The bandit leader nicknamed "Wild Wolf" immediately fell silent. The horse bandits under him had also been rampant in Shanshan in the early years. Later, they had a conflict with the Black Tornado gang and suffered heavy losses. From then on, the bandits around Shanshan were destroyed. The territory was given away. The Wild Wolf suffered such a big loss that time that the entire gang turned pale when they heard the name Black Tornado, let alone wanted to regain their place.
Seeing that the wild wolf was pushed back by him, Banbian Yun said: "Everyone, please be patient. It won't be too late to start again in the middle of the night. You have all seen the silks and porcelain in Xicheng. As long as this vote is made, you can rest for a while." It won’t be a problem for half a year.”
These bandits were long-time thieves and were very good at picking the right moment. After hearing Ban Bian Yun's words, they nodded frequently and rushed down the sand dunes with their horses and whips raised. They wanted to wait until the people in the camp were most sleepy before taking action.
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge. It is unbearably hot during the day and bone-chillingly cold at night. The horse bandits huddled in a sheltered area behind the dunes, still feeling chills. In order to avoid attracting the attention of the guards in the camp, they did not Dare to light a bonfire. The gangsters who were responsible for observing the movement of the camp clearly saw the soldiers in front of the camp dozing off with their spears in their arms, but Ban Bianyun refused to give the order to attack. This situation has been going on for three days, and the gangsters are inevitably They all had some complaints, but no one dared to say them in front of Ban Bian Yun.
In fact, according to Banbian Yun's original plan, he would wait until Liu Xin's team camped in a small village, or the night before they arrived at Pishan, before taking action against the Han caravan. Because by that time, the Han people's defenses would This is the time when we are really most relaxed. But Liu Xin and the others are walking too slowly, and the gangsters who are following them from a distance can no longer bear it. If we don't take action tonight, the few gangs of bandits who have finally gathered together will fall apart. It was dangerous, so he had no choice but to advance his plan.[
Just when the horse bandits were getting more and more impatient, God also came to help. The bright moon that was hanging in the sky just now was suddenly covered by a dark cloud that came from nowhere. Banbian Yun saw that the surroundings suddenly turned dark, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed. He jumped on his horse and shook his whip with a "snap" sound. The gangsters who were lying on the sand suddenly got up in a mess, and each got up. He grabbed his war horse and began to gather around Banbian Yun. Banbian Yun pulled out his scimitar with a "swipe" sound, pointed in the direction of the Han camp, and said in a deep voice: "Kill!"
Although the horse bandits were fierce, there were only a few people who could actually ride on horses and wield scimitars. Except for the bandit leaders, the others drew their bows and arrows and swarmed across the sand dunes and rushed towards the Han camp.
Although Banbianyun is as famous as Black Tornado, the two groups of horse bandits have completely different styles. Black Tornado relies on stealth, strict organization, and strong skills of the gangsters, while Banbianyun relies on large numbers of people, and every robbery is like a cover-up. Like the clouds that cover half of the sky, it is nicknamed Half a Cloud.
It’s no wonder that Banbianyun dared to attack this Han caravan. Over the years, Banbianyun’s gang has grown to more than 6,000 people, which is more than the population of small countries like Pishan. In addition, there are several groups of horse bandits like Yelang. Joining in, nearly 10,000 bandits poured out from the sand dunes on both sides of the north and south at the same time, with a very fierce momentum.
The war horses galloped across the soft sand. Apart from leaving deep hoof prints, they did not make much noise under the cover of the wind and sand. The Han camp not far away became increasingly clear, and the night guard at the camp gate The two soldiers stood leaning on the pillars, one on the left and the other on the right. They were unaware that the danger was slowly approaching. They must have been sleeping deeply.
Suddenly, the dozens of bandits at the forefront threw out their lassoes, which were their tools for catching wild horses on the grassland. However, now the targets of these lassoes were the fences surrounding the Han camp. These lifeless fences were much easier than unruly wild horses, and the ropes hit their targets one after another. The gangsters shouted and exerted force on their hands, and these fences, which were not very solid in the sand, collapsed.
Another group of gangsters who rushed towards the camp gate could not hold back for a long time. There was a "swish, swish" sound in the wind, and the two Han soldiers guarding the camp gate were shot into hedgehogs in an instant. They didn't even have time to scream. He was nailed to the camp gate pillar alive.
The wild wolf rushed into the camp with a knife and went straight to a tent in the center of the camp. A carriage was parked outside the tent. This was also the only carriage for people to ride in the entire camp. When Liu Xin's team left Xicheng At that time, Wild Wolf noticed this carriage among the crowd. The wind and sand in the Western Region are strong and the climate is harsh, so there are few women traveling with the caravans, and there are very few such carriages. Those who can ride on this carriage, She must be the female dependent of the leader of this Han caravan.
I have heard Ban Bian Yun say that this Han caravan is different from ordinary caravans. Their guards are all Han soldiers, and their leader is a prominent Han official. For such a Han leader, his female dependents must be The beauty who is one in ten thousand. Now, the wild wolf rushes towards the tent in the center of the camp, but its target is not the Han leader, but the female dependents of the Han leader. At the same time as the wild wolf rushes towards the tent, there are several bandit leaders from other gangs. As for whether their target was the Han leader or the female dependents of the Han leader, Ye Lang didn't know, and he didn't have time to think about it. Anyway, there were agreed-upon rules for cooperation between gangs. The looted property was divided according to the size of the credit. As for the women, it was not Whoever gets it first will get it.
The tent was in front of him, but the entire Han camp seemed to have no reaction at all. This situation was extremely abnormal. As the bandit leader, Ye Wolf should have been alert. However, at this time, all Ye Wolf could think about was the beauty of the Han leader's female family members. , he even smelled a hint of p
Nan Yan, without thinking, rushed into the tent with men and horses. This tent was located in the center of the camp, and it was obviously the sleeping tent of the Han leader. When several other bandit leaders saw this, they were worried that the wild wolves would take the lead, so they followed Rushed in.
The wild wolf rushed into the tent, only to see more than a dozen oil lamps lit in the huge tent, but not a single person. He was surprised, but he felt that his body was empty, and a huge sand pit appeared in front of him. Before the wild wolf could react, He and his horse had already fallen into the pit. It was not easy for the wild wolf to escape from the conflict with the black whirlwind. Knowing that he had fallen into the trap, he jumped up from his horse and rushed to the edge of the sand pit. .
Seeing that the wild wolf was about to jump out of the sand pit, when he was feeling proud, he suddenly felt his eyes go dark, and a huge thing smashed down on his head. This huge thing was not a preset mechanism in the tent, but another group of horse bandits. The bandit leader. The bandit leader didn’t know whether he was competing with the wild wolf for credit or for women. Anyway, he ran into it head-on. Naturally, he could not avoid the fate of falling into the sand pit.
The wild wolf jumped up in the air, barely able to dodge, and was thrown back to the bottom of the pit. The bandit leader who followed him pressed heavily on him. Not only that, but two more bandit leaders appeared almost instantly. It fell down. The wolf that was pressed at the bottom suddenly suffered broken bones and tendons, and could only breathe out but not in. The poor bandit leader Wild Wolf, who had been rampant in the Western Region for many years, escaped the fire with the black whirlwind back then, but today he is in the wilderness. In this tent, the enemy died without even seeing him.
Banbian Yun did not rush forward like a wild wolf desperately. It was not because he was afraid of death, but because there was no need. He was the organizer of this sneak attack. As long as the operation was successful, even if he did not kill anyone, his head would The merit was also his. Banbian Yun followed the group of gangsters and leisurely came to the gate of the camp. He saw the two soldiers guarding the gate with dozens of feather arrows stuck in their bodies. He couldn't help but wave the scimitar in his hand lightly. A head rolled down, raising a canopy of straw.
"No! We've fallen into a trap!" Banbian Yun then discovered that there were two soldiers at the entrance of the camp. They were clearly two scarecrows. Most of the gangsters had already rushed into the camp, but they didn't notice that these two "dead men" were actually there. There was no smell of blood. Before half the cloud could warn his men, the camp was already ablaze.
Most of the gangsters who were the first to rush into the camp rushed into the tents, and they saw the same situation as the wild wolves. The tents were all empty. But in each tent, there were sand pits dug and oil lamps lit. They were panicking, Many bandits fell into the sand pit, many tents were accidentally knocked down, and the oil lamps set the tents on fire.
However, dozens of tents could not make much noise. However, the gangsters who rushed in had already pounced on the vehicles and camel teams loaded with goods. Everyone knew that this Han caravan carried a large amount of valuable commodities, and these gangsters They were just a bunch of people, so how could they wait until the war was over to divide the spoils?
However, when they opened the goods, they saw that there was no silk or porcelain. They were all flammable things, and even some sulfur and saltpeter. These "goods" were all next to the tent, and the tent was already on fire. The wind at night They were so big that these "goods" soon burst into flames, and the entire camp turned into a sea of flames in an instant.[
The fire was blazing, reflecting the desert night sky red. In the blazing fire, the gangsters were struggling hard, and the screams of death could be heard endlessly. Not far from the camp, countless black shadows were surrounding them from several directions. Just now, The soft sand and the strong cold wind covered up the sound of the bandit's horse hooves. Now, the sand and the cold wind also became the best cover for the Han cavalry.
Years of licking blood from the blade of a knife made Banbianyun extremely alert. He sensed something was wrong, and without caring about his men who were in dire straits, he turned around and galloped towards the sand dunes to the north. By the light of the fire in the camp, Banbianyun had already seen There is an empty space in the direction of the sand dune. After all, the number of Han troops is limited. It is impossible to completely surround this place. The sand dune is the loophole left by the Han army. As long as he climbs over the sand dune, he will see the desert as far as the eye can see. He will be like a fish. Once he enters the water, no one can catch him again.
Suddenly, several figures appeared on the sand dunes. One of them, wearing white clothes, was the Han leader he had seen among the crowds in Xicheng.