Chapter 57 Trail
Is there any reason to take a side road?
What surprised everyone was Fang Kai's attitude towards Chu Tang.
The latter completely rejected the former's previous idea. Fang Kai was not angry at all, and seemed to want to affirm Chu Tang!
Take the small road, if you encounter another interception, it will really make the sky and the earth not respond, and the earth and the earth will not work.
They were attacked by so many men in black at the inn on the official road, and on the trail where there were more bandits and road tyrants, if something happened, it would be difficult for them to find a better place to hide.
Is it still necessary to listen to this kind of idea?
The most anxious person present was Shi Zhifeng. As a colleague of Chu Tang, he was a police officer from Shi County. He did not care about Xu Wei's reputation as a monk, but also took into account the reputation of the Shi County government, for fear that Chu Tang would be embarrassed. Otherwise, he might have offended Fang Kai, resulting in nothing good to be gained.
However, his neck was twisted and his eyes were slanted. Even if Chu Tang ignored Shi Zhifeng's expression and eyes, he could only do nothing.
Chu Tang seemed not to notice the surprised looks of everyone. Facing Fang Kai, Lang Lang said: "Master Fang, I suggest taking a small road for three reasons. First, it is not safe to take the official road. How many miles can we travel in a day? Wherever we go to rest, those who are interested can see it and can calculate it completely. They can even set up traps at our foothold in advance, waiting for us to fall in. Now it is just a raid on the inn. What if they poison us? Where is the Mountain of Swords and Forest of Swords?"
Fang Kai nodded slightly, then shook his head and said: "What you said is indeed very reasonable, but the traps you mentioned can also be arranged on the trail. On the trail, there are many mountains and water, and the places are more diverse. It’s narrow and the terrain is unfamiliar, making it easier for us to get hit.”
"That's right! There must be a reason for us to follow the official path!"
"What are you kidding about! The small roads are much more dangerous than the official roads!"
Others looked condemned again.
"Shut up, everyone!" Fang Kai's face darkened, and after he frightened them, he said, "Chu Tang, you have three reasons, what about the second point?"
Chu Tang's face became more and more serious, and he said: "The second point is the direct reason why we have to take a small road. That is because we can't afford to delay! Last night, the enemy came to two warriors of the Four Realms. Who knows how many masters will come later? What if more experts from the Fourth Realm or even the Fifth Realm come?"
Everyone's expressions tightened, and their expressions changed greatly when they thought of the consequences.
Chu Tang continued: "Even if we set off before dawn tomorrow, according to the distance, we will not arrive at Pingxian County until tomorrow night. It takes a whole day, and our goal is huge. They can ambush us at any time they want! Only the only way Take a small road and get to the county seat as soon as possible, so that we can have some safety guarantee."
Fang Kai was completely silent. Based on his experience in traveling around the world, he had naturally considered the possibility of taking a shortcut by taking a shortcut.
But he finally chose to take the official path because he was lucky.
However, the attack of a group of men in black last night completely dispelled his luck.
They don’t care whether it’s official status or not, and whether they’re in a post office or not, they just do whatever they want!
Just as Chu Tang said, only two warriors from the Fourth Realm came last night. If they came to the Fifth Realm and waited for work, would they still have room to resist?
"Alas!" Fang Kai sighed, "Chu Tang, what is your third reason? I can only consider the first two points you mentioned."
A smile appeared on Chu Tang's face and he said: "The third reason was given by Mr. Fang."
"Did I give it to you?" Fang Kai's eyes were full of doubts.
Chu Tang said: "Master Fang, you sent two groups of people to explore the road, and they all followed official roads. The people who want to attack us must have seen these actions. It is true that the two groups of brothers did not find anything unusual. , but as long as people lurk and only observe without taking action, it is difficult for us to detect them."
"So what if they saw it?" one of Fang Kai's men asked in confusion.
"It's good to see it!" Chu Tang said with a smile, "They saw it, and they must have thought that we were going to continue to take the official road. Even if they were wary of us taking the small road, I estimate that most of their power would be deployed on the official road. Even the small road has arrangements. , presumably not very powerful. This actually gives us a chance!"
"Wonderful!" Fang Kai's eyes lit up. He slapped his thigh and stood up excitedly. He stared at Chu Tang with excitement, "Why didn't I think that striking the grass to scare the snake could work in the opposite direction! We struck the grass and scared the snake. Let the snake think we are going to attack it. But we are doing the opposite and are making their plans fail!”
Everyone was stunned and looked at Chu Tang with surprise.
This young detective is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also has a good brain!
Or is he a young man with both wisdom and courage hidden behind his back?
Chu Tang added: "We can even divide the troops into two groups, pretending to take the official road while escorting the prisoners to the side streets, so that they will be even more confused."
"No!" Fang Kai flatly rejected this suggestion. "We already have a small number of people. If we divide our troops further, our strength will be even more dispersed, and we will not even have the ability to protect ourselves. Besides, I don't want any of you to take official positions." fair!"
Chu Tang said oh, and was greatly admired by Fang Kai.
The so-called unfairness of taking the official road means that it is expected that there will be more enemies and larger hostile forces waiting in the official road. If the other party finds out that they have been tricked, they will probably kill the people on the official road just to vent their hatred.
If the troops are divided, the people in the officialdom can be said to have a narrow escape from death, which is extremely dangerous.
As the boss, Fang Kai can completely arrange for himself to take the narrow path and let others take the official path.
But he did not choose to let others die. Instead, he asked everyone to come together to live together and die together.
If a leader does this, he can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous person.
After hearing what Fang Kai said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, no one wanted to be the one who was given up.
"We advance and retreat together, live and die together, and we will die without regrets!" Fang Kai clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, this is a difficult time. As long as we work together and work together, we will definitely be able to get through this difficulty. Everyone. Grit your teeth, hold on, and we'll be safe when we get to Ping County."
"Your Majesty, you are so righteous! You are willing to obey your orders!" The crowd shouted loudly.
Fang Kai pondered for a while and said: "There is a small road to the east. I walked it. If you ride a fast horse, you can reach Pingxian County in half a day. Since we want to catch the enemy by surprise, then we should act more like One o'clock will do. Everyone continued to rest in the afternoon. In the evening, some of us went out to do some shopping, pretending to stay here overnight or even for a long time.
"Then, in the middle of the night and early in the morning, we rushed to the trail and rode fast. We mainly protected the people. If the horse was injured, we would ride together. If everything goes well, we will be able to enter the county seat of Pingxian County at noon!
"Everyone, let's do this!"
Fang Kai is a mature man and thinks more carefully.
Obviously, Fang Kai was also persuaded by Chu Tang, followed his advice, and planned to take a small route!
"I will comply with your arrangements!" Although the detectives had doubts, they were still willing to follow Fang Kai and give it a try.
Fang Kai nodded with satisfaction and assigned tasks to everyone one by one.
Half a day passed, and soon evening came.
Some of the agents were busy preparing meals and overnight supplies at the post, while others were secretly preparing their luggage and feeding their horses, waiting for Fang Kai's order to set off in the middle of the night.
We are all in the same boat, and we are united and working together seamlessly.
After nightfall, the town fell into silence again.
The post house was quiet, except for the dim light from the lantern hanging outside, the rest of the place was dark.
As soon as midnight arrived, Fang Kai was afraid of a long night and many dreams, so he changed his previous idea of arranging to set off at midnight and set off an hour early!
The prisoner was beaten unconscious and tied to a horse, led by Fang Kai.
Afterwards, everyone got on their horses and quietly left the post house. After walking a mile along the official road, they suddenly turned east and entered a trail that only allowed two people to pass.
"drive!"
Everyone was riding horses, and the man holding a torch in front led the way and ran quickly on the trail.
The clatter of horse hooves made a continuous sound in the silent night, and soon disappeared into the constantly moving night.