Chapter 80: Strike first to gain the upper hand
This……
The stalkers looked at each other in bewilderment.
There was quite a lot of noise when the camp was broken up and they were setting off. There were so many horses and carts in the caravan, it didn't make any sense that there wouldn't be any noise at all.
Could it be that he encountered something unclean?
At this moment, a cold wind blew, and the two people in charge of keeping watch shuddered violently. They looked at each other and wondered if it was really...
At this moment, faint shouting was heard from the distant valley.
The two men's eyes widened instantly, and they turned around and ran away without thinking.
As soon as the people of Taohua Village came out of the valley, they heard shouting from behind.
"The fat sheep ran away..."
"Oh no, the fat sheep has escaped."
Bai Tao was swaying in the sedan chair and was about to fall asleep. When she heard this, she jumped up and asked, "Where is it? Where is the fat sheep?"
"Catch it quickly."
As soon as Bai Tao finished speaking, Bai Dashan responded subconsciously: "Hey, hurry up, catch the sheep."
But soon, with the torches lit and noisy voices heard on the top of the mountain behind, the people of Taohua Village discovered that things did not seem so simple.
"Auntie, I didn't see any sheep running by."
Bai Tao also came to her senses and said to herself, "I don't think I've ever taken out a live sheep, have I?"
The water source was sometimes available and sometimes unavailable along the way, so she bought only slaughtered beef and mutton.
Just now I thought it was the villagers shouting, but now it seems that it has nothing to do with Taohua Village.
"Auntie, there are people on the top of the mountain."
"Nonsense, they were holding torches, it's not like I didn't see it."
The people of Black Wind Village never imagined that the people of Taohua Village would set out at the end of the first hour of the lunar calendar, allowing them to cross the valley without even breaking a sweat.
There was no one to follow up and report back, and the people in Taohua Village showed no signs of moving out, so after a few days of waiting with their guards tense, the people in the valley naturally relaxed.
When someone from the village got up to relieve himself, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the fire and realized that everyone had run away.
The people who were stalking still thought that the brothers on the other side of the valley could stop the people, but they didn't know that they fell asleep and the people on the other side of the valley also fell asleep.
After waiting for such a long time to encounter such a wealthy caravan, the people from Black Wind Village were not willing to let the people from Taohua Village go, so they immediately led their men to chase after them.
"Stop!"
"I built this road and planted this tree. If you want to pass by here, please leave me some money!"
Bai Tao was shocked when she heard the shouts of the people chasing them. So, they encountered bandits?
The fat sheep is talking about the people from Taohua Village? !
When the people from Black Wind Village caught up with them cursing, the people from Taohua Village became alert, especially Bai Shanquan and his group of more than 30 people, who held their bows and crossbows tightly in their hands.
After seeing the new task prompt, Bai Tao made speed pills and gave them to the villagers to take. He also bought two powerful pills, adding twenty strong young men to Taohua Village, just in case they might encounter some unpredictable situations next.
Now it seems that the preparations were not in vain.
After seeing the group of people from Heifeng Village, the villagers felt relieved.
My aunt was right not to allow them to camp in the valley. Fortunately they listened to me, otherwise we wouldn’t know what the situation would be like now.
No wonder my aunt asked everyone to set off in the middle of the night. So this is what happened.
Bai Tao didn't know what the villagers were saying. She had eaten too much watermelon that night, so she went to the bathroom and sold some wood. Then she couldn't sleep, and suddenly she had an idea and left. "Are you bandits?" Bai Dashan shouted.
"Nonsense, we are the Black Wind Village, whose name remains unchanged. Hand over your money and goods quickly, or else..."
The little henchman who was making threats was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"Are you guys murderous and evil?"
"It's enough for you to know. Leave the money and women behind. We in Black Wind Village are not to be trifled with..." The little minions were excited. It turned out that Black Wind Village was famous.
Bai Dashan immediately turned around and looked at Bai Tao: "Aunt, it's confirmed, they are bandits, they have committed many evil things." They deserve to be put to death.
However, Bai Dashan did not say the latter part in front of Bai Tao.
Hearing this, Bai Tao nodded: "Okay, remember to keep your distance and let everyone pay attention to safety."
Everyone in her Taohua Village has crossed the valley, so why should they pay a toll? Besides, this is an official road opened by the imperial court. What does it have to do with these bandits?
He even set his sights on the women and property of Taohua Village. Isn't this like lighting a light in the toilet? He is seeking death.
Bai Tao had reminded everyone before that if you encounter something like this on the road, you can attack without hesitation as long as you are sure that the other party is a bad guy.
Immediately, Bai Dashan took out his whistle and blew it.
The people in Black Wind Village never thought that even though they had encountered bandits, none of the people in this caravan, young or old, looked panicked or afraid.
What was even more unexpected was that after just a few words, Taohua Village started fighting.
"Swoosh~~~"
what sound?
When someone fell down, the people in Black Wind Village felt that the arrow feathers looked very familiar. Isn't this what the Hu people usually use?
The next second, they realized that someone on their side was hit by an arrow!
The people of Black Wind Village quickly dispersed and sought cover, shouting angrily at Taohua Village: "You are barbarians!"
It turned out to be a caravan of Hu people in disguise. No wonder they were not in a hurry to travel before.
"Brothers, we have encountered the barbarians again. This time, we must avenge our brothers who died before..."
The people of Taohua Village are not the weak ones who are easily bullied. Not to mention that when fighting for water and land, the whole village has to fight. Just take the matter of other villages calling Baitao a fool as an example. Taohua Village has no idea how many fights they have had with other villages.
When they heard that the bandits on the opposite side actually accused them of being Hu people, they became extremely angry.
"You are the Hu people, your whole family is Hu people!"
The people of Taohua Village never thought that the people of Heifeng Village would misunderstand them because of the arrow feathers.
But it was just a misunderstanding. There was no need to be merciful to the bandits. If it weren’t for my foresight, Taohua Village would have suffered.
The villagers heard what the people from Black Wind Village shouted just now, so they decided to strike first.
The villagers were fast and strong, with sophisticated bows and crossbows that had a long range, and they were quick to attack, causing the Black Wind Village on the opposite side to suffer repeated losses.
Not only do Taohua Village have a large number of people, but their fighting power is also as strong as if they were injected with chicken blood. The people of Heifeng Village are even more convinced that they are Hu people.
Damn it!
It was obvious that they were just robbing the caravans and common people of Jin State, and occasionally killing people and robbing decent women for fun. Why did they keep running into the Hu people recently? This is really unlucky for them.
There were less than fifty people in the Black Wind Village, and more than a dozen of them were knocked down at the beginning, and the rest were soon shot by arrows.
When one of the bandits saw this, he was so scared that he turned around and tried to run, but he was hit by two or three arrows after he ran two or three steps away.
Someone from Taohua Village also shouted, "Who, who stole my head?"
Someone immediately retorted: "Bullshit! Who stole your head? I saw it too. The guy wanted to run away!"
Beep, beep...Robbery, let me see which little cutie still doesn't have a vote~
(End of this chapter)