Chapter 120: Anxious
Xia Daohua was originally in a playful mood and lay on the grass very relaxedly, listening to the birds singing, smelling the fragrance of flowers, and feeling the wet dew and fluff on the grass leaves. However, she soon felt that if she lay down any longer her clothes would get wet.
Nowadays, the color of clothes fades easily and they are no longer bright after being washed a few times.
Just as she turned over and tried to get up, she suddenly felt a slight vibration.
The ground seemed to be shaking slightly and regularly.
Her consciousness hadn't fully reacted yet, but her brain had already made a judgment and her expression suddenly became solemn.
He simply rolled over on the spot, quickly crawled under a clump of leafy bushes, put his ear firmly to the ground, and listened carefully, trying to confirm whether it was his illusion.
The ground shook again.
Getting closer, more intense, and more dense.
That's the sound of horse hooves.
An unknown number of horses were running rapidly in this direction.
Since the space was upgraded, Xia Daohua can pick up small animals at will and no longer needs to eat to replenish energy.
She didn't know whether the horses coming were a herd of wild horses or a herd of war horses.
If it was the former, she could take the opportunity to test the storage capacity of the space, but she might also get hurt.
If it was the latter, she would have to hide in space quickly to have a chance of survival.
But the problem is, if it is a group of war horses coming from this direction, it must be an enemy attack.
This season does not seem to be the season for nomadic people to "gather grass and valley".
But even if they are not enemies from abroad, to be equipped with so many horses and to come in such a menacing manner, they must at least be horse bandits entrenched in an area.
And behind Xia Daohua is Beiguan Village.
Old Master Xia and Mrs. Zhou were there, Xia Youtian and Mrs. Jiang were there, and Erlang, Taohua, Lihua, Wulang, Linghua, Liulang, and Zaohua, the children who were close to her, were also there.
Xia Daohua couldn't just leave them alone.
She gritted her teeth and decided to take a risk. Anyway, she had space, and it would not be difficult to save her life in a critical moment.
Xia Daohua flashed into the space, and about two minutes later, she came out with a telescope.
Holding the telescope, she ran as fast as she could towards the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from. After a short while, she was out of the col and halfway up the mountain. When she reached the forest, she chose a tall tree and climbed up with all her might and at the fastest speed.
Once on the tree, Xia Daohua found a safe position to sit down, then raised the telescope and carefully observed the situation in the distance.
When she saw this, her heart sank.
It was the enemy troops who came, not bandits, and they were wearing authentic Hu people's clothing.
The good news is that there aren't too many people. It's estimated to be a small group of no more than two or three hundred people.
Come to think of it, the border defense of Beiguan Town is not a pushover. It is impossible for such a large number of enemy troops to sneak into the village quietly.
But even if there were only two or three hundred people, they were too many for Beiguan Village.
Although Beiguan Town is a place with tough folk customs, the people are still ordinary people after all.
It is not difficult to let them fight for water and start a village fight.
When fighting, he even dared to swing a hoe to hit people's heads.
But if they were asked to use the same weapons and fight against the regular army, if they could hold out for a quarter of an hour without being killed, they would be considered the elite among the elite.
Xia Daohua's mind raced and she felt like her brain was boiling, but she still couldn't figure out how to get rid of so many enemy troops without making any noise.
Moreover, judging from their marching speed, they would reach the forest where they were hiding in perhaps half an hour.
For the first time in Xia Daohua's two lifetimes, she truly experienced what it meant to be "anxious".
Human life is at stake!
What’s more, it’s the lives of an entire village!
No, if they slaughtered the village silently and went to Beiguan Town, it would be more than just the people of this village who would die!
Xia Daohua thought about it for a long time and finally remembered the story of Xiangao rewarding the Qin army with fresh cattle.
However, she was just a little girl now, so this method could not be adopted completely. After all, no matter how much the Great Chu Dynasty liked to be special, it would not let a little girl be the country's envoy to reward the enemy troops who came from afar.
However, this story finally inspired her, and she thought of a way to delay time to some extent, and maybe even mislead the enemy.
Xia Daohua went into the space again and made preparations against every second.
Then, a string of hydrogen balloons rose above the woods, with a long and wide banner hung on it, with words as big as a human head pasted on it:
"Beiguan Town welcomes you."
Xia Daohua looked at the hydrogen balloon carrying a long banner floating above the woods, swaying towards the direction of the enemy, and felt nervous.
She was a little worried that the thing would be shot down by an enemy arrow, and a little worried that the enemy might not even see it. She was also a little worried that the thing would get caught on a branch in the woods and get stuck there while floating...
In short, it was full of complaints, which made her so nervous that she felt like vomiting.
However, at least the wind direction was favorable, and at least it did not blow the hydrogen balloon towards Beiguan Village.
Xia Daohua was operating a drone with some awkwardness, letting it fly up into the sky with a buzzing sound. There was a large speaker hanging on the drone, and the volume was turned up to the maximum:
"The Qianhusuo of Beiguan Town welcomes you. Please bring your pass and submit to inspection at the city gate. Violators will be executed on the spot!"
"The Qianhusuo of Beiguan Town welcomes you. Please bring your pass and submit to inspection at the city gate. Violators will be executed on the spot!"
…
This one sentence will be played over and over again until the battery is completely exhausted, and then the loudspeaker will stop shouting.
Xia Daohua's move could barely be considered as "startling the snake by stirring up trouble."
If the enemy felt that their surprise attack had failed and believed that Beiguan Town was prepared, they might turn around and go back.
But at the same time, she had to find a way to get the news of the enemy's attack to the village.
Maybe it will even be reported to the Qianhu Suo.
Otherwise, even if the villagers knew about the enemy's attack, they could only run to the surrounding villages or towns.
How could they outrun the enemy's horses on their own two legs?
Xia Daohua didn't want to see any war scenes in her own village.
What he didn't want to see even more was the Hu army wielding butcher knives and chopping off the heads of his fellow villagers and his own relatives as if they were chopping melons and vegetables.
But Xia Daohua had never played with drones before. She was just learning how to operate them according to the instructions. She was still not very skilled in the operation and naturally could not manage two drones at the same time.
How can we send a message to the village?
How can we make the villagers believe this news?
(End of this chapter)
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