New and dark light years

Chapter 438 Paper Doll Army Battles the Imperial Guard

The Imperial Guard's camp was located to the left and right of the palace, and Gu Weijing soon appeared with more than a thousand men.

The Crown Prince looked at the less than two hundred Imperial Guards remaining around him, most of them archers, and then at the semi-circular paper ball in the distance. He shouted, "Li Lin, my army has arrived, what about yours?"

"Your Highness, there's no need to ask further questions. Just wait a little longer."

Li Lin's voice came from inside the paper ball, sounding somewhat distorted.

Gu Weijing rode up to the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, why bother talking to that villain anymore? Even if his paper doll magic is powerful, a thousand men can't hold out indefinitely. Their strength is limited."

The crown prince nodded, he understood perfectly: "Then you will lead the troops forward to break the villain's magic and kill him."

Gu Weijing smiled and said, "Okay."

He smiled, his face radiating undisguised pride.

"All troops, listen to my command!" Gu Weijing's voice boomed, trembling with excitement: "Forward..."

But at that moment, everyone looked to the right.

Because they heard the sound of the army marching in unison.

It started as a soft sound, then gradually grew louder.

The Crown Prince and Gu Weijing both looked somewhat bewildered. They knew the movements of an army on the march, but how could there be any other troops in the capital besides the Imperial Guards?

Where did Li Lin conjure up his army from?

After the initial confusion came anger.

Anger stemming from something slipping out of one's control.

As the sound of marching grew louder, an army soon appeared before everyone.

A white-clad army marched in from the corner at the end of the street.

The paper figure was white and shone brightly in the sunlight.

The prince's angry expression froze. He looked at the approaching army and muttered, "Paper figures."

It is indeed a paper figure.

The long snake-like formation of paper figures came over.

Among the paper figures were three women.

Two of the women were holding large guns, which seemed rather...contradictory.

"He really has a large army!" The crown prince's expression was full of disbelief.

Gu Weijing angrily said, "Your Highness, this is a crooked and evil practice. How can mere paper figures possibly contend with a real army? This humble official is willing to lead the charge and defeat these bluffing paper soldiers for Your Highness."

The crown prince also came to his senses and said, "Then it's up to you."

Gu Weijing shouted, "All generals, listen to my command! The enemy is on the right. Re-form your ranks, with pointed spears!"

The Imperial Guards were well-trained and quickly rearranged their formation.

Gu Weiyang was somewhat proud, as he had participated in the training of these imperial guards.

But then his expression changed.

Because the paper figures on the other side had already set up their formation much faster.

At the same time, the two sides were forty feet apart, not too far, so he could clearly see that the paper figure's archer was already drawing the bowstring.

How could it be so fast!
"All troops, defend against arrows!" Gu Weijing roared.

He then rushed to the Crown Prince, snatched the paper umbrella from the prince's hand, and used it to shield himself and the prince behind him.

The paper arrows rose first, then fell.

Although the Imperial Guards reacted quickly, with the swordsmen and shieldmen raising their large shields and the other troops retreating under them, it was still too late.

Screams rang out one after another.

Many spearmen and archers were pinned to the ground by paper arrows.

At this point, they discovered that these paper arrows were a third longer than their arrows.

Even the arrowheads are triangular.

After a volley of arrows was fired, a captain of the Imperial Guard, huddled under a large shield, picked up a fallen arrow. It was paper, and he found it unbelievable. How could paper possibly penetrate their lamellar armor?

Although lamellar armor is clearly not as protective as the infantry armor worn by the swordsman and shieldman, it shouldn't be something like 'paper' that could penetrate it.

Unconvinced, he lightly traced a line on the arrow with his finger, and a bloody mark appeared on his finger.

The captain found it unbelievable.

Equally unbelievable were the Crown Prince and Gu Weijing.

The two removed their paper umbrellas and saw that under this volley of arrows, their archer unit had lost a quarter of its strength, and their spearmen had also suffered considerable losses.

"Paper...how can it have such power?" Gu Weijing exclaimed in disbelief.

The Crown Prince looked at the paper umbrella in Gu Weijing's hand and said angrily, "It's not unacceptable that our paper umbrellas can block arrows, but their paper arrows can penetrate armor. Minister Gu, continue to command the battle."

Gu Weijing realized what was happening.

Just as he was about to give the order, he saw the paper figures unleash a second wave of arrows.

"How could it be so fast!"

Now, without Gu Weijing giving orders, the soldiers knew to hide behind the shield bearers on their own.

Because the Imperial Guards were prepared this time, the losses were not significant, with only fifty or sixty men being hit by arrows.

However... at this moment, the paper figures' sword and shield soldiers and spearmen had already advanced closer.

The paper archer fired a third volley of arrows.

This volley of arrows caused almost no damage; only a few unlucky individuals were hit.

The problem is that, despite the suppression from this volley of arrows, the paper dolls with swords and shields and the spearmen have already advanced to within ten zhang.

As soon as the rain of arrows stopped, they charged forward simultaneously, rushing towards the enemy.

Gu Weijing moved the paper umbrella aside and shouted angrily, "Swordsmen and shieldmen, step forward to engage in battle! Don't panic! Spearmen, use the spear formation to resist the enemy lines!"

The paper figures charged forward with great momentum, making the Imperial Guards' swordsmen and shieldmen somewhat nervous.

But once the two sides made contact, they found that... the paper dolls with swords and shields did not pose much of a threat to them.

Or rather, the other party's collision seemed a bit 'light and airy'.

This is normal, after all, it's a paper figure, it doesn't have much 'weight', so such a charge won't cause any real impact.

It's hard to say that paper dolls are weak in close combat?
Before the Imperial Guards could rejoice, a sudden change occurred.

These paper swordsmen wielded their swords, and with a swift movement, deep gashes appeared on their shields.

They can withstand one, two, or even a dozen blows. The paper figures are tireless and fearless; they only know one thing: to slash and chop.

The paper doll gunners only know how to thrust.

After being slashed twenty or thirty times, those large shields began to break and even crack.

Then they began to slash at them one by one.

The formidable defensive capabilities of the infantry armor were once again demonstrated. The paper knives that struck the infantry armor only left scratches and did not cause them any real harm.

But the real danger was yet to come.

The helmets worn by the swordsmen and shieldmen were not full-face helmets; their faces were exposed.

The broadswords struck their heads, but they couldn't break their helmets; they only made them slightly dizzy.

The problem was that the spears of those musketeers were aimed directly at their faces.

Moreover, these spearmen's spears were nearly two zhang long, and in an instant, paper guns appeared like a forest or a rain, aimed directly at the face.

Those with shields can block for a little longer, but those without shields, or whose shields are broken, will fall backward with bloody holes in their faces.

After the two sides engaged in close combat, the Imperial Guards held out for less than half the time before collapsing completely.

"Run! These are monsters, killing them won't help!"

"Run...don't fight the monster."

The crown prince looked at the remaining imperial guards, turned their formation around, and then they collapsed in a rout.

(End of this chapter)