Chapter 64 The Battle Was So Beautiful
Su Nuan touched her nose and said, "Brother Cheng is his uncle."
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
Su Nuan got out of the car and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Shitou said, "I can't do it anymore. Please help me."
Su Nuan found Li Shitou lying on the ground with the bow between his legs. He must have tripped.
"What are you doing? Why are you bowing your head when it's not a festival?"
Li Shitou said awkwardly, "I was distracted and the bow fell off. Hurry up and help put your car on it. I will follow your car for the next few days."
Su Nuan noticed that he spoke very loudly, as if he was deliberately speaking for the people around him to hear.
She didn't spoil the fun, but hesitantly said, "But this is a weapon, right? We are exiled prisoners and cannot hide weapons privately."
Li Shitou had already climbed up and hung the bow on the side of the carriage. "This isn't an iron tool. Besides, a bow and arrow, a bow and arrow, what good is a bow without arrows? Are you going to swing it and hit someone?"
Su Nuan chuckled, "Yeah, that's right."
The two started talking about other topics and diverted the conversation.
The next few days were very quiet. When the team rested, the prisoners would go to the mountains on both sides to find some food, and if they were lucky, they would hunt some prey.
Su Nuan did not dare to relax. She used Li Shitou's sword to chop down many small trees as thick as her arms and fixed them in a V-shape on the roof of the carriage.
Li Shitou felt sorry for his knife and asked, "Aunt, why are you doing this? The roof is already very solid."
Su Nuan didn't tell the truth and made up an excuse: "Look at this mountain. There are green mountains on the left, but there is a cliff on the right. Although there are green plants on the cliff, it can't prevent falling rocks. What if something breaks it?"
Li Shitou suddenly realized, "Oh, right, I'll go tell the captain and ask him to reinforce the carriage as well."
Su Nuan nodded. She reinforced the roof of the carriage because she thought that if there were bandits blocking the road, it would be safer for her to stand on the roof and shoot arrows.
Just as she was wondering where the bandits would attack them, the convoy in front stopped and screams spread from the front to the back.
Su Nuan's eyes flashed, and she grabbed the bow and climbed onto the roof of the car.
On both sides of the car were people running backwards, and in the middle was a stagnant convoy.
Many bandits rushed out of the forest on the right side of the front and started fighting with the soldiers in front.
Cheng Feng wielded the big knife in his hand with great force and had already chopped down several bandits.
These bandits were all wearing blue-gray shorts, with gray scarves wrapped around their heads. The knives in their hands were of varying sizes, and they must have been stolen.
Su Nuan shouted, "Mom, give me an arrow."
Before she could finish her words, someone next to the carriage raised a quiver.
Su Nuan looked closely and saw that it was Li Shitou. He said with red eyes, "Take it first."
There was no time to waste. She grabbed the quiver and put it on her back, drew the bow and put an arrow on it. She didn't know why, but she had no confidence in her archery skills in her previous life, but in this life she was like an old hunter who had practiced for decades. Her mind and eyes were united, and an arrow flew out with a strong wind.
Cheng Feng in front was no match for four people with his two fists. Just as he knocked down one bandit, another bandit chopped at the back of Cheng Feng's neck with his knife.
Cheng Feng's face changed drastically. He couldn't dodge at all. Even if he did, his neck would be broken and he wouldn't be able to last for a quarter of an hour.
At this critical moment, an arrow pierced the bandit's head. Before he could figure out what was going on, he fell to the ground and died.
Cheng Feng broke out in a cold sweat, and before he could feel the joy of surviving the disaster, he was thrown back into the battle.
Su Nuan's first arrow was a success, and her confidence increased greatly. Although she could not protect all the officers and soldiers, she had to protect Cheng Feng's safety.
The bandits also knew that attacking Cheng Feng would lead to a surprise attack, so they began to turn their attacks towards the soldiers.
Su Nuan used up her arrows very quickly, and even if Li Shitou gave all the arrows in the team to Su Nuan, it would still not be enough.
Xue climbed directly onto the roof of the car, and Cuiyi held up a large bag of arrows.
"Nuannuan, I'll pass the arrow."
Su Nuan nodded, "Be careful, Mom."
Xue nodded.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together and shot arrows faster. The bandits finally couldn't hold on any longer and started rushing towards Su Nuan.
The soldiers all knew that Su Nuan was the one protecting them, so they tried their best to block the way.
It’s just that the exiled prisoners were very afraid of death, and they all huddled together like quails.
Cheng Feng roared angrily, "You all only have one life. This bandit is robbing people and killing them. Do you think you can survive by just staying still?"
"It's better to unite and kill them, so that we still have a chance to survive."
Su Nuan couldn't hear Cheng Feng's shouting, and she was very angry when she saw how cowardly these people were.
She shouted, "Are you men? Stand up and protect your wives and children."
"Kill one bandit and you'll get a hare! Kill two and you'll get two. If you don't want the hare, you can exchange it for something else."
At this time, the only important issues were life and death and food. Some brave young men immediately joined the battle with the wooden sticks distributed by Cuiyi.
There were more than forty bandits, and more than a dozen of them were killed at the beginning. The current number of people could not defeat so many people, so they were quickly knocked down.
Su Nuan didn't let it go. Every time she shot the arrow, someone would die.
By the end of the killing, Su Nuan was numb. She had killed people in her previous life, but never so many, so she still felt some pressure.
After the battlefield was under control, Su Nuan sat down on the roof of the car, with his head hung down and not saying a word, feeling a little nauseous.
Mrs. Xue patted Su Nuan's back and comforted her, "You are worthy of being my daughter-in-law. You fought beautifully in this battle."
"I think if you go to the battlefield, there will be no chance for Cang'er. With his brain, I don't know how he can become a general."
"Hey... tell me what's going on. Everyone says sons are good and you must have a son. I gave birth to two, but neither of them can compare to my daughter-in-law. Tsk tsk, am I committing a sin?"
Su Nuan finally laughed out loud, and the discomfort in her heart began to dissipate. She said gratefully, "Mom, thank you."
Xue smiled and said, "Actually, you are better than any of us. The first time I saw your father-in-law kill someone, I vomited for three days and three nights, but I got better after that."
"Look at Cang'er, he's so big and strong, he fainted from fright the first time he went to the battlefield."
"And Xiaoyun, he peed his pants, hahahaha..."
Su Nuan listened with a smile. "Would Ling Yun be frightened to the point of peeing?" That was impossible. The mother-in-law must be deliberately discrediting her son to comfort herself.
The old lady coughed dryly in the car and asked, "Is the danger gone? Come down and talk."
Su Nuan had recovered and got off the carriage with Xue. Instead of getting inside the carriage, they sat on the shaft.
Ling Yun suddenly said dissatisfiedly: "Mom... Xiao Yun didn't wet her pants."
Xue chuckled, "Silly child, you were only three years old at that time."
The corner of Su Nuan's mouth twitched. What could a three-year-old kid understand? It was normal for him to be scared to pee.
She rested for a while, then jumped off the cart shaft and said, "Mom, I have something else to do, please don't run around."
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