Chapter 53: The Coincidence of the Night

"Post station" is a new thing in the Western Continent, although a long time ago, there were predecessors and sages who had been to the East to record the post station system of the ancient Eastern country, but on the Western Continent, the weakness of the rule and the relative weakness of the country made this kind of thing in order to strengthen the central response ability have no chance to appear.

It wasn't until a few years ago, when the new king of Thrace, Richard, ascended the throne, and this man with brilliant blonde hair and a majestic appearance, roaring like a lion, overwhelmed the crowd and established more than a thousand caravans across the kingdom, that a new page in the history of the Western Continent was finally opened.

The caravans were established at the head of each village, which served as a hotel and was responsible for gathering intelligence. The people who run the inn are veterans, they have seen the world, they will not be easily fooled, and the salary is paid directly by the kingdom, and their loyalty is also worthy of recognition. More than 1,000 post stations were scattered in the villages of Thrace, which meant that His Majesty had planted spies in more than 1,000 villages to gather intelligence—and the lords did not dare to attack them, so they could only limit their movements as much as possible.

In order to accomplish this, King Richard put a lot of thought into it and spent a lot of money. It was also one of the main triggers for the dispute between the reformists and the old-fashioned factions in the Kingdom of Thrace.

The panda station where they live is not big, with three floors up and down. On the ground floor are warehouses and stables, which have no halls because they are not also in the hotel business, on the second floor are Chase shops, for soldiers and servants, and on the third floor are private rooms for people of status.

The head and deputy head of the envoy group, Panda, and several knights, naturally lived on the third floor.

If you live high, you will naturally hear the sound in the distance more clearly, so when there is a commotion on the road in the distance, the panda will hear it for the first time.

He rushed to the window, opened the window, and saw a fire dragon winding in the night, but it was hundreds of soldiers with torches, led by a knight, who were hurrying at night.

(What's the hurry?)

It is rare for the army to travel at night because it is dangerous. Most soldiers do not have night vision, and even if they are lit by torches, they can't see far, so they can only follow the road under their feet and follow the people in front of them, like headless flies. At this time, the army is extremely vulnerable, and it is not surprising that the slightest attack can cause chaos or even collapse.

In the history of warfare in this world, there was once an incident where two warriors led a dozen villagers to attack thousands of soldiers who were rushing at night and beat them to the ground. Taking history as a guide, later generations of officers would never consider marching at night unless they had to.

So, what exactly happened as a last resort?

Panda thought for a moment, knocked on James's door, woke him up from his sleep, and beckoned him to go with him to ask what was going on.

"Nearby villages are threatened by bandits. "That army marched very slowly, and with great caution and stops. When they arrived at the entrance of the village, the army happened to be at the entrance of the village.

The knight had no suspicion in the face of Jaime who had come out of the inn, and told them the goal of his trip.

"Bandits?" Panda was stunned, "Thrace's national power is so strong, there are also bandits?"

The knight looked at him with retarded eyes: "No matter how powerful a country is, there are bandits, mobs, gangsters, evil adventurers, depraved people who make deals with the dark forces...... Not to mention that there are some monsters that will build cottages or something. ”

The panda also came to his senses, knowing that he had asked a stupid question, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Where are those bandits?"

"Nearby village of Domremi. The knight replied, "At the present pace of the march, it is estimated that we will be able to arrive tomorrow morning." ”

"Tomorrow at noon?!" Panda's eyes widened, "Is this still too late?"

The knight smiled wryly and did not answer.

Obviously, it's definitely too late.

"What's going on?" asked Jaime, "how did you know the bandits were coming?"

"There was no post station in Domremi, and their chief ran to the lord's castle to report the incident, and then we set off as a group. The knight replied, "The chief of the village is here...... It should have been around three or four o'clock this afternoon. ”

Panda calculated, the village of Domremi should be about half a day's journey from here, and the village chief set off in the morning and arrived in the evening. The lord's army probably set off after dinner, and it is estimated that it will arrive tomorrow morning...... It cannot be said that they are slow, but it is clear that such a speed is too late.

At this moment, he saw that in the chat channel, Wang Tuhao spoke very rarely.

[Xu Xiansen next door to you:, I actually found a bandit's cottage in the east of the Thracian Kingdom, this cottage looks quite historical, I'm afraid there are good things. 】

[Horus: Where exactly? Coordinates!]

[Xu Xiansen next door to you: You also want to join in the fun?]

[Horus: yes, I haven't been able to make a decent business lately.] Didn't the panda say that he followed the messenger group of Mulandana to the Thracian capital, I checked the map and planned to go to him to see if there was anything lively to make up. Now I'm in a little village called Piselle, and I'm going to meet him tomorrow. 】

[Panda: I'm in Maxey Village, and if nothing else, we'll probably meet tomorrow.] 】

[Xu Xiansen next door to you: It's a bit of a coincidence! The cottage I found is nearby, from Pissel to the north, there is a small village called domremi, and I especially saw this cottage on the hill north of the village. 】

[Horus: it!So close?!I'll go!Wait for me!Panda go with you?]

【Panda:...... It just so happened, okay, I'll also go, give me the coordinates, and I'll be there soon. 】

Their conversation in the chat channel was certainly not visible to Jaime and the knight. The two of them were stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to them, "That...... In what direction is the village of Domremi?"

The knight was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Follow the main road all the way to the northwest, and then to the village of Grad and then to the south, not far away." ”

The panda nodded, then walked to the stable and patted Qinglong, who was sleeping on his stomach without an image: "Man, we have a battle to fight." ”

Qinglong suddenly opened his eyes and jumped up, his face full of excitement.

Obviously, this recent life of idleness has made it very depressing, and in popular parlance, it is itchy hands.

Jaime also came over and said with a smile: "The opponent is some bandits, and Qinglong is afraid that he can eat some blood food this time." ”

Qinglong scoffed, it was a very stylish monster, a prey with insufficient vitality, and it was not in its recipe at all.

The panda rolled over and got on his horse, and the green dragon let out a long neigh, waking up all the sleepers, and then the king of the green tooth horse went away with hooves and laughter, and soon disappeared into the night, along with the knight on his back.

The knight was dumbfounded, and asked, "...... him Is this going to die?"

"Death?" Jaime looked at the other with some amusement, "If he's going to die, you hundred people don't even want to die......"

"What do you mean?"

"If you really fight, you and your team...... I'm afraid I can't even beat his horse. ”