Chapter 304 Night Raid on Refugees
The night is pitch black.
Dahe Village is still very quiet.
But everyone was secretly awakened.
The men, armed, lay in ambush in the shadows, while the women, the elderly, and the children, carrying food, hid in the cellars.
Cheng Wanwan did not dodge, but took off her cloak, changed into a set of light clothes, and tied up all her long black hair.
She concealed a crossbow in her sleeve, strapped a black silenced gun to the inside of her thigh, and held a stun gun shaped like a tree in her hand.
She had prepared these things long ago, just in case.
There are as many as four or five hundred adult men in Dahe Village, which is no problem for them to deal with a hundred or so refugees.
But the key point is! These refugees are fighting to the death, and they don't care about their worthless lives.
Facing off against reckless refugees, there will inevitably be casualties in Dahe Village. She hopes to resolve this matter without losing a single soldier.
Four or five hundred men, in groups of twenty, lay in ambush on the mountain.
There are many trees on the mountain. Even though it is winter, in this area that is neither north nor south, most of the trees are still lush and green, and the broad leaves block out the faint starlight.
Then dark clouds drifted in, obscuring even the moonlight and starlight; it was truly pitch black.
They could only identify the movements of the refugees by their voices.
“There are too many people, their footsteps are chaotic, and they’re all disoriented.” He Xiao pursed his lips. “I’ll go scout ahead.”
Cheng Wanwan grabbed him and said, "I can see it. I'll give you the location."
She bought a pair of night vision goggles from the mall and put them on. Although the scenery in front of her was still a bit blurry, at least it was no longer pitch black.
As soon as she put on her glasses, she saw five men crawling towards her, about twenty meters away.
The sound they heard was at least a hundred meters away; it must have been a deliberate attempt to confuse their senses!
These refugees even had tactics.
“Southeast, twenty meters away, five men.” Cheng Wanwan’s voice was very low. “These five men are carrying broadswords and spears.”
He Xiao gently tapped Wang Yongcheng beside him.
Wang Yongcheng quietly descended the mountain with twenty men and pushed out the chevaux-de-frise hidden in the woods, blocking the road.
The chevaux-de-frise uses a round tree trunk as a fulcrum, with holes drilled in the wood, and a dozen or so bamboo poles, each ten feet long, are installed, with the tips sharpened. If someone forcibly breaks in, the sharp tips of the bamboo poles will pierce the intruder's body.
“Wait a minute.” Cheng Wanwan said in a very low voice, “In front of those five people, there are at least twenty women clearing the way… They are their human shields.”
He Xiao's eyes narrowed. These troublemaking vagrants were utterly inhuman.
He turned to Zhao Sanniu beside him and whispered, "Withdraw all the chevaux-de-frise."
Zhao Sanniu disagreed, saying, "If those women followed us into Dahe Village at night, then they are a group of people. Showing mercy to the enemy is being cruel to ourselves. We cannot retreat."
“Killing evildoers is to protect Dahe Village, but killing unarmed weaklings violates moral principles and goes against the will of Heaven.” He Xiao pursed his lips. “This is my order.”
Cheng Wanwan said gently, "San Niu, listen to your master."
The women all looked distressed, clearly having been coerced. If these women were mistakenly killed, the rioting refugees would have a chance to intimidate them.
Since that's the case, she might as well play along.
"Xiao He, hold back for now."
Cheng Wanwan patted his shoulder, got up and followed Zhao Sanniu to the place where the barricades were set up.
The chevaux-de-frise were pulled back and hidden again in the dense forest.
Using her night vision, she saw that the women in front of her were getting closer and closer, and behind the women, there were originally five men, but now there were more and more people, and those men were full of greed.
She bought a large bucket of mineral water from the mall and poured it all over the ground.
Then, he took out four or five stun guns, turned them on, threw them on the damp mud, and pulled the patrolmen back several steps.
The twenty-odd women came step by step, their steps heavy.
The first woman stepped onto the wet, muddy ground. Her straw sandals, worn in summer, were instantly soaked. A jolt of electricity shot through her, and she instinctively grabbed the sleeve of the person next to her. The current spread from her arm to the person beside her, and in a short moment, all the women in the first row collapsed to the ground.
The dozen or so women behind them screamed in fright.
"Brothers, charge!"
In the dense forest, a man shouted, and hundreds of refugees rushed over recklessly.
At this moment, the patrol team had quickly pulled the women off the ground, and Wang Yongcheng and Zhao Sanniu quickly moved the chevaux-de-frise over.
The first three or four men rushed over fiercely, and the bamboo tips pierced their bodies violently.
Then, the clouds were blown away, and the moon finally came out.
The scene before me was utterly terrifying.
Four men lay prone on the barricades, bamboo poles piercing their bodies from the front, blood spurting out. Fortunately, the height of the barricades was controlled, and the bamboo tips pierced their abdomens. The wounds looked horrifying, but they were not actually fatal. The four men screamed in pain, making the scene even more frightening.
The men who had charged ahead stopped in their tracks.
Although they are refugees, they are not yet at their wits' end. Ping'an County provides at least two meals of porridge a day. Although they are not full, they will not starve to death. They have not yet reached the point where they must risk their lives.
Seeing that most of the people hesitated, the leader said coldly, "See the women in the bushes? They've all been killed by the villagers of Dahe Village! Lord Shen of Ping'an County said he wouldn't abandon any of us refugees! And what happened? Dahe Village openly committed murder; they'll definitely be arrested and severely punished by Lord Shen! Our mission isn't to rob grain like bandits, but to rid Ping'an County of evil people and relieve Lord Shen's worries!"
"Brothers, we are on the side of justice! We are ridding the people of this scourge!"
Those who had hesitated were suddenly filled with renewed fighting spirit.
Cheng Wanwan laughed. It's a pity she's not a speaker, given how good she is at inspiring people.
She clapped her hands, and Zhao Sanniu gave a signal to the patrol team behind him. The woman was pulled out of the bushes.
The women had rags stuffed in their mouths, sobbing but unable to make a sound.
The leader of the refugees immediately widened his eyes.
He clearly saw more than a dozen women fall down, so how did they suddenly come back to life?
What... what exactly is going on?
So, they fell for the trap!
The leader's eyes darkened. Since there was no legitimate reason, he would just rob it by force.
With over a hundred men, they refused to believe they couldn't defeat these incredibly foolish villagers.
He opened his mouth, ready to continue his encouragement.
Suddenly, Cheng Wanwan whistled.
In the darkness, a black shadow suddenly flew over.
It bit into the man's thigh bone.
It's a small, dashing snack.
The man nearly had flesh torn off his thigh; he raised the long knife in his hand and swung it at Xiaodian.
Cheng Wanwan narrowed her eyes and pulled out a silenced gun from the inside of her thigh.
Before she could even aim, He Xiao flew over on the barricade and kicked the man hard in the face.
Zhao Sanniu, Wang Yongcheng, and the patrol team rushed forward.
The key to defeating the enemy is to capture their leader. After the four or five troublemakers were captured, the remaining hundred or so people lost their cohesion and fighting spirit.
They trembled and knelt on the ground.
But Cheng Wanwan still dared not be careless. These refugees carried the plague and had clashed with the villagers again, so she had to take medicine quickly.
She ordered the patrolmen to tie up all the refugees, and then had the women in the village start a fire to brew medicine.
The village of Dahe comes alive at night.
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