Chapter 2172 Heartbeat
Of course Manbao couldn't hear it. She still couldn't hear any sound, so she asked Keke.
Koko: ...
Its original intention was to warn the hosts to run away quickly to avoid running into these people and getting in danger, but not only did they not run away, they even went to meet them.
Manbao couldn't hear Koko's voice for a long time, so he tilted his head and asked, "Koko?"
Koko could only say, "There are six people running for their lives. They are now running towards your left front. If they don't change direction, they will come straight and land not far in front of you."
"There's a small group chasing them, eight people in total..." Koko expanded the scanning range and said, "There are also people fleeing in three other directions. There are two people at twelve o'clock and nine o'clock, and three people at seven o'clock."
Manbao exclaimed, "So many people?"
Then he asked, "What time is it?"
"Three o'clock."
"Oh," Manbao couldn't understand this and didn't pay much attention. She preferred to say directions in front, back, left and right, but she didn't feel it when digging flowers and plants. Now she felt it was inconvenient.
Something flashed through Manbao's mind, but it flashed too quickly and she didn't catch it. She thought about it for a while, but couldn't remember it, so she said to everyone: "Not far ahead of us, six people are running towards us, and there are eight people chasing them."
As for the noise coming from other directions, she could tell it was very far away from them. Even if she wanted to save them, she knew she couldn't hear the noise from such a distance, so she decided to save these six people first.
Bai Erlang and the others had no doubts, thinking that she had tilted her head and remained quiet to listen for any movement. They listened carefully again, but still heard nothing, so they couldn't help but exclaim, "Your ears are so sharp?"
Lieutenant Nie rode up on horseback and asked, "Master Zhou, what's wrong?"
Nie had grown accustomed to their intermittent stops and assumed they were heading into the mountains to dig up some flowers and plants. He said generously, "If you want to go into the mountains, go ahead. Bring a few guards with you, and don't go too far. We'll just meet up at the front."
"No, we heard someone shouting for help," Manbao said, "someone must have encountered bandits. We have to save them."
Lieutenant Nie immediately turned around and asked the two yamen runners beside him, "Are there bandits here?"
"Yes, our masters have carried out four raids and were able to drive them away twice, but they came back again."
General Nie immediately frowned and listened carefully. When he heard nothing, he looked at the scout.
The scout immediately left the team and rode forward, and soon disappeared from their sight.
"The lord's safety is the most important thing. Since there are horse thieves, let's withdraw from this section first."
Man Bao thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the master is old and cannot take risks. Have someone escort the master and Yin Huo to the back, and we will take people to rescue them."
Nie Canjun: "Sir, these are horse thieves. They are very dangerous."
Man Bao said, "I know. If there were too many people, I wouldn't go. There are only eight of them. What's there to be afraid of?"
Not to mention Daji and the others, among them are the soldiers led by General Nie and the generals of the Yin family. Each of them can chop the other into minced meat with a single sword.
General Nie wanted to ask how you knew there were only eight people?
A scout came back quickly and reported, "Commander in chief, there are five or six bandits chasing us in the mountains. The one leading them is Master You."
Manbao exclaimed, "Oh my!" "It's actually Master You? Hey, why is he so slow? Was he also in Liangzhou City the past two days? Then why didn't he come to see us?"
Bai Shan said: "I'm afraid he was arrested a long time ago and just escaped now."
He said, "Stop talking nonsense, Lord Nie. Please go forward and set an ambush to rescue them. Make sure to capture those eight bandits and don't let them escape."
He added, "We'll be fine if we stay one step behind and defend."
Nie: "Be careful, it's an ambush, what if it's a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain..."
Koko said quietly, "There's no ambush, and no luring of the tiger away from the mountain. But if you don't rescue them now, they'll really get close, and those six people will be chopped down."
Manbao immediately said, "There's no ambush. Haven't the scouts already approached to investigate? Lord Nie, they're almost reaching the roadside. If we don't set up an ambush now, it will be too late."
The scout couldn't help but glance at Zhou Man and whispered to Lieutenant General Nie, "Sir, Lord Zhou is right. We climbed up the tree to check. The people should come out soon."
Lieutenant General Nie also made a quick decision. He turned around and called a team of ten people, and took the six guards of the Yin family with him. "Go, and make sure to keep all the bandits."
"yes."
He looked around and waved his hand decisively, asking the rear team to become the front team and retreat to avoid being ambushed by horse thieves.
Fortunately, they didn't go far into the path and quickly retreated.
General Nie chose a place to stop temporarily, but put all the luggage in a separate place. Everyone was on alert immediately. If they really encountered a large number of horse thieves, they would just abandon the luggage and leave.
Knowing there was no ambush, Manbao rode his horse forward a few steps and waited for a while, feeling a little bored. "Can't we go and take a look?"
Nie Canjun rejected her expressionlessly: "No."
Manbao could only sigh, "Okay."
"But there are also six horse thieves there, and three innocent civilians being chased. We have to go and rescue them, right?" Manbao said, pointing to the avenue.
Lieutenant General Nie frowned, "How did Lord Zhou know?"
"I heard people shouting for help."
Lieutenant General Nie became even more alert. "No, how do you know this isn't a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain? They might be planning to quietly lure the guards away so they can capture you in one fell swoop."
If it weren't for Koko, Manbao would definitely believe General Nie's judgment.
Manbao said seriously, "I heard it. There are no ambushes nearby. General Nie, please believe me."
General Nie opened his mouth. Zhou Man could hear the noise from such a distance just now. It was impossible for him to say that he didn't believe it in his heart. He just felt that it was not worth taking the risk.
Bai Shan seemed to know what he was thinking and said seriously, "General Nie, even if those who were robbed were people we know, they are still citizens of our Great Jin. As government troops, we should protect them. It would be fine if we didn't know about it, but now that we have encountered it, how can we turn a blind eye?"
Lieutenant General Nie said coldly, "My duty is to protect Lord Zhou, Lord Zhuang, and the other young masters. This is my top priority."
Bai Shan said approvingly: "That's true, but we are not in danger right now, and we can protect ourselves. We should save others if we can, not to mention..."
Bai Shan narrowed his eyes as he looked towards the mountain road. "Master You's caravan carried a lot of goods, and they must have been robbed by now. These bandits ambushed here must have robbed many passing merchants. I wonder how many valuables they have hidden in their den. If we can help Governor Duan eliminate them, not only will we clear the road, but we'll also relieve the urgent need of Liangzhou City. Lieutenant Nie will also gain military merit. Why not do it?"
General Nie's eyebrows twitched and his heart began to beat.
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(End of this chapter)
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