Soon, the wolves were driven back. But they did not go far, they still lingered near the village, howling incessantly.
Only a few of the well-trained Imperial Guards were injured. After repelling the first wave of wolf attacks, they briefly cleaned the battlefield and resumed patrolling.
Sure enough, within half an hour, the wolves launched a second round of attack. This round was even more ferocious than the previous one, and they seemed to have changed their tactics. They no longer carried out scattered attacks, but concentrated their efforts to attack from the front of the village.
But it was obvious that they had chosen the wrong direction. With Jiang Yuntian alone in charge, the wolves could not even enter the village.
When the wolves were repulsed in the second round, the pile of wolf carcasses at the entrance of the village was one section higher than the fence.
Jiang Yuntian grabbed a handful of fine snow, simply wiped the wolf's blood on the armor, cut off one of the wolf's legs, simply pulled out the fur, and put it on the fire with a sword to bake.
Other soldiers also followed his example, scraping off the wolf skin to make fur, skewering the wolf meat and grilling it, and drinking the wolf blood directly.
Humans are better at consuming hair and blood than wolves. Soon, the aroma of meat filled the snowy night. Jiang Yuntian cut off a piece with his sword and handed it to Song Che, gesturing for him to try it.
Song Che shook his head decisively and refused. He then handed the wolf meat to the female swordsmen. The female swordsmen also shook their heads.
"Actually, this wolf meat is just like dog meat. It's a great tonic when eaten. It can aphrodisiac." Jiang Yuntian picked up the wolf's leg and took a bite. His mouth was filled with oil, but before he could chew twice -
"Ouch!"
"Here we go again!" The third round of attack! Jiang Yuntian threw away the wolf's legs, and he and the female swordsmen raised their swords again to face the charging wolves.
But this time, the wolves were obviously not as ferocious as the previous two times. Instead, they fled out of fear, as if someone was driving them away.
Song Che felt something was wrong, so he climbed up the fence and looked into the distance with a telescope. After watching carefully for a while, he discovered that there was a faint flash of white light in the snowfield.
That's...the moonlight reflected by the blade!
"No! There are enemies!" Song Che shouted. The words have not yet fallen——
"Whoosh whoosh..." Densely packed arrows shot out from the darkness. The Imperial Guards, who were still concentrating on dealing with the wolves, had no time to react. When the arrows rained down on their heads, it was already too late.
In an instant, dozens of Imperial Guards fell on the snow.
"Quickly retreat to the village and find cover!" Jiang Yuntian raised his arms and shouted. The Imperial Guards quickly retreated into the village, using the fences and walls as cover.
The arrow rain lasted for three waves, then stopped suddenly, and then the sound of horse hooves and shouts suddenly sounded.
I saw groups of black-clothed men wielding machetes and covering their heads and faces, charging towards the village from all directions. Their numbers were too numerous to count!
Due to the need to defend against wolves, the Forbidden Army did not ride horses, and faced the sudden cavalry charge with almost no resistance.
Soon, the man in black rushed into the village as if he was in a deserted place, slashing and killing with a knife! The Forbidden Army's defensive lineup was completely disrupted.
"Everyone, retreat back and protect the princess' tent!" The imperial army could only retreat while fighting. After retreating to the side of the princess's tent, the cavalry in black also took advantage of the victory and pursued them. Only then did they get a clear look at their number, which was three to four thousand people.
Obviously, all the attacks tonight were premeditated! The imperial troops who returned formed a circle to protect the princess and other officials, while all the coins and luggage were controlled by the enemy.
The enemy also suspended the attack, blocked the village crossings, and started a confrontation with the Forbidden Army.
"Bold thief, you know, this is the peace team between Daliang and Dijon!" Jiang Yuntian pointed and shouted.
A person from the enemy team walked out, who should be the leader. He mocked in his extremely non-standard mandarin: "What about the marriage team? As long as they reach my territory, everything is mine!" Jiang Yuntian gritted his teeth and wanted to go, Song Che pulled him back, walked forward and asked:
"Excuse me, what is the purpose of your visit tonight?"
"What are you trying to do?" The leader laughed: "What you are asking is really interesting. Naturally, I will kill all your men and steal your women and treasures."
"So, you are horse thieves, not Dijon troops?" Song Che asked again. The leader immediately said: "We are eagles in the sky and wolves on the snowy fields. How can we be the Dijon army?" Song Che said unhurriedly: "You should know that robbing the marriage team will lead to two conflicts. War between countries affects each other's national destiny." The leader sneered: "The people of Daliang are just a group of cowards. Even if they don't make peace with you, they can still break through your mountains and rivers with Dijon's iron hoof - "
"It seems that you are really pretending to be a Dijon army." Song Che pulled an arrow from the wall, pointed at the arrow and said: "If it were an ordinary horse thief, how could it have such exquisite craftsmanship? If it were an ordinary horse thief, how could it be so? Do you have such an organization? Even if you are horse thieves, how could the Dijon army allow you to come and rob the bride?"
"Bang!" Song Che broke the arrow and said coldly: "This is all a drama directed and performed by you Dijon! In order to destroy the peace and provoke a war between the two countries, or in other words, you didn't even think about it. Let’s get married!”
"Hahaha..." The leader laughed and slowly took off his mask, revealing a rough and crazy face.
"Anyway, you are all going to die tonight, so there is no harm in telling you. That's right, we have never thought about getting married. Our country of Dijon has already raised millions of troops and is ready to invade the pass at any time. By then, it will only be a mere amount of coins? Do you want to? You can get as much wealth and women as you want!”
"There's more." At this time, a familiar voice came from the enemy team. I saw a man wearing a velvet robe and a blue mask, driving a carriage carrying New Year's coins, slowly walking out of the enemy team.
Song Che frowned, this voice was...
"Yang Song!"
"Hahaha..." The man laughed and slowly took off his mask, revealing that familiar face. It was him, Yang Song.
"Long time no see, Aunt Song."
"You traitor." Song Che scolded.
"Traitor? No, no, no... We are all businessmen. Wherever there is sweetness, we will take advantage of it. So do you, and so does Grand Master Jia, but obviously, when it comes to business, you are still not as good as me. Yang Song caressed the goods fondly and looked down at Song Che: "A year ago, you caused me to lose my coins. Now, I got it back again. All this is thanks to Aunt Song's generosity."
"No," Song Che said coldly, "I have a conscience when doing business, but neither you nor Taishi Jia have one. That's the difference."
"Conscience? How much is it worth?" Yang Song said: "Let me tell you the truth, I will send part of this batch of coins to Xiqiang, form an alliance with them like Daliang did last year, and then share this piece of fat with you. Almost exhausted."
"So, you were also the one who confused Grand Master Jia?" Song Che asked. Yang Song said proudly: "Yes, I know Taishi Jia's selfish old thing very well. As long as he tastes a little sweetness, he can do anything, including breaking the alliance with Xiqiang and paying tribute to Dijon." , thereby ruining the entire Liang Dynasty."
