Chapter 95: Won

The fire was getting closer and closer, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves.

These people did not slow down at all and rushed directly towards this direction, not worrying about waking them up.

The arrogant attitude showed that in their eyes, the refugees were easier to slaughter than the lambs in the pen.

The people lying on both sides of the official road, holding ropes in their hands, held their breath and stared at the galloping cavalry.

When the horses came charging, men on both sides pulled on the ropes at the same time.

The horse rushing at the front was shocked and frightened, losing control. No matter how hard the rider tried to control it, he could not calm the frightened horse, and he was heavily thrown off.

The people behind stopped urgently.

As soon as they stopped, arrows shot out of the air, making a “sssssssss” sound.

“Pfft”…

The bandit holding the torch was hit by an arrow in the chest and fell straight down. The others reacted quickly and narrowly avoided the arrows.

“TMD! Kill these sons of bitches!”

A group of people led by Nan Wu confronted them.

One person in the twenty-person riding team had died, and two others had fallen off their horses.

The remaining riders wanted to use their horses to attack the crowd, but Nan Wu did not give them this chance.

Once a person is hit by a horse, he will either die or be seriously injured.

“Prepare for the second wave.”

Following his order, the people ambushing on both sides threw the stones they had prepared at the people on horseback.

They did not throw randomly but aimed specifically at their faces.

These people could only raise their hands to cover their faces, while the shooter team, led by Yang Dachuan and Yang Dahe, took advantage of this time to fire cold arrows.

The two sides coordinated their efforts: one was responsible for interference, while the other shot arrows, successfully taking down one of the attackers.

It was unwise to confront them head-on.

This method of play was the easiest and safest, but it couldn’t be sustained for long.

“Dismount,” the leading man ordered with suppressed anger.

They were actually being embarrassed by a group of what they considered ants.

Not killing all these people would not be enough to calm the anger in his heart.

Meanwhile, the old man and the children were hiding in the woods, listening to the sounds of killing outside, their hearts trembling as they cuddled tightly together.

Madam Xu hugged Niuniu tightly and asked worriedly, “Will they rush over?”

“So far, probably not.”

Looking at the situation outside, it was clear they were already at a disadvantage.

Their previous arrogance had been severely slapped by reality.

They were now too tired to deal with Nan Wu and the others, and had no time to observe the situation in the rear camp, so naturally they could not find them.

A group of people hiding in the distance heard the sounds of battle a hundred meters away.

Mother Su was worried and held Su Baozhu’s hand tightly.

Old man Zhang paced back and forth, anxiety etched on his face.

Zhang Laosan’s daughter-in-law originally thought that these people were making a fuss over nothing, but now she looked at the situation outside with fear in her heart.

She couldn’t help but feel lucky that she listened to her uncle’s words and didn’t stop at the entrance of Hui’an Mansion.

If they had stayed behind, they would probably have become corpses.

The Zhang family, both old and young, felt a mix of happiness and worry for their family members who were out fighting the enemy.

This night was destined to be a sleepless one.

From the oldest to the youngest, no one could sleep peacefully.

The time tonight seemed to stretch on endlessly. The shouting and chaos outside gradually became smaller and finally fell silent.

“Are they all dead?” someone whispered.

“That should be it.”

At this moment, hurried footsteps approached them, and a figure emerged under the moonlight.

When everyone saw that it was Yang Dashan, they couldn’t wait to ask.

“How’s it going?”

“Did we win?”

“Is my man okay?”

Yang Dashan smiled and said, “We won.”

“Really?”

“It’s absolutely true.”

“We don’t have to hide anymore?” Yang Dashan said with a smile.

“Very good.”

“We won.”

Everyone finally let go of their worries.

Su Yin and others also received the news immediately, and the group came out of the woods.

The twenty people who had pursued them were all killed.

Many in their team were also injured, but fortunately, most of them had minor injuries and were not fatal.

Nan Wu saw Su Yin and said happily, “Your method is very good cooperate with each other, drive them off their horses, and then merge the teams into one. With absolute numerical advantage, we were able to annihilate them at the minimum cost.”

A group of ragtag people, even if they have the advantage in numbers, will not succeed without good coordination and effective attack methods.

This is why, in history, those hundreds of thousands of rebel armies were easily defeated by the king’s army.

“I’m just talking casually. I don’t know if it’s useful or not. I was worried about it at the beginning.”

Nan Wu raised his thumb at her, “It’s easy to use. It’s very effective.”

Su Yin had searched with Nan Wu before, and this time, Butcher Yang and Yang Dahe, who found the corpses, did not need her to speak; they went to search the bodies.

The people with Nan Wu were very surprised and searched them all, but the Zhang family did not move.

Su Yin and Nan Jingzhi squatted beside the leader’s body.

Nan Jingzhi picked up the saber in the leader’s hand, “These sabers are all issued by the Ministry of War.”

He looked down. “The shoes are also from the Ministry of War.”

“These people are soldiers from Hui’an Fucheng.”

“Three places in Yunzhou are in such chaos; I didn’t expect Meizhou’s officialdom to be so corrupted,” Nan Jingzhi’s voice was low, filled with disappointment.

Su Yin asked, “Mr. Nan, how long has it been since the Yong Dynasty was established?”

Nan Jingzhi was momentarily stunned and then replied, “There are still two years left, that is, three hundred years.”

“Three hundred years.” Su Yin murmured. “It’s time.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s nothing, I just lament that so long has passed since the Yong Dynasty.”

Nan Jingzhi understood that this was not just a casual remark. Since she did not want to elaborate, he chose not to press further.

Nan Wu, Butcher Yang, and others searched the bodies of the twenty people and gathered all the valuable items next to the fire.

Nan Jingzhi looked at these items and was not particularly interested, but his subordinates needed them.

The three parties gathered together again, and except for the speaker, the others were allowed to rest.

“Today, all three parties contributed to killing these people. The ownership of these items will be distributed according to the contribution of each party. Do you have any objections?” Su Yin asked.

Nan Wu spoke directly on behalf of their side, “I have no problem.”

The Zhang family was still in disbelief, their expressions confused.

They truly did not expect that not only would they not lose anything this time, but they would also gain.

Such good fortune was something they couldn’t even have imagined a quarter of an hour ago.

“We have no problem either.” The boss of the Zhang family quickly expressed his position.

“Since everything is settled, let’s sort out all the gains from this encounter.”

“There are twenty horses, twenty sabers, five short blades, and a total of sixty-three taels and five cents of silver.”