Seventy caravans
The forest is empty and rainy.
The heavy rain in the dense forest poured down for two hours, and finally there was a tendency to slow down. The sound of heavy rain gradually transitioned to the sound of light rain. The sky was still dark, but it lacked the oppressive feeling it had just felt.
The flowers and trees have been washed away by this torrential rain and have become even more verdant. A few squirrels hiding from the rain in the tree hole secretly stretched out their petite heads, "purring" and rolling their eyes, looking around.
Outside the Liuguan Road, a caravan of more than 30 people rushed here. At the front of the caravan were two twin brothers with very similar faces, both of them wearing hats to protect themselves from the rain and blue suits, their appearance was unremarkable, but their temples were bulging high, and their eyes were as sharp as eagles, looking left and right, as if they were probing their surroundings.
Behind the brothers, there were more than twenty guards dressed in uniform clothes, each with a simple knife pinned to their waists, burly and stout, and their movements were uniform.
In the middle of the caravan was a carriage, the horses pulling the cart were blood-red, tall and mighty, and the horses' hooves were calm and powerful. The carriage had a wide canopy and a luxurious and refined exterior.
At the back of the caravan were five ordinary carriages, each carrying a large wooden box, and walked through the muddy road, and deep ruts appeared on the ground, which showed the weight of the boxes.
The group walked slowly, and after making tea, they rushed to the entrance of Liurong Road.
One of the people in front looked at the narrow road ahead, and suddenly waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop.
The man beside him frowned, stepped forward, and asked, "Big brother, why do you want to stop?" ”
"Zhengyan, the front is Liuguan Road, the terrain of Liuguan Road is high on both sides and low in the middle, and it is very easy to ambush. So, I'm going to send someone to explore the way first. The eldest brother explained lightly.
The person named "Zhengyan" was a little puzzled: "Big brother, you are too cautious, before we dart, we inquired about the news and learned that there are only water bandits here, no bandits." Moreover, Liurong Road is an extremely difficult stone road to walk, except for a very few locals on weekdays, there are no outsiders who step into it at all. In addition, our whereabouts this trip are very hidden, so ......"
The eldest brother waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Zhengyan, be careful to sail the 10,000-year-old boat, this is the foundation of our four-way dart game." ”
Zheng Yan knew his eldest brother's temperament, so he had no choice but to bow his head, and then ordered his guards to ride a horse to Liurong Road to explore the way.
The guards were ordered to go.
In the middle of the caravan, in the gorgeous canopy, a slightly oily voice came out: "Why did it stop?" ”
The horseman who was driving hurriedly responded: "Lord Lang, it's Feng Darthead, he said that he would send someone to explore the way ahead." ”
The old voice did not respond, and then the curtain of the canopy was lifted, revealing a face inside.
He was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a pot-bellied face, a ruddy face, eyes the size of mung beans, slender and sparse eyebrows, thin lips with a black mustache on his lips, a hat studded with jade, a golden silk gown, a gold bracelet on his wrist, and a shiny pure gold wrench on his finger.
"Is this to the Liuguan Road? After this road, we will arrive at the Qiantang waterway, and we will reach our destination? The middle-aged man looked around and asked curiously.
"Yes, Lord Lang." The coachman wears a hat on his head, making it difficult to see his face.
The middle-aged man looked at the coachman, he didn't know what he remembered, his eyes were slightly embarrassed, so he quickly shrank into the carriage and closed his eyes to recuperate.
……
In the middle of the Liuguan Road, the neighing of the horses suddenly sounded.
A steed stepped on the stagnant water on the ground, rushed out of the rain, and galloped into the distance.
Lin He poked his head out from behind the stone, narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled: "It's here!" ”
Qin Hanyu's eyes condensed slightly, "This is the pathfinder?" ”
"Well, it seems that this caravan is still a little wary." Lin He showed a little appreciation, and shook his head again: "It's just that this rain is too heavy, and the surrounding water is full of moisture, I'm afraid this spy can't detect anything at all." ”
Qin Hanyu bowed.
Lin He beckoned, summoned Wang Jie beside him, and ordered: "You let everyone be vigilant and stand by at any time, you should be about to act." ”
Wang Jie's face was solemn and he retreated.
In the chaos of stones, a big man with a tiger's back and a leopard's head and eyes stood up from the ground, it was Zhen Si.
Dressed in a tiger skin jacket with a black cowhide coat and a large ring knife in his hand, he stared at the horse intensely, with a cruel smile on his lips.
Behind Zhen Si, there were dozens of bandits with hats and black coats and black pants, holding sharp blades in their hands, and their faces were full of excitement.
"Big boss, when will you do it?" Beside Zhen Si, a man with five short and three thick, roe head and rat eyes asked suspiciously.
Zhen Si waved his hand and smiled: "Don't worry, it's just a spy." ”
"I'm going to suffocate to death, I really want to rush down and kill him now!" A simple voice came from behind Zhen Si.
Zhen Si turned his head and saw Tu San with his forearms on his thighs, his broad palms supporting his cheeks, his fat lips downward, his eyes drooping, and he looked like he was sitting on a stone with a depressed face, and there were two black sledgehammers on the ground next to the stone, with sharp barbs on the surface of the sledgehammer, which looked extremely terrifying.
Zhen Si looked at the big man in front of him, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Tu San, don't worry, you take a sip of wine first, and I'll let you kill it later!" ”
Zhen Si threw the flask pinned to his waist. Tu Sanyi took it, took the wine jug with a smile, unscrewed the wine stopper and poured it into his mouth.
Zhen Si ignored him, and continued to ask the roe-headed rat-eyed man beside him: "Old Jia, are the archers in front ready?" ”
"Don't worry, boss, I'm just waiting for you to give an order!" Lao Jia chattered and smiled, patting his chest and said.
"Good!" Zhen Si looked at Gao Gang opposite, although his vision was obscured by the drizzle, he seemed to see it, and he was holding a bow and arrow, ready to attack his subordinates.
……
A scene of tea, the convoy sent a pathfinder to ride back. When he came to the eldest brother's horse, he turned over and dismounted, hugged his fists and said, "Report to the chief dart, my subordinates have not found anything abnormal." ”
"Big brother, I'll just say it, there's no danger!" Zheng Yan turned his head and smiled at his eldest brother.
The eldest brother frowned slightly, and there was always a feeling of unsteadiness in his heart. "It is better to be careful, and let the brethren be more vigilant!"
The eldest brother stretched out his head to look forward for a while, and then waved his hand, signaling the caravan to move on.
The caravan carried heavy items and slowly entered the Liurong Road.