Chapter 135: Caravan (Part II)
Han Duo saw Xiao Jin go far away, so he said loudly: "Everyone follow behind, and speed up the pace when Xiao Jin comes back." ”
When everyone heard Han Duo's words, they didn't say more, and one by one they pulled the horses and the carts of the carts, and followed behind unhurriedly, only Zhu Dahai snorted coldly.
About half an hour later, a blue-gray figure suddenly appeared in everyone's sight. It was Xiao Jin who came, but when he saw him with a shocked face, as soon as he approached the convoy, he went straight to Luo Shang and Han Duo.
"Something's wrong." Xiao Jin sweated profusely and spat out two words.
"What? Be clear. Han Duo was shocked, and immediately grabbed Xiao Jin and tried his best to calm him down.
"Front, there are horse thieves in front of them, robbing caravans." Xiao Jin took a breath and said hurriedly.
"Horse thief?" As soon as Xiao Jin spoke, everyone was in an uproar, and there was a panicked look on their faces.
"That's right," Xiao Jin looked at Ye Zitong with some surprise: "This little girl is right, I probed forward for more than ten miles, and I smelled a smell of blood." When I looked around, I saw a large group of horse thieves slaughtering a caravan of about three hundred. By the time I stole it, the caravan was almost dead, and it was not long before the thieves came at us. ”
After speaking, he said with some admiration: "I Xiao Jin has been a bodyguard for more than ten years, and my experience is no worse than that of ordinary people, but if you want to smell the wind and argue, it must be at least half a mile to be effective, and it has to be downwind, but this little girl can smell it from such a distance, it is really unbelievable." ”
At this time, everyone didn't care who he admired, and everyone looked very nervous.
"Isn't it a horse thief, hehe, just come and kill one another. Let's kill a pair. Zhu Dahai forced himself to be calm, but he couldn't hide the panic in his eyes.
"Mr. Han, what should I do?" Luo Shang was also a little nervous, and looked at Han Duo.
"What's the other party's dress?" Han Duo still seemed very calm, and turned to Xiao Jin to ask.
Xiao Jin's face was a little ugly. Said: "All dressed in black, very similar"
After hearing Xiao Jin's words, Han Duo's face suddenly darkened: Ordinary horse thieves are just fine, if it is a black eagle, it will be difficult to deal with, the black eagle is a famous bandit in this wasteland. is so fierce that even the officers and soldiers can't take them. These horse thieves are accustomed to wearing black clothes and black trousers, and often refer to themselves as prairie eagles, so they are called black eagles, and most importantly. Their leader is not an ordinary person. The Black Eagle Horse Thieves are known for their ferocity and cruelty, all of them are like tigers and wolves, and very few caravans are left alive. What's more, there are three hundred people on the other side, and there are only fifty or sixty bodyguards and coachmen on his side.
"Mr. Han?" Luo Shang was anxious in his heart, and when he saw Han Duo silent, he couldn't help but panic.
If you resist the enemy, you may not be an opponent. If you run, you won't be able to outrun the horse thief, who is known for his good riding. Han Duo pondered silently. His gaze swept over the crowd unconsciously.
But seeing that all the bodyguards were worried, nervous, anxious, panicked, and so on, Han Duo's eyes circled around. finally fell on Ye Zitong's body.
Among the crowd, Ye Zitong is the most calm and composed, in comparison, most of the bodyguards with more than ten years of experience in the rivers and lakes are not as good as them. But I don't know if they are newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, or because they have never heard of the name of this black eagle horse thief, so they are not afraid. This little girl. Although the dress is a little sloppy, it gives people a strange feeling. There was a mysterious air about her, which made him feel a little unfathomable. Han Duo thought secretly. Suddenly he noticed that the little girl was looking somewhere, as if she was still very careful, so he followed her line of sight.
In the direction the little girl was looking, there was a large field of reeds swaying in the wind, and the reeds were gathered into a forest, dense and tall, and more than a man long.
Han Duo's heart moved, and he secretly scolded himself for being confused.
"Quick, tie the horse's hooves with soft cloth, wrap the horse's mouth, and hide them in the reeds." Han Duo shouted.
"Mr. Han, what is this?" Facing Luo Shang's puzzled gaze, Han Duo hurriedly explained.
"It's better to avoid it, the other party is fast, and we carry so many goods and baggage, we are afraid that we will be caught up by them if we can't escape far. Instead of fighting the enemy then, it is better to hide in the reeds now, or you may be able to escape. ”
Luo Shang was overjoyed when he heard this, he really didn't want to clash head-on with the horse thieves, the goods here were so large and valuable that it would be heartbreaking if he lost them. Now hearing Han Duo's idea, although he is still a little worried, it is better than losing his wealth and losing his life.
With Luo Shang's greeting, all the bodyguards immediately rushed to the reeds with their hands and horses, although Zhu Dahai looked disapproving, but the speed of movement under his feet was not slower than that of others.
Everyone went into the reeds, tiptoed lightly, covered the horses' mouths and noses, and did not dare to take a breath. After a while, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the wilderness outside the reeds, and the sound of hooves came to a quiet stop not far from the reeds, and a chaotic sound of footsteps followed.
Just as the dart masters were holding their breath and listening to the movement outside, several screams suddenly sounded, and several screaming arrows flew overhead. Discovered? Everyone was taken aback, and several dart masters who couldn't hold their breath drew their swords and tried to stand up.
Seeing this, Ye Zitong sneered: "A few arrows from the horse scared you?" If you want to die, get up, the horse thief is waiting for you outside. ”
Those dart masters were said by Ye Zitong, and they froze there, and they didn't know whether to get up or not. Han Duo hurriedly said on the side: "Hurry up, it's just an arrow sent by a horse thief to find the way, don't be fooled." ”
A few dart masters sat down worriedly, and Ye Zitong frowned: "These dart masters are so ignorant, they might as well be in charge of a business house." ”
Seeing that there was no movement, the horse thieves outside fired a few more arrows at the reeds. There is nothing else in this wasteland, but the reeds are boundless, and they are born wide and deep, and the horse thieves who are exploring the way can take care of them, and only after a little temptation they get on their horses and leave.
When a few young and reckless dart masters saw that the horse thief had left, they breathed a sigh of relief, got up and wanted to go out, but they were stopped by Han Duo. At this time, there was a sudden rumbling sound of hooves outside, and a large number of horse thieves who came later shouted and passed through the plain, and hundreds of horses rode like a turbulent stream, adding up to thousands of horses' hooves, all stepping on the ground together, and the sound was extremely amazing.
All the dart masters are as white as earth, and they know that if they are discovered, they are afraid that they will die and have no place to be buried.
After a while, Han Duo was sure that there was no danger, and immediately told everyone to wear the reeds and speed up the journey to the east.
Looking at everyone's relieved expressions, Ye Zitong felt a little uneasy in her heart, this was a kind of mental alertness when she was about to face the crisis, it was a similar spiritual level of induction, this kind of induction was really what she got from the swamp, they all said that if you don't die, there will be a blessing, but she is really flustered by these keen inductions.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the wasteland behind the caravan to suddenly roll up a cloud of dust, and it looked like a large number of people and horses were moving. Han Duo turned around and looked at it, and his face suddenly changed color.
"Oh no, the horse thief is back."
Ye Zitong sighed secretly in his heart: "Sure enough, I still can't get out, how cunning those horse thieves are, how can such a large caravan hide from them." ”
Han Duo looked left and right, knowing that he couldn't escape, so he shouted: "Everyone pick up their weapons and prepare to meet the thieves." Hearing this, the dozen or so martial artists of the White Horse Trading House shouted loudly, and they all raised their weapons and spread them in all directions, forming a semicircle to protect the surroundings of Luo Shang's car. Even the horsemen took their swords from the crates and stood guard by the side of the convoy. Seeing this, the rest of the dart masters could only muster up the courage and put on a formation, ready to fight to the death with the horse thief.
When Zhu Dahai saw that the horse thief was powerful, his face couldn't help but change color, but as a dart head, he had to set an example. So he took out his saber and placed it in front of him.
The group of horse thieves soon rushed closer, hundreds of people in black clothes and black trousers, mixed with the dust splashed by the horses' hooves, forming a torrent of black and gray.
"Sure enough, it's a black eagle." Han Duo was secretly shocked in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Everyone be careful to meet the enemy, don't be too scattered. ”
The horse thieves who rushed in were almost identical, and they could not tell which one was the leader, and when they saw the large boxes of goods loaded on the caravan's carriage, their eyes suddenly showed greed, and they did not even say a word of persuasion to surrender, but shouted loudly and raised their swords and pounced.
Seeing that the horse thief was so fierce and ruthless, all the dart masters were secretly frightened, and their momentum was a little weaker. Before everyone could react, several horse thieves suddenly came out of the dust and mist, and with a wave of the sword, the heads of the two dart masters flew into the air in an instant.
The blood sprinkled in the sky woke everyone up, and the rest of the dart masters were suddenly bloodied when they saw that their companions were dead. Dozens of roars rang out, and the dart masters put their swords together, and immediately divided the bodies of the horse thieves who rushed into the formation first.
The horse thieves who rushed up from behind were also red-eyed, and dozens of horsemen rushed up one after another, and the two sides finally officially clashed. In an instant, the sounds of shouts, fights, roars, and howls intertwined, forming a blood-drenched scarlet picture on the blue-gray wasteland.
Although the martial artists and dart masters of the White Horse Trading House are not weak in martial arts, they have an absolute advantage in the number of horse thieves. Often, as soon as a man knocks a horse thief off his horse, several horse thieves will stab him at the same time, making him uncomfortable. In addition, these horse thieves are all fierce and abnormal, and they don't care about their lives when they fight, which makes everyone feel terrified. (To be continued)