At the evening sunset, a group of more than a hundred people were slowly advancing in the desolate Gobi desert. It was the caravan team that Sun Tu and his group traveled from western Liaoning to Xia.

Although it is the midsummer of June, the temperature here still drops rapidly as the sunsets. When the sky is completely dark, many people need to put on some thick clothes to resist the cold. After all, the terrain is getting higher and higher along the way, and the heat dissipates here quickly. This summer gives people a cool autumn.

However, this weather is much more comfortable than the scorching sun during the day, so the caravan did not stop and rest because the sky was dark. Instead, it accelerated and continued to move forward. After a while, torches lit up in the team, illuminating the road ahead.

Sun Tu looked at the desolate Gobi desert that could not be seen in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh deeply: "I didn't expect that there would be such a glory here. No wonder there were few wars between Liao and Xia over the years. With these hundreds of miles of unmanned areas as buffers, no one wants to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to fight a war that may not be able to win."

A man beside him had a scar on his face and looked at the fierce man, and nodded with a smile: "Yes, the battle between the two countries is actually the competition for logistics supply. The two or three hundred miles of no man's land here is a huge burden on either side. Moreover, the Xia people have always been respectful to Liao, so there has been no war in recent years. Of course, this is a good thing for us. If there is a real war, the merchants dare not come and go again, and we will lose this generous job."

"Xia has always been respectful to Liao..." Sun Tuyu sighed meaningfully. Judging from some things he knew, it may not be possible. However, he was not easy to explain such things clearly, so he could only follow the other party: "Brother Feng said that only in this peaceful day can you and me have a meal."

The scar-faced man beside him was the leader of the guard team hired by the caravan from Xijing. His surname was Feng Ping, which made him a good sword technique and was called a fast sword. Sun Tu had seen him take action before, and his sword was extremely fast. Most people may be able to not even react and they would be cut off by a knife.

Two days ago, they encountered a wolf attack while they were walking at night. At that time, dozens of evil wolves surrounded and rushed. Feng Ping brought a group of brothers to block the entire caravan, and did not cause injuries and murder. It was just this battle that he and the brothers under him were indeed quite capable. Of course, Sun Tu also showed his superb martial arts in this battle. The wolf was still pierced by him with one shot, so after that, Feng Ping and others respected him very much, and they would ask for his opinions if they were to stop and stay in the camp.

In fact, almost everyone in the team is chatting with people to relieve loneliness. In such a desolate place where there is only sand and stone in front of you, people can easily panic. Only by constantly talking to people around them can they temporarily ignore the harsh environment around them.

After walking like this for the middle of the night, Feng Ping said hello until a slight whitening of fish appeared in the sky, and whipped the horse under his crotch with the two brothers, urging them to move forward quickly and look for a good place to allow the caravan to spend the sun comfortably during the day.

At this time, Sun Tu naturally took the position of alert and commander ahead. While looking alertly at the dark environment on both sides, he exasperated everyone who was already exhausted: "Everyone will be more energetic, and we will be able to take a good rest soon."

"That's good. If I see it well, in five or six days, we can get out of this Gobi and truly enter the territory of Xia." Huangfu Duan also had several experiences in Liaoxia. At this time, he said with a strong spirit: "To be honest, every time I walk in this Gobi, where birds do not shit, I have the idea of ​​not taking such risks in the future. But whenever I return from Xia, I start to think about how much money I can make next time."

This immediately attracted a burst of laughter from everyone, and even Sun Tu smiled and shook his head. It seems that the essence of human beings is the same no matter a thousand years ago, and it still cannot escape the law of true fragrance.

After joking this for a while, everyone's spirit was much more excited, especially when they saw Feng Ping and the others rushing back again, everyone showed a comfortable smile and would be able to lie down and rest later. After riding the horse that night, the inner side of their thighs was almost red, and their waists were almost broken...

However, the smile on Sun Tu's face disappeared quickly with Feng Ping and the other two turning. He found that the three of them were full of vigilance at this time, especially Feng Ping, with his right hand on the hilt of the knife around his waist, as if he had to draw his sword at any time, and even a hint of worry was felt between his eyebrows.

"What, is there any danger ahead?" Sun Tu asked hurriedly.

Feng Ping glanced at everyone, hesitated and said, "Everyone, if everyone can hold on, please continue on the road. Don't take a break today."

"Ah? What's the reason?" As soon as he said this, he immediately aroused dissatisfaction and remarks from everyone. Why did he go around and turn around and put forward such unrealistic ideas? Now everyone is so tired that their backs are sore and their backs are sore. The sun is fierce during the day, and no one can bear it.

Sun Tu also stared at him. What's wrong with this? Feng Ping hesitated for a moment before saying: "Not far ahead is a good place to rest on the shady back, but someone has stayed there not long ago..."

"So what? I can go to Xia Country to sell horses, so naturally the rest of the people."

"When those people left, they deliberately buried the traces they left, but they did not hide them from my eyes. And from their methods, I could see that the other party was probably the gray wolf group..." In the end, Feng Ping's face had become extremely serious, and the subordinates and many businessmen around him also changed their color, and his eyes were filled with horror.

Seeing Sun Tu's look puzzled, Huangfu Duan explained softly: "This gray wolf is the most famous horse bandit in the three-no matter area of ​​Liaoxia. They not only come and go like the wind, but also have cruel means. They are the most feared external troubles of merchants from both countries. It is said that as long as they encounter their caravans, there will be no one living."

After hearing this, Sun Tu frowned deeply: "There are such people? Can no one cure them?"

"It's strange that they have caused trouble here for many years, but neither Liao nor Xia have actually sent troops to clear them out. Moreover, they acted properly, and often only took a few months to plunder here, and they did not mean to cut off the trade route."

Sun Tu nodded. This horse bandit is indeed more intelligent than imagined, but such opponents are often more difficult to deal with. But soon, he thought of another point, since the subordinates of this horse bandit have never had a living experience, how did Feng Ping know about their habit of camping? This person might have some unknown secrets, and his identity is very difficult.

But he did not raise this question in public now, otherwise it would only make the atmosphere at the scene more uneasy. Once the team splits, it would be even more dangerous. However, he could not agree with Feng Ping's statement of continuing to rush, so he said, "Why would Brother Feng think that it is safest for us to continue rushing? According to what you said, they should have left here. Can't we stay here for a while further away from the danger?"

This immediately gained the approval of many people, but Feng Ping shook his head and said, "Everyone doesn't know the methods of the gray wolf. They are all used to acting and will send people to find the target earlier. This place is probably their foot to find the target. And they also know that at this time the caravans on the Gobi Desert often choose to lie down on the day and walk at night, so they will also choose to go out at night. If we can choose to rush during the day, we may escape their robbery."

Sun Tu thought about it carefully and said, "If we really have achieved our goal, it will be the same whether we are walking at night or on day. And now the entire team is exhausted. Not only these businessmen bosses, but you all are already in a bad spirit. If you force yourself to rush on the road, you will only give the robbers the opportunity to take advantage of it. So I asked me to say that before we have confirmed whether there are any gray wolves staring at me, or when they will attack me, we cannot mess up our own stance and rush as much as we should. At most, we will be careful and be wary of it."

Sun Tu, who already had the experience of leading troops to fight, naturally had a thorough understanding of this aspect than Feng Ping. His words were reasonable and evidence-based, which made him unable to refute. However, the others, although they were uneasy, could not hold on at this time, and they all supported Sun Tu's statement.

So quickly, the team continued to move forward, and then stationed in the shady shady field with a towering stone wall. After arriving there, Sun Tu also took a special look at the surrounding situation and then saw some clues. There were indeed some residual fire on the ground, but the ashes were almost deliberately covered up. If it weren't for Feng Ping's previous mention, he might not have seen any clues.

As a result, Sun Tu's suspicion became heavier. After hesitating for a moment, he finally found an opportunity to call Feng Ping to a place without anyone else, and looked at the other party with a serious expression: "Brother Feng is so amazing. You can actually find the ashes that the horse bandits deliberately buried at a glance..." When he said this, his hand had already pressed on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

After the latter was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed: "What does Brother Sun mean? Are you suspicious that I was lying?"

A solemn and solemn atmosphere suddenly rose between the two of them...

At the same time, dozens of miles southward, a horse team was resting in the shade somewhere. Several fierce guys were looking into the north from a distance, as if they could see the target caravan at a glance!

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