Jiuban glanced at Zhang Li and felt that he was right. They couldn't be allowed to succeed in suppressing the bandits, otherwise they would be the next ones to be attacked. Moreover, they really treated their Drunkard Village as a mere decoration and even dared to attack the Bear and Tiger Village in a detour. Did they look down on him or did they think they were not important to them?
With Zhang Li fanning the flames, Jiusaka became increasingly furious, and even the beard on his chin showed faint signs of being burned.
He hated the government because of the heavy corvee labor. Now they are seeking their own death. They want to suppress the bandits. Even though Yuguan County is short of troops, they are still dragging more than a hundred officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits. Isn't this really a joke!
They still have more than 200 people in the Drunkard Village! It's really ridiculous. The county magistrate doesn't have as many soldiers as him. Jiusaka is just arrogant and looks down on others.
Just as Tong Wenyao led his men back to the Xionghu Village, the people on the village tower saw torches blazing along the road they had come from, creating a fiery dragon. At first, they thought they were soldiers, but after seeing the men in the torchlight, they looked more like bandits than soldiers.
He was so scared that he ran downstairs to report to the boss.
"Report, Boss, there are people coming from the northwest. They're not ours, nor are they officers or soldiers. They're other bandit leaders. Judging by the torches, there are about two hundred of them!"
Tong Wenyao's face turned serious after hearing this, and she immediately said, "Master Ji, you stay here and guard. I'll go up and take a look. Dongzi, let's go." Master Ji stopped her and said, "It looks like it's not simple. I'll go up with you to take a look."
Tong Wen Yao knew that she was able to take down the Bear and Tiger Gang before, it was all by chance. If bandits came now, she would definitely not be their opponent. Bandits can be divided into small bandits and big bandits. Small bandits usually don't kill people. They grow food and crops in the mountains and occasionally go down the mountain to kidnap people for ransom. But big bandits are never refusing anyone. Once they kidnap you, even if you are a high-ranking official, they will not care. Instead, they will beat you up. If you can't ask for the ransom, they will kill you and throw you into the back mountain to feed the wolves to relieve their hatred.
After climbing to the watchtower, they saw a fire dragon coming from the northwest. Tong Wen Yao took out a telescope from the space and looked while they were still there. She didn't recognize the leader, but she knew the person standing next to him. It was the one who, on the road to exile, Aunt Du stole fish from her family and Zhang Li beat people in public.
That incident was still fresh in her memory. It was also the first time she saw someone beating his wife. She remembered that Zhang Li had separated from them after arriving in Cangzhou.
Could it be that the labor was too hard for him to escape and join the bandits? But how did he know the soldiers were coming to suppress the bandits? She was puzzled, but now was not the time to delve into it. Just as Ji Shikang was about to climb up, she retracted the telescope, which she had previously snatched from the zombie pile.
However, she remembered that the telescope lens was composed of two convex lenses, but there was no glass here. The only material that was close to glass was colored glaze.
Before Liuli's family was confiscated, they had quite a bit of wealth. But after the confiscation and exile, there was nothing left. Liuli was also a special tribute to the royal family, and only received this reward because her father won a battle.
After climbing up, Master Ji looked at the long fire dragon and frowned as he ordered, "Wei Qi, have your men prepare to fight the enemy. I think these bandits are coming with great force, and I'm afraid we won't be able to end this tonight peacefully."
Tong Wenyao also ordered, "Tell the brothers who came with us to be prepared for an enemy attack." She looked at Master Ji and apologized, "Sir, this is my fault. I thought it was foolproof, but I didn't expect something to go wrong."
Lord Ji raised his hand to interrupt her, "You can't be blamed for this. We didn't expect the other bandits to know about our crackdown and instead of hiding, they came to our door."
Wei Qi squinted his eyes and looked at the bandit. When he saw him clearly, he said hurriedly, "Sir, I saw one of the men walking in front of us at the city gate." After hearing this, Sir Ji's eyes showed a hint of interest and he said, "Tell me in detail."
Wei Qi cupped his fists and replied, "Yes, at that time they clamored to follow the county magistrate to suppress the bandits, but were frightened off by his subordinates. I remember this man because he was the one who instigated the civilians to follow the county magistrate. I never thought that he would be the bandits' accomplice now. If they had followed the county magistrate at that time, we would be attacked from two sides now."
"It seems we've been tricked." Ji Shikang said this to Wei Qi, but his eyes were directed at Tong Wenyao. She felt a pang in her heart. Did Lord Ji think she was colluding with the bandits?
"Master Ji..." Ji Shikang waved his hand, "I believe in your character, otherwise I wouldn't have brought more than a hundred people here."
In less than a cup of tea, torches lit up the gate of Xionghu Village, and Jiuban shouted towards the inside, "Hey, I heard that County Magistrate Yu is coming to visit us in the mountains. How can he come to Xionghu Village? This place is too small to accommodate County Magistrate Yu. Why not come to our Jiugui Village?"
Because the bandits didn't know the names of the various county magistrates, they usually addressed them directly by adding the name of the place to the name of the county magistrate. According to them, the bandits are permanent, but the county magistrates are transient.
Seeing that the people in the Xionghu Gang didn't respond, Jiusaka felt ashamed. Zhang Li said at this time, not understanding the situation, "Boss, why is no one responding? Are they looking down on you?"
Jiusaka slapped him directly in the face and cursed, "I still look down on you! Men, light the fire and shoot the arrows later!"
After realizing that they wanted to attack the village, Tong Wen Yao quickly ordered people to pour water on the village to wet the houses so that the rockets fired from the opposite side would not ignite immediately.
Suddenly, the entire village was ablaze with activity, some splashing water, others lighting fires. Even Xing'er ran after them, sprinkling water on the houses. Outside Xionghu Village, a huge bonfire had already been lit, and many people had drawn their bows and arrows to light it.
Jiusaka watched them struggling like trapped animals, and a sense of satisfaction still rose in his heart. "Oh, if he can capture the government office today, then the nearby bandits will be afraid of them, and then the people in the village will be strengthened again."
"Line up," he shouted to his archers to form two rows, one to light fires, the other to hold arrows. Lord Ji, observing from the watchtower, couldn't help but remark as he saw them forming up. "These bandits are unlike the shrewd soldiers and generals of the Bear and Tiger Camp. They not only know how to form a line, but they can also use fire attacks. It's inevitable that they haven't been taught by their staff."
"Dongzi, tell us about the Drunkard Gang."
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