NOVEL NEXT Chapter 318 Can we fight again?
Although the casualties this time were expected, they were still heavy.
"My man is dead...he is dead..."
A woman wailed, "How can I live!"
With such a beginning, the wailing sounds started one after another, giving Ye Qingran a headache.
It wasn't that she was annoyed by their crying, but when she looked back, she saw dead men lying on the ground, and she didn't know how many families were about to be broken up.
So many people would die once the bandits came. Although it was much better than letting the bandits rush in and kill them, it still made their already difficult life even more miserable.
Then when the rogues come again, won't all the useful people die?
Chu Qingyun seemed to have this concern, so he pulled her aside to discuss: "We have to find a way to stop the bandits from coming, or in other words, before the third prince leads his troops, we can stop these bandits from harassing the people. Reduce casualties.”
Ye Qingran nodded: "That's the truth, but these bandits are not afraid of death. Their attacks are rampant, pervasive, and unorganized. How can we be prepared to be effective?"
"The Third Prince will arrive in about three days. We just need to carry them through these three days and try not to cause more deaths."
As he said that, he looked back at the crying women with some pity.
Ye Qingran also felt uncomfortable in his heart: "It's better to make some traps. Since the bandits like to run rampant, traps should be very useful to them."
"Yes, but it will cost more manpower. They may not have the thought now..."
As soon as Chu Qingyun finished speaking, he heard someone say: "My man is already dead. If we continue to fight like this, your men will suffer the same fate... We can't fight anymore..."
As soon as these words came out, the enthusiasm that was originally difficult to mobilize was completely gone.
Chu Qingyun was a little anxious and stepped forward to persuade: "If we don't fight back, the bandits will rush in and kill people. By then, let alone men, even you will be killed."
"But if our men are dead, what else do we have to live for? Besides, before you came, they only snatched some food. The most we could do was get beaten. So many people have never died. If this continues, we will How can you still live?"
Many women agreed and believed that the beating should not be continued.
But Ye Qingran said solemnly: "We only need to persist for three more days. In just three days, the imperial troops will arrive, and then there will be no need for you to sacrifice anymore. During these three days, we will also find ways not to fight head-on with the bandits." , and turn to other safer ways to solve the problem.”
"Will you trust us? We don't want to see anyone die, but we don't want to see bandits rushing in, burning, killing and looting. As long as we survive these three days, there will never be any more bandits doing evil in the future."
The people stopped talking, the women wept silently, and the old people looked ashen.
The remaining men were also very scared. It is everyone's nature to fear death, and they were no exception.
Although they were not happy, with the persuasion of the two of them, they dug the trap overnight as arranged, and half of it was completed by dawn.
They took turns to rest and finally arranged the trap before dark.
These traps should be very useful for dealing with rogue bandits, but it is inconvenient for them to go out for patrols and sentries. They can only guard the fence nervously, waiting for the results.
They became smarter this time, but the bandits also became smarter, but their smartness was just from attacking during the day to raiding at night.
However, Chu Qingyun had already taken precautions and personally stood guard on the roof. From a distance, he saw a dark patch coming this way.
Although it is difficult to see clearly at night, these figures are still very conspicuous in the snow.
In order not to alert others, he whistled instead of shouting.
The common people had ghosts in their hearts and could not sleep soundly. When they heard this sound, they woke up immediately. Even those who were not awake would be awakened by the sound of them getting up.
Soon, they were ready and guarded the hidden place with spears in advance.
Although the traps are prepared early, there is no guarantee that all the rogues will be hit. They will need to hit the target at any time.
Chu Qingyun still stayed on the roof and watched the movements of the bandits. If the trap failed to confuse them, it would be his turn to take action.
He promised the people not to let them suffer any more casualties, so even if he died, he could not let these poor people suffer disaster again.
However, the bandits chose to act at night, so the trap would most likely be able to stop them.
They deliberately covered the trap with snow so that it was no different from the rest of the ground. Even they themselves could not distinguish the scope of the trap, so they did not dare to go out to patrol and watch.
As expected, these bandits were careless. Although the number this time was almost double that of last time, their way of action was still rampant.
Relying on their knowledge of the terrain, they approached the fence very quickly, and then fell directly into the trap.
The trap was dug very deep, and a sharpened stick was placed at the bottom. Given their weight, they would surely die if they fell.
But these people are not stupid. If the people in front fall in, they will not dare to move forward.
They did not take the lives of their companions seriously, and pushed others to explore the way. Unfortunately, when Chu Qingyun arranged the trap, he surrounded them in a full circle without leaving any gaps.
The advantage of this is that the bandits cannot find a way in, but the disadvantage is that if the bandits stay outside, they will always be trapped inside.
But Chu Qingyun has thought about it, the third prince will arrive within three days, and there are still two days left.
If they save some of the food on hand, it won't be a problem to eat for two days. As long as they survive these two days, they will be saved.
In order to find the way to the fence, these bandits had lost less than half of their men, and the rest were still hesitating, not knowing what to do.
After a while, they stopped, and no one tried any further, so they planned to cut down a tree to build a single-plank bridge and directly cross the part full of traps. They could also make a ladder under them to climb over the fence and get inside. go.
Ye Qingran fired arrows directly in the dark, killing the nearby bandits one by one.
In the absence of light, she hid in the dark. The bandits couldn't find where the arrows were shot from, and they all tried to hide in the crowd for fear of being shot.
But Ye Qingran showed no mercy at all and shot several more in succession, fearing that they would run away.
The rogue bandits could only wait for death and could not fight back. Only then did they realize that they could no longer rush to make a surprise attack, so they began to turn around and run away, scattering in all directions.
"Have they left?" someone asked.
Ye Qingran narrowed his eyes: "No."