Chapter 32: The Road to the East
On the road to the east, Shi Hao's team of fifty people led the horses and hid in the loose woods on the side of the road.
The woods were so sparse that they couldn't block the sun, and the noon sun shone directly on Shi Hao's military hat, making him smoke in his throat and fire in his heart, so he didn't mention the irritability.
Leo handed over a kettle, and Shi Hao waved his hand and said, "Not thirsty!"
"Regiment commander, what's there to worry about, hey, when I studied your war history, I knew that there was a kind of warfare called breaking the engagement, and your submarines were not unceremonious when they hit merchant ships and freighters?"
"You're doing well in class, huh?"
"This lesson is much more energetic than that math class, like listening to a story. Speaking of the officer's short training course, Leo's eyes lit up, and he repeated his evaluation again, "Energetic!"
A company-level officer like him is already qualified to have access to a lot of information about the earth world. After all, with so many people coming into this world, this kind of thing can't be hidden. That is why the Committee has long decided to make this information available in a hierarchical and step-by-step manner. The truth is not much different from what they expected, and the locals don't care where they come from. Some people, on the contrary, are full of curiosity and affection for that mysterious world, and even worship.
"In a moment, you're the captain of the submarine, we're torpedoes, you just press the button, and we're going out. When you close your eyes, you don't have to worry about anything. Leo said with a grin.
"Fart!" Shi Hao waved his hand at Leo's head, "I see that button is growing on your head." ”
Leo dodged sideways, and Shi Hao's hand missed.
"Commander, although you have been practicing your fighting spirit for some time, you are still a little bit away from me. ”
"Yo, you're so capable, right? You don't have to be on it for a while, just sit here and watch the overall situation. Go back specifically to write a summary report, remember to copy it to the political commissar. ”
"Don't, Commander, report that you're going to suffocate me. Why don't you give your head a shot here?"
"Get out!"
After waiting for another half hour, a convoy finally came in front. It was a procession of six carriages, each flanked by four or five riders, and twenty or so riders at the front and end of the procession. As a refugee, this team is quite large, at least in terms of the number of warriors, it has surpassed Shi Hao's team.
"Commander, when they come, shall we have a surprise attack?" asked Leo.
"We must warn them first, what if the other party obediently listens to us?" Shi Hao said.
"Then why don't we line up on the road and scare them. ”
"No, you can't use the line on the road at all, so you can lead people to slowly outflank the woods on both sides, and if the other side resists, attack directly from the middle of their ranks. Shi Hao said, "Here, let's find someone clever to call them out." It can be regarded as a salute before the soldiers. ”
Leo looked left and right and said: "Commander, I am a rough person here, and it took me a month to memorize those disciplines, I think they can't even say clearly what you taught last time, 'I am driving this way'." Or...... Shall I go?"
"You ...... Forget it, I'll do it. Take your troops well, and if the situation changes, I will raise my hand and you will attack. He was about to turn over and get on his horse, but when he thought something was wrong, he beckoned to one of the warriors in charge of guarding the chief, "I will lend the shield." ”
Shi Hao held the iron-clad wooden shield, rode to the middle of the road, and shouted at the team from afar: "Listen to the team in front, this road has been blocked by the army of the Tower of China. We recommend that you follow our arrangements and wait at our camp. ”
The opposite team stopped, and the guards reported the situation to someone in the first carriage, and then a middle-aged man got out of the carriage, and he walked to the front of the group and said, "I am Inigo, the butler of Viscount Valdo Andul, and there has never been a conflict between the Andur family and the Tower of China, and we used to have trade dealings. It would not hurt us to avoid this war, the Tower of China. The Andur family has always been a family of great military achievements, and we don't want to go to the camp, we are only going to our own territory. ”
"No, I can't. ”
"Do you want to force our warriors back and defend the city for the Marquis in Suero?"
Shi Hao said: "I said, you have to go to the resettlement camp, if you don't want to go, then leave all the goods." We're not sure if you're carrying your own property, or if you're carrying any goods that can't be passed. All goods must be inspected. ”
Steward Inigo's face darkened: "Could it be that the soldiers of your dignified Chinese Tower are actually preparing to rob here?"
"Of course not, we will keep a register of all the goods and goods. Then check the business status of your family, and return any property that is in line with your legitimate income. Shi Hao explained.
Steward Inigo muttered for a moment and said, "My lord, let's talk about it. You have worked hard from afar, and our family is willing to give you fifty golden axes for your hard work, and you can do whatever you want with this money, but now you have to let us pass. What do you think?"
Shi Hao said: "Steward Inigo, this is not my style of doing things, I will remind you one last time now, cooperate with us, otherwise we will take compulsory action, and at that time, if anything happens, you will bear the consequences." ”
At this time, Viscount Valdo's guards had already discovered the outflanked warriors on both sides, and the leader of the guards said to the butler: "They are not well-intentioned, this person in front is afraid that he is delaying time, if these people are in place, we will be very disadvantaged." ”
Steward Inigo said to the leader of the guards beside him, "Kill this obnoxious guy, let's rush over!"
"Line up on the left and right, charge me!" The leader of the guards shouted loudly, while taking the bow from his back, pulling the bow and shooting, the surrounding guards saw this scene, bent the bow of the bow, beat the horse, and in the blink of an eye, there were seven or eight arrows shooting towards Shi Hao.
Shi Hao shouted, hurriedly raised the shield, and the powerful arrow of the guard leader directly pierced the wooden shield, revealing an inch of arrow, almost knocking him off his horse. He hurriedly waved his hand to give instructions, ordered Leo and the others to attack, and then carried his fighting spirit on the shield to protect his body, turned his horse's head and rushed into the forest.
He blocked all the arrows that the guards shot at him, but he couldn't do anything about the arrows that were shot at the horses. In the ten seconds that he rushed down the road and into the woods, the horse under him had already been hit by four or five arrows, and one arrow hit the horse's neck with fighting spirit, exploding a deep hole in the horse's artery, causing fatal damage to it, and blood sprayed all over the ground like a spring. The horse let out a wail and fell limply under its hooves.
Shi Hao hurriedly turned over and dodged, so that he was not pressed by the horse. He hid behind the horse's body and raised his shield, but did not wait for more arrows to come at him.
Because there was a crackling sound all around, like a continuous drum beat, it was the sound of a rifle shooting.