Back in the crowd, Xiangzi swayed around, Zhao Xiaotian, who was learning to dance, beckoned, and waved at the beautiful iron egg.

The two of them ran over one after the other, and Xiangzi asked Tiedan, "Are all the straw people ready?" ”

Tie Dan Zhengse said: "It has been prepared for a long time." ”

Xiangzi slowed down his voice and said, "You quietly call the five brothers, carry the * and tung oil in the car to the south and wait for me." ”

Seeing Tie Dan leaving quietly, he approached the black baby who was standing on the side and whispered, "Follow me." ”

So, together with Zhao Xiaotian Shuzhen, they came to the bush about fifty steps away from the center of the clearing, and found a pit that had been washed away by the flood.

Xiangzi looked back and forth for a while, and said to Heiwa: "You go to the slope to find some dry firewood and branches, and put up the pit." Wait a while and hide inside, and when you hear gunshots outside, don't come out.

When the gunfire stops, you shout loudly: 'Put down the gun, I won't kill you,' and shout after shout. No matter what's going on outside, don't come out. ”

Heiwa's clever Chong Xiangzi nodded, and happily disappeared into the faint twilight.

Xiangzi and the others went around to the south, and when they saw the iron egg, they were already waiting there.

He circled around the perimeter of the clearing, about ten meters away, and said to his brothers: "Now you are divided into two groups, one follows the iron egg, and the other follows me. ”

As he spoke, he said to Tie Dan and settled: "Pick up the dense places and pour them, try to connect them as much as possible, you go towards the east, roughly fifty meters away from the open space." ”

Then, he turned around and smiled at Zhao Xiaotian and Shuzhen: "You two are here to watch the battle." ”

So saying, he led the men and poured them over to the west.

Whenever Zhao Xiaotian is alone with Shuzhen, he always feels awkward, he always puts himself in the position of Uncle Zi to roast.

Sook-jin understood what he was thinking. Therefore, I don't take the initiative to talk to him if it's okay.

The two of them walked around in place for a while without embarrassment, and then saw Xiangzi and Tie Dan returning.

Shoko opened the bucket, pinched a handful and sniffed it to her nose.

Smiling with satisfaction, he said to Tiedan: "Now take people, sprinkle a circle* along the place where the oil has been poured, and wait for me at the place where the straw man is finished." ”

With that, he returned to the open space with Shuzhen Zhao Xiaotian.

Seeing that everyone was still frolicking, he called Zhao Youtian and the big man aside and said, "It's almost time, let the brothers divide into three piles, spread hay and pretend to sleep." Then, quietly crawl out of the slot and touch the ambush site. Be sure to settle the brothers, preferring to move slowly, keep your body down, and pay attention to concealment. Whether we succeed or not, it depends on this. ”

After Xiangzi finished speaking, Zhao Xiaotian also went with the two of them to prepare. Xiangzi gently tugged Shuzhen, and quietly came to the place where the grass man was placed.

Together with the ten previously used on horseback, there are thirty-two straw men in military uniforms.

Xiangzi glanced at it, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "I will divide the straw men into three piles, pick two spirit points in each pile, and dress up as sentinels."

Let the brothers crawl through the gap and send it in, and after they have done it, leave three people to light the fire, and the rest will go around to the ambush point, and be sure to let the brothers pay attention to concealment. ”

After settling down the straw man, Xiangzi checked the fire of the three of them, and said with a solemn expression: "The three of you, divided into three directions, east, west and south, are guarding the place where the oil has been poured. Seeing the bandits rushing to the straw man, he immediately lit a fire.

Then, run in the southwest and southeast directions, and when you encounter a low-lying place, you will lie down and don't move. and if you are not told not to come out, lest you be wounded by a bullet. ”

After sending the three of them away, Xiangzi smiled easily and said, "Let's go!" Let's check the post. ”

Shoko deliberately swaggered around the three sleeping "team members", and dressed them up.

He added firewood to the fire, and then, with a careful gesture, pointed to the two "sentinels" who were standing on the side, and shouted: "Keep your eyes open for Lao Tzu!" If anyone dozes off, beware of Lao Tzu killing him. ”

As he spoke, he generously took Shuzhen's hand and got into the specially built small tent.

Shuzhen was wondering, but saw Xiangzi reach out and lift a corner of the tent, and as soon as the two of them flashed, they were drowned in the vast bushes.

Tonight's night was not very transparent, and there was no wasteland, except for a campfire in the clearing, still trying to exude her enthusiasm.

Looking at the faintly jumping flames in the distance, it makes people feel an inexplicable coldness.

Xiangzi was about to untie the cloak on her body, but was stopped by a slightly cold hand from Shuzhen, and Xiangzi glanced at her sideways with concern.

In the haze, I could only see the pair of clear eyes, still glowing with a faint light.

Xiangzi moved his body slightly, and simply warmed the slender hand in his arms.

It was already the second half of the night, and in the dead and quiet earth, except for the occasional chirping of crickets, there was only the sound of gerbils "chirping" and grinding their teeth.

The players who lie still, from the nervous excitement at the beginning, to the laxity and fatigue later. There was even a slight sound of drowsiness from time to time.

From time to time, Shoko put her ear to the ground and quietly listened to the movement in the distance.

Suddenly, Xiangzi perked up, lowered his voice and said, "Pay attention to concealment, the bandits are coming." ”

So, as if suddenly stirred by the cold water, everyone's eyes widened and stared ahead. For a while, the faint sound of heartbeat became the main theme in the quiet night.

Shoko gently squeezed the little hand in her arms, and cast a warm smile in the night.

After a while, I saw a few figures on horseback, sneaky, and touched along the trough.

He had just passed the ambush point, but he stopped hesitantly.

After looking left and right for a while, accompanied by a low and chaotic sound of horses' hooves, followed by a large group of horseback bandits.

I saw them, pointing and scratching for a while in the open space illuminated by the residual red fire, and then slowly pushed forward together.

Xiangzi fixed his eyes and counted carefully, obediently, there were at least thirty.

As they approached the edge of the clearing, there was a sudden roar, and more than thirty horses rushed towards the fire.

In an instant, the empty and quiet desert was filled with the sound of horses' hooves.

Shoko immediately shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Prepare for battle!" ”

After a burst of gunbolts, everyone waited intently for Shoko's order.

Somehow, Xiangzi's heart was inexplicably a little flustered at this time, was it nervous? Is it exciting? Or is it because of something else? He touched the big man and Zhao Youtian, and whispered: "The muzzle of the gun is slightly raised, don't hurt the horse." ”

Then he lowered his voice at the other team members and said, "Don't put the gun indiscriminately, try to aim at people as much as possible."

Then he returned to Shuzhen and whispered, "You can prepare horses with Brother Zhao now." ”

Seeing Shuzhen's figure disappear into the vast night, Xiangzi silently pulled out the shell gun.