Several horse thieves discussed Chinese and Turkic dialects, Sun Xiaozhe listened to it, and finally settled down a little in his heart, as long as he was not killed immediately, there would always be a day to get out of trouble and solve difficulties. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 He had a dozen of his men, five of whom were killed at the beginning of the resistance, and a few more ran away in the process, and finally became captured by horse thieves, including eight of them.

Eight sturdy slaves can be sold for a good price on the grassland, and they are worth at least two gold cakes, and it is normal for these horse thieves to be reluctant to slaughter.

He tied his torso and arms like a dead pig, leaving only his legs to move freely, and then strung Sun Xiaozhe's eight people together with a rope and led by a horse to prevent escape. This situation made Sun Xiaozhe feel ashamed and indignant, he was also a high-ranking official in Dayan, and now he was tied up by a few thieves like bolted animals, and it was really difficult to accept this reality in his heart.

For a moment, he even regretted that if he had died happily in Chang'an City, why would he suffer today's humiliation?

However, it is better to die than to live, since you are alive, you may always turn over one day, and if you die, there will be no day to turn over. At this time, Sun Xiaozhe remembered the allusion that Zhang Tongru persuaded him with Goujian, the king of Yue, so he calmed down and waited for an opportunity to escape. Thinking of Zhang Tongru, he sighed secretly, I don't know what the current situation of this person is, I am afraid that it will be more than auspicious if it falls into the hands of the Hui people.

The first rays of the sun came from the east, and the thieves seemed disappointed, and packed up their men to return to the camp.

Intuitively, Sun Xiaozhe felt that these horse thieves must be waiting to ambush someone, maybe because of their sudden appearance, or maybe those who were ambushed did not take this path at all.

Soon, Sun Xiaozhe didn't care about these things that had nothing to do with him, the horse thieves marched very fast, and they were very unkind to these captives, Sun Xiaozhe almost trotted all the way to barely keep up with the marching speed, if someone fell because of physical exhaustion, he could only let the horse be dragged by him, in this kind of ground full of bitter grass stalks, it is inevitable that the skin and flesh will rot.

"Hurry up, and I'll kill you with a knife if I rub it again!"

The whip of the horse slammed into the body of one of Sun Xiaozhe's entourage, and it was immediately a terrifying blood mark. The horse thieves shouted at them, saying that they were walking too slowly, slowing down the march.

Everyone dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, Sun Xiaozhe endured it several times, but finally couldn't hold back, and stood up to stop:

"Stop, manpower is already limited, and it's normal to not be able to outrun the horse, and your whips have dragged down the speed, so what's the trouble?"

He wanted to say a few hard words, but when the words came to his lips, he softened to such nondescript words.

One of the horse thieves smiled, showing a mouthful of big yellow teeth.

"Hehe, I can't see it, you still want to stand out for others with this virtue, aren't you afraid that Lao Tzu's knife will be fast?"

This is not the time to say tough words, Sun Xiaozhe suppressed his anger as much as possible and maintained the minimum sanity.

"Although the knife is fast, it is difficult to kill those who do not deserve to die......"

The thief was amused.

"Fresh, Lao Tzu has no calculation of killing people on this grassland, and today is the first time I have heard of someone who should not die. I want to see if your neck is hard, or Lao Tzu's knife is fast!"

As he spoke, the horizontal knife at his waist was already unsheathed, and he waved it with a gesture.

The horizontal knife is the standard saber of the border army of the Tang Dynasty, and it is common for it to fall into the hands of horse thieves, but Sun Xiaozhe is keenly aware that these people have obvious traces of border troops whether they are ambushing or marching, so why did they become horse thieves?

As soon as he thought of this, Sun Xiaozhe chuckled in his heart! Could it be that these horse thieves were actually disguised by the border army of the Tang Dynasty?

Just as he was shocked, he heard a gloomy voice interrupt the scolding of the sword-wielding horse thief.

"Goro, stop! Yesterday we got the news that the Tang Dynasty cavalry was heading north, and the sky will soon brighten, so if we stay in this open grassland for a few more moments, the more dangerous it will be, and we still have the heart to fight with a few slaves? If you are really angry, hand over two pieces of gold cakes, and let you take the lives of a few slaves!"

As soon as he heard that he should hand over the golden cake, the sword-wielding horse thief immediately wilted. When it comes to killing people to vent his anger and losing money, he still cares about the latter in the end.

So, the horse thief known as Gorou only glared at Sun Xiaozhe fiercely, and then ignored them.

This change just proves that the horse thieves are not pretending to be the border army of the Tang Dynasty, but if they are not the border army of the Tang Dynasty, why do they have the mark of the border army on all their actions?

At that time, when many border troops experienced rebellion and counterinsurgency, many people were often implicated, and eventually could not return to the countryside, so they could only stay on the grassland to make a living by plundering, and eventually became horse thieves.

Sun Xiaozhe already thought that these horse thieves in front of him probably came from this background.

However, often this kind of person hates the border army of the Tang Dynasty even more, because the Tang Dynasty killed them, they have a home and cannot go back, they are separated from their parents and wives, and they will never see each other. Speaking of poor people, when An Lushan did not rebel in Youzhou, he took in many rebels who fled from Shuofang Hedong and other places.

While thinking about it, there was a sudden pain on his face, and Sun Xiaozhe subconsciously screamed. The whip slammed into his face, and a trail of blood was clear and terrifying.

"Don't be stunned, if you don't leave, you'll really be killed!"

After walking for about half a day, the terrain gradually became more and more complicated, and they also moved from the grassland to a valley. It is as straight as the mountains and heavy waters, and there is a hole in the valley.

The woman and the girl greeted her with a smile and a smile, and when she saw the horse thieves returning empty-handed, she couldn't help but show a disappointed look. However, it is only disappointment, as if this kind of experience expectation, disappointment has been repeated many times.

Sun Xiaozhe is also fresh today, and he never knew that the horse thief actually raised a small family. It can be inferred from this that this group of horse thieves has been gathering here for ten years.

Among the horse thieves, it is obvious that the Han people are the mainstay, and the few leaders in charge are all Han people, and the rest of the Hu people only obey orders, which also confirms Sun Xiaozhe's previous inference about the identity of the horse thief

Suddenly, a group of Hu people attracted Sun Xiaozhe's attention, and several pack horse carts became more conspicuous.

"The caravan came just in time, although it didn't find anything today, but it caught a few fugitives, all of them were strong and strong, and they were sold together, and they could be exchanged for some money!"

The voice of the leader of the horse thieves was very ordinary, which made one of the horse thieves say with some indignation:

"These guys suddenly appeared, and they are so strong and strong, maybe they are the spies of the Hui people!"

Sun Xiaozhe was terrified again, he originally thought that since these horse thieves were hiding from the Tang army, it was very likely that they had colluded with the Hui people in private. But now they found that this was far from the case, they mobilized the people last night, and they actually wanted to rob the Su people.

Since the horse thief dared to send more than 100 people to do it, the target must not be a soldier, and since it is not a soldier, it is likely to be a burden.

At this point, Sun Xiaozhe was impressed by these horse thieves, and he had the courage to rob the baggage of the people, that is, he made it clear that the carriage and horses were working against them, and these people were by no means simple.

A big rough hand suddenly grabbed Sun Xiaozhe's collar and startled him, and then a pair of big hands like iron tongs broke open his mouth, and several Hu Shang commented on the teeth in his mouth, and finally nodded their heads, obviously very satisfied.

Sun Xiaozhe was furious, these Hu merchants would treat themselves like animals, but they were helpless, and soon several strong Hu people led him out.

Negotiated with the leader of the horse thieves in an unknown language in the Western Regions, and the leader of the horse thieves was obviously proficient in this language, and he was also proficient in answering with him, as if he was bargaining.

In the end, Hu Shang seemed to be persuaded by the leader of the horse thieves, and took out three gold cakes from the skin pouch around his waist and threw them into the hands of the leader of the horse thieves.

The trade of the eight slaves was successful, and the ownership of Sun Xiaozhe changed hands.

Suddenly, Sun Xiaozhe was a little dazed, a little frightened, he didn't know where these Hu merchants were going to sell them, if he couldn't escape halfway, once he reached the destination, he wanted to escape, I'm afraid it would not be easy.

Satisfied, the merchants led the newly arrived slaves to the horse thief camp, and the clanging sound of striking iron got closer and closer. It seems that the horse thieves can even be self-sufficient in weapons, Sun Xiaozhe was secretly thinking to himself, but a few Hu merchants stopped in front of the iron-striking stove.

"Tired, eight!"

As he spoke, a string of copper coins jingled and threw on the Hu table beside him.

The man who struck the iron smiled, said yes, took an iron bar from Hu Shang's hand, and then passed it into the fire.

Sun Xiaozhe suddenly changed color, and the Hu merchants who bought and sold slaves must have imprinted their marks on the slaves' bodies to prevent them from becoming unrecognizable after escaping. This method was born out of herders who marked their animals to prevent them from being unrecognizable when they were mixed together.

As soon as he thought of this, Sun Xiaozhe's whole body was cold and stiff, and he only felt that his breathing began to become more and more difficult.

However, there was not much time left for him to think, and immediately two strong men pressed him to the ground, Hu Shang pulled out the iron bar, and the flake part of the end hammering was already burned red, and he stabbed it his face, and the skin and flesh were immediately hot.

Yes!

Pain and humiliation were entangled, gnawing at Sun Xiaozhe like a poisonous snake.

Sun Xiaozhe, who was originally tall and handsome, was now imprinted on his face by a group of Hu merchants in the same way as he treated livestock, so how could he meet people again? After a few miserable howls, Hu Shang simply completed the final work.

The group returned the same way and met the leader of the horse thieves again. The leader of the horse thieves glanced at the "slave" with a distorted expression and a bloody half of his face, his eyes were devoid of any color, and they were as calm as a waterhole that had been static for many years.

Sun Xiaozhe was in a daze, and he only heard a horse thief regretting it in a row.

"These strong men are rare good materials, instead of selling three gold cakes, it is better to let them stay and join the gang, and we can also have more help......

Suddenly, Sun Xiaozhe's head seemed to have been hit hard, and he struggled and screamed as if he was frightened......