By the time the sun rose, hundreds of bed crossbows and ballista carts had been laid out along the hillside. In the woods above, there are many arrow towers, which are the best targets.

At the sound of the order, hundreds of ballistae and bed crossbows began to fire, and one by one, several feet long with arm-thick crossbows, burst out of the powerful ox tendon bowstring with a terrifying humming sound, and shot towards the arrow tower above the hillside. It was only at this moment that the officers and men demonstrated the great power of the regular army. Owning hundreds of expensive and cumbersome bed crossbows and crossbow carts at one time is enough to show the strength of the Great Zhou soldiers and horses. The number of various instruments owned by the forbidden army in the capital is the highest in the armies of the Great Zhou. The armies of several border towns may not have such a large-scale bed crossbow camp, which shows that Guo Xu has really made a bloody investment this time.

You know, bed crossbows and ballista carts seem to be cheap to build, but they are actually extremely expensive. A crossbow arrow should be made of pear blossom wood that is more than ten years old as the body of the arrow, and the front end is a fine iron arrow. Not to mention fine iron, pear blossom wood is extremely expensive in the past ten years alone. Pear blossom wood is a kind of wood that is both hard and elastic, and the wood is uniform and the weight is comparable. For a crossbow bolt with the thickness of an arm, it is extremely important to have a smooth flight. If the weight and density of the front and rear are different, it will not be able to reach far, and the power will be affected. Iron arrows can break through rocks at a distance of hundreds of paces, which requires the hardness of the arrow and the blade, and more importantly, strong power. Therefore, the material requirements for the bowstring can be described as extremely high.

In these days, there are no bowstrings made of synthetic high-strength composite materials, and the most ideal natural material is beef tendon. But the process is also extremely complex. The best hamstring is needed, exposed and steamed several times, and it is broken down into filaments of hair thickness, and the parts of its uniform length are suitable to be kneaded into strings, and the strings are then kneaded into thick cow tendon ropes with the thickness of thumbs, and then cooked and exposed to the sun, and coated with corrosion-resistant materials before they can be used as the material for bowstrings. It is said that making a bed crossbow requires the slaughter of a cow, plus a lot of manual production. This is evident from this. Not to mention the expensive wood required for the sandalwood frame and bow body required for the bed crossbow and the ballista itself. Every aspect is white flowers of silver.

Guo Xu mobilized hundreds of such bed crossbows and crossbow carts to fight at one time, which can be said to have emptied the treasury of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army and mobilized extremely valuable strategic materials.

And at the moment, these bed crossbows and ballistas did not disappoint him. With a low buzzing sound, thick crossbow arrows accurately hit the towers and fortifications above, and each crossbow arrow hit the tower body, kicking up a puff of smoke and dust. The main body of the arrow tower of the Luoyan Army is made of stone, which is designed for fire prevention, but the platform and fence above the arrow tower and the top can only be wooden. The iron arrows tore through the thick wood, causing the entire top to collapse. Even if the stone that hits the tower, it is quite destructive. The stone will crumble and burst, and if it is hit in a weak position continuously, it will cause the entire turret to collapse.

Bed crossbows and ballistas fired a dozen rounds in succession, destroying almost all of the towers that could be seen within the upper range. The soldiers of the Luoyan Army guarding it fled in the wilderness, and some of them were unlucky to be shot by crossbow arrows, which directly penetrated their bodies and burst directly. The viscera are all like

It was exploded, bursting everywhere, and it was miserable.

After the bombardment, the official offensive began. Amid the sound of war drums and horns, officers and soldiers all over the mountains and fields attacked the top of the mountain like ants, and the sound of shouting and killing resounded throughout the mountains.

The counterattack of the Falling Wild Goose Army was weak, and after the Arrow Tower fortifications were destroyed a lot, the defensive system of the Falling Wild Goose Army had been broken. As the officers and men charged, only sporadic arrows came from above. But it was no longer possible to stop the officers and soldiers who were surging up like a tide. In just tea time, the officers and men had already advanced two hundred paces upwards and occupied a dense forest on the eastern slope. It was originally the place where the Luoyan Army hid and relied on the fortifications, but now it was effortlessly conquered by the officers and soldiers. A large group of wild goose soldiers fled from the forest and withdrew to the top of a higher hill.

At the foot of the mountain, Guo Xu sat on the horse, and a smile was already on his face. Finally, victory was in sight. Regardless of his Lin Jue's cunning, in the face of absolute strength, he is just a grasshopper who shakes the tree, a praying mantis that blocks the car, and everyone will be ruthlessly crushed by himself. Guo Xu even suddenly felt a little bored, when he got a glimpse of the top of the power and understood the true meaning of using power, many things that were thought to be difficult to do, people who were difficult to deal with before have actually ceased to be difficult, and they can be easily crushed.

That Lin Jue, once upon a time, he really admired and admired him, and even felt that he was inferior to him. However, at this moment, he will eventually crush him. Suddenly I felt that I was stupid before? would actually suspect that he was inferior to him. That Lin Jue is nothing more than that, nothing more than that!

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers shouted and continued to charge to the top of the mountain, and after rushing out of the woods, there was an open field ahead. A ring of clearing appeared in the middle of the dense woods, and it was clear that it was artificially carved out. Because the weeds on the ground were clean, and there were fine stones. Occasionally, a few stumps are exposed, all dead and blackened, presumably trees that have been cut down a long time ago. The officers and men were very puzzled, the top of the mountain was full of dense forests, and it was really difficult to understand why such a circle of open space appeared only 100 steps away from the top of the mountain.

This is actually the firebreak that Lin Jue ordered to open in order to prevent the cottage from being attacked by fire. At the beginning, a firebreak dozens of steps wide was opened around the Dazhai wall. But later, he felt that a firebreak might not be able to stop the fire, so he cut down trees and grass within 100 steps below the top of the mountain, and uprooted thorns and dwarf trees, and opened up a firebreak on the periphery. The gravel from the quarry arrives here and is spread on the ground, which is effective in preventing the growth of weeds and affecting fire prevention. The gravel is laid on the ground, and even if weeds grow, it will not be too dense. There is no chance that the fire will spread along the ground turf. All you need to do is cut the long grass at regular intervals.

And this location is actually very close to Dazhai. Less than a hundred steps deep in the dense forest above, there is another glade, which is actually the large school field of the Luoyan Army. Dajiaochang is close to the main village, which shows that it is actually less than a few hundred steps away from the top of the mountain.

was attacked here by officers and soldiers, in fact, it has already shown that the defensive system of the Luoyan Army has completely collapsed, and all means have failed.

At the edge of the woods, Zhao Yuankang showed excitement on his face, the attack was so smooth, it was almost devastating, which was completely different from what Zhao Yuankang had thought before. At first he still had some

Puzzled, I felt that the Luoyan Army would not be so vulnerable and had no power to resist. But now, he has fully believed that the Falling Goose Army is already a lost dog, and there is no need to be afraid of them.

He was dizzy, and his mind was on fire. He remembered Guo Xu's promise that if he killed Lin Jue and Guo Kun's father and son, he could be crowned a king, what a temptation. Today's battle may be his chance to be crowned a king. He couldn't let go of this opportunity. Therefore, the words of a general who was transferred back from the border town next to him were completely ignored by him.

"Palace, there's something wrong with this. The pre-war intelligence was that the Luoyan Army also had more than 15,000 soldiers and horses. In the past, when the left and close soldiers surrounded and suppressed, they dared to fight head-on, and they were extremely brave. Today's attack went too well. Is there any fraud in this? ”

"Fraud? Hahaha. General Sun, you're too worried. In the face of such a strong attack, their defensive system has been completely broken. Without the advantage of land and the quality of the fortifications, what can they do to fight with us? At this point, they are afraid that they have already begun to flee completely. How can you let them escape? This vast Funiu Mountain is so huge that it is not easy to find them again if you flee elsewhere. Therefore, there is no time to lose, and we must attack them quickly and annihilate them all. ”

"This ...... Humble thinks, do you think twice......"

"Joke, if you tell the emperor this, the emperor may praise you for being old and prudent in your use of soldiers. But I don't want to be scolded, and I don't want to sit back and watch this great opportunity go away. ”

Zhao Yuankang turned his head and no longer paid attention to General Sun, raised the long knife in his hand, and shouted: "All the soldiers, the opportunity for meritorious service is in front of you, the mountain bandit cottage is in the forest above, and with one blow, capture the bandit village, kill!" ”

All the officers and men shouted loudly, and the shouts of killing resounded through the mountains and forests. The soldiers burst out of the edge of the woods into the open area and stormed towards the woods above. No one doubts that the cottage will soon be breached. The steep terrain before had been attacked, and the gentle slope paved with stones in front of him was more conducive to the charge, and of course it could not be an obstacle.

However, just as they rushed to the middle of the open hillside, less than forty paces from the woods above, countless crossbow arrows rained down on the edge of the woodland above. The rise of the soldiers to rush and kill has long forgotten about the shield. Some people even lost their shields long ago, because they were too heavy and exhausted. The rain of arrows that came this sudden attack was dense and ferocious, surpassing all the previous counterattack arrows. The black pressure was like a swarm of wasps, and it struck like a rain of pear blossoms, and in just an instant, it knocked down several rows of officers and soldiers like cutting wheat. More than a thousand people were shot.

"Stand shield, stand shield!" Someone yelled loudly.

The soldiers hurriedly erected their shields and stood behind them, and then they heard the dense sound of rain hitting lotus leaves, and the sound of tuk tuk tuk was loud, and the shields of the soldiers in the front row were instantly filled with crossbow arrows and feather arrows. Many of the unshielded hurried to huddle around the shielded soldiers, hoping to find shelter.

"Damn, he's still resisting, and he won't repent until he dies. Kill me! Zhao Yuankang held the shield in his left hand and yelled while scolding.

The shield-bearing soldiers still rushed upwards, for they could not retreat, nor could they stand in the open space and be beaten, but could only rush one way.