Chapter 232: Expedition
Daggu and Ergu, who were extraordinary creatures during their lifetime, were huge in size and ferocious in appearance. Not to mention the villagers in Barren Mountain Village, even the people in Prairie Village were used to seeing them. The villagers would also be frightened when they saw Big Bone and Two Bones suddenly jumping in front of them.
The villagers in Huangshan Village were so frightened that their minds went blank, and it was completely normal for them to fail to react.
After reacting and recognizing Zhou Xu’s identity, everyone’s eyes changed when they looked at him. There was excitement, admiration, and awe!
Those who admire him are basically his old subordinates, and those who fear him are those villagers who were later recruited and didn't get along with him much.
Zhou Xu's appearance riding a skeleton monster directly reminded them of the scene when he commanded the skeleton troops to defeat their original tribe. Now it seems that their leader, who has not been seen for a long time, has become even more powerful. Got it!
For a time, the awe of Zhou Xu in my heart became even stronger.
And this is exactly what Zhou Xu wants to achieve!
He also knows that the geographical location of Huangshan Village means that he cannot run here every now and then. In addition, Huangshan Village itself relies on internal operations and has independent capabilities.
This will reduce his dominance here to a great extent.
To put it bluntly, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, so even if something happens, he won't be surprised.
In order to solve this problem, the best way is undoubtedly to show strength.
So far, the effect is quite good.
Under the adoring and awed gazes of the villagers, Zhou Xu followed Shi Lei into the village.
This time, Shi Lei did not come to the foot of the mountain to meet him in person. Shi Lei had already asked the messenger to tell him about this.
Because the village was on the other side of the mountain, Shi Lei had to come to meet him. This trip would take at least half a day.
Now that the day of spring is getting closer and closer, the Barren Mountain Village will serve as the frontline stronghold, and various preparations are piled there. As the village chief, Shi Lei has been very busy recently. I really don’t have that time to waste running back and forth.
In this regard, Zhou Xu also expressed his understanding and had no dissatisfaction.
After this winter, it is definitely impossible to say how good the development of Huangshan Village is.
Nowadays, among the four villages under Zhou Xu's command, apart from the Prairie Village, the Barren Mountain Village has suffered the worst this winter.
On the one hand, there was heavy wind and snow on this mountain, and many building facilities in the village were damaged.
On the other hand, it is undoubtedly the harassment and attacks from other tribes before.
The village itself is not that big. Shi Lei led the way, and the two of them quickly circled around.
Zhou Xu, who had already known the situation in the village here, was not surprised at all now.
After finishing the transfer, looking at Shi Lei who looked nervous, Zhou Xu smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't be so nervous. This winter has been difficult, but you have done a good job."
Listening to Zhou Xu's comfort, Shi Lei not only did not breathe a sigh of relief, but felt even more ashamed in his heart, feeling that he had done something wrong. Zhou Xu’s expectations.
But he also knew that now that everything had happened, it was meaningless for him to dwell on this matter. What mattered was their next action.
"Chief, what are our specific arrangements for the next step?"
"How long will it take for your preparations to be completed?"
Faced with this rhetorical question, Shi Lei, who seemed to have some suspicion, gave an answer after pondering for a while.
“Five days.”
“Well, launch the attack directly in six days.”
Although it was previously said that the troops would be launched after the beginning of spring, in this era, the seasonal changes The judgment is still very vague, and it still relies on feeling the temperature to judge the season.
Now the climate has obviously begun to get warmer, and winter is coming to an end even if it is not over yet. He would not be bored enough to dwell on this issue. Anyway, when the time and climate were up, he would mobilize the troops.
At this time, Zhou Xu's tone was calm, as if he was talking about something that was no big deal, but it made Shi Lei tense up.
“So fast?”
“You haven’t taken any action for almost the whole winter. The other party will definitely not expect that we will take action at this time, just in time to catch the other party off guard.”
Speaking of this, Zhou Xu paused, and then added...
"Also, I'm not very reassured about the situation over at Prairie Village. It's safer to resolve the battle as soon as possible."
Shi Lei's character has always been biased towards a steady and steady approach. Under this premise, their leader's decision, It was undoubtedly a bit too hasty.
Although he had previously given an answer of five days to complete the preparations, their leader also gave him an extra day to rest on this basis.
But pay attention! Their leader said they would launch an attack directly in six days!
Instead of starting the operation in six days.
In other words, before that happens, they have to push the troops out of the opposite tribe!
Shi Lei would arrange this matter himself. He would complete the preparations in five days. Taking into account the adjustment of the state, it would take nine days at the earliest to launch the attack.
But since this time it was arranged by their leader himself, Shi Lei naturally had no intention of raising any opinions. This time he would just help.
In this way, six days passed quietly. As soon as the preparations here were completed, their leader began to mobilize before the war.
All the soldiers and warriors in Huangshan Village who were preparing to fight, as well as the Tengjia soldiers led by Zhou Chongshan, a total of forty-seven people, have now formed a square formation in the open space outside the village.
And standing at the front of the phalanx was Zhou Xu, who had already put on rattan armor and was fully armed!
“This winter, the tribes deep in the mountains have discovered our existence and launched an attack on our village. What is their purpose? Everyone must know it very well.”
Speaking of this, Zhou Xu took a deep breath, and then his voice quickly increased by several decibels.
"This is definitely not the last time they attack our village, and what we have to do is very simple! That is to defeat them before they attack next time!"
"But this time, I won't take action easily!"
After an impassioned speech, Zhou Xu changed the topic, leaving the soldiers and warriors below confused. For a moment, they really couldn't react.
And Zhou Xu didn’t write ink and quickly gave the answer.
“Everyone must know that including this barren mountain village, we have four villages in total. Even I can’t guarantee that I can arrive at any time when trouble occurs.”
< br>"Our territory will become bigger and bigger in the future, and our days will get better and better! But such a day is not something I can defend alone, but requires everyone here to unite and defend it together!"
“For our village, our brothers, our relatives, for our peaceful and stable life! You have to accumulate experience in actual combat, improve yourself, and become stronger!”
"In this battle, you can fight freely. If the sky falls, I will support you! Do you understand?!"
"Understood!!"
"Very good, Go!"
"WOW!"