Spring comes late outside the gates, the weather at this time is very abnormal, noon is as warm as spring, but as soon as the night comes, the cold wind will be wrapped in cold air and blow into the cracks of people's bones, making people shiver from the cold. The herdsmen who returned late carried wine bags with them, and from time to time they had to drink a few sips of spirits to warm their bodies.

The night is already very deep, today is a full moon night, the shadow projection is clearly visible under the moonlight, the shadow is full of shadows, first from the middle of the tribe of the tent curtain is a young man, wearing a thick lambskin jacket, hands and feet are very light, like a cat walking, the patrol guards can not hear his footsteps at all, the moment of the staggered change of guard, the man jumped lightly, jumped on the top of the tent, avoided the guard's sight, under the cover of one tent, along the road to the easternmost part of the horse farm, quietly squatted in the dead grass on the side of the road, did not move。

Then, a young man with a slender figure also got out of the tent, nimbly avoided the guards who came from the patrol, and entered the horse farm from the other side.

When the third man arrived, the young man made a few gestures, and the conversation was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

“…… I go to the east, Xiao Pei is in charge of the middle, Wei Qing is the west, we will meet here in an hour, no matter what I find or what I don't find, I must not delay when the time comes. ”

The other two nodded, and the three of them scattered, like a stream that instantly melted into the sea, and disappeared in the horse farm.

Occasionally, some sleeping horses can be heard flicking their tails from time to time, making a gentle sound of flapping their fur, which makes the silent night even more profound.

Chu Shaoyuan ran with light skills, his eyes quickly swept over the stables, the place he was looking for was near the northwest war horses that Wei Qing had seen during the day, his eyes looked deeply, only saw a black mane, he looked for dozens of stables in one go, and finally saw dozens of strong horses at a glance in the easternmost center, standing out among the many stables, the horses looked very tall and majestic, much taller than some of the nearby war horses, and the coat color looked particularly outstanding under the moonlight.

His eyes lit up, and he ran over in an instant, carefully inspecting the group of horses, from the teeth to the traces of the coat color to the body, Chu Shaoyuan looked at it seriously, and it didn't fall, and after making sure it, his eyebrows were raised high.

The Chu character printed on the horse is an indelible mark, these war horses are very pure, and it is not easy to raise the horse so well, especially for such a large amount of expenses, Bai Lang may not be willing to pay for it himself, so there is only one place for the origin of these war horses, that is, the horse market in the northwest.

He couldn't help frowning, there would be so many war horses in the northwest, no wonder his father wanted to wipe out all these people, selling military horses privately is fornicating with the enemy country, and it is a felony of rebellion, that is, I don't know what kind of benefits the Tartar prince promised to the Wei family, and the Wei family has to take risks again and again, risking the risk of being robbed and exterminated, and this business must be promoted.

He looked at the military horse carefully, for a long time, the wrinkles in the center of his eyebrows were much shallower, such a big thing, presumably they still had a back hand, but it was a pity that he didn't know what the shape of Yanmen Pass was at this time, and he was a little sure of the cavalry of the Tartars.

While thinking about things, he counted the number of war horses, and couldn't help but be surprised by the situation of Alechibu's war horses, except for the horse breeds in the northwest, Alechibu's own war horses have hundreds and nearly thousands, and adult men have two or three war horses, which is far several times higher than the number of Dayan cavalry.

He secretly counted the number of war horses several times, and without hesitation turned around and ran to the agreed place, under the moonlight, his figure was as fast as a ghost, if anyone saw it at this time, they would definitely be surprised, such a weak young man would have such a handsome kung fu.

When they arrived at the agreed place, the other two also arrived after a while, and the three of them briefly exchanged glances, and learned what they wanted to know from each other's eyes.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of footsteps in the racecourse, and the three of them didn't dare to breathe and lay motionless in the haystack, until some messy footsteps passed by, Chu Shaoyuan glanced at the figure, it was the soldier guarding the racecourse, the tall and strong man ran a little hurriedly, and the messy footsteps in the cold wind crossed the eardrums, and the back of the farther and farther, no matter how you looked at it, it was abnormal.

He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, and quietly slipped back to the tent with Wei Qing and Xiao Pei.

At this time, the moon rose to the highest point, quietly shining on the earth, and all the creatures walking under the moonlight were invisible in the moonlight.

The conversation in the tent was very soft, and the cold wind howled outside, and if you didn't listen carefully, you would almost never hear it.

"How?" Chu Shaoyuan's voice was very low.

Wei Qing said in the same small voice: "My subordinates have checked it, and there are at least hundreds of foals with marks on their bodies. ”

Xiao Pei nodded and said: "It's all Joko horses, this kind of horse endurance is very good, the horse is slightly long, the limbs are slender, much taller than the Tartar war horse, most of the war horses in my family are this kind of horse, I remember my father said that the war horses in the horse market will be imprinted on the body since they are born, and this trace will not fade for life, I have just carefully checked it, and those horses in the horse farm that are different from the Tartar war horses have this kind of imprint. ”

Chu Shaoyuan's eyes narrowed, he remembered that Bai Lang had said that the Nine Kings of the Tartars had a close relationship with the Wei family, but why did Bai Lang's tribe have so many war horses?

Bai Lang must have been hiding something from him!

He said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, you let Xiao Qing listen to the recent movements of the Tartars, and we should also take action......

Xiao Pei nodded.

Early the next morning, Chu Shaoyuan got up early, fetched water and washed and rushed to the racecourse, which only took a quarter of an hour.

The racecourse was still as busy as before, but there was some tension in this busyness, which made Chu Shaoyuan frown.

Wei Qing, who was following him, moved his eyes, went to fetch water as before, passed by the place where the group of war horses yesterday was, couldn't help but stop and rest, and found that the stable where the war horse was located had been cleaned up and replaced with a herding horse that was no different from ordinary stables.

The sound of a small conversation came into his ears, Wei Qing raised his eyebrows, picked up the bucket and strode to Chu Shaoyuan's side.

"Master, things have changed, the stables of the war horses are empty, and there are just two Tartars saying, the Nine Kings have arrived early in the morning, and they are discussing with the Tartar princes in the Golden Tent at this time, and I am afraid that they will go on an expedition soon......"

Chu Shaoyuan nodded, his eyes narrowed.

Bai Lang said before that the Nine Kings wanted his grain and war horses, could it be that he had already compromised?