Chasm Stronghold - Lara vs. the Stormguard Army - Part 3

Next come 3 archers and 2 more pikemen. (Again, the number and order may vary a bit.) The archers are unarmored but still quite aggressive. Either shoot them quickly or run for cover and take them out as they pursue. If you move back around the building, watch out on both sides. The archers will try to surround you. (The orange arrows in the screenshot above show where they may approach. Of course this will vary depending on where you position Lara.)

Here, a sneaky archer tries to get the drop on Lara.

The shotgun works great on unarmored enemies like archers up close—even better if you've unlocked the Incendiary Shells upgrade.

Grenades can also be useful against multiple enemies clustered together. Also try to take advantage of the red bombs. Shoot to explode them when enemies are standing near them. You can even kick these toward unsuspecting enemies by pressing the Melee button, then detonate them, and shoot the hanging lanterns to spill burning oil on nearby enemies. I never seem to remember to do this in the heat of battle, though.

The most important things are to keep moving, make use of cover when you can, and try to stay calm and focused. Try to draw one or two enemies away from the others so you can deal with them. If you wait for all of them to come to you, it's easy to get surrounded and overwhelmed.

After you've taken care of these guys, there's another brief lull in the action, which you can use to loot bodies and reload your weapons. The archers on the other side of the gap don't rest, though. So be alert for incoming explosive arrows. Their fuses make a hissing sound and leave a tell-tale sparking trail. They also have the same red icon as dynamite, so you can tell when one lands nearby. Get out of the way!

Before moving across the stone bridge, try to take out a few of the archers on the other side. You can do this from behind cover, or if you're quick, run up the ramp on the right...

...and just mow them down with your rifle. There's a box of rifle ammo there, as well as a bundle of arrows, if you need to replenish your supplies (circled in the previous screenshot).

Speaking of which, once you've dealt with this first wave of enemies, you can run around the buildings on this side of the gap to pick up supplies. In addition to the aforementioned rifle ammo and arrows on the ramp on the right (southwest), you'll find 2 boxes of shotgun shells on the ramp on the left (northeast); 2 boxes of shotgun shells, 2 of rifle/SMG ammo, plus a bundle of arrows on on the larger structure in the middle rear (northwest); and the same again (2 shotgun ammo, 2 rifle ammo, arrows) on the large structure nearest the gap.