"There is an ambush!" "Hide quickly!" Various shouts came and went in the team, and people became a mess. These people had not gone through the military's strict discipline and formation training before. When encountering an ambush, they would only fight on their own and have basic cooperation. Can't even be used. Then they saw two fair-blooded brothers who usually drank together and had sex with prostitutes being injured by hidden arrows. They were worried that they would be next.
Liang Chuan's first reaction was to squat down directly. The knee-deep weeds were the best cover. He also panicked. The feeling of being stared at like a prey was too annoying. The hidden arrows in the dense forest were like thorns piercing his back. He didn't know what. It will shoot out from any angle you don't pay attention to. Liang Chuan looked at the two government officials who were afraid that they would die. Blood was flowing all over the floor. One was shot in the thigh and the other in the lower abdomen. Blood and intestines were flowing all over the floor. Their vitality was gradually disappearing.
These people hiding in the forest shot two arrows and then stopped moving, but this calm before the storm was the most devastating.
"What should we do now, run? Wait?" Liang Chuan asked Li Chuyi anxiously.
Li Chuyi squatted not far from him, his eyes scanning the surroundings quickly like an eagle, his breathing smooth and his face calm. This small scene was not worth mentioning to him.
"Just wait and see what happens. If there are many people, you will retreat. If you don't see enough people, you will act according to the opportunity!" Li Chuyi said softly.
Liang Chuan's heart was pounding. He had been in danger many times. After all, he had never faced thousands of troops. Although he tried hard to pretend to be indifferent, he was actually panicking!
Master Lu was a scholar who had no strength to restrain a chicken. It was more difficult for him to defeat an enemy in battle than to reach the sky. In desperation, he reined in the horse's head, causing the horse to neigh and trample its hooves. He shouted on his horse: "I am an official from Xinghua. You mountain people show up quickly. If you have any grievances, the sky will decide for you!"
Liang Chuan sneered in his heart: "This is the stupidity of scholars. All the people waiting for you are cold arrows. How can you still talk about it?"
There was only one echo heard in the empty mountain forest: "Dog officer! You have done so many unjust things and exploited so many poor people like us that we have no way out. Today, you will sacrifice your dog blood to me for rebelling. The next day, you will kill them at the foot of Xinghua City." I want to take the life of that dog magistrate!"
As soon as the words fell, the buzzing sound of bowstrings could be heard in the dense forest. The whistling sounds of sharp arrows piercing the quiet woods were no longer sporadic, but like violent wind and rain, coming from all directions with their group of people as the center. Come here!
"Brothers, be careful!" Li Chengfu turned over, rolled off his horse quickly, and entered the enemy's encirclement. If he stayed on the horse, he would become a target for the enemy! All the government officials greeted the ancestors of these mountain people in various ways, and they all lay down on the ground to hide from the rain of arrows. Thanks to the natural concealment formed by these branches and trunks, many arrows hit the trees or were blocked by the branches, losing their accuracy. Even so, many government officials were still injured!
"The mountain people have rebelled, everyone, evacuate quickly!" Master Lu saw that his mission had been accomplished, and he wished he could escape and return to his life as soon as possible. If he stayed in such a dangerous place, his fate would be determined here. These mountain people set up a trap to ambush the government officials under the broad daylight, shooting to death and injuring all the government officials. If he stayed here any longer, his life might be at stake. Although the rebels did not show up, there is no doubt that what they said and did was against them. They should retreat quickly. It is not their mission to exterminate the rebels. It is important to save their lives!
The government officials had been waiting for the order to retreat for a long time. When Master Lu issued the order, they felt like they were being pardoned! A group of people began to make a fuss and prepare to escape.
Li Chengfu looked anxious and said, "Wait a minute, there are still two brothers ahead who haven't been rescued!" Li Chengfu, who was most afraid of death and greedy for money, was still able to take care of his two men at this critical moment! Then there was a scene that even Liang Chuan couldn't believe. Li Chengfu, an old boy, actually ducked towards the two scouts despite the cold arrows being shot out from the forest!
Master Lu said "Hey" when he saw it, and he was ready to drive away without looking back! He didn't care about the life and death of the two government officials. His own life was much more valuable, and every minute he stayed in a dangerous place would be more dangerous!
For every dog-slaughtering person who is righteous, the number of people who study will be a heartless person! This group of government officials could see clearly at this time that Li Chengfu was a good brother who took them through life and death. How could this Master Lu care about their life and death? With his order and Li Chengfu's movement, the government officials who were about to flee stopped moving. They pulled up their crossbows with trembling hands and fired back into the forest. They were still shouting, "Hurry up and save people." We followed They made such boastful claims as they fought hard!
Originally, the yamen servant was passively beaten in the open, but once he returned the shot, the scene became lively, with all kinds of shouts and shouts shaking the sky, but they didn't see their swords clashing and actually getting into it!
"Old Li, let me help you!" Liang Chuan picked up the big crossbow and walked quickly to the two government officials. Each of them dragged a yamen servant who was still crying back. Li Chuyi was worried that Liang Chuan would make a mistake, so he paid attention to the surrounding movements and guarded Liang Chuan.
Courage, or rather morale, is a wonderful thing. If everyone is busy running for their lives, everyone will only be more afraid of these mountain people, afraid of losing their lives. Once everyone takes the initiative to face these mountain people seriously, they will not be so afraid in their hearts. They're just a bunch of refugees from the mountains. Poor guys who can't even afford a knife, what's there to be afraid of?
Liang Chuan and Li Chengfu risked their lives to snatch the man back, but they lost too much blood and their faces were as pale as white paper. They were still struggling fiercely when they were hit by the arrow, and now they are dying. If he were taken to the county seat, he would probably be dead. They were also people with families. If their bodies were left on the mountain, they would either be fed to wild beasts, or they would be ruined by these mountain people and they would not be able to take them back. Li Chengfu could not face their families.
Master Lu was embarrassed and wanted to run away, but relying on the speed of his horse ended up becoming the target of these mountain people in the forest. There is no way, the person riding the horse must be an official. If you shoot a person, you have to shoot the horse first. If you kill the leader, you will make a profit. The target of the horse is big enough, so it is much easier than shooting a person.
Just as Master Lu's horse started to gallop, a rope was suddenly pulled up across the road, which was still flat when it came. The horse was too fast and could not jump over the stumbling rope. Its front legs were directly tripped by the rope. Master Lu was thrown out solidly. A handful of old bones almost fell apart and he was chewed up in the mud.
"Who... Someone help me..." Master Lu was struggling on the ground. The scene just now was so chilling. He ran away first when others were in trouble. When he was in trouble himself, who would take care of him?
Seeing this high-ranking official fall to the ground, the mountain people couldn't hold it back any longer. They rushed out of the dense forest one after another, trying to snatch his head back to claim credit. However, they couldn't get the head again. They could also grab one or two valuable items from the man's body. It’s a lot of money to change!
As soon as these mountain people appeared, the government officials saw their true colors clearly. They were all unkempt and ragged, holding old hatchets and axes in their hands, not even a standard weapon.
"Grandma, you are finally willing to show your face!" Li Chengfu saw that these mountain people were willing to show their heads, and his fangs were also exposed, "Let me chop these beasts to death!"
The mountain people originally thought that these people were strong but weak, and they did not have the courage to pick up swords and fight with them, so they got bold and came out to grab things. When they really encountered these officers and soldiers, their deep-rooted fear of the government lingered in their hearts.
In fact, the government officials were also afraid, but fortunately their guns and sticks were longer than the broken knives of the mountain people, which emboldened them. They glared at the few scattered mountain people with their guns and prepared to give them some color.
It is easy to dodge open guns and hard to guard against hidden arrows. Before they could take action, a cold arrow shot from the woods and hit a government officer's arm. The hardened government officer was instantly enveloped in the shadow of death, and they were cowered again.
"Come back quickly, you can't fight these bad officials!" There was a burst of anxious shouts in the forest. After they shot down the yamen servants with cold arrows, I hurriedly persuaded a few mountain people who were eager for quick success to return.
"Old Zheng, let's retreat today and don't fight with them!" Liang Chuan said to Li Chengfu. The two injured government officials had been dragged back and their goal was achieved. There was really no need to fight with them anymore.
Li Chengfu couldn't agree more, and loyalty must be followed by fate, let alone without it. "Brothers, retreat!" He no longer cared about riding horses, and asked his men to help carry the wounded, guarding against cold arrows, and slowly retreated down the mountain. Many people in a group of government officials had been hit by arrows. This group of mountain people hunted in the mountains all year round. Many of them had passable shooting skills. It was much easier to hunt people than to hunt wild beasts.
Liang Chuan walked past Master Lu, Master Lu grabbed Liang Chuan's trouser leg: "Sanlang, don't abandon me, save me!"
Liang Chuan originally wanted to pretend that he didn't see it, so that his conscience could be tolerated. This old boy left his colleagues alone and ignored him, and he deserved to die! He still picked it up, damn it.
None of the other government officials came to rescue Mr. Lu, but Liang Chuan could only grit his teeth and pick up the old boy and carry him on his shoulders. Ha, not bad. It was like carrying a human sandbag. If there were any cold arrows, he would shoot him. For Master Lu, it’s not bad!
Some of the government officials were rescuing the wounded, and those who had free hands pulled up their crossbows and shot arrows into the woods, while fighting and retreating. Liang Chuan, Li Chuyi and Li Chengfu held the battle at the back, and the group staggered and fled. When the mountain people saw the government officials retreating slowly, they finally revealed their true colors. The figures in the forest flashed one after another. Liang Chuan passed far away, and there were no less than a hundred people there!
The refugees won the first battle, and their excitement and joy were beyond words. Many people were swearing, shouting, and trying their best to mock these officials. The government officials gritted their teeth as they watched, but they couldn't beat him from time to time, so they could only watch. Liang Chuan saw someone at the end of the crowd that he never wanted to see: the bandit leader of Da Fei Mountain!
Liang Chuan gritted his teeth and was horrified. It was over. This evil wolf did all kinds of evil. It had been causing trouble in Dafu Mountain for countless years. Now if he was allowed to get together with these refugees, I'm afraid he would really become a problem for the government and the local people. People's nightmare!
