"Us?" The group of old people were shocked. Did Li Huailin want them to join the battle?
"Of course, this is to protect your land. Do you think that just standing behind and cheering us on will be enough?" Li Huailin smiled and said, "You have to understand that if you fail, you will lose everything. We have only failed the mission once. So, you have to understand who the main body is. We are only helping you take back your land. Helping you, you are the main body."
"This …" Hearing this, the group of old people were at a loss. What he said made sense, but …
"He is right!" Mrs. Vesna suddenly said, "This village is ours. Of course, we will take it back ourselves. Since they don't want to give it back to us, we can only choose to fight."
"Fight? Fight?" The group of old people looked left and right. "In that case, let's fight."
"Yeah, let's fight!" Another old person said, "These guys have caused us so much trouble. We must teach them a lesson."
"Yeah! Teach them a lesson! "The old people shouted together.
"Okay, if that's the case … Cough cough cough … Cough cough …" Mrs. Vesna was about to say something, but she immediately coughed loudly.
"Madam, madam, you go back to the house and rest first. I will take care of things here," Henry immediately said.
"Okay, little Henry, I will sleep for a while. You lead them to prepare for the battle. I cough cough … Cough cough cough …" Mrs. Vesna was probably too tired. After saying a few words, she coughed loudly again.
"Okay, I know, I know. You go back to the house first, I will take care of things here," Henry said as he quickly helped Mrs. Vesna back to the house. After a while, Henry walked out of the house and said to everyone, "Well, since everyone is ready to fight, let's get ready. First, we need to prepare our weapons. Everyone, bring the weapons that you can use in your house."
"Okay!" The group of old people nodded, then turned around and went back to their homes.
"Huailin, is this really okay? This group of old people, do you really want to bring them to war?" Red Moon walked over and asked.
"This is the only way. How about we really kill 3000 people with five people? Are you confident? "Li Huailin asked.
"Sigh …" Red Moon also had a headache. Although she really didn't want these old people to fight, the problem was that five of them really couldn't defeat 3000 soldiers.
"Henry," Li Huailin waved at Henry and said, "I'm here to ask you a few questions."
"What's wrong, Mr. Mercenary?" Henry immediately ran over and asked.
"What's wrong with this village? Why is the entire village full of old people? I can't even find a single young person. Moreover, these old people all look like they've been soldiers before, "Li Huailin asked.
"Oh, Lord Mercenary noticed it too." Henry said, "Our village was built by a group of deserters."
"Deserters?" Red Moon and the others said in surprise.
"Yeah, it's a little embarrassing to talk about it, but it was a long time ago, so it doesn't matter if we talk about it now," Henry said. "About 40 years ago, the Empire and the Demons had a war. At that time, our troops belonged to the Empire's Second Legion, the fourth infantry unit. Our captain was the former village chief, Mr. Colin, who was also Mrs. Vesna's husband."
"At that time, our troops received orders to fight with the Demons in the Seckato area. The situation was quite tense, and we didn't have the upper hand. We suffered a lot of losses, but we could barely hold on. However, as the battle went on, the promised reinforcements didn't arrive. On the contrary, the reinforcements of the Demons arrived. Soon, the situation changed. Our troops quickly collapsed, and the captain began to evacuate with us."
"Because we were angry that the reinforcements didn't arrive, causing many of our brothers to lose their lives, we decided to leave the team. Of course, we couldn't go back to our original village, so we kept going south and built a village here. Under the leadership of the captain, the village developed very well. As you can see, the village is now somewhat large, but because it's too far from the big city, the young people in the village basically left for the big city. Now, only some old people are left. "
"Didn't you tell your children about what happened here?" Red Moon asked.
"They are all busy. We discussed it and didn't want to disturb them," Henry said. "We can do this kind of thing ourselves."
"I see." Li Huailin nodded. "It's good to have awareness, but …"
Just as Li Huailin was about to say something, an old man ran back happily with a spear in his hand.
"Henry, Henry … Look, look, my spear is still here, look …" the old man said happily. He was holding an old spear in his hand. It was probably from forty years ago, and it was covered with rust.
"You still have it? But it's a little rusty. It should still be usable after a little grinding, "Henry said.
"Henry, Henry, look what I found." Another old man came out happily with a bow and arrow. "Look, this thing is still here. I found it under the bed, but it's a little …"
Just as the old man said that, he casually snapped the bow and arrow. After all, it was something from more than 40 years ago. It was good enough that it didn't rot, but how could it still be used?
"I, I'll repair it again …" the old man said awkwardly.
Soon, the villagers who went home to get their equipment came back. A lot of "weapons" were piled in front of the village chief's house. Of course, these "weapons" gave people a headache just by looking at them.
After a quick look, the things that could be used directly were … four long knives. They were brought from the military camp. Because Mountain Splitter was easy to use, it had been used all the time, so it didn't rust. Eight sets of bows and arrows. These were used for hunting in the mountains. They could also be used. There were six axes, which were usually used to chop trees. There were also three spears that had not rusted. These were weapons that could be used in battle. The next items were … sickles, manure forks, kitchen knives, daggers, wooden sticks, and so on. These things could not even be used on the battlefield, and people would laugh to death if they used them.
"Okay, the things are here. Everyone, distribute them," Henry said. As he spoke, he picked up a long spear and held it in his hand. His eyes seemed to be recalling his life on the battlefield. "I'll take this."
The one-armed Sadra picked up a machete and waved it in his hand. "Not bad. The basic feeling is still there."
The group of people began to pick up their own weapons. Soon, the old men stood in the same place with harpoons and sickles. They looked quite imposing.
"Okay, this time we are defending our home, so everyone must do your best." Henry shouted to everyone, "As you know, they told us that they will give us an answer tomorrow. That is to say, they may attack us tomorrow. Time is of the essence. Now, divide into two groups. Half of you will go to check the village walls and see if they need to be repaired. The other group will prepare for the logistics first. The next step is to train. Everyone must take it seriously."
"Yes!" The group of old men replied very seriously.
Soon, the people in the village began to get busy. The group of old men and women began to work. They checked the walls here and prepared things here. Those who had nothing to do would practice in the square. A few people saw a few straw stakes as targets on the square. Some people were practicing stabbing something there. It looked quite good. After all, everyone was a soldier. They still remembered these basic things.
"Hey, Laver, look, I hit it." An old man who was using a bow and arrow hit the target on the tree. He was very happy and bragged to the people next to him.
"Really? What happened? I can't even hit the target. Teach me." The people next to him immediately said.
"Look, your body must be tense. Hold this hand steady …" The old man immediately began to teach.
"That's really good … Everyone is working hard." Red Moon said. They were standing in front of the village chief's house. Looking at the lively old men, Red Moon said with a smile.
"Really?" The Jade Emperor frowned and looked at Li Huailin who did not speak. "Huailin, what do you think?"
"What do you think?" Li Huailin asked.
"I feel that something is wrong, but I can't tell," the Jade Emperor said.
"Heh … What's wrong? Please tell me what is right. " Li Huailin said directly, "It seems that these people haven't fought for a long time and have gotten used to a peaceful life. There's one most important thing that they haven't remembered …"
"The most important thing?" the Jade Emperor asked.
"What you're wrong about is the current atmosphere. Look here, this group of old men thinks that they're going there for a vacation. They're packing their bags. Look at how happy they are …" Li Huailin said with a smile.
After hearing what Li Huailin said, everyone felt that something was wrong. This scene was really not like preparing for war. It was like preparing for a camping trip.
"What should we do?" the Jade Emperor asked immediately.
"Some things can only be remembered after experiencing it. It is useless for you to tell them now." Li Huailin said with a smile. "So, we should …"
While they were talking, two old men suddenly ran over in panic. As they ran, they shouted, "Henry, Henry, something bad happened. There is a team coming from the military camp."
"What?" Everyone immediately became nervous.
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