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The so-called huddle for warmth.

This caravan improvised in the border city of Dunhuang was far more capable than Liu Bei thought. All of them are merchants who have traveled to and from the Silk Road over the years, traveling on the same road, and the turnouts are divided, and it is common for them to form temporary teams. Every oasis and sand dune along the way, and even how many distances they walk every day, are all in the hearts of merchants.

It's the same with camping.

Why worry about An Xuan. And they lined up in turn, and gathered around them into a camp.

The camp is in the shape of a conch-shaped circle.

Or to put it simply, it's a spiral layout. The wagons in which they were camped were usually arranged in order of value. The closer you are to the middle circle of the camp, the higher the value of the goods on board. Defenses have also become tighter. The closer it is to the outer ring, it is a relatively low-value cargo. There is also a parallel rule: heavy vehicles are outside, and light vehicles are inside. Heavy vehicles should not be removed or breached.

The spiral conch camp naturally has a spiral camp road. On both sides of the camp road are the common caravans of the Silk Road.

Something unexpected to Liu Bei. Near the middle circle, there is a fragrant tent camp. At the entrance, there are orchids dressed in tulle and full of pearls, burning incense and wine, singing and dancing.

After asking An Xuan, I learned that it was the "tent girl market" that was passed on by word of mouth.

"(Qiuzi) is vulgar and lewd, puts a women's market, and collects money from men to become officials." It can be seen that the fireworks tax has existed since ancient times.

The so-called women's market is the fireworks willow lane of later generations. The way to survive in the tent women's market is to follow the large caravans that travel to and from the Silk Road. This is the same reason as the big truck drivers in later generations who took their wives on the road.

Not only was there no objection to this, but the caravans welcomed the existence of the women's market. Similar to the role of a prostitute. was so anxious that even Cao Apu had to put down his body, licked his face and asked his nephew, "Is there a female prostitute in the city?" ”

Right.

The water meets, the dew edge. Say goodbye today, and meet again. Or never.

Once the caravan arrives at its destination, the tent girl market will leave on its own. Wait to join the next returning caravan. Day after day, back and forth between the Silk Road. Babies born in the women's market are born with their mother's surname. Men are guards and servants, and women grow up, like mothers.

There are exceptions, but they are rare.

Remove the like "tent women's market". There were also many craftsmen and craftsmen who were also entangled in the caravan. Blacksmiths, cobblers, witches, and so on. How to say that.

Existence is reasonable.

In other words. A large caravan is more like a small, mobile city.

Normally, the caravan owner's tent is located in the middle of the camp, the safest core.

Here, An Xuan originally wanted to give it to Liu Bei.

but was politely refused.

Liu Bei went the other way, and four enhanced 'barracks carriages' disguised as ordinary merchant carriages were tied in the outer ring very close to the exit in the shape of a "ten".

In this arrangement, in addition to hiding people's eyes and ears, it is also convenient for combat.

Out of Puchanghai, that is, among the horse thieves in the Western Regions who are eyeing the caravan, it is self-evident whether there are spies from all countries.

In Liu Bei's opinion, this group of horse thieves in the Western Regions who plundered before the begging Xianbei entered the chaos is likely to be funded by the great powers of the Western Regions. Most of the looted goods were also sold among several large countries along the route. The price of the stolen goods is much lower than the market price. Even if you have hot goods, you can only get less than 10% of the stolen money.

How can such a huge profit not be exciting. And the horse thief, like Xianbei, has no fixed place and disappears. How to resupply, how to camp, how to escape, and how to sell the stolen goods. If there is no protection from a big country, how can it be repeatedly banned, and it will still be a big tail.

It's night.

The brazier faded. The mercenaries of the night watch, wrapped in thick felt blankets, curled up in a sheltered corner, snoring and sleeping.

The wooden fence that served as the gate of the camp was lightly picked open by a scimitar.

A group of horse thieves dressed in black and brown camel hair suits entered the camp with knives. Stun the guards first, and then follow the spiral camp road, quickly approaching the center circle. Each of them is like a flowing cloud, and at a glance it is a veteran in it. The outer ring cargo is heavy and worthless. Precious goods are hidden in the inner circle.

Seek only money, not life.

This is an unwritten rule of the Way.

If you put those mercenaries who are asleep, all the results. It's a big taboo. It is important to know that the mercenaries of the Western Regions are also a large group. and employed in countries along the Belt and Road. Once a feud is formed, no matter whether the stolen goods are sold or hidden, the horse thief will not be able to please him.

Saying. There has been no big caravan out of the customs for a long time. The horse thieves also had no food to spare, and their men and bodies were waiting to be fed.

So as soon as An Xuan's caravan came out of Puchanghai, it was stared at. Without waiting to get away, they attacked at night.

Everything is as expected, and it looks like you will be diving into the middle circle. But when passing by the tent girl market in the dark night, she was constrained by her lower body waiting to be fed, and her feet were slow, and she couldn't help but look twice.

Good to die but not to die. A drunken escort lifted the curtain and came out. I was bumping into a horse thief face to face.

Time and space freeze abruptly.

A group of horse thieves armed with scimitars and dressed in black-skinned suits suddenly stopped.

The guard wiped his eyes and screamed, "Thief attack—"

This scream from the depths of the soul is so high that it is rare in the world. The horse thieves were shocked and bared their teeth and endured.

"Shoot the arrow, release the arrow, release the arrow quickly!" Someone shouted again.

Whoosh –

A mess of arrows, shot indiscriminately. Occasionally, the shot on target was also weak and weak, and was swept away by the horse thief's knife.

The horse thief was about to slash, and the guard screamed, and turned around and pounced on the female market.

The horse thief looked disdainful. He waved his hand and motioned for everyone to stand back.

Some mercenaries with torches, undressed and armoured, rushed out of their tents in twos and threes. But he only dared to shout from afar and secretly release cold arrows. Don't dare to get close.

was easily broken out by the horse thief, and also took away three truckloads of goods.

Seeing the horse thief go away, pretending to be a mercenary, Liu Bei and the generals who were hiding in the team all looked at each other and smiled.

It's all counted.

An Xuan, a wealthy businessman, is also with him. Then he asked quietly: "Dare to ask the prince, what is the plan?" ”

"It's a stone-throwing asking for directions." Xi Zhicai replied with a smile.

When the thieves went away, they hid in the guards of the tent women's market, and then happily lifted the curtain and walked out. When he looked up, it was Zhang Fei Xiaopang.

No wonder the tone is so high. It is like a thunderstorm on the ground, and it is like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

"Big brother." Look under the lights. I saw that Zhang Fei's face was black and red, and he seemed to have a different look.

"Third brother......" Liu Bei wanted to speak and stopped. In such a short period of time, it is impossible to cause trouble.

"Young ladies, they are all ancient and hot." Zhang Fei only smiled.

Guan Yu couldn't help but advise: "The third brother is still young, so don't mess with your proportions." ”

"I remember." Zhang Fei hurriedly clenched his fists and admitted his mistake.

It's busy in the middle of the night. At ten o'clock in the morning, the caravan set out for camp. The robbers were all "bait cars". Hidden in the good silk, it is worth a lot of money. It is also confirmed that this trip is for the exchange of Dawan Liangju. It also proved that it was indeed a westbound caravan.

Horse thief camp.

Reflecting the firelight, the silk in the car is splendouring.

"Qu Shuai. It seems that the rumors are true, this is the silk caravan of the wealthy merchant An Xuan. And one of them stepped forward to speak.

"Don't be careless. Quickly go ahead and set up an ambush. If it is silk, it will be robbed. If you harbor evil intentions, kill them on the spot! In any case, this caravan must not be allowed to reach Dawan. ”

"Whoa!" Then the thief extinguished his torch and roared away.

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