There was deathly silence in the camp, only the sound of the night wind could be heard.
"There is no other intention." The leader of the Wutuo cavalry said loudly: "We don't want to bleed, and I believe the eldest master doesn't want to bleed either."
Yuwen Chengchao said calmly: "Don't talk nonsense, just tell me your purpose."
"Please, the eldest son, come with us." The leader said, "As long as the eldest son comes with us, we will not harm anyone in the caravan." Those eyes looked like wolf eyes in the dim light: "This condition is very generous.
, I wonder what the eldest son wants?"
"Before answering this question, can you also answer me a question?" Yu Wen Chengchao stared into the other person's eyes.
"Speaking!"
"Does the caravan's horses being poisoned have anything to do with you?" Yu Wen Chengchao asked: "You planted spies in my caravan. How did you do it?"
The man laughed: "It is indeed us who poisoned the horse's feed, but the eldest son seems to have known who was responsible?"
"You mean Ling Zixiao?" Yuwen Chengchao said lightly: "But I don't really believe it."
Qin Xiao glanced at Yu Wen Chengchao and thought that Yu Wen Chengchao had the same idea as him and did not believe that Ling Zixiao was an insider.
"If the eldest son wants to know, you can go back with us first." The man said, "No matter what the eldest son wants to know, we will tell the truth truthfully."
"You said you were sent by the White Wolf King?" Yuwen Cheng said: "What a coincidence. When I come to Wutuo this time, I also want to visit the White Wolf King, so I don't need you to lead the way. I will go there myself.
White Wolf King."
The man smiled and said: "The White Wolf King kindly sent us to greet you, but the eldest son doesn't seem to appreciate it?"
"I never owe others easily." Yu Wen Chengchao smiled lightly: "If you are really sent by the White Wolf King, just go back and tell the White Wolf King that I will go to see you in five or six days."
The man sighed: "Young Master, we are following orders. If we cannot bring you back, the White Wolf King will probably chop off our heads."
"What does it have to do with me if I chop off your heads?" Yu Wen Chengchao sneered.
The man's voice turned cold: "So, the eldest son would rather watch a few of us beheaded than condescend to come with us?"
"If you are not deaf, you should have heard my reply." Yuwen Chengchao said coldly.
The man also sneered: "What if we insist that the eldest young master go with us?"
"You have a knife, and I also have a knife. You can give it a try." Yuwen Chengchao raised his head slightly: "If you were the White Wolf King's people, you wouldn't be so rude." He snorted coldly: "Who are you?
Who is pretending to be a Wutuo cavalry, pretending to be a ghost, and what is his intention?"
Qin Xiao has naturally noticed that these cavalrymen, with their faces covered, naturally do not want their faces to be seen. If they are really the cavalry sent by the White Wolf King, there is no need to do this.
"What do you mean, eldest son?"
"It's very straightforward, don't you understand?" Yu Wen Chengchao sneered: "You are not Wutuo soldiers, and you cannot be horse thieves. I know some of the forces operating in this area, except for horse thieves and Wutuo.
Cavalry, I can't think of anyone else operating here." Staring into the leader's eyes: "So you can only come from inside the pass, and you have already planned to ambush here."
"Why is the eldest son so sure?"
Yuwen Chengchao smiled and said: "Just use your brain to think about it." His face darkened: "So I really want to know,
What do you want?"
The man was silent for a moment and then said: "The eldest son is indeed very shrewd. In fact, I came here to discuss with the eldest son. I just hope that not too many people will die and to give the eldest son a chance. But now it seems that the eldest son would rather let the caravan own it."
There are many people on my back, but I don’t want to be captured without any help.”
"Ever since I was a child, I have never known what it means to be captured without mercy." Yu Wencheng said, "So if you want to fight, I will fight."
The man looked at Qin Xiao who was next to Yuwen Chengchao and said, "Are you really going to die here for this person? If you disarm, I can guarantee that I won't hurt you."
Qin Xiao raised his arm, pointed the blade at the man, and said with a smile: "If you kneel down now and kowtow to the eldest son a few times and ask him to forgive you, I may really be able to spare your life tonight."
The man was startled, obviously not expecting that one of the guards around Yu Wen Chengchao could have such an arrogant attitude. He suddenly raised his head and laughed, the sound like thunder, spreading far away.
Qin Xiao thought to himself that this man was full of energy and it seemed that he was not a good person.
Amid laughter, the man turned the horse's head in a circle, led a few of his men to ride away, but in the blink of an eye, he had reached the high slope, but did not disappear. He climbed the high slope, turned the horse's head again, and turned around.
Come over and look down at the camp.
Yuwen Chengchao said in a deep voice: "They are going to take action, let's go all out." He and Qin Xiao returned to the back of the car, and at this time they heard a horn horn sound.
Under the moonlight, as the sound of horns spread far away, everyone saw that many cavalry appeared one after another on the high slope, forming a row on the high slope. There were at least thirty or forty cavalry.
Yuwen Chengchao was shocked when he heard Fat Fish shouting from the left: "Everyone, get ready, the thieves have appeared."
Qin Xiao immediately turned his head and looked over, only to see many cavalry figures appearing on the high slope on the left.
He was shocked, and looked to the right. On the high slope over there, there were also a dozen riders.
Naturally, Yu Wen Chengchao also saw it. A rough estimate showed that the other party had sixty or seventy riders in total. In terms of number of people, they had almost caught up with the number of caravans.
But most of the people in the caravan are incapable of fighting, but the opponents are all cavalry. As a result, the enemy's strength far exceeds that of the caravan.
Although Yuwen Chengchao prepared for the worst, he did not expect that the situation would be so serious.
He knew that his guess was indeed correct and that these people could never be horse thieves.
With nearly a hundred cavalry, this group of horse thieves will be a huge threat no matter where they appear, and the White Wolf King will never allow such a terrifying force to exist on his own territory.
When the horn sounded, everyone in the caravan already knew that the enemy was coming. With good eyesight, they saw the shadows of cavalry on all sides. They were really frightened.
Before the enemy could kill them, many people were already squatting on the ground and holding their heads in their hands according to the rules of a caravan encountering robbers.
Even the stupidest person knows clearly at this time that in the current situation, the enemy is strong and we are weak. With more than 20 caravan guards alone, it is absolutely impossible to withstand the enemy's offensive. The only chance of survival is to be honest.
Don't take part in it, lest you suffer death.
Most of the people in the caravan just work for a living, and few people are really willing to risk their lives to be loyal to the eldest son.
When Yu Wen Chengchao saw that the number of enemies in front of him was the largest, he did not return to Ning Zhifeng's side. He just said loudly: "Madman, you are responsible for the command over there."
Ning Zhifeng agreed.
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There were only a few people in total, so there was really no command. It was just a desperate fight when the enemy came over.
The elites of the White Tiger Camp brought by Qin Xiao, including Geng Shao, were a little nervous.
This is not because of fear. They have been training in the White Tiger Camp for many years and are all very brave. Although the number of enemies far exceeds their own, they have no fear. It's just that everyone has never encountered such a situation before. It is inevitable.
Somewhat nervous.
Fortunately, these elite soldiers controlled their emotions very well. Their eyes were like daggers, staring coldly at the cavalry in the distance.
On the contrary, Fat Fish and others led the bodyguards of the trading company. Although these bodyguards were also somewhat skilled, Longhe Trading Company relied on the Yuwen family and had not encountered any big troubles for many years. For some bodyguards, this
Not only did the job earn more money, but it was also much easier on the feet than the horseman. As long as you didn't run into trouble, it was really a great job.
And these bodyguards have indeed been very relaxed in the past few years, and have almost never really touched anyone.
This is the first time we have encountered this situation in many years, and the opponent is obviously not an ordinary horse thief. Some of the people holding longbows are even trembling slightly.
In the night, he suddenly heard a clear whistle. After the sound, Qin Xiao saw the cavalry on the high slope begin to move downwards, faster and faster, and soon rushed straight towards the camp.
"String the bow!" Yuwen Cheng shouted loudly.
Geng Shao and the other ten men had already bent their bows and set up arrows. Although they were a little nervous just now, when they drew the long bows, their hands were steady and strong.
Horse hooves formed in formation, and the cavalry rushed towards the camp from three directions at the same time. Although there were only a few dozen horses charging, the ground seemed to tremble, and the momentum of the group of cavalry was like a thousand troops.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
There was no arrow here yet, but the enemy cavalry took the lead in firing arrows. Yuwen Chengchao shouted flatly: "Fire arrows!"
Geng Shao and others immediately loosened their strings, and ten sharp arrows shot out.
Arrows on both sides crisscrossed through the air.
The opponent fired dozens of arrows, but the arrows fired here seemed weak. However, when everyone saw the opponent's arrows coming, they immediately dodged to avoid them. They originally wanted to use the arrows to block the opponent's momentum, or even kill a few of the opponent's people.
, who knew that the other party would use arrows to suppress the momentum here.
Those cavalrymen were not only excellent in riding skills, but also extremely skilled in archery and extremely powerful.
Horses neighed in the camp, and the cavalry fired arrows to retrieve them and shoot again. Geng Shao and others were suppressed by the opponent's arrows and were unable to fire back arrows for a while. Before the cavalry could rush over, they had already fired three rounds in a row, and hundreds of arrows were shot out.
Some arrows flew into the camp. Among the random arrows, two porters were hit by sharp arrows. One was only hit on the shoulder and screamed, while the other was shot directly on the forehead and fell to the ground dead.
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Qin Xiao was shocked.
The other party had no scruples and attacked fiercely. It seemed that they really would not show mercy. Looking at the situation, they really wanted to massacre the caravan at the edge of Zhuma Lake.
It would be fine if the opponent just had more people, but these cavalry had clearly undergone rigorous training, and the riding and shooting skills of any cavalry were not inferior to those of the soldiers of the White Tiger Camp.
He knew in his heart that facing such a powerful enemy, tonight would be a very unlucky night.
But who are these cavalrymen who appear like ghosts?