Chapter 594

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

"Father of the children, will those mountain bandits really come?"

The slightly plump 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 or death.

Whether it was the only grain being robbed or death, both were things she did not want to see.

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

The dark-skinned man said nothing more, picked up the hoe by the wall, and walked out.

There were quite a few men in the village who had the same idea as him.

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

"Village head, what should we do?"

These men, after leaving their wives and children, also showed anxious expressions 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 were holding weapons now, they could not be the opponents of those mountain bandits.

"Two people, go immediately and pass this news to the army."

The old village head said decisively.

Now the only ones who could save them were the troops stationed not far away.

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

Two young men who were relatively strong immediately signaled that they could complete this task.

The village head was also quite satisfied with these two young men.

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

"I have a mule at home, 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 the mule could live a few more years.

Unexpectedly, the old village head was now letting the mule help lead the way.

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

The two of them 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 focused their eyes on the old village head once again.

But at this time, Helian Bobo had already arrived around the village with his main force.

500 elite soldiers and generals immediately surrounded the entire 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, otherwise don't blame me for slaughtering your entire village."

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

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

Xiongnu!

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

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

Some people's faces changed immediately, turning pale.

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

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

The dark-skinned man naturally heard the shouting outside, and a glimmer of relief flashed in his eyes.

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

But then a hint of worry flashed in his eyes; if the three children were eventually discovered, what would happen?

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

After seeing that the entire village fell into silence after he finished speaking, without a single movement.

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

"Go into the village and search, kill anyone you encounter."

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

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

The soldiers below, hearing their leader's words, immediately rode their horses and charged out.

500 Qin soldiers were considered a very powerful force on the battlefield.

When they felt the violent vibration coming, everyone's expression changed.

"Fellow villagers, fight them to the death."

A burly man roared, then raised the hoe in his hand and charged 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 off.

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

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

They suffered some small losses at the beginning, but quickly turned the tide of the battle.

They never intended to let the people of this village live.

These Xiongnu naturally showed no mercy in their actions; one slash meant one life.

Blood slowly reddened the center of the entire village, and the old village head had long since had his head chopped off by someone.

The dark-skinned man, after overturning one person with his hoe, was stabbed in the chest by a blade.

His eyes widened, only to find that there was no living person left on the scene.

All the fellow villagers had fallen to the ground.

The dark-skinned man finally collapsed to the ground as well, his gaze looking toward the direction of his home.

All the women and elderly hiding in their homes also did not escape this massacre.

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

Not only that, they also searched everywhere in the houses, looking for all wealth and grain.

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

"Leader, we found the granary."

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

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

His goal tonight was not this.

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

"Lead the way."

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

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

"Very good, take all this grain back."

Helian Bobo said loudly and excitedly.

Although this grain 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 out.

The grain that had originally filled half the granary was suddenly gone.

After confirming that the entire village had been resolved and not a single living person was left.

Helian Bobo then led everyone away from the village.