"Alright then! The shield soldiers provided cover, the archers counterattacked, and the others followed closely behind, advancing steadily!”
Xiangyu was a little embarrassed. However, he could not disobey his uncle and sworn brother.
Hence, he ordered the shieldbearers to open up a path in front, the archers to find an opportunity to attack from behind the shields, and the other soldiers to hide behind the shields and continue advancing.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Who said that Xiang Yu had no strategy? Most of the time, he just disdained to use it to win.
With this arrangement, the combat strength of the survivors of the Six Nations instantly increased. The soldiers who had been suppressed to the point of being unable to raise their heads began to advance under the cover of the shield soldiers.
Meanwhile, the archers kept shooting arrows at the Iron Eagle Swordsmen on the roof through the slits of their shields. Soon, the defenseless Iron Eagle Swordsmen lost a large number of men.
And their ballista bolts were practically useless against the remnants of the Six Nations. If this continued, they would definitely lose this battle.
"Leader, the enemy has shieldmen!"
A squad leader on the roof reminded Yao Jia.
"Understood. Everyone, change into your longswords and prepare your grappling hooks.”
Yao Jia also knew, but there was nothing he could do about it. These people were not established for combat, and their main duty was to gather information.
If it wasn't for the urgency of the matter today and the fact that the palace couldn't provide support in time, they wouldn't have needed to go.
However, Xiao Han was someone that His Majesty had asked him to protect even if he had to sacrifice his life. He could not let anything happen to Xiao Han.
Today, they already had the resolution to die in battle.
"Old Gao, how's the preparation of our repeating crossbows?”
Xiao Han asked Gao Yao when he saw the danger of the situation.
"He's here!"
Gao Yao tore open a piece of black cloth, revealing an assembled repeating crossbow. He pushed it to the window with great effort.
Xiao Han had used the system space to exchange blueprints and entrusted the craftsmen in Xianyang City to build them separately.
It took more than a month.
Because they had been assembled after being separated, they had not had the chance to try it out. However, at this time, they could only use the enemy as an experiment.
The enemies outside were getting closer and closer. Even though it was night, the enemy's torches still lit up a large area.
"Calm down, Old Gao!"
Xiao Han said as he looked at the black shield through the crack in the window.
100 steps, 50 steps, 30 steps, 20 steps…
The enemy was getting closer and closer, and Gao Yao's hand that was holding the repeating crossbow started to tremble.
"Bang!"
Xiao Han suddenly kicked open the small wooden window in front of him and shouted,"Release!"
"Drink!"
Hearing this, Gao Yao did not hesitate and pulled the rope. The mechanism was activated and he aimed the crossbow at the approaching soldiers.
"Not good! Retreat, retreat!"
Yi Xiaochuan, who was watching the battle from behind, suddenly saw a window on the second floor above the restaurant's entrance suddenly open. A huge, pitch-black repeating crossbow was revealed. He was immediately shocked and hurriedly shouted.
Damn, this thing only came out during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This damn Xiao Han actually made this thing more than a thousand years in advance.
“？？？”
When the soldiers heard Yi Xiaochuan's words, they were puzzled. Was this Xiangyu's brother a joke? You're not the commander. They can retreat just because you want them to!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just as those people were puzzled, from the small window, strong crossbows shot out crazily, unexpectedly unceasing.
If it was a steel shield, it would naturally be very difficult to shoot through. However, this was the Qin Dynasty, and they were using wooden shields. They simply did not have this kind of defensive power.
These strong crossbows were very powerful. They directly pierced through the shields and shot through the hearts of those hiding behind them.
For a time, a large number of survivors of the six dynasties died tragically under the chaotic crossbows, suffering heavy losses.
"Ah ~"
"Wow! What kind of arrow was this? Why was it so powerful? It can actually penetrate a shield."
"Damn it, are there many people in this restaurant? Why are these crossbow bolts continuously coming?!"
"Wow! It's too scary. I'm not fighting anymore!"
……
As the powerful crossbows continued to fire, the survivors of the six dynasties had never seen such a scene before, and they were all scared out of their wits.
In fact, this crossbow was very lethal. Not many people died, but the ability to penetrate shields was the real blow.
No one wanted to go up and be nailed to death with their shields.
The Iron Eagle Swordsmen who had used ropes to descend from the roof to the street to meet the enemy were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene before they could even descend to the street.
No way! They had been monitoring the restaurant. When did such a weapon appear here?
This was only one. If there were more than one, then these remnants of the Six Nations would probably die in one round of gunfire!
"Leader, what should we do now?”
An Iron Eagle Swordsman looked at Yao Jia helplessly. He didn't know if they should go down or not.
"Next, hand crossbows! Get ready!"
Yao Jia saw that the enemy's shield soldier was dead, and this was his chance. What was the point of shooting? Wouldn't it be better to just shoot arrows?
Thus, he quickly ordered the crossbows to change hands.
"Kakaka!"
The Iron Eagle Swordsmen were well-trained, and they all aimed their crossbows at the survivors of the Six Nations.
"Fire!"
Yao Jia ordered.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
In an instant, another wave of arrows shot toward the survivors of the Six Nations.
This time, without the protection of shields, many people were directly shot like hedgehogs.
The soldiers of the Six Nations began their first round of retreat.
"Don't retreat, those who retreat will be killed!"
Seeing the soldiers retreat, Xiang Yu raised his saber and chopped off the head of one of the soldiers.
As a noble of Chu State, Xiang Yu valued honor more than his life.
Whoever dared to retreat in front of him would be courting death.
Just like that, after Xiang Yu killed several people, the panic finally calmed down.
"Damn it, we've been delayed. If their reinforcements arrive, we'll have no chance at all.”
Xiang Liang saw that the battle had entered a state of anxiety, and his eyes were filled with anxiety.
They had come to kill Xiao Han, and they should have ended the battle quickly and escaped before Great Qin could react.
And now, he was actually being held back.
This was Xianyang City. There were still Meng Family's soldiers stationed outside Xianyang City. There were also imperial guards stationed in the Imperial City. They were probably already rushing here.
Every second they delayed here was not good for them.
However, as long as the crossbow machine on the second floor was there, it would be very difficult for them to break through.
"Dammit, he actually set up crossbow bolts in secret. That's too despicable. Watch me rush over and chop it into pieces.”
Xiang Yu shouted angrily on his warhorse, ready to charge into the enemy's formation alone.
"Big brother, you can't! That thing was on the second floor. Even if they went there, they wouldn't be able to attack the second floor for a while.”
Yi Xiaochuan quickly pulled Xiangyu back. He had also noticed the problem. The crossbow was set up on the second floor, so Xiangyu would not be able to hit it even if he went over.
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