The kerosene burned fiercely, but the amount was not large. It burned out quickly, leaving only the wooden parts of the heavy crossbow and catapult still burning.
The bandits then stepped forward and put out the fire.
But both the catapults and the heavy crossbows were burned down.
During the siege of Wulang Mountain, the bandits all tasted the benefits of catapults and heavy crossbows. Now, before they had enough, they were burned down by a fire.
Many bandits showed frustrated and worried expressions.
"Brothers, don't worry, they only have less than 2,000 people, and our manpower is more than twice theirs. If they dare to come, we will make sure they never come back!"
A bandit leader shouted at the top of his lungs: "Mr. Feng said that if you kill a soldier, you will be rewarded with five taels of silver. If you kill an escort, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. Brothers, here is your chance to make a fortune!"
"Brothers, we are all kings of various mountains, but recently we were forced to leave our homes by a group of escorts. I don't know about you, but I, Zhou Liankui, can't bear this tone!"
Another big boss followed and shouted: "Today, our opportunity for revenge has come. Jin Feng, the big boss of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, and Zhang Liang, the second boss, are here, as well as the captain of the county and city army. As long as we kill them, who will win in the future?"
Don’t dare to mess with us anymore!”
"Master Zhou and Master Xu are right. Either they die today or we die!"
The third big boss jumped on the stone, raised his knife and shouted: "Kill! Kill them, let's go back to the mountain to eat meat and drink wine!"
In the past, when escorts saw bandits, when did they not kowtow and hold passing money in both hands?
However, since the establishment of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, its style has been very tough. Anyone who dares to block the road will be fired with a volley of crossbows.
This time the bandit suppression team also used the banner of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, driving several groups of bandits in Qingshan County into chaos.
The bandits had been holding their breath for a long time, and Mr. Feng was able to deal with it, so several groups of bandits finally united.
Ordinary bandits have simple ideas, but when the masters were so angry, many bandits raised their weapons and shouted excitedly.
The atmosphere is contagious, so before every war, there will be pre-war mobilization.
At first, it was just the bandits who were close to the boss shouting, but then the other bandits were also infected and raised their weapons one after another.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Thousands of bandits shouted together, and the sound was so loud that the birds on several surrounding hills were so frightened that they flew up.
A few hundred meters away, many government soldiers who had not yet understood the situation were frightened by the bandits' shouts of killing.
Zhang Liang glanced in the direction of Wulang Mountain, and instead of looking after the soldiers, he turned back to look at the formation of escorts standing neatly in front of him.
The veterans brought by Jin Feng from Xihewan, plus the bodyguards temporarily transferred from Guangyuan to attack Hu Xiaoling, except for the female soldiers in charge of the three catapults, the rest are here.
In total, there were about a hundred people, divided into three groups.
The first group was all strong male soldiers, each carrying a shield as tall as one person.
The second group was also composed of male soldiers, each carrying a sharp spear more than one foot long with barbs.
The last group of soldiers, half male and half female, had the largest number, and each held a repeating hand crossbow.
"There are more than four thousand bandits, are you afraid?" Zhang Liang asked.
"Captain, you are looking down upon others when you say that. When have we, the Tielin Army, ever been afraid?"
"That's right, let alone a group of bandits, even if they are the party's cavalry, we won't give in!"
"Sir, the bandits are just a mob. Don't worry about shouting happily now. If we start fighting later, we will ensure that each one will escape faster than the other."
"Captain, don't worry, we promise to complete the mission!"
The escorts all answered with smiles.
Zhang Liang's current official identity is the deputy head of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, but veterans still prefer to call him captain.
"very good!"
Zhang Liang nodded slightly: "Let's take action and bring Miss Mu Lan back!"
"yes!"
More than a hundred veterans agreed in unison, and then quickly formed a triangular battle formation, like a huge arrow.
At a quick glance, this formation is similar to the Macedonian phalanx, with the shield bearer in front and the spear bearer at the back. It just has an extra set of crossbowmen.
In fact, this formation was improved after Zhang Liang and Jin Feng studied it for a long time.
The biggest shortcoming of the Macedonian phalanx is that it is easy for the enemy to break through on the left, right and rear wings.
There is no need to worry about this problem in this arrow battle formation. The three sides of the triangle are all shield-bearers. No matter which direction the enemy rushes in from, they will always face the same spear.
"Enter!"
Following Da Zhuang's order, the bodyguards marched towards Wulang Mountain in neat steps.
"Jin Feng is crazy. Why did he send these people here? Are they going to plug the gap in our teeth?"
"We have more than 4,000 people. If one person throws a stone, they can be crushed to death."
"Could these people have offended Jin Feng and been sent to die by him?"
A big boss looked down the mountain as if he were looking at a group of lunatics.
There was also a big boss who said worriedly: "It is rumored that Jin Feng is the most protective of the weak, so why would he send so many people to die?
Besides, if you look at their equipment, they are obviously the elite of Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. Even if they die, Jin Feng will not send them here, right?
I think these people must have other purposes."
As a result, as soon as the big boss finished speaking, there was a sound of ridicule from all around.
"Lao Ruan, your surname is Ruan, you can't really be soft, can you?"
"If you are afraid, just take your people and get out. From now on, our Baishi Mountain will collect your annual grain from Niutoushan!"
"Ruan, you are really getting less and less courageous. Jin Feng can use kerosene, and so can we. No matter how elite their equipment is, they cannot be invulnerable to water and fire, right?"
When the boss named Ruan heard this, he had no choice but to shut up.
But he was still a little worried.
Because Mr. Feng has not appeared until now.
While the leaders were discussing, the triangular battle formation had advanced more than a hundred feet, and a dozen feet further would be the gathering place for the bandits.
The bandits at the front of the battle formation each held a small jar in their hands and were all ready to throw it.
As long as the battle formation advances another three feet, they will throw out the small jars in their hands.
However, at this moment, the wall made of shields suddenly cracked into small openings, and dozens of crossbow arrows flew out of the small openings, heading straight towards the group of bandits.
The bandits standing at the front were immediately hit by arrows and knocked down in a row.
Then, before the bandits behind him could recover, the second round of shooting came again.
Another row of bandits fell to the ground.
The remaining bandits were all panicked and threw the small jars in their hands towards the battle formation regardless.
Unfortunately, these small jars weighed four or five pounds each, so they couldn't throw them far.
"Didn't these idiots receive shields? Use the shields!"
A big boss was so angry that he jumped up and down.
Before the operation started, Mr. Feng warned several bandit leaders to be careful with the crossbows of Zhenyuan Escort Bureau.
The great masters asked craftsmen to quickly make a batch of shields and distribute them.
Unfortunately, the bandits were not used to using it and did not take Mr. Feng's warning seriously. After the shields were handed down, they were all thrown aside.
Moreover, the veterans' movements were so fast that the total time spent on the two rounds of shooting was only a dozen seconds.
It was not until the second round of shooting that the bandits finally came to their senses and picked up their shields one after another to protect themselves.
"Let me see what else you can do this time?"
Several big bosses gritted their teeth and looked down.