Chapter 54 Robbers
On the carriage, Mei Yingxue was like a curious baby, chatting here and there with Chen Tang.
Mei Yingxue said: "I just saw you break the wrists of those people with great strength. I estimate that you can at least shoot two stone bows. When we go to participate in the final product test, you can also go over and try it to see if you can Pull out a few stone bows.”
Chen Tang had just shocked everyone, but he didn't actually show any tricks.
In the eyes of others, Chen Tang was nothing more than a fool who suddenly became violent and had a knife in his hand. There was no need to conflict with him.
"We'll talk about it then."
Chen Tang replied vaguely.
"By the way, have you heard about Pingzhou's recruitment?"
"Yeah."
"I heard that in addition to suppressing bandits and guarding the border, this time the conscription seems to have the opportunity to become a forbidden army of the capital and guard the capital. Originally many families did not want their children to be conscripted, but this time many families in Changze County hope to send them If your child joins the army, he may become wealthy.”
"Oh?"
Chen Tang frowned.
He always felt that this was something strange, but he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.
Chen Tang suddenly remembered something and asked: "Are there any rumors of bandits and bandits around here recently?"
"There have always been rumors of bandits. Especially more than two months ago, Emperor Daqian just passed away. People everywhere were panicked, chaos arose, and rumors spread. There were indeed some bandits. Before, our Changze County would not go out. Have you ever committed a murder? It’s probably the result of a robber.”
Mei Yingxue smiled when she heard this and said: "But you don't have to worry. These bandits are all refugees and will not be able to make a living. If they see the banner of Meihua Martial Arts School, they will definitely stay away from them."
Chen Tang nodded.
If there were just a few refugees gathering together, they would almost all be ordinary people who could not survive. Their combat capabilities were limited and they would not easily provoke a large caravan like the Plum Blossom Martial Arts School.
"There are ambushes on both sides of the official road ahead."
At this moment, the fat old man's voice suddenly sounded in Chen Tang's ears.
Mei Yingxue didn't react at all, and seemed not to hear it at all.
The sound is transmitted into the secret!
I have seen this kind of magical kung fu in books before, but I saw it today.
After this thought flashed across his mind, Chen Tang looked intently at both sides of the official road ahead, not noticing any suspicious signs.
But he trusted the fat old man's judgment.
What's more, I did see a lot of remaining fires in the woods before.
call out!
A sharp and ear-piercing sound suddenly came from mid-air!
Ringing arrow!
Mei Nianzhi's expression changed when he heard the sound, and he quickly reined in the horses and shouted: "Everyone, be careful, there is a rustling horse!"
A convoy of more than 20 carriages lined up in a long line on the official road. Mei Nianzhi and his party were walking at the front, but they had actually entered the ambush range.
As soon as he finished speaking, figures emerged from the snow on both sides of the official road, tall and holding long knives.
This group of people wore snow-white fur hats and white fur coats. They were hidden in the heavy snow, and there was no visible flaw at all.
Mei Nianzhi glanced at him and was secretly frightened.
There were about a hundred people in the other party's group. They all had fierce faces and were tall and strong. They were not refugees with sallow faces and skinny muscles at all.
Judging from his appearance, he is more similar to the people from the Blackwater Gang. It is obvious that he is here with bad intentions!
The people of the Blackwater Gang all come from the cold regions of the Far North.
"Are you friends from the cold region?"
Mei Nianzhi rode on the horse, calmed his mind, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Mei Nianzhi of Meihua Martial Arts School, I am going to Wu'an County this time, and I am passing through here. I hope that all my friends will give me a small meal, and I will respond with great courtesy..."
Before Mei Nianzhi could finish speaking, the group of robbers shouted hello, swarmed up and charged towards the caravan! Mei Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat.
Normally, when robbers block the road, they just want to 'cheat' and steal some money, and try not to kill anyone.
Especially a caravan like Mei Nianzhi's was obviously escorted by a group of guards.
If a conflict breaks out and a fight breaks out, these robbers will also be killed or injured, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Mei Nian came up to give his name, and to show weakness, he was willing to offer some silver, just to ask for peace.
Unexpectedly, these robbers didn't say a word and just started taking action!
This group of people not only want to cheat, they also want to kill people!
"Brothers, don't mess up your position and protect the caravan!"
When Mei Nianzhi saw this, he knew there was no way to retreat. He quickly shouted and commanded the guards in the martial arts hall to prepare to meet the enemy.
After all, he had traveled around the world before and experienced similar scenes, so he was relatively calm.
Among the robbers, the leader led seven or eight robbers and went straight to Mei Nianzhi to surround and kill them.
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Mei Nianzhi drew out the sword from his waist and jumped to meet the enemy. As soon as the two sides exchanged blows, he stabbed one of the robbers in the shoulder.
Before he could make a second move, the other robbers rushed forward, bringing in five or six long knives.
Mei Nianzhi could only avoid the sharp edge temporarily.
The good news is that this group of robbers does not seem to be a top-grade warrior.
But the bad news is that the overall combat strength of this group of robbers is much greater than that of Meihua Martial Arts School.
And each one of them was so fierce that the guards of the martial arts hall were unable to resist them as soon as they fought against each other.
Although Mei Nianzhi was at the ninth level, he was overwhelmed by the siege of seven or eight robbers.
A high-level warrior is naturally far better than an ordinary person when fighting alone.
But two fists are no match for four hands.
In the carriage at the back, Mei Yingxue was chatting with Chen Tang. When she saw this scene, she was completely frightened.
Where has she seen such a scene!
A massive melee involving hundreds of people, with flashes of swords and shadows, and blood and flesh flying everywhere. In the blink of an eye, some people had died tragically under the sword!
On weekdays, when I practice in the martial arts hall and fight with my fellow disciples, it’s just you doing one move and me doing the other, slowly taking my moves.
Right now, it's a life-and-death situation. If you're not careful, blood will be splashed on the spot!
Mei Yingxue had already drawn the long sword in her hand, but her arm was shaking slightly, which showed the fear in her heart.
But seeing her father being surrounded by robbers, she seemed unable to resist. She immediately put aside the fear of danger, took a deep breath, jumped out of the carriage with her sword in hand, and rushed forward to help.
After walking a few steps, Mei Yingxue seemed to have thought of something, looked back at Chen Tang and said, "Drive quickly, then turn around and run back!"
After saying that, Mei Yingxue raised her sword and charged towards the crowd.
Chen Tang looked at the melee scene ahead and frowned slightly.
The fighting was extremely lively in the front, but in fact, there were no robbers coming in the second half of the convoy.
It gave him a feeling that the first target of this group of robbers was not the caravan, but the group of people from Meihua Martial Arts School.
Many wealthy gentry and local tyrants in the caravan were so frightened that their faces turned pale when they encountered this situation.
Seeing many robbers fighting with Mei Nianzhi and a group of martial arts guards, this group of wealthy gentry and local tyrants took advantage of the chaos to escape, abandoning their cars and fleeing. Even the mother-in-law couldn't care about it. She only had time to grab her children and headed towards the end of the motorcade. direction to escape.
Gou Dai was escorted by several Wolf Gang guards. He looked panicked and ran in the direction of Chen Tang.
Chen Tang looked at Gou Dai who was getting closer and closer, smiled slightly, turned around and took out the bow and arrow from the carriage.
(End of chapter)