12dz Chapter 238 The Whole Village Attacks
Chapter 238 The Whole Village Attacks
For two consecutive days, the village strengthened patrols and defenses, and nothing happened!
But late at night on the third day, Gao Mengli suddenly heard the clanging sound of iron blocks in her sleep.
She and Lin Xi, who was in the lower bunk, opened their eyes at the same time.
The two had just gotten dressed and came out when they saw Da Niu had already opened the door and run out.
"What the hell is that brat doing?" Lin Xi didn't even have time to call out to Da Niu, who was rushing off with his head down.
In his haste, he quickly ran to the kitchen to grab a frying pan, and then followed Gao Mengli hurriedly towards the village entrance.
The mountain elder, riding a tall horse, surveyed the village, which was devoid of any light, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
"Men, if we pull off this job, we'll be set for life! We'll live the high life from now on!"
The bandits cheered, and the sound of horses' hooves clattered!
Er Gouzi, who was on the city wall at the village entrance, had long seen the group of people in the distance, and tears of excitement streamed down his face!
I wonder how much silver this bandit is worth!
Half of the outlaws aren't here this time, and even the strongest, Ah Li, isn't in the village. Heaven is on his side; it's his turn to make money!
Halfway through their preparations, a large group of people suddenly rushed towards them from the village.
Villagers carrying carrying poles, hoes, sickles, water ladles, and brooms, along with a group of aunties and young women from the village, all came together.
Startled, he ran back to this side of the city wall and estimated the number of people by observing the surging shadows in the darkness.
Looking at it from any angle, there are only about a hundred people.
I ran across the city wall again to estimate the number of villagers.
There are now about two hundred villagers gathered here, and some dark figures are running over from a distance.
Not enough to go around, not enough at all!
For every two or three villagers, there is one villain, but there are also about fifty outlaws who are highly skilled in martial arts, and each of them can at least fight for a villain.
That means that the remaining fifty or so thugs are the ones the villagers can fight over and tie up.
How can this work!
Immediately, he didn't stay on the city wall any longer and quickly ran down from the top of the wall, preparing to hide under it.
Who knew that as soon as I got down, there was nowhere to put my feet?
You squeeze me, I huddle next to you, like mushrooms, all huddled together.
"Hey, what are you doing out here? Go back right now, it's dangerous!"
Er Gouzi shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice distorted, but the villagers wouldn't listen to him. Their faces turned red, and they stared menacingly at the approaching bandits in the distance!
Lin Fei quickly patted Er Gouzi on the shoulder: "Come over here, we've already divided into groups."
Our group of ten is preparing to take down three thugs; there's no room for you!
Er Gouzi's eyes widened and his mouth gaped open: "What? You've even divided the people up!"
Seeing Lin Fei chasing people away, Er Gouzi moved to the side.
Lin Chi patted him on the shoulder, "Go to the back, our group is full too!"
Pushing and shoving, Er Gouzi was squeezed to the back.
He felt someone tugging at his sleeve. He should have turned around, but when he did, he was terrified: "Mom, what are you doing here???"
Er Gou's mother didn't answer him. Instead, she pushed Er Gouzi away with a look of disgust: "Go away, go away, our team is a women's team. It's not appropriate for you to join!"
Er Gouzi looked anxious and quickly reached out to tug at his mother: "My dear mother, how old are you? Why are you still joining in the fun?"
He was so anxious that he jumped up and down on the spot, reaching out to try and pull his mother back.
Er Gou's mother nimbly dodged, gripping the broom tightly in her hand, and spat out a "Pui!"
"What do you know? How can women and children stay out of our village's affairs?"
Besides, don't underestimate our women's team. Every day they do laundry, cook, dig, and grind grain. Aren't all of these physically demanding jobs?
"The strength we've developed is more than enough to take down a few bandits."
Several aunties nearby chimed in.
Waving his tools—a rolling pin, a water ladle, and a duster—he made a series of loud cracking noises, scaring Er Gouzi so much that he backed away.
Er Gouzi was helpless; even his mother had joined the team, while he was still operating on his own!
He was getting increasingly anxious as the bandits' shouts grew closer.
I quickly looked around and found a lone, dark figure nearby!
He was overjoyed; he had found a teammate!
I quickly squeezed through and shouted, "I'll team up with you!"
"Uncle Er Gou, you don't need me to do it alone!"
Hearing the voice, Er Gouzi was startled, and only by the moonlight could he see the "lonely" face clearly.
"Big Bull??? What are you doing here?"
Er Gouzi was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped, his eyes wide open as he stared intently at Da Niu.
Da Niu grinned: "I promised the guys in the village I'd help them make money!"
Er Gouzi followed Da Niu's gaze.
Behind the big bull were a bunch of little mushrooms.
So, as the leader of the children, the hope of their village, he's supposed to lead all the children in the village to make money?
Er Gouzi felt a buzzing in his head and almost fainted.
After going around in circles, Er Gouzi finally had to join the group of elderly grandfathers in the village. Watching his great-uncle swing his cane so fiercely, he felt like dying.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi arrived at the village entrance and climbed the city wall.
Looking at the guards on the city wall and the bandits ahead, he felt very reassured.
By the moonlight, Gao Mengli saw a group of people charging towards her in the distance.
There are three more tall, magnificent horses ahead!
"Du Hao, two taels of silver for the men on horseback! And that rabble behind them, eight hundred..."
Gao Mengli was about to say eight hundred coins, but seeing the whole village standing guard under the city wall, her lips twitched.
"One or two."
There wouldn't be enough to go around without these people!
Lin Xi, meanwhile, clung to the city wall, searching for his dead child. It was pitch black below, backlit by the moonlight, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
In his haste, he slammed the frying pan he was holding against the city wall, making a dull thud.
Da Niu heard the noise and saw his father craning his neck to look down.
Lin Xi only felt a flash of white light and saw a white patch in the darkness.
He gritted his teeth and cursed inwardly.
That brat, he still has the nerve to smile at him at a time like this.
If I don't break his legs when he gets back, he's not his father.
Gao Mengli also saw it, but didn't pay much attention to it. After all, the outside world is more dangerous, and it's not a bad thing to train in advance!
Seeing the approaching group of people, Gao Mengli feared that in the ensuing melee, the dim light would make it difficult to distinguish friend from foe, so she quickly ordered Du Hao to light the fire.
"Du Hao, light the torches on the city wall!"
Upon receiving the order, Du Hao quickly ran towards the torch stand by the city wall.
He pulled a tinderbox from his pocket, and with agile movements, leaped into the air.
With a soft "poof," a tiny flame lit up in the night, and with a "boom," the torch was ignited, its roaring flames dispelling some of the darkness.
Lin Xi stood by with an envious look on her face.
Fast speed, cool pose, seriously, he really impressed me!
The mountain elder didn't care at all when he saw that torches had been lit on the city wall.
Taking down villagers who are powerless is as easy as eating and drinking!