When the sounds outside changed from noisy to quiet, and then there was a sound of regular footsteps, An, who was sleeping, opened her eyes.
"There really is another ambush!" Yoya sweated and looked tentatively at An.
An thought for a moment, smiled calmly and said: "There is probably no follow-up ambush. Please wait for a moment and wait for the escort to restrain the people before I trouble you, Mr. Yoya."
"Yes." Yoya swallowed and subconsciously touched the pocket on his chest.
Upon seeing this, An said: "There is no need to be too nervous. Even if the worst situation occurs, it is just someone escaping, and we in the carriage will not fight with them."
"No, Your Highness, I'm not worried about personal safety." Yoya shook his head and said, "What I don't want to see is someone escaping - they must pay the price for what they did in the town!"
"That's it. It seems that Lord Yoya has a benevolent heart."
"Well, Your Highness is..."
An interrupted the bragging that was about to begin: "So, are you willing to take a little risk for this, Mr. Yoya?"
He looked at Joa with burning eyes.
Joah controlled his verbal inertia and said sternly: "I can't get it!"
After saying this, he realized that he seemed to be representing everyone in the carriage unconsciously. He panicked and quickly went to observe the attitudes of others.
Then he saw that everyone, including Liliana, looked prepared.
'It seems that my opinion cannot affect what has been decided...'
Joah laughed inwardly. But unconsciously, he had a little more respect for the people in the carriage.
…
With the last apparently well-trained troops appearing, the situation changed again:
After joining the second wave of enemies that appeared earlier, this group of about two hundred people did not choose to attack together. Instead, they chose to concentrate on the center point of the convoy's defense line for an assault.
They were well deployed, their battle formations were orderly, and their force was significantly higher than the previous two groups. They actually fought on a par with the escorts.
The enemies that had appeared previously and had not yet been eliminated were constantly harassing other areas of the convoy's defense line, interfering with the rotation of the convoy's formation. This caused the pressure on the escort to double, and the defense line continued to collapse towards the center.
Seeing this, the enemies suddenly became fanatical and attacked even more crazily. Especially the enemies who appeared in the second wave launched a desperate charge.
Some of the escorts were getting injured constantly, their armors were damaged, and the defensive circle was becoming deformed little by little.
Finally, the escort could not bear the pressure and was pushed into the defense line by the third wave of enemies. Enemies from other directions immediately made up for their vacancies, rushing into the gap in the defense line crazily and charging towards the carriage with all their might, as if they were sitting inside. It was not the theater troupe and others who were strangers to them, but the enemy who killed their father!
The leader of the third wave of enemies perked up at the moment they broke through the defense line.
Frankly speaking, although they seemed to be invincible and broke through the defense line of the famous Imperial Guard in one breath, the pressure they endured was not small at all. When fighting against the Guards, they always have the illusion that their heads will be chopped off in the next second.
Fortunately, in the end, they were the better ones!
Even if the number of people killed on our side is several times that of the opponent, considering the strength of the opponent, this sacrifice is worth it in order to complete the mission!
The leader broke through the defense of the last person in the defensive circle and came to the open space inside.
Although I don’t know why the arm holding the weapon of the team leader at the end suddenly became tense, but it doesn’t matter, the defense line has been broken, as long as the mission can be completed...
The leader looked up, but what caught his eye was not the carriage, but a young man wearing noble armor.
The young man looked at him with eyes full of cold determination.
"!!!"
The leader suddenly felt chills all over his body, and his heated mind quickly cooled down, which reminded him of many details that had been ignored under the pressure.
"quick……"
Before he had time to warn, the leader was cut off by the young man with a sword!
"That's it." Leonhard drew out his sword and shouted loudly, "The guards obey the order! Annihilate the bandits!"
In the carriage, An looked at Yoya immediately after hearing Leonhart's voice.
Without needing to be reminded, Joah pulled a signal tube from his arms. In order to ensure that the signal could be sent out correctly, he used all his strength to knock out of the car with one shoulder, and then lit the fuse.
"Whoosh-bang!"
Fireworks as a signal were launched into the sky, making a loud noise.
The next moment, countless people dressed in civilian clothes poured out of the surrounding houses. Most of the clothes on these people were ill-fitting, and while they were all men, some were wearing women's clothes. Most of what they held in their hands were rolling pins, kitchen knives and other common things that could barely be used as weapons. Only a few of them held normal swords, weapons and guns.
However, these people are very disciplined and will block all the enemy escort's escape routes as soon as they appear!
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-"
"Uu——"
Accompanied by the sound of galloping horse hooves, the lord of the town, Willitelema, appeared at the outermost edge, followed by a heavily armed security force carrying weapons and equipment behind him!
"Suffer death, you gang of thieves who disrupt order and harm people's lives!" Lord Willit shouted angrily, and then issued an order, "My soldiers, cooperate with Her Royal Highness Liliana's escort team to destroy these people. Help the bastard!"
"yes!!!"
Under deafening shouts, the security forces began to strangle the ambush troops who attacked the convoy from the outside. The convoy also changed its previous decline and used extremely high efficiency to eliminate the enemies pouring into the defense line.
With the two sides cooperating inside and outside, and attacking from the front and back, the number of enemies was decreasing at an extremely fast speed.
The remaining enemies suddenly became panicked, and they who could originally put some pressure on the escort quickly became a mess. Some people want to fight for their lives, while others want to escape, but under the trap that has been laid, all their efforts are destined to be in vain!
The overall situation was decided, and Yoya, who was standing outside the carriage, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Excellency Yoya, the sword has no eyes, it's better to get in the car to avoid it." An smiled and said.
Joa's instinct was to refuse. Despite the pressure he had endured in the past few days, he still felt more at ease watching his own people win with his own eyes. But when he turned his eyes, he saw the twisted lock on the carriage again, and his face suddenly became embarrassed.
Not daring to speak again after declining, Yoya walked into the carriage honestly.
Feeling restless, he coughed twice and said, "When the matter is over, I will definitely ask a master locksmith in the town to replace your lock with a new one today!"
The smile on An's face became even wider: "It doesn't matter. Sir Yoya is eager to catch the thief, and I feel the same way. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to help myself."
Looking at An's expression and hearing the faint chuckles in the carriage, Yoya couldn't help but have the urge to hide his face and run away.
In order to maintain his shaky dignity, he randomly searched for a topic: "I have to sigh, what you told us is that the move of letting the security forces exchange clothes with the nearby people and ambush here is really clever!"
"Excuse me." An Ping responded calmly.
"How can you say it's an award! You have ensured the safety of the residents at the same time, which is an important matter. Even if it were someone else's intention, it would be difficult to ensure the safety of everyone!" When talking about this, Yoya became serious, " You anticipate that the enemy will attack first, so you ask the security forces to carry weapon boxes in the name of support. This allows residents with a huge difference in size from the security army members, such as children, to hide in the boxes and escape without arousing suspicion... …”
"So this is why the security forces we encountered on the way here were not disciplined enough and carried many weapon boxes?" Miku couldn't help but murmured.
Yoya, who was talking enthusiastically, was stunned. He thought everyone in the carriage knew this.
"I haven't had a chance to explain it to them yet," An explained.
Joah was speechless, paused for a moment, and silently bowed to everyone.
He is worthy of admiration for being willing to face danger in order to capture the criminal without knowing the plan!
Of course, Yoya could also think that the reason why the people in the carriage remained calm in the face of danger was also their trust in An.
But regardless of his deeds, this does not affect his respect.
Yoya's solemn move made everyone in the theater troupe, including Liliana, a little at a loss.
"Sir Yoya, that's not necessary." An smiled and said, "If you are interested, please arrange medical treatment for those escorts who were injured due to the layout. I will bear the cost. Thank you in advance."
"...No need to say thank you!" Yoah came back to his senses, his face full of solemnity. "When the matter is over, I will set off immediately to find a doctor!"
An leaned against the car window and listened to the movement outside. After thinking for a while, he chuckled and said, "Get up later."
