There were six people in a horizontal row and sixteen people in a vertical row. The formation of the ninety-six young men was exactly the same as the day they entered Baishi Tower.

Running at the end of the team were Vulture and Puya.

Vulture still had wounds on his body, but that didn't matter, because today he was only in charge of command, and the charge was the job of the Daishan team.

"Shoot!" Vulture drew his sword and shouted.

Before he finished speaking, the first row of the Daishan team squatted, the second row half-squatted, and the third row remained upright, then raised their arms at the same time and pulled the trigger...

The bowstrings rang continuously, and amid the sound of "swish, swish, swish", nearly half of the bandits and cavalrymen who had rushed into the doorway wailed and fell down.

The first three rows dodged and retreated, reloading, and the fourth, fifth and sixth rows quickly filled in, repeating what the first three rows had done. For a moment, the horses neighed miserably and the bandits screamed in agony.

When he heard the screams coming from the doorway, Wu Lai laughed and said to the nobles who were still half-lying near him: "Get up! There's something exciting to watch!"

Dozens of nobles immediately stood up, breathing heavily and stamping their feet while looking under the city wall.

Osaires was terrified, but what could he do? In the blink of an eye, he was "swept away" by his own bandit cavalry and rushed nearly half the distance into the city gate. In almost an instant, he and his horse were seriously injured.

Osiris fell down, his horse's front legs broke and it fell down, and his men around him also kept falling off their horses like dumplings...

But a moment later, the last four rows of boys in the Daishan team also finished shooting their first round of crossbow arrows...

The walls of the city gate were splattered with blood, and on the ground, there were many small pools of blood. The bandits were howling and struggling, the horses were neighing and struggling, and the fallen horses and people were lying on most of the ground in the city gate...

Osaires's eyes began to become unfocused. Although he was wearing thick leather and bronze armor, he was in the first echelon that bore the brunt of the attack, so he was the one who was "taken care of" the most. At this moment, he seemed to be bleeding all over. Before his consciousness completely disappeared, in addition to cursing Dayi, what he was most puzzled about was why such a group of murderous and evil young men appeared.

The bandit cavalry who had managed to avoid the first round of crossbow arrows because they had not yet rushed into the city gate quickly turned their horses' heads and began to flee. How could they not run? As soon as they reached the gate, they saw their brothers in front of them falling down one after another, and there was also a black light-like object flying straight in their ears. They knew what to do just by thinking with their toes.

The wish was good, but the reality was cruel. It was extremely difficult to escape. Nearly a hundred people and horses had fallen in the gate, and there were more than two hundred people crowded outside. Some of these two hundred people had no idea what was happening in front of them, so when they saw the team in front turn their horses’ heads, their first reaction was to rein in their horses and wait and see…

It was so crowded. The horse path was so narrow and there was a slope and ditch on the side. Soon, the bandits and their horses fell down the ditch.

For a time, the bandits and cavalry were in chaos...

Wu Lai was watching from the city wall with a smile on his face. The nobles standing by had seen how confident he was, and their fears had long since subsided. Now they were blowing on their hands to warm them, stamping their feet to ward off the cold, and watching with great interest.

"Chase!" Vulture pointed his sword forward, and Team Daishan pulled out the daggers from their boots at the same time. The thirteen rows in front moved, stepping on the corpses of the men and horses and began to chase. The three rows left behind had cold eyes and began to check the situation in the doorway...

Let’s not talk about the group that pursued them. The eighteen who stayed behind to clean up the battlefield were so frightened by the sight of the bandits who were still alive. They were obviously a group of immature teenagers, but their ruthlessness was no less than that of the most brutal gladiators in the arena. They were seen in groups of two or three, and they would check the living people first. If they were slightly injured, they would tie their hands behind their backs. If they were seriously injured, they would stab them in the throat. They treated people and horses the same way...

When Wu Lai saw the Daishan team rushing out of the gate to chase the retreating bandits, he couldn't help but stand up and applaud them.

"Woleglindo, are these your private troops?" a noble asked curiously.

"What private army?" Wu Lai glanced at him with a smile, "I have a few guys who are guarding the Baishi Building."

"Boys? Guarding the house?" When the nobles around heard Wu Lai say this, they were all in disbelief. Look at how ruthless these boys are, look at how desperate they are, look at their skills, look at the magical things in their right hands, and look at their momentum of chasing horses with their legs and crushing them. Guarding the house? The most brave and combative guys in the legion are no more than this.

"How can they run so fast?" another noble asked.

"They have practiced it. Besides, they are only wearing thin leather armor and have a low weight, so their speed is not affected much." Wu Lai didn't mind letting everyone know the answer.

"Thin leather armor, will that be enough?" Some nobles were shocked, thinking that even the soldiers who disliked carrying heavy loads in the legion had to at least wear leather armor with copper buckles. After all, an extra layer of copper meant an extra layer of defense.

"The best defense is offense," Wu Lai said lightly.

"That's a good point. I have to write it down." After a noble responded, he actually took out a pen and paper and started writing. Wu Lai was stunned and thought to himself, you really have the potential to be a reporter.

The battle was over in just the time it took to eat a meal. When the horn of victory sounded, there was jubilation in the city of Seneca, and the nobles watching the battle on the city wall were even more delighted. Everyone looked at Woolley with eyes full of admiration.

After Aesop supervised the repair of the northwest gate, he led more than a dozen militia soldiers along the city wall to the main gate to meet Wu Lai. When he approached, he happened to meet Vulture who came to report the results of the battle.

"Respected Master Wu Lai." Vulture bowed and said, "After counting, we killed 112 enemies, captured 146 alive, seized 319 weapons, 271 horses, of which 46 were intact, 59 were slightly injured, and the remaining 166 were dead horses. In addition, the collected coins were worth nearly 4,000 gold coins, and there were also some jewels. They are all here."

Vulture placed a heavy leather bag at Wu Lai's feet, then took out a small cloth bag from his arms and presented it to Wu Lai respectfully.

Wu Lai took it and weighed it. He thought that these bandits had hidden quite a lot of jewels. He immediately put it in his arms and asked, "Are any of my men injured?"

"Reporting to Master Wu Lai, only two of them suffered minor injuries. One had a cut on his forehead, and the other one tripped and sprained his ankle. I'm afraid they'll need a few days of rest before they can heal." Vulture replied.

They killed and captured nearly 300 people and seized so many spoils, but only one of them had a scratch on his forehead, and another one even sprained his ankle. This fighting power is too terrifying. The nobles nearby were jealous. Nobles can lead private armies to participate in the war. If anyone has such a team, they can make a lot of money on the battlefield.

Wu Lai nodded. Vulture hesitated for a moment, bowed slightly, and asked, "Master Wu Lai, what should we do with the spoils?"

Wu Lai glanced around, laughed, raised his voice and said to the nobles who were watching: "Bandits are attacking today. You all are so brave and fearless to accompany me to watch the battle. I can't let you suffer in vain. Everyone present will get one good horse, one injured horse, two dead horses, and fifty gold coins." There were about twenty or thirty nobles present, and sixteen of them were from the Tongji Alliance. Wu Lai was happy to do this favor.

It was a good show and a great gain. A group of nobles immediately applauded and cheered. Not only the good horses, but also the injured horses could be put to good use if they were nursed back to health. The dead horse's skin could be used and its meat could be eaten. The fifty golden coins were even better things.

"Lord Aesop." Wu Lai looked at Aesop with a smile. "The militiamen resisted the bandits at the northwest gate and successfully held back the bandit infantry, ensuring victory at the main gate. You have made great contributions. I will give you ten good horses, ten injured horses, twenty dead horses, and one thousand gold coins as a reward for the brothers of the militiamen. What do you think of this arrangement?"

I just blocked the door and you said I had done a great job. Your eloquence is unparalleled. Aesop thought so in his heart, then he laughed and said, "Citizen Wuleglindo, everyone can see who has done the most this time. You don't need to flatter me here, and you don't need to give me gold coins. I will take the horse you gave me. In addition, you can give me the bodies of the bandits and the captives."

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"I have no objection." Wu Lai smiled and nodded. After turning around and giving a few instructions to Vulture and Gauguin, he raised his voice again and said to the nobles, "Everyone, I have to go to the official residence of Consul Anthony now. I have something to say, so I will not accompany you any longer."

Can't hold back? A bunch of nobles immediately understood what he meant and made various excuses. How could they let Wu Lai go alone? It was a lively place, who wouldn't want to see it?

So when Woolley drove to Anthony's residence, twenty or thirty carriages followed behind him. The scene was so grand that the common people who didn't know would have thought that the city-state nobles' meeting had been held again.

Aesop did not join in the fun. He knew that Wu Lai was going to cause trouble for Anthony. If that was the case, there was no need for him to show up. Besides, he had a lot of things to do. The bodies of the bandits had to be hung on the city wall for public display. Those who were alive had to be interrogated or sold. In addition, he had to find people to clean the main city gate and repair the checkpoints that were collapsed by the bandits when they escaped. He was busy.

…

Anthony was happy when he heard the trumpet sounding, representing victory. He had been on the city wall and knew how many bandits were coming. He thought that these bandits would at least make some noise for a while, and maybe even break into the city to burn, kill and loot. He did not expect that they would stop so quickly.

"Finally, we're safe." Anthony breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the butler who was accompanying him, "Go and see what's going on outside."

The butler who was sent to get the news had not returned yet, and the gatekeeper came in and reported: "Sir, Citizen Wuleglindo led more than 20 citizens to the gate and asked you to go to the gate to talk, saying that it is inconvenient to disturb you because there are so many people."

"Tell him to get out!" Anthony's face suddenly darkened. The doorman was startled and quickly nodded and turned around. He had only taken two steps when he heard Anthony's angry voice, "Damn it, that's enough. Go tell Wuleglindo, I'll be right out."

After hesitating for a long time, Anthony calmed himself down and walked out of the living room with a solemn face.

Woolelindo, let's see what you can do, Anthony thought as he walked.

When Wu Lai saw Anthony coming through the gate railing, a smile appeared on his lips. The nobles behind him were cheered up, thinking that now they knew what Wu Lai wanted to say.

Anthony walked to the door and glanced at Wu Lai who was leaning against the gate railing and looking at him. His brows slightly frowned and he unconsciously revealed a trace of disgust. Yes, disgust. If he had a complex emotion of love and hate towards Wu Lai before, then after the dinner incident, his emotion towards Wu Lai was only disgust and aversion.

"Woole..." Anthony cleared his throat.

"Consul Anthony, you are so arrogant!" Wu Lai frowned and looked cold, and interrupted Anthony fiercely, "So many of us citizens are collectively asking for an audience! You don't even open the door for us?! What? Are you so great as a consul?!"

Anthony was startled, thinking what was going on. Didn't the gatekeeper say you asked me to come to the door and chat with him? He also said it was inconvenient to disturb them because there were so many people around? "Consul Anthony! We'll talk about not opening the door later! Tell me! What happened today when Seneca City was attacked by thousands of bandits? Tell me!" Wu Lai's voice could be heard almost three blocks away.

Before Anthony could come to his senses, the Tongji League members who came with Wu Lai had already figured it out.

Oh, our president is here to cause trouble for the governor. Not only that, he is also suspected of framing him, hehe.

Anthony was caught off guard by Wu Lai and was immediately speechless. Wu Lai had been prepared for this, so there was no time for him to react: "Mr. Consul Anthony! If you don't explain what happened today, I, Wu Lai Gelindo, will never forgive you!"

Anthony saw Wulai's finger pointing at him through the door railing, and his heart sank. Oops, I've been tricked by this scoundrel Wulai Grindo...