In the inn room, Yang Xuan drank tea and looked at the yard. There was a big banyan tree outside the yard wall. Its lush branches and leaves peeked out from the yard wall and swayed slightly in the breeze.
Xu Bancheng's side had shipped goods two days ago. Dozens of trucks of goods were sent from Zhanjiang Prefecture to Guangzhou. Shengfa Logistics also attached great importance to this batch of goods and sent out many escorts. Yang Xuan's trainee escorts from the escort agency,
At Yang Xuan's suggestion, everyone also joined the battle.
Because intern escorts do not receive wages from Shengfa Logistics, Yang Xuan has the final say as to which route they take and which convoy they travel with.
Judging from the news feedback in the past few days, there was no movement from Magistrate Lin, and there was no movement from Makouling, but Yang Xuan knew that no movement was the biggest movement.
This is the silence before the storm. The bandits from Makouling would come out to inquire for information before. When they learned that a large number of goods were going to be sent to Guangzhou, the bandits withdrew all their spies.
Everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and Yang Xuan can only wait now.
With a 'crash', the courtyard door was pushed open, and Zhang Junbao rushed in like a wind.
"It's moving, it's moving, the bandits' spies are out."
Yang Xuan paused for a moment while holding the tea cup, then raised his head and drank all the tea in the cup. The tea was already cold and slightly bitter.
Zhang Junbao was sent to the city by Yang Xuan to respond. His only task was to contact the spies and pass the news to Yang Xuan.
Horses are not allowed in the city, and Zhang Junbao is naturally the fastest.
After receiving this news, it means that everything is going according to Yang Xuan's idea. As long as the trainee bodyguard can withstand a wave of attacks, Yang Xiao can lead the people to capture the bandits' rear.
Yang Xuan is a businessman, and he is not good at this kind of tactical arrangement. Although he tried his best to make plans in advance for everything he could think of, he was still a little nervous.
After all, this time, we are fighting a battle with unequal numbers on someone else's territory, and we need to be able to evacuate quickly and safely afterwards.
"Sir, sir?"
Zhang Junbao walked up to Yang Xuan and waved, and Yang Xuan finally came back to his senses: "Go to Luo Ji next door to buy two roast geese and have some tonight."
Zhang Junbao was stunned. Yang Xuan was not a good drinker. He almost never drank except for socializing. The most important thing was that there might be something dangerous tonight. Not only did he not hide, he was actually in the mood to drink.
According to Yang Xuan's own analysis, looting the convoy is a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution. Once the other party succeeds, they will definitely attack and kill him. Those convenience stores have no source of goods and will close down in a few days.
In this way, Hechengxing will naturally monopolize the Guangzhou market.
Yang Xuan has experienced many life-and-death business battles, but he has never seen this kind of direct physical destruction of his opponent.
So he needs to drink some wine to calm down the shock.
The convoy has arrived at Makou Ling at this time. According to the estimated distance, if there are no accidents, it will pass through Makou Ling and reach Jihua County before dark. After a night's rest, it will be able to enter Guangzhou the next day.
But if nothing else, the accident happened.
Not long after the convoy entered Makou Ridge, the escort scouting the road ahead reported that the road ahead was blocked by a big tree.
It is not unusual for a big tree to fall down in this mountain range, but at this juncture, it should be treated as something serious.
Soon, more spies were sent out, and some manpower was assigned to clear the roadblocks.
When clearing the roadblocks, no accidents occurred. The convoy continued to move forward. However, as they walked, there were roadblocks in front of them. The fallen trees were still blocking the road. The escorts did not dare to be careless and release spies to clear the roadblocks.
This time there was still no accident. However, just less than ten miles away from exiting the mountain forest, the convoy watched helplessly as a big tree collapsed in front of them.
Thick tree trunks blocked two-thirds of the road.
Just as the bodyguards were about to move forward to clean up, a shower of arrows shot out from the woods, and several bodyguards were hit by arrows and fell to the ground immediately.
A few of the injured immediately screamed and howled.
With a shout, the rest of the bodyguards were on alert and took out their shields. The leading bodyguard gave orders one after another to stabilize the status of the bodyguards, and ordered people to rescue several injured bodyguards, and at the same time ordered to meet the enemy.
At the same time, with waves of shouts, a large number of bandits poured out of the forest, as if there was no end.
Yu Chong also ordered at the same time: "Steady, steady, form a formation."
The orders he gave were naturally those trainee bodyguards. The bodyguards from Shengfa Logistics did not know about it, but Yu Chong knew about it. He knew that bandits would definitely attack today, so he could maintain the marching formation of his men. At this time
After giving the order, the formation was quickly set up.
In fact, these trainee escorts were on the verge of panicking. If Yu Chong hadn't been guarding them, they would have run away long ago.
After all, there were several escorts who were shot alive and turned into hedgehogs just now.
Those who were shot by arrows would not die so quickly unless they penetrated the head or heart. Those seriously injured bodyguards howled miserably on the ground and struggled for a while before gradually losing their voice.
Some escorts even crawled toward their own team, dragging a long trail of blood on the ground. Their desperate and struggling eyes before dying were heart-stopping.
The bodyguards resisted the bandits' attack and retreated, but more and more bandits came and soon the convoy was surrounded.
The escorts of Shengfa Logistics looked desperate. Where did these bandits come from all over the mountains and plains?
The leading escort also hoped to communicate with the bandits, shouting "cut" loudly, indicating that they did not need the goods, as long as they spared their lives.
But the bandits ignored him at all, and Yu Chong shook his head. Looking at the battle, the bandits probably had no intention of leaving him alive.
If Yu Chong hadn't known about the reinforcements, I'm afraid he himself would have despaired by now.
"Don't panic, everyone. We have reinforcements. Hold on to your formation. As long as you hold on for a while, the reinforcements will arrive."
He didn't know if these words had any effect. Anyway, it was stable or not. They were also surrounded and there was no way they could escape.
Soon, the arrows were shot, and the bandits began to charge.
This was arranged by Zhao Sanhu. Last time he robbed goods but did not kill anyone. But this time, Zhao Sanhu planned to devour both the people and the goods. He did not believe that anyone would dare to deliver goods to Guangzhou in the future.
The bandits and the bodyguards soon came into contact with each other, and the sound of fighting resounded through the mountains and forests.
The bandits charge and kill without any rules, they just rely on their ruthlessness and the benefits promised by their masters.
It's different on the escort side. Although it's a passive defense, it's quite structured. The male escorts defend with shields in the front row, and the female soldiers holding spears are in the second row.
Whenever a bandit approached, the spear would be thrust out without hesitation, and the blood would not splash on their faces anyway.
The shield bearers in the front row were already trembling and their legs were weak. They watched helplessly as the bandits died in front of them, wailing in pain. Even so, the bandits behind them still had ferocious faces and rushed forward.
rush.
The two sides had been fighting for only a few minutes, and the battlefield could already be described as tragic.
Although the shield bearers withstood the attack, Yu Chong knew that these people could not hold out for long. Once someone collapsed, it would cause a chain reaction, and then the bandits would slaughter these rookies.
Just when he was about to lead his elite bodyguards to resist for a while and relieve the pressure on the rookies, another cry of killing came from the forest, and at the same time, a cannon shot into the air and exploded with a bang.
Yu Chong suddenly beamed with joy: "Brothers, our reinforcements have arrived."