The shield soldiers quickly raised their shields above their heads and connected them into one, but the force of the falling rocks and battering rams was too great, and even though these shield soldiers were strong, some of them were unable to resist.

In an instant, the shield soldiers were knocked to the ground and screams were heard.

Cao Bing shouted, "Keep firing rockets, and the shield soldiers hold the formation steady."

Rockets rained down on the cliffs on both sides, the fire spread rapidly, thick smoke billowed, and the flames illuminated the night sky red.

Some bandits were forced by the flames to jump out of their hiding places, exposed to the sight of the officers and soldiers, and then shot.

The two sides clashed, and the bandits occupied the advantageous terrain. Even though the officers and soldiers were prepared, they could not move forward, and screams continued to echo.

Zhou Meng stood on a high place and laughed out loud at the soldiers who were in chaos on the mountain road.

You are so naive to think that we will be scared if you attack us with fire. Today, I will make sure that you will never return.

…

At the back mountain, all 300 volunteers had climbed up without blushing or breathing hard. The 100-meter height was nothing to them.

"Change clothes."

When everyone was present, Pei Yun spoke, and everyone immediately took out their explosion-proof suits from their backpacks and put them on.

"Brother, there's a fight going on ahead."

Chang Wei heard the faint movement coming from the front. Pei Yun nodded, and he also heard it, "Let's go."

Immediately, 300 people headed towards the mountain stronghold. This time they did not bring explosion-proof shields. Pei Yun felt that it was unnecessary. Stab-proof suits and helmets could provide good protection.

These bandits are not well-trained soldiers and cannot have a large number of archers, so they don’t need shields at all, and stab-proof clothing is enough.

Soon Pei Yun and others arrived behind the mountain stronghold and could already see the flames rising into the sky in front of them, as well as the shouts of killing from both sides.

"kill!"

Pei Yun roared and rushed forward, with Leng Qingqiu following closely beside him.

The others also roared and rushed towards the village.

"It's bad, village leader. Someone is coming to kill us from the back mountain?"

"What?" Zhou Meng was shocked. How could someone come up from the back mountain? That was a steep cliff. They usually hired good rock climbers to transport food, and it was difficult for normal people to climb up.

Moreover, he arranged two sentries at the back mountain, so how could someone sneak up?