I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Jin Jingshan, after snapping back to reality, directly said to the soldiers tying them up, "Take them down first."

Whether it was a true surrender or a false one, the humans were now in their hands, and he would absolutely not allow them the chance to disrupt their battle.

After all, the decrease in numbers of this group would certainly weaken Barnes Village's strength and morale.

As for Jin Jingshan's words, the Qinghe Village professionals didn't show any resistance at all, obediently following behind.

Preserving their lives was more important than anything.

Once they reached Ningshan Village, they could continue living as residents.

Observing their exuberant demeanor, Jin Jingshan was speechless once again.

These fellows, even if he didn't make them slaves, he would definitely not allow them free rein on his territory.

Perhaps he would consider following Hope Village's approach and set up a prison, making them work for the territory for a while before releasing them.

Though he had not had personal dealings with Qinghe Village, he had heard of it in Hope Village—it was a territory with a notorious reputation.

How could professionals who primarily engaged in robbery be easy to handle?

The next moment, Jin Jingshan's attention returned to the battlefield.

The unexpected surrender of the Qinghe Village professionals had instantly changed the attack rhythm on Barnes Village's side.

Especially the Cavalry Team charging forward at top speed, they all had to pull hard on the reins, forcibly slowing down the Horse Beasts.

Leading the Cavalry Team, Captain Valerian quickly withdrew into a safe range, then turned back to look up at Viscount Robin on the city wall.

At this moment, Viscount Robin was staring somberly at the group of Qinghe Village professionals who had surrendered.

He had been betrayed, yet again.

"Pass the order, charge!" At this moment, Viscount Robin was beyond caring, "If anyone flees from the battle, kill!"

The Qinghe Village professionals had no worries behind them; they could surrender, but the Barnes Village professionals could not—they had many relatives inside.

Thus, upon hearing Viscount Robin's words, Hudson, who had been contemplating staying at the rear, also had to charge out from the city gate.

If he delayed any further, regardless of the outcome, the lord of the territory would not let him end well.

Hudson's gaze instantly ignited with intense combativeness.

They were soldiers who had fought their way through many battlefields.

In terms of courage, none would be found lacking.

"For the defense of our territory, fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

With echoing roars, the soldiers of Barnes Village surged like a tide, courageously charging towards Ningshan Village's troops.

The Knight Team's Captain Valerian also led the knight team out once more.

Another batch of Demon Bull Beasts was sent in, which, with their tails set on fire, accelerated towards Ningshan Village's shields. The knights followed behind the Demon Bull Beasts on their Horse Beasts, using their cover to draw their weapons.

Arrows from Ningshan Village flew swiftly towards the Demon Bull Beast herd and the knight team.

Numerous Demon Beasts fell, but correspondingly, their battle line also began to advance.

"Kill!"

In just a short while, the attack reached the front.

The Shield Soldier Team had already transformed from the original low wall into a two-layer small fortification, with the shields' defense being reinforced by Mages above.

At the same time, the infantry and Spearman immediately stood behind the Shield Soldier Team, taking out their long spears.

When the Demon Beasts reached them, they fiercely thrust forward.

Some Demon Beasts that hadn't fallen in the barrage of arrows now fell here.

Two armies faced each other in direct combat, a showdown of strength against strength.

Casualties began to mount.

Both sides suffered fallen personnel, but as soon as one fell, they were immediately replaced by new soldiers.

Ningshan Village held its ground, with the Shield Soldier Team fighting fiercely.

Barnes Village suffered heavy losses; it could be said they were using human lives to pile up a breakthrough.

Indeed, after a fierce onslaught, Hudson led his team and suddenly burst out from a gap at the rear.

As the focus of enemy aggression was on them, all of his men suddenly changed their direction of attack, concentrating on a point in front of Valerian.

It turned out that in the brief moment before, Valerian had taken the opportunity to devise a strategy with Hudson.

He was well aware that if the cavalry could not break into the enemy's formation, they could not truly exert their effectiveness.

Only by focusing on one point was there a possibility of penetration.

Hence the current predicament.

"Power Burst!"

With the unified chant of the spell, the shield soldiers in front of Valerian were blasted away, creating an opening directly in front of him.

Valerian led the Cavalry Team into the breach without hesitation.

Once they charged in, the Horse Beasts instantly trampled the infantry and spearmen behind the shield soldiers underfoot, while the cavalry atop the Horse Beasts wielded long spears and swords, madly stabbing and slashing all around them.

Hudson and others followed closely.

The battle formation of Ningshan Village had begun to incur casualties, and just as it was about to be thrown into disarray and slaughtered at will by the forces of Barnes Village, Jin Jingshan, who was commanding from the rear, immediately took calm control and directed the next step.

"Change formation! Small squares!"

At his command, the previously one-sided Shield Soldier Team quickly altered their formation, splitting from one large entity into countless small squares.

Inside each small square there were shield soldiers, infantry, spearmen, archers, and a complete set of professionals including warriors, archers, mages, and doctors.

As the injured were rescued into the small squares, a variety of attacks also targeted the invaders.

The barrage of attacks from all sides instantly inflicted heavy casualties on the troops that had charged into the squares.

No one had expected the enemy to change formation so quickly.

Hudson hadn't even had time to react when he was trapped within four small squares, with his escape route intercepted from northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.

"Captain, what do we do? We're trapped," a man wielding a sword and fending off the shower of arrows asked Hudson for his opinion.

A paled Hudson had taken an arrow to the shoulder.

He had thought victory was theirs and that after killing a handful on this side and then retreating, they would have dampened their opponent's momentum. But in the blink of an eye, the tide of battle had changed.

Looking around, he saw the squares shrinking again; Barnes Village's soldiers were falling continuously under their "squeeze," and their offensive at this moment seemed so powerless.

Just as Hudson felt he might meet his end here today, suddenly, a sound of Horse Beasts arose.

Several colossal figures charged into the battle formation that had trapped them.

It was Valerian.

Valerian's Cavalry Team, at the sacrifice of their comrades on all sides, had forcefully broken into Hudson's area, and after rescuing Hudson, they cleared a path under cover from others.

But the moment they broke free, the Horse Beasts they rode could no longer bear the strain and collapsed, riddled with wounds.

Hudson and his group were slammed mercilessly onto the ground.

Before they could recover, intense cries of battle had already begun sounding from behind them.

"Charge!"

Their assault had failed, and Ningshan Village's counterattack had begun!