Hanshan Pass, above the city wall.

The enemy is still thousands of meters away, looking dark and boundless.

That sense of oppression and heaviness have come to my mind.

Song Li and Fang Yu frowned and stared at the distance. In their eyes, this distance was no different from that in front of them.

There are special spiritual archers above the city. Ordinary bows can only shoot at most five or six hundred meters. With the blessing of spiritual energy, this distance can reach more than three thousand meters.

This is also the main reason why Xu State was able to control Hanshan Pass for eight years.

It had been cleaned up within three thousand meters, and even deliberately paved into a plain. The enemy was about to walk through the three thousand meters of death without any cover, in the storm of arrows like storms.

If the number of enemy soldiers is insufficient, even half of them will be shot to death halfway through!

It is precisely because of this that there has been no such large-scale war between the two countries for a long time.

The last time the larger scale was three years ago. The Izumo Empire took advantage of the National Day of Xu Guoli to launch a raid. Thousands of soldiers were wearing black cloaks in the night and tried to rush forward, but General Zhou Hongyi saw through at a glance, and then ordered the archer to cover and shoot.

At that time, the defenders at the city wall did not have the eyesight of General Zhou, and they rely entirely on General Zhou's command, so they actually could not confirm the results of the battle.

It was not until dawn that I put down the scouts with a hanging basket and went to investigate, and I was shocked to find that at least 5,000 people died under the bow and arrow that night, and all the black cloaks seized were sent to the soldiers and civilians on the border.

Since then, Izumo Kingdom has become very honest. At most, he sent hundreds of people to test it every now and then, and retreated quickly when he encountered casualties.

And this time, they came in full force, abandoned the previous strategy of trying to hide as much as possible, and simply carried a one-handed shield in a dignified manner and rolled forward!

More importantly, as the soldiers said, the arrows shot by the spiritual archers on the city were pouring down like rain, but were bounced away by the black shield raised diagonally upwards!

These soldiers stood closely, and the black shield was raised like rows of tight scales. All arrows were either bounced or stuck between the scales, and they were not allowed to make any progress!

This is very terrifying, because if the spiritual archer's arrow can kill or injure even three or five people, the subsequent arrows will instantly expand along the gap between the three or five people.

Because of their formation, once someone in the middle fell down, the scales of the shield will have loopholes, just like a giant snake with scales on its body suddenly breaking a piece, revealing the wound inside. The arrow drilled into the hole and quickly expanded the wound.

But at this time, the arrows on the top of the city were shooting for a moment, and almost endless rain of arrows formed above their heads. They jingled and hit the black shield without causing any damage!

What a terrible defense!

"It's indeed a black beast shell!"

General Song Li and General Fang Yu have been on the border for a long time. Although this kind of iron black beast has only appeared this year, their army has equipment made of shells and has practiced a lot in their daily lives.

Although these black shields look different from those of the Izumo Empire, their material and patterns are obviously the shell of the iron black beast.

"Two generals, do you have any plans?" Xiao He turned to look at the two of them. He was indeed not on the border for a long time. The younger generation of the empire has grown up and he no longer needs to come in person. Therefore, he wants to hear the opinions of the front-line generals when it comes to actual military affairs.

Fang Yu frowned and said, "At this time, the enemy's distance is too far. Apart from the spiritual archer, only the crossbow can be shot. However, the crossbow is slowly rolling and the number of crossbow arrows is limited. It does not consume only spiritual energy like the spiritual arch, so you should be careful."

Song Li nodded and added: "I don't think the spiritual bow may not work. As long as you cooperate with the crossbow, break a few gaps, and then let the spiritual bowman concentrate on killing a large number of enemy troops from the gap, and enlarge the gap, this kind of shrinking defense will have no effect."

Xiao He nodded with praise. This idea is indeed correct. It is upright and not amazing. The more this happens, the more it proves that the two generals are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time and will not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy.

"This shield array itself is not difficult to crack. The key is the meaning behind this shield array. If this shield is just an ordinary iron shield, even if it is a black shield made of fine iron, I wouldn't be too surprised. At most, I was curious about where they got so many fine irons."

Song Li continued, not thinking that there was anything worth boasting about the strategy he just mentioned. It was just a basic tactic, and even the tactics could not be said. Basically, the three generals under the command and above all the generals knew this way of dealing with it.

"The most noteworthy thing is that they actually used the shells of the iron black beast. How did they get so many? How did they quickly make them into shields, equip them into the army, and quickly form such a strong way of using them?"

What Song Li said was also what Xiao He was thinking about.

You should know that the Izumo Empire has informants from Xu. Just like there are also informants from Izumo in Xu's territory, the two sides have been in conflict with each other for hundreds of years. Although these informants may not have a high status, public information in some basic units can still be obtained.

First of all, where do these shells come from?

If it was from a large-scale strangling of monsters, why did Xu Guo never receive news about the raging monsters in the Izumo Empire?

These are tens of thousands of enemy troops, each with a shield!

Not to mention tens of thousands, Xu Guo has killed hundreds of them a few days ago and is dealing with the basic shell tannin formulation, and it is still far from the finished shield product.

How many tin monster shells have been killed to make them?

Even if there are so many, are they slaughtering these monsters in three years?

How can such large-scale and long-term monster news not be leaked?

Secondly, the shield made of these monster shells is one aspect, and relying on shields to form special tactics is also a process that requires training.

This is not something you can solve by practicing a daily subject. Such a large-scale shield marching as a whole, after raising the shield, you must be careful of both front, back, left and right.

A slight disconnection will lead to the incoherence of the entire team, and large-scale shield defense loopholes may appear later, making this plan useless.

However, the enemy was able to move consistently, and everyone was very confident about the hardness of the shield in their hands.

This requires a long time to practice. What’s more important is that this large-scale ban, the precise movements and cooperation of tens of thousands of people like a single person, even if it is done with the elite soldiers in the hands of the three generals, it is difficult to do without more than several months of practice!

This team is not impossible to crack. In fact, in addition to the method of crossbows and archers mentioned earlier, there are at least three other ways to defeat the enemy.

It is not difficult to crack itself, but how exactly did the enemy do it?

This is the core issue that bothered the two generals, plus the Grand Tutor Xiao He, the three of them were trying hard to think about!

If you can't figure this out, you may encounter unexpected trouble later!

"First solve the trouble in front of you, and then observe the changes!" Xiao He naturally knew Song Li's worries, but he had experienced many battles and knew that as a leader of the side, he could not hesitate all the time.

Besides, many times, you just can't grasp all the information, otherwise this battle will be a one-sided massacre. You have to constantly deal with moves, think about the key in the changes, grasp the key, and make a decision in one battle!

Song Li nodded and ordered the bed crossbow archer to cooperate to open up the situation.

With Song Li's plan, the shooting worked quickly this time, and a few stones seemed to be thrown into the dark enemy army, and the ripples quickly began to spread.

The thick crossbow was originally used to kill majestic creatures such as Dixinglong. At this time, it was used to shoot human teams, which was as easy as a hammer hitting a piece of paper.

The dark crossbow arrows were actually a thick log, with red oil on the head and anti-rust treatment of thick iron pointed heads. The tip was fan-shaped, and a long nail was embedded in the log behind.

As a weapon, how can a person defend against such things by holding a shield?

The thick iron head hit the shield, directly smashing the shield made of the monster's black shell into a dent, and even cracked it in half, but more of it was smashed into the ground with the man and the shield into meat paste.

The thick crossbow arrows plowed a long ditch among the crowd, and then dense arrows fell from the sky, shooting the enemy soldiers on both sides of the long ditch into hedgehogs, falling to the ground, revealing more enemy troops who lacked side defense, and turned their shields in panic to try to block the rain of arrows.

However, it would be fine if he didn't move. Once a soldier couldn't hold on, he started to turn the shield in his hand randomly, and a new gap appeared on the side of his cooperation with his colleagues. The ubiquitous rain of arrows instantly drilled in, continuing to cause greater damage!

The whole body was moved with one move, and the chain reaction easily cracked the seemingly aggressive shield formation.

After all, the enemy is still Izumo soldiers who have been dealing with for hundreds of years, and the combat quality of soldiers will not suddenly improve to an incomprehensible level.

Although new equipment and new combat methods may bring short-term effects, it is also a moment to crack after understanding the principle.

Even after cracking, the psychological pressure brought to the Yun army was even greater than before.

They were originally very confident about the hardness of their shields. They were not hurt at all, which increased their confidence.

However, when Xu Guo simply adjusted his attack method, he easily broke away their proud defense methods. The loss and frustration in their hearts spread rapidly, and the morale of the entire army began to decline with the naked eye!

The people on the city tower were all old soldiers, so this scene naturally could not escape their eyes.

"It seems that these enemies are still familiar to us. Once they break the turtle shell, they will start to be scared."

Fang Yu said with a smile.

Song Li nodded, but there was no joy on his face.

Because this was expected, or rather, because this reaction was unexpected, he couldn't be happy.

Because this did not solve the most fundamental question, it was how the other party got so many shells.

Is it really like I guessed that they had some cooperation with those bugs, and the bugs gave them the shells?

Although this idea is ridiculous, he is involuntarily thinking about this question.

Xiao He could naturally guess what Song Li was thinking.

In fact, when standing in Xiao He's position, because the various information he received came from a wider range and he mastered some more secret information more clearly, his doubts were even deeper than those of Song Li.

In fact, strictly speaking, the Izumo Empire is not a war-friendly country. It is not only compared to Xu State, but also compared to the sacred alliance on the other side of its own country, it can be regarded as without danger.

In fact, this country has no desire for war most of the time, and only passively makes some intense reactions when interests are infringed.

For example, if you occupy a river, he will make the fierce reaction he thinks is, but this fierce reaction may not even try to take back the river intact. Instead, he tells you that you must return it to me at least half, otherwise I will do whatever I want.

It seems fierce, but in fact, it is the default to give you something as long as you don't stimulate it anymore.

Therefore, this time the large-scale attack launched by the Izumo Empire was really beyond Xiao He's expectations.

Not to mention that there was no information in advance that the Izumo Empire was about to engage in such a war.

If the Izumo Empire's confidentiality work could be achieved this, then the Izumo Empire would not be like this now!

There must be something in it that they don't know.

Could it be that it is really related to the demon insect?

When he saw Song Li's frowning brows, he began to carefully analyze in his heart how great this possibility was.

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General Zhou passed through Liuzhen without stopping, but he brought Liuzhen's personal soldiers by his side and chased Zhou Xiong in front of him.

At this time, the black iron monster group began to slowly stop and remained moving. One by one, they were very irritable, and even some of them bit themselves, waving their feet randomly, and chopping down several of them very much.

Zhou Xiong was holding a giant hammer and grabbing his head, wondering whether to rush forward and start to fuck.

These slender and sharp claws really made him very afraid. He had many such fine wounds on his body in the last battle, and there seemed to be a slight toxin, so he could not bandage him. The doctor made him a pot of medicine soup and let him soak it for two hours. He burned the fire below to keep the temperature. It was so sour and refreshing that he was dying of ecstasy.

He really didn't want to feel it again.

At this moment, General Zhou Hongyi arrived. Zhou Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over to report the situation.

"You mean, these tin monsters suddenly stopped for some reason?" Zhou Hongyi frowned and looked at the army of monsters in front of him.

This is not the first time he has seen a group of tin monsters, but it is indeed the first time he has seen so many, so disciplined, acting together and having a distinct destination.
Chapter completed!