By the time the sun completely rose above the surface of the earth and the sky was bright, the battle in the Crescent Valley had ended. In the camp of more than 20,000 Black Jie people, only curling smoke and corpses were left on the ground.
Although it was a surprise attack, after the battle, Situ Feixing's troops and the heroes from various places suffered heavy casualties. Of course, they still won a great victory overall.
After the battle, all the heads of the Black Jie people were chopped off, and those who survived were cleaning up the battlefield skillfully. In addition to the heads of the Black Jie people, the armor and weapons on their bodies were also taken off.
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“Brother Zhao Liu has followed me for nearly twenty years. I originally wanted to make some money this time and then go back to live a leisurely life in the future, but I didn’t expect that…” Wu Daquan, the leader of Huoyun Village, squatted on the ground with red eyes, gently closed the eyes of a man in his forties wearing leather armor, and then stood up.
The man was hit by an arrow in the chest, and his clothes were soaked with blood. Although the arrow had been taken out, he was already dead from the fatal wound. In the battle just now, a Black Jie archer aimed an arrow at Wu Daquan, and Zhao Liu rushed out to block the arrow for Liu Datong, and he never stood up again.
A great victory certainly makes people happy, but amidst this happiness, there is also the pain and bitterness of losing brothers and friends lingering in the hearts of those who survived.
"Master Wu, please accept my condolences. Brother Zhao Liu was a good man. It is not unfair for such a good man to die on such a battlefield today while fighting for his country!" Situ Feixing stood in front of Wu Daquan, the master of Huoyun Village, and patted Wu Daquan's shoulder gently.
"I'm going to chop off another thousand Black Jie people's heads to avenge my brothers!" Wu Daquan said murderously, "Boss Situ, there are no more Black Jie dogs around here, let's go chop them off again..."
"Don't worry, Wuzhai Lord. Let's prepare here. In two days, the Black Jie army on the Gulang grassland will all rush here. We will kill them to our heart's content then!"
"Okay, we'll kill those black dogs later!" Wu Daquan nodded solemnly, "This time, we brothers from Huoyun Village will go through fire and water together with the leader Situ..."
"Don't worry, Master Wu, I will never lead my brothers into a dead end. Our path must become wider and brighter!" Situ Feixing said meaningfully.
"Master Situ, do we still need to stay in Crescent Valley for a few more days to wait for the Black Jie people to arrive?"
"Yes, and Boss Situ said that we need to prepare more. What do we need to prepare?"
As the latter two voices sounded, several big leaders of Dadu Mountain, Feng Liancheng, Qianqigang, and the Thirty-Six Black Hawk Riders had already walked towards where Situ Feixing and Wu Daquan were. These big leaders who roamed the northwest green forests all had their own characteristics and extremely powerful aura. Among them, the big leader of Dadu Mountain was a vigorous and fierce woman who looked to be in her thirties. She wore a fiery red cloak, a headscarf on her head, and held a pear blossom spear in her hand. She had almond eyes, peach cheeks, and willow eyebrows with a fierce look.
The first sentence just now was said by the leader of Dadu Mountain. This woman's nickname is Fire Goddess. She is unique in the Northwest Green Forest. Few people know her real name. Although Fire Goddess is a woman, she can control the thousands of bandits under her command. In particular, the pear blossom spear in her hand is a unique weapon in the Northwest Green Forest. Countless big bandits and powerful people have died because of her.
As soon as the Fire Lady arrived, she looked at Situ Feixing with a strange look in her eyes, which she did not hide at all. The several bosses nearby also knew that the Fire Lady had been interested in the boss of Yipianyun for a long time, so they were not surprised.
"The Black Jie want to escape now, so we have to prepare well here and give them a big gift. We should also seize the opportunity to chop off a few more heads and give our brothers more ways in the future. But please rest assured, I know what we can do with our small force. We will not fight their army head-on. We just need to wait here and take advantage of them!" Situ Feixing smiled slightly, then turned to a guard beside him and said, "You can send the signal..."
"Yes!" The guard nodded, picked up the bow on his back, took out a special arrow, and shot it into the sky.
The arrow flew several hundred meters into the sky and a cloud of red smoke burst out. The guard drew his bow again and shot again. After shooting three arrows quickly, three clouds of red smoke were floating in the sky above the entrance of the Crescent Valley and could be seen from afar.
"Boss Situ, what are you up to? Are there more people coming?" Boss Long of the Thirty-Six Black Hawk Riders asked in a rough voice. The Thirty-Six Black Hawk Riders, of course, are more than thirty-six people, but refer to thirty-six leaders and thirty-six chairs. In fact, the Thirty-Six Black Hawk Riders have nearly four thousand men and horses, and they are a fierce horse bandit group that roams the northwest.
"Master Long will know right away!" Situ Feixing smiled, "The one who came is an old brother of mine. He has a lot of strange things in his hands. It's a good opportunity to try it on the Black Jie people..."
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Just half an hour later, more than 2,000 rhinoceros horses and thousands of four-wheeled carriages arrived at the Crescent Valley, and the leader was Fu Changde.
Those who came here riding on rhinoceros horses and driving four-wheeled carriages were the border residents of Fengbian Village and the young and strong people from Yingwei County, and even some artisans and craftsmen.
Those rhinoceros horses and carriages were all carrying and loaded with a lot of things.
Situ Feixing directly introduced Fu Changde to Wu Daquan and others. When they heard that Fu Changde was the county magistrate of Yingwei County in Qiyun County, they were all surprised. To be honest, Fu Changde looked old and weathered, and had a strong underworld air. It was more likely that such a person could be described as a night watchman or a slick old soldier guarding the city gate. As for the county magistrate of Qiyun County, he was completely different from the pampered officials in everyone's eyes.
"I should have seen you before... not in Ganzhou... but in the mountains on the border between Ganzhou and Lanzhou... in Huijiaji..." Niangniang stared at Fu Changde's face for a while and suddenly spoke.
"Hahaha, Lady Huo has good eyesight!" Fu Changde laughed and looked at Lady Huo again. "If my old eyes are still clear, I remember that Lady Huo came to Huijiaji in the twelfth year of Yuanping. Lady Huo only brought more than 20 followers with her and stayed in Huijiaji for one night..."
The Fire Queen laughed, "Yes, that time a deal in Dadu Mountain was ruined, and I took a few people to Lanzhou to settle the accounts. When we passed by Huijiaji, we stayed in Huijiaji for one night. Aren't you the head of Huijiaji? How come you are the magistrate of Yingwei County now?"
"Haha, I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the big bosses. I used to make a living in Huijiaji and earn some hard-earned money. The title of governor there was self-proclaimed. But later I met the governor, and he appreciated me and thought that an old man like me could still do something. So I brought all the young men in Huijiaji to join him. The governor gave me the position of county magistrate of Yingwei County and took care of Bianji. This time, I received the order from the governor and brought people to Xinyue Valley to prepare a generous gift for those black dog cubs!"
Hearing that Fu Changde was just a nobody in Huijiaji before, but now he is the magistrate of Yingwei County, the several big bosses around Situ Feixing looked at each other, their eyes moved, and their minds became active. For these heroes, seeing is believing. No matter how much others brag, it is useless. It is better to see it with your own eyes. A village head of Huijiaji can be important in Qiyun County as long as he has the ability. If it were them...
Situ Feixing and Fu Changde also looked at each other, and the two exchanged a tacit look. Then Fu Changde continued to laugh and said, "The governor never cares about people's background or experience when hiring people. He only looks at loyalty and ability. Look at those men over there. They used to be border residents of Fengbian Village. Fengbian Village was broken into by the Shatu people, and the people of Fengbian Village had no place to stay. The governor not only avenged them, but also took them in. Now the people of Fengbian Village are responsible for managing and guarding the governor's horse farm. Their village chief is also independent, and their life is ten times better than before in Fengbian Village..."
Wu Daquan coughed twice, and watched the people brought by Fu Changde carefully moving things from the carriage to the bottom. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Ahem, I wonder what kind of gift the Inspector General wants to give to those Black Jie people by asking Brother Fu to come to the Crescent Valley this time?"
"The governor is a master craftsman. What he prepared for the Black Jie people is naturally extraordinary. You will be able to see it in two days. I would like to congratulate the leaders here. When the Black Jie people receive the gifts from the governor, the leaders will be able to taste what it feels like to beat a drowning dog and to have an advantage..."
(End of this chapter)