When Chu Tianjiang and the others returned to the manor, the battle was over.

To Chu Tianjiang's surprise, the escort team composed of free mercenaries not only did not collapse, but also had high morale, as if they had just won a big victory.

After finding Leonid, Valentin, and Nikol to ask them about the situation, Chu Tianjiang knew what was going on.

Perez was indeed ruthless, this time with more than three hundred men, and much more careful than the last time, all the enemies approached the manor after dark, and still surrounded the manor first, but did not send scouts, but killed them from all sides at the same time.

Leonid and Valentin, unlike Nikol, were able to perceive changes in the cordon.

It's just that the two are more cautious. Soon after Chu Tianjiang left, Leonid asked the Fukushima brothers to lead more than a dozen more reliable free mercenaries to patrol outside the manor, and made all four squadrons of free mercenaries ready for battle, and also asked one squadron to guard near the wall.

As a result, the patrol was attacked first.

Leonid and Valentin then had two general-purpose machine guns in their hands, as well as eighty free mercenaries guarding the walls of the manor, to gain a few minutes.

With the Nikol and the others returning and attacking from the rear, Perez's men had no way out.

The ruthless killing of Nicol and the others quickly shattered the morale and fighting spirit of the attackers. Although Chu Tianjiang didn't tell them in particular, Nicol and Maya were very calm, to be precise, only Rachel was not calm enough. Under the persuasion of Nicol and others, Rachel also calmed down. After defeating the enemy, the Nichols did not immediately return to the manor, but instead killed all the enemies who tried to escape.

Finding that there was a battle in the rear of the enemy, Leonid learned that they had returned. Thinking of Nicole, they will definitely go on a killing spree, and there are more than 300 enemies, and they will definitely not be able to kill them all in a while, and if the enemy escapes, Nicole and they will definitely pursue them at full speed. To this end, Leonid organized personnel, took the Fukushima brothers' patrol back to the estate, and then ordered all personnel to hold the wall.

The free mercenaries only knew that there were people fighting outside the manor, but they didn't know who they were or what was going on in the battle.

Of course, some of the free mercenaries had already thought that Nicol and the others did not leave with Chu Tianjiang, and they did not appear in the manor. Although most of the freelance mercenaries didn't believe that Nicol was a warrior, their combat training with Chu Tianjiang that day was enough to prove their ability.

Before Chu Tianjiang rushed back, Nicol and the others had already wiped out all the enemies.

When they appeared outside the gates of the manor, and brought some loot, the freelance mercenaries believed that it was the seven of them who had defeated the enemy who had attacked the manor.

In this battle, no one died on Chu Tianjiang's side, only three free mercenaries patrolling outside the manor were wounded.

Compared with the annihilation of more than 300 enemies and the capture of a large amount of weapons, equipment, ammunition and supplies in just half an hour, this casualty is nothing at all.

Besides, the three unlucky ones were all lightly injured.

The role of such a major victory in boosting morale cannot be underestimated.

The freelance mercenaries were so excited that they didn't notice that Nicol was wearing black tights that weren't suitable for combat, but more suitable for covert operations. Moreover, none of them wore body armor, and they were not wounded after killing more than three hundred enemies!

Obviously, this is quite an unusual thing.

Not to mention dealing with more than 300 heavily armed enemies, even if you slaughter more than 300 wild boars that escaped with their lives, you will suffer some minor injuries.

Luckily, Maya noticed this, so when they came out of the villa, they all changed into combat uniforms and body armor.

Chu Tianjiang was also very surprised by the unexpected results of this battle.

That's a good thing, though.

After asking about the situation, Chu Tianjiang asked Andre to organize the guards to clean up the battlefield, in addition to collecting weapons and ammunition, he also had to move all the corpses back and bury them. Although this is a laborious task, leaving a corpse to rot in the wild will soon breed a plague. The coldest days have passed, spring is coming in the North American continent, and temperatures are rising every day.

Subsequently, Chu Tianjiang asked Nicol and the others to inspect the entire manor, mainly to settle the frightened women and children.

After going to see Clara and asking Alyssa and Faith to stay and sleep with Clara, Chu Tianjiang went to find Stewart, who was still counting the loot outside.

Apparently, Stewart was also excited.

"Old Chu, how did you know that Perez would send someone to attack the manor?"

"Does that need to be said?" Chu Tianjiang had thought of an excuse before returning to the manor. "If you think about it, Perez was so arrogant at the beginning, and dragged the Las Vegas white group into the group, thinking that I didn't dare to deal with him. When I got up and was about to leave, he not only stopped me immediately, but also changed his attitude 180 degrees, not only did he not mention Nicol and the others again, but also offered to introduce me to the Denver Chamber of Commerce. If I believed his nonsense, I would definitely stay and talk to him. Of course, even if we don't get back in time, the results won't change. It's just that Perez thinks that if we are entangled, the more than 300 guards he sent will be able to take the manor. Perhaps, he thinks I'll bring enough retinues, and the best ones, that the manor's defenses will be very empty. ”

"At that time, you knew that he would send someone to attack the manor?"

Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "The more he keeps me, the more he is inferior, the more obvious his intentions are, and naturally there is no reason to continue to entangle with him." ”

"But...... Why do you want to give him another chance? ”

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Stewart, I'm not a prophet, how do I know when his men will attack the manor?" Maybe in the second half of the night, when most of us are asleep, at least I'll do it. If Perez was really sincere, or had seized this opportunity, he would have immediately told me the plan for the attack, and then arranged for his men to tell the guards who were going to attack the manor to stop the attack. Unfortunately, the attack was scheduled in the first half of the night, and it was too late to stop it. He obviously knows the way, so there is no way back for the way. He was still holding us at the time, and was probably ready to ambush us when we returned to the estate. If we hadn't left in time, but stayed and entangled with him, I'm afraid we wouldn't have returned to the manor so smoothly. ”

Stewart pondered for a moment, and then believed Chu Tianjiang's words.

"How many guards do you think Perez brought with him?"

"It won't be more than six hundred, maybe around five hundred."

"Why are you so sure?"

Stewart was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Although there are not many vehicles in the annex, the trucks used to load oil drums can indicate how many vehicles there are in the caravan, and the number of vehicles determines the number of guards. If you don't even have this eyesight, don't do it. ”

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "In this case, Perez's remaining guards will not exceed a hundred. ”

"yes, maybe not even fifty."

"If you were him, what would you do now?"

"This ......"

"You're a merchant, and you're a caravan captain, and you know his situation better. Change your perspective, put yourself in his place, and think about it. ”

Stewart pondered for a while before he said, "Now, he has two paths. One is to stay in Las Vegas and wait for assistance from the Denver Chamber of Commerce. The second is to sell a group of slaves in his hand, get a sum of money, and then hire guards in Las Vegas. ”

"The problem is, both of these paths are dead ends."

"This ......"

"What, I don't understand?"

"I know that the previous road must be a dead end." Stewart sighed and said, "To deal with us, Perez must have applied for the Chamber of Commerce's aid, and it was most likely funded by the governor in Las Vegas." If the Denver Chamber of Commerce had continued to support him, it would have provided more money, and he would not have borrowed from loan sharks. Obviously, even if he stayed, he would not be able to get the support of the Chamber of Commerce. ”

Chu Tianjiang smiled, and Stewart analyzed it thoroughly.

"The problem is, the second way ......"

"Perez is in a hurry to sell the slaves, can he sell them for a good price? Of course, there may be people vying to buy it, and maybe they can really sell it for a good price. The problem is that he will definitely not stay in Las Vegas, because the two failed attacks have given him a more comprehensive understanding of our strength, and even if he gets the money to sell the slaves and hires enough guards, he is definitely not our opponent. Don't forget, his escort was brought from Denver, and the combat effectiveness shown was far higher than that of the free mercenaries, and much stronger than the mercenaries. As long as he had a bit of a head, he wouldn't expect to return to Denver under the cover of the guards. ”

"This ......"

"We have a lot of capital, but he has a lot of money. If he continues to play, he is definitely a dead end, so his only way out is to leave Las Vegas as soon as possible. Chu Tianjiang let out a sigh and said, "The problem is that even if he has enough supplies now, he may not be able to get to Denver." That is, he had to stay in Salt Lake City for a few days to buy food and fuel, and he probably didn't have the money. ”

"In that case, he will have to sell some slaves for a low price."

"Cheap?"

"It's not selling to us, it's not selling to other merchants, it's for the exchange to sell on its behalf. The trading house will give him a sum of money based on the lowest price evaluated. After the transaction is completed, the excess will be transferred to him or the Denver Chamber of Commerce through the Denver Chamber of Commerce. ”

"With this money, he will be able to buy supplies in Salt Lake City."

"If that's the case, he's on his way now."

"Now?"

"Do you have to wait until dawn?"

Chu Tianjiang's brows jumped a few times, there is indeed such a possibility, and it is very likely.