Chapter 161 A great victory
The torches gradually climbed up the south slope, first walked around, and then slowly approached the Jiang family wall.
Jiang Sanlang had already seen clearly that this was a group of more than a hundred bandits.
The gangsters also dragged two people with them, Chen Jiaxing, the eldest son of the patriarch Chen, and Chen Shu, the eldest son of Chen Sanyou.
The two men were tied into rice dumplings with ropes and dragged along by the gangsters.
Chen Yin was so angry that his teeth itched.
He, the eldest brother, just refused to listen. Today, he finally persuaded his family to come to Nanpo and live in the Jiang family. However, the eldest brother and cousin refused to come, saying that they would live or die if they encountered bandits.
I thought they would at least find a place to hide for a while, but instead they ended up staying at home like this.
This is great. The two of them were caught by the thieves and dragged all the way here. If their uncle and parents saw them, they would feel bad for some reason.
Jiang Sanlang said nothing, looking coldly at the thieves below to see how they acted.
This group of bandits did not approach, but circled around the wall.
The bandit leader couldn't help but nodded and murmured to himself: "This place is wonderfully built. Such a wall was built in less than ten days, which shows that this family is really rich."
He turned around and raised his chin to the men beside him: "Ask a few people to go up and take a look.
"yes!"
The little boss called two thin young men and asked them to climb the wall to explore the way.
These two people were originally snitches, and they were very good at climbing over walls and buildings.
The two bandits nodded and quickly ran towards the wall. When they arrived at the wall and saw that there was no movement above them, they took out the rope grappling hook from their waists and threw it hard towards the wall.
The claw hook was stuck on the wall. The gangster pulled hard. Seeing that the claw was tight, he climbed up the wall quickly with his feet on the rope.
The villagers hiding on the wall were a little anxious and quietly asked Jiang Sanlang: "Third brother, what should I do?"
Jiang Sanlang thought for a while and whispered: "Let them come up."
This group of thieves was far away from them, and the arrows could not reach them. They had to be led forward before they could shoot.
Moreover, they had two hostages tied up in their hands. These two were the sons of Chen Sanyou and Patriarch Chen. He had to worry about the lives of these two people.
Although the villagers were puzzled, they still hid aside.
In order to resist the bandits, a lot of wood, stones, and bamboo arrows were piled on the wall. The villagers hid behind these things. In addition, the night was dark and moonless, so the bandits might not be able to detect them.
A gangster climbed up the wall, but his hands were scratched by broken porcelain shards on the outside wall.
He cursed secretly but did not dare to speak loudly. When he looked up, he saw black shadows on the wall, which startled him. When he looked carefully, he saw that they were not people, but piles of wood, stones and other debris.
Looking down, the yard was dark and there was no sound.
The bandit thought for a moment and immediately waved to his accomplices below.
The bandit leader didn't take any action when he saw it, but waited for the other person's reply.
Another thief also climbed up the wall, but before he could get up, his neck was already strangled by a thin rope. He tried to struggle, but his head was grabbed and twisted violently. There was only a slight click sound, and the thief It went limp like a dead fish.
Although the movement was small, it also alerted the other bandit.
The thief reacted quickly and immediately wanted to climb the rope and escape.
But he couldn't escape. He was dragged over and his neck was broken.
Only then did Jiang Sanlang see clearly that it was Wen Fu who made the move.
Wen Fu said calmly: "The more you worry about the hostages, the more rampant the gangsters will be, and in the end they will only make a fuss. Send the signal immediately. Let's attack from both sides and catch him off guard!"
Jiang Sanlang nodded, and immediately ordered his men to light the arrows. The flaming arrows flew straight down to the haystack ten feet away.
It can't kill anyone at this distance, but it can light a haystack soaked in tung oil.
For a moment, the gangsters were surrounded by fire, illuminating them with nowhere to hide.
Suddenly, the cry of killing came from behind the bandit.
The bandit leader was startled and looked back subconsciously.
I saw more than a hundred villagers suddenly rushing out from the darkness. They were holding sticks, forks and shovels, and some were holding big knives, shouting to beat and kill.
The gangsters had never seen villagers fighting like this, and they immediately ran towards the wall in a panic.
"shoot!"
Seeing that the bandits had already reached the shooting range, Jiang Sanlang gave an order, and a dozen archers standing on the wall shot arrows directly at the bandits below, knocking down a dozen of them at once.
Then the door opened, and Wen Fu rushed out with dozens of villagers, wielding machetes and axes to attack the bandits.
All the villagers have long been holding back their anger.
Their homes were burned and their food and property were robbed. Their anger made them fearless and they rushed over regardless of their own safety. They cut down the gangsters whenever they saw them, almost one by one.
This gang of kidnappers was originally a group of defeated bandits, and some of them were still injured. They acted at night just to get some food and money secretly to facilitate their escape in the future.
As a result, when they met such a group of villagers, they acted like regular imperial troops and played so many tricks to deal with them.
Now the thieves were in complete chaos, running around in all directions.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the bandit leader wanted to escape alone, but someone had already spotted him. The cold light slashed over the two bandits guarding him, and another cold light directly cut off one of the bandit leader's arms.
The bandit leader yelled and rolled to the ground, covering his arms.
Two villagers pounced on him, held him down, and tied the bandit leader into a rice dumpling.
Wen Fu whispered: "Drag him back to stop the bleeding and don't let him die. This is a great achievement."
The villagers understood and dragged the bandit leader back.
At this time, the lights were brightly lit inside the wall, and everyone was standing in the yard, listening with fear to the shouts, killings, and screams outside.
The villagers dragged the bandit leader into a hut and called Mrs. Wen to stop the bleeding and heal his injuries.
Mrs. Wen and Yingbao walked into the house together. Yingbao was holding a medicine bag. Mrs. Wen took out her own medicine box and wound treatment tools to suture the bandit leader's wound.
At this time, the bandit leader was already semi-conscious due to excessive blood loss. Ying Bao took out a pill, crushed it into water, and drank it for him.
This is a great treasure that has made meritorious deeds, and it cannot just die like this.
Outside the wall, the thieves were dead and injured, and only one-tenth of them escaped under the cover of night.
Everyone tied up the injured ones with ropes, and dragged the gangster's body to a place to wait for disposal.
The patriarch's son and Chen Sanyou's eldest son were also untied and sent back to the Jiang family for treatment.
Each of the two had one ear cut off, and their faces were swollen like pig heads. Apart from these flesh wounds, they were not seriously injured. However, they were frightened and pooped all over their pants.
Patriarch Chen was so angry that he had no choice but to ask his daughter-in-law to change his son's clothes and trousers. Then he asked Aunt Wu's husband Wu Si to give them medicine.
After clearing the battlefield, it was already bright.
Jiang Sanlang asked the two of them to go to the town to report the matter to Sun Lizheng, and then lay down to rest for a while.
This great victory was not only the result of Dongchen Village, but also the help of more than a dozen households in Xichen Village and dozens of masons.
Among them, the one who made the greatest contribution was Wen Fu.
Jiang Sanlang finally figured it out. This Wen Fu was very powerful. Not only was he highly skilled in martial arts, he was also decisive in killing. His ability to deal with enemies was like that of a battle-hardened general.
But such a person actually succumbed to being a slave, which made Jiang Sanlang very puzzled.
Even though the court now values civility over military affairs, for this kind of talent, as long as he is willing, there is no problem in escaping from slavery.