The rain is still falling, and it is getting more and more anxious.
In the dark night, dozens of people in raincoats pushed up their hats and began to move forward.
Outside Zhuangzi, the splashing sound of footsteps running over stagnant water could be clearly heard.
A heavy figure on horseback, wrapped in layers of black robes and armor, jumped out of the forest on Pegasus. He raised his hand to shoot a bow, and an arrow shot through quickly.
"Lean over." Xu Mu shouted quickly.
The arrow pierced the baffle of the watchtower and penetrated three-thirds of the way into the wood. Even the watchtower was shaken slightly.
"My boss, what should I do?" Chen Sheng's body trembled, "This is a master."
"If nothing happens, use the archery tower as a shield. If the bandits get close, they will shoot arrows through the bow window."
"Si Hu, go capture Peng Chun and hang him on the wooden wall."
This is the reason why Xu Mu kept Peng Chun. If he guessed correctly, the figure on horseback wrapped in robe and armor should be Hong Dong, the leader of Lao Beishan.
Deserters from the same battalion, after all, have carried guns and been bandits together, so they will never be too ruthless.
After receiving the order, Si Hu bound the dying Peng Chun with a hemp rope and hung him high on the wooden wall.
Xu Mu had a cold face and was about to say something. The strength of these dozens of bandits exceeded his expectations.
Unexpectedly, he hasn't spoken yet.
Another arrow shot out, blasting Peng Chun's head, and his blood splattered all over the wooden wall.
"Damn."
Thinking about it, if he really resorted to fighting against rats, he wouldn't attract wolves to surround the village.
This is a cruel person.
"Shoot them to death!" Xu Mu gritted his teeth.
On the four archery towers, more than ten young men held long bows and shot stone arrows downwards.
The three or two bandits who ran ahead were riddled with arrows before they had time to escape. They screamed a few words and crawled back while lying on their backs.
"Don't shoot randomly, only shoot those who run under the wooden wall!"
As long as you lean down in the archery tower, you can't reach it with the bamboo bows of the bandits. Most of the arrows shot up are still a short distance away and quickly fall down again.
For a while, even though dozens of bandits were in full force, they were unable to break through the wooden wall, and instead threw several corpses in a hurry.
"Si Hu, shoot that leader."
In the darkness of the night, the thick figure on horseback still stood coldly behind.
Si Hu hurriedly raised his iron bow, but unfortunately he shot half a pot of arrows in a row, and his accuracy was extremely disgraceful.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Si Hu, after all, not long ago, he was just a little stickman who got into trouble.
"Give me the iron bow." Xu Mu said calmly.
Si Hu's face was stunned, but he didn't dare not listen, so he hurriedly handed over the iron tire bow.
Holding the iron-tied bow, Xu Mu felt the icy coldness. He took a deep breath, attached the iron arrow, and opened the bowstring with difficulty.
In his last life, he went to the archery range for recreation and used a compound bow. He could not understand the heroic spirit of the ancients "shooting a two-stone bow".
Now he understands it so well that he almost spreads his legs out and then barely opens the iron bow.
"Brother Mu, don't open your mouth too wide."
Xu Mu's face turned red. The original owner's shit-like body was ultimately useless.
There was no finger cot, and the bow string cut his finger, and blood dripped down the long string and onto the bow.
After taking a deep breath and using almost all his strength, Xu Mu stabilized the swinging iron bow.
"On a rainy night, the dark grass in the forest was frightened. Zhao Zhao killed ten thousand immortals with one arrow! My son, Li Poshan, is unworthy of ten thousand people!" The old scholar stood up from the pile of firewood, took a sip of strong wine, and shouted angrily.
"Master!"
Xu Mu's face darkened, and he coldly let go of the string. The black iron arrow brought out a string of blood beads and penetrated forward through the rain curtain.
Not far away, a heavy figure wrapped in robes and armor amid the rain suddenly turned around, spread out the blade of the long knife in his hand, and quickly pushed it forward.
hold head high--
Under the thick figure's crotch, the fierce horse suddenly shook its head, neighed twice, and fell to the ground.
On the horse's head, an iron arrow penetrated three-thirds of the body.
The thick figure coughed awkwardly and got up from the mud. Even the black robe and armor turned into mud color.
The entire village suddenly erupted into loud roars, startling the bandits who were still charging and suddenly began to retreat.
"Xu Lang, your hand!"
Hearing Jiang Caiwei's words, Xu Mu was shocked to realize that his right hand, which had collapsed just now, was aching faintly. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was already bleeding profusely.
Especially the second finger of Bengxian, which had already had a layer of skin chopped off.
"It's okay."
Taking the linen towel, Xu Mu wiped it a few times before raising his head again and looking at the situation outside Zhuangzi.
Without the horse, the ladle leader seemed to have lost his dignity. He could only hide his body behind the rocks and shout something angrily.
"My boss, the bandits have retreated!"
"The bandits have retreated!"
Dozens of bandits, after leaving behind a few corpses, hid in the dense forest in a hurry like the tide receding, taking advantage of the rain and darkness.
"Master, do you want to come out of the village and touch the body?"
"No rush, just wait for an hour."
An hour later, after confirming that the bandits were not retreating, Xu Mu asked Chen Sheng to lead a few young men to clean up the battlefield.
"A cast iron bow, two iron-tipped spears, and a pair of rotten robes and armor!"
The cast iron bow is the iron bow made by the bandits using iron ore. Its power and range are definitely not as good as the official iron bow.
I guess the iron spear and robe armor are about the same. But it is still very good. These days, in ordinary people's homes, even a rusty kitchen knife is shared by several households.
"Chen Sheng, is anyone injured?"
"Two were injured, one was shot in the waist by an arrow, and the other fell from the archery tower while trying to kill a wolf and smashed his head."
"Caiwei, please remember first that we will receive an additional pension when the time comes. The rest of the people who help guard the village will be rewarded with silver."
The whole village was shouting again and again. In the past, if the bandits robbed the village, they would try to escape quickly. Who would have thought that there would be a day when the bandits could be beaten away.
"Brother Xu, I also offered a treasure, is there any reward?"
The bandits retreated, and You Wencai hurried over with a flattering look on his face.
"No." Xu Mu looked cold, "Just remember, you can stay in the village, but you must carry wood to build walls and ride horses to protect the village like everyone else. If you can't do that, please leave tomorrow.
"
"Brother Xu, I am learned and rich, and I am a counselor and aide!"
Xu Mu was too lazy to talk nonsense. If it weren't for Jiang Caiwei's face, he would have kicked You Wencai out of Zhuangzi immediately.
…
Under the tung seed oil lamp.
With her eyes red, Jiang Caiwei wiped Xu Mu's palms with hot water. Then she took the golden sore medicine from her sleeve and applied it carefully.
"I'm a little curious, why do you always carry these with you?" Xu Mu looked confused.
If I remember correctly, I had given him a bottle before, but unfortunately he accidentally lost it when he encountered refugees chasing a car out of the city.
"After the slave family married into Wangzhou City, they heard that Xu Lang was a stickman and often fought with others."
"So, you prepared it for me?"
Jiang Caiwei blushed and nodded several times.
"If you encounter danger in the future, just protect yourself and don't worry about me for now."
Jiang Caiwei was silent for a while, shaking her head.
"Why? You are not a heroine."
Jiang Caiwei raised her head and her tone gradually became calmer.
"Because...if Xu Lang dies, I will die too. In the huge Wangzhou City, people starve to death every day. The only one I can rely on is my husband's family."
"You suddenly told the truth, which makes me a little uncomfortable." Xu Mu felt a sense of sourness in his heart.
Two people tied together has nothing to do with love after all.
"If the Beidi people had not broken through the border, the Nu family would not have fled south, and they would not have known Xu Lang."
"Birds and fish meet happily despite being separated by mountains and seas."
"What I want to say is..." Jiang Caiwei suddenly became a little incoherent.
"What is it?"
Jiang Caiwei blushed, bit her lip, and raised her head firmly.
"I--"
"Brother Mu!" Before Jiang Caiwei could blurt out, Si Hu's high-octave voice resounded throughout the room as he pushed the door open.
Xu Mu gritted his teeth and glared at Si Hu who suddenly broke in.
At this time, Jiang Caiwei lowered her head in a hurry, hugged the wooden basin, took three steps and two steps at a time, and ran out of the house as if running away.
"Brother Mu? What's wrong? I still want to have a drink with you."
"You bitch, why didn't you knock on the door..."
Xu Mu cursed helplessly, "Just a little, just a little, the gap between him and his maid's wife will be lifted."
God knows whether Jiang Caiwei will still have the courage to tell her true feelings next time.