The clouds that drifted from the Black Sea at the beginning of April brought enough water vapor to cause more rain to fall on the ground. On the vast plains, grass grows lush with rain. The muddy state of the road also brings inconvenience to pedestrians.

Among them, Warisi and his entourage felt all kinds of troubles brought about by this inconvenience.

He looked a little embarrassed on a Don hippopotamus now, and his body was covered with muddy water, and even the pure black steed under his crotch stained the muddy water with speckled color.

Just as embarrassed as he was the more than a hundred subordinates of the guards, and now everyone seemed to have rolled in the mud.

"Squeak~"

A series of braking sounds sounded, and he was immediately alerted.

"What's going on?"

He asked in a loud voice to the subordinates who were opening the way in front of him.

"There was a big crater in front of me that was hit by water, and the car couldn't get through."

The answer of the subordinate who explored the path made him stop.

"Reusle, send a team to fill the pit, and another team to set up planks, and the others to keep watch."

As Vasily's words fell, the guards scattered, leaving only two groups of men. One of the teams, with tools such as catalpa in their hands, seemed to be the ones who filled the pit. The other group walked behind a car full of wooden planks, apparently intending to fill in the pit and erect planks to allow the vehicle to pass. And from the lot of sludge still stuck to the wooden board, it can be seen that it is not used much along the way.

After Vasily gave orders to his subordinates, he himself also stepped forward to check.

It is a large crater formed by the impact of the flood. Judging by the falling grass, the flood must have hit this place last night. And the turbid pond not far from his right hand seems to be its destination.

Vasily, who was found by the muddy road and did not look for trouble, couldn't help but complain when he saw this. "Damn the weather, damn Shilka."

Vasily had reason to complain about this guy, and after the first shipment of gold from Yulas arrived in Veriks, the cunning guy stayed on the grounds that he knew the locality, so Vasily was left to take the people back along the way. And today is the second time they have transported gold, but they didn't expect a heavy rain last night to make the road so difficult.

However, Vasily only complained, and he did not dare to slack off on this transportation mission. Along the way, he sketched out the terrain on both sides of the road, and he personally went up to check the possible ambush sites.

It was his example along the way that made his subordinates dare not relax, so this mission has been smooth so far. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the route they choose.

"Alright."

After a period of construction, the puddle was covered in mud and boarded with planks to allow cars to pass.

Varisi and his party were on their way again.

After the noisy convoy left, the road returned to quiet. And in the woods farther away from the road, a pile of branches shook and a man emerged from it.

He looked at the departing side of the convoy and muttered to himself: "The convoy guarded by so many people must be a very valuable thing, fortunately Lao Tzu is far away, otherwise it may be discovered." ”

After saying that, he moved his somewhat stiff limbs, thinking to himself whether there was only one such convoy, or many times. However, looking at their battles, even many escorts are not easy to gnaw on the bones. The equipment was better than the Guards he knew in the army, and it seemed difficult to take them.

He planned to rest in the neighborhood for one night and try again in the next two days to see if he could find some clues. But whether to go to the widow's house in the village to the east or to the sister's house in the west was a difficult choice for him.

In the next two days, Vasily's convoy reappeared, and he saw it all.

After checking out the locals for some more information, he mounted his horse and headed north, and he needed to inform his chief of the news. To the north, it seems to be the armed gang that Johnny said was led by Rodiski, a former Russian military major.

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Thirty-two kilometres north of the town of Julas is the town of Maloyev, where Rodiski's armed forces are currently entrenched.

It was originally a relatively famous town near Tsaritsyn, mainly producing grain and dairy products, and the residents lived well. Years of war have destroyed the economic base here, and the town has been named after the town for recruiting soldiers and collecting supplies. No matter how wealthy the town was, it could not withstand such a raid, and a large number of peasants went bankrupt and abandoned their land. And Maloyev, who is famous for his agricultural products, is also rapidly declining.

But this is not a hardship, when Soviet Russia came to power, the Russian civil war broke out. The collapse of the government's grip has led to a rapid deterioration of law and order in the region, and the tragic life of the small town of Maloyev has only just begun. As a grain land, this small town with little protection was immediately targeted, and an armed gang of nearly 100 people occupied the place at that time.

The forces led by Rodiski, on the other hand, continued to occupy the town after the forces were eliminated. In the face of being occupied by different armed forces one after another, the residents of the town have a more miserable life, and now potatoes and wild vegetables can be regarded as a hearty meal in the residents' homes.

In contrast, the Rodischi armed forces had enough food every day to bring many desperate young people into the mix, which increased the decline of the town.

Today, the town is lit up, and this is not a happy event. It's Roditski's birthday, and it's not to say that it's another squeeze.

In the town's largest and most luxurious manor, a banquet is taking place. In the middle of the hall, a dozen young girls with hungry faces and strong smiles were dancing stiffly in revealing clothes, while a group of fierce armed leaders around them were drinking and merry. From time to time, lewd eyes swept towards the girls, making them tremble in fright, and the girls' actions caused a burst of laughter.

In the smoky hall, as a birthday object, Rodischi sat in the back and watched it all, but he ignored it. The leader's indulgence emboldened the leaders, and some even stepped forward to touch the dancing girl, which caused another burst of laughter.

An old man with gray hair sitting on Rodiski's right hand looked at the banquet with an embarrassed look.

Rodiski, who had long noticed him, opened his mouth and asked: "Mayor Rodev, do you have any dissatisfaction with the actions of the officers and soldiers?" ”

Faced with the ill-intentioned questioning of the leader of the gang in front of him, Mayor Rodoff shivered and quickly replied, "No." General, there is no dissatisfaction at all. ”

"The soldiers usually work hard to keep you safe, and it's understandable to indulge once in a while."

"Understand, understand."

In the face of Rodiski's brazen words, Mayor Rodev did not dare to put up any resistance at all. He was already the third mayor of Rodischi's side, the first two of whom had been killed for failing to fully carry out the Adversary's orders. He was also killed by his family, how could this not make Rodeff's heart tremble.

As for escaping from here, it became very dangerous after Rodiski took over the town. Outside the town stood wooden poles with the bodies of those who had fled.

While Mayor Rodford was awkwardly staying in this smoky environment, suddenly a spy appeared in front of everyone.

When the other leaders saw the spy, they all greeted him.

"Medley, today is the General's birthday, and you're late."

"Is there any good news to tell the big guys?"

"Medley, I'm going to take you down this time."

The greetings of the many leaders showed that this spy was extraordinary, but instead of responding to the words around him, he hurried towards Roditsky.

Seeing his eagerness, Rodischi couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" ”

Medley walked up to him and whispered in his ear what he had observed thirty kilometers away. And he also carefully explained the equipment and elite level of Vasily and his party.

After listening to Medley's words, Rodiski said directly to him: "Well done, the girl below likes whichever one she likes, choose for yourself." ”

And Medley was not polite. He directly chose the prettiest one in the dance and took it away at the girl's frightened screams. As the most capable detective under Rodiski, he has such confidence.

Rodischi wasn't angry at all, just leaning back in his chair and thinking about the gains and losses of the news. The goods that can make the elite guard must be worth a lot of money, and the force that guards the elite will make you lose a lot, a dilemma.

And now that the singing and dancing have stopped, even the leaders have quieted down, quietly waiting for their leaders to think about the problem, and for a while the noisy banquet is silent.

Eventually, greed triumphed over reason, and Rodiski stood up and glanced at Mr. Mayor beside him, an act that made him understand something. I saw him immediately stand up and say, "I'll leave with someone." ”

After saying that, he immediately left with the girls who were still trembling but also breathed a sigh of relief. These innocent people escaped for the time being.

After seeing the unrelated people leaving, Rodisky turned to a big man with a meaty face sitting next to his left hand and ordered: "Aklev, you immediately go to Fisk, this Cossack bastard." Tell him that I have a big deal, and I will divide it with him in half. ”

The meaty-faced Aklev was his deputy, and this time Rodissky was not completely sure, and in order to succeed, he planned to enlist Fisk to do it together. Seeing the leader's cautious expression, Aklev nodded and left.

After the deputies left, Rodiski instructed the leaders of the hall: "Thirty kilometers away, someone is secretly transporting a consignment of goods of great value by his own force, and this time we will let them know what will happen if they do not honor us." ”

Rodiski's words elicited unanimous chanting from the leaders: "Let these people know that we are good." ”

Rodiski nodded with satisfaction and said, "Recharge your energy for the past two days, and we'll set off after waiting for Fiske's old guy's reply, and fuck the fuck." ”

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