Below the cottage.
A group of soldiers were lurking patiently, like the most experienced hunters staring at their prey. This was not the first time they had fought against bandits. Almost all the bandits outside Qingyang City had been wiped out by them, and this time would be no exception.
Now they just had to wait quietly until these bandits fell asleep.
Yes!
They didn't want to attack at this time, but to let these bandits die in their sleep.
Although they could win in a head-on battle, Liu Xiao didn't want to suffer any losses among his soldiers. Although he showed disdain for the bandits at the banquet, he actually listened to the words of Xue Wenjuan and many other nobles.
He knew that Menghuzhai was the most powerful stronghold in the vicinity, and the government had organized several anti-bandit campaigns but had failed.
However, Yiyun Village was able to defeat Menghu Village, which naturally showed that they had some skills.
Of course, although Liu Xiao paid more attention to Yiyun Village, he felt that the bandits were just like that. Just as he said, they were unorganized, undisciplined, free and undisciplined, and a mob.
Even if Yiyun Village is more powerful, it cannot escape these characteristics.
Now all we have to do is wait quietly. Slowly, the noise in the village quieted down, and soon even the torches were extinguished.
There was only faint moonlight tonight, and once the torches were extinguished, the mountain appeared pitch black.
Soon, one of them came back and whispered, "Boss, there are no bandits patrolling up there. They should all be asleep."
Liu Xiao laughed, "Just as I expected, these bandits thought that they would not come to suppress the bandits during the New Year, and even the patrols were withdrawn."
"Brothers, it's time to perform meritorious deeds again. After annihilating Yiyun Village, this captain will go back and ask for credit for you."
"superior!"
After saying that, he took the lead and headed towards the village.
Thousands of officers and soldiers followed. At this moment, all of them had grim expressions on their faces. They were very unhappy about having to fight the bandits during the New Year.
If these bandits had not captured the son of a noble family and attracted the attention of the government, they would not have come until after the New Year.
After being in such cold weather and hiding for so long, they felt their bodies were a little frozen, and now it was finally time to attack.
When the time comes, I will kill all these bandits to vent my anger.
Soon they approached Yiyun Village. Just as the scouts had said, there was no one in the sentry towers on both sides and the entire village was very quiet.
Liu Xiao looked back at the two soldiers behind him. They nodded and came to the front of the village gate. One of them took a horse stance with his hands folded on his thighs, while the other stepped on this man's hands and pushed hard. The soldier who stepped on his hands jumped several meters high, grabbed the edge of the village gate, and then flipped over.
As long as we open the gate and let the soldiers in, there will be no suspense in this battle.
But as soon as this soldier climbed over, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and saw a dense crowd of people standing behind the gate.
His scalp tingled involuntarily. These bandits had not slept at all, but had been prepared long ago. Just as he was about to sound the alarm, a big hand had already covered his mouth. He felt a pain in his neck, knowing that his throat had been cut by a knife.
Pei Yun originally thought that the soldiers would break into the door directly, but he did not expect them to use this method. Was it because they did not want to make any noise and kill them in their sleep?
In that case, open the door.
Liu Xiao waited outside for a while, and then saw the gate of the village slowly open. He couldn't help but feel even more contempt for the bandits in Yiyun Village. The county government couldn't even wipe out these bandits with such poor vigilance.
But he soon discovered that something was wrong. The people who came out were not the soldiers who had just climbed in, but countless human figures.
His pupils suddenly shrank.
not good!
These bandits had planned this in advance, but he reacted very quickly and shouted, "Kill them."
Their equipment alone is enough to crush the bandits.
Before, he had wiped out the 'Black-Faced Tiger' in Qingyang City. There were 800 bandits on the other side, but he only had 300 officers and soldiers. After he rushed in, those bandits were no match at all.
It’s not that the officers and soldiers are so good at martial arts, but that they are wearing armor, which is a crushing defeat for the bandits without armor.
Well, tonight will be no exception.
One thousand armored soldiers are enough to wipe out all the bandits in Yiyun Village.
Just as these officers and soldiers were about to charge forward, they saw the bandits on the opposite side raising their hands, and the next second countless strong lights shone out.
The officers and soldiers who had already adapted to the darkness were suddenly illuminated by the strong light and suddenly felt as if they were blinded. They could not see anything in front of them at all, only a vast expanse of white.
Pei Yun had already brought Li Kui, Chang Wei, Baldy and other experts to kill them.
Screams were heard and some soldiers fell to the ground wailing.
They wore the common armor, which consisted of a breastplate and a back armor tied with leather buckles on the shoulders and tied around the waist when worn.
It is mainly used to protect the upper body, while below the waist is a short tube skirt made of leather to protect the legs. If it is an ordinary sword, the leather also has a certain protective ability.
Unfortunately, the people of Yiyun Village had already upgraded their weapons to Tang swords that were beyond their time. With one strike of the sword, the leather broke directly.
Not to mention leather, those with greater strength can even cut a hole in the breastplate.
Ever since he knew that the government troops were coming, Pei Yun had the bandits practice the lower three sword techniques based on the armor of that era.
At this moment, they all crouched down and hacked at the lower bodies of these officers and soldiers.
"My eggs!"
Some officers and soldiers screamed in pain. They never expected these bandits to be so shameless that they specifically attacked the lower body. Originally, they were not afraid of attacks on the lower body, after all, they were protected by leather armor.
They had encountered this situation before when they were suppressing bandits. They could use knives to resist, but this time it was different. When they were exposed to the strong light, they couldn't see anything clearly. Even after the strong light was gone for a while, they still couldn't see clearly.
All I could hear was the sound of breaking wind, followed by a piercing pain and the loss of my fighting power.
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