Behind the three low earth walls, the Thunderbolt soldiers used giant shields to form a tight array of fish scales, and several folded giant shields blocked the narrow mountain road. The soldiers standing in the back row, armed with spears, stabbed the rushing bandits through the gap between their shields. The bandits of the pro-soldier team who rushed to the front couldn't hold their feet for a while, and they were stabbed in the heart. In the eyes of the mountain bandits, this fish scale array is the shell of a turtle, and the spear is the letter that constantly expands and shrinks in the mouth of the poisonous snake. To say that Xiong Ben's personal army is also extremely brave, the front one was stabbed and fell, and the one behind still rushed forward one after another.

After all, the Thunderbolt soldiers lacked combat experience, and after a few rounds of attack and defense, they were caught by the mountain bandits, and two spear tips were cut off, and one spear was retracted a little slower, so they were caught by the mountain bandits and snatched over, fortunately, the spear-wielding soldiers let go quickly, otherwise they would have been pulled to the side of the mountain bandits. Taking advantage of the loosening of the Thunderbolt army's defensive line, three pro-army bandits seized the opportunity to approach with shields, and one of the bandits was armed with a huge axe, and slashed through the giant shield with a single axe. The bandits in the back could not advance due to the narrow mountain road, so they threw the short spear in their hand as a javelin, which not only pierced the huge shield in the front row, but also threw it into the array behind the shield and injured several soldiers, which made the defensive formation of the Thunderbolt army begin to be confused. Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Ergou hurriedly ordered the first array of soldiers to fight and retreat to the second earthen wall.

It took a few turns to break the first line of defense of the Thunderbolts, which boosted the morale of the bandits, and as they charged towards the second earthen wall, several iron bumps crossed overhead and flew towards those behind. The bandits had just descended the mountain at such a fast speed that the Thunderbolts were regrouping after the cobblestones had rolled down, and for a time the two sides were so entangled and melee that the soldiers in the back did not dare to throw mines. Now taking advantage of the distance between the two sides to pull away a little, Cao Ergou decisively gave the throwing order. In fact, the use of grenades by the Thunderbolts at this time is still risky. In addition to the short throwing distance, the back-throwing grenade was more afraid that the grenade would roll down the mountain road, so Cao Ergou ordered the soldiers to throw it with maximum strength, which also made the mountain bandits in the middle unlucky. Some of the grenades thrown by the Thunderbolts were blocked down the hill by the bandits with shields, and there was even a dud, but three of them still exploded in the crowd. Compared with the grenades that exploded on the ground, the two grenades that exploded in the air were more powerful, causing a large number of mountain bandits who were hugging together and were about to rush forward.

Rao is wail from behind, but the mountain bandits who rushed to the front turned a deaf ear, still fighting with the Thunderbolt army behind the second wall, they had already killed red-eyed. Compared with Xiong Ben, who was still under the fierce hands, he had long been accustomed to enjoying a life of luxury, and in the moment of the grenade explosion, he was secretly glad that he was standing at the rear. Over the years, he had amassed a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, and became a wealthy man. Originally, he was going to be a mountain bandit for a few more years, so he asked someone to buy an official to be an official, enjoy life, and let his children and grandchildren enjoy glory and wealth. It's just that this thunderbolt army came out of nowhere and ruined his good deeds, not only instigating the villages in the mountains to rebel against him, but now they also dare to attack Wanjiaping! The more he thought about it, the more resentful he became, and when he saw that the pro-soldiers in front of him were struggling to attack the Thunderbolt army, he couldn't help but be ashamed of what he had just thought. He cleared his throat and shouted loudly to make the mountain bandits press all at all costs.

Just as Xiong Ben ordered all the people to charge, a series of explosions drowned out his voice, and it turned out that the Thunderbolt army adjusted the angle and opened fire on the rear of the mountain bandits. Compared with the use of grenades, for the Thunderbolt army who had just been equipped with firearms, the risk of using artillery at this time was greater, especially because the mountain road was narrow, and the vicinity of the artillery was also full of soldiers, and dozens of meters in front of it were still fighting and fighting, and the slightest carelessness would injure their own people. But Ouyang Xuan couldn't care about it so much, the combat power of these pro-soldier mountain bandits was extremely fierce, and the Thunderbolt soldiers who lacked experience in hand-to-hand combat were not opponents at all, if the line of spear and shield soldiers was broken, the remaining artillery troops could only be slaughtered.

Due to the urgency of the situation, the Thunderbolts fired a salvo this time without testing the artillery. Most of the first round of shells hit outside the mountain road, and only one tiger squat shell landed in the rear of the mountain bandits. To say that the power of the Tiger Squat Cannon is actually only equivalent to a large grenade, but the explosion in the dense crowd caused great casualties. The mountain bandits in the rear team were all temporarily drawn to fight for the sake, and their will to fight was far inferior to that of the fierce outlaws of the pro-soldier team. As soon as these bandits, who could only fight with the wind, were blown up by the shells, they became a mess, swarming backwards, and retreating and retreating, it became a big rout. Xiong Ben roared loudly and tried to stop the escape, but the sound of the cannon drowned out his voice, and the panicked bandits pushed him to the ground instead. What's even worse is that the mountain bandits holding the big banner with the word "bear" beside him were also squeezed down the mountain road, and even rolled down the hillside with the flag. When the Thunderbolt soldiers saw this, they shouted in unison, "Xiong Ben is defeated." The pro-soldiers who were fighting in front looked back and found that the crowd behind them were fleeing towards the cottage, and Xiong Ben's banner had also fallen, so they also turned around and fled. In the panic, two of the bandits tripped over the trench and were stabbed in the heart by the spears of the Thunderbolts who chased them.

Just when the Thunderbolt army was cleaning up the battlefield and readjusting the artillery position, Xiong Ben fled back to the village in a hurry, he first beheaded several mountain bandits who took the lead in escaping, hung the bloody heads on the wall, and promoted his own personal soldier captain to replace Xia Qiyong, who died in battle, as the second-in-command of the cottage, and removed several small leaders. Through coercion and inducement, he was able to stabilize his position.

This time, the hand-to-hand combat was extremely thrilling, and the Thunderbolts were almost broken through the defenses. After being afraid, Ouyang Xuan decided to fight steadily. Since the mountain bandits are strong in hand-to-hand combat, it is better to use artillery to deal with them from a distance. Cao Ergou resolutely implemented Ouyang Xuan's request, and when the barrel was red, he waited for it to be cold before firing it, and did not stop until the shells were finished. If the shells are gone, you just need to send someone back to get them, but if the damage is too great, the gains outweigh the losses.

Before this battle, Ouyang Xuan had already explained to Cao Ergou that the Thunderbolt army would set up a base here after conquering Wanjiaping, so when Cao Ergou commanded the artillery attack, the focus was on attacking the walled gate, wall, watchtower, arrow tower, trebuchet, ballista and other urban defense facilities. Most of these fortifications were made of wood, and they were destroyed little by little under the heavy artillery bombardment of the Perak army. Even the reinforced wall collapsed in two places, and more than a dozen bandits who tried to plug the gap with wood were also killed, while the Perak soldiers in the distance were slowly walking towards the wall in battle formation.

As the long-range weapons such as trebuchets and ballistas in the village were destroyed, the defenses were also blown to pieces, leaving the bandits without the will to fight. Under the whipping and angry scolding of Xiong Ben's newly appointed second-in-command, they cowered and lined up at the breach of the wall. At this time, Xiong Ben, the number one person in the village, disappeared. Most of his own soldiers were also missing, leaving only a handful of henchmen. Only these henchmen who are still in the village know that Xiong Ben has taken advantage of the chaos and quietly fled to Yongkang City from the hidden path behind the wall. Along the way, there was also a team of pro-soldiers who carried gold and silver on his back. In this battle, the pro-soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and only about 20 people remained. The gold and silver brought by these pro-soldiers were only a part of the treasure that Xiong Ben had robbed over the years, but it still made these strong mountain bandits panting. It can be seen from this that Xiong Ben is so cruel and ruthless in his oppression and plundering of mountain people and passers-by.