C153 (1/2)
”Howl …”
That unpleasant sound of the Bullhorn started to spread throughout the desolate lands of Jizhou again. Everyone's heart couldn't help but to feel waves of chill. Whether it was the imperial government's soldiers or the xanthopanax's soldiers, all of them tightened their grip on their swords and spears at the same time.
It didn't matter if you were a general or a soldier, you were only an ordinary soldier facing the voice of the Bullhorn. In such a cruel battle, their lives would also be ended, and under the dense barrage of swords, spears, and halberds, their lives were as fragile as an egg under a huge rock. The Bullhorn continued to blow and everyone realized that they had to fight to the death! Otherwise, everyone would face annihilation.
”Drum, attack!”
The longsword in Huangfu Song's hand pointed forward, and the government drummers started to beat the drum, smashing the drum again and again, and also ruthlessly hitting everyone's heart. The ground shook again, and the soldiers followed suit.
”Kill …”
Yuan Shao waved his longsword and commanded the soldiers to rush forward. He himself would not rush up to the battlefield, that was something only the warriors could do. It was already difficult for a young master of a distinguished family like him to fight in the battlefield, who would expect him to charge into the fray?
The densely packed imperial troops formed their own formations, the soldiers shouted and rushed out of official army formation. In order to maintain their attack formation, their advancing speed was not fast. The dense mass of heads was like a giant black cloud, covering the ground in front of the two armies. It was also like a flood that had just broken through a dam, pressing down towards xanthopanax's group. Their footsteps were not very orderly, but the heavy footsteps still made many of the xanthopanax soldiers sweat.
The sound of battle once again shook the skies before the battle between the two armies. However, this time, the target had changed, and the attacking side had turned into an official army of the imperial government. They walked with determined steps, lined up into a huge arrow, like a group of geese flying towards the south, quickly rushing towards the great array of xanthopanax. For the warm home in their hearts, they rushed forward without a care for their own safety.
”archer, prepare to shoot!”
Zhang Bao ordered loudly, the herald behind him immediately ran towards the four sides, and in that moment, everyone was shouting for them to prepare for battle. The Soldiers of the Yellow Scarves was excited, all of them pulled on their bowstrings, quietly waiting for the arrival of the imperial army.
Under the brilliant autumn sun, tens of thousands of xanthopanax s looked up into the sky. Arrows nocked their bowstrings, drew their bows, and like a crescent moon, the ice-cold Arrows pointed straight into the sky. Tens of thousands of Arrows reflected the sunlight, forming a strange wall of light.
”Release the arrows!”
Following Zhang Liang's command, the xanthopanax released his bowstring and tens of thousands of Arrows soared into the sky, cutting through the ice-cold sky and forming an arrow screen in the air. They flew in a beautiful arc and shot towards the charging formation of the imperial government.
Because the Arrows that was shot out was extremely fast, the sound of it cutting through the air was extremely ear-piercing, like bursts of short thunder. In the middle, there seemed to be the sound of lightning exploding, as if a storm would come at any time, absolutely shocking.
Today was a sunny day, and the sky was very blue. The sun was warm, and if it wasn't for the fight to the death, sunbathing in such weather would have been a most wonderful thing. Unfortunately, at this time, no one had the mood to look at the sun.
”Ah …”
”Aooo …”
The soldiers who were hit by the arrows rolled on the ground and howled, blood spurting out from their bodies. Even though they were well-equipped, even though they were well-trained, there were indeed too many archer s in the xanthopanax, and there were even more than the total number of government officials in the imperial government. The endless amount of Arrows covered the sky and the earth, making it impossible for the imperial government to defend against them.
”Kill …”
The trained imperial army was not scared by the Arrows s of the xanthopanax. Instead, they increased their pace, their speed became faster and faster, and they were no longer maintaining a neat and orderly formation. Instead, they tried to shorten the distance between the open fields as much as possible. Under the threat of the crossbow bolts, the soldiers still moved forward quickly.
The sunny sky suddenly darkened, and everyone felt like they were suddenly surrounded by darkness. The scenery in front of them suddenly disappeared, and it turned out to be densely packed Arrows s, blocking out the sun's rays. The dense group of Arrows were like the howling of death gods as they flew viciously towards the imperial government's army.
”Shoot!”
The densely packed Arrows flew through the air twice and headed towards the imperial government's army. The light of the sun was once again obscured, and the world became dark. Everyone felt as if everything in front of them had turned black, as if the scenery in front of them was enveloped in boundless darkness.
The imperial officers and soldiers who was at the front subconsciously raised his shield. They were completely relying on the shield to protect them, their armor could only protect their vital parts, but most of their bodies relied on the shield to avoid the Arrows. As long as they could use it well, it would be very effective in protecting their bow and arrows.
”Kill …”
However, the huge arrows of the imperial government did not charge towards the large formation of the Youzhou. Instead, it suddenly changed its direction and rushed towards Qian Lin's position. Maybe the officer leading the charge of the officers and soldiers had already realized that Qian Lin's soldiers were afraid. They were specially looking for weak points to break through.