The bandits didn't make any move, which made the villagers relax. They were busy working, and the children also gathered together to play.
With nothing to do, Bai Yan sat by the river and watched the children playing.
But some bandits are still ready to take action.
"Brother, do we really have to wait any longer? If the officers and soldiers come..."
A younger brother asked.
"What are you afraid of? The officers and soldiers are here, we just go into the mountain. What's more, our people might also be on the way." Boss Tiger said coldly.
Seeing that the situation was not going well before, he arranged for his younger brother to go back and bring reinforcements, and they should be on the way now.
If officers and soldiers come, there will probably be a fight.
If you can't fight, just run away. There are mountains everywhere here, which is very beneficial to them.
"I'm not afraid, but I can't trust that pretty boy," said the younger brother.
"If he dares to deceive me, even if he hides in Yanzhou City, I will catch him." Boss Tiger snorted coldly: "But his knife is really good."
His heart was moved and he wished he could take the knife as his own.
He regretted not asking for the knife just now. Moreover, he felt that even if he asked, Bai Yan would not agree.
"Boss, was that knife really made by them?" The younger brother also yearned for it.
"How is that possible? That knife must have been made by a famous artist. The two of them were acting." Boss Tiger said with certainty.
He didn't believe that a small village could build such a weapon, and he wouldn't believe it even if it killed him.
"Brother, someone is coming."
Suddenly, a boy who was watching out shouted.
Boss Tiger quickly stood up to check.
I saw a large number of people and horses appearing in the distance, heading towards the village.
"It's someone from the government, that pretty boy, he really deceived us."
Several younger brothers were very angry.
Han Chang, who was already in despair, became hopeful again.
"Those are not officers and soldiers. Officers and soldiers all have military flags, but they don't." Boss Hu watched for a while and said.
He has been dealing with officers and soldiers all year round, and he knows that when officers and soldiers are dispatched, a military flag will be erected. Especially to suppress bandits, which is a matter of meritorious service and winning people's hearts, there will definitely be a big flag to show the identity.
"Yes, they don't have military flags, and their formation is very messy. Are they our brothers?"
Boss Tiger nodded: "It's very possible, as long as it's not an officer or soldier. Maybe it's someone passing by."
At the same time, the villagers also saw a large number of people and hurriedly beat gongs and drums.
The villagers who were resting at home picked up farm tools and sticks again and came out. The whole village came towards Bai Yan. They already regarded Bai Yan as their backbone.
"The bandits are here, we fight them."
A group of children stopped playing around and stood ready with sticks in hand.
"You little beast, don't mess around."
Liu Laoer panted and ran to Bai Yan and asked: "Master Bai, it's not good, there is a large group of bandits outside, what should we do?"
"How many people are here?" Bai Yan asked.
"Can't see, probably at least a hundred or so." A strong man responded.
"I can't be kind this time. It's me who has brought trouble to everyone." Bai Yan sighed.
A large army of bandits has arrived, and I'm afraid they won't be able to compromise if they are expected to do so.
But he couldn't figure it out. Hutoushan was far away from Liujiazhuang, and it would take a day or two to come back. How could the bandits come so fast?
He chose to compromise because he expected that the bandits would not support him.
"Master Bai, you gave our village a way to survive and saved us. We are all willing to fight for you."
"Yes, Master Bai, don't say whether you will be implicated or not, just fight them."
The villagers expressed their opinions one after another, which also moved Bai Yan. He killed the tiger boss, which was regarded as an enmity. If he really left with the bandits, he would never be able to come back.
"Thank you all, you just can't fight hard." Bai Yan said.
"Young master, we can go hide in the mine. When the Sang bandits come, we will hide there." Liu Laoer suggested.
Bai Yan's eyes lit up and he ordered: "Just go there. Village chief, you take the old people and the children and leave first. I will stay away from the villagers."
Liu Laoer responded and took everyone up the mountain together.
Women held children in their arms, and young men supported old men.
Bai Yan did not act immediately. On the one hand, he could not leave the elderly and children in the village alone. After all, this was the disaster he had caused.
On the other hand, he always felt that something was not quite right.
Bai Yan led his people to the hillside to observe. A large group of bandits had already rushed into the villa, numbering at least several hundred people, making the villagers all nervous.
It's just a bit strange that these bandits did not join up with Boss Tiger and others.
"Are these bandits really not a group? No, these people are wearing armor, and those horses are not ordinary horses, they are war horses!"
Soon, Bai Yan recognized that this was the army of the dynasty.
"Let the villagers rest assured that these are not bandits, but the army."
Bai Yan gave instructions to the villagers and walked down the hillside, ready to find out.
"Young Master, are you sure this is the army of the dynasty? It's not the army of the Sang Kou?" Wang Weiwei asked worriedly.
"Yes, I can still recognize the armor."
Bai Yan said firmly.
The Sankou were much behind the Daqian Dynasty. Their armors were very old, not to mention rough in workmanship, and their numbers were still small.
Many Sanko armors are made of vines.
At this time, a villager ran over and shouted: "Master Bai, the village chief, is the Flying Eagle Army of the dynasty, not a bandit."
Upon hearing the shouting, the villagers who were still a little disbelieving at first felt relieved.
Bai Yan led a group of people and walked towards the Flying Eagle Army.
When I got closer, I found that this army was quite brutal, and many people were injured.
The leading general was a young man wearing a red robe, with blood still dripping from under his armor. Some of the war horses were panting violently, looking like they were dying.
This is a defeated army, and it is very likely that they will be hunted down. Are the Sang Kou making a comeback?
Thinking of this, Bai Yan ordered Xiaohe: "Let the villagers stay on the mountain and don't come down."
Xiaohe didn't understand what Bai Yan meant, but he still hurried away to inform him.
The young general in red robe seemed to have heard Bai Yan's words, his expression was shocked, and he looked at Bai Yan curiously.
"Bai Yan, a common man, I have met the general." Bai Yan stepped forward and performed the scholar's etiquette.
"Aren't you from the village?" the young man in red robe asked.
"The grassroots family lives in Yanzhou City and passed by here." Bai Yan responded.
The young general in red robe nodded and looked at the knife on Bai Yan's waist: "You carry a weapon with you. It seems that you are not an ordinary person. Can you show it to me?"
Bai Yan took out the knife without saying a word.
Although his family is rich, these military generals are not something he can offend.