Although Lin Weishan did not want to face off against the three horse thieves, since his employer chose to face the enemy's challenge, he shouldered his responsibilities and made thoughtful arrangements in an orderly manner.
First of all, the escort knights of the escort company dispatched ten scout teams. They would patrol and guard within ten miles of the convoy. Once they discovered the enemy, they would immediately give a warning to prevent sneak attacks by horse thieves.
Secondly, all the guarding warriors are equipped with sophisticated bows and crossbows, which greatly enhances the team's combat power. You must know that under the volley of a large number of powerful bows and crossbows, even the innate strong ones dare not resist.
In the end, the hundreds of carriages were no longer in a long snake formation, but became ten carriages running side by side, making the team's defense tighter and preventing them from being easily attacked by the enemy. Once attacked, they could immediately form a defensive formation.
There are no existing roads in the vast grassland. Not to mention ten carriages, even a hundred carriages will have no problem at all as long as they cooperate properly and keep pace with each other.
After all these arrangements, everyone is impressed by the Weiyuan Escort Bureau. No matter from their equipment, personnel or training, they are worthy of the name of the strongest escort agency in Roulan City.
However, the enemy did not appear immediately, and the trip for the next two days was uneventful. Not even a wild wolf was encountered on the road, making people doubt whether Lin Weishan's information was correct.
However, on the morning of the third day, the horse thief was finally found in the southwest direction of the convoy.
The horse thieves arrived very suddenly. Dozens of warriors suddenly appeared like ghosts and quickly approached the convoy. The first person to notice them was the scout team of the Weiyuan Escort Bureau. However, when the latter issued a warning signal, the horse thieves quickly turned away.
Escape.
This raised the alert level of the convoy to the highest level. The warriors drew their bows and unsheathed their swords. Everyone was ready to fight and face attacks from horse thieves at any time.
But the strange thing is that a small number of horse thieves left just as they came, and did not appear again for the whole day.
On the fourth day, they came back again, and the number of the same warriors reached hundreds. They divided into several teams to try to attack the convoy, and retreated before encountering a battle with the escort scouts.
In the afternoon, the number of enemy cavalry increased to hundreds, and the threat greatly increased, forcing the escort scouts to reduce the scope of their patrols, but both sides maintained enough restraint that no real battle broke out.
When night falls, the horse thieves will disappear without a trace.
On the fifth day, thousands of horse thieves appeared. They no longer left easily. Instead, they followed closely behind and on the left and right flanks of the convoy. The closest distance was only a few miles away.
This makes the atmosphere in the convoy even more tense. The enemy may launch an attack at any time, and they must protect the convoy, so the initiative is entirely in the hands of the horse thieves.
"This is a common tactic used by the Blood Wolf Horse Thieves. When facing a powerful opponent, they will send knights to constantly harass and test weak defense areas, making us restless day and night!"
Lin Weishan said with a gloomy look: "This is just the beginning. They will set up obstacles in front and attack the camp at night so that we can't get any rest."
The disciples of the two sects who participated in the escort and the senior officials of the escort agency gathered again to discuss the current situation. The cunning of the horse thieves completely exceeded the expectations of the disciples of the sect, leaving them with the feeling that they had nowhere to start.
The horse thieves who came to harass were unpredictable and unpredictable. The convoy could neither stop to guard nor disperse its forces to chase and drive them away. If this continued, sooner or later everyone would be dragged down.
No one knew how to solve it, and everyone's eyes fell on Lin Weishan.
Lin Weishan smiled bitterly and said: "My suggestion is that we set up camp and rest for a day first, so that the escort warriors accompanying the team can have a good rest and recover their strength, otherwise it will be difficult for them to persist for too long."
The threats from the outside world are getting bigger and bigger, and the pressure on the guarding warriors will naturally increase.
"It is necessary to set up camp and rest, but we should also take the initiative!" Qin Yun suddenly said: "We can't let the horse thieves lead us!"
"Take the initiative?" Lin Weishan shook his head and said: "It's too dangerous. The horses of our warriors are not as sophisticated as the horse thieves. They can easily be divided, surrounded and eaten by them. The blood wolves are probably waiting for us to go out!"
He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Even if you go to battle, I'm afraid you will suffer a loss."
No one is better at fighting on the grassland than the horse thieves. Although the disciples of Tiancheng Sword Sect and Beiming Sect are all strong, in such a battle, the power that an individual can exert will definitely not be able to compete with an elite group.
Moreover, among the horse thieves, there are also experts and strong ones.
Although the disciples of the two sects were arrogant, none of them were stupid or reckless. They knew that Lin Weishan was not deliberately belittling them and promoting horse thieves, so they all fell silent.
At this time, Qin Yun chuckled and said: "It doesn't matter, I can fight alone. Since they like to play this trick, then I will have fun with them!"
This was said to be very arrogant. Thousands of elite horse thieves were surrounded outside, and the number was still increasing. Qin Yun went out alone to "play" with the horse thieves, and he was a little confused about life and death.
The disciples of the two sects looked at each other. The disciples of the Beiming Sect sneered and said nothing, happy to see Qin Yun in trouble, while the disciples of the Tiancheng Sword Sect were a little dissatisfied and felt that Qin Yun had gone too far.
One of the senior brothers said: "Junior brother Qin Yun, although your strength is good, now is not the time to show off your strength. We should follow the advice of the escort leader Lin and set up camp first to discuss it over the long term!"
"It is necessary to set up camp!" Qin Yun said calmly: "But we can't sit still and wait for death. We must teach the other party a lesson. Don't worry, if things don't work out, there will still be no problem for me to escape and come back."
If an innate strong man with superb swordsmanship and Qinggong movement breaks through with all his strength, even if there are thousands of ordinary horse thieves, they may not be able to intercept him, especially in the open and flat environment of the grassland.
Seeing Qin Yun insisting on his decision, Lin Weishan frowned but agreed.
Lin Mutao next to him saw this, but in his heart he wished that Qin Yun would suffer a loss. Every time he saw Qin Yun, he always felt unspeakable jealousy and resentment, and most wanted to see Qin Yun fall into a serious trap.
He even planned to watch Qin Yun go out and deal with the horse thieves. Once Qin Yun was in danger, he would immediately lead his people to rescue him and show off in front of everyone! (To be continued.)