The surrounding guards who were in charge of vigilance blew the whistles hanging around their necks one after another. The harsh sound broke the silence and made everyone in the convoy feel their hearts skip a beat.
"Bandits! Bandits are here!"
The guard did not remain on high alert, but rushed back and loudly announced the reason for the whistle.
"What?! Bandits? Why did the bandits show up at this time?"
"Bring it over? What, what does this mean?"
"Don't be afraid. Our carriage shop has friendships with all the villages in this mountain. Maybe they are people from the Evil Wolf Village. Didn't they show up before? Maybe they are here to collect tolls?"
When Zhang Yan heard the police whistle and saw the sentry guards rushing back, his first feeling was that these bandits were too arrogant.
What can a mere ten guards guard against? If the bandits want to remain unnoticed, they can send powerful warriors to come in and kill the guards who serve as sentries first, and then reveal their blades when they get close. These are commonplace tactics in the military. But these bandits just came over with loud noises and no concealment at all.
Perhaps for the bandits, they never thought that a convoy of only fifty people could resist them. Just like stepping on an ant, you will never consider any strategy.
Although he looked down on these rabble in his heart, Zhang Yan felt a little more confident at this time. After all, it was easier to deceive a group of fools than a group of scheming villains.
The ten guards seemed so thin at this time. Even if they were surrounded by the car formation, they could not bring any sense of security to the other people in the convoy.
The most panicked ones were the team leader and the guard leader. They had exchanged opinions before and believed that the bandit forces in this mountain area were likely to be reshuffled like they had been five years ago. They also believed that if they were encountered by the chaotic bandits, they would probably have a narrow escape. So I originally planned to just show off tomorrow and go back to avoid the limelight, but who would have thought that danger would come that night. At this time, I could only keep hoping that my guess was wrong, or that the bandits would not do the thing of killing them all this time.
run? Where to run? It is surrounded by mountains, and the mountains are the hunting ground of bandits. Not to mention the convoy, even if the Nanyuan Kingdom's army went into the mountains to encircle and suppress them, they would not be able to clear them all out. This is because the mountain roads here are rugged and complicated. Once the bandits disperse and flee, they can hide in any cave for a month or two. Can the military afford it? As soon as the troops left, they came out again.
Besides, it is surrounded on all sides now, so there is no place to run. He could only stay behind the car formation and wait for his fate.
The people in the convoy were already in panic. Those who paid money to follow the car like Zhang Yan were even more frightened and hid in the back like frightened chickens.
Zhang Yan did not panic, but silently pulled out a short knife from the bag. In fact, it was transformed from Wanxiangzhu, which was consistent with his status as a soldier who returned home from the Yubei Mountain Fortress. It's just that he lacks the usual evil spirit of the soldiers of Yubei Mountain Fortress.
A person who practices Taoism pays attention to a peaceful state of mind, and evil spirits cannot stay in him. Therefore, Zhang Yan should be the only person who has stayed in Yubei Mountain for more than two years without any evil spirit at all.
"Brother, if, if something goes wrong later, can you, help, help me?" When the driver surnamed Xiong saw Zhang Yan with a calm face and a knife in his hand, he found it immediately One to rely on. He knew that compared to people like him, people like Zhang Yan who had just come out of Yubei Mountain Fortress, a place where people died every day, were much more reliable at this moment. Maybe he could save a small life by relying on him. .
"Brother Xiong, don't worry, stay with me, I will try my best to help you. But it shouldn't be necessary, right?"
"Thank you, brother! But brother, don't be careless. Bandits never attack the camp in the middle of the night. I'm afraid it will be difficult today!" At this time, the uneasiness in his heart hit him even more, making him extremely scared.
After just saying a few words, Zhang Yan's perception was filled with the aura of rapidly approaching people. There are strong and weak auras, but they are not as strong as ordinary people should have. It is a warrior, a master among bandits who arrived first!
Through the light of the fire, we can see that there are suddenly many figures on the nearby trees on the surrounding mountains. They are either standing or squatting on the branches of the trees, holding long and short weapons, looking at the people trapped in the middle of the car formation with a playful expression. These dozen people.
"That seems to be the third master of the Evil Wolf Village! The one next to him looks like the second master of the Black Blade Village? Why are they here together?"
“There are still some people I don’t know!”
"The people over there are from Huanshan Village!"
"Well, people from the Evil Wolf Village, Black Blade Village, and Huanshan Village are all here? But why don't they see their boss? Strange!"
Seeing some familiar faces, some people in the team relaxed a little. But people like the leader of the convoy and the leader of the escort who had suspicions in their minds were on the contrary. When they saw the mixed faces, their hearts fell straight to the bottom.
Although the three big bandit forces on this mountain road are not hostile, they are definitely not in a relationship that can be mixed together to do business. Now that the people are mixed, and the bosses of each cottage have not been seen, the problems here are basically obvious.
The three bandits' village was in chaos.
You can't wait for the bandits to take action, you must at least understand the other party's intentions first. And it seemed that the bandits who came were not coming out in droves. The number of warriors who arrived first and showed up was only about twenty, and the remaining bandits who followed should not exceed two hundred.
"Fellow heroes! We are a convoy from Shunji Chariot and Horse Company in Xuanhua City. We are connected to all the villages in the mountains. All the heads of the family are here. If there is any shortage, feel free to tell us. Although our boss is not here, you can We can also take your boss's words back to let the boss know.
Haha, it is really unnecessary to set up such a big battle. "
The back of his head was soaked with cold sweat, but his face was really calm. He climbed onto a carriage and stood on it, shouting loudly to the bandits surrounding him not far away, hoping to stabilize them, no matter what. Everyone agrees first, and then he can go back alive.
"I know you are from Shunji, but do you know who we are?"
"I know, you are from the Evil Wolf Village..."
"Wrong! The Evil Wolf Village is gone! Now it's the Qingyue Village! So what does your Shunji Carriage and Horse Racing Shop have to do with me? Do you dare to come to make friends? Now that I have so many people here, you just want to rely on three Did you dismiss me in just two sentences?"
"No, no, no, everyone in Qingyue Village, please don't misunderstand. Our horse and carriage business is always in business, and it is not a one-time transaction. If you, the heads of the family, have any requests, just ask us, and we will definitely deliver them. And the toll fee this time I won’t let you down, so you can let go..."
"Okay, okay, you are the leader of the team, I am too lazy to tell you."
"Then I will definitely take the words with you..."
"Hey, don't say anything. I'm here to collect things today. Not only do you need to collect your goods, but also your lives. I will collect them without fail!"
