The old man was already eighty-nine percent convinced and said: "It doesn't matter whether he is a gangster or not. Anyway, everyone in our village has fled to report to the government. I am too old to run away. If you want to kill me, just kill me."

Zhui Feng said coldly: "You keep saying there are bandits, but where are the bandits? There are no traces of looting in this village. Could it be that the people in this village have colluded with the bandits and want to attract the officers and soldiers to deal with them?"

When the old man heard this, he became anxious and said, "We are all peaceful people! King Xuan came and made us live a good life. His house was destroyed and he even repaired it for us. We have enough to eat and we have to help those who are not killing people."

Blinking gangster?”

Zhuifeng's expression softened a lot, "Where is the gangster?"

The old man said: "It's in Dahe Village, twenty miles away! There are relatives in our village in Dahe Village. They sent people to report the news and told them to be on guard. The gangsters can't steal anything in Dahe Village, so they decided to come here!"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ruoli jumped up a big tree, took out his binoculars, and looked in the direction of Dahe Village. Sure enough, he saw some people holding weapons and running rampant in the village.

But the people in the village seemed to be hiding with their clothes, so they only caught some chickens and ducks that couldn't be taken away. Judging from their posture, they should be coming this way.

"There are really gangsters. They must be out to grab food during the Chinese New Year. Fortunately, all the villagers in Dahe Village are hiding."

The old man beat the ground and cursed: "These beasts! They won't let us live a comfortable life!"

Shangguan Ruoli jumped down from the tree and comforted him, "Don't worry, old man, since we are here, we will not let the gangsters go back so happily!"

Zhui Feng said: "Princess, should we go to Dahe Village now, or should we ambush here?"

Shangguan Ruoli said: "We are lying in ambush in the village, waiting for work and waiting for rabbits."

A guard said: "If they don't come, wouldn't it be an advantage for them?"

Shangguan Ruoli rolled his eyes and came up with a plan, "Let's go to the villagers' houses to make fires and cook, and use the smoke to lure them over."

Zhui Feng rejoiced, "The princess is wise!"

If some people have money and food, those people will definitely come.

The old man only belatedly believed that Shangguan Ruoli was Princess Xuan, and kowtowed hurriedly: "The common people pay homage to the Princess! The Princess is so kind and compassionate! The Princess comes to the rescue! The Princess has mercy on her life..."

"..." Shangguan Ruoli had a dark look on his face.

Zhui Feng almost laughed, "Old man, please find a place to hide. Don't get splattered with blood all at once!"

The old man looked determined, "Common people go back and light the stove!"

Shangguan Ruoli nodded and said: "The old man should be more alert and hide when he hears any noise."

The old man kowtowed several times, then got up and ran home.

Shangguan Ruoli gave the telescope to a guard, "Find a commanding height. If the enemy comes, call the police."

The guard took the telescope, found the tallest tree nearby, and climbed up.

Shangguan Ruoli observed this village. This village is considered a relatively large one, unlike other mountain villages where residents live scattered in the mountains.

The residents here are particularly concentrated, and the houses are basically concentrated together, forming alleys.

Zhui Feng ordered a few people to go to people's homes to burn stoves, and then asked: "Princess, how many people are there? Our manpower is a bit short."

Overtly and covertly, there were only twenty-four of them in total. He was worried that the other party had too many people. If one of them failed, the gangsters would surround him in the village and try to catch turtles in a jar.

"More than four hundred, less than five hundred people," Shangguan Ruoli understood what he meant, "Let's familiarize ourselves with the terrain in advance and give them a guerrilla war. By taking them by surprise, they won't be afraid of their small number of people."

Zhuifeng's eyes lit up and he asked curiously: "Princess, what is guerrilla warfare?"

Shangguan Ruoli explained with a smile, "When the enemy is strong and we are weak, instead of confronting the enemy head-on, we take advantage of our familiarity with the geography and adopt sneak attack tactics. If we can't defeat them, we hide and attack them again when they are not paying attention."

One of the guards laughed and said, "It sounds very exciting, like peek-a-boo."

Shangguan Ruoli said with a smile: "It's almost the same. This is the truth that a soldier never tires of deceit."

Zhui Feng said: "Princess, please continue to talk about the specific action plan?"

Shangguan Ruoli continued: "This village has never been visited by gangsters and we are not familiar with the situation here. All the people in the village have left, which provides us with convenience. The courtyards are next to each other and there are small alleys everywhere. This is an advantage for us to fight guerrilla warfare."

Let’s set up some arrangements inside and outside the village first, and then lie in wait and play hide-and-seek with them.”

"I think this plan is very good!" came a cold and steady voice.

Everyone looked at the sound and saw Dongming Ziyu wearing a purple python robe coming against the light.

He was tall, upright, righteous, and as handsome as a god. He walked slowly, as if all the light had been taken away by him, and everything around him was dimmed.

"Your Majesty!" Everyone was overjoyed. Reinforcements are coming!

Shangguan Ruoli chuckled and said, "Why did you come so fast? Do their horses run so fast?"

Dongming Ziyu said: "I received the news that bandits were attacking Dahe Village. I was afraid that you would be attacked on the way, so I rushed here first. The man guarding the horses on the road said that you are here."

Shangguan Ruoli asked: "Did any officers and soldiers rush to Dahe Village?"

Dongming Ziyu nodded, "Both villages near Dahe Village were ransacked by bandits. Fortunately, the villagers were alert, organized self-rescue, sent people on guard, and relocated in time."

Zhui Feng said excitedly: "That way, if gangsters come here, we can attack from both inside and outside!"

The guard standing watch in the tree shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Princess! The officers and soldiers haven't arrived at Dahe Village yet, but the gangsters are coming this way!"

Dongming Ziyu held Shangguan Ruoli's hand and said: "Since it is the princess's plan, let the princess arrange it."

Now that he had backup, Shangguan Ruoli was no longer afraid, and he said politely, "Okay!"

He turned around and began to issue tasks to the guards. They used horse ropes outside the village and found ambush points inside the village that were conducive to attack and retreat.

After finishing the work according to people, he finally said: "There are many of them. Our move is to break them into pieces and eliminate them one by one. If they are real, they will be empty, and if they are empty, they will be real."

Everyone followed the order and found their own positions to hide.

Dongming Ziyu shook Shangguan Ruoli's hand slightly, "Li'er, what am I doing?"

Shangguan Ruoli rolled his eyes, "You follow me every step of the way and ensure my safety at all times."

Dongming Ziyu came, and An Yi and others must have followed. With the help of several masters, Shangguan Ruoli was very relaxed and did not take the five hundred gangsters seriously.

Dongming Ziyu nodded solemnly and said solemnly: "I obey!"

After saying that, he put his arms around Shangguan Ruoli's waist and hid on a roof at the entrance of the village, paying attention to the movements at the entrance of the village.

Gradually, the sound of horse hooves was heard getting closer and closer, Shangguan Ruoli said in a deep voice: "Here we come."
Chapter completed!