Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 8003 Bronze Horse
Bronze Horse Village.

In Muramasa's house.

Luo Xingchen and Mo Anbai sat cross-legged on the kang.

Now the weather is getting colder every day, and everyone in the village is heating up the kang.

"Our village is called Tongma Village, and there is a hill behind here called Tongma Mountain."

Lao Cun rubbed his eyes and said.

"Did any officers and soldiers enter the village recently?" Mo An raised the corners of his lips.

"How can it be? I dare not let officers and soldiers enter the village. Several nearby villages have been harmed by officers and soldiers."

"Hey, in today's world, officers and soldiers are more ruthless than horse bandits." Old Village shook his head and sighed.

"How did officers and soldiers become disasters? Military discipline is so bad." Mo An said in vain.

"Those officers and soldiers are from the north. They are very bad. The big girls and young wives in the village are all ruined and harmed by them. They rob all the way, robbing the people and tyrants."

The old village shook his head and sighed: "You have never seen such a tragedy. There is a large village with thousands of people nearby. After the officers and soldiers finished the disaster, except for more than 100 people who fled into the mountains, they were all dead. Babies who are half a year old are not spared."

"How did this happen? What are the officers and soldiers doing in Tucun?"

Luo Xingchen had seen a small band of blood-clothed bandits slaughter the village, and he had already killed off that band of blood-clothed bandits.

But the blood-clothed bandit is a horse bandit, who kills people like hemp, when will this officer and soldier be more terrifying than the blood-clothed bandit.

"The officers and soldiers have gone crazy for stealing money, food, and women."

The official dialect that the old village is speaking is not standard, but Luo Xingchen can barely hear it clearly.

"These days, we can't sleep because we are afraid that the officers and soldiers will kill us. We have hidden food in the mountains. Once the officers and soldiers come, we will flee early."

The old village is right.

"Is Tongma Village the largest nearby village?" Mo Anbai asked.

"No, Tongma Village is a relatively large village, but it is not the largest. The largest village is Yujia Village. There was a famous official with the surname Yu's family there. They have private guards and enclosures. , unless tens of thousands of officers and soldiers go to attack, otherwise they will not be able to do anything to them."

The old village is right.

"I see that your village also has surrounding buildings, and there are many fortifications on the side of the mountain, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack." Mo Anbai said.

"Yes, but we don't have any weapons. We only use farm tools. How can we do it? Now we just hope that the officers and soldiers will not come here." Old Village sighed.

"Aren't you afraid of blood-cloth thieves? Blood-cloth thieves are not much better." Mo Anbai said.

"We were afraid of the bloody thieves in the past, but we are not afraid of the bloody thieves now. Last time, they came here once, asked for some food, and then left. They didn't harm us." Lao Cunzheng said.

"You can't say this outside, otherwise, the officers and soldiers will think that Tongma Village is a bandit and sent troops to attack Tongma Village." Mo Anbai said in a low voice.

"If you can't spread it, the village is full of people from your own family, and you know it well. This is also when you meet a businessman like you. Outside, we won't say it." Old Village Zheng said.

It can make Lao Cunzheng talk with his heart and soul, Luo Xingchen and Mo Anbai paid for it, and Luo Xingchen paid 100 taels of silver to buy food and drink.

Those who are willing to spend money are naturally good people.

Villagers in the countryside are, after all, more honest than those in the city. Now that they are friends, they no longer hold back.

"Tonight, you will rest at the old man's house, and the others have all settled down." The old village was picking up the pipe and taking a puff of the flue.

That night, the old village was vacating two guest rooms for Luo Xingchen and Mo Anbai to rest.

When preparing to go south earlier, Luo Xingchen and Mo Anbai had already negotiated that if they could find a place to rest, they would find a place to rest, and try not to rush at night.

This is also for safety reasons.

The road to the south is not as safe as before.

Now more than a dozen states in the south have become battle zones between the imperial court and the blood-clothed bandit, King Chao Tian.

Walking at night may encounter danger at any time.

After night fell, the lights in the village gradually went out, but Luo Xingchen knew that not all the people in Tongma Village fell asleep, but arranged for young and strong laborers to stay overnight at a pass entering the village.

Luo Xingchen slept until midnight, when suddenly there was the sound of a sharp whistle outside.

He woke up suddenly.

The sound of the whistle, as Lao Cunzheng said during the day, was a signal of an enemy attack.

Luo Xingchen's luggage was all packed. He got up, hurriedly put on his coat, picked up the package, took the long sword, carried the bow and arrow on his back, and walked outside the door.

At this time, Mo Anbai, who lived opposite, had already left the house.

Mo Anbai moved faster than him.

"Young master, the servants are going over there to gather troops."

Mo Anbai left a sentence, raised his palm, and the white silk thread flew out, dragging her petite body, like a light swallow, flying away.

Luo Xingchen took a deep breath and left the yard.

Seeing it, the people in the village were screaming, and it was a mess.

The old village is holding a torch, and beside him, his three strong sons are holding swords and directing the actions of the villagers.

"Young master, come here."

Lao Cun was looking up and seeing Luo Xingchen, his eyes lit up, and he beckoned.

Luo Xingchen approached.

"The officers and soldiers came to kill?" Luo Xingchen took off the bow, raised his finger, and took down another arrow. At this time, the bow and arrow are easier to use than the long sword.

"Officers and soldiers, blood-clothed robbers, were fighting nearby. The old man was worried that he would attack Tongma Village, so he asked the villagers to evacuate to the mountains overnight."

Old Village was panting a few times.

"Fighting in the second half of the night, it's a night attack." Luo Xingchen frowned, he didn't know who attacked whom at night, and what the outcome of the battle would be.

In this dark night, no one will know who wins and who loses, and how much they lose.

"Who knows, young master, are you going to retreat to the back mountain with us, or do you have other plans?" Lao Cunzheng asked.

"Let's retreat to the back mountain, we just can help." Luo Xingchen put the arrow back into the quiver and picked up the bow again.

Since the enemy has not hit here, there is no need to hold the bow.

Not long after, Mo Anbai arrived here with ten personal guards.

The personal guards are all elites, they have prepared their weapons and are only waiting for Luo Xingchen's order.

Luo Xingchen gave the order, but it was not a battle order, but a move order...

Half an hour later, the villagers who had already made preparations basically evacuated, and there were still those old people who were in poor health that were holding them back, otherwise, they would have evacuated faster.

"The people of Liao Kingdom are stronger than the people of Daqi."

Luo Xingchen couldn't help sighing.

"If this is left in Daqi, let alone half an hour, it may not be able to be withdrawn in three days. Many older people will not leave at all." Mo Anbai said.

"This is the reason why Liao's population is smaller than Daqi's, and its soldiers are more than Daqi's." Luo Xingchen said.

Generally speaking, the people of the Liao Kingdom are indeed better at fighting.

(End of this chapter)