A fierce battle didn't last long, but for the bandits, the loss was quite tragic, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the steaming yellow sand was filled with a bloody smell.

There were still more than a dozen sand bandits struggling on the sand, wanting to crawl away from the battlefield, Xuanyuan Sheng finally waved his hand, and more than 20 guards soldiers put down their bows and arrows in unison, pulled out their sabers, stepped forward, and saw the sand bandits who were still struggling.

These guards soldiers looked tired and sweaty, but they were still very decisive in their swords.

Chu Huan waited until the sand bandits retreated, and after a while, he sent a few people to visit, and came back to report that the sand bandits had fled in a hurry and went far away.

Xue Huai'an and other officials finally came out of the pile of goods, and their faces were frightened, although the dead and injured were the sand bandits, but the continuous miserable screams still made Xue Huaian and the others feel terrified.

Chu Huan had already come in at this moment, and arched his hand and said, "Everyone, I'm frightened!" ”

Xue Huai'an's assassin was only wearing a single coat, and he was still wearing an open shirt, and he didn't care about his image, so he stepped forward, grabbed Chu Huan's hand, and said gratefully: "Deputy Envoy Chu, thanks to you, thanks to your ......!" "I didn't know what to say for a while.

All the officials also stepped forward and bowed their hands one after another, and someone had already said: "Deputy Envoy Chu, if you hadn't prepared this time, we would have become the sand bandits." ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "This is no longer important, the important thing is that your lordships are safe and sound now, and everything is fine with our mission, which is enough." ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai cleaned the battlefield on his side, so he naturally didn't care about the corpses anymore, but let those soldiers who cleaned the battlefield collect arrows.

Although the Guards are equipped with longbows and short crossbows, the number of bows and arrows is limited after all, and this round of fierce battles has actually consumed most of the arrows, but there are very few remaining arrows, and to replenish the arrows, the arrows that have been shot can only be recycled.

Some of those arrows fell on the sand, and some shot into the body of the sand bandits, but collecting arrows is not a simple job, although the arrows on the sand are good to pick up, but the arrows that are shot into the body need to be taken out very skillfully, the front ends of these arrows are flashing light, and they look extremely sharp.

This time, it can be said that it was a complete victory, the White Wolf Sand Bandit lost most of the losses, and the No. 2 person of the Black Wind Sand Bandit was also killed by an arrow, while the mission did not suffer any casualties.

Xue Huai'an and the others had already found a place to sit down at this moment, took water to drink, and Chu Huan knew that it was impossible for the sand bandits to come over again in a short period of time, so he ordered the soldiers to collect their troops and rest.

"Deputy Envoy Chu, how do you know that the sand bandits will definitely attack today?" Xue Huai'an drank a few sips of water, relieved himself, looked at Chu Huan next to him and asked, "How do you know that they will definitely launch a sneak attack at noon?" ”

Chu Huan smiled faintly, and did not answer the previous words, but explained the questions behind: "At noon, it is the time when our spirits are the most sluggish, they have a greater grasp of sneak attacks, and the most important thing is that the sun at noon is very poisonous, even if they are not defeated and retreat, we will not be able to catch up, at this time, if we chase after us on horseback, we can't chase for a few miles, and the horses will all die." ”

"I see." Xue Huai'an nodded and said, "Deputy Envoy Chu, the Holy Lord appointed you as the deputy envoy, and you really didn't see the wrong person." He sighed: "If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to get out of the desert." ”

At this moment, he heard the sound of footsteps, Chu Huan went over, and saw that Qiu Yinghao had already rushed over with the Qiu family's camel guests, and immediately got up and greeted him.

Qiu Yinghao's expression was solemn, and before he could get closer, he arched his hand and said, "Uncle Chu, how is the situation?" Are there any casualties? We're late! ”

Chu Huan shook his head and smiled: "No wonder Qiu is in charge, this group of sand bandits has been prepared for a long time, and it is difficult to think of a sudden attack." ”

At this moment, Xuanyuan Shengcai had also come over, and said: "Lord Deputy Envoy, kill sixty-seven sand bandits, and more than thirty horses. ”

Qiu Yinghao admired: "Uncle Chu is like a god, and he set up an ambush, and this group of sand bandits is killing themselves." ”

Chu Huan smiled: "Master Qiu is polite. In fact, if it weren't for Qiu's help, it would not have been possible to achieve such a big victory today. ”

"Help?" Qiu Yinghao was stunned for a moment, and said puzzledly: "Uncle Chu said that we really couldn't help today, but we have seen the power of the Great Qin elite soldiers." ”

Chu Huan smiled and said: "Chu understands that Qiu Dangjia must have thought in his heart that this group of soldiers must be vulnerable to walking for two days in a row, day and night, but this time he can ambush here and give the sand bandits a hard blow, which must be unthinkable for Qiu Dangjia." ”

Qiu Yinghao's face changed suddenly, Chu Huan's expression was cold, and he glanced at Xuanyuan Shengcai, who had already shouted: "Come on, take it all!" ”

A group of guards soldiers armed with broadswords suddenly appeared from all sides, and some of them were holding short swords, whether they were blades or crossbow arrows, all aimed at the Qiu family's camel riders.

The sudden change made the Qiu family's camel guests suddenly change color, like a conditioned reflex, they all clenched the handle of the knife, but although the guards soldiers surrounded on all sides looked tired, they still exuded high fighting spirit, they were the most brave elites of the empire, and when they moved the sword soldiers, no one was ambiguous, and the fight made their blood roll, and it was still hot at the moment.

Qiu Yinghao's face was extremely ugly, his fists were clenched, and he said in a deep voice: "Uncle Chu, what do you mean by this?" ”

Xue Huai'an and the other officials were also very surprised to see the guards surrounding the camel passengers, Xue Huai'an had already stepped forward, frowned and said, "Deputy Envoy Chu, this is ...... What does this do? ”

Chu Huan's expression was calm, staring at Qiu Yinghao, and said calmly: "All this, I think Master Qiu should be able to give us an explanation." ”

"I don't understand what you're saying." Qiu Yinghao's expression was cold: "Uncle Chu, what is wrong with us, you just have to say it, but the addition of swords and soldiers, is it too much?" ”

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Master Qiu, in fact, this official doesn't have many questions, just a few small questions for you!" ”

"What?"

"Master Qiu, we have been traveling day and night for the past two days, and you claim to be avoiding the eye of the storm, is this true?" Chu Huan stared at Qiu Yinghao's eyes, "Is there any other purpose?" ”

Qiu Yinghao suddenly laughed: "Joke, our Qiu family's camel riders took your silver, and our duty is to take you through the desert, and when you encounter the eye of the storm, you naturally have to hurry up, not only for you, but also for all the guests, what other purpose is this?" Are you going to wait for death in the land of the eye of the storm? ”

Chu Huan shook his head and sighed: "Master Qiu, at this time, are you still lying?" ”

Qiu Yinghao sneered: "Uncle Chu, although we have few camel guests, but there is no bad breed who is afraid of death, you want to bully the widow with more, but my Qiu family's camel guests are not afraid of you." If you use a knife against us for no reason, we will not be restrained! ”

Chu Huan said slowly: "Actually, Chu also knows that camel riders have always kept their promises and are all well-known men, but the official really doesn't understand why you colluded with the sand bandits." ”

The camel riders of the Qiu family all frowned, and Qiu Mingdao, who was beside Qiu Yinghao, had already said sharply: "Nonsense, when did our Qiu family camel riders walk with the sand bandits?" Don't make false accusations without asking questions. ”

Chu Huan said: "Master Qiu, did you even hide your own son?" ”

Xue Huai'an was confused when he heard this, and frowned: "Deputy Envoy Chu, is there some misunderstanding in this matter?" How could a camel rider collude with a sand bandit? "I don't believe it.

Chu Huan said lightly: "My lord, do you know why he kept us on the road for the past two days?" ”

"Aren't you trying to avoid the eye of the storm?" Xue Huai'an said curiously.

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "No." He told us to hurry up, just to exhaust our strength and not have the strength to resist, so that when we camped here to rest, the sand bandits could take advantage of the situation to sneak attack. ”

Qiu Yinghao said with a cold face: "It's nonsense, I, Qiu Yinghao, as a camel rider, will not be entangled with the sand bandits of Heifeng." ”

"Black Wind?" Chu Huan said with a smile: "It turns out that Master Qiu knows that the sand bandit who attacked our mission this time is Heifeng, and this official has just found out!" ”

"I saw Black Wind on the sand dunes just now, so I naturally know it's his people." Qiu Yinghao said: "Uncle Chu, Heifeng is extremely vicious, and has always been the sworn enemy of our camel riders, I can't wait to see him killed, how can I be with him." ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Why did you go with them, then only Qiu Dangjia himself came to tell us." His face sank, and he asked, "Qiu Yinghao, this official asks you, why did Ma Zhengyi win the bid?" Why did he stop you from taking this job from the Qiu family's camel guest? ”

Qiu Yinghao's face did not change and said: "I said a long time ago, senior brother does not agree with us to lead troops across the desert, although you are an embassy, but after all, you are members of the official family, senior brother prevents our Qiu family's camel guests from taking the people of the official family across the desert." He sneered: "It's just that I see that you are not familiar with the desert, it is convenient for you to take you across the desert, and you have good intentions, but you are framed like this, are the officials of your Qin State so ignorant?" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said solemnly: "You are wrong, Ma Zhengyi did not let you take the job, not because we are from the official family, on the contrary, he is a real camel rider, and he abides by the rules of camel riders, and he prevents you from taking this job, just because he already knows that you are going into the desert this time to break the rules of camel riders, which he will never allow." ”

The corners of Qiu Yinghao's mouth twitched, and he said coldly: "Broken the rules? ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "Before we left Luoyan Town, Ma Zhengyi already knew that you were colluding with the sand bandits, and he knew that you would be detrimental to our mission. Ma Zhengyi prevented you from entering the desert, and even won the bid, the purpose is to make you retreat, don't take this job, avoid this dispute, so as not to break the rules of the camel rider, and even worry about affecting the entire Luoyan Town because of you. Ma Zhengyi's original idea was to let our mission enter the desert by itself, whether it was a blessing or a curse, it was all up to our mission's own creation, and the camel riders had nothing to do with it! ”