Yun Zhourong was instantly wide awake; she knew it was someone from Third Master's side who had arrived.
Although I was mentally prepared, I didn't expect the other party to arrive so quickly. I checked the time and it was only a little past four in the morning.
If they hadn't been prepared, and were currently sound asleep, it would have been easy to catch them off guard.
Unable to sleep, she immediately put on her bomb suit, opened the door, and went out.
Then, all the slaves ran out, huddled together with nowhere to go, crying in panic.
It turns out that the other side fired a rocket!
At this point, the thatched roofs of many houses began to burn.
"Don't be afraid. We have a total of two hundred soldiers here, all of them are highly skilled elites. They are more than enough to protect us. Everyone should have confidence."
After calming everyone down, Yun Zhourong took out a bunch of fire extinguishers and said to everyone, "These fire extinguishers can put out fires. We can't participate in the battle, but we can help guard the rear. We just need to hold out for two days!"
"Mmm..."
Hearing this, the previously agitated slaves quieted down a bit, and then the mute girl stepped forward first, pointing to the fire extinguisher in Yun Zhourong's hand.
The meaning is clear: she wants to learn how to use it and then help put out the fire.
Seeing this, Yun Zhourong smiled with satisfaction, and then quickly began to teach the group.
Using fire extinguishers was not difficult, and the slaves quickly learned how to use them, each carrying one to put out fires everywhere.
Seeing this scene, Yun Zhourong couldn't help but think of the smallpox epidemic before, when she used fire extinguishers to save everyone.
Yun Zhourong took a deep breath. She believed that she could overcome this difficulty as well!
"What's going on? So many rockets were fired, why haven't the houses caught fire yet?"
The Third Master, who was waiting outside for the situation, almost questioned his existence when he saw this scene. He said in a fit of anger, "What are you all doing? Were those arrows made with inferior materials and destroyed as soon as they hit the target?"
"No, Third Master, we clearly saw that the house was already on fire, but for some reason the fire suddenly went out. With so many rockets and oil coating, even water shouldn't have been able to put it out so quickly."
The thugs were completely baffled by what they saw.
"Third Master, shall we continue launching rockets? We've run out of fuel." At this moment, one of the henchmen stepped forward and whispered.
"Useless! You can't even prepare everything properly. Just shoot arrows and charge!"
Third Master was already irritable, and upon hearing this, he slapped the thug across the face and said coldly, "Today, all these people must die here!"
"yes!"
Upon receiving the order, the thugs no longer hesitated and rushed forward in coordination.
Archers behind them kept firing arrows, while those in front attacked with spears.
The enemy only had about fifty people, while Yun Zhourong's side had more than two hundred, all of whom were trained soldiers. When it came to combat formation, that was their specialty.
The people in the front row were responsible for holding large wooden planks as shields to deflect the arrows.
The men behind them stretched out their spears and thrust them fiercely at the thugs.
The two sides immediately engaged in a chaotic battle, but it was clear that Yun Zhourong's side had the upper hand.
Although those thugs were very vicious and had killed many people on a daily basis, they were still far inferior to the soldiers. They were no match for them and could not break through at all. Instead, they were forced to retreat in defeat.
Originally, Yun Zhourong had climbed the tree with a submachine gun, intending to help deal with the archers, but now it seems that it's no longer necessary.
So she simply held back, keeping the submachine gun as a backup plan to deal with potentially more difficult situations later on.
"Third Master, it's no use. These people are too powerful. We are no match for them at all."
Before long, most of Third Master's henchmen had been lost and retreated in fear.
Ji Minxiu had specifically instructed the soldiers to focus on defense and not to pursue the enemy once they had driven them back, in order to preserve their strength to the greatest extent possible, in order to avoid falling into the enemy's trap of luring them away from their base.
Therefore, upon seeing the Third Master's thugs retreat, the soldiers immediately went back and did not continue to advance.
"Damn it, they're all useless!"
Third Master never expected this outcome. Thinking of the promise he had made to his master, he angrily kicked the leader of the thugs.
The thug fell to the ground, his face contorted in pain, but he dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction. He simply got up and knelt down again.
"Third Master, we underestimated their strength and we don't have the advantage in numbers. We should retreat first and come back tomorrow with more men to wipe them out in one fell swoop," Third Master's confidant advised.
"Walk!"
Although Third Master was extremely unwilling, he understood that he couldn't force the issue at the moment, so he turned and left angrily.
"Miss Yun, the person is gone."
The spies sent out did not return to report until they were certain that Third Master's men had left.
"Mmm..."
"..."
Upon hearing that Third Master's men had retreated, all the slaves wept with joy, embracing each other and cheering.
Yun Zhourong was also very happy and said to the soldiers, "You've worked hard. Now everyone should rest well and conserve your energy, because there will probably be a tough battle tomorrow."
"Yes," the soldiers replied in unison.
The soldiers performed their duties, and Yun Zhourong followed Yun Hongcheng and the others back to their rooms.
"Father...please...pour me a cup of tea..."
Once inside the room, Yun Zhourong sat down in a chair, her whole body trembling slightly.
The scene just now was truly terrifying, but in order to appease the slaves, she had been trying her best to control her emotions. Only now that she relaxed did she feel a wave of fear.
"You must have been terrified, but it's alright now." Yun Hongcheng quickly handed her some water and gently comforted her.
There was also heartache in his eyes. He was a derelict father, always exposing a young girl to such scenes of fighting and killing.
In the future, it's better to let her participate in such things less often.
The people of Yunzhou were unaware of Yun Hongcheng's thoughts, and it took them several sips of water to finally calm down.
He smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm just easily nervous because I haven't seen many of these kinds of situations. I'll get used to it eventually."
"Pah, pah, pah, don't jinx it. Our future will be peaceful and stable, and we will never encounter such a dangerous situation again." Upon hearing this, Yun Hongcheng quickly retorted in disagreement.
Although Yun Zhourong felt that poor and remote areas breed unruly people, and that they would likely encounter many more challenges if they wanted to establish themselves in Qiongzhou, the possibility of living a peaceful life was very small.
But this was ultimately the elder's most sincere wish, so she could only agree, "Yes, Father is right, I was just talking nonsense."
"That's more like it. Alright, get some rest. I hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow." Yun Hongcheng patted Yun Zhourong's head and went back to his room to rest.
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