Empire

""Keng!"

Amid the clanging sound of metal, two sharp swords collided fiercely, splashing a series of sparks.

Zhang Bao and Zhou Ba were both knocked back several steps by the recoil force from the swords before they could stabilize their bodies.

Zhang Bao stared at the bald Zhou Ba. He did not expect that the opponent was so strong. He always liked to fight bravely and his eyes were full of excitement. After all, it was not easy to meet a strong opponent. On the other hand, the bald Zhou Ba's face was full of horror. He was the strongest man in Erlongshan. It could be said that he was invincible in the mountain strongholds. He did not expect to meet such a powerful character today.

"Come again!"

Before the bald Zhou Ba could figure it out, the excited Zhang Bao shouted coldly and rushed up again. Zhang

Bao was good at desperate fighting on the battlefield, so his moves were decisive and sharp, and he went straight to the vital points.

Zhou Ba was born a bandit, and he was also a ruthless and brave character. Although his moves were a bit fancy, he was flexible and it was hard to separate him from Zhang Bao.

"This bald guy is quite strong."

Chen Ziang and the others had been watching the battle from the side. Seeing that this bald bandit could fight Zhang Bao on equal terms, Lin Yu couldn't help but praise him.

"If the bald man had fought desperately, I'm afraid Leopard would have been defeated."

Chen Zi'ang had sharp eyes and could see that Zhou Ba was actually stronger, but he didn't seem to use his full strength and deliberately entangled with Zhang Bao.

Zhang Bao was also a hot-tempered person. He kept attacking, but Zhou Ba could easily resolve it, which made him feel like his fist was hitting the air, making him feel suffocated.

Zhang Bao's offensive was getting more and more urgent like raindrops. Zhou Ba was on the defense most of the time, and occasionally a counterattack could force Zhang Bao to be in a panic.

The two sides soon fought for hundreds of rounds with the sound of clanging weapons. Although they were both exhausted and panting, neither could do anything to the other.

When the bald Zhou Ba was fighting Zhang Bao in front of the village, on the back mountain path of Erlongshan Village, the old, weak, women and children in the village were quickly transferred under the organization of young scholars.

"Hurry up, hurry up."

Although the mountain road is difficult to travel, the young scholar also knows that their boss can't delay for much time, so they have to speed up.

When the young scholar was organizing the old and weak in the village to evacuate quietly, two Qinghe Army scouts in black military uniforms appeared in the woods not far away.

Chen Ziang and his men have formed a complete set of unique systems. These scouts belonging to the scout team spend most of their time in the wild.

Although Chen Ziang wanted to win without fighting and take down Erlong Mountain Village at a very small cost.

But Chen Ziang also made two preparations, that is, if the other party did not surrender, he might have to attack by force.

The scouts were scattered everywhere, and their main task was to check if there were other defensive loopholes around the village. If a fight really broke out, they might be able to help.

But what the scouts didn't expect was that when they got to the back mountain of Erlong Mountain, they found that the people in the village were moving.

After the two scouts looked at each other, they disappeared into the lush woods quietly like ghosts.

"Sir, the people in the village are escaping from the back mountain."

The scouts returned quickly and reported to Chen Ziang.

Chen Ziang asked uncertainly:"Did you see it clearly?"

"Sir, we can see clearly that many of them, the old, the weak, women and children, are escaping from the back mountain."

After hearing the report from the scouts, Chen Ziang looked at the bald Zhou Ba who was fighting with Zhang Bao in front of the village to delay time, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

He didn't expect that a small bandit village would actually know how to build a plank road in the open and sneak into Chencang.

"Lin Yu"

"The end will be"

"Bring a team of people to intercept the old, weak, women and children for me." Chen Ziang ordered.

""Yes!"

Lin Yu immediately called hundreds of soldiers, and quietly left the front of the village while everyone's attention was attracted by the duel between Zhang Bao and Zhou Ba.

In the back mountain of Erlong Mountain, the old, weak, women and children evacuated in a hurry. Naturally, they could not walk fast. Although the young scholar urged them again and again, they still moved slowly. When the young scholar saw the sun about to set, he was also very anxious. They had to escape from the dangerous area before sunset and settle down.

Their village was built in the uninhabited place of Erlong Mountain. They thought they could hide from others, but who knew that they were discovered by the Qinghe Army and came to the door.

When the young scholar urged the old, weak, women and children to leave quickly, he was secretly cursing his bad luck in his heart.

Now there are chaos everywhere. There are many people who can't survive in the village. In fact, they are not real bandits.

Their idea is very simple, that is, to hide in the mountain village and wait until the world is peaceful, and then Go out.

But who would have thought that plans could not keep up with changes. They had been cautious all the time, but they were still attacked by the Qinghe Army.

The young scholar knew the Qinghe Army quite well. Although it was called a righteous army, the team was mixed, bloated and complicated, and the military discipline was quite lax. There were many murders and robberies.

At the beginning, he almost took the people from Erlongshan to join the Qinghe Army, but he finally gave up the idea.

Because the Qinghe Army is now in a state of disarray, it will continue to face encirclement and suppression by the armies of various dynasties. If such a small team joins, they will probably be cannon fodder.

That's why he persuaded the big boss Zhou Ba to take people to hide in Erlongshan and live their own free and easy life.

Just when the young scholar was frowning, there was a rustling sound in the surrounding woods.

The young scholar was also startled. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a large number of Qinghe Army soldiers in black uniforms popping up like bamboo shoots and surrounded them.

"Ah, it's the Qinghe Army!"

The old, weak, women and children were so scared when they saw the large number of Qinghe Army soldiers suddenly appearing in the woods that they screamed, and the team suddenly became uncontrollable chaos.

"You have been surrounded, put down your weapons, or you will be killed without mercy!"

Lin Yu stood on a big rock and saw the old, weak, women and children in chaos, and shouted coldly

"Military Advisor, what should we do now?"

A man holding a sword ran up to the young scholar, his face full of panic.

A bitter smile flashed across the young scholar's face. They were already surrounded, and now there was no other way except to surrender.

""General, I am the military advisor of the village. You can kill me or chop me up without complaint. Please forgive the old, weak, women and children in the village. It has nothing to do with them."

The young scholar stepped out of the crowd and stood in front of the old, weak, women and children with a gesture of going to die.

Lin Yu did not expect that there would be such a person who stood up for the old, weak, women and children in the bandit village, and he also showed admiration.

"Don't worry, our Ninth Battalion of the Qinghe Army will never kill innocent people. Put down your weapons and surrender, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."Lin Yu also made a promise. The young scholar also knew that they were now like fish on the chopping board, without any choice.

"Put down your weapons."

The young scholar ordered those men who were still holding swords.

The young scholar had a great reputation in Erlongshan Village. Although those men holding swords were extremely unwilling, they finally threw all the swords on the ground in hatred.