Upon receiving the news, the remaining villages of the Peach Blossom Village Alliance chose to avoid the conflict, refusing to participate or even observe. Their lives were more important, so they decided to stay hidden.
Seeing that more and more people were surging forward, the village chief then gave the order: "Slingers, prepare to attack!"
In addition to archers, the village also trained a group of slingers. Although their numbers were small, their attack power was formidable.
The catapult team was proposed and trained by Chen Lao Er. Anyone who has been on the battlefield knows the power of the catapult, but they can't make catapults. They can't make those things, and even if they could, they wouldn't dare to use them. Making weapons privately is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family. If they dared to use them, before they even learned how to use them, the imperial court would send troops to wipe them out.
So he settled for training slingers, and villagers who had fought in battle and survived also joined in. Even those with physical disabilities insisted on training the younger generation well.
During each break, in addition to gathering firewood, the village chief would order everyone to collect the surrounding stones, regardless of whether they were useful or not, to collect them first and keep them for later use.
I didn't expect to use it so soon.
"To catch the thief, first catch the kingpin," the village chief said to the three members of the Li family, "Find an opportunity to kill their leader and the ones who are causing the most trouble."
Among them, the Li family members are the best archers, followed by Bai Yu.
As soon as the slingers entered the arena, many people stopped, a small number of people backed out and withdrew, and those who were still observing also gave up.
"Ah—someone's been crushed! Get out of here! Get out of here!"
Seeing his companion killed instantly by a large rock and splattered with his blood, the opportunist quickly shouted for everyone to retreat.
Some people were still unwilling to give up. They hadn't managed to get any food or water, but seeing how fierce the fighting was, they still retreated. Before leaving, they picked up the sickles that others had knocked to the ground and ran away.
A sickle is a good thing too, might as well take it.
Old Chen was strong and accurate, throwing large stones, but to avoid hurting his own men, he dared not throw them at the first line of defense, instead throwing them far away so that no matter how hard he threw them, they wouldn't hit his own men.
Adults have slingshots, and children have their secret weapons: the mischievous kid's slingshot.
Led by Shirakawa, the rooftops of several carriages in the village were now filled with mischievous children, holding slingshots and shooting stones into the distance. They were also afraid of hurting their own people, so they all shot into the distance.
At this moment, no one scolded the children for being naughty; instead, they helped by handing them pebbles.
The village chief's wife looked at Bai Chuan on the roof of the car and instructed him, "Shoot far away so you don't hurt your own people. Do you have enough stones? If not, we'll get you another bag. Stand still and be careful not to fall."
At this moment, the roof of Chen Kai's carriage was also covered with mischievous children.
Chen Nong called out from above, "Uncle, do you want to come up? I've saved you a spot."
Chen Kai was also torn about whether or not he should go up and help.
At this moment, Xiao Bao, both scared and excited, exclaimed, "I want to go up!"
Now Chen Kai was no longer conflicted. He stuffed Xiao Bao into the pile of children and climbed up himself.
On Zhou's side, the eldest daughter-in-law opened the bundle and took out a Molotov cocktail. "Really want to try?"
The second son's wife said firmly, "We have to try. If they've already started fighting, what's the point of keeping them around?"
Zhou also took out a Molotov cocktail and agreed, "Yes, we should give it a try."
The second son's wife said, "Mother, you can just watch, we'll use it." After saying that, she took the Molotov cocktail from Zhou's hand.
The last one is in Chen Xiaohua's hands.
The eldest son's wife found a place where the enemy was concentrated and was about to make her move when the village chief's wife arrived.
"What are you doing? What are those things they're holding?"
Zhou said jokingly, "Let's try to use what our ancestors bestowed upon us."
The eldest daughter-in-law's lips twitched. Chen Kai was probably going to die young, but she didn't forget the important matter.
It seems like all you have to do is light this string and throw it out.
Then, after the lit bottle was thrown, it exploded with a bang, and a large number of people fell down where the bottle landed, and a fire broke out.
The two sides, who were locked in fierce combat, were startled by the sudden explosion. Looking towards the source of the sound, they saw a strange phenomenon.
A group of people were on fire, rolling on the ground, unable to extinguish the flames no matter how much they rolled. They were screaming in agony. There were also some people who were not on fire and did not appear to be injured, but they were also screaming in agony. This phenomenon was too bizarre.
"A ghost! Run!"
"Vulcan is enraged! Run!"
"ah--"
Amidst the screams of agony from being burned, everyone trembled with fear, their faces turned pale, and they ran away shouting.
Not to mention the enemy was terrified, even their own people were quite frightened. Even the eldest daughter-in-law and her group were stunned. After they came to their senses, they all exclaimed in their hearts, "This thing is so powerful! It truly deserves to be called a precious glass."
Yes, they didn't suspect Chen Kai; they thought the weapon was so powerful because of the precious glass.
The village chief's wife turned deathly pale with fright, but the thought that such a powerful treasure belonged to their side immediately brightened her complexion. Staring at the remaining two Molotov cocktails, her eyes gleamed as she exclaimed, "This treasure is truly amazing!"
There are two more. Bomb them a little more, and they'll retreat.
Chen Kai heard the explosion, and the sound... it sounded so familiar...
However, before he could even think it looked like it, the results told him that it was exactly what he thought.
Chen Kai immediately scrambled down and ran towards Grandma Liu and the others.
Chen Kai was genuinely terrified, his heart trembling. How dare they do such a thing? What if they accidentally blow him up?
Chen Kai shouted urgently, "Mother, stop!"
Seeing Chen Kai running over, the four of them immediately felt guilty.
Chen Kai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were unharmed.
Zhou said weakly, "My dear son, you should go back quickly, it's dangerous here."
Chen Kai laughed angrily, "Who threw that just now?"
The eldest son's wife lowered her head and said guiltily, "Uncle, it was me, I wanted to throw it away, but Mother wouldn't let me..."
Chen Kai interrupted, "From now on, you're not allowed to act recklessly."
The eldest daughter-in-law looked at her younger brother-in-law, who was clearly a little dumpling, but had a serious expression on his face. It was so cute that it made her swoon, but she didn't dare to laugh out loud. She obediently nodded and said, "Okay, I won't do anything reckless."
At this moment, the village chief and Old Man Chen also came over.
The enemy had already scared away most of them, leaving only the troublemakers and the people of Peach Blossom Village who were still standing in a standoff with them, but they dared not attack rashly.
"What just happened?" the village chief asked.
The village chief's wife said, "These are treasures bestowed upon them by their ancestors, and there are two more."
After saying that, she winked at the old man, signaling him to look at the strange bottle in the hands of the second son's wife and Chen Xiaohua.
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