Chapter 103: Walking into a Trap

Xu Zhao, along with Shen Lingge and the one hundred elite soldiers assigned to her by Shen Yu, appeared at the gate of Lihua Village.

As she walked along, she observed that the entire village was located high up in a valley, and the only road leading to the valley was narrow, only wide enough for two people to walk side by side at a time.

Narrow terrain is indeed conducive to defeating a larger force with a smaller one. If you occupy the narrow pass first, you can take advantage of the terrain and gain the upper hand.

Moreover, valleys are easy to hide in, and narrow passages will disperse attackers. If rocks are rolled from great heights, the attackers will surely be caught by surprise.

However, this time they came here without any obstacles.

The group stopped at the entrance of Lihua Village.

"Something's wrong... It's so wrong," Shen Lingge stopped Xu Zhao sideways and stood in front of her unconsciously. Since the emperor's uncle was not here, she would be the one to protect the future emperor's aunt.

"Sister Zhaozhao, Luo Lei said that Lihua Village is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but now the gate of the village is open. It seems that something is wrong. Could it be a trick to lure you into a trap?"

Now that the door is open, isn't this also a strategy?

If the attackers were worried about a trap, they would not dare to enter at will. If they were brave enough to ignore these and break in, they would not know what traps were waiting for them behind.

Xu Zhao looked calm, "If you have any doubts, why not go in and take a look." She gently pushed Shen Lingge away and walked towards Lihua Village.

Shen Lingge was frightened when he heard this. Before leaving, the emperor's uncle repeatedly told him to protect Sister Zhaozhao, but now she wanted to go in regardless. If something happened, how should he explain to the emperor's uncle?

He stopped Xu Zhao and said, "Sister Zhao Zhao, let's send someone in to investigate first."

"Qinghe, anyone who wants to accomplish great things must have long-term plans, but we also know a general idea of ​​Lihua Village. At this time, as a leader, you need to make your own judgment."

"And my judgment is to go in!" Xu Zhao said loudly. She turned to the centurions behind her and said, "You wait here. The eldest prince and I will go in. Without my order, you are not allowed to act rashly."

Xu Zhao naturally had her own considerations when making this decision.

Since the head of Lihua Village opened the gate today, it means he had already expected someone to come today.

Since the host has welcomed them so much, they, the guests, must not be too rude. It would be better not to have so many people go in, so as not to scare the children in the village.

"Miss Xu, why don't we go in with you? If there is any danger, we can protect you or two." The captain didn't dare to agree easily.

"I said before I came here that everyone must obey my orders. Since I brought you out, I will naturally bring you back in one piece."

The Lihua Village has been able to exist until now, and even the brutal Songfeng Village has not been able to conquer it. Naturally, it has its advantages. If too many people enter, accidents may happen.

Although women and children are powerless, when they put up a resistance they are a force that cannot be ignored.

"But Your Majesty..."

"If the captain is unwilling to follow my arrangements, go back now and ask your prince to arrange someone who can obey my orders for me." Xu Zhao pretended to be slightly angry.

Could it be that I have such a good temper that these people have the illusion that I will never get angry?

It seems that I still need to act more difficult to deal with in the future.

Shen Lingge saw that Xu Zhao had made a decision and knew that no one could stop her decision. Since he followed her, he naturally had to obey her arrangements. Now that he thought about it, none of the decisions Sister Zhao Zhao had made before had ever gone wrong.

He should believe in the emperor's uncle's judgment of people and believe that Sister Zhaozhao will be able to complete this task perfectly.

"Okay, you stay where you are. Sister Zhao Zhao and I will go in. If there is any accident, I will use flares and you can come to reinforce us at that time."

After years of experience in the military camp, his martial arts skills are not weak. Since there are women and children in there, if an accident really happens, I think they can hold out until reinforcements come.

Xu Zhao: "Don't act rashly without orders, and don't hurt anyone here."

"I obey your command," the captain bowed.

"Sister Zhaozhao, let's go. Let me see what tricks Lihua Village is playing today." The young man was still very curious.

Xu Zhao and Shen Lingge walked inside.

The gate of Lihua Village is built at the mouth of the valley. After entering Lihua Village, there is a stone wall. If you don’t look carefully, you will think there is no road ahead and you need to turn a corner to see the area where the people in the village live.

As they turned the corner, they saw a little girl standing at the corner. She was sitting on a big rock, swinging her legs, looking very leisurely.

Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, the little girl stopped and looked up at the person coming.

Two people?

The little girl didn't expect that only a beautiful girl and a good-looking boy walked in.

This morning she heard her mother talk about what happened last night, and this morning she was asked to open the door and wait for people, and she thought she would be waiting for a group of strange uncles with beards.

"Brother and sister, come with me," the little girl did not forget the purpose of her coming here. She jumped down from the big rock and led Xu Zhao and the others towards the living area of ​​the village.

There are large fields on both sides of the road leading to Lihua Village. Now that it is winter, the fields are barren and lifeless.

"Good morning, Aunt Niu! Good morning, Cuicui..."

Along the way, the little girl was lively and enthusiastic and greeted everyone she passed by, without any wariness at all.

When those busy people heard the familiar voice, they would naturally look up and greet. The person called Aunt Niu was about to greet when she saw the person behind her, and her hand stopped in mid-air.

The others also saw the stranger following her and stood up, with alertness in everyone's eyes.

Their village is full of miserable women and children. Fortunately, they were taken in by the village chief, so they can live a stable life now.

Last night, the nearby Songfeng Village was engulfed in flames in the late night, and everyone in their Lihua Village was awakened.

The village chief and his wife stood on the watchtower and observed for a long time, then let them go and rest.

When I woke up this morning, someone came back to say that Songfeng Village next door was wiped out by the government, and now there are strangers coming, which makes people suspicious.

I'm afraid we're going to wipe them out today.

Aunt Niu was washing clothes just now. She quietly picked up the laundry mallet in the wooden basin and kept her eyes on Xu Zhao. If this stranger dared to hurt Ruoruo, she would ask the mallet in her hand whether it agreed.

Ruoruo was the little girl who led Xu Zhao and the other two in. She was the only daughter of the leader and his wife of Lihua Village.

"Little sister, what's your name?" Shen Lingge took out a piece of maltose from his waist. He asked the people from the Mobei delegation to buy it in Li'an City. It was originally intended for Sister Zhaozhao, but now it can be used to coax the child.

The knife-like looks behind him increased after giving out the candy. Shen Lingge felt creepy. It turned out that this was how it felt to be stared at by so many women.