The female prisoner was fierce

My mind is racing.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck.

"Got it!"

He immediately summoned two of his captains and whispered the instructions:

"Let the brothers hold their shields above their heads, stacking them two on top of each other."

"Archers, don't fire straight at us, fire in volleys! Throw them behind the stockade wall!"

"Don't send them all at once. Divide into teams of ten and take turns attacking until they run out of thunderstone logs!"

Upon hearing this, the two constables' eyes lit up:

"Strategist Ma is brilliant!!"

They all nodded and immediately went to make the arrangements.

Moments later, the second wave of attack began.

This time, the fleeing soldiers' tactics had clearly changed.

Teams of ten, with shields stacked on top of their heads, arched upwards along the narrow path like rows of iron-shelled turtles.

The archers hid behind the ranks and launched arrows diagonally upwards.

The arrow flew over the stockade wall, fell from the sky, and landed behind the stockade wall.

On the stockade wall, Xiao Jianyang immediately noticed something was wrong.

"Watch out for the projectiles! Shields above your heads!!"

He roared and grabbed a wooden shield, raising it above his head.

Clang! Clang!

Immediately afterwards, seven or eight arrows struck the shield with a dull thud.

However, two female soldiers reacted too slowly and were hit by arrows.

One was shot in the shoulder, the other in the calf; they cried out in pain and fell against the stockade wall.

Immediately afterwards, someone stepped forward and dragged the wounded soldier away.

"Lord Xiao, they're launching projectiles!"

Beside him, Lin Qingxue held up a shield, her face solemn.

Xiao Jianyang remained calm:

"Arrows will eventually run out, and their suppressive power is limited."

"Tell Defang not to release the rolling logs yet, wait until they get closer."

"Archers and crossbowmen, ignore the shield bearers in front, keep a close eye on the archers behind!"

Li Tiezhu:

"yes!"

Adjust your goals immediately.

The pulley crossbow was raised and aimed at the archer who was launching arrows in the distance.

At a distance of sixty paces, archers launching projectiles must stand in a relatively open area to ensure the range of their shots.

boom! !

An arrow was shot.

An archer who was nocking an arrow had a burst of blood erupt from his chest and fell backward.

shhhhhh!

Immediately afterwards, the seven female soldiers of the crossbowmen took turns firing, methodically and systematically, focusing their fire on the enemy archers.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, seven or eight of the fleeing soldiers' archers had been shot down.

The remaining soldiers were terrified and quickly retreated, opening up a range of over a hundred paces to launch a counterattack.

While this distance is safe, the accuracy drops significantly, and since it's a projectile launch, the accuracy is even lower.

However, in this short time, the routed soldiers carrying shields had advanced to within thirty paces.

Ma Sandao, hiding in the middle of the group, immediately roared:

"Rush!!"

"Break down the gate!!"

Splash splash~~~

Immediately afterwards, the shield bearers, in squads of ten, began their accelerated charge.

On the stockade wall.

Defang seized the opportunity and shouted:

"Thunderstone Log, Release!!"

Rumble!!

More than a dozen large rocks and seven or eight logs then crashed down.

But this time, the defeated soldiers were prepared.

With shields stacked on top of their heads, stones were thrown down, shattering the shields and causing people to fall, but unlike the first time, it did not cause widespread casualties.

The first team was broken up, and the second team immediately took their place.

The second team was broken up, and the third team took their place.

Ma Sandao urged frantically from behind:

"Charge! Keep charging!!"

"They're running out of stones!!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Jianyang's gaze sharpened.

The rolling logs were indeed consumed very quickly.

The stock in the Black Cloud Fortress warehouse was originally intended by Liu Xiuqing for long-term defense, and there was a considerable amount of it.

But it couldn't withstand such high-intensity consumption.

At this moment, Defang's voice came from the side:

"Lord Xiao, there are still 30% of the Thunderstone logs remaining!"

Xiao Jianyang suppressed his inner thoughts and made a decisive decision:

"Use them sparingly, use them in conjunction with bows and crossbows for precise strikes, don't just throw them all at once!"

"Lin Qingxue, have the reserve team prepare to engage the enemy at any time!"

Once the gate is breached, it becomes a hand-to-hand battle.

We must be prepared!

Lin Qingxue:

"Yes, Lord Xiao!"

He gripped the official knife tightly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

At this moment, the battle has entered its most intense and deadlocked phase!

Wave after wave of defeated soldiers charged up the wall, while the female soldiers on the wall desperately threw stones and fired crossbow bolts down.

Both sides are locked in a battle of attrition and willpower.

Below the stockade wall, there were already more than fifty or sixty corpses piled up!

This doesn't even include those who fell off the cliff.

Including those that came, there were about seventy or eighty bodies.

On the narrow mountain path, blood stained the snow a dark red, standing out starkly against the gray and white snowy night.

On the stockade wall, the female soldiers also suffered considerable casualties.

Those who were hit by projectile arrows, grazed by stray arrows that occasionally flew up, and exhausted from continuously carrying stones.

There are more than twenty people in total!

After all, she was a female soldier, and her physical weakness was magnified at this moment.

but.

Even when they were exhausted, no one backed down, and no one shouted to run away.

They all understood that this village was their only support!

If they lose Black Cloud Stronghold, they will all die!!

Want revenge?

Even more impossible!!

Ma Sandao's side grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

The second wave of one hundred men he led out had already lost nearly half of their men.

Although the number of rolling logs had decreased, the damned crossbow bolts never stopped.

Moreover, many of the arrows were actually shot from our side.

It was obvious that the enemy didn't have many crossbow bolts in reserve, so they simply used their own arrows on the spot.

"Damn it, that guy surnamed Xiao, he's shameless!!"

Upon realizing this, Ma Sandao felt an urge to vomit blood.

"Military force, the brothers are simply too exhausted to charge any further!"

At this moment, a captain came over, grabbed him, and said something with his face covered in blood.

Ma Sandao gritted his teeth. He was reluctant to leave, but the casualties were too great, so he had no choice but to give the order:

"withdraw!!"

"yes!"

The order was given, and the second wave of attacking soldiers retreated swiftly like a tide, slipping away unnoticed.

then.

Upon reaching safety, Ma Sandao immediately ran to Liu Xiuqing, suppressing the chills that ran down his spine, and said:

"Commander, this bone is too tough to chew. The brothers really can't eat it. There are too many casualties."

before.

Liu Xiuqing looked at him, then looked up at his Black Cloud Stronghold, his anger almost solidified.

His teeth were grinding together.

Then, he made a decision that surprised everyone, saying almost word by word:

"Let's go! Let's retreat!!"

Ma Sandao in front of me:

"Commander, we..."

"What? Withdraw? They're not fighting anymore??"

I looked up abruptly, hardly believing my ears.

So many brothers have died, and you're not going to fight anymore?

before.

Liu Xiuqing gazed at the stockade wall atop Table Mountain, her eyes as somber as water, her heart aching as if pierced by needles. She said:

"We run this village. Under these circumstances, continuing the fight will only lead to our deaths."

"Let the brothers set up camp where they are and keep a close watch on the village."

"I refuse to believe they can hold out forever."

"It's not too late to take action after we've figured out their background and found their weaknesses."

……