190 The Fire Tests the Truth
The facts once again proved that doing good deeds will be rewarded. After Tietou Tuo separated from Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun, he did not return to Tanggu City directly. He chose to go all the way north because he knew that there were more than 50 brothers in the Xiao family mansion, and as long as these brothers were organized, he could still fight with Sun Sanhu.
But unexpectedly, as soon as he ran halfway, he found that the sky in the north was bright, and the direction of the Xiao family's mansion was already swelling. Tietoutuo was so scared that his hair was blown away. He never expected that the adult's hometown would be confiscated.
Tietoutuo, who was so anxious that he rubbed his hands straight, turned around three or four times, and suddenly looked up and found that the surrounding terrain was so familiar. When he thought carefully, wasn’t this Xiao Wangzhuang who he did?
Now everyone in Xiaowangzhuang is not sleeping. They are not far from the Xiao family mansion. In the middle of the night, they hear the noisy people over there, and all the villagers are confused when they see it.
Just as all the villagers were guessing what was going on, they heard a roar of a broken gong at the entrance of the village suddenly sounded, which scared everyone.
"You group of unscrupulous people, Xiao Letian bought your land and gave you a big temple. Now that his family has suffered such a disaster, you are actually standing by and watching the fun!"
"Oh, it's Master Tietoutuo... Master, why are you dressing like this?" People rushed out of the house and came over.
"When is it, do you still care about my clothes? I just ask you, now Mr. Xiao's family is surrounded by bandits, should you save it or not? The three of you villages have a total of seven or eight hundred strong men. As long as they are united together, they will definitely save the adult family... At that time, I will go to Mr. Xiao to ask you for me!"
The three village chiefs got together and reached an agreement without even half a minute. "Master Tou Tuo really looks down on people. Although we are countrymen, we also have a conscience. Now we know that the benefactor has suffered a disaster, how can we not save them?"
"Friends, let's search the guys! Go and save people..." Under the command of Tietoutuo, the black villagers ran towards the Xiao family mansion.
Although Tiedou Tuo is sometimes very twisted, it only means that he is a very straightforward person and is not stupid. In fact, he is not only experienced but also has a flexible mind.
He knew what the result was for villagers who had not received military training to confront cavalry. Not to mention seven or eight hundred, even two thousand and two hundred, there was no chance of winning.
Therefore, Tietou Tuo used these people as suspicious soldiers, set up ambush in the woods, and used a large number of tripping horses to restrain the enemy's cavalry. As long as the enemy is constantly putting pressure on the enemy, these 200 cavalry will not dare to put all their troops into the mansion, which will relieve a lot of pressure on the guards inside.
This tactic is very clever. It was under the command of Tietoutuo that the group of cavalry had to distribute half of their troops to guard against the hidden dangers behind their butts, and the pressure inside the Xiao family mansion suddenly weakened.
The two tentative attacks of the cavalry failed, causing the villagers to capture more than 30 prisoners. What is even more surprising is that they obtained more than 30 sets of weapons, especially crossbows. With these long-range harassing weapons, Tietoutuo took a few young men who ran fast, like a team of ghosts standing on the field. He shot a round at the enemy and ran away after the fight.
"Speak quietly, everyone is whispering...climbing forward... Damn, don't you understand what crawling is? Just climb on the ground, hurry up and climb to the stone mill, let's run away with a round of arrows... Yes, yes!"
Just as Tietoutuo lowered his voice and directed the militia to approach the enemy quietly, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him, "Boy, why did you send the order here?"
Tietoutuo was almost scared and wanted to turn around and chop it, but when he saw that it was Xiao Letian? At the most critical moment, Xiao Letian, who was so tired that he finally arrived at home.
"Sir..." Tietotuo both cried out, "Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun, the two bastards, went to save you without any division of troops. They are going to rebel. And Wang Huaiyuan, he is actually the same as those two brats..."
Xiao Letian waved his hand, "Don't say that, I have understood the current situation. Xiao Hexin and his team responded without any mistakes. If they really divide their troops to save me, this is the biggest failure. Forget it, don't say these words. Now tell me about the situation in front of me..."
Xiao Letian and Tietoutuo gathered together to lower their voices and talk about the situation in front of them. At the same time, all the women in the inner house were determined to die.
The typical blue brick house in the north was covered with tinder oil and firewood. All the women of Xiao Letian squeezed in, looking at the fire in the south with sad faces.
At this time, Hu Niu was wearing Xiao Letian's dark pilot leather jacket, and there was no panic on her face in the face of death. He looked at the girls beside him, suddenly smiled, lowered his head and gently stroked the leather jacket on his body, and said calmly.
"I know you are all very curious about this heirloom. Let me tell you the truth. This dress has a story..." Hu Niu did not face the fear of death. Her body was huddled in the leather jacket, as if she was held in Xiao Letian's arms, warm and safe.
"The first time I met Brother Xiao and I were by the stream deep in the Taihang Mountains. Brother Xiao was in a state of dismay at that time, and it looked completely different from now..."
Hu Niu quietly told her sisters all her experiences in the Taihang Mountains. Xiao Letian, who was mistakenly considered a bandit spy, rode a mule in this leather jacket. After meeting the bandits, Xiao Letian was the first to discover the enemy's ambush and took the lead in killing a bandit shaking the bush.
In the dark night rushing towards the mountain temple, Xiao Letian carried A Chou on the mountain road and rushed back to the mountain road, the girl will never forget. In front of the mountain temple, the man who was commanding the musket team to fight happily was the hero in the woman's heart.
"Until the end, when the bandits had no intention of retreating, Brother Xiao personally went to the bandits' den to negotiate with them. That was when the leather jacket finally fell into my hands. At that moment, I had already sworn that this clothes would not be given to anyone..."
Women are all emotional animals. They are born with admiration for heroes, not to mention that it was the dark late Qing Dynasty, an era when heroes almost died, and an era when patriarchal society developed to the top.
In that era, the so-called heroes were scholars who were on the list of the Golden List, those who killed people like the Zeng brothers, or those who had millions of wealth in their families. Women were just an embellishment of patriarchal society.
Now, in Hu Niu's mouth, the image of a majestic man who values love and righteousness and respects women from the bottom of his heart has appeared in everyone's heart. The girls who are in love with spring will not be moved, and their eyes when they look at the leather jacket are so hot.
Humans are really a very strange species. When they have something called "spirit" in their hearts, they can even take the fear of death indifferent.
This is really a strange scene. Surrounded by thick smoke and fire, in the heart of the inner house, a group of women are actually crazy about the pungent smell of kerosene.
Yes, Xiao Letian read it correctly. When he jumped in from the side courtyard wall and desperately avoided the flames and rushed to the inner house, he saw such a strange scene at first sight.
"Damn, this is a battlefield. Even if you are brave, there is no need to smile on your face, right? And all the affectionate ones are still thinking about it? Are you going to have a spring before you die?" Xiao Letian was stunned.
At this moment, suddenly, from the south side of the house, a wing room was burned by flames, and the loud bang woke up all the dreaming women. Hu Niu stood up and picked up the burning candlestick. "Sisters, the bad guys have rushed in. In order not to be insulted by them, let's die together!"
"Brother Xiao... I'm innocent until I die..." After shouting, the burning candlestick was thrown to the ground.
"Oh, fuck, stop..." Xiao Letian rushed into the house without saying a word. A vicious dog slammed the candlestick and the burning flame under his body.
The woman had just made her mental preparations, but she never expected that Xiao Letian would come at the most critical moment and the backbone would come back.
"Brother Xiao...Master...Woooo..." The women suddenly lost their composure, and they all forgot their reserve and rushed over.
Hu Niu and A Chou pounced on Xiao Letian's back and hit his shoulder desperately. "I knew you would come back, I knew you would come to save us..." While saying that, he also smashed Xiao Letian's shoulder with his fists.
Xiren, Qingwen, Ping'er... and all the girls from the Grand View Garden rushed over and were like a stacked arhats. Everyone squeezed together and pressed Xiao Letian tightly.
At this time, Xiao Letian's lungs were almost crushed. The candlestick made of silver was pressed against his chest, and he was humming in pain. "Save me, Master Long... Save me, Master Long..." Unfortunately, the sound was too small. Not to mention Master Long, even Hu Niu and A Chou around him could not hear clearly.
On the edge of the pond outside the main room, Master Long was pressing bullets for his pistol. He had no time to take care of Xiao Letian, who was so happy that he was about to die. There was still a big battle to fight later. Whether he was a life or a death depends on the next few hours.
We must guard until the moment when the sun rises, as long as we persist until the sky is bright, not only will the two new companies be able to reinforce, but even the guards gathered by merchants can feel it. The most important thing is that as long as the foreigners find that Xiao Letian is not dead tomorrow, they will definitely interfere. This is certain.
"Shopkeeper Fan, take Lord Zhou and your brother to rest. We must stay here. Don't worry, we can hold on!"
Fan Jian, Fan Ru and Zhou Mingkui, who were next to Mr. Long, were so tired that he was almost vomiting blood. If there weren't a guard supporting them, he would have died halfway. Fan Ru, especially, rolled his eyes, as if Hei Bai Wuchang was chatting with him.
"I'm wrong, brother, I'm wrong, I won't get involved again, I want to live... As long as I can survive, I will go back to my hometown in Shanxi immediately and never come out in my life..."
"Wuwuwu, I'm so old, why do I need that much money? I'm so confused..."
Chapter completed!