The news of the appearance of a huge group of horse thieves in the Longyou area quickly spread, causing panic among players who were leveling up in the wilderness. There is no opponent of horse thieves in the wilderness, and it is not easy for players to level up, and no one wants to be killed by horse thieves in vain, so they have to take refuge in the nearest village. Many villages that usually don't have many players are crowded with thousands of people at once.

The group of horse thieves first appeared near the western village of Longyou, moving southeast, constantly harassing the villages along the way. If nothing else. They will go down the river and loot all the villages. The arrival time in Xiaobai Village will be tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow.

Zhan Xiaobai received the news and immediately asked Qiushui and Spring and Autumn Shaoxia to strengthen the village's defense. And let Ah Fei pull back all the brothers who were training outside. Qiushui has been organizing manpower to prepare to fight horse thieves and protect farmers from harvesting grain for the past two days, so he didn't panic and arranged the players who poured into the village in an orderly manner.

Zhan Xiaobai was negotiating with Jian Ba how to deal with this sudden change. He originally wanted to use trade tricks to forcibly subdue Haw Par Village before collecting grain, but the horse thieves appeared in advance and disrupted his plan. He can no longer stick to his old methods and must change his strategy as soon as possible.

The riot of horse thieves, the distribution of player power in each village on Longyou was immediately extremely clear.

South of the creek,

Xiaobai Village is the first of all villages, with a total of more than 4,100 players, of which more than 3,500 are warrior classes as the first class, and the rest are other classes as the first class. There are more than 1,900 players in Daqi Village upstream. Wutong Village in the lower reaches has become formalized, and because of its alliance with Xiaobai Village, it has gradually grown to more than 1,400 people. As for the glorious village near Hutou Cottage, there are about 1,800 people. In other villages, there are more than 1~2,000 people each.

North of the creek,

Haw Par Village is far ahead, with a total of more than 3,100 players, most of whom are warriors. In addition, there are several villages next to Haw Par Village, with more than 1,500 and 1,400 people respectively. Further north, the numbers are about the same.

Among the more than 200 villages in the entire Longyou area, the first grade is a village of 3000~4000 people, and there are only less than 5~6. The second grade is more than 2000~3000 people, about more than 20. The third level is villages with 1000~2000 people, accounting for at least half. As for the villages with less than 1,000 people, most of them are newly established or poorly managed, about fifty or sixty. Due to various reasons, there are dozens of villages that have been abandoned by players, such as bandits, firefights between players, natural and man-made disasters.

Players usually run from village to village, and it is difficult to count the exact number of people, but this is the clearest time for players to stay in each village.

In fact, according to the current strength of Xiaobai Village, it is not difficult to attract more players. However, within a 10-mile radius of a village, the capacity of leveling points is limited. The number of players that can be accommodated in the village has reached its limit, and it is not possible for more players to level up smoothly within the confines of the village. The competition among the players was so fierce that many had to move to other villages with fewer people, only occasionally using the herbs they collected to exchange for a little medicine.

Although there are more than 4,000 players stationed in Xiaobai Village, only a quarter of them are players, and they are attached to the four elders.

Among them, Qiushui gradually mastered the defense authority of the village, and she was able to mobilize about 400 player fighters at any time, most of whom were female players. Spring and Autumn Young Man always has a group of elite players around him, and he can mobilize more than 200 players at any time. Ah Fei has many righteous brothers, and he can also mobilize more than 200 people. There are not many warrior players in Sword Lord, about 40~50, and the rest are mainly non-combat professions, including merchants and technical players.

Deducting these nearly 1,000 people, the other players in Xiaobai Village all belong to various gangs and families, such as the Hot Blood Family, the Righteous Qi Gang, and a large number of various player organizations. The largest gang is a hot-blooded family, with two or three hundred people. The player chamber of commerce in Xiaobai Village is dominated by sword tyrants.

In normal times, most players are not obligated to assist the village in defending against foreign enemies, and if they want to fight, they will have to pay players to help. However, when it comes time to collect food, all players must unconditionally accept the dispatch to assist in the defense. This rule has become a tacit agreement between the player and the village - the player protects the village from receiving food, and the village protects the player from being attacked in the wild.

After receiving Zhan Xiaobai's appointment, Qiushui officially announced that he would take over the command of the village's defense. Gather the players who have flocked to the village and gather their troops at the four gates of the village.

The primary watchtower can spot enemies three miles away from the village, and Xiaobai Village currently only has a watchtower at the east gate. Qiushui asked the carpenter to take all the sixty-odd peasants and hurriedly build a lookout wooden tower at the remaining three gates. It took less than an hour to build it all. It is up to the astute player to go up and sentry. There are no blind spots left around the entire village.

Two hundred pairs of rejected horses and thousands of fist-sized iron quinoa were all ready.

Iron Quinoa: A level 20 defensive weapon that can be crafted with advanced blacksmith skills. Needle +10 Piercing Attack, Durability 5/5, use 5 times.

As early as the last time it was attacked by horse thieves, Xiaobai Village specially organized manpower and researched countless ways to deal with horse thieves. One of the most ferocious methods is the Iron Quinoa Great Array. Zhan Xiaobai used most of the low-quality iron ore transported from Haw Par Village to make this kind of thing with a few thorns on his fist. They are quick to deploy and can be quickly recycled, and as long as their durability is not depleted, they can be reused to restrain cavalry charges. It was difficult to spot such a thing on the ground when the horse thief charged.

Jian Ba pondered for a while, and analyzed: "It's just that the horse thieves don't attack the village, once they attack the village, they will definitely be able to make them come and go." So I'm not careful about that. What worries me the most is the market, and now that the horse thieves are in chaos, we have no control over the market at all, and we must take measures to restore normal order as soon as possible. Otherwise, the losses are difficult to estimate. Even if we can control the wealth of the village from being lost, the loss of the players in the village will be very large, slowing down the development of the village. ”

Zhan Xiaobai nodded and was about to speak.

Ah Fei was sweating profusely, hurried to the two of them, and said, "Big brother, I have already found out the most accurate information about the horse thief." Many players say that horse thieves have attacked a large number of villages along the way, and those are pure rumors. In fact, the horse thieves only attacked a very weak village, and almost blew the village up, but after grabbing hundreds of catties of food, they took the initiative to retreat. As for the other villages along the way, the horse thieves just killed a lot of players and released threats to make the villages hand over the food, but they didn't actually attack the villages. ”

Zhan Xiaobai was surprised, they had only attacked a weak village, what was the intention of this group of horse thieves?

"How many centaurs are there in the horse thieves?"

"There are many theories, some say that players say two or three hundred, and some say dozens. The most accurate number I have heard is about 150 horse thieves, with one horse thief chief and two deputy leaders. All three bosses have high aI IQs. The chief of the horse thieves wielded an iron-tired bow, a deputy leader with a spear, and a deputy leader with a broadsword. ”