Chapter Twenty-Five: Booking and Attacking the Camp
"Helian Red Sleeves...... "
Shi Jiu silently recited the name again, and his heart was already suddenly realized.
I remember that Uncle Lu and his trip to Jiangnan that year, and he was depressed after returning. I often sit at the window and look out, and I seem to be worried all day long.
He remembered the little poem he saw on his bookcase, and when he saw that the writing was beautiful, he secretly hid it in his arms. Now the page was worn out, but it was still on his side.
also remembered that Uncle Lu kept saying those two sentences in his mouth at the last moment: "The thrush is only waiting for Jun makeup...... Red sleeves, I will eventually lose you...... "
Miss Helian was speechless after seeing Shi Jiu's question, and she looked sad, as if there was something unspeakable?
Although Miss Helian Er was anxious to know the answer, she was afraid of urging.
After waiting for a while, "After my sister heard Brother Chen recite that poem at noon, she was in a melancholy mood and depressed. I asked my sister to ask Brother Chen, but my sister just said, 'I've been waiting for him for ten years, if he had the heart, he should have come to find him.' If you don't ...... and then tell me not to ask, I guess my sister must have a lot of affection for that person. "
He sighed faintly.
"In the past ten years, how many noble sons and young men have come to ask for marriage. She was rejected by her sister, and she saw that her sister had wasted her good youth! It can be seen that she must have been waiting for news from him all these years! But she has never waited for ...... all these years "
Her voice gradually lowered, although she didn't know what it was like, she could often see her sister's sadness and loneliness.
"Brother Shi Jiu, I guess you must know the whereabouts of that person? So that the little sister can tell her sister, and let the sister get rid of that sea of worries and bitterness as soon as possible!
She didn't know what Shi Jiu was thinking at this time. This Helian Red Sleeves and the third uncle were in love with each other at the beginning, and they have long been deeply in love with each other. But why didn't the third uncle tell Helian Hongsleeve his name? Could there be any hidden meaning in this?
At that time, the third uncle was famous all over the world! If he told Helian Hongsleeve his name and surname, how could Helian Hongsleeve not know where he was? Let alone the major event that shocked the countries of the mainland ten years ago?
If she knew, how could she have waited for the third uncle for nearly ten years? These many questions were like a mess, and he didn't know where to answer?
On one side is the lovesick woman in the boudoir, deeply suffering from lovesickness, and waiting for the person in her dream.
On the other side, yin and yang are separated, and there is no time to see each other in this life! If we meet, we can only look forward to the next life......
But if everything was to be said, what would have been a heavy blow to Helian Red Sleeves? What would have happened to her with the ten years she had waited for him?
But if you don't say it, don't you just look at this affectionate and affectionate woman, looking forward to it day by day, accompanied by sad thoughts all day long, and spending this long life? Isn't this a cruelty to this infatuated woman?
Thinking about it, it is difficult to make a decision.
Third uncle, what should I do?
Looking up at the night sky, I happened to see a meteor streak across the sky, leaving a bright trace.
Although the life of the meteor is short, it has carved its footprints in the vast night sky.
Third uncle, I don't think you will make your beloved sad for the rest of your life? You must expect her to be happy forever!
"I do know the author. I, I know where he is now?"
"And where is he now?"
Miss Helian Er's heart was overjoyed, her beautiful eyes looked at Shi Jiu without blinking for a moment, and her voice was eager.
"He has never forgotten your sister, and he has always missed your sister. Even in ...... I also remember her in the hardest time. But right now, I can't tell you where he is. When we finish our work in Guqi Mountain this time, when we come back, I will personally go and tell your sister Xiang everything about him. "
Miss Helian Er was slightly disappointed, but she knew that Shi Jiu was a man of his word.
Even if he said that he was going to come back from Guqi Mountain, then he would definitely not say it now, so he just waited a few more days.
Miss Helian Er showed a slight look of disappointment, but when she heard Shi Jiu say that she would tell her sister when she returned, she was also happy in her heart.
I can finally let my sister have a heart, and I, as a sister, can also help my sister.
Miss Helian Er's perception of Shi Jiu was a little better, Ying Ying got up and smiled at Shi Jiu, "Then I'll thank Brother Shi Jiu for my sister first, it's late at night, then I'll go back first." "
Turning around to leave, he took two steps and smiled sweetly: "By the way, in order to thank you." I'll tell you, my name is Helian Thrush, and you can call me by my name in the future...... "
Then he walked happily to the carriage. Halfway through, he remembered why he had told him his name, and he couldn't have thought of anything else, right?
Before he could answer, he saw that the second lady had gone away.
smiled bitterly, "If she knew what I was going to tell her sister in the future, would she still thank me?" Third uncle, is it right or wrong for me to do this?...... Oh, she said her name was Helian Thrush, Thrush?...... Thrush is only waiting for ...... with Jun makeup?"
At the second watch, Chen Shaoan and Chu Chongshan came back.
Chu Chongshan roughly talked about the cooperation with the Luo family's caravan. It was agreed in Luo Sanye's account, and these horses from Chu Chongshan were responsible for guarding the tail of the caravan. The front and flanks of the caravan were in charge of the mercenary group of the Golden Sword King.
This time, the Golden Sword King did not make it difficult to squeeze Chen Shao'an, he is also a person who understands the general situation, although he is a little narrow-minded. But when he encountered this large group of horse thieves, he also knew the importance of internal unity, and he was about to help each other at this time.
There was no big grudge between him and Chen Shao'an, it was just a battle of will at first, although there were some small frictions later, it was not a big grudge.
Therefore, during the negotiation, his words were extremely polite, and when Chen Shaoan proposed to protect the rear of the caravan, he admired Chen Shaoan even more.
You must know that if you and the horse thief really come to the point of life and death, not only will it be difficult for the tail of the team to escape, but most of them will eventually become the troops of the Royal Highness.
That's almost a dead end!
It was definitely not an errand that anyone was willing to do, and it was often the guards of the palace who suffered the most casualties.
Chu Chongshan had no opinion on this resolution? As a sergeant who often fought on the battlefield, he had long been accustomed to seeing life and death, and he had long looked down on life and death.
In the past few days, he also saw that Chen Shaoan was a cautious and affectionate person.
Since he dared to make such a decision, he would never send his own people into a desperate situation. In doing so, there must be a deep meaning for him.
It was already the second watch of the night, and Shi Jiu saw that the gathering place of horse thieves was always shouting and neighing, and the noise was endless.
Suddenly, there was a cheer from the horse thief camp, and the sound shook all the fields.
Looking at the place, there seemed to be another large stream of horse thieves in the light of the fire. There seems to be some big man in the new group of horse thieves? There are quite a few horse thieves gathered around it.
The people in the caravan were awakened, thinking that the horse thieves were about to attack the camp, and they were all on alert.
Chen Shao'an sent someone to summon Gao Liu, and asked Gao Liu to stand on a carriage and watch from the horse thief. That high six eyes are extremely strong, even in the dark night, they are several times stronger than ordinary people.
Gao Liu watched for a while, jumped out of the car and said, "There is another large group of horse thieves from the horse thieves, and now it is estimated that there are one hundred and fifty or sixty people." The group of horse thieves was toasting around a person, too far away, and there were too many horse thieves around. I really can't see the man's face clearly, maybe Redbeard is here himself?"
"Most likely! Only he has the most power in the vicinity. And the sentries I met during the day also claimed to be Redbeard's people. "Shi Jiudao.
Chen Shaoan said to Chu Chongshan again: "Now that the number of horse thieves has far exceeded ours, I guess that the horse thieves will carry out a sneak attack in the middle of the night!
"There's no problem with this, it's just that Luo's Comptoir should also be informed, right?"
"Okay, let's send someone to wake up first!"
Chu Chongshan sent people to the Luo family's caravan, and asked his subordinates to put on armor and prepare everything to meet the enemy.
At the third watch, the horse thief gradually quieted down. In the light of the fire, only a few horse thieves were still wandering around.
Shi Jiu came to Chen Shao'an's side and saw that Chu Chongshan was also there. "Third uncle, Brother Chu, it just so happens that you are all here, I have an idea to discuss with you?"
"What's the matter?"
"Now the horse thief is powerful!, but he refuses to do it. I suspect they're still waiting for helpers. If they have gathered their men, the situation will be even more unfavorable for us by then. "
"Shi Jiu, what do you mean ......?"
"Why don't we do it first!"
"Do it first? You mean let's take the initiative first? Oh, isn't that a bit too risky?"
But it's a way to go. It's just that this matter has to be discussed with the Golden Sword King and a few people, and more than thirty skilled people are selected from the guards, let's go and steal their camp first!"
Chu Chongshan frowned and said, "I'm afraid that the Golden Sword King will not be willing!"
Chen Shao'an pondered for a moment, struck each other with his hands, clapped his hands, and said, "Brother Chu, let's go to the Luo clan caravan again!"
Inside Luo Sanye's tent, several heads of guards looked at Chen Shao'an.
As soon as Chen Shao'an talked about his plan to attack the horse thieves, Qian Yijian said first: "Brother Chen, you said that you were going to take 30 people to rob the horse thieves' camp? Brother, this is too risky, isn't it? Although the horse thieves are a group of filthy people, how can we say that there are also 150 or 60 people.
"If we don't attack the camp tonight, and tomorrow the horse thieves gather a few groups, it will be even more disadvantageous to us. When the time comes, we will be outnumbered, and we will be fish in the net, and at that time we will probably not even have the strength to make a profit! Now, the horse thieves would never have imagined that we would dare to rob his camp? When I came, I asked Gao Liu and Mo Buji to sneak close and observe for a while. The thieves didn't even put a few sentry posts, and most of them were drunk. Let's take advantage of their unpreparedness at this time to take him by surprise! If we want to kill this group of horse thieves? This plan is 60% certain!"
Li Mazi, the tyrant next to him, had listened to it for a long time, and he also agreed with the robbery. This Li Mazi is also a daring and extremely brave character.
After Chen Shao'an finished speaking, he slapped the back of the chair with his hand, "Okay! Even if you are sixty percent sure, it is already a great chance of winning, and I, Li Mazi, have decided to do it!
The Golden Sword King had been thinking about it for a long time, and after some thought, he knew that this plan was extremely feasible.
If the camp is successful, these horse thieves will scatter and flee, and it will be difficult to gather so many people after that. Seeing that Li Mazi agreed to rob the camp, he turned his heart sideways, "Brother Chen's words are not unreasonable! It's just that thirty people are a little too little, if you bring seventy or eighty people, the chances of winning can be greater!"
"Brother Wang, our caravan should also leave some excellent men to garrison. If we can't wipe out all these horse thieves for a while, and then the horse thieves will be scattered! It is inevitable that there will be a small group of horse thieves who have slipped through the net, and if they rush into the caravan in a panic...... There will also be some casualties. Therefore, the caravan must have most of its manpower here!"
"That's good, let's go to fifty people! Calculate that our two families have nearly eighty or ninety guards, and Luo Sanye has brought ten more guards, plus the men and stewards in the business house also have nearly one hundred and twenty people. After a while, find some weapons and distribute them to them. If an eyeless horse thief breaks through, these men can defend themselves for a while. It's just that there are too few bows, and if there are a large number of bows and horses, even ordinary people can firmly guard this camp!"
"Captain Wang, is this bow a donkey? we have it in a trading house!" Luo Sanye heard that he was going to use a bow, and hurriedly said.
"Oh, where do we have it?"
"Come, come, listen to the old man, there are a hundred strong horses in the third truck in our convoy, which is enough to equip these men!"
The Golden Sword King looked at Luo Sanye in surprise, "Luo Sanye, do we still have this kind of equipment in our caravan?"
The old man blushed, "These tools are also the goods of this transaction, but now the situation is critical, and they have to act expediently." I'll have the guy hand it out right away!"
Everyone knew that the empires had forbidden the arms trade with the steppe people. But the benefits of this arms trade are too great, and many caravans with powerful backgrounds will secretly smuggle weapons, and I think this batch of equipment is the smuggling of Luo's caravan.
This kind of thing is not strange to everyone, horses have no night grass and no fat, and people have no windfall and no wealth! Who doesn't know the truth?
Luo Sanye ordered, and said with a wry smile: "Alas...... Normally, these horse thieves should have sent someone to ask for some protection money. We haven't sent anyone to talk to us this time? Are we waiting? If we can't wait for the horse thieves to talk, how about attacking the camp again?"
Chen Shaoan said secretly: "I've killed six people's lives, and this old guy is still looking forward to spending money to avoid disaster?"
Chen Shao'an looked straight, "Shopkeeper Luo! Judging from the current situation, this group of horse thieves is relying on their huge power! I'm afraid that this time they want to swallow us even with our belts! Where are you, don't think about this method of buying roads with money?"
The King of the Golden Sword also said, "I have tried it with words during the day, but those horse thieves are very arrogant. I don't want to do things according to the rules of weekdays! This battle will be fought sooner or later, we can't wait, we will strike first!"
"That'...... That...... It's up to you!" said Luo Sanye with a sad face.
"Okay! Let's go and prepare now, and gather outside the tent in a moment! Although we have few people, we will send ten people this time!" Chu Chongshan said with a high-five.
"Thank you Brother Chu for your righteousness! Our brothers will also go to pick some people under him, and see each other outside the tent in a moment!"
"Alas, Brother Wang, wait a minute. I know that there are two sorcerers in your regiment, and it is best to bring them out as well, and then lie in ambush outside the horse thief camp and burn his mother with fireballs!" Chen Shao'an called.
The Golden Sword King's face turned red, "Don't hide it from my brother, the strength of the two magicians in my group is too poor, and they won't help at all! The other is only a level 1 strength, and after sending two fireballs, the Yuan power will be exhausted!
"Hmm, isn't that right? When the sun rose in town, someone obviously sent out the Light Blessing Technique! This blessing technique is a third-level spell, how can this magician have to be above the third level, right? When is it? Brother Wang still wants to hide his secrets and is reluctant to use this magician?"
The Golden Sword King's face flushed, and he argued: "Brother Chen, how can my brother be this kind of person? The person who performed the Light Technique that day was really not my subordinate! That is Luo Sanye's person, how can I assign it?"
When Chen Shaoan heard this, he immediately looked at Luo Sanye.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Luo Sanye hurriedly said: "That's the magician in our caravan, yes, but, I can't dispatch her...... "
"Third master, the people in your caravan, you still can't be dispatched?"
"Don't talk about dispatching, what do people look like? I haven't seen it yet?"
"What's going on?" several people were surprised.
"This magician was sent by the headquarters of the trading house, because this time he was trading with the Golden Horde. In order to be able to keep in touch at any time, this magician was specially sent to the caravan. To be honest, this sorcerer's status authority is a few points higher than mine, how can I be deployed?"
"Oh, I see, it's a pity that this combat power is gone?"
"Are you talking about me?" the curtain lifted, and a hooded man entered the tent.
The hood hung low, covering the whole face, and the man deliberately lowered his head. None of the people in the tent could see her face.
"If you need me to help, I can go!" The tone was light, but it was soft and pleasant.
Listening to the voice, it seemed like a woman. It's just that I can't see my face, and I can't guess my age.
"If the master is willing to make a move, it will naturally be excellent! With the help of the master's magic, our certainty is much greater!"
"Yes! I'll be there when I go!" he said, turning and leaving the tent.
When several people saw that the sorcerer had agreed to fight, their hearts were greatly rejoicing. After discussing the details again, and finally finalizing a plan, they all went back to select people.
Chen Shaoan was ready to let Shi Jiu stay behind and go to rob the camp by himself. As a result, Shi Jiu resolutely refused.
"Third uncle, it's better for me to go! you stay in the middle of the horse team. In case something goes wrong, there has to be someone who can hold the position in the middle of the command. You used to be an officer, and you are familiar with this command. And most importantly, you know, you're not as good as mine. "
"Stinky boy, is it great to be good? Cut! Don't forget to be careful!"
Seeing that Shi Jiu couldn't fight, Chen Shaoan could only agree. The two of them have been escorting missions over the years, and Chen Shaoan knows that Shi Jiu's skills are indeed much stronger than himself. I believe that even if there is any delay, there is no problem with Shi Jiu's skills to protect himself?
Chen Shao'an said a few more words, carefully tied the buckle of the golden silkworm armor for Shi Jiu, and then said to Chu Chongshan: "Brother Chu! Shi Jiu will be handed over to you, take more care of him! I wish the brothers!
"Don't worry, Brother Chen, these people brought by my Lao Chu will definitely take care of Little Brother Shi!"
Shi Jiu couldn't help but feel depressed, am I weak?
After the fourth watch, the torch bonfire in the horse thief camp gradually dimmed.
This hour is the darkest hour of the whole night, and it is also the time when people are most sleepy. There were a few sentry posts, and they had already secretly found a sheltered place to take a nap.
Li Dadao Scar nested himself in a shallow pit, took out his wine and drank it fiercely.
He spat out a mouthful of wine with satisfaction, opened his mouth and scolded: "His grandmother's! You all fucking eat and drink enough to sleep! Let grandpa guard you stand guard against the wind! Fuck! Huang Da bald, didn't Lao Tzu offend you once? You fucking so fucking Lao Tzu?!"
A little horse thief lying next to him hurriedly whispered: "Brother Li, be quiet, don't reach the ears of Huang Si's master, our big boss can be here!"
"What? Lao Tzu is still afraid that he will not succeed? When I followed the big boss, he didn't know which nest to pee and play with mud? Now that he is the fourth master, he is majestic!" said in his mouth, but his voice was quiet.
"Brother Li, do you say that the four masters let us be sentry in this cold world?"
"Is there a use for his grandmother's fart? When did you hear about the caravan horse robbers? He's just the fucking opportunity to fix us!"
"Then let's sleep for a while...... "
Li Da Scar suddenly saw a bright knife on the neck of the little horse thief, and as soon as the knife was strangled, the blood sprayed over.
What's going on? Someone is attacking the camp?
Li Dadao Scar was about to open his mouth to shout, when he suddenly felt that he couldn't breathe!
Whose body is that? Familiar? But why is it that only the body, why is the head gone? Hey, why is it suddenly blackening around here......
Shi Jiu used his feet to take Li Da's headless body with a scar and gently lay him flat on the grass without making a sound.
Gripping the water knife in his hand, he turned around and quietly sneaked into the horse thief's camp.