Chapter 115 Decided to Go It Alone
"Not bad!"
Li Dingguo looked at Hongmei approvingly, then looked around at everyone and nodded, saying, "To be honest, what Hongmei said is also what I have been thinking about during this period of time."
"My opinion is: It is better to rely on ourselves than on anyone else!"
"We don't have much time left to rest. We must start taking necessary actions tomorrow at the latest!"
"but……"
He thought for a moment and said to everyone, "If we take in too many orphans and beggars, the momentum will definitely not be small."
"The small village where you are all temporarily staying is no longer suitable for living there."
"I just observed that although this valley is not big, it is about thirty meters in radius and is extremely hidden. It is large enough to temporarily house one or two thousand people."
"If there are more people, there are plenty of flat areas of all sizes in the surrounding hills. There is no need to worry about too many people and not being able to accommodate them."
"The interior of this valley is not only flat and mainly composed of yellow soil, but also has a large spring forming a pond, so the most important thing is that there is no shortage of drinking water."
"Besides, there has been little rain this year. Even if we have to sleep outdoors, as long as we temporarily build some wooden sheds to keep the dew from getting wet, our daily life will still be bearable."
"In this chaotic era, being able to have enough food and water every day is enough to eliminate the resentment of those orphans and beggars we have summoned."
"So when it comes to gathering people's hearts, as long as we have enough food, we still have a great advantage."
"As for meat, you already have a team of warriors here. You can go hunting various wild beasts nearby in batches and you can also solve a large part of the problem."
In fact, when this valley was discovered today, Li Dingguo already had a plan in mind, and it was not a hasty decision.
The natural environment of the valley chosen by the direct descendants of the Wang family, those spoiled young masters and young ladies, to live in seclusion must be good.
It's time to give up that small village.
Otherwise, if too many people gather in the future, the noise they make will be quite loud and may easily lead to huge trouble.
The valley we discovered today solved everyone’s problem in a timely manner.
The small valley, which is about thirty meters in radius, sounds very small.
In fact, the actual area is quite large. It is more than enough to build some large wooden sheds and accommodate one or two thousand people to live a simple life.
Not to mention that there are a lot of sparsely wooded hills around the valley, which can be properly utilized. Not to mention two thousand people, even tens of thousands can be accommodated.
As long as there is a supply of food and grass, there will be no problem using it as a temporary base.
"Since we encountered this major incident today, we will not conduct actual combat training."
Li Dingguo made up his mind and said, "There are too many precious resources here. We can't just leave them here."
"This afternoon, all of us will work together to move all the useful things in that small village here."
"We don't have many people now, but we have about 30 of them. The small village has plenty of ox carts, horse carts, and carts. We have more than a dozen spirit beast war horses that can be used to pull carts temporarily. We can move all the useful materials in the village here today!"
"We can also build a large number of simple wooden sheds in this small valley overnight. As long as they can shelter us from the wind and rain, we don't need to pursue exquisiteness."
"Although we are only about thirty people, there are more than ten warriors, so it is relatively easy to do this kind of physical work."
He told everyone about his plan, "As for tomorrow's schedule, in the morning we will be in this small valley, cut down some trees in the surrounding area, build some simple wooden houses and sheds, and level the ground here."
"I will take you guys to complete your first combat experience this afternoon."
"Tomorrow evening, Cao Yongxiang and I will return to Dingbian City. From now on, everything here will be left to Hongmei and Xiao Douya to take care of."
"Hongmei, once you have made plans and preparations for the resettlement of personnel, you can go to Dingbian City every day and select some orphans and beggars to bring back in batches."
At this point, he reminded Hongmei, "Remember, the number of orphans and beggars you bring back should not exceed a hundred, so as not to cause too much commotion."
"A size of about 100 people is just right. Many refugee groups have this number of people, so they won't be conspicuous."
"I estimate that starting in the next two days, Dingbian City will relax restrictions on entry and exit and will no longer carry out strict inspections during the day."
"The situation of our rebel army has long been spread to the ears of the government. The three major gentry families in Dingbian City have either perished or fled. The matter has become a foregone conclusion. There is no need to seal off the city at all."
"Today I will discuss with Cao Yongxiang and Hongmei to formulate a relatively complete plan for the near future, and we will implement it according to the plan."
"During this period of time, I will come to this small valley frequently. If I find any problems, I can solve them in time."
"After destroying the two tyrants in Dingbian City, the righteous army under the Eighth King should have a month or two of peace to develop. Our orphan boy combat camp should not have closed training, and I will have more freedom in arranging my time than before."
"Okay, let's take action immediately and try to complete the relocation work today!"
"Everyone, take those spirit beasts and war horses and set off soon!"
"You guys can also take this opportunity to practice your riding skills. I'll be watching you all from the side."
After the discussion, with Li Dingguo's order, everyone immediately started to act.
Before the action begins, a complete set of spiritual weapon equipment must be distributed to the nine warrior girls here.
After the previous battle in this small valley ended, Li Dingguo obtained a total of two sets of mid-grade spiritual weapon sets, just enough for Hongmei and Xiaodouya to each give one set.
Although the Spirit Armor looks a bit large, it does not affect its use. After all, the Spirit Armor is not for daily wear. Usually everyone wears warrior uniforms or casual clothes. The Spirit Armor is only worn when performing combat missions.
When you have free time, you can modify and decorate the spiritual weapon armor yourself to make it fit better.
The spiritual bows and arrows or spiritual main combat weapons seized by Li Dingguo today can be equipped by everyone immediately and used right away.
Including Xiao Douya and Hongmei, the nine warrior girls were all equipped with a set of spiritual bows and arrows and main combat spiritual weapons, and each of them had a beaming smile on their face.
They really couldn't imagine that such a precious spiritual weapon set would appear just after they became warriors!
After the spiritual soldiers are distributed, the spiritual beasts and war horses will be distributed next.
The three middle-grade dragon-scale horses were given to Li Dingguo, Xiao Douya and Hongmei, each of them had one.
As for Cao Yongxiang, in order to avoid the trouble caused by Liu Wenxiu's targeting, he will have to stay in Dingbian City most of the time in the next month.
It is not convenient for him to change his spirit beast horse now, and it is more likely to cause unnecessary trouble, so he will not change it this time.
There will be plenty of opportunities in the future to switch to better spirit beast horses, so there is no need to rush.
As for the remaining twelve inferior dragon-scale horses, the seven remaining warrior girls can choose the ones they like. There will be enough for everyone to use.
After a while, everyone was leading a spiritual beast war horse, ready to go.
As for the big black horse that had originally stayed in the small village, Li Dingguo did not give up on it.
A truly elite cavalry must be equipped with at least two spirit beast war horses.
This is not only for the purpose of changing mounts at the appropriate time, but also for the need for spirit beast horses to carry the cavalry's personal belongings and spoils.
Only in this way can the elite cavalry army carry out long-distance raids smoothly and not be held back by logistical supplies.
Therefore, Li Dingguo still has to use that big dark horse frequently.
Especially when entering and leaving Dingbian City, riding a big black horse as usual can avoid a lot of unnecessary suspicion and trouble.
After completing the distribution of spiritual soldiers and spiritual beast war horses, everyone led a spiritual beast war horse each, and walked out of the mountains quickly with the five empty spiritual beast war horses.
"Xiao Douya, Hongmei, all of you just try to ride on the backs of your respective war horses and slowly walk in the direction you came from."
Li Dingguo looked at the somewhat nervous Hongmei and Xiaodouya and said, "I will appease these spirit beasts and horses and prevent them from causing any trouble."
It must be said that the high-level spirit beast affinity talent that he had obtained by spending his luck points to upgrade yesterday was now of great help to him.
The fifteen spiritual war horses here were all obedient and docile under his comfort, and were just right for everyone to practice riding skills.
Encouraged by Li Dingguo, the nine warrior girls bravely climbed onto the horses one by one and sat down.
"Don't pull the reins tightly with your hands, relax your whole body!"
"Keep breathing deeply and at a steady pace, don't be nervous!"
"You are already a warrior, you are very agile and flexible. Even if you fall off the horse, as long as you are mentally prepared, you will not fall!"
"What are you afraid of? Be brave! That's right! It's just like swimming in a river. As long as you are brave, you will be able to do it in no time!"...
After about a quarter of an hour, under Li Dingguo's constant shouting, explanations and consolations, the girls gradually got rid of their nervousness and basically learned how to ride and walk.
Li Dingguo stood aside, constantly comforting the spirit beasts and war horses so as to prevent them from going crazy and running around.
At the beginning, the team's speed was almost the same as walking. After Xiao Douya and the others learned to ride horses and walk slowly, the team's speed gradually increased.
With the cooperation of their very human-like spirit beast war horses, Xiao Douya and the other warriors have much stronger learning abilities than ordinary people. Plus, they are agile, so they don't have to worry about falling off the horses.
By the time they got close to the small village where they had set out, these warrior girls were basically able to ride their war horses and jog on the road.
“Hehe… Riding a horse is so easy!”
"Yeah! Riding horses is so much fun!"
"I estimate that in a few days, I will be able to ride my spirit beast warhorse and gallop all the way!"...
As beginners, Xiao Douya and the others were very happy even though they could just walk steadily on horseback.
After a while, everyone had returned to the main entrance of the landlord's mansion in the small village.
Xiao Douya and the others looked at Cao Yongxiang, who came when he heard the noise and became confused after opening the door. They could no longer contain their joy and the scene was filled with laughter.
It is normal for Cao Yongxiang to be a little confused now.
Li Dingguo took these young warrior girls, including Xiao Douya, to gain combat experience.
Not only did everyone come back so quickly, but they also brought back so many horses.
This is not an ordinary horse, but a precious spiritual beast war horse!
Li Dingguo went out and brought back so much in such a short time, which naturally made Cao Yongxiang confused and a little bewildered.
(End of this chapter)
