"It's not a sneak attack, it's about putting drugs in the well."
A yellowed paper bag appeared in Xiao Feng's hand. "This is the powder made from dragon claw flowers. I bought it from the pharmacies in various towns on my way to Liangzhou."
Wan Jinlan didn't know what the dragon claw flower was, but he could roughly guess its purpose.
"A high dose can cause a person to become comatose, but an appropriate dose can relieve pain, provide sedation, and have an anesthetic effect."
Xiao Feng pinched the back of her hand and said, "The bandits would never have thought that we would dare to go to the stronghold at night and be so bold as to poison them. We must not miss this opportunity."
Wan Jinlan had no choice but to nod. As long as the poison was successfully injected into the well, it would be feasible. With his skills, there shouldn't be any problems.
"Be careful."
The man in the village who knew where the horse bandits' lair was personally led Xiao Feng. Horse racing at night would naturally make a lot of noise, and only eight of the fourteen people in the group knew how to ride horses.
The bandit's lair was less than twenty miles away from Xiaping Village, and it took less than half an hour to get there by horseback.
When they arrived a few miles away from the bandits' lair, everyone got off their horses. Xiao Feng walked alone towards the bandits' village in the night, with the firearm given by Lu Yuan tucked around his waist.
The nights are long in winter, and the winter nights in Liangzhou are longer than those in the Central Plains.
If you were in Kyoto, it would be already bright by now.
After a stick of incense, he arrived right below the bandit's lair.
The outline of the village was not clear in the night, and he walked silently along the road up the mountain.
However, no matter how careful he was, he still almost fell into a trap set on the road and made a noise.
He thought there would be someone on guard patrolling on the mountain, but after holding his breath and hiding behind a huge rock for a long time, there was no movement.
After he climbed the mountain, he felt like he was in an empty place. He roughly saw the internal layout of the village, found a well, a large water tank, and a passage between two low hills in the north that was wide enough for one person to pass through.
At this time, there were still sounds of people screaming in the village.
“Ah, ah.”
The screams echoed throughout the village, sounding particularly creepy in the darkness.
Four or five people were gathered outside the house where the screams came from, guarding the door.
"This thing is really vicious. If I take it off, a large piece of flesh on my chest will be gone. I don't know if the boss can survive it."
"When did such a group of people come to Xiaping Village? If we had something like this, we could take over Mangshan and all the villages and towns in Qingyuan County would belong to us."
"Second Boss, if the Big Boss can't make it, you take us to Xiaping Village to avenge the Big Boss. Kill all those bastards and take those hidden weapons. Then we'll go to Tiaomang Mountain and kill the guy named Wu."
After a while, the door was pushed open and Doctor Liu from the mountain stronghold came out, wiping his sweat. "The hole in the chest is too big and the bleeding can't be stopped. I'm afraid there's no hope of saving him."
Doctor Liu hesitated before removing the nail. The long nail was right above his chest. If he didn't remove it, he would die. Even if he removed it, he would still die.
The second in command wiped his tears and sighed, "It seems that big brother's fate has come. Brothers, I will definitely avenge big brother."
"Second Commander, should we notify Lieutenant Gao? If Lieutenant Gao knew that the First Commander was killed by that group of people, he would definitely avenge the First Commander. The hidden weapons in the hands of those people are too powerful. Let Lieutenant Gao take people to test their strength first."
The second-in-command's expression flickered, and he patted his shoulder. "That's a good idea, but forget it. If Deputy Captain Gao's men snatch the hidden weapon away before us, what will happen to us?"
The second in command has been suppressed by the first in command for many years because the first in command has a son who is a lieutenant.
Now that the boss is about to die, and he didn't kill him, he has to take control of the stronghold first while Deputy Captain Gao, who is at odds with him, is still unaware of it, and then report the death to Deputy Captain Gao. Otherwise, he can't guarantee that Deputy Captain Gao will not interfere in the affairs of the stronghold.
"Many brothers were killed or injured today, and many horses were lost. Let the brothers recover first. Once we find out the origins of that group of people, we will go and avenge our eldest brother."
"As for Lieutenant Gao, I have my own plans, so don't say anything." The second in command glanced fiercely at the people surrounding him.
Xiao Feng listened to the whole process behind the water tank and became somewhat interested in the so-called Deputy Captain Gao.
If he wants to take this place for himself, this man surnamed Gao will be a big trouble in the future.
When the sky was just getting light, Xiao Feng returned to a place a few miles away, and wisps of smoke rose above the mountain village.
Xia Feng asked, "How?"
Xiao Feng mounted his horse and said calmly, "It should be done. Let's go."
Yu Liang, the son of the head of Xiaping Village, sighed, "Even after dealing with these bandits, there are still troubles to come. I really don't know whether this is right or wrong."
Xiao Feng glanced at him and it seemed that this person knew more than he thought.
There were only fourteen of them, armed with spears, swords and other weapons.
After half an hour, everyone arrived at the foot of the mountain stronghold.
It would take some time for the medicine to take effect. To be on the safe side, Xiao Feng knocked Doctor Liu unconscious before going down the mountain and threw him into an empty house.
The houses in Liangzhou have thicker walls than those in the Central Plains. The mountains look bare, and the houses in the mountain village are divided into three floors according to their height, with their backs against two high mountains.
The horse bandits on the mountain saw at a glance the figures of more than a dozen people coming with weapons.
A huge rock was pushed down from above, and everyone dodged and wasted some time before entering the mountain village. Four people guarded the way down the mountain, and the rest went up to the mountain village.
Yu Liang: "Why are they still awake?"
Xiao Feng dodged the long knife that was swung towards him and kicked the man away. Without much effort, the nine-foot tall man fell flat on his face. His hands and feet were weak and his head was dizzy, so he couldn't get up.
Seeing this, everyone was delighted.
"Throw everyone into the open space in the middle of the courtyard."
After Xiao Feng finished giving the instructions, he hurriedly took Li Dazhuang to the gap between the two mountains behind the stronghold.
The second in command and a few others were using hammers to smash the stones he had placed to block the passage.
The gap between the two mountains is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, allowing only one person to pass through by crouching. At the other end, the gap is like a dog hole and one can only crawl through. Now, the hole is blocked.
The second in command was sweating profusely, he felt weak and couldn't even clench his fists. He urged his men to smash the thing faster.
"Come out, and perhaps I can spare your life."
Xiao Feng aimed the crossbow in his hand at the second in command.
The second in command turned around with a grim expression, and when he saw the long spikes on the crossbow, he remembered a brother and the first in command who died yesterday after pulling out a hidden weapon.
He was unwilling to accept this, but his hands and feet were so weak that he couldn't even lift his weapon.
Finally, those who were unconscious and those who were not unconscious but weak were thrown into the open space in the yard and tied up.
Li Dazhuang brought up two more people who intended to escape.
All in all, there were less than 200 people, more than 30 women, and only a dozen children.
"Boss, what should we do?"
When Xia Feng heard what Li Dazhuang said, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He had occupied a mountain stronghold, as if he had become a bandit leader.
Xiao Feng said, "Splash water on everyone to wake them up, and have them report each other. Anyone who has killed anyone will be executed."
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