Chapter 87: Facing an Army

They were landing there, and Ethan was organizing the few people to carry supplies.

Because the tree hole was about 20 miles away from the territory, it was not far, but not close. It was winter, and it was very hard to move from sunrise to sunset every day, but in fact, not much could be moved.

Fortunately, they didn't plan to move much.

Therefore, after 5 consecutive days of carrying, the tree hole finally stored enough supplies for about 20 days.

Moreover, in the past few days, Ethan taught the skills to the few people through [loan sharking].

Including the dagger skills that Lili had promised long ago, and the double sword skills of Tibers, and also gave Andreev the spear skills.

Originally, I wanted the few people to have some self-protection ability when I was away.

Who would have thought that after mastering the skills, the confidence of the few people increased greatly.

Not only did they always want to fight, but they also made arrogant statements, saying that if there were any more enemies attacking, they would kill one by one, and two by two, as if they were invincible.

Just let Ethan watch the battle from the side, and leave everything to them.

Ethan didn't know whether to laugh or cry about the shameless words of several people, but it was not easy to discourage their enthusiasm, so he could only tell them that he would definitely do it next time.

The reason why he said next time was because Ethan had already found the traces of the attackers.

Although they were well disguised, in this icy and snowy world, each of them had a white hooded cloak, and all the war horses and supplies were covered with white cloth, but they still couldn't escape the sharp eyes of the little yellow-haired man.

Now they are no more than 100 miles away from the territory in a straight line.

There are nearly 140 people, and each of them is equipped with a crossbow in addition to melee equipment.

Yes, it is the kind of crossbow that can only be equipped by the army, with great power, long range, easy operation, and absolutely prohibited from private ownership by the people.

And the logos on the weapons have all been erased.

But this did not prevent Ethan from identifying them as regular troops.

At the same time, it was this point that made Ethan feel that the other party was coming for him.

Otherwise, a regular army would never erase the symbol of its identity.

After carefully observing these people, Ethan determined that this army was extraordinary, with extremely high individual quality, always silent during the march, and the overall movement was silent and uniform.

Obviously, they had undergone high-intensity training.

When these people were 80 miles away from the territory, they stopped for a while, made a simple fire and cooked, had a full meal, and then continued to advance towards the territory along the coastline.

When there were less than 30 miles left to the territory, all the members stopped again and hid in the woods to rest.

And except for a few sentinels, everyone else took out their sleeping bags to rest.

The sleeping bags they used were double-sided sheepskin bags, made like large sacks.

Just pick a place that is windproof and snowproof, spread the sheepskin bag on the ground, get in, and cover the head with sheepskin to keep warm.

From the outside, everyone is wrapped like a cocoon, and they can definitely have a good sleep to conserve their energy.

Ethan had arranged for Angelina and the others to evacuate in advance, and ordered them to take a branch to remove the footprints behind them when they were on the road to prevent being followed.

And he saw that the other party was resting through the vision of the little yellow hair, and knew that the other party was replenishing their physical strength at the last moment.

It is estimated that after waking up, it is time to launch an attack.

Originally, it was planned to wait for the other party to come on the boat, after all, it was too cold outside.

At that time, if you can beat them, you will fight, and if you can't beat them, you will run.

Therefore, even if the other party is large in number and well-equipped, Ethan has no psychological burden at all.

But after putting himself in the other party's shoes and thinking about the attack method from the other party's perspective, he gave up the idea of ​​waiting for them.

Because, although Ethan didn't know much about marching and fighting, he felt that if he were the other party, he would not fight on the ship, but would directly pour some kerosene on the ship and burn it.

Although this pirate ship was not very good, it stored a lot of supplies and provided a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Unless it was necessary, Ethan was still unwilling to give up.

Therefore, Ethan took up his long sword, took his bow and arrows, and went out fully armed.

The plan was simple. Before the opponent did anything, he would strike first and block the enemy on the road.

And Ethan was not prepared to deal with everyone. Such a well-trained team, equipped with a strong crossbow, was probably not easy to deal with.

He was only prepared to deal with the two leaders.

As the saying goes, to capture the thief first, capture the king. As long as their leader was solved, the team would probably be dispersed.

Through the observation of the little yellow hair, he had identified the core figures of this team.

One wore an eye patch and the other a half-face mask. The two seemed to lead a team each.

They were divided into two teams and moved forward. Although the two teams were very close, there was still a clear dividing line.

The two of them were at the end of the team, commanding the team to move forward and controlling the team's formation, which seemed very experienced.

Since the two opponents were always accompanied by several tall guards and did not know their strength, Ethan did not act rashly.

When rushing to the opponent's station, he even took a detour to avoid the sentries along the way.

Although this wasted a lot of time, he finally approached the opponent's station quietly.

The station chosen by the opponent was located in a dense forest and on the leeward side of a small hill.

They built many simple tents here, and many people rested in the tents.

But the two leaders did not rest, but gathered together to roast fire and discuss plans.

And the little yellow-haired man hid in a tree near them, using the cover of leaves to eavesdrop on the two people's plan.

I only heard one of them named Embiid say: "Kamp, don't make trouble, just follow the original plan, divide the team into three queues, and move from three directions at the same time.

In this way, no matter which direction the opponent counterattacks from, other directions can assist.

Relying on a strong crossbow, killing the opponent head-on is the safest.

Even if the opponent escapes, we can at least destroy the opponent's base.

In this winter, without supplies, he will die.

And we must also fight quickly, otherwise once we are discovered by the northern troops, we will probably be bitten by them."

"Embid, I didn't say not to proceed according to the plan." Camp smiled and said, "I just said that we should capture the young lady of the Lawson family. You are... Why are you so excited?"

"Am I excited? I just don't want you to do anything stupid. That Ethan has master-level strength. No matter where he is, he is a person who cannot be underestimated." Embiid's voice was a little louder: "It's hard to say whether we can complete the task.

You actually want to meddle?"

"I really don't want to meddle." Kemp replied indifferently: "Over the years, because of the Lawson family, our two families have not lived well.

Especially the Earl, he is worried and hates the other party.

When I came, he specifically told me that if I can bring the young lady of the Lawson family back alive this time, the bonus will be increased tenfold.

If you were me, what would you choose?

How about this! I'll give you half, think about it. "