Four hundred and fortieth eight chapters human bait
Just when Zhao Yuan was racking his brains to think of a solution, he found that an atmosphere of panic filled the porters, and, in the distance, some bosses gathered together and muttered, seeming to be discussing something.
The atmosphere in the entire caravan became extremely tense, and almost every porter's eyes were fixed on the bosses.
There is a dangerous atmosphere brewing in the air.
It was a hot and anxious day. When the sun set, the caravan stopped early to rest. This time, the caravan found a slightly higher place to set up camp and took great pains to build a defensive line. Compared with yesterday, the defensive line was obvious.
It's much stronger.
This time, the preparations were quite complete. During the trek, I collected a lot of camel dung and some weeds and dead branches. After setting up camp, I lit countless bonfires, which formed a huge circle in the desert.
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However, it is impossible to burn these materials overnight, and the huge wolf pack is not afraid of campfires. They will bypass the fire and attack camels and humans.
During the chat, Zhao Yuan finally understood how terrifying the desert wolves were.
Many people think that climbing trees can avoid wolves, but in fact, climbing trees is useless. Even if they encounter wolves in a desert oasis, experienced businessmen will never climb trees to avoid wolves.
If it is a wolf, climbing a tree is still feasible, but with a group of wolves, climbing a tree is useless. A thick tree can be bitten by the wolves in a few minutes.
It is impossible to escape the pursuit of wolves even through speed.
There is no way a human can outrun a wolf. When a wolf is chasing its prey, it often relies on endurance to tire it out.
When encountering a group of wolves, the wolves are not afraid of fire, which is different from a single wolf. They will stop and observe three or four meters away, then go around the fire and attack people.
The most important thing is that wolves are very good at timing and can even master human psychology. When humans lower their vigilance, they will constantly harass humans, leaving humans in a state of collapse both physically and mentally.
edge.
It is said that the desert wolves in the Er Desert know some simple tactics and know how to avoid human bows and arrows.
In fact, it is not realistic to use crossbows to deal with large-scale wolves, because the distance is long and the weapons carried by some porters are extremely limited. Moreover, they are all small crossbows and their range is not far.
In addition, although some porters and bosses are equipped with crossbows, they have not received professional military training. It is difficult to shoot desert wolves at a slight distance, and the hit rate is extremely low...
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Zhao Yuan believed that if a caravan of 300 people worked together to deal with more than 200 wolves, they would have an almost absolute chance of winning.
However, Zhao Yuan ignored people's hearts.
There is no doubt that this is a ragtag group. If this ragtag group deals with horse thieves and bandits, they may work together. However, facing the ferocious wolves, the merchants have no intention of fighting the wolves.
When Zhao Yuan, the owner of the cavalry team, returned to the camp, all the porters gathered around him.
"How is it?" a porter asked anxiously.
"It has been discussed. Tomorrow morning, the caravan will be divided into five groups and move in five directions. We...we..." The fat boss looked gloomy.
"How are we doing?" the porters asked in unison.
"We are alone."
"Ah..." There was a commotion among the dozen porters, with panic expressions on their faces.
"I'm sorry to everyone." The boss lowered his head and did not dare to look into the porters' eyes.
"What's going on? Why are we separated? Isn't it safer to be together?" Zhao Yuan looked confused and asked a series of questions.
"Xiao Zhao, it's like this..."
Everyone told Zhao Yuan the reason.
It turns out that in the Er Desert, there is an unwritten rule that if a large group of desert wolves is encountered, the caravan will disperse into several groups.
The reason for this practice is very simple, it is to gamble on luck and see who will be targeted by the wolves.
Of course, the so-called gambling on luck is actually not that simple, because when acting separately, some wealthy and powerful businessmen often go together, while some businessmen who are weak and weak are often excluded.
Desert wolves are very smart, and they usually follow less powerful caravans.
If the desert wolf is a selfish animal that preys on the weak, then humans are essentially the same. In order to preserve their strength, it is commonplace to abandon their own kind.
Zhao Yuan's caravan became human bait.
Zhao Yuan's caravan has a total of eleven people.
Eleven people, three crossbows, six scimitars, and a dagger in each hand.
It is undoubtedly a daydream for such a small caravan and its rudimentary weapons to deal with more than 200 wolves.
The average number of the other four caravans has reached eighty people. Even if they are followed by wolves, they can still fight with their sophisticated weapons.
Of the five caravans, four will remain unscathed.
It was a torturous night. A group of porters tossed and turned and had no intention of sleeping.
The moonlight shines generously on the desert. Under the towering sand dunes in the distance, there are huge shadows, as if countless ancient beasts are lurking in the desert, which makes people feel inexplicably heart-stopping.
The dead branches and feces were gradually burned out, the campfire was getting darker and darker, and the wolves began to take action.
In order not to let humans rest, the wolves began to circle around the fire, and from time to time went deep into the fire. Humans had to be on guard against attacks at all times. Occasionally, the screams of desert wolves after being shot floated in the night sky.
Creepy.
Just when a group of porters were in panic, suddenly, the handsome young man walked up to the fat boss, whispered a few words and left.
After the handsome young man left, the boss beamed with joy and told everyone that the handsome man would go with them.
This news seemed to give everyone a shot in the arm, and everyone was immediately elated.
The more people there are, the more hope of survival there will be. Moreover, the group of heroic Orr women all carry longbows, and it is obvious at a glance that they are good at riding and shooting.
Only Zhao Yuan was unhappy.
Every time he saw the handsome young man looking at him, he felt like his scalp was numb.
If he left alone with a group of porters, he could kill the wolves alone without exposing his identity easily. But now, the situation seems to have changed.
The weapons carried by the handsome young men are all extremely sophisticated, and the horses they ride are all fine horses worth thousands of gold. Moreover, judging from their clothes and demeanor, they are wealthy and noble people. It is easy to travel with them.
This will expose his identity and affect Zhao Yuan's follow-up actions.
what to do?
After thinking about it, Zhao Yuan could not think of a way to deal with it, so he could only take it one step at a time.
Finally, it was dawn.
That night, six wolves were shot.
In fact, none of the six wolves were shot to death, but only injured. However, the wolves were so hungry that after smelling the blood, they swarmed up and cut the injured wolves into pieces.
Hungry wolves are the most terrifying wolves, because as long as they set their sights on prey, they will fight to the death...
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After a simple breakfast, the caravan began to split up.
The handsome young man really kept his word and really followed Zhao Yuan's caravan.
There were sixteen handsome young people, including two men and fourteen beautiful girls.
Now, the total number of people in this cavalry team has reached twenty-seven.
Twenty-seven people.
Obviously, it is a bit mysterious to rely on twenty-seven people to fight against more than two hundred vicious desert wolves.
The fat boss hoped that the other caravans would lure the wolves away, so he stayed at the very back.
"Sir, the weather is hot, why don't you ride a horse?"
The handsome young man nodded to a girl. Immediately, the girl jumped off the horse neatly, led the horse in front of Zhao Yuan, and looked at Zhao Yuan with a smile on her face.