All the sentinels who were sent out rushed back and confirmed the number of the incoming horse thieves. Everyone either clenched their weapons or held bows and arrows in their hands. They all looked at the direction of the incoming enemy and waited intently.
Closer, closer, a large group of dark horse thieves trotted over, divided into two teams at a hundred feet, and surrounded the caravan. When both sides could vaguely see each other's faces, the horse thieves launched a charge.
!
"Cum! Cum hard for me!"
The first wave of more than 200 arrows was fired from the caravan. More than half of the more than 300 guards in the two caravans brought bows and arrows, and those who brought bows and arrows were all confident in their archery skills.
, two hundred flying arrows flew into the sky. Even though the horse thieves at the front were holding various shields, dozens of horse thieves were still hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
Within forty feet, another wave of bows and arrows were fired, and the four-cornered iron caltrops on the ground took effect, causing a chaos. Nearly a hundred horse thieves fell off their horses. In this situation, falling off the horse's back would definitely lead to death.
Even so, the distance of a hundred feet is reached in an instant, and those with quick hands and feet can only shoot three arrows at most. Most people can only shoot two arrows. Only some have mastered special archery skills, such as continuous shooting, multiple arrows in one string, etc.
, to shoot more than four arrows.
When the horse thief drove his mount over the obstacle of trees, everyone threw away their bows and arrows and rushed over with spears in hand!
"boom!"
Like huge waves hitting the shore, for a while, there were shouts of death, horses neighing, screams, collisions, and the sound of weapons clashing, all in a continuous flow!
These horse thieves are really not afraid of death! The cold light of the spear in Chen Zining's hand rose sharply, and the tip of the spear stabbed the horse thieves' vitals with unpredictable trajectories. More than ten corpses fell in front of him, and the horse thieves behind him were still fighting for their lives.
The ground rushed forward.
Chen Zining was not merciful, and the nine-foot spear reflected several spear shadows, stabbing him like a poisonous snake. Without caring about the rear, he still had the energy to observe the situation around him.
Looking around, he frowned. After all, the caravan's manpower was reduced by half, and it was on the defensive. The current situation was not optimistic. The defense lines on all sides were tightening. This was the place where the thieves and soldiers were strongest.
, has smashed the caravan's defense line to pieces, and is in danger!
Not far away, Shen Yingyang was entangled by three horse thieves. He was stabbed with a gash in his thigh. Blood was flowing out. The situation was critical. Chen Zining pushed hard, swung away several weapons in front of him, and fired the spear in his hand.
The throw turned into a bolt of lightning and penetrated two of them, breaking Shen Yingyang's siege.
Seeing the opportunity, the horse thieves in front of Chen Zining were overjoyed and attacked one after another. Chen Zining calmly stepped aside to pass a long knife, stretched out his hand to grab the tip of a spear, pulled hard, and slammed the horse thieves.
He dismounted his horse.
At this time, a majestic voice sounded from the periphery of the battlefield: "Hahaha, you can't escape anymore. Put down your weapons. I promise not to kill you!"
Before he finished speaking, two figures emerged from the middle of the caravan. One was Meng Chang, and the other was a lean man dressed as a groom. The two of them burst into life, one red and one blue, and passed over the two warring parties.
Go to where the sound is!
They are martial arts masters! Or two!
Hope arose in everyone's hearts. Under such circumstances, two more martial arts masters would be enough to turn the situation around.
Hearing the sound of zhenqi clashing not far ahead, they exploded like firecrackers, with dazzling lights blooming from time to time. It was obvious that martial arts masters were fighting. Chen Zining became so excited that he let out a long roar and patted the horse with his calf.
In the belly, the spearhead turned into thousands of moving snake shadows, and the spiritual power of the whole body merged with the cloud-walking beast. The man and the horse became one, breaking through the obstruction in front and rushing into the enemy group.
"ah!"
Following a deafening scream, several panicked voices sounded.
"No, the boss has been killed!"
"Run away quickly, the second master is also dead!"
The horse thieves panicked for a while, and some turned their heads and looked back, only to see a chaos in the rear, and they were out of formation. The men and horses who had been charging up just now turned around and killed the two men rising into the sky.
Two blue figures leaped over the heads of the horse thieves. More than a dozen leader-looking horse thieves fell off their horses and died. Under a chain reaction, the situation took an astonishing turn. The horse thieves began to flee, but the caravan guards remained.
Taking advantage of the situation, they chased him for a while.
Chen Zining jumped off the horse and helped bandage the wounds of the injured guard. In less than a quarter of an hour, the melee of nearly a thousand people caused more than 300 casualties. Although most of them were horse thieves, members of the guard also
There were many casualties, including members of the Yingyang mercenary group, and several mercenaries who were familiar with Chen Zining were also injured or killed in the previous battle.
There was no time to lament the impermanence of life. The caravan buried the dead and settled the injured before setting off again. In the next two days, the caravan went smoothly and arrived at Qinghua City safely.
As the capital of Qingyang County, Qinghua City is also the intersection of Qinghe and Hujiang Rivers. It has convenient transportation and developed commerce. It is one of the few large cities in the Shengtang Kingdom and even the Seven Kingdoms of China, with a permanent population of nearly one million.
, coupled with the caravans traveling from north to south, its bustling and bustling place is breathtaking. The tall city walls of this city can be vaguely seen from more than ten miles away. Originally, Chen Zining thought that the city walls of Taichang City were already tall, but compared with
Compared with Tsinghua City, it is really nothing compared to the mighty witch. When I got closer and took a closer look, I found that the city wall was fourteen to five feet high, and the city wall was covered with countless powerful crossbows. These weapons were actually used to resist the tide of beasts.
With more time, there are relatively fewer siege battles between humans.
Arriving at the general hall of the Qinghe Chamber of Commerce, Chen Zining and others settled the commission with the chamber of commerce. The trip took a total of fifteen days. Chen Zining originally received six gold coins per day, plus a bonus of twenty gold coins. Due to Chen Zining's outstanding performance
, especially Red Eagle’s early warning, allowed the caravan to take precautions and reduce great losses. It was even the key to the safe arrival of this trip. The Qinghe Chamber of Commerce awarded an additional two hundred gold coins, including the rescued Guangtong Merchant.
After learning the truth, Hui was extremely grateful to Chen Zining and gave him two hundred gold coins.
After receiving the certificate from the Chamber of Commerce, Chen Zining rejected Meng Chang's invitation to stay at Meng's house temporarily, but instead went to the Mercenary Guild with Shen Yingyang and others to complete the mission.
There were still two days before the March 18 registration deadline for Changfeng College. Chen Zining, Shen Yingyang and others found an inn to stay.
Chen Zining wrote a letter and asked Hongying to take it back to inform his relatives at home that he was safe. In the remaining two days, he planned to get familiar with Tsinghua City.
That night, Xu Chenghao and several other mercenaries came to invite him to hang out with him. Seeing the mysterious and ambiguous expressions on their faces, Chen Zining took it for granted that he knew their purpose, so he refused.
Shen Yingyang also stayed and said, "Let's go out for a walk. It's hard to come to Tsinghua City. It's too boring to stay in the inn."
The two of them walked to the east side of the city. The east side is close to the campus of Changfeng College and is also a bustling commercial district. Along the way, the traffic was busy and the lights were bright, decorating the east side like a city that never sleeps.
They found a remote alley and found a food stall to solve their stomach problems first. Just halfway through eating, there was suddenly a burst of beatings, curses and screams from the front, and some people gathered around.