Chapter Thirty-Four: Narrow Victory

  For these Sanduobao people, when they rushed to the enemy's front line, they realized that there was no chance of fighting back. In front of them was a dense row of gun tips, and no matter how they dodged, one or two long guns would pierce their bodies. They had no chance to fight back, and could only watch as their own bodies were pierced by the gun tips, experiencing the heart-wrenching pain of being torn apart by the gun tips, before falling to the ground.

  Right before their eyes, the people in front were instantly stabbed to death by their opponents. The followers of Sha Er Bao behind them immediately lost their will to fight and didn't dare to rush forward again. They retreated in a state of terror, fearing that they would be the next ones to be stabbed to death.

  Then Sha Er Bao and others suddenly became chaotic, a group of people rushed to retreat to the back, and suddenly let Xiao Tianjian and others become empty.

  Looking at the corpses falling in front of him, a newcomer on Xiao Tianjian's side turned pale. He couldn't believe that they had done this with their own hands. Before, he didn't even dare to kill a chicken, but today he shot and killed a living person with one bullet, piercing his belly. When he pulled out the gun, he even dragged out the other person's intestines. The bloody scene made him feel nauseous, and he almost vomited on the spot.

  "Rifles at the ready! March in step! Left, right, left..." Xiao Tianjian finally felt completely at ease when he saw this situation, and loudly shouted to urge his subordinates to press forward.

  When they saw their opponent coming at them again with a long gun, the people on Sha Er Bao's side suddenly and completely collapsed. No one dared to take another step forward, and they all started turning around and running away. There was only one timid person standing there, his expression dull, muttering to himself: "They're not human, they're not human..."

  It's clear that this person has been scared silly by the previous brutal one-sided slaughter, and the wooden stick in his hand has also fallen to the ground, as if he hasn't seen that the enemy is almost right in front of him.

  Sha Er Bao, although he had the intention to hold back and order his subordinates to block the opponent, but with dozens of people rushing towards the rear together, he couldn't stop them no matter what. As a result, even he himself was swept away by the crowd and started fleeing towards the village.

  "They're defeated! Follow me and kill!" Xiao Tianjian saw that the enemy had begun to flee, so he excitedly shouted and rushed out, swinging his wooden sword, straining his two long legs, and chasing after the enemy.

  The remaining four knife shield hands immediately followed, yelling and chasing after the people who had killed Sha Er Bao. Even the long gun soldiers followed suit, rushing forward in a frenzy, shouting and chasing after them. For some reason, no one paid any attention to that silly person standing stupidly in the middle of the road, frozen in fear, and instead ran past him, chasing after those fleeing people.

  That guy who was scared silly didn't come to until all the enemies had run past him, then he regained a bit of consciousness, thudded to the ground with a plop, rolled his eyes and fainted directly.

  Sha Er Bao only then realized why the opponent dared to attack with fewer people, it turned out that they were much more powerful than his own men, and his men were not even a match for them. Yet he had foolishly led them into battle, it was simply seeking death!

  As the mournful cries continued to ring out from behind, Sha Er Bao's heart grew even more panicked, and he completely forgot to gather his subordinates or organize any resistance. He only knew how to run for his life, dashing towards the village as fast as he could, hoping to make it inside before his pursuers caught up with him. As long as he could get the village gate closed behind him, his opponents would be powerless against him.

  But his legs were still a bit short, and the distance from the village was a bit further. Under Xiao Tianjian's pursuit, several more people soon fell under their swords and guns. The remaining few of Sha Erbao's men saw that the other side had longer legs, they couldn't escape, they couldn't win in a fight, so some of them cried out and threw away their weapons, directly kneeling down on both sides of the road, begging their opponents to spare their lives, and simply surrendered.

  Xiao Tianjian roared "Those who surrender will not be killed..." which made some of Sha Erbao's subordinates, who had nowhere to escape, drop their weapons and kneel down by the side of the road, begging for mercy.

  Xiao Tianjian didn't want to kill too many people either, so while restraining his subordinates from indiscriminate killing, he also took off in a mad dash towards Sha Erbao, who was escaping at the very front.

  He had been eyeing the enemy commander, Sha Er Bao, since the start of the war. This guy was just too recognizable, a rustic bumpkin with a distinctive head, and his attire was truly one-of-a-kind. He wore half a suit of leather armor that only protected his upper body, while his lower body was clad in a green silk pant, and on his feet were a pair of red boots. On top of the leather armor, he even wore a large red cloak, making him look like a nouveau riche country bumpkin who was afraid people wouldn't know he was rich. His aesthetic sense was really problematic!

  In addition to the fact that from head to toe, it was all Sha Er Bao who was shouting and commanding, Xiao Tian Jian thought he couldn't see that he was having a hard time, so Xiao Tian Jian had been staring at his back since the beginning of the pursuit, relentlessly pursuing him. After passing by those people who were kneeling down and surrendering, three steps became two steps, and he caught up to this guy's back, and the long gun in his hand also fell flat.

  Sha Er Bao also felt the abnormality behind him, and with a slight turn of his head, he caught a glimpse of a large man chasing after him with his long gun lowered, about to stab him in the back. He was suddenly frightened out of his wits, and in desperation, he flung the big knife in his hand backwards, not seeking to hit anything, but just hoping to block the fierce god who was chasing him.

  Xiao Tianjian was about to raise his gun and stab, poking this Sha Erbao, but unexpectedly this guy came up with a desperate move, throwing the big knife in his hand towards him. In shock, he quickly pulled back his leg, twisted his body, and lowered his head. Several movements can be said to be done in one breath, barely avoiding the big knife. The big knife almost scraped against his scalp, flying over his head, making him suddenly break out in a cold sweat.

  It was just this dazed state that allowed Sha Er Bao to escape far away, rushing towards the manor gate and shouting loudly: "Hurry up and prepare to close the door, don't let them chase into the manor! Come out and rescue me!"

  Xiao Tianjian was furious and anxious at the same time, if he let this guy escape into the Zhuangzi and close the door, then all his previous efforts would be in vain. As long as the opponent defended the Zhuangzi gate, his men would not be able to do anything to them. Moreover, with Jing Fuzi still in their hands, a real strong attack would result in many casualties on his side, and if the opponent brought out Jing Fuzi, he would be caught off guard and unable to do anything to Sha's family.

  Xiao Tianjian sprinted again, chasing after Sha Erbao, while his mind was tense with calculations. Suddenly, he remembered the short axe tucked in his waist and got so angry that he almost slapped himself.

  Just now when they approached their opponent, the opponent shot an arrow. He was so nervous that he only thought of urging his team to get close to the opponent and forgot about the short axe in his waist. It wasn't until now that he remembered he still had this trick up his sleeve. Immediately, he handed the long spear over to his left hand, and with a swift motion, he pulled out a short axe from his waist with his right hand, mustered all his strength, aimed at Sha Er Bao's back, and swung it violently.

  Sha Er Bao saw the manor gate in front of him, and he had also shaken off the fierce god who was closely pursuing him from behind by a distance. He finally felt slightly relieved in his heart, thinking that he had escaped danger at least. As long as he entered the manor gate and closed the door, he would be safe. However, what he didn't expect was that suddenly, he felt a severe pain in his buttocks, one leg suddenly stopped moving, and he fell to the ground with a thud, letting out a miserable howl like a slaughtered pig.

  Xiao Tianjian swung his axe and knocked over Sha Er Bao, slightly sweating. This time his aim was a bit off, probably due to the rapid running that made him unable to grasp the accuracy. Anyway, he originally wanted to chop down on Sha Er Bao's back with one swing of the axe, but the result was that the axe head deviated and was a bit low, the blade scraping against Sha Er Bao's right buttock, effectively knocking him out.

  But even so, it was enough. Xiao Tianjian took a step forward and pressed the gun to Sha Erbao's neck, coldly shouting: "Don't move! Dare to move and I'll shoot you right now!"

  Sha Er Bao was so scared that he wet his pants, the sharp gun tip pressed against his neck, making him feel a stinging pain, even if he had the courage, he didn't dare move. The sharp gun tip trembled slightly and pierced through the skin on his neck. Scared, he fell to the ground and shouted: "Good man spare my life! Good man spare my life! It's all a misunderstanding! I'm blind and offended you, good sir! Please don't kill me!"

  Listening to Sha Er Bao's pleading voice, which was like the sound of a pig being slaughtered, Xiao Tian Jian panted heavily, and this uphill sprint left even him somewhat breathless.

  He turned his head to look down, and Xiao Tianjian couldn't help but laugh again. Those underlings of Sha Erbao were being chased by their own underlings, running around like headless flies, one after another being knocked to the ground. The remaining ones either knelt down to surrender or fled to the steep slopes on both sides of the road, grabbing onto tree branches or roots and hanging there, unable to climb up or down, while being poked in the butt by their own people with long spears, wailing and begging for mercy.

  In short, the battle has ended. The more than 50 subordinates brought out by Sha Er Bao have either died or surrendered, except for a few who managed to escape. In general, they were all taken down by him.

  Iron Head, under his training during this period, has also become much more agile. As soon as he saw Xiao Tianjian grab the enemy leader, he immediately led his men to rush to the entrance of the village. With a few loud shouts, the several Sha Erbao's subordinates who were guarding the door found that even their palms were caught, so they honestly surrendered and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

  Zhao the Second Donkey was indeed a clever man. Seeing that the battle had ended and his side had won a great victory, he grinned from ear to ear, his eyes disappearing into slits as he proudly commanded several new brothers who had just joined forces with him. He brought over some rope and had them tie up these surrendered guys one by one.

  Someone quickly came up and pressed down on Xiao Er Bao, wiping his shoulders and binding him with a rope like a pig, tying him into a tight knot. Only then did Xiao Tian Jian thoroughly let out a breath of relief.

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