Starting with Three Wives, First as a Local Tyrant, Then as an Emperor

Starting with a choice of a wife, a princess, a female general, and a down-on-her-luck Young Miss. But in this Warring States period, beauty is worthless; you need someone strong and capable. Excus...

Chapter 33 Bandit Attack on the Village

"Sun Jian, shall we proceed according to the original plan?"

"Um!"

Sun Jian nodded, looked up at the moon overhead, and said, "I reckon the bandits will be in the village in about half an incense stick's time."

"Old Cao, go to the village entrance and tell everyone to stay calm and let people in! Stop blocking the road."

“Old Jiang, you too. Go to the village exit and tell everyone the right time to use the giant net. If any fish escape, shoot them with a compound bow! Don’t let any of them get away.”

"Village chief, Er Gouzi, you two take your men and split up to beat the gongs, and go from house to house to organize everyone to hide in the cellars, so that the traps don't hurt your own people."

After receiving Sun Jian's orders, everyone began to act separately, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

A hunt has begun.

The bandits rode into the village on horseback and were overjoyed to find that the villagers were not on guard.

"Brothers! Let's seize the grain and the women!"

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot!"

"Charge!"

The sound of horses' hooves clattered as bandits swarmed in, carrying torches and wielding curved swords, breaking down doors and entering house after house.

Unfortunately, they found no one in any of the houses they broke into, not even poultry.

"Boss, something's not right! There's something strange about this village."

Just as a henchman was dismounting to report the situation to the bandit leader, a whooshing sound rang out, and an arrow shot over like lightning, instantly piercing his chest.

Blood splattered everywhere. The henchman had a gaping hole in his chest. Before he could say anything more, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he collapsed to the ground dead.

"Damn it! You lowly scoundrel! You actually dared to set up an ambush!"

"Brothers! Drag them out and chop off their heads!"

The bandit leader's pupils widened, his anger surging, and he commanded his men to rush into the courtyard to find the one who fired the arrow.

Little did they know, these arrows were all from infrared sensors; there were no villagers lying in ambush at all. Their search would only result in greater casualties.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Arrows rained down everywhere, and bandits were constantly being killed by them.

The bandits were thrown into chaos, running around in all directions without following orders.

"Brother! This village is strange, there are ghosts!"

"Go to hell! We're bandits! What are we afraid of, ghosts!"

"Brothers! I refuse to believe this village is deserted. The villagers must all be hiding. Dismount! Search house to house!"

Originally, once you mounted a horse, you might be able to escape through the exit, but once you dismount, you become nothing more than a piece of meat on a display board, at the mercy of others.

In an instant, more arrows rained down from the corners, and various giant boulder and log traps rained down, causing countless deaths and injuries among the bandits.

The villagers worked together with one heart and one mind, and almost every step was completed perfectly.

Seeing their forces dwindling, the bandits panicked, some fleeing and others hiding.

However, the road into the village was blocked, and the bandits who could not find the way out could only die.

Under the protection of a few trusted men, the bandit leader finally managed to break through the exit, only to be blocked by a large number of barricades, spikes, and caltrops.

At this moment, there is truly no way out, no way to escape to heaven or prison, and all hope is lost.

The bandits, numbering over five hundred, were reduced to only a few dozen in less than two hours.

Seeing that the bandits had nowhere to go, Lao Jiang led the villagers who were lying in ambush at the village exit to decisively throw down a giant net and capture the last wave of bandits.

In less than two hours, the battle was won with zero casualties among the villagers.

After counting, a total of forty-six bandits were captured by the giant net; the rest had all perished.

The villagers cheered and made noise in the village, and the old, young, women and children who had been hiding came out of the cellars.

The crowd remained gathered at the east end of the village, waiting for Sun Jian to inspect the goods.

At this moment, Sun Jian was almost like a god in their eyes.

When the villagers saw Sun Jian arrive with his three wives, they surrounded him in awe.

"Sun Jian, you are our guardian angel!"

"Yes! It was simply a brilliant strategy, with unparalleled wisdom and courage. Not a single person in our village was injured, yet we shot and captured more than 500 bandits. This plan and these methods are nothing short of extraordinary."

"It's more than just extraordinary. Think about it, Sun Jian not only possesses unfathomable medical skills and can create grenades with the power of Thor himself, but he also has such wisdom and martial prowess. What's that saying again? He can strategize within the tent and win battles a thousand miles away. Such a person is one in a thousand years!"

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The villagers showered Sun Jian with flattery and praise, practically praising him to the skies, which made Sun Jian feel extremely comfortable.

Even the village widows began to flirt with Sun Jian, their eyes practically radiating affection.

“Sun Jian, I, Lao Cao, am a rough man and have offended you many times before, but after today’s events, I understand that you are no ordinary person. Sooner or later, you will emerge from the abyss and soar to the sky. It is my honor to follow you! From now on, my life belongs to you! If you tell me to go east, I will never go west.”

Sun Jian patted Cao Cao on the shoulder and nodded.

"Sun Jian, I won't say much more. What do you think we should do with these bandits?"

The village chief, with a respectful expression, asked Sun Jian for his opinion.

These people committed arson, murder, robbery, and all sorts of evil deeds; each of them had a murder record.

Sun Jian was too lazy to talk to these bandits; they were not worthy.

"Collect all the corpses in the village, and have Old Jiang lead his men, along with the surviving bandits, to take them to the authorities."

"Do we still need to hide in the cellar today?"

Sun Jian said loudly, "Judging from the numbers, the bandits of Wolf Head Mountain have almost come out in full force. Our village will not be threatened for the time being."

"As for the more distant Tiger Pan Mountain, there is no need to worry. We just need to send people from each household to stand guard on the mountain every day."

"If they learn of the complete annihilation of the bandits of Wolf Head Mountain in the future, they will not act rashly, nor will they provoke us casually."

"Just in case, village chief, give the order to have Lao Cao take some men to dismantle the traps that weren't triggered today, and then set up new traps around the village. This time, as long as the traps avoid the villagers' activity areas, our village can be assured of safety in the future."

Upon hearing Sun Jian's instructions, the villagers cheered again and busied themselves with Sun Jian's arrangements.

After a whole night of tossing and turning, it was already dawn.

Sun Jian originally wanted to take his three wives home to take a nap and finish up some unfinished business, but who would have thought that as soon as he lay down on the bed, someone knocked on his door again.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Who the hell is it? Can't a man even cuddle his wife and get some sleep?"

Sun Jian was furious. Being disturbed time and time again would make anyone lose their temper.