If the equipment can't keep up, they are destined to be beaten, and the three of them have deeply realized this truth.

But even if you're fully armed, you're only going to be able to defend against arrows at most. Those chain soldiers were definitely the nemesis of the hoplites, and they were supposed to be specially used to deal with Fang Yun's troops. Even, this type of army has a good killing effect on cavalry.

The only drawback is probably the lack of defense, they don't want to have a shield to assist defense like the sword and shield soldiers, and they don't have the same far attack range as the pikemen. Perhaps, they can use some skill to block the pikemen coming from the front, but under the spear array of pikemen, the casualties are bound to be heavy.

Until the last chain soldier was killed, the Ma Dai army paid more than 3,700 casualties. Most of the horses were injured and fell off their horses, but there were also many who were solidly hit. The luck of these people is concussion or internal injury, and there are many people who are unlucky enough to be directly smashed and their necks broken.

Not to mention, Liu Beijun shot arrows directly at them through the wall of fire, which directly led to a large number of casualties.

The problem now is that the enemy is behind the wall of fire, but they are shooting at their side through the wall of fire. More than 5,000 people have been hit, most of them injured, and the death rate is as high as 30%.

Coupled with other attrition, the 30,000-strong army is at least 10,000 or so, which is really a heavy loss.

"Haha, Yellow Turban Army, you also have today!" Tai Shi Ci was on the other side of the wall of fire, and shouted proudly towards this side.

Speaking of the Yellow Turban Army, the Guanhai army has been raging in Qingzhou for a long time, but it has wiped out many wealthy families in the local area. It is precisely because of this that the family in Qingzhou is afraid of the Yellow Turban Army like jackals, tigers and leopards. No effort has been spared in terms of smearing.

Tai Shici also went out to wander around in the early years. Even if it is a study tour, it is also intended to see the world. Self-improvement or something. During that time, he didn't listen to the so-called 'atrocities' of the Yellow Turban Army, so he naturally hated the Yellow Turban Army.

But he didn't want to, the Yellow Turban Army turned into a regular army of the Han Dynasty, and he couldn't accept the news. In the end, Liu Bei solved his confusion, and it turned out that the Yellow Turban Army had held the Han Emperor hostage.

Tai Shici naturally did not hesitate, and even thought of rescuing Liu Wei alone. In the end, under Liu Bei's benevolence, I realized that one person's strength was not enough, and more people's strength was needed. After understanding this truth, he was inspired by Liu Bei and devoted himself to his command.

Liu Bei has Liu Bang's martial soul fusion, and his ability to flicker is even stronger, and his ability to see people has also increased. These days, he recruited Chen Gong and Cheng Yu, as well as Li Tong and Wei Yan, and even fooled Tai Shici to join him. There are also a number of civilian and military officials. also took refuge in him.

Among them are Fan Jiang and Zhang Da, the latter is not to say. Fan Jiang is not strong in force, but he has a good talent for the operation of siege weapons. It is precisely because of this that he has become the same existence as Xu Le, that is, the commander of the siege battalion.

was yelled at by Tai Shici, in fact, Ma Dai wanted to tell him that it was the Ma Family Army under his command, not the Yellow Turban Army. But after thinking about it, I am afraid that the establishment will still return to the jurisdiction of the imperial court in the future, and it will become a real Yellow Turban Army, and it is difficult to refute anything. However, the other party has a few meanings, and Ma Tie, the history of the Yellow Turban Army, has already told them, which is completely different from what he heard in the family, and he knows very well which is the most trusted version.

The Yellow Turban Army is not as unbearable as others say, at least it has a decent reputation in the cold door and the common people. As for Tai Shici's attitude, Ma Dai thinks that maybe it's because he comes from a family, right?

No matter what the answer is, there are only two things that Ma Dai and the three of them need to do at the moment, or two choices: either they will push out the border and slowly try to figure out; Either break through this wall of fire and cover it all the way!

Retreat? Obviously, this is the best option, and now the situation is completely disorganized, and most of the soldiers are afraid of the enemy on the other side of the fire wall, because they can only be attacked passively.

"Just a flame, can Ann stop me and others? What are you afraid of, rush with me! Ma Dai wanted to launch the level, but he didn't want Pound next to him to ride his horse directly and kill him towards the wall of fire.

He is a genius in the end, although he is only in his twenties, he has begun to gradually temper the skyrocketing force. Even when he saw the wall of fire that blocked them, he naturally had some kind of idea, or some insights about martial arts.

The path of martial arts may be full of such obstacles. Either you just stop moving, or you can find a way out.

At this time, his thoughts were very concentrated, the big knife in his hand, and even he himself was rapidly absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, and then gathered into a point, waiting for him to release it.

Yes, this is a nirvana, and at this moment he has already begun to have the idea of his own nirvana. All that's left is to get out of the way and cut through everything that stands in his way!

"Open the sky!" Pound named his blow the Open Heaven Slash, which means that even if God blocks in front of him, he will directly split it to open a way out.

He slashed downward, and a huge sword shadow instantly shocked everything around him, directly splitting the wall of fire in front of him, and even the archers behind him, all the enemies in a straight line into two.

Directly ahead, a five-meter-wide road has been opened, and most importantly, the flames on both sides have been blown out by the powerful sword gang, which can no longer pose a threat to the cavalry.

This special move is a bit like a critical hit, but the horizontal burst range is not large, but it tends to burst vertically. This is a good thing, a bloody path has been opened up directly, and the rest is only waiting for them to launch a breakthrough.

"Charge, avenge your brothers!" Ma Dai naturally did not miss this fighter and immediately gave the order.

With the name of avenging their brothers, the sons and daughters below rose up, their morale instantly returned to their normal state, and under the leadership of Ma Dai and Pang De, they rushed forward.

"Retreat!" Tai Shi Ci was not a fool, and immediately gave the order to retreat when he saw this.

But that doesn't mean they have to give up Tongguan. You must know that although he is the commander, he is not the only commander of this army. Fan Jiang, commander of the siege battalion. Waiting to experiment with another weapon to defend the city.

With the rapid withdrawal of large forces to both sides. More than a dozen box-like objects were immediately revealed in the back. It's not quite right to say it's a box. It's just that there are at least fifty holes in these chests, and the chests are very huge. If you can't see that there are wheels underneath the box to support it to move, you have to wonder how it was moved here.

The most important thing is that this thing feels very bad, there is nothing to say in those holes, and Ma Dai does not want to believe anything.

"Spread out!" Ma Dai naturally couldn't sit still, so he immediately gave an order.

The cavalry below didn't even think about why they scattered. It was only because Ma Dai gave the order that they dispersed. But soon, they knew why they had to disperse!

I only saw that in those hollows, a large number of arrows were shot in an instant, and more than fifty arrows were shot out of fifty hollows at once, which should be regarded as crossbow arrows to be precise. This is a repeating crossbow machine that can shoot more than 50 crossbow bolts in a row, and the shape may need to be improved, but I have to say that the efficiency of shooting more than 500 crossbow arrows at once is indeed very terrible.

Something even more terrifying happened. In a very short period of time, these crossbows were fired again. The interval between the front and back is about ten seconds. I don't know what the soldiers behind me can do for a while.

Anyway, a large number of crossbow bolts poured out like this, and ten seconds after the second fire, the third shot began again. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid I'm going to shoot endlessly. Fortunately, the formation of the soldiers was quite loose, and they more or less bypassed these huge boxes, so the casualties were not very serious.

But if this kind of box is placed on the city wall and constantly shoots at the siege soldiers, it may really be a nightmare for the siege soldiers. This is indeed a sharp weapon for defending the city, but it is not without its drawbacks, that is, it is difficult to adjust the direction of fire, and the consumption of crossbow bolts is too fast, and the need for logistics is not ordinarily large.

"Give me death!" Ma Dai circled to the rear of the enemy and fired at the operating non-commissioned soldier. At this time, Ma Dai also discovered that these machines only need two people to operate. One is responsible for shooting, and the other is responsible for reloading.

The effective range of this thing should be between 50 and 70 meters, and considering that it can shoot continuously, it is good to be able to form a formation or defend a city, and it is indeed worth capturing.

The other cavalry followed suit and began to slaughter the soldiers, and eventually the equipment fell into their hands.

It's just that almost all of the people who are left to operate these weapons are veterans, not veterans who have been in battle for a long time, but veterans who are older. Although these soldiers are wearing military armor, they are also gray-haired, so they are just waste use, right?

As for Tai Shici and their main forces, they have already retreated without a shadow, and they may be able to catch up if they want to continue the pursuit, but considering the gains and losses, especially whether the enemy has ambushes, Ma Dai also gave up the intention of pursuit.

He didn't know that in front, there was indeed an enemy army in ambush, led by Wei Yan's cavalry troops. It's just that since Ma Dai and they didn't pursue, then they naturally have nothing to do.

"Guard Tongguan and wait for the Fang army to send someone to hand over! Until then, pack up for the brothers, and don't let them lie in a foreign land! Before Ma Dai returned to the checkpoint, he announced to the soldiers below.

Knowing that there was no need to fight anymore, the soldiers below were also relieved. Then after listening to Ma Dai's words, he suddenly had mixed feelings. Many of the soldiers may still be chatting with them or even fighting with them today. Who knows the day's work, everyone is already separated by heaven and man.

In any case, after a good match, their bones were naturally cleaned up by other soldiers. They will do their best to bring these bones, even the ashes, back to their hometowns, so that they can return to their roots...... (To be continued......)

PS: No matter what, Tongguan was captured. It may also be good to take the opportunity to incorporate the army of the Ma clan.

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