Chapter 207 Captives
After Jiang Tangtang felt relieved, he immediately asked the soldier who came to report the news, "What are the casualties?"
"There are only more than ten people injured and no casualties. Don't worry, ma'am!" said the soldier.
Jiang Tangtang nodded and said, "That's good."
The soldier's face was filled with joy as he said respectfully, "Madam, I will be back now! I will report back to you when I have more news."
"Wait a moment!" Jiang Tangtang said, then quickly turned around and handed him a few buns, saying, "Thank you for your hard work. Eat first. I'll bring some people to bring buns to everyone later."
These are vegetable buns fried in lard. In addition to the wild vegetables dug by the islanders in the wild, there are also many wild vegetables that Jiang Tangtang took out from the space. The buns smell very fragrant.
The soldier looked at the big white bun in Jiang Tangtang's hand and couldn't help swallowing.
He was already very satisfied with being able to have enough food to serve under Lu Shiyan. He never thought that one day he would be able to eat white bread.
His eyes unconsciously reddened, and after bowing deeply to Jiang Tangtang, he said, "Thank you, Madam. Lei Zi would like to thank you on behalf of all the soldiers."
Jiang Tangtang felt a little sad.
Soldiers in this era really had a hard life. She thanked her repeatedly for just eating a vegetable bun.
He was standing on the front lines, fighting the enemy! If he wasn't careful, he could lose his life!
Jiang Tangtang secretly made a decision in her heart that she would develop agriculture and animal husbandry so that every soldier under her could eat rice and meat.
Let’s not talk about Jiang Tangtang’s great ideal for now. Let’s first talk about how after the vegetable buns were delivered to the front line, all the soldiers were like Lei Zi, they were all moved to their core, and they were like chicken blood, vowing to capture the enemy troops that were attacking today and make them never return.
Xie Xin had his eyes on their ships, hoping to capture them as trophies. While chewing a bun, he asked the soldier on the watchtower about the situation.
"After they got three or four miles away with the large boat, they lowered the small boat and circled the island. Now the boat is heading north toward the dense forest. I guess they're trying to find a place to land there."
The soldier guarding the telescope never took his eyes off it. He adjusted the magnification, carefully observed the situation of the boat, and answered Xie Xin's questions.
Xie Xin finished the last bun in his hand and licked his lips with satisfaction. "Watch carefully. In case of emergency, light red smoke. For other situations, please have someone report to me at any time."
After saying that, he immediately led his men to the north for deployment.
This time, he wanted to wait until the enemy reached the shore and then destroy them in one fell swoop.
Ying Zong knew that the deserted island was very large and that Lu Shiyan could not leave too many troops on the island. So after observing from many angles, he led his men to quietly sneak into the deserted forest in the north.
Seeing that there were no soldiers in the wilderness, nor the strange fortress he had just seen, he immediately felt relieved and took his men back to report to He Zhiyong.
After receiving the news, He Zhiyong ordered the team to go around to the north of the island and prepare to reach the island from the north.
Little did he know that Xie Xin took advantage of this time difference and had people set up a large number of traps and mechanisms in the wild forest in the north.
Before He Zhiyong could be happy about finally getting ashore, he was hit by a heavy blow.
Some soldiers stepped on mousetraps, others were hit by falling iron nails, and others were shot by sudden bamboo arrows.
The most terrifying thing was that after the strange ball in the air broke, the white powder inside flew all over the sky, and all the soldiers fell to the ground after inhaling the white powder into their mouths.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the men he brought with him were killed. In all his years of leading troops, this was the first time he had encountered such a bizarre thing.
He frantically shouted "Retreat! Retreat!"
But it was too late. One strange ball after another burst, and his soldiers fell down one by one, and finally he himself fell down.
Seeing all the men fall, the soldiers hiding in the woods cheered loudly.
He Zhiyong fell to the ground but had not completely lost consciousness. He held on, opened his eyes wide and looked forward.
I saw people in strange costumes jumping down from the trees. Their faces, necks, and other parts of their bodies were painted green, and their bodies were covered with green vines.
It's no wonder he didn't notice it before, as it was so green and hiding among the dense trees.
He was filled with anger and regret, and could no longer hold on and fainted.
"Clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils!"
Xie Xin waved his hand, and the soldiers rushed forward with swords drawn, ready to finish off the attackers. Jiang Tangtang, who had rushed over after hearing the news, quickly stopped them, saying, "Don't kill anyone!"
The soldiers stopped what they were doing and looked at Jiang Tangtang in confusion, "Madam, why are you doing this?"
Xie Xin said, "I was so excited that I lost my mind. We can't kill all these people. We should keep the leader and torture him to find out which bastard dared to set his sights on our treasure island."
"No one else can be killed."
Jiang Tangtang smiled and said, "These are all manpower! With them, won't there be someone to do the dirty work on the island?
"Are you planning to build a new house? Are you planning to make the fort stronger? Isn't it already occupied?"
After the military defense fortresses are built, we can also build roads, canals, hospitals, schools, etc.
There's really nothing to do, so why not let them dig the soil? This is free labor, use them to death, and it won't be a pity if they die.
"Madam's brain works very quickly. Why didn't we think of it?"
After praising them, the soldiers couldn't help but worry, "But will they be obedient? If they don't, and so many people start making trouble..."
With them around, there won't be any big trouble, but there will definitely be a lot of small trouble.
"Don't worry, I have a way to make them obedient." Don't you see what Dou Xian'er does? Just some poison can scare the shit out of them.
Not to mention that Douxianer does have a poison like in martial arts dramas, where one must take an antidote every month after taking the poison.
Since Jiang Tangtang said so, the soldiers did not hesitate any longer and tied up the people according to Jiang Tangtang's instructions.
When He Zhiyong and Ying Zong woke up and found themselves tied up on a tree, they felt terrible.
Xie Xin held a toothpick in his mouth and said nonchalantly, "Tell me! Whose soldiers are you all, and why are you attacking the island?"
He Zhiyong was extremely humiliated and refused to say anything except cursing Xie Xin.
Ying Zong, who originally looked down on him, now had a bit more appreciation for him.
"You won't tell me?" Xie Xin spat out the toothpick in his mouth and said with a wicked smile, "I'll see if you tell me after the torture."
Someone had already brought tools and started to peel He Zhiyong's nails. The moment the nails were ripped off, He Zhiyong almost fainted from the pain.
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