The army moved forward slowly, and since leaving Dongling Gyeonggi, it has been half a moon. Ling Qixuan pulled the reins with one hand, and as soon as Mo came to report, the three princes were coming with grain and grass, although they were traveling day and night, they never came back after the two-day journey.

The sound of horses' hooves "stepping, stepping", the soldiers did not show the slightest trace of fatigue on their faces, the corners of Ling Qixuan's mouth twitched slightly, and the smile on his face was full of irony. He didn't know the abacus in the third prince's heart, since he wanted to play, then he would play with him.

A high whistle sounded from his mouth, and Mo Yi, who was accompanying him at the tail of the army, immediately drove forward and ordered his decision, Ling Qixuan looked at the lone army in the corner, and his smile became deeper and deeper.

Because of the collection of grain and grass, the three princes set out two days later than them, and although he gave orders in these days, he marched day and night to send the grain and grass supplies and the army as soon as possible. After days of consumption, the soldiers behind him already had a lot of complaints, but because of the majesty of the three princes, they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

Seeing that the look of complaint on the soldier's face became more and more obvious, Ling Ruan was very proud in his heart. After such a tiring march, the soldiers would only sprinkle their anger on Ling Qixuan, but his temporary intention had an unexpected effect.

More than half of the soldiers have been worn through the bumpy road on the soles of their shoes, and the blood blisters on the soles of their feet have also been scratched, and the wet and sticky blood sticks their toes together, which is quite painful.

At this moment, the sun was high overhead, and the vicious light shone on the already broken feet, and they only wanted to cut off these feet. The grain and grass behind him seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and the sweat gathered into a spring, dragging a long trail behind him.

"Speed up. Seeing that the soldiers had a tendency to slow down, Ling Ruan shouted, the horsewhip in his hand was raised high, and the volley was whipped in the air, making a palpitating sound.

Ling Ruan's personal guards got the master's will, and one by one they drove their horses to the soldiers' side, and when they saw that any of them slowed down, the whips in their hands would be pulled down mercilessly. Afraid of the horsewhip that might fall at any time beside them, the soldiers had to grit their teeth and insist.

"The army is still waiting for the supply of grain and grass in front, so when will the grain and grass be delivered to the army. Ling Ruan's voice fell on everyone's ears, and he smacked the horse's buttocks vigorously, and the horse under him was in pain, and spread his hooves and ran forward.

Along the way, he has always been wary of thieves with bad intentions, but after coming out for so long, the road is smooth, where is there anyone who is not long-sighted and dares to plot against him. Ling Ruan sneered, he hoped that someone would rob this grain and grass, that is, he would be punished, and he would also make the eighth child suffer.

The horse's hooves were raised high, bringing up a cloud of dust. When the horse landed, Ling Ruan's laughter suddenly froze at the corner of his mouth, and Fang Cai's calmness was also replaced with rigor, he really wanted to do something.

Not far in front of him, a group of black-clad and masked men rode side by side, blocking the entire road. From their eyes, Ling Ruan saw recklessness and contempt. Just as they were about to order the team's realm, the thief in front of them suddenly rushed towards them without saying a word.

"Brothers, rob me. If this grain and grass are available, it will be enough for the brothers in the village to live for a few years. The brothers have had enough of licking blood from the knife, and now they have let our brothers live a stable life. The man in black who took the lead shouted, which immediately drew the echo of the crowd behind him.

This sudden attack made all the soldiers panic all of a sudden, and the bright big sword fell, and immediately several guards in front were cut off under the horse, these people were the personal guards beside Ling Ruan.

The bloody qi spread among the crowd, Ling Ruan Qiang suppressed his panicked face, and shouted: "What are you panicking, so many people are still afraid of this little pair of horse thieves! ”

Only before he could say anything, the leader of the horse thief had already arrived in front of him, holding a big knife high and slashing at him, and the horse whip in Ling Ruan's hand was thrown out and forced into a straight line, colliding with the horse thief's long knife, making a crisp sound of "ding".

The smell of blood is getting stronger and stronger, for the sake of their own lives, even if they are exhausted at this moment, the soldiers still hold the weapons around them and fight with the horse thieves. Several of them surrounded a horse thief as a last resort.

The few remaining guards beside Ling Ruan had already staggered to the master's side, and at this moment, they were fanning Ling Ruan to guard them, and their faces were a little unsightly.

These horse thieves are different from those mountain bandits in the past, whether it is based on their skills or cooperation, they must have been planned.

Ling Ruan's face was almost blue and black at this moment, although he had a lot of complaints about Lao Baduo in his heart, and he even wished that this grain and grass could not be sent to him smoothly. But if the grain and grass went wrong in his own hands, it would be difficult for him to explain it to his father and the ministers.

The fatigue of the days had already exhausted the energy of the soldiers, and they were still able to fight with these horse thieves at the moment, but it was just an obsession in their hearts. As a soldier beside him was cut off his horse by the enemy like chopping melons and vegetables, more and more soldiers threw away their weapons and let the horse thieves drag away the grain and grass beside them.

Seeing that the grain and grass they had been desperately escorting day and night were all robbed by them, the rest of the soldiers sat in place in a gloomy manner, and all their hardships these days had turned into useless work. If the three princes were willing to let them rest, I am afraid that they would not be so defeated by the sudden attack of the horse thieves.

Thinking about it this way, they glanced at the three princes who were still in the protective circle, and they couldn't help but have a little resentment on their faces. Many of these soldiers have followed Ling Qixuan, even in the most difficult days of the past, they have never faced such a tragic situation.

Ten thousand stones of grain and grass were spared, and the leader of the horse thieves smiled and hugged his fist at Ling Ruan, and said: "Thank you for being so generous, we will accept these grains and grass, and I am here to thank the three princes on behalf of the brothers in the village." ”

Ling Ruan heard his words with some evil intentions, and his heart was angry, and the horsewhip was sent out again, surging towards the horse thief.

"I can't imagine that the third prince is so persistent, you are not my opponent. "The horse thief, like Fang Cai, used his knife to block the oncoming whip, and the disdain on his face was even stronger.

The whip came to him, but suddenly it turned around, and a silver needle stabbed in the middle of the whip in his face, and his face turned pale. He turned down, avoiding his face, but the silver needle was nailed through his shoulder armor.

The tingling sensation spread rapidly from his shoulder, and he glared at the third prince on the horse, suddenly clamped the horse's belly, and rushed forward.