Seeing the heavy casualties, the Liao leader hurriedly ordered his men to retreat. This one charge had cost them more than 500 men!

The Liao leader reorganized his troops and switched to a scattered formation. Then, he launched another charge. He had no other choice; every moment passed was a moment the Jin army could descend upon their heads.

This time, the archers and crossbowmen did not pause their attacks. They kept charging and shooting until they were just 20 zhang away from the human’s battle line to prevent the defenders from fighting back.

However, their cover fire proved ineffective as roars kept echoing from the defensive positions, and clouds of gunpowder smoke filled the air. Over 100 archers and crossbowmen fell backward as if struck by an invisible hand.

The Dao Foundation-stage riders waited until a projectile had whizzed overhead before springing to their feet and firing their guns. They dodged if more projectiles were flying their way, or kept shooting if they were not. They were in the Dao Foundation stage and so, so much faster than ordinary mortals, not to mention that they were a dozen or so zhang away from the enemies. As long as one’s luck wasn’t too bad, they were unlikely to get hit.

The Liao group charged once more, and the human defenders fired at full speed. The ten rounds of ammunition they carried were rapidly dwindling.

A Liao squad leader leaped with all his might, drawing upon his middle-stage...