Chapter 17 Ten Thousand Horses
If you want to cross tens of thousands of miles of plains, it will take at least ten days and a half months. If, in the event of some natural or man-made disasters, the deadline will also be postponed indefinitely. Fortunately, it was safe for three consecutive days, and I walked almost a third of the way.
It has penetrated deep into the center of the wild wolf field, it is the most frequent area of wolves, and it is also the best place for horse thieves to rob caravans, and the business travelers of tens of thousands of people who walked here suddenly became nervous, and they were non-stop every day, tired and rested for a while, drank cold water directly when they were thirsty, and nibbled on two mouthfuls of dry food when they were hungry. Whether it's a caravan or a guard, or a coolie guy, everyone's idea is to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible.
If you want to say, why did the caravan risk to Jianghuai City, is it not enough for them to do business, everything is for profit. Jianghuai City is the closest place to Fangwai, and it can be said that it is the outpost of Fangwai's front station, and there will be Fangwai's specialties flowing inside. Moreover, Jianghuai City and Daman are separated by a plain of tens of thousands of miles, and there are hundreds of thousands of bandits blocking the road, and there are wolves that plague the ordinary people of Jianghuai City, who cannot get out at all.
Jianghuai City lacked ordinary supplies, and there was a great demand for food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and it had to be sent in by caravans from outside. Jianghuai City is separated by a river, and some fierce beasts on the periphery have been almost swept away, and ordinary people can also cross the long river by their own methods, and go to the other side of the river to collect some unique products from Fangwai.
Separated by a river like the outside of the world, the whole world has become different, these specialties are just the things that the officials and nobles within the barbarians, the wealthy families, can spend a lot of money for a thing, like money like dung.
The caravan took great risks for its own interests, and more to meet the needs of the upper echelons of the barbarians. Every caravan that went to Jianghuai City had more or less a background of some barbarian upper class, and it could almost be said that it was doing things for their own masters.
On the fourth day, the night guards and ordinary coolie men showed tired looks, and the major bosses of the caravan had to set up camp for a good night's rest, and start early tomorrow morning, there are still two days before leaving the center of the wolf field, and some teams must be corrected, these two days are the most dangerous times, and large-scale horse thieves may be encountered at any time.
Because the horse thieves know that a caravan that is constantly on the road is the easiest to get hold of, and it is safest to grab it while it is tired.
On the morning of the fifth day, the weather on the plains was changeable, and a layer of dark clouds drifted in the distance, like a dark cloud covering the top, and it was like night within a radius of hundreds of miles, and only through the little stars could walk on the earth.
Huang Wuji sat in the carriage, looking at the bad weather, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, as if something big was going to happen today. Sure enough, as soon as the caravan set off, there was a dense sound of horses' hooves like thunder in the distance, shaking the entire ground, and with the dark clouds shrouded in the sky, people couldn't help but tremble.
Huang Wuji also heard the sound of horses' hooves, and the entire caravan listened to it, thousands of guards drew their swords and swords at their waists, their eyes stared closely ahead, and they were ready to fight at any time, and the bosses of the caravan stepped out of the car one by one, secretly praying in their hearts that there were not five horse thieves in front of them, and there was still a possibility of fighting with other horse thieves.
If it is one of the five great horse thieves, then the caravan of tens of thousands of people is a fat sheep in the eyes of the other party, and the only end of resistance is a dead end. Although, both the Wind Fox Horse Thieves and the War Horse Thieves have the habit of only grabbing goods and not killing people, it does not mean that the other party will not kill, and there is only one way to go for the consequences of not cooperating.
While praying that it is not the five horse thieves, the caravan owner is also praying that it is best to be the Red Gun Horse Thieves or the Wind Fox Horse Thieves, and the War Horse Thieves can be either, not the Black Wind Horse Thieves and the Wild Wolf Horse Thieves.
Any caravan that encounters the Black Wind Horse Thieves has never been able to come back alive.
Boom, like a torrent of clouds in the sky, a pitch-black line appeared in the sky, which was composed of a series of figures, and the figures were lined up, and the distance was as much as ten miles, obviously to surround the entire caravan.
The horse thieves were getting closer and closer, and the first side painted a skull with eyes like weeping blood and tears, and many of the caravan owners present were suddenly frightened and sat on the ground.
The caravan bosses have also gone through a big battle one by one, and they know that they can't mess up now, and they can only fight to the death when they encounter the Black Wind Horse Thieves, otherwise everyone will die here.
One of the ten large caravans stood on top of a cart and shouted: "Everyone, in front of you is the Black Wind Horse Thieves, you must have heard of it, now we have to take up arms and resist desperately, we must not be merciful, so that we can save our lives and go home with my wife and family, brothers, for the sake of our families, kill??????? !”。
A caravan specializing in weapons business, at this time, did not care about hiding their own interests, and issued all the weapons in the car to coolies and men, even the caravan owner was holding a long sword in his hand, his face was full of ruthlessness, in their eyes the Black Wind Horse Thieves were notorious, and only a desperate fight could save their lives.
If it is the Wind Fox Horse Thieves, the Red Gun Horse Thieves or the War Horse Thieves, the bosses of the caravan will not mention their desperate determination, but will only obediently hand over the goods. After all, if the goods are lost, they can still enter, but there is only one jump in life, and if they are lost, they can no longer be bought.
The words of the caravan boss played a great role in encouraging, one by one the coolies and the men clenched the swords in their hands, their eyes were red and bloodshot, and a wave of anger surrounded their chests, for the belief in their hearts, with the determination to kill one and kill two to earn, they raised all the strength of their bodies, and prepared to come forward to fight, and vented all the fears in their hearts.
Huang Wuji stood on the top of the carriage and looked at the Black Wind Horse Thieves who stretched for ten miles, according to the caravan boss, the number of the Black Wind Horse Thieves should be between 25,000 and 30,000 people, looking at the current situation There are only more than 10,000 people, and there are no 30,000 people as the caravan boss said.
Seeing this, Huang Wuji had an idea, could it be that the Black Wind Horse Thieves Group still has a back-up move, if they want to rob a caravan with tens of thousands of people, the price paid must be not small, and the more than 10,000 people in front of him may be a disguise, and the real main force should still be waiting and watching, and join the war group at any time.
In close combat, the Black Wind Horse Thieves of more than 10,000 people rushed into the caravan first. Don't look at the caravan with few guards, but they are not vegetarians, plus the barbarian martial arts are very strong, the coolies and the guys have practiced some fists and feet, and they have a lot of strength.
The Black Wind Horse Thieves Group can't be underestimated, the rampant wolf has killed countless people, and their skills have already been exercised, in terms of the means of killing, these coolies and guys are not opponents at all, but fortunately, there are a lot of guards, and some of them have been soldiers, and the coolies and guys have been organized to form a battle array.
The two sides were barely equal, with each other killed and wounded. Huang Wuji stood quietly on the roof of the carriage, looking into the distance, a thunderbolt flashed from time to time on the top of the dark clouds in the sky, with the fighting on the plain, the miserable howl and unwillingness before death, like a tragic song of blood and fire, corresponding to the corpses that were cut off one by one, or cut off, and the corpses of the five horses.
Boom, a black crowd suddenly appeared behind the caravan, and the first was also a bloody skull, and the shouting of the whimpering shook the four fields, and the guards of the caravan heard the shouting and turned around, one by one with bitter faces, 10,000 people are already difficult to deal with, and now the main force rushes out, and it is difficult to escape without thinking.
Huang Wuji looked coldly at the black-faced man who took the lead, an inch-long scar across the entire cheek, at a glance it looked extremely vicious, and the big face with a hint of dark light in the match, at a glance, he knew that he was a wicked person, and walking on the road at night might scare people to death.
Huang Wuji looked at the person who came to cultivate well, the leader of a horse thief group actually had the cultivation of the Huang Dan Realm, followed by ten guards side by side, and there was also a cultivation of the peak of the Eight Realms, only one step away from condensing the Dan Qi and entering the coveted Red Dan Realm.
"Okay, I didn't expect the little horse thieves to hide the dragon and crouching tiger, the bandit capital has the cultivation of the Huang Dan realm, and it seems that the leaders of the other four horse thieves are not far behind!" Huang Wuji's eyes flashed with a fierce color, and he said slowly in his mouth.
Huang Wuji's eyes turned to look at the boss of the caravan where he was located, and at this time, the stingy boss who regarded money as his life was actually standing there safely, not understanding at all, his face was expressionless, and his cold eyes scanned the battlefield. Moreover, the twenty-nine coolies and their men plus five guards are like veterans on the battlefield, although their cultivation is not high, but their means of killing are not comparable to the ordinary horse thieves of the Black Wind Horse Thieves.
Seeing that they are all capable, they do not hesitate to move, there is only a fierce murderous aura between the swings of the sword, and the eyes are always indifferent, as if they are not killed, just a chicken, a dog, when they kill their own feelings have all been converged, there is only one thought in their hearts to kill, kill, kill, kill??????。
Huang Wuji looked at these movements, and after being injured, he didn't make a sound, it was clear that he was a well-trained dead soldier, and the person who monitored him in Lingyun Pavilion that day must have been filmed by the caravan boss.
Huang Wuji sneered secretly, although he didn't know what the purpose of the caravan boss was to take him on the road, but he had already sentenced them to death in his heart. As long as they leave the Wild Wolf Plain, it is when they die. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that he does not need to do it himself.
Some ordinary horse thieves of the Black Wind Horse Thieves also noticed the situation of this small caravan, the number of people besieging it suddenly increased, and in the blink of an eye, two dead soldiers were dismembered by random knives, and several others were cut off and one arm was cut off.
Among the five guards, one of the guards quietly came to the side of the caravan boss and said: "Butler, it's not a way to go on like this, sooner or later they will be rounded, do we want to find a direction to break out!".
"Idiot!" The caravan boss looked back left and right, and scolded sharply: "Let's go, what to do with the things in the car, it is the master's thousand instructions, it must be handed over to the Dong family." If something goes wrong, who can take responsibility, what should I do if the family is affected by the time, it is better to die here, and there is an explanation anyway, so as not to cause trouble to the family!"
When the guard heard the caravan boss say this, he also remembered his master's ruthless methods, and couldn't help but shudder, the originally somewhat evasive gaze became firm, and the long knife in his hand was even more powerful, as if he was really frightened by what the caravan boss said.
Huang Wuji watched the guards frantically join the fight regardless of life and death, and sneered indifferently in his heart. It was easy to be moved, it seems that family affection is really the biggest weakness of human beings, and even his own life can be ignored for the sake of his family, Huang Wuji asked himself if he couldn't do this.
The fighting continued, but it was rather a one-sided slaughter, except for the thousands of guards who resisted and protected the many bosses of the caravan, the other coolies and men, under the encirclement and suppression of the main force of the Black Wind Horse Thieves, there was not much left, and the remaining sporadic battles had nothing to do with the overall situation.
Tens of thousands of horses of the Black Wind Horse Thieves tightly surrounded the guards who were only more than 3,000 people, and they didn't move, tens of thousands of eyes were full of banter, and the guards were like trapped beasts at the end, like pigs waiting to be slaughtered.
Huang Wuji's small caravan was surrounded by hundreds of horse thieves inside and out, and the fighting continued, and the dead soldiers in the caravan were almost dead, leaving only five guards and the caravan owner.
Hundreds of horse thieves gradually approached, and the caravan owner and the five guards slowly retreated backwards, coming to the position of Huang Wuji's carriage.
At this time, the sky thundered, and the lightning in the void slashed on the plain from time to time. Huang Wuji was suddenly stunned and looked into the distance, with a hint of strangeness in his eyes.
Just listen, boom, a figure flashed in the sky, and tens of thousands of horses galloped on the plain from far to near.
(End of chapter)