The road is not easy to walk at night, especially as the road ahead goes up the mountain and becomes rugged. It is said to be thirty miles, but it is as strenuous as sixty miles.
There was a leak in the house, but it rained all night, and suddenly a few flakes of snow fell from the sky.
Standing here, they could only eat the northwest wind and make popsicles. Everyone had no choice but to urge the cattle and horses to move forward amidst complaints.
"The bandits are becoming more and more rampant."
"Don't they all say that Panlong City's army is very powerful? Why don't you ignore the robbers on this road?"
"My horse can't move anymore."
"I won't come next time. I'm afraid I'll make money but lose my life!"
There were complaints in the team, but He Lingchuan ignored them and just whispered to the door panel and others.
The door panel and others took the order and went to explain the layout.
Sun Fuling was watching from the side and suddenly said to He Lingchuan: "Have you been promoted again?"
"Huh?" He Lingchuan touched his face, feeling somewhat complacent, "Where did you see that?"
A little pear dimple appeared on Sun Fuling's cheek: "I'm so angry!"
"This is called commanding with determination!"
At this time, Dingzhi came over and reported: "The wounded said that Qinglang Post was attacked about two hours ago. The enemies were water bandits. There were about fifty or sixty people. They entered the post, set fire to it, looted it, and stole food, horses and guests.
property."
"I heard that the last attack was seven days ago. The merchants are right. These robbers are getting more and more rampant." The door panel said bitterly, "If this continues, the trade routes will be greatly affected."
"Cheer up and increase the alert area." He Lingchuan breathed out, "Inform the brothers, the troops and horses are chewing food and cleaning up the guys. Hunlonggang is ten miles ahead."
When it snows, it gets dark quickly. After a dozen breaths, the scenery fifty feet away becomes unclear.
The caravan lit torches and continued moving forward.
The peregrine falcon flew down again and said, "Those two silly birds flew away and stopped following."
"That's because we only have one way to go south, and we must pass through Hunlonggang." Liu Zhi said, "There is no need for them to follow us anymore."
He Lingchuan took out a knife and handed it to Sun Fuling: "Master, do you know how to use a knife?"
I'm afraid they are about to get busy.
"Of course." Sun Fuling took the knife and hid it under her cloak, "You don't have to worry about me for a while."
He Lingchuan knew that she was never pretentious. If she said she didn't need to worry about it, then she really didn't need to worry about it.
In the bitter wind and snow, the caravan arrived at Hunlonggang.
The high and low hills are covered with stone nests.
There are two roads that must be passed to the Freeport, and Hunlonggang is one of them. Although it is not easy to walk, it is more powerful than the other road. For so many years, the caravans coming and going have taken Hunlonggang.
Halfway through the journey, the road became narrower and narrower, and the spy in front suddenly blew a loud whistle——
There is an ambush!
Immediately afterwards, a rain of arrows suddenly came from above.
The businessman and passengers held their heads and hid behind the car without saying a word, leaving the scene in the hands of the guards.
Isn't hiring them to accompany you to keep yourself safe?
As soon as the guards drove the horses and carriages into a circle to form a formation, the robbers from a high place threw homemade mines at them, causing the livestock to neigh. Immediately afterwards, the gangsters brandished their weapons and charged.
Come down.
There are over a hundred people, and there are still people on the mountainside who are shooting arrows to support their companions. They are very skilled in cooperating, so it can be seen that they have done a lot of these things.
At this time, the bandits heard a voice coming from the caravan, calm and brief:
"Stop the flames and kill!"
All the torches in the motorcade went out with a few puffs.
The torches at night are targets. Only when they are extinguished can we kill people in the dark.
It was a murderous night in the wind and snow. The caravan leader huddled behind the car and could only hear the sounds of weapons clashing outside, as well as the sounds of exclamations, screams, and curses.
He boldly wanted to see what was going on outside the traffic formation, but as soon as he stretched his head, his face felt hot and a handful of salty liquid was poured all over him.
He quickly shrank his head and smacked his lips. Blood?
Ah bah bah bah!
At this time, there was a three or four year old person opposite
The little baby got out from behind his mother and crawled to pick up the toys outside the carriage.
The businessman was shocked: "Don't go..."
Before he finished speaking, a gangster was knocked away by a shield from the door panel, and he just happened to land on the toy.
Seeing that the door panel was about to rush in, he suddenly grabbed the child and put the knife on his neck: "Don't move, or I will kill it!"
The door panel paused.
At this moment, someone quietly walked up behind the robber and twisted the robber's arm, causing the blade he was holding to fly away.
The robber's hand was light, but he didn't react. Then there was a sharp pain in his cheek, and his vision went dark...
Everyone present heard a muffled sound of "bang". The robber's neck was kicked and he fell down unconscious. Something in his mouth was kicked seven feet away and fell into the hands of the businessman.
The businessman suddenly felt something extra in his hand. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was a bloody tooth! He was so frightened that he quickly threw it away.
Sun Fuling calmly stood up straight and picked up the child on the ground: "This is too dangerous."
The child just grinned at her without even having all his teeth. How could he understand the word "danger"?
Master Sun: "..."
She put the child back into her mother's arms and said, "Watch it, don't crawl around."
"Uh." Menpan scratched his head after witnessing everything. The wife looked so cute and beautiful, but she beat people more fiercely than a wicker? No wonder Boss He was so afraid of her. Looking at the unconscious robber again, his chin was rapidly congested with blood.
, swollen even bigger than a steamed bun.
Sis, nothing happened here, so he turned to help Liu Tiao.
After about half a quarter of an hour, the sounds of fighting in the darkness gradually died down.
Someone shouted to retreat, and the sound of horse hooves sounded again, approaching and far away.
The business travelers were so angry that they didn't dare to take a breath.
Soon, there was no movement around.
The calm voice rang again: "Light the fire, the fight is over."
The torches were lit one after another, and the caravan members got up from behind the car and saw the mess on the ground——
People fell to the ground, and blood flowed all over the ground.
But basically they all have unfamiliar faces.
"The robbers were repulsed?" Everyone looked at each other, "We won?"
The lazy young man stood at the front, with a few drops of blood slipping from the glistening tip of the knife, which was particularly dazzling when it dripped on the white snow.
The caravan leader subconsciously shrank his legs to prevent blood from dripping on his boots.
The young man noticed it and the knife disappeared in a flash.
The other guards' weapons were stained with blood and their hair was full of murderous intent.
However, the guards all followed his lead. Even those who returned from chasing the fugitives bowed their heads to him and said, "Commander of the Brigade, six or seven people escaped."
"No need to chase." He Lingchuan waved his hand, "Just let them go back and send a message."
"Commander of the Brigade?" The leader of the caravan looked around, "You, are you a soldier?"
They obviously only hired two teams of guards.
"The Gale Army." The door panel wiped off the red and white things on the shield, "You are lucky enough to meet us fishing in plain clothes."
The caravan was overjoyed to actually hire the Gale Army as a bodyguard and thanked them one after another. Burning incense before going out was indeed useful!
The Gale Army escorted the caravan across the post, and after successfully arriving at the next post station, they headed northeast.
The most dangerous section of Xiqiao Road has passed. He Lingchuan and others' escort mission with Dao'er has ended, and they will go to Yuheng City next.