From the east, south, and west, countless heads emerged from the forests surrounding the Beimangshan villa.
Their crossbows, already strung with their feet, opened fire on the several houses in the Beimangshan villa, which were lit by death lights, after Qu Hou gave the order.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Three hundred paces away, arrows rained down like locusts.
It made a whooshing sound in the darkness, pouring down on all parts of the courtyard.
Soon the roof tiles of the villa were shattered, the window frames were broken, and it was riddled with holes everywhere.
Within the secluded courtyard, countless figures of Taoists could be vaguely seen in the darkness, but they were all shot down by the rain of arrows.
Those few death lamps were also extinguished by the shooting.
These six hundred elite soldiers lay in ambush in the dense forests of Beiman Mountain after nightfall, enduring the cold wind and freezing temperatures for several hours.
The order to attack immediately gave them a sense of relief, a feeling of wanting to finish the job quickly and collect their pay.
According to intelligence, there are only a little over 110 people in the villa, and they are said to be all cavalry.
If we were on the plains, I would be somewhat afraid of them.
Now they are in the mountains and forests, and their numbers are six times greater than ours. Wouldn't that be an easy task?
It was just like a business trip or a vacation; I earned fifty taels of silver so easily!
Six hundred soldiers advanced while shooting, gathering like ants, and soon arrived around the villa.
The villa is built against the mountain, with about ten rooms stacked on top of each other.
The house was on a flat area nestled in the mountains, surrounded by a stream.
There was no resistance along the way, and not a single soldier was seen.
This situation did not seem to alert the three marquises.
The enemy must have been killed by arrows while they were asleep.
All the soldiers lit tinderboxes and torches.
Like stars lighting up the sky, they illuminated the doorway to our home.
The area outside the villa was as bright as day.
Seeing that there was no movement inside the villa, the three marquises waved their hands, leaving half of the villa to surround the outside, while the other half surged in like a tide!
The figures they had just shot down turned out to be scarecrows dressed in armor.
The soldiers sensed something was wrong and hurriedly cleaned each house, only to find it empty.
They headed straight for the main hall, only to find it completely empty.
The soldiers hurriedly reported the situation to the three commanders.
What!
It was a scarecrow! Had we fallen for a trap?
The three marquises were greatly surprised.
They had clearly secured the place well before nightfall, making it impossible for anyone to slip out.
Moreover, these people also had more than two hundred warhorses.
It's absolutely impossible for such a massive target to slip past them!
More than a hundred living people and more than 200 warhorses simply vanished into thin air; this is illogical.
Search! Search them thoroughly, even if it means digging three feet into the ground, find them!
One of the bandits shouted loudly.
The soldiers searched everywhere but found nothing.
"Someone, immediately report this situation to the main camp!"
They can't find anyone here, and there's a large army guarding the outer perimeter of Beiman Mountain, so they couldn't possibly fly out!
However, at that moment...
Suddenly, a row of torches lit up on the mountain ridge north of the villa, standing out conspicuously in the night.
They're over there!
One of the bandits immediately shouted.
The east, west, and south sides were all heavily guarded, but the north side was a steep slope that was difficult for even people to climb, let alone warhorses.
When Yuan Shao was observing the terrain, it was impossible for Liu Wei's guards to abandon their warhorses and go to the northern hillside.
Therefore, he did not leave any people in the north.
However, the other party happened to appear on the north slope.
"Charge! Kill them!"
Marquis Qu immediately gave the order!
No matter how they got to that hillside, now that they've discovered the enemy's tracks, there's only one word: kill!
Upon receiving the order, the three hundred men outside the villa immediately rushed toward the spot on the hillside where torches were lit!
Ahhh!
Before the three hundred men had even reached the halfway point, screams of agony rang out.
Oh my god! There's a trap!
They either got their feet pierced by holes in the ground filled with bamboo skewers, or tripped over vines.
Before they could even get up, a dense barrage of arrows rained down from both sides, mercilessly pelting every soldier's head.
Of the three hundred people, half of them quickly collapsed!
The remaining half quickly took out their crossbows and fired upwards.
But with one shooting downwards and the other attacking upwards, it's obvious who's at a disadvantage and who has the advantage.
Even worse, as the soldiers advanced while shooting arrows, they encountered a trap.
As soon as they made a sound, the arrows on the hillside seemed to have eyes and shot at them.
When they finally got close to the place where the torches were, they found that there were only torches there.
The enemy lit torches here to lure them over, and then ruthlessly reaped lives with traps and crossbow bolts.
Of the three hundred soldiers who rushed to the place where the torches were, only fifty-odd remained.
They didn't even catch a glimpse of the other side!
This is so frustrating!
The remaining fifty-odd people were already filled with a torrent of frustration.
He had already fired all the crossbow bolts, and being in the bright light, he immediately became a target for the enemy.
Suddenly, sixteen dark figures flew out of the darkness like large birds, followed by flashes of cold, sharp blades.
Before these fifty people could escape, their throats were slit and their bellies were cut open, blood splattered everywhere, and they fell silent instantly.
As soon as they fell, the torches were extinguished!
Darkness returned to the mountain ridge!
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