"Let go!" Zheng Qing narrowed his eyes and waved his hand down violently. A young man behind him swung the ax in his hand fiercely and cut the rope.
The fence hanging between two thick bamboos roared down. Several bandits who were running between the bamboos were hit by the bamboos falling from the sky and were directly pierced. A large net fell with the bamboo spear, and
The bandits who came one after another from behind were completely covered in it.
"Where did this ghost thing come from!" The knife in his hand was chopping the rope in a panic. A bandit leader shouted in panic. He subconsciously looked up and saw a flash of fire in the darkness not far away.
Then two or three figures came towards him, and their sharp bamboo spears stabbed directly into the chest of the bandit leader with the sound of wind.
"They are human beings too. I don't know where they came from!" A bandit finally calmed down and saw these enemies who showed up for the first time in the darkness, while the rest of the bandits around him were roaring.
They all looked at it carefully, and sure enough, these guys were holding bamboo spears and running back and forth in the bamboo forest. Although they were agile, they were real people, not gods with three heads and six arms who could roll up will-o'-the-wisps.
Although they didn't know the origin of the will-o'-the-wisp that made them run away, the bandits had clearly realized that they were most likely to be ambushed. And looking at the traps around them, most of them were used in the mountains.
As for the hunters, some of them in this team were not mountain hunters, and they could even name the traps.
"Damn it, we've been fooled!" A bandit yelled angrily, lifting the knife in his hand. They have always harvested human lives like mowing grass, but they have never been bullied into such a mess.
How can there be no anger in my heart?
"Kill these unruly sons of bitches!" The bandits had completely woken up and rushed forward with curses. A few of them lit torches or fire sticks to illuminate the surrounding mountains and forests, guiding their companions on the way and direction.
After all, the traps on the ground were just dug out hastily. With the light and the lessons learned from their companions, the bandits would naturally not step on them stupidly again.
Although those previous traps had trapped many bandits, and even killed most of them, the number was limited after all. A rough estimate from the light of the fire was that fifty or sixty bandits got separated or died in the traps.
The dozen or so bandits who were previously trapped by ropes were also carefully rescued by their companions, so the bandits still had the absolute upper hand in numbers. What's more, after figuring out where the other party came from, the bandits no longer panicked.
Before, they thought they were being retaliated by the mountain god because they had done too many bad things. But now they saw that they were just a group of ordinary young people ambushing them in the dark. Naturally, they had nothing to be afraid of. The two young people who were left behind
They were soon overwhelmed by the shouting bandits. As for their fate, it was easy to know without even thinking about it.
"Brother Qing!" Several young people around Zheng Qing looked at the bandits getting closer and closer, and they suddenly became a little nervous. They could lay traps, but this time of rushing into battle, let them, novices, fight against these bandits.
A contest between bandits who make a living by licking blood from their blades is a bit difficult, but these young men still gritted their teeth and picked up the weapons in their hands - even though these weapons were not on the same level as the swords of the bandits.
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"Retreat, retreat south!" At this moment, Li Xingchen led his people and ran out of the darkness, and Li Xingchen waved his hand fiercely at Zheng Qing.
"Quickly retreat!" Zheng Qing was in a daze, then came back to his senses and shouted loudly.
Li Xingchen threw the torch to the wormwood on the ground without hesitation. Behind him, Li Qiu and others did the same. The flame fell into the wormwood and other weeds. Suddenly, sparks flew everywhere, and the fire burned ragingly, and soon the people on the ground were burned.
The grass swallowed up the grass and began to lick the surrounding bamboos. The roaring bandits rushed up when they saw the wall of fire in front of them and the graceful figure behind the wall of fire. Although they were angry, they could only form a team while looking for other breakthroughs.
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The silence of the mountain forest has been replaced by chaotic shouts and footsteps, and torches are raised one after another, completely illuminating the darkness. Up and down the mountain, the angry bandits are calling their companions while obeying the orders of their leaders and moving forward.
The village on the opposite mountain, which originally had a faint light, was completely silent in the darkness when the night attack occurred. The erratic will-o'-the-wisps disappeared, and the enemies who seemed to emerge from the ground returned again.
Where they came out, they disappeared without a trace. Of course, the bandits were attacked this time, and they would not wait stupidly to be attacked a second time. What's more, with the subsequent firelight, they could see these attackers clearly.
's true face.
In this barren mountain, only the people in that village could do such a thing. Although I don’t know how these unscrupulous people had the courage to sneak attack, and how they came up with such a frightening method, but
At least the bandits have overcome their inner fear. Whether it is the increasing number of companions around them or the torches lighting up the darkness, it has given them a lot of courage. Even if they cannot find the enemy, they will not suffer much loss, as long as
If they can survive the day like this, victory still belongs to them.
The fire in the distance illuminated half of the sky, and Li Xingchen's face appeared to flicker against the dancing firelight, making it difficult to see clearly. Zheng Qing, Song Fei and others stood beside Li Xingchen with their mouths tightly pursed, looking at that person.
The hillside where bandits gradually gather.
"There are about forty or fifty bandits killed by us. Of course, I don't know how many of them are injured and still breathing." Li Qiu said with joy in his tone. There were only about two hundred bandits in total.
, if you do this, within a few times, these bandits will be completely finished. What's more important is that the people currently sent by the village are actually these twenty young people.
Li Xingchen sighed softly. The reaction of these bandits was definitely not slow. Zheng Qing and his men had worked hard all night to prepare the traps for them, but only half of them were effective. If the bandits still panic and attack in a panic,
If he ran forward, Li Xingchen was really confident that he could eat half of them in one bite. More importantly, when more than half of them were lost, the psychological defenses of these bandits would have collapsed long ago. They would not care how many enemies they had, just
Escape desperately.
When the time comes, this group of bandits will naturally retreat without a fight.
But after all, this was just Li Xingchen's beautiful idea. The cruel reality was that he had to lead his people to retreat at the critical moment, and even set fire to a small half of the bamboo on the hillside, leaving a natural open space for the enemy. If it weren't for the surrounding
There are also streams. I am afraid that the power and scope of the fire will be greater. By then, more bamboos, which are good cover for the villagers, will be burned.
It's a pity that these bandits were not slow in their actions. Except for the dozen or so people at the front who were burned to death by the fire, the people at the back all evacuated across the creek in time to avoid being swallowed up by the fire. Now they are back to this ashes-covered area.
In the open space, he looked around with eager eyes.
This is really a tough nut to crack, and if the enemy cannot be further killed before dawn, the enemy will definitely launch a crazy and deadly attack on the village at dawn.
Neither Li Xingchen nor any of the young people present had any doubts about this.
Chapter 23 Changes
The place where Li Xingchen and the others were hiding was the upper reaches of the creek that Li Xingchen and Li Qiu found when they were walking in the mountains during the day. Walking along the creek toward the mountain, the vegetation on both sides has turned into dense trees.
, instead of bamboo, is more conducive to hiding. When Li Xingchen was studying the map before, he had already begun to look for an escape route, and he chose this hilltop.
In this darkness, although the bandits should not have the courage to attack the village - after the commotion at night, I am afraid that even if these bandits see the identity of the attacker, they will be afraid of the village. After all, Li Xingchen took out
The will-o'-the-wisps and traps were enough to make the bandits suspicious.
Before figuring out the will-o'-the-wisps and traps, Li Xingchen believed that these bandits would not act rashly toward the village. Once they suffered more losses, the number of strong men in the village might exceed them. As long as the bandit leader
If you don't go crazy, you won't launch such an attack rashly.
But just because the bandits don't attack the village doesn't mean they won't explore in the direction of the village - Li Xingchen and the others did something like this at night. The bandits have nowhere to vent their anger, and they definitely want to catch one or two guys.
Therefore, they are very likely to push or pursue in the direction of the village in order to catch one or two who are left behind to take revenge.
Therefore, Li Xingchen simply did not take the people back to the village directly, but retreated all the way to the south mountain. This could at least prevent him from being chased like a lost dog by the bandits behind him.
"Quickly count the number of people." Li Xingchen looked at the groups of people gathering under the big tree out of breath, and hurriedly said to Zheng Qing and the others.
"Two people are missing." Zheng Qing had obviously checked them out briefly, with a worried look on his face. These two people were his subordinates. They had obviously disappeared in the chaos just now, which made Zheng Qing quite worried.
And Li Xingchen also took a breath of cold air, because he clearly remembered that there were no casualties in the chaos. The absence of two people at this time meant that they were lost during the retreat, so it is very likely that they are still alive.
, is more likely to fall into the hands of bandits - with so many people advancing and retreating at the same time, it is impossible for someone to fall behind halfway without the rest of the people noticing.
Zheng Qing was obviously aware of this situation, so the application on his face was quite solemn.
"Are you going back to look for me now?" Song Fei and Li Qiu also walked over quickly, with ferocious expressions on their faces. They had both killed people with their own hands just now, and now they felt like risking their lives.
The feeling of being a disciple.
"Don't act rashly," Li Xingchen ordered in a deep voice as he walked to higher ground. "Send a few people who are agile and familiar with the road to go around from the west and inform the village of what happened here. The three elders in the village will know what to do.
How to do it. Let five other brothers go out and patrol the creek area at the foot of the mountain. If there are bandits coming, report it quickly. Don't cross the creek!"
Song Fei and Li Qiu responded and hurried to arrange the arrangements, while Zheng Qing said worriedly: "Brother Chen, it's me who didn't take care of the brothers..."
"Don't talk about this yet," Li Xingchen felt his temples beating suddenly, and his heart beat along with his temples, "Who are these two people?"
Zheng Qing hesitated for a moment: "Zheng Ming and Zheng Liang from the east end of the village. They are both honest and honest boys. They can lay traps, but they are not very good at running in the mountains. Who would have thought that something would really happen?"
Yes, if I had known this, I would have let the two of them stand in the middle of the team."
"I was walking in a panic at that time, and I couldn't even set the mountain on fire, so an accident was expected." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, and jumped on a big rock to look at the hilltop where the bandits gathered. The distance between the two hills was actually real.
It was not far up, and the bandits were using torches to burn half of the sky red, so Li Xingchen could clearly see the movements of the bandits gathered there.
The originally scattered bandits gradually retreated, and torch-bearing groups kept coming back from the dark bamboo forest. On the hillside facing the village, more and more people gathered, and several bandits could be vaguely seen holding two people.
We walked to the middle of the open space. Originally, the bandits had built a small platform there for the purpose of ordering troops and issuing orders. Now it came in handy. The two men were tied directly to the pillars on the platform, facing the darkness.
A silent village.
"Brothers, you don't have to look for it anymore." Li Xingchen sighed softly. He didn't expect that not only did things not develop in the best direction he expected, but because the two brothers fell into the hands of the enemy, it was likely to lead to even more unfavorable consequences.
Influence, "Also, tell Song Fei and Li Qiu to gather everyone together as soon as possible!"
Zheng Qing's face changed slightly. Obviously he also knew that this meant that things had reached the worst point, and the two people lost were both his subordinates and the younger generation of the Zheng family, so Zheng Qing felt ashamed and embarrassed.
Worried. But at this time, he himself had no idea and had no choice but to follow Li Xingchen's orders.
The young people waiting on the hillside obviously noticed the noise coming from the hillside over there, and as Zheng Qing, Song Fei and others ordered to assemble, they more or less expected what happened. The faces of these young people in the darkness
With expressions full of anger, it was obvious that as long as Li Xingchen gave the order, they would rush to save people without hesitation.
"Zheng Ming and Zheng Liang most likely fell into the hands of bandits. You must have guessed this." Li Xingchen said in a low voice.
All the young people leaned forward slightly, their eyes in the darkness full of anger and fighting spirit. They knew very well what would happen to their brothers who grew up together if they fell into the hands of these damn bandits.
"Brother Chen, tell me, how can we save people?!" A young man couldn't hold himself back and said.
"Yes, we can't watch the two brothers of the Zheng family fall into the hands of this bandit!"
"That's right, brother Chen, if you give the order, even if we fight with the bandits, we will accept it!"
"According to the method just now, we can definitely defeat the bandits and take advantage of the opportunity to rescue our brothers!"
"Brother Chen!"
Li Xingchen closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if he was expelling these noisy voices of petition from his mind. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes, and his sharp eyes swept over everyone, even most people in the dark.
You can't even see where Li Xingchen's eyes are, but you still feel like you're being watched.
"Is it all over?" Li Xingchen's voice was low, filled with anger that could not be concealed.
Zheng Qing and Song Fei glanced at each other subconsciously, Brother Chen... is he angry?
For a moment, no one dared to speak, but Li Xingchen stretched out his hand and punched the big tree next to him, and then said coldly: "Listen to me, we can't save this person."
"Why?!" This time, the leaders, including Zheng Qing and Song Fei, all stood up straight, looking puzzled and even looking at Li Xingchen angrily.