The arrow pierced through Black Bear's body and nailed itself into the chest of a bandit behind him.
One arrow, two kills!
The black bear did not understand until his death. The leather armor he was wearing was specially used to defend against arrows. Why was it so fragile?
He was unwilling to give up and fell down. His sturdy corpse rolled down the slope.
"The Chief is dead!"
" Run! There's an ambush!"
The moment the black bear died, the bandits lost their will to fight and fled up the mountain.
Xu Hui led the Flying Cloud Cavalry and rushed over. Their shooting speed was extremely fast. After two or three rounds of arrows, there were only a single digit left of the fifty bandits.
Countless corpses rolled down the hill.
If it wasn't for the Second Leader's timely arrival, they would have been wiped out long ago.
"What happened? Where's the Chief?”The second leader grabbed the fleeing bandit and shouted angrily.
"We were ambushed. The Chief was shot dead by the soldiers.”
"It's cavalry, even more terrifying than the Ravenmaru Rangers. A rain of arrows rained down, and the brothers suffered heavy casualties.”
"Second Leader, quickly retreat. If you don't retreat, they will catch up.”
The bandits led by Black Bear were scared out of their wits. They only wanted to return to the village to take refuge.
"There's no need to escape. Look at the stronghold. Whose flag is hanging there?”
Before they could escape, Xiao Rang had already caught up.
Cavalry couldn't walk on mountain roads, so Feiyun dismounted. Including Xiao Rang's twenty men, there were a total of forty men who surrounded the mountain bandits.
The bandits turned around and looked up the mountain.
Sure enough, the stronghold had changed their flag. A big flag with the word "Xiao" was fluttering in the wind on their watchtower.
After the second leader left the mountain, he only left ten people to guard the stronghold.
The infantry led by Xu Rong easily took it down.
Just as the bandits were hesitating, Xu Rong led his soldiers down the mountain, completely cutting off their retreat.
"Surrender. Considering that you are all citizens of the Great Han Dynasty, as long as you declare your loyalty to me, I can spare your lives.”Xiao Rang said.
Although these mountain bandits were evil, not all of them were willing to become mountain bandits.
Now that the culprit was dead, there was no need for Xiao Rang to kill them all.
He was lacking manpower, and these mountain bandits were experienced in battle. If he could subdue them, it would greatly increase the combat strength of his troops.
" Sir, spare us! We surrender!"
The bandits who had nowhere to go and were scared out of their wits did not hesitate to throw down their weapons and surrender.
Only a thin and tall man stood upright and did not have any intention of surrendering.
Xiao Rang glanced at him.
Character: Tian Heng
[Age: 19]
[Identity: Second Leader of Black Bear Village]
[Strength: 3]
[Intelligence: 71]
[Commander: 15]
Xiao Rang's eyes immediately lit up. This person was actually a talent!
Immediately, he had the intention to take her in.
"Tian Heng, aren't you afraid of death?"
Hearing Xiao Rang say his name, a hint of surprise flashed through Tian Heng's eyes, but he quickly calmed down.
"People are all going to die. Why should we humiliate our integrity before we die?”Tian Heng said calmly.
Before he died?
Xiao Rang frowned. Could it be that this guy was about to die?
Tian Heng indeed looked sick. Moreover, his martial strength was only 3 points, while a normal adult man would have at least 10 points. This meant that he was seriously ill.
"System, can the super divine strengthening cure people?”Xiao Rang asked in his heart.
"I don't have this function for the time being, but martial strength is a comprehensive reflection of a person's health and strength. If a person was not healthy, their martial strength would naturally decrease. Master might be able to strengthen his martial strength and physique. Perhaps it could extend his life.”
The system saw through Xiao Rang's intentions.
"We can try."
Xiao Rang thought.
He lacked everything now, especially talents. It wasn't easy to meet one, and he didn't want to let it go so easily.
"You're just a mountain bandit, and you want to talk about integrity with me?”Xiao Rang sneered.
Tian Heng's eyes were filled with anger." I, Tian Heng, can honestly say that I've never done anything wrong. It was your government that forced my family to be destroyed and caused the death of so many innocent people!”
"If you want to kill me, then kill me. If I, Tian Heng, frown, I'm worse than a pig or a dog!”
He straightened his back. His thin body gave people a feeling of being tall and straight.
Xiao Rang was impressed and shouted," Good!”
"Since ancient times, heroes come from the grass. I didn't expect to meet one today. I admire your courage and won't kill you. If you really want to work for the common people, be my official. You and I are giving each other a chance, but you are also giving yourself a chance. Let me see if you really have the ability.”
Xiao Rang's sudden change in attitude confused Tian Heng.
Although he hated the government, he had seen Xiao Rang's actions. He actually admired Xiao Rang in his heart.
If there was really such an opportunity to do things for the common people, he would definitely be willing to seize it.
But…
He shook his head." I don't have long to live. I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you.”
"What if I have a way to cure your illness?”The corners of Xiao Rang's mouth curled up.
Tian Heng suddenly raised his head, and his long and narrow eyes burst with a strong light." Really?”
"You'll know when you try. As long as you're willing to try!”Xiao Rang laughed.
This illness had made him suffer greatly.
If it wasn't for the fact that he hadn't avenged his family, he would have killed himself long ago.
Now that he heard that there was a chance to cure his illness, he was naturally willing to give it a try!
"Alright, I promise you!" Tian Heng said loudly," As long as you can cure my illness, I'm willing to surrender to you. As long as it isn't something outrageous, I won't even frown even if it's a mountain of blades or a sea of flames!”
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