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Crossing a small half of the Golden Plains south from Sain, Han's convoy took six days to reach the Naston Mountains, and then turned east to the southern counties of the Karpas Kingdom. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Nastong Mountains stretch for thousands of miles and are the dividing line between the Minglan Kingdom and the Southern Empire Hanhai. Since the threat from the Hanhai Empire has never been eliminated for hundreds of years, there are a line of dock forts and tall defensive castles everywhere in the Nastom Mountains, where the most powerful army of the king[***] is stationed, always on the lookout for every move of the Hanhai Empire.

When entering the Naston Mountains, the convoy was intercepted and interrogated by the patrol of the Raglan Legion, and Han's flag did not work here. However, after checking the paperwork for customs clearance, the samurai of the patrol still had a good attitude and issued a kind warning.

"Recently, the mountains along the border have not been peaceful, bandits and bandits are frequent, although they dare not come to us, but you must be careful of their attacks after you pass, three caravans have been looted in the past month, and now no one dares to take this road!"

This route from Sain to the southern county of the Karpas kingdom is the most convenient and fast, otherwise you can only follow the Lancang River to the central county of Karpas and then go south, which is half the way, not to mention, the local wealthy families are definitely more dangerous than the bandits.

The marriage between the Duanmu clan and the Han clan will inevitably cause subtle changes in the situation in the Karpas Kingdom, and the wealthy families hostile to the Duanmu family will definitely not be happy to see the success of this marriage.

So the patrol samurai's warning did not stop the convoy from moving forward, and after passing the inspection, the convoy quickly entered the mountain terrain along the rugged mountain road, and they were exposed to any danger on the rest of the way.

The Nastom Mountains in the eastern part of the country connected two kingdoms and an empire, and after the end of the mountain wars a hundred years ago, it became a military buffer zone for the three countries, and the armies of the three countries would never enter it under normal circumstances, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings and cause wars.

The special geographical environment has caused a special situation here, the Naston Mountain is one of the main roads connecting the two kingdoms, and the mountains are extremely rich in mineral deposits, which provides the best conditions for those bandits and horse thieves to occupy the mountains. Under normal circumstances, if a caravan wants to pass through the mountains, it must first establish a relationship with the bandits along the way, send money, or have secret trade with the other party itself to ensure safety along the way.

The Han clan's tentacles of influence had not yet reached the Naston Mountains, and it was impossible to have any connection with the mountain bandits, and the only thing they could rely on was the two hundred and eighty warriors who protected the convoy.

Although the road ahead was unpredictable, none of the Han warriors and their disciples felt intimidated, and many of the warriors who were still traveling far for the first time still showed eager expressions to try, looking forward to being able to fight the bandits who were not long-sighted to establish meritorious deeds.

However, their hopes were soon frustrated, and the convoy entered the mountains with a very calm journey, and none of the rumored fierce and brutal bandits were seen, and scouts sent by the escort searched the nearby mountains and woods, but did not find any threat.

This situation did not make Han Tianli, who was in charge of the convoy, easier, and he ordered everyone to be vigilant.

After two days of traveling, the most difficult and dangerous part of the mountain was left behind by the convoy, and the terrain began to calm down, the forest became more and more thin, and the vast plains were in sight, but there was still no sign of the bandits, as if they had all evaporated from the earth, or that the whole conscience had found that they had abandoned evil and turned from good.

According to the agreement with the Duanmu clan, after the convoy arrived in Nanfang County, the Duanmu family would send troops to escort it, and the convoy would be safe after passing through the Nastom Mountains under normal circumstances, which relaxed the tense nerves of many people.

By the morning of the third day, the convoy had completely left the mountains and entered the plains of the southern county.

But to everyone's surprise, the Duanmu family's army did not come, but the scouts of the escort team found the figure of the bandit horse thief, and what was more serious was that the road ahead was dug out of the pits, and the convoy was forced to leave the relatively smooth road and detour, and the speed of progress was greatly slowed down.

Probably because of the bandits, there were no homes in sight on the plains in this area, and the only villages that had been abandoned for a long time were particularly desolate, and an ominous cloud began to loom over the heads of the convoy.

As the convoy progressed deeper into the heart of the plains, the situation became more and more dangerous, and the vanished bandits suddenly all appeared, as if they had made an appointment, and they followed the convoy like jackals, cruising around the convoy from a distance.

Seeing the figure of a horse thief looming around, Han Fei, who was mixed in the middle of the escort, frowned, and he smelled an unusual aura of conspiracy.

The atmosphere in the convoy suddenly became tense, and all the samurai changed their weapons, and everyone's faces became solemn. Although the bandits did not attack, the invisible pressure was more deterrent, and the only support they could count on was never forthcoming.

By the afternoon, according to the judgment of the scouts, there were at least more than 2,000 bandits gathered around the convoy!

Under such circumstances, Han Tianli immediately ordered to stop advancing, and the convoy set up a temporary camp on a higher ground and put on a defensive posture.

The horses untied from the reins were surrounded in the middle, one carriage after another joined each other to form a circular line of defense, and the well-trained coachmen and attendants took out the standard heavy crossbows from the dark compartment of the carriage, these heavy crossbows refined by the family workshop had a range of up to 200 meters, and were lethal to samurai below the fourth rank, no matter where the bandits attacked, they would be greeted by a volley of crossbow arrows.

All the high-ranking samurai were summoned for an emergency meeting.

"The current situation must have been seen by everyone..."Han Tianli said with a gloomy face: "The Duanmu family's army did not come, the reason is nothing more than two, one is that they tore up the agreement with our Han clan and repented, and the second is that their army was intercepted by others. ”

"I think the second one is probably the most surnamed, these bandits are obviously not the same group, they are most likely driven or even hired by others to come against us. ”

"It's dark in three hours, and they're sure to launch a surprise attack at night!" he glanced at everyone with a fierce gaze: "We can't sit back and wait for their attack, I decided to take the initiative with the Thunder Samurai to attack, and the rest of the people are all under the command of Chongshan!"

The Thunder Warrior is one of the most elite forces in the Han clan, founded by the two brothers Han Lei and Han Ting, the most outstanding warriors of the Han clan more than three hundred years ago, all the members are selected from the elite children of the family, and each of them has earth-level strength, and the number has never exceeded two hundred.

As the sharpest sword of the Han clan, the Thunder Warrior has made countless contributions to the clan for hundreds of years, and this time he sent thirty people to protect the safety of the convoy, if it were not related to Han Tianjun's great-grandson Han Wei, I am afraid that the Council of Elders may not agree.

Thirty samurai were going to take the initiative to attack more than two thousand enemies, showing Han Tianli's strong confidence in the Thunder Samurai, and he decided that of course no one would raise any objections, because the words of this sea warrior in the convoy were the supreme order.

"Mentor Tianli..."Han Fei suddenly stood up from the crowd, "I hope to fight with you!"

Han Tianli stared at Han Fei coldly, his face became even more gloomy, and Han Fei stared directly at him without flinching in the slightest.

When everyone thought that Han Tianli was going to be angry, there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and he stepped forward and patted Han Fei on the shoulder and said, "Okay! This is our Han clan's man, I allow you to temporarily join the Thunder Warrior to kill the enemy together!"

Hearing Han Tianli's words, the remaining nine disciples of the warriors stood up in unison, but Han Tianli waved his hand and said, "You are not bad, but now I need you to protect the convoy, this is an order!"

As soon as the order was given, the entire convoy immediately went into action, and thirty thunder warriors in black clothes and black armor stepped onto their mounts with their spears, each of them had two war horses draped in armor, and they were extremely capable of moving!

As a temporary joiner, Han Fei was assigned the same war horse, and Han Tianli said in a deep voice: "Han Fei, you follow me and cover me!"

Under the wings of the sea warriors, it is better to say that it is to cover than to protect, in the martial arts, Han Tianli has always admired Han Fei, and he spares no effort in his usual teaching, although he still cares enough about taking Han Fei to attack the enemy for the purpose of tempering.

"Obey, mentor!" Han Fei drew his heavy sword with his backhand, and the battle intent in his heart suddenly rose.

The two carriages were pulled aside by the servants, and a passable exit appeared in the middle of the convoy's defense. Han Tianli grabbed the reins with one hand, causing the war horse man to stand up, and with the other hand, he raised the black fine iron cavalry spear high, and shouted: "Han warrior, I am invincible!"

"Kill!" the thirty Thunder Warriors shouted in unison, their roars rolling across the plains like spring thunder, and the bandits from a few kilometers away could all hear them clearly.

Han Tianli, who was in the lead, rushed out of the convoy first, followed by Han Fei on horseback, and thirty thunder warriors marched out in a neat manner, attacking a group of bandits in the southeast.

And there were at least four or five hundred bandit rangers gathered in that direction!

(To be continued)