The sky was full of clouds, and the setting sun was slightly drunk. Only a few rays of red light came out from between the clouds, shining on the hillside.
Xu Ma Bang, Wang Mazi, Yang Dan and Liu Huaying, with sixty or seventy beards, escorted nine carriages, walking along the lowlands of the mountains, deep in Baektu Mountain.
Liu Huaying was the bearded Ying Tianliang. He had been active outside Mount Paektu and was responsible for guarding and delivering news.
The Zuanshan Leopard successively defeated the general and was short of manpower, so he recalled him to the mountain.
The convoy traveled for a while and arrived near an unnamed mountain. At the foot of the mountain was a medium-sized lake with a mirror-like surface and a light layer of mist.
Xu Ma Bang sat up straight, looked into the distance from his horse for a while, and then laughed and said: "Brothers, go ahead and go around two ridges to reach Fuli Valley. We can get there tonight!"
All the bandits became energetic after hearing this. A bandit leader with a scar on his face shouted: "Second Master, brothers are all hungry. How about taking a rest first and eating something before going on the road?"
"Yeah, let's take a break at Wangshan." A few more bandits agreed.
Xu Ma Bang turned his head and looked at Wang Mazi, Yang Dan and Liu Huaying, asking for their opinions with his eyes.
Wang Mazi nodded and said: "The road ahead is difficult, I'm afraid it will take another two or three hours."
Yang Dan and Liu Hua should look at each other and express their agreement.
Seeing this, Xu Ma Bang waved his hand and said: "Then finish eating before leaving. No drinking allowed!"
The bandits cheered in unison, and hurriedly pulled the carriage to the shelter at the foot of the mountain. They formed a semicircle, took out rice, grain and meat from the carriage, and sat down to eat in groups of three and five.
When the escort agency travels, they usually prepare some non-perishable braised meats and grain biscuits. Xu Ma Bang and his men robbed the escort agency and got a lot of food by the way.
The bandits were very careful along the way, never unsaddled their horses, and kept their bows and knives close to their bodies at all times, to be on guard against the appearance of "that person".
Now that I have arrived at the door of my house, I feel relaxed. After eating to my heart's content, I take off my crossbow, unbutton my collar and start shouting. I even have the courage to take out my wine bag and take a few sips secretly.
Xu Ma Bang and others naturally noticed it, but they just turned a blind eye.
At this moment, a pale yellow figure suddenly flew down from the mountain wall. The figure was almost perpendicular to the mountain wall. He was running quickly, as if walking on flat ground, and rushed to the foot of the mountain in a few breaths.
"An idea!"
Liu Huaying was the first to react, stood up and shouted a warning.
"Zhao Lin!"
Xu Ma Bang's pupils suddenly shrank, he grabbed the iron rod at hand and shouted: "Copycat, form an arrow array!"
The bandits immediately threw away the food in their hands and hurriedly picked up the crossbow weapons on the ground.
Zhao Lin rushed into the convoy at lightning speed, his body flashing continuously, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and the iron ruler in his hand kept rising and falling.
Every time he takes action, one person will fall down, and more than a dozen people will be killed in the blink of an eye.
The bandits were extremely panicked. Most of them had seen Zhao Lin's performance on the black wind outlet that day. The ghostly figure shrouded their hearts like a huge shadow.
At this time, Zhao Lin appeared again. Some people were running around in panic, and some were trying to mount their horses and escape. Any bandits who left the team were beaten to death by Zhao Lin with an iron ruler.
Xu Ma Bang's eyes were splitting from what he saw, and he called Wang Mazi, Liu Huaying and Yang Dan to surround Zhao Lin.
It's a pity that the carriages are parked randomly, one in the east and one in the west, which is in the way.
Zhao Lin did not meet Xu Ma Bang and the others, but rushed around the carriage, specifically targeting the bearded man holding a crossbow. At such a close distance, the bandit was killed by an iron ruler before he could draw the bow.
Xu Ma Bang and Wang Mazi almost vomited blood, especially Yang Dan. These were the crossbowmen he had finally trained. How could he explain to the boss after the loss?
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Several cold arrows were shot down from the top of the mountain. The bandits were caught off guard and fell down one after another.
"Where did the arrow come from, ouch!"
"No, there's someone on the mountain..."
The bandits were frightened and frightened, running around in panic. The newly organized team was instantly dispersed.
Xu Ma Bang was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, and he shouted: "Don't run around, come with me!" As he said that, he kicked over a carriage and rushed out of the gap with his people.
The bandits scrambled to flee, fearing they would be left behind.
Zhao Lin got out of the way, ducked to a carriage, grabbed the bottom of the carriage with both hands, and used all his strength. With a "clang", the carriage flew into the air, rolled and fell hard.
The bandits suddenly fell on their backs. Seven or eight bandits were pinned under the car and screamed loudly.
Xu Ma Bang and Wang Mazi ignored them and quickly gathered the remaining troops and slowly retreated towards the lake.
Zhao Lin did not give chase and killed all the bandits and more than a dozen horses that had not had time to escape.
Liang Song came down from the mountain and walked to the carriage to check. No matter dead or alive, he stabbed every bandit and cut off his head.
Xu Ma Bang and others watched helplessly as the bandits were executed one by one, and they shouted and cursed in anger.
"Killing is so enjoyable, what should we do next?" Liang Song said excitedly.
Zhao Lin raised his head and glanced at the sky, and said in a deep voice: "It's getting dark, hold them back."
Liang Song hesitated and said, "Aren't you afraid that they will escape while it's dark?"
Zhao Lin's eyes flashed and he sneered: "Don't worry, none of them can escape!"
Before this sneak attack, he had no clear plan. He just wanted to kill as many bandits as possible.
But now I have changed my mind. At the right time and place, I have the opportunity to keep them all.
Xu Ma Bang and Wang Mazi retreated to the lake with a group of bandits, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the lake behind them, there was one less direction to be attacked, so they were relatively safe.
But when he looked around, he couldn't help but feel like crying.
In just a short time, most of his men were dead, leaving only a few dozen, some of whom didn't even have time to bring their bows and crossbows.
Yang Dan sighed, counted the number of people, and stepped forward and said: "Second Master, we still have sixteen crossbowmen, ten archers, and five brothers whose crossbows have been left behind on the carriage. What should we do? "
"Those who don't have any crossbows should take out the arrow pots on their bodies, and the crossbowmen should prepare their formations!"
Xu Ma Bang said with a gloomy face, "Yang Dan, you and I will guard the left, Mazi and Hua should guard the right, to prevent that kid from charging into the formation from the side."
Wang Mazi and Yang Dan both nodded in agreement. Only Liu Huaying stood still and said hesitantly: "Second Master, are we going to stick to it all the time?"
Liu Huaying was dealing with Zhao Lin for the first time. He was surprised when he saw Zhao Lin moving as fast as lightning, but he didn't think it was necessary for so many people to be huddled by the lake. He was a little confused about Xu Ma Bang's arrangement.
Xu Ma Bang frowned and said patiently: "Hua Yingzi, listen to me. Of course we won't be afraid of this kid fighting alone."
"But you saw his movement skills just now. As long as we leave this lake and are surrounded by enemies on all sides, can this person be fully protected?"
"Let him seize the opportunity. There won't be any brothers left. Are we the four of us going back to see the boss?"
Liu Huaying was speechless after hearing this, so he had no choice but to follow his instructions and go to the right side of the formation.
Xu Ma Bang turned back and glanced at everyone, "Listen to me. Without my command, no one is allowed to move even half a step. Anyone who steps out of the formation will be killed!"
(End of chapter)
