Yun Si, Yun Qi, and Yun Xiaobei each carried a large jar of tung oil and lightly leaped onto the wall.
The three of them splashed water from different directions towards the outside of the wall.
"Huh? What's this?"
Is it raining?
"It's slippery, it doesn't feel like rain."
A pungent, sour smell instantly filled the surroundings, and someone recognized the person.
"Oh no, it's tung oil!"
Someone shouted loudly.
"The people inside are so vicious. Do they want to burn us alive?"
Yun Qi stood on the wall and laughed loudly: "That's right, you heartless scoundrels, prepare to die!"
Yun Si waved his hand, "Release the arrows!"
Rockets rained down from the sky, their sharp arrows piercing their bodies. The fire from the arrows landed on their clothes, which were stained with tung oil, and they immediately burst into flames.
In the blink of an eye, flames shot into the sky from the street, the flames licking at every inch of the place that had been doused with tung oil.
The bandits outside the Yun residence were in complete chaos, their cries for help and the sounds of them running for cover mingling together.
Thick smoke and a burnt smell quickly filled the air.
The weather was cold, and the bandits wore many thick clothes, including stolen fur coats and fox fur overcoats, which caught fire easily and instantly turned into moving fireballs.
The bandits rolled on the ground, desperately patting the flames off their bodies.
Some people, panicked by the burning, rushed into the ruins of buildings on both sides of the street, which quickly turned the street into a sea of fire.
The screams outside filled the Yun family mansion with terror.
Yun Si and his men were used to fighting on the front lines all year round, so he quickly arranged for the guards to take turns resting.
Because next, they might face a fierce counterattack from the bandits.
Inside a luxurious mansion in Nanzhou Prefecture that had been occupied by bandits.
The bandit leader Morey was surrounded by women, one of whom fed him wine, while the other picked up a table full of delicacies. Morey took a bite and then spat it out.
Since heading south, this has been the most delicious food he has ever eaten in his life.
The northern lands are so poorly supplied that it's practically uninhabitable.
In order to enjoy these things for a long time, he decided that he had to take over Nanzhou Prefecture no matter what, and then the entire southern region.
A subordinate rushed in to report, "Sir, the brothers we sent to attack Yun Mansion were doused with tung oil, and nearly three hundred of them were burned to death or injured."
Morey was furious when he heard about what the Yun family had done.
"Useless! The Yu family and the Yun family have been fighting for two days and they still can't take them down. What a bunch of good-for-nothings!"
"Pass down the order to have the brothers who are not on duty assemble immediately. We must take down the Yun Mansion before dawn, and then we will use the heads of everyone in the Yun Mansion to pay tribute to our fallen brothers."
He downed the wine in one gulp, and both beauties were reluctant to part with him, saying, "My lord, please stay and keep us company!"
Pushing aside the beautiful woman beside him, Morey stood up, his eyes sweeping over the two of them with a sinister glint.
"Disgusting! How dare you question what I've done!" With that, he drew his sword and killed the two beauties, then ordered his men, "Drag them away, and wait for my return to enjoy them!"
The South is so rich and prosperous, and he hasn't tasted the sweetness of a beautiful woman in a long time.
On a winter night, the wind was biting cold, making one's teeth chatter.
The withered yellow grass swayed incessantly in the cold wind.
Yun Kang, dressed in armor, wandered alone outside the manor, looking anxious.
The bandits have been in the city for almost two days. I wonder how Father Gu and Brother Yun are doing?
He only regretted that he didn't have extraordinary abilities, so that he could fly into Nanzhou Prefecture and wipe out the brutal and inhumane bandits in one fell swoop.
Yun Kang was lost in thought when the guard who had gone to gather information returned.
"How is the situation inside the city?" he asked impatiently.
Despite the freezing weather, the guard was drenched in sweat, but he didn't bother to wipe it away. "Reporting to Fourth Young Master, around 1:00 PM, firecrackers started going off one after another in the city, and a huge fire broke out on the main street, turning half the sky red."
Yun Kang stepped forward and stared at the guard. "Is this from our residence?"
The guard shook his head helplessly. "The city is heavily guarded, and it's dark and we're too far away. I can't see clearly and I don't know if it's our residence."
Yun Kang fell silent.
He knew perfectly well that, apart from Brother Yun and his group, no one else in the city could have caused such a commotion.
Considering the number of bandits, he feared that the bows and arrows he had hidden in the room were running out. If the weapons were exhausted, he might have to pay a heavy price to defend the Yun Mansion.
If the Yun family, with their fourth brother Yun and others, could hold out so hard, how could ordinary people possibly withstand it?
Yun Kang was in a state of utter confusion. He desperately wanted to lead his men into the city to rescue his parents, family, and the people suffering in dire straits.
Not wanting to sit idly by and wait for their doom, Yun Kang left a hundred men to guard the manor and ordered the other troops to prepare for departure. He would lead them to the only road outside the city of Nanzhou to wait for Yun Mo and the others.
In the afternoon, he received news that Yun Mo and his group would arrive in Nanzhou Prefecture before dawn at the earliest.
Yun Kang arrived at the meeting place with more than 900 followers. After resting for a quarter of an hour, he heard the sound of neat and uniform footsteps coming from afar.
This is?
"Could it be that Brother Mo and the others have arrived?"
Yun Kang dared not be careless. He sent people to scout ahead while having everyone lie in ambush in the woods.
A moment later, the guards who went to investigate returned.
"Fourth Young Master is one of General Yun Mo's men!"
Yun Mo's four thousand men finally reunited with Yun Kang.
Upon seeing him, Yun Kang's eyes welled up with tears, and his throat tightened.
"Brother Mo, I've finally been waiting for you to come."
Yun Mo wasn't good at comforting people, so he asked directly, "How is the situation in the city?"
"The situation is not optimistic; the bandits number over 30,000..."
Yun Kang relayed all the information he had gathered over the past two days to Yun Mo.
After listening to his report, Yun Mo told the soldiers to eat and rest on the spot, and then he took out a map of Nanzhou Prefecture.
"Let's discuss the arrangements after we enter the city."
Yun Er and Yun Shiyi lit torches, and Ye Shang and Ye gathered around.
"On the eleventh, you will lead a team to the granary in Nanzhou Prefecture and make sure to recapture it."
Yun Shiyi: "Your subordinate obeys!"
"Yun Er, you lead another team to clear out the bandits along the street. Young Master Ye and Yun Kang will join me to confront the main force of the bandits."
After Yun Mo finished speaking, he glanced at the group of people and asked, "Does anyone have any further questions?"
Ye Shang looked at Ye Quan, who nodded, "General Yun's arrangement is excellent, I have no objection."
Yun Kang looked at Yun Mo with bright eyes and whispered, "We also found out that the bandit leader is called Mo Lei. According to his men, he used to be a fierce general under the Southern Route General."
"The Southern Route General who died in the battle of Yicheng?" A look of shock flashed in Yun Mo's eyes.
"That's right. After Yicheng fell, Morey survived by chance. He fled south and recruited many deserters and bandits along the way, gradually forming a huge bandit army. They killed countless people and looted many cities wherever they went."
"Since they have committed numerous evils, then today we will rid the people of this scourge."
Yun Mo's resolute face was tense, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and his gaze was sharp and firm.
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