Chapter 772 is the opposite of each other

From Dunhuang to Hami, the distance of more than 1,000 miles in the middle, there are almost no villages and towns settled by human beings on the road, between heaven and earth will always give people the taste of desolation and vastness, no matter where you go, what you see are similar walls, similar deserts, similar plants, for a long time, it will make people feel tired from the bottom of their hearts, if it is not for so many people and horses to walk together, and only three or five people, you will even doubt whether you can get out of this world.

Fortunately, there are many people, joking and singing, it is an excellent repatriation, and occasionally you can meet the foraging beasts on the road, each of them performs exquisite archery skills, and shè kills the small beasts, not only for the meal, but also for a happy and happy game.

On such a desolate ancient road, they also met some human beings, and it should have been a happy thing to see their kind in this desolate place, but these same kind were more terrible than the desolate world and the ferocious beasts, because they were horse thieves.

Horse thieves should be regarded as the most resilient creatures in the desert, stronger than the vitality of poplar trees and camel thorns, especially the small group of horse thieves, they have no fixed residence, the vast desert is their best hiding place, no one can explore all their secret nests, no one can trace their footprints.

If it is really about force, even if the most powerful group of horse thieves in the desert is gathered, it will be difficult to compete with Xia Xun's three thousand jīng sharp iron cavalry, but Barcelona, whose strength has been reduced by half, Xia Xun still has no choice but to drive him into the desert, and want to completely annihilate him, or behead his thief, it is wishful thinking.

These small groups of horse thieves encountered on the road are not a swarm of people, they may not even be swarmed and damaged, and when these small groups of horse thieves want to rob a certain target, they will also send spies to follow them and find out the details of the other party so that they can take action. They didn't know where this army-backed team came from, but they knew very well that they couldn't gnaw on this bone, but they still came.

Their only purpose in the desert steppe is to plunder, to plunder everything, horses, livestock, weapons, property, strong men, they do not produce, they do not create, everything comes from plunder, it is rare to see such a piece of féiròu, naturally it is necessary to gnaw on it.

As for the strong strength of the other party, they don't care, no one has more vitality than them in such a difficult environment, they come and go like the wind, their whereabouts are uncertain, like a group of jackals and wild dogs swimming in the desert grassland, not afraid of retaliation at all, although this Ming army is not easy to provoke, but can take a bite is a mouthful, so such a "wild dog group" always cruising along the way, sneak attack at night, intending to take advantage of some advantages.

At this time, when Xia Xun came all the way to the west, the camp training of the army played a big role, every time the Ming army encountered a horse thief attacking the camp, it was not in a hurry, and the response was calm, the horse thief could not take advantage, and the enemy who came to attack was often robbed by the officers and soldiers. The march of the Ming army was boring and boring, and during the day they could close their eyes and rest and sleep on horses, and they had nowhere to vent their strength, which just regarded them as a pastime, and regarded the horse thief attack camp as a game, and they never got tired of it

Tonight is another game of cat and mouse, with torches lit up in the camp and soldiers happily cleaning up the battlefield. The horse thieves didn't expect that these officers and soldiers would actually lay a lot of traps in this uninhabited desert, and some unlucky people even fell into the pit with people and horses, and no one paid attention to them now.

The booty was very rich, and all the belongings of these horse thieves were brought with them, and when they came out to plunder, how could they give their possessions to others for safekeeping? The so-called nest xùe is nothing more than some sand valley dòng caves, and if you really want to hide your belongings there, you will definitely disappear, and none of the old thieves who stay behind will stand up and admit that they are thieves.

Therefore, the gold, silver, jewelry, silk tea, and even some grange land deeds they stole were all carried on their bodies, and every horse thief was a cash cow, and the officers and soldiers who captured the horse thieves were elated, and the officers and soldiers who did not catch anyone were envious. Guogong said, whoever captures it will belong to his personal property, except for the war horse, he has to be killed, and he makes a fortune doing games, and he is happy

The horse thieves who were lucky enough to be alive squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, their bodies had already been looted, and even the silk they wrapped around their bodies was ordered to be untied, and one by one they seemed to be called huāzi and cried without tears: officers and soldiers are more ruthless than thieves

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"These horse thieves, with làng fee for food search, killed"

The caravan from Dunhuang to Beishi Bali also just experienced a cruel battle, after inspecting the battlefield, Yingzhan coldly gave an order, this is the desert, there is no law here, there is no morality, the weak ròu strong food, the winner is respected.

The horse guards of the major merchants obviously understood this rule, and without saying a word, Chōu began to kill people as soon as he drew his sword, and dug a pit to bury the corpses of his fallen companions, while the corpses of horse thieves were thrown there directly, waiting for wolves and vultures to eat. Dust to dust, earth to earth, life comes from the earth, and eventually it returns.

The tents were erected, and they were to spend the night here, and the caravans took turns to guard them, and the caravans that were in charge of guarding the periphery tonight set up their tents on the outermost edge, and their caravans, relying on the caravan, formed a more periphery encirclement, and then sent out light horsemen to ride their horses to keep watch in the wasteland a few miles away.

The smoke rose and dinner began.

Their caravan and Xia Xun did not go all the way, they went along the edge of the desert to the depth of the Tarim Basin. Crossing the Tarim Basin in winter is far more comfortable than in summer, and it is no big problem to do more cold measures in winter, but it can really heat people in summer, and when it is hottest in summer, the temperature there can be as high as more than 70 degrees, and even birds dare not cross the sky above it.

Tuoba Mingde's caravan was not in charge of keeping vigil tonight, and their tents were set up in the interior of the circular camp. After the tent was set up, Tuoba Mingde took Yu Jian, who was alias "Hu Qiqi", to inspect the unloaded and stacked goods at his house again, and then walked up on the sand, and when he saw other caravan leaders, he would greet them in a friendly manner, or stop and talk for a while.

He now attaches great importance to the relationship with these merchants, and building a good jiāo path with them will help him to take the next step, and he will follow these sandbar magnates to retreat into Jiayuguan in the future, so as to play an internal role. And Yu Jian is the object of his intention, so he often takes him with him now.

"Well, can you still adapt to such a day?" No mistakes, no word skipping.

Tuoba Mingde laughed yínyín jian, Yu Jian tǐng from xiōng 脯道 Lord rest assured, this bit of bitterness, I can still eat it. ”

Tuoba Mingde smiled and patted him on the shoulder, rest assured, in two days, I will be in Luo Bu Naoer, and when I get there, it will not be all over the yellow sand, you can take a good rest, the NV there is very beautiful, haha......"

Yu Jian asked, Rob Yuer? ”

Tuoba Mingde smiled Well, it is a huge sea on the trade route of the Western Regions, where people do not grow grains, do not herd livestock, and only feed on small boats to fish, probably they are the only ones who live on fish in this world, but the people there are very long-lived, ** ten years old is still a good laborer, and there are a hundred years old who is still a groom......

Lop Nur was once the second largest salt water lake in China, its water area was 200,000 square kilometers at the largest, although it was smaller, there are tens of thousands of square kilometers of area, the area of China's largest freshwater lake is now about 4,000 square kilometers, so you can imagine the vastness and vastness of the waters of Lop Nur.

Yu Jian listened, but only wrote it down.

These merchants were accustomed to taking desert trade routes, and even so, each caravan was still equipped with a guide who trekked on the ancient silk road all year round, and Yu Jian followed them along the way, paying attention to the knowledge, such as the road, the water source, and the rest and sleep.

He deliberately gave Xia Xun's itinerary to these Timur countries, because he wanted to borrow a knife to kill people, and borrow their hands to get rid of the big opponent of Jinyiwei, but for Timur's Eastern Crusade, of course, he also regarded it as an enemy, Tuoba Mingde wanted to use him, he also wanted to use Tuoba Mingde, if he could borrow their knife to kill Xia Xun, and then inform them of some false information, Yòu guide the Timur army to make a misjudgment, let the Ming army win a big battle, and even decide the success or failure of the battle in one fell swoop, isn't this a double win?

Therefore, he boldly followed him into the desert, and three of his men took the opportunity to join the other caravans and cooperate with him. It is more difficult to get more húns, because these caravans are worried that hún will be in the shoes of horse thieves, and they usually only recruit hired people who know the roots, and occasionally when they are short of manpower, they will recruit a few fresh faces, but there are definitely not too many.

There was already a fire in the felt bag, and it was warm.

Cooked food was also served, with delicious hand-grilled ròu, roast lamb tuǐ, nǎi skin, and some rice pasta, which were very hearty.

After settling his subordinates and inspecting the goods, Ying Zhan returned to the felt tent, and Miao Yi was sitting at the table, with a table full of dishes and wine, waiting for him to dine together. Ying Zhan smiled, sat down on the side of the small table, and asked Miao Yi, the first time he went out far away, are you still used to it? ”

"What's not used to?"

Miao Yi raised his eyes and smiled at him, don't underestimate people, people and their mothers have traveled thousands of miles to cross the river......

She is very relaxed now, "escaped" out of Dunhuang, avoided Yang Xu, it seems that her breath no longer has that feeling of suffocation, although the long journey is more difficult, what is it, when she is from Bei Lost Bali, Yang Xu should have returned to Jiayuguan from Hami, this is Yang Xu's only trip to the Western Regions, he will never come again in the future, she can still live a peaceful life.

Tranquility is now her greatest happiness.

As long as...... Never meet him again, fine.

Now, she has fled to Rob Naoer, she is coming west, he is going north, it should be ...... There can never be another jiāo set, never

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