Chapter 147
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Chapter 147: Shifting Fire
Accompanied by a series of dense whistles, a whole volley of sling stones flew out from behind the Iron Wall Tribe’s ancient city walls, targeting the archer unit located on the high ground outside the city.
“Damn it! Slingers?!”
Zhang Yisheng was startled, but he wasn’t completely unprepared.
As an archer himself, he naturally took the safety of his archer unit seriously, having specifically left a squad of shield-wielding close combat soldiers in the rear to protect them.
Now, seeing the enemy’s long range attack, there was no need for him to say anything.
The shield-wielding unit responsible for their protection had already raised their shields in defense.
Heavy sling stones continuously pounded against the shields.
The impact force transferred through the shields made the shield-wielding soldiers feel uncomfortable.
“Chief, the enemy slingers’ attack is quite powerful.”
“At this rate, we might not be able to hold out much longer!”
Hearing the report from the shield-wielding unit’s commander, Zhang Yisheng’s face darkened, and he decisively ordered.
“Frontline siege units continue to advance.”
“Archer unit and shield unit retreat thirty steps!”
His forces quickly moved under his command.
As Zhang Yisheng retreated, he couldn’t help but mutter inwardly.
“Damn it! What the hell?”
“This Luo Ji, since he can build ancient city walls, that means he’s at least an experienced player.”
“Why is he still using slingers?”
But no matter what, the siege battle had already begun, so there was no reason to back down.
Archers were his specially enhanced unit, and combined with his silver-grade ‘Archer Mastery’ skill, retreating thirty steps, though it would affect power, he could still threaten the defending forces behind the enemy’s ancient city walls.
In comparison, the threat from the enemy slingers to him had greatly decreased.
“Archer unit, keep firing arrows!”
“Commander, the enemy archer unit has retreated!”
The sentry, crouching behind the sentry tower’s railing, cautiously peered out.
After glancing at the situation outside the ancient city walls, he quickly reported to Zhao Pan below.
“How much distance did they retreat?”
“About thirty steps! This subordinate cannot be sure!”
The hilly terrain had varying elevations, which already made visual estimation difficult, and with arrows flying everywhere outside, he didn’t dare to look closely, only giving a rough estimate.
Zhao Pan’s brows furrowed noticeably upon hearing this.
Although the sentry himself admitted he couldn’t be sure, the fact that the invading archer unit’s arrows could still reach their current position after a certain distance of retreat already indicated many issues.
The enemy archer unit’s range was even greater than he had anticipated!
With this thought, Zhao Pan decisively asked again.
“What about the enemy’s siege units?”
“Have the siege units retreated?”
The sentry seized an opportunity to glance outside again.
“No!”
“The siege units are still pushing the siege engines forward!”
Hearing this, Zhao Pan decisively waved his hand.
“Shield-Axemen unit, block the arrows flying overhead!”
“Slinger unit, advance ten steps!”
“Adjust the attack angle 40 degrees to the left!”
“All slingers, prepare to fire stones!”
“Shift fire to the enemy siege units!”
“Now, fire!!”
The slingers dispatched by Luo Ji to garrison the Iron Wall Tribe were mostly experienced veterans.
They were already incredibly skilled in using slingers and had excellent control over their attack angles.
With Zhao Pan’s command, the furiously fired sling stones immediately launched a powerful suppressive strike against the advancing enemy siege units!
“They shifted fire?”
“And the accuracy is quite good.”
Slingers were phased out not only due to their inherent mobility issues but also because of their attack accuracy.
The enemy slingers could switch targets so quickly and accurately, honestly, Zhang Yisheng was a bit startled.
He then gritted his teeth.
“Archer unit, advance thirty steps, force back the opposing slinger unit, and cover the siege unit’s advance!”
Since the enemy had shifted fire, he naturally returned to the previously confirmed optimal output position.
However, his rear forces had just moved and hadn’t even managed to climb the high ground when the defending slingers shifted fire again, directly showering that high ground with a volley of stones!
Although the sling stones flying almost directly at him were eventually blocked by the frontline shield unit, a look of surprise still appeared on his face, and he immediately cursed.
“Damn it!”
“Their reaction is that fast?”
“Is someone watching my movements here?”
With this thought, Zhang Yisheng decisively activated his skill.
“Eagle Eye!”
His dark pupils rapidly contracted and expanded.
His vision instantly became clear, and he spotted the figure peeking at the battlefield from behind the sentry tower’s railing.
Without delay, the duration of Eagle Eye was limited.
Zhang Yisheng moved swiftly, drawing his bow and notching an arrow, then firing!
The sentry, still crouching behind the sentry tower’s railing, had no time to react.
At that moment, he only heard a dull thump!
Off by about two fingers’ width, the incoming arrow embedded itself in the wooden plank of the sentry tower’s railing!
But it still made the sentry break out in a cold sweat.
“So, so close, I almost got hit by an arrow…”
Meanwhile, on the other end, Zhang Yisheng clicked his tongue in displeasure.
Unlike when the two sentries were initially standing guard on the sentry tower completely unprepared, this sentry was now entirely hidden behind the railing.
In such a situation, the difficulty of killing the opponent with a single arrow had clearly skyrocketed.
Helplessly, the battle gradually evolved into a stalemate.
Whenever the archer unit advanced, the enemy slinger unit would immediately unleash a wave of long range suppression, forcing them to retreat.
And once they retreated, the enemy slingers would immediately adjust their position and shift fire to the siege units.
At this moment, Zhang Yisheng realized he had hit a formidable opponent.
However, it wasn’t enough to make him retreat immediately.
He looked up at the sky.
It was already afternoon when he first invaded.
He had originally intended to use the advantage of his ranged units to cover the siege units and break through the city gates before nightfall.
But he never expected the enemy slinger unit’s firepower to be surprisingly fierce, forcefully suppressing him.
The siege units also advanced with extreme difficulty.
If the battle continued, once night fell, it would be disadvantageous for him…
Thinking this, Zhang Yisheng waved his hand and decisively issued the order to withdraw his troops.
As things stood, he was no longer in a hurry.
The enemy slinger unit’s firepower was indeed fierce, but at that attack frequency, no amount of sling stones could withstand the consumption.
At most, three more siege battles, and that city gate was bound to fall!
