"What's the situation outside? Where are the other Hu cavalry?" Li Qinghan asked.
Yang Ning said: "I just went out and took a look. Most of them went downstream to Lianhua Village. There are more villagers there, which allows them to rob a lot of food."
The biggest purpose of these lightly-armed Huqi raiding the countryside is to rob property and raise military supplies.
Li Qinghan thought for a moment: "I remember that there were more than ten people coming towards us, there should be about ten more."
Yang Ning said calmly: "They are all dead."
Li Qinghan's breath was stagnant: "They are all dead? How did they die?"
Yang Ning said matter-of-factly: "I told you, I just went out, of course I was the one who killed them. If we don't clean up the enemies nearby, our way back will not be safe."
Li Qinghan nodded first: "That's true."
The next moment, she jumped up as if she had seen a ghost: "Did you kill it again? You...how did you kill it?"
Yang Ning said calmly: "Most of them use bows and arrows, and a few use scimitars."
Li Qinghan was dumbfounded: "The barbarians who set fire and killed people outside were all riding horses. They are good at riding and shooting. Whether they rode horses or drew their bows and arrows, their fighting prowess is different..."
Yang Ning said "Oh": "I can also ride a horse."
Li Qinghan was choked and speechless, and Yang Ning answered too lightly, as if it was a trivial matter not worth mentioning.
But if one person destroyed a group of barbarians and a group of light cavalry, how could that be a small matter? Why can Yang Ning be so calm? Does he think he is a general who conquers four towns?
Li Qinghan silently followed Yang Ning and went out with the servants who supported each other. She couldn't calm down for a while, and many thoughts emerged alternately.
Stepping out of the threshold and seeing the scene outside, Li Qinghan was startled again.
Villagers supporting the elderly and the young gathered together. Some were carrying baggage, some were carrying grain bags, some were holding hoes, rakes and other tools, and some were holding pigs and sheep, and holding chickens and ducks in their arms.
He looked as if he was ready to leave the village and escape for his life.
"Thank you Mr. Yang for saving my life!"
"What a great kindness, I will never forget it!"
"Thank you Mr. Yang for saving our family..."
Seeing Yang Ning going out, the villagers all bowed down and worshiped.
Li Qinghan found that the villagers looked at Yang Ning like a god, with respect and love from the bottom of their hearts, which made her a little distracted.
Yang Ning hurried up to meet him, helped the old man who led him up, and said to everyone in a pleasant manner:
"Everyone, get up. I just did what I could. We are all fellow villagers and we should help each other. There is no need to give this big gift.
"The Hu cavalry has not gone far, and I don't know when they will come again. Everyone, follow me to Wubao for temporary shelter."
Under the command of Yang Ning, the servants led the horses left by the barbarians, helped the injured servants, old people and children up, and hurried on with the villagers.
"I remember you can ride a horse." Yang Ning handed a rein to Li Qinghan.
Li Qinghan looked at Yang Ning and said, "Did you call the villagers together?"
Yang Ning said "Yeah". When he went out to kill Hu Qi and save the villagers, he told everyone to pack their things immediately and assemble in front of the gate of the other courtyard.
Li Qinghan asked again: "You want to take them to Yangjiawu Fort and protect them all?"
Yang Ning got on his horse and asked naturally: "If not, what should we do?
"Barbarians are roaming everywhere, burning, killing and looting. They treat human life as nothing. If I don't care about them, they will die."
Li Qinghan nodded: "You did the right thing!"
She mounted her horse and followed Yang Ning, looking at Yang Ning with a hint of respect.
When Yang Ning killed Hu people before, she just thought it was unbelievable, but now that she saw Yang Ning's righteous act of actively protecting the villagers, she began to respect Yang Ning in her heart.
Riding her horse to follow Yang Ning, Li Qinghan's mind was still a little confused. She always felt that something was wrong, and there were still many questions that remained unanswered:
"When did you go out and do so many things?"
While protecting the villagers, Yang Ning rushed to the roadside to observe the surroundings and be wary of possible Hu Qi: "While you are vomiting.
"You guys have been vomiting for a long time."
Li Qinghan: "..."
Thinking of her embarrassment at that time, she couldn't help but blush. The scene of Yang Ning handing her a silk handkerchief and face wash reappeared in her mind. Li Qinghan finally knew what was wrong.
She looked at Yang Ning's side face: "You seem different from before, very different. We haven't seen each other for only a year, but you seem to be a different person!
"In the end what happened?"
In Li Qinghan's memory, Yang Ning was not someone who would help the villagers.
This young master who thinks highly of himself usually talks about the great achievements of the country and the country, but he is a pampered and ambitious man who never takes a serious look at the poor guy.
She just came to Yang's house as a guest today. Before that, the two had indeed not seen each other for a year.
Yang Ning pointed to her forehead, where the wound was wrapped with a cloth, and said with a gentle smile: "I bumped it, and it healed me."
Li Qinghan opened his mouth and almost blurted out "Good collision", but he stopped in time.
Looking at the shocked villagers, Yang Ning fell into deep thought.
The barbarians invaded, and troubled times have come. If he wants to do something great, people are the foundation. Whether military or civilian, nothing can be done without people.
The Yang family must win the hearts and minds of the people and be supported by the people. Only in this way will people from all over the world gather in Jingcong, unite under his banner, and fight with him.
How to win the hearts and minds of the people?
The answer is simple, show kindness to the people.
For now, it is to protect the villagers from being massacred by the barbarians.
In the follow-up, we need to maintain the stability of the party so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, let the people of Qingzhou know how good the Yang family is, and build up and spread the reputation of the Yang family.
Just as Yang Ning was thinking about these issues, a group of people suddenly rushed from the front.
There were about fifty riders, all holding swords, some carrying bows and arrows, and some wearing leather armor, running as fiercely as the wind.
The more than 20 barbarians that Yang Ning had dealt with before were all lightly-armed rangers. Except for the two captains of ten, the rest were not wearing armor.
If the opponent is fully armored, it will not be so easy to deal with him.
In the group of people in front of them, there were as many as a dozen people wearing armor, and all of them were tall and strong, and they looked like they were not easy to deal with.
Yang Ning immediately stepped aside and waited for the other party to arrive.
At the head was a middle-aged man with a body like an iron tower, a beard all over his face, and ferocious features. He looked like a murderous gangster. When he saw Yang Ning, his eyes immediately lit up.
The unusually powerful horses suddenly accelerated and rushed straight towards Yang Ning. Both men and horses were powerful and tall. When they got close, it was like a landslide, making people shudder.
Yang Ning looked calm and unmoved.
The cavalry did not collide with Yang Ning. When the two sides were several steps apart, the strong man reined in the horse's reins and stopped steadily.
"Fourth Young Master, are you okay?"
The strong man was not polite, and looked Yang Ning up and down. His eyes finally fell on his forehead, and his brows furrowed, "The Fourth Young Master was injured by a barbarian?"
