Chapter 15: Encounter with Horse Bandits

readx;? Dinner was eaten in the bar in front of the hotel, and the scene of dozens of people was depressing, except for the slight sound of chewing, even the most lively people were dull and speechless at this time, it was obvious that what they had seen and heard during the day made everyone's hearts very heavy, but more importantly, the fear of the danger ahead weighed on everyone's hearts like a boulder. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info These bandits are still wielding butcher's knives against ordinary people, and if the caravan encounters them on the way, the tragic outcome can be imagined.

Before dinner, the mercenary captain Bloom had already communicated with the caravan owner Victor, suggesting that in this case, for the sake of safety, the operation should be suspended, waiting for the army in front to send back the news of the horse bandits, and then the caravan will determine the next plan of action according to the situation.

The identity of the mercenary determines that since Captain Bloom has taken on this task, there is no reason to retreat regardless of the sword and fire, but it is still possible to put forward appropriate suggestions, which is not only related to the honor of the mercenary, but also related to the safety of the caravan.

The reason why the caravan chose this path was because the delivery date of this order of goods was urgent, otherwise it would not have paid a high price for mercenaries to protect it, but now the situation is indeed more serious than expected, so after some consideration, Victor gritted his teeth and agreed.

For the result of this communication, everyone in both the caravan and the mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief, only Alan was a little anxious.

After arriving at the hotel, some time before dinner, Alan and the three Steven had taken the three of them around the main street of the town in order to find out about the five murderers, but to their disappointment, they did not get any valuable information.

Although there is no news of the murderer, it does not mean that the murderer has not been to this town, but the town after experiencing the burning and looting of horse bandits, some information or people who know the information disappeared in this massacre.

However, this is just a guess on the part of Allen, and he can't confirm it, so he is a little anxious to go to the next stop to confirm the whereabouts of the murderer as soon as possible, because there are several options for the road ahead of the town, and the distance from the next stop is very far, if you miss it, it may take a long time to retrace the murderer's traces, and it may even lose the target, which is absolutely unacceptable to Allen.

Alan was anxious, but it didn't mean that the entire caravan would change its plans because of Allen, and he didn't have any reason to let the caravan take risks because of himself, so Alan decided that if the caravan didn't leave tomorrow, then he could only say goodbye without saying goodbye, and he couldn't care about whether it would be discovered by the Higg military and cause trouble to the caravan at that time.

As for the risk of encountering horse bandits in the process of acting alone, Alan also thought about it, although the horse bandits slaughtered the town without humanity, but killing was not their purpose, their purpose was to loot property, killing people and setting fire was just a convenient release of their own nature, the news that the boss came back from inside the Higg army that night also proved this, there was a batch of supplies for the border guards just transported to the town, the main target of the horse bandits was this material, and the others were the result of venting their bestiality after the main task was completed.

So if it's just the four of them acting alone, maybe the safety factor will be higher. Even if he encounters a bloodthirsty individual horse bandit, he will retaliate with a tooth for a tooth, let the other party ask for their own suffering, and if there is a chance to catch a living person, maybe he can also use his mouth to find out if the murderer is among their horse bandits. Unlike the regular army of Hig, the horse bandits must have picked up soft persimmons and pinched them, and if they found that their opponents were piercing their hands and had no substantial interests, then they certainly had no interest in continuing to entangle themselves.

It is because of these two points that Allen thinks it is worth taking this risk. But to his surprise, the next morning, the good news of the Higg army returned, the horse bandits and the Hig cavalry who had been in the bloody town four days ago had been dispersed and fled in the direction of the old lair to the east, so the military suggested that the caravan should choose the road to the west to walk, so as to avoid encountering horse bandits to the greatest extent, and even if they encountered horse bandits, they were scattered deserters, so there was no need to worry.

Although the people in the caravan did not believe the Higg army very much, because this group of horse bandits was not so easy to deal with, and the most important thing was that the Hig army was not so efficient, if this way the horse bandits would not be rampant. However, the army's suggestion, the caravan owner Victor decided to take it, because he knew that where he went was not important to the Higg army, but it was important to stay away from the area where the horse bandits came and went.

So the next morning, the caravan set off again, this time adjusting the route, taking the road to the west, although it would detour a little, and the terrain was more complicated, but after all, the chance of encountering horse bandits was much smaller.

Now that the caravan has set off again, the mercenaries are on strict alert along the way, there are spies in front to reconnoitre, and there are Higg's cavalry in the back, Alan has no clear goal at present, so he decided to continue with the caravan, he even looked forward to encountering horse bandits, it is best to catch a live mouth with a head and face and ask if the five murderers are from among them.

Maybe the nearby horse bandits were really wiped out by the Higg army, the first day of the highly tense caravan was safe, not to mention the horse bandits along the way, even the horses did not see a few, everyone finally felt a little more at ease, that night in the field camp, the caravan boss kindly prepared some food and personally led people to the cavalry to send it over to express gratitude, but the other party's food was all returned intact, I don't know if I was worried that the caravan moved in the food, the boss was kind, but the other party did not appreciate it, and the boss's face was not very good-looking。

The night was safe, and the next day everyone was much more relaxed, as long as they spent another night in the wilderness, they could reach a relatively large town, and then go further to the hinterland southeast of Hig, where the Hig army was more tightly defended, and it was already a high-risk area for horse bandits, and they would not approach easily.

I thought that the next step would be a peaceful journey, but as a result, the caravan came to the afternoon, and suddenly heard the warning sound of the mercenary who was responsible for exploring the road in front, and the mercenary squadron here immediately seemed to be facing the enemy, but before they could set up a defensive formation, more than a dozen war horses drilled out of the grove next to the road, and there were several disheveled men sitting on the war horses, they were either armed with spears or holding horn bows, but whether it was the tip of the spear or the arrow, without exception, they pointed to the caravan a hundred steps away.

It seems that this should be the small group of horse bandits that have escaped in the mouth of the Higg army, and somehow escaped to the west, and ambushed on the side of the road, waiting for a convoy to pass by, but this time they were discovered in advance by cautious mercenary scouts, so they hurriedly rushed out to rob.

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