Soul echo

Chapter 57 Arrival
After the heavy rain, the sun rises.

The rain continued to fall all night, and water accumulated on the grassland.

Looking at the puddles that can be seen everywhere, the merchants couldn't help but sigh.

The land after the rain is wet and soft, not only the potholes will slow down the journey of the team, but also the mud.

However, they had no choice but to continue to move towards Skupi despite the unfavorable factors-if the goods were overdue, they would have to pay liquidated damages.

In order to ensure that the carriage would not be trapped in potholes, the merchants decided to lead the horses for a walk. Although the speed was a little slower, at least they did not have to stay where they were.

In fact, they are not too anxious. When signing the contract, they will reserve some time, as long as they arrive at Skupi before the contract expires to hand over to the opponent.

Zhong Ye also led the horse and walked on the side of the team. The ground was muddy and slippery, and at least half of the sole of his foot would sink into the mud when he stepped on it. Fortunately, his boots were waterproofed, but this was not the case for the others.

As the sun gradually rises, the sun sets, and the water vapor evaporates, the team needs to stop and rest for a while after walking a certain distance.

Wave after wave of sultry air rushed towards them, but they were not rocks and could not withstand the impact of the waves.

At this time, many people would take off their shoes and pour out the muddy water in their shoes, and an indescribable stench would appear and permeate the resting place.

This was a kind of torture for Zhong Ye, who was sensitive, so he volunteered to go out to patrol and breathe fresh air.

The team was walking on the muddy grassland, and a group of curious sheep stood on the rocks in the distance to watch. Zhong Ye quickly noticed their existence and looked at them from a distance.

After staring for a long time, Zhong Ye suddenly saw them spreading out, as if they were running for their lives.

——No, that is running for your life!

On the hill in the distance, several figures on horseback suddenly appeared, and then, more figures ran out from behind the hill.

Raising his hand to press the hilt of the sword, Zhong Ye thought for a while, then let go of his hand, pulled the reins, and drove the horse towards the brigade.

"There are enemies!" Zhong Ye yelled, reminding the people in the caravan.

The sound of howling like a gust of wind reached people's ears, and they immediately panicked and panicked, and the guard captain was stunned for a moment before he realized it.

"Don't panic! Don't panic!" While maintaining order, the captain of the guard pulled the reins with one hand and got on his horse. "The guards and mercenaries took up their weapons, and the others hid in the carriage!"

He carried his weapon with him all the time, so he didn't need to make any other preparations, so he immediately drove his horse and ran towards Zhong Ye.

When approaching Zhong Ye, the captain of the guard slowed down, frowned and asked, "What happened? Is there an enemy?"

He has a lot of trust in this Eastern native. Others may not be able to see it, but he knows very well that the Eastern native in front of him may be stronger than him.

Zhong Ye raised his hand and pointed, "On that hill in the distance, they are rushing towards us."

The captain of the guard looked in the direction of his fingers, only seeing some small black dots.

After looking at Zhong Ye suspiciously, the captain of the guard finally chose to believe it.

The caravan stopped, and the leader of the caravan leaned against the window, holding a musket in his hand.

The entire caravan had only three muskets, and it was unknown how many muskets were in the hands of the bandits on the opposite side.

Those thieves and bandits had the guts to rampage across the grasslands, so they naturally had the capital to counter them, and just relying on their guts alone would not be able to keep this grassland from having a second gang of bandits.

Zhong Ye got off his horse and stood in front of the caravan. He saw a falcon hovering in the sky, but he couldn't shoot it down.

He is not a sharpshooter, and bows and arrows and hot weapons are indeed just learned.

I heard that the group of thieves escaped the siege many times, and they must have relied on their ability to control the falcons—with the help of the falcons, they could easily sort out the situation on the battlefield and quickly make correct judgments.

Knowing that the caravan was ready for battle, they rushed over anyway, not knowing whether it was self-confidence or arrogance.

Dozens of horses stepped on the ground at the same time, and the ground shook immediately.

The sound of galloping horseshoes was suppressed by the arrogant laughter, and the bandits on horseback brandished all kinds of weapons to attack the front of the caravan.

Zhong Ye swept his gaze and immediately found the musketeers hidden in the crowd. They ran relatively forward to avoid hurting their companions, and hid behind others to hide themselves.

Wiping the belt with his left hand, the flying knife slipped into his fingers, and the moment he raised his arm, the flying knife was spinning around his fingertips.

His left arm jumped up suddenly, and a cold light shot out, Zhong Ye stomped his feet at the same time, charging towards the bandits.

A bandit suddenly fell from his horse, but failed to attract the attention of his companions. Everyone's eyes were focused on the adventurer who charged back.

The leader of the bandit narrowed his eyes, clamped his legs around the horse's belly, tilted his body sideways, raised the scimitar in his hand, and put a ferocious smile on his lips.

The horseshoe trampled on the mud, the mud splashed, and the butcher's knife held high was about to fall, but the fearless warrior held his head high and his eyes were firm.

Zhong Ye suddenly swung the big sword, cut off the four horse legs, lowered his head to let the machete slide past the back, then turned around to cut back, and the astonished face came into view.

The horse neighed and fell to the ground. The headless corpse slumped on the horse's back and swayed as the horse struggled. The deathless head flew high, filled its eyes with all the scenes on the battlefield, and then fell down.

The other bandits were still charging, they couldn't stop the horse's charge at all, they could only pull the reins and run away from Zhong Ye.

But how could Zhong Ye let them escape?

"Kill them!"

There was a roar, and the bandits on horseback bumped into the shields held tightly by the guards. They swung their weapons a few times in panic, and before they could check the results of the battle, they pulled the horse's head and ran away.

The guard captain who had been waiting for a long time jumped out from behind the shield, landed behind a bandit, wiped off his neck neatly, pushed him off the horse, raised his weapon, and shouted loudly: "Kill them!"

The thieves were completely panicked, and their musketeers fired hastily, but failed to kill any of them, and even hit their accomplices with one shot.

Zhong Ye's ferocious charge broke the bandit's morale, and the actions of the captain of the guard aroused the ferocity of the mercenaries.

The mercenaries hidden on both sides of the team grabbed their swords and rushed out in a mess, creating a great momentum. Many of the bandits screamed and turned their horses around to run away.

Because behind them, Zhong Ye had already beheaded several people with his big sword, if he didn't run away, he would have no chance to run away.

But no one commanded them, the thieves were in a mess, and the horses under them collided with each other, which seriously slowed down their escape.

The bandit leader didn't dare to say anything, he buried his head in his escape, and quickly escaped from the battlefield by virtue of his superb horsemanship.

At this time, gunshots rang out in the convoy, and the two thieves screamed and crawled down, their fronts pressed against the horse's back, their eyes full of fear.

The battle ended quickly, as the caravan did not pursue and the bandits fled.

But nearly half of the thieves group of dozens of people were left behind, and a dozen of them were beheaded by Zhong Ye on the spot.

Some thieves knew that they could not escape, so they threw down their weapons, dismounted their horses and surrendered. Instead, they left a life behind.

The caravan cheered excitedly, the mercenaries and guards laughed, and the captives knelt on the ground and dared not raise their heads.

The captain of the guard rode on horseback and looked around the audience. When his eyes passed by Zhong Ye, he frowned slightly.

Zhong Ye wiped off the blood on his face, and walked out from the pile of corpses, with white mist overflowing from his mouth and nose, like a monster...

When passing by the horse whose four legs had been cut off by him, he saw that the skinny horse that was still struggling just now was no longer moving, and the tears could not fall down. Skull piercing.

The captain of the guard stretched his eyebrows, turned to look at the caravan, and said loudly: "Don't rush to celebrate, tie up those captives, they may have rewards in other towns, even if they don't, you can get a sum of money if you hand it over to the sheriff. !"

Hearing the words of the captain of the guard, the people immediately acted, tied up the bandits who surrendered, and led their horses into the team-these are all money!
In this battle, none of them died, at most they were injured a little bit, thinking that they could get another sum of money in the future, no matter who they were, they would be happy.

After tidying up the battlefield and taking all the money from the dead, the caravan set off again. Even if the road ahead was muddy, it couldn't cover the excitement in people's hearts.

After that battle, the caravan didn't encounter any troubles, and it took nearly ten days to reach Skupi safely.

(End of this chapter)