"It's no use for you to spout these grand principles to me. The most important thing right now is for us Sunjiatun people to survive and fill our stomachs. Survival is more important than anything else. How do you write the character 'Mang' in Mangcun? If we don't have grain, we'll just rob it. Our village has produced a whole bunch of outlaws. Are we afraid we can't rob your Datian Village of its grain?"
"Bah! You act like a bandit and call yourself a Robin Hood? Even the real Robin Hoods would be ashamed of you." Zhao Lizheng spat in Lin Lizheng's face.
Lin Lizheng smiled smugly and wiped his face: "Zhao, come to reality. The world is starting to go crazy. In chaotic times, whoever has the strongest fist and can seize the things to survive is right."
“We have a thousand people in Sunjiatun, and your Datian Village has six hundred. If you know what’s good for you, we’ll make you stop and hand over your grain. If we get the grain, we’ll spare your lives. Otherwise, we’ll take not only your grain, but also your lives.”
"Stop dreaming. Even if everyone in our village fights to the death, we'll take the people from Sunjiatun down with us."
There's no reasoning with these bandits. Tonight will be a fierce battle, and Zhao Lizheng has already prepared for the worst.
It's heartbreaking to think about. The people who were collecting grain were tyrannical and inhumane, yet it led to two villages killing each other.
The weak draw their swords against the even weaker.
With that kind of fighting strength, if the people from the two villages joined forces to put pressure on those who were requisitioning grain, they wouldn't be so arrogant.
The people of Sunjiatun are indeed known for their fierce and tough nature. When they fight, their fists are much harder than those of the people of Datian Village, and even the women are quite formidable fighters.
In addition, they had an overwhelming numerical advantage, basically two against one of the villagers from Datian Village.
The Qiao family members were all brave and charged ahead, each one fighting several, but their numbers were limited.
Before long, the people of Datian Village were at a disadvantage, and people kept falling down.
Seeing this, Zhao Lizheng turned his face away with a pained expression.
Does this mean that after tonight, Datian Village will cease to exist?
His heart sank, and he grew increasingly desperate.
Then they noticed a figure running around, seemingly making arrangements for something. Then some villagers left the fighting arena and disappeared into the night.
Qiao Lian'er nimbly dodged the wood-chopping knives and sticks, but held a dagger in her hand, stabbing the legs of the people from Sunjiatun every now and then.
She was very small, and the adults were too busy fighting to notice her.
"Lian'er, what are you doing?" Zhao Lizheng called her over and asked.
"Uncle Zhao, I've sent them to call for reinforcements. Don't worry, even if Datian Village remains peaceful tonight, at least we'll be able to send all the people from Sunjiatun back."
"What kind of support should we call?"
“Many girls from our village have married into neighboring villages. Now that their families are in trouble, they can bring their whole families to help.”
"Also, I've sent my eldest brother to the camp. My three brothers have a total of three hundred men under their command, and they might be able to bring a few more with them."
Zhao Lizheng's eyes lit up. "Great idea! If that's the case, then there's hope!"
Many people from Datian Village were pinned to the ground by the people from Sunjiatun. As they watched their entire village being swallowed up and overwhelmed by the people from Sunjiatun, they became increasingly frustrated.
It's over, Datian Village is doomed tonight.
Just then, shouts of killing rang out from outside the village.
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