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As soon as the bandits rushed out, they shouted loudly, but they were immediately stunned by what they saw.

The caravan's thirty mercenaries, under Bloom's command, were now all in full array, bows wound and swords unsheathed. It's just that the number of these mercenaries is close to twice that of the horse bandits, and beyond the mercenary lineup, there are more than sixty troops behind them, and it can be seen from the banner that this is a formally trained Hig Imperial cavalry, and the frontal battlefield is definitely a more difficult enemy than the mercenaries.

"The idea is too hard, withdraw!"

When the leading horse bandit saw that the situation was not good, he immediately beckoned his men to turn their horses along the road and run, and the sound of horses' hooves "clicking" kicked up a cloud of dust on the road.

The cavalry squadron behind the caravan had also seen this scene, and when they found that the other party was only a lone horse bandit, the number of horse bandits was only half of their own, and the cavalry with absolute superiority was of course unwilling to give up the opportunity to suppress the bandits, if they could bring back thirty horse bandits' heads, the reward from the empire alone would cost hundreds of gold coins, and if there were horse bandit generals inside, the reward would be doubled. Therefore, as soon as the leader of the cavalry saw this opportunity to be rewarded for meritorious service, he was willing to let it go easily, and immediately ordered the army to rush towards the horse bandits.

When the Higg cavalry passed on both sides of the caravan like a whirlwind and rushed towards the bandits, the bandits had already turned their horses around and fled, while the Hig cavalry was in hot pursuit, and the two groups of men and horses quickly drifted apart.

Before many people could react to what was happening, the two sides had already turned through the woods and rushed into the depths of a valley, disappearing without a trace.

The rest of the caravan looked at each other, especially the boss Victor, whose expression was strangely indescribable.

The caravan stays where it is, it doesn't go, it doesn't stay,

It wasn't until the scouts signaled that it was safe for miles ahead that the caravan resumed its march, looking back as it traveled to see if the pursuing Higg army had returned. At this time, everyone's hearts were also very conflicted, on the one hand, they hoped that the Hig cavalry could defeat the horse bandits, and on the other hand, they did not want the Hig cavalry to come back to spy on them.

It wasn't until the sun was about to set that the sound of horses' hooves finally resounded behind the caravan, and a group of cavalry chased after them, and the whole caravan stopped, and the mercenaries watched back with vigilance, but in the distance you could see the Eagle Banner of the Higg army in the cavalry, and it seemed that the Hig army had returned from chasing the horse bandits.

When they got closer, everyone saw that the number of cavalry was reduced compared to before, only about fifty people, and many of them had crooked armor and gray faces, and even their bodies and clothes were stained with blood, and there were even many traces of being scorched by flames, which looked indescribably tragic, indicating that this cavalry had had fought fiercely with horse bandits before, but the result was obvious, they were victorious.

"You guys are optimistic about the goods, I'll take someone over to take a look. ”

The caravan owner Victor took the initiative.

"I'm with you. ”

Captain Bloom stepped forward and said. As Victor's employer, Bloom, as the captain of the mercenaries, is obligated to keep him safe.

"No, they won't hurt me, you take someone to protect the goods, and I'll go back as soon as I go." ”

After saying that, Victor hurried up with a few men, and when he approached the cavalry, the men were stopped outside, and only the boss walked in alone, and soon came out again, and hurried back to the caravan with a few men.

"Boss Victor, what did they say?"

Bloom asked when he saw Victor.

"The Higg army pursued five miles east along the valley, and at last caught up with the bandits, and after a fierce battle, the bandits were annihilated, but they learned from the living mouths that some of the bandits, who had been routed the day before, had fled to this place, and they were divided into plunders, and we were only one of them. In the course of the fierce battle, two horse bandits escaped, and they are likely to report to the horse bandits' large army, so we must be doubly careful of the horse bandits' retaliation tonight. ”

Victor recounted the news he had inquired about, and Captain Bloom was about to make further inquiries when suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves, and several horsemen rushed from behind.

"Who of you is in charge of the mercenaries here?"

A cavalryman at the head asked, still with blood on his face.

"I am!"

Captain Bloom stepped forward and answered.

"Our captain asks you to come over. ”

The cavalry at the head pointed at Bloom and said.

"Good!"

Bloom also happened to want to test the other party, and he actually had some questions about this suddenly returning army, so he explained a deputy and said a few words, and then followed the cavalry over.

"I'll come with you, too. ”

It seems that there is a concern for Bloom's safety, and the owner Victor also chases after him.

As he approached the cavalry, Captain Bloom carefully examined the cavalry, and from the way they sat on horseback, and the traces of blood and slaughter on their bodies, Bloom could conclude that these were professional soldiers, and by no means horse bandits, and the only doubt in his heart disappeared.

In less than half an hour, the two men returned, and as soon as the captain Bloom returned to the group, he immediately ordered the caravan to stop advancing and set up camp nearby.

It turned out that the captain of the Higg cavalry suspected that the caravan might have been targeted by the horse bandits, so it was very likely that the horse bandits would attack the caravan tonight, so he called the two of them over and explained that they must prepare early tonight.

The cavalry captain's idea coincided with Bloom, and he also had an ominous premonition, if the horse bandits wanted to attack the caravan, tonight was obviously the best time, so he would rather sacrifice some distance and strengthen his vigilance, but one thing that made him feel unhappy was that the Higg cavalry asked to form a common defensive circle with them, although Captain Bloom was not worried that the Higg cavalry might be unfavorable to them, but he was worried that if the two sides coordinated and cooperated, the defense effect might not be as good as the mercenaries themselves. However, the caravan boss Victor also sided with the cavalry captain, so he had to compromise.

The defense for the night was done by both mercenaries and cavalry, and the camp was chosen on a small mound near the road, which was not high, with only a few tall trees growing on the top and a few low shrubs on the slope. The mercenaries cut down the tall trees on the top of the hill, and then set up camp on the top of the hill, and dragged the wagons to the hillside to enclose the top of the hill, and the carriages were not long enough, so they piled up the trees with machetes, and together with the wagons they made a circle, and surrounded all the cavalry and caravan men in it. A simple wooden shelf was erected in the middle to serve as a temporary lookout.

After a while, the sun had set, the stars had appeared in the sky, the smell of food began to waft in the camp, and the hungry people began to finish their supper again.

In the process of camping, Alan learned that the Higg cavalry felt that something was wrong from what happened in the afternoon, so they sent the communication troops back to the camp to ask for reinforcements, and on the other hand, the escort of the combined caravan had to do a good job of defending tonight. If the bandits were to attack them, tonight would undoubtedly be the best chance, and if they missed tonight, reinforcements might arrive tomorrow, and the caravan would be safe again.

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