He opened his eyes again and looked at the girl sitting next to him, holding a hot towel. Lu Xiao took the towel and wiped the sweat on his forehead.
They were already very familiar with each other's condition. The girl knew that he had nightmares every night, so she always got up early and prepared a hot towel for him.
Lu Xiao never said thank you, everything seemed to be taken for granted. Except that the two of them had never had a conversation so far.
Yes, Lu Xiao has been in love with the girl for almost three years. But he has never said a word to the girl. The two of them just do their own things tacitly every day. The girl prepares hot water and towels for him.
Sometimes I would also prepare some meals for him.
Lu Xiao never made any requests. The biggest reason why he came here was that he could have a good sleep here. He didn't have to worry about someone wiping his neck in the middle of the night.
After wiping his face, Lu Xiao continued to leave the room without saying a word.
The atmosphere in the town has become a bit depressing. The situation has now become semi-public, and most people already know that two large groups of horse bandits are going to start a fight around the town.
A large number of swordsmen were hired. Some were hired by the spies from the skeleton, and some were recruited by Feilong. Others were hired by wealthy households in the town, as well as restaurants and other shops to protect their own industries.
In fact, what they are preventing is not large-scale horse bandits. Because they know very well that these people are simply incapable of dealing with large-scale horse bandits. They are just preventing large-scale riots in the town. To put it bluntly, what they are guarding against is themselves.
people.
After another period of crazy expansion, Skeleton's manpower has reached more than 400 people. This is unprecedentedly large in this generation. The daily consumption of such a large number of horse bandits is also extremely shocking. For
At this point, Skeleton has put in all the inventory at the bottom of the box.
In order to prevent his brothers from starving and causing a mutiny, he decided to take action immediately and approached the town while hunting.
The skeleton thought very clearly. Although these people are large in number, they will definitely consume a lot when fighting the flying dragon. By then, the town can still afford to raise them.
As everyone knows, Feilong thinks the same way. These days, Feilong has also temporarily recruited a large number of subordinates. The manpower has reached about 150 people. This is also the limit that the village can support.
For this reason, Feilong also decided to send people out to hunt and obtain enough supplies.
Lu Xiao knew very well that this war between horse bandits would affect the surrounding villages no matter what. Even though he had asked Xiang Qiezheng to take people to notify those villages in advance, the effect was not great because they had no other place at all.
You can go.
In the cottage hall, Lu Xiao and Fei Long stood in front of a simple sand table.
"The skeleton's lair is in this generation. If he sets out from his lair and comes towards us, there will only be enough water on two roads.
One is through Huangshitun, where there is an underground river that can replenish water. The other is through Shibaliduozi, where there are wells that can replenish water.
But there is a problem, that is, there are too many skeletons. Whether it is a well or an underground river, it cannot hold more than 400 people, plus hundreds of animals."
"Do you think he will divide his forces?"
"Yes, it is said that the skeletons have gathered nearly five hundred people now. There are too many people, and the consumption along the way is huge. Whether it is Huangshitun or Shibali Duozi, there is simply not enough for them to consume. Therefore, they can only divide their troops.
At least when the town is within a day's journey, the surrounding materials can support their consumption. So, this is our opportunity."
"You want to concentrate your efforts and fight one of their teams first?"
"Yes. In any case, the skeletons have too many manpower. If we fight head-on, our losses will definitely be considerable. Therefore, we must reduce their manpower in advance."
"It's too late now. The distance is too far. Even if we set out overnight, we can't reach Huangshitun or Shibali Duozi before them. Do you want to set an ambush on their way?"
"That's right, whether it's Huangshitun or Shibaliduozi, there is only one route coming here. They have to follow the route with water. Therefore, it is easy to find their next resting place
Location: Wuming Village, and Blackstone Village. I plan to start in Wuming Village.
The distance here is just right. If I take my people and set off immediately, we can reach Wuming Village before them. When the time comes, I will lead my brothers to disguise themselves as villagers and hide in the village. After they enter the village, they will relax their vigilance and scatter to plunder supplies.
.You don’t need too many people. Give me forty people and I will be sure to kill a team of more than two hundred people."
Lu Xiao's argument was reasonable, but Feilong still hesitated. He actually wanted Lu Xiao to stay by his side. Mainly because in the village, no one but himself could cure Lu Xiao. He was afraid that Lu Xiao would lead the team alone and something would go wrong.
Lu Xiao was not in a hurry and just waited quietly. After a full stick of incense, Feilong finally made up his mind.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll give you forty people, ten veterans, and thirty newbies, no problem."
"Okay. I need one horse per person. Two knives per person. I also need two days of food and water."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away. You guys set off overnight. If someone from the Skeleton side really leaves Wuming Village, in a word, kill them."
An hour later, Lu Xiao led the team to set off, and just after Lu Xiao left, Feilong called Lao Diao.
"Lao Diao, take two people with you now."
"Follow me?"
"Yes, you follow him from a distance. But don't show your face. Show me exactly how he does things. Especially if he has met anyone else along the way."
Lao Diao understood what Fei Long meant, but he still couldn't help but want to laugh. But he didn't dare to show it on his face. Instead, he said with a loyal face that he would never let the boss down. Then he brought two Fei Long's confidants with him.
, followed directly.
And just after Lu Xiao and others set off overnight, there was a slight noise in the town. Then, another group of knights left the town under the cover of night.
............
Two days later, Wuming Village.
More than two hundred horse bandits swept toward the Wuming Village in a mighty manner. There were actually only a hundred or so households in the entire Wuming Village.
A villager in the distance saw the horse bandits in the distance. He was so frightened that he threw away his cart and ran towards the village like crazy.
"The horse bandits are coming, the horse bandits are coming..."
He shouted as he ran. Behind him, the skeleton horse bandits had already rushed into the village. With crazy laughter, the horse bandits scattered in all directions, looking for their prey.
