Volume 1, Chapter 66: Cannonballing the White Tiger
"He's not dead? This kid is really lucky!" Xiang Yun cursed, and immediately opened the gun barrel to start loading ammunition.
Although Xiang Yun spoke angrily, Shangguan Xiuzhu looked at the expression on his face and wondered why he looked so excited.
Did I see it wrong?
Loading the gun, aiming, all the operations went smoothly. Xiang Yun licked his lips involuntarily, his eyes full of excitement, and then he pulled the bolt again!
"Boom!" There was another loud noise, and the sound of the explosion spread throughout the Qingfeng Mountain. Half of the wall of the Baihutang village was blown down, and it looked extremely dilapidated and miserable.
A group of bandits who had remained on the village wall preparing for battle were killed in the explosion, and the rest were all frightened silly. They dared not stay on the village wall any longer and retreated into the village one after another.
Xiang Yun looked from a distance and could not see the result of the artillery fire clearly. He frowned and said, "It seems that we need to find a way to make a telescope. No matter how good a person's eyesight is, it is difficult to see things so far away. This thing is very practical for a commander in a war!"
However, the bandits on the wall had all retreated, so Xiang Yun could still see the general situation. He immediately ordered: "All troops, attack! Kill them!"
Upon hearing this, Linghu Feng immediately mounted his horse and rushed out to greet the generals of the three armies. The generals and soldiers of the three armies were all very excited at this moment, because they all knew that the justice that had just come from heaven was created by their emperor!
With such a powerful emperor, are they still afraid that they can't win the war?
So after receiving the order to attack, everyone went crazy and roared as they rushed towards the Baihutang stronghold.
After firing two shots, Xiang Yun felt relieved and his courage grew. Without waiting for the army to charge forward, he rode his horse and charged with the vanguard, but Shangguan Xiuzhu was sitting in front of him.
The war horses in the army are distributed according to the number of people, but there are no extra war horses for Shangguan Xiuzhu. Even if there are, Xiang Yun will not give them up, hehehe~
They rode their horses at full speed all the way and soon arrived at the entrance of Baihutang stronghold. They saw bloody fragments all around and charred and scattered rocks all over the ground. As for the bandits, not a single one was left. They had all retreated back into the mountains.
The Baihu Hall's stronghold was built inside the mountain. They dug out a large piece of Qingfeng Mountain and built a huge stronghold inside. However, the entrance was only two meters wide and could not accommodate a large number of troops entering.
This is why the White Tiger Hall is so difficult to attack. No matter how many people come, it is difficult to break through in such terrain conditions.
Xiang Yun looked towards the entrance and saw smoke and dust billowing inside, with no end in sight and vague human figures flashing by.
It looked like an ambush, and going in would only lead to death, so Xiang Yun would not be fooled.
At this time, Xuanyuan Dabing volunteered and said, "Your Majesty, let me lead our men to charge in and take down the White Tiger Hall!"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you think you're not dying fast enough?" Xiang Yun cursed angrily, and then shouted to the back: "Bring up my mighty general!"
Everyone was excited when they heard this. They could see justice from heaven and a divine strike again!
Linghu Feng was extremely excited. He knew that there were three vehicles in the entourage that were specially used to carry this kind of shells, with hundreds of them. If the explosions continued like this, the White Tiger Hall would not be able to withstand it!
Not long after, the mighty general was pulled over. Xiang Yun rubbed his hands, immediately loaded the shells, loaded the gun and aimed.
Then he looked at the passage where people were vaguely moving and shouted loudly, "I am the current emperor, and I have come with divine punishment. If you surrender immediately and come out, I will spare your lives. Otherwise, I will kill everyone!"
The village was completely silent. Xiang Yun continued expressionlessly, "I'll give you half an incense stick of time. If you still don't see anyone surrender, don't blame me for being merciless!"
Inside the White Tiger Hall, Qiu Baihu sat on a tiger-skin chair with a gloomy face and said nothing, while two of his men were bandaging his wounds beside him.
At this moment, a bandit ran in to report, repeating everything Xiang Yun said, and then tentatively asked: "Master, do you think we should leave? After all, the current emperor is here. If we don't know what's good for us, I'm afraid..."
Before he could finish his words, a big knife flew over and chopped off his head, spilling blood all over the ground.
This knife was exactly what Qiu Baihu lost. There is no way he would surrender. In this life, he would either be an official or a bandit. He would never surrender.
You won't necessarily die if you stay in this mountain. You'll still have a chance to resist. There's plenty of food in the mountain village, so it won't be a problem even if you stay in there for half a year without going out.
If he surrendered, perhaps these minions under his command would be fine. The emperor would show leniency to them and they might be able to live like ordinary people in the future.
But it is wishful thinking for this boss to want to become an ordinary citizen again. The only outcome that awaits him is death.
The emperor has come with a punishment from heaven, and now the people in the mountain stronghold are in a panic. He is injured now, and it is very likely that he will not be able to control his subordinates. So killing a chicken to scare the monkey is the best option now.
He killed the person who came to report the news with a flying knife, demonstrating his strength and shocking his subordinates.
Qiu Baihu was very satisfied with the result, so he raised his head and shouted, "The little emperor wants to take over our Baihu Hall, it's really wishful thinking, brothers, do you think our Baihu Hall can be conquered by humans?
Our White Tiger Hall is the Eighteenth Level of Hell. No matter how many people the little emperor sends in, they will die. We, the ninety thousand brothers, can kill a million soldiers of the imperial court in this White Tiger Hall!
It would be fine if this little emperor didn't come in, but if he dares to come in, we will kill him today, and we will be emperors for fun in the future!"
"Hahaha, the hall master is mighty and domineering!"
The brothers around burst into laughter upon hearing this. The fear in their hearts was completely shaken away by Qiu Baihu's words, and they returned to their previous arrogant and domineering character as bandits, completely ignoring the fact that Qiu Baihu now had a broken arm.
"Are all the traps at the entrance ready?"
A bandit replied excitedly: "Master, don't worry, our brothers are all well hidden. If the imperial army dares to come in, we will all die!"
Xiang Yun was a man of his word, and he kept his promise. He said he would wait for half an incense stick of time, so he waited for half an incense stick of time. However, when the time was up, no one came out.
Xiang Yun was also very decisive. He pulled the bolt without saying a word.
"Boom!" A cannon sounded, and the earth shook suddenly. The entire Qingfeng Mountain seemed to be shaking.
There were screams at the entrance. Many people were blown away, but few were intact. After struggling for a few times, they became motionless.
The Baihutang stronghold was shaking violently, with cracks appearing on many houses. Three or four houses even collapsed, killing many bandits.
When Qiu Baihu saw this, the corner of his mouth twitched, his heart began to beat faster, and he lost confidence.
What kind of weapon is this, and how could it be so powerful? If it continues like this, I am afraid that before I can fight with the imperial army, I will be crushed to death by the collapsed mountain.
After the smoke and dust cleared, Xiang Yun smoothly fired another shell, scratched his ears, and continued to shout: "This time, I will give you ten minutes."
Xiang Yun has already decided that if these people really don't want to come out, he does not recommend blowing up the entire mountain.
Inside the mountain stronghold, these bandits really started to panic, and even Qiu Baihu couldn't control them.
"Master, what should we do now? If His Majesty the Emperor continues to bomb us, we will all be finished."
"Yes, Hall Master, please think of a solution quickly. We don't want to die yet!"
"Master, how about we go out and surrender together?"
"Shut up!" Qiu Baihu cursed angrily, "You are a bunch of people who have never seen the world. You are scared like this by such a small noise. You are useless!"
Qiu Baihu had a gloomy face, but suddenly he laughed evilly and ordered, "Come here, get all the servants out of the cellar!"
Xiang Yun waited for another ten minutes, but still no bandit came out.
But just as Xiang Yun was about to pull the bolt, a figure suddenly moved in the dark entranceway. The next moment, a girl in her teens stumbled out. After seeing Xiang Yun and the others, she shouted in panic, "Help! Help me!"
The little girl's voice was very weak, and she looked extremely dirty. Not only was her hair disheveled and covered in dust, but her clothes were also tattered and some of them could not even cover her body.
Judging from the torn shape of the clothes, it was obviously caused by someone tearing them violently.
Shangguan Xiuzhu immediately stepped forward to support her, frowned, and asked softly, "Little girl, why are you here?"
The little girl said in panic: "Please save me, I... was captured by these bad guys. They also captured my parents and grandfather. They beat me and tore my clothes..."
Xiang Yun frowned when he heard that, and actually took the initiative to untie his black robe embroidered with golden dragons and put it on the little girl.
Xiang Yun tried his best to make his expression kind and asked softly, "Little girl, do you mean that all your parents and relatives are in this mountain?"
The little girl nodded while crying and said, "Not only are my parents and grandpa in there, there are also many people like me. They were all captured by these bad guys!"
Then the little girl took the initiative to hold Xiang Yun's arm, looked at him with extremely eager eyes and said: "Big brother, you are a good person, can you save them, save my parents?"
Xiang Yun frowned even more tightly. Instead of answering the little girl, he slowly stood up.
Shangguan Xiuzhu knew that Xiang Yun was in a difficult situation now. It was not easy to save these innocent people. They couldn't even attack the White Tiger Hall now.
Letting the little girl escape was a cruel move, which immediately cut off Xiang Yun's idea of using the cannon.
If he really used cannons to destroy Baihu Hall, then these innocent people would die because of him. If he attacked by force without using cannons, his army would face heavy casualties.
Now Qiu Baihu is putting Xiang Yun on the fire, neither side is right.
Xiang Yun suddenly looked at Shangguan Xiuzhu, his face showing determination, and asked softly: "If you were a hero, what would you do if you encountered this situation?"
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