"Our men saw clearly, there were twenty-three Black Armor soldiers!" The lean, one-eyed man said repeatedly.

  The big boss rubbed his bald head, narrowed his eyes, and a smile gradually appeared on his face: "Only twenty-three? Hmph... our brothers can drown them with just one spit! However, being able to invite the Black Armor Army, it seems like it's really a big deal. By the way, tell me about the detailed situation of that merchant group."

  A lean, one-eyed man with a sly smile said: "The leader of the caravan, apart from the Black Armor Army's protection, they also hired additional guards. There are probably around 70 or 80 people. As for the goods... there are as many as ten carts. Each cart is filled to the brim, with several boxes on each one. At the same time, there are two horse-drawn carriages, which should be carrying wealthy merchants and women with delicate skin."

  The master of the house fell silent.

  The slender Han man knew that his own master, who seemed rough on the surface, was actually very meticulous in his thinking and was now clearly thinking about how to deal with that merchant caravan.

  It's been a long time...

  "It's easy to deal with those seventy or eighty guards! My brothers under my command, deploy five hundred archers, two rounds of arrows and we can wipe out those guards!" The eldest son frowned and said, "The most troublesome are still the twenty-three men of the Black Armor Army! Each one is wearing heavy armor from head to toe. Swords and knives can't harm them, if we want to kill them, we will definitely lose many brothers."

  "They're at most twenty-three, we have plenty of ways to deal with them." said the lean, one-eyed man.

  The master looked at him with a stern expression: "Of course, I know! There are many ways to kill them, but remember, once you want to wipe out the Black Armor Army, you must kill every single one of them. Not a single fish can be left behind. If even one escapes and recognizes our appearance, finds out our identity, and the Black Armor Army comes to take revenge, we'll be in trouble!"

  Kill them all, and Yuan Zong is a thousand miles away, it's hard to find out who the murderer is.

  If there's anyone who slipped through the net, it would be troublesome.

  "The horses of the Black Armor Army are all good horses! Did you take a close look at the color of their coats?" asked the master.

  Although war horses wear heavy armor, they still cannot be fully protected.

  Horse ears, horse legs! Horse tail!

  These can all be used to determine the color of a horse's coat.

  "At the time, I didn't pay much attention." The one-eyed man looked a bit embarrassed, suddenly remembered something, and said in succession, "Oh, right, I remember, two of the horses had white hooves! Right, that's easy to remember."

  "It's the Snow-Treading Horse with a Green Mane!" The head of the household nodded, "That is the war horse ridden by the hundred-man commander of the Black Armor Army! It seems that this time there are at least two hundred-man commanders. I wonder if there are any high-ranking military officers present!"

  "What's the use of having a commander-in-chief? Won't we be the masters tomorrow?" said the one-eyed man.

  "You know what!" Da Dangjia shouted, "Dutong himself is not a big deal, but his mount is the Red Blood Horse! With the speed of the Red Blood Horse's explosion, even if Dutong wants to escape, how can we stop him? Not to mention him, those two Qingfeng Treading Snow Horses, when they gallop, only my 'Pursuit of Wind' can catch up. No one else can!"

  The big boss touched his bald head and ordered: "Let the second bosses come over!"

  "Big boss, done?" The one-eyed man's eyes lit up.

  "Of course! With so many guards, and even the Black Armor Army's people, this cargo is worth at least several hundred thousand taels of silver." The master's eyes were cold and gloomy, "Even if he has the Red Blood Horse, I'll make sure he can't leave alive!"

  ……

  The sky is darkening.

  A long stretch of official road with neighing and wailing sounds.

  Two ten-man squads of the Black Armor Army, riding war horses, turned into two gusts of wind, madly charging and killing among the bandits. The illusory cold gun tips pierced through the weak bodies of the bandits one by one. Once the Black Armor Army's war horses started galloping, the soldiers only needed to borrow force and use strength, and with one stab, they could easily pierce through the bandits' bodies.

  Teng Qing Shan, Du Hong and Teng Qing Hu rode their war horses on the official road. Whenever bandits came charging over, the three of them would casually swing their guns and stab the bandit thieves to death.

  "These hundreds of horse thieves dare to rob us? They're looking for death!" Du Hong sneered.

  "I'm afraid no one can kill to their heart's content." Teng Qing Shan said with a faint smile, as the commander of the Black Armor Army, he was well aware of the terror that his soldiers inspired.

  Every cavalryman in the Black Armor Army can be said to be a mobile fortress, with both soldiers and horses wearing heavy armor. Secondly, the warhorses of ordinary soldiers are all worth thousands of taels of silver, black-striped horses. In bandit gangs, only the leader of the gang can ride such horses.

  The war horse's strength was originally great, and each of the Black Armor Army soldiers had more than a thousand kilograms of force. Many people also practiced the "Wild Ox Great Strength Technique".

  Add ten people as a team, assist each other, and ten people can be said to be meat grinders.

  Two teams of ten men charged several times, and more than a hundred horse thieves were killed. The other horse thieves fled in panic!

  "General Tuen, the other horse thieves have escaped!" Two teams of ten men returned.

  War horses, knights' heavy armor are all stained with fresh blood, shredded flesh, a bloody atmosphere. Killed over a hundred enemies, not a single man was injured! This is the Black Armor Army! The most feared army of the Guiyuan Sect!

  "Alright, rinse your armor and we'll set off later." Teng Qing Shan instructed.

  "Yes!"

  The Hei Jia Jun soldiers all started washing their heavy armor.

  "Those horse thieves actually dared to provoke us, they really don't know the word 'death'. I've only killed eleven of them, my body has just warmed up and I haven't had enough fun yet, but they've already escaped."

  "Don't be so smug, I've only killed six, you're the one who's taking advantage by charging to the front."

  A murmur of discussion, everyone didn't care about the battle just now.

  The other guards of the motorcade were secretly trembling with fear at the powerful military might of the Black Armor Army.

  "Brothers of Qing Shan." Zhu Chongshi walked over with a smile, "I see, those horse bandits probably thought you were ordinary heavy cavalry and didn't recognize that you are the Black Armor Army. Haha... if they had recognized you, how would they dare to come and rob with just this few people?"

  "Hmm." Teng Qing Shan nodded, "Xu Yang Prefecture is over a thousand miles away from our Jiang Ning Prefecture. These bandits who have never seen the world wouldn't know that my men are the Black Armor Army, so it's not surprising. Right, Brother Zhu, the sky is getting dark, let's hurry up and get going. Up ahead is Xu Yang Prefecture's 'Fan Wu City'. Today, we should be able to stay in a decent inn within the city."

  "Haha, these days, living in the wilderness, it's hard to get a bath. This summer, I'm all sweaty and smelly. Today, I'll finally get a good bath." said Zhu Chongshi with a smile.

  There are usually two or three hundred li between one city and another, some even farther apart.

  This convoy had only traveled a hundred miles in one day, so naturally they often stayed outdoors. Of course... on this official road, there would occasionally be one or two inns by the roadside. However, the conditions of the inns in the wilderness were very poor.

  ******

  After a comfortable night in the city, after finishing breakfast, the convoy continued on its way!

  ……

  "Master, according to the map, five miles ahead is Bloodstone Slope! The slope above and below Bloodstone Slope differ by nearly two zhang. Such a large slope road. If there are a large group of horse bandits hiding at the bottom of the slope, we won't be able to see them at all! This is where the horse bandits often lie in ambush. We must be careful." Wu Lao warned.

  One of the guards beside him laughed and said, "Don't worry, Old Wu. Everyone knows that bandits often lie in ambush there, so we're prepared. Even if they do plan to attack us, they won't choose that place."

  "Reality is false, falsehood is true." Zhu Chongshi glanced at the guard beside him, "This Bloodstone Slope, since bandits often ambush here, it means that place is very suitable for ambushing! Suitable for ambushing, the bandits will certainly choose!" Zhu Chongshi looked towards Teng Qingshan beside him and shouted: "Brother Qingshan, in five miles, we'll reach Bloodstone Slope, be careful!"

  "Brother Zhu, rest assured, we are in front, if there are horse bandits, we will also drive them back!" Teng Qing Shan said with a smile.

  ……

  Under the Bloodstone Slope, a large group of bandits and horse thieves are gathering at this moment. What's special is that only some of the horse thieves are riding horses.

  "When everyone arrives, follow my instructions, got it?" The big master looked around at several people.

  "Don't worry, big brother, we have so many people, and your plan is flawless, haha... they won't be able to escape a single one!" The other several big bosses around them also laughed. "We have three thousand brothers here, just using manpower alone can bury them."

  "Is it worth risking lives? Are brothers' lives not lives?" The patriarch scolded, "Remember, learn to use your brain!" This patriarch was convinced that his plan was absolutely flawless.

  "Let all brothers be quiet and don't make a sound." The big master ordered.

  ……

  Teng Qing Shan rode his horse at the forefront, and just one li ahead was Xue Shi Slope.

  "Huh?" Ting Qing Shan's ears perked up slightly.

  Teng Qing Shan's body, whether it was his muscles and bones, internal organs or the six senses, had all reached the pinnacle of human physical condition. Down at the Blood Stone Slope, however, were gathered three thousand bandits on horseback, and even if they remained silent, they still made a considerable amount of noise.

  "There is someone, and a lot of them!" Ting Qing Shan's ears perked up.

  "Halt!" Teng Qing Shan stretched out his hand, and the convoy came to a stop.

  "Brother Qing Shan, what's wrong?" Zhu Chong Shi walked over, a mile away, and the three thousand people didn't make a sound. How could an ordinary person hear his voice?

  "Brother Zhu, it's true that there are bandits hiding under the Bloodstone Slope, and a lot of them. I can't determine the exact number. However... for safety's sake, let's take a detour." Teng Qing Shan said.

  "Take a detour?" Zhu Chongshi furrowed his brow.

  To make a detour would mean walking more than 300 miles extra, which is equivalent to nearly three more days of walking.

  "There are too many horse thieves, if we go to kill the enemy, we won't be able to protect you." Teng Qing Shan said. At this time, it's impossible to send someone to scout out because... one mile away, now turn around and leave. The other side may not have discovered yet. But going to scout will definitely make the other side discover their own tracks.

  Zhu Chongshi turned his head to look at the carriage, nodded: "Well, let's take a detour!" Instantly, following Zhu Chongshi's order, everyone else in the convoy was very obedient and also turned their heads to take a detour.

  But...

  That gang of horse thieves had been eyeing Tun Qing and his men for a long time, and there were many people watching them along the way, waiting for them to make a move.

  "Whoosh!" An arrow shot into the air.

  "Haha, everyone, stay behind!" A loud laughter came from afar, like thunder echoing in the sky. Suddenly, a large number of horses and men appeared at the foot of Bloodstone Slope. "You'd better not escape, on the other side, ten miles away, there are two thousand brothers waiting for you, you have nowhere to go!"

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