"The team that just passed by also looks like a bunch of fat sheep." After watching a noble respectfully welcome the new team in, the bandit sentries who had been observing Lawrence and the others also appeared.
own judgment.
"Although their team is small, they should be the fattest among those fat sheep." The little leader at this post said with confidence.
"Although there is nothing on this group of people that can reveal their identities, the guy who greeted them is a Briton noble who has made a fortune recently."
"Looking at the actions of this nobleman, it is obvious that the leader of the team who came on horseback should have a higher status than this upstart, so this upstart will first salute after seeing the leader on horseback."
"So we can now send the exact message to the boss, telling him that a new fat sheep has arrived, so that everyone can prepare."
"Yes, boss." As soon as the little leader said this, another accomplice immediately rushed out of the hidden post covered by branches and leaves.
Then he walked around a small mound in the back and came to a small tree with a branch removed in the middle. He began to shake the tree according to the pre-arranged rhythm, and then raised his chest.
The telescope looked at a location on the distant ridge.
Less than a minute later, a tree on the ridge also swayed.
After carefully observing the frequency of the shaking of the tree, the dispatched thief immediately rushed back to the sentry post where he was just now and said, "We are about to end our waiting. The boss just issued the order."
, saying that a complete attack will be launched in an hour."
"Why don't you just keep waiting?" The little leader who was sent to this core location was naturally a core member of the bandit group, so he also knew some of the inside story of the attack.
"After all, we will definitely not be able to stay here after doing this job, so if we only have the few people in the valley, is it really enough for us?"
"That's enough. If there are too many hostages, we actually can't manage them." The other sentry on guard here was also a member of the core bandit group, so he answered at this time.
"After all, the group of forces we found belonging to other teams are just covering for us, and if we want to remove them and the losses in the operation, we can't actually control many hostages. So those people below are just fine now.
"
"That's right." After being told by this subordinate, the little boss nodded thoughtfully, then looked at the valley not far away and asked. "Then did the boss say when we will start taking action?"
"The boss has not issued any new orders." Another robber said, "In other words, we will launch the attack at around 1:30 pm as originally planned."
"That is to say, as long as we wait two more hours, each of us can get a large sum of money." After the words fell, a burst of deliberately suppressed laughter came from the small outpost.
Obviously, if these bandits can really complete their conspiracy, they will have a very good harvest.
Just as the bandits at this post were looking at the valley below the mountain and thinking about making a big profit, Lawrence also entered the largest tent in the camp under the leadership of Viscount Britton.
From the outside, this tent looks like it should be a large tent used by these nobles and wealthy businessmen for gatherings. At the same time, bursts of music are now coming from the tent, and it sounds like the people in the tent are holding a banquet or dance.
Same.
But after walking into the tent, Lawrence discovered that there were no gorgeous decorations or things for entertainment as expected, and there were no groups of people dancing or well-dressed walking around holding wine glasses.
There was only a table and some chairs placed in the middle of the tent, which totaled 50 to 60 square meters, and the music that Lawrence and the others heard just now came from a mechanical box.
Amidst the beautiful music, more than a dozen people were sitting around the table, seemingly discussing something. When they saw Lawrence, the two of them, and the Viscount of Surrey walking in, they simply nodded to them, and then fell into another trap.
Under discussion.
"What are you doing here?" Lawrence looked at Viscount Surrey and asked, "I think you should know that this ruins is not a threat to ordinary people as long as they are careful. So it should not be a threat to everyone.
You must be so nervous."
"Didn't you notice, Your Excellency?" After arriving at the edge of the tent, Viscount Surrey looked at Lawrence and said. "We have encountered a huge trouble this time. This trip is probably caused by some evil people targeting us.
A conspiracy."
"Tell me, what did you find?" After hearing what Viscount Surrey said, Lawrence also realized that the group in front of him was not ignorant of the current situation. So he decided to listen to what he wanted to say.
What.
"Actually, we have already discovered that something is wrong since we arrived. After all, it is abnormal for an empty ruins to attract so many people."
Viscount Surrey lowered his voice and spoke at a fast pace. "So we sent some of our elites to investigate the surrounding situation, and it turned out that someone was trying to ambush us here."
"Then why don't you leave here?" Lawrence asked with some confusion. "Since you have discovered that there is danger here, why don't you stay away from the danger instead of staying here?"
"We also want to leave, but we can't do it anymore." Viscount Surrey took a deep breath and said, "After all, it is too far away from the safe urban area, and many parts of the entire journey are difficult to walk.
The place. In case of being ambushed——"
"So we can only wait here." After telling his current situation, Viscount Surrey was silent for a few seconds and then said.
"At least compared to being defeated by the enemy individually after going out, we feel that at least we can have a better chance of survival by gathering together to defend like now."
"So that's it -" Lawrence nodded. In the few minutes since he came in, he also found that the people around the long table were making various plans for defense and even escape.
Think about it, even if these people themselves are not good at combat, many of the security personnel around them have experience in the military or as adventurers.
Although these people's extraordinary level is not high, it is basically impossible to detect the locations of the sporadic bandit groups along the way. But if there are hundreds of mobs ambushing around, they can always find some clues.
This is why they maintain the pretense of nobles traveling outside, but secretly discuss things here. Because they think this can create some illusions to confuse the ambushers outside.
However, given the current difference in strength between the two sides, they have no other option but to decide to stick to the current area.
Therefore, the final strategy discussed by those in the tent was also very simple, that is, once the war breaks out, defend with all your strength, and then dispatch some elite troops to break out and ask for reinforcements when the opponent is not paying attention.
After all, this group of people still have a sufficient understanding of their own level. Although there are seven or eight extraordinary people among them, they will definitely not be able to defeat the group of ambushers head-on.
Therefore, for them, the only way to survive is to take advantage of the fighting to send people to break out of the encirclement and go to the city to ask for help.
"I think your plan may need to be changed." Lawrence turned his head slightly and said to the Viscount of Surrey beside him.
"I didn't come here just for fun. I came here yesterday to prepare for the rescue after discovering that there was a conspiracy behind these maps."