Xiao Jingzhou and others waited a long time for the horse bandits to attack them.
A faint burnt smell and a pungent smell of smoke began to fill the air.
Then a large amount of thick smoke blew towards them with the wind.
Xiao Jingzhou reacted instantly: "They are going to attack with fire!"
Hearing this, Gu Zhenbei cursed: "These bastards are so wicked that they actually took advantage of the east wind!"
As soon as he finished speaking, clusters of flames lit up in the darkness and the smoke became more and more choking.
The wind is blowing towards them tonight. If the fire spreads over, the consequences will be disastrous!
Before this, Xiao Jingzhou and his men deliberately showed that they had food in order to lure the horse bandits into the trap.
Unexpectedly, these bandits were not fooled and were so smart that they even knew how to take advantage of the wind direction and attack with fire.
Everyone who had been prepared to fight the horse bandits tonight became distracted when they saw the fire in front of them.
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"Why did the fire suddenly start?"
"It's windy tonight. If this fire starts, everyone will die!"
"Don't just stand there, pack your things and run!"
Gu Zhenbei said anxiously, "Your Highness, the fire cannot wait for anyone, you take your people and leave first.
The horse bandits are bound to catch up with us, so I will lead some men to cover their retreat and stop them. ”
Xiao Jingzhou made a quick judgment: "The horse bandits are familiar with this area. If we flee rashly, we might fall into their trap.
There were dead branches and leaves everywhere, and sparks scattered by the wind could start a fire.
Besides, the wind was blowing in our direction, and we couldn't outrun the fire with just our legs. ”
Gu Shijie asked: "What should we do then?"
Xiao Jingzhou frowned and said, "Use the engineers to dig a trench, and get a pile of firewood over. Fight fire with fire!"
After hearing Xiao Jingzhou's order, everyone started to move immediately.
The man holding the engineer shovel began to dig a trench to make a partition.
The remaining people began to pile firewood outside the isolation zone.
The women had less strength, so they helped to pile up firewood.
Zhou Wu and several of his officers also got the remaining engineer shovels.
They were originally very curious about the engineer shovel.
But the situation was critical now and they had no time to think about it. They all waved the shovels in their hands vigorously.
The land, which had not been moistened by rain for a long time, was very hard.
Fortunately, the engineer shovel was strong enough to pry open the top layer of soil, and the mud underneath could be dug out quickly.
The fire set by the bandits was not close to Xiao Jingzhou and his men.
Otherwise, Xiao Jingzhou would not give the bandits a chance to start a fire.
This also happened to give them time.
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”
"Hurry up!"
While Gu Zhenbei was giving instructions, he never stopped digging the soil.
Seeing the fire spreading, everyone moved faster and faster, wishing everyone could grow eight hands.
The fire grew more and more fierce with the help of the wind.
Xiao Jingzhou immediately ordered: "Light the fire!"
Everyone took the engineer shovel and poured all the previously burning fire onto the firewood pile, which immediately ignited a flame.
Suddenly, another fire was added, and the two fires collided and became a huge fire.
Thick smoke billowed straight into the sky, and the sound of burning flames mixed with the wind sounded like the roar of a wild beast.
Xiao Jingzhou and others immediately stepped back to avoid being licked by the flames.
"Look, the fire has really stopped!"
"That's great! My hard work has finally paid off!"
Everyone was immersed in the joy of saving their lives, with smiles on their faces.
Xiao Jingzhou said: "It is not suitable to stay here for long, leave quickly."
Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to leave.
Suddenly they found that the wind direction changed, and the fire burning in the west suddenly rushed towards them.
Before they could react, dozens of bandits suddenly appeared like mushrooms after a rain.
"Brothers, kill them all!"
"Leave no man behind!"
"Their treasures, food, and women will all be ours!"
The horse bandits held big knives in their hands and looked at Xiao Jingzhou and his men like lambs to be slaughtered.
Gu Zhenbei immediately ordered: "Escort the women first, and the rest of you follow me to meet the enemy!"
The horse bandits knew that they were armed, so they attacked even harder with their knives.
They even knew how to cooperate, with three or two people attacking one person, and they specifically chased after people who were escorting the female relatives.
Faced with Gu Zhenbei and his men trying to stop him, he did not want to fight at all. If he couldn't win, he would just dodge and continue attacking.
It is obvious that they want to fight a war of attrition and destroy the fighting effectiveness of Gu Zhenbei and his men.
Looking at the bandits acting like ghosts, Gu Zhenbei cursed:
"These guys are useless. They can't be killed no matter how hard you try. There's no way to end it quickly."
Xiao Jingzhou led his men and wanted to rush out from the east, but found that there were more horse bandits in the east than in the west.
It seemed that they were about to be surrounded.
Suddenly, Zhou Wu shouted, "West! Follow me to the west!"
The fire seemed to dye the entire sky red. Xiao Jingzhou looked to the west and saw that a corner of the mountain was missing.
As expected, Zhou Wu shouted, "There is a cave over there, let's go inside and take shelter first!"
There was a fire spreading in front and bandits chasing behind. Even the women who were well prepared were now confused.
Fortunately, the two old ladies took quick-acting heart-saving pills in advance, otherwise the sudden heart palpitations would have further hindered the people escorting them.
The children were also frightened and burst into tears.
For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic.
Zhou Wu led his men to tear open a corner from the west. Seeing this, the people escorting the women hurriedly led the women to the west.
Xiao Jingzhou injured his right hand, and with his left hand he held a big knife and fought off a horse bandit.
When he heard Zhou Wu's words, his alarm bells immediately rang.
"No, you can't go!"
The wind whistled constantly all around, the burning fire made a sound like firecrackers, and the weapons blocked each other with clanging sounds that stimulated the eardrums.
Zhou Wu was so focused on breaking out with his women that he didn't hear what Xiao Jingzhou said at all.
Lu Chen was guarding Xiao Jingzhou and could clearly hear him shouting to stop him.
He raised his sword and killed a horse bandit with one blow.
When he saw Zhou Wu leading his women back west, he turned and shouted to Xiao Jingzhou:
"Your Highness, I'll go get them back!"
Xiao Jingzhou's heart sank: "It's too late."
Lu Chen didn't know why he was too late, he only knew that the horse bandits seemed to have taken a magic drug and had endless energy, and they attacked again and again.
When everyone saw the women moving westward, the people who were left behind also changed direction.
At this time, Ma Laosi seized the opportunity and rushed towards the women with a few people.
Seeing this, Xiao Jingzhou immediately stopped Ma Laosi.
The tips of their swords collided, making a harsh friction sound.
Xiao Jingzhou's left hand was not as strong as his right hand, so he could only make a quick decision. He let go of the knife and instantly cut Ma Laosi's right arm.
Ma Laosi stepped back in pain. He glared at Xiao Jingzhou and ran after the women.
Xiao Jingzhou would not give him any chance at all and suppressed Ma Laosi's steps with one hand.
As the leader, Ma Laosi is naturally not a pushover.
He saw that Xiao Jingzhou was beginning to struggle, so he grasped the knife with both hands and slashed at Xiao Jingzhou fiercely.
Xiao Jingzhou dodged the attack of the sharp blade, but gave Ma Laosi the opportunity to slip away.
"Quick! Catch those two women!"
Someone suddenly shouted, and Mrs. Wei was so scared that she stumbled.
Zhou Shuyun was walking behind her and was delayed.
The bad boy quickly chased after them, slashed at the back of an officer with a knife, and took the opportunity to grab Zhou Shuyun's shoulder.
He was just about to pick the man up by the waist.
A sharp blade slashed towards him fiercely!
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