In the wilderness, there was no need to bother asking or inquiring, it was not difficult to guess that this group of people were Uncle Jiang and his companions who were rushing back to the city to deliver something.
He should have come down from the mountain to rest here, and then go into the city as soon as the city gate opened.
The time is indeed calculated very accurately.
Looking at those people, Xu Ying whispered, "They all have kung fu skills."
The scout who was specially assigned to investigate replied, "Yes, not only that, they must be very skilled, and some of them have killed people before. Their horses are also excellent war horses. Ordinary people can never have such horses."
"That's right." Xu Yingzhi was very proud, raised his eyebrows and smiled mockingly: "See, they have spent a lot of effort on this thing, and now they are still outside the city. If they enter the city and alert the people of the Song family, even if His Highness takes action personally, there will be no better chance."
Although this is the case, everyone is still generally hesitant.
"Second Young Master." A bearded man beside him said cautiously, "Why don't we wait a while? If the prince has a better idea..."
"What are you waiting for?!" Xu Ying flatly rejected this proposal. He has always been considered a playboy. Although he and his brother are born of the same mother, both his parents and the elders around him prefer and value his brother, but he is always the one who is mentioned in passing.
The two brothers have a good relationship, but there are also some grudges between them.
Finally, the time came to prove herself. Xu Ying didn't bother to think too much, and didn't want to go back to ask her brother for advice. She made a decision immediately: "There is no village in front of us, and there is no shop behind us. There are very few houses around. It's late at night, and even if there is movement, no one will come. By the time people come, we will have already run away. The only thing to worry about is the opponent's manpower. But you also followed my father to fight, are you not as good as the followers of Guangping Marquis Mansion?!"
Having said this, even though the Xu family guards still felt that this was extremely inappropriate, they had no choice but to let Xu Ying take the risk alone.
They had no choice but to agree.
I just hope that it is really as Xu Ying guessed, that Uncle Jiang is escorting something useful to His Highness. In that case, at least His Highness and the Duke can help with the aftermath.
The sky was dotted with stars and a full moon hung high in the center. A total of sixteen people, including Uncle Jiang, who had come down from Baihe Temple in Guangping Marquis Mansion, were resting with their eyes closed.
They stood back to back in a circle, which was an old habit inherited from the military. It allowed them to observe the situation in front, behind, left and right and guard against enemy attacks.
Uncle Jiang is in the middle.
Based on experience, the bearded man quietly told Xu Ying: "The thing should be with the person they are protecting."
Xu Ying's eyes fell on Uncle Jiang and she nodded.
Although Uncle Jiang and his men were all from the military and were very vigilant, the people he brought with him were also very experienced, otherwise they would not have been able to follow for so long without being discovered by the Song family.
He turned his head and glanced at everyone: "We have the advantage in numbers, plus I have two more people, do you think... "
The bearded man immediately shook his head: "The soldiers led by the son of Marquis Guangping are just like the Marquis Guangping, very brave and willing to risk their lives. Since he is the confidant of the son, Uncle Jiang should not be underestimated. We cannot confront him head-on, otherwise, it will be difficult to kill him with one blow."
In other words, it may not be possible to completely deal with these people.
Xu Ying did not refute this. He thought for a moment and asked, "Then what good ideas do you have?"
The scout who had just returned from a round of inspection of the terrain spoke up at this time: "Since we can't fight head-on, why not make a feint to the east and attack in the west... .Defeat them one by one..."
The sound of insects chirping was endless all around. Xu Ying nervously watched the three people led by the scout go around to the east side of the teahouse, making a noise, and then pursed her lips and turned her attention to the people from the Song family.
As expected, Uncle Jiang was immediately alarmed. Almost at the same time as the noise was heard, Uncle Jiang and his men reacted immediately, lit two more torches, and sent four or five people to check.
After a while, they heard the sound of fighting over there, and all the people in the Song family stood up and surrounded Uncle Jiang. After discussing for a while, Uncle Jiang actually jumped on the horse first.
It was this action that immediately made Xu Ying completely believe that the thing was on him, and it must be something fatal.
Otherwise, why would Uncle Jiang run away as soon as he heard any movement
Of course he doesn't want to take any risks!
Thinking of this, Xu Ying said to the bearded man, "Follow us all! We must grab the things!"
He no longer cared about the scouts who were attracting the attention of the Song family.
After saying this, he grabbed the horse and forced his way onto it, then galloped away. The bearded man and the others didn't even have time to stop him. After they reacted, they hurriedly caught up and chased after Uncle Jiang and the other two.
Fortunately, they have more people. No matter whether Uncle Jiang really has something or not, with so many of them against Uncle Jiang and three of them, nothing will happen.
Comforting himself in this way, the bearded man could see Uncle Jiang's horse appearing in front of him.
He immediately sped up to catch up with Xu Ying, and a group of more than a dozen people rode their horses as fast as they could to catch up with Uncle Jiang and others.
Because they had already made preparations, the people of the Xu family all brought weapons with them, and when they caught up with the enemy, they took out their weapons without saying a word.
The bearded man was the first to chop the horse of the last man, and the man's mount fell to the ground. The people of the Xu family rushed forward, but he was agile and could dodge left and right among more than a dozen horses. In the end, he avoided the horses' hooves and the random knives and rolled to the side.
The Song family really attached great importance to this trip and brought along some very powerful people.
Xu Ying and the others left two people behind to deal with the lone man, while the others continued to chase and intercept Uncle Jiang and the other two.
Relying on their numbers and superior horses, Xu Ying and his companions finally caught up with Uncle Jiang and his companions after chasing them for a distance. They chased and fought at the same time and soon formed a circle, trapping the two of them in the middle.
At this time, one of the people brought by the Xu family was dead and one was injured, but Uncle Jiang and his men were not much better off - one of the three was left alone, and the one who followed Uncle Jiang couldn't even control the horse and fell off. Only Uncle Jiang was left, and he looked very tired under the light of the torch.
The thing he had been thinking about was right in front of him. Xu Ying had no other thoughts and went straight to Uncle Jiang. The long sword in his hand was in front of Uncle Jiang in a blink of an eye.
Uncle Jiang saw that he had nowhere to hide.