Sun Jingting said that his mouth was a little dry, and he lifted the cowhide water bladder and poured water into his mouth, at this time he saw Wang Duoer galloping back, the horse was very fast, it didn't seem to be a normal return thing, and he immediately put down the water bladder, closed the stopper, and stretched out his right hand, which had been pressed on the handle of the saber.

The Jiang brothers are also on guard, these nights do not follow along the way, everyone gradually becomes familiar, and there are Duo'er and the Mongols to win, everyone has the same hatred of the enemy, and gradually some barriers are eliminated, but in any case, the time for these people to follow Zhang Hanhe and integrate into the group is still too short, so that people can not be completely relieved.

"Proprietor, there's a horse thief ahead."

Duo'er also seemed to understand that it was not advisable to fly too close, and when she was dozens of steps away, she shouted on her horse.

"Where?"

Everyone was alerted at once.

Horse thieves, like wolves, are the objects of this caravan to guard against, there are countless horse bandits large and small on the grassland, some are actually herdsmen, robbing passing caravans, regardless of Mongolian or Han Chinese, but they can also encounter in the middle of the two-day journey between Qingcheng and Namur station, Zhang Han suddenly felt that things were not so simple.

Duo'er shouted: "There are still more than three miles away, and they have already dispersed, and their weapons are all in their hands, so they should have discovered our traces in advance." ”

Liang Xing rode forward and shouted, "How many people are there?" ”

"It's not very clear from a distance, it's estimated that there are nearly 100."

"Proprietor, what should I do?"

Liang Xing is the head of the guard, Zhang Han's safety is his responsibility, as soon as he heard that there are nearly 100 horse thieves, Liang Xing felt tight in his heart, there are only more than 30 people on his side, although they are all elite soldiers, but there are more enemies with less, in case there is a mistake, the proprietor has an accident, and Yusheng's mess is over.

Zhang Han said: "How far are we from Namur's station?" ”

"We've been walking for more than two hours, at least thirty miles away."

"Well, it's too late."

Zhang Han is also unwilling to fight hard, with fewer enemies and more, and when he encounters the enemy, he will attack, which is not the work of a wise man. But the other party is obviously prepared for an ambush here, less than ten miles from here is the famous Saddle Ridge, where there have been many large-scale cavalry battles between the Mongols, Dayan Khan has fought many bloody battles with the Mongols in the west here, all of them are more than 100,000 people in the scale of the war, just when Zhang Han and others passed by, you can still see a lot of decayed spears and iron helmets and other relics, the horse thieves chose to ambush on the south side of Ma'anling, with a high attack low, fortunately Zhang Han and others are not ordinary caravans, scatter scouts to reconnoitre, The horse thief who had already made a move was spotted in advance.

"It's too late." Sun Jingting said angrily: "Since it's too late, let's prepare to fight." ”

More than 30 miles, each person's horsepower has lost a lot, and because it is a short distance, everyone does not carry two horses, if according to the previous preparations, each person two horses save horsepower, when encountering a large-scale horse bandits, they will ride lightly, and a small group of horse thieves will come forward to fight, now like this, it is equivalent to being beaten at the most inappropriate time, Liang Xing and others showed uncomfortable expressions on their faces, this battle is not the way they imagined to play.

Liang Xing and the others wanted to dissuade them, but Zhang Han showed a firm look on his face, he raised his palms and said: "I know what you mean, this battle is not the way we want to fight, but no matter where this horse thief comes from, we can't say that everything is under control, and sudden situations are inevitable, should we discuss with others and come back when we are ready?" Does this stupid thing work? Needless to say, let's get ready as we discussed and rehearsed at Xinping Fort! ”

"Yes, proprietor!"

Everyone agreed violently, Sun Jingting's eyes showed a different color, and he saw another side of Zhang Han at this time, not the appearance of a businessman who endures everything in Lingqiu, but another temperament and expression, more like a famous general who is not afraid of battle and wins a hundred battles.

At this time, Han Lao Liu's side also noticed the movement on the other side, Han Lao Liu signaled everyone to pause, now the distance is less than three miles, and the other party has not fallen off the horse and fled, so there is no need to rush to speed up the horse for the time being. Their horses are rested enough, fat and strong, and they are one of the best horses in a hundred, and the opposite side is a tired horse that has been walking all morning, even if they fall off the horse and escape, they will be chased one by one in less than ten miles, no one can escape alive, in this endless grassland, even if you want to hide, there is no place to hide.

However, there was no running on the other side, which made Han Lao Liu a little alert, and it seemed that this caravan was not as easy to eat as the people of the Subao faction said.

There were three big cars on the opposite side, and at this time, someone was driving the cars together, forming a small triangle, Han Lao Liu said: "Damn it, you still know how to put the car in formation." ”

His deputy laughed on the side: "What kind of formation can three cars pose, laugh to death." ”

Han Lao Liu snorted coldly, and didn't pay attention to the movement on the other side.

The caravan that has accumulated over the years knows that the use of carts to block galloping horses or wolves is nothing, although Han Laoliu is not a general, but every attack is actually a secret art of war.

This time, he used his familiarity with the terrain to assault halfway, which was regarded as "hitting its half-crossing", but there were no rivers, but the effect was actually the same, unexpected, and the time was also well managed.

The people on the opposite side are obviously only about 30 people, and they are centered in the driving formation, and the people on both sides also get off their horses, leading the horses in one place to block the front, and the people are standing behind the horses, which is very unlikely, it is obviously messy, as long as they rush over, they are in a mess, and there is no chance to escape on the horse.

"No matter what tricks they do, we will eat this money, and everyone will be killed, and no one will be left!" Han Lao Liu looked left and right, and ordered: "Run faster on the left and right, open the formation, slow down in the middle, and then break through when the two wings are copied to the position!" ”

There are many people on his side, Han Lao Liu put on a definite posture, pulled apart on three sides, strengthened the momentum, and put greater psychological pressure on the opposite side, and at the same time, if there are many people, the formation is opened, and the two wings are flanked and the middle is rushed, so that without wasting manpower, you can take down the resisting enemy with the slightest loss and quickly resolve the battle.

The north is Namur, the south is Bu Shitu, these two families can mobilize more than 100,000 herdsmen, and there are thousands of armored cavalry who can be dispatched directly, and they must fight hard and fast in the middle of the two families.

The horse bandits' horses first moved forward at a low speed, and then adjusted to a medium speed, and when the distance between the two sides was less than half a mile, and the faces could already be faintly seen, the horse thieves' horse speed was brought to the fastest.

They also don't have horns, every horse thief spontaneously screams, the speed is fast, the wind is fast, the ground in front of them seems to be constantly jumping, everyone's heart seems to jump out, their blood is full of blood, everyone is roaring, strange screams, according to years of experience, ordinary caravans can collapse under such a roar, some people start crying, some people flee, some people beg for mercy, this kind of name is the same as the wolf pack, the wolves will also roar before attacking, with non-stop howls to disturb people's hearts, make people collapse themselves.

Han Lao Liu was in the middle of the battle, he didn't scream, but his heart sank a little, feeling that this time the battle might not be as smooth as imagined, and it might even be very difficult.

The caravan in front of him was less than two hundred paces, and the people on both sides were still standing behind the horses, and there were also more than a dozen people standing in the convoy, all of them were not flustered, as if they had something to rely on, Han Lao Liu was a little panicked in his heart, and he finally looked around, it was empty, and it didn't look like there was an ambush at all.

Within two hundred steps, the faces of the people on the opposite side were almost clear, and Han Lao Liu saw clearly that the people on the other side were holding a long black object in their hands, after all, he was a well-informed horse thief, and two words suddenly appeared in his head.

"Fire guns, my god, where did they get so many fire guns!"

At this time, it was too late to call people back, Han Lao Liu's deputy also saw the situation on the other side not far from the side, and he shouted: "The fire gun is afraid of a bird, hitting a person is almost the same as tickling, this thing is only worthy of playing with birds, or how to call it a bird gun!" ”

Han Lao Liu also shouted at this time: "This thing can't hit far, don't be afraid, we will only send a shot when we rush to fifty or sixty steps, at most we will rush up!" ”

Everyone's horse speed is brought to the fastest, at this time even if you want to retreat is impossible, people's momentum is like this, if you are cautious and cautious at the beginning and do not rush into battle, you may see that there is a fire gun will change the method of war, but such a force rushes down, even if you see a firearm, you will think that this thing is not a big deal, no matter how many people are here, more than 30 of them, can beat down a few people here, even if someone is beaten down, this unlucky is not necessarily me, every horse thief has experienced a hundred battles, has its own brave spirit, they did not flinch, Still continuing to rush forward.

……

Liang Xing was in charge of commanding in the formation, Li Laibin and Wang Yikui were on the two wings, these were two very mature front-line officers, and they could rest assured that they were placed on the two wings.

There were a total of thirty-five people, three Sun Jingting and the attaché, thirty-two Zhang Han and the attaché, eleven people on each wing, and the rest were all in the convoy of three carts.

Sun Jingting and Duo'er and other dozen people don't use firearms, they don't use them well, these people are on both wings, after the horse thief rushed into a hundred steps, Li Laibin and Wang Yikui both shouted: "The archers are divided into two units, the first two and the last three, the front team shoots first, the rear team shoots, don't shoot people, all shoot horses...... Shoot me! ”

As soon as the words fell, Duo'er and the Zhao family brothers, who had been prepared, released their thumbs together, and the arrows flew out of the air, extremely fast, and the arrow feathers quickly became a small dot in mid-air, straight into the horse thief cavalry on the opposite side.