When all the bandits heard the officers and soldiers coming up the mountain, they all changed their colors.
The leader of the second village turned pale, stepped forward, put a short sword on Zhang Yangquan's neck, and said angrily: "How dare you say that you are not a Tatar spy?"
"Kill him, kill him!" All the bandits cheered.
At the critical moment, Zhang Yangquan calmed down and said in a deep voice: "I want to ask, what does the attack by Yuan thief officers and soldiers have to do with me being a spy?"
The second village leader was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
Wang said angrily: "Zhi Niang, you still dare to quibble. As soon as we captured you, the officers and soldiers of the Yuan thieves attacked. You must have attracted the officers and soldiers of the Yuan thieves!"
"So, the Yuan thief officers and soldiers don't know the location of your stronghold?"
"Why don't you know? They have been guarding at the foot of the mountain and have come to attack several times!" Wang Dal said blankly.
"Since we know the location, why should I lead them here?"
Wang Da touched his forehead and said blankly: "That's right...but as soon as we arrested you, the Yuan thief officers and soldiers came up. It feels like a coincidence!"
Zhang Yangquan said angrily: "If I were really a Yuan thief, I should have sent a signal secretly when I met you just now, and then delayed the time. How could you have returned to the village safely?"
The second village leader finally put the dagger back.
At this moment, a group of bandits came down from the top of the mountain. The leader was tall and a woman. She was wearing white clothes and a blue cloak. She had an oval face and a beautiful appearance.
All the bandits held up their hands and called the woman "Master of Dazhai".
"Little sister, are the Yuan thief officers and soldiers attacking again?" the woman in white asked.
"Yes, sister, what should I do if this continues!" When the second village leader saw the woman in white, his shoulders slumped and a worried expression appeared on his face.
"What are you afraid of? You'll probably die! He, Mr. Miao, wants to destroy our Longtan Village, but at least he has to leave hundreds of corpses behind!" the woman in white said domineeringly.
Zhang Yangquan looked carefully and found that the woman in white was taller than him. She was carrying a long bow behind her back and a knife on her waist. Although her facial features were beautiful, she had an evil aura.
"Where is the Yuan thief?" She asked in the direction of the arrow tower.
"Back to Dazhai Master, we have passed the waterfall!"
The leader of the village nodded and assigned defense to his subordinates.
She brought down more than fifty people from the mountain, plus the more than thirty people brought back by the second village leader and the more than twenty people guarding the village gate, there were more than a hundred people in total.
After the assignment was completed, she turned her head sharply and looked towards Zhang Yangquan. Zhang Yangquan happened to be peeking at her, and their eyes met.
"Who is this person?" she asked.
"Back to Dazhai Master, it's a Yuan thief we captured at the foot of the mountain, Xizuo!" A mountain thief replied.
Zhang Yangquan's face changed slightly, and he secretly cried out!
"Sister, my younger sister was interrogating him just now. We can't be sure it's a secret work yet!" The second village leader didn't know why, but he put in a good word for Zhang Yangquan.
"Since you can't be sure, let's kill him. There will be a bloody battle later, so we can't leave any hidden dangers!" The leader of Dazhai said in a serious tone. He pulled out his knife and walked over, actually wanting to kill Zhang Yangquan himself.
Damn, I knew this bitch would be more ruthless than her sister!
Zhang Yangquan was thinking about how to save his life. When he looked around, he suddenly saw several bandits moving an iron pipe to the wall of the village.
It's artillery! No... this period should be called firecrackers!
Strangely, although the first iron pipe firecracker was invented during the Yuan Dynasty, it probably has not been widely popularized yet. There are not many firecrackers in the army. How could there be such a thing in a small village?
Zhang Yangquan didn't have time to think too much and shouted: "Master of Dazhai, I am a Han Chinese and a blacksmith. I can make firecrackers!"
At this time, the leader of the village had walked a few feet in front of him. He raised the steel knife halfway and stopped when he heard the words.
Zhang Yangquan added: "If the leader of Dazhai doesn't trust me, he can tie me up first, and it won't be too late to verify my identity after retreating from the enemy!"
The leader of the village was finally persuaded and waved his hand and said: "Wang Da, tie him up and guard him personally. If he is not honest, he will be chopped with a knife! The others will fight with me to defend against the enemy!"
Turn around and walk towards the village building.
"Hey, Second Village Master, can you return my baggage to me? The things inside are really important and will definitely be of great help to you in the future!" Zhang Yangquan shouted again.
The second village leader came over with a smile, looked at him a few times, and said in his ear: "You are full of lies. Just now you said you were fleeing to join the rebel army, how come you turned into a blacksmith again?"<
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"Can't the blacksmith join the rebel army?" Zhang Yangquan said confidently.
"Hehe, forget it, it's not easy for you to survive under Sister's hands. Let me just let you live a little longer!" The little girl returned the backpack to him with a smile, turned around and climbed up the wall. "Hey, can you please be gentle!"
Zhang Yangquan was tied to a wooden pillar and said to Wang Da, who tied him with rough hands and feet.
Wang Da glared at him, and his hand movements became more serious, and he snorted: "It's all your fault that I can't go over and kill the Yuan thief!"
Zhang Yangquan bared his teeth and was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore. He looked up and saw two female village owners leading a group of bandits on the wall of the village, while the other bandits were guarding near the village gate.
After a while, shouts of killing came from outside the village gate, followed by the sound of "swish" and "swish" of bows and arrows piercing the air... and a "bang" followed by the sound of artillery.
Zhang Yangquan couldn't help but worry. If the stronghold was breached, the Yuan soldiers would not recognize him and would definitely kill him as a bandit.
After a while, the shouts of killing became louder and louder, the sound of piercing the air became louder and louder, and arrows passed through the gate of the village and were shot into the village.
Fortunately, Wang Da stood on the left side of Zhang Yangquan. Even if there were arrows flying, he would shoot them down.
Many bandits were injured on the wall of the village, and they were carried down and carried up by bandits below.
At this time, there was a "bang" and a burst of artillery fire, and the angry scoldings of the second village master came from the wall of the village.
"Geng San, Geng Si, can't you two shoot more accurately? Before Ah Liu died, he didn't fight like you did!"
"Second Village Leader, we have been practicing fire cannons for less than half a month, and we really can't hit it accurately!"
Zhang Yangquan's heart moved, and he asked Wang Da next to him: "Are your muskets without accuracy and aim?"
"Authentication? Photo...what?" Wang Da looked confused.
Zhang Yangquan smiled slightly, and with confidence in his heart, he continued to talk to Wang Da: "If these Yuan thieves don't deal with the rebels, why do they deal with you?"
Wang Da stared and said: "Why are you asking this? Do you want to inquire about the information about our Longtan Village?"
"If I am really a spy, do I need to ask this kind of question?"
Wang Da was stunned for a moment, touched his head, and muttered: "That's true..."
"Hey, brother, you haven't answered my question just yet?"
Wang Da hesitated for a moment, and finally said bitterly: "That bastard Miao Daheng has always wanted to kill us all, so he captured the two village leaders so that he could go to the old thief Tuotuo to collect the reward!"
Tuotuo... isn't that the Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty? How could these bandits be related to such a big shot?!
Zhang Yangquan was about to ask again when all the bandits suddenly burst into cheers and shouted in unison: "The leader of the stronghold is mighty! The leader of the stronghold is a great shooter!"