Chapter 220: Ambush
Half a month later, the south gate of Tianshui City opened half an hour earlier than usual. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The mighty caravan left the city gate in unison, a mighty cavalry in front of them left in the dust, followed by three squads of guards, armed with silver-white armor and spears shining coldly.
The guards were followed by wagons laden with merchandise, and in the middle of the procession was an extravagantly decorated carriage, which was always followed by a bearded man riding a military horse, looking very cautious.
At the back of the team was Qin Mu's mercenary team, they didn't have bright armor to defend themselves, they were still wearing coarse cloth green clothes, but they just had an extra weapon in their hands. Qin Mu carried a giant bow on his back and held a pair of sharp daggers in his hands.
At the end of each season, the royal caravan "Tianshui Firm" in Tianshui City will purchase a sufficient amount of gold sand ore in Tianshui City and transport it to the Black Iron City in the north of the Southern Alliance, which is rich in iron ore but is extremely lacking in the material that resonates with magic - Jinsha Mine. Once there, the Tianshui Firm will once again purchase enough iron ore to transport to Yinfeng City.
Yinfeng City is rich in crystal, and the artwork made of crystal is the most enthusiastic collection of the nobles of Tianshui City.
On the way back, I made a detour to Lingyuan City, where I bought a part of fine silk, and I could often earn a lot of money after a trip.
However, the Southern Alliance is not very peaceful, among the five cities, except for the strong army of Black Iron City, the strength of the rest of the cities, relying on the strong city walls, is only barely enough to protect the safety of the city.
Even the world-famous Tianshui merchant had to temporarily recruit some strong mercenaries to expand the combat power of the caravan.
The sky was slightly cloudy, and I took advantage of the night to go out of the city to avoid people's eyes and ears as much as possible. The speed of the caravan was not too fast, the continuous rain a few days ago, the road surface was not flat, occasionally the wheels fell into puddles, Qin Mu would quickly rush over, and work together to lift the truck full of ore.
It was a bumpy ride, and when it was time for lunch, the team had to stop and rest.
"Miss, I'm afraid it will delay some trips, the road is really bumpy!" The bearded man turned over and dismounted, knocked on the car window to report the morning's itinerary: "I just passed the Lanping Mountain, and it should be ten miles away from the city!"
"It's okay, be vigilant!" a crisp female voice came from inside the carriage, looking calm and relaxed, and not overly worried.
"Captain, arrange for that group of untouchables to go on guard, let the brothers kick their breath and conserve their strength!" At this time, a team leader ran over and pointed at the mercenary behind him with disdain.
"Send a few veterans over to keep an eye on it, it's better to be careful!" Hu Yue Nantian didn't feel inappropriate, recruiting mercenaries was just the meaning of the young lady, in his opinion, it was a bit of a fuss, so many years, as long as he was there, Tianshui Firm had never suffered a loss outside.
The team leader walked towards the mercenary team as he pulled out the saber at his waist: "Hey, what are you doing sitting, spread out, be on guard!", and kicked Qin Mu's ass as he spoke.
Qin Mu took off the bow and arrow on his back when he got up, and looked at the surrounding environment, the caravan stopped on a flat ground on the left side of the road, and on the other side was a bare wood, with a thick layer of dead leaves falling between the trees, and behind him was a small river, the river was not deep, and the stones at the bottom of the river could be clearly seen.
Without thinking much about it, Qin Mu plunged into the woods and went in a deeper direction.
The mercenaries dispersed, keeping an appropriate distance from each other, Qin Mu found a thick tree on a high dirt slope and climbed up, where the field of vision was wide, and he could see almost the entire area, with his bow and arrows, a pair of eyes carefully observing the surrounding movements.
The soldiers set up the stove, the smoke rose, and the faint smell of meat wafted over, Qin Mu had to retract his gaze, took out a shriveled steamed bun from his arms, put it in his mouth, and tore off a piece vigorously.
The dark clouds dispersed, the warm sunlight fell on the back of his hand, and Qin Mu showed a sincere smile with satisfaction. He was very content with his current life, not going hungry, not having to hide in the cold alleys and praying that the rain would stop soon, and even occasionally eating meat, such a life was not worth mentioning for the nobles, but it was not easy for him.
At this time, it is inevitable to think of Xiao Wu, the lowly pariah with black hair and yellow skin like himself, who used to yearn for such warm sunshine, and even hoped that winter would never come.
Suddenly, a flock of panicked larks flew up from the pile of fallen leaves and instantly flew in the direction of the river.
Qin Mu hurriedly swallowed the remaining bit of bread in his hand, his dark eyes flashing with a dangerous light, like a leopard lurking in the dark night, with the bloodthirsty and crazy gaze when looking for prey.
The silence suddenly became silent, only the occasional burst of laughter from the caravan's side, the rest of the mercenaries in the forest did not find anything, but no one would leave without the captain's order, they wandered around aimlessly, most of them had found a relatively dry place to sit down and rest.
Qin Mu's brows tightened even tighter, he had a perception beyond ordinary people, he was born with it, and he had saved his life many times. At this time, his eyelids kept jumping, which was a reflex caused by inner tension.
He really wanted to warn everyone, but what if he was wrong? The master blamed himself for a pariah who was very likely to have no bones, and in the entire Cangzhou Continent, except for the high nobles at the pinnacle of power, the death of any untouchable was a trivial matter.
Unless you have a prominent official position, or a group of noble friends, it is obvious that Qin Mu has nothing to do with these two points.
Around the bonfire, Yue Nantian was carefully wiping his beloved saber with a white silk scarf, and the remaining captains were sitting around him.
The captain of the squad who scolded the mercenaries before had a pair of bright blue eyes and a fair little face, and at the moment he was holding a piece of barbecue meat in his hand, biting it in small bites, looking very gentlemanly.
"I'm willing to bet that if there was a fight, those untouchables would have turned their backs on the dignity of men and raised their hands in surrender. I don't know how the master would have thought of hiring a bunch of untouchables to walk with us. The team leader said to himself, not paying attention to Yue Nantian's frowning brow at all.
"Luo Feihu, if you criticize your master, aren't you afraid of being cut off?" Yue Nantian tested the sharpness of the sword blade with his thumb, and suddenly his wrist flicked, and the sword was already on Luo Feihu's neck. "Don't say that I didn't remind you, and if you dare to criticize your master's decision, I'm worried that my hand will shake and make a cut on your neck. ”
Luo Feihu's face changed greatly, he never thought that Yue Nantian would be so serious, how dare he criticize his master, it was nothing more than that he felt that the group of untouchables was wasting food and slowing down the speed of the caravan's progress.
"Captain, I... That was not what I meant.. I was just.. I just think that those untouchables have no effect at all!" The barbecue in Luo Feihu's hand fell, and a sour feeling suddenly appeared in his mouth, Yue Nantian was not something he could offend, even if he really killed himself, he would not be punished in any way.
At this moment, the sound of breaking the sky sounded, and a rocket exploded in the air.
"Enemy attack! Array!" Yue Nantian's face changed drastically, as soon as he put away his long sword, he turned around and rode on horseback, and ran towards the two luxurious carriages for the first time.
The soldiers hurriedly picked up their weapons and surrounded the wagons and goods in the middle.
"Ahh
As the signal arrow exploded, the ambusher seemed to understand that his whereabouts had been revealed, and there was no need to continue to hide, and with one sharp whistle after another, a large number of black-clothed men emerged from the pile of fallen leaves.
They seemed to be well-trained, compared to the mercenaries who had only been temporarily trained for half a month, they were simply overwhelmed, and the mercenaries had been cut to the ground by the men in black before they could even react from the shock.
The screams in the woods were chilling, and after making sure that the soldiers had been assembled and were ready for battle, Yue Nantian shouted: "A team will kill me with me!"
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