Lin Dong secretly sighed that he was unlucky. The protagonists in the novel once traveled through a peaceful and prosperous era, and enjoyed endless glory and wealth when they were born. They relied on their own vision and means to become generals and generals.

Fortunately for me, I traveled through time and ended up in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty. Not to mention enjoying the blessings, I was targeted by bandits as soon as I landed, and my life could be in danger at any time. What kind of evil was this?

No, I can't give up, I must defend the village.

I want to live, even in troubled times, I still want to live strong.

Without the power of the government, it is undoubtedly a luxury to rely on the villagers to repel the bandits. After all, the bandits are the masters of life on the edge of the knife. They are not afraid of death and have weapons in their hands. No matter from which aspect, the villagers will be defeated.

undoubtedly.

The reason why we were able to repel the bandits in the morning was because of our geographical advantage. I guess those bandits would not give up and would launch an attack who knows when.

"According to the clan leader, the bandits have retreated down the mountain and are stationed at the foot of the mountain. They will not come back up the mountain in a short time." The mother said with a sad look on her face: "You are weak. The doctor told you to have a good rest. For other things, just

Let others worry about it.”

Lin Dong nodded slightly. Although he didn't agree with his mother's words, he didn't refute it. In his previous life, his parents died young and he became an orphan just after graduating from college. During the holidays, he always felt empty in his heart. Although he didn't say it out loud, he felt sorry for those people.

Peers of the same age whose parents are still alive are envious.

Suddenly there was a mother in this life, allowing him to enjoy the feeling of being cared about and to be more accommodating to her.

Lin Dong enjoyed his mother's love, stood up slowly, and walked around the house, carefully looking at the inside and outside of Lin's house in his mind.

In Linjia Village, although Dong Lin's family is not considered a wealthy family, it is obviously better off than ordinary families. This is why other children can only become farmers with their backs facing the earth, but he can go to a private school.

Seeing that his body had recovered, his mother felt relieved. She turned around and entered the kitchen, and soon there was a clanking sound.

Soon I saw my mother coming out of the kitchen with a large bowl of chicken soup in her hand. There was a wooden spoon in the bowl and a few pieces of chicken. These were specially prepared by her mother when Lin Dong was asleep.

"Dong'er, your injury has just improved a bit. Drinking more soup will be good for your health..."

Lin Dong was not polite, thanked him, picked up the big bowl and drank heavily.

Seeing that Lin Dong was drinking sweetly, his mother's tired face showed a happy smile and said: "Now our Dong'er has won the title of Scholar again. In a few years, he will be awarded the title of Juren and his ancestors will be honored."

Lin Dong sighed secretly in his heart. Although all kinds of things are inferior, only studying is good. However, in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty, studying was not a good choice.

In his last life, he was also a military history enthusiast and had some knowledge of the history of the Ming Dynasty. According to historical records, in a few years, in the 17th year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was about to be destroyed. At that time, the Qing army went south to destroy the Ming Dynasty.

No grass grew wherever the iron hooves touched, and the four massacres with the highest death tolls recorded in history alone totaled millions of people.

The famous Sichuan Massacre saw more than 5.4 million people massacred. It is said that there were less than a hundred households alive in Sichuan, and there was no one left even as far as a thousand miles away.

Not to mention the Yangzhou Tenth Day and Jiading Three Massacres, in which tens of thousands of people died tragically.

In these troubled times, it is better to be a centurion than a scholar. If you want to survive and protect your home and family, the only way is to take up arms and fight.

Because the truth is always within the range of the cannon.

Of course, these are the foresights of a time-traveler, so naturally I cannot tell my mother about them.

"Mom, I want to give up my fame..." Lin Dong's voice was very weak. He was afraid that his mother would be disappointed. After all, in the minds of ordinary people, studying is the only way out for the poor.

"What?" The mother seemed to have been punched, her body was shaken and she almost fell, but Lin Dong hurriedly held her up.

"Mom, I know your expectations for your child, but you have also seen what happened today. If you want to live well in this troubled world, the only way is to take up arms..."

Lin Dong thought it would take a lot of words to convince his mother.

Unexpectedly, her mother shook her head with difficulty and said: "Dong'er, I'm a womanizer and don't know much about important things. You are the only male in the family. I think you will not make a decision that is unfavorable to our Lin family...

… As long as you live, it’s better than anything else. It doesn’t matter whether you take the exam or not…”

His mother said this with tears in his eyes, but Lin Dong could not be soft-hearted. Fortunately, although his mother was disappointed, she was a sensible person and did not refuse harshly. Otherwise, he would not have known how to convince his mother.

Seeing his mother's disappointed face, Lin Dong felt secretly ashamed. His mother loved him so much that she didn't want to refute his face and give up his hopes.

At the same time, he secretly swore in his heart that one day, when he became stronger, he would give his mother the best environment so that he could spend his old age peacefully.

Although this goal is still infinitely far away, he has already made plans to fight for it.

The red sun moved slowly towards the back of the mountain, and the sky gradually became gloomy. Looking at the red sun, Lin Dong had a bad premonition in his heart, and he always felt that something was wrong.

"It's been so long and the bandits haven't continued to attack. Could it be that they have some conspiracy?"

Thinking of this, a terrifying picture suddenly popped up in his mind, which was the path in the back mountain.

"Oops..." Lin Dong stood up in a hurry and ran towards the patriarch's house.

At this time, the clan leader was sitting in the main room with a happy face, enjoying the compliments of all the clan members. Being able to defend the village today was inseparable from the clan leader.

Seeing a group of people constantly complimenting the clan leader, Lin Dong cursed in his mind, "You idiots, you are showing off your merits here before the bandits have retreated. Aren't you afraid that the bandits will suddenly kill you and kill you?"

"Chief, Lin Dong is here." At this time, a tribesman rushed into the main room and said.

"Oh, please."

The clan leader is very old, but he is not an old fool. He knows that today is mostly due to Lin Dong. Although the praise of the clan members sounds comfortable, he knows how much he weighs.

"Lin Dong, why don't you have a good rest at home? What are you doing here?" Although the clan leader's tone was reproachful, his face was filled with concern, showing that he loved Lin Dong very much.

"I'm afraid my grandson won't be able to rest, otherwise once the bandits arrive, everything will be over." Lin Dong sighed.

"What? Are there bandits again?" Suddenly there was a commotion in the hall. The battle in the morning had already caused several casualties. The dead had not yet rested in peace, and bandits were about to kill them again? What should we do?

A tribesman said with an unhappy look: "We have already arranged for people to guard the entrance of the village. They can be seen from a distance before the bandits go up the mountain. Now no one reports it. How could there be bandits? Don't be alarmist here.

"

"Report? What if the bandits don't come from the road?" Lin Dong sneered.

"What? Not taking the main road?" Everyone was shocked. This was really hard to say.

Everyone in Linjia Village knows that there is a path up the mountain behind Linjia Village, but this path is very hidden and people who are not from this village cannot find it.

"You are right. Although the trail in the back mountain is hidden, it is not a secret. Anyone who is interested can find out by just asking a little. We must be careful about this." The clan leader thought for a moment and nodded.

"Please also ask the clan leader to summon the clan members immediately, otherwise things will change if you wait too long."

Knowing that the matter was urgent, the patriarch immediately arranged for people to gather the villagers. After beating gongs and drums, all the young people in the village were summoned.

When Lin Dong and others arrived at the square, the place was already filled with villagers.

The clan leader stepped forward and coughed: "Fellow clansmen, I have summoned you all to announce something. I think you all know that although the bandits temporarily retreated, they did not withdraw. Instead, they were stationed at the foot of the mountain.

, obviously will not give up easily. Just in case, Lin Dong proposed to arrange a team of people to guard the back mountain trail to prevent bandits from sneak attacks from the trail. After thinking about it, I think Lin Dong is right about being defensive.

It’s necessary. It’s better to be careful. Now that the situation is urgent, I will give the order directly. All clan members will obey orders and must not disobey them.”

"Clan leader, please speak!" It was about bandits, and no one dared to take it lightly and agreed.

"Now, the young men stand in two rows."

There was a commotion in the square, and the young men quickly divided into two rows.

"Very good, the row on the left is responsible for the front entrance, and the row on the right will go to the back mountain with nephew Lin Dongxian." The clan leader was straightforward and quickly made arrangements.

"The situation this time is quite special. I still said what I said in the morning. The tribesmen who go to the back mountain must obey nephew Lin Dongxian's orders. If anyone doesn't listen, the family will be punished."

After the clan leader finished speaking, he said to Lin Dong: "Dong'er, I'll leave it to you to defend against bandits. I think the clansmen will support you."

Sure enough, with what happened in the morning, the tribesmen did not object and nodded in agreement.

Lin Dong praised: "This old man is not very capable, but his heart is not comparable to that of ordinary people. He is still old and spicy. The ancients did not bully me."

Not caring about being polite, Lin Dong immediately left two people to take charge of communication, and quickly led the tribe towards the back mountain.

The road to the back mountain was not far from the village. Lin Dong and the others walked for half an hour before arriving at the back mountain. It was already getting dark.

"There's someone!" Lin Dong just stuck his head out, hurriedly stepped back, stretched out his hand to block the tribesmen behind him and whispered.

"where?"

Due to the low living standards of the people at this time, many people do not even have enough to eat and are severely deficient in vitamin A, so their eyesight is naturally worse at night.

Lin Dong pointed at the cliff, and there were indeed two blurry black shadows there. Through the moonlight, the moonlight reflected by the shining long knife could be clearly seen.

"Good boy, you are really ruthless. If it weren't for Lin Dong, I would have been doomed in Linjia Village tonight." Everyone took a breath of cold air.

Lin Dong whispered: "Looking at the opponent's posture, there are only two people coming up now, but we can't be careless. These bandits are very powerful, so we must deal with them carefully."

Everyone was convinced, and immediately nodded and said: "But according to the order, we will never say anything else."

"In this case, it would be better for me to be respectful than to obey."

Lin Dong immediately selected two young and strong tribesmen as the main force, and asked them to sneak up and kill the bandits unprepared. The others prepared their weapons. Once the two in front took action, regardless of success or failure, the others took action together, quickly
Chapter completed!