Chapter 37: Surrender to the Enemy
"Great Chief, our men have just received news that the slave caravan has retreated from the mouth of the gorge and is preparing to cross the Kra Mountains along the Serra River near Luther Town to Ontario. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info and Martin Kenny, the butler of the comptoir, has already begun to contact buyers in Luther Town to prepare for the sale of other goods of the caravan, and even the earthly beasts used to pull carts have already been sold in batches. I saw a knight on a horse, gauze wrapped in a vein, hurriedly jumping off his horse and bowing to Marcus.
"Thank you, Rank, come, finish the wine and moisten your throat first. After listening to the masked horseman's words, Marcus picked up a bowl of wine, walked up to Rank, and helped Rank, who was bending down to salute, and handed him the wine.
"Thank you, Great Chief!" Ranke looked at Marcus with a bold face in front of him, very grateful, and did not shirk at the moment, took the wine bowl in Marcus's hand, raised his head and drank it all.
Looking at Rank's eyes with gratitude, a gleam flashed in Marcus's eyes, who said that he was a rude and reckless man, and he didn't know how to sympathize with his subordinates. With just this hand, he can gain a lot of prestige among the people below. Just when Marcus was complacent, Robin Morley, who was standing on the side, looked at Marcus's series of actions to buy people's hearts, and a hint of deep thought flashed in his eyes.
"Come, Rank, sit down here and tell me what I just said," Marcus waved as he wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and Ranke sat down on his side. Marcus, Robin, Quinns, and Ranke sat by the fire in the middle, muttering to each other from time to time. Most of the time Marcus was asking, Ranke was talking, and Robin was listening without saying a word, frowning and pondering from time to time, occasionally asking a question or two, but most of the time he was silent.
As for Quinns, who was sitting on the other side, he had an uninterested look on his face, he never had to worry about these things in the thieves group, it was all handled by Marcus and Robin, and he was only responsible for fighting. Thinking of this, Quinns shook his head very bored, and he didn't know where to grab a roasted beef shank and eat it, looking like he was competing with the beef leg in his hand. Marcus and Robin, who were watching on the side, were secretly helpless.
"Are you really sure that someone in the caravan wants to join us and help us deliver the news?" asked Marcus with a solemn expression.
"Yes, at first I thought there was a fake, but then I personally disguised myself as a nearby fruit seller, blended into the caravan, and also came into contact with the other three people. The reason for this is that all three were slave gladiators of this caravan and wanted to escape, not wanting to die in the Colosseum one day.
It's mainly because he drank and made trouble some time ago, and was taught a hard lesson by the adjutant of the caravan, and wanted to take revenge on the other party, which many people in the caravan knew. And when I heard the news that the caravan was targeted by our 'Storm Bear' thief group, I thought about it, and a wandering warbler sent in by us took the bait with a few random teasers. Among them, the slave named 'Mad Demon' Quaker has the strength of a mid-level knight, and the other two are 'Scimitar' Shaq and 'Scorpion' Yuri, although they are not as good as Quake, but their strength is not bad. However, the truth of this is still up to the big leader to decide. ”
"Very good, Rank, you go down and rest first!!" After listening to Rank's words, Marcus waved his hand and signaled, Ranke went down to rest first.
Looking at the departing Rank, only Marcus, Robin, and Quinns were left at the fire. Looking at Quinns, who was holding the corbel and gnawing vigorously, Marcus skipped directly and looked at Robin, who was frowning slightly.
"What do you think of this? Is it true that the slave caravan's diversion and the defection of the three Quakers were deliberately done by the higher echelons of the caravan. ”
"The caravan's diversion should be true, since the 'Scar' has exposed our location, the caravan must have taken precautions, and the location of the Red Rock Canyon is too dangerous, if we choose to ambush above the canyon, the entire caravan will be wiped out if we are not careful. So for the sake of safety, it is normal for the caravan to be diverted. ”
"As for the refuge of the three Quakers that Ranke said, this still needs to be determined, you can send someone to contact you first, see if the situation is making a decision, and it is not appropriate to trust others at this time. Under Marcus's gaze, Robin pondered for a long time before speaking slowly.
"Okay, let's do as you say, and continue to send people to keep an eye on the caravan's every move. With that, Marcus got up and left, seemingly out of his staff.
Looking at the back of Marcus leaving, Robin, who was sitting on the side, frowned again, things didn't seem to be as simple as imagined, the slave caravan retreated and diverted, very subtle, turning passive into active, I don't know who came up with it, completely disrupted the deployment of his side, for some reason he had to catch up, it seemed to be a bit of a feeling of being led by the nose.
Thinking of the two people who came to visit the thieves last time, Robin's frowning brows stretched out again, as long as this time the matter is done beautifully, not only can he earn a large amount of gold coins, but also he will take the line of Marquis Lucca in the future, Marquis Lucca Adlin Como is the actual ruler of the entire Lucca Province, not only can the entire 'Violent Bear' bandits be turned into a regular army, but also he can return to the Maury family again and get back everything that once belonged to him. Then he must tell his dear brother Leon, Maury and Rise, that the dog man and woman should die and pay back the pain he has suffered all these years. Thinking of this, Robin's originally handsome face became extremely gloomy and ruthless.
However, the man who accompanied the Marquis of Luca last time did not seem to be from the Duchy, Robin remembered that the man had claimed to be a retainer of the family of Count Sacco Mnod of the Norman Kingdom, and it seemed that this matter was not as simple as it seemed, and even the nobles of the Rhine Kingdom and the Norman Kingdom were involved. It seems that there are still many entanglements of interests that I can't touch at this level, but what does this matter to myself, the only thing I want to do now is to catch up with the Marquis of Luca, and then use his power to regain the inheritance of the Maury family. Robin gritted his teeth and thought secretly.
While the 'Violent Bear' thieves were eating Hese around the fire, Lin Meng was on his way to find the slave owner Ewing Jones. Just now, after listening to Sas's report, Lin Meng already knew that his plan had succeeded, so he didn't delay and hurried to discuss the follow-up plan with Ewing.
Knowing that the three of Quake were punished, they must have a grudge. And the whole convoy of slaves did not restrict the entry and exit of outsiders, except in some guarded places, the rest were open, so there were many local residents of Lucca in the whole convoy, who came to do a little business or some warblers to pick up guests in the camp and earn some living expenses. After all, there are still most men in the team, and it is not good not to vent for a long time, which will make the whole team appear restless, so Ewing also turned a blind eye to the existence of the warbler. Lin Meng immediately guessed that there must be people from the 'Violent Bear' thief group here, so he specially instructed Sass to pay special attention to him and the rest of the attendants, the kind of person who looks around as soon as he enters the camp, is extremely restless, and always inquires about the situation in the camp.
Then, under Lin Meng's ingenious arrangement, the outsiders who were branded as spies were unwittingly arranged to the place where the three of Quake lived, including the warbler mentioned by Ranke of the 'Violent Bear' thief group. Sure enough, what did not disappoint Lin Meng was that the three of Quake revealed their dissatisfaction with the lieutenant of the guard, Knight Samuel, under the temptation of the detectives of the 'Violent Bear' thief group, and it didn't take long for the two sides to hit it off, and the three of Quake immediately expressed their desire to defect to each other. And the spies of the thieves also boasted that if the three Quakers could provide useful information, they would be able to obtain an official status when they were done, and they would not be slaves at that time.
Although the three Quakers heard each other's words, they immediately expressed their great joy, but the hesitation hidden in their eyes did not deceive each other at all, in order to win the trust of the three Quakes, the other party left more than a dozen gold coins before leaving, to show sincerity. Looking at the three of Quark in front of him, with the undisguised greed in his eyes, the spy also had to sigh, no matter what you said, it is not as good as a few gold coins, thinking of this, the spy pouted disdainfully. Although I felt disdainful in my heart, having such a nail inside the caravan would be of great benefit to the next action, so I should tell the other party that I still patiently reminded the three of Quake to try to find out more confidential information about the caravan during this time, especially the caravan's route, but don't expose it. In the end, everything that should be explained was clearly explained, the date of the next meeting was agreed, and the spy left.
These were all things that Lin Meng told Sass to arrange some trusted partners to find out when Quake and a few people were in contact, and now they are all in Lin Meng's ears.
Lin Meng came straight to Ewing's tent, asked the guards to go in to report, and he waited for Ewing's reception at the door, and after a while, when Lin Meng was secretly impatient, the guards finally came out, and opened the curtain with one hand to signal Lin Meng to enter.
"Ahem!!" Lin Meng coughed twice and stepped in. The whole tent was filled with an alluring fragrance, like an orchid and musk, if there was nothing. When I looked up, I saw Ewing wearing a black tulle, leaning lazily on the soft collapse, revealing a pair of crystal clear snow-white jade feet, round ankles, beautiful lines, and ten fingers with dancôme vermilion, which made people feel an urge to hug it and play with it.
With such a beautiful scenery in front of him, Lin Meng couldn't help but swallow his saliva fiercely, and secretly cursed "goblin"! Looking at Ewing's scattered hair draped on his fragrant shoulders, which seemed to be still wet, Lin Meng couldn't help but secretly think, "Shouldn't you be taking a bath just now?" Thinking of this, a picture of an even more irresistible beauty taking a bath was presented in Lin Meng's mind, which made Lin Meng's little heart beat a few times uncompromisingly.