C222 (1/2)
”Oh no, there's an ambush! Retreat!”
It was unknown who gave the order in the darkness, but the soldiers of the Southern Champion immediately fell into disorder. They did not know where the enemy was, nor did they know how many troops there were. In the darkness, they were in the light, while the enemy was in the shadows.
The dense rain of arrows were like fine lines of rain, pouring down without spending any money, and one by one, Nanke's men fell down.
”Set up the shield!”
Someone gave the order in the darkness. Although they had met a strong enemy and trained in battle, only the Southern Champion soldiers quickly came to their senses. They formed an array formation and erected a shield to block the arrows.
Unfortunately, there were many crossbows mixed in the arrows. These crossbows were shot from a crossbow, and could penetrate a shield. The man with the shield in front of him fell to the ground, and then there was someone standing on top of him, holding his body together with the shield.
The archers began to fight back. Their spears were thrown out, one after another, to give the people behind them time to defend themselves.
”Lance thrower, go, shoot!”
In ancient times, people used spears as weapons to hunt down wild beasts, and later became weapons of war. The javelin thrower stood up and threw the javelin in his hand. The javelin was three meters long and as thick as an egg.
A spear is a long, thrusting weapon. Due to the sharpness of the spearhead, its assassination effect was superior to that of the spear and halberd. Thus, in the era of cold weapons, it had always been one of the main weapons used in the army.
Spears were a type of pure assassination weapons. Their structure was simple, and they only had two parts: the tip of the spear and the handle of the spear. The spearhead is divided into two parts, the ”body” and the ”skeleton”. The center part of the spear body is a ”ridge,” and the two sides of the ridge spread out to form a sharp blade, which then converged to form a sharp point. Some of the ridges are brought back to the grooves, known as ”drinking blood”, for the spear head stabbing the body when the blood intake, to reduce resistance.
When the two armies clashed, this lance that was thrown out was extremely deadly. Spears were more lethal than arrows or even crossbow bolts. They could pierce through a soldier's shield or shield.
It was thrown into the air. It had a long range and could be used to attack enemies that were close to or within the range of the bow and arrow.
The people who threw the spears had been trained to have greater strength and could unleash the greatest power of the spears.
A row of spears was thrown. Accompanied by the whining of the javelin thrower and the screams of the enemy, the javelin throwers also suffered damage from the crossbow arrows as they fell to the ground.
”Lance thrower, shoot!”
Someone continued to give out orders, and another group of javelin throwers rushed out. Their sacrifice was to buy time for the large group of people.
”Extinguish the torch, First Battalion, charge!” The second battalion, fortified. ”Third Battalion …”
Orders were sent out in a busy and orderly manner. Following the order, the Southern Champion army formed a defensive circle, and the troops that fell into the trap were already silent. Someone was following the order to scout the way, clearing a path for the troops to retreat.
Over a thousand spears were thrown, and the enemy's crossbows also became sparser. The First Battalion took the opportunity to rush out, and as long as they came in contact with the enemy, it would be much easier to deal with them.
A fireball had long since been sent into the air, informing An Ling that there was an ambush, telling him to be careful and to come back.
”Crossbow archer, shoot!”
In the army of the Southern Champion, there were also crossbow bolts. Seeing that the javelin thrower had opened up a gap, the crossbow thrower rushed up and shot out the crossbow arrow. Encountering a strong counterattack, the other side shot out crossbow arrows while retreating, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
”Don't chase, set up a defensive perimeter.”
In the darkness, he did not know how many enemies there were, nor did he know who the other party was.
The deputy governor of the imperial guards, Nanfeng, stood still in the center of the army. A torch was lit around him, allowing people in the distance to see his unmoving body. His calmness and standing gave the Southern Champion soldiers confidence, allowing them to quickly clear the battlefield and form a defensive circle.
Behind the Southern Wind, in the darkness, the White Horse of the Fire Inverted Scales had already been dyed red with blood. The Fire Inverted Scales was no longer there, and it was unknown where it had gone.
Nan Feng used his cape to cover the crossbow bolts on his body. Even though blood was dripping from his cape, he still stood tall and unmoving. He knew that as long as he was still standing here and the soldiers of the Southern Champion saw him, then everything would be under his control. The nearby bodyguards of the reverse scale were tightly guarding the area, not allowing anyone to get close to them.
”Vice Governor, the emperor is in a very bad state.”
A guard approached the Southern Wind and reported in a low voice. His face was pale. If something happened to the Emperor, they wouldn't be able to bear the blame.
”Understood, do not reveal anything. Tell the military doctors to do their best to treat him. Do not let anyone near.”
”As you command.”
Without the order of the Fire Inverted Scales, Nanfeng was the person with the greatest authority in the army. Great Governor Han Xing went to raid Zhu Ge City, while the Imperial Guard Commander An Ling Qinglan went to chase down Hou Hou.
He slightly turned his head and looked behind him. The densely packed guards were all protecting the reverse scale. Even he couldn't see the current situation of the reverse scale.
”Call a military doctor over.”
A military doctor rushed over to Nanfeng, ”What orders do you have for me, Vice Governor?”
”How is the Emperor?”