Of the twenty, all were former guards who had training in archery and crossbow use.,"You twenty men, as pikemen, wait until after you charge in. When you hear my order, when I shout 'thrust', then thrust your pikes forward; when I shout 'retreat', then pull back your pikes!",After another barrage of arrows, these bandits who didn't know whether to charge forward or run backward were left with no choice.。