Facts once again proved that good deeds are rewarded. When Tietoutuo separated from Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun angrily, he did not return to Tanggu City directly. He chose to go all the way north because he knew that there were more than fifty people in the Xiao family mansion. Brothers, as long as these brothers are organized, they can fight against Sun Sanhu.
But I didn't expect that just halfway through, I found that the sky in the north was bright, and flames were already rising in the direction of the Xiao family mansion. Tietoutuo was so frightened that the hair on his body was shaking. He never expected that his hometown would be ransacked.
Tietoutuo, who was rubbing his hands anxiously, turned around three or four times, suddenly raised his head and found that the surrounding terrain was so familiar. After thinking about it carefully, wasn't this Xiaowangzhuang where he had done his own thing?
No one in Xiaowangzhuang was sleeping now. They were not very far from the Xiao family mansion. They heard the noisy people there in the middle of the night and jumped on their backs. All the villagers came out to see it and were confused.
Just when all the villagers were guessing what was going on, a broken gong roared suddenly at the entrance of the village, startling everyone.
"You heartless people, Xiao Letian bought your land and gave you a big temple. Now his family has suffered such a disaster, and you actually stand by and watch the fun!"
"Oh, it's Master Tietoutuo... Master, why are you dressed like this?" People rushed out of their homes and came closer.
"How long has it been, and you still care about my clothes? I just ask you, now Mr. Xiao's family is surrounded by bandits, will you save it or not? The three of you Zhuangzi have a total of seven or eight hundred strong men. As long as Together we can definitely save your family... When the time comes, I will go to Mr. Xiao to ask for your credit!"
The three village chiefs gathered together and reached an agreement in less than half a minute: "Master Toutuo really looks down on people. Although we are country people, we also have consciences. Now that we know that our benefactor's family is in trouble, how can we Won’t you save me?”
"Folks, let's raid these guys! We're going to save people..." Under the command of Tietoutuo, the dark villagers ran towards the Xiao family mansion.
Although Tietoutuo can be naughty at times, that only shows that he is a very upright person and is not stupid. On the battlefield, he is not only experienced but also very flexible.
He knew the result of a confrontation between villagers who had no military training and cavalry. Let alone seven or eight hundred versus two hundred, even two thousand versus two hundred would have no chance of winning.
So Tietoutuo used these people as suspects, set up an ambush in the woods, and used a large number of horse ropes to restrain the enemy's cavalry. As long as they keep putting pressure on the enemy, the two hundred cavalry will not dare to put all their troops into the mansion, which will reduce a lot of pressure on the guards inside.
This tactic was very clever. It was under the command of Tietoutuo that this group of cavalry had to allocate half of their troops to guard against hidden dangers behind their butts. The pressure inside the Xiao family mansion suddenly weakened.
Two tentative attacks by the cavalry failed, allowing the villagers to capture more than thirty prisoners. What was even more surprising was that they obtained more than thirty sets of weapons, especially crossbows. With these long-range harassment weapons, Tietutuo and a few fast-running young men were like a team of ghosts standing on the field, shooting at the enemy in one round and running away after the attack.
"Keep your voice down, everyone, keep your voice down... crawl forward... Damn it, don't you understand what crawling is? It's just crawling on the ground. Hurry up to the stone roller, shoot a round of arrows and let's escape... Yeah!"
Just as Tietoutuo lowered his voice and directed the militiamen to quietly approach the enemy, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him, "You brat, why did you send the order here?"
Tietoutuo was almost frightened. He grabbed the knife and wanted to cut it back, but when he saw it was Xiao Letian? At the most critical moment, Xiao Letian, who was exhausted and dying, finally arrived home.
"Sir..." Tietoutuo burst into tears. "Those two bastards, Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun, went to rescue you without dividing their troops. They are going to rebel. And Wang Huaiyuan, he also went with those two bastards." The boy has one heart..."
Xiao Letian waved his hand, "Don't say that. I have understood the current situation. Xiao He believes that their response is correct. If they really divide their troops to rescue me, this will be the biggest failure. Forget it, these Stop talking, now tell me about the situation at hand..."
Xiao Letian and Tietoutuo gathered together to discuss the situation at hand in low voices. At the same time, all the women in the inner house were determined to die.
The typical northern brick and tiled house was filled with kerosene and charcoal. All of Xiao Letian's women crowded in and looked at the southern firelight with sad faces.
At this time, Huniu was wearing Xiao Letian's dark leather pilot jacket, and there was no trace of death panic on her face. He looked at the girls beside him, smiled suddenly, lowered his head and stroked the leather jacket on his body, and said calmly.
"I know you are all curious about this family heirloom. Let me tell you the truth. This dress really has a story..." Huniu didn't have the slightest fear of death. Her body shrank into the leather coat. , as if being held in Xiao Letian's arms, warm and safe.
"Brother Xiao and I met for the first time by a stream deep in the Taihang Mountains. At that time, Brother Xiao was in a state of desolation. No matter how you look at it, he is completely different from what he is now..."
Huniu quietly told her sisters all her experiences in the Taihang Mountains. Xiao Letian, who was mistaken for a bandit spy, wore this leather jacket and rode a mule backwards. After encountering the bandits, Xiao Letian was the first to discover the enemy's ambush and was the first to kill a bandit who was shaking the bushes.
In the dark night rushing towards the mountain temple, the girl will never forget the sight of Xiao Letian carrying A Chou rushing towards the mountain road. In front of the mountain temple, the man who commanded the musketeers to fight heartily was even more of a hero in the hearts of women.
"Until the end, when the bandits had no intention of retreating, Brother Xiao personally took the risk and walked to the bandits' den to negotiate with them. That's when this leather jacket finally fell into my hands. At that moment, I had sworn , this dress will not be given to anyone..."
Women are emotional animals, and they are born with a heart to worship heroes. What's more, it was the dark late Qing Dynasty, an era when heroes were almost extinct, and it was also an era when the male-dominated society reached its peak.
In that era, the so-called heroes were scholars who were named on the gold list, counter-insurgents like the Zeng brothers who committed murder, or businessmen and landlords whose families had millions of dollars. And women are just an embellishment in a patriarchal society.
Now, in the mouth of Hu Niu, the image of a stalwart man who values love and justice and respects women from the bottom of his heart appears in everyone's hearts. The girls in Huaichun are not moved. Their eyes are so hot when they look at that leather jacket. .
Humans are really a very strange species. When they have something called 'spirit' in their hearts, they can even look down upon the fear of death.
This is really a strange scene. Surrounded by thick smoke and fire, in the main room at the core of the house, amidst the pungent smell of kerosene, a group of women are actually having sex.
Yes, Xiao Letian read it right. When he jumped in from the side courtyard wall, tried his best to avoid the flames and rushed to the inner house, he saw such a strange scene at first sight.
"Damn, this is a battlefield. Even if you are brave, there is no need to smile on your face, right? And all of them are affectionate and thoughtful? Are you going to have sex before you die?" Xiao Letian looked stupid. .
At this moment, suddenly from the direction of the outer house in the south, a wing house was burned down by flames. The loud rumbling sound woke up all the dreaming women. I saw Huniu stand up and hold up the burning candlestick: "Sisters, the bad guys have rushed in. In order to avoid their insult, let's die together!"
"Brother Xiao... I will be innocent until the day I die..." After shouting, the burning candlestick was thrown to the ground.
"Oh shit, stop it..." Xiao Letian rushed into the house without saying a word, and without saying a word, a vicious dog pounced on the food and crushed the candlestick and the newly burning flame under him.
The woman had just been mentally prepared. She never expected that Xiao Letian would arrive at the most critical moment and the backbone would be back.
"Brother Xiao... Master... Wuwuwu..." The women suddenly lost their composure, forgetting their reserve one by one, and all pounced on him.
Huniu and Achou jumped on Xiao Letian's back and beat his shoulders desperately, "I knew you would come back, I knew you would come to save us..." they said while banging with their fists. and hit Xiao Letian on the shoulder.
Xiren, Qingwen, Ping'er... and all the girls from the Grand View Garden rushed over like stacks of Arhats. They all crowded together and crushed Xiao Letian to death.
At this time, Xiao Letian's lungs were almost crushed. The candlestick made of silver was pressed against his chest, and he groaned in pain. "Master Long, help me... Master Long, please help me..." Unfortunately, this voice was too soft. Not to mention Master Long, even Huniu and A Chou beside him couldn't hear clearly.
On the edge of the pond outside the main house, Long Ye was loading bullets for his pistol. He had no time to care about Xiao Letian, who was so happy that he was dying. There was still a big battle to be fought, and whether he would live or die would depend on the next few hours.
We must hold on until the moment the sun rises. As long as we hold on until daylight, not only the two companies of the New Army can come up for reinforcements, but even the guards gathered by the merchants can feel it. The most important thing is that as long as the foreigners find out that Xiao Letian is not dead tomorrow, they will definitely interfere. This is certain.
"Shop Manager Fan, take Mr. Zhou and your brother to rest. We have to defend here. Don't worry, we can hold on!"
Fan Jian, Fan Ru and Zhou Mingkui beside Master Long were so tired that they were about to vomit blood. If there were not guards supporting the three of them, they would have died on the way. Fan Ru, in particular, kept rolling his eyes, as if Black and White Wuchang were chatting with him.
"I was wrong, brother, I was wrong. I will never get involved again. I want to live... As long as I can survive, I will go back to my hometown in Shanxi immediately and never come out in this life..."
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Seeing Fan Ru crying bitterly, the brother was also sad. Just when he was about to persuade his brother, there was a loud bang and the moon door connecting the outer house and the inner house was smashed into pieces.
