Liu Ruyan calmed down and raised her hand to send out signal fireworks while fighting off the bandits who were approaching: "If you persist, our army will arrive soon."
As dogs barked nearby, the soldiers led by Sun Qing finally broke into the cafeteria.
But when she saw this scene, her heart sank to the bottom of her heart.
I saw that the soldiers brought by Sun Qing were disabled and injured, and less than twenty of them were intact.
Similarly, Sun Qing also looked ugly.
He secretly encouraged a group of soldiers to follow him into the bandit's stronghold. The purpose was to destroy the bandit's den before others and achieve success.
But he never expected that a small village could actually raise mastiff dogs!
As soon as Sun Qing rushed into the village, the group of mastiffs jumped up like jackals and could bite people's necks.
After finally fighting their way to the rear, they found so many bandits gathered here.
Sun Qing tightened his grip on the handle of the knife, he was careless...
Talk about both ends.
When Dong Qingxian received the signal from Liu Ruyan, he led the remaining soldiers to rush into the stockade, and then discovered the mastiff dogs and the corpses of Song soldiers at the entrance of the stockade.
Dong Qingxian looked carefully and finally discovered that a piece of blue brick had a different color. He came closer and saw that someone had carved five side-by-side triangles on the brick with a knife.
This is the "road sign" Liu Ruyan left for him.
The so-called road symbols are usually used by scouts to spy on intelligence. Different road symbols represent different meanings.
And what he saw now meant that Liu Ruyan was about to carry out an assassination operation.
Dong Qingxian continued to lead his troops deep into the enemy's stronghold.
When passing near the granary, he found the same road sign again, but soon he realized that something was wrong.
At the same time as the sound of fighting was heard in the distance, he heard a clear whistle:
Three long, two short, one melodious sound.
According to the intelligence transmission, the translation is - We are surrounded by thieves, please add more troops and use crossbow array to fight against the enemy!
He looked at Chen Ran: "Brother Chen Ran is familiar with formations and hopes to use crossbow formations against the enemy."
Chen Ran nodded and solemnly ordered the soldiers to move forward in formation.
The scuffle continued in the cafeteria.
When Liu Ruyan heard the whistle coming from the other side, she immediately raised her hand to make a gesture and shouted loudly: "Quickly retreat——"
After all, the Song army had undergone professional military training. After hearing the command, everyone was not willing to fight and retreated to a safe area.
The next moment, arrows rained down from the blue sky, and the ground was covered with red blood flowers.
Countless bandits fell one after another.
The bandit leader escaped in time. He overturned a round table in the cafeteria, stood it upright, and then ducked behind the table.
Seeing this, the bandits also overturned the round table.
Ten tables kept rolling, and finally they were pieced together, forming a temporary defense that blocked the incoming arrows.
After a while, the crossbowmen stopped firing arrows.
Everyone rushed into the cafeteria, but saw no one behind the round table. Dong Qingxian frowned: "How can people disappear out of thin air?"
Liu Ruyan looked around, "There may be a secret passage near here, everyone be careful."
As soon as she finished speaking, an arrow flew out from above her head with a "whoosh" sound.
Liu Ruyan quickly dodged, but more arrows followed.
The Song army was suddenly counterattacked by the enemy, and many soldiers were hit by hidden arrows.
Dong Qingxian looked up and saw a dark human head hidden in a tower-like building opposite.
Although the crossbows in the hands of the Song Army had a long range and great power, they were more complicated to operate than ordinary bows and arrows.
At this time, the Song army responded in a panic. Even if they raised their shields to defend themselves, they still could not escape heavy casualties.
The bandit leader looked down at the whole scene with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, "Shoot all these soldiers and leave no one alive!"
"Yes, boss!"
All the bandits were working hard, setting up their bows and firing arrows, all focused on the front, and no one noticed an extra figure in the crowd.
The man walked like a ghost and jumped behind the bandit leader. The next moment, Hanyue's scimitar was placed across his neck.
Liu Ruyan said coldly: "Let them all stop, otherwise, I will kill you."
The leader immediately panicked and said with a pale face: "Don't, don't...the strong man will show mercy..."
The scimitar in Liu Ruyan's hand was even closer, "Hurry up and give the order!"
"Stop, stop shooting arrows!" he shouted.
The bandits turned around blankly, only to see their leader being captured by Liu Ruyan, looking very embarrassed.
"Let go, boss!" the crowd shouted angrily.
Liu Ruyan was unmoved. She forced the leader to retreat step by step and blew the whistle again.
This time the sound she made was sharp and urgent, spreading in all directions.
"Is this spy passing a code?" The bandit finally came to his senses and subconsciously raised his bow and arrow, aiming it at Liu Ruyan.
Her palms suddenly tightened.
The leader raised his head in pain and shouted: "Asshole, whoever dares to shoot an arrow will risk my life!"
Shortly after she gave the signal, Dong Qingxian led his troops to the watchtower.
The two gangs started fighting again.
Apart from their brute force, the bandits were no match for the regular army. They didn't even have time to set up their bows and shoot arrows before they were hacked by the Song army with their knives. Before long, the building was filled with the corpses of the thieves.
Looking at the Shura field-like watchtowers, with blood and severed limbs everywhere, Liu Ruyan turned her eyes away, tied the leader with a rope, and ordered him to hand over his private belongings.
Seeing that the situation was over, the leader was so disgraced that he had no choice but to act like a grandson and reveal all the secrets he had guarded for most of his life.
When the Song army was carrying grain and grass, Liu Xin saw a little maid sneaking out of the village.
He asked Xiang Liu Ruyan, "Should we capture her too?"
Liu Ruyan glanced at the back of the maid running away alone, and sighed: "No need, she doesn't protect her master well, and her life in the future will not be easy."
At this time, Mrs. Yu's whereabouts were still unknown. She and Liu Xin went to look for her separately, and finally found her in a utility room.
When Mrs. Yu learned that Liu Ruyan was going to escort her to the county government office, Mrs. Yu had mixed feelings and finally thanked her: "I can't repay the kindness of saving my life. The slave family is willing to offer a hundred taels of gold to show their sincerity."
You know, you hide antiques in prosperous times and buy gold in troubled times.
In today's world, only gold and silver can maintain their value. Madam Yu is willing to give her a hundred taels of gold, which is a big deal!
Liu Ruyan thought for a moment and declined: "It's just a matter of effort, Madam, don't worry."
As she spoke, her eyes were gentle and her eyes were full of smiles, "I hope Madam will take care of herself."
Mrs. Yu thanked her again.
Afterwards, the soldiers searched the entire bandit stronghold, even the dogs were not spared, and they were all surrendered. It was like plucking the hair of a goose.
When Liu Ruyan ran to the leader's room to search for property, she met the wine cellar uncle.
Gongshuyu had disheveled hair and a full beard on his chin. He bumped into Liu Ruyan entering the room, and hurriedly picked up something on the table and hid it in his sleeve.
"This thing is mine." He turned his head to the side and said in a vague voice.
She stared at the man, and with a quick glance, she could vaguely recognize it as a sleeve arrow.