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An epic and orderly European comic style, with a watercolor texture used to express the overall atmosphere, dust, and light. The composition emphasizes repeating rhythms and the depth of the formation. Adopt a medium or medium-long shot, with a level or slightly high-angle view, showing a section of a "tortoise formation" (Testudo) composed of several soldiers. Our main character is in the line, but he is not the sole focus. The composition is diagonal, with rows of raised shields overlapping like tiles, forming an indestructible moving fortress that extends deep into the frame. The soldiers' movements are highly synchronized, their steps steady, with only subtle variations in their posture. The lighting design serves the overall sense of order and atmosphere: 1. The light comes from a single direction (e.g., the front left), piercing through the arrow storm and battlefield smoke, creating a strong rhythm of light and shadow across the neatly arranged array of shields. The raised center of each shield catches the light, while its edges fall into shadow, creating a powerful sense of rhythm. 2. The soldiers' helmets and shoulder armor reflect a uniform metallic sheen in the light, while most of their bodies are hidden in the massive shadows of the shields, their faces obscured, emphasizing their de-individualization. 3. The hail of arrows is treated as thousands of gray diagonal lines in the background. They strike the shield wall, creating sparks or splinters of wood, and these small, bright points of light dot the vast shadows. 4. The ground is muddy. The watercolor rendering can effectively depict the heavy footprints left by the soldiers in the mud, enhancing the sense of a difficult and weighty advance.