It was getting late, and it was almost midnight. A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came from the official road. Eleven knights clung to their horses and flew past like a strong wind. The dense trees and mottled rocks beside the road suddenly disappeared. Pass, move backward quickly. Wei Mingchen estimated the mileage in his mind and slowly tightened the reins. As he raised his arms and made a downward gesture, the speed of the cavalry gradually slowed down. Wei Mingchen and others carefully observed the river near the official road, looking for On board the ship carrying Li Jian's uncle and nephew, Yun Ting gave him a simple order. No matter who they were, kill them and cut off all thoughts of Xue Tu.
Not far further, Wei Mingchen saw a small boat with secret signs painted on it - this was the small boat used to pick up and drop off participants. Wei Mingchen reined in the horse's head not far from the boat, tilted his legs, jumped off the horse lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Dismount, pay attention, and use your moves more brightly."
Ten knights dismounted one after another and took out the Qi family sword or Japanese sword from their ribs. Several others took out several hand crossbows from their sash. Six of them quickly formed a circular formation for external defense, and the other four were divided into two groups. Occupy both sides of the road. Wei Mingchen approached the boat carefully. The boatman had fallen dead on the river beach, half of his body submerged in the water.
Wei Mingchen first walked to the boatman's body and took a look. All the wounds came from the back, which meant that this was a ruthless pursuit. The fatal injuries came from the concentrated stabbing of the kidneys. There was also a puncture wound on the side of the neck, and the wound was very serious. The large size was caused by violent shaking to enlarge the wound after the short knife was inserted. This should be a follow-up knife after stabbing the kidney.
There was another boatman lying on the beach. These two people are Xue Tu's subordinates, and they have been bribed by him a long time ago. When they came out, they did not row to the reserved location, but ran aground at this desolate location of the pipeline, so that they could catch up with them on flying horses.
Although this place is next to an official road, there are very few people coming and going. Even a few passers-by can be easily silenced.
Wei Mingchen took a breath of cold air. He turned his attention to the boat, held his sword in front of him, and slowly and cautiously moved towards the car. As soon as he got close to the boat awning, he smelled a pungent smell of blood. There was a soft ticking sound under the boat canopy, and the blood seeping out from the gaps in the bottom plate of the boat dripped slowly and rhythmically. This made Wei Mingchen feel a little uncomfortable. He frowned and gently used the one-handed ladder knife in his hand. He opened the curtain of the boat awning.
The body of a big man in black was leaning in the boat. His empty eyes were wide open, as if he was looking at Wei Mingchen. This made Wei Mingchen's heart skip a beat. He calmed down and carefully checked the situation inside the ship.
Blood, blood everywhere. There were multiple puncture wounds on the jugular vein below the man's Adam's apple. There was a cut on the femoral artery in his leg. There was a scratch on the left side of his neck. This knife cut open the carotid artery and caused massive bleeding. The man's blood pressure drained the blood. It splashed everywhere like spring water, and every knife was a fatal wound. This made the big man die in a few seconds. The thick blood had not completely dried, and it slowly wriggled downwards under the guidance of gravity. , disgusting. Wei Mingchen looked around the carriage. There were two knife marks engraved on the walls and frame of the carriage. The opening was fresh and should have been left during a fight.
This Li Jian was indeed an expert. In such a narrow space, fighting alone, he killed three people in an instant. Although the two boatmen didn't have much skill, they were brave and ruthless people and not that easy to deal with.
Wei Mingchen moved his gaze to the outside of the boat and looked carefully at the side. There were no footprints around, but the color of the sand on the ground was too uniform. Wei Mingchen walked over and gently brushed it with his hand, revealing a few dark black dry spots under the sand. He leaned down and carefully identified the blood spots. The well-proportioned floating ash was caused by Li Jian using branches to clean up the traces left behind when he retreated. The blood spots meant that at least one of them was injured. Wei Mingchen followed the direction of the traces. When they arrived at the east side of the road, Li Jian and the others did not continue walking along the official road. Instead, they chose to enter the reed marsh beside the road. They might choose to hide and wait for the pursuers to evacuate on their own, or they might be waiting for follow-up support.
He looked around and found several broken branches. The wounds were very new, and the weeds in the ground showed obvious signs of being trampled. Going further, he found several footprints in a relatively flat muddy ground. Wei Mingchen After a rough estimate, judging from the density and spacing of the footprints, there were only two people, which meant that no one was responding. One of the footprints was deeper and there were drag marks on the ground, indicating that one of them was carrying a heavy load, which was caused by dragging the wounded.
Wei Mingchen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as people move in nature, they will inevitably leave traces. They can't go far with a wounded person.
As soon as he waved his hand, ten people around him immediately gathered around. Wei Mingchen said coldly: "Leave a horse stake and the others will follow me. If you are in danger, use bamboo sticks to communicate. Don't use bamboo sticks unless it is a crisis. It will reveal what we are doing." The location." Everyone nodded, and a few shadows flashed and disappeared among the dense forests on the hillside.
Xu Tong squatted on the ground and panted violently. He needed to regain his strength. Li Baiqing was sitting not far from him, looking very weak. The abdomen of this old man was wrapped in torn clothes, and blood was constantly seeping out. The clothes used to bandage the wound were stained red. The moment the boat suddenly ran aground, Xu Tong knew that he would not be able to escape easily today. He tore open the stitches at the intersection, where a short fine steel fist was hidden. He expected that the other party would take action, but what surprised him was that the other party would take the lead in attacking even though they did not have an advantage in numbers. The man escorting the boat might want to kill one opponent first, and then join forces with the boatman to kill the remaining one. Li Bai The seat was tilted at the entrance of the boat canopy, and he bore the brunt of the first blow. Then Xu Tong used his left hand to block the big man's right hand holding the knife, used the elbow of his right arm to hold the opponent's left hand open, and then stabbed the big man's neck with his fist. Veins, short punches cannot be used for chopping, they can only be used for stabbing and paddling, but in the narrow canopy of the boat where they can almost only bend their arms and elbows, they are more dexterous than the big man's short knife, and only require a few centimeters of space. After repeated stabbings, the massive bleeding from the jugular vein and carotid artery made the big man lose the power to resist in an instant. The fatal blow ended in an instant, leaving only a mess.
Li Baiqing's injury was not serious. Xu Tong pressed the bleeding point on his abdomen and bandaged him briefly. The two of them avoided the official road and quickly hid in the reed swamp. Xu Tong checked Li Baiqing's injury again. It was a laceration. The injury was not serious and the injury did not seem to have worsened. However, when walking quickly, it would cause the abdominal wound to crack and significantly slow down the walking speed. This was fatal. difficult problem. Xu Tong took off his coat, tore it open with a short knife, took out the 5,000-to-1 map, compass and soft ruler from the sandwich, and estimated his position and direction by comparing it with the records on the road when he came, but it was obvious that His mental arithmetic ability was not very good. After a short calculation, he only figured out the correct direction. Xu Tong felt a little annoyed and frustrated, but he didn't have much time to waste. He didn't know if there would be follow-up soldiers, but he had to consider the worst possibility. He unplugged the water bag, took a sip and handed it to Li Baiqing. , after Li Baiqing finished drinking, Xu Tong took the short knife and cut the bottom of the water bag, but no water flowed out. The interior of this special water bag is composed of two independent storage spaces, one for storing water and one for storing water. clutter.
Xu Tong took out three small bamboo tubes from the storage bag. The two small ones were larger than a full paper bag of ammunition, and the larger one was only as thick as the thumb and index finger. Xu Tong put the three bamboo tubes in his arms and stood up. , glanced at Li Baiqing and asked: "Okay?" Li Baiqing forced a smile and said: "It's okay." Xu Tong nodded and said: "You go first." Li Baiqing glanced at him , said nothing, stood up leaning on a branch, and walked forward slowly.
It is difficult to leave quickly with a lottery number. Whether it is for work, morality or other reasons, he cannot abandon Li Baiqing. He was not an elite stealth warrior trained by the Senate, ready to lay down his life for the mission. He is not only a person, but also represents the entire Laoliwei and Xialiu Village Joint Protection.
Once he dies during the mission, the influence of the Senate in the entire Xialiu Village will be affected. This is very detrimental to the current situation.
But it is difficult to hide his traces with him, and if there are pursuers, they will surely follow him. He needed to confirm the presence of the pursuers. Xu Tong stood up and looked for a suitable position. He deliberately stepped on a few vines and weeds, leaving some traces of his walking. Then he used a short knife to dig a shallow pit on the wild road that could only be passed by one person, and put a small bamboo tube upright. After burying it in, most of the bamboo tube was buried in the soil, with only a small section exposed. Then it was lightly covered with floating soil and a few fallen leaves. He looked around and saw that there were no flaws, and then stood up with satisfaction. It was time to set off. Xu Tong looked up at the sky and thought to himself that he would definitely have to spend the night in the wild today.
Wei Mingchen walked quickly, with two people in front of him exploring the way, and seven people behind him, one by one, following closely, like a long centipede. Wei Mingchen felt that he was getting closer and closer to his prey, and his bloodthirsty desire made him He was a little excited.
The leading swordsman kept cutting and chopping the surrounding weeds with the blade of his sword. He focused all his attention on the front. Suddenly, he felt his foot being clicked, as if he had stepped on a small stone. The bamboo tube stepped on by the swordsman sank. The enhanced black powder cartridge loaded in the bamboo tube was pressed down with the weight of the swordsman. The brass spacer used to separate the propellant from the flash cap continued to press the lower layer. the flash cap, and suddenly press the flash cap onto the boss at the bottom of the bamboo tube. In order to ensure the firing rate of this small booby trap, the flash cap used is more sensitive than the flash cap used for guns. It is usually kept separately and is only used to unscrew the bottom of the barrel and load the flash cap.
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