Days passed by like a trickle of water in the intense preparations. The village seemed to have returned to its former tranquility. Crops in the fields thrived under the sunshine, and the occasional laughter of children echoed in the alleys. However, under this seemingly peaceful appearance, everyone's heart was actually hanging like a sword that could fall at any time.

One afternoon, the sun was scorching the earth, as if it was going to evaporate all the moisture in the world. Xiao Li, a villager in charge of patrolling, walked tiredly on the hillside outside the village. Suddenly, his eyes were attracted by a piece of dust raised in the distant sky, and an ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart.

Xiao Li hurried back to the village, shouting at the top of his lungs: "It's bad, it's bad!" The panicked voice broke the tranquility of the village. When Long Fei and others who were working in the fields heard the anxious shouts, their hearts were instantly hit by a heavy hammer. They quickly put down their farm tools and gathered around nervously.

"What's going on? Don't panic, talk slowly." Long Fei tried to keep his voice calm and tried to calm Xiao Li's almost out-of-control emotions.

Xiao Li panted heavily, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He said in horror: "I saw dust flying in the distance on the hillside outside the village. The dust covered the sky and the sun. It seemed that a large group of people were rushing towards our village."

This sudden news was like a bolt from the blue, making everyone present gasp, and the air seemed to freeze at this moment.

Aqiang clenched his fists, his joints turned white due to the force, and said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that the enemy is coming so soon? What should we do?"

Lin Feng frowned, her beautiful face was full of worry at the moment. After thinking for a moment, she said uncertainly: "Not necessarily, maybe it's just a passing caravan. But in any case, we can't be lucky."

Long Fei's expression was serious, his eyes revealed decisiveness and determination, and he quickly made arrangements: "In any case, we can't take it lightly. Mo Yun, you immediately organize the villagers to strengthen the defense of the village, check every fortification and trap, and ensure that there is no room for error. Ali, you take the women and children to hide in a hidden place, and you must ensure their safety. Aqiang, you and I will check the situation again, and make sure to find out the identity of the visitor."

Everyone acted quickly without hesitation. Mo Yun blew the emergency assembly horn, and the low and urgent voice echoed over the village. The villagers put down their work, took out the weapons they had prepared in advance from their homes, and ran towards the entrance of the village with nervous but firm steps. Ali organized the women and children in an orderly manner. Although their eyes were full of fear, they followed the arrangement and walked to the cellar deep in the village under Ali's comfort.

Long Fei and A Qiang trotted all the way to the hillside outside the village. Their heartbeats were like dense drumbeats and their breathing was rapid. Looking far away, they saw that the dust was getting closer and closer. It really looked like a large team was marching.

"Brother Long Fei, it doesn't look good." A Qiang's voice was a little trembling because of nervousness, and his palms were full of sweat.

Long Fei didn't say anything, but just stared at the approaching team, his eyes didn't blink, trying to see some clues from the vague outline.

When the team got closer, they finally saw clearly that this was not the ferocious figure of the enemy as expected, but a mighty caravan carrying a lot of goods.

Long Fei and A Qiang finally let go of their worries and hurried to meet them.

The leader of the caravan was a shrewd and capable middle-aged man named Shopkeeper Zhao. His face was deeply wrinkled by the years, but his eyes showed the shrewdness and friendliness that are unique to businessmen.

"It turned out to be a false alarm." Shopkeeper Zhao said with a smile, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Long Fei clasped his fists and saluted, saying sincerely: "The situation has been tense recently, and we have to be cautious. I hope Shopkeeper Zhao will not be offended."

Shopkeeper Zhao waved his hand and said cheerfully: "I understand. The world is not peaceful now, so it is better to be safe than sorry. I have heard about the heroic deeds of your village and I admire your spirit of tenacious resistance to the enemy. I made a detour to see if I can help."

Long Fei was very grateful, with a moving light in his eyes, and said: "Shopkeeper Zhao, your friendship will be remembered by the people of our village." Then he took the caravan back to the village.

However, before everyone could recover from this small surprise, another villager came running to report in a panic that some suspicious footprints were found on the other side of the village.

"What is going on?" The villagers, who had been slightly relaxed, began to panic again.Panic, the atmosphere that had just been relaxed became tense again.

Lin Feng immediately rushed to the scene and carefully examined the footprints. She squatted down, measured the size and depth of the footprints with her fingers, frowned, and said: "From the size and shape of the footprints, it doesn't look like they were left by ordinary people. It is likely to be an enemy spy."

Long Fei's face became solemn again. He realized that the enemy may have begun reconnaissance nearby, and the war may be imminent.

In order to calm the emotions of the villagers, Long Fei stood on the high platform in the center of the village and said loudly: "Don't panic, everyone, we have made full preparations. We have experienced countless difficulties and challenges, but we have all stood up strong. This time, we will definitely be able to defend our village, our loved ones and our homes!"

Although Long Fei's words were full of strength and confidence, the hearts of the villagers were still full of anxiety and uneasiness. The atmosphere in the village became extremely tense. Everyone was always vigilant, and they dared not sleep at night. They held their weapons tightly in their hands, ready to deal with possible dangers at any time.

After a few days, this superficial calm was ruthlessly broken again. One night, everything was silent, with only faint starlight shining on the ground. The villager in charge of night watch suddenly blew a sharp and piercing alarm, and the village was in chaos.

"The enemy is coming!" The shouts resounded through the night sky, breaking the tranquility of the night and the last bit of fantasy in people's hearts.

Long Fei quickly organized the villagers to fight, and his voice was still firm and clear in the chaos: "Everyone follow the previous deployment, don't panic!"

The villagers took up their weapons one after another, their eyes full of determination. A fierce battle is about to begin, and the moment of life and death is coming again...

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