Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 209: Recruit from the real situation quickly!

Chen Zhi?

The person blocking the road is looking for Chen Zhi?

Where did we get Chen Zhi from?

Mingfa Monk and his team's convoy, including several carriages, were filled with people. When they heard these words, everyone had wonderful expressions, not to mention how uncomfortable they felt.

Dare we follow Chen Zhi, not only do we have to listen to his rumors, but we also have to block the gun for him?

Taking advantage of this moment, many people took a few glances out of the carriage. Looking around, they saw a strong man on a horse, gathering from all directions, cutting off the front and back roads. There were also riders rushing out of the forest.

The leader looked quite fierce, with a beard all over his face and eyes like bells. Combined with his tall physique, he looked like a big bear on a horse.

"This is a group of horse thieves. Judging from their physique, they are not just small thieves. They probably came from other states and counties." Looking at the situation outside the window, Xun Zhe showed a solemn look, "They ambush here in advance." , could it be Chen Zhi’s enemy? This official road is already rugged, and it is close to the woods, so it is a cryptic place. This group of people may have been planning for a long time and wanted to make a surprise attack, but by some strange combination of circumstances, they killed us. Intercepted."

Ordinary bandits and horse thieves have to plunder if they want to maintain their scale. This group of horse thieves has a large number of people and strong soldiers and horses, which means they have no shortage of food and clothing, so they can maintain their physical strength. If they stay in one place for a long time, they will definitely cause trouble to the local officials. attention, and then encircle and suppress them.

Sun Min put away his smile and shouted outside the car: "This brave man, we are not Chen Zhi, and Chen Zhi is not in our motorcade. You have recognized the wrong person. Why don't you just retreat? We will never hold you accountable. how?"

"Hahaha!" Niumen, the leader of the horse thieves, laughed up to the sky, then stopped his laughter abruptly and showed a ferocious expression, "You think I am a three-year-old kid and you want to trick me into leaving? If you say no, I will leave. If word gets out, do you still want to hang out? Stop talking nonsense, Chen Zhi, come out when asked! If you don't want to come out, let my people search the car. If you are not in the convoy, I will turn around and leave!"

As soon as these words were heard in the car, everyone was helpless.

This kind of thing is difficult to explain. Even if the horse thief outside has seen Chen Zhi himself, it is impossible for everyone to go out and let him identify him, let alone let the horse thief search the car. What is the difference between this and sending a wolf into the sheepfold? ?
In the carriage, Sun Min narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice and said: "Since things can't get better, let's stop delaying it. I'll try to delay it for a while, and you can make people prepare and try their best to break out!"

Xun Zhe couldn't help but asked: "Can't we defeat them? Our escorts are all carefully selected. If we set up a formation, we may not lose to them."

Sun Min shook his head and said: "They had laid an ambush in advance, and suddenly they burst out, which shows that these horse thieves are also experienced and are not comparable to ordinary bandits. Moreover, their number is unknown. If there are other people ambushing them, even if they can defeat them, they can't defeat them." These people are useless, and they may not be able to defeat them, but everyone has a horse!"

"Where did these people get big horses?" Cao Qing looked puzzled. "The imperial court's horse control is very strict. As a result, almost everyone in this group has a horse. It's so weird."

"You are studying to death! Now is not the time to talk about this. First do what I tell you, and so on..."

It is not uncommon for children from aristocratic families to study abroad and encounter thieves in the wilderness. To many thieves, people from such aristocratic families studying abroad are considered to be fat sheep. Similar interceptions and killings often occurred in the past.

Therefore, the aristocratic family had a set of secret codes to convey instructions by tapping on the carriage. Unfortunately, before Sun Min could finish his arrangements, and there was no chance for him to delay his plan, Niu Men outside suddenly sneered and shouted: "You will be punished if you don't give a toast." Liquor, if you don’t come out when I ask you to, then you can’t blame me! Kill me!”

Then, there was a burst of fighting sounds, mixed with a few exclamations.

"The horse thieves have launched an attack, so there is nothing we can do!" Sun Min frowned and seemed to have made a decision.

Cao Qing quickly asked: "Brother, what should we do now?"

Sun Min smiled instead: "We have no choice. It happened suddenly and the enemy didn't delay at all, so we can only wait in the car. The best we can do is not to cause trouble to the guards. After all, we guards, Most of them are carefully selected.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions turned ugly.

There were sounds of charging and shouting from outside the carriage, which made everyone in the carriage tighten their heartstrings.

Boom!
Suddenly, there was a dull sound accompanied by the carriage shaking. It seemed as if someone bumped into the carriage. The whole carriage shook. The expressions of everyone in the carriage changed. Even Sun Min could not maintain his smile and became serious.

Their eyes fell on the car door involuntarily.

Fortunately, after the impact, there was no subsequent development.

A few breaths of time, in this kind of fighting, seems to be as long as a few hours.

Suddenly, several shrill screams sounded outside. The voices were quite familiar. Cao Qing recognized them immediately and they belonged to Wei Ou's friends.Suddenly, the atmosphere in the carriage became heavy, and they knew that this meant someone had been killed.

However, Cao Qing and others have no time to care about others. They themselves are also in danger.

At this moment, the carriage suddenly shook slightly and then started to move slowly.

Everyone in the car became nervous, and then heard a voice coming from outside——

"Gentlemen and masters, the thieves have too many men and horses. Although we can resist it, we can't rush through it and it won't last long. There is an official and military checkpoint nearby. As long as we get there, the beacon signal is sent, and the officers and soldiers work together, the thieves will definitely attack. Retreat in fear!"

After hearing this voice, the people in the car felt relieved again.

The sound of fighting outside the car became more and more intense. Cao Qing looked for an opportunity, opened the corner of the car curtain, and carefully observed the outside. He saw that although the bandits were numerous, they were not organized. They seemed to charge fiercely, but were blocked by the formation of the guards. , was demoralized and dispersed.

"It's strange. When these people made the surprise attack just now, they looked decent. How come they were so disorganized when they attacked?" Xun Zhe also saw the situation outside and knew that the guards were reliable. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked his doubts at the same time.

Sun Min figured it out: "The horse thief relies on his energy. When he rushes to kill with his energy, if he doesn't capture me and others, he will be a little weaker. When he encounters elite soldiers, it will be even more difficult to achieve success. But look at how ferocious they are." , our guards can't even think about defeating the opponent. It's a pity. If the people who screamed just now had stayed in the car and followed the guards, there might not have been any accidents. The more times like this, the more important it is to be steady. Stay, don’t mess up your position, you might as well take a look at the master..."

When Cao Qing and Xun Zhe heard this, they looked towards the corner of the carriage and saw Monk Ming sitting cross-legged, lowering his head and chanting sutras. Although his expression was a little solemn, he did not appear to be panicked.

Xun Zhe couldn't help but sigh: "The master's concentration is beyond our comparison."

Being calm in times of chaos is easy to say but difficult to do. Even Cao Qing and the others could not suppress the panic in their hearts when the carriage was moving, especially when the horses outside the carriage were frightened, the carriage almost lost control, and the coachman was shot by a thief with an arrow. After his death, even Cao Qing thought it was over and almost ran out of the carriage. Fortunately, he was caught by Sun Min.

Then, a guard came forward, drove the carriage, and moved forward quickly. After a period of confusion, someone shouted "The officers and soldiers are coming," which finally made the group of horse thieves hesitate. Then they retreated under the command of Niumen, but they failed. Two of Wei Ou's companions were put on horses and carried away by them.

Whoohoo!
The horses' hooves beat quickly, raising dust and coming and going like the wind. In the blink of an eye, all the horse thieves retreated.

After a while, the curtain of the carriage was lifted. Sun Min looked out carefully. When he saw that the horse thief had really left, he took a deep breath and relaxed all over, as if he had collapsed. Don't look at what he just said. The smile was actually to calm the hearts of the people in the car. In fact, he was also very nervous.

"Horse thieves come and go like the wind, no wonder they are so difficult to eradicate."

After sighing, Sun Min heard several calls coming from not far away, and then several soldiers rushed over. It could be seen that these soldiers were also in shock.

"We have heard about it, you are all frightened..."

The leader of Bingyong came over and met Sun Min and others. He kept talking about Sun Min and other guards of the cavalry. As soon as the battle started, two people broke out and reported to the checkpoint.

There are not many manpower at the checkpoint. The reason why the horse thieves can be scared away is because there are communication methods such as beacon fire and sound transmission. Once the checkpoint is known, a large number of officers and soldiers may gather. Niumen does not want to conflict with the officers and soldiers at this time. , as soon as he saw smoke rising in the distance, he decisively retreated.

The leader of the army also had a frightened expression. He looked at the slightly messy convoy and said, "The bandits have retreated. Gentlemen, you'd better take advantage of this moment and get on the road as soon as possible!"

"No!" Suddenly, a hoarse voice came from behind, and then Wei Ou came over with a look of grief and anger, "The horse thief intercepted several of my friends, how can I just let it go? The world is bright and peaceful, but the horse thief is You can be cruel, but how can you let it go? Take me quickly to where the garrison general is. We must order all the troops and horses to hunt down this group of horse thieves with ten times the strength!"

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth, thinking that it was Chen Zhi. In his opinion, if Chen Zhi had been intercepted first, they would not have been so unlucky.

"I suspect that Chen Zhi provoked this group of horse thieves!"

When he said something, Sun Min and the others frowned slightly, but Wei Ou's words were reasonable, so it was hard to refute them, but Bing Yong's forehead was dripping with sweat!
On the other side, Niumen retreated with a group of brothers and took shelter in a dense forest. He sent a few people out to look around and inquire, while he interrogated the two captured people.

The two men were covered in wounds and could not withstand the torture. After asking a few questions, Niumen couldn't help but frown.

"It's really not Chen Zhi's motorcade?" He was full of surprise, but then he asked, "Then who are you? Where did Chen Zhi go? Hurry and recruit the real people!"

　Thanks to "mnkhfhks" for the tip!

　　
　
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