novelden Chapter 336: Daytime Ambush
Chapter 336: Daytime Ambush
"Well, it's getting cold, and we can't go up the mountain. The kids can have a good rest then."
"Now we just hope that Qingfeng Village, this obstacle, will be disturbed and run away soon. We have stayed in Shilin Town for too long."
Zhang nodded in agreement, "Boss, when we get on the road again, should we speed up?"
"It's hard to say. As long as the bandits in Qingfeng Village are not eliminated, we can't move forward."
"Either we go back the way we came, or we stay here and wait until someone drives the bandits away from Qingfeng Village."
"But it's difficult." Yun the Butcher said, and sighed worriedly.
"Boss, this is not something we can decide. Let's just go with the flow."
"I know, but I just feel a little upset."
"Who says it's not, Boss?"
While Yun the Butcher and Zhang were worried, Li Huailiang had already brought several teams of people to Qingfeng Village and were lurking around them.
Li Huailiang led a team of people through the main gate of Qingfeng Village and came to the back door of Qingfeng Village.
He brought more than a dozen people and hid behind a big tree more than 20 meters away from the door.
The back door of Qingfeng Village is not big, and there are two big torches next to the wooden door. There is a simple shed near the door, and the door of the shed is open.
Li Huailiang stuck his head out and looked through the shed, and saw four people drinking and chatting inside.
He walked to higher ground again and found that the back door of Qingfeng Village was far away from the house where the bandits lived in front.
The bandits’ residences, including the meeting hall, were mostly concentrated at the main entrance of the stronghold.
At this time, torches were burning everywhere in the mountain village, and it was clear that many bandits were drinking and eating in the open space inside the mountain village.
They spoke very loudly, and although I couldn't hear them clearly, I could definitely see quite a few bandits.
However, Li Huailiang also discovered that there were several houses where there was no light coming from inside.
The entire village is shaped like a gourd. Except for the front gate and the back gate, there are tall trees on both sides of the village, plus extremely high fences, making it difficult to enter.
It seems that we still need to work hard on the front and back doors of the village.
Li Huailiang and his men guarded the back door for more than an hour.
During this time, the four gatekeepers were drinking. When Li Huailiang left, he could see that everyone in the shed had fallen asleep on the table.
Their snoring was so loud that it was obvious that they were really asleep and not just pretending.
Another major discovery was that during this period, no bandits from the front stronghold came to the back door.
This also means that the bandits in the mountain village will not patrol back and forth in the village at night.
The bandits in the mountain stronghold seemed relaxed and not very vigilant.
However, it is night now, and I don’t know what the situation in the village is during the day.
So, Li Huailiang decided that starting tomorrow, he would take some people to guard the gate of the village for a day.
We must find out the inside of the mountain stronghold before sending troops to prevent unnecessary sacrifices.
"Okay, that's enough for tonight. Everyone go back the way you came. Take a rest and don't make any noise."
Li Huailiang waved his hand, and everyone turned around, bent their waists, and walked back slowly.
When Li Huailiang led his soldiers back to the camp at the foot of the mountain, everyone in Yunjia Village, except those on night duty, had fallen asleep.
Li Huailiang didn't dare to sleep, and led everyone to analyze the bandits in Qingfeng Village.
Before the reinforcements sent by the eldest prince arrived, he wanted to learn more about Qingfeng Village.
He was busy until two or three in the middle of the night before going to bed.
The night passed peacefully without incident.
As soon as it was daybreak, Zhang got up to cook.
Butcher Yun added grass to his mule and donkey, then carried his basket to the foot of the mountain to cut grass.
By the time the woods started to get lively, Zhang's meal was ready.
“Boss, bring your brothers and sisters to eat.
"Coming right up, mother."
Soon, everyone sat down and had a quiet breakfast.
After the meal, Yun the Butcher asked, "Yiyi, are you planning to go up the mountain today?"
Yun Yiyi nodded and said, "Dad, we won't go too far. We will be back for lunch at noon."
"Okay, then please pay attention to your safety."
"Got it, Dad."
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, the team is heading up the mountain."
"Here I come, Yiyi."
Yun Yiyi carried a stick and walked in front with a swagger.
Brother Yun and the others followed closely behind.
"Brother, I think we should go to the place where we dug yams yesterday."
"I've never been to that area before. I think we can wander around more."
"No problem, let's go there."
"Yes, so I don't have to worry about where to go."
"If there's nothing else to find, let's continue digging for wild vegetables. After all, we won't come back empty-handed."
"Haha, brother, believe me, I will never come back empty-handed."
"I definitely believe you, Yiyi. But don't feel pressured, as long as it's edible, it's fine."
"Got it, big brother."
They chatted and hurried on their way, and it seemed that time passed very quickly.
At this time, the team led by Li Huailiang had been divided into several teams, ambushing at the main gate, back gate, and surrounding areas of Qingfeng Village.
However, considering that it was easier to see during the day, Li Huailiang specifically told everyone to stay away from the door to ensure that they would not be discovered by the bandits coming in and out.
More than an hour later, Yun Yiyi and the others arrived at the place where they dug yam yesterday.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, you guys take a rest first. I'll go take a look ahead and be back soon."
"Okay, we'll wait for you to come back." Brother Yun said and waved his hand.
Yun Yiyi followed the path she took yesterday and came to the back of the thorn bush where she caught rabbits.
She picked up the yam that the rabbit had not finished eating yesterday and looked at it carefully. The yam was not very thick and should have been dug out by the rabbit itself.
However, before Brother Yun and his friends started digging yam yesterday, Yun Yiyi looked carefully and found no signs of the soil there having been dug.
This means that besides the yams we dug yesterday, there is another place where yams grow nearby.
And the distance should not be far. The fact that the rabbit can bring the yam here to eat is a sign of something.
Yun Yiyi looked around and decided to keep moving forward.
The grass ahead was very deep, and Yun Yiyi was busy using a stick to clear a path, and had no time to think about how far she had walked.
When she felt a little tired and stopped to rest with the help of a stick, she inadvertently looked back and realized that she had walked quite far.
She looked around hurriedly, and saw nothing but grass and thorns. If she was not careful, her clothes would get caught or her arms and legs would be pricked.