The two thousand people lined up in four rows, two in groups, one after the other, lifted a long crossbow that was quickly assembled, pulled up the crossbow string, and pressed a group of six crossbow arrows into the recess of the long crossbow.
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Lin Yi's expression changed slightly. Although he didn't know what that long crossbow was called, just by looking at it, he knew it was not a simple thing!
The wind at the turn of spring and summer was slightly scorching, and it swept the leaves on the treetops, making slight noises. Four columns of military formations appeared from under the trees, and an endless chilling atmosphere began to rise.
"Shangwu Camp, Fenwu Camp! Raise your shield! Head to the southeast woods!"
Lin Yi gave the order in a deep voice. Although the voice was not loud, it was clearly spread throughout the entire camp.
The two full battalions in charge of security didn't know why they put on a defensive posture, but the military orders were so strong that no one would question them at this time.
The shields of the Royal Capital's garrison are large telescopic shields with two sections. Normally, the lower half is folded at the top, making it only half a man tall.
When it is officially used, open the buckle and put down half of the shield, and it will turn into a giant shield that is taller than a person.
Whether it is Shangwu Camp or Fenwu Camp, only one school is equipped with such a giant shield.
After hearing Lin Yi's order, 2,400 giant shields appeared in unison and quickly formed a tight formation facing the direction of the woods.
Some of the remaining two battalions of soldiers raised their steel spears and poked their spear tips from the gaps in the giant shields.
The originally smooth shield formation instantly sprouted numerous spikes.
It shone with a cold light in the sunlight, as if a steel hedgehog suddenly appeared.
There are also some soldiers hiding behind the shield formation, bending their bows and setting arrows, pointing their arrow tips to the sky, waiting for subsequent orders!
As long as Lin Yi gave an order, they would draw their long bows and shoot out a dense rain of arrows.
Lin Yi was quite satisfied with their speed and reaction. This was indeed an elite force, and there was almost no chaos in the whole process.
And those soldiers who were in repair were not affected too much and could eat and drink as they should.
Before the order was issued, they did not panic at all. At most, they arranged their weapons more conveniently to ensure that they could enter combat status as soon as possible.
The two thousand ambush soldiers who emerged from the woods in the distance saw the cold light reflected from the shield array's gun blades, but they did not waver at all. They still moved forward a certain distance with firm steps.
After all four military formations left the woods and there was no longer any obstruction between the two sides, a deep shout sounded: "Stop!"
Everyone stops at the same time!
The loud shout sounded again: "Get up!"
The Thousand Long Crossbow was slightly raised, and the crossbow arrow was aimed at Lin Yi at an elevation angle of 45 degrees.
"break!"
During the third loud shout, a thousand long crossbows almost simultaneously emitted crisp vibrations from the crossbow strings, followed by continuous triggering and firing.
In the blink of an eye, six thousand long crossbows appeared in the sky, densely packed like a swarm of bees, flying over a distance of six or seven miles, and then landed on Lin Yi's army.
The commanders of Shangwu Camp and Fenwu Camp were shocked at the same time. Before the crossbow arrows fell, they shouted in unison at the top of their lungs: "It's a mountain-piercing armor-piercing crossbow! The whole army is on defense!"
At this time, they couldn't care less about whether they were qualified to order the entire army to defend themselves. They were all members of the royal capital's garrison, and it would be hard for anyone to die.
Just now they were secretly complaining that Lin Yi, the commander-in-chief, was so out of character that he inexplicably asked two full battalions to be on guard and suddenly asked them to take up their shields.
If it weren't for military orders that they couldn't disobey, they wouldn't want to talk to the commander.
Only now do they realize how wise and wise the commander's order is?
If they were attacked by the Mountain-breaking Armored Crossbow without any precautions, at least one or two thousand of them would die, not counting the injured!
The soldiers who were repairing reacted very quickly. They were mentally prepared just now, so they immediately defended themselves.
The shields had no time to open and directly protected the top.
Seven or eight shields put together can hide twenty or thirty people underneath.
Before they could react further, the first round of crossbow arrows came, and most of them landed on the shield formations erected by Shangwu Camp and Fenwu Camp.
There was no tinkling sound, just bursts of popping noises.
The Mountain-breaking Armor Crossbow can be used as a weapon to attack the city wall. The giant shields of the Royal City garrison are actually unable to prevent the penetration of the crossbow arrows.
Fortunately, the distance is relatively far, and the opponent uses projectile rather than horizontal shooting, so the power of the crossbow cannot be fully utilized.
Therefore, after the crossbow arrow penetrated the giant shield, it also lost further attack kinetic energy and could only get stuck on the giant shield, unable to advance further.
The next few rounds of crossbow arrows were similar. For a time, the shield formations of Shangwu Camp and Fenwu Camp were filled with mountain-piercing crossbows. The soldiers behind the giant shields were all frightened.
Even an iron-blooded soldier can't help but feel frightened when he sees the crossbow arrows stuck on the shield in front of him.
If the opponent were one or two miles closer, the projectile angle would be smaller, or they would simply shoot flatly, I am afraid there would be many casualties this time!
Most of the mountain-piercing armor-breaking crossbows were blocked by the shield formation, but some of them had a slightly higher angle, crossed the frontmost shield formation, and landed among the soldiers repairing behind.
Although they had made timely defenses, some casualties were inevitable.
Lin Yi swept his consciousness and already had an idea in his mind.
Three people were killed and twelve injured. For such a sneak attack, the losses can be said to be negligible.
If Lin Yi had taken action, perhaps not a single person would be killed or injured.
But this is war, and all soldiers should be aware of their mortality.
Lin Yi is not here to be a nanny to ensure that no one in this team dies!
Only by making them all feel the threat of death will they burst out with stronger fighting power!
"Guard Battalion! Follow my commander into battle!"
Lin Yi's lips curled into a sneer.
I originally didn't want to pay attention to the ambush, but since they really dared to stretch out their claws, they had to be mentally prepared to have their claws cut off!
Just being beaten without fighting back is not Lin Yi's style!
The eight hundred personal guards who were just selected last night suddenly agreed.
Although they have not yet learned how to fight, they are all the elites of this elite army. When they were ambushed, the fire in their hearts was already burning and about to explode.
The coach wanted to lead them to take the initiative, but they were not afraid at all. They all stood up silently and excitedly, and raised their weapons.
"Deputy Commander! Take charge of this formation!"
Lin Yi told Wu Yucao to stop her from attacking the enemy forces on the other side of the woods, and then led the 800-guard battalion to make an arc from the side and pierce the target like a sharp blade.
On the other side of the woods, after shooting a group of crossbow arrows, another group was filled. After firing the arrows, he began to retreat. While retreating, he skillfully dismantled the long crossbow.
Their goal was not to completely annihilate Lin Yi's army, two thousand against twenty thousand. Even with a sneak attack using the Mountain-breaking Armor Crossbow, it would be difficult to achieve this.