Chapter 214 213. Ferry

Lan En did not act rashly. He waited until all the wanderers behind him had arrived before he spoke.

"The bandits rushed out of the forest and rushed to the shore of Longquan River. This is not normal."

Kotaro and the others were still adjusting their breath. It was difficult to walk through the mountains and forests, let alone in an area with exaggerated height differences like Ashina Country.

The panting Ronin lowered his body and followed Lan En's words to observe the bandits twenty meters away.

There were about forty people in total. They almost looked like farmers, with their shirts and legs bare.

Only a large breastplate picked up from an unknown battlefield covered the upper body, and the dirty crotch cloth was leaking out.

The weapons are a mixed bag, samurai swords, spears, two-handed axes, and longbows.

Originally Lan En was confident that he could deal with them all by himself, but what he discovered next was the reason why he waited for the Ronin group to catch up.

"ferry?!"

Kotaro had already lowered his voice as much as possible and exclaimed.

The shock in his eyes was exactly the same as that of the remaining Ronin.

The Longquan River is not a calm river, and it is impossible for a calm river to exist in a terrain with such an absurd level difference as Ashina Country.

It is not easy to cross the river on a large scale.

One of the Hirata family's defense strategies is to seize the ferries and gather them on the side of Hirata Manor.

But at the moment, the noisy bandits on the river are digging out several ferries from the well-covered weeds and reeds in several places!

Now, the appearance of these ferries does not just mean that the bandits have been fighting a few autumn winds.

There is a traitor in Pingtian Manor!

A traitor with a high status!

In fact, no one can guarantee whether Pingtianzhuang's strategy of defending against foreign enemies during this period is normal!

The ronin and Kotaro were not stupid. They looked horrified now. They were not afraid of the bandits in front of them, but of the fate of Hirata Manor.

Lan En could kill all these people on land, but if they ran to the Longquan River in a boat, the speed of the water would be unusual.

Therefore, manpower is needed.

"You're pretty good with a bow and arrow, Kotaro."

Lan En raised his chin towards the short Ashigaru.

"I'll rush out and take action in a moment. You need to kill one of the people left next to the ferry first, and try to shoot a few more."

"The rest of you, as long as you stay by the ferry this time and don't let them pass, you will be successful."

The wanderers turned their heads left and right and looked at each other.

There was a look of surprise and uncertainty in his eyes.

Listen to what the team leader means. He wants to attack the formation of forty bandits alone?!

This kind of thing was not uncommon in the Warring States Period, but it mostly happened to famous generals, whom Ronin and Ashigaru had never even seen before.

But Lan En's authority has come into play in the past few days. Even though he hesitated, everyone under his command still nodded in agreement.

Each held the gun barrel and the handle of the knife, ready to fight.

Kotaro took off the long bow he was carrying and strung the arrow.

He swallowed nervously. In fact, this was his first time to kill an enemy in battle.

The attack when Lan En first met was just a subconscious reaction to protect his faith and attack the enemy.

And just when he felt his throat was dry and itchy due to excessive tension, he was ready to turn to Lan En to determine the right time to take action.

but

A very low "swish" sound!

A huge figure had already rushed out from behind them, carrying the wind.

The Ronin and Kojiro were even slightly stunned by this breeze. It felt like they were passed by an evil tiger!

The bandits outside the forest are still noisy.

They have been waiting for a long time.

Although recently, for some reason, I can get money and food without going out.

It's fun, but without the step of going down the mountain to plunder and kill people, many of them still feel depressed.

But today, their leader told them that not only could they go down the mountain to plunder, but they could even go to places they didn't dare to approach in the past -

Flat farm!

Stretch your hands there!

The bandits who had long guessed that they had a backer behind them couldn't help but be extremely happy.

At this time, while celebrating with strange screams and chants, they began to follow the leader's instructions to lift the ferry out of the cover and put it into the Longquan River.

When the bandit on lookout saw a burly figure rushing out of the forest, he was a little dazed for a moment.

After all, in their minds, who would live so impatiently that one person would cause trouble to more than forty people?

Even after Lan En had taken two steps forward, the bandit was still talking to his companions next to him with a relaxed expression.

"Hey, what's that big guy doing here?"

"Who cares? You have a sword in your hand and you're wearing a shabby suit!"

The conversation between the two lasted less than three seconds, but they didn't wait until they finished speaking.

A flash of bright silver light flashed directly between their necks!

A head flew directly into the air, and because of his position, the right half of a bandit's neck was opened by the Lake Lady's Sword that swept across him.

Until then, more than ten meters away, where Lan En accelerated a second time after rushing out, the soil was mixed with grass roots and debris before he landed!

Neither of them even had a chance to make a sound, and their bodies lost the ability to make sounds.

Among the forty people, a few looked at the bandits in this direction and opened their mouths in a daze.

But before they could react, an arrow shot through the air and plunged into the shoulder of the bandit who was swinging the ferry with a "pop!"

Lan En frowned slightly, Kotaro took action too late.

But...it doesn't matter.

The bandit who was hit by the arrow shook violently and suddenly because of the pain.

His armor therefore pinned the arrow shaft, causing the iron arrowhead to twist slightly in his flesh.

Then, under the sharper pain, he suddenly let go and screamed.

"ah!!!"

The voice was hysterical and shrill.

But Lan En acted very calmly about this tragedy. After all, the boy must have had the same expression not long ago.

"Enemy attack! Enemy. Ah!"

The bright silver sword blade slashed diagonally across the bandit's Japanese-style breastplate from bottom to top.

This kind of breastplate was mostly used by lower-level warriors, and was stripped off by bandits to wear on their upper bodies.

The treasure of iron material means that there is not much metal structure on the armor, which is light enough. But it is also thin enough!

When the blade of the Lake Lady's Sword is lifted up, the tip of the sword always passes through the opponent's back.

After one move, the bandit's upper body was cut off diagonally!

The serious break brought the already restless atmosphere to a freezing point.

The person who created this atmosphere flicked the blood spattered on his wrist.

Those cat eyes that made people feel chilled did not waver at all.

"You guys really like to shout when they fight."

Shake off the blood and grasp the hilt of the sword again.

“Lack of aesthetics. Slightly annoying!”

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