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Chapter 266: Brutal Battle
Upon hearing this, everyone turned around to look.

Sure enough, I saw a huge team coming towards this side from the other end of the official road.

This team is large, and it looks like there are at least a thousand people.

Although the two sides were far apart, everyone could see them, and they could naturally see everyone.

Dong Xiong saw this and said angrily:

"Why did you come to report so late when we were so close?"

Now that everyone is within sight, reporting is meaningless.

There were so many bodies at the scene that there was no time to clean them up.

This also means that everyone is no longer able to conduct ambushes and observations beforehand, which will cause everyone to miss the opportunity.

The spy replied helplessly:

"Boss, there are masters in this team!"

"As soon as we brothers approached, they spotted us and killed us."

"If I hadn't escaped quickly, I probably wouldn't have been able to come back!"

Dong Xiong doesn't care about all that, he only looks at the results.

"waste!"

"They're all trash!"

He swung the big knife in his hand.

The spy was cut in half by his sword.

The other people in Heiwan Village shuddered when they saw this.

Then Dong Xiong threw his official hat off in anger and shouted:
"Everyone get ready!"

"Since we can't ambush them, let's go up and fight them head-on!"

Everyone in Heiwan Village quickly gathered together and followed Dong Xiong towards the official road.

When Dong Xiong rode past Liang Jin and the other two, he said with some displeasure:
"You three, be prepared to put in some effort this time!"

"We've already discussed what needs to be discussed. Now I need to see the results!"

As he spoke, Dong Xiong had already ridden his horse forward.

This made Lei Zhen somewhat dissatisfied with Dong Xiong's tone, and he couldn't help but complain in a low voice:
"This guy, does he really think we are his subordinates?"

Liang Jin didn't mind, he smiled faintly:
"It's okay, if everything goes well."

"If things don't go well, he'll have plenty of time to ask us for help."

Immediately, he shook the reins and followed with Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu.

I saw that on the official road in the distance, the team was almost forming a long dragon.

In addition to some escorting yamen runners and soldiers, a large amount of baggage can also be seen.

Hundreds of ox carts were loaded with sacks, each of which was bulging. It seemed that they were the food mentioned in Dong Xiong's intelligence.

Lei Zhen was amazed at the sight of so many vehicles:

"If all these carts were filled with grain, there would probably be about 3,000 dan of grain, right?"

"This amount of food is enough to feed 100,000 people for a day."

He really didn't expect that the new prefect would bring so much food this time.

If so much food were distributed to the people, I don’t know how many lives could be saved.

Lei Zhen couldn't help but look at Heiwan Village.

When he thought that 90% of the food would be distributed to Dong Xiong and his gang, he felt a little sorry.

Liang Jin said:
"The more food you have, the greater its value in Changzhou."

"This also means that the people who protect these treasures are stronger."

"We'll see what happens."

"Sixth son, if the situation turns against you, you should be the first to escape. Don't worry about me and your second brother."

Xiao Liu's martial arts skills are too weak to be effective.

If he encountered danger, Liang Jin would not be able to take care of him, so he gave him a warning first.

"Got it, big brother."

Xiao Liu answered with a look of shame on his face.

He also knew that he was weak and could only try his best not to drag down his two brothers.

As Liang Jin and his group followed Hei Zao Village and approached the new prefect's team.

Suddenly, a rider emerged from the prefect's team.

The rider came before the people from Hei Zao Village, bowed and said:
"Heroes, all of you!"

"The prefect is a new official, and he is looking for good luck and is not likely to start a war."

"We, the Weiyuan Escort Agency, are escorting the prefect to Changzhou City. We would appreciate your assistance, heroes."

"It's just a small token of respect, but I'll give you all a drink, heroes."

"In the future, when my Weiyuan Escort Agency travels to Changzhou, there will be more to it!"

As the rider spoke, he took out a few silver bills and handed them to Dong Xiong.

Obviously, the rider from the escort agency had a sharp eye and was very experienced. He could tell at a glance that the group was here to rob people, and that Dong Xiong was their leader.

Dong Xiong snorted coldly:
"Do you think we are little thieves?"

As he said this, he didn't wait for the rider to answer and slashed at him with his sword.

This blow sent the rider's head flying high up before it fell heavily to the ground.

When the prefect's team saw that Dong Xiong's side had already taken action, they immediately took action and formed a defensive formation.

Dong Xiong nodded towards Li Rong.

Li Rong pulled out a feather arrow, aimed at the sky, and shot it out.

"call out!!!"

This turned out to be a flare.

The sharp sound of the flare cut through the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people holding weapons were seen running towards them from a distance.

It seems that Dong Xiong was not lying when he said that he had more than 300 brothers lying in ambush nearby.

Dong Xiong shouted loudly at this time:
"Bros!"

"Come at me!"

"Kill all these damn officials and steal all their food!"

He took the lead and rode his horse forward.

The people from Heiwan Village also hurriedly followed.

Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu looked at Liang Jin, waiting for Liang Jin's decision.

Liang Jin shook the reins and said:

"We don't need to rush, just go slowly."

"Wait for them to start fighting first and see what the other team's masters are like."

"The finale always has to be the last one to appear."

Since the opponent's top expert did not show up, Liang Jin naturally would not act rashly.

The horse under his crotch walked slowly, and Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu followed.

soon.

The team from Hei Zao Village and the team from the prefect have already started contact.

The two sides immediately started fighting. It must be said that the prefect's team was much stronger than the county magistrate's team.

As soon as the two sides started fighting, there were casualties on both sides.

In particular, the formation formed by that group of officers and soldiers was very powerful.

After the people from Hei Zao Village rushed in, they were quickly separated, making it difficult for Hei Zao Village to concentrate its strength.

Instead, the officers and soldiers relied on their formations to continuously surround and kill the people of Hei Zao Village.

Thanks to the three masters Dong Xiong, Li Rong and Xing Niang who rushed around and broke up the formation of officers and soldiers several times, the Heiwan Village was saved from a devastating disaster.

But this battle also made Dong Xiong extremely angry.

He had just knocked down a few officers and soldiers when he looked back and saw that Liang Jin and his two companions were still riding their horses at a leisurely pace.

This made Dong Xiong so angry that he cursed:
"Song Jiang! What are you guys still standing there for?"

"Come and help quickly!"

Just as he finished cursing, he saw a master among the officers and soldiers attacking him.

This forced Dong Xiong to concentrate and fight with this master soldier.

The two sides fought non-stop and the battle was extremely brutal.

Warriors below the sixth rank in the Black Jade Village would die quickly once they were besieged.

Of the more than 300 people in the Black Jade Village, at least 100 died in less than a quarter of an hour.

Many officers and soldiers also suffered casualties, but most of their casualties were caused by Dong Xiong and his three fifth-rank masters.

It was difficult to determine the winner between the two sides for the time being.

When Liang Jin saw this, he realized that the basic combat effectiveness of these officers and soldiers was indeed stronger than that of the bandits in Heizhang Village.

If the Black Jade Village did not have three fifth-rank masters as its backbone, it would probably not be a match for this group of officers and soldiers.

"Oh?"

"Are there any martial artists among them?"

Liang Jin noticed with his sharp eyes that among the many sedan chairs in the prefect's team, a fifth-rank warrior dressed in martial arts attire appeared in one of the sedan chairs.

Since the new prefect is rich and powerful, it is normal for him to ask a martial arts master for protection.

In the blink of an eye, this martial arts master also joined the battle.

"Second brother, you can go now."

Liang Jin stretched out his hand and pointed at the fifth-rank master.

The joining of this martial arts master is bound to affect the balance of the battle, so Liang Jin asked Lei Zhen to participate as well to ensure that Heiwan Village would not be defeated.

Lei Zhen immediately pulled up the reins and rode his horse quickly into the battlefield, heading towards the martial arts master.

Dong Xiong saw this scene and couldn't help but shout:
"You guys finally took action!"

"Brothers! Fight like hell! Kill all these damn officers and soldiers!"

The two sides fought fiercely again.

When Xiao Liu saw this scene, he couldn't help but tremble slightly.

What he usually encountered were mostly some gangster feuds, and at most there were fights between dozens of people.

Now, seeing thousands of people fighting in front of him, the bloody fight and the rapid loss of life made Xiao Liu feel shocked and a little afraid.

Seeing this, Liang Jin smiled and said:
"Sixth son, look carefully. If you look more, you won't be afraid anymore."

"There's nothing to be ashamed of."

"You're probably lacking confidence now, and aren't sure you can survive this chaotic fight."

"Once your martial arts skills improve, you will naturally become more confident."

Xiao Liu nodded seriously.

He followed Liang Jin's instructions, and even though he was afraid, he watched this large-scale fight seriously.

He knew very well that this was also an opportunity to temper his character.

In the battlefield.

Casualties on both sides continue to mount.

At this point, the people in Heiwan Village were almost unable to bear it psychologically.

With so many casualties, collapse is normal.

It is not easy for the people of Heizhang Village to hold on until now.

If Dong Xiong and the other two hadn't been holding on, they would have probably fled.

But now, even though they did not flee, it was obvious that they did not dare to continue charging and fighting. Instead, they began to retreat while fighting.

But once the fighting spirit weakens, you will only die faster.

This made the officers and soldiers more determined to fight and attack more fiercely.

If you want to turn the tide of battle, you can only rely on the competition among the fifth-grade masters!
at last.

Lei Zhen was the first to determine the winner.

He practiced boxing all his life and was good at it.

Since he learned the "Great Demon Subduing Fist", his power has become even more astonishing.

With a series of punches, the martial arts master was defeated and retreated immediately. He hurriedly fled back to the core of the team to hide.

The second person to decide the outcome was Dong Xiong.

Dong Xiong chopped down the fifth-rank officer and soldier leader with one strike of his sword, finally killing him.

Dong Xiong is indeed quite capable to be the head of the Black Jade Village.

As for Xing Niang, she was fighting with an officer wearing the black uniform of the Six Gates.

Not only did Xingniang fail to win, but she was also beaten by the officers from the Six Gates.

Thanks to Xingniang's agility, there was no great danger.

Li Rong, on the other hand, did not meet any opponent.

He was always wandering around the periphery, occasionally using bows and arrows to support his brothers on the battlefield.

But Liang Jin also discovered that although Li Rong was a fifth-rank master, the arrows he shot could hardly cause effective damage to fifth-rank enemies.

It seems that in battles within the same realm, close combat has a stronger killing effect.

No wonder there are so few people practicing archery in this world.

After Lei Zhen and Dong Xiong won, they quickly led the people of Hei Zao Village to gain a firm foothold and even launched a counterattack.

On the contrary, after the death of their leader, the morale of the group of officers and soldiers began to unravel, and they even began to show signs of defeat.

The situation seems to be developing in a good direction.

But Liang Jin's gaze was already on another sedan chair in front of the prefect's sedan chair.

The sedan chair was unremarkable in appearance, but standing beside it were several officials in black uniforms.

Even the fifth-rank master of the Six Gates who had fought with Xing Niang had only dared to stand beside the sedan chair and had not dared to ride in it.

"It seems that the one here is the real master."

Liang Jin understood.

He really didn't expect that the people from the Six Gates were actually with the new prefect.

Even the information provided by Dong Xiong did not mention the involvement of the Six Gates.

"Ok?"

Liang Jin's expression suddenly became stern.

He had already noticed that a pair of eyes were staring at him.

And that gaze actually came from the sedan chair with six doors!
The person in the sedan didn't pay attention to the other warriors on the battlefield, but only stared at Liang Jin!
Why exactly?

(End of this chapter)