C175 combat preparation

The night wind was getting colder, and the packhorses surrounding the fortifications were showing signs of restlessness, occasionally letting out low whines.

It was as if the war horse could sense the coming of a great war. They kicked their horses' hooves and snorted in anticipation.

War horses were born from war. Since they were used in war by humans a thousand years ago, generations have passed.

The stars in the sky seemed to become brighter as the night deepened. The blue sky above was like a deep blue lake.

Xiao Wen looked at the bright moon in the sky and let out a cold smile.

These people were most likely the Tarantula!

Only the Tarantula would have no experience of attacking on such a full moon night.

They did not know that the crossbows of the Han people were extremely powerful. Relying on these defenses, Xiao Wen's Lever Crossbow could easily defend against an enemy ten times stronger than him.

He slowly ate the food on the table, then looked at some of the people who were fidgety and said, "Eat! "Why aren't you eating?"

He glanced at Yang Xiu and noticed that although this kid was battling, he didn't put down his cutlery. It seemed that he still wanted to maintain his aristocratic demeanor.

Shangguan Wan'er's face was pale and worried.

However, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, and Sun Shangxiang didn't panic at all.

Yes, this was what Xiao Wen had expected.

Shangguan Wan'er and Yang Xiu were both learning from Xiao Wen. They could only barely grasp military skills, but they weren't proficient in them yet.

Compared to Guan Yu and the other two, who were biased towards martial arts, it was inevitable that they would lose their composure.

They were the same as Xiao Wen, calmly eating the food on their table.

In addition, the same was true for some experienced guards.

"What …" Everyone seemed very calm. Don't everyone know that there are already mounted bandits outside? " Shangguan Wan'er looked around with a puzzled expression as she mumbled to herself.

Sun Shangxiang, who was sitting on the side, heard Wan-Er's confused murmuring. She smiled at her best friend and said: "Wan-Er doesn't know that the bandits outside are horse bandits because they have horses. And only with horses can these fellows be able to come and go without a trace in the boundless prairie. "

"Of course, this is only on the prairie. If they were in the south, where the dense forest was located, they would not have to worry about this. After all, if we drill into the forest, we will also be able to guard against the encirclement and annihilation of the soldiers. "

"But what does this have to do with everyone being so calm?" Wan-Er blinked and looked at her best friend. She was confused.

However, Sun Shangxiang's calm conversation with her had dispelled some of her fear and allowed her to no longer feel nervous.

Sun Shangxiang smiled and said: "Of course it's alright. The horses galloped like a thunderbolt. If there were tens of thousands of galloping horses, it would definitely be a scene that no one could ignore. But now, these mounted gangsters have approached us in silence, which only proves that they are not numerous. "

"Twenty or thirty people at most!" As she spoke, Sun Shangxiang continued to eat her food.

Due to her body fitness, the consumption of her energy was even greater than when she traveled to the north and south.

In addition, Xiao Wen also felt that Sun Shangxiang's body fat percentage was quite high, so he deliberately restricted Sun Shangxiang's diet every day, leaving her with a heat deficit of around 300 calories.

This made Sun Shangxiang crave for more food.

Wan'er's expression gradually calmed down as she watched Sun Shangxiang eat the food on her table very quickly, even though her actions were graceful.

At the same time, Xiao Wen, who was at the side, asked the guard leader of the caravan: "What happened to the mounted bandits? I thought they wouldn't do it if they weren't sure. "

After all, mounted gangsters also had brains. Attacking a target that he couldn't eat with all his might, he would only get a bunch of his own people's corpses, nothing else.

Unless their leader felt that he could not control some of his men and wanted to use the merchant caravan's men to deal with them, then such a bizarre thing would happen.

However, this kind of thing would usually only occur in the Dragon City and Cloudsoaring City, where there was a large group of horse bandits. After all, only those places would be able to afford such a large number of horse bandits.

Only a large group of mounted bandits would have the chance of having a leader send a thorn to its death.

However, there was still a long way to go between the Dragon City and the clouds. Even Xiao Wen and the others couldn't see any nomadic tribes passing by.

"Could it be that it's the recently arrived Manchu Tangzi?" The leader of the guards was also a quick-witted person. Plus, he had travelled to the north and south, so he was experienced and knowledgeable.

Recalling what that herdsman had said today, he immediately realized that the true identity of this group of mounted bandits was most likely that of the patrolmen who had been defeated by the Han army outside Yunzhong City in the past.

"Humph!"

Xiao Wen snorted coldly, "If all of them were to surround us at the same time, it would bring us some trouble. But if there were only these few dozen? Is this the meaning of looking down on me, Xiao Wen? "

As he said that, he cut the last piece of rabbit meat on the table into two. With a calm expression, he picked up the fork and put it into his mouth, chewing slowly.

However, at this time, Xiao Wen suddenly heard a sharp whistling sound. He saw the arrows that had been shooting down from the sky land on top of Xiao Wen's table, piercing deeply into the wooden board on top of the table.

Under the dim yellow candlelight, the parts of the arrow that had yet to enter the wood reflected an icy cold light … There was also a dense killing intent.

"How preposterous!" Seeing the arrow that almost pierced his heart, Xiao Wen lost his original calmness.

An angry expression appeared on his face.

"Hahaha!" Those lowly two-legged sheep inside should be scared! "I should have gained something from this arrow."

"Boss is amazing, just a casual shot is enough to hit these two-legged sheep."

Outside the fortification area, a triumphant voice boomed.

The expression of anger on Xiao Wen's face became even more obvious.

"Everyone!" Xiao Wen stood up and said, "Those Tartars are actually so arrogant. They clearly don't want to give me, the young master, any face. At this point, I will do nothing but attack. Everyone, get ready and hold the lever crossbow. "If I don't kill all of them today, I swear I won't be a human!"

Hearing this, the guards felt their blood boil.

Big men were valiant, and they liked to fight.

Moreover, Uncle Li had also sent out a notice from the Cloud Palace. If anyone could kill a Tarantula, it would count as a soldier.

And this was enough to raise a commoner's rank by two levels.

The desire to fight had become particularly strong under the stimulation of benefits.

Without waiting for Xiao Wen to give the command to attack, the guards had already wolfed down all the food on the table and started distributing weapons in preparation for battle.

At the same time, looking at the arrow on the table, Xiao Wen was no longer in the mood to continue eating.

He stood up and took off his gorgeous robe.

The leader of the caravan immediately took out a piece of cloth filled with pudding and put it on Xiao Wen. Afterwards, he took off the crown on Xiao Wen's hair and tied it up with a black cloth.

At this moment, Xiao Wen was dressed like a commoner.

After all, Xiao Wen's older brother had died in the beautiful human armor.

On the battlefield, if Xiao Wen was still dressed like a noble, then the policemen would have already started shooting at him.