In Heifeng Village, inside and outside the thatched huts, except for the bandits guarding the gate of the village, the rest of the bandits gathered here. Many of them were still injured.
In the room, the bandit boss was circling anxiously. He was not stupid. They were now surrounded by Xiao Liu.
But Xiaoliu was surrounding but not attacking. It was obvious that he was waiting for more people to come. If they continued to defend like this, they would be waiting to die.
But at this time, they had missed the best opportunity to break out. If Xiaoliu's support had not arrived before, they would still have a chance to rush out with their numerical advantage, but now.
"Hey, thank you brother, can you think of a solution quickly?" In desperation, the bandit boss could only place his hope on his own think tank.
Under Xiaoliu's strong siege, the two people, whose lives had been endangered, finally let go of their grudges and hugged together again.
Xie Zhongda also frowned in thought. He didn't expect Xiaoliu's movements to be so fast, and one after another, they were pressed and breathless.
This feeling of suffocation even reminded him of the feeling he had when he led troops to fight at the border.
In fact, with his vigilance, he should have started thinking of a way to retreat as soon as he realized he was exposed.
But Xiao Liu had no choice but to play a scheming trick at that time, which distracted his mind, causing him to be slow every step now.
"Your Majesty, it's impossible to break through from the front now. How about we try going down the cliff at the back of the mountain?"
Xie Zhongda suggested that living toward death has always been his way of using military force.
But this time the bandit boss hesitated.
"Thank you, brother, that cliff is nearly a hundred feet high! Are you sure? If there is an ambush from that person below, then we are throwing ourselves into a trap?"
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Hearing the words of the bandit boss, Xie Zhongda also hesitated a little. Currently, Xiao Liu's various behaviors have made him regard him as his life's enemy. He really doesn't dare to look down on such a deep-thinking person.
But at this time, he knew that he could only have a chance of survival by taking a chance. If he continued to wait, he would undoubtedly be waiting for death.
Especially since they had offended Dongchang before. If Dongchang fans were to find this place, they would probably be worse off than dead!
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead people to explore the road first. If there is no danger at the bottom of the mountain, I will send people back to inform your Majesty. If unfortunately we are ambushed, then, then I will take the first step."
Xie Zhongda made up his mind, cupped his fists and asked for orders.
Seeing Xie Zhongda's unhesitating look, the bandit boss also blamed himself. How could he have doubted him in the first place? He quickly helped Xie Zhongda up and said.
"Thank you, brother, get up quickly. Brother, it's not that I don't believe you, but the cliff is hundreds of feet high. It's extremely difficult for you to go down by yourself, let alone come up again to notify us."
"In addition, how much time will be wasted in this back and forth, there is no guarantee that they will not be discovered. And once they are discovered, we will be the lambs waiting to be slaughtered in mid-air, and we will not even have the power to fight back. "
"In addition, even if we add up all the ropes in the village, we can only make one rope leading to the bottom. If we kill them one by one, wouldn't it be like dumplings?"
"And you see, we still have so many injured brothers here. Even if there is no ambush below, they can't climb down!"
The bandit boss shook his head helplessly and said that his mind was really clear at this moment.
After hearing what the bandit boss said, Xie Zhongda also closed his eyes and shook his head. How could he not know that this was a dead end left for them, but apart from this dead end, they really had no other way to go.
Everyone was speechless for a moment. They really had no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.
Looking at the silent atmosphere, the bandit boss became more and more irritable. However, being stimulated by Xiao Liu several times and experiencing several major defeats made him grow a lot. He kept warning himself Be calm, be sure to be calm!
but. . .
"Ahhh! I can't calm down!" The bandit boss suddenly burst out, picked up the mace on the ground and smashed it towards the wooden stake of his throne.
With a sound of "Bang!", pieces of wood scattered in all directions.
When all the bandits looked at the suddenly crazy boss, their hearts tightened. Could they be the next piece of wood?
However, the bandit boss calmed down a lot after venting his anger. He took a deep breath and calmed down his heaving chest. He glanced at each bandit with a look he had never seen before.
The faces that were so familiar in daily life were now filled with panic, sadness, fear, worry, and fear. . . All kinds of negative emotions are shown on the face.
Finally, his eyes were fixed on Xie Zhongda, who had been looking at him. He chuckled and breathed a sigh of relief, but everyone was a little nervous. Isn't the boss going to take action?
But the next moment, the bandit boss said something that no one expected.
"Thank you, brother. You can take the rest of your able-bodied brothers to retreat from the cliff at the back of the mountain. No matter life or death, there is at least a chance there."
"As for you, you don't have to worry about it here. I've eaten and played. I have no regrets in this life."
"You leave, leave tonight! While you leave, I will be in front to attract their attention."
"On weekdays, I, as a king, am not good to you. I often beat and scold you. Let me do something for you today that a king should do, right?"
"Your Majesty?" Xie Zhongda said excitedly.
However, the bandit boss raised his hand to interrupt Xie Zhongda.
"Let me finish. You are smarter than me. You have led soldiers before, and you are more qualified than me to be the leader. I was wronged by letting you be the military advisor before. From today on, you are their king."
"Promise me that I will take them to survive."
The bandit boss said with loyalty. At this moment, he felt somewhat responsible as a leader.
"Your Majesty!"
The bandits couldn't help but cry out after hearing this. Although the leader was usually grumpy and often beat and scolded them, he didn't expect that he actually regarded them as brothers in his heart.
"Your Majesty, you and Brother Xie can go together. I'll stay and wean you off!" The bandit with a wounded hand said with emotion.
"Yes, Your Majesty! Just let us stay and break up the rear. You can go." The other injured bandits were also moved by this atmosphere and spoke one after another.
Xie Zhongda's eyes couldn't help but moisten when he saw this scene. Ever since he was forced to leave the military camp, he never expected that he could still see that scene in this bandit's den.
For every dog-slaughtering person who is righteous, there are many scholars who are unfaithful.
He wants to save them, he must save them, he can no longer watch his brother die in front of him.
At this moment, Xie Zhongda secretly swore in his heart!
'There is a way! There must be a way! 'Xie Zhongda quickly closed his eyes and thought.
But at this time, the bandit boss happened to want to say something to him. Seeing Xie Zhongda suddenly closing his eyes, the bandit boss couldn't help but ask with concern.
"Thank you, brother? Thank you, brother!"
Xie Zhongda, who still couldn't think of any solution, could only open his eyes in frustration.
"Are you okay, brother?" the bandit boss asked with concern, not least because what he just said scared him.
"Nothing, King." Xie Zhongda replied with a wry smile. At this moment, he didn't know what to say.
But the bandit boss thought about it, said let it go, let it go.
He said now without any psychological burden.
"Thank you, brother. Remember, if you manage to escape, you must remember to dig out the treasure chests we buried. Don't take advantage of those officials."
'Um? Treasure chest! money! '
At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed through Xie Zhongda's mind, and he had an idea.
Looking at Xie Zhongda who was suddenly stunned, the bandit boss couldn't help but feel a little strange. What's wrong with brother Xie? Why is he in a daze when he talks today.
Before the bandit boss could ask questions, Xie Zhongda said in surprise:
"Your Majesty, I have a plan, we are saved!"
"Huh? What trick?"
The bandit boss was also a little surprised when he heard this. He had almost arranged his funeral, and you suddenly told me that you had a plan. Are you kidding me?
All the bandits were also attracted by Xie Zhongda's words, and they looked at Xie Zhongda expectantly.
Xie Zhongda also knew that he needed to boost morale at this time, so he said it in front of everyone without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, although the government has a large number of people, as long as we hold the pass, they will not be able to attack here at all, so we are fine for the time being."
The boss of the cottage shook his head when he heard this.
"Brother Xie, isn't this nonsense? The key is that they are waiting for reinforcements now, but we are alone and helpless. Once the masters from their reinforcements arrive, we will be dead."
The bandit boss looked at Xie Zhongda depressedly, wondering why Brother Xie was even more stupid than him today.
But Xie Zhongda looked at the bandit boss with a smile and said:
"Your Majesty, I am not alone. They have reinforcements, and we can also have reinforcements!"
"Huh? What do you mean?" the bandit boss asked in confusion. Except for the ones guarding the gate of the village, the rest of their people are here. Where are the reinforcements?
Xie Zhongda stopped playing riddles and said directly with a smile:
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, money can make the world go round. We have 30,000 taels of silver, are we still afraid that we won't be able to find reinforcements?"
"Wow!" After hearing Xie Zhongda's words, the bandit boss's eyes lit up. Why didn't he expect this? "Brother, what do you mean?"
Seeing that the leader understood what he meant, Xie Zhongda quickly smiled and nodded in response:
"Exactly. As long as we go to the black market with these 30,000 taels of silver, we won't have to worry about recruiting a few martial arts masters to help us rescue us."
"At that time, when the night is dark, they attack from the outside, and we attack from the inside. Under attack from both sides, we will definitely be able to fight a bloody path."
"Even if we can find a more powerful master, we might be able to directly kill the policeman named Yan and avenge his dead brother."
"Great idea, thank you, brother!" Upon hearing this, the head of the family quickly grabbed Xie Zhongda's shoulders and shook his head happily.
But after thinking about it carefully, he asked with some doubts:
"But thank you brother, this is a good plan, but someone must get out."
After hearing what the headmaster said, Xie Zhongdalian responded with a smile. "I am willing to take my two brothers to climb down the mountain and find someone to come to the rescue."
. . . . . .
The night was dark, and the bandits took advantage of the darkness to launch a third wave of charges. However, like the previous two times, this time it was still a feint attack. The bandits only made it halfway through the charge before retreating again.
Although Xiao Liu felt a little weird looking at such bandits, he thought that the bandits were planning to use fatigue tactics to prevent them from resting, so he didn't pay too much attention.
Under Xiaoliu's arrangement, everyone was divided into two classes, one sleeping and the other watching.
At the same moment, under the cliff of the back mountain, the patrol team sent by Xiaoliu just walked over, and a rope stretched out in the sky.
This group of bandits was very smart. When they climbed down, they did not put down the rope all at once, but put it down as they climbed. This way they could avoid the rope being discovered and expose their traces in advance.
In addition, the three of them were all wearing black night clothes at this time, and under the cover of night, they almost disappeared into the dark night. Without the firelight, they would not be visible at all.
After three figures in black night clothes jumped down from the rope, they looked around and found that no one was there, so they quickly walked away quietly.
