Chongzhen: Why is the emperor's head square?

Chapter 22 I am with you

Iron golems are powerful in combat, but their only weakness is that they move slowly.

With a command from Zhu Youjian.

One hundred men surrounded the raider's watchtower.

The raiders quickly discovered the hostile creatures.

Before they could retaliate.

Zhu Youjian shouted, "Shoot!"

A hundred men fired arrows simultaneously.

Because chicken farms have not yet been established, arrows cannot be mass-produced, but the imperial court can still supply several hundred arrows.

The national treasury is poor, but not to the point of having no resources at all.

In a single volley of fire, all seven raiders were riddled with bullets, turning them into pincushions.

Crossbow bolts and experience points were scattered all over the ground.

Only one raider captain remained, hiding in the tower, thus escaping a volley of arrows.

Zhu Youjian immediately took up a shield and a diamond sword.

Three strikes were all it took to solve the problem.

After killing the raider captain, an invisible aura began to attach itself to Zhu Youjian.

The status bar suddenly displayed the curse of calamity.

The raider outpost was just an appetizer.

The real show begins with the attacks triggered by the calamity curse.

Compared to the Marauder's Watchtower.

The Vindicators, Evokers, and Raiders that will spawn during the attack are more powerful and better equipped.

"Leave two men to dismantle the raider's outpost; the rest of you, prepare for battle."

"Yes."

Zhu Yong looked toward the iron golem: "Your Majesty, that iron lump seems to be heading toward our village."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian finally realized what was happening.

After being released, the iron golem headed straight for the village.

It seems that the Iron Golem's underlying code is for protecting the village.

The only village in the vicinity was the Ming Dynasty.

It is a little big.

However, the iron golem was moving too slowly.

After waiting for a day and a night, the iron golem finally managed to get to a place not far from the village.

Because the raider's watchtower had two carved pumpkin heads, Zhu Youjian used these two carved pumpkin heads.

Two more iron golems were created.

There are three iron golems in total.

The iron golem was in place.

Zhu Youjian glanced at the village guards who were standing at attention not far away.

He then rode his horse into the village.

The moment we entered the village.

The curse of calamity on his body vanished instantly.

It turned into a wisp of white smoke.

Zhu Youjian looked into the distance and said, "They've arrived."

An attack was triggered.

The first wave of attacks begins.

When Zhu Youjian saw the number of looters in the first round of attacks, his brows furrowed.

Things went as I expected.

The size of the village determines the scale of the attack.

In a typical attack, the first wave would consist of four raiders and one defender.

Zhu Youjian glanced at it.

There are at least twenty or more raiders in front of us.

There will be a total of eight attacks.

The scale grew larger with each iteration.

This also means that at least a hundred raiders will appear in the eighth attack.

Fortunately, we were well prepared; otherwise, if we had rashly triggered an attack, our development would have been wiped out.

"Have you all remembered what I instructed you to do?"

The village guard consisted of 150 men, each riding a horse, holding a shield in their left hand and a sword in their right, and wearing diamond or iron armor.

Upon hearing the emperor's question...

They shouted in unison: "Those who plunder with crossbows, those who defend the faith with axes, those who are witches in hats, those who summon demons with their bare hands."

"If a witch or summoner appears, prioritize eliminating them!"

"The defenders of morality can break through the shield; proceed with caution."

"Mounted raptors should not be confronted head-on."

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

Zhu Youjian listened to everyone's responses and nodded: "Very good! I would like to remind you one more thing: if you are not in good condition, you can go to the Iron Golem. He will protect you and give you a chance to catch your breath."

As soon as he finished speaking, the raiders were already within arm's reach.

Zhu Youjian shouted, "Release the arrows!"

A hundred arrows were fired simultaneously.

Although they failed to wipe out the first wave of attackers, each raider lost health.

"kill!"

Those who could become the village guards were almost all military households.

As long as they are paid, their fighting strength is self-evident.

The first wave of attacks wiped them out completely without any effort.

They weren't even seriously injured.

With the first wave of attacks over, the second wave followed immediately.

In the second wave of attacks, the number of hand axe-wielding defenders increased significantly.

There are about thirty raiders.

There are twenty defenders of the faith.

"Release the arrows!"

Regardless of how many people they are, let's fire a volley of arrows first.

In any case, any arrow that misses its target can be retrieved.

There's no need to worry about consumption.

Five minutes later, the battle ended.

There were still zero casualties, and the second wave of attacks was successfully repelled.

However, this is because there are too many moral guardians.

The shields' defensive effectiveness was significantly reduced; although no one died, several people were still injured.

After a short rest.

Immediately following, the third wave of attacks arrived.

The crisis of the third wave of attacks is far greater than the previous two.

Looking at the cow-like creature not far away.

His brows were furrowed.

Ten raiding beasts.

"Release the arrows!"

After the rain of arrows, it was time for close combat.

A guard clad in iron armor was seen being tossed away by a raiding beast.

With the defender's axe shattering the shield, his health instantly plummeted.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian quickly adjusted his strategy.

"Zhu Yong!"

"I'm here!"

"Take the people wearing diamond armor and go hold off these ten raiding beasts!!!"

"The rest of you, speed up the clearing out of the defenders and looters!"

"Yes!" Zhu Yong looked at Zhao Zhu not far away: "Zhao Zhu!"

Zhao Zhu swiftly struck down one of the raiders with his knife.

He then hurriedly followed behind Zhu Yong.

The diamond armor set still gives them a fighting chance against the raiders.

They won't be instantly killed.

However, it is still necessary to maintain a good distance, otherwise it is easy to die.

After Zhu Yong and the others lured the raiding beasts away.

The pressure instantly decreased.

After fifteen minutes.

All the plunderers and defenders were eliminated.

Without the protection of plunderers and defenders.

The threat from raiders has also decreased significantly.

"On my command! Everyone, aim! Fire!"

No matter how tough the raptors are, a few dozen people aiming at one raptor can kill it with a single volley of arrows.

Then, this process is repeated.

All ten raiding beasts perished.

In the fourth round, the witch appears... and one person dies in battle.

In the fifth round, the Summoner appears... Three people die in battle.

In the sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds, the Raiders, Vindicators, and Summoners rode their plundering beasts in succession.

With riders, the raiders became even more troublesome.

Raiders can attack from a distance, compensating for the short attack range of marauders.

The defender can break the shield, either the raider can break the shield, or the defender can break the shield.

The Evoker can unleash fang attacks and summon demons, making this combination more well-rounded.

The attack continued until late at night before gradually coming to an end.

Zhu Youjian sat down by the river, utterly exhausted.

He was eating bread, his pants and helmet were torn.

The diamond sword in his hand was also running out of durability.

The bow exploded too.

The battlefield is full of experience points and loot.

Zhu Yong looked at Zhu Youjian sitting by the river and said to Zhao Zhu beside him, "I told you, His Majesty is not the same kind of person as those corrupt officials who persecute us."

Zhao Zhu remained silent.

He never expected that Zhu Youjian, as the emperor, would actually risk his life alongside them.

They even killed just as many raiders as they did.

Perhaps, the Ming Dynasty is truly about to produce a ruler who can restore its glory.