"Help-"

"Aniang! Dad!"

The screams were so cruel that they almost penetrated the sky. A woman even held the horse bandit's thigh with both hands, begging him to let go of the kid who had snatched him away. She cried blood and said, "Please let him go."

, still a child——"

The horse bandit seemed to be unable to bear it for a moment.

But he still broke free from the woman's restraints and kicked her hard on the shoulder. As the woman screamed in pain, the child was also thrown to the ground heavily. When he landed, his head hit the ground, and his neck made a crisp sound.

There was a loud noise, and finally the body and head showed a strange angle. When the woman saw it, she lost control and went crazy.

He wanted to fight the horse bandits but was overpowered.

The youngest and most beautiful women were tied up and thrown on the back of a horse. The older ones were not treated like this and were tied up with ropes by the gang of horse bandits. As for the men in the village, they were killed regardless of their age. Every corpse was killed by the horse.

The bandits brutally stabbed them several times with weapons, and some of them were so damaged that their original appearance could not be seen. They were so dead that they were left exposed in the wilderness.

After another half an hour, we returned home with a full load.

This group of horse bandits are herdsmen from the Shiwu tribe.

Since the Longwu County Sheriff was brutally killed, the border walls and fortress checkpoints were just a low wall of little use to them, and similar robberies would occur every now and then. Their group arrived relatively late.

Brothers from neighboring tribes have already made a fortune. Every time they return home loaded with gold, silver, food, women, everything you need!

How can they not be tempted?

So he asked the women in the tribe to help prepare dry food, warm clothes, arrows, and simple defensive armor, and then fed the war horses until they were fat and strong. After making some preparations, he united with several brother tribes nearby to prepare for a fight.

This first vote made a lot of money.

Food, lots of it.

There are many treasures of gold and silver.

Women, more.

The medical technology of the Shiwu tribe is backward, and the diet structure is relatively simple. The probability of women giving birth to dystocia is extremely high, and the infant mortality rate of the tribe's children is also high. Every generation of Shiwu tribe people have to face an embarrassing problem -

There are too few women of marriageable age.

Even if there is a custom within the tribe of "father's wife succeeds, brother's death marries sister-in-law", and even if several brothers share the same wife, there are still a large number of men who are single. Women are worth more than gold, silver, jewelry, cattle, sheep and horses.

precious resources.

A similar situation is also happening in the Northern Desert.

However, Beimo is not at ease right now.

The most typical thing is that this group of horse bandits are made up of small tribes with relatively close blood relations. There are only about a hundred young people. In the past, they would have been afraid to come out to rob.

Not to mention such a bumper harvest, you will be targeted as soon as you break through the national border barrier or border wall.

The methods used by the Xin State to engage the horse bandits were not as benevolent as the horse bandits' methods of engaging the common people on the border, and were even worse.

The horse bandit was caught and beheaded and killed on the spot. It was lucky. Unlucky, he was captured alive and taken near the border. The hemp rope was passed through the neck and armpits, tied tightly, and dragged by horseback, forcibly dragging the person until there was only one left.

to the auxiliary skeleton, in order to deter the Shiwu spies who are ready to move at the border.

The father and grandfather of the leader of this group of horse bandits were both unlucky. One was dragged to death and the other was stoned to death. They were hung for public display near the border city gate. The corpses were covered with maggots before they were put down and discarded at will.

Picked it up and took it back.

The operation went smoothly and everyone was very satisfied.

They didn’t feel that this process was as dangerous as the predecessors said. From the preparation stage to sneaking into the country, to getting started, everything went smoothly and smoothly. It was getting dark now, so they could stop and cook some dried meat.

An elderly horse bandit chuckled, and the other horse bandits did not dare to refute. Because this old horse bandit was also a well-known old man in their tribe, and was also the planner and leader of this operation: "You are naive."

The young leader said: "It's really simple."

The old horse bandit took a sip of the tasteless broth, chewed the dry and hard meat slices in his mouth, and said: "Longwu County is no longer in charge, but who knows when another tough one will come? Carelessness can easily lead to loss of life!

"

The young leader chuckled.

Although the tribe he belongs to is not big, the news is not blocked, and he has heard a lot about the current situation.

If Longwu County was really managed, the defense would not have been so loose in the past two or three months. The remaining troops in Longwu County now not only have to worry about the defense of the checkpoints, but also patrol the border walls, and clean up the steady stream of horses that appear.

The bandits can't even take care of their size now. The location of their plunder is getting closer and closer to the center of Longwu County.

Plus Longwu County’s immediate boss——

The man named Zheng Qiao was an ally of their Shiwu. Especially in the past two or three years, Longwu County's defense had become increasingly loose, and the chances of horse bandits coming out to plunder and succeed were also increasing.

Hehe, they are not afraid now.

The old horse bandit frowned when he heard this.

He scratched his hair, which he hadn't washed in two months.

He warned: “In short, it’s better to be careful.”

The young horse bandits did not take this at heart.

Eat and drink enough, and arrange patrols and vigils.

The remaining horse bandits had no work to do. Looking at the more than thirty trembling women, their minds became active. In the past, enjoying the spoils was a process after returning to a safe range, but now, taking advantage is

OK.

These horse bandits, except for a few older ones with robbery experience, the rest are mostly between eighteen or nineteen to twenty-four or five years old. Isn't it because they are willing to come out to do this to find a woman? Want to pass

It is too difficult to find a wife through tribal channels. They are not a big tribe. Those who fall into their hands are either too old or have some physical problems...

How can it be compared to the tender and refreshing water spirits in Longwu County?

The youngest horse bandit among them, only twelve or thirteen years old, saw several brothers from the same tribe exchanging meaningful glances. He couldn't sit still anymore and jumped up and said: "I want a mother-in-law too!"

"Go, go, go - you haven't even grown your hair yet and you still think about your mother-in-law? Compared with my brothers, you are still too young."

"Hey, let's learn on the side first."

For a moment, all the horse bandits couldn't stop laughing.

The youngest horse bandit was not convinced.

Why is he so small?

They haven't even done it neatly yet!

Let’s just say that in the village just now, there were several times when they didn’t strike decisively. Instead, he picked up the sword and fell with it. He was still a little warrior praised by everyone in the tribe. If he can be the leader of the tribe in two years, what’s wrong with choosing a wife first?

Most of the people in Longwu County knew a few words in Shiwu, and they were even more trembling when they heard their conversation. However, they were all tied up tightly, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to, and they couldn't die even if they wanted to.

One can almost imagine the near future.

Some people have closed their eyes in despair.

The evening breeze carried the residual warmth of the setting sun, but it hurt people's faces like a knife. They looked numbly at the horse bandits walking towards them.

The horse bandits and the others didn't care about their reactions. What they needed was not a docile and considerate woman.

They just need a mother-in-law who can give birth. If the mother-in-law is good-looking, that would be even better.

The old horse bandit frowned: "Don't make too much trouble."

"Uncle, it's rare that they are happy. We will continue our journey back when it gets dark. We will definitely not delay." The young leader did not move. It was not because he was not greedy for these women, but because he already had a wife in the tribe, and she was very fierce.

She is capable, strong and has given birth to two children, and she still has one in her belly. If she knew that she had eaten secretly this time...

There will be no peace of mind when I go back.

When the old horse bandit saw this, he moved his lips.

Just as he heard a woman screaming "Don't touch me", the old horse bandit saw two figures approaching from a distance.

The other young horse bandits also noticed and stopped their movements one after another to prepare for a fight until they saw the appearance of the two men clearly.

The leader of the horse bandits made a secret gesture.

The group of horse bandits put down their weapons, but still looked fiercely at the two young men.

One of the young men was riding a snow-white mule, and the other was wearing colorful clothes, with pigtails on his hair, a young face but a majestic body. The leader of the horse bandits stopped the two men and scolded: "Stop.

Down!"

The teenagers stopped one after another.

The mule boy said angrily: "We went to the wrong place again!"

Another person was also angry: "Can you blame me?"

"It's not your fault, it's my fault?"

"...Okay, blame me!"

After saying this, the flashy braided boy turned his attention to the leader of the bandit, riding a tall horse, he lowered his head slightly and took the crowd into his eyes.

He asked: "Who are you? Why are you telling us to stop?"
To be continued...