If you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years.
Since the attack on the caravan last night, everyone's nerves have been tense, fearing that the horse bandits will suddenly rush out from some mountain col, rob goods and kill people, and commit evil acts.
No useful information was pried out from the mouths of the captured horse thieves. They insisted that they were just a branch of the horse bandits that frequented the Diling area, and they did some unprofitable business to steal money. A few days ago, sentry detectives made inquiries
When a group of caravans were about to take the road from Diling to Shanggui, the leader Li Hanfei thought about it and finally decided to take advantage of him. Although this group of caravans were escorted by hundreds of sergeants, as long as they were properly arranged,
A late-night surprise attack can chop those pustules from Chang'an into mincemeat. By then, haven't all the countless silks, satins, and lacquerware in the caravan fallen into everyone's pockets? The horse bandits and bandits are doing business without capital.
, all of them were bold and ambitious. After some encouragement from the boss, they all responded with knives.
So there was a bloody battle with the army in the middle of the night, and then there was a terrifying memory like a nightmare. Every time the surviving horse bandits thought of the cold light on the knife under the moonlight last night, their calves would feel weak, and their whole body would feel weak.
Tremble.
"Brother Kuo'er, what should we do with those horse thieves? Just take them with you like this?" Zhang Yanji held the reins with one hand and waved his riding whip, and Pili caught up with Qingfeng.
"Well, take them with you first. When we arrive at Shanggui tonight, we can hand them over to the local government." Li Kuo looked calm, having recovered from the bloody battle last night.
"Do you just believe that they are a group of horse thieves? Horse thieves would have such good standard weapons? Horse thieves would have such abundant war horses?" Zhang Yanji argued unwillingly. In his opinion, there must be something amazing hidden behind this night attack.
's secret.
"Even if they are not horse thieves, they should not be under our control!" Li Kuo said coldly and sternly interrupted his friend's defense. "These matters can be left to the local government to investigate and handle. Our task is to safely escort this batch of military supplies."
Arrive in Wuwei.”
Zhang Yanji opened his mouth, but did not speak anymore. He seemed to understand what Li Kuo was thinking. During the battle last night, everyone accidentally discovered the batch of Mo Dao in the crisis. As the most sophisticated standard equipment in the Tang Dynasty army,
The significance of this batch of Mo Dao is self-evident. They adapted to the situation and misappropriated the ordnance supplied to the Hexi Army, which was already a violation of military regulations. If they make more trouble and get too entangled in the origin of the horse bandits, I am afraid it will cause a big mess.
.After all, it is better to defend the people than to defend the river! During the battle last night, everyone in the caravan saw the shining Mo Dao. Although the shopkeeper Guan Da issued a death order and ordered everyone to put what they saw to rot in their stomachs, but
No one can guarantee that this matter will not be taken advantage of and used to make a fuss!
Alas, Kuo'er brother also has his difficulties. Only now did Zhang Yanji feel the responsibility and pressure of the commander of the first army. As generals, they only need to carry out the orders of their superiors without reservation, and they don't need to care about other things at all.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, before doing something, you have to think through its consequences and impact several times, and you have to beware of the plots of traitors in the court!
"Don't worry too much. When we get to Shanggui, let's all take a good rest. I'll go to the escort agency in the city and ask an escort to guide the way. After all, the road to Hexi is still long. Having a guide by my side will make me feel more at ease."
Li Kuo seemed to feel that what he just said was too harsh, so he softened his tone and said softly.
"Yeah!" Zhang Yanji couldn't bear to see Li Kuo in trouble, so he responded in a deep voice.
In the battle last night, despite Li Kuo's good planning, seventeen brothers were unfortunately killed under the powerful attack of the horse thieves, and more than thirty soldiers suffered injuries of varying severity. Due to the heavy responsibility,
Li Kuo had to order the sacrificed Pao Ze to be buried on the spot in the mountains. The seventeen lives that were still alive a day ago turned into a handful of loess in an instant, making the young man intuitively feel the fragility of life. Originally, he said all the way
The joking team was cast into a haze, and no one could accept this sudden change.
"Tell the brothers to hurry up. We have to arrive at Shanggui before nightfall!" Li Kuo looked at the sun, which was almost in the sky, and gave instructions to Dou Qing.
"Your Majesty the Colonel has an order. Let's all work harder and station ourselves at Shanggui before nightfall!" Dou Qing nodded and loudly informed Pao Ze behind him of the Lord Colonel's order.
...
The sun was gradually setting in the west, and a dense black line was trailing on the mountain path. The gray-white peaks of Shanggui City could be faintly seen in the distance. The merchants were excited and naturally moved their feet more diligently.
Since everyone left Chencang, they have been tired for nearly half a month and have not taken a hot bath. Why are they not overjoyed to see that they can live in the city before nightfall?
That is the pearl on the ancient Silk Road - Shanggui City!
There was fragrant rice, steaming bath water, and black slave girls who paid ten cents a night.
"I told you that those guys are not horse thieves, but you still don't believe me. We have been selling goods on the grassland for many years, and it's not like we haven't encountered robbers. Have you ever seen a horse bandit who risked his life and risked his life?" (Note 1)
Chen Scaru was exhausted last night and was full of evil fire. At this moment, without Guan Yuyuan's suppression, he opened and closed his mouth and kept complaining.
Xi Nan touched his bald head, drove the blue and white mule away and said, "I think so! There are a lot of good items in our caravan this time. Take the goods you sell, Brother Scar, for example, they are of the best quality."
The twill jacquard satin costs 500 yuan a piece even in Gyeonggi Province, let alone selling it to Longyou."
However, Chen Scaru suddenly became furious, gave Xi Nan a hug and said: "How many times have I told you, you are not the one to call Brother Scaru. Also, the goods I sell have nothing to do with you, don't fuck me.
It makes you unhappy."
Xi Nanping had suffered the squeeze for nothing, his face was full of grievance, but he didn't want to get angry. He grunted and whipped the beast under his crotch. He was simply out of sight and out of mind!
The handsome young man wearing a black-horned turban from last night had now arrived at the front of the team. Seeing Chen Scar's mouth full of firecrackers, he scolded in a low voice: "Scar, take care of that big mouth. Sooner or later you will die from it!"
"
Chen Scaran, who had always been arrogant and domineering, did not dare to talk back. He lowered his head and slowly followed the man, looking pitiful.
"Brother Da Cao, what's the background of the young master? Brother Scar is squeezed out by his kid, and he doesn't even dare to complain." Wu Daniu picked up the slippery trousers and asked the short and thin man next to him.
The man who was called Da Cao curled his lips with disdain on his face: "Don't talk about pushing Scar, that young man pinched his old Chen's balls. Do you think he dared to fart? That's Boling.
The eldest grandson of the third room of the Cui family (Note 2) is the one who leads the team to gain experience and accumulate qualifications. Does the Cui family of Boling know? Ji Shengchang stomped his feet in Shannan, making the entire Tang Dynasty tremble!"
"So it's Mr. Cui, no wonder he feels so good! Being born into a wealthy family is his mother's prestige!" Wu Daniu suddenly realized that in the eyes of these young masters from wealthy families, his own businessmen were as humble as earthworms, and they were not worth mentioning at all.
"Follow me, follow me! After crossing this river ditch, we will reach Shanggui. Everyone, please work harder, we are just a few steps away!" Guan Yuyuan's majestic voice came from the front of the caravan, like a
A shot of cardiotonic drug revived the tired hearts of all the vendors.
The bloody sunset reflects in the sky, and the sky is clearing with decaying grass.
Through the heavy clouds, everyone could clearly see the famous Longyou city standing on the Silk Road.
On the tower made of blue-gray stone bricks, two big characters are engraved - Shanggui!
Note 1: Horse thieves on the trade road rarely kill people and buy goods. According to the rules of the road, they usually draw one out of ten, and the most is two. Because they are engaged in the business of occupying the road and collecting money, if they kill the caravan, they will be afraid
, how can a caravan dare to take this road? Then the horse bandits must not starve to death? This is like the relationship between wolves and sheep. If the wolves eat all the sheep, how can they survive?
Note 2: Boling: Duyou of the Tang Dynasty said in "Tongdian·zhoujun·Bolingjun": "Emperor Yang first established Boling County, which was later changed to Gaoyang County. In the Tang Dynasty, it was Dingzhou or Boling County." Since the Tang Dynasty,
From then on, the name Boling was reserved exclusively for Dingzhou. The Boling Cui family was a famous family in northern China from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The main activity area was concentrated in the Anping area. Therefore, the descendants of the Boling Cui family are often called "Bo" in history books.
The tombs of the Cui family still remain in Anping.
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