Lu Ning looked at the leader and did not say anything for a long time. He knew that he would not say anything. If he did not teach such a person a lesson, they would not lower their heads. No one would dare to say that they didn't kill anyone to establish their authority.
Lu Ning immediately ordered someone to chop off the leader and present his head.
Lu Ning then said to the mounted gangsters," Whoever speaks first and speaks correctly, I'll let him go. If anyone doesn't speak, I'll behead them!"”
Now, after seeing the head of the small leader, the bandits immediately fought to be the first to speak.
According to what they said, the leader of this group of Horse Gang was called Li You. He had more than 220 subordinates, and there were about 180 left in the village. A small portion of them were farmers, and most of them were hunters. Most of their families had been killed by the Xianbei, Xiongnu, and the government. Basically, all of them had no choice but to become horse thieves.
Their leader, Li You, was also a hunter, and his family was killed by the Xianbei cavalry.
After hearing their words, Lu Ning said to them,"You guys have forgotten the pain after the scar healed! All of you were born in poverty, and you were bullied by the government. Your relatives were killed by the cavalry of the Xianbei and Xiongnu tribes, but not only did you not take revenge, you even bullied civilians like you. If you have the ability and are a man, then go and fight the Xianbei people and the Xiongnu barbarians. What kind of hero are you to bully the common people!”
The mounted gangsters lowered their heads after being scolded by L??Ning. L??Ning reckoned that they were also blaming themselves in the depths of their hearts.
"I'll let one of you go back now and bring my words to your leader, Li You." He told him that he had two options: The first was that he was not allowed to bully the people anymore. If he had the ability, he would go and fight the Xianbei people and the Xiongnu people. He would have to return all the things he had stolen from Shanhou Village and send more money and food to the people of Shanhou Village. It would be his compensation to the people of Shanhou Village. If that was the case, he could come and take back his brothers. If not, he could collect their corpses."The second option is that if he's not convinced, he can bring his subordinates to attack us. I'll wait for him here.”
After the small fry left, Lü Ning had the captured mounted gangsters locked up in a house for the time being, and had the villagers set up traps and mechanisms. All kinds of I-shaped formations were set up densely and in a large area. They were all used to deal with cavalry.
The villagers all started to move. Some dug holes, some set up stakes. In any case, they used all the methods used to hunt.
It was already dusk. The leader of the Horse Gang, Li You, had arrived with a large group of people. The villagers of Lü Ningtang chose a place to hide and told them to sneak attack the Horse Gang in groups of two or three. As for the hunters, Lü Ning told them to shoot arrows at the Horse Gang in secret.
Lü Ning ran to the village entrance alone to welcome Li You and the other mounted gangsters. Lü Ning himself was very nervous and afraid. After all, the mounted gangsters had 170 to 180 cavalrymen. That was no joke. Lu Ning could not avoid it, or the villagers would lose even more confidence.
Lu Ning also knew that the sword in his hand was definitely a super treasured sword in this era. There probably wouldn't be any other sword that could compete with it. This was not only a sword from the 21st century, but it was also the commander's sword of the national army in his previous life. One could imagine its performance. It was definitely made of the best steel. Although Lü Ning's repeating crossbow was bought from the black market, its performance shouldn't be a problem. This gave Lü Ning confidence in his victory.
Lu Ning stood alone at the village entrance, more than ten meters behind the large trap, holding a crossbow. When L??Ning saw Li You's cavalry approaching at a high speed, about 40 meters away, L??Ning's crossbow began to shoot. In an instant, L??Ning shot out ten arrows, taking down seven or eight mounted gangsters.
After Lü Ning finished shooting, he turned around and ran. Because Lü Ning's crossbow was a small model, it could only hold ten arrows at a time. If he loaded it again after shooting, it would take some effort.
Li You saw that Lü Ning was running away and led a large group of people to rush towards Lü Ning. They were riding horses while Lü Ning was running. If they ran a little slower, Lü Ning would be courting death.
Lü Ning looked back as he ran. He saw Li You's minions rushing into the trap one after another. For a moment, people were thrown off their horses, and miserable cries could be heard. Some of the mounted gangsters fell off their horses and pounced on the wooden spikes, while some of the wooden spikes pierced through the bodies of the mounted gangsters.
A dozen horses in front fell into the trap, and the Horse Gang behind them rushed forward one after another. Although they did not fall into the trap, they also fell off their horses. Their horses could not stop and were tripped by the horses in front.
When the Horse Gang discovered the trap, they moved forward cautiously. After all, most of them were hunters, so they had a certain ability to identify traps. Of course, there were Horse Gang members who stepped into the traps from time to time.
The hunters who were hiding in the dark used their bows and arrows to shoot arrows at the Horse Gang. When Li You entered the village, he had already lost one-third of his men. Although some of them were not dead, they had lost their fighting strength. What greeted Li You and the others were ropes, stones, and sticks. The villagers fled after being hit. It could be said that they had the essence of guerrilla warfare from Comrade Mao.
The mounted gangsters had no way to catch them, so they could only dismount and search. The Horse Gangs split up and rushed to the farmer's house. Some stepped into the trap as soon as they entered the door. Some opened the door and a big stone fell from the top of the door and hit their heads. Some accidentally bumped into some rope and immediately shot wooden sticks and arrows at them. Some were knocked down by the bamboo traps without knowing what they touched. Some were greeted by urine and feces.
In the blink of an eye, Li You's men kept screaming in the village. They never returned. Li You only had 50 to 60 men with him. At this time, the hunters in the village were shooting arrows at them from the dark. The Horse Gang riding on horseback would be killed or injured by the arrows if they were not careful.
As long as a mounted bandit was left alone, their horse legs would be attacked by sticks and hoes. The entire small village was indeed hell on earth for Li You and the others.
Li You and the others were afraid. They didn't dare to stay any longer. They wanted to escape. How could they do that? It wasn't easy for Lu Ning to invite them in, but they were allowed to escape just like that. This was disrespectful to them.
Lü Ning's crossbow had been reloaded with bolts. Lü Ning led the villagers to kill the Horse Gang. Lü Ning shot Li You's Ma Zhan with the crossbow.
Li You was thrown off his warhorse. When his Horse Gang subordinates saw their leader fall off his warhorse and turn around to rescue him, they would definitely be greeted with bows and arrows and clubs.
Lü Ning also charged forward with his saber in hand. Lü Ning realized that he had become much stronger than before in ancient times. His hearing was more sensitive than before, and he could hear further. It was the same with his eyes. As long as Lü Ning focused his mind and watched, he realized that his opponent's speed was very slow. This made Lü Ning fully prepared for his attack. These could be the changes that Lü Ning had undergone when he traveled through time and space.
Seeing Li You stabbing a villager with his spear, Lu Ning stepped forward without hesitation and met Li You's spear with his saber. With a crisp sound, Li You's spear was broken into two. Then, Lü Ning gripped his saber tightly with both hands and slashed down fiercely at Li You. Li You did not dare to meet it and could only retreat. Lü Ning then went forward and slashed again.
Although Lu Ning had never learned any swordsmanship, there were many slow-motion replays in modern movies and television. There were all kinds of moves in those movies. Lu Ning did not think too much about it now. He just swung his sword as he pleased. There was no fancy move. It was a little like the samurai swordsmanship of the Japanese. When the sword was fierce, every move was fatal. Moreover, Lu Ning was also holding a commanding sword.
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