Chapter 98 Ambush
Early the next morning, Sun Yu and his party walked towards the north gate in a mighty manner. After exiting this city gate, they had to wait until Youxi at the next stop before they could enter the city again to rest. It was estimated that they would take three or four days on the road.
Jin Wu was carrying a big bag and walked quickly behind the cavalry.
"Sir, is that a mace?" The vicious dog, who was already somewhat proficient in riding horses, pointed at the big stick at the door of the blacksmith shop on the roadside and asked. Seeing that one end of the stick was covered with spikes, he told the adults very much.
Like, I'm still empty-handed now.
"You have a sharp eye. It's exactly this thing. Let's go and ask." The motorcade continued to head north. Sun Yu and the evil dog stopped at the door of the blacksmith shop.
"Master, did you make this mace? Your craftsmanship is quite good." Sun Yu took a closer look and saw that the material used in the mace was pretty good. The handle in the middle was made of hardwood as thick as an arm, which was very strong. The head of the club was completely whole.
Made of fine iron, the drill at the bottom is also very sophisticated, and it is considered a top-grade mace. I didn't expect that a weapon of this level could be found in such a small place, which is extremely rare.
"This, someone else put it here for consignment. I don't know how to build this thing. It's been almost three months, and you're the first one to ask." The blacksmith shook his head. This mace was too bulky.
Only a few people can use it, so I won’t build such a money-losing thing.
"How much does it cost?" Sun Yu held it in his hand and waved it twice. It weighed about thirty kilograms. It would be a little bulky to use by himself, but it should be fine for a vicious dog to use.
"Twenty taels." The blacksmith looked at Sun Yu in surprise. He looked like he didn't have much flesh. Why was he so strong that he couldn't even dance the mace?
"It's worth the price. It's not expensive." Sun Yu picked up two ingots worth ten taels of silver and handed them over. For the first time, he didn't make a counter-offer. This kind of hand-fitting weapon is not common. It would be a pity to miss it.
"Okay, thank you sir, please go slowly." The blacksmith received the money and was very happy. According to the agreement, he could get two taels of silver, as if he had picked it up for nothing.
Sun Yu handed the mace to the vicious dog, got on his horse, and chased the convoy in front.
"Let's go." The vicious dog carried the mace and kept urging, but it was too heavy. The horse was overwhelmed and every step went very slowly. The vicious dog had no choice but to dismount and carry it with his right hand.
Holding the mace and holding the horse with his left hand, he rushed towards the convoy. If he didn't hurry up, he wouldn't be able to keep up.
Jin Wu followed him all the way, and every time he passed a fork in the road, he would quietly leave a mark. Someone would naturally pass the news back to Hu Hansan later. As for when and where to take action, it was not something he could decide.
Above Youxi, Hu Hansan and nearly a hundred men were waiting for news on the boat. Last night, he knew from Jin Twelve that Sun Yu and his party would leave the city today, so Hu Hansan gathered a group of capable men and waited for the confirmation of the route.
, act immediately.
"Let's start here. Twelve, take a few brothers and wait for the fifth one here. Be sure to hide."
, don’t be discovered by the caravan. After the caravan passes by, meet up with Lao Wu and cut off the road for me to ensure that horses cannot pass." Hu Hansan looked at the map carefully. The road here is narrow and there are mountains on both sides, which is not conducive to the passage of cavalry.
, setting up an ambush here is the easiest to succeed. All the men nodded, and there were about ten fully loaded carriages, plus more than twenty good horses. With this sum, you can live a prosperous life.
"Sir, something is wrong. The man following us has disappeared." Lao Cheng looked back and saw that the man had not appeared again from an hour ago to now. At first he thought he might be there for convenience or something, but until now
If it doesn't appear, there must be something wrong.
"If you don't see him, then he will see you. Maybe because we are not strong enough, we can't stop and wait for him." Sun Yu waved his hand and returned to Jianzhou as soon as possible, so that the big stone in his heart could fall to the ground.
"Impossible. This person is a practicing practitioner. His feet are extremely fast and he will never be lost. There is only one possibility, and that is that he did it on purpose." Although Lao Cheng looks rough, he is extremely meticulous in his observations and has long seen that Jin
Wu has martial arts in his body.
"You mean, he has a problem?" Sun Yu was surprised. If this person really had a problem, he might leave now because he was about to attack him.
"I'm not sure, but you can sail with caution." Lao Cheng nodded. This kind of thing must not be careless. If you are not careful, the boat may capsize in the ditch, and the loss will be great.
"Stop, camp on the spot, drink water and eat, and rest for an hour." Sun Yu didn't know what the situation was now, so he would camp to regain his strength and wait until he figured it out before setting off.
"Sir, I will quietly go to the back and take a look. If I want to take action, I will definitely cut off the road behind and wait until I come back." Lao Cheng felt uneasy in his heart. The kid was too weird. He followed him and others all the way.
, approaching the junction of the two states, it disappeared.
"Be careful, don't alert the snake." Sun Yu nodded, just take a look and you can rest assured.
Cheng Zhenbei grabbed a steamed bun, drank two sips of water, and ran towards the back. There was too much movement on the horse, and the other party might have noticed him before he even arrived.
The soldiers of the cavalry battalion put the simple iron frame in place, lit the dry firewood they found, and placed a pot on the iron frame with freshly fetched water. There was also a shelf on the pot with steamed buns on it, and waited until the water boiled.
Now, the steamed buns will be hot. Boiling water and hot steamed buns are much better than cold water and dry and hard steamed buns.
When the water boiled, Chen Qiba grabbed two steamed buns and handed one to Sun Yu. The evil dog also took two, one for each of his sister. One pot would definitely not be enough, so he continued to steam. This rack and pot are
Sun Yu specially asked the craftsman battalion to make it, and he would take it with him directly when the army goes out to save trouble.
"Fifth brother, that's enough." Jin Twelve said, pointing to a row of horse pits in front of him. This was specially designed for horses. Once they fall into it, the horse's legs will be broken.
"Well, let's get a few more big trees and let's block this road.
"Jin Wu asked Jin Twelve to take people to cut down trees. He didn't know whether Hu Hansan would take action. Without instant communication, he could only follow the plan. He only had to make sure that he couldn't escape if he ran back.
Cheng Zhenbei, who was hiding in the grass in the distance, looked at the scene in front of him. Sure enough, he guessed it, and quietly retreated back.
"Sir, that guy really has a problem and set up a roadblock behind him." Cheng Zhenbei ran all the way to report and told Sun Yu what he saw.
The other party was obviously well prepared and knew his whereabouts well. He was probably not from the Qingyuan Army. Chen Hongjin’s hands were not that long. Zhang Hansi couldn’t do the same thing. After all, in his eyes, the vicious dog was just a slave. At most, he would lose something.
Face is not worth such a big fight.
This place is close to the big peak. I heard Yang Qifeng say before that there are a lot of evil-doers on the river here, so I didn't take the waterway to go back and forth. I just didn't want to cause problems, but I didn't expect to be targeted anyway. If my guess was correct,
This was most likely the method of the water bandits on Youxi River, but Sun Yu couldn't figure out how the water bandits found out about his whereabouts.
"Let's go, be alert, have your arrows on strings, and be ready to fight at any time." Sun Yu has no intention of turning back, they are just some water bandits. If he is on the water, I am afraid that he will really be succeeded by them, but on land, he already knows
Their intention was not to retreat. Sun Yu hung up the horse, handed the Tianji bow to his left hand, and held the reins with his right hand, walking slowly forward. The whole team of cavalry had spread out and covered both sides of the carriage.
, if a sudden attack occurs, the carriage can also be used as a cover to reduce casualties.
"Master, here we come." On a hilltop by the road, Hu Hansan, the master of Jindao Sect, and more than a hundred brothers hid in the bushes. Each of them made a hat with branches and put it on.
Overhead, Jin San saw Sun Yu's team gradually approaching and whispered.
"Don't worry, move closer." Hu Hansan lowered his voice. He could already hear the sound of horse hooves. Roadblocks had been set up on the road ahead, making it impossible to pass. He also prepared some rolling stones on the top of the mountain, but because the terrain was not steep enough,
I'm afraid it won't have much lethality, mainly to cause confusion on the other side. Hu Hansan thought that as long as the other side was in chaos, he would take his disciples to deal with the governor first. Even if the others ran away, it wouldn't matter.
"Stop!" Sun Yu pulled the reins and shouted to the back. The terrain here is very easy to set up an ambush. There are bushes on the hillside next to it, and hundreds of people can't be seen hiding there.
As soon as Sun Yu called a halt, the entire team became nervous. After all, Sun Yu had just ordered that there would be an ambush ahead. Lao Cheng picked up the big ax and stared at both sides of the road carefully. Chen Qiba also carried the sledgehammer on his shoulders.
, looking left and right. As for the evil dog, get off the horse and go to the carriage to get the mace and keep it beside Sun Yu. As for the little fox, it should be fine hiding in the carriage. All the cavalrymen will take out the cavalry crossbows and put them in place. If anything goes wrong,
Chapter completed!