In the camp, with Gao Jin's order, everyone quickly packed the tent, turned off the coal stove, and could set off at any time.

After loading all the things into the car, Li Ergou and the others came back, and the people were steaming on their foreheads. Although the camp was not too far from the gate of the city, it was only a few miles away, but running all the way through the snow was also exhausting.

"Come on, take a little hot water and talk slowly first."

Gao Jin asked the servants to take the coal stove that had just been extinguished and used the residual heat to heat the cold boiled water poured out of the hot skin. He asked about the situation after Li Ergou and his friends drank the water and calmed down.

"Grandmaster, a large group of people in the city just now left the city. There were about fifty people, and there were only five or six horses riding inside. The rest were riding on horseback sleds."

The price of horses in the border area is not expensive, and you can usually buy one for more than ten taels, but the cost of raising horses is relatively high. Gao Jin did not expect that Liu Zhiyuan was quite willing to pay for it. The sled is a sled, the ancient saying goes, "Caring on a car on a land, taking a boat on a water trip, taking a sled on a mud trip, and taking a sled on a mountain trip." This sled has existed since ancient times, and is also called a trek on a wooden horse or a pedal on a Liaodong side.

Since the Ming Dynasty opened, the climate of the border was getting colder and colder. The sled became a serious military supplies, which could be used to transport food, grass and supplies, and naturally it could be used to pull people. However, since the Tumu Fort, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were as cheap as pigs and dogs, so they were not qualified to ride on slides. Now, this group of people and horses leaving the city, riding on horses and infantry riding on slides, obviously they would not be officers and soldiers.

"Can you find out their origin?"

"After inquiring, we stuffed money to the soldiers at the city gate. They said that the leader of the group was Wei Sanye from Shenmu County, and he was also a famous hero from far and wide. He had hundreds of brothers under his command, and the gambling houses in the outer city had to pay tribute to him."

Li Ergou's face looked a little strange when he spoke. In fact, it was the words of those soldiers. Master Wei San, who was obviously a rich bully, became a hero that everyone envied.

In addition to training, Gao Jin also took time to tell stories to them at night, subtly changing their views and letting them know what black and white is right and wrong.

"The bully who carries prostitution and gambles can also be called a hero."

Among the partners, someone said angrily that when he was in Gubei Village, Gao Jin killed many scoundrels who set up gambling houses. They all knew how bad this group of people could do evil, so what a shit, Wei Sanye must be a big evil person.

"Ergou, what's the team of people looking at the quality, do they carry firearms?"

Chen Sheng asked from the side. His question made everyone quiet, and Gao Jin also showed joy. Chen Sheng's questioning this means that he carefully analyzed what he saw and heard in recent days. Because he had seen the power of the Lumi gun, he was worried about whether the other party carried a firearm.

"After they left the city, they headed north, but when they passed by the city gate, they were quite arrogant and domineering. I saw that they were all very strong and had a fierce appearance. They had never seen firearms. Most of them carried swords and guns. Among the people riding horses, there were three riders carrying bows."

After thinking carefully, Li Ergou replied, hearing that there was no firearm, not only Gao Jin and Chen Sheng, but even the others were relieved. Everyone tried the Lumi gun with their own hands, and even if they were worn out, they were hit by the key within fifty steps, they would die.

"Come on, everyone tells me, how should I fight this battle?"

Gao Jin looked at everyone. Although he had an idea for this battle, he still hoped that King Chen Sheng and Wang Dou Yang Dayan and the others would have some ideas.

"Second brother, I think we should first figure out the other party's whereabouts and situation, and then make a decision."

Chen Sheng, who was the first to look at Gao Jin, spoke first. His personality was calmer than everyone else. He felt that since the enemy was in the light and I was in the dark, there was no need to rush to fight with the other party.

"Since they are ahead of us and don't know where we are, I think it's better to chase them immediately and catch them off guard."

Although Wang Dou was convinced by Chen Sheng, in his opinion, the other party had only fifty people and only five knights. They left servants to see things, and everyone was chasing them on horseback and they would definitely be able to fight. What's more, on this heavy snowy day, as long as the horse riders were slaughtered first, the rest of the prying people would not be able to run away.

"I think Adou makes sense. They only have five or six riding horses. We just need to take these people down first. All we have to do is fish on the chopping board."

Yang Dayan was like Wang Dou, and felt that he should take this opportunity to catch up and attack. He and his second brother were good at using bows. As long as they touched the other party's whereabouts, they first used hidden arrows to shoot those riding horses. Once they killed all the other knights, the remaining those who were sitting on the sled could do anything in the snow, and they couldn't run fast even if they wanted to.

As Wang Dou and Yang Dayan opened their mouths, everyone else also expressed their ideas, most of them were the same as Wang Dou and Yang Dayan and the others thought. Only a few thought Chen Sheng's approach was more stable. But in the end, everyone looked at Gao Jin. In their hearts, only the decision made by this second brother could be convinced.

"A Sheng seeks stability, A Dou's big eyes, you all have their own reasons."

"But we can be steady and fast. Although the other party has more than fifty people, there are only five or six people riding horses. There are seventeen people here, so we can naturally fight slowly. But what Asheng said makes sense. As the saying goes, "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles."

"So here, Big Eye and I rode a fast horse first, catch up with the group to find out the situation. A Sheng, you will take the rest of us to keep the horsepower behind us. Ergou, please watch the convoy slowly."

Gao Jin made an arrangement in a blink of an eye. During the past few months outside the Great Wall, he and his friends marched continuously, and naturally showed momentum and confidence. Then Master San of Wei was only fifty men. If he ambushed them, it would be a big trouble. But now the other party is in the open and the dark, he has nothing to be afraid of.

"The second brother has been well arranged, let's listen to the second brother."

Chen Sheng took the lead and said that his second brother was more thoughtful than him. They had fought outside the Great Wall, fought against Tartars, and killed horse thieves. Everyone was full of enthusiasm. The enemy was just a local tyrant bully, so there was no need to be too careful. Since there was a chance of fighting, they should attack decisively.

Gao entered the big truck that was equipped with firearms, took the two Lumi guns, threw one of them to Yang Dayan, and also took two small hand stoves with burned charcoal. He and Yang Dayan are archers. After riding a horse in this kind of weather, their fingers will become stiff, so they need to keep the hand stove warm to make their fingers flexible, otherwise the head will drop when they are drawn.

With two Lumi guns and two big bows, Gao Jin was sure to kill the other three riding archers in the dark with Yang Dayan. Those who can shoot their bows on horseback will not be mediocre today, and they are the ones that need the most protection.

He put Lumi gun on his back and Gao Jin got on the horse, and the hand stove was stuffed into his leather pocket beside his saddle. At this time, Yang Dayan was equipped with it, "We will make some marks along the way, you don't have to follow too tightly, you must leave a surplus horsepower to respond." Before leaving, Gao Jin instructed Chen Sheng again, and even glared at Wang Dou.

"Don't worry, second brother, I'll listen to Brother Sheng."

Wang Dou responded. He knew that he was impulsive. If his second brother didn't glar at him, he would be afraid that he would urge Chen Sheng to chase him and kill him happily.

"Ergou, you walk slowly, and be careful along the way."

In the wilderness in winter, there are many dangers. Those villages that are usually exploited by military officers and officers so hard that they cannot survive the severe winter will even turn into bandits to rob and kill any living creatures that can be seen in order to eat in one bite. In this white snow, there are no kingly laws or rules, only the most primitive jungle laws, the strong live, the weak die.

Seeing the clearly divided wealth and poverty in the inner and outer cities of Shenmu County, Gao Jin could not imagine how hard it was for the people of the villages that were oppressed. Under the hunger that could drive people crazy, even the gentle people could turn into mobs, let alone the wall.

"Yes, Grandpa."

Li Ergou responded, but there was no change in expression on his face. When he followed his uncle to go to business, he once heard his uncle say that in winter, those villages without food would eat up all the bark and grass roots, and would swallow the passing merchants and even the goods they brought, without any leftovers.

After giving orders, Gao Jin and Yang Dayan rode the horse and whipped it. Their horses were rich, so they all galloped to the north with one man and two horses.

...

In a wilderness more than ten miles north of Shenmu County, Wei Laizi jumped off his horse and his face turned pale. Since he broke out of the city, they rode a horse and walked so far along the official road towards the Hekou Fort. He couldn't see the shadow of the Fanji caravan. He even doubted whether Liu Zhiyuan was lying to him.

"San Master, there are no horseshoes or ruts along the way, which is something wrong!"

Li Bao, who stood up from the ground, said to Wei Laizi. He was a military household in Dingbian County. After being taken in by Wei Laizi because he was killed and fled, he became the most capable of fighting among Wei Laizi's confidants, and was highly valued by Wei Laizi.

Li Bao went on a battle, met with the Tartars, and had experience in marching and fighting. Since they left the city, they chased for more than ten miles in one go. Even if the caravan of the Fanji Store left early, they pulled a lot of goods and had to stop and rest at noon, so they would definitely not be able to leave quickly.

"The wind and snow stopped before noon. Even if the traces ahead were blocked, we have all chased us here, so we shouldn't have even left a trace."

Listening to Li Bao's words, Wei Laizi became more anxious. He couldn't help but look at his subordinates who had been sent out to report the news and asked, "Where are Ma Hu Zi and the others?"

"San Master, after Ma Huzi and the others received your letter, they said they would go to Hekou Fort to inquire. Maybe they have already arrived in front of us."

Wei Laizi had several righteous brothers outside the city, and Mahuzi was one of them. There were more than a dozen horse-riding bandits under his command, but there was no fixed mountain village. They just wandered around Shenmu County. However, every winter, Mahuzi would come to Shenmu County to find happiness, so Wei Laizi could contact him.

"San Master, why don't you fire the arrow? The Mamazi and the others will come here when they see it."
Chapter completed!