A caravan is moving forward on the official road. Judging from the appearance, this caravan is almost normal. It is just that it is traveling a bit fast, and the driver and the guard of the team have dark circles under their eyes. It seems that they have been there for many days.
Not much rest.
Only the people in the caravan know how much risk they took to come to Lingzhou this time. It's a wonder they can sleep at all.
"My boss, there are officers and soldiers checking in front!"
"Don't panic, it's just a matter of money."
The speed of the convoy slowed down, and a man in a long gown wearing a melon cap got out of the carriage at the front. He walked up to the officers and soldiers setting up the checkpoint with a flattering smile on his face.
"Master Bing, we are all accommodating in small businesses. If you are late, it will be too late."
The man handed over the money very skillfully, hoping to let it go quickly. After all, it had been like this all the way before.
But this time he stumbled. He handed over the money but couldn't pull it back. The man was stunned, and then he realized that the officers and soldiers in front of him had stern eyes, which were completely different from those at other levels!
Tang Hao came from behind and grabbed the man's arm: "Business matters, since the delivery is goods, are you still afraid of inspection?"
After that, Tang Hao waved his hand and ordered to the caravan in front: "Everyone get out of the car and accept the interrogation!"
As soon as he said these words, he saw a commotion among the people in the caravan. The man whose arm was grabbed by Tang Hao also trembled, and then tried to stop it with a smile on his face.
"My lord, it's not that we are afraid of investigation, but we really can't afford to delay it. Why don't you just go through the motions and let me go? I'll thank you very much afterwards."
Tang Hao is happy, why should I pay them a big thank you? You are the one I am checking!
"Haha, thank you very much? How much does it weigh? Is it more important than the official position of Ben Zhizhou?"
Tang Hao narrowed his eyes, pushed the man to the ground with force, and shouted: "Up!"
As soon as he gave the order, the officers and soldiers guarding the checkpoint immediately displayed their weapons and formed a formation to approach the caravan. The posture was already treating the caravan as an enemy.
Seeing this situation, the caravan of more than a hundred people stopped pretending. Dozens of mounted guards quickly formed a battle formation, while the remaining people used the carriages as the core to "assemble" the carriages into a
In a small fortress, the personnel hid behind the carriages and took out bows, arrows and crossbows.
Tang Hao was dazzled by this operation. He was keenly aware that this kind of car formation was not the method used by the northern frontier army to deal with the Hulu cavalry?
Tang Hao's heart became heavy. The worst case scenario is that these people include northern frontier troops or retired soldiers, and even if they are not, the connection between these people and the army will not be shallow!
"It's getting more and more interesting. I didn't expect to encounter such a thing in this ravine..."
The vehicle array is good for everything, including defensive power, portability, etc., but the only thing is that it is too bulky and requires a certain amount of time to arrange it in case of danger.
Tang Hao naturally would not give the opponent any time, but in front of him and the officers and soldiers behind him, dozens of cavalry from the opponent blocked the way.
"If there were more of you, and if the place were open and flat, I might be afraid, or even not fight at all, but in this case, if you dare to block the road, you are looking down on me, right?"
It is true that cavalry has the effect of crushing infantry, but there are conditions. As for the dozens of cavalry on the other side, they are still in Lingzhou, which has many mountains and little land. Tang Hao, who has hundreds of officers and soldiers in his hand, is not afraid of this.
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Besides, he has a backup.
"Advance in formation and eat them for me!"
Tang Hao pulled out the steel knife from his waist and tore off his coat to reveal the fish-scale iron armor underneath. Under his orders, hundreds of sergeants moved forward like iron barrels. The sergeants in front were holding long spears of eight feet, while those behind them were holding bows and arrows.
Or holding a crossbow and stringing it up, there are dozens of people on each side with shields in their left hands and swords in their right hands. Although the formation is simple, it has miraculous effects!
Dozens of thieves' cavalry were eager to try, hoping to block the road or even charge over by taking advantage of their cavalry charge. However, seeing that Tang Hao's team was well-organized and well-organized, they did not dare to charge rashly.
They tried to take a detour from left to right, but were forced back by a burst of arrows. In the end, they could only watch the government troops slowly approach.
"Back into the traffic formation!"
I don't know who shouted, and dozens of cavalrymen fired two rounds of bows and arrows and then slipped into the car formation.
Tang Hao looked at the car formation composed of dozens of large vehicles in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He could eat these people, but if the opponent kept shrinking, a lot of time would be wasted. If he attacked forcefully, there would be a lot of casualties.<
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He could only order the siege first and then make plans.
At this time, several people in the car formation were discussing countermeasures.
"I have long said that Lingzhou is extremely dangerous, but one hundred thousand shi of grain was investigated. How can we get over it without a few months of rumors?"
"What's the use of talking about this now? This is an order from the capital!"
"Bullshit! I think it was Pi Xiu who made his own decision. This guy is the most crazy and has no rules at all. Didn't he cause enough trouble in Jianzhou and Qingzhou?"
"Shut up!"
The middle-aged man in the lead shouted loudly to stop the endless quarrel, and then looked at a carriage next to him.
"Mr. Zhou, what do you think we should do about this matter?"
"..."
The person in the car didn't speak, and there was just a disdainful snort.
"I have already told you about the risks of this trip before I came here. Now it is just a matter of fate that something will happen, not to mention the outcome is still unknown."
An old man with a white beard walked out of the carriage, glanced at the panic-stricken people and said calmly.
"As long as the officers and soldiers are held back, the goods can be delivered by other routes. When the deal is completed, the Lingzhou incident will cause turmoil in the world, and you and I may not be able to be high officials in the future."
The old man calmed down everyone's emotions with just one word, and then walked out of the car array in a cool and unrestrained manner.
"I'm going to try the army. If the other party doesn't have any experts, then there's nothing to worry about."
Seeing the old man walking out of the car formation without fear of the hundreds of officers and soldiers outside, the morale of the hundreds of people inside the formation suddenly rose.
"As expected of Mr. Zhou. I heard that although Mr. Zhou has reached the age where he knows his destiny, he has mastered martial arts skills. Ordinary swords cannot hurt him at all. Even a strong bow and crossbow can withstand it even if he wears leather armor." p>
"Mr. Zhou alone can serve as a hundred men. If the officers and soldiers don't know that we have Mr. Zhou accompanying us, we will suffer a big loss, hahaha!"
"Everyone, be prepared, let's see how Mr. Zhou kills the officers and soldiers!"
Everyone in the car formation is full of confidence in Mr. Zhou. After all, this is a well-known master in the organization. Now being sent to Lingzhou obviously proves that the above attaches great importance to this.
Mr. Zhou himself is also very confident. He does have the capital. Even though he is in his fifties, his strength is much worse than his peak in his thirties, but he thinks that he can still easily cope with the situation in front of him. Tang Hao was a little surprised when he saw a person walking out of the car formation. After taking a closer look, he noticed something strange.
He worked as an official in various places and met many people in the world. Let’s not talk about the three-legged cat kung fu masters. Masters with real kung fu are indeed very terrifying. In some cases, it is no problem to compare one to a hundred.
For example, Tang Hao didn't even dare to guess how many people it would take to surround and kill Luo Li, who was next to Chen Ping, or there was no such chance at all.
This old man is obviously a master.
"Tsk, tsk, are Lingzhou's soldiers just that small? How dare a few hundred people come to block my way?"
Mr. Zhou glanced at Tang Hao's sergeants, his voice full of disdain.
A moment after he said the cruel words, the man jumped up and rushed straight towards Tang Hao. It turned out that while he was talking, he had already discovered the commander of the army.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Without Tang Hao's orders, bows and arrows and crossbows started shooting simultaneously. A dense rain of arrows fell. An ordinary person, even if he was wearing heavy armor, would not be able to block them all. However, these arrows were unable to break through the defense when they hit the incoming person.
, as if the other party has scales on its body.
Since long-distance attacks didn't work, the soldiers armed with spears thrust forward one after another to restrict the movement of the intruders.
This method, which could scare off the cavalry, was ineffective in front of this man. I saw Mr. Zhou just like a loach, darting through the gaps of the spears. His actions were not affected much and he was still moving forward quickly.
Not long after, he was within ten steps of Tang Hao!
Tang Hao's pupils suddenly shrank, he was not angry but happy, gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Well done!"
Hearing Tang Hao's words, Mr. Zhou couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and grinned: "Have you lost your mind and gone crazy? I will send you on your way right now!"
He used his skills, and a depression was created in the ground beneath his feet. His whole body flew towards Tang Hao like an arrow. When he was about to reach Tang Hao, he suddenly heard a sound that made his heart stop.
"Have you had enough trouble?"
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