Chapter 3 Brothers in Adversity

  "Enemy attack!"

  Lu Yong suddenly stood up, and the others didn't slack off either. They all drew out their swords. Just then, shouts of "Kill!" erupted from all sides, with about fifty or sixty people charging over like a fan-shaped formation, making eerie cries as they came.

  Bandit!

  Gu Zhenhua got up from the ground, his back was already soaked through. Although he knew it was a chaotic world, after witnessing it with his own eyes, he still felt terrified and his heart racing. If he wasn't careful, he might lose his head!

  Not to mention him, even Old Sun, who had gone through many battles, was secretly calling himself lucky. If it weren't for Gu Zhenhua, he would probably be in danger.

  "Brother, follow me from behind, as long as I, Sun Cheng, still have a breath of air left in me, you won't come to any harm."

  Laosun spoke while drawing his sword, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes as he stared fixedly at the bandits charging towards him.

  At this time, Lu Yong also shouted: "Brothers, surround in a circle, take care of each other, don't let the thieves take advantage."

  Although Lu Yong appeared to be in command, he was also anxious and uneasy. Including Gu Zhenhua, they only had eighteen people. One of them had been shot dead, and another, although not dead, had lost the ability to fight. The enemy, on the other hand, had fifty or sixty men, a three-to-one disparity in troop strength.

  What's more, the enemy had apparently calculated the timing accurately. Their war horses were all grazing and their saddles had been removed. Without their war horses, their combat effectiveness was reduced by half.

  "Don't be afraid, everyone! We've seen all sorts of situations before, and we can't let a few bandits intimidate us!"

  Lu Yong's shouting seemed to have taken effect, and everyone's panic subsided a lot. At this time, the bandits also rushed up. Gu Zhenhua was also secretly paying attention to them. These people were a motley crew, with some being old men with white hair on their temples, while others were just over ten years old. Some people held knives and swords in their hands, while others held hoes, iron shovels and other farm tools. They were a typical mob, but they were indeed fierce and intimidating.

  Gu Zhenhua had no weapon in his hand, but facing these bandits, he was not afraid either. The dagger knife was already held in his hand, and his eyes were like a poisonous snake, staring tightly at these people, looking for prey.

  The two sides finally engaged in close combat, and these guards were either trained from a young age or selected from the Imperial Guard and border troops, with absolutely no weakness in their fighting strength.

  Lu Yong shouted loudly, the guy rushing towards him was stunned, Lu Yong seized this opportunity and chopped his knife onto the opponent's neck, instantly blood gushed out, and the corpse fell to the ground.

  Others didn't show any courtesy either, and Old Sun swung his big knife like a windmill. Gu Zhenhua nodded secretly in the back, worthy of being from the battlefield, every move was fatal, not polite at all.

  Huff! Monkey King's big knife swept across a bandit's belly, and the colorful things inside splashed out. He didn't care at all, and with a fierce kick, he knocked the guy to the ground.

  "Those who aren't afraid of death come here, I'll send you all to see King Yama!"

  At one glance, five or six bandits were cut down, and everyone's morale suddenly rose, each one was vigorous and powerful, killing and chopping wildly.

  Just then, behind the bandits, several war horses suddenly appeared. The three people in front had a slight smile on their mouths, and they pulled the bows in their hands like full moons. They galloped wildly, charged to within thirty steps, and suddenly released the bowstrings. With a whooshing sound, another three arrows shot over.

  "Be careful!"

  Lu Yong suddenly turned his head, an arrow grazed past his shoulder, missing by only a hair's breadth. In that instant, his breathing seemed to freeze. This arrow was both precise and ruthless, with a shocking force, absolutely not something an ordinary person could shoot out.

  Godly archer! A chilling term surged in Lu Yong's mind.

  Before he could think of anything, two miserable cries had already passed over. The neck of a guard was shot, and fresh blood gushed out with a "gurgling" sound. Another guard's chest was hit by an arrow, making a dull hum, and fell to the ground.

  "Everyone be careful with your bows and arrows, the opponent is a master."

  Just as Lu Yong shouted, those bandits saw that two more people had been shot down and suddenly cheered: "The leader is mighty, the divine arrow is unparalleled!"

  The bandits' morale suddenly swelled, and they charged up with a fierce cry. After two people fell down, the formation had a gap, and these bandits took advantage of the chaos to rush up. Although everyone fought desperately and cut down several bandits, three guards were already bleeding from their bodies, suffering serious injuries.

  "Hahaha, you'd better surrender and hand over your war horses and vehicles to me, or else there's only one way out - death!" A bandit leader cackled with glee.

  Surrender? Gu Zhenhua's heart secretly sneered, if he fell into the bandits' hands, what good outcome could there be. The only chance of survival was to kill his way out.

  At this moment, a sturdy bandit swung an axe and chopped it towards Lao Sun's head. The opponent came too fiercely, and Lao Sun had no time to dodge, so he could only use his knife to block it, but was shaken back two or three steps. Another bandit with a spear found the opportunity to suddenly thrust at Lao Sun's exposed abdomen.

  "Not good!" Old Sun's soul flew out of his body, this time he was definitely going to be seriously injured, and probably wouldn't even survive. He could only desperately twist his body, trying to dodge the flower spear. But it was too late, the flower spear had already stabbed into his belly.

  It's done! This thought flashed, but the gun tip obviously hesitated. Old Sun hastily took a look and saw that the bandit wielding the flower gun had a dagger stuck in his forehead, with the blade already fully embedded, following the blood groove, red **spraying out.

  At the critical moment, Gu Zhenhua finally made his move. With a single hit, he relied on his strong physical strength to burst out and instantly rushed in front of the bandit, grabbing the dagger with one hand and pulling it down with force. Then, turning around again, he arrived right behind the bandit wielding an axe. Before this guy could even react, the dagger had already been inserted into his neck vertebrae.

  Gu Zhenhua was quite familiar with the human body structure, if the dagger had been inserted elsewhere, he might have struggled a bit, but with his cervical spine severed, this guy was done for, and indeed one knife ended this fierce guy.

  "Good!" Old Sun, who was still in a state of shock, exclaimed first.

  "Brother Sun, there's an even better one!" As he spoke, Gu Zhenhua kicked the axe handle with his toes, and the axe head, weighing over 12 or 13 kilograms, landed in his hands.

  The same weapon, in different people's hands, is completely different. Gu Zhenhua was like a fierce tiger, charging towards the other bandits. The axe in his hand swung out, and with a few swift strikes, three more bandits fell to their deaths. Adding to the two from before, there were now five people dead at his hands.

  "Kill!" Gu Zhenhua shouted loudly, scaring the bandits into retreating without a fight. At this time, Shan Dawai, the leader of the mountain stronghold, couldn't bear to watch and urged his horse forward, quickly charging over with his saber held high, shining with cold light.

  "Die, kid!"

  The guy flashed a sly smile, and with lightning speed, he slashed out with his knife. Gu Zhenhua also knew that with the war horse as an aid, he couldn't match forces. So just when the horse's blade was less than a foot away from his neck, he hastily rolled to the side, dodging the fatal blow.

  San Zhai's master looked at the prey running away and felt a bit annoyed, hastily turning his horse's head to attack Gu Zhenhua again. However, Gu Zhenhua wouldn't give him that opportunity, swinging the axe in his hand just right to chop on the horse's buttocks.

  Gu Zhenhua was originally physically strong, and after crossing over, his strength surged even more. With this one axe blow, he almost split the horse's buttocks in two, with blood and flesh blurred together, turning into a pile of mush.

  The war horse that had lost a leg was unable to stand firm and fell to the ground with a thud, throwing the Third Master off its back. As it happened, he landed right in front of Old Sun.

  The three villages were about to get up, and Old Sun burst out laughing: "Brother, you're stealing the credit!"

  With a flash of the knife, the head of Sanzhai's master was cut off. The big human head rolled out far away, and a bellyful of blood spilled onto the yellow earth.

  Having taken down the leader, the remaining guards finally rekindled their morale. Lu Yong even shouted loudly: "Capture the thief and capture the king, well done!"

  Lao Sun killed the leader with one slash of his knife, then hastily grabbed the bow and arrow from the saddle. He had spent many years in the border army, where among these people, Lu Yong was first in martial arts, but when it came to archery on horseback, Lao Sun was unparalleled.

  He grasped the bow and arrow in his hand, instantly aiming at the second village master. The second village master also saw his brother die, so he gritted his teeth and urged his war horse to charge over. The two men were less than twenty steps apart, and the second village master intentionally slowed down his speed, with the bow fully drawn.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! The two of them almost simultaneously made their move.

  Old Sun only felt a dizziness in front of his eyes, and he heavily fell to the ground, with an arrow stuck in his shoulder. The second fort master was also badly hurt, as his ribs were also shot by Old Sun, these two people can be said to have suffered mutual injuries. However, since the second fort master was shooting arrows on horseback, the force was greater, and Old Sun's injury was obviously more severe.

  The Second Village Master gritted his teeth and charged over, about to finish off Old Sun. However, just as he took two steps forward, he felt something was off, and a gust of evil wind struck him.

  Ah! The second village chief only felt an unstoppable force coming from his abdomen, which pulled him off the horse and heavily slammed him to the ground. It was Gu Zhenhua who made the move, although he didn't have a bow and arrow, but in the emergency, he used the flower spear as a javelin, and it happened to pierce the second village chief.

  Gu Zhenhua rushed over in three strides, his mouth full of blood and foam, his eyes wide with unresigned anger.

  "Go die!" The axe fell, and his neck was severed instantly.

  In an instant, the two village heads were killed, and the morale of the bandits suddenly plummeted. The people who were entangled in the fight scattered in all directions. At this time, the guard Xue Biao finally found an opportunity. He loudly blew a whistle, and the war horses standing stupidly by the river heard the call and rushed over quickly.

  With the war horses, these guards suddenly became spirited and mounted their horses, picking up bows, arrows, knives, and guns. Although they were outnumbered, they were fully armed and didn't take the bandits seriously at all.

  Even Gu Zhenhua got on the big green horse, but just as he was about to mount, he felt as if he had been stared at by a poisonous snake. He hastily lowered his head, and a heavy arrow flew over his scalp, causing Gu Zhenhua to break out in a cold sweat instantly.

  The one who shot this arrow was the leader of the Great Village, and he also noticed that the two brothers were killed because of Gu Zhenhua. Although there was no hope of winning, he still wanted to take Gu Zhenhua's life with his archery skills before escaping.

  Gu Zhenhua also guessed the bandit chief's plan in an instant, wanting his life, then first leave his head behind. Gu Zhenhua suddenly jumped onto the big green horse and rushed towards the bandit chief.

  "Go on, brother!"

  Lao Sun struggled to get up at this time, and when he saw Gu Zhenhua go after the Great Inn Master, he hastily used all his strength to throw the bow and arrow to Gu Zhenhua.

  Gu Zhenhua didn't say much either, whipped his horse and galloped off like a flash of lightning.

  "Head, can you tell if Brother Gu will make it?" Looking at the departing Gu Zhenhua, guard Xue Biao couldn't help but ask.

  "How did I know!" Lu Yong shouted loudly: "You few still don't follow up, if Gu brother has a little accident, I will grab your heads!"