It has to be said that these Seremis warriors stand so densely that they are simply targets for magic. Unfortunately, Ryan is at least 450 meters away from them. Unless high-level magic is used at such a long distance, ordinary fireball spells cannot be used at all. Such a range, and this group of only 400 people, less than 4% of the opponent's entire force. Even if Ryan wipes out all of them, it will be meaningless to the overall situation. On the contrary, he has exposed his own strength in advance.
"Three consecutive shots, throw away." The archer leader of the Seremis family shouted the order. The 200 archers put their arrows on the bow strings, and then opened the bow strings diagonally toward the sky.
"Buzz." In the trembling sound of the bowstring, 200 white feather arrows flew into the sky. Since they were shot diagonally into the sky, when these arrows lost the power to fly forward, they began to fly with sharp The arrows swooped down toward the ground, and their attack targets happened to be the seventh or eighth rows of soldiers at the forefront of Adams's central army.
As early as Edward's army stepped forward, Adams had already ordered his sword and shield warriors to be ready. After seeing the arrows flying from the other side, the sword and shield warriors did not need orders from their superiors to move forward obediently. He picked up the round shield in his hand. These round shields were made of wood. In order to ensure the sturdiness of the shield, the surface of the shield was also wrapped with a thin layer of iron. This design was enough to block arrows flying from a distance. arrow,
A crisp sound of collisions came out continuously, mixed with about 20 screams. This was mainly because the area of the round shield was not enough to cover the entire body, and there would always be arrows passing through the gaps in the shield. Then, he bit into the body of the Saranar family warrior mercilessly,
As long as the body is hit by an arrow, the sword and shield warrior will inevitably be unable to hold the shield due to the severe pain, and in this way, they will lose the means to continue to protect themselves. In the second and third missiles that followed, The screams increased significantly, and many soldiers of the Saranar family were even shot directly in the head. They fell to the ground and died on the spot without even letting out a scream.
Theoretically speaking, if the shooters of the Seremis family continue to launch missiles, it is enough to defeat the Saranar family warriors within the range. However, the combat effectiveness of these shooters cannot be compared with the elite shooters of the Thunder God Fortress. They could shoot six to seven times in a row at most before they could no longer draw the bowstring due to weakness in their arms. In order to ensure that these archers would not have to retreat sadly at the beginning of the war, their bow and arrow commanders chose the safest shooting method. Rest for a while after firing continuously until your arm regains strength before continuing to shoot.
It was precisely because of this gap that Adams had the opportunity to redeploy new sword and shield warriors to step forward, and at the same time drag the injured and dead soldiers to the rear. After being busy for several minutes, Seremis The second round of projectiles from the family came again. This time, the warriors of the Saranar family were much more obedient. They were close to each other, facing the sky with their shields diagonally, and thousands of people were watching. The force formed a solid shield wall on one's own forward position.
This time, the three consecutive shots fired by the Seremis family archers did not achieve the desired results. Almost all the arrows were bounced off the shield. The bow and arrow commander was quite unconvinced and was about to give the order to continue shooting. Edward's messenger came to his side and ordered him to stop shooting and stay put.
Edward's attack this time was just a small test. He would never think that victory could be won with just such a shot. Due to the large number of people fighting between the grand legions, most of the troops on both sides were improvised. Yes, the combat effectiveness is not strong and the discipline is also poor, so the outcome of the battle is very important to the morale of the soldiers on both sides.
Just imagine, in this kind of military stalemate, the people standing behind can't see the other side's soldiers at all. All they can see is their own vanguard. If their own vanguard suddenly collapses, even if it's just A temporary small retreat caused by the general's deployment of troops may have an additional negative impact on the soldiers behind, and their opponents can use this opportunity to launch a fatal blow to attack the already wavering morale, thereby forcing The morale of the entire army is shaken. Once there is a large-scale rout, it will be almost impossible to regroup on the battlefield. The occurrence of such a situation means that the victory will be divided.
This is the purpose of Edward using archers to harass the opponent. Unfortunately, although Adams's central army is a little chaotic, there are no major flaws in the overall situation. If Edward has a large number of cavalry, he can launch a charge to eliminate this. Chaos turned into disintegration, but if infantry was used to charge, the 500 meters in between would take several minutes to run. Perhaps the opponent's confusion would be corrected before these soldiers could reach the other side, and one's side would be stronger due to the rapid sprint. The infantry whose amplitude has declined will instead be sent up to become the targets of the opponent's slaughter.
"Well, it seems that Adams's central army is still very stable." After looking at the relatively neat lineup on the opposite side, Edward turned his attention to his right, which was to Adams's left-wing army. When he saw that Wearing some tattered 1000 soldiers, Edward smiled and said to himself: "I don't know how long your left wing can last."
"Give me the order to push the trebuchet to the forward shooter position. Our right wing is ready to attack at any time." Edward softly issued his order. He decided to use the trebuchet to suppress the opponent's left-wing position and force the enemy to disperse. If Adams charges the entire army for a fight or retreats, as long as the opponent's formation is disrupted, his strongest right wing can launch an attack and completely break through the opponent's will to resist.
"Creak, crunch." The wooden wheel groaned in pain, because what was pressing on it was a huge riprap truck. Each of the ten riprap trucks weighed the weight of fifteen adult men. This was also the reason why Edward was slaying this time. The secret weapon of Ranal's trip, because the previous war was very smooth, such terrible battlefield weapons were not used, so the scouts of the Saranar family were not able to find any trace of them.
"Damn it." Of course Vivian knows how big of a threat this kind of catapult is. She will be very passive if she takes advantage of the danger. Not to mention that she is an opponent twice as big as herself and is facing a stalemate on the battlefield. She will not be delusional. The heads of my subordinates can be harder than a solid stone wall.
"What to do, Fabia." Vivian placed her hope on Ryan at this dilemma, while Ryan, who was standing next to Vivian in a soldier uniform, stood expressionless. After hearing Vivian's question, Ryan smiled at the beautiful warrior and said, "The show begins."