Chapter 232: Going out
to fight In their lifetime, Da Gu and Er Gu were extraordinary creatures with huge bodies and ferocious and ferocious postures. Not to mention the villagers in Huangshan Village, even the villagers in Caoyuan Village who were used to seeing them would be frightened when they saw Da Gu and Er Gu suddenly jump in front of them.
The villagers in Huangshan Village were so frightened that their minds went blank and it was completely normal that they couldn't react.
After they realized and recognized Zhou Xu's identity, the way they looked at him changed. There was excitement, admiration, and awe! Those who admired him were basically his old subordinates, and those who feared him were the villagers who were recruited later and didn't get along with him much.
Zhou Xu's appearance riding on a skeleton monster reminded them of the time when he commanded the skeleton troops to defeat their original tribe. Now it seemed that their leader, who had not appeared for a long time, had become even more powerful! For a moment, their awe of Zhou Xu became even stronger.
And this is exactly what Zhou Xu wanted to achieve! He also knew that the geographical location of Huangshan Village meant that he couldn't go here every now and then. In addition, Huangshan Village itself relied on internal operations and had independent capabilities.
This will greatly reduce his dominance here.
To put it bluntly, the emperor is far away and the mountains are high, so even if something happens, he won't find it strange.
In order to solve this problem, the best way is undoubtedly to demonstrate strength.
So far, the effect is quite good.
Under the villagers' admiring and awe-inspiring gazes, Zhou Xu followed Shi Lei into the village.
This time, Shi Lei did not come to the foot of the mountain to greet him in person. Shi Lei had already told the messenger about this matter a long time ago.
Because the village was on the other side of the mountain, Shi Lei had to come to meet him, and the round trip would take at least half a day.
Now the spring is getting closer and closer. Huangshan Village will serve as the frontline stronghold when the time comes, and all kinds of preparations for war are piled up there. As the village chief, Shi Lei has been very busy recently and really doesn't have the time to waste running back and forth.
Zhou Xu also expressed his understanding of this and did not have any dissatisfaction.
After this winter, it is impossible to say how well Huangshan Village has developed.
Among the four villages under Zhou Xu's command, the one that suffered the most this winter, except for the Grassland Village, was the Wilderness Village.
On the one hand, there was heavy snow and wind on the mountain, and many buildings and facilities in the village were damaged.
On the other hand, there is undoubtedly the harassment and attacks from other tribes before.
The village itself was not that big. Shi Lei led the way and the two of them quickly made a circle.
Zhou Xu, who had already known the situation in the village, was not surprised at all.
After the turn, Zhou Xu looked at Shi Lei who had a nervous face and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
"Don't be so nervous. This winter is not easy. You have done well."
After listening to Zhou Xu's comfort, Shi Lei not only did not feel relieved, but felt even more ashamed in his heart, thinking that he had failed to live up to Zhou Xu's expectations.
However, he also knew that now that things had already happened, it was meaningless for him to dwell on it. What was important was their next action.
"Chief, what are our next specific arrangements?"
"How long will it take you to finish the preparations here?"
Faced with this rhetorical question, Shi Lei seemed to have some guesses, and after thinking for a while, he gave an answer.
"Five days."
"Well, let's launch the attack directly in six days."
Although it was said before that the army would be mobilized after the beginning of spring, the judgment of seasons in this era was still very vague, and people still judged the season based on the temperature.
Now the climate has clearly begun to warm up, and even if winter has not yet passed, it is coming to an end.
He would not be so bored as to dwell on this issue. He would just mobilize the troops when the time and climate were right.
At this time, Zhou Xu's tone was calm, as if he was talking about something that was not a big deal, but it made Shi Lei nervous.
“So soon?”
"You didn't take any action for almost the entire winter. The other party certainly didn't expect us to take action at this time. We can catch them off guard."
At this point, Zhou Xu paused, and then added...
"Besides, I am not too reassured about the situation in Prairie Village. It would be safer to resolve the battle as soon as possible."
Shi Lei's character has always been to take steady steps. Under this premise, their leader's decision was undoubtedly a bit too hasty.
Although he had previously given the answer of five days to complete the preparations, their leader also gave them one more day for rest.
But pay attention! Their leader said that they would launch an attack in six days! He did not say that they would start the operation in six days.
In other words, they had to get their troops outside the opposing tribe before that! If Shi Lei arranged this matter himself, he would have to complete the preparations in five days. Considering the adjustment of the status, the earliest he could launch the attack would be nine days later.
However, since this time it was arranged by their leader himself, Shi Lei naturally did not intend to make any comments. This time he just had to assist from the side.
In this way, six days passed quietly. As soon as the preparations here were completed, their leader began to make pre-war mobilization.
All the soldiers and warriors from Huangshan Village who were ready to go into battle, as well as the rattan armor soldiers led by Zhou Chongshan, totaling forty-seven people, had already formed a square formation in the open space outside the village.
Standing at the front of the square formation was Zhou Xu, who was already wearing rattan armor and fully armed!
"This winter, the tribe deep in the mountains has discovered our existence and attacked our village. I believe everyone knows what their purpose is."
Having said that, Zhou Xu took a deep breath, and then his voice quickly increased by several decibels.
"This definitely won't be the last time they attack our village, and what we have to do is very simple! That is to defeat them before they launch their next attack!"
"But I won't act lightly this time!"
After an impassioned speech, Zhou Xu suddenly changed the subject, leaving the soldiers and fighters below stunned. For a moment, they were really unable to react.
Zhou Xu did not waste any time and gave the answer quickly.
"I think everyone knows that we have four villages in total, including this deserted mountain village. Even I can't guarantee that I can arrive at any time when trouble arises."
"Our territory will become larger and larger, and our lives will become better and better! But I can't protect such a life by myself. I need everyone here to unite and defend it together!"
"For our village, our brothers, our loved ones, and for our peaceful and stable life! You must accumulate experience in actual combat, improve yourself, and become stronger!"
"In this battle, you guys just go all out. Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up for you! Do you understand?!"
"clear!!"
"Very good, let's go!!!"
"WOW!!!!"
(End of this chapter)
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