Section 454 Ambush (1)
The snow fell heavily overnight, and it gradually stopped when the sun rose.
The bitter cold wind swirled through the woods, making a terrible howl, and among the reckless jungles, a caravan of three or four hundred men was marching through the snow.
The caravan consisted of more than 100 wagons of goods pulled by wildebeests, all wrapped in thick furs and hiding in the carts, while the caravan guards were distributed in different parts of the procession.
The speed of the wildebeest was not very fast, but their strength was amazing, and their strength was so great that each cart was fully loaded, which showed that the caravan had gained a very good time, and the guards also looked at ease in this cold weather, without the slightest nervousness.
At the front of the procession, on the back of the tall wildebeest sat a tall old man, wearing a fur hat on his head, the lines on his face were like those carved by a knife, and a pair of old eyes were shining, full of spirit.
Beside him sat a shorter wildebeest a slender young man with a cold nose and body curled up on the horse's back from the cold, and a pair of eyes looking ahead intently.
"Muzek, what are you thinking? This time, you come out with me to familiarize yourself with this road, and it will depend on you young people in the future, and my old man should also take a rest. It was Mu Chen who spoke, and the young man next to him was his eldest grandson, Mu Zeke, who was also his designated successor.
"Grandpa, I'm thinking, this time I came back to thank Shen Immortal Master for the blessing, there was no danger on the road, but this is too peaceful, the brothers are a little slack when performing the task, this is not a good phenomenon." Mu Zeke retracted his gaze and turned to look at Mu Chen, his figure also straightened.
Mu Chen nodded with satisfaction and said: "In terms of force, you are not the most powerful one in the family, not to mention your uncle, even among the brothers of your generation, there are many who are more powerful than you." However, you have a steadiness beyond your years and a far-sighted strategy. As a leader, your mission is not to take part in the fight yourself, but to get your brothers home safely and complete the escort mission. In fact, there is a reason why the brothers are lax this time, on the one hand, how many years has this route been traveled, and if there is anything going on along the way, you will get the news in the morning. Moreover, this time there is also Shen Immortal Master with him, I think there should be no accidents, and it is okay for everyone to relax a little. ”
Mu Zeke nodded deeply, the Mu family has almost taken over all the escort tasks on this route, not only has a close relationship with the various chambers of commerce, but also has a deep network with the tribes along the way, except for those beasts or demon beasts, basically no force will trouble the Mu family.
"Alright. Muzek. Take it easy. In the future, it is up to you young people to walk on your own. Think about it so easy...... Hey. That's not easy. Mu Chendi's eyes showed a touch of love.
"Yes. Grandfather. ”
Mu Zeke smiled and looked at his grandfather. Although Mu Chen is away all year round. But I miss him very much. Every time I go home, I bring some new little things to my favorite grandson. In the midst of a large number of grandchildren. Mu Chen likes this grandson the most.
The sun finally climbed into the sky. But it was as pale as the surroundings. The giant pines and snowfields are all boring to watch. The guards were bored. Use a bow or arrow or spear to aim at a tree or snow that occasionally passes by prey.
But. These guards are very conscious. Practice only accuracy. Instead of shooting those little animals - in this kind of weather. Hunting for food is hard work. The smell of animal gore can cause some unnecessary trouble. And everyone carries enough food. There is no need to create an element of instability for the caravan for the sake of some game.
A pleasant birdsong sounded in the sky. A vermilion bird makes a beautiful arc in the air. Fly into a wagon in the ranks.
"That little bird is so cute, Mu Zeya will definitely like it, grandpa, why don't you discuss it with the immortal master, let's buy this bird."
Mu Zeke watched with envy as the little red bird flew into the carriage and discussed with Mu Chen in a low voice.
Mu Chen glared at him and scolded with a smile: "For Mu Zeya? Can you hide your grandfather's little bit of ghost thoughts? Did you fancy the cleverness of this little red bird? ”
Seeing Mu Zeke blushing and nodding in acknowledgement, the old man's face turned grim, and he said in a low voice: "Mu Zeke, listen to Grandpa's warning, never hit the immortal cultivator with your brains, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable." ”
"Yes, Grandpa, I remember!"
It was the first time for Mu Zeke to see his grandfather so serious, and he hurriedly replied in a respectful voice on the horn horse, but his eyes had already drifted to the carriage behind.
Speaking of which, it's no wonder that Mu Zeke is covetous~, the team encountered several crises on the road, and it was Red Feather who discovered and told Moon Shadow in advance, and then Moon Shadow reminded the guards to take precautions.
In his opinion, it should be very easy for an immortal master to domesticate a spirit bird, and he didn't take Mu Chen's warning seriously, but thought about how to handle this matter.
Sure enough, after a while, a guard guarding outside the Moon Shadow carriage urged the horse to catch up and reported to Mu Chen: "Old man, the immortal master told us to prepare, about five kilometers ahead, there is a group of robbers ambushing there, the target should be our caravan, among that group of robbers there are immortal cultivators." ”
Among the ambushed people are immortal cultivators?
Mu Chen's face changed, if there were special commodities in the team, those would think very highly of themselves
There are also occasional shots by people or sorcerers, but the probability is very low, but the cultivators are ambushed together, and the concept is completely different.
"How many immortal cultivators are there? What did the Immortal Master say? ”
Mu Chen asked hurriedly.
"The immortal master said, there is no need to stop the team, just let everyone and the goods shrink. How to deal with it, let us see what we do, anyway, she will naturally make a move when she does it. The guard replied.
"Oh, that's good."
Mu Chen began to give orders, and Mu Zeke also ran to help in front and back...... This young man behaves in a very orderly manner, and already has the appearance of a leader.
The speed of the procession did not seem to change, but if you look closely, you will find a different change: the merchants have taken refuge in the carriages, and the guards, although they appear to be indifferent, look like a bow ready to strike a fatal blow at any moment.
After about half an hour, although the movement on the snow was much slower, the four or five kilometers of the road had passed in the blink of an eye, and there seemed to be no ambushers.
"Grandpa, is there a mistake?"
Mu Zeke approached Mu Chen and asked in a low voice.
"Nonsense, the words of the immortal master have never been missed, and this time is no exception!"
Mu Chen glared at him and scolded in a low voice, his voice was already quite stern.
As if to confirm his words, a long arrow 'swished' at one of the guards...... Thankfully, the guards had been warned, and the guard spun sideways on the horneer, the arrow grazing against his cheek, the sharp arrow leaving a bloody trail on his face.
The other guards were stunned for a moment, but they did not panic, but quickly raised their shields in front of them, and the crossbow arrows in their hands were ready to shoot.
"Fuck it!"
Mu Chenshuang frowned slightly, and after cursing in a low voice, he squinted his eyes and looked at the pine forest, and commanded in a low voice: "Mu Zeke, you command the defense." I'd like to see who hit our idea! ”
"Grandpa, what are we going to do?" Muzek asked in a low voice.
When you enter the mountains, you bring daily necessities, which are not worth much, and the robbers outside the mountains will not fight their ideas, and most of the tribes in the mountains are simple, as long as you don't encounter fierce monsters or large groups of fierce beasts, in general, they are very safe; And when you go out of the mountain, because you carry a lot of valuable goods from trading, you are more likely to meet robbers than monsters.
"Look at the situation, if it's a robber's land, it's not impossible to pay money to avoid disaster." Mu Chen said softly.
As he spoke, he hurried forward and shouted, "Which brother is in the woods?" Old rotten Muchen, I'm here to visit! ”
The whole pine forest was silent, and there was no change because of his shouting. No one came out, not even a single bird flew out.
Mu Chen frowned, he knew that this time things were not easy to do, it didn't seem to be a matter of money!
When the other party did this, it was obvious that he refused to talk, and he was bent on killing them.
Ordinary robbers will first warn, then negotiate, and if they resist, they will start killing...... This is all a place to save money, and it is rare to be so vicious, is it ...... Is it the enemy? But...... Is it someone in the caravan who is the enemy of the land, or the enemy of the escort.
If you want to say that it is an enemy, it is very possible, after all, if you do what they do, if you want to say that there is no enemy, even the ghost will not believe it, but how can the place and time of those people ambush be so accurate?
Of course, it doesn't matter at this moment, no matter who the people in the forest are rushing at, the escort team has no choice. Mu Chen did not order to move on, but ordered the guards to be on guard, and he slowly retreated into the encirclement of the guards.
Mu Zeke saw that Mu Chen's expression was wrong, and asked, "Grandpa, is the situation very serious?" Are we surrounded? ”
"Yes, their purpose should be more than just robbery, as if they wanted to kill us all. I don't know who it is, if it weren't for an immortal master with us this time, we really wouldn't be sure at all! Mu Chen said in a deep voice.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the woods, and a crowd of black and oppressive people, armed with various weapons and crossbow arrows, came up to the caravan in the shape of a crescent moon.
"Attack!"
With a wave of his hand, Mu Chen gave the order to attack, and for a while, the air was filled with the sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air...... The sound of a crossbow bolt shooting into a human body...... and the desperate screams of the wounded......
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