The Emperor is Above

Chapter 40: Ambush of Wildfolk Thieves

"Are there enemies? Could they be wild folks and thieves?"

Chai Yong and twenty other militiamen were the first to become alert.

The area around the capital is high in the west and low in the east. The road section of dozens of miles that we passed before was relatively flat. There were some hillocks and highlands scattered among the wasteland, on which were mostly villages and residences of nobles and aristocrats.

From the front, the terrain becomes a little more complicated, with undulating hills, mixed jungle, sparse population, and muddy roads, which is perfect for ambushes by wild people and thieves.

However, the militiamen in Huaiqiu were not afraid at all. Instead, they were excited: "It's good to have thieves. The heads of wild thieves are also military merits. One head is rewarded with five acres of land."

"Strange, we haven't even reached the section of the road where the barbarians and thieves often appear, how come there are thieves lying in ambush here?" Tu Shigu's fat face, which was always smiling, became serious.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Brother, my family is good at making weapons and armor, so you are responsible for how to fight the enemy."

Qing Yi took over the command without hesitation, looked around at everyone firmly and confidently, and then smiled: "The little fox has a keen sense of smell, and the hidden ambushers are only more than 30 wild thieves.

If we were attacked unexpectedly, we would inevitably suffer losses, but now we know in advance that they are ambushing us, so they will be the ones who suffer the losses.

Everyone, prepare your armor and weapons, hold your spears firmly, and get your bows and arrows ready. Kill them and chop off their heads, so that each of you can get five mu of land."

"that is really good!"

"From last winter till now, we have been training for a whole winter, and I feel my strength has at least doubled!"

"Before I set out, my wife told me not to miss any wild folks or thieves I encountered. This is great!"

"Don't waste your time. There are thirty barbarian thieves here anyway. There's no need to fight over them. If each of them gets one head, there will be some left over."

Hearing that there were as many as thirty wild bandits, the militiamen became even more excited and even started to discuss enthusiastically how to distribute the spoils of battle.

"Hey, hey, hey, I have thirty sets of armor here!" Tuan Shigu also hurriedly ordered his servants, "Hurry up and put on your armor. Take advantage of this good opportunity and follow behind to chop off a few heads."

Forty fully armed men divided the ten carriages into two rows to protect the outermost perimeter. Tun Shigu, fearing death, wore three layers of armor, making his body look even rounder. Qing Yi put the wolf-fang rune arrow on the bow, ready at all times.

"Ah wu——"

When the convoy entered a hilly section, the little fox suddenly pointed with its furry front paws to an inconspicuous hill several dozen feet to the left front. It was obvious that the wild folks and thieves were ambushing behind it.

"Stop! The convoy stops here!" Qing Yi ordered the convoy to stop fifty feet away from the hill. "Brother Shi Gu, adjust the convoy's defense. Uncle Chai, prepare your bows and arrows. Wait until the enemy gets within ten feet before shooting."

The caravan was parked in a very clever location, and it was difficult for the wild folk to attack the caravan with their strong bows and javelins. In this way, our side could rely on the protection of the side carriage to gain the advantage of terrain.

"kill--"

The wild folks and thieves behind the hill originally planned to wait for the convoy to reach the side of the hill before launching a surprise attack, but they did not expect the convoy to discover the convoy in advance and set up defenses, so they had to rush out and attack actively.

This group of wild thieves are all strong and muscular, with tattoos and carved faces, cut hair and tattooed bodies, and covered in animal skins, revealing large areas of bronze skin in the still cold spring.

The leader of the wild people was even more imposing, more than nine feet tall, with tattoos all over his chest, arms, and legs, especially the blood-red pattern tattooed on his face, which made him look like a ferocious and roaring hungry wolf.

"This is bad, village chief! This wild bandit leader is actually a primary totem warrior!" Chai Yong, who was originally full of confidence, suddenly changed his expression. "Only an eighth-grade warrior can fight him on equal terms."

Tu Shigu was also shocked: "In previous years, the barbarian thieves usually formed a group of more than a dozen people, and they were all ordinary barbarians. How come even the primary totem warriors appeared this time?"

No one expected that this group of ambushing barbarians and thieves would be so powerful. Not only was their leader a junior totem warrior, but even the toughness of the thirty barbarians far exceeded that of ordinary barbarians and thieves.

When the gap in strength is too big, people often lose the confidence to resist.

Two of Tuan Shigu's servants dropped their weapons and ran away, but were stabbed to death by the wild thieves with javelins. Tuan Shigu felt hatred and helplessness.

The other thirteen followers did not flee, or did not have time to flee, but their legs and feet were weak, and they did not even have the courage to look at the savages, let alone muster up the courage to fight.

None of the militiamen in Huaiqiu escaped. Each of them was still very nervous, but they formed a defensive formation strictly according to their winter training.

This comforted Qing Yi. He turned to face the barbarians and thieves who were rushing over and shouted, "You are blocking the road and robbing the vassal of the Marquis of Xing. Aren't you afraid of being exterminated?"

"Haha, when I presented the corpse of the tamed wolf to Lord Xing, why didn't I think this day would come? Kneel down and beg for mercy. If I'm happy, I might spare your life!"

The leader of the savages was holding a large animal bone knife. When he saw the chaos in the convoy, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. The wolf head pattern on his face became more hideous and terrifying.

"Spare my life?" Qing Yi's heart moved. It seemed that this group of wild bandits was related to the wild wolf of the Blood Wolf Tribe. He slowly pulled the ten-stone strong bow with force and sneered, "Why should my life be decided by you? I'm afraid you won't have a chance to live to tomorrow."

Before he finished his words, the wolf fang rune arrow in his hand turned into a silver lightning and shot towards the vital part of the wild leader's chest.

"—"

"hey-hey--"

The leader of the wild bandits swiftly held the beast bone sword across his chest. Although he took two steps back, he was able to block the sharp attack of the wolf fang rune arrow.

Seeing that there were no scratches on the beast bone sword, he smiled smugly and said, "My son is really extravagant. A mere commoner can afford to use wolf tooth rune arrows, but my sword is completely intact..."

Before he could finish his words, the big man's expression changed, and another silver arrow came at him, but it was too late to dodge.

The next moment, he howled miserably and curled up into a ball, rolling on the ground. Suddenly, a wolf-fang rune arrow shot into his lower body between his hips.

It turned out that Qing Yi shot two wolf-fang rune arrows in succession. The first one was just to divert the attention of the wild people leader, and the second one shot at his vital lower body.

Faced with the howling of the wild leader, Qing Yi shot out the third wolf fang rune arrow without hesitation, which penetrated his screaming mouth and pierced his entire head.

This fierce-looking leader of the barbarians and thieves died tragically at the hands of Qing Yi's wolf-fang rune arrow before he had the chance to unleash the maximum power of a junior totem warrior.

"The leader died just like that?"

The wild men with cut hair, tattoos and wearing animal skins were confused at this moment. They couldn't accept that their powerful leader was shot to death like this.

"Archery—"

Chai Yong didn't care about so many things. At this time, the wild folks and thieves were about 15 feet away from the chariot formation. He seized this opportunity to command five militiamen with superb archery skills to shoot three rounds of wolf-tooth arrows in succession, shooting down a total of seven wild folks and thieves.

The strongest leader was killed, and many others were shot to death. The remaining twenty-three savage bandits did not dare to charge forward, but quickly put up crude wooden shields, preparing to retreat while covering each other.

"It's not that easy to leave?"

After Qing Yi shot and killed the leader of the wild folks and thieves, he used his strong bow to shoot through the shields in the hands of the wild folks. The four strong men who were covering them at the end were shot to death one after another. The remaining wild folks and thieves could no longer suppress their fear and fled in panic.

"Everyone, hurry up and chase them!"

“Don’t let Five Acres get away!”

Under the leadership of Chai Yong, the Huaiqiuli militia rushed out, but they always maintained a team of five during the pursuit. They caught up with six injured wild bandits and killed them.

The servants of Tun Shigu looked at the Huaiqiuli militia with envy for their rich harvest, then looked at their own weak legs and fell silent.

The militiamen in Huaiqiu returned as if they had lost the battle, sighing:

"Oh, what a pity!"

"Only eighteen barbarians and thieves were killed in total."

"He ran away with sixty-five acres of land. I should have chased him faster just now."

"Alright, alright, just be content!" Chai Yong scolded angrily, "If it wasn't for the village head's unparalleled archery, who shot the leader of the barbarians to death immediately, all of us would have died.

Hurry up and clean up the battlefield. The weapons and bones of these barbarians are quite good. Search carefully to make sure you don't miss any. You also need to retrieve the wolf tooth rune arrows that the village chief has. They are very valuable."

The Huaiqiuli militia, who had always lived a hard life, truly developed the spirit of diligence and thrift. They not only picked up the animal bones and weapons of the wild folks and thieves, but even their smelly furs were not spared, and after washing them, they turned into top-quality furs.

Qing Yi highly appreciated this spirit of diligence and thrift and praised it, but he now wanted to confirm whether this group of savage thieves were from the Blood Wolf Tribe.

When the wild bandit leader's fur coat was removed, a tattoo on his chest was revealed, which was clearer than the one on his face. It was very similar to the nameplate on the ninth-grade exotic beast, the wild wolf.

"Sure enough, it's the Blood Wolf Tribe again."

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