After the stick of incense was burned out and seeing that the Xue family's caravan refused to surrender, the bandit leader no longer waited and gave the order to attack.
"Young boys, listen carefully. Rush in and capture Xue Jinyu alive. That guy is a woman disguised as a man. He looks like a rabbit. You must capture him alive... Kill the rest without leaving a single one alive!"
"Come on!"
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Amidst the shouts, the bandits launched a fierce attack. Some used spears and some used machetes, but no one used crossbows. They were probably afraid of accidentally injuring the little rabbit Xue Jinyu, who was a priceless treasure.
On the other side, the guys from the Xue family caravan used the car formation as a barrier, brandishing weapons to block the attack of the sand bandits.
For a time, shouts, curses, clashes of weapons, and screams of people dying came one after another, resounding throughout the wilderness!
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At the critical moment of life and death, Qin Feng and Mo Zi did not dare to neglect. They first asked Jin Yuniang and Xue Jinyu to hide in the silver box car, and then the two of them stood behind a large car and fought together with the caravan guys.
With heads rolling and blood splattering, Mouse's courage was the smallest. He was so frightened by such a tragic scene that he trembled all over. He shot a few arrows randomly with his hunting bow, but in the end, he didn't hit any of the bandits!
Qin Feng was very calm. He picked up a pair of bows and arrows from a caravan man who died in the battle, then drew the bow and nocked the arrows, aiming steadily...
"Pah-whoosh!"
As the bowstring vibrated, a wolf-fang arrow shot out like lightning, hitting a bandit's throat vitally. Blood spurted out and he died.
Next, Qin Feng shot frequently. Every time he shot an arrow, one of the bandits would fall off his camel and be killed or injured.
This is not surprising. All members of the Jiaolong Special Forces have received strict training. Not only can they use high-end precision weapons, but they can also use backward cold weapons. Archery is one of the required courses.
Qin Feng had worked hard in this area and never missed a shot within eighty steps. Now he has become a young man. Although his strength is a little weaker, his archery accuracy is still there, and he shot down five or six sand bandits in a row.
It is a pity that one person's bravery cannot change the entire situation. The sand bandits' offensive becomes more and more fierce, and the caravan's defense line is crumbling.
"Hold on, you must hold on. Don't let the bandits rush in, otherwise everyone will be doomed."
"Old steward, I can't do it anymore, I'm afraid I can't stand it anymore!"
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Manager Sun ran back and forth, instructing the men to resist vigorously, but the situation was not optimistic, and they were almost beaten to the point where they were unable to fight back.
There is no way, the caravan is not an army, the guys are shrewd, and when it comes to business, one can stand up to three, but fighting hard is not their strong point. The three guys together may not be able to withstand a ruthless sand bandit, not to mention There is still no advantage in numbers!
Therefore, after several rounds, the caravan crews suffered heavy casualties, and the car formation was in danger of being breached at any time.
what to do?
what to do?
After shooting another sand bandit, Qin Feng looked around and was equally anxious.
But at a critical moment, it is useless to be anxious. You must calm down and come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy. Otherwise, if the bandits rush in, no one will survive, including yourself and Jin Yuniang!
Is there any way?
Have it?
…
Got it!
The river is narrow and the water is tight, which makes people anxious. As Qin Feng turned his eyes, he found that the cart he was guarding was filled with large and small jars, all of which were filled with suet.
In ancient times, rich people used candles or fish ointment with a light fragrance. Ordinary people did not have the financial resources, so they had to use cheap and pungent sheep fat and lard.
"Mouse, give me the fire fold!"
"Okay, continue!"
Opening a jar, Qin Feng took off his robe, firmly plugged the mouth of the jar, ignited it with a fire stick, and threw it out with all his strength...
"Whoosh...bang!"
The jar of suet flew three to four feet away, smashed to pieces when it hit the ground, and then turned into blazing flames, directly burning the two bandits into burning men. They fell to the ground, rolled back and forth, and let out heart-rending screams. It quickly lost its breath, and the blazing flames blocked the attack path of other sand bandits.
"Quick, quick, everyone use fire to attack and burn these bandits to death!"
"Whizzing!"
Seeing that Qin Feng's attack was effective, the caravan crew followed suit and threw out the burning suet jars one after another. When the clothes on their bodies were not enough, they tore cloth and cotton from the truck to replace it.
For a moment, flames ignited all around the car formation, causing the bandits to cry for their fathers and mothers. They suffered heavy casualties and had no choice but to abandon dozens of charred corpses and retreat in embarrassment.
"We won... we won, haha!"
Seeing that the bandits were repelled, the caravan guys cheered happily, celebrating their resurrection after the disaster, and then began to treat the injured. After this fierce fight, more than thirty guys in the caravan were killed or injured.
As a doctor, Jin Yuniang naturally could not sit idly by and ignore the situation. She suppressed her fear of blood, took out the medicine she carried with her, and ran over to treat the seriously injured men.
Qin Feng sat on the ground to rest in order to recover his strength as soon as possible. The rat came over, his eyes full of admiration: "Brother Feng, I see that you are usually so cowardly that you don't even dare to kill a chicken. I didn't expect this at the critical moment." You're so brave, you just shot down at least seven or eight bandits, that's awesome!"
"It's nothing. Our Qin family has been in the army for generations. How can I not have any martial arts skills? I just don't show them off."
"That's true, but you hide it so well that I don't even know about it. Tell me, when did you start practicing martial arts?"
"I'll tell you about the martial arts training in detail later. Now take the time to rest. These bandits are determined to be evil and will attack again soon!"
"What?"
The mouse was very surprised and quickly stuck his head out to check.
Sure enough, although the bandits suffered a lot of casualties, they did not withdraw. Instead, under the command of the bandit leader, they reorganized their formation and quickly launched a second attack.
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"Whizzing!"
Seeing that the bandits were rushing over again, the caravan guys once again launched a fire attack and kept throwing jars of suet. Unexpectedly, this time the bandits changed their tactics and no longer forced an attack on the car array, but roamed around. Walk and keep your distance.
The mouse was smart and immediately saw the purpose of the bandits: "Oh no, they want to consume the caravan's mutton oil. Once the mutton oil is used up, they will no longer be able to stop them from charging. Brother Feng, what else?" Let’s take Sister Yuniang to break out, maybe there is still a way to survive?”
"No, the bandits are surrounding us like iron barrels. Breaking out by force will only lead to death."
"Then what should I do? Staying here is a dead end!"
"At this point, breaking out and holding on are all a matter of death. There is only one way to survive - capture the thieves first and capture the king. As long as you kill the leader of the sand bandits, they will collapse without a fight!"
While speaking, Qin Feng pointed with his finger at the strong man riding a white camel.
The problem is, this guy wears several layers of thick cowhide armor, a thick iron helmet, and a stainless steel mask on his head. The whole body is extremely well protected, and there is no gap to be found.
As for the Xue family caravan, the only ones that could kill enemies at long distances were ordinary mulberry wood bows and jujube wood bows. Their range and power were very limited, and they couldn't penetrate cowhide hard armor at all.
what to do?
"Oh, it would be great if there was a musket. In that case, taking the life of the bandit leader would be like picking out an item from a bag!"
"A musket? I have it here, sir."
The voice came from behind. It turned out to be Little Tutu-Xue Jinyu who came to check the situation and happened to hear the conversation between the two.
"Do you really have a musket?"
"Really!"
While talking, Xue Jinyu took out a beautiful long wooden box from his box truck. After opening it, it was revealed to contain a matchlock gun, black powder, lead bullets, cleaning tools... all available.
The Xue family is in the military supply business, and in order to do well in this business, they must establish relationships with senior generals in the border army.
How to open up a relationship?
Two words: gift giving.
As a general, most of them have three good things: first, a horse, second, armor, and third, weapons.
This matchlock gun was bought from a Portuguese businessman by the Xue family who sent people to the southeastern coastal area for a lot of money. The barrel is made of fine iron. It is very powerful and has an effective range of 120 steps and 80 steps. Can shoot through heavy armor within a single step!
After buying the matchlock gun, I originally wanted to give it to a powerful military officer, but now the situation is critical and I have no choice but to take it out.
"Swipe... click!"
Qin Feng took the matchlock gun and inspected it carefully. It was three feet and two inches long and weighed about twelve kilograms. It had a front sight and a rear sight. The Path of Fire... Compared with the sniper rifles and assault guns of later generations, this matchlock gun is simply unsightly, but in this time and space it is already the most advanced thermal weapon!
The bow and arrow are easy to play, and the matchlock gun is not a problem.
Skillfully pouring the gunpowder, filling the projectiles, tamping it with a pipe, and lighting the fuse... After getting ready, Qin Feng found Steward Sun and whispered for a while.
Manager Sun's face changed several times. After thinking hard, he nodded firmly. At this point, there was no other way but to believe in the young man in front of him.
Next, Manager Sun ordered the clerks to reduce the frequency of filling the suet jars, first to a dozen, then to seven or eight, and finally to three or four, to make it look as if the suet had been exhausted.
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"Haha, great, they're out of suet!"
"The second master has an order. The first one to rush into the car formation will be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver. The one who captures the young master Xue Jinyu alive will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver. Come on!"
As expected, the bandits fell into the trap. They shouted loudly and launched a charge. They quickly reached the front. The caravan guys relied on the car formation and resisted with bows, arrows, swords and guns. The battle soon became intense.
Qin Feng hid behind the cart and aimed his matchlock gun at the bandit leader, but he didn't fire!
There was no other way. The bandit leader was very cunning. He ordered his men to charge forward while he hid behind the team, about 120 steps away from the car formation.
With the power of the matchlock gun, about eighty steps would be enough. One hundred and twenty steps, not to mention the accuracy is difficult to guarantee. Even if it is a lucky hit, it will not be able to penetrate the heavy armor on the bandit leader.
You only have one chance. If you can't kill him with one shot, the bandit leader will become alert and hide far away. It will be extremely difficult to kill him again.
Therefore, Qin Feng could only wait for that opportunity that might not appear.
"Brother Feng, I can't hold on anymore, what should I do?"
"Brother Feng, I really can't stand it anymore, hurry up and shoot!"
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The bandits' offensive was fierce, and the Xue family's caravan suffered heavy casualties. It was about to be unable to hold on any longer. The rats kept urging them to shoot, but Qin Feng didn't move at all.
There is only one opportunity, and if you are not 100% sure, you must not act rashly, and Qin Feng believes that the opportunity will definitely appear!
Sure enough, seeing that the attack was going well, the bandit leader finally relaxed his vigilance, sat down on his white-haired camel, and rushed towards the car formation, grabbing many valuable things in a short while.
One hundred steps!
Ninety steps!
Eighty steps!
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Feeling that the time had come, Qin Feng no longer hesitated and pulled the trigger hard!
"Bang!"
With a loud noise, the projectile was launched, hitting the heart of the bandit leader who was charging with a knife 80 steps away. The latter fell off the camel's back as if being hit by a hammer.
"No, the second in charge was hit by a musket and fell off the camel!"
"The second boss is out of breath, what should I do?"
"How come the Xue family caravan has firearms?"
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A snake cannot fly without a head, and a bird cannot fly without a head. This is absolutely true. Seeing the leader being killed with one shot, the bandits suddenly became chaotic, panicked and shouting.
Taking this opportunity, Qin Feng reloaded the ammunition, shot...reloaded, shot again...fired four times in a row, killing four small bandit leaders who were trying to reorganize the team.
At the same time, the caravan guys threw the suet jars and launched another fire attack.
At this time, the bandits were completely in disarray. They no longer dared to continue the attack. Instead, they lifted up the leader's body and retreated like a tide. They retreated into the pine forest in the distance and disappeared.
