It was already evening, and the sun had already begun to set to the top of the mountain. It was almost dark in another hour, and the bandits led by Tian Jianxiu were more than 20 miles away from Ningguo Mansion.

"hurry up!"

"Don't let me hurry up. I didn't have lunch today. They were all slow and dull as if they had lost their souls.

The Jiangning Mansion is ahead. Liu Duwei, Mr. Liu, took down Jiangning Mansion a few days ago. I heard that he had saved hundreds of cars with money alone. Let’s go over quickly and maybe we can drink some soup, otherwise let alone soup, we won’t even be hot!”

On the official road leading to Ningguo Mansion, a long stream of people was rushing towards Ningguo Mansion along the official road, but no matter how you look at the team, there was no order and it seemed very messy.

In the team, many leaders such as the chief whistleblower, headquarters, etc. are constantly cheering the bandits with words.

Tian Jianxiu stood by the roadside with a group of brown warriors, looking at the tired and breathless bandits, showing a hint of worry. Although he was getting closer and closer to Ningguo Mansion, for some reason, his inner anxiety became stronger and stronger.

He reached out and called a confidant and instructed: "Go ahead and see if the sentry we sent has returned? If they come back, let them see me immediately."

"I understand!" The confidant agreed and immediately rode his horse forward.

Although I felt something bad in my heart, Tian Jianxiu, who was about to dark, did not dare to order the team to stop.

You should know that camping in the wilderness these days is not an easy thing. It is the home court of poisonous snakes, poisonous insects and wild beasts at night. It is not a good thing if you are bitten by a poisonous snake or targeted by a wild wolf.

Some people don’t understand why the ancient army marched in the field, and usually could only walk thirty or forty miles. That’s because, in addition to the large amount of baggage, the army would only march in the morning, and stopped in the afternoon to start camping.

Digging trenches, burying deer antlers, building tents, etc. In addition to guarding against enemies, the most important thing is to guard against wild animals, poisonous snakes and other things. This was the biggest trouble for marching outside the wild in ancient times.

Especially now it is almost dark. If you cannot arrive at Ningguo Mansion in time and have to camp in the wild, you may not even be able to eat dinner. This is why Tian Jian Xiuming has to bite the bullet even if he is worried about the danger ahead.

"Bang……"

In the distance, a faint sound of a musket came into Ta Mixiu's ears.

Although the sound was small, it was no less than the thunder in Tian Jianxiu's ears.

"No, I'll meet an enemy ahead."

Almost the first time he heard the gunshot, he immediately jumped onto the war horse, widened his eyes and looked ahead. But beside him, the bandits could not reflect for a moment and were still moving forward in cursing. Even the elderly bandits looked ahead in surprise at most.

It’s not that they are not alert, but that for them, they have long been used to the sound of muskets or the sound of killing.

After a while, a bloody whistleman rode towards him quickly on his horse. The war horse stopped more than ten meters ahead of him. The whistleman said breathlessly: "Master Tian, ​​we met the Ming army's night in front of him. The villain brought more than ten brothers to fight them. The opponent's musket was too sharp, and several of us were killed in an instant. The villain could only take the people to retreat first."

Ta Jianxiu frowned and said, "How many of them are there?"

He blew into the whistle and said, "The villain made a rough calculation. There were only about ten people, but they had many war horses, and each of them rode three horses."

"Of course, these dog soldiers are really extravagant." Tian Jianxiu cursed in a low voice.

As a military that requires the highest mobility, one horse and two horses are only standard. If long-distance raid is to be carried out, it is a reconnaissance, and one horse can meet the requirements. As for bandits, because they are too poor, even if they are to be screened, they can only be carried out with one horse, which is considered the lowest-end beggar version. This is why Tian Jianxiu cursed after hearing that the Ming army did not collect at night.

After lowering his head and pondering for a moment, Tian Jianxiu asked again: "Have you found the other party's large group of troops?"

"I don't know this little man." The whistle shaking his head helplessly: "The little man and his group were attacked by Ye Bushou as soon as they left the woods, and they didn't have time to investigate the movement ahead."

A whistleman said viciously: "Master Tian, ​​why don't you let me bring some brothers to suppress the dog officers and soldiers in front?"

A chief officer of the department also said with a fierce look on his face: "Old Wang, remember to leave a few living mouths. I want to tie them behind the horse and drag them to death!"

"By the way, in my opinion, the dog officers and soldiers in front were just bluffing. If there were too many people, they would have been killed long ago, so how could there be only a few people to launch a sneak attack!"

Seeing Tian Jianxiu hesitating, a chief officer added a fire on the side, "Master Tian, ​​you're less than twenty miles ahead to Ningguo Mansion. Even if you meet the Ming army, will Liu Master Liu in Ningguo Mansion not be seen? If there is really a Ming army, aren't they afraid of being attacked on both sides?"

"yes!"

After hearing this, everyone agreed.

"No matter how stupid the Ming army is, it will not be so unwise. They will come to provoke us even though they know they will be trapped in two sides. In my opinion, the Ming army's small force will definitely not be collected at night. The purpose is to scare us and prevent us from entering the city, so that their troop will arrive."

After several days of running around, the bandits, who were already exhausted, had long thought of entering the city to rob them. Seeing that Ningguo Mansion was right in front, how could they be willing to stay in this wilderness?

"good!"

Tian Jianxiu finally nodded and said to the whistleman who spoke first: "Old Wang, lead your head of the army immediately. If you encounter a small group of Ming army, press it over. If you encounter a large group of Ming army, remember to retreat immediately. Remember not to be reckless."

"Don't worry, Master Tian, ​​I know!"

The whistleman named Wang agreed, looked at the bandits around him with a proud look and laughed loudly: "Brothers, I'll take the lead. I'll wait for you in Ningguo Mansion later."

Accompanied by a smug laugh, the siege named Wang always took three hundred bandits away in a hurry.

Not long after, a sentry came to report, "Tian Master Tian, ​​Mr. Wang and others met more than a dozen Ming soldiers' nights. When the dog officers and soldiers saw our gang arrive, they immediately fled with oil."

"His grandma, I mean Jun is just bluffing and scaring us."

"If I had known, I would have followed Lao Wang."

"Yes...what are we waiting here? Come over!"

Hearing this, Tian Jianxiu finally felt relieved and ordered the entire army to advance quickly immediately and to arrive at Ningguo Mansion before dark.

Half an hour later, all the bandits walked out of the woods. At this time, they were less than ten miles away from Ningguo Mansion. When they were shocked, they could see the city wall in the distance. However, while they saw the city wall, they also saw a group of neatly arranged cavalry waiting for them less than a mile away from them.
Chapter completed!