Global colonization began with Ming Dynasty pirates.

Lin Hao's arrow shot out first, and before the sound of the bowstring had faded, Xiao Liu's arrow followed closely behind.

The two arrows crossed paths in mid-air, grazing each other's trajectories before parting ways.

puff!

A dull thud of flesh being pierced suddenly rang out.

Xiao Liu felt a sudden, sharp jolt in his abdomen, as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer. The terrifying impact threw him to the ground, and his vision spun. Only then did the excruciating pain finally begin to surface.

At that moment, only one thought remained in his mind—

It’s over.

At a distance of fifty paces, the force of the enemy's arrow was still so terrifying.

This bow is at least twice as powerful as his!

These are not even in the same league as the opponents.

剁！

Almost simultaneously, the arrow that Xiao Liu had shot also arrived.

The arrow pierced the wooden wall, its fletching still trembling slightly, and was only inches away from Lin Hao's body.

If the enemy could aim a little higher, Lin Hao would be hit.

As Xiao Liu fell to the ground, struck by an arrow, the morale of the soldiers instantly collapsed. Some, before they could even react, instinctively released their bowstrings; others, their faces paling, dropped their bows and arrows and turned to flee.

"They've escaped! They've escaped! Young Master, you're a master archer!" The crowd on the wooden wall cheered.

"Hmph, trying to run now? Too late!" I put the other person so close before, all for this moment.

"Hmph, trying to run now?"

Lin Hao stood behind the stockade wall, his gaze icy. "Too late."

The reason we let them get within fifty paces was precisely for this moment.

Lin Hao moved his arm and nocked an arrow again. Before the opponent ran out of the arrow's range, he could fire at least three more arrows.

The bow is drawn as full as a moon.

With the first arrow, another servant in the crowd fell to the ground. These people were completely different in appearance and demeanor from the ordinary soldiers, and Lin Hao had been keeping an eye on them for a long time.

The fall of the second servant acted as a fear accelerator, and those who had been hesitant realized something was wrong, turning around and fleeing like madmen.

The longbow was fully drawn, and the second arrow was fired.

An arrow pierced the air and caught up with a servant who had just turned around, pinning him to the ground from behind. The man didn't even have time to scream before collapsing into the dust.

With his third arrow, Lin Hao locked his gaze on the last servant.

The man glanced back and met Lin Hao's bow-drawing figure. Terrified, his legs went weak, and he tumbled to the ground.

Before he could even get up in a panic, an arrow whizzed between his legs, narrowly missing him from entering the palace. Even so, his crotch was now completely soaked.

If he hadn't fallen, he would have been shot by now.

Without a moment's hesitation, the servant turned around and tripped a fleeing soldier, then grabbed him, pressed the arrow he had just used against the soldier's neck, and used him as a shield to slowly retreat.

Lin Hao hesitated for a moment with the bow in his hand, but finally put it down.

He wasn't confident he could kill the servant hiding behind the soldier with a single arrow from that distance.

There is no need to simply shoot the soldiers; they are our future workforce, and there is no need to waste them.

The only real threat was always those servants.

Lin Hao let them go, but Shen Wangshu flew into a rage.

He originally sent three servants to test the waters and see what the enemy was capable of. At first, he was quite proud of himself and thought that the enemy was nothing special.

He was already prepared to lead his men to take down the village in one fell swoop.

But what happened next left him speechless.

In just a few breaths, only one of his four servants returned. You have to understand that he only had 15 servants in total.

The loss of one-fifth of his wealth instantly enraged him.

Holding a knife, he stood in front of the fleeing soldiers, slashing down the fastest runner with one blow. He then walked to the second man and, without hesitation, raised his knife to strike again.

"I told you to escape! Why didn't you just die there? Are you afraid of dying? Then go die!" Still not satisfied after killing the second man, he turned to look for the third.

Seeing him like this, no one else dared to approach, and they scattered and fled.

Seeing this, Shen Wangshu angrily slashed the second man several more times, cursing as he did so, "You bastards, where do you think you can run to? I'll settle the score with you later."

"Commander Shen, calm down. I already told you this stronghold is not easy to attack. Let's plan this carefully. How about we send someone back to request reinforcements? We can just surround them," Zhong Gui said with a smile.

"Commander Zhong, let me remind you again. According to the commander's orders, we are in charge of the encirclement and suppression at this moment. If you continue to undermine the morale of the troops, don't blame me for impeaching you afterward."

Shen Wangshu snorted and rejected the other party's suggestion. Of course, he knew what the other party was up to.

Zhong Gui had taken on this task himself, and if it succeeded, all the credit would go to him. He certainly didn't have any good intentions.

"Sigh, I meant well, but since Lord Shen doesn't appreciate it, there's nothing I can do." Zhong Gui shrugged indifferently.

"Hmph, he's just someone who's slightly better at archery. There's only one in this village. Let him kill as many as he can. Everyone, take your shields and surround him. Zhong Gui, your men, get on the attack too. If you dare to disobey, I'll chop you down with you."

Under Shen Wangshu's orders, the servants quickly drove the soldiers into a formal assault.

Shen Wangshu and Zhong Gui each sent out ten servants, who hid at the back of the crowd. They worked in pairs, with one holding a bow and arrow and ready to shoot, while the other held a sword and shield to block the damage. In Shen Wangshu's view, as long as they suppressed that one archer, the stronghold could be easily destroyed.

The soldiers at the forefront carried shields, and some even carried makeshift ladders. Urged on by the servants behind them, they slowly made their way towards the village.

To their surprise, they walked eighty paces without being attacked, even though the last person had been shot down here.

But if the people in the wooden village don't shoot, they won't be so polite.

The servants kept drawing their bows and shooting arrows into the village.

The southern government troops mainly used small bows, which were mostly small bows with "narrow face and short body" and "extremely round and thin body". They used hollow bamboo arrows weighing five qian (approximately 15 grams) each. The arrows had a fast shooting speed but weak power, and at a distance, they could not even penetrate thick clothing.

These arrows look scary, but in reality, they have no deterrent effect when shot from such a distance.

The person who was shot in the shoulder earlier didn't even have to remove the arrow; the arrow shaft just fell off on its own. That person is still alive and kicking, and it doesn't affect their movement at all.

Lin Hao used the Kaiyuan Large Bow, a common weapon of the northern border army, with an arc length of 1.76 meters and a string length of 1.6 meters. The arrows he used had solid wooden shafts of 2 feet 7.5 inches (88 centimeters) and weighed 1 tael and 6 mace.

The arrows were three times heavier; if a small bow were used to shoot the arrows in Lin Hao's hand, it wouldn't even reach thirty paces.

The government troops fired a barrage at the stockade wall from a range of 60 to 80 paces. Lin Hao still did not retaliate. Although he could suppress the group of men with light bows by himself with his archery skills, he had no intention of attacking this time. Defeating the government troops was not difficult; many pirates could do it easily. The key was that Lin Hao needed the data on these government troops.

He wanted to see how well these men could withstand the musket fire.

As the government troops advanced fifty paces, a sharp whistle suddenly rang out from the wooden wall.

Then a row of teenagers stood up from behind the wall, raised their guns, and aimed!

With a snap, the dragon head holding the lit fuse fell into the medicine pool, and a burst of dense sounds and white smoke suddenly erupted!