Chapter 273

After hiding all three children, the two adults spread some straw mats on top.

"Child's father, those mountain bandits won't really come, will they?"

A somewhat chubby woman walked back and forth in the room anxiously.

Her eyes were also filled with fear.

After all, the arrival of mountain bandits meant the loss of grain and fodder or death.

Whether it was the only grain and fodder being snatched away or death, it was something she did not want to see.

"Don't worry, you wait at home, I'll go out and see the situation."

The dark and thin man didn't say a word, picked up the hoe by the wall, and walked out.

In the village, there were quite a few men who had the same idea as him.

These men all gathered in the village head's courtyard.

"Village head, what should we do?"

After these men left their wives and children, anxious expressions also appeared on their faces.

They knew better than anyone that those mountain bandits would choose to come in the middle of the night.

They must have been prepared long ago.

Even if they held weapons now, they could not be the opponents of those mountain bandits.

"Come two people, immediately pass this news to the army."

The old village head said decisively.

Now the only thing that could save them was the army stationed not far away.

As long as the news could be passed on quickly, the arrival of the army could solve their urgent needs.

Two relatively strong young men immediately indicated that they could complete this task.

For these two young men, the village head was also quite satisfied.

"Erwazi, Sandan, you must go and return quickly."

"I have a mule at home; you take the mule with you, it can just help you save some time."

The old village head said solemnly.

Their family's mule was specially used for farm work, and they usually couldn't bear to use it.

Eating and drinking well every day, they were just hoping that this mule could live a few more years.

Unexpectedly, the old village head actually let this mule help lead the way.

The two young men nodded heavily after hearing the old village head's words.

The two also knew what time it was, so they didn't delay, led the mule from the backyard, and walked in another direction.

The remaining people once again focused their eyes on the old village head.

But at this time, Helian Bobo had already led the main force to the surroundings of the village.

These 500 elite soldiers and generals were all experts from various tribes.

Although the number might not be comparable to the entire village, every one of them was a strong man.

"People inside, listen to me."

"Quickly hand over your grain and fodder, otherwise don't blame me for slaughtering your entire village."

A man who looked exceptionally strong beside Helian Bobo shouted loudly.

Hearing the broken language, everyone in the village changed their expressions.

Xiongnu!

These villagers who lived on the border between Great Qin and Xiongnu naturally had heard the Xiongnu language.

Originally thought it was just mountain bandits, but didn't expect it to be a group of Xiongnu.

Some people's faces immediately changed, turning pale.

There was a deep blood feud between the Xiongnu and Great Qin.

They didn't think these Xiongnu would easily let them go.

The dark and thin man naturally heard the shouting outside, and a trace of luck flashed in his eyes.

Fortunately, he had considered the worst-case scenario when he went out before and had already hidden the three children well.

But then a trace of worry flashed in his eyes; what if the three children were eventually discovered?

Everyone had their own little calculations in their hearts, but Helian Bobo didn't care what these Great Qin people thought.

After seeing that the whole village fell into silence after he finished speaking, without any movement.

Helian Bobo's face immediately turned gloomy, and then he said to his subordinates.

"Go into the village and search for me; kill anyone you encounter."

For these Great Qin people, he didn't need to be soft-hearted.

After all, many of their Xiongnu people died at the hands of these people.

The soldiers below heard the Chieftain's words and immediately rode their horses and rushed out.

When feeling the violent vibration coming, everyone's face changed.

"Fellow villagers, fight them."

A big man roared, then lifted the hoe in his hand and rushed toward those cavalrymen.

The hoe hit the horse's leg heavily, and the horse neighed in pain.

The Xiongnu on the horse was directly thrown away.

This scene obviously encouraged all the villagers, and some people picked up the weapons in their hands and rushed out.

Those Xiongnu obviously didn't expect these villagers to dare to resist.

They suffered some small losses at the beginning, but soon reversed the situation.

They didn't intend to let the people of this village live anyway.

These Xiongnu naturally didn't show mercy, one slash was one life.

Blood slowly reddened the center of the whole village, and the old village head had long been beheaded by someone.

The dark and thin man overturned one person with his hoe, and then was stabbed in the chest by a knife.

His eyes widened, but he found that there was no living person on the scene long ago.

All the fellow villagers fell to the ground.

The dark and thin man finally slumped to the ground, but his eyes looked in the direction of his home.

All the women and elderly hiding at home also did not escape this massacre.

Those Xiongnu rushed into the houses one after another, brought everyone out, and killed them with one slash.

Not only that, they also rummaged around in the houses, looking for all wealth and grain and fodder.

Soon, these things were all gathered in the center of the whole village.

"Chieftain, we found the granary."

Looking at these small bags of grain and fodder, Helian Bobo's face was exceptionally calm.

These small bags of grain and fodder were obviously the stored grain in these villagers' homes.

His goal tonight was not these.

After hearing the report from this subordinate, Helian Bobo's eyes finally lit up.

"Lead the way."

A small half of the men and horses immediately followed this subordinate and approached the location of the granary.

The door of the granary had long been destroyed, and inside were obviously bags of grain and fodder.

"Very good, take all this grain and fodder back."

Helian Bobo said excitedly and loudly.

Although this grain and fodder was not much, it was enough for the tribesmen to live well for a period of time.

A large number of soldiers poured into the granary and began to transport the grain and fodder out.

The grain and fodder that originally filled half of the granary suddenly became empty.

After confirming that the entire village had been dealt with and no living person was left behind.

Helian Bobo then led everyone away from the village.