Yang Xuan blocked and counterattacked; blocked and counterattacked...
He was doing this almost numbly.
Behind him, Wang Laoer suddenly flew past.
"Fire the arrow!"
A wave of arrows flew towards him, and Wang Laoer almost turned into an arrow man. He landed awkwardly, slapped a horse thief to death with one palm, and was swept in.
Is it so important to maintain formation at all times in battle?
Yang Xuan understood a lot, but at the moment, his mind was filled with the thoughts of Wang Laoer.
Ahead, a horseman rushed towards him with a ferocious smile, and the horse thief on the horse was shouting.
"Yo ho!"
Yang Xuan has never been so awake.
He raised his knife.
Not blocking, but taking a step forward.
With just one step, the horse thief's attack rhythm was disrupted.
The horizontal sword passed by the side of the horse.
When the horse thief fell from his horse, Yang Xuan felt his scalp numb... From the time he rushed down to now, he has been suffering from scalp numbness.
He rushed forward, and Cao Ying behind him gave a sharp shout.
clang!
The sound of blocking was heard, and Yang Xuan turned around sharply.
A big-eyed horse thief was fighting Cao Ying with a long knife.
Yi Niang unceremoniously attacked with a soft sword.
The horse thief blocked again.
The old thief makes up for it with a knife.
This skilled horse thief will die with his eyes open.
Yang Xuan thought of the knowledge about ancient battle formations he had read in the scroll, but at the moment he had no time to summarize, so he turned his eyes and shouted: "Second Brother!"
"Mr. Lang!"
Wang Laoer shouted from the front.
Boom!
There was a loud noise, and an armored horse thief leader flew out, his breastplate shattered, and he vomited blood in mid-air.
Wang Laoer flew out of the encirclement and slashed with his sword.
"Surround and kill him!"
A leader pointed at Yang Xuan and shouted.
Yang Xuan ducked to avoid the knife, turned his body, and the horizontal knife followed.
Blood spurted out, and Yang Xuan rushed towards Wang Laoer.
The horse thief rushes.
Yang Xuan no longer stood in defense, but took the initiative to rush forward.
Block, release force, swing the knife.
Chills down the spine.
He turned around suddenly and swung his knife.
The horse thief behind him probably didn't expect that he would suddenly turn around and kill his horse with a single blow.
"Is that so?" Yang Xuan suddenly realized.
"Mingfu!"
Yang Xuan turned around and saw a crowd of people.
"kill!"
The criminals were charging and killing with all kinds of weapons.
"Out of town!"
Qian Mo led the soldiers out of the city.
"Crush them!"
Zhuang Sheng shouted.
"One wave!" Deng Hu said with a cold face, "Crush them with one wave of impact. If successful, destroy them. If not, retreat!"
This is the normal behavior of horse thieves.
"Array up!"
Qian Mo arrived, and Yang Xuan led his people into the array.
Qian Mo raised his sword.
"Archer!"
More than thirty soldiers stood with their bows and arrows ready.
"Lance formation!"
The prisoners gathered together, their spears pointing outwards.
"Fire the arrow!"
Thirty arrows flew away.
The rushing horse thieves fell off their horses sparsely.
"Crash into it!"
Deng Hu shouted.
But after seeing the dense mass of spears, the war horses actually slowed down.
Just as Qian Mo was about to give the order to attack, he saw someone stepping out of the array.
The prisoners behind him all followed suit.
"kill!"
Yang Xuan, who was wearing official uniform, gripped his spear and stabbed him.
The horse thief fell from his horse.
The intensive stabbing with spears and the arrows behind them were just one wave of superior strikes, and the horse thieves were defeated.
"withdraw!"
Deng Hu had a dark face and cursed: "Who said that about the young county magistrate?"
Zhuang Sheng said gloomily: "He is indeed a young man!"
"Failed!"
The horse thieves fled in panic.
Deng Hu saw the man in front of him, a young man wearing official uniform.
"He's standing right in front." Zhuang Sheng's eyelids twitched.
"He has been charging forward, this bitch... what the hell!" Deng Hu turned the horse's head and cursed: "Withdraw! Come back next time and massacre the city!"
"Massacre the city!"
The horse thieves fled away shouting wildly.
Yang Xuan stopped, his mind a little confused.
Qian Mo issued a series of orders and everyone began to clean up the battlefield. He immediately asked people to follow the sentry and walked to Yang Xuan's side.
Hand it over seriously.
"Today Wuming Mansion is destroyed and the city is destroyed!"
Yang Xuan put away the knife, feeling severe pain in his shoulder, but he still insisted on patting Qian Mo's shoulder, "Why are you so formal?"
Qian Mo was a little surprised, "I looked down on Ming Mansion earlier, I feel ashamed."
"I was a little panicked before." Yang Xuan did not hide the fact that he was a rookie, but the hunting experience in Dongyu Mountain helped him.
"Mingfu"
The leader of the two criminals came over.
Pu Tong knelt down.
Zhao Youcai bowed his head and said: "Today we let the Ming Dynasty take risks. Our sin is unforgivable."
The criminals stopped cleaning the battlefield and all looked at it.
Yang Xuan's expression was calm, showing no emotion or anger.
Diao She's body trembled slightly.
Yang Xuan chopped him with a knife at this moment, and no one questioned him.
"Did you want to escape earlier?"
Yang Xuan asked.
The two of them bowed their heads and did not dare to answer.
Cao Ying and others gathered behind Yang Xuan.
There was a hint of expectation and worry in Cao Ying's eyes.
When these criminals are exiled to such a place, there may not be much goodness left. If the husband kills people or humiliates them, it will easily trigger a backlash.
But today, these criminals sit back and watch the horse thieves attack the city. It is unjustifiable not to punish them, and it becomes connivance.
Choking!
Yang Xuan drew his sword and placed it on Zhao Youcai's neck.
Cao Ying took a deep breath and nodded slightly at Qian Mo, indicating that she was ready.
Goosebumps suddenly appeared on Zhao Youcai's neck.
The Ming government wants to kill me?
He felt extremely regretful in his heart, thinking that he should have decisively refused to come for help and let the young man die in the battle.
"If you hesitated before, you could be punished by death."
The prisoners made a commotion.
Zhao Youcai wanted to move, but as soon as he did, the horizontal knife exerted slight force, and he hurriedly bowed his head again.
"You are all human criminals, big or small... no, most of them are repeat criminals. According to my idea, it is not an exaggeration to kill them all."
The prisoners' eyes were cold, and a dangerous aura was brewing.
Yang Xuan raised his eyes, "But the law determines your sentence. Since the law is like this, it must have its reason. I have read the law many times, and from beginning to end, I only saw one word...
…”
“Keeping past mistakes in mind will prevent future ones.”
The prisoners fell silent.
Yang Xuan glanced at these prisoners, "Since the law determines that you and others will be exiled here, it is to atone for your past sins."
"Should I?" Yang Xuan asked.
Punishment is inevitable!
The prisoners hung their heads, but thought they would not have to die.
"It's still the same word, avoid past mistakes to avoid future ones." There was a little more warmth in Yang Xuan's voice, "You just sat back and watched, then why did you attack again? Who can tell me?"
Diao She said: "Yes... we saw that the Ming government was stopping the horse thieves, and they were protecting us. We... no matter how ruthless we are, we still refuse to retreat."
"So you wait to attack. This is your own salvation."
"I'm in a dilemma." Yang Xuan looked at these criminals, "You make mistakes first, and then redeem them. You should be punished before, and rewarded after. Clear rewards and punishments are the long-term solution, but what should I do with you?"
Cao Ying and others were a little nervous.
Qian Mo winked at his men. They had become cavalry and could mount their horses at any time to chase down fleeing criminals.
Those prisoners were tensed up, waiting for the final moment to come.
How much is the punishment?
Too heavy and can only run!
"Someone is coming!"
Zhen Siwen stepped forward and stood with folded hands, "Mingfu orders."
Yang Xuan asked: "A farmer was killed earlier, where is his family?"
Zhen Siwen pointed to the city gate.
A woman and two boys were kneeling there crying.
"Bring it here!"
Someone went over to tell the woman. The woman looked here and choked up: "Does the Ming government want to provide some pension? Thank you very much."
As he got closer, Yang Xuan pointed at the woman and said, "Her husband was killed by a horse thief today. The family of three will definitely have a difficult life in the future. It is my duty as the county magistrate to help them tide over the difficulties."
Everyone was puzzled.
Yang Xuan leaned over and picked up the youngest boy and said:
"She will still have to take care of her children, cook, and do laundry... The only thing I can do to help her is to find help for her."
Yang Xuan looked at the prisoners and said in a deep voice: "Starting from tomorrow, you will be in a group of five, and they will take turns helping her family farm and harvest. This is my punishment for you, for five years."
"Mingfu!"
Zhao Youcai lost his composure and raised his head. Fortunately, Yang Xuan just put the knife away, otherwise there would have been another dead soul under the knife.
The prisoners were stunned.
Is this punishment?
A feeling of recognition and care arises spontaneously.
"If anyone takes the opportunity to escape..." Before Yang Xuan could finish his words, Diao She said fiercely: "Don't worry, Mingfu, if anyone escapes, he will be beaten to death!"
The woman looked at Yang Xuan, her legs went weak and she knelt down, tears streaming down her face.
"Mingfu!"
Yang Xuan pointed at the woman, and Yi Niang came over to help her up, not forgetting to give Yang Xuan a look.
My husband has grown up!
There is no better way to deal with it than this, giving both kindness and power to win the hearts of the prisoners. This woman will sing praises for Yang Xuan when she goes back, and the people in the city will also know the kindness of the new Ming Dynasty.
Cao Ying and others were smiling, feeling so inexplicably sad and proud!