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The night in the mountains seemed to come quickly, and just after dinner the moon leaped over the eastern mountains. Other than the occasional howls of the wolves, the night in the mountains was quiet.

Atop the Walls of the Qin Village, the chief, Qin Zhi and his two sons, Qin Ming, as well as his daughter Qin Yi and Qin Yao, were watching the situation of the encampment. Most of the people in the Qin Village were surnamed Qin, and a small number of people that weren't surnamed Qin were relatives with the surname Qin. It could be said that in the entire Qin Village, relatives were related, almost like a family.

Qin Zhi, his son and his daughter stood on the Walls like a city wall. The father and son were both tall and sturdy, their stature especially heroic in the dim light of the night. Even Qin Zhi's daughter, Qin Yi, was a head taller than ordinary men. His slender and heroic appearance had actually become a scene on a Walls.

There were a total of 16 villages around the Qin Village. Each village had more than 200 to 300 households, with a total of more than 28,000 people. The ancestors of the Qin Village lived here. The villagers were always valiant. Even when they fought, they were not afraid of death. They mainly cultivated and robbed part-time.

Since the age of Qin Zhi's grandfather, the Qin family had ruled the mountain as king. Due to the high mountain risk, there were not many people entering the mountain, and fewer people leaving the mountain. There were also not many merchants, so they were not able to deal with any major cases, but only robbing in the towns surrounding Fuyoshan. There were a few times when the commotion became so loud that the officials were alarmed and sent troops to encircle the mountain. However, they were ambushed and bitterly returned to the mansion without harming them in the slightest.

Qin Zhi never thought that there would be so many cavalrymen present this time, which made him a little puzzled. They had not stirred up any trouble recently, but after hearing that something bad was happening outside the mountain, they did not dare to get involved, as they were afraid of getting involved with the anti-thief, so they stayed in the mountain. There was a principle behind Qin Zhi being a bandit, which was that he would never be involved in things like conspiracies.

If these fellows didn't fight, how could they have the free time to come to the mountains?

What was even more inconceivable to him was that only three of his dozens of spies flew back with Eagles. And the news came back too late, catching him off guard. Otherwise, as long as he took over the beak of eagle, the officials and soldiers would not be able to come in.

Before Qin Zhi could figure out what was going on, he heard a series of wails coming from afar. The mountain was very quiet, which made the crying sound travel far and wide, to the point where the young men who was guarding the village could hear it loud and clear.

"Not good, the officials are robbing our village."

"What officer? He's practically a bandit."

"These dog officer soldiers are ruining women again."

"It seems to be our Second Head Village."

It was unknown who spoke first, but the young men s immediately started discussing, followed by the people from the Two-Headed Village leading the group. Following that, there were many people requesting for the Lord Qin to fight, requesting them to annihilate the dog officer soldiers.

"Tribe leader, those officials are robbing our village, ruining our women. Let us go down and fight for our lives."

"Nonsense, didn't you see the soldiers surrounding us? They are waiting for us at the foot of the mountain. It is their trick to lead us down the mountain.

The Lord Qin had always spoken the truth. If he said that the army was a trick, then the army must be a trick. Even if those officials and soldiers were truly robbing, ruining women, they would still kneel down. Those young men s could only carry their swords and spears and go up to the Walls s to defend the fort. However, their hearts were in a lot of pain. Those people crying must be their family members.

However, the crying did not stop with a single word from Lord Qin. Instead, it continued to grow louder and louder. At first, it was only in the second village, but afterwards, almost all the villages started crying. Gradually, the crying sounds all gathered on the hillside on the other side, not just the women, but also the old people and children.

At this time, none of the young elites could sit still anymore. Although no one went to Lord Qin to request for a battle, their discontent was spreading and there were more and more private discussions. Even Qin Zhi's eldest son Qin Ming felt it and immediately ran over to remind Qin Zhi.

"Dad, we have to think of a way to save the villagers. Otherwise, these young and robust men will not be able to defend the village peacefully."

Of course Qin Zhi noticed it, the miserable wailing sound clearly told him that all the villagers had been captured by the officials. If these young and strong family members were captured by the officials, would they still have the mind to guard the stronghold? These soldiers were really insidious.

"Listen up, this is a trick of the soldiers, they took your family into the camp, and they want to force us to go out and fight tomorrow. If we don't go out, what can they do to our families? "

The people of Qin Village had become accustomed to listening to Qin Zhi's orders, since Old Master Qin was not going to fight, everyone could only watch. However, what they couldn't bear was that the wailing continued for an entire night. Almost all of the surrounding sixteen villages were captured by them.

On the morning of the second day, when the sun had just risen, young men discovered that the officials surrounding the Qin Village had already retreated. A few of them ran up the mountain from the foot of the mountain. Only when they got closer did they see that it was Qin San and the others from the Second Head Village. When Old Master Qin ordered young men to let them in, the few of them knelt on the ground and started crying.

"Master, master, something terrible has happened! The army has taken away our family, even our food, clothes, cattle, farm tools, everything. They even took away our cooking pots, they are practically robbing everything. How could this be an army, it is simply a bandit!"

Qin Zhi almost fainted. After all this time, these people were not here to attack anyway, what right did they have to capture him and steal his things? He had been a bandit for half his life, but in the end, he was robbed by a bandit. Was there any justice in this world?

"You're not mistaken, what did they do to our family? How many of them are there? "

That Qin San had been waiting at the foot of the mountain for most of the night. He had clearly heard all the conversations between the officers and soldiers. It was not until the cavalry was withdrawn that they quietly ran up the mountain. Seeing Qin Zhi, he seemed to have suffered a huge grievance. His nose was snot and tears were flowing down his cheeks, as he cried like a person who was about to cry.

"Master, I saw the cavalry entering the village and hid. The accents they used to speak were all northerners. They had tens of thousands of men, first the cavalry, then the infantry. They said that the Youzhou is sparsely populated and frequent robbers, they specifically captured people in the mountains, and said that they wanted to send our families to Youzhou to clear the wastelands and protect the borders. "

"Ah, I see!"

Qin Zhi understood in an instant. No wonder there were so many cavalrymen, so they were from the northern Youzhou. They actually came to us? The Emperor doesn't care? It turned out that had said yesterday that there were soldiers that had surrounded the Wang Family. He did not believe it at all, but it seemed that they had captured all the members of the Wang Family.

"It's too late to chase them now. We'll immediately go take over the beak of eagle and imprison them there. If they don't bring our men back, we'll trap them here. "

The sun was high in the sky, and the birds in the trees sang for a long time, but the cavalry camp was silent. After several consecutive nights of tormenting, travelling, and catching people, the soldiers were a little tired. Besides the sentries, everyone was still sleeping.

"Milord, milord, this is bad." Qin Zhi took over the beak of eagle along with more than three thousand robust young men and cut off our return route. "

The guides who followed them were very clear that beak of eagle was at the crucial point on their way back. Even if they threw rocks from above, they would still kill many people. Actually, this big mountain is the most dangerous place, it's just that the beak of eagle is a bit more dangerous. Yang Lin had forgotten to be on guard, he did not expect his escape route to be cut off by someone.

"What are you panicking for?" After we finish eating breakfast, we can go and take care of them. "

Although he said that, he was still a bit nervous. That beak of eagle was really dangerous, could it be that he had to climb to the top of the mountain and fight with his life on the line? Yang Lin brought his brothers and his advisors together and discussed them over breakfast.

"That old fellow Qin Zhi is being ruthless, he has occupied beak of eagle and severed our path of return, what do you think we should do?"

"It's just taking over the beak of eagle, what's the big deal. Didn't he stop us from leaving? Let's not go, let's attack his Qin Village and end his lair and see who is the fierce one. "

Zhang Ling said as he ate. He did not put the beak of eagle in his eyes at all. At most, he would stay for a few more days and see how long they could stay on the mountain.

"Qin Zhi wasn't really being fierce, he was just so angry that his head was spinning. He thought that he could stop us just by seizing the beak of eagle, it was pure foolishness. Even if we wanted to leave, he wouldn't be able to stop us. When the time comes, we'll let their families walk in front and see if they dare to throw rocks. "

Zhang Banxian's idea was both vicious and poisonous! If this were to spread out, wouldn't Yang Lin's heroic name be ruined? Unless it was absolutely necessary, it was better to use less of these techniques.

"No matter what, let's beat the Qin Village down first."

Attacking the Qin Village on horseback was impossible. Yang Lin left his horses at the camp and over five thousand soldiers in a formation, then rushed straight towards Qin Zhi's base. Although the Qin Village was dangerous, but this road up the mountain was still a good one. If the Qin family had to walk around often, how could he not fix it?

The road was good, but it was not easy. Even a rock could topple over. At this time, the Qin Village only had a little more than a thousand strong youths guarding the fort. Seeing the soldiers coming up, they all threw rocks down, and if one was not careful, there would be a big hole in their heads.

Standing at the bottom of the mountain, looking at the high Qin Village, Yang Lin felt a little dizzy. Oh god, if he rushed up, how much of a price would he have to pay?

"Brothers, this road is indeed a bit dangerous. If we rush up there, the casualties will definitely be too great. We still have to think of a way."

"Master, command the soldiers to take down the doors of those villagers and use them as a shield. No matter if it's a stone or a Arrows, do not be afraid."

In terms of the details of the battle, the Zhang Banxian had more schemes than others. Without saying a word, Yang Lin ordered the soldiers to immediately open the door. In less than two hours, they had created more than a thousand words.

Needless to say, with these people as fenders, the Arrows would definitely not be able to penetrate through and would even roll to the sides if a rock were to smash through it. However, if the rock was big, it might be broken, but it was still better than nothing. Yang Lin called Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu and a few other brothers together and smiled at them.

"We five brothers, each of us will bring a thousand people with us. Let's see who dares to rush up first." Whoever lasts till the end, must not drink alcohol for seven days. "

Zhang Fei grinned and laughed, nodding continuously. Guan Yu, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu and the rest of his brothers also smiled and agreed. A thousand men each, and they climbed up the mountain in different ways.

The Qin family had been doing business on the mountain for many years. There were dangerous places everywhere, and there were almost no shortcuts. No matter where they climbed, it would be the same danger.