On the way, after statistics, the materials in exchange were five times the cost, which deliberately lowered the price, and the caravan hurried to a few tribes alone, but hired a few people in the tribe that had just left and asked them to lead the way.

With the guide, I walked a lot less, and the way to the two tribes was very smooth, and it was much easier to negotiate through the local area than for them.

Over the course of a few days, the scouts were able to see that the first of the three tribes was slightly larger, and the remaining two were slightly smaller.

Even so, the goods grain, salt, and tea that Li De brought with him became sought-after goods, and the cattle, sheep and horses in exchange for them almost exceeded the carrying range of the convoy, after all, they only had 500 people.

The guards were not really here to do business, they were to protect Li De, and the cattle earned from trade had to be watched.

Finding out the details is their goal, and if there is a way to solve things easily, they will not move their fists, because if they move their fists, things will not end well, and the result can only be extremely impossible to ease up for a while.

The transaction went well, and the profits on the way back of the caravan had already been counted, and it would definitely be a great addition if these cattle were brought back to the military city.

The cost is a few truckloads of grain and a few bags of fine salt.

"Grand Duke, the scouts found that a few people were sneakily following our convoy, and they sent people over and found nothing." Shi Huaiyi said.

"It seems that there are people everywhere who want to make money, so be more careful, especially at night." Li Dedao.

The vanguard defended at night by dividing the perimeter into three layers with several huge fires, one to prevent wild beasts from approaching, and the other to prevent enemies.

No enemy would be stupid enough to attack like this in the bright night.

The vanguards' convoys were very experienced, and their wagons carried a large amount of dry firewood, and they didn't ask why, but they didn't use local materials, in fact, except for dead branches and dry leaves, the branches of fresh branches could not be burned.

It is said that adding firewood will cause black smoke, so they may not be able to encounter dry branches and leaves on the way they pass, so it is necessary to keep these dry firewood on hand and can be used at night.

One thing is actually not good, so as to expose their position, many things have pros and cons.

Several fires were lit where the vanguard had stopped.

Several people who followed during the day did not catch up after the vanguard scouts found out, and at this time, someone was secretly snooping in a hidden place about 600 meters away from the convoy.

The visitor observed for a long time before leaving, and by quietly moving backwards could see that the man was very experienced in this kind of thing, and went away from the place where he had hidden his horses.

It wasn't long before they came to a col where there was a formed cavalry, about 3,000 men.

"It was determined that the caravan was stationed in front, all five hundred people were gathered around the carriage, a bonfire was set up on the perimeter, and a sudden charge required a dozen breaths." The scout said.

The person who heard the news was the commander of this cavalry, and the 3,000 cavalry under his command belonged to the strong force of the Tiele tribe.

These people usually haunt the various tribes, as long as it is not their own tribe, then they will rob them, and the three tribes are their fat sheep.

Their behavior is horse banditry, and they treat people who are unexpected except for their own tribe the same, many people dare not speak out, and every time the families of the three tribes have some savings, they will usher in the robbery of these people.

The fundamental reason is that the three tribes have their eyes on each other, and they have been followed since Li De's convoy entered the first tribe, and there are spies who have passed the news to the generals of the cavalry.

The reason for the delay is that the more livestock the caravan gets, the more it will affect the itinerary of the convoy, and it can give the Tiele cavalry a hurry.

By the time the convoy came to the third tribe to trade, the Tiele cavalry had already arrived, but they did not rush to attack because of their numbers.

Once the floor is what they have in the tribe, it will be exposed, and it will have an impact on future interests, and after the convoy left, they slowly followed.

Thinking of going farther and doing it at night, they can save more trouble.

If you want to say why they didn't choose to do it during the day, 3,000 cavalry against 500 people is not a numerical advantage, and the light and vision in broad daylight are not better?

Only experienced people will not do this, although the Tiele cavalry is doing the work of horse bandits, they are still a strong force, and those who can lead troops to fight are all their experience, although they have a bad record, but they attach great importance to the lives of their clansmen.

Their soldiers and horses are not too many in the whole north, and the living environment does not allow them to have such a large population, let alone train a qualified warrior.

The surprise attack at night was the most advantageous time for the battle, and the time to face the least was the smallest, and they asked for goods and money, and as for the people who escorted the convoy, although they lacked the population, they were not in the habit of sheltering slaves.

The environment is dictated, they don't need so much work, they don't have so much production work, except for hunting, looting, basically nothing else to do.

"Let's go!" The commander gave the order in a deep voice, without the slightest expression on his face, obviously having regarded the convoy as a fat sheep delicacy in his hand.

The difference between the Tiele cavalry and the Turkic cavalry is very great, although the Turkic cavalry looks very brave and good at fighting, but the weapons and equipment are indeed very average, but the Tiele cavalry is different, they have excellent armor, although the number is not much, but they are all soldiers of a hundred battles.

The cavalry charge was discovered at the first bonfire, and although the vanguard had experience in night fighting, it was evident that the Tiele cavalry was equally abundant, and the bonfires on the periphery were directly scattered by their men with iron chains.

Soon more than half of the bonfires on the periphery were extinguished, and the Tiele cavalry was not in a hurry to attack at all, and after extinguishing the bonfire, they led the team to run away.

The team then dispersed into several squads in the distance, and in the darkness the sound of the team was so scattered that it was impossible to tell which direction it was coming from.

The fright from the surrounding darkness, in this case if it is a merchant, ordinary people will definitely be nervous and afraid, is a tactic of the Tiele cavalry to scare people.

It's a lot of teasing people.

The distance of the second bonfire was not too far, and just as the sound of the horse team was chaotic, suddenly several scattered horse teams suddenly appeared, flattened the second campfire with iron chains, spread out, and then disappeared again.

They were waiting for the second bonfire to go out.

Li De was also very surprised to see this situation, they didn't have such tactics in the face of the Turks at all, they all relied on their courage and good fighting, and the situation of these enemies was not only Xiao Yong but also very brainy.

Looking at the scattered situation of the second bonfire, it is already clear that the other party just wants to make the convoy lose its light and become blind, and then attack.