Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 33 Blocking the Enemy
The four soldiers behind Zhang Yuan, wearing plate armor, holding long spears and with a two-foot short sword at their waists, are the old soldiers Yu Changlong who have accompanied Zhang Yuan on several missions.

Just now, Yu Changlong helped Zhang Yuan put on his armor.

The one wearing chain mail, holding a shield in his left hand and a broadsword in his right hand is Feng Cheng, who looks very excited at this moment.

He didn't expect Zhang Yuan to let him accompany him to form a formation.

There were also two soldiers wearing leather armor, also new recruits, with tense faces, quivers on their backs, bows in their hands, and four short spears on their backs.

This is a five-man configuration, and also the minimum configuration for the Canglang battle formation.

If it is a squad of soldiers, they will also be equipped with long axe soldiers and heavy shield soldiers.

No matter how many people there are, there are still heavy crossbows.

That's a big killer.

Even with such a complete set of armor, they are just the black-robed guards of the Wuwei Yamen. If they were border soldiers, with heavy armor, heavy cavalry, heavy swords, and a fully assembled military formation, it would be a Great Wall of Steel.

The Qin Dynasty has always had a strong military, and great importance is attached to everything from armor to logistics.

It is precisely in this way that one can use martial arts to fight against immortals and demons, and use a mortal body to resist the invasion of immortals and demons.

"Bam—"

A loud noise was heard from the direction of the river bend.

"There's an ambush—"

"The government's river blocking rope, charge over it."

"Damn it, a dozen black dogs dare to stop your uncle——"

The shouts echoed along the river.

The sound of ships colliding continued.

The county lieutenant of Yong'an County and others changed their expressions and turned around and ran towards the river bank.

On the river bank, the sergeant looked a little gloomy.

The bandits arrived earlier than expected, and the interception boats prepared by Yong'an County on the Guangji River had not yet arrived.

"Stop the enemy." The sergeant growled and waved his hand towards the fully-assembled guards.

"Yes!" Zhang Yuan clasped his fists and led the army to rush out.

Four soldiers followed closely behind him. Not far away, Chen Wu also led a team of soldiers behind him, and other soldiers in the same formation followed loosely.

On the other side, the fifth team led by Qi Junliang also went along the river bend and began to encircle the enemy.

After walking a few hundred steps, we arrived at the river.

With one hand pressing the handle of the goose-feather knife at his waist and the other hand touching the handle of the crossbow fastened behind his waist, Zhang Yuan ran with his eyes scanning the front.

Only twenty feet away from the river bend, three two-masted wooden boats collided with each other.

A long cow tendon rope was tightened, stopping the wooden boat from drifting downstream.

On the river bank, a dozen soldiers wearing black robes and holding longbows shot arrows from a distance of five or six feet, suppressing the bandits on the wooden boats and preventing them from showing their heads.

The Qin Dynasty did not ban swords and weapons in the martial arts world, but civilians were not allowed to privately possess hard bows in the army.

Don't underestimate the fact that there were only a dozen or so guards and yamen runners on the river bank. With longbows in their hands, they gathered together and prevented the bandits on the three wooden boats from rushing out of the cabins. They could only shout and curse.

At this time, two teams of armored soldiers rushed from the river bank, causing the bandits on the three boats to panic.

"Quick, rush out and cut the ropes blocking the river."

"Come on, a few of you, follow me and dive in to kill those black dogs. Otherwise, if we keep shooting arrows, we brothers won't be able to get out."

"Charge! If the armored soldiers arrive, we will all die."

There were shouts in the cabin, and then someone jumped out of the porthole and fell into the water.

The soldiers on the shore shot arrows, and a few pruning branches hit the bandits who were jumping into the water. A large pool of blood swelled up in the water, and the bandits struggled and wailed as they threw themselves onto the boat.

The other bandits who jumped into the water have disappeared.

"retreat--"

The county lieutenant who had rushed to the river bank early was holding a long spear. He took a look at the river in front of him, shouted softly, and swung the spear horizontally, forcing the yamen runners and soldiers behind him to retreat.

They had only retreated seven or eight steps when four or five bandits rushed out of the river, holding bluestones in their hands and swords in their mouths.

"puff--"

"puff--"

The soldiers shot arrows from their bows, piercing the bodies of the bandits who were rushing towards them. Their bodies fell into the river, and blood flowed down the water, staining the surface red.

Without the suppression of bows and arrows from this side, the bandits on the boat rushed out, some adjusted the mast and rudder, and some used knives to chop the ropes blocking the river.

On the bank, more and more bandits were diving with bluestone in their arms. The county lieutenant swung the spear in his hand, pierced the body of the bandit who was rushing in front, and then drew his sword.

"kill--"

He strode forward, slashed with his long sword, and knocked a bandit who rushed onto the shore back into the water. Then he swung his sword horizontally and knocked a bandit with a fierce face into the water.

As a county lieutenant, his martial arts skills have reached the middle stage of the acquired realm, and he is considered a strong man who can suppress one side in the entire Yong'an County.

The two rows of soldiers and yamen runners in the back, the front row threw away their longbows, drew their swords and rushed forward, while the back row took a step forward and threw their longbows at the bow of the boat to prevent the bandits from driving the boat and cutting the ropes blocking the river.

But there were not enough arrows. The bandits on the deck held wooden boards in their hands and rushed forward against the doors and windows. Some used long hooks to hook the ropes blocking the river, while others used long knives to chop.

"call out--"

A scream.

"Bam—"

A short spear, hurled from the riverbank, flew across the river like lightning, piercing the bandit who was wielding a knife to cut the rope blocking the river, pinning him to the side of the boat, twisting his body. The spear flew out flat, relying on pure force. The person who threw the spear must have exerted a force exceeding a thousand pounds!
The bullet hit the boat, and the whole wooden boat shook.

A master in the middle stage of the acquired realm!
"Oh——"

The bandits at the bow cried out in surprise and stepped back.

The bandit who was trying to hook the river rope was so frightened that he let go of the long hook and retreated in panic.

The county lieutenant standing on the shore with a knife in his hand turned around and saw a group of black-armored soldiers arriving. It was Zhang Yuan leading the troops.

That shot was fired by the leader Zhang Yuan.

The sergeant had just briefly introduced the two leading leaders to them, but the county lieutenant did not expect that Zhang Yuan was actually a mid-stage acquired martial arts master with a strength of a thousand pounds.

For ordinary Zaoyi Guards, being able to reach the early stage of the acquired realm is considered elite.

Those in the middle stage of the acquired realm are all backbones of the army.

Practicing martial arts is difficult. To improve one's energy and blood strength, one needs not only resources, but also perseverance and talent.

Most warriors in the middle stage of the acquired realm cannot overcome the hurdle of a thousand pounds of strength.

Even though he was the county lieutenant of Yong'an County, he only had a strength of 900 kilograms.

Yu Changlong, who was following behind Zhang Yuan, didn't feel anything. Feng Cheng and the two new recruits all looked surprised and excited.

Brother Yuan’s strength is unexpectedly so strong!

"Captain Zhang, stop them, the boat from downstream is on the way!" the county lieutenant shouted.

Duwei is generally the title for the centurion leading an army.

The leader of Zhang Yuan's generation was not considered a captain.

It's just that outsiders call him like this, which is considered to be a way of elevating one's status.

After all, when you are away from home, your identity is given to each other.

"Captain Xu, you guys retreat first." Zhang Yuan held the hilt of the knife, but kept walking.

The county lieutenant of Yong'an County was named Xu Xianzhong. He served in the army in his early years and later retired to the local area to serve as a county lieutenant.

After hearing Zhang Yuan's words, County Magistrate Xu did not insist. He raised his hand and led the soldiers and runners behind him to retreat to the rear.

They were not wearing armor and were not at an advantage in fighting against the bandits.

When they retreated, Zhang Yuan and his soldiers had already reached the shore.

The bandits who had been hiding in the river with the bluestone in their arms took advantage of the retreat of the Yong'an County yamen soldiers to rush ashore, threw away the bluestone, and rushed forward with their swords in their hands.

Zhang Yuan stood on the shore, his hand on the hilt of the knife, motionless.

Behind him, the soldiers slowly gathered and formed a square formation.

"kill--"

The bandit who rushed to Zhang Yuan first shouted loudly and slashed at Zhang Yuan's head with the sword in his hand.

Zhang Yuan's body did not move, only his neck tilted slightly.

"when--"

The long sword slashed on Zhang Yuan's shoulder armor, sparking a burst of golden-red sparks.

A warrior who has not yet reached the acquired stage cannot even break armor.

What's more, the knife in the bandit's hand is not sharp at all.

The bandit who drew his sword's face changed drastically, and he turned the blade of his sword and slashed towards Zhang Yuan's neck.

But his knife only moved three inches and then stopped.

Zhang Yuan raised his right hand at some point and put his arm in front of his neck.

The bandit wanted to draw his knife, but Zhang Yuan jerked his arm outward, and his wrist guard hit the blade.

"when--"

The horizontal sword made a crisp sound and the blade broke.

Before the bandit could react, Zhang Yuan's hand had already reached out and grabbed his neck.

"Click."

Zhang Yuan broke the bandit's cervical vertebrae, his head tilted, and black blood flowed out of his mouth.

Zhang Yuan lifted the bandit who was crushed to death with his right hand, and swung his hand to hit the bandits rushing from behind, knocking four or five of them into the water.

On the left, a bandit came forward with a knife. Zhang Yuan raised his left hand, and the crossbow at his waist was pointed at the bandit's forehead.

"Rao——"

"puff--"

The crossbow arrow mercilessly pierced through his forehead, and a five-inch arrowhead emerged from the back of his head.

Zhang Yuan didn't even look at the bandits he killed, and shot arrows from his left hand crossbow into the river in front of him.

"puff--"

"puff--"

"puff--"

Blood-red water splashed everywhere.

(End of this chapter)