Section 56: Compensation

Xiongkui had never seen three rocks hit the tower in the same spot.

There are also heavy ballistas in Huanchezhai, and the shooting accuracy of this thing is not high, especially when throwing stones, it can only talk about "face" killing, and it is impossible to achieve accurate "point" attacks.

The thick wooden pillars that supported the tower snapped in the middle, the "creaking" cracking sound made the scalp tingle, and the swaying and crooked tower toppled into the wall, and two reactive watchmen rushed out of the tower, the rest of their movements slowed down, and they let out a terrible scream, drowning in the dust raised by the collapsed building.

The disgraced cronies ran to Xiongkui in a hurry, raised his hand sideways and pointed to the top of the mountain in the distance: "Leader, it can't go on like this!" Our ballistas can't hit them, so we have to rush out and fight them. ”

The terrain drop determines that shooting from the bottom up cannot reach the established range. Xiongkui was trembling with anger, and his trembling beard was stained with mud: "These damn bastards, aren't they just women...... Rush, rush out, and smash their ballistas at Lao Tzu! ”

If you want to open the heavy gate of the stockade, you have to rely on a winch. A strong man climbed onto the console with his hands and feet, and was immediately knocked over by a feathered arrow fired from a distance. Immediately afterwards, the ballista changed the direction of its attack, and a large net full of gravel smashed towards this side, causing countless injuries and screams in the following crowd.

For a whole morning, the situation in the Huanche Village was completely suppressed, and no one could rush out. The Panshi people, who occupied the commanding heights outside the stockade, did not come into direct contact with their opponents at all, killing twelve people with rubble, four with bows and arrows, and dozens more wounded.

Xiongkui knew he was losing. Even if you move the winch to open the gate and rush out, it is useless, and those people in Panshi Village maintain a complete military formation in the distance. From the close melee at the start, you will definitely be attacked by the shooter on the way. What's more, the other party is waiting for the battle, and it is difficult for him to deal with the thick tower shield wall alone.

"Raise the white flag, stop fighting." Thinking of this, he simply ordered. The two villages belong to the same tribe, although the contradictions and disputes have always been to see whose fist is bigger, but there is no need to hold on in the case of no win. Moreover, the other party has an overall advantage, and the more people will die if they fight again, and it will not benefit them at all.

……

The negotiation site is about 200 meters away from the wall outside the Huanche Village. When he saw Xiong Kui striding towards with more than a dozen people in a hurry, Tianhao, who had been in a hurry, suddenly felt a strange feeling of guilt in his heart: the barbarians of the Northland really have a bold temperament and will not play tricks. In Xiongkui's case, he obviously never imagined that he would suddenly make a move during negotiations.

Just like the plot in an ancient novel, a group of wolf-like axemen swarm out and chop their targets alive.

"What the hell do you want to do?" Xiongkui sat on the stone that served as a stool, blowing his beard and glaring at Tianhao.

"Hand over my people." Tianhao remained vigilant, the steel axe was placed in a position that he could reach out for, and his voice was so calm that he couldn't hear the slightest emotional fluctuation: "Someone saw her enter the Huanche Village." I'm not very patient, and if I don't see Aju appearing in ten minutes, then there will be nothing to talk about between us. ”

"I've already said that there is no woman in the village you want." Xiongkui's face was full of rage, and he didn't look like a liar at all. The strong breath and heat mixed with the roar spewed out, and Tianhao had to turn his face sideways to avoid suffocation.

"Then there's nothing to talk about?" He shrugged his shoulders and grabbed the steel axe in his hand without smiling: "Go back!" Let's continue to fight, and when I kill all the men in Huanche Village, things will naturally be clear. ”

……

More than ten minutes later, Ah Ju was supported by two sturdy women and slowly walked to Tianhao from the direction of the Zhaimen.

Xiongkui is really helpless, he doesn't have a hard chip in his hand. Several of the surrounding hills were occupied by the Panshi villagers, who were well-armed and condescendingly sealed the gates with ballistas and bows and arrows. If this fight continues, all the people in the entire Huanche Village will be consumed alive.

It's just a woman, it's not worth having a bad relationship with Panshi Village for this kind of thing, and it's not worth taking more villagers in for this.

Ah Ju's face was pale, the corners of her eyes and forehead were obviously bruised, her right cheek was high and swollen, and her legs were trembling all the time and couldn't be closed. If it weren't for the two women's firm grip on her arm, she wouldn't even be able to stand still.

“…… Chief, I'm ......"

She struggled to kneel down and salute, but was blocked by Tianhao's hand, and then ordered the guards next to her to take Ah Ju down.

"Now I'm going to talk to you about reparations." After waiting in a tormenting silence for nearly two minutes, after making sure that Ah Ju had been taken to a safe position by the guards, Tianhao raised his head and looked at Xiong Kui's eyes standing opposite him with a slight chill, a kind of indescribable weirdness.

Xiongkui couldn't understand this: "What do you say? ”

When Ah Ju went home to visit relatives, she brought with her 50 kilograms of cured meat, 50 kilograms of dried fish, 5,000 kilograms of wheat noodles, 10 kilograms of salt, and 1,000 kilograms of dried apples. Leader Xiongkui, she's just a woman, and it's not good for you to treat her like this! The person who beat me and robbed her of something, hehe...... What the hell do you want to do? ”

Tianhao's gaze moved slowly on the surface of Xiongkui's sturdy body, as if searching for traces of every bone, like a hunter examining his prey, brewing a suitable position for decomposition: "Do you think that the people in Panshi Village are easy to bully?" Or do you want to fight, with fists and axes to talk? ”

"You fart!" The furious Xiongkui couldn't hold back any longer, and scolded: "You damn liar, 5,000 kilograms of wheat noodles, 1,000 kilograms of dried apples, are you an idiot when you force you?" How can a mere woman carry so many things? There were also cured meats and dried fish, and salt ......"

"Don't be so surprised, just because you're loud doesn't mean you're in charge." Tianhao unceremoniously interrupted his roar, the most effective way to deal with a scoundrel is to be more scoundrel than the other party: "Anyway, when Ah Ju left Panshi Village, all the things she took were reported to me. I advise you to hand over your things honestly, or we'll continue to fight,"

He didn't speak loudly, but it seemed to have magical power, gradually suppressing Xiongkui's roar. The latter soon became silent, his muscular face showing that Xiongkui's anger had not diminished in the slightest, and he gasped for breath, but he no longer opened his mouth to curse.

This is blatant blackmail.

"Don't you feel ashamed that you used such dirty, vile, indecent, and shameless means to deal with a woman whom you once sold?" Tianhao's voice was sonorous and powerful, occupying the moral high ground that was absolutely unquestionable: "You must compensate her, and you can't lose a penny of wheat noodles." ”

"That's what you want?" Xiongkui's eyes were full of realization, he took a deep breath, controlled the anger in his heart, and raised his head very unwillingly to look at the heavy ballistas on the mountain in the distance: "Did I promise you that I wouldn't fight?" ”

"Hand over the person who took and abused Ah Ju, as well as her family." This is Tianhao's last condition.

……

A thick wooden stake was erected in the open space outside the Huanche Village, and the naked Lei Zhi was tied to it. Strong rattan ropes wrapped around his waist and chest, allowing his unrestrained hands to move, but unable to untie the knots behind him.

He trembled and was terrified. From the moment he was grabbed and sent out of his home by several burly men in the car village, Lei Zhi kept screaming in fear.

"What do you want to do?"

"Don't kill me, you can't do this, Aju is my woman."

"Aju's things are all with me, I don't want anything, I'll give it to you."

The screaming and struggling had no effect, and the movement was very loud, and everyone in Huanchezhai went up to the wall, separated by a distance of dozens of meters, looking at this scene with mixed feelings.

Whispering and whispering keeps everything going through the shadows.

Lei Zhi beat Ah Ju and snatched everything she brought back. The people from Panshi Village are now coming to him to settle accounts. ”

"After doing it for a long time, that's what happened. According to this, people are really taking advantage of it. ”

"Ah Ju is not from our village in the first place. She was sold last winter and now came back just to see her mother and her eldest brother. It's all caused by Lei Zhi, a dog mongrel, if he doesn't detain Ah Ju, how can the people in Panshi Village get along with us? ”

"Phew! Deserve! ”

Tianhao walked to the stake money and stared at Lei Zhi with a cold gaze. The latter trembled and begged for mercy.

Unmoved, he raised his hand, with indescribable indifference and cruelty, pointed to the middle of Lei Zhi's legs, and then his arm sank, pointing to Lei Zhi's feet without shoes.

The punishment of the Northland barbarians was very cruel, but as a prisoner, they still retained a pitiful choice. For example, now, Lei Zhi can choose the part of his body to be tortured.

"Have mercy, I ...... I don't dare...... No...... Please, don't ......" He has no choice, and Lei Zhi is not willing to give up any part. He didn't know what else he could do but plead in the most miserable voice.

"It's stupid to give up your rights. But it's okay, it's a lesson that you will remember. Tianhao seemed to be the most evil teacher in the school of hell, whispering terrible words that only he himself understood the meaning of: "This is a multiple-choice question, and if you don't choose answer A or answer B, it means handing in a blank paper...... Hey, hey, hey, zero points. ”

(I received a notice that the unit will go on a business trip tomorrow and will stop for a few days...) Tears Run)