Everyone nodded in agreement; this was truly impressive!
It was a complete mess.
Zhang Ci couldn't help but sigh, "These barbarians are eyeing my Youning Commandery with covetous intent. If Lin Yi can wipe out all these Northern Barbarians, this prefect will personally kowtow to him!"
He wasn't stupid. So many Heavenly Eagle Guard entered Youning Commandery not out of curiosity, but most likely because Youning Commandery was their next target!
If Lin Yi could kill all these people, it would definitely be a huge help to him.
"That's probably too difficult. Lin Yi's cavalry force looks to be at most 30,000 men. For these men to wipe out an army of over 100,000 is harder than climbing to heaven!" The county commandant sighed and said with a wry smile.
In reality, he was under the greatest pressure. As the commander of Youning Commandery's army, he would be the one to step up if war broke out.
How can 10,000 people fight against more than 100,000? It's simply impossible!
The only possibility now is to pray for a miracle!
Knock knock knock!
At that moment, something astonishing happened: faced with an army of 100,000, the 30,000 cavalrymen actually took the initiative to sound the horn of attack.
kill!
Even from several miles away, the shouts of battle could be heard clearly; they had indeed launched an attack.
Holy crap!
The prefect was dumbfounded. This was actually a real attack! He exclaimed in shock, "Has this person gone mad? Charging forward like this is practically suicide!"
That's fucking 30,000 against 100,000!
"My God, that's incredibly brave!"
Zhang Ci was dumbfounded. He could only clasp his hands together in prayer, muttering, "Heaven help me, Lin Yi must win, otherwise my Youning Commandery will be devastated!"
To win in this situation, one can only pray to God; the gap is simply too large.
After watching for a while, his expression stiffened. Lin Yi's men were now fighting and retreating, clearly struggling to withstand an army of 100,000.
That's it, next up is my own Youning Commandery.
However, he still held a sliver of hope and asked the Commandant, "Commander, do you think there's still hope? Is this battle really going to end in defeat?"
Before the prefectural commandant could speak, the chief clerk spoke up.
"Thirty thousand men against one hundred thousand, even if each enemy soldier fires one arrow, that's still one hundred thousand arrows. Even if they just fire wildly, they can't withstand it." He sighed and said with a wry smile.
The commander shook his head and explained, "That's not quite right. In warfare, the deployment of troops is crucial. On this kind of terrain, ten or twenty thousand men can be spread out, but a hundred thousand men simply cannot. As a result, the fighting power of the barbarians is actually reduced."
"Is that a chance?"
"Of course not. Even if you let 100,000 people kill you, it would take a long time. You simply can't kill them all. Unless a miracle happens, Lin Yi is likely to lose."
The disparity in numbers is too great; it's incredibly difficult to defy the odds.
Everyone instantly understood: the range of arrows on the battlefield was limited, so it was impossible for them to pass over 100,000 people from the back ranks. Therefore, those in the back were essentially just there for show.
But what exactly is this miracle?
Just then, the White Horse Cavalry, who had been fighting and retreating, made their move, shocking everyone present, because the entire sky was blocked out the moment their arrows were fired.
Grunt!
The county commandant swallowed hard and muttered, "What's going on? Thirty thousand men can fire so many arrows—who can withstand that?"
The sky was completely blocked out; this was truly outrageous.
"This is fucking a miracle!" Zhang Ci exclaimed in amazement upon witnessing this scene.
Puff puff puff puff!
After a volley of arrows, the vanguard of the Northern Region Barbarians was instantly reduced to a pile of corpses. More than three thousand men were killed without even touching a single enemy.
Ba Qingsong was also stunned. He couldn't help but exclaim, "What kind of bow and arrow is this? This is too exaggerated!"
For a fleeting moment, he even lost sight of the sky, seeing only a sky full of black arrows – a truly horrifying sight.
Moreover, not only are these crossbow bolts incredibly powerful, but they can also fire continuously, making them undoubtedly a butcher-level weapon on the battlefield.
"This is a repeating crossbow!"
A shadow crossed Tuoba Yu's eyes. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Now I'm absolutely certain he's Lin Yi's man. Only Lin Yi possesses this kind of repeating crossbow. It can fire five bolts at once, launching them in an instant. That terrifying suppressive power is absolutely certain!"
This is what happened to me in Dayu County, and thinking about it now still gives me the creeps.
Five shots per second!
Tuoba Qingsong's pupils contracted, terrified by this terrifying attribute; it was simply outrageous.
With such terrifying power, if there were enough arrows, probably no one could get close to them.
It seems I need to tell my father that it's necessary to build a heavy cavalry force to destroy the enemy's crossbow formation; otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be suppressed to the point of having no power to fight back.
But what can we do now? With such a powerful barrage of arrows, we simply can't break through.
"No, this thing has a weakness!" Yelü Dashan spoke up at this moment, sneering.
What weaknesses?
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but look at him. If they could find his weakness, he would be much easier to deal with.
Yelü Dashan laughed, "His ability to fire five shots per second is both his strength and his weakness. If I'm not mistaken, the opponent can only fire a maximum of ten rounds before running out of arrows!"
Arrows!
Everyone's eyes lit up immediately. This was a very plausible explanation. The other side couldn't possibly have an infinite number of arrows, that would be too unreasonable.
"Good!"
Tuoba Qingsong couldn't help but pat Yelü Dashan on the shoulder and laughed, "Brother, you are truly brilliant. This is indeed a huge weakness. If it's five arrows at a time, the enemy won't carry such a large box for the sake of mobility. This idea makes a lot of sense."
In that case, the enemy probably doesn't have many arrows left.
After all, they had chased and killed Tuoba Yu and his group several times before, and they probably didn't have many arrows left. This was their chance.
Sure enough, after sacrificing more than 8,000 men, the enemy's arrows dwindled, and eventually they stopped firing altogether.
"Haha, they're probably out of arrows. This is our chance!" The Evil Bodhisattva's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.
Tuoba Qingsong nodded and said in a deep voice, "Pass down the order to annihilate this cavalry force. Make sure their crossbows are not damaged; if they can be used to our advantage, the people of Mountain and River Pass will be unable to stop us!"
Such a wonderful item must be obtained; it will surely be a great achievement.