The reason Yang Rui had not made any major moves against the bandits for the past two days was because he did not have the ability to effectively kill the Third Grade bandits and had to wait until the number of Second Grade archers had reached a certain level. Secondly, he was waiting for the ten Xiliang horses he had bought earlier to arrive, which would be of great help to Molin.
Back then, Yang Rui had intended to let Molin, the only Third Grade soldier on his side, take action. He would use the advantage of his status as a hunter to lure the hundred or so Third Grade soldiers to the checkpoint halfway up the mountain. He would then use the checkpoint to gather all the Second Grade archers and attack them head-on!
The only method he could think of now was to use the checkpoint and the archers to kill the Third Grade soldiers! With the horses, Molin would be much safer when he acted as bait. He would no longer have to worry about being caught by the bandits or leaving their aggro range!
"If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble Brother Molin!" Both conditions were basically met, so Yang Rui was naturally happy to give it a try. He did not decline and cupped his hands towards Molin. "Tomorrow morning, after I've killed all the bandits that have respawned on the path, Brother Molin can try to kill the ones on the field! However, Brother Molin, you must be careful! "
Molin immediately agreed. Lower Ink Village had been bullied by the bandits for a long time. The sooner they dealt with the bandits on the field, the sooner they could remove the boulder that was the bandits that was pressing down on Lower Ink Village!
"Brother Molin, this is a sandalwood longbow that we found in the warehouse when we took down the checkpoint a few days ago. I'll give it to Brother Molin. I hope it will be of some help to our operation this time!"
Yang Rui took out the sandalwood longbow that he had been keeping in his backpack and handed it to Molin.
"Sandalwood Longbow: Normal Grade. Attack: 20-30. Level Requirement: 30. Durability: Mm. Good bow! Good bow! "
Molin accepted the bow without hesitation. He couldn't help but caress the body of the bow while loudly praising it. He then replaced the original bow on his body and hung the sandalwood longbow at a slanted angle.
The basic attack of this sandalwood longbow was already 20-30. In addition to the 5 to 10 attack of normal arrows, the damage of this bow was already considerable! Although it still couldn't be ranked, it could still be considered as one of the best among ordinary items!
After the matter was settled, Molin left the little shepherd boy in the mountain village to look after Yang Rui's new Xiliang horse. He returned to Lower Ink Village, claiming that he wanted to try to get the blacksmith shop in Lower Ink Village to make some powerful pruning branches.
Early the next morning, Yang Rui gathered a hundred Second Grade soldiers and divided them into three groups. They quickly swept through all the bandits that had respawned from the foot of the mountain to the training grounds, clearing away the obstacles for Molin to lure the monsters.
Thirty-one newly advanced Second Grade archers stood in a straight line behind the parapet on the inside of the checkpoint, waiting to engage the Third Grade bandits that were about to appear. Mo Lin had arrived at the checkpoint early in the morning. By now, he had probably met up with the bandits on the drill ground!
The offensive power of a Second Grade archer, including their equipment and personal strength, was usually over sixty points of attack. Breaking through the defenses of a Third Grade soldier was not a problem for them. The key was the speed at which they were able to inflict damage!
In front of a Third Grade soldier, the beginner checkpoint was not unbreakable, even if the enemy did not have any siege weapons! The overall offensive power of a Third Grade soldier was usually around ninety points. If they were of a higher grade, it would not be difficult to break through a hundred points. The defense of a beginner checkpoint was only a hundred points, so a Third Grade soldier could still break through the defense of a beginner checkpoint. It was just that it would take a lot of time!
Because of this, Yang Rui could not guarantee that this method of luring and killing the monsters would succeed! In Yang Rui's impression, the main force of the Yellow Turban Uprising in his previous life had a large number of Third Grade soldiers. With sufficient numbers, even if they did not have siege weapons, it would not take much effort for them to conquer some small cities with beginner walls!
Yang Rui was betting on the fact that the number of bandits was relatively small. Even if they could break through the beginner checkpoint in a short time, they would not cause much damage to the durability of the checkpoint!
"Kill! Kill!"
Yang Rui stood on the gate of the checkpoint with his head lowered in thought. Not far away, the sounds of battle had already become a cacophony. A rider was charging towards the checkpoint, occasionally stopping to shoot an arrow or two. Not far behind this rider, a long tail of Third Grade bandits was chasing after him.
"Quick! Quick! Quick! Let Mo Lin in! "
"Quick! Close the gate! Close the gate! "
Creak …
Under the command of Chen Ping and Chen Li, the soldiers within the checkpoint swiftly let Molin into the main gate of the checkpoint. Then, without stopping, they heavily closed the main gate, successfully isolating the pursuing bandits outside the checkpoint!
"Shoot!"
As the bandits reached the checkpoint, Yang Rui waved his hand without hesitation and gave the order to the archers on the wall to shoot.
A dense swarm of arrows raced towards the dense crowd of bandits below the checkpoint. At such a close distance, and at such a good angle of attack, several of the bandits were quickly hit. Their bodies were covered in arrows, turning them into porcupines. Some of the bandits were even hit in the neck, throat, and other vital areas, instantly falling to the ground!
Clang clang … clang clang clang …
The bandits crowded at the checkpoint were not idle. Seeing that the culprit who had attacked them had entered the checkpoint and that the archers on the wall could not reach them, these bandits began to attack the checkpoint crazily. The gate and the stone walls became their target of attack. Their weapons clashed with the checkpoint, creating a string of sparks.
Seeing the effect of these bandits' attacks, Yang Rui was completely relieved. It seemed that these bandits were only Tier-3 soldiers. Their levels were not very high, and their attack attributes did not add much. It was basically impossible for them to break through the checkpoint's 100 points of defense and cause any substantial damage! Apart from the occasional one or two critical hits that would cause some damage to the checkpoint, the rest of the time, these bandits were just doing useless work!
Whoosh … whoosh …
Mo Lin's front foot had just reached the checkpoint, and his back foot was already on top of the city gate. He held a sandalwood longbow in his hand and continuously pulled the bowstring. Every time he released one or two arrows, a bandit would fall to the ground.
This was especially true for the city gate where Mo Lin was standing. It was originally the place where the bandits were the most concentrated. They did not even need to aim, and only cared about pulling the bowstring and releasing arrows. In such a crowded place, the arrows would not miss the target!
Due to Mo Lin's high attack, the area where the bandits were the most concentrated became the first place where the bandits were the least concentrated.
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