After the warmth, Li Yi still had many questions about how Chen Hongyan was ambushed, so he immediately asked.

Chen Hongyan also briefly explained the situation.

Knowing that this was He Yaowu's revenge, Li Yi couldn't help but sigh.

He has no murderous intentions towards the He family, and he hopes to continue to cooperate with He Yaowu, who has worked well with him. Unfortunately, the He family did not dare to fail and designed to frame him, and now he has reached this situation.

However, the death of Mr. He also made Li Yi sigh. Although He Yaozu was more frivolous, he was also a filial person. I wonder if Mr. He will feel resentful towards himself now that Mr. He has died.

Thinking of this, Li Yi looked at the sky, then stood up and said: "He Yaowu has spent so much effort this time, and he will never give up. It's time for us to set off."

Chen Hongyan nodded and did not let Li Yi continue to hold her. Instead, she summoned two burly female soldiers. The group picked up their weapons and set off again.

The moonlight was bright today, and there were some bright spots in the woods. In order to prevent He Yaowu from discovering him, Li Yi asked the female soldiers to extinguish their torches, and the group moved forward with one foot deep and the other light.

But the field of vision is limited, and I can't even tell the difference between south, east, north and west, so how to find the specific direction.

In order to prevent a head-on collision with the searching thieves, Li Yi stopped the team again. Although his smile remained unchanged, there was obviously a hint of worry in his eyes.

At this time, a female soldier who was exploring the road came back and said: "Commander of the brigade, there seems to be a valley ahead. I don't know whether it is passable or not."

Li Yi looked at the female soldiers beside him. They were only ten people in total. In order to avoid being discovered by the thieves, they moved forward in the dark, but the thieves behind them were chasing after them with torches, and they were afraid they would catch up soon.

There is absolutely no way to continue to move forward blindly. The best way is to fight while you have enough physical strength now to defeat the pursuers.

The team came to a valley. Outside the valley was a large dense forest. Li Yi stared at the valleys on both sides and thought for a moment. He suddenly turned back and ordered: "Everyone gather here."

The female soldier at the back of the team heard that they were entering the valley, and knew that Li Yi was going to ambush the pursuers here.

An older female soldier came up and persuaded in a low voice: "Commander of the brigade, the thieves are numerous and powerful. It seems that we will stop them here. You and the battalion should take the opportunity to leave."

She had a death wish and wanted to stay to stop the pursuers and buy Li Yi and Chen Hongyan time to escape.

Li Yi obviously did not expect that Chen Hongyan's female soldiers were willing to sacrifice themselves. He turned his head and looked deeply at the older female soldiers, and all he saw was a pair of firm eyes.

"With me here, you can all rest assured and just obey orders." Li Yi said calmly.

Hearing this, a trace of anxiety flashed across the face of the older female soldier, and she said: "Commander of the Brigade, there are hundreds of thieves, and there are only ten of us. How can we resist them? What I said is all true. I hope that the Commander of the Brigade won't do it."

The kindness of a woman, lead Yingzheng to leave."

Because of her excitement, the older female soldier spoke louder at this time, and the female soldiers next to her looked over.

Chen Hongyan said: "Sister Wang, you have been with me for four years and you are my family. Now we can only live and die together. How can I sit back and watch you being killed while Hongyan lives an ignoble existence."

The ancients valued righteousness, and so did women.

Sister Wang wanted to lead the troops to hold off the pursuers in order to protect Chen Hongyan. But how could Chen Hongyan feel at ease?

Sister Wang seemed to say something more, but Li Yi interrupted: "Don't argue, I said before, as long as you obey my orders, everyone will be safe and sound."

Chen Hongyan was silent when she heard this.

The female soldiers all began to check their weapons and prepare for the next tough battle.

As for the next ambush, they actually didn't have much confidence.

You must know that there are three hundred thieves. Even if only some of the forwards come to pursue them, there are still fifty people, which is five times their number. The effectiveness of the ambush can be imagined.

The female soldiers had no confidence in Li Yi's ambush, but with the brigade commander's arrangement, everyone was determined to die and went down to prepare.

Before the pursuers arrived, the female soldiers began to arrange some simple mechanisms. The valley Li Yi chose was still very advantageous. The cliffs were straight and steep, surrounding a crescent-shaped valley. Although the valley was full of towering trees, the entrance and exit were very narrow.

, only a few feet wide, as long as you guard the mouth of the valley, you can effectively resist the thieves' attack.

The Anxin Railway Brigade, which started out by dealing with thieves, has rich experience in dealing with thieves. They found a suitable place to install the huge stone as a mechanism, and arranged a simple obstacle behind it. A rough battlefield was simply arranged.

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The stars were hidden in a thin layer of mist, and the bright moon was not yet full. It was shining with cold light and clear brilliance. The moonlight was like light blue water, flowing across the sky.

Two female soldiers climbed to the top of the mountain to stand sentry, and the other female soldiers were checking their weapons and equipment. This ambush would lead to death. The most important thing is their own weapons. Since Li Yi shot more than ten thieves in succession before, the female soldiers had weapons on them.

It is abundant and has the strength to fight.

Of course, even if they are extremely well prepared, it will be enough to deal with a small group of thieves, but if the thieves attack in a large group, these arrangements will have no effect.

At this time, Li Yi stood on a tall rock, looking at the end of the night, looking for traces of the thief.

"Commander, did you find anything?"

At some point, Chen Hongyan appeared behind Li Yi.

"I feel the fluctuation. The thief is not far from us and will arrive soon."

Li Yi's voice was low, and his eyes seemed to see through the deep black fog in the night.

Li Yi looked back at her, "Are you scared?"

"A little!" Chen Hongyan lowered her head. "There are too few of us. We don't have much physical strength after running away for a night. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the thieves. They are considered to be mourning soldiers. Only you can be so confident."

Chen Hongyan bit her lip. She raised her head and looked at Li Yi, her bright eyes full of expectations for him.

Li Yi gently held her in his arms and whispered in her ear: "As long as I am here, I will protect your safety, and I will protect others as well."

Chen Hongyan stared at him dreamily, and the silver moonlight reflected on her face, as if it was covered with a veil.

"I thought I was going to die and no one could save me. You know, I wasn't that scared at that moment because I was thinking about you." Chen Hongyan lowered her head again, with a trace of girlish shyness flashing in her beautiful eyes.

, she whispered: "But I didn't expect that in such a dark night, you would appear like a god, shoot the bad guy to death with one arrow, and save me."

"How could I allow someone to hurt you?"

Li Yi gently held up her chin and looked at her tenderly. Finally, he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her smooth forehead.

"Stone..." Chen Hongyan was so excited that she wanted to cry. She hugged his waist suddenly, "If I really want to die, I would rather die with you."

Li Yi did not speak, but held her lovingly in his arms. In his arms, Chen Hongyan, who was originally heroic and free-spirited, turned into a weak girl. When the disaster was approaching, she hid in Li Yi's arms like a bird.

The trembling in my arms is so distressing.

"Zizheng, if the situation is critical, I don't want you to die here." Chen Hongyan whispered: "Anxin needs you, and Xiaoyu is waiting for you to go back."

Li Yi paused for a moment. He lowered his head and looked at the beauty in his arms. He did not answer, but said softly: "Go! Don't be afraid. Just wait peacefully. I will take you home after dawn."

Chen Hongyan nodded, turned and left with the support of the female soldier, but after running a few steps, she stopped again, looked back at Li Yi and said expectantly: "Stone, don't die."

After saying that, she left without looking back, and her figure disappeared into the night. Li Yi looked into the distance again, his resolute face as calm as granite.

At this moment, a loud arrow suddenly shot out from the top of the mountain, making a harsh whistle. Li Yi stared into the depths of the darkness, his pupils shrinking to a thin line, and his hand gradually tightened the handle of the knife.

In the darkness, fifty thieves followed the traces left by the female soldiers and chased them all the way. They rushed towards the valley like a pack of wolves. The movement in the forest shattered the silent night. They were one of the thieves.

It was originally a bandit gang in Henan, but this time it was He Yaowu who spent money to hire help.

"Quick, quick, catch the escaped woman, and you'll get a thousand taels of silver!"

A leader with disheveled hair shouted loudly and urged his men with money.

He Yaozu issued a message and rewarded the escaped female soldier with a thousand taels of silver. This was a thousand taels of silver, enough to live happily for two years.

Following the leader's shout, the thieves chased toward the valley like evil wolves, and soon arrived in the dense forest in front of the valley.

The silent night brought heavy pressure to people. The thieves seemed to feel the killing intent in the air. When they were about to break out of the dense forest, they all looked around and walked through the trees cautiously.

In the valley, the female soldiers were already waiting. Most of the female soldiers were hiding in the mountains on both sides, holding their bows and arrows, and guarding the entrance of the valley. The other two female soldiers climbed up the steep rock walls on both sides, preparing to attack from the side.

The thief shoots an arrow.

"Don't worry, everyone. The thieves are just a mob. They will collapse at a moment's notice. When the time comes, shoot with bows and arrows to disrupt their formation. Just follow me and charge." Li Yi loudly encouraged the morale of the female soldiers.

"Keep your composure and follow my arrows!"

Li Yi now has excellent archery skills. Although he cannot say that he is always on target, his bow and arrows are sharp and most of them are killed with one arrow. This can be seen from the fact that the thieves he shot before were heartbroken.

The moonlight was clear. Because the moon was bright at the moment, I could see the scenery outside the range. I saw groups of black shadows rushing out of the mountain forest and slowly surging towards this side.

They had no shields, but they had bows and arrows in their hands, and long and short weapons. Most of them wore leather armor, some were strong, some were tall, and all of them had ferocious faces, and their eyes were full of yearning for wealth and women.

They were aware of an ambush ahead, but the large number of people gave them strong confidence.

The thieves rushed towards the entrance of the valley, firing arrows as they ran. The arrows whizzed towards the valley and hit the mountains and forests on both sides.

They haven't noticed the female soldiers hiding there yet, but based on the traces, they must be around.

Unfortunately, a female soldier was hit by an arrow, but it was just a stray arrow, grazing her skin a little.

Li Yi's riding bow slowly stretched into a full moon shape, and the long arrow shaft slowly crossed the bow. The arrow flashed a bright light under the moonlight, but it looked really cold and severe.

The arrow shot out like lightning, and with a sound of "Puff!", it shot into a thief's eye, and the arrow went straight to the back of his head. The thief screamed, and was pulled away by the powerful arrow, and fell to the ground hard.

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His companion was killed, and the thief's frantic running suddenly stopped, and he looked around with panic on his face.

Li Yi shot an arrow as a signal, and the other female soldiers holding bows and arrows shot out arrows one after another. Although the arrows were sparse, the five thieves at the front were still hit by arrows and fell to the ground, screaming miserably.

The bandits who were suddenly attacked were immediately thrown into confusion, and they still can't distinguish the situation. Of course, Li Yi and the female soldiers would not miss this good opportunity. Two groups of attacks killed seven or eight more people.

Twenty percent of the fifty thieves who acted as vanguard were killed in an instant. No matter how ferocious the thieves were, they were frightened and frightened. They fired arrows and yelled. Some of the timid ones had already secretly hid and watched the surrounding situation.

But it was so dark that it was difficult for the thieves to find the specific location of the female soldier, so they could only hide everywhere in a panic.

The leader of the thieves is not an incompetent person. It can be said that it is not that simple to pull a group of bandits together. He quickly determined the approximate location of his companions based on the arrows they received, and knew that there were not many of them.
To be continued...