These scholars were all very young, around Fang Er's age, some even younger, with the oldest not exceeding twenty.
They all still had the potential for reform, so Fang Er did not deliver killing blows.
The fault lay with the Kong family; they could still be saved.
After having all the bound scholars searched again, they were all thrown into the Nishan Academy and locked up.
This search did yield some results.
Seven sleeve crossbows alone were found. These were very small, hidden in sleeves and strapped to the forearm. If one wasn't looking carefully, they could easily be overlooked.
Fang Er picked one up and played with it for a while. It was indeed quite exquisite.
These were likely for summoning reinforcements. Big eagles, release them all!
I want to see where these people are hiding!
He pointed to the sleeve crossbows on the ground and handed the one in his hand to Yan Shuangying.
Yes! My Lord!
Yan Shuangying took the sleeve crossbow, beckoned to the side, and Wang Xuance and Zhou Yanxi brought over two more special forces members.
Biu~~~~
Biu~~~~
Biu~~~~
After they shot signal arrows from the small crossbows into the sky, everyone present focused their attention on their surroundings, as well as the four distant peaks.
Ten minutes.
Thirty minutes.
An hour.
Damn it, what is this? I thought it would draw out a thousand or eight hundred bandits, and this is it?
Li Xiaogong complained, seeing no reaction from the surroundings.
My brother, there won't be a thousand or eight hundred, but I estimate there should be thirty to forty thousand!
Fang Er lowered his binoculars and pointed at the other four peaks of Nishan.
At this moment, on the four peaks behind Nishan, branches swayed and vegetation rustled, and suddenly countless startled birds flew up.
The reinforcements summoned by the signal arrows had arrived!
Not only that, but in the northwest direction of Nishan, countless figures were also moving rapidly towards them.
Eight signal arrows in total had been fired into the sky, an unprecedented event!
Brother, how do we split this? kanδん
Li Xiaogong was already rubbing his hands together. Since returning from Wokou, apart from killing a few bandits in Laizhou, he hadn't had a chance to act.
I'll leave you one division. The mountain will be yours to handle. Take it easy, try not to destroy this academy and temples.
After speaking, Fang Er led the special forces and the Yan Yun Cavalry down the mountain.
On the way down, he instructed Wu Yong to have the Fourth Division follow Li Xiaogong's command, and Lian Haolong's ten thousand supervisory troops were also deployed.
Fang Er stood on the hovercraft at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the bandits rushing towards them.
Tie Lao Ba's artillery division had already set up their artillery positions in front, and Liu Meng's two regiments were also ready for battle. The Yan Yun Cavalry and special forces were dispersed among the three hovercraft.
The ammunition on the three hovercraft was evenly distributed. After adjustment, each hovercraft was allocated 44 rockets and 2,000 machine gun rounds, which was the only ammunition stock the hovercraft had since being exchanged from the system.
The remaining six thousand supervisory troops formed a protective cordon around the hovercraft, standing ready.
Time ticked by, and the masses that had appeared as dark masses in the distance gradually became discernible in their appearance and attire.
Confirmed to be bandits!
These people were raggedly dressed and in disarray. Their weapons were mostly swords, spears, and sabers, and some even carried dung forks and iron shovels. A rough estimate put their numbers at least seven to eight thousand!
Coupled with the figures on the four peaks, how could this damned place hide so many people?
Did all the household registration checks last year go into the mountains?
Given that the Kong family could mobilize so many people, along with the terrain of the valley where the incident occurred, it was now possible to guess how the Second Regiment was ambushed!
Perhaps due to the eight consecutive signal arrows, with seven in front and one behind, these bandits advanced with great momentum. There was no formation or order whatsoever.
As they charged forward, the people at the very front suddenly stopped about three hundred paces in front of the artillery positions.
Cannons!
Plain cannons!
At least hundreds of them!
Fooled~~~~~ Ah!
Before the leader could finish speaking, he was pushed to the ground by his companions and then trampled heavily upon.
They charged so fast, and if they wanted to brake, they had to ask the people behind them first!
Kill! ! !
Charge! ! !
Ignorant bandits, unaware that they had trampled their leader, instead shouted and charged, gradually approaching the artillery positions.
Looking at these people, Wang Xuance said disdainfully behind Fang Er: My Lord, these scoundrels, why don't you let us, the special forces, handle them? Fourteen of us can take all of them.
Exactly, my Lord. Save some cannonballs. I'll bring the Yan Yun Cavalry and the special forces. Guan Chang was also eager to try.
All of you, stay put!
Fang Er glared at them and directly gave Tie Lao Ba the order to open fire.
Since their hearts are set on death, let's send them to it!
Open fire!
Upon receiving the order, Tie Lao Ba shouted to his subordinates.
Three thousand artillerymen and nearly five hundred mortars opened fire simultaneously.
Boom boom boom boom~~~
Cannonballs rained down upon the bandits in front, and as the fuses ignited, the blast waves from the exploding shells sent countless people flying high into the air.
Limbs, mangled corpses, and weapons flew everywhere.
After just one round, a large area was cleared among the seven to eight thousand bandits.
The bandits were stunned!
They hadn't even touched the enemy's clothing, and they had already lost over a thousand men. This was not representing justice; it was clearly charging towards hell!
Kong Huiyuan, you son of a bitch, you screwed me over!
The bandit leader, who had just climbed up from the ground, looked at everything before him and cursed at the sky before spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Pfft~~~
Fortunately, he had been pushed down by his own men, and after being trampled a few times, he narrowly survived the shelling.
Retreat! Retreat! Quick, retreat!
The bandit leader wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth,