"Master Xia, how are you? The little lady didn't disappoint you, did she?"
Xia Shang smiled and nodded: "It's just that you didn't tell us anything about this situation. I'm afraid there will be some hidden dangers in the future."
"There is no problem. These people are fully trusted by our Xiao family and have been loyal to our Xiao family for many years. As long as I am here, even if there is any problem in the future, there will be no trouble."
Xia Shang originally wanted to say that this mission was somewhat dangerous, but after thinking about it, he decided not to say it.
Although it is deceptive in nature, the situation before us does not allow for any hesitation. Compared with the hundreds of people here, the tens of thousands of people in the city are more important.
The next time was to wait until dusk passed and it was completely dark before the team started to set off.
The group did not bring anything extra, and they were not even allowed to carry torches at night.
Moreover, each of them did not bring much food rations. In order to speed up the journey, they only had three days of food reserves.
Starting from here, it will take at least three hours to bypass the enemy's camp. If we don't advance at full speed at night, it is very likely that the team will be exposed to the enemy's sight at dawn.
When setting off, Xia Shangcai told Xiao Keer the destination and asked her to direct the team forward.
At this time, a servant raised a question: "Miss, isn't our destination Yuzhou? Why do we go out from the north gate and the direction is wrong?"
"I just got the news that there are few thieves at the North Gate, and we can't leave the official road. Many caravans taking the official road have been attacked by bandits. To be safe, we must take the mountain road. You don't need to ask more, I have already prepared the route.
We have discussed it with the general who escorted us, and there will be no problem."
Miss Xiao's status in the Xiao family is still very high, no one questioned it, and the team quickly left the city from the north gate.
Because there was a cart in the team, the speed was much slower.
Less than half an hour after we left, the rain that had been falling had eased a lot. Some people in the team were happy, saying that God was kind and the road was not that difficult.
Xia Shang, who knew the situation, didn't think so. Less rain was not a good thing.
The more rainwater stored in the destination, the greater the probability of success of the plan, and as the water level rises, the amount of work for everyone will be reduced.
Therefore, the rain should be as heavy as possible.
Although it is
It's at night, but the journey can't be smooth.
An hour later, the sound of horse hooves outside the field of vision made everyone's nerves tense.
Everyone knows how dangerous it is outside Xuzhou City at this moment. As long as they encounter Japanese people, no one will end well.
The sound of horse hooves in the middle of the night was obviously not a good sign. Before he could react, an arrow was shot out in the darkness, passing through several people and piercing the cart.
Everyone was startled, and the timid ones almost screamed. Xia Shang followed up and shouted: "Quiet! Don't make any sound!"
Xia Shang represented the army, and his warning still had some effect, and the turbulent team immediately became much quieter.
But after this arrow, the sound of horse hooves and the sound of people came closer and closer, and they were densely packed, so there were naturally a lot of people.
"Leave the things behind and get out of here!"
A cavalry team appeared in the field of vision. Only about ten people could be seen in the field of vision, and one could feel that there were still people approaching in the darkness.
As soon as the opponent's leader appeared, he jumped up to the cart, glanced at the goods on the cart, and said with some disdain: "So many people and only a few things? I think the ones inside must be treasures, right?"
The other person spoke standard Chinese, not Japanese.
Qin Yuan walked up: "Fellow heroes, we are the Xuzhou Army. Please give way."
Unexpectedly, the other party ignored him at all: "What the hell? I don't want to say it a second time, leave the things behind and leave, otherwise both the things and the people will be left behind."
At this time, more than a dozen people appeared, each riding a horse and looking aggressive.
Although the number of people was not as large as that of the team, the hundreds of people in Xia Shang's team were all ordinary people, and they had no fighting power at all. Their momentum was naturally weaker, which was also the fundamental reason why the opponent had no fear.
Xiao Keer came to Xia Shang's side and lowered her voice: "These people are horse thieves who took advantage of the turmoil in Xuzhou and came here to rob them."
Xia Shangyi frowned: "What a bunch of scum!"
With a whisper, the secret crossbow in his sleeve was fired, and with a whoosh, it shot directly through the forehead of the opponent's head.
In the blink of an eye, the leader of the horse thieves fell directly onto the cart without making a sound.
Everyone around was stunned.
At this time, a dark figure flashed into the crowd of horse thieves. In an instant, blood spurted out and heads flew everywhere. In the darkness, there was only
A darker sword was thrashing in the crowd. Not only people, but also horses were chopped to pieces.
These horse thieves are just horse thieves, and they have no chance to scream when they encounter Fu Sheng.
In a moment, more than a dozen people and seven or eight horses fell to the ground in a helter-skelter manner, and the remaining horse thieves ran away in fear.
After the incident, the smell of blood began to fill the ground. The servants who were still trembling with fear were not frightened after they came to their senses. Instead, they cheered in low voices with great excitement.
Only Xiao Keer was so frightened by so many corpses that she threw herself into Xia Shang's arms and trembled. Her small hands grabbed the clothes on Xia Shang's back and pinched his flesh so hard that Xia Shang grinned in pain.
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After a while, the atmosphere in the team returned to normal.
After experiencing a small episode, the servants were less worried. Thinking of Fusheng's terrifying skills, they thought that even if they encountered Japanese people, they could kill them all in an instant, and they let out a bad breath.
At the front of the team, Xia Shang was rubbing his back as he walked. He felt a burning pain. He must have been scratched by this girl.
Seeing Xia Shang's uncomfortable look, Xiao Keer blushed and dared not speak.
Fortunately, it was dark now, so no one paid attention to her embarrassed appearance. In addition, she was wearing men's clothes and her body had been soaked by the rain. Her already very bad image didn't matter what she had just done.
Xiao Keer could only comfort herself silently.
"Sir, I'm sorry, just now..."
"Nothing." Xia Shang smiled and waved his hand.
Xiao Keer bit her lip: "I'm so useless. I was so scared that I didn't know anything."
"Miss Xiao is already very good. In terms of ability, Miss Xiao is already the most outstanding among the girls I have seen."
These words were spoken by Xia Shang from the bottom of his heart and were not exaggerated in the slightest.
If Miss Xiao is anything close, she probably doesn't know martial arts.
Xiao Keer followed Xia Shang silently for a while, and suddenly caught up to Xia Shang: "Sir, have you killed many people?"
"..." Xia Shang was stunned and thought for a moment, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
"I just saw what you used to kill the horse thief, and you didn't even bat an eyelid. That...that feeling is a little scary."