HLnovel Chapter 183: Strike first to gain the upper hand
Chapter 183: Strike first to gain the upper hand
He was like an irresponsible dog, only responsible for spreading seeds everywhere. He didn't care whether those women were willing, whether they would get pregnant, or whether they would give birth to his children.
If you give birth to a child, you can raise it yourself. If you don’t give birth to a child, it doesn’t matter to him. He won’t give you a penny anyway.
Bai Jingzhou did not tell all the information he had heard, but only briefly mentioned it in a few words. However, Gu Wenxuan still clenched her fists after hearing it.
It would be unfair to not kill this kind of scumbag.
But since this guy was able to sit in the position of the third in command of the bandit camp, he must have some ability. According to Bai Jingzhou's investigation, he not only has a group of supporters who are almost as hateful as him, but he is also a ruthless and murderous person.
Relying on his unparalleled ruthlessness and the support of his like-minded subordinates, he still has a very high status in the bandit camp.
Gu Wenxuan's small supplement to Bai Jingzhou's battle plan was aimed at this third in command.
There were seventeen of them in their group, and they went out earlier than the bandits who made a living by robbing houses. Before the bandits arrived, Gu Wenxuan and others hid in the place where they usually set up an ambush.
In order to facilitate movement, the bandits usually lay on the ground and hid behind rocks and trees.
Bai Jingzhou and others arrived earlier, and after observation, they climbed up the trees that the bandits often used as cover.
Bai Jingzhou distributed the medicine powder he made himself to the people who were responsible for the conspiracy. When the bandits arrived, they would sprinkle the medicine powder little by little without anyone noticing.
The bandits came very quickly. Just as Gu Wenxuan and the others hid in the tree, the second in command of the bandit camp who was in charge of leading the team to rob today came staggering over.
He was obviously not awake yet, and he kept yawning while walking.
One of the people surrounding him was holding a small basket filled with steamed buns, steamed cakes, pickles and dried meat.
The second in command yawned as he walked, taking a bite of food from the basket from time to time.
Most of the hundred or so bandits on his side and behind him were yawning while eating breakfast.
There were only about twenty people at the back of the team. Although they seemed to be yawning, at least they had already eaten breakfast in advance.
"Did the guy who was sent out to follow pass on any message?" The second in command walked over slowly, and seeing the old place right in front of him, he took the time to ask the lackey beside him.
"Yes, yes, yes. They say that the caravan has already left the town."
The second in command shook his head, trying to sober himself up, "I heard that they hired a dozen or so escorts temporarily?"
The lackey nodded vigorously, his face unable to hide the worry, "Yes, there are a total of twenty escorts in their team now."
The second in command cursed, "Damn it, didn't I just say to bring more people?"
The lackey didn't dare to say anything bad about the boss, but he was also afraid of death. "How about I go to the village and call some more people over?"
The second in command shook his head, "It's too late."
The lackey was silent for a moment, "If only the tea stall was still there."
The second in command snorted coldly, "Old Five is a loser. He can't even do such a small thing as killing someone to silence them. It's a pity that the eldest in command praises him every day."
Strictly speaking, the responsibility for letting the wealthy merchant's caravan members escape did not lie with their fifth in command. It was not that the other party did not want to kill them to silence them, but before he could do it, another team came by on the official road.
Of the two teams, one was a large-scale merchant caravan that they could not afford to offend, and they hired fifty escorts alone; the other was a team of officials' families, and the carriages were escorted by well-equipped cavalry.
Unless their fifth in command wanted to seek death with his more than 200 accomplices, escaping at the first possible opportunity was indeed the only correct decision he could make.
The second in command who was complaining about the other party understood this logic, he was just a little angry because the difficulty of robbery had increased by several levels.
Sitting down behind a big tree that he usually used to hide his body, the second in command looked around at his group of younger brothers and said, "You all need to be smart and act quickly."
Everyone nodded. The first to strike is the strongest, the last to strike will suffer, and they don't want to suffer.
The group of people were talking in unison, and no one noticed that on the big tree above most of their heads, someone was sprinkling medicine powder little by little towards the foot of the tree.
As for those who did not hide under the big trees but hid under the rocks, Gu Wenxuan also sprinkled some medicine powder on them one by one.
Relying on her agility, she would jump from one tree to another nimbly like a monkey every time the mountain breeze blew and the leaves rustled.
After jumping over, she would quietly give some medicinal powder blown by the wind to the bandits who were downwind of her hiding place.
Bai Jingshan, who saw this scene for the first time, was stunned. He pointed at Gu Wenxuan and looked at Bai Jingzhou, who was hiding in the same tree with him, with his mouth wide open. His expression vividly explained how shocked he was.
Bai Jingzhou ignored him until the bandits rushed towards their ambush circle. Then he glanced at him nonchalantly and said, "Why are you making such a fuss? This is a fight for life, not a street circus. Isn't practicality more important than whether it looks good?"
Bai Jingshan twitched his lips a few times. He wanted to say, even if that was the case, he couldn't really crawl around the tree like a monkey...
Facing Bai Jingzhou's dangerous eyes, Bai Jingshan silently swallowed what he wanted to say.
"What are you two doing? Why haven't you come down yet?" Gu Wenxuan, who had already met up with the others under the tree, greeted Bai Jingzhou and Bai Jingshan in a low voice.
Bai Jingzhou replied "I'm coming", and then the two of them slid down the tree trunk one after another.
Those bandits were drugged by them. Even if they had the advantage in numbers, they would definitely be at a disadvantage in the next battle because of the drugs. Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou were absolutely sure that the caravan below could counterattack and kill them.
Next, they were going to the bandit’s lair in Shuanmaling to commit fraud.
The group was divided into two groups. One group was Gu Wenxuan, Bai Jingzhou, Fang Youfu, and Fang Youcai. They were the main force of the fraud, and the remaining thirteen people were responsible for supporting them from behind.
Along the steep mountain road trampled by the bandits, Gu Wenxuan and the other three approached the bandit camp halfway up the Shuanmaling Mountain, shouting one after another, "Is anyone there?" "Is the third leader of the Tong Family Village here?" "We are here to recognize our relatives."
The bandits who were on guard outside the village were yawning out of boredom, but when they heard the noise, their eyes widened and they looked towards the source of the sound.