The villagers had just gotten up, yawning, and smoke was rising from some of their chimneys.
Someone heard the noise and looked up.
"They're back, they're back! They just left the day before yesterday and they're back today. I thought they'd be fighting for ten days or half a month."
"Judging from the joy on their faces, they must have won a battle. Our army from Daze Kingdom is truly formidable."
"And the men of the Qiao family have all returned, all in good health. Wow, they must have done something great again."
Someone noticed the three disheveled individuals and felt that two of them looked familiar. They rubbed their eyes and took a closer look.
"Hey, aren't those Song Lao Da and Song Lao Er? Why are they tied to the back of the horse and being dragged around? Did they get into trouble?"
"What could they possibly do at a time like this? The battle is taking place in Shouyuan Town, a hundred miles away. What would they be doing running so far away?"
"Judging from this, the crime must be quite serious. He was just released from hard labor and is about to be taken to the camp again. Tsk tsk, the Song family really knows how to cause trouble."
Some of the bolder villagers ran up to the soldier and asked him a question, then hurriedly ran back, their faces filled with shock.
"Do you know what happened? It's a huge, life-threatening thing."
"Tell us quickly, don't keep us in suspense."
The villagers gathered not far from the village entrance, craning their necks.
"The Song brothers have lost their minds. They actually want to collude with the enemy and leak information to the invading troops from the Kui Niu Kingdom, saying that only two thousand people went here, hoping to wipe out the entire army here."
The villagers stared wide-eyed, shocked by this idiotic behavior. They were utterly incredulous. Even if the Song family had no bottom line, they wouldn't be this brainless. Weren't they just courting death?
Do they think they've lived too long?
"I hope I'm not going to be beheaded this time."
"It's hard to say. Collusion with the enemy, execution of the entire family are all possibilities."
The villagers shuddered, and someone said, "It's a good thing that Yunni and Lian'er left the Song family and cut off all ties with them."
Another group of soldiers rushed down into the village, sweeping away the rest of the Song family like a whirlwind, pinning them down, binding their hands behind their backs, and taking Song Ruier, who was at the school, away as well.
The Song family members shouted and made a scene, indicating that they knew nothing, and their mouths were gagged again.
"General Guan, how do you plan to punish the Song family?" Chu Zhuo asked.
"Now that the charges have been confirmed, the Song brothers will be executed."
“If the rest of the Song family doesn’t know about this, give them a beating and send them back so they can keep an eye on each other’s words and actions,” General Guan said.
This is just an ordinary village family, not a high-ranking noble family with a bad reputation that would warrant the execution of the entire family. They were unaware of the situation, so they can be pardoned at the discretion of the court.
"What about Song Laosan? Will he also be beheaded?" Qiao Lian'er wondered, but didn't ask.
Her uncles and brothers followed General Guan back to his camp. She dismounted at the village entrance and led Da Hong home.
"Lian'er, did you go to fight in the war too?" a villager asked curiously.
Qiao Lian'er nodded: "Okay, I'll go take a look."
"Could it be that Lian'er came up with the idea to win the battle? I've heard that the people of Kui Niu are known for their fierce nature and their troops are exceptionally ruthless. Although the country is small, they have only sent out the vanguard, so their morale must be high. It won't be easy to take them down."
"Yes, Lian'er, you've been a great help!" The villagers' eyes lit up. If the village's lucky mascot could also lead an army and fight, that would be incredible.
Qiao Lian'er stuck out her tongue: "Well, that's a secret."
Putting aside those geese, the formations and techniques that allowed them to hold out for a while at the beginning were indeed given to her uncles and brothers.
Otherwise, with such numerical superiority from the enemy, it would be very difficult for us to hold out until the arrival of the geese.
“Lian’er, I only let you go because you said you were going to the county town to discuss business and might have to stay overnight. It turns out you went to the battlefield.”
Once inside the house, Grandma Qiao hugged Qiao Lian'er tightly, saying, "How could a girl like you go to a place like that?"
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