Chapter 793 Pincer attack
In the afternoon, southwest of Arichsburg.
The sun is setting in the west, and the scorching sun that was hanging on the treetops a moment ago has now disappeared on the top of the mountain. The shadows of the tree line on the eastern slopes grew longer and longer, and the temperature began to gradually drop.
At the foot of the mountain, outside the hunter's cabin sandwiched between two hills, more than thirty war horses leisurely ate wheat bran scattered on the ground, enjoying a rare and pleasant time of the day.
Under the leafy trees surrounding the hut, a group of soldiers in armor were lying on the soft fallen leaves, sleeping soundly. There is a soldier on the hilltop on both sides who is responsible for keeping watch, alert to possible pursuers.
In the hunter's cabin, Baron Leka Tierno, who was named after the Lord of Arachisburg, folded his arms and lay quietly on the simple bed made of a few stones and branches inside.
Hung on the wall made of logs was a broken hunting bow, covered with dust. Several paw prints left by the black bear were clearly visible next to the hunting bow, and a few black bear hairs remained on the broken wood chips.
Hunted to the left side of the wooden door of the hut, a simple stove made of several stones was smoked black, and the ashes remaining in the middle of the stove had long solidified together. There are several teeth marks left on the bones scattered nearby, which were left by the hunters who stayed here.
Every winter, hunters living nearby leave their families and come here with hunting bows and enough food for a snow season to hunt small animals such as black bears, red deer, forest wolves, foxes and ferrets. After the hunting is over, he takes the hunted furs to a nearby town and sells the furs in his hands to those tanning workshops in exchange for enough coins for half a year's expenses.
But this winter, all the hunters who frequented this forest suddenly disappeared, and the hunter's cabin was abandoned for a long time.
The wooden door scattered outside the house has long been torn apart by the black bears that visited here. The humid air has made it covered with mold and covered with dry leaves.
As the temperature drops, the various birds that call this forest home begin to become active, and from time to time they emit crisp calls, causing other birds of the same species to sing in unison.
Pha~
There was a sudden sound of dead branches snapping in the forest.
Immediately afterwards, the originally calm birds were frightened by the sudden strange noise and fled in all directions, chirping non-stop.
At this time, Laika, who was sleeping soundly in the house, was suddenly awakened by the screams of birds. When he got up and walked out of the hut, the horse tied to the tree trunk began to struggle.
.——·Wake up, wake up! "Laika walked over to the soldiers and woke them all up one by one.
"Sir, what's wrong?" The knight lying outside the house asked after getting up.
Laika glanced at the hills on both sides. At this time, the surroundings slowly became quiet again.
"Quickly, send someone to check if the two guys who are on guard at the top of the mountain are still there. I always feel like something is wrong." Laika said while scanning the surrounding dense forest.
"What's wrong?" the knight asked.
"Go!" Laika shouted angrily, staring into the knight's eyes.
· Seeing this, the knight stopped talking and quickly arranged for two soldiers to go to the top of the mountain in the west, while he took another soldier into the dense forest in the east.
Looking at the retreating figures of several people, Laika thought for a moment and then ordered, "Ready your horses and be ready to go at any time!"
In the dark forest, the dead branches and leaves emit bursts of rich earthy smell due to years of rot. The water seeping out from the rock cracks made the ground extremely slippery.
The knight walking in front drew out the long sword from his waist and kept slashing at the bushes in front of him. The deep cowhide boots on his feet, which were stained with muddy water, made a clicking sound when he stepped on the puddles. The noise of the sword blade hitting the branches made him upset.
"I really don't know what happened to the Baron, but he suddenly turned all his anger on me~" The knight said and cut off the thorns in front of him with a sword.
"Forget it, Sir Knight, who is Lord Kane's confidant? We servants cannot afford to offend these noble gentlemen." The soldier following the knight fiddled with the branches in front of him and kept shaking his head.
"Hey, man, you're right, we really can't afford to offend these big shots." The knight looked back at the soldiers behind him, "Quickly, follow up. If you go back late, I'm afraid you won't be able to avoid being scolded~" So, the two of them He quickened his pace and walked towards the top of the mountain~
"Company Captain, someone is coming!"
Halfway up the mountainside, behind a boulder with a crack in the middle, a pair of brown eyes stared at the two people down the mountain motionless. Beside him, Lusignan, who was holding a long sword, gently pushed away the soldier who had just spoken, leaned into the gap and looked out. He glanced at the stranger walking towards the two of them, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"Tell the guys behind you that the prey is coming and get ready to take action!"
Immediately, the soldier turned around, stretched out his palm towards the bushes more than 20 steps behind him, and then clenched his fists. After a while, the bushes began to shake slightly, and a signal came.
The gesturing soldier quickly turned around and whispered: "Everything is ready."
"Okay, let them pass first, and then we will attack from the front and back. Remember, the movements must be precise. Hurry, don't let them make any noise."
"Don't worry!" After saying that, the man pulled out a gleaming dagger from his waist and stared fiercely at the two "prey" who were less than thirty steps away from the two of them.
"—Damn it, if I had known that this mission would be so difficult, I wouldn’t have followed you no matter what."
In the quiet forest, the knight, who was already sweating profusely from exhaustion, put his hands on his knees, glanced at the top of the mountain near Wailingchi, and complained loudly.
While breathing heavily, he did not forget to wipe the beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.
The soldiers following him were already sore in their legs, their whole body was hot, and they almost lost the energy to speak.
The knight looked back, took two deep breaths, and said, "Hurry, follow me, we'll be there soon!" After that, he stepped up and walked up again...
In the blink of an eye, the six people hidden behind the boulder had slowly moved around to the other side, avoiding the two Lombards who were walking up the mountain.
Behind the bushes, among the fallen leaves behind the seven or eight ambush soldiers, a faint smell of blood could be faintly smelled. The half of the exposed palm was covered with coagulated blood and remained motionless. A few ants crawled back and forth on it, exploring the source of the smell.
cedify� Before the knight finished speaking, there was a sudden violent shaking in the bushes on the right.
The unknown knight's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he quickly raised the sword in his hand in panic.
"Who is it?" When he spoke again, the knight's voice was obviously trembling.
The soldier following him opened his eyes wide and looked in the direction of the bushes, then glanced behind him, "Ride-- Sir Knight, what's the matter?"
The knight took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "What are you afraid of? Let's go and have a look!" After that, he took steps and cautiously approached the bushes. Although the soldiers following him were scared, they still had the courage to follow him.
At this moment, the six ambushers hiding on the right side of the boulder moved their position again and came to the bottom of the slope, hiding themselves against a few low shrubs.
At the same time, a soldier hidden on the far left side of the bush gently shook the small tree in front of him again, then picked up the long sword on the ground and pointed it at the Lombard knight who was getting closer and closer to him, "Kill!"
Suddenly, the knight who was less than three steps away from the bush rushed forward, pointed the long sword in his hand at the place where it had just shaken, and suddenly stabbed it in. The sharp sword blade pierced the cuff of the soldier hidden behind, leaving a bloody mark on his arm.
The injured soldier remained calm and did not make any sound.
Seeing that there was no movement behind the bushes, the soldiers following the knight were greatly inspired. They rushed forward with the sword in their hands and opened a bush in front of him with their bare hands.
The soldier who wanted to show off put his head in to find out. But a cold light suddenly flashed before his eyes, and the sharp sword tip instantly penetrated his neck. The knight couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw this, and he froze on the spot. When he reacted and was about to turn around and escape, someone suddenly locked his neck from behind.
In desperation, the knight took out the short knife from his waist and thrust it into the waist of the guy who was strangling him, but was tightly held by another hand that suddenly stretched out.
As his breathing became more and more rapid, the knight's consciousness began to become a little blurry.
At this time, the ambush soldiers hidden behind the bushes came out one after another. When the knight tried to continue struggling, there was a "stuck" sound, and his neck was instantly twisted, and then he collapsed on the ground.
Perhaps he never understood where these guys came from until his death.
"Company Captain, it's really dangerous! If you hadn't taken action in time just now, I'm afraid I would have been killed by this bastard!"
At this time, Lusignan, who had just grabbed the knight's arm, finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "Quick, go down the mountain immediately. As time goes by, the people below will definitely become suspicious. We finally found them, and we must not let them escape again! Let's go!"
With that, the group left. The two corpses quickly rushed down the mountain. On the other side, the company deputy commander Jafar, who had already dealt with the sentries on the top of the west mountain, ordered his men to cover the two Lombard soldiers whose throats had just been slit with dry leaves, and then led them to run down the mountain. At this time, Laika Tierno, who had been waiting at the hunter's cabin for a long time, suddenly became suspicious when he saw that several people had not returned.
"Strange, why have they been gone for so long and there is no news~"
Leka thought for a moment, decided not to wait any longer, and immediately turned around and walked towards the hunter's cabin. I saw him pick up the sword leaning against the wall, then quickly walked to the horse and took off the reins.
Just when he was about to get on his horse, he was frightened by the sudden appearance of a large number of ambush soldiers not far away.
"Hurry, mount your horse and rush out of the valley!"