The last group of people were those who knew Shirakawa had obtained the treasure, and they were currently transporting stones in a narrower part of the canyon ahead.
With Shirakawa as a human backpack, moving stones is a piece of cake.
They placed the stones with some space between them, then piled more stones on top of each other, filling the gaps between the stones with firewood and dry grass. When the pile reached a certain height, they lit a fire.
Shirakawa moved quickly, piling the stones up to his head.
Old Man Chen said, "It's too short, stack it higher!"
Then, Shirakawa, being short, was picked up and manipulated.
Shirakawa harbored deep resentment, determined to grow very, very tall in the future.
After Zhou and his family filled the gaps, they brought firewood and dry grass and placed them under the stones, piling them up to a full heap.
The second son's wife brought over a dead tree from somewhere and piled it on top, saying, "This will burn longer!"
Seeing that it was almost done, they left behind five men with stone spears, five men with stone hoes, and a group of men carrying firewood, hay, and stones. Then they went around to the back to wait for the others to come in before continuing their previous operations.
We can't light a fire yet, for fear that the thick smoke will alert the bandits. We can only prepare and wait for the east wind.
They waited patiently, and finally, the bandits arrived, chatting and laughing.
There were indeed five carts of supplies, but there were no animals pulling the carts; the bandits pushed them themselves, so the group moved very slowly.
"Those fat sheep will be opening the kiln in the next couple of days, right?"
"It seems like it'll be tomorrow!"
"These fat sheep must have collected a lot of water these days. Once they open the kiln tomorrow, we'll slaughter them all. Then, the women, water, charcoal, and pottery jars will all be ours!"
"Hehe, there are so many women among these fat sheep, and quite a few young girls too!"
The bandits entered the canyon, turned a corner, and continued walking, chatting and laughing.
Once the "dog" entered the area and was out of sight, Old Man Chen and his men immediately piled up stones, carried firewood and hay to block the road.
Having learned from experience, they acted even faster this time. Old Man Chen made a hand gesture, and the people in the valley saw it and immediately shook the branches three times. The people at the crossroads ahead saw it and immediately responded with a hand gesture, and then lit the fire.
After Old Man Chen and his group finished lighting the fire and left behind the same number of people, they went up to the top of the valley.
The bandits continued walking, and when they were almost in the middle, Old Man Chen gestured for everyone to make their move!
The people above immediately pushed stones down and threw down firewood tied with dry grass.
The valley was about 20 meters high, and the view from above was not bad. Everyone was worried about burning the supplies, so they tried to throw burning firewood into the crowd.
"ah--"
"Watch out, there's an ambush!"
Several bandits were accidentally killed by the falling debris, and only then did everyone realize that there was an ambush.
"Damn it, who is it? Show yourself!"
"You dare to ambush our Green Tiger Stronghold people? We'll find you all and kill you!"
Those above the valley didn't care about the shouts from below; they just smashed things. Anyone can make threats.
The two bandits ran ahead, intending to go back and get reinforcements, but found that the road ahead was blocked and had been set on fire.
"Damn it, if I find out which bunch of bastards they are, I'll wipe them out!"
Hearing the noise, the people behind the rock immediately threw stones into it.
One of the bandits wasn't paying attention and got hit on the head.
After the other bandit dodged, he quickly ran back and shouted, "Boss, something bad has happened! The road ahead is blocked, and damn it, they've set it on fire!"
The bandit leader cursed a few times and led his men to retreat, only to find that the road behind them was also blocked.
Hearing the commotion, the people behind the rock threw stones into it with all their might.
The people above the valley continued to chase the bandits, throwing stones and burning firewood.
To avoid the rocks, the bandits could only dart around and hide, some even hiding under the cart.
The woman was very anxious. How could so many bandits still be alive? So she said to her eldest daughter, "Bring over some smaller stones."
The aunt's eldest daughter immediately carried over two fist-sized stones, half a bamboo basket.
The woman picked up a stone, aimed it at an enemy, and immediately threw it. The stone fell quickly and knocked someone down.
The older woman continued smashing; after all, she had been a member of the catapult team and had trained for a few days. Although she was eventually eliminated, she was still a little better than the rookie.
Seeing the heavy losses suffered by his men, the bandit leader gritted his teeth and said, "Unload a cartload of supplies, use the cart to ram open an exit, and we'll fight our way out!"
Above the valley, Bai Yu held his bow and arrows, quietly waiting for his chance. He only had two arrows left, and only two opportunities.
He had already used up all his arrows when he was besieged by bandits last time, and he didn't have time to retrieve them. These two arrows were given to him by his brother-in-law.
Seeing that the bandit leader was distracted, he immediately shot an arrow.
"call out--"
The sound of an arrow piercing the wind alerted the bandit leader, who immediately sensed danger. He dodged to the side, but was still injured, taking an arrow to the shoulder.
"Damn it, they even have a bow and arrows!"
Bai Yu secretly regretted that he had almost shot the man in the neck.
The bandits pushed the cart and rammed it against the stone several times until the stone fell down, but there was still a fire behind it, and more stones were piled up behind the fire!
The people behind the stones had thrown stones a few times before, but then stopped and continued to pile up firewood and stones, engaging in a war of attrition. You slowly push, I slowly pile.
The people above kept carrying and throwing stones, and soon, more than half of the people below collapsed.
Seeing that they couldn't think of any other way, the bandit leader had no choice but to lead his men to hide under the cart, hoping that someone from the village would pass by and report back, or that the vanguard would return.
Those who had nowhere to hide collapsed after a while.
Seeing that it was about time, Old Man Chen and the others went downstairs, gathered up those who were willing to fight and had weapons, and walked behind the rocks that the bandits had just pushed with a cart.
The guards at the exit saw the gesture and stopped piling up stones to block the way. They even moved a gap in the area where stones had been piled up behind them.
The firewood at the bonfire ahead was almost burned out, and the fire gradually subsided. The group moved several large stones and threw them over the fire, instantly extinguishing the flames. They then stepped on the stones and walked towards the gap in the first pile of stones, entering the area.
When the bandits saw someone approaching, they crawled out of the cart and were about to raise their knives to attack when they were knocked down by a stone thrown down.
The Zhou family and their gang were quite cunning; instead of rushing in to fight immediately, they stayed far away and cursed the bandits.
The people on their side are almost all old women, and when it comes to cursing, their fighting power is quite formidable.
Several bandits, unable to bear it any longer and extremely angry, crawled out of the carriage, only to be knocked down by stones.
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