a thousand archers retreated from both sides, revealing the "thorn formation" behind them that was ready for battle.
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