The sound of the trumpet came from the merchant sentries standing guard outside the camp.
The moonlight was very bright tonight, and the terrain around the camp was flat, so the enemy was spotted by the alert sentry when he first appeared.
This horn sound was the highest order, and there was no need for Huo Xiong, the leader of the merchant group, to issue orders. The soldiers in the camp immediately started to act in an orderly manner, and the atmosphere was tense but not panicked at all.
After lifting the waterproof felt cloth, heavy crossbows were transported from the truck. The tough warriors raised their large shields and quickly established a tight defensive formation based on the convoy.
No matter which direction the enemy comes from, they will be hit head-on.
There are even handymen starting to assemble small catapults in the camp!
"grown ups!"
A ranger sentry hurried over on horseback and reported to Huo Xionghui: "There are hundreds of riders coming from the southeast, approaching our camp. They have no flags or greetings. They should be a large bandit group!"
Huo Xiong's eyes changed again.
At night, on the deserted grassland, an unknown armed force suddenly appears and approaches. It is definitely full of malicious intent.
If there is no flag, there is a 99% chance that it is a group of bandits!
The problem is that the people in the bandit group are not blind. It is impossible not to see the scale of the Huoluan Merchant Group. If they dare to make such a move, they must have extraordinary strength.
In the wilderness with a harsh living environment, all the criminals and bandits without self-awareness would have died long ago!
Hundreds of cavalry are probably just the vanguard of a large bandit group!
Huo Xiong ordered in a deep voice: "Get ready for battle!"
The atmosphere in the camp instantly became tense, and even the handymen raised their crossbows.
In a large business group like Huo Luan, there are basically no old, weak, sick or disabled people. Even the most ordinary handyman has the strength of a low-level warrior and dares to fight to the death with bandits.
In the wilderness, caravans and merchant groups were attacked by criminals and bandits, often resulting in unrelenting death.
Even if one party surrenders, they will be slaughtered.
If you want to survive, you have to fight!
At this time, the enemy cavalry rushing towards the merchant group under the cover of night were only a few hundred steps away from the camp.
Just as they were about to break into the range of the heavy crossbow, they suddenly heard a loud whistle, and the enemy cavalry made a big circle and rushed in the other direction.
From a distance, it looks like a giant black dragon drifting around corners outside the camp!
Seeing this scene, Huo Xiong shouted sternly: "No attack without my order!"
He led his business group to travel all over the country and gained a wealth of experience. He was very familiar with some of the tactics often used by horse thieves.
It can be seen at a glance that the enemy cavalry is using this feint to lure our own side to attack. It consumes the arrows here and also tests the firepower, so that they can find loopholes and opportunities.
If the guards in the business group can't keep their composure, they will be tested immediately.
However, this group of horse thieves obviously chose the wrong opponent. The Huoluan Merchant Group was no ordinary merchant group. The guard soldiers and knights were all well-trained, and they were not timid in the face of the enemy. No one fell into the trap.
In this way, hundreds of enemy cavalry went back and forth to test the edge of the heavy crossbow's range several times, but all in vain.
The Huoluan Merchant Group is far more calm than they thought.
In the end, several enemy cavalry lost their composure and suddenly broke away from the team and rushed straight towards the camp.
"shoot!"
This time Huo Xiong was not polite. Following his order, twenty or thirty heavy crossbows simultaneously shot out gleaming crossbow arrows, roaring towards the invading enemy cavalry.
The heavy crossbow carried by the Huoluan Merchant Group is no ordinary item. It requires the cooperation of two warriors to cock it. Both the range and the lethality are quite astonishing.
Previously, the enemy cavalry was stuck outside the effective range of the heavy crossbow, intentionally or unintentionally, leaving the merchant group helpless.
The situation is different now.
However, an unexpected situation occurred.
Seeing the crossbow arrows being fired out, the seemingly reckless and impulsive enemy cavalry seemed to have the ability to predict the future. They dispersed left and right in an instant and rejoined their own team in the blink of an eye.
All the crossbow arrows fired by the merchant group failed and no results were achieved.
When things got even more irritating, the horse thieves laughed loudly and mockingly, waving their weapons in the direction.
Huo Xiong's face was as dark as water and he didn't speak.
What kind of person he is, he has long passed the age of being hot-blooded and brainless, and the depth of the city is beyond the reach of human beings.
I will not easily be provoked by these horse thieves and make unwise decisions.
Although I was a little embarrassed just now, so what?
Seeing that the business group was as stable as a mountain, and could not fall for any ridicule or teasing, the horse thieves suddenly became bored.
They retreated amidst the whistles and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Is this the end?
The guard soldiers in the camp looked at each other, feeling that this battle was too anticlimactic.
They were all prepared for a bloody battle, but their opponents escaped without scratching their skin.
There is no trace of the ferocious spirit of a horse thief in the wilderness.
This also made everyone feel a little contempt and contempt for these horse thieves.
What the hell!
But Huo Xiong obviously had different ideas.
He first ordered the merchant group to be on strict guard, then personally arranged the peripheral rangers, and finally asked everyone to strengthen the defense of the camp.
"Uncle Xiong."
Huo Tong asked curiously: "Aren't we leaving early tomorrow morning?"
The posture that Huo Xiong put up was clearly to defend here, and there was no sign of breaking camp and leaving the next day.
"Yes."
Huo Xiong replied in a deep voice: "I suspect they are the Storm Bandits. If my guess is not wrong, then we won't be able to leave tomorrow even if we want to!"
Storm Thief!
Hearing this name, the expressions of all the knights around him changed.
The Storm Bandits are a newly emerged group of horse thieves, with thousands of members and hundreds of main battle cavalry!
It is said that the Storm Bandits were originally a cavalry team under the garrison of the City of Thousand Islands. Because they were treated unfairly, they rebelled and turned into bandits. They made a living by robbing caravans traveling to and from the City of Thousand Islands.
The leader of the Storm Thieves is called the Storm Blade. He possesses the cultivation of a high-ranking totem warrior. The knights and horse thieves under his command are also very strong. They are well-trained and cooperate with each other tacitly, so they have become a scourge that the businessmen and travelers talk about.
The Huoluan Merchant Group had never had any contact with the Storm Bandits before.
This time it was a collision.
Huo Xiong suspected that the other party was prepared and had already set his sights on him.
So the temptation just now was just the beginning of a life and death test!
Finally, he said to Gao Jing: "Your Excellency Gao Jing, this matter has nothing to do with you. You can still afford to leave now, but by tomorrow, the situation will be difficult to say."