From the early morning of the second day, the atmosphere at 'Pegasus Ranch' began to become tense.
In a small town in the northwest less than thirty miles away from the canyon entrance, traces of the 'Four Bandits' have appeared.
As a result, the sentry towers and gates in the ranch that were usually unguarded became cunning and strict. The soldiers in the 'Pegasus Castle' drove out of the castle one by one and gathered on the plains of the pasture, preparing to go to the battlefield.
In the ranch, both Li Xiuning and Xiao Xian fell silent. As for Lin Shihong's people, they did not leave last night, but were dormant at the station prepared for them at the ranch. There was also no news.
Now, the person who has the biggest headache is Shang Xiuxun. Internal troubles are not yet settled, and foreign troubles are coming. Especially Lin Shihong and his gang are entrenched, which is a worry for Shang Xiuxun. Shang Xiuxun has to arrange for Liu Zongdao to stay behind. Pegasus Castle.
In the meeting hall of 'Pegasus Garden', Shang Xiuxun once again summoned the chief steward Shang Zhen and the four deacons to discuss. Facing the current situation, no one had a good solution. Of course, they could ask Li Tang, Xiao Xian and even Lin Shihong Either party asks for help, but the price to be paid in the future will definitely be unbearable by the ranch.
"What's going on over there with Lin Shihong?"
Shang Xiuxun suddenly raised his head, looked at Liu Zongdao, and asked.
In addition to defending Pegasus Castle, Liu Zongdao's task was to monitor the movements of Lin Shihong and others to prevent them from suddenly attacking the ranch from within.
Liu Zongdao reported back: "Lin Shihong and others have been staying in the 'Bajun Garden' in the northwest corner today, and after Pi Shouxuan left with Bian Fuxiao's body, he has not returned yet. His subordinates have been in the 'Bajun Garden' 'The South Tower and the North Tower each have a team of people on duty, equipped with thirty crossbows, which are enough to deal with any emergencies!"
When Liu Zongdao finished speaking, Shang Zhen suddenly opened his eyes, shook the cigarette rod in his hand, and said, "Zongdao handled the emergency situation well! But Xiao Xian must not forget that these gangsters are all ruthless. They are not kind people. Once our defense exposes a flaw and gives them an opportunity, they might show their ferocious fangs and bite us hard!"
Shang Xiuxun nodded and said: "Uncle Zhen is right, you must be on guard against others. Deacon Liu will send an additional manpower near the 'Xuanma Courtyard' later to provide support!"
Liu Zongdao bowed and responded: "Yes, the owner!"
As he spoke, a burst of footsteps came closer and closer, and then a voice said loudly outside the Pegasus Garden: "Please report to the owner of the field. If you have any urgent matters, please report to the owner of the field."
Shang Xiuxun's face suddenly became serious and he shouted: "Please come in!"
After a moment, the man outside the door strode to the front of the meeting hall, bowed through the door curtain and reported to the room: "Report to the leader, ten miles away from the entrance of the canyon to the west, there are about 2,000 enemies found. They should be the 'four major enemies.' Kou's forward troops..."
Everyone's expressions changed with horror when they heard this. The war will eventually come. Shang Xiuxun took a deep breath and shouted coldly: "Get ready to fight!"
To the northwest of the ranch are two huge cliffs. Between the two cliffs is the only way in and out of the ranch - the canyon entrance. As long as you hold on to this place, there will be one man who can block it and no one can open it.
However, for the ranch, once the only exit is blocked by the enemy, the ranch will become very passive. Therefore, Shang Xiuxun chose to take the initiative and look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy.
Lin Sumo was wearing a black night suit and a mask. He stood on an ancient pine on the top of the northern cliff and looked far away at the wilderness extending under the cliff into the distance.
In the distance, among the hills four or five miles away, a team of three to four hundred people was sneaking forward, slowly coming towards the entrance of the canyon, and in a valley four to five hundred meters to the southwest of him , the soldiers of the ranch were already in position.
The war is about to break out!
On this side of the canyon crossing, more and more ranch warriors drove out of the city building and rushed to the battlefield.
Lin Sumo flew down, his body like floating catkins, falling silently. The cliff more than a hundred feet high felt like walking on flat ground under Lin Sumo's feet.
The distance of four to five miles was reached in a blink of an eye at Lin Sumo's speed. When Lin Sumo arrived at the hilly area, bursts of fighting and shouting could be heard in the wind. The battle was getting intense!
The war broke out in the valley where the ranch warriors were ambushing them. Thanks to the terrain, the ranch warriors launched a surprise attack and took the lead. The "Four Bandits" were caught off guard and nearly a hundred people were lost.
However, these bandits were all desperadoes and were not afraid of death. They quickly withstood the attack of the ranch warriors and gradually reversed their disadvantage. The two sides fought hard, each suffering casualties, and as the war lasted longer, , the ranch side gradually moved towards a disadvantage.
This was a battle involving nearly a thousand people, which was a big test for the ranch. It was Archdeacon Liang Zhi who presided over the attack.
At this moment, Liang Zhi and more than a dozen of his men were forming a circular formation and struggling to resist the attacks of twenty or thirty thieves. Occasionally, a ranch soldier fell, and the pressure on Liang Zhi and others increased.
Lin Sumo looked at it for a moment and found that although there were still more than 300 people in the bandit group, they were divided into six or seven groups to fight separately. Each group was led by seven or eight strong martial arts masters, and each other The tacit cooperation between them doubled the power of the bandit battle array!
Regarding the current situation, it is very simple to crack it. All you need to do is kill the thieves with high martial arts skills.
Lin Sumo took off the long bow on his back and took out the arrow specially made by Lu Miaozi. After weighing it for a moment, he put it back. Then he flew down from the tree crown and walked slowly through the battle formation.
Both sides were stunned by the sudden appearance of the uninvited guest. When Lin Sumo slapped a bandit leader to the ground with one palm, the ranch warrior's momentum was boosted, and his offensive immediately became fierce.
Next, Lin Sumo kept wandering around the battle formation, and every time he made a move, he would surely take away the life of a master bandit. Gradually, the bandits' battle formation was torn apart and their original advantages were slowly lost.
Lin Sumo's actions soon attracted the attention of other bandit leaders. Immediately, more than a dozen martial arts masters surrounded him from all directions, trying to trap Lin Sumo in the battle formation.
Lin Sumo glanced around and sneered fiercely. At this moment, enemies from all directions rushed in quickly, with long knives and sharp swords in their hands filled with killing intent. They cooperated with the fighting and roaring, and quickly killed them.
When the sword came close, Lin Sumo's figure suddenly disappeared like a ghost. When he reappeared, he was in front of one of the people. Then Lin Sumo's figure suddenly bumped forward, and his whole body crashed into that person. In arms.
All the fierce force acted on the man's chest, and the man's sternum was instantly shattered. His body fell out of the way and crashed into a thicket of bandits more than ten feet away, causing chaos in the battle formation of the group of bandits.
