When ordinary refugees saw the weapons, they were frightened and dared not move forward.
But there are no guarantees that there will be brave enough to gather together and wait for an opportunity to act.
Xiao Jingzhou called Zhou Wu over and said, "Keep leading the people forward. Don't stop before dark."
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Zhou Wu also knew that there were people behind him, so he followed them all the way.
He was also worried that something might happen.
After all, when people are hungry, they can do anything.
The horse bandits in the cave are the best proof.
After giving instructions to Zhou Wu, Xiao Jingzhou slowed down his pace and soon walked to the back of the team.
He walked up to Gu Zhenbei and asked, "Uncle, how is it?"
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Gu Zhenbei observed the group of people behind for a long time and summed up his views.
“Your Highness, the people behind you are probably refugees.
Just now I saw patterns on their hands, which are something only horse bandits have.
They also had swords of various styles on them. ”
Lu Chen was puzzled and asked doubtfully: "We just burned down Ma Laoliu's lair.
It doesn't mean that the bandits control a piece of land.
With a team of people, won’t other bandits appear? ”
Gu Zhenbei said: "There are so many treasures in the cave, and Ma Laoliu only has a dozen people, it is impossible to rob so much."
After hearing these words, Lu Chen took a deep breath.
If those behind them are all Ma Laoliu's accomplices, they will go back and find that their lair has been destroyed, so they will come out to seek revenge.
Aren't they just lambs walking into a tiger's mouth?
Xiao Jingzhou said: "They dared not come forward, probably because they were afraid of the weapons in our hands.
If we make good use of this, they will not dare to act rashly. ”
The other side.
Silly boy came up to Ma Laosi and said, "Brother, they were the ones who destroyed our nest.
They took away all the treasures in the cave. ”
Ma Laosi frowned: "Have you found out the news?
I didn't see anyone carrying anything in their team? ”
The silly boy said, “Maybe he is afraid that we will seek revenge on him, so he hides himself on purpose.
I only saw them on the way, who else could it be but them? ”
Ma Lao Si spat out the bamboo stick in his mouth and said, "That coward Lao Liu actually had his lair taken down.
If it really is this group of people, then we can avenge Lao Liu.
If it weren't for this group of people, they would have been unlucky and deserved this disaster! ”
Silly boy looked at the engineer shovel and said, "But they have weapons in their hands. If a fight really breaks out, I'm afraid we won't stand a good result."
Ma Laosi slapped him on the back of the head and said, "You are only boosting others' morale and destroying your own prestige. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll chop you off first!"
The silly kid was startled by the slap, and he covered the back of his head, not daring to refute a word.
Ma Laosi said: "Let them rest, then we will start with the women and children.
With hostages, their hands are tied.
By then, we will have the final say! ”
The silly kid gave a thumbs up: "Big brother is awesome!"
As it was getting dark, Xiao Jingzhou stopped people from continuing their journey.
It would be difficult to deal with if the bandits behind us attacked us in the dark and disrupted the team.
When Zhou Wu heard that they needed to rest, he hurried to find Xiao Jingzhou.
"Your Highness, if we travel overnight, we may be able to get rid of them."
Xiao Jingzhou shook his head: "It's useless, even if you shake them off, they will catch up with you.
If they take advantage of the opportunity to attack us, our people will be separated and we will be in a passive position. ”
Zhou Wu had no way to refute this and could only remind his brothers to be more alert.
He also asked people to collect more firewood nearby so that they could save fuel at night.
The place where Xiao Jingzhou and his companions rested was at least five miles away from the town.
Without a large number of refugees, Xiao Jingzhou distributed food and did not worry about the bandits behind him.
A group of people sat on the ground, each holding a piece of bread in their hands and drinking water from time to time.
Some of them were still chewing on dried meat and eating the roast goose meat they had secretly hidden.
The aroma of meat drifted in the wind and blew into the bandit's nostrils.
The greedy bandits on the side stared with their eyes wide open and drooled.
The silly kid's eyes lit up when he saw the meat.
“Brother, they have food!
There is still meat to eat, let’s go and grab it! ”
Ma Laosi did not expect that these people had strange weapons in their hands and were walking with the police. They did not look like exiled prisoners at all.
Now, we have meat to eat and water to drink.
He watched and swallowed his saliva, then put a bamboo stick in his mouth, but he didn't give any order.
The other bandits couldn't sit still and came forward one after another.
"Brother, let's go grab it!"
"If we don't grab them now, they'll all be eaten!"
Ma Laosi glanced at them and said: "If you want to die, go ahead!
Don't you see they did it on purpose?
You are so stupid!
sleep! Wait until midnight before taking action! ”
After eating and drinking his fill, Gu Zhenbei walked over to Xiao Jingzhou.
"Your Highness, these bandits haven't made any moves yet. Have they figured out our plan?"
Xiao Jingzhou took a sip of water and said, "Uncle, don't worry too much. It's actually a good thing for us if they don't take action tonight."
What he said was true, but Gu Zhenbei was still worried.
He said self-deprecatingly: "I have led troops for many years, fighting against larger numbers with a small number, and I have never worried about my safety.
Now there are more than thirty horse bandits, and I can't even eat.
When people get old, they are useless. ”
Xiao Jingzhou said: "My uncle is worried because there are families in the team and he is worried about their safety.
If he were on the battlefield, my uncle would still be the great general Zhenbei who was in charge of the overall situation. ”
Hearing the words "General Zhenbei", Gu Zhenbei suddenly fell silent.
He knew that he might never be able to lead troops into battle again in his lifetime.
Xiao Jingzhou also guessed his thoughts, but did not discuss it further:
"Uncle, I guess they will come here in the middle of the night. You must protect the women tonight."
Gu Zhenbei's thoughts coincided with his: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will make sure everything is arranged."
The night was getting darker and darker. There was no fire on the bandits' side, so it was pitch black and loud snoring sounds gradually began to be heard.
Zhou Wu heard the noise and walked over to Xiao Jingzhou: “Your Highness, the horse bandit seems to have fallen asleep.
How about I lead some people to launch a surprise attack? ”
Gu Zhenbei sat next to Xiao Jingzhou and stuffed a piece of dried meat into Zhou Wu's hand: "You don't need to go over there. They can't lie still any longer."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a rustling sound coming from not far away.
"Look, here it comes."
Where the bandits were resting, snoring could still be heard.
Xiao Jingzhou also remained motionless, waiting for the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
When Zhou Wu heard the voice, his nerves immediately tensed up.
When Mrs. Gu learned that something was going to happen tonight, she took out two quick-acting heart-saving pills and handed them to Mrs. Wei.
I also took two pills.
She said, "Let's not cause any trouble to the children!"
Zhou Shuyun hugged Gu Yining, her feet tensed with fear.
Wei Wanru was also feeling bad. She had experienced the loss of a child, and now any slight disturbance could make her nervous.
Fortunately, Wei Wenshan stayed by her side, which made her feel much more at ease.
After waiting for a while, the rustling sound gradually subsided.
Lu Chen was puzzled and asked, "What's going on? Have the bandits turned good?"
Gu Zhenbei's face froze: "Not good!"
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