Compared to Li Yuan and his group, they fell asleep as soon as they got into the minibus, just waiting to resume the battle tomorrow morning.
In the entire village, the villagers' condition is far worse than that of Li Yuan and his group.
Everyone was in a heavy mood and couldn't calm down for a long time. Even though they had piled a large number of stones at the bottom of the protective wall so that those above the wall could use them at any time to fight the other side, the unspeakable tension and worry in their hearts could not be eliminated. Even though everyone was wet from the storm and dirty from carrying stones back and forth, no one was in the mood to deal with it all.
"Since these guys dared to speak so arrogantly before, they must be quite capable. They definitely won't give up so easily." Zhao Xingguo frowned, his face grim. "I'm afraid they'll sneak down the mountain and take a detour. If that happens, it'll be very difficult for us to stop them."
"Village chief, if things really develop to this point, what should we do? The guys who came before were all strong and healthy. Judging from their number, there were at least one or two hundred of them, and they were all strong men. And the number of upright young and middle-aged men in our entire village is only more than 70. If the two sides really engage in a head-on battle, I'm afraid we won't be able to gain any advantage." The patrol team leader who was on guard today, standing next to Zhao Xinguo, said with a worried look on his face.
"Although the women in our village work in the fields and feed pigs and chickens on weekdays, and are much stronger than ordinary city girls...but in terms of strength, there is still a big gap between them and those robbers outside. If the other group really takes a long way around and comes over from the mountain, and there is no protective wall to stop us, we are likely to lose to them." The patrol team leader was so anxious that his mouth was about to get angry, and his originally frowned brows never relaxed from beginning to end.
In their entire village, there are less than 250 people who have the strength to fight against outsiders, and most of them are women.
It’s not that he looks down on women, it’s just that women’s physical strength really cannot be compared with men’s. In this situation, their fighting effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
As the patrol captain spoke, the faces of the people around him became uglier and uglier. At this moment, everyone had a worried look on their faces. Even though everyone was soaked from head to toe by the storm and was freezing standing in the wind and rain, no one said a word.
The atmosphere around was silent and depressed.
Everyone turned their attention to Zhao Xingguo and Zhao Zhengde, hoping that they could come up with a good solution to the current difficulties.
Zhao Xingguo frowned, his tone filled with a desperate attitude, "Da Zhuang is right. Although our village has more people than the enemy, our actual fighting capacity is not as good as theirs. Especially since there are so many elderly and children in our village who are powerless, we are no match for this group of people... If they come around the mountain road, we may not be able to protect our families."
"Then what should we do, Village Chief? Are we really just going to be slaughtered?"
"Yes, village chief, these guys are extremely vicious. They will definitely not let us go easily even if they steal all our food."
"What should we do? We can't just sit here and wait for death, right?"
"Do they really want us to surrender to them? People who steal our food have absolutely no credibility. Even if we surrender and hand over all our food, we'll definitely be killed when we return."
"That's right! Isn't that how those Japs on TV used to play out?! They're just not trustworthy. If we surrender, we'll just be courting death!"
"But what are we going to do? Our whole family, young and old, is here."
Everyone was talking at once, their brows furrowed, and some of the timid women even had tears in their eyes. They had heard the group of people shouting outside before, saying that they were going to massacre everyone in their village.
If such a group of vicious criminals really attacked their village, everyone in the village would definitely have a hard time. Maybe tomorrow would be the death anniversary of everyone in the village.
But they can’t beat these guys, what should they do?
"We live in a society ruled by law! How could these guys be so vicious?! Just anyone can come and steal our food and kill everyone in our village... They have no reason at all!" Cai Junmin clenched his fists and said viciously, "If the earthquake hadn't happened before, if we encountered something like this, we would definitely call the police and have them arrest them all. How could these beasts have the right to be so arrogant here?!"
"What's the point of saying this? If it were before the earthquake, these bastards wouldn't have dared to do such a thing, let alone kill people. Even large-scale robbery is impossible. Most importantly, even if they wanted to rob, they certainly wouldn't come to our poor mountain valley to steal food."
How much was grain worth before the earthquake and snowstorm? Even if grain prices had increased three or five times, it would only have gone from two or three yuan to more than ten yuan.
This amount of money is not small for farmers like them, but for those robbers, a dozen dollars is not enough for them to start a robbery. Even if they want to rob, they will rob the gold, silver and jewelry.
Everyone was discussing this matter, but everyone was mainly worried about what to do next. Were they really just going to sit there and wait for death?
"Alright! Everyone, stop talking!" Zhao Xingguo clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention. "I understand what you're talking about. We really can't just sit there and wait for death. We all have elderly and children at home. If not for ourselves, we have to think about them at least."
"Everyone go back and pack your things now. In half an hour, we'll send the elderly and children in the village to hide in the mountains. It's only a few hours' walk from here to the military base up there. Although the snow in the mountains hasn't completely melted yet and the roads are difficult to travel, it's still safer than staying in the village."
Zhao Xingguo's voice was particularly hoarse, and his tone was heavy. The last sentence was especially poignant, and every word he said was worth a thousand gold. "As for us... whether we decide to stay here and guard the village and the food, or to follow the elderly and children and hide in the mountains, let's vote and decide."
There was a moment of silence, but then a commotion erupted. Everyone was discussing what to do next. Should they stay in the village and fight those guys, or go up the mountain with the elderly and children to the military base?
Among the crowd, several timid people immediately expressed their opinions, thinking that it would be better for everyone to go up the mountain together to hide and take refuge in the military base on the mountain.
"Village chief, let's go up the mountain together. Those soldiers have guns in their hands. This guy definitely doesn't dare to go up the mountain to the military base. We live in the military base, so it must be safe... After these guys leave, we should be fine when we come down the mountain. This way, we don't have to put our heads on the line and confront those guys outside head-on." A thin young wife said with red eyes.
When she was woken up from her bed by the whistle, she felt like the sky was about to fall, especially when the group of guys outside the protective wall said they would kill everyone in the village like two-legged sheep and eat their meat. She was so scared that she trembled and almost cried.
Now that she heard that they didn't have to fight to the death with the other side, she immediately became excited. She didn't want to let her man die at all, and she didn't want anyone in her family to be slaughtered by the other side. Even if they were just injured, it would be enough to make her sad.
"That's right! Village chief, why don't we all go up the mountain to take shelter together? Let's escape now!"
Someone else in the crowd echoed.
"No, if we all flee to the mountains for refuge, what will happen to the food at home? With this heavy rain and the snow on the mountain, we can't take much food with us. If all the food is stolen, we will starve to death!"
"That's right! Besides, even if we flee into the mountains, those people won't necessarily let us go. They might even follow us into the mountains... And Commander Meng said that the people left behind in their military base are all wounded. Even if we run there, they might not be able to rescue us. We might even cause them to suffer with us. We might as well stay here and fight them to the death! Kill one and we'll break even, kill two and we'll win! Besides, there's no guarantee we'll lose! We still have over two hundred people!"
Among the crowd, some wanted to escape together for refuge, while others wanted to stay and fight the criminals.
Qin Suyun frowned and listened to all this silently, but her expression did not change at all. She just raised her hand and calmly wiped the rain off her face.
In fact, whether this group of people decided to hide in the mountains or not, she had no intention of following others into the mountains.
The house you built and the supplies you bought at great expense are not intended to be given to others.
As long as these guys didn't have guns or explosives, they would be completely helpless against her. The power grid in her house alone was enough to paralyze these guys. What's more, she had so much gasoline and other raw materials hidden. Those materials and gasoline could allow her to make the simplest gasoline explosives.
Qin Suyun pursed her lips and said nothing, but her eyes were fixed on Zhao Xingguo's final decision. If anyone was willing to stay in the village and move forward and backward with the village, she could help make these things.
She could still make twenty or thirty gasoline bottles a night.
It was just that because this thing was very dangerous and difficult to explain, she had never thought of making it and keeping it at home as a backup.
But at this critical moment, she couldn't care less.
Qin Suyun rubbed her eyebrows and waited for Zhao Xingguo's decision.
The same was true for the others, with several pairs of eyes looking at Zhao Xingguo and Zhao Zhengde.
"Village head, secretary, tell me what we should do. Should we stay or leave?"
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