My Father in Law is Lu Bu

Chapter 703

Liu Mang heard that Gongsun Du listened to his orders to lower the price of equipment.

“Milord. Gongsun Du is a greedy man.” Xu Shu did not have any good impression of Gongsun Du as the money Gongsun Du earned should have belonged to Yangzhou. Xu Shu was originally an upright man with no greed for money. But now he has learned the prices of various things on top of the fact that Liu Mang spend money like water. It was to the extent that Xu Shu now wanted more money.

“Greedy? Haha. I would be afraid if he is not greedy.” Liu Mang smiled. He naturally knew that Cao Cao had sent an envoy to Gongsun Du. To Liu Mang, it would be better if Gongsun Du was greedy since wealth was all Liu Mang could offer. He is unable to offer Gongsun Du any form of titles or position. If Gongsun Du was someone who preferred these over material wealth, then Liu Mang really had no other way forward.

But now it seems that Gongsun Du preferred money more. Though Liu Mang felt bad that hundreds and thousands of gold was basically given to Gongsun Du for free, he was happy that the situation at Liaodong was stabilized.

The armor Liu Mang sold were not given any discounts at all. They all the standard equipment of the Yangzhou Army and were made using molten iron from blast furnaces. In the ancient era, they were all excellent equipment. If the Yuan brothers still cannot hold out with such equipment then there was nothing Liu Mang can do about it.

“That's enough brother. Look at yourself. How are you more greedy than Zifang?” Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu's friend and junior brother joked.

“What do you know?” Xu Shu said unhappily. “Hundreds and thousands of gold! If all of these were to converted into supplies, it is hundreds and thousands of supplies. How could I not feel my heart ache?”

“Alright, alright. I know nothing. What I do know is that Gongsun Du only receives a small share of it. Most of it still goes back to us.” Zhuge Liang continued.

It was true that Gongsun Du only profited ten gold per piece. The rest of it went to Yangzhou. If one were to include the cost of materials and manpower, each sword and armor only cost Yangzhjou five gold and ten gold respectively.

Liu Mang was selling these equipment at ten times the price. The profits obtained was truly frightening.

Xu Shu felt better hearing Zhuge Liang say this but he still frowned. “Even so, we shouldn't have traded like this.”

“That's enoguh Yuanzhi. There is a letter from Xingba. The weapons and armor should be delivered already and money should also be loaded onto the ship. Once this money arrives, leave three hundred thousand behind for shipbuilding. The rest will be free for you to use.” Liu Mang also tried to comfort Xu Shu. The shipyards at Jiangdong must be built as it was close to the ocean. It would be a waste if these ports were not used.

Out of three hundred thousand, Liu Mang would use two hundred thousand to build two shipyards. The remaining one hundred thousand will be used to make ships.

Since the transaction in Liaodong would earn him at least one million, Liu Mang would still have at least seven hundred thousand after spending on the ships. This money can go into the treasury so that Xu Shu won't have to panic.

Liu Mang looked back towards the North and muttered. “Yuan brothers. Do not disappoint me.”

***

Meanwhile, Cao Cao was preparing to destroy the Yuan brothers with his army of three hundred thousand. The army had dozens of square formations.

The Yuan brothers were not to be outdone. They were relying on their two strong cities, Gaoyang and Renqiu. Their army of one hundred thousand also had the morale to compete with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at the two strong cities. He knew that it was impossible to capture them without paying a price so he did not want to attack the city by force. Initially, he wanted to attack Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang's troops outside the city. Unfortunately, there was no chance to. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were already afraid and hid themselves inside the city.

Cao Cao then surrounded the city and tried to starve the Yuan brothers to death. But then he found out that the Yuan brothers were not short on food.

He did not expect the two brothers to actually come out of their shells today. They even came out as though wanting to fight a decisive battle. This made Cao Cao confused.

However, Cao Cao smiled. “I am not afraid that you came out. I am afraid you stay a coward.”

“Milord. Be careful of traps.” Guo Jia frowned. He had an ominous premonition.

“What traps could there be? Fengxiao, you worry too much.” Cao Cao was very confident.

“That's right, Senior Guo. I watched the Yuan brothers grow up. If it wasn't for Benchu, these two would have just been trash. Now, these trash have come out. Clearly they are just courting death.” Xu You Xu Ziyuan said. Though his words were polite, his tone was full of provocation. Guo Jia was Cao Cao's number one strategist. Everyone could see how well Cao Cao treated Guo Jia and also treated Guo Jia fairly as the man was capable. Take Cheng Yu for example. He argues with Guo Jia a lot but he does not taunt Guo Jia. On the other hand, Xu You was different since he covets Guo Jia's position. ꭆ𝒶Νő฿ĘṨ

Xu You Xu Ziyuan was Cao Cao's childhood friend and used to be one of Yuan Shao's strategist.

“Oh?” Guo Jia remained indifferent and did not bother to argue.

“Aman. Let me be the vanguard. I will definitely help you take down these two useless sons of Yuan Benchu and help you pacify Hebei.” Xu You said to Cao Cao with high spirits.

“Aman?” Cao Cao originally agreed with Xu You that the two brothers were trash. However, his mood immediately plumetted the moment Xu You addressed him as Aman.

Aman was Cao Cao's childhood name. In the ancient era, strangers, friends and even enemies would only use their regular name and their intimate names at most. Only sworn enemies or elders call people using childhood names. And sworn enemies call you this only to provoke you saying that they are your elder.

Yet, Xu You dared to call him this, undermining his dignity. Does Xu You think himself as Cao Cao's elder? In the past, Yuan Shao was the boss, Xu You was his second and Cao Cao was the lackey. But now, Cao Cao has gotten rid of Yuan Shao and Xu You became his subordinate. Not kneeling to Cao Cao was bad enough and you still dare to call him Aman? This is just looking for trouble.

“Haha.” Cao Cao laughed but his eyes glinted coldly. Xu You did not notice this as he was standing behind Cao Cao. However, Guo Jia who was beside Cao Cao noticed the killing intent.

It was also because of this that Guo Jia did not bother to argue with Xu You.

“Milord. Xu Huang requests to fight!”

“Milord. Xiahou Dun requests to fight!” Three hundred thousand against one hundred thousand. It may have been a problem if the enemy has city walls but they decided to leave it. Besides the difference in numbers, Cao Cao's men were also stronger than the elites of the Yuan Family. In other words, this was free merits.

“Milord. Since Xu You wants to help you defeat the enemy, let him fight first.” Unexpectedly, Guo Jia spoke for Xu You.

“Oh?” Cao Cao was surprised. Logically speaking, Guo Jia would not give Xu You chance to earn merits since Xu You have been opposing Guo Jia the entire time.

“Huh?” Xu You was also surprised that Guo Jia spoke for him. He wondered if this was because Guo Jia admitted that Xu You had greater ability and decided to curry favor from now on. Xu You could not help but become arrogant. Since Guo Jia has admitted defeat, Xu You would not push Guo Jia further.

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia. Guo Jia simply smiled and nodded back. Cao Cao then said. “Alright. If you Ziyuan want to fight first, I will let you do so.” Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia's words since he knew that Guo Jia would not harm him.

“Haha! Aman, just wait for me to bring you victory!” Xu You said arrogantly, making Cao Cao even more angry. Cao Cao was beginning to have feelings of blame towards Guo Jia. Xu You was already so arrogant. If he gets merits, he would be even worse.

“Wait!” Just as Xu You was about to summon the troops, Guo Jia stopped him.

“Does Senior Guo still have something else to say? If there is nothing else, I will not accompany you.” Xu You still did not give face to Guo Jia.

“Master Xu You. This is a very important battle. Are you confident?” Guo Jia asked.

“Haha. If the Yuan brothers hid inside the city, I cannot do much. But if they come out, their heads are mine.” Xu You said arrogantly.

“I have also heard of the Yuan brother's reputation. Though they are trash, they are still good at running away. Let us do this. You also know that the first battle heavily affects the soldier's morale. That is why we need to win the first battle. I do not need the heads of the Yuan brothers but I need your guarantee.”

“My guarantee?” Xu You asked.

“Master Xu You. Please do not blame me for being meddlesome. Please sign a military order. If you win, I will pour wine for you.” Guo Jia said to Xu You with a smile.

“A military order?” Xu You frowned. Military orders were serious and it was also written in black and white. It does not matter who you are, if you do not manage to complete the military order, then Cao Cao can kill you.

“Is Master Xu You unwilling to sign?” Guo Jia asked calmly. “Or are you not sure that you can win?”

“Fengxiao! If Xu You doesn't want to sign, then I will sign!” Xiahou Dun was anxious to sign the military order. This was free merits.

“That's right! Are you going to sign it or not? If you don't want to sign, we will!” The other generals also shouted. They were not satisfied. As they normally have no conflict of interests with Xu You, they were also not afraid of him.

Xu You thought for a moment. In the end, he believed that the Yuan brothers were just fish on a chopping board so he might as well sign it.

“Fine! Bring me a pen and parchment.” Xu You waved his hand. Cao Cao nodded and someone soon brought the things needed. Xu You wrote a military order saying that he would win the first battle. If he fails, he would get beheaded.

Guo Jia put away the military order and nodded. “In that case, this Guo Jia respectfully wishes Master Xu You to return triumphant.”

“Hmph!” Xu You snorted coldly and immediately left to mobilize the troops.

“Fengxiao. What are you doing?” Cao Cao asked Guo Jia with confusion after Xu You had left.

“Milord. Do you like this Xu You?” Guo Jia asked back.

“I don't like him.”

“I don't like him either.” Guo Jia nodded.

“Fengxiao. Did you…?” Cao Cao suddenly thought of something and was shocked.

“Milord. Is that how you see me? Do you see me as someone who stabs others in the back? I, Guo Jia will not do such a thing. It is too much trouble.” Guo Jia was seemingly bored as he replied.

Cao Cao then calmed down. That was right. If Guo Jia was someone who stabbed others in the back, Cheng Yu would not even be alive right now. After all, Cheng Yu have offended Guo Jia many times by now.

Even Cao Cao was getting annoyed of how frequently Cheng Yu filed a complaint against Guo Jia.

“Master Xu You. You better win for us.” Guo Jia mumbled to himself just as Cao Cao was about to ask something else. If anyone would have wanted for Xu You to lose, it should have been Guo Jia.

Xu You rode out with thirty thousand men. At least half of them were from Jizhou. When Xu You arrived in front of the enemy, he mockingly used his status as an elder to persuade the Yuan brothers to surrender, promising that they would be spared. This angered the Yuan brothers.

Yuan Shang immediately cursed Xu You as a dog and a traitor. Yuan Tan was more direct and simply ordered his archers to shoot at Xu You. This almost killed Xu You before the battle even started.

Xu You furiously deployed his troops. His troops formed the Goose Formation. Five thousand cavalry led the way. Ten thousand spearmen in the middle and finally, the archers were at the back.

It can be said that Xu You Xu Ziyuan was someone with ability to be able to use the Goose Formation like this. This formation had both offensive and defensive power. Before the first arrow could even fall onto the enemy, the cavalry had already rushed forward to tear a whole in the Yuan Family's army.

The moment the hole was open, Xu You and his men were like sharks smelling blood. They immediately rushed in to fill the gap.

“Hold on! Hold on!” The captains of the Yuan Family shouted loudly hoping that their soldiers would fill up that hole. Unfortunately, it was in vain. The cavalry was like an armored vehicle during the cold weapons era.

“Shen Ze. Go and take the Qingzhou Cavalry and plug that hole.” Yuan Tan could no longer bear to watch and ordered his cavalry to charge out.

Shen Ze immediately set out and fought his way forward with five thousand men.

“Tiger Cavalry. Move out.” Cao Cao wanted to order but he was stopped by Guo Jia. “Milord. It is not yet time for the Tiger Cavalry to move out.”

“But…” Cao Cao wanted Guo Jia to give an explanation. The enemy have already sent out their heavy cavalry so Cao Cao had to send out a cavalry as well.

“Our cavalry is not yet familiar with Youzhou's terrain. We'd just suffer losses. However, there is one person we can put to use. His subordinates all came from Youzhou.” Guo Jia explained.

“One person… Zhang He?” Cao Cao remembered. Zhang He may not have come from Youzhou but his subordinates, the Dajishi was from Youzhou.

The original commander of the Dajishi was not Zhang He but Ju Yi, a master of training soldiers under Yuan Shao. Although Ju Yi's own martial abilities was not too good, he was skilled in commanding the troops and was equal to Gao Shun.

Gao Shun trained the Xianzhenying while Ju Yi trained the Dajishi.

It was the Dajishi that destroyed Gongsun Zan's elites. Only eight hundred of the Dajishi defeated three thousand of the Baima Cavalry which clearly showed how strong they were. Unfortunately, Ju Yi was arrogant and was killed by Yuan Shao at the first available opportunity. If he was still around, Cao Cao would be crying.

Though the Dajishi have changed owners, they were still powerful. Cao Cao even expanded the army, making it reach five thousand men.

“Alright. Give the order for Zhang He to go to battle!” Cao Cao said to his men. Although the Dajishi were also heavy cavalry, they did not yet have the chance to shine under Cao Cao.

Zhang He was watching the battle feeling bored. When the Yuan Army send out their heavy cavalry, Zhang He muttered to himself that the next to go out would be the Tiger Cavalry. As Zhang He was commanding the Dajishi and was confident in himself, he believed that the Dajishi would be stronger than the Tiger Cavalry. Though Zhang He understood that the Tiger Cavalry were favored by Cao Cao simply because they had been around from the start, he was still envious. He felt gloomy wondering when it would be the Dajishi's turn to fight.

“General! The Lord has ordered us to fight!” Suddenly a messenger ran into the camp and excitedly said to Zhang He.

Zhang He subconciously replied. “What is so surprising about the Tiger Cavalry being dispatched?”

“General! It is not the Tiger Cavalry. Prime Minister Cao ordered us, the Dajishi to go out and fight!”

“What?” Zhang He's eyes grew wide.

“Prime Minister Cao ordered us to go out and help His Excellency Xu You stop the Qingzhou Cavalry!” The messenger repeated himself for the third time.

“Hahaha!” Zhang He suddenly laugh. “Good! Brothers! The Prime Minister has called for us fight! How are you and your horses?”

“We are well!”

“Are your swords sharp?”

“It is sharp!”

“Then follow me to the battlefield to repel the enemy. Youzhou is where we, the Dajishi emerged. It will also be where we shine!”

“Kill! Kill! Kill!” The soldiers all suddenly chanted.

“Milord. This Zhang He is really talented.” Guo Jia also said as he looked at Zhang He's camp. It was also a skill to be able to boost the morale of the soldiers before battle.

“Yes.” Cao Cao nodded. Zhang He was one of the Four Pillars of Hebei but Yuan Shao did not know how to use him. “Brother Benchu. You have given me another fierce general.” Cao Cao could not help but laugh thinking that it was Yuan Shao's own general who was going to kill Yuan Shao's son.

Zhang He and his five thousand men soon rushed out to meet the Qingzhou Cavalry. The Dajishi were truly elites. Before they even clashed with the enemy, they all took out something from their backpack behind them. Normally, people put arrows for some horseback archery. However, the Dajishi took out short halberds and threw it in accordance to Zhang He's orders.

With the combined strength of the troop's arm strength and the acceleration of the horses, these short halberds were able to cause devastating damage. If they had used bow and arrows, the enemy's heavy cavalry might not care at all but halberds were significantly heavier. If they were to hit the armor, they could easily create a hole in the armor. Hitting an enemy's head could easily crush them to death.

“Quick! Charge through!” Shen Ze, the general commanding the Qingzhou Cavalry shouted loudly.

The Dajishi could attack from afar but the Qingzhou Cavalry could not. In that case, they could only quickly close the distance to fight.

“Second Brother. It is time to let them fight.” Yuan Tan was anxious. The gap they purposefully made was getting bigger while the Qingzhou Cavalry was at a disadvantage when fighting the Dajishi. Casualties were rising.

“No. It is not yet the time.” Yuan Xi shook his head.

“Then when would it be the time?” Yuan Tan was angry. The Qingzhou Cavalry was his capital. If he were to lose them fighting Cao Cao, he would have no hope of defeating Yuan Shang. Yuan Tan could see the smile on Yuan Shang's face.

“Third Brother. Have you Xiandengying go out.” Yuan Xi knew that if he does not make any move, his eldest brother would angrily order the Qingzhou Cavalry to return.

“I understand.” Yuan Shang nodded. A part of the Xiandengying followed Gao Lan and surrendered to Cao Cao. However, a large portion of them still served Yuan Shang as their former commander was Wen Chou. In this timeline, Cao Cao did not have Guan Yu to help him kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou. However, he still has Xu Zhu. In addition, Yuan Shao's carelessness caused Wuchao to be burned and Yan Liang died in the chaos. Wen Chou naturally wanted to take revenge.

This Xiandengying was filled with Wen Chou's subordinates after it was reorganized by Yuan Shang.

“Wen Chou. Take the Xiandengying and go play with Shen Ze.” Yuan Shang said lightly but he was actually making fun of his elder brother.

The Qingzhou Cavalry and the Xiandengying had fought each other before. At that time, the Shen Ze was no match for Wen Chou.

“Understood.” Wen Chou nodded and soon another heavy cavalry was dispatched.

“The Xiandengying!” Cao Cao said when he saw the banner. Cao Cao also wanted to obtain the Xiandengying but the number of Xiandengying prisoners he captured was not enough to form one. As a result, these soldiers went to the Dajishi or became instructors for Cao Cao's cavalry.

“The Yuan brothers must be anxious.” Cao Cao said with a smile. The gap was growing bigger and the Yuan brothers dispatched two heavy cavalries just to plug it. It would seem that Xu You still have uses. Cao Cao laughed.

“The expensive heavy cavalry is used to save infantries?” Guo Jia frowned. Light infantries were the cannon fodders of the battlefield and the Yuan brothers made use of cannon fodders the most. They never cared for the lives of the people.

Guo Jia saw that the first row of the Yuan Army all wore armor and held shields. They were clearly elites. But once the gap was opened, all the troops in between were light infantry. This was why Xu You could tear open a gap so quickly.

In the past, the Yuan brothers would definitely not feel sorry for these cannon fodders but now they sent out heavy cavalry to rescue them. What was the reason for this? Even if they were reluctant to part with the cannon fodder, they could still use heavy infantries to rescue them. They could even just abandon a group of cannon fodders to regroup the rest in a proper formation. However, the Yuan brothers were determined to fight Cao Cao to the death.

Isn't this really stupid? They are fighting an army of three hundred thousand with only one hundred thousand men.

“Milord. It is time to send out the Tiger Cavalry.” Guo Jia said to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao nodded and added “Zhongkang. You go out as well.” The Tiger Cavalry had to fight against the Xiandengying. Since the enemy has Wen Chou, Cao Cao needed to send out Xu Zhu.

Xu Zhu nodded and rode out alongside the commanding officer of the Tiger Cavalry. Wen Chou and Xu Zhu's troops fought each other as the battle reached its climax.

“Hurry up! Break through them! If five thousand is not enough, ten thousand!” Xu You shouted happily. The Yuan Army was being torn to pieces by him. Xu You believed he would become the hero that scored the first victory and be rewarded by Cao Cao. Maybe Guo Jia's position would belong to him. Thinking this, Xu You could not help but feel excited.

“Go! Win this battle to get promoted and make a fortune!” Xu You shouted as he tore apart the formation of the Yuan brothers. What he did not realize was that his goose formation was also crumbling as he was slowly getting surrounded by the wings of the Yuan brother's formation.

“Not good!” Guo Jia's eyes grew wide as he finally realized where the Yuan Army's heavy infantries went. They were the wings of the enemy formation. Meanwhile, the middle was only filled with cannon fodders. Xu You were happily beating up the cannon fodders thinking the Yuan Family were filled with weaklings. Meanwhile, the enemy's wings were slowly closing.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia shared a glance. Did the Yuan Army want to swallow up Xu You's thirty thousand men? Since when did the Yuan Family have such a big appetite?

“Not good!” Xu You also eventually realized that he had already rushed into the enemy's trap. However, he was not worried and sneered. “Haha. I watched these two useless things grow up. You want my head? See if you can even take it!”

If you wanted to eat something, you first needed to have a good set of teeth and a strong appetite. Otherwise, all your teeth would simply fall out and the losses would outweigh the gains.

Xu You commanded thirty thousand men. Five thousand of which were elite heavy infantry from Jizhou. If you wanted to defeat them, you would need three times the combat effectiveness which would be about fifteen thousand heavy infantries. However, if the Yuan brothers were to use all of them to fight Xu You, they would end up suffering when they had to face off against the rest of Cao Cao's army.

“Milord. Give the order for Xu You to retreat and send a large army to support him!” Guo Jia quickly said to Cao Cao. Guo Jia's bad premonition was getting stronger. No matter how stupid the Yuan brothers were, they would not use heavy cavalry to support light infantries. No matter how stupid they are, they would still know not to bite off more than they could chew.

“Alright.” Cao Cao nodded and gave the command. Thirty thousand men, including Xu Rong's heavy infantry separated from the main army and charged towards the Yuan Army's formation.

“Milord. The Lord ordered us to cooperate with General Xu Rong's troops and retreat.

Did Xu You need this reminder? Of course not. He already heard the order to retreat from the sound of the drums but he was unwilling to. “Retreat?” Xu You sneered. “It is not yet time to retreat! I will retreat once I take the heads of the Yuan brothers! Soldiers! Those who kill an enemy will be rewarded with a hundred coins and those who kill an enemy general will be rewarded with a hundred gold! After this battle, everyone will be promoted by one rank!” Xu You promised the troops benefits. “As long as we tear through the enemy formation, we will win! They are just defeated generals! Brothers, follow me to battle!” Xu You was the first to rush up and lead the troops.

“Damn it!” Guo Jia saw that not only Xu You disobeyed orders to retreat. He even fought deeper into enemy lines. This disobedience can be punished with death.

“Pass down the order. Order General Xu Rong to quickly engage the enemy and rescue Xu You's army!” Guo Jia gave the order.

Xu Rong's troops quickened their pace eventually came into contact with the Yuan Army. Heavy infantries were like fortresses. Even though Xu Rong also led an army of heavy infantries, they had to run all the way towards their enemies while their enemies simply stood there to wait. Naturally, Xu Rong suffered a loss.

Yuan Xi saw that Xu You's army of thirty thousand had been completely surrounded while Xu Rong's troops were blocked. He could not help but sneer. “Pass the order. It is time to eat.”

“Understood!”

“Ten thousand heavy infantries?” Guo Jia saw that Xu Rong could not break through the enemy lines. It was not that Xu Rong was weak but the enemy was too strong. How many heavy infantries could the Yuan brothers have? Fifteen thousand was the most they could take out. If they have ten thousand heavy infantries blocking Xu Rong, then there were only a few thousand attacking Xu You.

Were the Yuan brothers really so arrogant? Were they really trying to swallow up Xu You's troops with the same number of troops?

However, Guo Jia would soon find himself shocked to see that Xu You was fighting a one sided battle.

“Pass the Second Lord's orders! It is time to eat!” The Yuan Army's troops began to spread the command.

“Eat?” Xu You felt ashamed and angry when the Yuan brother treated him as a dish. This is simply intolerable.

Soon, the Yuan Army's troops at the front stepped back and gave way to a heavy infantries. Xu You looked at them and sneered. The Yuan Army only brought about three thousand heavy infantries while Xu You himself had five thousand. The Yuan brothers must be crazy to challenge him with these numbers.

“Alright fine!” Xu You became angry. “Let your Uncle Xu teach you a lesson in place of your dead father! Charge!” Xu You did not set up a defensive formation at all and attacked directly.

“Haha! Brothers! Food is ready! Swallow them up! Feed our new swords and armor with their blood!” The Yuan Army's commanding officer was excited to see Xu You charge over.

“Kill! Kill! Kill!”

“Die!” One of Xu You's men slashed at the Yuan Army's men. He was faster than his opponent and a sneer appeared on his face as the sword fell directly onto the body of the Yuan Army's soldier. However, the moment his sword landed, it only left a white mark on the armor.

“How is that possible!” The soldier was shocked. He did not dare to believe his eyes. However, what happened was even more unbelievable to him. The Yuan Army soldier counterattacked and slashed at him. The moment Xu You's soldier blocked it with his sword, his sword ended up splitting into two.

He did not even have the time to be surprised as his opponent's sword tore through his armor and split him into two. His brains and blood were scattered all over the ground.

Such a scene took place everywhere. What's more, the Yuan Army soldiers were initially hesitant as they were outnumbered. But after this, they became very eager as they could easily kill their opponents while the opponents could barely leave a scratch on their armor. They were basically invincible.