A plan appeared in Zhao Fu's mind, and he didn't immediately agree to help Xiao Jian and the others get revenge. Instead, he asked, "Were you the only ones who escaped?"
"No, sir, 30 or so of us escaped." Hearing that Zhao Fu didn't immediately agree, Xiao Jian's heart sank, but he still respectfully replied.
"How many adult men were there?" Zhao Fu asked.
"A total of 21 adult men," Xiao Jian hurriedly replied.
After hearing Xiao Jian's words, Zhao Fu thought for a moment before replying, "I can help you get revenge, but this will depend on you. Bring the remaining adult men to me!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Hearing that Zhao Fu had agreed, Xiao Jian felt quite delighted, and he once again knelt on the ground and kowtowed before leaving. A while later, Xiao Jian returned with 21 malnourished and emaciated men. Seeing that their village had been breached, it was evident that they hadn't had a good time these past few days.
In the Heaven Awaken World, people spawned from the Origin, but now that the village was gone, the villagers were refugees and couldn't spawn from the Origin. They could only rely on themselves to find the next village.
"Do you want revenge?" Zhao Fu asked as his gaze fell on them.
Even though they were malnourished and emaciated, they couldn't hide their hatred, and they replied in unison, "Yes!"
Seeing this, Zhao Fu nodded and said, "Give each of them an iron sword."
The soldiers obeyed and handed out iron swords to Xiao Jian and the others. Xiao Jian and the others understood what this meant – they were definitely going to attack the stronghold with this sir to take revenge.
However, what happened next shocked them. They saw that the well-equipped soldiers, who were originally wearing armor, actually took off all their equipment and rolled on the ground a few times. The originally valiant and extraordinary soldiers all turned into refugees. Then, they picked up all kinds of wooden sticks, as if they were weapons, and picked up a few wooden boards, as if they were shields.
"Zhang Dahu, you'll lead the troops this time. Follow the plan!" Zhao Fu said.
Zhang Dahu nodded and looked at the confused expressions on Xiao Jian and the others' faces as he laughed and said, "Let's go!"
Xiao Jian could not understand why they had not brought their equipment and ended up like this. What's more, they only had 700 people, while there were 5,000 bandits on the other side. Moreover, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. How could they defeat them with just their numbers? Are we going to attack the stronghold like this? "
Hearing Xiao Jian's words, Zhang Dahu smiled and was about to explain his plan when Zhao Fu stopped him. Zhao Fu gave a faint smile as he turned to Xiao Jian and said, "Since you want to take revenge, bring out your courage and fury. Isn't staining your hands with the blood of your enemies the most satisfying thing?"
Hearing this, Xiao Jian thought about the tragic experiences that the Hundreds of Flowers Village had gone through, and his heart was filled with rage. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhao Fu, saying, "If we die, please take care of the remaining elderly and women. We will repay your kindness in our next life!"
After speaking, Xiao Jian loudly yelled and led the remaining 20 or so people from the Hundred Flower Village towards the stronghold. Zhang Dahu also led 700 or so soldiers.
…
On the other side, within the stronghold.
"Not good, not good, there are enemies attacking our stronghold!" a sudden shout startled everyone.
Three burly men walked out of the stronghold's hall. They were the three leaders of the stronghold, and when they heard the news, they brought a large number of bandits to the entrance of the stronghold. At that moment, they saw that there were less than 800 people, and they were holding lousy clubs, yet they actually wanted to attack their stronghold. They coldly laughed in disdain.
"Wang Xiong, Wang Long, Wang Bao, I want you to pay with your lives for the lives of the 800 villagers of the Hundred Flower Village!" Xiao Jian charged at the very front and glared at the three big men on the stronghold's walls as he roared hatefully.
The three big men looked at Xiao Jian, and one of them said, "So it's that brat from the Hundred Flower Village. We let him escape last time, but who would have thought that he would bring so many refugees from somewhere and want to attack our stronghold? On the other hand, his big sister asked him to serve our big brother, but he refused and even committed suicide in the end. What a pity for that good body of his."
"Third brother is right, but capturing quite a few women from the Hundred Flower Village isn't bad either." The other burly man also laughed and said.
Only Big Brother Ming had a calm expression as he looked at Xiao Jian's group charging over and ordered, "Fire!"
Arrows flew out, but most of them were blocked by the simple wooden shields that they had prepared beforehand. Only a few people were occasionally injured, but a portion of the refugees that Xiao Jian had brought ran away in fear.
The remaining 500 or so people continued to charge, and another wave of arrows rained down. A few more people were injured, but some more ran away.
After the third wave of arrows rained down, the last 200 or so people also ran away.
Seeing this, the third brother on the stronghold's walls said mockingly, "What a motley crew; they only charged a few times before running away."
The second brother also said, "That's right! I wonder what tricks that brat from the Hundred Flower Village used to gather so many people. Now that they've seen how powerful our stronghold is, they're so scared that they can only run away. "
"Hahaha!"
The third brother loudly laughed and said, "Big brother, we definitely can't let that brat off this time. This time, we can't let this brat go. I'll lead three thousand brothers to hunt them down! "
The big brother thought for a moment and nodded. However, he felt that something was wrong, but then he thought about it again. Their stronghold had indeed offended many people, and it was not uncommon for enemies to come looking for them. In order to be cautious, the big brother turned his head and said, "Third Brother, take 4,000 people out. Be careful!"
Upon hearing this, the third brother smiled. "Thank you for your concern, Big Brother." He then opened the gates to the stronghold, and four thousand bandits streamed out in a single file, chasing after Xiao Jian.
Xiao Jian and the others followed the plan and quickly ran to the side. Before, Xiao Jian had thought that Zhao Fu was sending them to their deaths. Only after hearing Zhang Dahu's explanation did he understand.
On the way, Xiao Jian asked Zhang Dahu, "Sir! What kind of person is he? "
Zhang Dahu thought about it and did not know how to explain it, so he said, "I don't know what to say, but His Majesty treats us very well, and he's a very powerful person. He always has all sorts of tactics to deal with his enemies. His Majesty is a very charismatic person, and he has the ability to make people believe that he can create a peaceful place in this chaotic world."
"His Majesty?"
Xiao Jian understood that this young man, who looked even younger than him, had an extraordinary background.
Zhang Dahu did not mind that he had let this slip. After all, Xiao Jian and the others had no one to rely on, and His Majesty would definitely take them in. As such, he had long since treated Xiao Jian as one of his own.
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