Seeing the officers and soldiers hesitating to move forward, Fang Junye shouted from behind, "What are you waiting for? Go!"
The officers and soldiers at the front looked at each other, no one dared to take a step forward. Unlike soldiers who often fought on the battlefield, the ones they usually saw most were hooligans and hooligans, and the ordinary people who nodded and bowed to them. They were a little scared when they saw real weapons on the ground.
But he had to charge forward. If he was charged with desertion, he would die even if he saved his life now.
The leaders gritted their teeth, hunched their bodies and walked in tremblingly. After a few steps, their buttocks felt sore and their legs were as soft as noodles.
There were charred dead branches slanting out from the mountain walls on both sides of the road, and the crown of a tree at the corner, which was half dead, weighed down heavily, making people feel uneasy.
After walking for a while, they found that there were no hidden weapons as they had expected, and the surroundings were unusually quiet.
Seeing this, Fang Junye did not dare to be arrogant, fearing that they were luring him into a trap, so he selected a dozen pioneers to explore the way.
There were more than a dozen of us, each one pushing the other, and we wished we could finish this walk with our eyes closed.
At first they would report loudly, but when they reached the corner, there was a sudden scream.
Fang Junye's spirit was tense the whole time, and he almost jumped up when he heard the cry, "What's going on!"
The officers and soldiers who were still staying on the uphill slope were also at a loss, and the brave ones had already begun to retreat silently.
At this time, the leader of the officers and soldiers, who was dressed slightly differently, said, "Young Master, the bandits are cunning. If we attack them one group after another like this, we will probably be defeated one by one. It would be better for us to charge in together."
Fang Junye frowned slightly, "How to charge?"
"Set the mountain on fire, and then rush in while the chaos is going on."
Fang Junye's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, "Just do as you say."
They first lit a pile of straw with flint, then used the fire to light branches and threw them in one by one.
Seeing that the fire at the entrance had already started, Fang Junye finally smiled.
At this moment, it was completely dark.
I originally thought that the fire would burn all the way up, but it broke off all at once after burning for a short while, as if it was blocked by something.
Ao Xi looked at the fire below and sneered, "They always set fire to the mountains, nothing new."
They had long been wary of the soldiers using this trick, so they not only cut off the vegetation in the middle, but also dug a hole in the mountain to divert a spring of water, so that no matter how hard they burned, they could not reach the upper part.
The fire gradually died down, and Fang Junye waved his hand, "Charge!"
“Kill!”
The officers and soldiers gathered together and attacked on the scorched earth.
However, their voices were soon drowned out by louder shouts. Looking up, they saw that Ao Xi had led a group of bandits and had already approached them at some point, killing them by surprise.
Only at this moment did the two sides really start fighting.
Although the officers and soldiers were panicked at first, they still had the advantage in numbers. As the battle line became longer and longer, they advanced a little further.
The clanging of weapons and the sound of killing shook the sky; a fierce battle was inevitable.
Just as the atmosphere was tense, a horse neighed in the distance, and a man came riding over, holding something in his hand. "The prefect has an order! Withdraw the troops immediately!"
Turning around, it was the confidant sent by Fang Junye.
"withdraw troops?"
Fang Junye was stunned. "Did my father say that?"
The confidant handed the letter to Fang Junye, "The prefect said that you will know the answer as soon as you read the letter."
Fang Junye opened it and saw that it was indeed written by his father.
There was only a short line of words on it: Borrowing Miss Xia's name, paying the ransom, and withdrawing the troops.
"The vehicle carrying the ransom is behind us. Please withdraw your troops first."
Now that there has been some progress, Fang Junye is inevitably angry that he has to withdraw his troops. However, he has no choice but to do as his father ordered.
At the command, the officers and soldiers fought and retreated.
Ao Xi saw through their intentions and stopped chasing them. Instead, he shouted, "Brother Fang, are you going to hit me or not? If not, I'll go back and hug my wife to sleep."
"Hahaha, yeah, how come he ran away while fighting?"
Fang Junye's face turned pale after being teased, but as someone who often mingled with officials, he still had a certain shrewdness. He said with a forced smile, "We can be said to have known each other for a long time. I didn't want to engage in a fight with the village chief. As for why I withdrew my troops, Miss Xia, whom you abducted, is my brother's fiancée. He begged me, and as his elder brother, I couldn't just sit back and watch. How about this? As long as you hand over Miss Xia and the treasures, I will agree to your request."
Although he said nice things, Ao Xi knew clearly in his heart that what they wanted was just the treasures from the Western Regions.
Borrowing the name of Miss Xia is also a way to avoid gossip.
Ao Xi didn't expose him, but grinned, "Since Prefect Fang is so willing, then I will agree. I will hand over the person and the goods."
"Okay, it's a deal."
...
Ao Xi ordered Monkey to go up and take down Xia Luoran and the things, while he sat downstairs, guarding against Fang Junye's sneak attack.
It was clearly a matter of going back and forth, but the monkey didn't come back for a long time.
"What did you say? Miss Xia is missing?"
Military Advisor Yuan was surprised when he received the news.
The monkey said anxiously, "Yes, military advisor, the village chief is still waiting for people, please help us think of a solution."
"Let's go and take a look."
When Military Advisor Yuan rushed to the room where Xia Luoran was imprisoned, there was only the injured Honggu and Cui Niang who was bandaging her wounds.
"What's going on? Why would such a good person disappear?"
Honggu paused and blamed himself, "I didn't keep an eye on Miss Xia. I thought she was going to consummate her marriage with the village chief tonight, so I fetched water for her to bathe. But she took advantage of my inattention and knocked me unconscious with a ladle. When I woke up, she was gone."
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