If those "rogue bandits" notice that Baixi Village is prepared and won't take action next month, they are locals anyway and have plenty of time to wait. When the experts invited by Baixi Village to help are gone, the villagers' defenses will also be relaxed.
If there is another sudden attack, Baixi Village will still face catastrophe.
Tian Xiao said worriedly: "If we spend a lot of money to invite a group of masters, but the bandits don't come next month, I'm afraid Bai Xiying should cry. Whether he cries or not is secondary. The key is that the crisis in Baixi Village and surrounding villages is still there.
Therefore, we must try not to publicize the idea of inviting experts to help, so that the rogue bandits will think they can succeed and come as planned."
Huwa said: "Those rogue bandits are already very cautious. Because Baixi Village is not small, they are also worried that some masters may emerge here, so they collude with the demon clan to take action. As long as there are no military formations stationed in the city walls, they will
It should go according to plan. In fact, I am also surprised. Baixi Village seems to be strong, but in fact it is like a fat and stupid old hen that finally attracts birds of prey flying in the sky."
Tian Xiao slapped his thigh and said, "Little sir, you are absolutely right!"
Huwa suddenly frowned again and said: "But I still find it strange that those pig-headed men have a grudge against Baixi Village and want to come to rob the food in the warehouse, which is justifiable. But such a group of strongmen are just here to rob the potatoes.
?, what is their purpose?"
At this point, Huwa's voice suddenly stopped, and he looked at Tian Xiao, and the two of them almost said in the same voice: "Things from the patriarch's family!"
At this point in the discussion, the details about this group of bandits have gradually become clear in Huwa's mind. They are locals, and among them there is at least one monk who is above the third level, and they all have extraordinary skills. Thinking about the first time they committed a crime, the target
Those three families. And the situation of those three families may be similar to that of Bai Xiying's family today.
Those three families have a common ancestor, and there is also a monk in the Third Realm. His ancestor should have been a master and left behind a batch of precious artifacts. Those people found out the details. And such inside information may only be found in the local area.
Only people, especially local monks, will know best.
In the first attack, no one recognized them, and no one from the three families survived. In the second attack, they may have been identified and even called out by name, so they massacred the entire village; it may also be that they were
All the people in this village took up arms and fought, but in the end they were defeated.
Of course, those rogue bandits did not come to Baixi Village to snatch potatoes and eggs. Their target was Bai Xiying's family. At least Tian Xiao and Huwa already knew that Bai Xiying's family had at least six magic weapons and other treasures hidden in it.
It's already amazing and worthy of those people doing it.
Tonight, Bai Xiying was dissatisfied with Huwa's statement that "the more private property is protected, the more it should be paid." She said that she would transport her family's belongings to the city walls. But Tian Xiao scolded him, and the rogue bandits might be waiting to intercept him halfway. If
By taking away these things, the tribesmen would not have to suffer the same misfortune. This was an unintentional and angry remark, but I didn't expect it to hit the nail on the head.
Bai Xiying's expression changed when she heard this. It seemed that she had been told what she was thinking. The reason why Bai Xiying was willing to cut her flesh ruthlessly and was willing to take out those precious artifacts and invite experts to help her was because she seemed to have vaguely guessed the real purpose of those "rogue bandits". So.
Speaking of which, the artifacts collected by the Baixi family may be more than that.
As for the "rogue bandits" colluding with the demon clan, it may be to cover up others' eyes, and Baixi Village is very large, and there may be experts in charge. A group of pig-headed men rushed into the village to steal food, and there would be chaos in the village, and the "rogue bandits" could take advantage of the chaos to attack Baixi Ying's family
, and left calmly after he succeeded, leaving the villagers of Baixi Village and those pig-headed men to contend with.
Even if a group of pigs were running around the village, it would take a long time to catch them. What's more, the raging Shanyao people are as ferocious as the wild boars in the mountains. Not only can they attract the attention of the villagers, but they can also be blamed for all the crimes afterwards.
This is a very vicious and clever plan.
Tian Xiao was originally only worried that the villagers would not be able to defeat the powerful enemy. But now his thoughts have changed, and he is even worried that the rogue bandits will not come next month, which will not eliminate the real big trouble. Although it may be the treasures treasured by the patriarch's family that have attracted the rogue bandits, Tian Xiao
There is a deep grudge between Xiao and Bai Xiying, but Tian Xiao still hopes to protect the village with all his strength, fight against "rogue bandits" and find out their identities. This is not just for Bai Xiying's family.
The next morning, Tian Xiao and Huwa took the initiative to go to the patriarch's house and discussed it with Bai Xiying. The villagers were all frightened and gathered in the square in the center of the village. Before noon, Bai Xiying summoned all the men, women and elders of the clan.
Young, announced a few things in public.
The pig-headed men colluded with the bandits and are about to plunder the village. But don't worry, there is a Gonggong master passing by here, willing to lend a helping hand to fight against the masters of the thugs. From today on, everyone must forge weapons, repair the walls of the village, and accept
Training, and until an enemy comes, we must do our best to protect the village.
Next, Tian Xiao assigned a task. All the strong men in the village were trained in groups of ten, and they would learn how to use weapons to fight. As for the other people, they were divided into two groups. One group worked hard to make weapons; the other group went to the river.
Excavate stones and seize the time to repair and strengthen the wall.
The villagers immediately became confused. Someone shouted loudly: "Our family lives outside the village wall. Uncle Xiao, your plan is just to stay within the village wall. So what will we do when the bandits come?" Some strong men shouted: "
I am best at making wooden poles, can I just make weapons and not participate in the battle?"
Everyone was fussing for a long time, but no clear clue could be found. Although Tian Xiao kept explaining loudly, many people still had their own ideas. Especially those who lived on the other side of Baixi River, they even ran to the clan leader and begged for help.
Can't we separate a group of strong men with weapons to guard there?
Later, Bai Xiying showed the majesty of the patriarch, jumped up on the altar and shouted loudly: "If the bandits come and you can't even save your life, do you still need to take care of the house? We can only concentrate on guarding the place within the village wall! From now on
, all the people living outside moved in, and every house was crowded. Food and valuables were all moved inside the wall, and we would wait until the matter was over. If anyone did not obey the arrangement, he would not be killed by the bandits.
You guys, I will settle the score when I get back."
Then someone asked Tian Xiao, if people outside the village wall retreated to the village wall, they were giving up their own homes to protect other people's homes. If there were losses, would the clan compensate them? Tian Xiao kept answering, "If the house is damaged,
If it is damaged by monsters or bandits, all clan members will be organized to help repair it; if there are casualties during the battle, the entire village will of course provide compensation and care for their families.
Tian Xiao's voice almost started to smoke, but in the end it was Bai Xiying who reprimanded him loudly to settle the situation. The next step was to arrange for the families living outside the village wall to move everything in. In this month, everyone would squeeze into who's house and who would live there.
Receive training, who builds the walls, who makes the weapons...etc. a lot of messy things, it makes people's heads hurt.
Some families in the village have married girls from other ethnic groups, and others have married girls from other villages. At this time, they are discussing to visit relatives and live outside for a month first, and then come back after escaping this disaster. As they talk,
Someone was about to go home to pack up and prepare to leave. Tian Xiao heard this and stepped forward to dissuade him. Some fierce disputes broke out, and many other villagers also participated in the dispute.
Chief Bai Xiying whispered a few words to his frowning son. Bai Xihong, the only monk among the tribe, went home without saying a word and fetched a long knife. He walked to the center of the open space and struck out a sharp sword light with all his strength.
A ditch more than two feet long was cut on the ground, leaving the tribesmen stunned for a moment.
Then he jumped on the altar and shouted in the tone of the clan leader: "Don't worry, everyone, as long as we are well prepared, Baixi Village will definitely be able to defeat the enemy! But at this time, whoever abandons the village and leaves may even attack the rogue bandits and monsters."
All clan members must not be polite if they are suspected of being a tip-off! Within this month, no one is allowed to leave without permission! If anyone still insists on leaving, then they will be expelled from Baixi Village forever after one month!"
As soon as this statement came out, most people agreed, and no one insisted on leaving the village anymore.
Huwa watched from the side and frowned secretly. The bandits will not come until next month, but these villagers have already shown their true nature as a mob, which is completely different from the situation in Lu Village and Huahai Village that Huwa is familiar with.
In Lu Village, whenever something important happens in the clan, when Lord Shan gives an order, all the clan members will simply obey the arrangements and cooperate with each other naturally. How can there be so many messy things?
But after thinking about it, Huwa could only sigh secretly. The situation in the village is different. There are many private finances and affairs, and it is inevitable that there will be more selfish calculations. But no matter how each has his own selfish concerns, he must understand one thing and work together to protect it.
The purpose of the village is to protect everyone's self-interest, otherwise no one will have a good outcome.
Let’s not talk about these clan members, let’s talk about the clan leader Bai Xiying. How can he have the prestige and ability of Shan Ye? Whether it is cultivation or talent, Shan Ye is an extremely rare talent in all the countries of Bayuan. And in this Baixi Village
, I’m afraid it’s too unrealistic to expect Bai Xiying or Tian Xiao to be as capable as Shan Ye.
Although Tian Xiao is a sensible person and a rare good person, and can be considered very capable, he is only a soldier and a personal guard. In the past, he only accepted orders to fight, and was not a commander in command of the military formation. And the arrangements he made today,
Also from the perspective of a soldier, based on his own experience on the battlefield, he made the simplest targeted arrangement: shrinking the defense, dividing the troops for alert.
Although this old man is respected by many tribesmen, he is not strong enough to control the tribesmen at this time. However, Bai Xiying has been the tribe leader for many years and has more skills than Tian Xiao.