The most arrogant in history

Hou Qi screamed and wailed.

Ye Kun shouted again: "County Magistrate Liu and County Magistrate Wang, bring a hundred elite soldiers to support the battle. Anyone who dares to take a step back will be shot on the spot!"

In fact, Hou Qi's beating was a self-torture tactic, which was discussed by Ye Kun and County Magistrate Liu.

As for the one hundred elite soldiers supporting the battle, it was also a lie by Ye Kun.

Only in this way can we rally the military's morale and make the effort with one force.

According to Ye Kun's arrangement, County Magistrate Liu comforted everyone:

"Everyone, rest assured. Among the bandits in Xiping Mountain, there are more than 50 of them. They are all my accomplices. They have agreed to attack from both inside and outside. As long as our army arrives, we will surely be victorious!"

County Magistrate Wang shouted, "There are thousands of taels of silver and countless silk and salt in the bandit den at Xiping Mountain. If we take down Xiping Mountain, everyone will have a share of all the gold, silver and treasures!"

Everyone was somewhat tempted.

Ye Kun said loudly: "Liu County Magistrate is such a high-ranking official, but he is not afraid of death. He will fight the bandits with us. What are you afraid of? Let's go!"

There were more than twenty horse-drawn carriages parked on the road in front of the county government office.

Each carriage had been modified with a tent propped up with bamboo strips and covered with straw curtains to disguise itself as an ordinary caravan.

Ye Kun arranged for everyone to bring their own weapons and crossbows and get into the tent on the car.

More than twenty people were left behind to drive.

Then, Ye Kun gave another order.

Each carriage is considered a combat unit, and Ye Kun has made detailed arrangements.

The straw curtain was lowered, covering everyone.

Ye Kun led the team to set off.

County Magistrate Liu and County Assistant Magistrate Wang followed on horseback.

In fact, County Magistrate Liu and County Assistant Secretary Wang were both cowards and would never go to Xiping Mountain. They would send the troops five miles outside the city and then return.

But the soldiers and tiger-hunting team members who were blinded in the carriage had no idea.

The twenty or so people who stayed behind to drive the horses were all close confidants of Ye Kun and County Magistrate Liu, so they naturally wouldn't say anything.

Five miles out of the city, County Magistrate Liu deliberately caught up with Ye Kun and said loudly to the people in the carriage who were covered in tears:

"Mr. Ye Kun, let's split our forces into two groups. You will lead the charge, and County Magistrate Wang and I will lead the elite troops and follow shortly."

Ye Kun also said loudly:

"Liu County Magistrate is personally leading the troops to fight, so we should march forward bravely. However, after winning the battle, we must not be short of military merit and rewards."

"Don't worry, Mr. Ye, I will reward those who have made contributions, and I will never break my promise!"

County Magistrate Liu chuckled and took County Magistrate Wang back to the county town.

Ye Kun urged the carriage to continue heading towards Xiping Mountain.

Xiping Mountain is only thirty miles away from the county seat.

Half an hour after dawn, we arrived at the foot of Xiping Mountain.

This is a mountain road, right at the foot of Xiping Mountain.

Looking upwards, the slope is not steep.

But there is a cliff on the other side, and there is no way to retreat as long as the front and back are blocked.

The bandits' lair was on the top of a mountain two miles away.

The weather was gloomy, as if foreshadowing that a major war was about to begin.

Ye Kun wore a bamboo hat, leather armor inside, and a linen gown outside. He rode a horse and deliberately whipped the whip and shouted:

"The caravan should hurry up. There are bandits on Xiping Mountain. Don't let them rob your goods! Once we pass this section and get on the official road, everything will be peaceful!"

"Drive, drive!"

The soldiers driving the carriage shouted loudly.

The twenty or so people driving the car were also wearing leather armor and conical hats with pig skin covering the tops.

Whoosh whoosh!

Several feather arrows were shot.

Suddenly, a dozen bandits jumped out from the mountain road ahead, each holding a bow and arrow, and shouted in unison: "Leave behind your goods and money, and I will spare your lives!"

At the same time, a loud shout came from the rear team: "I am a bandit from Xiping Mountain. Get off your horses and kneel down!"

Looking at the hillside on the south side, hundreds of people swarmed in, holding sticks, swords and guns, and shouting together: "Kill, rob!"

It seems that the robbers are experienced in robbery.

The front and back mountain roads were blocked by archers, and a large army rushed down the mountain.

When most caravans saw this scene, they would basically surrender and allow themselves to be slaughtered.

Unfortunately, these guys met Ye Kun!

Ye Kun immediately dismounted, using the horse to protect himself, and shouted, "Shoot!"

The straw curtains of more than twenty carriages were all torn down.

The fully armed crossbowmen, either standing or squatting, took aim at the target and pulled the trigger.

The four cars in front deal with the robbers in front;

The four cars behind are used to deal with the robbers behind.

The dozen or so cars in the middle were all aiming at the robbers rushing down the hillside.

Don’t crash!

Bowstrings sounded loudly, and arrows flew like locusts, shooting towards the robbers.

In the past five days, Ye Kun has made more than seventy sets of double-shot lightweight crossbows and eight sets of double-bow and double-arrow crossbows. Together with the original crossbows of the tiger-hunting team, there are more than a hundred of them in total.

Each vehicle was equipped with four people and four light crossbows.

The four people were divided into two groups and took turns shooting.

The carriages at the front and rear ends, as well as the two carriages in the middle, were each equipped with two sets of double-bow and double-arrow crossbows to penetrate armor and decapitate.

A double arrow shot, a round of shooting, that's a hundred arrows.

The robbers were caught off guard and were shot to the ground, with screams everywhere.

The double-bow, double-arrow crossbows on the front and rear carriages also fired at the same time, attacking the armored archers of the bandits.

The specially made long arrows were like javelins, piercing directly through the armored bandit archers.

The main fighting force of the bandits is the archers.

The other minions are nothing to worry about.

After two rounds of alternating shooting, more than ten bandit archers were killed, and a large number of minions on the hillside were killed or wounded.

"There's an ambush, retreat quickly!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the robbers finally turned around and ran away after Ye Kun's second round of volleys.

"Hunting down, don't let any one escape!"

Ye Kun shouted.

The third and fourth rounds of shooting started immediately.

Ye Kun's powerful crossbow has a range of more than two hundred meters; the range of the short crossbow is also more than one hundred meters.

The robbers didn't run fast enough and left dozens of bodies behind.

There were still many who were not dead, struggling to climb up the mountain.

Ye Kun ordered: "Pause the pursuit, teams one and two, stay on guard, teams three and four, control the injured bandits first!"

Half of the troops in the team were assigned to hold crossbows to finish off the injured bandits and count their numbers.

Qin Erwu laughed loudly: "Damn the robbers, they are just cowards. Beating them is much easier than beating a tiger!"

Ye Kun shouted: "Let's check our brothers first to see if any of them are injured!"

On our side, only two were slightly injured.

One wound was on the left chest, where an arrow pierced through the double layer of pig skin, breaking the skin and causing bleeding.

The other wound was on the scalp, with blood all over the face. It looked scary, but it was fine after a bandage.

There were almost no casualties because the bandits started by shooting a few arrows to establish their authority and did not really intend to kill anyone.

Later, when the robbers wanted to shoot arrows, it was too late.

After finishing off the enemy on the battlefield, all the arrows that could be retrieved were collected. The weapons left behind by the bandits were also collected and placed on the carriage.

Qin Erwu took count and found that a total of seventy-three bandits were killed.

Only more than twenty people died on the spot, and the rest were killed by finishing blows.

Four wounded elderly prisoners were also left behind.

Among the robbers who escaped, Ye Kun estimated that at least thirty were injured.

The first battle was a great victory and everyone's morale was high.

The soldiers who were timid at the beginning are now all boasting and showing off their might.

The four team leaders asked Ye Kun: "Mr. Ye, what should we do now?"

Ye Kun climbed up the hillside, looked at the terrain, waved his hand and shouted:

"Those in iron armor are outside, and those in leather armor are inside! Stir your bows and arrows, advance step by step, and block the bandits in their den, and then catch them in the urn!"