books44 Chapter 422: The Village Fights against the Officials
Chapter 422: The Village Fights against the Officials
"Not only did he not get any food, but he also had to go back to the county town naked every time. This is just like a slap in the face of the county magistrate, making him lose face!"
Wu Wenshan snorted coldly and said, "Humph! If the old county magistrate dares to come to Shijing Town in person, I will make him lose his head!"
At this time, a spy came running over, panting and said, "Boss, it's bad. A hundred or so officials have already set out from the county town, and I'm afraid they will arrive at the foot of our mountain this afternoon."
Wu Wenshan's expression was startled, and he quickly said to his son Wu Lin behind him: "Ah Lin, go and call everyone out to gather together."
Wu Lin called the scout who had just returned and shouted as he ran, "Men, assemble! Men, assemble!"
After hearing the news, An Yue and Li Jing looked at each other uneasily.
An Yue asked hurriedly: "Boss, do you have any plan to deal with this situation?"
Wu Wenshan paced back and forth in the middle of the hall with his hands behind his back, thinking.
After a few breaths, he said, "Don't worry, young lady. I will arrange for someone to go to the county town to gather intelligence from the government. It seems that this time, I'm afraid we will inevitably have a fierce battle with the government soldiers."
Li Jing cupped his hands and said, "Boss, if the soldiers really come, our village is willing to help."
Wu Wenshan nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but your terrain is flat. If we get involved, it will be too dangerous. We cannot bring trouble to your village."
After listening to Wu Wenshan's words, Li Jing was deeply moved.
At this time, Wu Wenshan's wife hurried to the hall from outside and saw An Yue and others sitting in the main hall.
His previous nervous expression instantly turned into surprise: "Miss An Yue? When did you arrive?"
An Yue and Li Jing quickly stood up and saluted Wu Wenshan's wife, saying, "Hello, Auntie! We just arrived."
"Okay, okay, please take a seat." The woman raised her hand and motioned An Yue and Li Jing to sit down.
Then, she turned around and asked, "Wenshan, have you thought of a plan to deal with it now?"
Wu Wenshan waved his hand and said, "They are only about a hundred people, nothing to be afraid of."
He took out a paper mountain map from his arms, spread it flat on the table, and pointed here and there on the map.
He was still muttering to himself, arranging the offensive and defensive arrangements.
Anyue, Li Jing and his wife were listening on the side.
An Yue felt that Wu Wenshan's arrangement was a little lacking, so she added, "Boss, I dare to say a few words."
"Girl, please speak."
"Everyone, please see. Although the terrain on our mountain is dangerous, if there are soldiers who are familiar with the terrain, they may be able to surround us from multiple directions."
Wu Wenshan frowned slightly and thought for a moment.
Then he nodded and said, "Well, what Miss An Yue said makes sense. Then we will send ten brothers to ambush on the various paths."
"besides……"
After a while, Wu Lin shouted outside the hall: "Dad, the brothers are all here!"
Wu Wenshan put away the map and strode out of the hall.
An Yue saw that all the men in the village were gathered in the open space outside the hall.
Wu Wenshan stood on the stone steps and shouted, "Brothers, the soldiers are about to attack, but we, the heroes of Dongwu Mountain, are not afraid! As long as they dare to come up the mountain, we will make sure they never return!"
Everyone shouted in unison: "We will protect the village to the death! We will protect the village to the death!"
Then, Wu Wenshan began to assign tasks.
"Li Erdan, Zhang Kuang, you two take a team of people to set up an ambush at the mountain pass. When the officials arrive, attack them with rolling stones first."
The two of them answered in unison: "Yes! Boss."
"Wang Laowu, Zhao Xiaoliu, you two take people to set up traps on the mountainside and try to delay their advance."
"Okay, boss."
Finally, Wu Wenshan said to the others: "The rest of you follow me to the top of the mountain and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Everyone took the order and went, nervously preparing for battle.
An Yue and Li Jing were not idle either. They took sickles and went to the gate of the village, cut down a few big bamboos and small bamboos and brought them back.
Getting ready to try making a bow and arrow.
First, cut a two-foot-long piece of bamboo, and cut the two ends of the bamboo into bamboo strips that can be bent to a certain degree.
Then drill a hole the size of your thumb in the middle of the bamboo.
Finally, use a rope to connect the two ends of the bamboo to make the bamboo strips at both ends taut.
A bow is made, and the next step is to make arrows.
An Yue cut the small bamboo into three-foot lengths.
Sharpen one end of the bamboo and cut the other end into a U-shaped slot.
After An Yue and Li Jing made the bow and arrow, they tested it repeatedly.
Although the range and power of the bow and arrow are insufficient, it can still cause certain damage if it is shot at a person.
Time passed by minute by minute.
Suddenly, the person in charge of looking out from the top of the mountain shouted, "The police have arrived at the foot of the mountain!"
The entire village instantly entered a combat state.
Halfway up the mountain, a group of bandits had prepared rolling stones and were waiting for the officials to come up the mountain.
The officers entered the forest cautiously.
At this time, they had not yet realized that the bandits were already lying in ambush halfway up the mountain.
A group of officials were still climbing up the mountainside;
step.
Two steps.
Three steps.
......
The officer finally reached an ideal position to throw the stone.
A bandit shouted loudly: "I advise you to get down the mountain quickly! Otherwise, we will not be polite!"
A group of policemen were so frightened that they quickly drew their swords from their waists and looked around for the source of the sound.
The leading officer stammered, "Stop scaring us! We are not afraid of you!"
"Our boss is kindhearted. We consider that you have parents and children to take care of. Our original intention is not to hurt you."
"But if you dare to come any closer, don't blame us for being merciless!"
The leading officer was so frightened that his legs and feet were shaking and he shouted, "Stop scaring us!"
"Yes! Stop scaring people!" the officer next to him also responded.
"Looks like I have to teach you a lesson!" said the bandit, and made a gesture of releasing a rolling stone.
Boulders of all sizes were falling down rapidly.
The officers were caught off guard and had no time to dodge.
At this moment, the officer who avoided the rolling stone triggered the hunting trap.
The feet of more than a dozen police officers were clamped by iron clamps.
Many officers also fell into the net traps used to catch wild boars.
However, the group of officers behind them quickly adjusted their tactics and continued to advance towards the top of the mountain.
On the top of the mountain, Wu Wenshan led the crowd to wait in formation. When the officials finally appeared in sight, the two sides started a fierce battle.
An Yue was not far away, trying to draw the bow and shoot an arrow to test its power.
He aimed an arrow at the officer and shot it, hitting him in the shoulder.
Then the second arrow...
Just when the battle was at a stalemate, An Yue suddenly discovered that there seemed to be some commotion behind the officers.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a group of young men from the village disguised as bandits coming to support.
They attacked from behind the officers, all shouting: