More than 100 fighters of the light infantry company marched in the direction of the attacked village.

A shirtless little blonde boy greeted them out of the bushes, and when he saw the soldiers in front of him, he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

Captain Dali hurried over, he grabbed the boy by the shoulder, helped him up, and said:

"Don't be afraid, kid, we're soldiers of the Duchy of Valstad, look! I'm in a military uniform, it's my rank, I'm Captain Dalí.

We're here to wipe out the bandits, are you from the village ahead? What the hell is going on? ”

The boy sobbed and cried:

"Oh my God! Mr. Officer, those cruel bandits are ransacking our village! We didn't pay the money they asked for on time, so they went from house to house looking for something of value, and when they couldn't find the money, they took the girls away!

Their home was set on fire, my father and mother were stabbed and fell to the ground, my sister was tied up and caught, and I was the only one who escaped.

Please, Mr. Officer! Save my sister, she's just accepted the engagement, and these bandits will sell her as a commodity! ”

"Son, calm down, we, as soldiers, are here to defend the people, tell me, how many bandits are in this group, what weapons are they carrying, and are they riding horses?"

"Mr. Officer, I estimate that there are more than fifty of them, and they are all murderous scoundrels! They were not on horseback, most of them carried guns on their backs, and the rest were armed with swords and machetes. ”

"Son, the next thing you have to do is follow me, don't run around, do what I command, wait until the battle is over and then go to your family, excuse me, can you do it?" Reach out, this one is for you. ”

The boy took the handkerchief handed to him by the officer, wiped away his tears and snot, and under the protection of the army, he was much more relieved, and then nodded vigorously.

Dali touched the boy's golden curls approvingly: "Good boy! What a brave boy, I promise, will reunite you with your family. ”

He turned to his subordinates and said:

"Gentlemen, the situation is urgent! The people need our protection, and it is too late to set up an encirclement, now, be quiet and listen to my orders!

Jiawen, you take your platoon to the left, I'll take care of the right, and the fortification by the river, let's have a quick bag! Just like in the last training session, after hearing my signal, let's attack at the same time and finally meet up in the village, understand? ”

"Got it, sir!" With that, Second Lieutenant Gavin quickly left with the people.

The light infantry company was divided into two units, which marched on either side of the village under the cover of the woods.

Dali leaned down and hid behind a stout date tree, and he took out his binoculars to observe the situation in the village.

Twelve men with rifles on their backs sat by the well outside the village to drink water, they behaved rudely, did not care about the facilities around them, and did not look like the village hunters.

"Is that them?" Dali asked the boy next to him.

The boy whispered, "That's right, Mr. Officer, it's these scoundrels!" In addition to them, there are many other people, and the rest of the bandits are searching for valuable things in the village! ”

"Kid, you're doing a great job, now, I want you to stay behind this tree, wait for everything to be over and come out, don't probe, bullets don't open your eyes!"

After settling the boys, Captain Dali began to give orders in an orderly manner, although they had only known each other for a short time, and his amazing memory made him remember the names of each of his men, and he remembered a non-commissioned officer who acted steadily, and several soldiers who had excelled in shooting training, and he was now assigned tasks according to the characteristics of these people:

"Sergeant Dalin!"

A non-commissioned officer with a mustache approached: "Here! Sir! ”

Dali stretched out his hand and pointed to a wooden bridge: "You take your team to hide in the bushes over there, guard the small bridge by the river, and don't let a single bandit go!" ”

"Yes!"

"Lindy the drummer!"

"In!"

"Wait for us to shoot and blow the trumpet"

"Yes!"

"I need a few more shots! The brothers Andrey the Big and Andrei the Younger, huh...... And Corporal Roy, Corporal Paro, all four of you come here.

See that bearded man smoking a pipe? You see, the other bandits are currying favor with him, and I guess he is one of the leaders of the gang.

The four of you will act with me, and let's aim our five guns at this bearded man in a volley, and try to kill him first. ”

"Yes!"

Dalí stopped suddenly, remembering that there were still people who needed more instructions from him:

"Hey, be attentive, Big Andre, learn from your brother, don't mess me up again."

The Andrei brothers are nomadic herders from the northern steppe region, who have their own unique writing and beliefs, and are a minority among the Valstad people.

The gruff-voiced Andrei was a stocky Humpty Dumpty, and he said to Dali in a thick steppe accent:

"I won't let you worry about it anymore! You're a good sir! You didn't look down on us nomads, and you let me ride your horse, my feet are much better! I am very grateful to you, and I will do it this time, sir! ”

"Good! I believe you. ”

Captain Dalí checked his rifle, pistol, and sabre, and began to prepare for the attack:

"The others, after we shoot, shoot a volley at the other people at the well, and when they finish shooting, they rush out,

Kill the rest with your bayonet, then reload the next round of ammo, be patient, and win the battle! But we have to minimize the damage and try to protect the villagers! ”

With that, Captain Dalí ordered all guns to be raised.

The silence around was broken by the sound of gunfire, the birds were so frightened that they flew into the air, and the bearded man, who was suspected to be the leader, fell in response, and then a dense burst of gunfire rang out, and only one of the twelve bandits by the well survived, and the poor fellow was so frightened that he threw down his gun, stumbled a few steps, and was soon stabbed in the heart by the bayonets of his pursuers.

The drummers blew their bugles, gunfire rang out from across the village, and Lieutenant Gavin began to attack.

Dali saw that there was a soldier next to him with a sweaty face, he seemed a little in a hurry, and accidentally dropped the loading rod on the ground, Dali hurriedly helped him pick it up, and instructed:

"Friend, don't panic, we have the upper hand, and the number of people is also an absolute advantage, slowly reload the second ammunition, as I have always requested, reduce the probability of mute fire to a minimum, do you hear?"

"Yes! Sir! The recruit relaxed a little after being encouraged.

"Alright, the reload time is over, we're going to rush into the village now, now, I'll allow you to fire freely and try not to accidentally hurt the villagers! Catch a few alive, I'm going to interrogate! ”

"Yes! Sir! ”

"Well, now is it! Follow me, rush! ”

In order to boost the morale of the light infantry, who were not good at hand-to-hand combat, Dali had to set an example himself.

He carried his rifle behind his back, held the loaded pistol in his left hand, drew his standard saber in his right hand, and rushed to the front with a roar.