Chapter 39: The Mountain Road (Complete)
"Don't annoy the Wolf Army's samurai squad leader Berserker, no matter what, if there are more than a hundred high-level samurai and a hundred high-level magicians, don't make any provocation to this berserker. ”
"All the peripherals against the wolf army are to retreat, all operations are stopped, including last resort, and all provocations against the wolf army are to cease until it is certain that the wolf army's people know the secret of the artifact. ”
When the visceral horror had subsided a little, Dopp immediately wrote down the latest news before commanding the magician to send it in a trembling voice. The magician in charge was in the bar at the time, and received Dopp's message and recited the spell several times before sending the message, each time interrupted by stammering.
Most of the hot-blooded people, including Ott, were unable to carry out their normal activities that day because of their hearts, and they did not recover until the next morning. The entire team's trip was also forced to be postponed by one day because of this.
After Wang Feng gave Ruohan an order, he took a sip of wine and left the bar. Wang Feng believes that Ruohan can make these people sober and sober, so that they have a clearer understanding of the current situation.
And Ruohan also directly used the method of opening the way in the beast country, and the earth-shattering murderous aura erupted, except for the wolf army warriors who had seen the powerful in the bar, they could still remain normal, and even the well-informed Ortdorp, including the well-informed Ottedorp, were shocked by this murderous aura and did not dare to make any changes. A few people who drank high could not even control their fear and became incontinent.
When Ruohan's eyes fell on Hanni, Hanni immediately stopped struggling meaninglessly, and obediently stopped those movements.
The bar, which was full of people and angry, immediately quieted down, and everywhere Ruohan looked, there were even more people desperately suppressing their breathing, not daring to make a slightly louder sound, for fear of stimulating the killer in front of him who didn't know when he would go even more crazy. Under Ruohan's pressure, no one doubted that Ruohan could tear anyone who dared to move to shreds in an instant if Ruohan was willing.
Ruohan slowly glanced around a few times, saw that everyone had met the boss's requirements, snorted heavily, and walked out of the bar, and the other wolf army warriors followed out, and after more than a dozen people left, there was a sound of tables pouring glasses in the bar.
I don't know how these people spent the night, but the next morning, except for those sentry posts who kept vigil last night, the people in the bar must be respectful when they see Ruohan.
When Ott woke up in the morning, he couldn't help but rejoice for the previous night. Fortunately, Ruohanna didn't bring a weapon and didn't go berserk, and if he accidentally stimulated him at that time, who knows what the consequences would be. He already has such momentum before he makes a move, and if he picks up his huge axe, his own people don't know the importance of it, and if he fights back a little, Ultra shuddered in his heart, and tried to throw some flesh and blood vague thoughts out of his head.
Dopp is also regretting that he had nothing to provoke those people to provoke, and he almost even picked his own life. I just need to bring these people to the place, and I can't afford to lose my life in order to get some more concrete news. Touching the back of his neck, which was still chilling, and thinking about the berserker's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. No wonder all the Berserker groups are reluctant to ask for it? you can imagine how destructive he is when he gets out of control, and it is estimated that even his own people can kill it without hesitation. His teammates are really low-level and dare to be with such a person.
Thinking about it again, don't you also be with him now, you have to quickly order your own people, from now on, you must not stimulate this berserker, if you still want to return home safely, it is best to have a few more eyes. However, those people are not stupid, it is estimated that they have seen Ruohan's performance yesterday and dare to point at his nose and scold...... Thinking of this, I fought another cold war and hurried to get busy with something else.
The whole team repaired for a day, and in a rare leisure, Wang Feng took Linda around this small town, and there was nothing else to gain, but he knew the situation of the mountain road in front of him.
After wasting half a day, back at the tavern, Linda went to train the archers. They all speak Elven language, and they are not afraid of other people hearing it. The other warriors of the Wolf Army who were not on duty were also training under the leadership of Ruohan, but they were no longer like they used to look around a bunch of people, and those people were now afraid that they were not far enough away from Ruohan.
It's already summer, and it's a little gloomy just after we set off.
It was still in the same formation, with the wolf army protecting the shippers and goods, and the hot-blooded men responsible for guarding the perimeter and clearing the enemy. However, nowadays hot-blooded people are generally on alert for a large area, minimizing contact with the center. And the owners of the goods are also gathered together, sitting in the cart pulled by the heavy beast, and rarely come out.
It was already afternoon when we arrived at the mountain road that Dopp was talking about, and the weather was getting darker, and I could already smell the moisture in the air. I was afraid that something would happen to the mountain in the rain, so the brigade found a slightly higher hill and camped.
Less than a moment after setting up camp, the rain began to fall. The sky had become as thick as ink. The bean-sized raindrops poured down like fine sand, and in a moment the ground gathered streams and flowed down the hill.
Fortunately, everyone in the wolf army has their own tents, and the people of Warm Blood and Dopp have also brought a large group of people and horses to travel in the simple huts, although they are not as comfortable as the small tents customized by the wolf army, but it is enough to keep out the rain, and many people are crowded together, and it is also very lively.
In this kind of heavy rain environment, Wang Feng could no longer hear whether there was an enemy from the sound, Wang Feng felt that it was inappropriate, and after ordering Ruohan, he left the team alone.
With his superb light skills, Wang Feng patrolled back and forth on several surrounding hills. Nothing suspicious was found, so I returned to the tent. It was raining heavily, but Wang Feng also deliberately exercised his outgoing True Qi Mask, so there was nothing wet on his body.
Except for a few people from the wolf army, no one knew that Wang Feng had gone out for a turn and came back, including the sentry on the blood distribution value. Wang Feng, a person from the wolf army, said softly when he passed by, that the surroundings were fine, so he knew that the boss was back.
The rain was so heavy that there was no way to make a fire, and at dinner, everyone took the dry food they had brought with them. After eating, Wang Feng went out for a spin again, but still didn't find anything, so he came back with peace of mind.
When he returned to his tent, he found that there was one more person inside, it was Linda. Linda was very uncomfortable on this dark and dreary rainy day, so she couldn't help but run to Wang Feng's tent.
Seeing Wang Feng come back, Linda didn't say a word, threw herself into Wang Feng's arms, hugged him tightly, and never let go.
Wang Feng smiled, patted Linda's little head, tidied up the entrance to the tent, hugged Linda, and lay in a comfortable position in the tent. The two of them didn't say anything, and Linda also quietly curled up on Wang Feng's broad chest to feel Wang Feng's powerful heartbeat.
Although the heavy rain was still raging outside, it could not touch the two hearts in the tent that were clinging together.
In Wang Feng's safe arms, Linda finally fell asleep with peace of mind, but Wang Feng hugged Linda with his eyes wide open, and tried his best to pay attention to the abnormality in the surrounding wind and rain.
Outside the tent of the wolf army, the rotating warriors and elves of the wolf army were also vigilantly watching the surroundings. Pay special attention to the tents of Dopp and Hotblood. In the tents of each resting samurai and elves, the people inside could be seen, their hands tightly clutching their weapons.
Heavy rain ravaged the night, and nothing special happened. There was still some sparse rain in the morning, but it didn't stop the trip. After quickly packing up the camping things, and having eaten a hot breakfast made by the fire in the morning, the team continued on its way.
Due to the heavy rain last night, the mountain road is getting muddy and difficult to walk. This section of the road is the most vulnerable to ambushes, so everyone cheered up. Because the hot-blooded people are in charge of the periphery, the circle of vigilance has also expanded a lot, so it is immediately obvious that there is a little shortage of manpower.
When Ott's eyes turned to Wang Feng for help, Wang Feng nodded, and asked Linda to take twenty elves and Bai Xue to help set up a mobile cordon not far around the cargo.
One of Dopp's cronies touched Dopp lightly, and Dopp had already noticed the situation.
If it was placed in the past, now that the wolf army is less than twenty people, only half of the people are left here, and the people around him are all masters, so it is definitely a good time to do it.
But now, Dopp thought about it carefully, shook his head at Ruohan, and his cronies followed his gaze and saw Ruohan, and pouted unwillingly, and followed Dopp.
The team marched slowly, so the guards on the periphery were very hard, and at the end of the day, they were all exhausted. It may not have taken much physical effort to move, but in this particular area, the long and intense vigilance took a lot of energy. Therefore, as soon as they arrived at the predetermined location, except for the personnel who had to continue to serve as guards, the other enthusiastic people rested in the open space where the camp had not yet been established.
This is the time when everyone is most relaxed, and it is also the time when they are most vulnerable to attack. Wang Feng and Ott knew very well, so they didn't relax their vigilance on the periphery, and sent people here to hurry up and set up a camp.
The warriors of the wolf army all replaced the elves at this time. The lightness of the elves' bodies and the strength of their eyes make them use less physical strength than the hot-blooded people, so they are still more energetic at this time.
The campfire in the camp has been lit, and although it is summer, there is no need for fire to keep warm, but it is still necessary to boil water for cooking. A wisp of black smoke slowly drifted into the sky as the flames rose.
Following the black smoke, everyone noticed that on the other side of the mountain, the same wisp of black smoke was also generated.
Even Dopp, the owner of the goods, found out, and before Wang Feng could arrange it, Ott had already shouted: "Go and see who it is." Immediately someone agreed, and ran away. This is a hot-blooded scout.
Looking at the man's figure, Wang Feng shook his head and nodded lightly at Linda, who was looking at this side. Linda's figure was gone. Bai Xue has been fine, and when she saw Linda leaving, she also chased after her.
Maybe Ott's people haven't arrived yet, and Linda and Snow have already returned.
There's the same caravan over there, and there's a mercenary group protecting it. The caravan was small, with forty-two men, but the mercenary group numbered quite a few people, eighty-seven. There are twenty load-bearing beasts, and the cargo package is about the same size as this one, and the specific cargo is not clear. The caravan couldn't tell where it was, and the mercenary group didn't wear a mark, so it didn't know it was.
There are three people in the mercenary group dressed as magicians, eighteen archers, and the others are samurai. The vigilant person is very experienced, and it should also be a high-level mercenary group.
According to the distance between the two caravans, and the distance of the burden-bearing beast, the two teams will definitely meet by noon tomorrow at the latest. Also, judging from the road ahead, the meeting point should be the narrowest part of the entire mountain road.
After listening to Linda's report, Wang Feng said in his heart: "There is a problem, such a coincidence!"
Let Linda go and rest, and go and discuss it with Dopot herself.
Ott's people hadn't come back yet, and Wang Feng told him about the situation, and even Dopp showed a strong interest in Linda's elf.
Dopp already knows what tonight's report is going to say:
"The elven female captain is extremely fast, she is an extremely good scout, and you have to be careful about any activity on the periphery. ”
"Also, why arrange a camouflaged caravan and not have any clash with the berserkers at close range, otherwise the casualties will be too great. ”
While Ott was still shocked that the wolf army's intelligence came so quickly and thoroughly, the scouts sent by Ott also returned. The content of the report is similar, but I was afraid that the other party would find out, so I didn't dare to take a closer look. I only know the approximate number of people on the other side, which is far less detailed than Linda.
Dopp, who was familiar with this route, knew that the other party's caravan was camping at the spot where he was going to camp tomorrow. This section of the mountain road is rugged, so the caravans that often go have made great efforts to arrange the rest places, so that over the years, there are several fixed and spacious areas that have become designated rest places.
In these locations, there are no wooden stakes to set up camps, and there are ready-made iron stakes on the ground that can be used directly. Now the other party's caravan and his own side are camped in such a resting place.
That's why it's possible to make an accurate itinerary for this part of the trail.
Knowing that tomorrow would meet at the narrowest part, Dopp cursed in his heart those who did not listen to his advice, and asked the two mercenary leaders how to deal with them with pretending to be worried.
From the number of people in that mercenary group, there are only ten fewer people than here, but there are more than twenty people in the caravan than here, if it is a normal caravan, it doesn't matter, I'm afraid that it is a thief disguised as a caravan.
The top priority now is to find out the true identity of the other party, and whether there is anyone else secretly responding to these people besides the people who are currently appearing.
Even if a normal caravan meets tomorrow in the saddest place, it will definitely be a panic, so you have to plan ahead. The best thing to do is for one team to rest, the other team to go first, and wait for one group to pass before the other team passes. However, there was always a caravan that had to be delayed by a day.
However, this is much stronger than two caravans stuck in the most difficult place at the same time, and it is certainly easy to be attacked in the chaos.
But this plan required the consent of both caravans, and it was already getting late between the scouts, and it was difficult to guarantee any danger in the dark night in the mountain road.
Both Wang Feng and Ott were aware of such dangers, and neither was willing to risk their brothers' lives, so they both decided to set off early tomorrow morning to negotiate with the leader of the opposing caravan.
After the discussion, everyone rested.
Dopp returned to the tent as soon as possible, hurriedly sent today's report, and asked the personnel in charge of the periphery, why did they arrange a camouflaged caravan to attack?
During the long night, the reply from the person in charge of the periphery was simple: we have no arrangements, and the personnel have been evacuated according to your intelligence requirements.
After receiving the report, Dopp, who was originally very unconcerned, also muttered in his heart, there was no arrangement, could it really be a normal caravan that happened to be encountered?
When Wang Feng returned to the tent, a brother came over and said that the vigilant brother had found someone watching this side in the distance, and it was estimated that it was a reconnaissance personnel sent by that side. Wang Feng told him not to worry about him, and arranged for his brothers to rest.
Although it was late, a large tent on the opposite side of the caravan was brightly lit.
If Linda's vision is a little more unique, or a little more knowledgeable, she will definitely be able to recognize that this type of big tent is a camp specially prepared by the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's [***] team for the imperial nobles during the march. It is spacious and comfortable enough, and it is designed to be easy to carry. The exterior style was specially decorated for the different classes of nobility.
On the front of the outer layer of the tent, the family crest of the nobles can be embroidered on it, indicating the identity of the owner.
However, this conspicuous tent was only intended for the nobles when they were hunting or on vacation, and it was definitely used on the battlefield to mark the target of the enemy's assassins.
It seems that this is not something that ordinary caravans can use, and imperial law states that people without titles must not use such aristocratic tents. Even if you have a title, you can only use your corresponding title, and if you exceed it, it is a crime of great disrespect, and it can be serious to the point of killing your head.
There were a few people in the tent who were talking in a low voice, and a few people were standing guard outside the tent, and from their standard posture, they were all highly trained soldiers.
The discussion continues.
"If we succeed this time, let's see what Norton old thing has to say. Haha, now I can't wait to see that stinky face from Norton. Dare to get along with me. ”
"It's better to be careful, it is said that Norton sent all the best archers in his army, those people are not easy to mess with, have you forgotten the pillar of black lazuli?"
"So what, there are only a few of them. There are only about forty people in that mercenary group, and there are only twenty left after excluding the archers, all of whom are first-level novices. The other mercenary group is of a high level, but we have three times as many people as them, and more than a dozen magicians, and if they have a mind or not, I'm afraid they are too weak to enjoy for me, hahahaha......"
"However, this time you destroyed all these baby bumps in Norton, aren't you afraid that he will take the opportunity to retaliate?"
"Hmph, this old thing, I don't like it when I say it, and I find fault with me openly and secretly. This time he took the opportunity to drive me out of his army, and I will not give up without this breath. Revenge, revenge on whom???
"However, I think we should be careful, if one of them runs away, we will be in danger. ”
"Danger, say you're cowardly, how can you even have a bad brain. Who's to say we did it, we're on a safari in your territory right now, we're not here. There was only a group of thieves disguised as a caravan, killing and robbing people and money for the goods they were escorting. I'm sorry, this group of thieves has gone too far, and there is not a single living person left, it's really appalling! Your Excellency Baron, there is such a vicious group of thieves in the territory of the empire, the army is not good for suppressing bandits, and it has caused immeasurable losses to the empire's economy, I don't know what responsibility the generalissimo in charge of the emperor's affairs and public security should bear?"
"I see, Lord Viscount, at least we should take the blame and resign, and when the time comes, let's move up and down again, and it is still okay to seek a fat gap in the army. You are so clever, I admire you. When to teach the younger brother more, as long as the younger brother can have half of you, it will not always be so unwilling. ”
"Hmph, you don't have to pat my ass, follow me well, I have a benefit, and you are indispensable. ”
"That's that, but, your trick this time is too powerful, load the crate with people, disguise the goods, and kill Norton's people, but, like you said, at most, he is just a resignation, handing over the position of law and order, if the army is still in his hands, it won't do him any damage?"
"We can unite with the people of the Vulcan Empire and ask them to put pressure on the Emperor on the grounds that the domestic merchant was killed in the Empire, and ask him to punish the person in charge, so that even if he himself does not die, he will have one less henchman. When I contact some of the ministers in the country and impeach him together, I don't believe that he will still be able to control the army in peace. ”
"Wonderful, then we can find one of our men to master the army with him, so that our benefits will be great. You can think of such a clever plan, and I don't know how to describe my admiration for you. But there's one little thing, do you think you can say yes?"
"Anything, just say it. ”
"This and this, it's really hard to speak, like this, if the fight starts tomorrow, can I watch from behind, this, you know, I ......"
"Okay, okay, knowing you're cowardly, you'll just watch from behind. ”
"Thank you so much, thank you so much, oh, it's late, don't disturb your rest, I take my leave. ”
A pale young man walked out of the tent with a flattering smile on his face and left.
Before leaving, he looked at the smoke on the opposite side, and said silently in his heart: "Wang Feng, see if you are as powerful as Gongzi said, I lit the fire for you, I hope you don't disappoint the prince." ”
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