Chapter 70 Ambush
"Thomas, is the dry food ready?"
When the team was assembled, Gervis looked at Thomas who had been standing beside him.
"Sir, the water and dry food are already loaded on the carriage!"
Thomas's face was rarely serious at this moment, without any trace of his previous fawning smile. He knew what his master was going out to do tonight, so he was quite nervous.
When Driss left, he did not take all the carriages with him, but left four carriages in Gervis's castle. The buffer zone was far away from the Golden Castle, and Gervis did not have that many horses, so the soldiers needed to travel by carriage.
It was only dusk, and no one knew when Lanny's convoy would return to Viscount Lanny's territory, so Gves specially asked Thomas to prepare dry food so that the soldiers could eat it in the carriage later to avoid being hungry and affecting their combat effectiveness.
"Very good, then I'll need you to help me look after the castle tonight!"
"Don't worry, sir. The castle people will definitely help you. I wish you a successful start!"
"Yes!" Gervis nodded to Thomas, and without continuing to talk to him, he turned around and shouted to the more than 40 soldiers in front of him: "Let's go now!"
At Gervase's order, all the soldiers immediately walked towards the carriage. Although Nashen was also present, Gervase was also Gandalf's second son, so they would obey Gervase's orders.
After the soldiers dispersed, several servants quickly pulled the horses of Gervis, Nashen and others to the front, waiting for Gervis and the others to ride.
"My lord, you have to be careful!"
Just after Gervis mounted his horse, Anna, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't help but speak. She reminded Gervis in a slightly worried tone. Seeing Gervis leading a large group of people to prepare for battle, she was so scared that her face turned pale.
"Don't worry, Anna!"
Gervis pulled the reins and saw the uneasiness in Anna's heart on her fair face, so he smiled at her and replied to the little maid in a gentle tone.
After saying this, Gervis saw that the guards were already seated in the carriages, so he stopped dawdling and urged his horses to the front of the convoy, then galloped towards the castle gate.
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When Gervis and his companions arrived at the border of the territory, the sun had already set and the hazy sky was about to turn completely dark. After Gervis had the soldiers hide the carriage, he immediately led everyone towards the path. Audrey was watching from the halfway up the mountain ahead.
"Sir, you are here!"
When Gervis led everyone around the corner, they saw Audrey squatting behind a small tree, staring intently at the wooden camp in the distance. When he saw Gervis coming, he immediately prepared to stand up and salute.
"Thank you for your hard work, Audrey. How is the camp going now?"
Gervase waved his hand, indicating that Audrey didn't need to salute, and then asked him.
Seeing Gervis waving, Audrey continued to squat behind the small tree and began to report the situation, "Sir, that group of people did not come out after entering the camp. Things are being loaded onto the wagons from time to time in the camp. Three wagons have been loaded, and there are still two wagons that are not full."
"Well, let's go over there and ambush before it gets dark. Are you sure about the ambush point I asked you to scout?"
Gervis also looked towards Lanny's camp, but the sky was already hazy at this moment, and the camp was too far away to be seen clearly. He could only see four or five larger black dots, which should be the cargo wagons.
Gervis had already told Audry about the ambush location. Although there were woods on both sides, there were quite a few of them and it had to be well concealed while also being easy to rush out. If there were any thorns or the like there, Audry was told to deal with them secretly. Otherwise, even if everyone was wearing long sleeves, it would be uncomfortable to get pricked in the dark.
"Don't worry, sir. I have already done the survey."
Audry answered quickly. As a veteran, this kind of thing was not a problem for him. After receiving Gervis' order, he secretly hid in the jungle for a day, making sure to find a good ambush point.
"Very good, without further ado, Audrey, you lead the way!"
"Yes, sir!"
After receiving the order, Audrey immediately walked down the mountain to lead the way for Gervis and others.
"Everyone behind, follow closely and don't get separated!"
Seeing Audrey leading the way forward, Gervis waved to Nashen and other soldiers who were still waiting behind him, signaling them to follow.
After the sun went down, it got dark quickly, visible to the naked eye. When Gervis and others reached the foot of the mountain, they could hardly see the scenery in the distance.
Audrey's performance made Gervis very satisfied. Even in such a dark situation, in this dense forest, Audrey still led everyone to move forward.
Groping in the dark, turning left and right in the woods, Gervis and others finally arrived at the ambush point explored by Audrey.
"Sir, this is it!"
After stopping, Audrey carefully walked up to Gervis and whispered in his ear.
"Okay!" Gervis nodded gently, then turned around and waved to the people behind him, motioning them to squat, and then said to Nashen beside him: "If there is only one titled knight later, the two of us will siege together. You create opportunities for me, and I will use the critical strike three swords to attack. If there are two titled knights, then Lord Nashen, don't worry about me, we will each deal with one."
"Okay, Master Gervis!"
In fact, it would be best to let Nashen command this kind of battle, but Nashen told Gervis that Gandalf had already told him that if the situation was not urgent, he should let Gervis give the order, so that he could exercise his command ability. "
When Gervis learned about this from Nashen, he was speechless. This was just a sneak attack and ambush. What kind of command ability could it train? However, Gervis did not object. When the enemy arrived at the ambush point, he would just shoot arrows and then rush forward.
After that, Gervis didn't dare to say anything more. Everyone squatted in the jungle in silence, staring at the road ahead in the moonlight. Only occasional slight scratching sounds could be heard.
Although they all wore long sleeves and applied a kind of plant juice to prevent mosquitoes before setting off, it was summer now and they were squatting in the bushes, so they were still occasionally bitten by mosquitoes. They didn't dare to slap them and could only scratch the bitten areas silently.
Before setting off, Gervis hoped that Lanny's team could wait until tomorrow morning to return, but now he hopes that Lanny's team will appear in front of him immediately.
Gervis and others waited in the jungle for more than two hours. After two hours, they finally heard the creaking sound of wheels rolling in the distance. Gervis was immediately shocked. He no longer cared about the itch on the back of his hand. He raised his head slightly and looked carefully at the place where the sound came from through the gaps in the bushes.
(End of this chapter)
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