Chapter 33 All People Are Soldiers

  Outside the council hall in the center of Luoxia Village was a spacious and flat ground, surrounded by some scattered and simple courtyards formed by wooden stakes. The entire village was unusually quiet. Raynor and others did not know what Emily meant by letting them out, they were all looking at Emily with suspicion, who still had a smile on her face, as well as Sally beside her.

  Outside the hall, two beautiful female guards stood on either side of the gate, each with a serious expression and a long sword at their waist. They wore the same uniform, light black leather armor, and exuded an aura of elegance and majesty.

  At this time, Emily looked at the guard in front of her and nodded slightly. The guard quickly stepped forward, took out a horn from his waist, leaned back slightly, raised his head, and blew the horn. With the sound of the horn, the entire village began to hear urgent footsteps coming from all directions, rushing towards this place.

  A dense forest of towering trees near the village, at the foot of the mountain peak, hundreds of people rushed in, all carrying bows and arrows, with arrows shining in the sunlight, and various weapons in their hands, including double axes, long swords, and even iron pitchforks and other farm tools.

  Bandits arrived, all the people were soldiers, old and young went to battle together. Such an array was a first for these imperial soldiers from Reims, but what made them even more surprised was yet to come.

  With the sound of the horn's cadence, the fully armed villagers who rushed to the scene surprisingly formed a phalanx formation, with neat and tidy rows, gathering quickly, even comparable to the disciplined imperial troops.

  The nearby mountain peaks also transmitted the sound of bugle calls, echoing each other, and there were also colorful flags fluttering at the top of the mountains, as if they were transmitting information.

  In front of the conference hall, there were nine square arrays, three rows and three columns in a neat formation. Each array had more than 50 people. The middle column's three arrays were all young men with double axes, while most of the men behind them held knives, axes, and spears. The other arrays were all women.

  Lei En and others were stunned, tongue-tied and excited for half a day, unable to speak. They did not expect that the small village of Luoxia would not only be heavily guarded but also a village where yin dominated yang.

  "Captain Renn, how are you?" Emily smiled faintly, gazing at Renn's astonished face.

  "Wow! I didn't expect that the small village of Luoxia would be so amazing, your villagers are well-trained, I admire you!" Lain exclaimed. Rus and the other two were also amazed and admired, involuntarily sighing in admiration.

  "Hehe, Captain Renn, you're too kind!" Emily thanked.

  The armed villagers of Luoxia Village all belonged to Lain's unified deployment, and after a round of deployment, Lain and the others returned to the temporary camp on the outskirts of the village.

  After a bloody battle to defend the border town, Ren made a forced march at night, and after repeated hardships, he lay on a comfortable bed, his sleepiness increased greatly, and soon entered the land of dreams.

  With a loud "bang", the door was kicked open, and Lain, who had been sleeping in his clothes, was suddenly awakened. He lifted his head to see Emily fully armed.

  "Captain Laine, it's not good... the bandits... the bandits are already outside the village, they have... four or five thousand people, and..." She said in a flustered tone, her words were disjointed and stuttering.

  The two soldiers guarding the entrance were pale and sweating, shaking all over. One of them came to the door, trembling with fear, and slammed it shut with a loud "bang".

  "Village chief Emily, please sit down! Speak slowly!" Rayn greeted.

  After listening carefully to Emily's narrative, Lane furrowed his brow, clenched his fists and looked solemn.

  "The bandits of Cliff Peak were only over a thousand people, and just the other day we eliminated over three hundred of them. I didn't expect them to come back with such ferocity, numbering in the thousands! Alas, Captain Rain, what are we going to do?" Emily said, choking back tears, her eyes welling up with water as she sniffled helplessly.

  Women are born weak, and Emily is no exception. Although she appears to be very strong, when faced with a group of robbers several times her size, she feels helpless and at a loss. Even with the help of Rain and his imperial soldiers, she still worries about the safety of the village.

  "Emily, don't worry, trust us and also trust yourselves, the soldiers are all ready, no need to be anxious." Rayn comforted.

  "Ah! Captain Laine, I'm sorry, I lost my composure earlier! The elderly and weak villagers have already been relocated to a safe area, the village's armed forces are also ready... please, you..." Emily wiped away her tears, her face slightly red, she paused here.

  "Haha, charging into battle is our imperial soldiers' duty, and eliminating bandits is our mission. You can rest assured on this point." Rayn said with a smile.

  "Well, I'll take my leave then. If I can eliminate these bandits, I will grant you any request."

  "Any requests?" By this time Emily had gone, and Lane was still muttering to himself, wondering what she meant by her parting words.

  More than 300 soldiers lined up, each with high morale and spirits, gazing at Captain Laine in front of the troops, waiting for his attack order.

  The terrain of Luoxia Village is treacherous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, which has made the defense of the border much easier. Although these soldiers are all seasoned veterans of fierce battles, their significance is somewhat different.

  This time's bandit-eradication mission is not only for the sake of duty, but also to protect the imperial citizens and the honor of the imperial soldiers. As an imperial soldier, they cannot shirk this responsibility.

  "Report...!" A soldier in a blue light armor rushed over, came to Lain's side, and said with a gasp, as a thief, Du was still quite fast.

  "Rades, what's going on outside? Report quickly!" Rein's expression was somewhat urgent, his brow furrowed, gazing intently at Rades.

  "Captain, the bandits are calling out to us, the stone monument by the mountain path has been smashed to pieces, and the dense forest is filled with thousands of bandits, at least four or five thousand, among them..." Radus hastily reported.

  "Haha, I didn't expect those bandits who ambushed the grain transport to show up in such large numbers! Great! Great! Great!" Reyn exclaimed with a joyful smile, his excitement irrepressible.

  These bandits are deep in the mountains, with unpredictable movements. To deal with a small village like Luoxia Village, they actually mobilized so many people. It's really a waste of effort to search for them everywhere!

  "Captain Raine, Captain Raine..." At this moment, another cry came, urgently calling out.

  "Huh?" Lain's heart skipped a beat as he turned around to look.