Lei Zhi sat naked in front of the fire pit, gnawing on the pickled venison that he had snatched from Aju's house. He was very happy to eat, with satisfaction on his face: "Since you are here, you are not allowed to leave. Let's live here in the future. We will still be like before. I am your man and you are my woman."

...

On the afternoon of the fourth day, Tianhao took several guards into the Huanche Village and met the leader Xiongkui.

After a simple greeting, Tianhao directly identified the purpose of the trip: "Aju is the woman who was replaced by your village last winter. Three days ago, she returned to Huanche Village to visit relatives. Now the agreed time has come, she has not come back, and there is no news."

Xiongkui, who is nearly 60 years old, is very tall, nearly three meters. Her hair of different lengths looks like weeds, with black and white mixed with each other. A big beard grows under her nostrils, and the breathing passage is blocked very uncomfortable, but he prefers this barbaric shape. His broad shoulders and muscles continue to deteriorate as he grows older, and his abdomen is no longer as flat, round and bulging as he was when he was young. Humans in the civilized era call this "beer belly".

"What does it have to do with me if the woman in your village is gone?" If it weren't for the fact that the other party was also the leader and was equal to his identity, Xiongkui wouldn't have met Tianhao at all. He looked down on young people from the bottom of his heart, especially Tianhao, who looks handsome and women drooled when they see it.

The other party was tough, and Tianhao was not interested in quarreling with him: "Someone saw Aju enter the Huanche Village and never came out since then."

"Who saw it? Let him stand up." Xiongkui raised his bearded chin and stared at Tianhao with his arrogant eyes: "I have been the leader for so many years, and I have never heard of a woman who has been replaced and will come back. Boy, the person who told you about this must be blind."

The people around him burst into laughter.

A fierce light flashed in Tiankuang's eyes. He wanted to touch the battle axe that was inserted in his back hand. Tianhao reached out and held his arm firmly, and his eyes staring at Xiongkui were cold.

"I'll give you three days to hand over the person. Otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences."

Leaving this sentence, Tianhao turned around and left with his men, and walked out with great strides.

"Bah! The young boy who is still stinky and has not dried up actually said such words to me." Looking at his back, Xiongkui spat fiercely.

If we had changed the time and place, Xiongkui had already issued a direct order to capture Tianhao and others. But now it is different, he does not have the confidence.

Aju is indeed in the village.

The guy Lei Zhi locked her up and gave herself a large piece of marinated meat and several dried fish. I don’t know how the people in Panshizhai made it. The venison tasted really good. It was very delicious when roasted and chewed in his mouth. It had a special aroma. The dried fish was also eaten with a sliver of teeth. The more you chew it, the more fragrant it became, it was much better than the sticky and bloody beast meat.

Lei Zhi is a person in the village, and A Ju used to be the same. Although the woman who was replaced did not make sense for her to detain, the boy Lei Zhi was right: Last winter, many women were sold in the village, and he was not careful when he said that there were too many men left, so he couldn't even find a woman. It's rare that A Ju came back and would definitely not let her go. Besides, who knows what will happen this winter? If it still snowed heavily like last year, I'm afraid that A Ju would have to resell the detained A Ju as goods.

If she used a knife to cut her face, no one would recognize her if she broke the appearance. Then she would dig out one eye and knock half of her teeth. As long as she did not hurt her hands and feet and did not delay doing things, no one would dislike her. The price was only a little less than that of a normal woman.

...

The night blocked the eyes and blocked the secrets.

In the early morning, Aping yawned, stretched his waist and stood up, sweeping across the village with his lazy eyes as usual. The flying gaze seemed to see something, forcing him to turn his body that had already passed by. His eyes were focused on the target in the distance, and he immediately opened his eyes wide, and his pupils narrowed instantly.

There are two hills north of Huanche Village. There are obviously more things on the originally bare top of the mountain.

No matter how good the vision of the northern barbarians is, they are not as good as the telescope. Aping narrowed his eyes and stood there staring for a long time. It was finally clear that they were several heavy crossbows.

Who would carry that thing up the mountain?

The questions in my mind became deeper and deeper, and footsteps hurriedly running up from the downstairs came in my ears. The older Uncle Hong rushed over, slapped him in the face, and scolded him with nervous anger: "Are you blind? So many people outside the village can't see it? Go to the top of the tower and brag about it and send an alarm to the village!"

This cannot be blamed on Aping. There are only a few windows in the tower, and his attention is all focused on the north side, so he never thought that there would be problems outside the village.

A long team came from the south. They were fully armed and formed an army formation on the open space about 100 meters away from the gate of Chezhai.

Xiongkui, who received the news, rushed over and stood on the wall of the village. He saw a scene that scared him.

Men are lined up at the front of the military formation. They are armed with helmets and armor, holding steel axes and shields. The cattle tribe has the most sophisticated forging techniques of the northern barbarians, and their tall and mutated bodies are enough to carry heavy armor. It is the real armor, the head, shoulders, arms, chest, abdomen, and thighs... Almost all parts of the body are covered, and the giant tower shield higher than the head is inserted on the ground, forming a fearsome metal wall.

The woman formed the other half of the military formation. The strong women were also soldiers on the battlefield. They wore half-body armor and paid special attention to the defense of their chests and backs. Short swords and round shields were their arms, and in addition, each of them had three short-handled guns.

Xiongkui is not afraid of one-on-one. In terms of weapons and equipment, there are also blacksmiths in the Huanche Village, which are also well-made.

What made him feel afraid and shocked was the number of people first. Roughly estimated that this army had at least 500 people.

"I just counted it, and there were 628 in total." A trembling voice from my confidant came from beside me: "Chief, there are too many people."

The cool morning breeze brought a freshness, which stimulated Xiongkui's brain to become clear from chaos. He was screamed from the bed, which felt very bad, not to mention that he saw such a terrifying scene when he came here.

The elderly have instinctive contempt for young people, and Xiongkui is no exception. Yesterday, Xiongkui didn't care about the ruthless words that the young leader of Panshi Village left when he left. Who would not be so brave and cruel? Every year, he had to deal with the beasts in the surrounding mountains and forests, fight to the death, and struggle to survive in blood and death. Who would be scared by the verbal threat?

If I ask me to hand over my wife within three days, who are you?

Two years ago, Xiongkui visited Panshi Village. At that time, Panshi Village had a population of less than 300. Last winter, the priest of Huanche Village brought people to trade. It is said that the population in Panshi Village has not increased much, which is just over 300.

There are more than 600 offensive teams outside the village now. Where do they have so many people?

What's even more terrifying is the army formation they arranged.

Xiongkui visited Lock Dragon Pass when he was young. Even the most elite barbarian army there was not as neatly arranged as the people in front of him. The tower shields blocking in front were very neatly arranged, and there was no gap between them. The helmets and shoulder helmets strictly protected everything, and even the most wise archers could not find any flaws. Faced with such strict protection, even if they had the advantage of the village wall and shot arrows from a high place, it would be difficult to cause damage to the other party.

He saw Tianhao, the young boy was surrounded by tower shields on all sides and stood on the side of the military formation.

The angry Xiongkui raised his hand to point at that position and let out a wild and violent roar: "Boy, what do you want to do?"

Long-term roaring with a loud voice would tear apart. Tianhao made a simple rolling horn with thin iron sheets early. He watched the surroundings vigilantly, and confirmed that there was no archer or the like. Then he poked out a little body from the tight protection of the tower shield and made a sound that was enough for everyone on the other side to hear.

"Take my people, otherwise don't blame me for being polite."

Giving someone?

Xiongkui never thought about such a thing.

His old face twitched slightly, and his expression was distorted with surprise and anger: "I've said you've made a mistake. This is the Wanche Village, and there is no one you want. In addition, yesterday you said that there were three days, why did you get it early this morning..."

"I changed my mind." Tianhao interrupted coldly: "Trouble it immediately, there is no need to discuss it."

"Call it, if you have the ability, you can attack it!" The angry Xiongkui seemed like a hungry beast. He punched his chest a few times with his fists like a male adult gorilla: "Come on! Is there such a lot of people? I haven't used a knife for a long time, so I'll be happy to cut a few more heads."

Tian Hao glanced at him contemptuously and issued a retreat order. The entire army was following the orders of several dozen heads, and pulled up the tower shield in an orderly manner and retreated in sequence. There was no noise throughout the whole process, and the archers standing on the tower could not find the flaws. The villagers of Huanchezhai who saw this scene opened their mouths wide and could not close for a long time.

Xiongkui heard his confidant beside him muttering in shock tone: "...How did they do it?"

This is also the biggest question lingering in Xiongkui's mind.

...

When the first stone fell from the air and hit the tower, Xiongkui knew that things had become very troublesome.

The people of Panshi Village had the advantage of geographical advantage. They took advantage of the night to carry heavy crossbows to the top of the mountain and shot them with stones from a high place. Four crossbows bombarded in turn, sometimes covered with gravel, sometimes covered with huge and hard rocks.
Chapter completed!