As a young marshal, it's reasonable for me to have 300,000 private troops, right?

As soon as the two stepped off the train platform, Lin took Qi Fan's hand and walked towards her home.

It was past midnight. The train from Fengtian to Harbin was delayed by more than half an hour. The night was dark, and only a few streetlights remained on the streets.

As soon as he turned into a quiet alley, Qi Fan caught a glimpse of several dark figures moving around at the base of the wall out of the corner of his eye.

His heart skipped a beat, and he abruptly stopped in his tracks. Something was wrong! In the dead of night, there should have been hardly anyone around in this alley. Why were there so many suspicious figures?

He subconsciously gripped his cousin's small, delicate hand and whispered a reminder.

"Sister-in-law, be careful! Something's wrong here!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than a gunshot rang out, piercing the night sky. The bullet grazed Lin's hair and struck the wall beside her, sending up a shower of debris!

"what!"

Startled by the sudden gunshot, Lin screamed and trembled uncontrollably.

She was a woman who stayed at home all year round; she had never seen such a battle with real guns and ammunition.

The hand gripping Qi Fan's tightened instantly, so much so that Qi Fan's hand ached slightly.

Fortunately, Qi Fan was prepared. The moment the gun went off, he grabbed Lin's arm and used the momentum to shove into a nearby alley.

Just as the two men took cover, a barrage of gunfire erupted. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Bullets rained down on the spot where they had just stood, leaving the wall riddled with holes.

Hiding in the shadows at the alley entrance, Qi Fan's heart pounded wildly, and his mind raced.

Who wants to kill me? My cousin's wife is just an ordinary woman, and my cousin is just an insignificant clerk. We have no grudges against each other, so why would anyone go to such great lengths to harm them?

Thinking about this, Qi Fan already knew the answer: these people were after him!

He cautiously peeked out and quickly glanced at the situation outside the alley, then gasped in shock.

There were at least several dozen masked men, all carrying guns, approaching the alley in a fan shape. The formation was even larger than the bandits we encountered last time!

These people were dressed in uniform black clothes and moved in unison, clearly having received professional training; they were not ordinary thugs at all.

That's it, a direct confrontation is definitely not an option! I'm just a kid, I can't possibly fight a bunch of people with real guns and ammunition.

Qi Fan gritted his teeth and instantly thought of the army card that the system had rewarded him with.

He immediately brought up the system interface in his mind, found the B-level military card, and without the slightest hesitation, clicked the "Use" button.

The next second, the system's cold notification sounded in my mind.

[Host detected using a Class B military card: New First Cavalry Company! Current location coordinates locked. The cavalry company will arrive in 2 minutes. Please prepare for their arrival!]

Two minutes? Qi Fan's heart sank. In the current situation, let alone two minutes, even one minute could be enough for the assassins to find him at any moment.

He quickly pulled the still trembling Lin Shi back into the depths of the alley.

"Don't be afraid, sister-in-law. I've called for help. Just hold on a little longer and we'll be safe!"

As he spoke, Qi Fan grabbed his cousin's hand tightly and ran into the depths of the alley.

"Let's run inside, we'll use the alleys to buy time!"

The narrow alley was littered with pebbles. He pulled Lin Shi along, stumbling forward, with gunfire relentlessly pursuing them. Bullets whistled through the air, hitting the walls on both sides, sending chills down one's spine.

Taking advantage of his small stature, Qi Fan dodged left and right with his cousin-in-law, narrowly avoiding being hit by bullets several times, which gave them a fright.

But the assassins outnumbered them and kept at bay. Before long, the two were forced into an open street with nowhere to hide!

Just as Qi Fan was about to turn and slip into another side alley, "Bang!" A gunshot rang out, and a bullet struck the ground precisely in front of his feet. The flying pebbles grazed his ankle, causing a burning pain.

If it had been just one inch higher, his leg would have been ruined!

"Stop running! We'll break your legs if you run any further!" The assassins' sinister laughter came from behind.

Qi Fan froze, forced to stop and slowly turn around.

Dozens of masked assassins surrounded him in a semi-circle, their dark gun barrels all pointed at him and Lin, completely blocking their escape route.

"Run! Why aren't you running anymore?" The lead assassin took a step forward, his eyes full of mockery.

Seeing this, Lin suddenly took a step forward, shielding Qi Fan tightly behind her.

"If you have a problem, come at me! He's just a child, don't make things difficult for him!"

"Oh, she's got the makings of a beauty!" Another assassin's eyes leered as he scanned Lin's body, a lascivious grin spreading across his face.

"Don't worry, once we've dealt with this brat, we'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

The other assassins joined in the laughter, their laughter filled with scorn.

"You bastards!" Lin was trembling with anger, but she was helpless.

The assassins had finished laughing and didn't linger any longer; the leader raised his hand to signal.

"Move! Take care of the small one first!" Dozens of guns were once again aimed at Qi Fan, and the triggers were already slightly pulled.

Qi Fan panicked completely. Cold sweat streamed down his face. Two minutes had long passed! Where was the cavalry company? Was this damn system playing a trick on me?! Where did my 300-strong cavalry company go?

If you don't come soon, by the time you arrive, you'll only have paper money to burn for me!

He watched helplessly as the assassin's finger slowly pressed the trigger, and looked around in despair. The street was still empty, without even a sound of horses' hooves.

Qi Fan closed his eyes and sighed inwardly: It's over, we've really messed up this time!

"Bang!"

A crisp gunshot pierced the night sky once again. Qi Fan shuddered in fright, squeezing his eyes shut as he awaited the excruciating pain.

The expected bullets did not come; instead, a heavy thud was heard in front of me.

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the assassin who was about to fire was lying stiffly on the ground, with a bloody hole in his forehead oozing blood.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening sound of horses' hooves approached from afar, like thunder rolling across the street!

"Da da da!" In the darkness, three hundred cavalrymen in uniform rode out on tall horses like divine warriors descending from the sky. Their sabers gleamed coldly in the moonlight, and their rifles were already raised.

"Cavalry company! Charge!" A powerful shout echoed through the night sky.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A barrage of gunfire erupted in the street as the cavalry, taking advantage of their speed, charged into the group of assassins like tigers descending a mountain.

Although these assassins were trained, they were no match for the well-coordinated New First Regiment cavalry company.

After just two rounds of attacks, most of the assassins fell, and the rest were so terrified that they dared not fight any longer and turned to flee into the darkness.

"Chase!" Just as several cavalrymen were about to spur their horses to give chase, Qi Fan hurriedly shouted to stop them.

"Wait! Don't pursue a cornered enemy!"

The cavalrymen immediately reined in their horses, turned them around, and stood in a neat, square formation facing Qi Fan.

At the very front of the column, a bald man took off his military cap, dismounted, strode up to Qi Fan, and snapped a crisp military salute.

"Cavalry Company Commander Sun Desheng! Reporting to you with his entire company!"