Royal road

Although some people have been added to the convoy, the speed has not been slowed down.A few young and middle-aged men who had eaten and went to the shackles could easily keep up with the bullock cart.After walking for another ten miles or so, at dusk, the group stopped at a roadside shelter and built a fire to make food.

A few Jie slaves are not qualified to eat hot meals, so they gathered around the fire in the outer circle, gnawing on the bran cakes distributed to them.The pancakes were dry and astringent, making the throat and eyes of the scratcher sore.But for Jie people who have not had a good meal for a long time, it is still a rare dry food.

Moistening the pancake in his mouth with saliva, Xie Ji touched the people around him, and whispered, "Yiyan, what are you looking at?"

The two of them are from the same hometown, but they are not from the same village, and they gradually became acquainted with each other because they escaped famine together.Although Yiyan is not very old, he is righteous and considerate. Thanks to his help, the two of them can live in peace until now.Along the way, Xie Ji obeyed Yi Yan's orders, but unfortunately he was negligent two days ago and encountered officers and soldiers, so he was locked up and transported back to the county.Who would have thought that there would be a buyer on the way.Now that he has gone to the shackles and had a meal, Xie Ji's mood has also relaxed, and his expression is no longer so sad.

Yiyan withdrew his gaze, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing. Who is the one who bought us?"

"Who knows?" Xie Ji swallowed hard the dry food in his mouth, "Those nobles all look the same. Anyway, we also came out to escape from famine, so it doesn't matter who we sell to? It seems that the owner of this house is kind-hearted. It is already a rare luck to give two acres of land to farm well."

Xiong Ji was telling the truth.Since leaving his original tenant half a year ago and starting to flee famine, Yiyan has seen too many dangers in the world.The hometown has been starving everywhere, and the already difficult life of the tribe has become even more miserable.He once thought about taking Xun Ji northward to Youzhou to seek refuge, but who would have thought that he would be arrested before he left.There are so many vicious people in this world who can drive people to death just for one bite of food, but kindness is rare.But Xie Ji didn't know that what really distracted him was the flashing face behind the bamboo curtain just now.

Yiyan once went to Jinyang with his father when he was young.His father was a well-known Buddha carver in the village, and he often carved Buddha statues for the nobles.In the bustling city of Jinyang, he had seen the carriage frames of those noble families, those incomparably luxurious mansions, and nobles wearing brocade and gold jade on their heads.But there was never one like the man he had just met.So delicate, so pale.

The bamboo curtain was lifted again, Yiyan couldn't help but tighten his expression, and looked over.However, it was not the man who got out of the bullock cart, but a little maid, holding the medicine pot anxiously and walking towards the fire stove.After a while, the choking smell of medicine drifted over with the wind.

"Someone is sick?" Xie Ji sniffled, glanced at the little maid a few times, and finally became a little worried, "Could it be the owner of the team who is sick? But nothing can happen..."

Yiyan didn't answer.He silently squeezed the bran cake in his hand, lowered his head and gnawed it.The fire light reflected on that young face, as well as his deeply furrowed eyebrows.

Early the next morning, A Liang woke up everyone and set off on the road.Liang Feng's fever never subsided, which made the car steward nervous.If you can't rush back to the Liang Mansion tomorrow, the situation will be dangerous.

For this kind of hasty march, the Jie people have no complaints at all. Most people can make it through a few tens of miles a day.Xie Ji walked with some difficulty, but it was fine.Perhaps frightened by the oppressive atmosphere in the convoy, he paid more attention to the bullock cart ahead, fearing that if he couldn't reach the place, the new owner would die.

Of course, Yiyan has been paying attention to the movement in the bullock cart.Every once in a while, the maid would lift the curtain and get out of the car to get medicine or change clean water in another car, her little face always full of sadness.This omen is not very auspicious.While secretly anxious in his heart, Yiyan's ears twitched suddenly, and he suddenly raised his head!

"There are bandits!"

Following this loud roar, there was a sudden sharp bird song in the forest, and the flock of birds rushed up, as if being chased away by some wild beast.In a blink of an eye, a dozen or so men holding knives and sticks emerged from the mountain depression in front of them, each with a ferocious expression, rushing towards this side with a menacing aura.

"Oops!" At the same moment, Ah Liang also saw those strong men cutting the trails, and he rushed to the bullock cart in a hurry: "Master! Master, we have encountered bandits!"

After burning for two days, Liang Feng's body was almost exhausted, and he lay on the bullock cart every day, staring blankly at the roof with no patterns above his head.This high fever also seemed to have burned his spirits. Without enemies and impatient problems to be solved, the illness took advantage of the emptiness and made him a little tired to deal with it.

However, when he heard this exclamation, he didn't know where the strength came from.Liang Feng sat up abruptly, pulled open the bamboo curtain, and instantly had a panoramic view of the scene outside.The mountain road is narrow, and there are about a dozen enemies on the opposite side. Two bullock carts loaded with sundries are rushing ahead. If the carriages are stretched horizontally, they can be used as a cover to delay the enemy's offensive.The number of handymen in the convoy is not enough, but with the group of Jie people just bought, it is still possible to muster up the courage to fight.

Without hesitation, he said sharply: "Draw the ox cart across and block it right in front! Everyone take sticks and form an formation to block the bandits! We have so many people, we won't lose to them!"

No one thought that this sickly Patriarch would let them fight.They are all ordinary people, whoever encounters bandits doesn't have weak legs and just wants to turn around and run away?

Seeing everyone's helpless panic, Liang Feng frowned: "Whoever can kill one person, I will exempt him from the land tax for three years!"

After finishing speaking, his black eyes were like lightning, and he looked at the Jie people beside him: "Kill the bandits, and I will give you back your freedom!"

The ferocious enemy is just a hundred paces away. Turning around and fleeing may not be able to escape, but if you fight hard, you may be free and free. The group of trembling people like quails finally straightened their backs and put the two cars on the road. The cart creaked and dragged into the middle of the road.The bandit leader didn't seem to expect that this group of people dared to resist, and shouted: "Kill that goat, and there will be a reward! There are three carts and women! Go for me!"

The two soft hunting bows had already been drawn, and the feathered arrows were inserted into the shaft of the chariot twice.Without changing his face, Liang Feng said calmly: "A group of three, the courageous ones stand in the middle and attack the enemy's front. The other two assist from the side, attacking the throat and abdomen!"

In fact, the troops have always had tactical training subjects, especially those armed police forces.When facing irrational mobs, the armed police with only protective shields and batons rely on tactical cooperation.These things are very similar to the ancient mandarin duck array and centipede team. As long as they cooperate properly and the defense line is tight, they can block enemies several times their own!

Liang Feng could see clearly that not all the bandits were strong and strong, most of them were still dressed in rags, there wasn't even one riding a horse, and there were more sticks than knives by several tenths.In addition, being called to break the ambush and rushing all the way from a distance, it took a lot of energy to imagine.In the absence of high-precision long-range weapons, there are two large vehicles guarding the gate. As long as you don't mess up your position, there will never be any problems.

It seemed that in the blink of an eye, the bandits rushed forward.Roaring, screaming, and the neighing of livestock mixed together.Yiyan could only feel his heart pounding, and he clenched the heavy shaft of the car tightly.After discovering the bandits, he had already prepared for the worst.After all, the man bought himself and saved his life.As long as he desperately repelled a few people, he could seize the bullock cart in the chaos and protect that person to escape safely.

However, before he had time to act, the other party stood up, and with just a few words, the timid servants mustered up their courage to fight.free?free body?He didn't take these words to heart, Yiyan only saw a pair of jet-black eyes shining brightly, like the brightest stars in the night sky.

Yiyan rushed out!The heavy wood hit the bandit who was rushing forward.Without a helmet, the enemy's head was smashed red and white like an egg. He didn't stop, and immediately rushed to the next bandit.Yiyan is actually not very old, and when he is not at his best, he is not considered tall and strong.But his hand strength is definitely not small, and his flexibility is also very important, every blow is from the waist and legs, making the long stick dance like a tiger!

Suddenly there is such a fierce man on our side, and the spirits of the others are also lifted.Form a team in twos and threes, and deal with the bandits who want to climb over the frame one by one.Yiyan didn't fight recklessly, but blocked the weak defense of the frame, held the enemy's attack formation, and cooperated with Liang Feng's three or two well-timed pointers, and with such a simple line of defense, he actually resisted the bandits attack.

Seeing the soft persimmon turned into a hedgehog, the bandit leader's eyes were burning red, and he shouted at the archers behind: "Shoot the ox cart! Shoot the man on the cart!"

As long as the person in charge is killed, the group of resisting handymen will immediately scatter like birds and beasts.And their target is also that person, this leader's vision is quite accurate, and he immediately grasped the key point.

Two hunting bows are nothing. The strings are loose and the bow is soft, and the rate of fire is slow. In a real battlefield, it may not even be able to shoot through cloth armor.But at this moment, they had already rushed to the front of the car. With such a short distance, even mediocre players were quite threatening.Only a few swishes were heard, and the feathered arrows were already flying towards the bullock cart.

Green Bamboo let out a scream: "Mr. Lang!"

Liang Feng didn't panic, his eyes locked on the coming direction of the feather arrows, and with a slight flash, he dodged these soft arrows.Over there, Yiyan's eyes turned red, and with a loud roar, the hatchet he just grabbed was thrown out of his hand, flying through the crowd, and knocked down an archer's nail to the ground with a thud.His figure suddenly turned around and rushed towards the bandit leader!

Liang Feng didn't miss this scene, and shouted loudly: "Kill that armor-piercing man, and you will be rewarded with [-] yuan!"

Immediately there was a commotion below, and a few bold Jie people rushed out of the car formation and rushed towards the bandits.However, they failed to get the top spot.The round of the long stick was round, and Yiyan knocked the bandit leader who was half a head taller than him to the ground with one stick.

The leader struggled to block the stick with a long knife, but the mighty force, especially a mere mayfly, could resist it?Instead of blocking the long stick, the blade hit his own neck, with a click, his head rolled to the ground.

This scene was so bloody that most people froze for a moment.Immediately afterwards, panic appeared in the eyes of the bandits, who was the first to drop the knife and stick in his hand, and ran towards the forest without looking back.The formation immediately disbanded, and a few bandits who were still able to run slumped into the forest like rabbits being chased by wolves.

Unexpectedly, they could win the battle, and the servants couldn't hold back and wanted to catch up.A voice rushed ahead: "Don't chase after the poor."

Yi Yan turned his head, only to see the bamboo curtain of the bullock cart raised, and that thin figure appeared in front of him.The man seemed to want to get out of the car, but due to his long illness, his body trembled slightly, his feet were limp and weak, and he couldn't step on it at all.

A string in his head seemed to be snapped, Yi Yan dropped the wooden stick, strode up, and passed his hand to the opponent.