Today, the leader of this band of bandits led his men to raid Pear Blossom Village. However, Pear Blossom Village had many allies, and after fighting for a long time, they did not gain any advantage. Instead, many of their brothers died. So, he had no choice but to lead his men to retreat first and move on to Chishan Village, which had recently become more prominent.
In Anping Village, a child ran towards the village chief's house, shouting as he ran, "They're here! They're here! The bandits are here!"
Upon hearing the news of the bandits' arrival, those hiding in their homes immediately became uneasy.
The village chief rallied everyone and said, "Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic when things happen, let's proceed according to plan."
However, most of the fear and anxiety came from young people who were inexperienced in the ways of the world, while the elderly, on the other hand, had an air of indifference to life and death and a "fight if you disagree" attitude, remaining very calm.
"Ahhh..."
A series of screams rang out, echoing across the sky above Anping Village.
"Damn it! They actually resorted to such petty tricks. Keep an eye on the trees, so you don't fall for it again!" the bandit leader roared in exasperation.
As they approached the village, several basins of boiling water suddenly fell from the road, scalding more than a dozen people. Five of them were even hit directly by large wooden basins, crying out in pain from the burns.
Smoke still curled from the chimneys above Anping Village, but it wasn't cooking food; it was boiling water for slaughtering pigs.
As the bandits walked, suddenly another series of screams rang out.
The people walking in front stepped into the trap and fell in.
The trap wasn't very deep, but the bottom was full of sharp bamboo stakes, and it smelled terrible...
One of the bandits cried out in pain, "Ah... pull me up quickly, it hurts so much!"
One of the bandits standing by the pit said with disgust, "How disgusting, Big Black, should we pull them up?"
Although Dahei was also disgusted, he still said, "Forget it, just pull them up."
The bandit leader pointed to one person and said, "You take a team to the Chen family. The rest of you, go door to door and search for food and meat. Same rules as always, no one is allowed to hide anything."
The Chen family's reputation has been growing recently, and they must have made a lot of money in business, so he sent a team over.
After they left with their men, only the wounded remained on the ground, groaning in pain.
Not far away, two villagers who were squatting in a tree seized the opportunity, loosened their ropes, and a huge rock rushed towards the wounded bandits, killing one of them instantly.
Seeing the situation was dire, the bandits immediately scrambled away, shouting, "Big Black! Come back!"
However, before he could shout it a second time, he was smashed to death.
After eliminating the group of wounded bandits, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief, but they were still trembling with fear, as it was their first time killing someone, and some of them even vomited.
A young man, covered in blood, pale-faced, his legs trembling and his hands shaking so badly he could barely hold the hoe, stammered, "Murder...murder!"
Another person looked around and said anxiously, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly put your weapons away and continue to ambush them."
"If you don't kill them, they'll kill your family members later. If you encounter anyone alone, kill them all, don't let a single one escape!"
The group heading to the Chen family's house suffered further losses along the way. The route was fraught with obstacles: boulders, traps, and bamboo spikes.
After passing through the woods and reaching an open meadow, the leader angrily said, "Let's see what tricks they can pull this time. They're all going to die!"
The village was deserted; he didn't see anyone. They must all be hiding. Once he found them, he would torture them thoroughly before killing them.
The team that ransacked the village smashed things everywhere with sticks, and several broken jars in the courtyards were smashed to pieces.
The leader roared angrily, "Damn it! There's nothing here!"
"Dig it up, dig it all up in the ground."
He refused to believe they didn't have a cellar.
"Ahhh..."
A series of screams rang out.
The bandit leader asked, "What's going on?"
One of the bandits replied, "Xiao Yu and her companions were doused with a large basin of boiling water as soon as they entered the door."
"Ahhh..."
The bandit leader demanded, "What is it now?"
Another bandit replied, "Xiao Gu and the others smelled the aroma in the kitchen and couldn't resist stealing some. Now they're lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and unconscious..."
The same thing is happening in different places.
Just kidding, the water the women boiled for slaughtering pigs wasn't meant for actually killing pigs, and the poisonous plants Chen Nong collected weren't just for playing around with either.
The bandits were getting closer and closer to where the villagers were hiding, and the villagers began to take the initiative to attack.
As soon as the looting team split up, they would be attacked from time to time. They would first be caught in fishing nets, and then beaten to death by several people with hoes.
Having witnessed the bloodshed, the villagers became increasingly calm, no longer experiencing the discomfort they had felt from the killing.
Because they clearly understand the current situation: it's either you die or I die, and they have to kill.
However, the villagers' covert guerrilla tactics were not always successful.
Just then, a group of villagers finished their raid and were discovered by another group of bandits.
The bandits, armed with weapons, chased after the villagers.
One of the bandits roared, "Chase them! Kill them!"
The captured villagers retreated along a pre-arranged route when a group of villagers carrying bamboo bows suddenly appeared and fired volleys of bamboo arrows at the bandits.
Unfortunately, the villagers were not good archers. Their bamboo arrows could only wound the bandits, not kill them outright. However, if they were lucky, they could occasionally hit a bandit in the eye.
Despite the bamboo arrows, the bandits charged forward. Just as they were about to reach the villagers, a group of villagers with shields stepped in from behind, blocking the bandits' attacks. Sharpened wooden sticks emerged from behind the shields, immediately wounding the bandits who were charging ahead.
The bamboo arrow team slowly retreated behind the shield groups on both sides, and then continued to shoot bamboo arrows at the bandits.
Although Anping Village was poor, it had no shortage of spears and shields that could be made of wood; they produced a lot of them.
The tactics against the enemy were devised thanks to an old man from Anping Village who had served in the war.
As more and more bandits arrived, the number of shield-bearers on the villagers' side increased, and the archers picked up hoes and fought the bandits under the cover of the shield-bearers.
As the enemy's numbers increased, the villagers began to retreat in an orderly manner, with archers and catapults providing cover and hindering the enemy's advance.
Inside a room, Chen Laosi and his group of men were hiding. They were the bamboo archers responsible for providing cover along this road.
Seeing that their own people had retreated to the safe zone and the enemy was getting closer, they quickly launched an attack.
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