novelaction Chapter 341 The Hu people entered the village
Chapter 341 The Hu people entered the village
Zhou Guo looked at the two tall observation towers, which were less than three meters high, but enough.
The view from the observation tower is wide. From here, you can see the road leading into the village. The winding road can be seen as far as seven or eight miles away. If someone enters the village, you can see them at a glance.
It's just too cold up there. The wind is howling and it seems to blow into the bones. It hurts my face. Most people probably can't stand it even if they stand there for a stick of incense.
If we ask someone to guard it, it would probably take half an hour, otherwise the person would freeze to death.
Fortunately, there are many people in the village, and with two watchtowers, each person can guard until the end of the night for half an hour.
Zhou Gu patted his chest and volunteered, "I can't do anything else, and I'm not good at archery, but I can still do this job. Only I can do it."
It's only suitable for him.
Li and Zhou Xing found ways to make delicious food for him at home, including various kinds of meat. Zhou Guo would have a pot of warm soup every day with a small piece of ginseng beard in it.
Zhou Gu's complexion was even more rosy than before. He wore a cloak, a hat, gloves, and deerskin boots. He looked warm in his round and furry clothes, but he didn't feel that cold at all.
It was very painful for others to do this job. When it was time to change shifts, their faces turned pale, their lips turned purple, and their legs were so stiff that they could hardly get up.
However, Zhou Gu liked his job more and more. He only had to guard for half an hour, but he could have delicious food every day, as well as various soups. His family members would also take care of him and ask about his well-being. He had never received such treatment since he was a child.
When he was the eldest grandson, Zhou Dacang was only a few months older than him. He was the old lady's youngest son and naturally the most favored. He was also smarter and cuter than him, and had a domineering personality. Most of the family's attention was on Zhou Dacang.
Therefore, from childhood to adulthood, although he was the eldest grandson, he did not receive as much attention as his younger brothers and sisters.
At this moment, I suddenly received the care of my whole family. I was flattered and extremely happy.
Zhou Guo and his companions secretly laughed at what they saw, and they found different ways to make delicious food every day.
After guarding for five or six days and finding nothing, everyone started to slack off.
The north is only that big. It would take these barbarians more than ten days to walk here, riding horses. If they don't come now, they probably won't come forever.
Zhou Guo calculated and estimated that it was about the same.
That night, everyone went to bed early. After being tense for so many days, they finally managed to relax a little.
But just as I fell asleep, I heard the sound of gongs being struck one after another.
The villagers were startled and opened their eyes immediately, rolling and crawling to the ground. Zhu told his wife and children to hide, and rushed to the village entrance with hoes, axes and machetes.
They had only one thought in their minds: they must not let these barbarians enter the village.
Young and strong men ran out of every house in the village, shouting and rushing towards the village entrance.
At Zhou's house, Zhou Guo rushed out of the house carrying a big knife, followed closely by the old man and Zhou Xing. Li was guarding the door with a crossbow. Qian from next door rushed out of the house in panic with her two children and headed towards Zhou's house.
Li asked them to go into the house by themselves. Zhou Gu rushed out of the house with a hoe and also stayed in the yard.
After Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi settled everyone in the room, they came out with machetes and hoes. Even Zhou Su came with a kitchen knife.
The little face was tense.
Li frowned, "What are you doing out here? Go in quickly!"
Zhou Su insisted, "I won't leave, mother. I can fight too."
During the months when he was missing, he fought a lot. At first he was beaten, but after a few days he started beating others.
I won't leave no matter what.
Li just let him do it. The big commotions were all at the entrance of the village. If the villagers couldn't stop them and a few of them slipped through, they would be the ones they would have to deal with. "I don't know how many people came to the village entrance?"
Although the Zhou family was the farthest from the village entrance, when Zhou Guo arrived there, many people had not arrived yet.
"Here they come. Where are they? How many of them are there?"
"A lot. I saw a lot of torches from afar. They were running very fast. They must be riding horses."
Zhou Guo held his breath and climbed up the watchtower. Looking into the distance, he saw a group of bright torches moving quickly towards this side on the road leading into the village. In the darkness of the night, it was particularly conspicuous. He could even hear the faint sound of horse hooves coming with the wind.
She jumped off the watchtower and quickly said to the villagers, "There aren't many people on the other side, maybe 20 or 30. Luckily we made arrangements beforehand. Don't be afraid. Everyone, spread out and guard your own positions. Don't gather in one place, or else you'll be attacked in large numbers."
Everyone dispersed immediately after hearing this.
A dozen people who were sweeping the snow at the entrance of the village with hay wrapped on the soles of their shoes also came back in small steps holding brooms.
After hearing Zhou Guo's words, they hurriedly dispersed.
Zhou Guo held the big knife and looked at Zhou Xing who was hiding behind a big rock. He saw her huddled together, half of her head secretly popping out from behind the rock, staring intently at the movement at the entrance of the village, with the crossbow in her hand always aimed at the entrance.
It was a dark and windy night, and if you didn't look carefully it would be hard to spot someone behind the rock.
Everyone was waiting nervously. It was so quiet at night that one could hear everyone's heartbeats, the sound of swallowing, and the nervous breathing.
I was shaking all over because I couldn't stand it anymore. I could hear my feet rustling in the snow. I was just about to wet my pants.
There was the sound of horse hooves clattering, and finally people came. There was also a noisy chattering sound, but Zhou Guo didn't understand a word of it.
About thirty horses came galloping, and the sound of their hooves sounded like the collapse of the sky and the earth, and the sound was particularly loud in the silent night.
Zhou Guo stared at the horse nervously, getting closer and closer.
"Wheezy~~~"
"Bang, boom~~"
"Ah~~"
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, the three or four horses running in the front fell heavily to the ground, dragging the three or four horses behind them down into a heap.
The people on the horses also rolled off.
The other party was greatly shocked, probably not expecting to fall in such a corner. All they heard was dozens of them chattering angrily and then retreating.
Seeing that they had indeed fallen, the villagers were very excited, because it turned out that the Hu people were also human beings, just like them.
Zhou Guo stared at the movement in front. There was already ice on the rock slabs leading into the village. They later swept the snow every day and poured some water on it, and the ice became thicker.
Fortunately, it was night time, visibility was poor, and these people were happy and not on guard, so they were able to succeed.
Zhou Guo pressed his hand downwards, signaling everyone not to move rashly.
At first, the Hu people thought that they were attacked by the enemy and retreated dozens of feet in panic. Later, they found that the road was very slippery due to the ice and they fell down.
Although there was not much snow under their feet, the Hu people didn't know whether they didn't care or were disdainful. They wrapped the horses' hooves with cloth, tied hay on the soles of their feet, and led the horses into the village.