C267 Miscalculated Pierre (1/2)
Life was full of drama. Just as the secret armory at the outskirts of hamburger was about to be attacked by the French spy and the new army was about to risk their lives to not go and save them, Xiao Letian and his group was finally stopped in a hilly area twenty kilometers north of Dijon.
In order to hide the fact that they had been discovered, Xiao Letian's group did not bring many guards. Including the guards provided by the Prussians, they only brought around twenty people, and more guards were spread out within a ten kilometer radius around them, guarding any suspicious targets.
This way of escorting would stop the French police and spies, but not the regular army. The lone Secret Police could be assassinated, and the suspicious soldiers could be lured away, but they could not do anything in the face of the regular army.
Today, there were two classes of troops blocking the road in front of Xiao Letian. As the French Army that was known as the strongest in Europe, they were at their peak right now.
”Look, in less than 15 minutes, the fortifications made from two sandbags were completed. Those antlers were made from branches from the local area. From this speed, we can tell they're all veterans …”
”There are also the grapes fields and forests on both sides of the road. I just saw ten soldiers enter and still haven't appeared. It's very possible that they are hidden sentries. They are truly worthy of being called elites!” ”Everything is organized …”
Xiao Letian, Paul, King Yi and the rest were lurking behind a grape arbor. Through the gaps between the leaves, they used binoculars to look into the distance.
”It seems like these soldiers have been prepared. Right now, in the area with us as the center, we have intelligence personnel everywhere. These soldiers have not been led away, which means they have already guessed our movements. These Frenchmen are indeed very smart …” Paul's mood was exceptionally heavy.
Xiao Letian felt his emotions, patted his shoulder and consoled him, ”This is also within my expectations, France has ruled over the continental Europe for so many years, if they did not have this little bit of power, they would have already died. A nation that can bring up such a talent as Napoleon has never been easy to deal with … ”
The King Yi and the Dragon Lord observed the situation carefully and suddenly asked, ”There are a total of ten soldiers that have entered the forest, and ten that are guarding the intersection. Can we disguise ourselves and sneak past them?
Paul shook his head after listening to Xiao Letian's translation, ”The fact that the Frenchman dares to release such a small amount of troops means that this is only a forward post. There must be more soldiers manning the fortifications behind him. ”I can promise you, as long as we break through this temporary barrier and can't get past a thousand meters, we'll definitely encounter even more enemies. I know them too well …”
”Then what do you think we should do? You Europeans know Europeans, and you must take responsibility for the safety of the Prime Minister! ” Dragon Lord was excited.
Xiao Letian hurriedly tried to smooth things over. ”Alright, lower your voice, haven't you seen that the soldiers are suspicious of this place? Don't you understand? Paul fought his way here from Egypt with us, I believe in his decision … ”
Paul carefully observed for a while, and as he expected, more than ten war horses came from the north. They were Rangers s from the army … ”They really did set up many sealing lines …”
”We can't force our way in, it seems we have to suffer the Prime Minister, we can only walk and give up the road, we can only walk on the western side of the hill road, if it doesn't work, we will enter the mountains, and after going around these blockades, we would rather go several dozen miles of mountain road than stay here …”
Paul was right, the sky was already getting brighter. If they did not move towards the mountain range, they would not even need to wait for the French soldiers to find them, even the farmers in the village would be able to stop them.
In this life and death situation, even women were armed. Hu Niu was still fierce, with two full bullets in her revolver s that were hidden under her cape, even Ping Er and Fang Guan were given each of them a share.
The other guards began to inspect the Arms and ammunition, after organizing and equipping them for five minutes, the small team began to leave the main road, giving up on their carriages and horses, quietly sneaking towards the east from the grape field.
Dijon was the capital of the French province of Burgundy. Since ancient times, it had been known as the wine kingdom, producing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay White Wine. It had always been one of the most expensive wines in the world.
It was now April, and the grapes were already sprouting and spreading their lush green color. Although they were not as flourishing as they were in the middle of summer, it was not a problem to conceal the figures of these Chinese people.
Just as Xiao Letian and the rest were getting further and further away from the main road, they suddenly heard a burst of shouts in French behind them. It turned out that the reinforcements from the Rangers had discovered the abandoned horse carriage.
”Report to Pierre and Xie Lifu immediately, we have caught a big fish. Look at the footprints these mysterious smugglers have fled to the west …”
”Young men, now is the time for our performance. Those weak Chinese people have been burned down by our palace, yet they do not dare to resist. They are like a flock of sheep.