Chapter 17: Night Raid
readx;? But Alan wondered why the Higg cavalry were so enthusiastic about the safety of a caravan. If they followed the caravan before to monitor whether the caravan was colluding with the horse bandits, then now it should be possible to rule out the suspicion of the caravan, even if it cannot be ruled out, the safety of the caravan should not be considered by the army, and this will only involve the army itself in a disadvantageous situation, it is better to sit on the mountain and watch the fire is more beneficial to them, leaving the caravan, the horse bandits will not risk losing both sides to launch a frontal attack on the regular army. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info but these are just strange, on the surface Alan can't see anything out of the ordinary.
After dinner, Bloom, the leader of the mercenaries, began to patrol the camp, count the number of people, and went to the four of them to chat with Allen.
"Mr. Levins, whatever happens tonight, remember to stay in the tent and not go anywhere. If you find that the outer defensive ring has been breached, then remember to run to a dark place with few people and do not look back. ”
Before leaving, Bloom instructed Allen and the others, and his words reminded Allen of what Captain Havech said when he was dealing with the wind wolves in Daige Village, although the words were different, but the meaning was the same, that is: "Let me protect you, if I can't protect you, you can run, leave me alone." The words of both of them made Allen feel warm in his heart.
But now Alan is no longer the little magician he was at the beginning, and he doesn't need to be protected by others at all, but because of this, Alan has also made up his mind that if the situation develops seriously tonight, then he should help these mercenaries by exposing his strength and identity, and he can't let them die in a foreign land.
As the night deepened, the footsteps of Siso's around the camp did not stop, indicating that the patrol had been working, and from time to time there were also the sound of passwords, which were patrols of the Imperial cavalry. The camps of the cavalry and the camps of the caravans were not mixed, but the patrols were common.
Steven and Stanny had already slept, but Alan didn't have the slightest sleep, and he couldn't sleep tonight, if nothing else, the horse bandits could attack at any time, although Alan had confidence in the mercenaries and the Higg army, believing that they were capable of blocking the horse bandits, but Alan still had to be vigilant to ensure that his own life was safe, at this time he was lying on the grass looking up at the starry sky, but his mind seemed to return to the slopes of Silent Hill.
"Brother-in-law, I can't sleep. ”
There were a few soft footsteps, and Miranda came from the tent, rubbing her eyes as she went, apparently waking up in the middle of the night.
"Nightmare?"
"Yes, I'm a little scared. ”
"Don't be afraid, with your brother-in-law by your side, no one can hurt you. ””
Seeing the little girl who was sleeping in a daze, Alan sat up, patted the grass beside him, and motioned for the little girl to sit down by herself.
"Brother-in-law, I miss my mother so much. ”
The little girl leaned her head lightly on Alan's body, and wept softly with tears.
"I know, so whenever I think of them, I look at the stars in the sky at night, because Bai Lanxue said that when a person dies, he becomes a star in the sky. And I'm sure when we look at the stars, they must be looking at us. ”
"Mom, are they happy in the sky?"
"As long as you can live happily, your mother will be happy when she sees it in heaven. ”
"Really?"
"Really. ”
Under Allen's comfort, the little girl lay in Allen's arms, and finally slowly entered the dream again.
Alan adjusted his sitting, flattened Miranda's body, and performed a levitation spell to send her back to the tent to sleep more comfortably.
The hills in the middle of the night were very quiet, and at this time even the chirping of summer insects could not be heard, and Alan suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
There was a hurried whistle in the direction of the watchtower.
A sentinel shouted loudly, and the silence of the summer night was suddenly broken.
There was chaos at the top of the hill, and there was a chaotic sound of passwords, shouts, footsteps, and weapons being drawn.
Alan walked a few steps and came to the tent, Steven and Stanny had been awakened by the sound outside, and had just gotten up, and when they were a little overwhelmed, Alan had already appeared at the entrance of the tent with Miranda in his arms.
"For a moment, no matter what happens, you must follow behind me, and you must not be one step behind, understand?"
At this time, the little girl who had just slept for a while also woke up. Alan said solemnly to the three people who had experienced this kind of scene for the first time.
"Understood!"
The three little ones nodded.
"A moment you two are in front, I'm at the end. ”
Stanny hung the dagger at his waist and pulled it out of its scabbard, looking at Allen, who nodded at him, his face suddenly showing an excited color.
Miranda also put on her red cape, holding a wand, looking like a magician was about to go into battle, and Alan couldn't help but feel a little relieved when he looked at the three people who were fearless at the time of crisis.
"Let's go over there. ”
The side in Allen's mouth refers to the location of the boss Victor and the others.
"Whoosh!"
From time to time, there was the sound of arrows flying in the air, and in the light of the shaking torches, the shouts of killing continued to come from the edge of the defensive circle, but I didn't know what the current battle situation was.
Alan is located in the center of the camp, and he can't see the situation down the hillside, so he doesn't know the size and strength of the enemy who is attacking, and he is now feeling more and more uneasy in his heart, and he feels more and more that today's things are strange, so he needs to find the captain Bloom to understand the first-hand information, and Bloom is the only person he trusts at the moment, if he feels that the situation is not good, saving the lives of his four people will be the first priority, and in addition, it is possible that he will assist Bloom and other mercenaries.
"Mr. Levins, it's great that you're here, and I'm going to go over to you. ”
In the dim light of the torches, Alan had not yet found Victor, but the other party had already spotted him and immediately greeted him.
"Mr. Victor, how's the situation outside?"
Alan walked to Victor's side with the three little guys, and through the faint light, Alan saw that his expression did not seem to be panicked by the sneak attack of the horse bandits, but instead stared at several people's eyes flickering.
"The bandits are attacking from the southeast, and Captain Bloom is leading his men to resist. ”
"Where is Higg's army?"
"They were defending the southwest side, and there were also horse bandits attacking there. ”
"Where's Wizard Frank?"
He went to the front with his younger brothers, Sander and Bloom. ”
"I'm going to go and see them. ”
Alan confirmed Bloom's whereabouts, immediately pulled Miranda, and prepared to run to the south of the shouting and killing voices, but Victor stopped several people at once.
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