Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 273 Ambush
Outside Qizhou City, in the woods.

Under the current circumstances, even if he doesn't want to start a war, he dare not continue to act.

If the Jiang family guards were almost at their side, that would be one explanation.

However, the current situation is that the Jiang family guards had not taken much action. They were still far away from the group of gangsters on the opposite side when they were stopped by the gangster who had just spoken and was standing next to the leading gangster.

Therefore, he naturally did not dare to move forward rashly, so as not to arouse the anger of the criminals on the opposite side, leaving no room for negotiation.

"What's wrong?" The leading gangster tilted his head slightly and looked at the man next to him.

"Boss, be careful, there's a scam."

"What kind of fraud could it be? There are only three of them and eight of us brothers. What are we afraid of them doing?" The leading gangster was very disdainful of what the person next to him said. He felt that what the person said was unreasonable.

"That's right, you're just too timid. What are you afraid of them doing? We were the ones who asked them to bring the carriage here, not them asking for it. What could be a trick?"

Among the gang of criminals, the person at the edge of the team sounded very dissatisfied with the person standing next to the leading gangster, thinking that he had ruined their plans.

"I'm being cautious! Haven't I been caught enough? Don't you think about how those people were caught? They always think that nothing is wrong, so how could they be caught if nothing is wrong?" The guard standing next to the leading gangster was also not willing to tolerate him and asked loudly.

He saw that no one cared about his ideas and seemed to have some opinions about him, and there was some dissatisfaction in his tone.

"You bastard, what do you mean? Are you going to curse all our brothers to get caught?" The man who was originally standing next to him and was talking to him suddenly became furious and cursed the man.

Not only that, the gangster became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and the rage in his heart suddenly soared. He walked straight towards the man, and his hurried footsteps showed the anger in his heart at the moment, and his emotions became more and more unstable.

"If you keep hesitating about this and that all day, how can you still get things done? I have to listen to you in everything. Do you really take yourself seriously?"

"You're always the one nagging the boss. If someone doesn't know, they'd think you're the boss."

The man pointed at the nose of the gangster next to the leading gangster, and kept cursing at him while leaning towards him.

However, the man who was being scolded and was standing next to the leading gangster seemed to pause for a moment after hearing the words, as if he was savoring the meaning of the words of his teammate in front of him, and then he burst into laughter.

Just when the other seven people were all unfamiliar with his behavior and were staring at him blankly, he was the first to speak.

"Curse you? Am I not a member of your team? What good will it do me if you get caught? You all dislike me, and I've disliked you all for a long time! Even though you all call me brother every day, who among you really takes me seriously?"

After saying that, he laughed at himself again. That laugh made people feel creepy.

Even the man who was originally standing at the edge of the team and walked up to him, pointing at his nose and scolding him, saw him so angry for the first time, saw his abnormality for the first time, and the expression on his face looked a little strange.

The man who was standing next to the leading gangster and was scolded was actually the oldest in their team and was cautious in doing things, so he could be considered the backbone of the team. Their "boss", the leading gangster, seemed to be the one giving orders and did not have many ideas.

Originally, the leading gangster, like the others in the team, didn't care much about the man standing next to him and just thought of him as someone who was there to make up the numbers.

After all, the person standing next to him, although he looked strong physically, was a little inferior to the others in the team in terms of body shape.

Therefore, since his physique is weaker than the team average, his output is bound to be inferior to that of others.

But the reason why he can now stand beside the leader of their team is that he is not an ordinary person, not a reckless man who can only play with guns and sticks.

After all, he has his reasons for being able to stand here now.

Before, the team was almost in danger, but thanks to his advice, they were able to avoid that disaster.

From then on, the leader of their team noticed his existence and began to pay attention to his movements.

Of course, their previous team was not limited to the current less than ten people, so it was understandable that their boss did not pay attention to him from the beginning and did not see his use.

Afterwards, as the leader of their team began to pay more attention to him, he naturally discovered his strategy that was different from that of other people in the team, as well as his long-term vision in looking at problems.

So, day after day, I began to pay more and more attention to him.

After that, the boss would ask for his opinion before doing anything, and things would go much more smoothly than before.

Just talking about robbery, the probability of their team being able to rob something has increased significantly compared to usual.

Even if you can't hit every hazard accurately, you can still escape in time.

Because of this, the entire team became increasingly courageous. To the point that many people in their team now felt that they were blessed with good fortune and were fearless.

They even felt that now that they had fewer people, they could do things more smoothly than when they had more people, and they would not lose team members.

Although their boss originally valued this backbone of their team, after the team's robbery became more and more successful, he began to forget what danger was.

Especially in recent days, the leading gangster has become increasingly indifferent to the backbone of their team, and this trend has been reflected in all aspects.

As the leader of the entire team, he naturally has to maintain his authority and doesn't want others to steal his limelight or even secretly suppress him.

The smarter the backbone of their team is, the more useless he, the boss, seems.

He was the one who built the team. If the backbone of the team won over everyone, he would become a puppet boss, and everything he did would be meaningless.

It is true that his help as the backbone is indispensable to quickly unite the team, but now that the entire team has been clearly planned, there is naturally no longer a need for someone to hinder everything.

However, since he was once the backbone of their team, he was naturally sensitive to their feelings and would definitely feel that they were becoming increasingly neglected.

The most direct manifestation of this is that their team's actions are no longer as consistent as before, and they no longer consider his opinions. Although their leader doesn't say it openly, he will not act according to his plans.

And that is what happened today.

In fact, what Jiang Xian didn’t know was that the three of them were not originally going to be robbed today.

Since they have such a backbone in their team, they naturally would not do stupid things like robbing in broad daylight wearing night clothes.

Their target was not Jiang Xian and his two companions, and robbing Jiang Xian and his group was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

They were fully equipped, with deer tendons nailed to the soles of their shoes, which meant they were well prepared and ready to do something big.

It was obvious that Jiang Xian's group consisted of three people and only had one carriage. With such a lineup and scale, it was clear that their team was not here just for the three of them.

"Everyone is wearing night clothes. If they are not stupid, there are only two possibilities." Jiang Xian looked at the dispute among the gangsters in front of him, but he didn't care so much and said to himself.

"Firstly, this team's original target wasn't me. I think they must have gotten some information and ambushed here in advance. Since my arrival time doesn't match theirs, there won't be any conflict. They want to take not only the fat but also the scraps."

"Secondly, this group didn't find anything the night before, but they didn't want to return empty-handed, so they robbed here."

In Jiang Xian's mind, these two situations are more likely.

Of course, there is also the possibility that the cat is here or somewhere wearing night clothes all day, but the possibility of this situation is not great when you think about it carefully.

If robberies occur frequently here or in many other places, it is no small matter. The City Lord's Mansion will naturally not ignore such things.

Therefore, Jiang Xian had thought about this possibility, but she would not consider it for the time being.

In fact, Jiang Xian was right.

Now, the team standing in front of Jiang Xian that wanted to rob them was exactly the first situation Jiang Xian had guessed in his mind.

Their team did have some connections and did get some information.

They learned that before the city gates closed tonight, a team of carriages from wealthy families in Qizhou City would pass by this place, so they scouted and ambushed here in advance, waiting for the arrival of the team of carriages.

Because it is mostly forested, there are not many people walking on this road, but even so, if you want to go to some places, you can't avoid taking this road.

For some people, this road in the forest can be said to be a must-take road and is difficult to avoid.

Therefore, choosing to rob here can indeed easily achieve the goal.

This was also something their team had discussed in advance.

Their general plan was to lie in ambush here first, and then after dark, based on the news they heard, catch the family as they passed by.

But unexpectedly, several people in their team were really bored.

Seeing Jiang Xian and his three companions, they naturally didn't want to let them go easily.

(End of this chapter)