The Nine Cauldrons

Book 3 Chapter 41 Army of Thousands of Men and Horses

“Don’t listen to the mounted gangsters’ bragging. Everyone, quickly shake them off!” Zhu Chongshi exclaimed.

In an instant, the coachmen whipped their horses, in an attempt to speed them up.

The carts jolted furiously. Fortunately, the crates had already been secured to the carts with ropes. Because the horses were being whipped, all the carts and the chariots quickly picked up speed. This was the only moment they had to escape, and thus no one acted with hesitation. On the other hand, the Black Armored Army followed at the back, preventing the mounted gangsters from catching up to the company.

“There are two thousand mounted gangsters ten Li away?” Du Hong gasped. “Qingshan……”

“It is hard to tell if what the gangster said was true.” Teng Qingshan sighed to himself as he saw the speed of the carts and chariots.

Even if the carts were rushing at full speed, Teng Qingshan could not help but feel frustrated. If it was only the Black Armored Army, they would have left with the wind, but with the carts holding them back, it became more troublesome to escape.

“Haha, you don’t believe? Seems like you won’t give in until you’ve reached the end of the road. I will take my time chasing behind you, and in turn, let you see for yourself if what I said was the truth!” The voice crackled and resounded deeply. To be able to project his voice from so far away, the person was definitely an expert with strong inner strength.

Teng Qingshan turned his head around——-

Truly, the mounted gangsters were slowly following from behind. At the pathetic speed the carts were moving at, it would not be long before the mounted gangsters caught up.

“Seems like there really is an ambush.” Teng Qingshan frowned.

“This spells trouble.” Du Hong was also worried by what was in store for them.

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“Hmph. I will kill all of you. The greater the number of lesser men that are sacrificed, the better.” The Great Master rode on slowly with his warhorse. He was leading three thousand men from his side, but only one thousand of them were equipped with warhorses. Since their overall speed was slow, since they decided to have two men share one warhorse.

This would allow for the two thousand mounted gangsters to catch up while the remaining one thousand followed behind.

“When our men surround them from both sides, it will be impossible for them to escape!” The Great Master felt increasingly proud of himself.

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The company escaped with all their lives, but after a short while, all the color faded from their faces.

Rumble~

Strong earth-shaking vibrations came from the front.

“There is really an ambush, and the number of gangsters is quite high!” Zhu Chongshi glanced and saw that in the far distance, there were numerous, densely packed shadows heading towards their direction at rapid speed. Even from so far away, the company could feel the vibrations caused by the moving gangsters, which went to show how high the frightening number of mounted gangsters truly was.

Zhu Chongshi looked to the front before turning around to look at the back.

Behind them, that Great Master was leading on his men and following the company with ease.

“These mounted gangsters from Xuyang County really dare to get involved with the cargo protected by the Black Armored Army.” Zhu Chongshi felt deep regret. This batch of goods was of high importance to him, and he had considered a lot before deciding to enlist the help of the Black Armored Army. From Zhu Chongshi’s viewpoint, weak bands of mounted gangsters were helpless against the prowess of the Black Armored Army.

Even strong bands of mounted gangsters should recognise the Black Armored Army!

They should also understand that if they got involved in the goods escorted by the Black Armored Army, they would face the Army’s wrath and revenge! Zhu Chongshi had thought that the strong mounted gangsters would have reservations and would not dare to get themselves involved.

However……

Zhu Chongshi made a miscalculation!

The mounted gangsters frequently put their lives at risk, so all of them were not afraid to brave any dangers. While there may be strong bands of mounted gangsters who had reservations towards the Black Armored Army and kept out of their way; Xuyang County was one of the two most disorderly counties amongst the thirteen counties in the whole of the Yangzhou. The county also contained the most influential mounted gangsters.

It would not be surprising for there to be one maniacal group of mounted gangsters.

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