HPDBC #266 - Brutal nature
#266 - Brutal nature
Dong Xiong's men were also surprised to hear this.
They couldn't help but look at Li Rong.
Li Rong looked embarrassed:
"This is my family's ancestral archery technique…"
In this era, many family martial arts skills were passed down to men but not women, and to direct descendants but not those of concubines.
Not to mention passing it on to outsiders.
Dong Xiong lowered his voice and said to Li Rong:
"Old Li, I know it's difficult for you."
"But if we reach an agreement, we can get two fifth-rank helpers, which will undoubtedly make everyone safer."
"Otherwise, if we lose our lives, what's the use of keeping the martial arts?"
"Distributing more food is related to whether hundreds of brothers under our command can have enough to eat."
"You only contribute a secret manual, and you can save so many people."
"In the future, if I encounter a good secret manual, I will keep one for you. I will remember your contribution."
Li Rong still looked embarrassed after hearing this.
If the ancestral secret manual was passed on to outsiders, he would not be able to explain it to his ancestors.
He whispered:
"Chief, this is a Profound-level secret manual."
Dong Xiong saw that Li Rong was still hesitant, glanced at Xingniang, and signaled Xingniang to help persuade him.
Xingniang knew Li Rong's entanglement and embarrassment, she just sighed and did not persuade him.
But Dong Xiong was unhappy, he said with a cold face:
This time, Dong Xiong spoke without any intention of lowering his voice. He deliberately spoke loudly to finalize the matter.
This was already disrespectful to Li Rong, ignoring his feelings.
Li Rong could only cough twice to cover up his embarrassment.
But since he chose to join Black Boar Fortress and follow Dong Xiong, according to the rules of the Green Forest, he could only listen to Dong Xiong.
Li Rong could only helplessly say:
"Hero Song, don't blame me for not making it clear."
"My archery technique is not only extremely difficult to practice, but also very particular about talent. Not every martial artist can easily master it."
"Especially this archery technique requires very high-quality bows and arrows. Without suitable bows and arrows, the power of this archery technique cannot be exerted at all."
"Instead of wasting a lot of time practicing archery and not being able to achieve great success, you might as well practice other martial arts, which will be faster."
Obviously, Li Rong still wanted to use this method to make Liang Jin dismiss the idea.
Liang Jin didn't care:
"It doesn't matter."
"As long as you are willing to give the secret manual, we will naturally help with this favor."
With the archery technique, Liang Jin would have the means to deal with the divine eagle.
What if the divine eagle could fly?
If it didn't listen, Liang Jin could draw his bow and shoot the great eagle at any time.
Li Rong opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
Dong Xiong had already said:
"Good!"
"Then this matter is settled!"
"Come, let's drink!"
"Let's wish us a happy cooperation in advance!"
Saying that, Dong Xiong raised his glass and drank with Liang Jin and others.
Li Rong looked unwilling and wanted to speak.
Xingniang secretly tugged at his sleeve and shook her head at him.
Li Rong could only sigh and accept the decision.
At this moment.
Suddenly, a scout galloped over quickly.
A scout dismounted and reported:
"Chief, a group of officials is coming from behind."
Everyone couldn't help but concentrate.
Lei Zhen asked:
"Could it be the prefect's team is here?"
Dong Xiong shook his head:
"The prefect's team is not coming from that direction, but from the opposite direction."
"I know who's coming!"
"This is the border of Kaixin County. It must be that dog magistrate of Kaixin County who came out to welcome his superiors in order to curry favor."
"It's good that they came. Let's rob them together."
"This dog magistrate must have brought a lot of gifts for the new prefect."
Immediately, Dong Xiong waved his hand, and the group from Black Boar Fortress immediately took action.
They all ambushed behind the small earth slope.
Liang Jin and the others also followed the crowd to the back of the earth slope.
After a while.
Sure enough, a team of officials was seen walking towards this side.
At the front, the yamen runners were carrying gongs and drums. They walked and beat the gongs and drums, reminding the people that the magistrate was coming.
Following behind were the row-stick yamen runners.
The so-called row-stick yamen runners were yamen runners who specialized in clearing the way. If any commoners or starving people failed to avoid them and blocked the road, the row-sticks in their hands would hit them hard.
Behind them were a group of yamen runners carrying "Silence" and "Avoidance" signs.
Then there were a large number of yamen runners, attendants, and idlers holding umbrellas, carrying sedan chairs, and waving fans.
The magistrate himself was sitting in the large sedan chair in the middle.
Behind them, the county military officer was riding a tall horse, leading a group of soldiers following behind.
This magistrate's entourage actually had a total of five hundred people.
Behind the earth slope.
Liang Jin, who was observing in the dark, couldn't help but sigh:
"This magistrate is just a seventh-rank petty official, but his pomp is quite grand."
Liang Jin's main body had also seen court officials travel in the capital.
When first and second-rank officials traveled, their entourage could be thousands of people.
When those third and fourth-rank officials traveled, their entourage would be five or six hundred people.
Who knew that the pomp of this seventh-rank magistrate's trip could be comparable to that of a third or fourth-rank official.
Lei Zhen explained:
"Brother, the officials in Changzhou like to pay attention to face and pomp."
"When they move, basically no one can be seen on the road. Even if the people can't avoid them, they have to kneel on the ground in a hurry, otherwise they will be beaten."
"If it weren't for these officials not doing their jobs properly, how could the disaster in Changzhou be so serious this time?"
Liang Jin nodded when he heard this.
It's really true that man-made disasters are worse than natural disasters.
He originally thought that when the plague was raging in Qingzhou, those officials had already done a terrible job.
But he didn't expect one place to be worse than another.
There really is no worst, only worse.
At this time.
Dong Xiong, who had been observing for a while, smiled:
"These guys dare to come out without even bringing a decent expert."
"They're really not afraid of death!"
“Since that's the case, there's no need to hide anymore.”
“Let's go out and play with them!”
Immediately, Dong Xiong led the group out on horseback.
They didn't bother with tactics, simply riding slowly to meet the magistrate's party on the official road.
The magistrate's party quickly noticed them too.
The leading yamen runner vigorously struck the bronze gong twice and shouted loudly:
“His Honor the Magistrate is passing by!”
“All idlers, quickly make way!”
But everyone ignored the words as if they were wind, still slowly riding to meet them.
The distance between the two sides rapidly closed.
This caused the magistrate's party to stop.
They seemed to realize that there was something wrong with the group in front of them.
A constable stepped forward and said in a deep voice:
“I am Wang Dao, the constable of Kaixin County!”
“Who are you? How dare you block the path of the Magistrate!”
Dong Xiong smiled contemptuously upon hearing this.
He patted Li Rong beside him.
Li Rong immediately drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and shot it out.
“咻!”
The feathered arrow pierced through the air.
A cloud of blood mist immediately erupted from the constable's chest!
Immediately following that, a group of yamen runners behind the constable also had blood mist erupt from their chests and backs.
They had all been pierced by the same arrow!
After piercing through the bodies of more than ten constables, Li Rong's arrow did not lose momentum, and it firmly nailed itself into the frame of the large sedan chair the magistrate was riding in.
The power of this one arrow finally awakened the many yamen runners.
The magistrate's party fell into chaos.
The county commandant at the rear shouted loudly and led a group of soldiers on horseback to charge towards the group.
Just as the Black Boar Stronghold members were about to act.
Dong Xiong suddenly tore open the robe on his body, revealing his upper body covered in thick hair:
“Leave these soldiers to me! You guys clean up those on the periphery who want to run away.”
“It's been a long time since I've charged into battle. Today is a good day to have a feast!”
Dong Xiong hoisted his Purple-Gold Thick-Backed Saber, jumped off his horse, and charged towards the soldiers.
He was already fat, and when he ran, the fat on his body trembled.
The county commandant, who was at the front, raised his saber and was about to slash at Dong Xiong.
But Dong Xiong roared angrily:
“Roar!!!”
Following that, he swung his Purple-Gold Thick-Backed Saber violently.
The fierce saber energy was extremely violent, and with one slash, he cut the county commandant and his horse in half.
The soldiers behind charged forward.
Dong Xiong swept his saber horizontally, and the soldiers in front were immediately separated at the waist, as if they had been subjected to the cruel punishment of being cut in half.
Dong Xiong was like a human-shaped tank, rampaging through the soldiers, and wherever he went, the soldiers were cut to pieces, their deaths extremely gruesome.
And this Dong Xiong seemed to have also practiced horizontal martial arts.
When the soldiers' sabers came at him, he didn't even bother to dodge, allowing the steel blades to strike his body.
With one slash, Dong Xiong's fat trembled, but the blade couldn't even break his skin.
Now, Dong Xiong was rampaging and killing in the crowd, combining offense and defense, and no one could stop him.
This frightened a large number of yamen runners, who threw away their gongs and signs and fled in all directions.
Xing Niang was not idle either.
She used a pair of Emei Piercers and led the Black Boar Stronghold's martial artists to chase and kill the yamen runners.
Li Rong also rode on his horse, drawing his bow and nocking arrows, aiming at those who were about to escape in the chaos, shooting them one by one.
This battle was basically without suspense.
Liang Jin and the other two watched from afar, and there was no need for them to take action.
Soon.
The battle was already over.
The yamen runners, soldiers, attendants, and hangers-on were lying all over the place.
At least half of them were dead or injured.
The remaining half were decisive, directly throwing away their weapons, squatting down with their heads in their hands, and choosing to surrender.
Dong Xiong laughed loudly, came to the large sedan chair, lifted the curtain, and grabbed the magistrate inside.
The magistrate looked at least sixty or seventy years old and was a thin old man.
He was held in Dong Xiong's hand, trembling and saying:
“Good… Good sir, spare my life!”
“I… I am an official… an official of the imperial court.”
Dong Xiong ignored him, took off the magistrate's official hat, and put it on his own head.
Following that, Dong Xiong grabbed the magistrate's head with his large hand and slammed his head violently against the sedan chair pole.
With a muffled thud, the magistrate's head was smashed, and he died on the spot.
Dong Xiong also stripped the official robe from the magistrate's corpse, put it on his own body, and said smugly:
“How is it?”
“Do I look like an official?”
He imitated the gait of an official, wandering among the yamen runners.
The yamen runners, fearing Dong Xiong, repeatedly said he looked the part.
This scene.
Made Lei Zhen shake his head slightly in the distance:
“A monkey in a hat and gown, this Dong Xiong probably doesn't have great ambitions.”
Obviously, Lei Zhen was filled with disappointment at Dong Xiong's behavior.
At this time, a Black Boar Stronghold subordinate asked:
“Big Boss, what should we do with these prisoners?”
Dong Xiong said in a deep voice:
“Of course, kill them all!”
“Let me do it!”
Saying that, he waved his saber and slashed at the group of prisoners.
Dong Xiong's attacks were powerful and heavy, and he was very brutal. Batch after batch of prisoners were cut to pieces by him.
Some prisoners were so frightened that they got up and ran away.
Dong Xiong ordered his subordinates to capture the prisoners alive and bring them back, and then he personally killed them.
Liang Jin, seeing how cruel Dong Xiong was, was thoughtful:
“It seems that the most violent person is probably Dong Xiong.”
Dong Xiong initially seemed to have the demeanor of a leader.
But once the battle started, his brutal nature was exposed.
Liang Jin looked at Li Rong and Xing Niang.
The two of them did not participate in the massacre of prisoners, but just watched helplessly from the side.
It seems that not all of Dong Xiong's subordinates approve of his behavior.
At this time.
A scout galloped over:
“Big Boss!”
“The new prefect's team has arrived!”