"Old man, you are right. If the bandits really come, we need to prepare. Don't let others kill them one by one. If we are ready and defeat the bandits, it will be different..."

Speaking of this, Pei Changhao deliberately paused.

A bunch of thoughts flashed into my mind, and determined that the combat ability and quality of the army mainly depended on military spirit and belief, including military discipline and rules. Inspiring the fighting spirit of the army in a short period of time depends on rich rewards, and the economic foundation determines the superstructure. For ignorant and fearless people, only by using interests to lure them can they maximize their fighting spirit.

"The elder and Lord Li Zheng told him that if you kill a bandit and report to the government, you can get ten taels of silver. Also, if you kill a bandit, you can get the horse he rides. If you take the horse to the market to trade, you can get fifty taels of silver..."

Everyone calmed down slightly, looked at Pei Changhao without saying a word.

Pei Changhao hesitated for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the villagers did not have much idea about silver. They saw copper coins and would never see silver in their entire lives.

Most gold and silver are used by merchants on large-scale transactions, and ordinary people use copper coins to buy and sell materials.

We still have to calculate the accounts in detail and intuitively. The best comparison is food.

"The barley noodles in the big guy's hand require eight hundred copper coins per stone, which is eight coins of silver."

"We can kill a bandit and seize his horse and get sixty taels of silver. These sixty taels of silver are enough for us to buy 85 stone barley noodles..."

The surroundings were very quiet, and everyone's eyes widened. Most of the farmers in the village, even in the harvest season, would be very good if they could have dozens of kilograms of barley noodles at home. Eighty-five stones of barley noodles, which is about 60 acres of fertile fields, were even more than illustrious land.

Pei Zongrui was still unsatisfied and continued to settle accounts with everyone.

"With sixty taels of silver, we can also buy white rice and white flour, eat meat and drink wine, and marry a wife. If we kill more bandits and seize more war horses, we can also buy land and live a good life..."

The sound of heavy breathing appears, and living a rich life with no worries about food and clothing is the dream of every villager, and he doesn't even dare to think about it in his dream. Now the opportunity is right in front of him, and it is false that no one is moved.

"We are going to kill the bandits desperately..."

Deathly silence appeared, and no one spoke, and everyone's eyes widened.

Suddenly, a sound came out.

"Brother Chang Hao, tell me what to do, we will all listen to you..."

"Yes, we all listen to you. We can do whatever you say..."

"Go ahead and fight with the bandits..."

The emotions were mobilized, and everyone clenched their fists as if they were injected with chicken blood. Judging from this posture, they were afraid that the bandits would not come.

Pei Changhao smiled slightly and spoke slowly.

"I want to live a good life like everyone else, but everyone must obey my orders..."

"Brother Chang Hao, we all listen to you..."

Pei Changhao let out a long sigh.

"Since everyone listens to me, I will say that it is in front of me. The bandits are coming. After the fight begins, if someone is afraid and escapes in the face of battle, then he will have no share of the money we get. If someone surrenders to the bandits and turns to deal with us, then he is a bandit. If someone dies in the fight, the money we get must be distributed to his family."

"The old man said just now that the bandits were riding a tall horse and holding a steel knife in their hands, which was difficult to deal with. This is true. Instead of waiting for others to kill us one by one, it would be better for us to fight with them with one heart. At most, we will have a life. Everyone is a man, so what's there to be afraid of..."

"We are seeking wealth and honor in danger. As long as we kill the bandits, we will definitely be able to live a good life..."

Pei Changhao's words were both slow and slow, like a set of combination punches, which made everyone's blood boil. Everything that came to mind and eyes were full of wealth and honor, and he had long forgotten what danger was.

Su Chunhua widened her eyes, walked slowly over, and stood in front of the team unconsciously.

Looking at Pei Changhao who was calm, his face was filled with surprise and confusion. In his impression, although Pei Changhao had a lot of skills and some knowledge, he was introverted, extreme in doing things, and was rude. Why did he suddenly change now? He was eloquent and showed an extraordinary temperament.

Pei Changhao did not pay attention to Su Chunhua.

"Among you, those who have hunted in the desert, raise your hands..."

Except for the four teenagers, almost all the rest raised their hands.

Pei Changhao smiled on his face, which was a blessing in disguise.

"Very good. Since you have all been hunting in the desert, you will know how to ambush. Within two hundred meters north of the village head, fifteen to sixteen people were ambushed on both sides of the road. All the ambushed people were covered with dead branches and dead grass, so that the bandits could not see it."

"Everyone is ready for hunting slingshots, we can slingshots to pick up the bandits."

"The sun is about to set, everyone rests for half an hour, eats and drinks, and prepares everything."

...

Pei Changhao said it very much, and he had to do so. Although the fighting spirit of about thirty people is very high at the moment, the situation is definitely not optimistic when the real fight comes. No one knows what the villagers who have never killed anyone will react when they see blood.

Making the most adequate preparation and making the worst plans is Pei Changhao's style of doing things.

...

There was a young man standing in front of Pei Changhao, twelve-year-old grade, and everyone called him Heidan.

"Heidan, go back to the village immediately and go to the elders and Lizheng's houses to see if their family is still there and whether the door is locked. If the door is locked and there is no one at home, report it immediately. If there is still someone at home, report it too."

"Don't tell anyone about this, and don't let anyone in the village find you."

Pei Changhao didn't know if the bandits would come to the village, but there was a simplest judgment. If the elders and the others in the village were aware of the danger, they would avoid it temporarily and their families would hide.

...

In just one hour, Black Egg came back.

When he came to Pei Changhao, his face was flushed and he was out of breath. Hei Dan spoke.

"Brother Hao, the family of Master Hao and Master Li Zheng are no longer in the house, and the door is locked. I, I was thinking of climbing in and checking, but I was afraid that others would find out, so I didn't do this..."

Pei Changhao nodded, and there was a decision in his heart. All the elders and Li Zheng's family left the village, which shows that the possibility of bandits entering the village is very high, and everyone must be prepared to resist bandits.

Pei Changhao was not angry. In this world, people were punished by heaven and earth. The elders and lis were asking people from the market towns and villages to go to the village to resist the bandits and let the villagers die, but they sneaked away. This was unreasonable, but they did this. People's lives were like grass in troubled times. Dead people could not reason, and weak villagers could not reason.

...

Looking at the four teenagers in front of him, including Heidan, Pei Changhao sighed secretly.

With a great enemy in front of you, everyone must do their best to have the chance to survive. As the saying goes, "Love is not in charge of the army." In normal times, Pei Changhao would never let the eleven or 2-year-old boy go out and fight to the death.

"There are four pairs of slingshots here, each with ten stones. You can only use them when you have to. Please hold them well."

"Your mission is to investigate. From now on, you four people will change shifts to investigate. Each shift will take turns to sleep tonight. There is a big tree in the north of the village. You climb onto the big tree to investigate the movements in the north. If you hear the sound of horse hooves or birds calling, come and report immediately."

"The big tree is two hundred meters away from the entrance of the village. You must be smart. If you find any movement, no matter what you think, you must tell me."

"Heidan, the three of them follow your command."

Heidan's face turned red, and he won the trust of Pei Changhao and became a small leader. He would never have thought of it.

Pei Changhao was gambling, and it was impossible for gambling bandits to launch an attack on market towns and villages at night.

This is based on common sense. Bandits mainly rely on looting towns, villages and caravans to obtain money. If they launch an attack at night, they need to hold torches, which can easily reveal their own traces, arouse the other party's vigilance, and lead to failure of the action.

The number of bandits is generally not very large. Even if there are more than ten people, those teams that often have hundreds of people will either collude with the government or are bandits and soldiers. The nature is completely different, or multiple bandits will be temporarily united, and there are too many leaders of all sizes. If you don’t accept me, I won’t accept you, it will be difficult to maintain for a long time and will eventually collapse.

Most bandit leaders are vulgar and have low knowledge. They rely on robbery to enjoy their timely enjoyment. To put it bluntly, most bandit leaders are rough people who cannot survive. They either escape after committing a crime or try their best to survive. They hold their heads on their belts, and they are drunk today.

There are also special circumstances where some scholars who are unsuccessful in the process of being plotted against, or officers and soldiers in the army, become bandit leaders when they have no choice.

Pei Changhao can only hope that he will be better and not meet bandits with high IQ.

After a little rest, Pei Changhao walked towards the torch shaking in front of him, and the villagers were eating.

For many villagers, they have all hunted in the desert. Camouflage is essential to capture prey in the desert.

However, hunting and fighting are completely different. For villagers, resisting bandits is the first time, and it is a life-and-death game.

Seeing Pei Changhao coming, several villagers eating barley noodles stomping their feet and rubbing their hands and smirking. Pei Changhao's calmness and general demeanor left a deep impression on these villagers. Before they knew it, they had already regarded Pei Changhao as the real commander-in-chief.

"We need to take a break early, we need to keep our energy..."
Chapter completed!