The next day, Zhang Xi and others entered the lurking area early in the morning.
Half an hour after the city gate opened, three cavalrymen had already bypassed the city and sent out the message that the target caravan had set off and headed in this direction.
About an hour later, the target caravan in the distance finally appeared in Zhang Xi's line of sight. After the opponent entered the encirclement, Zhang Xi waved his hand and led thirty soldiers in traditional Mingguang armor towards the opponent.
The sudden crowd made the other party instantly alert, and everyone in the other party's caravan drew out their long knives.
The Tang Dynasty couldn't help but use swords. Even the caravans from these nomadic peoples could carry swords into the city. But one thing was that it was absolutely impossible for bows and crossbows to enter the city, including armor.
Zhang Xi ignored the long knife in the opponent's hand and looked at it as he walked.
All forty-seven people in the entire caravan are present, and now everyone has their weapons drawn. The difference is that twenty of them are located in the center of the caravan, close to the goods of the caravan, and they seem to be protecting the goods.
But it is also very possible that there are weapons hidden in the cargo.
"Marquis Jin Wu and Wei Wu of the Tang Dynasty are now ordered to investigate you and put down your weapons!" Zhang Xi said loudly as he walked near them and faced the stern faces of these people.
"General, we are businessmen from Shiwei. My Han name is Liu Zhao. This is the customs clearance document. We are serious businessmen..." A strong man who looked close to forty years old and took the lead suddenly had a look on his face. He smiled and walked over with an apologetic look on his face and said.
"Stop, I don't care who you are. Now everyone put down their weapons, hold their heads in their hands, kneel on the roadside, and accept inspection." Zhang Xi said expressionlessly, while holding the long sleeves around his waist with his right hand. knife.
"General, we are really serious businessmen. You can't be unreasonable. We are businessmen, not bad people." Liu Zhao said with an innocent look.
"When the Tang Dynasty inspected your barbarian caravans, when did we have to be reasonable? Whether you are a businessman or a bad person is not up to you." Zhang Xi looked at him coldly and asked.
Um...Liu Zhao's whole body froze immediately, and he couldn't say anything else.
The air suddenly solidified. Zhang Xi squinted his eyes, his hand ready to draw the knife. He had noticed that many people on the other side were already looking around to see if there was anyone else around.
With a "swish" sound, Zhang Xi pulled out the long sword from his waist. The thirty soldiers around him almost followed his action and pulled out the Tang sword from his waist.
Liu Zhao looked at the configuration of Zhang Xi and others. They were all covered in bright light armor, but they did not carry long-range weapons. He didn't know what went wrong. Suddenly, Jinwu Guards came to them, and they were outside the city after they left the city.
They were not exposed from the beginning to the end, and everything they did was perfect, but something went wrong here. But their things... must be done! Otherwise, you will die if you go back!
Now there are two crossbows and two bows hidden in their carriage. They were assembled after leaving the city and had been hidden in the mezzanine of their carriage before.
But Liu Zhao knew that if they really took action, they might not be able to defeat each other. Only a few of them were wearing iron armor on important chest areas under their clothes, and the opponent was wearing Mingguang Armor!
"For the last time, put down your weapons, go to the roadside and kneel down with your hands on your head! Get checked!" Zhang Xi squinted his eyes and shouted again.
Liu Zhao took a deep breath and suddenly pulled out the long knife from his waist.
But before Liu Zheng could say anything, he saw the leader holding the Tang Dao opposite him swinging down the Tang Dao in his hand.
"Puff" "Puff" sharp whistling sounds suddenly swarmed in from both sides, and then violent screams instantly came from their team. The head of a person next to Liu Zhao was directly penetrated by a crossbow arrow. , the whole person was directly driven by the huge force and fell to the ground hard.
When they met, twenty people fell down in the caravan!
Liu Zhao's heart suddenly fell to the bottom, because the opponent did not rush up at all. In the mountains and forests on both sides, hundreds of figures stood up directly. Twenty of them were holding heavy crossbows, which were heavy crossbows that could only be cocked by at least two people. Crossbows, and at least twenty people still held ordinary crossbows that had not been fired, while the remaining people held Tang knives and slowly approached them.
The point is, the armors on these bodies... Liu Zhao's heart sank. The armors on the opponents were all brand-new iron armors. The shiny armors were so protective that they almost didn't show any flaws except for their faces.
At this distance, the ordinary crossbows in their hands pose no threat to the opponent at all.
A wry smile appeared on Liu Zhao's face. The other party was constantly approaching, while Liu Zhao and his men kept retreating with fear on their faces, gathering together.
Although they are ruthless and prepared before setting off, no one can remain calm when faced with death. It would be fine if both sides fought, but now... it's a one-sided massacre.
While watching the opponent continue to approach, they still maintained a sufficient formation. No matter which direction they attacked, no one on the opponent was exposed alone.
And these actions prove that... they are not the Wuhou in Chang'an City at all, but veterans who have been on the battlefield and learned how to fight in battle formations!
"Boss, what should I do?" A question came from behind Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhaogang was about to give the order to kill them, because they would die if they surrendered, so it was better to give them a fight.
But at this time, a person following Zhang Xi suddenly spoke loudly: "Now, I will give you Goguryeo people one last chance. Surrender and gain a chance of survival. Otherwise, you will not be the only ones who die."
As soon as the word "Goguryeo" was spoken, a wave of cold air surged from Liu Zhao's tailbone and climbed directly along his spine to his scalp, making his whole body feel cold.
The other party knew everything, and the other party's words, "It's not just you who will die," made Liu Zhao think a lot.
"Stop, we surrender!" Liu Zhao suddenly said loudly.
"Boss?" The other people behind Liu Zhao also felt a little scared after their identity was guessed. But Liu Zhao's order still surprised them.
"It's useless. Since the other party knows our identities, it means that they have already made sufficient preparations. None of us can escape. Surrendering now is the best choice. Listen to me and surrender." Liu Zhao First he said something to his men, and then he threw the long knife in his hand to the ground.
"We surrender!" Liu Zhao shouted loudly.
The person behind Liu Zhao paused for a moment and threw the long knives in his hands to the ground with a clanking sound. It was obvious that Liu Zhao was quite authoritative.
Zhang Xi waved his hand, and the heavily armed veterans who had already approached quickly rushed forward, pushed everyone including Liu Zhao to the ground, and then tied them up.
"Political Commissar, why did you make them give up resistance with just one word?" Zhang Xi looked at the political commissar beside him curiously. He had just seen clearly that the leader was about to fight desperately at first, but with just one word from the political commissar, the other party The expression on his face changed, and in the end he surrendered directly.
