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[Today's second update is delivered! ] 】

Among them, the area with the largest concentration of Tatar tribes is in the northwest of the Ming Kingdom. To be precise, it was to the north of the towns of Ningxia and Gansu, which is the area around present-day Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The southernmost tribe of the Tatars extended to the area south of Yinshan and Daqing Mountain. To be honest, in the face of such a scattered Tatar, all the northwestern border towns of the Ming Kingdom were unable to prevent the attacks on the Tatars.

"Everyone, hold steady, don't show your head! Tartars' bows and arrows, no joke! Your main task is to kill the Tartars as they force their way up the walls! If the Tartars don't climb the walls, leave it alone! I'll deal with them! Xu Xingxia stood on the city tower and shouted sharply to the surroundings.

When he was shouting, Xu Xingxia had already come to the tower on the castle gate. From here, he could clearly see the movements of all the Tatar cavalry. In this position, it is also the best place to release the arrow. All the Tatar cavalry, in the face of his arrows, was invisible. As soon as the Tatar cavalry entered a range of one hundred and fifty meters, he could kill them.

Look at the sky, it's still quite bright. There was no sun in the sky, only a gray patch. Thick clouds, moving slowly across the sky. The sun is supposed to be hidden behind the clouds. The weather in the Northwest is always like this, gray and dreary, which makes people's hearts feel very uncomfortable. Of course, this can also be influenced by the person's state of mind. In front of the Tatar cavalry, no one was in a good mood.

Xu Xingxia estimated that if there was a watch, it should be around six o'clock in the afternoon. If it is calculated in hours, it should be unitary time. Ningxia's longitude is relatively westward, and at six o'clock in the afternoon in March, there is at least an hour and a half before it gets dark. This meant that the Tatar cavalry could launch multiple attacks on Fort Weizhen.

If it was not possible to repel the Tatar attack during the day, the battle had to be dragged out until night. According to past experience, the Tatars did not fight at night. For one night, there should be some reaction from the office, the guard, and even the town, right? Those people above shouldn't really watch Fort Weizhen be razed to the ground, right?

"No, you can't put your hopes in them! It's too dangerous! ”

Suddenly, a strong thought rushed out of Xu Xingxia's mind, washing away all his previous thoughts. The experience of later generations taught him that in the most dangerous times, you must never hope for others, you must save yourself! If the reinforcements from Ningxia Town were not dispatched, and he did not make effective moves, he might really become the most tragic traverser and die under the poisoned arrows of the Tatars.

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Those Tatar cavalry were obviously quite familiar with the situation in Ningxia Town. When they came to the front of Weizhen Fort, they obviously had a taste of revisiting. Maybe they've been here several times before. Outside Fort Wytown, they stopped their horses and swam around, looking for opportunities to exploit.

Siege, the Tatar cavalry is clearly not good at. Their purpose was only to loot, not to siege the city. However, if they find a flaw in the wall, they still have a chance. After all, their arrows are very sharp weapons, and it is difficult for the defenders to stop them under normal circumstances. The fort walls of Fort Weizhen were not equipped with artillery.

Some of the Tatars' hand-to-hand combat skills are also quite good. As long as they find a breach, they may break into the fort. As soon as the gates of the fort were opened and the Tatar cavalry frantically rushed in, the tragic outcome of Fort Weizhen was already doomed. In the chaos of the situation, it is impossible for the military households of Fort Weizhen to resist the crazy Tartars.

Looking at the Tatar cavalry getting closer and closer, many military households in the city couldn't help but sweat their palms. The long-term ravages of Tartar have brought them great psychological pressure. This kind of psychological pressure can greatly reduce combat effectiveness. Even people who usually have a little bit of courage will become completely out of shape and lose control of their bodies at this time. Now, their only reliance is Xu Xingxia.

Xu Xingxia bent down and walked back and forth on the castle wall. After returning to the castle tower, his only feeling was that he did not have any hope for the military households of Weizhen Fort. Their weapons are too poor, their training is seriously insufficient, and their will to fight is not tenacious enough, and it is simply unrealistic to pray that they will fight against the Tartars. Unless, my own purpose is for them to die. In this defensive battle, he has to rely on himself in the end.

A Tatar cavalryman suddenly rode forward, came to a place less than a hundred meters away from Weizhen Fort, and shouted in stiff Chinese: "Listen to the people in Weizhen Fort, we are warriors from the desert!" If you want to live, hand over three thousand taels of silver, thirty women! If you are obedient, we will let you go! If you don't obey, we'll kill you all......"

"Whoosh!"

Xu Xingxia passed coldly.

"Poof!"

The Tatar cavalry, who had not finished shouting, suddenly fell from their horses.

The power attached to the iron arrow was too powerful, and it directly knocked the Tatar cavalry off the horse. It may have fallen so fast that the soles of his feet were still hooked in the stirrups. His entire body, head down and feet up, hung upside down under the horse's belly. His horse was suddenly frightened and hurried away. The corpse of this Tatar cavalryman was hung upside down by the war horse and dragged out all the way out, leaving a long trail on the ground.

"Quack!"

The rest of the Tatar cavalry, shouting at once, gathered in the direction of the tower. The people of Fort Weizhen, how dare they resist? They were furious! The Tartars' tactics are actually very simple, that is, whoever dares to resist, they will kill whomever they want. Someone in Fort Weizhen actually shot them with arrows, and they must have wanted revenge. Once the city is broken, the city will be slaughtered.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Xu Xingxia had three arrows in a row.

Three Tatar cavalrymen, coherently fell from their horses.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The rest of the Tatar cavalry immediately fired arrows intensively in the direction of the tower.

The arrows of the Tatar cavalry were still relatively fierce. The compound bow they used easily had a range of more than ninety meters. The power is slightly stronger, and the range is more than 100 meters. Some of the Tatar cavalry, with strong arms, could even shoot arrows from a distance of 120 meters. For a while, arrows rained down, and the entire city tower was shot by the arrows of the Tartars, and the dust kept falling.

However, the arrows of the Tatar cavalry did not hurt Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia hid behind the battlements, constantly changing positions, so that the Tatar cavalry could not find the target. The defenders have such benefits. Threatened by Xu Xingxia's arrows, it was impossible for the Tatar cavalry to get too close. At a distance of hundreds of meters, it is indeed too difficult to shoot at the target behind the battlements.

Taking advantage of this terrain, Xu Xingxia was calm and calm, fired arrows in succession, and shot five more Tatar cavalry. These five Tatar cavalrymen are the most exposed and the most ferocious. The arrows they shot almost nailed the direction of the tower like a hedgehog. However, their ferocity also brought death to themselves.

In Xu Xingxia's eyes, the more ferocious the Tatar cavalry, the sooner they died. He just wants to fight hard, kill the most murderous people in the Tartars, hit the morale of the Tartars, and boost the morale of the military households in Fort Weizhen! Morale is one of the most critical factors affecting combat effectiveness!

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Xu Xingxia fired three arrows in a row, and three more Tatar cavalrymen fell to the ground and died.

At this moment, the remaining Tatar cavalry was furious, and it was difficult to control itself. In the past, when this wave of Tatar cavalry went south, it did not suffer such a strong counterattack, and every time it was looted, it was basically smooth sailing, and there was no situation where several people were killed by the Ming army in a row. Today, they were really surprised and shocked to be hit so hard.

However, the counterattack of the defenders of Fort Wiezhen did not make the Tatar cavalry feel frightened, on the contrary, they became unusually angry. Perhaps they have long been accustomed to a high-minded posture, and they simply cannot bear the fact that their authority is challenged in this way. In a fit of rage, they all lost their minds and kept shortening the distance between them and Xu Xingxia, trying to kill him directly with bows and arrows.

Two Tatar cavalrymen, probably the most courageous ones, actually rushed to a place less than fifty meters away from the city tower and fired arrows at Xu Xingxia. Their arrows kept falling on the towers. Each arrow was deeply inserted into the wood, and the shaft of the arrow shook constantly. However, Xu Xingxia did not shoot them. Because, he is waiting, waiting for someone else to make a move. To be precise, he is waiting for Zhang Quan's comeback.

Before his own crossing arrived, Zhang Quanfu was the best archer in Niujiaodun. Although there was still a big gap compared to the Tatars, at a distance of fifty meters, he had a chance to shoot the Tatars. The key is whether Zhang Quanfu has the confidence and courage. He had to take this most crucial step.

"Whoosh!"

There was a slight bowstring sound.

Xu Xingxia smiled slightly and nodded lightly.

Zhang Quanfu finally gave up. It seems that his confidence and courage have not been completely lost. Even when he was motivated, he still boosted his fighting spirit. Without a doubt, this is definitely a good thing. As long as you have faith and courage, you will always find an opportunity to strike at the Tartars. These two Tartars should be dead.

"Poof!"

Sure enough, the Tatar cavalry closest to the city tower was shot in the chest, his body was slightly crooked, and he slowly collapsed to the ground. It can be seen that this Tatar cavalryman, when he was shot, was still a little unwilling. He probably didn't expect that in addition to Xu Xingxia, there were other archers lurking in Weizhen Fort. This time, he did miscalculate.

The elm bow used by Zhang Quanfu is obviously not as powerful as the iron-backed bow, and it can't be like Xu Xingxia, who can kill the Tartar with one blow with one arrow. However, as long as it is shot, the Tartar is not much better. At the very least, there is absolutely no ability to fight back. The leather armor of the Tartars, in terms of protective ability, is actually really not good.

"Good!"

Xu Xingxia sighed with satisfaction.

Zhang Quanfu, who was encouraged, bent his bow and arrows again, and raised his hand to make another arrow.

"Whoosh!"

"Poof!"

The other Tatar cavalryman, who was shot in the center of the eyebrow by an arrow, fell directly from his horse, did not say a word, did not move, and should have died on the spot. Tartars are also human beings, and they are also flesh and blood, and if they are shot by sharp arrows, they will also die. Zhang Quanfu's arrow shows that he has fully recovered his peak state. It is still very difficult to shoot an arrow in the center of the eyebrows, especially in the case of actual combat.

The attention of the Tatar cavalry was attracted by Xu Xingxia, and for a while they didn't expect that in addition to Xu Xingxia, there was another archer. Two of his companions were killed by a sneak attack, which made the Tatar cavalry look a little flustered. Those who had tried to rush up had to retreat temporarily. Fort Weizhen's counterattack completely disrupted their plundering plan. The Tatars understood that this time, they had hit the iron plate. After paying the price of two lives, they never dared to get too close again.

In this way, Zhang Quanfu will not have a chance to release the arrow. At a distance of more than fifty meters, the lethality of his arrows is not great, and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. However, even so, Zhang Quanfu is already very satisfied. It was the first time he had actually shot a Tartar, and he had shot two at once. The feeling of shooting the Tartar with your own hands is indescribable in words, but in short, it is really cool. He couldn't help but feel a little emotional, following a boss like Xu Xingxia was just happy. used to follow Chen Hai, and it was too bad.

The military households of Weizhen Fort, who witnessed the protagonist's archery skills, also increased their confidence. No wonder he can shoot the centurion of the Tartars, it turns out that his archery skills are so powerful. For a while, the originally nervous hearts of the military households were slowly put down. With people like Xu Xingxia, Weizhen Fort is safe and worry-free, and it is impossible for Tartars to kill them.

The Tartars, who had suffered serious losses, had to withdraw from the range of Xu Xingxia's bow and arrows. It stands to reason that they should have left quickly. Missing a blow and quickly fleeing away is their usual trick. Their forces have already lost more than half of their troops, and it is impossible to continue to take Weizhen Fort and continue to stay here, there is no point.

But they couldn't swallow it. To let them leave like this, they are indeed unwilling. How could they have gone south so many times and never suffered such a big loss? Moreover, the Tartar also noticed that there should be only two archers in Fort Weizhen. The rest of the Ming army did not make a move. There are so many Tatar cavalry, but they can't deal with the two archers of the Ming army, and if they let the other Tatars know, they will be laughed to death.

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