The female prisoner was fierce

Upon seeing this, Qian Youde was startled and hurriedly took several steps back, his face instantly contorting in shock.

"Take them down! Now!!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The more than twenty axemen were even more murderous.

In an instant, the county government office was filled with the clash of swords and screams of agony as both sides went berserk.

But the difference in numbers is too great!

Moreover, new county soldiers kept pouring in from outside the gate.

The more they fight, the more pressure they face.

Seeing this, Xiaotao and Xiaoxing had no choice but to use all their strength to fight to the death with their men.

at last.

After fighting to the death of almost all the sisters and male soldiers they had brought, they fought their way out of the side gate and into an alley.

Xiao Xing and Xiao Tao turned around and glanced at the county government office, which was stained red with blood, their teeth grinding together.

"Walk!!"

Suppressing his anger and murderous intent, he seized two fast horses and rushed out of Dongshuang County just before the county gates were sealed.

Behind them, Qian Youde led his men to the city gate.

Watching the two riders disappear into the distance, his face turned extremely grim.

"You two wretches! You think you can escape so easily? Do you really think this magistrate has no tricks up his sleeve?"

"Chase!!"

He immediately ordered a pursuit.

But at that moment...

Right at this moment.

An anomaly has occurred!

Suddenly, a county soldier came running from a distance on the right, rushing over to report:

"Report! My lord! A troop of men has arrived outside the north gate! They claim to be subordinates of Commander Liu Xiuqing, the border army commander, and they also wish to enter the city!!"

Qian Youde was taken aback:

"Liu Xiuqing?"

He had heard of this name before; it belonged to a commander who had defected from the border army and had more than three hundred men under his command.

"Why is he here at this crucial moment?"

Qian Youde frowned.

"Your Excellency, could it be that the Northern Barbarians breached Yanbei City, and he was frightened and came here to seek refuge?"

The advisor beside him spoke up at the opportune moment, offering his speculation.

"That makes sense."

Qian Youde nodded slowly, as if he had thought of something. His resentful old face suddenly relaxed, and a smile even returned to his face.

"However... you've come at the perfect time! This magistrate was just worried that my achievements weren't significant enough!"

"Go, welcome them in, and serve them the best wine and food!"

After saying that, he straightened his clothes, put on a smiling face, and walked towards the north gate.

The advisor beside him:

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Do as instructed immediately.

At the same time, outside the North Gate.

Liu Xiuqing, with more than two hundred border soldiers, was standing at the city gate waiting.

Ma Sandao stayed by his side the whole time, rubbing his hands together and saying:

"Commander, although the city walls of Dongshuang County are a bit dilapidated, it's still a county town. We can take it..."

"Shut up!"

Liu Xiuqing glared at him:

"Let's talk about it once we're inside. Right now, we're the border troops of Dawu. Let's not give ourselves away."

Ma Sandao chuckled repeatedly:

"Please forgive me, Commander, I will keep quiet now."

The voice just fell.

The north gate creaked open slowly.

Having straightened his clothes, Qian Youde once again greeted them with a beaming smile, saying with excessive enthusiasm:

"Oh my, General Liu! I've heard so much about you! I am Qian Youde, the magistrate of Dongshuang County, and I respectfully welcome General Liu!"

Upon seeing the county magistrate, Liu Xiuqing suddenly felt something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was. He could only give a symbolic laugh, dismount, and clasp his hands in greeting:

"Magistrate Qian, you are too kind! I, Liu, am here in Dongshuang County on official business as ordered by my superiors. I hope you will be accommodating."

He didn't specify what the job was, but Qian Youde didn't ask at all; instead, he just nodded repeatedly.

"Sure, sure!"

"You must all be tired from your journey. Please hurry into the city! I have already ordered wine and food to be prepared to welcome you and wash away the dust of your travels!"

The smile remained.

Their attitude was even more enthusiastic than when they had received Bai Huatong and Xiao Tao and Xiao Xing earlier.

Liu Xiuqing became even stranger.

But with the arrow already on the bowstring, there was no choice but to release it. He could only proceed with caution, leading Ma Sandao and his men into the city in a swaggering manner.

Then we ate and drank.

Having experienced what had just happened, Qian Youde was even more meticulous, and Liu Xiuqing was completely unaware of his deception.

and so.

In just a little over half an hour.

Inside the county government hall, Liu Xiuqing, Ma Sandao, and more than a dozen of his personal guards were sprawled on the table, snoring loudly.

Qian Youde sat at the table, watching this scene, a cold smile playing on his lips:

"A bunch of idiots!"

He gave a cold laugh, then clapped his hands.

Dozens of axemen immediately rushed in.

"Your Excellency, Magistrate!"

Qian Youde instructed:

"Tie them all up and send them to the county jail."

The axemen immediately nodded:

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Do as instructed immediately.

"Master Xu."

Qian Youde continued to give instructions:

"Immediately write a letter and send it by fast horse to Lord Yelü in Yanbei City, saying that several hundred rebel soldiers have been captured alive, and we hope that Lord Yelü will deal with them."

Beside him, the clerk surnamed Xu nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Get busy immediately.

The letter writer, the executioners who bound people, and the more than two hundred of Liu Xiuqing's subordinates were all tied up and thrown into the county jail.

Meanwhile, outside Dongshuang County, two fast horses were still galloping wildly through the wind and snow.

On horseback, Xiaoxing and Xiaotao were covered in blood, their faces streaked with frozen tears.

All the brothers and sisters who had been with me day and night were gone.

Just like that, it's gone!

Although there are only eleven of them, they are eleven elite sisters and brothers.

"Faster! Faster!"

Xiao Xing gritted her teeth and cracked the whip desperately, wanting to send the message back as soon as possible.

She had been stabbed in the right arm.

The wound was large, and the bleeding had stopped due to the temperature, but the cold wind still made it hurt like countless needles were pricking it.

But she couldn't care less about the pain; she only had one thought in her mind.

go back!

Go back right now!

"We must inform Lord Xiao of this immediately!!"

……

Xiao Family Village.

Late at night, the wind and snow intensified.

Xiao Jianyang had just finished dealing with his work and was about to rest when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

"Lord Xiao! Lord Xiao!"

It was Lin Qingxue's voice, filled with unprecedented panic.

Xiao Jianyang's heart tightened, and he immediately got up to open the door.

Outside.

Lin Qingxue's face was filled with shock and anger, her lips trembling as she quickly spoke:

"Lord Xiao, Xiao Xing and Xiao Tao are back! They're right outside the South Gate! They're covered in blood, and only the two of them have returned!!"

Xiao Jianyang's gaze sharpened, and his pupils contracted sharply.

I kept feeling my right eyelid twitching during the day and I was restless. I never expected that something strange would actually happen.

"Let's go take a look."

He quickly led the way and strode towards the south gate of the village.

"yes!"

Lin Qingxue followed closely behind.

When we arrived at the South Gate, the gate was already open.

Xiao Jianyang saw it.

Xiao Xing and Xiao Tao were led in by De Fang and her men, and were helped in by several female soldiers.

Seeing the two of them like this, even Xiao Jianyang, who was used to life and death, couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and a cold killing intent surged in his eyes! Xiao Xing had a deep cut on her left arm that revealed the bone, her entire sleeve was soaked in blood, and her face was covered with frozen scabs.

Xiao Tao fared even worse, suffering two solid stab wounds to her back!

If I hadn't been wearing thick winter clothes, I probably would have died on the spot.