Chapter 37: Encirclement (Seeking follow-up reading)

"There are mountains and forests along the road, and birds are circling around without leaving."

In the luxurious carriage, Wang Hao's sight passed through the window and fell on the dense forest in the distance.

Xingqiu also followed Wang Hao's gaze and looked: "Is that where they are ambushing?"

"That should be it. The birds are circling and refusing to land or disperse. Whether it's an ambush or not, there is definitely something wrong in the forest." Wang Hao said.

Very simple truth.

If anything unusual happens to animals in nature, there must be a reason.

Pan Lie, who was dressed in casual clothes, showed a ferocious smile: "No need to guess, it must be, these ragtag treasure-stealing groups like to use this kind of ambush the most."

Among the reports received by Qianyan Army every year,
Many caravans were attacked by treasure-stealing groups in this way.

"Boy, do you want to make a bet? These treasure-stealing groups will definitely want to attack us halfway across the river."

The phrase "attack the enemy halfway across the river" is not actually very appropriate here, but Wang Hao can understand it.

Pan Lie believed that the treasure-stealing group would not attack directly, but would wait until the caravan was halfway through before attacking.

"Attack them when they are halfway across the river so that they cannot take care of both ends. General, is there anyone in the treasure-stealing group who has studied the art of war?" Wang Hao did not agree to the bet, but asked a question in return.

Attack when the enemy is halfway across the river is a very classic military strategy.

Throughout Liyue's history, many generals have used this strategy.

"Art of War? Ha, the Treasure Thieves don't know any art of war. They just have experience from robbing so many times."

Pan Lie sneered, showing great disdain for the treasure-stealing group.

"Most treasure-stealing groups act insidiously and cunningly. If the caravan is small, they will surround it directly. If the caravan is large, they will stop it and ask for money. If they want to take everything, they will attack it halfway across the river, kill the caravan guards, and eat the goods."

Pan Lie obviously knew a lot about the treasure-stealing group.

As a general of the Qianyan Army stationed in Guiliyuan, he spends most of his time dealing with these treasure-stealing groups.

The monsters that roam the wilderness are actually a small matter.

Compared to the insidious and cunning treasure-stealing group, brainless monsters are indeed easier to deal with.

“I don’t know how many treasure-stealing groups are lying in ambush.” Xingqiu said with some concern.

Pan Lie waved his hand and said, "According to the information from this kid, the group that ambushed us this time are the Black Crow Treasure Stealers. There are only three to five hundred of them at most. It's nothing special."

Xingqiu was a little surprised: "Three to five hundred people? But we don't have that many people."

The Feiyun Caravan had more than a hundred guards, and the goods on the trucks had been replaced by the Qianyan Army, but there were only more than twenty carriages in total, which could not accommodate three to five hundred people.

Therefore, the number of people in the treasure-stealing group is larger than that of the Qianyan Army.

“Heh, kid from Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, do you know the difference between the Treasure Stealing Group and the Thousand Rocks Army?” Pan Lie said with disdain in his eyes, “One Thousand Rocks Army and an elite Treasure Stealing Group may not be able to determine the winner, but ten Thousand Rocks Army can definitely defeat ten elite Treasure Stealing Groups, and one hundred Thousand Rocks Army can chase after a Treasure Stealing Group that is ten times larger.”

【6666, the difference between the regular army and the miscellaneous ones. 】

[The predecessor of the Qianyan Army was the Qianyan Group, and they initially fought against the followers of the Demon God. ]

[This isn't a game, there can't really be a level 89 treasure-stealing group. The elite treasure-stealing group is at most just ordinary people who are a little stronger.]

[Summoning, the Abyss Million Blood Treasure Stealing Group. ]

[Since you said so, I will invite the legend of Fontaineland to come. ]

[In front of the well-coordinated regular army, a group of tomb robbers have no ability to resist. 】

[Thousands of rocks are solid, and the mountains are immovable. The fortress is made of armor, and the demons are pacified! 】

【…】

Listening to Pan Lie's words, Wang Hao's eyes became excited.
Except for some comments from people who were just having fun, the rest of the comments seemed to believe Pan Lie's words very much.
Even more confident than Wang Hao, a Liyue native.

"Then we will wait for the soldiers to return victoriously." Wang Hao said with a smile.

at the same time,

The Feiyun Caravan also passed by the dense forest that Wang Hao had just seen.

Perhaps the arrival of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce scared away the birds, and the dense forest became quiet.

But the people in the caravan didn't seem to notice and continued to move forward slowly.

in the jungle,
Black Crow's eyes were filled with excitement as he stared at the caravan passing by.

I was worried that the people from Feiyun Chamber of Commerce would be difficult to deal with, but now it seems that they have no vigilance at all and they deserved to be robbed by me.

Time passes slowly,
Seeing that half of the caravan had already passed through the dense forest,

A hint of ruthlessness appeared in Black Crow's eyes: "Go ahead."

With a shout,

A large number of treasure-stealing groups poured out from the dense forest and intercepted the caravan in an instant.

"There is a treasure-stealing group. Form a formation and defend!"

Many of the guards of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce are retired from the Qianyan Army.

Seeing the treasure-stealing group rushing out of the dense forest, they quickly organized their men and began to defend.

It seemed like they were caught off guard, but if you look closely, you will find that these guards are not even panicked.

Others may not know, but how could these guards not know?

In the truck he was guarding, there was no cargo at all, but instead a group of Qianyan soldiers fully armed with sharp weapons.

When the treasure-stealing group rushed out and intercepted the caravan,

Suddenly they found that they seemed to have rushed into an encirclement.

They should be robbed. The trembling caravan not only did not show any fear,

Instead, they removed the door panels of the truck and formed a line of defense on the spot.

At this time, the Qianyan Army had not yet shown up.

Black Crow didn't know he had fallen into a trap. Seeing the caravan trying to resist, a hint of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes: "Go ahead, open their eyes with a few elemental bottles first."

Under Black Crow's command, dozens of members of the treasure-stealing group took out glass bottles of different colors, shook them vigorously, and then threw them towards the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce's defense line.

The element bottle smashed into the defense line, the glass bottle shattered, and violent elemental force splashed.
Many guards were injured at once.

The elemental bottle of the treasure-stealing group is their unique skill.

This is a relatively low-end alchemical product, but it also involves extraordinary powers.

[So strong, not at all like the garbage in the game. ]

[After all, it is the real elemental force, which is not something that ordinary people can withstand. ]

[However, the one who threw the bottle just now didn't seem to be a pharmacist from the treasure-stealing group, but an ordinary treasure-stealing group. ]

[That's normal. After all, alchemy is not that simple. It's impossible for there to be so many pharmacists in the treasure-stealing group.]

[It should be a pharmacist refining a potion, and a group of ordinary treasure hunters are here to steal it. ]

[That makes sense. Otherwise, it would be a bit awkward for a pharmacist to go to the front line.]

【Reality and games are still somewhat different. 】

【…】

Watching the actions of the treasure-stealing group, Wang Hao saw a lot of discussions in the comments.

"Isn't the Qianyan Army taking action yet?" Wang Hao looked at Pan Lie.

Pan Lie looked calm: "Wait a little longer."

Wang Hao frowned and looked at the injured guard, wondering what the other party was waiting for.

Suddenly, there was a sound in the distance, a sharp sound that cut through the sky.
Pan Lie's eyes lit up: "It's time."

In the original truck,

The Qianyan soldiers, armed with sharp weapons, rushed out one after another.

Thousand Rock Army!!”

The terrified voices of the treasure-stealing group sounded like sharp wails.

The Qianyan Army quickly completed the encirclement amid the horrified eyes of the treasure-stealing group.

The actions of these treasure-stealing groups in intercepting the caravan helped the Qianyan Army to attack them from two sides.

(End of this chapter)