The calm days did not last long.

Although the grasslands are vast, the dangers are everywhere. In addition to the other tribes around them, the most feared are the horse bandits. The horse bandits are the most vicious people, they come and go like the wind, they have no fixed station, they do not produce, they make a living by robbery, and they kill people without blinking.

If it is a struggle between tribes, it will often stop after one side loses, and the winning side will take over the entire property and population of the losing side, and at most kill some adult people who resist fiercely. But once the tribe is sacked by horse bandits, there is often nothing alive except for beautiful women.

On the thirtieth day of Baili Xuan's expedition, a group of fleeing homeless people came to the camp, and at the same time brought news of the horse bandit attack.

The ransacked tribe was also a small tribe without a name, and its population was larger than that of Bailijian's tribe, but because some of the soldiers were taken away by the acting king, the tribe had no room to fight back in the face of hundreds of horse bandits. At the critical moment, the remaining men in the tribe drove the cattle and sheep of the tribe to block the way of the horse bandits, and at the same time bought time for the women and children to escape.

Of the forty-three women who escaped, there was not a single old woman. According to the rules of the steppe, no tribe is willing to accept the old and weak, only adult men and strong women and healthy children will be accepted by other tribes.

Before this group of refugees approached the camp, they were discovered by the sentry arranged by Uncle Zhuo Gang, and they were promptly sent to prevent them from entering the trap area.

From the mouths of these refugees, Bai Lijian learned the latest situation.

The attack on the tribe was a horse bandit called Qianli Feisha, and the leader of the bandit was named Sha Qianli, and there were more than 100 people under his hands, and he was also a big fighting force on the grassland.

This Sha Qianli seems to have emerged recently, and he has never heard of such a number one person before. However, according to the accounts of the fleeing women, the bandits appear to have attacked several tribes.

The news brought by the refugees made the people in the camp nervous, and some of the timid women had already begun to pack their things, ready to run away at any moment. Although the camp was already covered with traps and spikes with aconitum poison in the traps, this did not bring much comfort to the people.

The refugees had planned to beg the tribe to take them in, but when they saw that there was only a group of women and children in the camp and a few old, sick and disabled men, they immediately felt like they were deceased. Uncle Zhuo Gang didn't intend to embarrass them, so after sending them some food, he stopped caring about them, and instead concentrated on returning to the camp to think about how to deal with them.

Uncle Zhuo Gang summoned everyone to the center of the camp, told everyone about the current situation, and prepared to listen to everyone's opinions.

"Let's go, hurry up and pack up your things and go!" Aunt Emma is the least bold on weekdays, and she couldn't help but stand up.

"Yes, it's too late to leave now, otherwise you won't be able to leave when the bandits come." As soon as Aunt Emma spoke, someone immediately chimed in.

"Yes!"

"That's right!"

There was a shout in the crowd, and it was clear that there were many people who agreed to leave immediately.

"Where are you going? The horses have been ridden away by the men, and we only have a few old horses now, how can we outrun the horse bandits? Tu Mu, whose legs and feet are not very convenient, stood up and said.

When everyone heard this, they immediately fell silent. Without horses, even if they leave now, it is absolutely impossible to escape the pursuit of horse bandits, which everyone knows very well.

Uncle Zhuo Gang's eyes swept and saw Bai Li Jian in the crowd, his eyes immediately lit up, and he asked: "Xiao Jian, you have the most brains here, what do you say we should do?" ”

Everyone's eyes were all focused on Bai Lijian's body at once, and Bai Lijian's heart was suddenly a little panicked when he was looked at by everyone.

Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Bai Lijian felt as if he was carrying the burden of a thousand gold on his shoulders. These people have put the hope of life on themselves, and if there is no good way to save everyone's lives, Bailijian will be ashamed of Bailixuan's entrustment.

Baili Jian pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "Uncle Zhuogang, judging from the current situation, you will definitely not be able to run, only by fighting with all your might, maybe there will be a way to live." ”

"Fight?" Uncle Zhuo Gang frowned slightly, as if he was not satisfied with Bai Lijian's proposal.

"Xiao Jian, we are only two men here now counting Uncle Zhuo Gang and me, even if we count the three slightly older dolls of Zhelun, Qifugu and Karasuma Jin, there are only five people, how can we fight with more than a hundred horse bandits?" Tu Mu said resentfully.

"Of course it's not a hard fight!" Bai Lijian hurriedly explained: "We have to outwit!" ”

"How?" Uncle Zhuo Gang asked.

"The horse bandits have just attacked a tribe and obtained so many cattle and sheep, presumably they should still be resting at the moment, and they won't come here so soon, so we still have time to prepare." Bai Lijian walked to the middle and said to the crowd: "According to the accounts of those refugees, then the horse bandits seem to attach great importance to cattle and sheep, and the cattle and sheep that are plundered all the way will be guarded by people in the back. As the number of cattle and sheep increases, the number of people they guard will inevitably increase, and the number of people used in battle will decrease accordingly. Coupled with the resistance of the herdsmen along the way, there are at most sixty or seventy people who can really do it now. As long as we set traps on their way and keep draining their vital strength, by the time they come to our camp, there is probably not much left. When the time comes, we will give them a few salvos in the camp and keep them in the background. ”

"Okay, I agree!" As soon as Bai Lijian's words fell, Zhelun raised his hands and shouted. For Zhelun, it has always been his dream to be able to go into battle and kill the enemy.

"This method sounds quite feasible, but if you really want to implement it, I'm afraid it's not that easy!" Tu Mu didn't agree with Bai Lijian's strategy, and there was some regret in his tone.

"yes, that's not reliable to listen to!"

"That's right, we haven't been to war!"

"I think it's better to avoid it for the time being!"

"I think it's doable!" Uncle Zhuo Gang suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, now is a critical moment for our tribe, our warriors are still fighting outside, if we can't protect our home, then they will become ownerless lonely souls, can you bear to watch your home being trampled on by others?" If we give up this time, we will become displaced people again, living a life without enough food and clothing, have you ever thought about such a day? ”

Looking at the people who fell silent again, Uncle Zhuo Gang was indignant: "Instead of continuing to live a precarious life, it is better to fight now, not to mention that we are not without a fight." ”

Seeing that Uncle Zhuo Gang suppressed everyone's timidity, Bai Lijian took the opportunity to relieve everyone: "Actually, you don't have to be afraid, when the time comes, you will stand behind the horse rejection pile, and take those horse bandits as prey, as long as you shoot them off the horse." Their horses can't jump off the stakes, so they won't do anything to you, just be careful not to get caught by their arrows. ”

"That's it, Xiao Jian has already thought about it for you so much, what else do you have to be afraid of? If it had been before, you would have had to fight hard with your own bodies. Tu Mu stood up and encouraged.

"Okay, just fight it, it's a big deal to die!"

"Fight, anyway, I don't want to live like that before."

"Well, I don't want to be like those women out there, taking children to cling to others."

People's hearts are blindly followed, once someone decides, the rest of the people will also respond, and soon everyone reached a unanimous goal and stayed to fight.

However, Bailijian does not intend to hide in the camp and sit still, it is always better to attack actively than to defend passively.