The most arrogant in history

According to information provided by County Magistrate Liu and County Magistrate Wang, there is only one road to Xiping Mountain.

As long as this road is blocked, the robbers will have no way to escape.

But there are pros and cons. If the bandits guard this road, no one can get through.

Everyone received the order and moved forward step by step.

Ye Kun separated the four prisoners and handed them over to four team leaders for interrogation in order to understand the actual strength of the bandits' den.

After collating the answers from the four prisoners, the situation was similar to what Ye Kun knew.

There were about two hundred and twenty robbers in total, half of them were young and strong, and the other half were middle-aged and elderly.

There were less than forty armored men, but in the battle just now, half of them were wiped out, including the second in command of the bandits.

Overall, the bandits' fighting power was at least half eliminated, because most of the bandits who rushed down the mountain were young and strong.

Everyone approached the top of the mountain cautiously.

Qin Erwu and the county government squad leader Zhu Dachun each led a team to encircle the enemy from both wings, supporting each other and also covering the squadron where Ye Kun was.

"Where did these dog soldiers come from? How dare they invade Xiping Mountain!"

There was a commotion on the top of the mountain, and hundreds of bandits rushed over again.

Leading the group were a dozen men, fully armored, holding strong bows, and shouting loudly.

Because the bandits had just lost a battle, the bandit leader, Xiong, was furious and led his troops to fight personally.

He had fought with officers and soldiers several times and knew their details well.

These soldiers are just trying to make a living, and no one is willing to risk their lives.

As long as the bandits are cruel enough, the officers and soldiers will often collapse at the first touch.

Therefore, the ruthless bear hopes to win the battle in one go, defeat the officers and soldiers, and avenge his brothers.

Ye Kun remained calm and shouted, "Everyone, get down on the ground and wait for the bandits to come forward!"

The archers received the order and all lay down.

The operation of a crossbow is similar to that of a rifle, and it is more stable to shoot while lying down.

But the bandits' ordinary bows and arrows didn't work. They had to stand up straight before they could draw the string and shoot.

Get down on your stomach to greatly reduce the chance of being hit by an arrow;

If you stand up straight, you're basically a target.

"Kill, avenge our brothers!"

The ruthless bear shot an arrow and called his men back to charge.

Ye Kun widened his eyes and continued to wait, intending to wait until all the bandits were within range before firing another round.

Unfortunately, a few soldiers were cowardly and launched an attack prematurely.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ye Kun made a prompt decision, stood up, waved his hand and shouted:

"Shoot with the short crossbows, and aim the strong crossbows at the fat guy in the middle. He must be the bandit leader, the ruthless bear!"

Not much is known about the ruthless bear. We only know his nickname and that he is as big as a bear and kills people without blinking an eye.

Whoosh whoosh!

The two wings and the central army each shot out crossbow arrows.

Half of the bandits had already entered Ye Kun's shooting range and immediately started screaming.

Unfortunately, the distance was still a bit far, and the robber in front was fully armored, so his injury was not serious.

collapse--!

Beside Ye Kun, Yan Liuhai fired his powerful crossbow, with two arrows heading straight for the ruthless bear.

"oops!"

The ruthless bear let out a loud yell and fell on his back.

Ye Kun was overjoyed and shouted, "The ruthless bear is already dead, why don't you surrender? If you don't surrender, I will kill you without mercy!"

But unexpectedly, the ruthless bear suddenly got up again, limping back, shouting, "Retreat quickly, retreat back to the camp on the top of the hill!"

This guy was wearing double-layer armor, heavy armor on the outside and light cowhide armor on the inside. He actually withstood Ye Kun's powerful crossbow. Although he was injured, he did not die!

But this arrow just now scared the ruthless bear so much that he dared not fight anymore and retreated immediately.

"Chase, don't let anyone go!"

Ye Kun shouted and rushed forward at the lead.

The four teams maintained their original formation and pursued forward.

Another dozen bandits were shot by arrows and fell to the ground.

However, the mountain road ahead was steep, and the bandits used bows and arrows and stones to block Ye Kun's way.

There were two soldiers in the county government office whose calves were broken by the rubble and they screamed like pigs being slaughtered.

"Retreat and clean up the battlefield first!"

Ye Kun immediately gave the order to retreat with the wounded.

The situation is under control now, so Ye Kun can take his time. There is no need to fight with the bandits.

Everyone retreated a hundred steps, cleaned up the battlefield, and took stock of the results of the battle.

This time, twenty-seven enemies were killed, including seven armored men.

Ye Kun estimated that there were no more than sixty bandits under the ruthless bear who could still fight.

On our side, there was basically no loss of men, and we already had an absolute advantage in military strength.

There is one thing that is very reassuring about fighting bandits, that is, the bandits will not have reinforcements. As long as you trap these bandits, you are basically sure to win.

"Four teams, take turns to rest on the spot, drink some water, and eat some dry food!"

Ye Kun was also tired and took a short rest.

Qin Erwu gnawed on some dried meat and suggested, "Brother Dalang, let's take a break and then we can take down the bandit camp in one fell swoop!"

Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "Can you fly up?"

The bandits' camp was on the top of the mountain, with a straight path in front and a cliff behind.

If they attacked by force, Ye Kun would not be able to deploy his troops on the trail and would basically be a target for the robbers.

Qin Erwu pounded his lame leg and said, "If my leg wasn't lame, I could have climbed over the mountain..."

"Even if you use your third leg, you still can't flip over."

Ye Kun sneered: "The bandits are already trapped in a jar, so just kill them slowly, why rush them?"

Zhu Dachun, the county's squad leader, whispered, "Mr. Ye, can we dig a tunnel and sneak into the bandit camp?"

Ye Kun was both amused and annoyed, and patted Zhu Dachun on the shoulder:

"Dachun, you are different from others. Don't waste your energy on this. When we win the battle and go home, think about buying a concubine."

There are stones under your feet. Are you a pangolin? Can you dig a tunnel?

I ate a piece of dried meat and drank two sips of water.

Ye Kun called two elderly captives and said:

"I am the new lieutenant of this county. I have to suppress the bandits because of my duty. You are so bold that you dare to rob the official salt. Let's put it this way. You two go back and tell the ruthless bear to send someone to negotiate with me. Xiping Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. I don't want to end up in a fight with the ruthless bear, with both sides suffering losses."

The two captives were overjoyed and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ye Kun.

Ye Kun waved his hand: "Hurry back and tell Ruthless Bear to send someone to negotiate within half an hour, otherwise I will attack you by force and send troops to besiege you. One day, I will trap Ruthless Bear to death!"

The captive nodded repeatedly, trotted back, and waved towards the mountain:

"Don't shoot arrows, don't shoot stones, we will come back to see the king and have something to say!"

Ye Kun smiled and sent out a team of thirty people to cut trees nearby for backup.

Less than half an hour later, the two captives, along with an old man, came waving their hands down from the mountain.

Apparently, Ruthless Bear also agreed to negotiate.

Ye Kun sat upright, waiting for the other party to come forward.

The old robber was skinny and emaciated, with triangular eyes and a moustache. He didn't even need to wear makeup when he played a traitor on TV.

Coming in front of Ye Kun, the old man bowed and saluted: "I am the military advisor on the mountain, and I am honored to meet you, Lord County Lieutenant."

It turned out to be the Dog-Headed Military Advisor!

Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile: "Is the ruthless bear okay? Is he seriously injured?"