Perhaps it was because he viewed these things as his own, Ormando had been quite serious over the past few days. He rode his horse around every day, seeming quite responsible.
Seeing all of this, Chen Heng only smiled and did not say anything.
They continued to move forward, and continued to move forward.
The roads in this world were quite difficult to walk.
This was something that was quite obvious.
In modern societies, good roads were like blood vessels. They could greatly increase the speed at which resources were transported, reduce trade barriers, and were very beneficial to economic growth.
But for the feudal lords of this era, a good path didn't matter if it would bring benefits or not, but the dangers could be seen but couldn't be touched.
A good road meant that enemies would not have as much time to attack, and it meant that their risks would be greatly increased.
In terms of economics and trade, most rulers did not know anything about it. However, they were quite sensitive to military threats.
Therefore, in many places, not to mention taking the initiative to build convenient roads, some places even took the initiative to destroy roads in order to better hinder the advancement of the enemy army.
Under such circumstances, the situation of roads in this world could be imagined.
It was not far, but Chen Heng and the others walked for three or four days before reaching the end.
"We're almost there …"
As they walked, Baron Kaisen said, "I walked this road when I was young.
"If we continue forward from here, we'll arrive at Baron Myra's territory after a while."
"If there are no accidents, we'll be there in a few hours."
After saying this, a smile appeared on his face.
"Baron Myler sent word that he will bring people to welcome us and bring us to his manor."
A young man on the side also said.
"That's good."
Chen Heng's expression was calm as he smiled and nodded.
Right now, he was riding on a horse and was about to say something when he suddenly paused and instinctively looked in a certain direction.
Through his sharp senses, he could sense that there was something off in the distance.
"Are they here?"
Sensing this feeling, his expression did not change as he thought to himself.
Following this, the group continued onwards.
Perhaps it was because they were about to reach their destination, everyone's footsteps became faster, wanting to reach their destination as soon as possible and rest.
However, during this process, something unexpected happened.
On a small path, a series of battle cries came from afar, accompanied by a wave of flying arrows.
As Chen Heng watched on, many people wearing leather armor emerged from the forest and quickly rushed towards them.
"This is … a Bandit?"
Looking at the many figures ahead, Baron Kaisen's expression fell, "So many?"
There was a dense crowd of people in front of them. From the looks of it, there were almost three to four hundred people.
Three to four hundred people might not seem like a lot, but in reality, it was a huge number in this area.
From what Chen Heng knew, even though the rulers around here all had armies, there were not many of them.
Every lord had three to four hundred men under their command, and that was already considered a powerful force.
For example, Chen Heng's father, Baron Kaisen, only had a group of 200 guards.
Any more and there would be nothing left.
Of course, under normal circumstances, the lord's guards were all warriors, and their battle prowess was incomparable to that of ordinary people.
However, these people were wearing leather armor and even had bows and crossbows; they did not seem to be ordinary Bandits.
For this trip, Baron Kaisen had brought half of his guards, which was around 100 people.
Adding on the laborers responsible for transporting goods, there were less than 200 people.
Adding on the fact that they had been traveling for a long time, they had used up a lot of energy, while the other side had set up an ambush here, waiting for them.
The difference between them was even more evident.
Baron Kaisen's expression was ashen, but even now, he had no other choice.
Riding on his horse, he drew his sword and led his guards as they charged forwards.
Soon, the two sides clashed.
The two different teams collided, and the area instantly became a battlefield.
Sounds of fighting could be heard, and pained cries could be heard from time to time.
Looking at this scene, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he silently looked to the side.
Ahead, Ormando was also fighting with those people.
Of course, this was not because he was brave but because he had been forced to do so.
Before, he had been riding on the outskirts of the group, and those people had rushed up. Even if he wanted to turn and run, it was too late.
Right now, he was facing off against a few Bandits on horseback, and he could deal with them for now.
Even though he seemed to have fallen, Ormando was a former guard and had some foundation. Adding on his good horse-riding skills, he could still hold on for a while.
However, that was all he could do.
As for the Bandits in the distance, Chen Heng did not see them as anything special.
Perhaps to an ordinary lord like Baron Kaisen, these Thieves were already elites. However, to Chen Heng, they were just so-so and were not very impressive.
Riding next to Baron Kaisen, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he silently raised his hand.
Beside him, his subordinate immediately understood and raised a small flag.
On the small flag was the mark of Chen Heng's family.
Suddenly, the black-furred slaves that were hiding behind the carriages seemed to have received some sort of signal. They immediately rushed into the carriages at the side and took out their own equipment from the carriages.
While the guards were at the front, they quickly took out their weapons and charged forwards.
Because Chen Heng had made preparations for this situation, he had long since had everyone put on leather armor, saving them some effort.
Baron Kaisen's guards were the same.
The only two people who were not wearing armor were Baron Kaisen and Ormando.
Baron Kaisen's body was thin and weak, and even if he wore light leather armor, it would not be comfortable, so he did not wear it.
As for Ormando, he did not care.
He had never gotten along with Chen Heng and did not think much of Chen Heng's previous self, Kailin. As such, he did not like his suggestion.
According to what he had said, they were about to reach Baron Myler's territory, so what was the point of wearing heavy armor?
When he said this, Chen Heng only smiled and did not say anything.
Who knew if he regretted it now?
Chen Heng could not be bothered to think about this question.
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