On the slope of Hutou Mountain, a group of white figures are clinging, this is Zhang Tieniu's archers.

But he said that as soon as this Tie Niu received the signal at that time, he didn't think about it, so he led his soldiers to rush up the mountain without thinking about it.

Inspired by Zhang Tieniu, the soldiers completely ignored the basic situation of wearing three layers of heavy armor, and the reality that climbing the mountain was actually a long journey, and rushed up the mountain with the momentum of sprinting and fighting at the beginning.

As a result, everyone screamed and crawled for a while, all of them were tired and sweaty on their foreheads, their underwear was wet, they were out of breath, and their muscles were sore, but when they looked up, the top of the mountain was still far away.

Seeing that the top of the mountain was high, Zhang Tieniu, who was really a little tired, couldn't support it anymore, he sat on the ground with his butt, gasping for breath, and said to the left and right: "Damn, this mountain is high and steep, and I'm tired to death." ”

When a cronie heard this, he said: "Master Qian, the armor we wear is too thick, and this mountain is so high and steep, let's climb slowly, otherwise we won't have the strength to fight when we get to the mountain." ”

When Zhang Tieniu heard this, he glanced around for a while, and found that his subordinates were all sitting on the ground, looking tired to death, so he nodded helplessly and agreed: "Brothers, it is indeed a little hard, so let's rest for a while, and then climb the mountain." Alas, I'm afraid that Yang Desheng's gang will attack the cottage first. ”

"Master Qian, that's not necessarily. Yang Ye's people are the same as us, wearing three layers of heavy armor, and the mountain road they climb is the same as ours, so they may not be able to be faster than us, in addition, even if Yang Ye and they go to the mountain, there will be a hard battle, and there are Li Ye and Ma Ye over there, although there is no movement over there, but they are also going to attack the cottage. The cronie said.

"That's right, Brother Li and Ma Wenshan are the first to attack the cottage, we have nothing to say, it's Yang Desheng's house, Ping Suli always laughs at our subordinates at the bottom of the military competition, we just can't get used to him, no matter what, we can't let him compare us." Zhang Tieniu said in a sullen voice.

"Master Qian, listen to it, the sound of shouting and killing in the north has not stopped, and Yang Ye and they seem to have run in front of us." The cronie listened for a while, then frowned.

"Donkey Day, fucking up, let's rush again." As soon as Zhang Tieniu heard that Yang Desheng was running faster than himself, he hurriedly stood up and urged his subordinates to continue climbing up the mountain.

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To the north of Hutou Mountain, the soldiers of Yang Desheng's department had a great intensity of training, and the soldiers were also complaining.

Three-layer armor, the protection is naturally excellent, but when worn on the body, it weighs 60 pounds, and it is so heavy to wear, and it has a steep mountain with a slope of nearly 70 degrees, even Zhang Tieniu's department, which has a lot of training, can't stand it, but Yang Desheng's department can insist.

This is because the "Infantry Drill Code" promulgated by Liu Renyu only requires the soldiers to carry 30 pounds without armor and run 6 miles, but Yang Desheng alone requires his soldiers to wear three layers of armor and 60 pounds to run six miles.

These requirements were supposedly extremely strict, and if nothing else, the soldiers would be dissatisfied, but the reality was that the soldiers were not dissatisfied.

This is because Yang Desheng himself is also wearing three layers of armor, carrying a weight of 60 pounds, running with the soldiers, and running in front.

Seeing that their generals were so violent, the soldiers naturally did not dare to raise their opinions, so they had to grit their teeth and insist.

In this way, after such tempering, the soldiers of Yang Desheng's department showed their advantages when they climbed Hutou Mountain.

Yang Desheng's department and Zhang Tieniu's department launched an attack together, and the soldiers of Zhang Tieniu's department climbed 100 meters and stopped, while Yang Desheng's department only slowed down slightly, but they were still climbing.

Yang Desheng's cronies heard that the shouts of Ximian were getting weaker, so they smiled at their own generals and said, "Yang Ye, Zhang Ye's side has stopped." ”

"Now you know the benefits of being a good student, right?" When Yang Desheng heard this, he just smiled, and then asked again.

"The little ones know now." The cronie replied with a smile.

"Go up the mountain and attack the enemy village, the first credit is ours." Yang Desheng shouted.

"Yes, Master Yang." The soldiers agreed, and then tried to speed up their pace and climb towards the mountain.

In this way, Yang Desheng and Zhang Tieniu climbed for two hours, it was close to noon, and these two men and horses were close to the top of the mountain.

And just as the soldiers of these two departments were still wiping their sweat and trying to climb up, a sudden change occurred.

"The bandits set it on fire."

An exclamation resounded through the mountains and forests.

I saw that there were many smoke-emitting fireballs on the top of the mountain, bouncing and bouncing on the ground, igniting the branches of the low bushes all the way, and roaring towards Yang Desheng and Zhang Tieniu.

Yang Desheng saw that more than a dozen fireballs on the mountain were about to arrive in a blink of an eye, and his soldiers were gathered together, and it was difficult to avoid, so he hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, stick the spear in the soil, put your back against the barrel of the gun, and then wipe some snow on each other's backs and hats." ”

When he had said this, he thrust his life-killing stick into the earth, and then pressed his back against the rod, and his soldiers did the same, inserting their spears in a row parallel to the ground from one position to the other, and then rubbing snow on the backs of the robes beside him.

No sooner had the job been done than a dozen fireballs rushed down, flicked at the sticks that had been inserted in a row, and rolled down the hill again.

Because the fireball passed so quickly, the backs and heads of the people were covered by clothes and hats, and the snow was smeared on them, so everyone was fine.

"Is there anyone hurt?" Yang Desheng waited for a while, and when he saw that there were no more fireballs coming out of the mountain, he took away the life-killing stick and asked around.

"Nope." The soldiers replied in unison.

"This fireball must have been put by the thieves on the mountain, and I don't know if they will release it again, so be careful with me." Yang Desheng admonished.

"Yes, Master Qian." The soldiers agreed, and cautiously continued to advance towards the top of the mountain.

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But said that Zhang Tieniu was also shocked when he saw the fireball rolling down from the top of the mountain, and looked around, he found that there was nothing to avoid on the mountain, and everyone was wearing heavy armor, and it was also difficult to move, so in a hurry, he ordered: "The enemy has set fire, quickly bury in the snow to hide." ”

When the soldiers heard this, they hurriedly lay down in the snow that could submerge their calves, and then desperately swept the snow on themselves.

After a while, the fireball came, and they buried their heads in the snow.

A dozen fireballs rolled past the soldiers in an instant, and then rolled down to the bottom of the mountain.

Thanks to the cover of the snow, the fireball did not cause much damage to Zhang Tieniu's department.

Zhang Tieniu waited for the fireball to roll over, then bounced up from the ground and asked around: "Let's see, are there any injuries?" ”

The soldiers all got up from the snow to inspect it, and then replied, "Master Zhang, we're all fine." ”

"Donkey Day, seeing that we are about to reach the top of the mountain, these thieves have made a move, we are going to fight fiercely in a while, all the cheers up, follow the forehead."

"Yes, Master Zhang." The soldiers said yes and continued their march up the hill.

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On the top of Hutou Mountain, the golden-winged peng and the mountain eagle were all looking gloomily at the white figures who were still climbing a hundred steps down the mountain.

At this time, Yang Desheng and Zhang Tieniu's department was already very close to Hutou Village, and Jin Yinpeng and the mountain eagle saw that the strongman under the mountain was wearing white cotton armor and a helmet, so they guessed that the strongman who invaded the cottage today was an official army.

"This group of officers and soldiers is so good, let's release fireballs, they can react in such a short time, it seems that they are afraid that there are no casualties!" Jin Wingpeng frowned and carved at the mountain.

"That's true, I listened carefully, there were no screams, it seems that they have no casualties." The mountain eagle also replied with a frown.

"We're just afraid we're going to get into trouble this time." Jin Winged Peng looked at the white figure that was still moving slowly under the mountain, and muttered to himself.

"Brother, don't say that, what if they are officers and soldiers, we are on the top of the mountain, there are natural dangers to rely on, and depending on their number, there are only about 200 people, but the two of us have 300 people here to defend, I think it is enough."

When the mountain eagle saw that the golden-winged peng said some frustrating words, he said his own advantages.

"Well, what Brother Xian said is reasonable, let's go and defend it." After Jin Yinpeng finished speaking, he walked quickly to the north of the cottage, and stared at the white figures who were about to come to the top of the mountain with 70 steps down the mountain.

He looked at it for a while, then shouted to the minions with bows behind him, "Open your bow, release your arrows." ”

When dozens of bow-wielding minions heard this, they drew their bows and arrows, pondered the distance, adjusted the angle, and then 'buzzed' and threw dozens of feathered arrows into the air, and then they fired two more arrows in succession.

After these three arrows were fired, these bow-wielding minions had soreness in their arms and had to rest for a while.

But it was said that these feather arrows rose into the air and went straight to Yang Desheng's soldiers.

Yang Desheng had been climbing the mountain before, so he saw the feather arrows flying in the air at a glance, and he was afraid that there were only a hundred branches in number, but he was not afraid when he saw it.

Because everyone, including himself, was wearing three layers of heavy armor, the innermost was chain mail, the middle was Shanwen armor, the outermost was cotton armor, the head was wearing a fine iron eight-petal hat, and the front door was covered with placket cotton armor.

If the protection is so thorough, then the effect is 'the bow and arrow are impenetrable.' ’

The golden-winged peng on the top of the mountain saw that the arrows shot by his own archers had no effect on those officers and soldiers wearing white cotton armor, so he was shocked and said: "What is the armor of this group of officers and soldiers made of, it is so thick that the bow and arrow cannot penetrate. ”

Yang Desheng saw that the thieves on the top of the mountain had begun to release bows and arrows, and knew that the cottage was not far away, so he shouted loudly: "Sons, the thief's cottage is in front of you, and you will rush up with your forehead." ”