Since the terrain in this area is relatively flat, the bandit den discovered this time was not a deep mountain forest, but a village leaning on a hillside.
Everyone didn't believe it at first. They had heard of mountain bandits and water bandits. This was the first time they heard that the whole village was owned by robbers. Could it be that bandits got their name from this?
If you tell me that there are more than a thousand people in a village, who would believe that it is the home of bandits?
If a passing caravan had stayed in this village, it would have definitely entered vertically and exited horizontally.
Marching and fighting are really tiring, and people who have never experienced it will never understand the pain.
Xia Jing led her team to stay overnight and arrived at a place called Rong Town on the second day.
The bandit village is more than twenty miles away from Rong Town.
The spies sent out brought back good news. Not all the bandits in the bandit village were in the village. About one-third of the bandits went out to rob the country.
There are about 700 bandits staying in the bandit village.
Xia Jing has 500 guards, plus 1,000 strong men she recruited, 700 to 1,500. If planned properly, casualties should be minimized.
"Princess, what are your plans for this trip?" The captain of the guard rode up to Xia Jing's side.
Xia Jing glanced at the sun that had begun to set in the west. "You ordered the team to go into the forest to rest. We are so exhausted that it is not conducive to the next action. As for how to act, we will think about it carefully later."
After two days of traveling, even though we rested for one night, everyone still felt tired. When they entered the woods, the leaves on the trees blocked the scorching sun above their heads. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and took off the water bags hanging from their waists.
and dry food, sit down and replenish your strength.
It's said to be a discussion, but actually there's nothing to discuss.
The most direct and effective way is to use speed. When everyone has rested, the sun has already hung on the treetops.
The team gathered and rushed to the bandits' den more than twenty miles away.
The bandits who stayed behind worked in the fields for a day, and when they returned home, they cooked, fed pigs, and entertained their children. On the surface, they looked no different from real villagers.
If you observe carefully, you can find that there are weapons hung in every main room, some are bows and arrows, some are broadswords, and some are axes and spears.
Just as everyone was preparing dinner or eating, Xia Jing led the team into the village from all directions.
Don't worry about the plan or not, let's strike first before the bandits can react.
Xia Jing led the team to suppress the bandits in such a direct manner.
What kind of conspiracy, she despises the waste of brains!
The bandits living around the village were killed by the guards and strong men who rushed in before they could react.
The bandits living in the middle realized that they were our main opponents today.
The captain of the guard looked at Xia Jing, who was leading the way, and was so scared that his heart trembled. Should he be so desperate? If the princess had some shortcomings, I wonder if the prince would be happy or angry?
Of course he was happy because he could marry the beautiful girl again, and angry because he cared about the princess.
It's terrible!
What should he do with this proposition?
Xia Jing slashed a bandit with her backhand and blood splattered everywhere!
Dodging the splash of blood, he turned around and kicked the captain of the guard who was in a daze, "At the critical moment, you wandered into the deep sea of your wife and couldn't get out, right?"
The captain of the guard wiped the blood on his face and gave Xia Jing a grateful look, not daring to be distracted anymore.
It was too late, but soon, the guard Chang Fei stepped forward and chopped down a bandit who was attacking from their side.
"Princess, thank you!"
Xia Jing rescued a strong man under her command, killed the bandit who was attacking him, and then rushed to the other side.
She turned around and found that the captain of the guard had also followed, "You are the leader of a team, why are you always following me? The whole team does not need you to coordinate?"
The captain of the guard was about to cry. He shouted to Xia Jing with a mournful face: "Princess, you are a rich man, don't you want to imitate these rough men and rush in? If you are injured or missing a hair,
The prince will not spare his subordinates."
She rushed forward, and his nerves became tense, fearing that something might happen to her!
"Bah!" Xia Jing pouted at him and said angrily: "If you yell louder, it's best to let the entire bandit den know my identity. Then, maybe the entire bandit den will rush towards me.
Got it!"
The captain of the guard was shocked. He was careless! It almost led to a big mistake!
Xia Jing found that the captain of the guard was silent and just followed her, so she ignored him.
She said "Huh" and noticed that the young man she had just rescued had some brute strength. He picked up a big sword and danced with great force. The bandits around him were a little helpless against him and had no way of starting!
This discovery made Xia Jing pay more attention to him.
After paying attention, I found that this kid was agile and had brute strength, but his moves were a bit messy and unorganized.
If given guidance and systematic training, given time, this kid might become a fierce general.
"Boy, what's your name?"
The strong man kicked the enemy over and then struck again. When he heard the voice of questioning, he turned around and realized that Xia Jing was asking him.
He wiped the blood stains on his face and grinned innocently: "You are asking me, my name is Ding Dazhuang."
Zhuang Ding——Ding Dazhuang.
Yes, if you read it backwards, there is at least one more word.
Xia Jing leaned against him and killed a bandit before speaking: "It's a good name. It suits you very well. I'll remember you. Remember to come find me after the war is over."
"ah?"
Ding Dazhuang couldn't react for a moment. He didn't expect such a good thing as a pie falling from the sky, and it happened to hit him.
The captain of the guard found the boy standing there in a daze, walked over and slapped him on the back of the head, laughing and scolding: "You brat, just wait for your career to flourish!"
"Ah?" Ding Dazhuang's head tilted forward as he was patted.
The captain of the guard felt that his head was not stable enough, so he raised his hand and patted him on the top of his head, "Ah, what, hurry up and kill the enemy and perform meritorious service!"
"Oh, good!"
Ding Dazhuang reacted belatedly, and excitedly ran towards the place where the bandits were, carrying a big knife.
Throughout the ages, whenever there is a war, the scene is extremely bloody, with people either dead or injured.
At the end of the battle, the entire bandit den was in a mess.
Some of the blood stains have dried up, and some are still extremely bright.
The corpses lying on the ground were scattered everywhere, which was shocking!
If she were a delicate woman who had never seen the big world, she would definitely be scared and scream!
But Xia Jing's expression was very calm, and she calmly watched everyone clean up the battlefield.
The captain of the guard who had been wanting to see her reaction was disappointed. Do women become more cruel as they get older?
Xia Jing seemed to have eyes on the top of her head. She knew the captain of the guard was staring at her without raising her head, "Why are you so busy staring at me?"
"Ahem." It was a very transgressive act to stare at the mistress without blinking. The captain of the guard did not expect that he would be caught without paying attention for a moment.
Xia Jing raised her head and looked at him with a strange look on her face, "Why don't you quickly order the guards to collect supplies and clean the battlefield? Do you want to wait for the bandits who are out to come back? You are not afraid of enemies on narrow roads. Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet, so they are blocked by bandits.