It was getting late, and it was almost midnight. A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came from the official road. Eleven knights clung to their horses and flew past like a strong wind. The dense trees and mottled rocks beside the road suddenly disappeared.
He passed by and retreated quickly. Wei Mingchen estimated the mileage in his mind and slowly tightened the reins. As he raised his arms and made a downward gesture, the speed of the cavalry gradually slowed down. Wei Mingchen paid careful attention to it.
Observing the river near the official road, looking for the boat carrying Li Jian's uncle and nephew, Yun Ting gave him a simple order. No matter who they were, kill them and cut off all thoughts of Xue Tu.
Not far away, Wei Mingchen saw a small boat with secret signs painted on it - this was the boat used to pick up and drop off participants. Not far from the boat, Wei Mingchen reined in the horse's head and turned his leg.
He jumped lightly from his horse and said in a deep voice: "Dismount, pay attention, and use your moves more brightly."
Ten knights dismounted one after another and pulled out the Qi family sword or Japanese sword from their ribs. Several others took out several hand crossbows from their sash. Six of them quickly formed a circular formation for external defense, and the other four were divided into two groups.
Occupying both sides of the road, Wei Mingchen carefully approached the boat. The boatman had fallen dead on the river beach, half of his body submerged in the water.
Wei Mingchen first walked to the boatman's body and took a look. All the wounds came from the back, which meant that it was a ruthless pursuit. The fatal injuries came from the concentrated stabbing of the kidneys. There was also a puncture wound on the side of the neck. The wound was very large.
The large size was caused by violent shaking to expand the wound after the short knife was inserted. This should be a follow-up knife after stabbing the kidney.
There was another boatman lying on the beach. Both of them were Xue Tu's subordinates and had been bribed by him a long time ago. When they came out, they did not row to the reserved place, but ran aground in this desolate place of the pipeline to facilitate their
Pegasus gallops to catch up.
Although this place is next to an official road, there are very few people coming and going. Even if there are a few passers-by, they can easily be silenced.
Wei Mingchen took a breath of cold air. He turned his attention to the boat, held his sword in front of him, and slowly and cautiously moved towards the car. As soon as he got close to the boat awning, he smelled a pungent smell of blood.
There was a soft ticking sound under the canopy, and the blood seeping from the gaps in the bottom of the boat dripped slowly and rhythmically. This made Wei Mingchen feel a little uncomfortable. He frowned and gently used the one-handed ladder knife in his hand.
He opened the curtain of the boat awning.
The body of a big man in black was leaning in the boat. His empty eyes were wide open, as if he was looking at Wei Mingchen. This made Wei Mingchen's heart skip a beat. He calmed down and carefully inspected the situation inside the boat.
Blood, blood everywhere. There were multiple puncture wounds on the jugular vein below the man's Adam's apple. There was a cut on the femoral artery in his leg. There was a scratch on the left side of his neck. This knife cut open the carotid artery and caused massive bleeding. The man's blood pressure pushed the blood
It splashed everywhere like spring water, and every knife was a fatal wound. This made the big man die in a few seconds. The thick blood had not completely dried, and it slowly wriggled downwards under the guidance of gravity.
, it was disgusting. Wei Mingchen looked around the carriage. There were two knife marks engraved on the walls and frame of the carriage. The opening was very fresh and should have been left during a fight.
This Li Jian was indeed an expert. In such a narrow space, fighting alone, he killed three people in an instant. Although the two boatmen did not have much skill, they were also brave and ruthless people and were not that easy to deal with.
Wei Mingchen moved his eyes to the outside of the boat and looked carefully. There were no footprints around, but the color of the sand on the ground was too uniform. Wei Mingchen walked over and gently brushed it with his hand, revealing a few dark black dry spots under the sand.
He leaned down and carefully identified the blood spots. The well-proportioned floating ash was caused by Li Jian using branches to clean up the traces left behind when he retreated. The blood spots meant that at least one of them was injured. Wei Mingchen followed the direction of the traces.
When they arrived at the east side of the road, Li Jian and the others did not continue walking along the official road, but chose to enter the reed marsh beside the road. They might choose to hide and wait for the pursuers to evacuate on their own, or they might be waiting for follow-up support.
He looked around and found several broken branches. The wounds were very new, and the weeds underground showed obvious traces of being trampled. Going further, he found several footprints in a relatively flat muddy ground. Wei Mingchen
After a rough estimate, judging from the density and spacing of the footprints, there were only two people, which meant that no one was there to respond. One of the footprints was deeper and there were drag marks on the ground, indicating that one of them was carrying a heavy load, which was caused by dragging the wounded.
Wei Mingchen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as people move in nature, they will inevitably leave traces. They can't go far with a wounded person.
As soon as he waved his hand, ten people around him immediately gathered around. Wei Mingchen said coldly: "Leave a horse stake and the others will follow me. If you are in danger, use bamboo sticks to communicate. Don't use bamboo sticks unless it is a crisis. It will reveal what we are doing."
The direction of the place." Everyone nodded, and a few shadows flashed and disappeared among the dense forests on the hillside.
Xu Tong squatted on the ground and panted violently. He needed to regain his strength. Li Baiqing was sitting not far from him, looking very weak. The abdomen of this old man was wrapped in torn clothes, and blood was constantly seeping out.
The clothes that were used to bandage the wound were dyed red. The moment the boat suddenly ran aground, Xu Tong knew that he would not be able to escape easily today. He tore open the stitches at the collar and found a short fine steel fist hidden there. He expected that
The other party would take action, but to his surprise, the other party would take the lead even though they did not have an advantage in numbers. The man guarding the boat might want to kill one opponent first, and then join forces with the boatman to kill the remaining one. Li Baiqing's seat
At the entrance of the boat canopy, Xu Tong took the brunt of the first blow. Then Xu Tong used his left hand to block the big man's right hand holding the knife, used the elbow of his right arm to hold the opponent's left hand open, and then stabbed the big man's jugular vein with his fist.
The punch cannot be used for chopping, but can only be used for stabbing and paddling. However, in the narrow canopy where it can almost only bend its arms and cross its elbows, it is more dexterous than the big man's short knife. It only requires a few centimeters of space to perform repeated stabbings.
The sting, massive bleeding from the jugular vein and carotid artery made the big man instantly lose the power to resist, and the fatal blow ended in an instant, leaving only a mess.
Li Baiqing's injury was not serious. Xu Tong pressed the bleeding point on his abdomen and performed a simple bandage on him. The two of them avoided the official road and quickly hid in the reed marsh. Xu Tong checked on Li Baiqing again.
Qing's injury was a laceration. The injury was not serious, and the injury did not seem to have worsened. However, when walking quickly, it would cause the abdominal wound to crack and significantly slow down the walking speed. This was a fatal problem. Xu Tong put his
He took off his coat, tore it open with a short knife, took out the 5,000-to-1 map, compass and soft ruler from the laminated layer, and estimated his position and direction by comparing it with the records on the road when he came, but it was obvious that his mental arithmetic ability was not good enough.
Not so good. After a short calculation, he only figured out the right direction. Xu Tong was a little annoyed and frustrated, but he didn't have much time to waste. He didn't know if there would be follow-up soldiers, but he had to consider the worst-case scenario.
Possibly, he pulled out the stopper of the water bag, took a sip and handed it to Li Baiqing. After Li Baiqing finished drinking, Xu Tong took the short knife and cut the bottom of the water bag, but no water came out. This special water
The interior of the bag is composed of two independent storage spaces, one for water and one for sundries.
Xu Tong took out three small bamboo tubes from the storage bag. The two small ones were larger than the entire paper-packed ammunition. The larger one was only about the thickness of his thumb and index finger. Xu Tong put the three bamboo tubes in his arms and stood up.
, glanced at Li Baiqing and asked: "Okay?" Li Baiqing forced a smile and said: "It's okay." Xu Tong nodded and said: "You go first." Li Baiqing glanced at him
, said nothing, stood up leaning on a branch, and walked forward slowly.
It is difficult to escape quickly with a lottery number. Whether it is for work, morality or other reasons, he cannot abandon Li Baiqing. He is not an elite secret warrior trained by the Senate, and is always ready to sacrifice his life for the mission.
He is not only one person, but also represents the entire Laoliwei and Xialiu Village Joint Protection.
Once he dies during the mission, the influence of the Senate in the entire Xialiu Village will be affected. This is very detrimental to the current situation.
But it was difficult to hide his traces with him. If there were pursuers, they would definitely follow them. He needed to confirm whether the pursuers existed. Xu Tong stood up and looked for a suitable location. He deliberately stepped on a few vines and weeds, leaving some behind.
Then he used a short knife to dig a shallow pit on the wild road that could only be passed by one person, and buried a small bamboo tube vertically in it. Most of the bamboo tube was buried in the soil, and only a small part was exposed outside.
and a few fallen leaves lightly covering it. He looked around and saw that there were no flaws before standing up with satisfaction. It was time to set off. Xu Tong looked up at the sky and thought to himself, he must spend the night in the wild today.
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Wei Mingchen walked quickly, with two people in front of him exploring the way, and seven people behind him, each one following closely, like a long centipede. Wei Mingchen felt that he was getting closer and closer to his prey, and his bloodthirsty desire made him
He was a little excited.
The leading swordsman kept cutting the weeds around him with the blade of his sword. His attention was all focused on the front. Suddenly, he felt his foot being clicked, as if he had stepped on a small stone. He was stepped on by the swordsman.
The bamboo tube that arrived sank downwards, and the enhanced black powder ammunition loaded in the bamboo tube was pressed down with the swordsman's weight. The brass spacer used to separate the propellant from the flash cap continued to press the lower flash cap.
Suddenly press the flash cap on the boss at the bottom of the bamboo tube. In order to ensure the firing rate of this small booby trap, the flash cap used is more sensitive than the gun flash cap. It is usually kept separately and is unscrewed at the bottom of the tube to load the flash cap when in use.