The enemy was numerous and cunning, attacking from several directions with alternating fire support, making it very tough to fight back. The concentrated fire suppressed everyone, preventing them from raising their heads easily. Following the Scholar's order, all five spread out, returning fire separately. This strategy troubled the enemy, as the nearly one hundred foes seemed numerous, but when spread out among the five men, each only needed to deal with about twenty people. Additionally, since Luo Zheng had sniped several of them earlier, each actually faced only about a dozen or so.