Everyone was fully armed. Han Wen wanted to move, but Lu Yuan told her to stop as well.

"Sister Han, you're probably the most level-headed woman here right now. Help take care of my family, and leave the rest to us."

Han Wen sighed, holding the crossbow.

"Alright, Lu Yuan, remember, you still owe me a boat. I need to go back to see my son. I hope you can return safely."

Lu Yuan's lips curled up slightly.

"Don't worry, Sister Han, my nephew will definitely see you safe and sound, I promise."

Then everyone put on their good gear, and Grandpa took out his crossbow to go out, but was stopped by the others.

"What are you doing? Don't stop me, this old man is going to kill a few people to vent my anger today."

Zhou Tong said with a wry smile, "Old man, I know you're eager to kill the enemy, but we're here. You're over seventy years old, there's no need for you to rush forward with us young people."

Mr. Lu smiled awkwardly, "Well, Dad, there might have been a misunderstanding. Please don't take it to heart. I was talking about women and the elderly, not just women. Please don't overthink it."

The old man glared at the other party fiercely: "No way, I'm going today no matter what, even if it means I have to carry these crossbows for you."

Despite everyone's repeated attempts to dissuade him, the old man insisted on going to the battlefield, leaving Lu Yuan with no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Alright, Grandpa, you can just follow behind for a while. We'll take care of the front. You can just help deliver the crossbow bolts."

The old man nodded excitedly, his face beaming. He hadn't taken a word of what Lu Yuan had just said to heart.

This time, they were facing a force of up to a thousand people, something Lu Yuan and his team had never encountered before. It would be a lie to say that no one was afraid; everyone knew that if they didn't defeat them this time, they would face death.

However, defeating so many people is no easy task. They must ensure they can outrun them and hope the enemy doesn't have too many bullets. If a bullet accidentally hits and leaves a hole, the cold wind can rush into their bodies, and the wound will quickly become necrotic in the cold winter, which is extremely fatal.

Just after everyone left, Lu Yuan noticed a yellowish figure turning out the door, and Lu Yuan grabbed the big dog.

"Big Yellow, you shouldn't join in the fun."

However, to Lu Yuan's surprise, Da Huang seemed determined to go out, its eyes radiating extreme confidence, as if telling Lu Yuan, "I can believe you. Don't look down on people, uh... I mean, don't look down on dogs."

"Sigh, alright, since you're going to go, then you'd better be very careful."

Big Yellow nodded excitedly, and under the cover of night, a gray-yellow figure darted away, seemingly blending into the loess hill. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to spot it at all.

Huang Feng's men kept rubbing salt on the ice, and most of the ice at the entrance to the cave in the west area had melted, with some places almost touching the rocks.

However, they were unaware that a group of people were quietly sneaking up on them from behind.

"I heard that the people in the East District are incredibly rich, with dozens of tons of meat piled up in their warehouses. I wonder if it's true or not."

"Hehe, they all have money here. They tricked us into coming here to dig caves. Have you all forgotten what we ate back then? Just thinking about it now makes me want to eat several bowls of rice!"

"Rob! Rob the hell out of them! Kill all these people, take all the stuff, all I want now is to get some firewood and have a barbecue, it would be so awesome."

Several people dressed in thin cotton-padded clothes were shivering as they worked and talked.

Suddenly, a man felt as if the ice in front of him had completely melted, and his hand touched a harder stone.

"Haha, great! The ice on my side has melted, and I've touched a stone."

Upon hearing this, the people around them became excited and quickened their pace. Although the water dripped onto the ground as soon as it flowed down, it did not freeze immediately due to the salt water.

At this moment, Lu Yuan led the group to a distance of less than 100 meters from them. This was the optimal distance for them to fire their crossbows. Any further and the crossbow bolts would be much less accurate and less powerful.

Moreover, these people were speaking very loudly, especially considering the cold wind.

In the darkness, Lu Yuan's eyes shone like two small lanterns.

Everyone gripped their steel crossbows tightly, and their breathing became particularly heavy.

"We can't let them melt all the ice on the West Wing gate. Aim there and fire."

At the command, crossbow bolts began to fire into the distance with a "rat-a-tat-tat" sound.

Because they were still dozens of meters away, the sound of the crossbows was loud, but the sound of the cold wind outside was even louder, howling through the valley.

The group of people who were desperately chipping away at the ice felt a sudden pain behind them, and then a group of people collapsed around them.

"Oh no, who the hell stabbed me?"

"Ouch! What's that behind me?! Ah!"

"My legs, my legs!"

"Oh no! Someone's attacking! Run!"

"..."

Those who were hit by arrows fell to the ground, desperately calling for help. Those who were not hit were stunned at first, then immediately dropped their tools and scattered.

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