Chapter 372 In Danger

At this moment, Butler Li was staring at the valley in front of him with deep eyes. Years of battlefield experience made him feel that this was a dangerous place.

If they stayed here tonight, once the entrance was sealed, they would be like being trapped in a sack.

Even if they had more people, they would not be able to put in any effort.

Seeing that the team in front was not moving forward, the captains of the two groups came over.

"Butler Liu, why don't we leave?"

As they asked, they looked at the valley in front of them and frowned.

They were also veterans of the battlefield, and when they saw the terrain before them, they also felt that this place was unsafe.

When Butler Liu turned around, he saw the worry in their eyes.

"Go call the leaders of each group and let's discuss this."

It seems that they think the same as I do. In that case, I need to make some plans.

A quarter of an hour later, the leaders of each group returned to the team. With the sound of a gong, the team began to move forward slowly, protecting the long grain transport team and rushing towards the valley ahead.

But if you look carefully, you will find that the number of people in the team originally protecting the carriage has been reduced by half.

By the time everyone arrived at the valley, it had already darkened.

They took out a few compressed biscuits from their pockets and started eating them with mineral water.

On the top of a distant mountain, Zhou Sheng was staring straight into the valley.

Looking at the endless grain transport convoy, his eyes were filled with hatred.

Let all this grain be destroyed here today, and don’t even think about transporting a single grain of rice to the capital.

Han Muchen wants to take credit in front of the emperor and make the people grateful to you, but it's simply a daydream.

Looking at the long convoy in the valley and the countless number of people, the deputy general beside him was worried.

"My lord, there are too many of them!"

The deputy general looked at the dense crowd in the valley with a worried look on his face. He had previously thought that they were just some coachmen, with at most 1,800 people protecting them.

But now seeing that the valley is filled with people, I think there are at least several thousand people.

They only brought less than two thousand people, so they were really not at an advantage if they wanted to fight against those people.

Zhou Sheng, who had long been blinded by hatred, frowned after hearing the deputy general's words.

"What are you afraid of? The bows and arrows we brought are vegetarian!"

Although it was a surprise to see them with these people, the ones I brought were all archers, so there was no need for close combat.

What's more, our goal today is to burn the food, so there is no need to rush in and fight them.

Although his words made sense, the deputy general still looked worried. After all, their location was not far from the valley.

If they rush up by force, it won't take much time.

Looking at the endless convoy, Zhou Sheng seemed extremely excited. As long as he burned these grains, it would be considered revenge for his elder brother.

As the sky darkened, the soldiers lay down in their clothes, leaning against the carriage with their swords in their hands.

They seem to be fast asleep, but in fact they are keeping their ears perked up and remain highly alert.

The team leader had already held a meeting with them before, and they knew that tonight would not be peaceful, so they had to be extremely alert.

As the night deepened, the quiet night was broken by the alarm bell.

"There's an enemy!"

In an instant, countless flaming arrows on the hillside shot into the valley like raindrops.

The soldiers who were dozing suddenly opened their eyes and quickly blocked the kerosene-filled arrows.

"We must protect the food, never..."

Butler Li was halfway through his words when he froze.

“…………”

how so!

He looked in disbelief at the arrows with large flames that fell on the carriage. Not only did the fire not catch fire, but it burned smaller and smaller.

Only then did he remember the fireproof cloth covering the carriage, and his heart finally settled down.

I didn't expect that the thing the princess gave me is so useful. Not only can it not be pierced by arrows, it also has such a good fire-proof effect.

The other soldiers also saw it and saw that the food was not burning. They did not need to risk their lives to block the arrows, so they all hid behind the carriage.

At the same time, Zhou Sheng and others who were standing on the hillside also discovered something was wrong.

Staring at the arrows that fell on the carriage, could it be that there was not enough kerosene? Not only did the food not burn, but it also went out.

The deputy general beside him also noticed it, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

"Sir, let's retreat first!"

Seeing so many arrows falling on the carriage were useless, if we delayed any longer, those people would catch up.

With their number, they were obviously at a disadvantage if they wanted to fight against them, so they thought it would be better to leave quickly, otherwise it would be too late.

Zhou Sheng had already been blinded by hatred, and when he saw that so many arrows failed to burn the food, he became angry.

"Increase the amount of kerosene!"

I couldn't actually burn the grain. I guess it's because I didn't use enough kerosene. I'll increase the amount and destroy the grain today.

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier holding his stomach stumbled over from a distance.

"Sir, yes, there is an ambush."

As soon as the man finished speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down.

“…………”Everyone looked stunned.

They all looked behind them in the direction of his finger.

When I saw the dense flames, I was completely dumbfounded.

Without looking closely, one could tell from the shouting and screaming that there were at least several thousand people, and they were actually surrounded.

“…………” Zhou Sheng was also surprised.

I didn't expect that they had this backup plan, and I didn't expect that Han Muchen would send so many people to escort the grain team.

Seeing that they were surrounded tightly, there was no chance of retreat. It didn't take long before the two sides started fighting.

Originally, they were armed with bows and arrows, which were not suitable for close combat, and the number of people was so different.

The battle situation was locked from the beginning. Zhou Sheng gritted his teeth as he watched the people he brought fall one by one.

But if we continue to fight, not only will it be meaningless, but I will also die here.

Thinking of this, a cruel look flashed across his eyes. He led his horse and secretly left in the night.

The war here ended soon. By the time the battlefield was completely cleaned up, the sky was already turning pale.

He looked at the sky and then at the long convoy in front of him. Once they walked out of the valley, they would enter the territory of the capital. It seemed that Han Mulei did not dare to act rashly.

Thinking of this, Butler Liu waved to the team.

"Hurry up and fill your stomach, then set off!"

At this moment, General Cheng and his men were already waiting thirty miles outside the capital.

Today he was here to welcome the grain team at the emperor's order, and he came to wait early in the morning.

My neck is about to break, and there is no sign of the convoy. I am a little anxious.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a surprised cry from beside me.

"General, they are coming!"