Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

Xiao Yunxi brought the villagers back home. The village chief made sure that all 43 households were present, and he and Murong Chen organized people to block the uphill road with rolling logs, stones and sacks.

They chose to hold on here because the terrain was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and they needed to delay until Murong Hai's reinforcements arrived.

The women and children were scattered at Tang Hao's and Aunt Li's homes, while the men gathered in the open space in front of Xiao Yunxi's house.

The northwest is the border, and there are constant wars. The yamen runners brought by Murong Chen all have battlefield experience. Each yamen runner brings two villagers to maximize their combat effectiveness.

While Murong Chen and the village chief were arranging the defense, people were being rescued inside the house.

The second brother was injured in his back and would not die for the time being. Even if he was going to die, Xiao Yunxi would not look at him straight in the eye.

He is a son, a husband, and a father.

Ma Cuilan wasted his wife, but he didn't protect her and even helped her to do evil, saying that this was filial piety. Ma Cuilan scolded his two daughters, but he didn't say a word.

Such a man is worse off dead than alive, and keeping him is a disaster.

The one Xiao Yunxi wants to save is Daya.

When Tang Huaiming was alive, even if Ma Cuilan didn't like him, she didn't dare to bully Dabao and his family. The ones who had the worst life in the family were the second wife and her two children.

After being kicked out of the house, the original owner was not good to the children. Daya and Erya even secretly fed their younger siblings. You know, they didn't have enough to eat in that home.

Being in the abyss and still being kind is what is truly precious.

That is, the original owner was too crazy.

The news that Daya and Erya brought food to Dabao and the others spread, causing the two girls to be beaten all over by Ma Cuilan. Dabao and the others did not dare to approach the two sisters again.

"Mom, Sister Daya will be fine, right?"

"Mom, save Sister Daya."

Niu Niu and Xiao Bao had red eyes. They knew who was good to them. Even Da Bao spoke up, hoping to save Daya.

"Just be good and listen to me, Mommy promises to rescue Sister Daya, okay?"

"Um!"

Dabao sensibly took his younger brothers and sisters out, and Xiao Yunxi left Tang Xiaowan behind.

"From now on, you will assist me and do whatever I ask you to do. You must not be nervous or afraid. Your performance will determine whether Daya can be saved. Do you understand?"

Dr. Lu and Zhang Zhongjin were both driven away by Xiao Yunxi with excuses. The aunts were old and might not be able to accept the bloody surgery, so they had to find the younger Tang Xiaowan.

She was extremely nervous and scared, and even wanted to refuse, but the sentence that decided Daya's life or death made Tang Xiaowan grit her teeth and nodded nervously and cherishingly:

“Guaranteed to complete the mission.”

Xiao Yunxi smiled:

"Let's work together and start spraying the whole house with liquor."

The instruments and consumables from the last operation were still there. Tang Xiaowan disinfected the room, and Xiao Yunxi disinfected the instruments. When everything was done, Xiao Yunxi used scissors to cut open Daya's clothes.

The wound started from the cheek. The wound on the face was caused by the tip of the knife. The skin was torn and the flesh was exposed. It looked scary. It was not fatal, but it might leave scars in the future.

The wound on the chest went through the middle of the chest, exposing the sternum. Ma Hu's knife skills were not sophisticated enough, and his accuracy and strength were lacking, otherwise even a god could not have saved him.

"pliers....."

"Scissors."

"Use gauze to wipe away the blood around it."

"Wipe my sweat."

The smell of blood made Tang Xiaowan extremely uncomfortable. She endured it and did everything according to Xiao Yunxi's request until Xiao Yunxi treated Daya's injuries and completed the suture.

She couldn't bear it any longer and rushed out of the room.

"vomit....."

The women outside gathered around. The second son's wife, Hu Yanhong, wanted to go into the house, but Xiao Yunxi came out to stop her and told Tang Xiaowan:

"Go in and check every incense stick of time. Call me if you see anything unusual. No one else is allowed in!"

When Xiao Yunxi reached the slope, she saw cavalrymen charging into the village and heading straight for them.

The leader was wearing mink fur, revealing his burly upper body. The soldiers behind him were all dressed in similar styles, looking like bandits.

"They are really bandits!"

"Aren't the border troops fighting bandits? Where did they come from?"

It is difficult to draw the bones of a tiger.

The banditry of mountain bandits is superficial, while the banditry of soldiers is restrained. The cavalrymen in front of him have stern expressions and obey orders strictly. They are definitely not mountain bandits.

Besides,

The bandits were looking for money, and they didn't go anywhere else to search, but came straight to them. They were undoubtedly the border troops.

Xiao Yunxi sneered, trying to cover up her mistake. She was not wearing armor, carrying a bow and arrow, or a shield. She would let you know how she would die later.

The road is narrow and can only accommodate three horses running side by side.

thump!

There was a horse trap on the slope, and the person in the front fell off his horse, and the people behind him were tripped and fell, and the scene was in chaos.

"Abandon the horse!"

"Flank on both sides!"

"Attack on foot!"

Bandits, let's just assume they are that,

All dismount, line up.

They attacked from the front in the middle and tried to climb the slopes on both sides, but they found that it was not feasible.

The slopes on both sides were built into vertical high slopes with sacks on the edges. Villagers and yamen runners were guarding at intervals. Forcing the climb would result in heavy casualties.

"Head-on attack!"

The bandits charged forward in neat steps. The villagers had never seen such a scene before. Their legs were trembling and they gritted their teeth to hold on. The timid ones just collapsed on the ground.

The village chief's heart was pounding, and Murong Chen was also afraid. Xiao Yunxi was the anchor.

"Do you want your wives and children to be bullied by bandits?"

"In no mood!"

"Are there any cowards in Tangjia Village?"

"no!"

"Then kill the enemy! Kill, kill, kill!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The bandits were getting closer and closer, and the narrow passage was crowded with people. Xiao Yunxi gave an order:

"Fire arrows!"

The repeating crossbows were managed by yamen runners who had experience in fighting. When the bandits did not rush up for hand-to-hand combat, they remained relatively calm and were able to complete the assigned tasks.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh,

The narrow passage was full of people, so there was no need to aim, and the arrows never missed their target. The bandits in front were shot out like hedgehogs.

Without armor and shields, they were just sitting ducks. Even if they were well-trained, they were still mortal and could not withstand the onslaught of swords.

puff puff!

Puff puff!

The dull sound of the arrow piercing the flesh rang in the villagers' ears, and they felt nervous and scared, as well as a hint of excitement that only men can have.

The bandits in front fell, and the bodies on the roof behind increased visibly.

The repeating crossbows were hastily made and of poor quality. After a few rounds, they jammed, deformed, and fell apart. The number of arrows available was dwindling, and the number of arrows could not meet the needs of continuous fire coverage.

The density of the arrow rain was getting smaller and smaller. The bandits in front noticed that the arrows had no iron tips and sped up their charge.

"kill!"

The villagers were a little panicked, and Xiao Yunxi gave the order:

"The front row of spears pierces right in front!"

"Put stones on both sides!"

Everyone seemed to have found their backbone, and they smashed down with stones on both sides. The spearmen in front extended their spears through the cracks in the stones.

Pfft!

It was the sound of a spear piercing flesh, being pulled out, and thrusting out again,

Puff puff!