Although the accuracy of the matchlock gun is poor, with so many rows of barrages fired at the same time, it can always hit the target.

In just the blink of an eye, the level was surrounded by the whistling of projectiles, arrows, and the wails and screams of people.

A large number of gangsters were caught off guard, and their bodies were all pierced by hot bullets, and they fell to pieces and rolled in pools of blood everywhere.

Along with the bullets piercing the flesh of the body and the miserable screams that are not human-like, gorgeous peonies rose up on the level - "peonies" made of blood!

Blood splashed several feet high all of a sudden. Under the action of inertia, it flew and dispersed in mid-air, really like beautiful peonies.

It's a pity... these "peonies" have the characteristics of short-lived cereus.

As soon as it appeared, it quickly withered and fell.

"Raise the shield! Raise the shield! Raise the shield! Raise the shield quickly!" - Such a voice sounded in the level.

The gangsters reacted one after another, raising the thick wooden shields they had prepared early in the morning to block the barrage.

Matchlocks and bows and arrows are the basic weapons used by fire thieves - this is something everyone knows.

Therefore, in order to protect against the matchlock guns of the crusade, the Shoumazhong specially prepared a large number of extremely thick wooden shields.

These wooden shields... rather than shields, it might be more accurate to call them "walls".

Each shield is 30cm-50cm thick. The thickest one is even more than half a meter thick.

Mount Soma is full of primeval forests, so preparing these wooden shields is effortless.

After all, the matchlock gun is still too backward. In terms of firepower, it cannot be compared with the most popular Spencer rifles and other firearms in the West. The power of shooting at an unarmored target is not bad, but when faced with a weapon that is tens of centimeters

A thick wooden shield would be a little weak.

After offering up this large shield as thick as a wall, the number of people who were shot was immediately greatly reduced.

However, the gangsters' faces did not show any signs of relaxation - because in addition to the "swarms" in front of them, there were also "swarms of locusts" above their heads that threatened their lives at all times.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...

The sound of letting go of the bowstring resounded around Qingdeng.

Hundreds of feathered arrows carried wind and chill, bringing pain and death to the gangsters at the level.

The bow body is more than 2 meters long. Although the shape is a little exaggerated, its power is not small at all!

Even if you look at the whole world, He bow is undoubtedly the "heavy bow".

In terms of lethality, the He bow is even higher than the famous English yew longbow.

The arrow escaped from the tight bow string and flew into the air, flying straight into the sky in an arc. It flew to the highest point and then fell leisurely, drawing a beautiful parabola.

One end of the parabola is connected to the bow formation of the crusade; the other end is connected to the heads of the bandits in the level!

The swarm of arrows piercing the sky, like black locusts, like a sudden rain, like a huge flood, flooded the level in one breath.

It was like an invisible sickle slashing down on the head, harvesting dozens of "ears of rice" with just one blow.

The blood rain, which is completely different from being hit by projectiles, blooms and splashes everywhere in the level.

Because the lethality of the Japanese bow is much weaker than that of the matchlock gun, only an ordinary shield is enough to deal with the rain of arrows thrown by the conquering army.

The gangsters hurriedly raised ordinary wooden shields of normal thickness above their heads, and the shields were riddled with holes like locust arrows.

Even though the shield was raised in time, a small number of arrows still passed through the gaps between the shields and hit some unlucky people.

Although the negotiations between the two parties have broken down, in order to reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible, my grandson still wants to promote "peace negotiations" as much as possible.

Therefore, for today's battle, my grandson adopted the tactic of "shooting mosquitoes with artillery" - the second division, the third division, the fourth division and the eighth division were all dispatched! The first division served as the general reserve team. All the efforts were accomplished in one battle! One battle

Beat the Xiangma people in pain! Teach the Xiangma people how to deal with the thieves and change them so much that the Xiangma people no longer dare to have any unrealistic ideas, and strive to promote peace negotiations in the follow-up!

The first, second, and fourth teams are all iron artillery teams, and the eighth team and the third team under Qingto are archers. The number of the two teams is almost the same, so the density of barrages and arrow rain in the crusade is almost the same.

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Under a series of superior firepower strikes, the level was littered with bullet holes and broken arrows.

The gangsters, who were unable to lift their heads under the barrage and rain of arrows, hid their whole bodies behind the shields, not daring to expose any skin outside the shields.

Although Qingdeng had just taken office in the Huofu Thief Kaiyuan not long ago, he had already discovered that my grandson's prestige in the Huofu Thief Kaiyuan was extremely high.

He is obviously a "literary man" with a special brain, but he can make martial arts men like Kanazawa Chusuke and Mizushima Rensaburo obey his orders obediently.

At this moment, my grandson saw that this wave of firepower was almost ready to pour out, and waved his hand forward with a calm expression.

The soldier standing next to him holding the conch in his hand saw my grandson's gesture and immediately brought the conch to his lips again with quick eyes and hands:

Wuwu——! Wuwu——! Wuwu——! Wuwu——!

The loud conch horn drowned out the roar of muskets and bows.

Hearing the blowing of the trumpet, Kanazawa Chusuke...the fierce general who was respectfully called the "Hound of Fire", immediately jumped up like exploding lava:

"Everyone! Follow me!"

After shouting, Tadatsuki Kanazawa, who was given the power of "frontline command" by my grandson because he held the position of "deputy general of the army" in this battle, took the lead! He rushed straight through the gate like a rabid dog out of a cage!

At this moment, Qingdeng felt like a fire was burning in his chest for no reason.

It was only then that Qingdeng suddenly realized: Although he has experienced hundreds of battles, fought countless life-threatening battles, and killed hundreds of souls under the sword, as of today, he has never fought in a battle...

Never participated in a formal war!

The roar of iron cannons and the trilling of bowstrings filled my ears one after another.

Filled with thick smoke and heavy fog from burning gunpowder, the air became pungent and pungent. There was a disgusting bitter taste in the mouth that lingered no matter how hard I swallowed.

The fearful and nervous expressions of the comrades were everywhere as far as the eye could see.

The smell of blood wafts from the enemy's checkpoints from time to time, repeatedly irritating and arousing nerves.

Blood and the smell of death are all around him.

This should have been a terrifying scene that could make people's minds go blank and make them scared.

But Qingdeng didn't feel scared or nervous at all.

He heard his heavy breathing, and felt his heart beating so fast and powerfully that it almost jumped out of his throat.

The blood was burning. The blood flowing in his veins seemed to be on fire, burning his forehead and back, and sweat began to appear on his back.

Qingdeng didn't know why he was feeling so excited and calm at the same time.

I don’t know if it was affected by this strange emotion, but Qingteng’s body made strange movements - the moment after Kanazawa Chusuke yelled "Follow me", Qingteng's brain didn't have time to respond.

The feet that are on the ground are "unauthorized" leaving the ground.

Once you take the first step, it's easy - rush towards the level of the Soma people with your body and mind!

At the same time, "Tiger of Fire" Mizushima Rensaburo and Aoto came out of the battle with their swords drawn in no particular order.

A moment later, except for the first team of the general reserve team, each team put down their iron cannons, bows and arrows, took out their knives and spears, and changed their long-range attacks to close combat. They followed the brave 3rd team in the lead.

After the captain!

Captain Nobuyoshi Kazama of the Eighth Division did not have the courage to charge forward like Aoto or Kanazawa Chusuke, so he did not mingle with the crowd until the large army started taking action, and followed the large army in action.

With Aoto, Kanazawa Chusuke and Mizushima Rensaburo as their arrows, the crusade army pressed against the riddled level with an overwhelming force!

In the eyes of the gangsters in the level, it looked like a group of ferocious thunderclouds approaching them.

The neat black uniforms form the main body of the dim clouds.

The bright swords and guns are the lightning flashing continuously among the dark clouds.

A large number of projectiles were poured out, and the firepower preparation of arrows bought precious time for Qingden and others to charge.

When the bandits discovered that the crusade had begun to charge, they hurriedly threw away their shields and grabbed their swords, guns, bows and arrows. During the time they changed their weapons, Qingdeng and others safely advanced more than ten meters.

"Release the arrow! Release the arrow! Release the arrow!" - Such a voice sounded in the level.

After a few breaths, the gangsters' counterattack came.

At that moment, Qingdeng heard a hissing sound in front of him, and then it quickly grew louder and turned into a whistling sound of "chichichi".

Qingdeng subconsciously lowered his waist, and an arrow as thick as Qingdeng's finger drew a straight trajectory, passed close to his waist, and hit someone who was running behind Qingdeng.

chest.

This Tongxin screamed, his body bent backwards from the center into a bow shape, and bounced back in a weird posture.

One arrow after another pierced the atmosphere, rushing to "bite" at the crusade.

Although the Xiangma people were unable to obtain firearms, they still had the ability to obtain bows and arrows.

The density of arrows thrown from the level was not very high, but it still caused a lot of trouble to Qingdeng and others.

Except for some strong-willed people who were not hit by the vital points, those unfortunate soldiers who were hit by the arrows all collapsed to the ground, covering the area where the arrows hit them and letting out painful whines.

At the critical moment when the entire army was charging, no one had the time and energy to deal with those injured by arrows.

All Qingdeng and others could do was to avoid these injured soldiers who fell to the ground...and bless them, hoping that they would survive until help arrived.

Qingden's "Gathering God" and "Eagle Eye +2" are fully activated.

Suddenly an arrow was shot towards Qingdeng's face.
To be continued...