The First Military God of the Border

Lin Hui observed the situation for a while.

A decision was made quickly.

The enemy is currently overwhelming; even if we fight them head-on, we'll be wiped out and won't be able to break through.

"Calm down, everyone."

Lin Hui pulled Fan Wujiu back, who was blinded by hatred: "Look at how many brothers have died. If we keep fighting, none of us will get out of here alive."

"If they're all dead, who will avenge our fallen brothers?"

Fan Wujiu stared at Lin Hui: "What else can we do now besides fight a desperate battle?"

"Where is there any way to survive?"

Lin Hui pointed to the west, which was where he had sneaked into the An family's place.

"To the west, when I came in, I found that there was a warehouse with a large amount of pine resin. After we all retreated into the small courtyard to the west, we sprinkled the pine resin on the outside and set it on fire. Once the fire started, the border troops dared not rush in. We took this opportunity to climb over the wall and get out."

Fan Wujiu gradually calmed down and realized that Lin Hui's plan was feasible, but it had a fatal flaw.

"The plan is feasible, but the entire area from here to the western courtyard is guarded by border troops. How do we get across?"

Lin Hui didn't waste any words, and touched the quiver on his back: "Brothers, give me all the arrows."

Once the arrows were collected, he took his bow and arrows and went out.

"Everyone, stay close."

Seeing this, Ling Ziyi took the lead and followed Lin Hui out.

Everyone else knew that this was a critical moment of life and death, so they all followed Lin Hui out.

After Lin Hui came out, he stared at the archers in the distance. He saw an archer drawing his bow and immediately shot an arrow straight at the throat. The archer fell to the ground.

Ling Ziyi drew her sword and charged at the seven or eight border soldiers who were rushing towards her.

He cleaved the head of a border soldier in two with a single sword stroke.

As Lin Hui fired his arrow, he faced the charging border troops, dodging them while simultaneously firing a backhand arrow at the attackers.

When the other border troops saw that the bandits were fighting desperately, they immediately surrounded them.

Ling Ziyi and Lin Hui fought side by side, with one responsible for close-range defense and the other for ranged attacks.

The others protected the seriously injured Fan Wujiu as they fought and retreated.

After suffering some casualties, the group finally reached the small courtyard on the west side.

"Hurry up, pour out the pine resin quickly, and climb over the wall to get out."

Soon, the pine resin was completely splashed all around, and the people climbing over the wall were quickly climbing out.

However, the first person encountered trouble as soon as he went out, as there were also border guards outside the courtyard wall.

But with things having come to this point, and facing their only chance of survival, the people of Eagle Ridge once again engaged in fierce fighting.

Lin Hui didn't rush out. After everyone else had climbed out, he took out a tinderbox from his pocket and threw it out.

At this moment, outside the courtyard wall, Six Monkeys and Savage Donkey took the lead, leading the others to fight against the border soldiers guarding outside.

"Brothers, kill them all..."

"If the bandits escape, no one will escape the general's punishment."

Upon hearing their captain's command, the border soldiers disregarded the raging fire and, holding their breath, charged into the courtyard through the flames.

But Lin Hui was still there, waiting for them to risk their lives to rush over and reap the rewards.

The first border soldier had just charged out when an arrow was already at his forehead.

Lin Hui stood on the wall, drawing his bow and shooting an arrow, aiming at the entrance to the courtyard.

Anyone who came near was immediately killed with an arrow. In the end, Lin Hui was able to pinpoint the location by sound, judging the position of the border troops behind the fire. He fired several arrows in succession, and no border troops dared to charge in his direction anymore.

Lin Hui aimed the arrows at the outside of the courtyard wall again, and seeing three border soldiers rushing towards him in the distance, he fired three arrows at once.

For a time, under the suppression of Lin Hui's arrows, no one in the border army dared to show their face.

Just then, Lin Hui suddenly heard a voice.

"Useless thing, get out of the way..."

The border troops immediately made way for the newcomer, Chu Yan, who was an outstanding archer.

Chu Yanlai stepped out from among the border soldiers, holding an iron-rimmed bow with an arrow nocked.

His target was none other than Lin Hui.

Lin Hui's attention was completely drawn to the border troops at this moment, thinking about how to relieve the pressure on the Cangyingling people who were fighting. He didn't notice Chu Yanlai, who was aiming at Lin Hui from the shadows.

Just then, Ling Ziyi climbed onto the courtyard wall, preparing to call Lin Hui to evacuate.

He had just climbed up when he saw Chu Yanlai, who was preparing to ambush Lin Hui.

He immediately shouted, "Watch out!"

At the same time, Chu Yanlai also fired arrows, and Ling Ziyi immediately rushed towards Lin Hui.

The arrow missed Lin Hui, but struck Ling Ziyi. The powerful arrow pierced Ling Ziyi's shoulder, causing blood to spurt out immediately.

She gritted her teeth and held on without uttering a sound. She leaned forward and almost fell off the courtyard wall, but Lin Hui immediately caught her.

"Hang in there..."

Lin Hui said anxiously, then jumped off the courtyard wall with Ling Ziyi in his arms.

The border troops in the alley outside have been mostly cleared out.

The crowd rushed up to help Lin Hui and Ling Ziyi. Then, Lin Hui carried Ling Ziyi, and the group ran away together.

By the time Chu Yan climbed over the wall to chase after them, Lin Hui and the others had already disappeared without a trace.

"Chase……."

His face looked very pale.

"Anyone who lets the people of Eagle Ridge escape will be killed without mercy..."

Chu Yanlai was genuinely afraid.

He knew that after this incident, he and the people of Eagle Ridge were now mortal enemies.

If they escape, he will never have peace again.

Chu Yanlai led her men to chase after Lin Hui and his group.

At this moment, the An family mansion had quieted down. The remaining old master of the An family and others thought they had been saved, but little did they know that what awaited them was a butcher's knife.

"General, what should we do with the survivors of the An family?"

"kill……."

With the chilling word "kill" uttered, the border guards mercilessly slaughtered everyone in the An family.

Before long, Cheng Wuyou's deputy came to report the results of the battle.

"General, not a single member of the An family survived."

Cheng Wuyou nodded expressionlessly: "What about the casualties?"

"Reporting to the general, in this battle, seventy-three bandits died, and about thirty escaped. The bandit leaders all escaped..."

Cheng Wuyou interrupted him: "How many of our people have been injured or killed?"

"General, we..."

"explain."

Lieutenant General Chen Ning reported in detail: "General, our army has suffered 47 dead and 38 wounded."

Upon hearing this number, Cheng Wuyou's expression immediately changed, and he stared at his deputy general Chen Ning with a look that could kill.

"What? Nearly a hundred casualties, and not a single bandit leader has been caught? Are you all pigs?"

Chen Ning gave a wry smile and explained, "General, we had a sure victory in our surprise attack and had already surrounded the bandits of Cangying Ridge. However, an archery expert appeared among them. According to our intelligence, this person was not from Cangying Ridge. Under his leadership, the bandits launched a desperate counterattack and managed to escape."

"Oh? A master archer?"

"I have never heard Chu Yan mention that there is such a person in Cangying Ridge."

Cheng Wuyou frowned and continued, "What other distinctive features does this person have?"

"He was carrying a horse-slaying saber used by the border troops and a large bow on his back. After he rushed to the small courtyard on the west side, it was this man who used his bow and arrows to stop our army's pursuit."

Cheng Wuyou was even more puzzled: "The border troops are using horse-slaying swords, that's quite strange."

"Did you get a clear look at what it looks like?"

"General, it's too dark to see clearly."

Cheng Wuyou cursed angrily, "Damn it, where is Chu Yanlai? Tell him to come and explain himself to me!"

Chen Ning replied, "General, Chu Yan has led men to pursue the remaining bandits."

Cheng Wuyou chuckled: "I didn't expect Chu Yanlai to be so afraid of death, catching up so quickly."

"Please enlighten me, General."

Cheng Wuyou rolled her eyes at Chen Ning: "Are you stupid? Now that the bandits know that Chu Yanlai betrayed them, if the bandits are alive, how can Chu Yanlai sleep peacefully?"