The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Shopkeeper, is the young lady here?"

"My goodness, why did you bring so many people?"

At this time, the guy suddenly pointed to the fork in the road opposite and said.

"Shut up, don't talk."

Manager Li scolded the driver and then turned around to look.

He saw that on the opposite fork in the road, there were indeed hundreds of riders running towards him.

The leader was Sikong Ruo.

Seeing this scene, Shopkeeper Li's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.

If the young lady comes by herself, it’s basically no big deal.

But bringing so many soldiers is unusual, and I'm afraid something big has happened.

Sikong Ruo is an excellent horseman, and the horse he rides is even better.

Soon, they arrived in front of the convoy.

“Fortunately, we finally arrived in time.”

Seeing Manager Li, Sikong Ruo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss, what happened?"

Shopkeeper Li hurried to meet him.

"I received news that someone was going to rob the convoy, so I rushed here."

Sikong Ruo said angrily.

"What? A convoy?"

"Who is it? Who is so bold? Could it be the Huns?"

Shopkeeper Li was shocked and asked immediately.

It’s no wonder that Manager Li thought of the Huns, as Yuntong Horse and Carriage Company is the property of the King of Zhenbei.

Who dares to rob the Yuntong Horse Transport Company on Daqian's territory?

Anyone who dares to covet the Yuntong Horse and Carriage Company must be the Huns.

"no!"

"The ones who attacked us this time were a large group of gangsters, at least three thousand of them."

Sikong Ruo shook his head.

hiss~

Shopkeeper Li took a deep breath.

Three thousand bandits is not a small number.

"When I got the news, I happened to be in Dingzhou, so I immediately brought people here."

"Fortunately, we arrived in time, otherwise you would be in trouble."

Sikong Ruo said with an angry look on his face.

"Miss, do you mean the bandits are just ahead?"

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Li broke out in a cold sweat.

"Yes! They're lying in ambush twenty miles ahead. That's what I heard."

Sikong Ruo nodded.

"Miss, is the information reliable?"

Shopkeeper Li was silent for a moment and said with some doubt.

"Nonsense, why would I come all the way here if you're not reliable?"

Sikong Ruo glared at Shopkeeper Li and cursed.

"Uh, okay." Shopkeeper Li smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to refute.

Sikong Ruo was too lazy to argue with Manager Li.

The most urgent thing is to consider what to do next.

Now she had only two choices: either continue forward or turn back.

But if they turned back, the reputation of the American Express would be ruined.

Customers choose American Express because of its reputation and strength.

I took the order from the Ninth Prince and received the money from him.

If we fail to deliver the goods safely in the end, we will be laughed at by the whole world!

But if we continue to move forward, it will definitely not work.

Intelligence said that there were more than 3,000 bandits in ambush. Even if she brought 500 people this time, the total number would only be more than 1,000. The difference in military strength was too great.

Once surrounded, we will definitely be no match for our opponents!

"Shopkeeper Li, what do you think? Help me make a decision."

After hesitating for a long time, Sikong Ruo asked.

"Miss, I don't have any ideas either. We are no match for three thousand bandits."

Shopkeeper Li said with a bitter face.

"By the way, Miss, the other party should be coming for the Ninth Prince, right?"

Shopkeeper Li suddenly thought of it.

The bandits were probably not targeting the Yuntong caravan, but the Ninth Prince.

"Of course you're here for the Ninth Prince?"

"But they want both goods and people, you know."

Hearing this, Sikong Ruo rolled his eyes at Shopkeeper Li.

"Oh, I understand."

"But from what Miss said, the other party is also going to attack His Highness the Ninth Prince?"

Shopkeeper Li reacted immediately and asked hurriedly.

"Ah."

Sikong Ruo nodded.

"Then the young lady didn't send anyone to inform His Majesty the Ninth Prince?"

"Of course we did, but the person we sent turned back halfway, so His Highness the Ninth Prince dealt with the bandits himself."

Sikong Ruo said with a strange expression.

"What? He solved it by himself! Is His Highness the Ninth Prince so powerful?"

"Then the young lady didn't tell His Majesty the Ninth Prince about our ambush, so that he could come to rescue us?"

Shopkeeper Li was stunned and said quickly.

"That's the problem. How could I have known that His Highness the Ninth Prince was so powerful? I thought he couldn't even protect himself."

"So we only sent someone to remind him, without giving him any other instructions. So, when the messenger saw from afar that His Highness the Ninth Prince was alright, he returned directly."

Sikong Ruo said with regret.

"Forehead......."

After listening to Sikong Ruo's story, Shopkeeper Li was speechless.

This is really a coincidence.

"Miss, then send someone else to deliver the letter. It's still not too late."

"Then we will wait here for His Majesty the Ninth Prince. When he arrives, Miss can discuss it with him and then make a decision."

"Since His Highness the Ninth Prince was able to defeat the bandits, he must be quite powerful. If we join forces, we might still have a chance."

Shopkeeper Li said anxiously.

"Well, that's a good idea. His Highness the Ninth Prince's men are all elite soldiers."

"And I heard he has two seventh-rank subordinates. So we might as well give it a try."

Hearing this, Sikong Ruo's eyes lit up slightly.

"Miss, if that's the case, I'll send someone to deliver the letter right away."

"But no matter what, if a war breaks out, you can't take the risk yourself."

"Otherwise, if something happens to you, how are we going to explain to the prince?"

Shopkeeper Li warned.

"Well, I see."

Sikong Ruo nodded slightly.

"Oh no! Enemy attack!"

While the two were talking.

Suddenly, the expression of a personal guard beside Sikong Ruo changed drastically and he shouted loudly.

Hearing this, Sikong Ruo suddenly looked up.

I saw dust flying on the official road in the distance.

A moment later, hundreds of cavalrymen came into view.

Behind the cavalry were three thousand bandits.

"Damn it! Didn't they say they were going to ambush us? Why did they come out so early?"

Seeing this scene, Sikong Ruo said angrily.

The information she received was that the enemy was lying in ambush in the mountains thirty miles away.

How could she not be surprised that they were setting out in advance?

"Everyone on alert!"

"Ready to fight"

While Sikong Ruo was stunned, Manager Li issued the battle order.

hula~

After receiving the order, the coachmen drew their swords and used their carriages to form a defensive circle on the official road.

The five hundred soldiers brought by Sikong Ruo also quickly dismounted and formed a battle array to wait.

Although these five hundred soldiers all came on horseback, they were not cavalry.

They were not riding war horses, but ordinary horses.

Untrained horses cannot go to the battlefield at all.

Otherwise, the horses would be scared away before the battle even starts.

Rumble~

At this time, the enemy was getting closer and closer.