His thigh was hit by a spherical lead bullet. The severe pain caused him to instantly lose his balance and fall to the ground.
Seeing the group of militiamen behind him surrounding him again, he couldn't bear to close his eyes.
He knew that he simply did not have the strength to defeat these bandits.
But he couldn't just watch these bandits steal the truck!
Because he is the captain of the militia guarding Frozen Water Port, this is his duty!
...In fact, this is also the responsibility of other militiamen.
But they were afraid.
The number of these militiamen was seven or eight times that of the other side. But they were afraid of those few bows and two guns and did not dare to step forward!
Because everyone is afraid of death. No one wants to be the first.
So Jon realized that he had to take action. Even if he would be knocked down if he moved, he had to take action...
Because if he doesn't come, then the militia in Fengshui Port will suffer!
The militiamen in Fengshui Port did not attack the bandits at all when they saw them - if word of this spread, others would think that these bandits were raised by themselves. Those caravans could also throw the blame on them and claim compensation from them.
Even if they can negotiate not to pay compensation, it will affect the reputation of Fengshui Port and even the reputation of their militia.
You know, the new lord is coming soon!
If they are entangled at this time, the problem will be troublesome!
Will the lord really listen to their explanation? I'm afraid he will get angry and kick them all out of the militia if he sees that price compensation bill!
This is even the best result!
It’s a good thing if you don’t get beheaded!
This is by no means an unfounded worry.
...Because this is not the first time.
This group of bandits who came from nowhere has robbed Frozen Water Port for the second time.
At the beginning of last month, this group of bandits armed with rifled guns and many horses came to Frozen Water Harbor and robbed it once.
At that time, they didn't know the depth... they rushed forward to fight each other.
As a result, they paid five lives. The old captain was also shot twice, one in the abdomen and one in the shoulder. He died three days later.
As a border city, Fengshui Port has only Yin Jue's church stationed there.
But it happens that the priests of Sir Silver are the most greedy of money among the priests of Zhengshen.
They don't have any other shortcomings. They are also gentle to civilians and never bully others...but no matter what they do, they always want money.
For them, everything in the world must have a clear price tag - including human life. They are not even stingy people, because in addition to asking them to collect money, Yinjue's church also requires the priests to spend a lot of money and does not allow them to spend money.
Keep a lot of cash for a long time.
The cost of treating a lead bullet is three to five times that of treating a severed limb, and twice as much as a bullet wound in the abdomen. After two bullets, the final medical expenses are enough to make people desperate.
The old captain did not pay the money in the end, so he died.
So Jon became the new militia captain.
He felt that it was a shame that the old captain died.
He shouldn't die here.
This is simply humiliating——
The old captain was a veteran of the October War. He had superb military swordsmanship and survived two wars against the Principality of Winter.
Now the old captain has retired and returned to his hometown to serve as the militia captain to train the new militiamen... Although he is very strict and tends to go crazy after drinking, Jon respects and loves him very much.
Because Jon also hopes to become a frontline soldier.
So he hoped that the old captain could teach him some "non-teaching" techniques and tell more stories about his time in the Second Infantry Regiment.
But every time the old captain heard his request, the smile on his face that had finally managed to coax him changed his expression, and he scolded him without saying a word.
At first Jon thought it was because the old captain was reluctant to part with his "secret sword". But then he slowly understood...it was because the captain didn't want him to join the army.
From then on, his respect for the old captain dropped to rock bottom.
Jon thought he was scared.
He is not a victorious veteran...but a deserter who fears war.
This thought lasted until last month.
Facing this group of well-equipped robbers, the old captain was the first to rush forward.
He was in his fifties, holding a sword, and stopped three robbers. But the robbers had horses after all, and he was quickly beaten with scars.
At this time, the militiamen who were cowering behind had the courage to rush forward, and based on the old captain's teachings, they tried to set up temporary roadblocks against the bandits to restrict the movement of the horses.
But the group of bandits immediately began to retreat and fight, and successfully broke through before encircling them.
What finally ended the battle were two gunshots that haunted Jon's heart like a nightmare. Every time he had nightmares, he would think of those two gunshots.
...After all, the old captain is not one of those legendary figures with various supernatural abilities, nor does he know magic or divine magic.
No matter how exquisite his swordsmanship is, it can't be faster than a bullet.
He let out a pitiful cry that they had never heard before, staggered to the ground, and completely lost his fighting ability.
The screams made their hearts tremble.
But seeing the old captain lying in a pool of blood, they were still angry, which aroused the young people's bloody passion——
They rushed forward.
Then they were routed.
Without the sharp sword of the old captain as the leader, the bandits launched a charge on the spot and completely broke up their formation.
Even before the horse hit them, they backed away to the sides.
They are not without strength. They are just timid.
After the anger is burned away, what is left is the residue called fear.
They didn't dare to take a step forward until the robbers left. Even the archers didn't dare to shoot arrows...the two guns were still pointed at them.
Although they couldn't kill everyone, they could definitely kill the two people who drew the bow first.
They watched helplessly as the robbers took away the things.
The bandits didn't massacre them, or even did a last-ditch attack.
At that time, they just chuckled twice and left with the truck without saying a word.
It is worth mentioning that after the old captain woke up, he seemed to recognize the details of the group of robbers.
But no matter how Jon asked, he finally passed away without saying a word and went to Silver Lord's side.
A total of six militiamen died in that battle.
Two houses were burned down and five trucks were lost, causing great damage.
Although their city lord has a good temper, he has always been incompetent and weak. After a long negotiation, he still paid one-third of the price of the goods to the other party and chose to settle the matter.
Half of these compensation payments were paid by militia groups.
Although they lost money, the incident still spread.
Since then, no large caravans have gone to Frozen Water Port for more than a month.
After hearing the news, the noble man from Rossburg next door claimed that he would soon send people to suppress the bandits. But until now, he has not seen anyone coming.
Later, I heard that a noble was coming to their Frozen Water Port, and his father had a higher title than the Viscount of Roseburg. At this time, more caravans came one after another. The main purpose was still
In order to give a gift to the little earl, I heard that he hadn't arrived yet, so I was disappointed and bought something casually and left.
This incident had a very bad impact on the economy of Frozen Water Port.
After the closure of trade with the Principality of Winter in recent years, the once prosperous Frozen Water Port has gradually turned into a backwater port, completely relying on internal transactions.
They were originally at the northernmost point of the border, the terminus of various trade routes. No caravans would pass by them.
Without foreign trade with the Principality of Winter, Frozen Water Port can be considered self-sufficient. At least they have a large fishing ground.
Not only is there enough food to eat, but also some pearls can be accumulated to supply to the mainland. Some of the rarer pearls are consumables for wizards, so they sell quickly.
Usually they are accumulated for a period of time, and then sold to the fleet together with pearls and shellfish handicrafts, as well as some rare fish.
One of the trucks that was robbed last time contained two boxes full of pearls, as well as a box of precious blood-soaked pearls.
And this time there was another batch of pearls in the truck, which were even more valuable than last time!
The common point between these two times is that they did not deploy reliable caravan guards. Last time, their guards were chopped to the ground as soon as they met, and this time it was even more outrageous - they still haven't woken up yet.
No matter how stupid Jon was, he realized something was wrong.
Those caravans that are normally equipped with guards have never been robbed in person in the city! Even if they are robbed by bandits, they must be robbed on the road... How can they rush into the city, demolish houses and rob, but they just don’t
Killer?
What's more, these robbers came only twice.
They are also specially targeted at these large caravans...
Jon was furious. A large number of suspicious characters flashed through his mind in an instant, but he couldn't determine who they were.
His brain was not working well to begin with, and now he was in severe pain, and he couldn't think clearly at all.
All he knew was that if the militiamen stood idly by again, they would lose money again. And this time they would definitely lose more money.
They can no longer afford the compensation!
Even if I die alone——
At least this proves that the militia did not stand idly by! Their captain even died in the battle...
"——Who are you?"
At this moment, Jon heard a childish yet majestic voice: "Why are you plundering my people here!"