Ang Lee's convoy set up camp on the side of the road. Because there was not much space on the side of the road, the area where the convoy set up camp was very large. The most obvious disadvantage of setting up camp like this was that it was not good for defense, and it was easy to be ambushed. In Dongnu Province, where bandits were frequent, setting up camp like this was even more dangerous.
However, there was no better way. The road along the way was very bad, and there was not enough space on both sides of the road. Ang Lee's convoy had so many people that it was impossible to fit them all in one place. They could only choose to find a few more spacious places and set up camp separately. There would be a distance between the two camps.
At this time, Ang Lee had four camps that stretched for four to five miles. Each camp was guarded by soldiers. The people in charge of driving the carriages were all strong men who had a certain level of fighting power. Therefore, their defensive power was not bad.
According to the equipment and strength of the Dragon Martial Army, it was not a problem to defend against the bandits. The problem was that it was late at night, and everyone had to sleep. Only a few people were left to stand guard. When the bandits attacked, the pressure was relatively high. One side was passive defense, while the other side was active in sneak attacks. This was not equal in itself. Coupled with the fact that the bandits were crazy from hunger, it was completely a suicide attack. Therefore, even the best soldiers would suffer a great loss when facing such a sneak attack.
Previously, the elite soldiers of Dongnu Province lost dozens of people because of the sneak attack. Moreover, it was in the middle of the night, and many soldiers were not awake yet. Fortunately, they had a rule that they did not take off their armor when sleeping. Otherwise, the losses would be even greater.
In order to avoid heavy losses, Ang Lee also ordered the soldiers not to take off their armor when sleeping to avoid heavy losses. Of course, the most important thing was not to rest with armor, but to detect danger as early as possible. Only by detecting danger in advance could they avoid losses. Information was always the most important thing.
Ang Lee had high-tech equipment that was of great help to detect the bandits in advance. For example, binoculars could be used to detect movements in the distance in advance. The effect of using binoculars at night might not be very good, but it was better than directly using one's eyes.
In addition to eyes, ears were also very important. If someone was ambushing in the surroundings, there would definitely be movements. The movements were generally relatively small, and it was difficult for human ears to hear these sounds. However, with some simple tools, it was not difficult to amplify the sound by many times. In addition, Ang Lee's convoy also had some hunting dogs. These dogs' ears were much more sensitive than human ears, so they could detect danger early.
In short, the ability of Ang Lee's convoy to detect danger in advance was far better than the soldiers of Dongnu Province. Their equipment was also more advanced. As long as they were alert, there should not be any casualties.........
"Assistant Minister Li, don't worry! Every camp is surrounded by food trucks. Everyone is inside. At least twenty soldiers are on duty at night in each camp, and some are hidden in the surroundings. There won't be any danger. "
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "I hope we won't be robbed. These people of Dongnu Province are crazy with hunger. I don't know what they will do."
Obviously, Ang Lee also had some worries in his heart. First, he was worried that if they were ambushed, his subordinates would suffer losses. Second, he was worried about the bandits of Dongnu Province. These were farmers who could not survive. Ang Lee really did not want to kill them. Once these people attacked, Ang Lee would have no choice but to kill them. It was really too sad.
Ang Lee's fear came true. When Ang Lee had just set up camp, some of the bandits who went out to investigate had already discovered them. Such a large convoy naturally made these hungry bandits envious. Moreover, the convoy was divided into four camps, which provided the bandits with the best opportunity to ambush them. They had already decided to make their move.
The worst thing was that Ang Lee's convoy was seen by two bandit gangs at the same time. These two gangs had more than two hundred bandits. At most, they could dispatch four hundred people at a time. They were considered a relatively strong force.
"Leader, food, food is coming."
A bandit ran back to the lair and said excitedly to the bandit leader.
"How many people? How many carts of food?"
The bandit leader asked.
"A lot, a lot. There are five to six hundred carts of food and more than a thousand people."
The bandit said.
The bandit leader frowned and said, "There are so many of them. We can't eat them all in one go!"
"Leader, we are almost out of food. If we don't act now, we will really starve to death."
A bandit said.
"Leader, they have set up camp for four to five miles. There are four camps. We still have a chance."
The bandit said.
"Divided into four camps, then we only need to rob one. As long as we act quickly and run after robbing it, there shouldn't be much of a problem."
The bandit leader was also tempted.
The same thing happened in the other bandit lair. They were also prepared to rob. Everyone was short of food, seriously short of food. Now that the food was in front of them, if they didn't rob it, who knew when the next opportunity would be?
The two bandit gangs went out in full force. They only had one goal, and that was to launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night to rob Ang Lee's convoy of food. In order to get some food to fill their stomachs, they were willing to do anything.
These bandits were really cunning. Before they launched the surprise attack in the middle of the night, they only sent a few people to the scene to check the terrain. Three to five people basically wouldn't make any noise. Only when they were about to launch the surprise attack would their main force arrive at the location of the surprise attack, so as to not expose themselves as much as possible.
In the middle of the night, Ang Lee was sleeping when he was woken up by the terrifying battle cries. The intense sound startled Ang Lee.
"What's going on? What's going on? Are the bandits attacking?"
Ang Lee rubbed his eyes in a daze and quickly got up.
A soldier rushed in and said, "Assistant Minister Li, the bandits launched the surprise attack. Our people only discovered them at the last moment, so the bandits rushed in. Now, the soldiers are fighting."
Li An sighed. This kind of situation was the worst. In close combat, both sides would definitely suffer losses, and it would definitely not be just one side. Moreover, the bandits had already broken in. This meant that the soldiers did not have much warning time. Many of them were still asleep. Even if they woke up, they would not have much strength in their bodies. As such, it was inevitable that they would suffer losses when resisting the bandits.
"These bandits are really smart. They actually managed to sneak in without a sound. I've underestimated them."
Ang Lee said to himself.
Gently opening the window of the carriage, Ang Lee saw the fierce battle outside. These bandits really didn't care about their lives. They rushed forward dauntlessly, without any care for their own lives. Such a crazy action did indeed scare some of the soldiers and most of the coachmen in the camp.
The coachmen were all prepared with weapons. However, the coachmen's fighting power was not strong, and they didn't have defensive equipment. When faced with these reckless bandits, their morale naturally collapsed quickly. Many coachmen died under the bandits' swords.
Although most of these bandits were forced to rob to make a living, they had still killed people from Li An's convoy. Furthermore, Li An was very protective of his people. Even if they were robbing to fill their stomachs, it was still unforgivable for them to hurt Li An's people.
A trace of murderous intent flashed in Ang Lee's eyes. He picked up the crossbow in the carriage and jumped to the top of the carriage. Then, he nocked an arrow and aimed at the bandits who rushed into the camp.
One arrow reaped a life. Ang Lee shot more than 20 arrows in one breath, reaping the lives of more than 20 bandits. He quickly stabilized the situation and boosted the morale of the Dragon Martial Army. They charged at the bandits and launched a formation attack.
Once the Dragon Martial Army got into formation, these untrained bandits would be meat on the chopping block. Their strength was far from being able to compete with the organized Dragon Martial Army. Their strength was simply too weak. They were simply sending themselves to their deaths.
"How dare you hurt my people. Soldiers, kill them all. Don't leave a single one alive."
Ang Lee was really angry. Hurting his people was not giving him face. So, how could he give them a chance to live? Ang Lee's temper was sometimes good, but it didn't mean it was always good. Once someone provoked Ang Lee, Ang Lee's temper could also become very violent.
The Dragon Martial Army had shields, sturdy armor, and sharp crossbows. Although they didn't have as many people as the bandits, their fighting strength was far superior. After stabilizing the formation, they quickly suppressed the bandits and killed more than half of them.
The remaining bandits couldn't fight or run because no matter how fast they ran, they couldn't outrun the crossbows. They were destined to all die.
"Ah! Kill one and break even. Fight them to the death! "
The bandit leader despaired. He didn't think he had any hope of surviving. Death was his only ending. Rather than dying in humiliation, he would rather die a hero. At least that way, he could die a happy death.
"Kill one and break even? Good. However, you guys are destined to not break even. Kill them all. Leave no one alive."
Ang Lee roared and shot an arrow into the bandit leader's knee, causing him to kneel in front of the soldiers.
"Kill …"
After a fierce battle, all the bandits who attacked the camp were slaughtered. Not a single one was left alive. Even those who wanted to surrender were slaughtered. This was Ang Lee's temper. Anyone who dared to offend Ang Lee wouldn't have a good ending. They would all face the fate of being slaughtered.
"Assistant Minister Li, the 216 bandits who rushed into the camp were all killed by our army. Not a single one escaped."
Chen Long reported.
Ang Lee nodded and asked, "How are our casualties? How much did we lose?"
Chen Long sighed and said, "Our losses aren't great. Two Dragon Martial Army soldiers died, ten coachmen died, and more than a hundred people were injured. Among them, more than twenty were seriously injured."
Li An frowned and said, "Such a serious loss and you say it's not serious. In this official's eyes, even if only one of our people dies, it's still a serious loss. They're all people who followed me, so I naturally hope to bring them all back alive. Even if one of them is missing, I won't feel comfortable. These people actually dared to touch my people, they're simply courting death."
Clearly, for Ang Lee to be so angry that he gave the order to kill all of them and didn't even want those who surrendered, it was naturally because these bandits had crossed Ang Lee's bottom line. These bandits actually dared to touch Ang Lee's subordinates. This was simply courting death. If they had directly come to ask for food, Ang Lee would have given them some. However, they actually dared to come and rob and even killed so many of Ang Lee's subordinates. This was something that Ang Lee absolutely couldn't tolerate. He could tolerate anything, but harming the lives of his subordinates was absolutely intolerable.
"Assistant Minister Li, there was also a group of bandits that attacked our camp at the very back. However, they have already been repelled."
A soldier ran over and reported the situation while panting.
Ang Lee frowned and asked, "How are the casualties?"
The soldier said, "Our army killed more than a hundred bandits and suffered dozens of casualties. The exact numbers are still being calculated."
"We still underestimated these bandits. They actually caused so many casualties to our army."
Ang Lee was in a very bad mood. Although the casualties weren't very high, Ang Lee was a person who pursued zero casualties. For Ang Lee who pursued zero casualties, even the death of a soldier was a very serious loss. However, this time, the bandits' sneak attack caused more than one loss. The loss of the soldiers was relatively small, but the loss of the coachmen was much greater. There were actually dozens of dead coachmen, which was unexpected to Ang Lee. Such a huge loss was absolutely a very serious blow to the entire caravan. The death of the coachmen meant that there would be fewer people driving the caravan. Some of the more seriously injured coachmen would also be unable to drive the caravan.
Of course, morale was the most important. The loss of so many coachmen had already caused fear in the hearts of all the coachmen. They were already trembling with fear. Whenever they thought of the bandits' suicidal attacks, they would tremble all over.
Soon, news came from another camp that had been attacked. The Dragon Martial Army had lost four people, twelve coachmen, and many were injured. However, half of the bandits had managed to escape. Although these bandits were not as strong as the Dragon Martial Army, they were not weak either. In the face of starvation, the bandits' potential was stimulated. Their suicidal fighting style was indeed very powerful.
Apart from the loss of manpower, they also lost a lot of food. Even though the bandits didn't manage to steal a single grain of food, they did destroy a lot of food carts and broke a lot of food bags, causing the team to lose some food. Overall, the loss of food was negligible. To Li An, the loss of food was nothing. Only the loss of manpower made Li An's heart ache.
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