Almost a quarter of an hour later, a raging fire broke out in the town closest to the county seat, and wailing sounds were heard!
"Murder, murder, help, help!"
"Mother, mother, save me!"
"There are Rakshasa devils, run!"
Countless people ran for their lives in the dark night and in the firelight, but most of them were hacked to death by the fire, and blood flowed like a river!
On the city wall, the county magistrate and soldiers listened and watched, their hearts felt as if being cut by a knife, but they could do nothing!
Even if they could, most people wouldn't do it. We're all flesh and blood, and when faced with danger, we can only choose to protect ourselves!
In Taijia Village, although Old Man Tai was lying on the kang in the row house, he still didn't dare to sleep too soundly.
It would be fine if others didn't know, but he knew his granddaughter's abilities all too well. The fat girl said that if the Rakshasa devils were to come and burn and kill, they would definitely come.
Today is the 30th day of the winter month. The day after is my grandson’s birthday, and it is also the day my granddaughter dreamed of the disaster.
No one can guarantee that a disaster will happen exactly on time. It is normal for it to happen a few days earlier or later.
On the same large kang, several men from the tribe and veterans were snoring, exhausted from staying up half the night. When the others went out on patrol, they fell asleep without hesitation.
Amid the snoring of the crowd, Grandpa Tai was thinking about his granddaughter and the young and old in the clan on the mountain, anxious about where his son's convoy was, and imagining his eldest grandson fighting the enemy at the border.
In a daze, he seemed to be asleep, but also seemed not to be asleep...
At this moment, the bronze bell at the entrance of the village suddenly rang, and everyone sat up suddenly, a little dazed.
Old Master Tai heard it clearly, and despite the dizziness, he put on his coat and got off the kang while shouting, "Hurry up and pack up, pick up the knife, and follow me!"
The tribesmen and veterans also reacted, jumped to the ground, grabbed their knives and rushed out!
A moment later, He Shan also rushed into the yard, "Uncle, it seems that the bell in the county town has been rung! It seems that troops are coming our way. I'm also ringing the bell to alert Liujia Village and Zhangjia Village!"
"Okay, let's go to the village entrance first. Everyone, be careful and don't get scattered!" The old man waved his hand and shouted to everyone, "Remember, don't fight to the death. If you see something bad, run to the wooden house and gather there!"
"Yes, Sixth Uncle (Uncle)!" Everyone responded.
Worried that the Tai family members lacked experience, He Shan and other veterans had already made arrangements. Each veteran led two villagers. If anything happened, the villagers would definitely listen to the veterans. They didn't need to "achieve great things," they just needed to save their lives!
It goes by slowly but time flies. Within a few words, a fire was lit up in Liujia Village.
"Someone set the fire!" Everyone understood what was happening and started cursing loudly, their eyes reddening.
The house is where everyone lives and works, and it has sheltered the whole family from wind and rain for many years. If it is burned down by fire, it will destroy the confidence and hope of the whole family!
"Sixth Uncle, what should we do?"
"Do you want to go to Liujia Village to provide support?"
"What should we do with our village? The thieves are coming soon!"
Liujia Village was less than ten miles away from here, so close that everyone could even vaguely hear the sound of horse hooves.
Old Master Tai clenched his hatchet, unwilling to let his home burn down. He gave the order, "It's too late to rescue Liujia Village now! Follow me, the veterans in front, the villagers behind you. Press forward to the intersection and shoot arrows, trying our best to prevent the thieves from getting in."
"Yes, Sixth Uncle!"
"Let's fight, fight them!"
The veterans took their bows and arrows and ran forward, quickly climbing up the big trees on both sides of the intersection. The villagers had no bows and arrows, so they went crazy and looked everywhere for fist-sized stones!
It didn't take long for the Russian devils to arrive!
It was almost the first time that the villagers saw the legendary demon. The completely different skin color and appearance made them tremble with fear and their legs went weak.
No one is afraid of killing people, but everyone is naturally afraid of ghosts!
Fortunately, the veterans were familiar with the Russian devils, and they had fought each other for many years, forming a blood feud.
As soon as the Russian devils entered the range, He Shan and others started shooting.
The Rakshasa devils had never thought that a small mountain village would actually have a master who dared to resist. Because just now, two or three villages along the way were hacked and burned by them. Only they could do whatever they wanted, and no one could resist them!
Because of such carelessness, five Rakshasa devils fell off their horses when they were hit by a wave of arrows.
Old Master Tai shouted, "Smash it to death!"
All the villagers looked at the struggling Rakshasa devils on the ground, and their courage grew! These were not ghosts, but people! They would scream in pain, bleed, and die!
"Beat him! Beat him to death!"
"Beat them to death, let you set fire, let you kill people!"
“Kill them!”
"Take this stone from me!"
Everyone was like crazy, throwing whatever they could get their hands on. Although they didn't cause any serious damage to the Russian devils, it still hurt when the stones hit their bodies, and hitting the horses made them dodge in annoyance, and they still had to pull the reins hard.
He dodged the rock and grabbed the horse, but the old soldier shot arrows at him again!
For a moment, everyone was in a standoff with the Rakshasa demons. No one dared to rush out rashly, as outnumbered would inevitably lead to defeat. The Rakshasa demons were also suppressed, unable to advance and burn, kill, and plunder!
Finally, the leader of the Russian devils shouted loudly, and a cavalry of about a hundred people bypassed Taijia Village and rushed to Zhangjia Village.
Everyone who survived the disaster looked at the dozen or so corpses on the ground in disbelief!
They actually scared away the Russian devils and saved the village!
Old Man Tai didn't have time to let everyone sit there in a daze. He directly ordered the villagers to guard the village, and then took the veterans to chase the Russian devils to Zhangjia Village.
Zhangjia Village is much larger than Taijia Village and Liujia Village, and has a larger population. On weekdays, most villagers, young and old, go up the mountain to hunt, so naturally there is no shortage of bows and arrows at home.
Just now, when there was a commotion in Taijia Village, Zhang Tieniu had already led the villagers out of the village in the dark, wanting to help Taijia. However, he never expected that the Russian devils would actually come to their village.
In a hurry, Zhang Tieniu and his men quickly tied two trip ropes and moved further away. Seeing several Luosha devils tripped, they also started shooting arrows.
At this time, the old man and his soldiers also arrived and started shooting arrows from a distance.
It is naturally not as clear as in the daytime in the dark night, but the white faces and yellow hairs of the Russian devils are too eye-catching. If you run towards them and shoot, you will most likely get something!
The Russian devils were too passive and screamed in anger. They fired a wave of arrows in counterattack, but the Tai and Zhang families were hiding in the woods and they couldn't find their target at all.
In desperation, the Luosha devils finally pulled the reins and fled to the west. Their main force was over there, and as long as they gathered together, they would not be afraid of being ambushed by these cunning Wei people!
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