Chapter 210: Robbery (Three Watches)
Before the horse team arrived, the hunting wind was already like a vanguard, blowing the tips of Shen Zang's hair.
As soon as the words fell, smoke and dust billowed from the other side of the canyon, and a team of horses pierced straight like a sharp cone!
The number of horses in the team is not much, only fifteen people.
It's just that what surprised Shen Zang was not the number of people, but the momentum that was generated around them during the attack.
Although the horses under their crotch were of different colors, ranging from white horses to brown horses to black horses, their charging posture was consistent, accompanied by a powerful shout, and the horses were like one under their control.
"Mountain bandits...... Can there be such a queue?" Shen Zang had a premonition that it was not very good.
And when they were less than fifty paces away from the caravan, the leader roared, "Wait!"
The whole team pulled the reins almost at the same time, but in a few breaths, the team had turned from galloping to extremely quiet.
The speed is so fast and the movements are so neat that it's amazing.
Shen Zang was not selected for the Jingwu Cavalry at that time, but he also cleaned the horse shed for the Qingzhou ghost cavalry in the cavalry camp and saw the scene of Qingzhou ghost cavalry training.
If a cavalry army is scattered and sparse, first of all, it will not be able to exert the impact of the cavalry, and even, before impacting the enemy's formation, your own side will collide into a ball because of this chaos, not to mention causing damage to the enemy.
Therefore, Gao Changgong was ordered to take over the command of the Qingzhou ghost cavalry on the day he took over the command of the Qingzhou ghost cavalry, and he did not let the Qingzhou ghost cavalry fight once, but he had been conducting arduous training in the military camp.
It was only when the entire Jingwu cavalry, which had mediocre combat strength, merged into one in such a beating, that he took them to the real battlefield, sharpening their knives and cutting wood, and the cavalry grew rapidly in countless battles with the Tang State, and finally became famous all over the world.
But that's a Qingzhou ghost ride.
How lucky they are in this life, they can meet a general like Gao Changgong, who is unparalleled in the world, so they can enter the territory of the Tang Kingdom like no one, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.
But in front of him is just a team of mountain bandits, maybe they are still too much worse than the Qingzhou ghost riders, but with such momentum, it is enough to shock him.
"Shen Darthead. Just as Shen Zang was in a daze, someone next to him came on horseback, he turned his head, and it was one of the leaders of the caravan who came.
"That's what you're talking about...... Black Eagle Ridge Peng's blind man?" The leader's eyes were a little frightened, obviously shocked by this cavalry, and his speech trembled a little.
Shen Zang shook his head and said in a low voice: "This is not a mountain bandit under the blind man. I haven't walked this path for half a year, maybe ...... What happened in the past six months that I don't know...... In short, the comer is not good......"
"What then?" the caravan leader almost couldn't hold the reins, "I don't have anyone on my side who can hold a knife except for those few guards." ”
"What else can I do. No matter whose team it is, it is all seeking money, and I have more than a dozen people under my command, and they may not be able to please them when they fight, so it stands to reason that there is no reason for the bandits to have trouble with us......"
"That's good. That's good. The caravan leader said repeatedly: "Then please Shen Darthead." ”
Shen Zang nodded, but a hint of discoloration still flashed in his eyes.
Actually, he wasn't sure.
There are indeed more than a dozen people in the dart game, although it is absolutely no problem to deal with ordinary mountain bandits, but the horse team in front of them is obviously not an ordinary person, with their superb equestrian skills and riding formation, once they charge, their defeat is only a matter of time.
Now the only thing he is counting on is that this group of people is just seeking money, and there is still something to talk about, after all, it must not be easy for the other party to train such a horse team, even if they win the battle, they should not be willing to lose a few people here inexplicably.
And seeing that the leader of the horse team stopped in front of them, it should also mean peace talks.
Thinking of this, he stretched out his powerful left arm and held down the hand that was about to move, the first time he saw such a silent and fierce mountain bandit, his heart was already timid, and he couldn't help but pull out the knife if he couldn't help but pull out the knife if he couldn't make a little fuss.
Shen Zang urged the horses to move forward slowly, looked at the leader of the mountain bandits, and said loudly: "Dare to ask the name of the hero, I don't know which master the hero belongs to? Is it Peng Ye?"
Peng Ye?
Everyone in the horse team looked at each other, showing a sarcastic smile, and the leader sat on the horse, looking at Shen Zang, his eyes were deep: "Master Peng? It's Peng Blind, right? He died, he was stabbed seven times, his scream was worse than a pig, and his corpse was ...... We fed the dogs early. ”
"Sure enough......" Although he had already guessed this result, Shen Zang still trembled fiercely in his heart, Peng Blind has been in charge of this Black Eagle Ridge, and there are many copycats under him, how could he end up so miserable?
He knew that black eating among mountain bandits had always been cruel, but he was able to say so lightly about feeding the corpse to the dogs...... It may be more difficult than ordinary mountain bandits.
Thinking of this, he squeezed out a little smile on his face, and said: "So that's the case, then I don't know if the brothers on the road are the subordinates of that master?" I am Shen Zang, the dart head of the Changjing Dart Bureau, and this time I took the dart and passed by the treasure land...... If you have time another day, you will definitely follow the rules and personally take the pig's head and roast goose to the mountain gate to visit. ”
"We are Ding Ye's men. The leader smiled and said, "It's okay, don't blame those who don't know, we also came here a few months ago, and it's common sense that Shen Darttou doesn't know." ”
"Where, it's still my fault that Shen Zang's news is blocked, and I should have come to visit earlier. Listening to the leader's tone, he relaxed a little, since those who don't know are not to blame, then there is something to talk about?
It's just that this new group of mountain bandits has just occupied this territory...... This first toll must be much more expensive, which is really unfavorable for the passing years!
However, after a few years of darts, he has not encountered this kind of thing: "Since you are here, you must be seeking money, I don't know how much money Ding Ye wants to collect this time?"
The leader nodded, as if agreeing with Shen Zang's statement: "My brothers also have nowhere to go, so they will fall into the grass, everyone is seeking wealth, and harmony can make money, Shen Darttou, I don't know if I'm right?"
"Of course, of course. Shen Zang also laughed, "Harmony makes money, no one wants to fight and kill." ”
The leader listened to Shen Zang's answer, with a somewhat sarcastic look in his eyes, and he said loudly to the caravan, "Since this is the case. Then please leave your goods and money behind, oh yes, and the horses, mules, and carts that you will be allowed to take with you, and you still have to rush the road. ”
In the end, he actually looked at Shen Zang, who was already full of surprise, and said with a smile: "Shen Darthead, you weapons...... Let's stay. ”
"Huh?" After a moment of silence, the whole caravan was in an uproar, leaving behind all the goods and money?
You must know that although all the merchants in the caravan have some family backgrounds, most of the money has been exchanged for the goods on this carriage, and they were expected to transport these to the Tang Kingdom or even Canghai to sell them for a good price...... But if they were handed over here, wouldn't it cost them their lives?
And on the board car that followed the caravan all the way, many people were also full of panic, although they had no goods, but they always brought a lot of money and goods when they went out.
"This group of people...... It tastes a little wrong. Although the people around him had panicked expressions, Gao Yishui didn't have any panic on his face, but his eyes never left the team not far away, and his expression was quite playful.
Qin Ke was not as free and easy as Gao Yishui, he was worried about the money in his baggage, so he clenched the 'Bodhisattva' in his hand, looked up and asked, "What did you just say, what does it smell like?"
"It's obviously a group of mountain bandits, but they look like well-trained officers and soldiers, what do you say?" Gao Yishui looked at Abu, as if asking for his opinion.
Abu has been in the Taixue Hall for a long time, and he also goes to the army every once in a while to run errands for Gao Changgong, and because he wants to touch the war horses more, he volunteered to run over to wash the horses in the stable.
After all, his knowledge is wider than Qin Ke's, but Abu just smiled and didn't speak.
Qin Ke's eyes froze, carefully recalling the scene where the horse team appeared just now, yes, it was indeed very strange, many of their movements had a smell of iron and blood in the army, but it was just ...... is different from the Qingzhou ghost ride under Gao Changgong.
"Officers and soldiers, could it be that they are dressed as officers and soldiers of the Tang Kingdom?" Qin Ke didn't dare to make a loud noise, lowered his voice and leaned next to Gao Yishui and asked.
This kind of thing may not be impossible, he even heard of a state official in order to make money, the officers and soldiers under his command pretended to be robbers and plundered goods, and it was under the disposal of Zhuge Wanling that the state official was removed from all official positions, and finally died on the guillotine in Jianye City.
"Nope. Gao Yishui shook his head, "Saying that they are like regular armies, but it doesn't mean that they are regular armies." They're certainly just a bunch of robbers, but ...... Maybe someone in the army is training them? Interesting......"
Gao Yishui glanced at the fellow travelers who were holding their money bags tightly, and suddenly burst out laughing.