It's just playing with fire...... It's exciting, though.

"Yes, it's all up to the adults, the brothers have been practicing for so long, it's really time to pull them out to practice, if you do it, it's up to you to decide."

"Hehe, you kid is very slippery, follow me to play, and you don't want to take responsibility...... Okay, I said, go out and fight. ”

Soon, a team broke away from the main group and disappeared into the long sand.

Twin Knife Set, as the name suggests, is a small market town.

It is located in a plateau with a wide view in the desert, with a boxy layout, about a mile long and wide. The four sides of the fort are built with gravel and earth walls, mixed with glutinous rice juice, dried by the wind and sand, hard and tough.

In terms of function, it belongs to the military fortress, and according to legend, it is the temporary station of a light cavalry under the command of Wei Guogong when he was on an expedition to Tuyuhun.

It's just that this time has flown by, and Wei Guogong has long turned into a handful of loess, and the former Tuyuhun has surrendered for many years, and this market town has naturally lost its meaning of existence.

The government was reluctant to garrison troops here. It's right to think about it, now that the prestige of the imperial court is in full swing, and it is a good time for peace, who wants to eat sand in this stuffed land?

As a result, the Twin Knife Set was abandoned until it completely disappeared from the government's field of vision......

It's just that someone abandoned it, and someone picked it up.

I don't know when it started, but the double knife set is populated again...... The Hu merchants from Liangzhou have chosen to rest here, and the reason is simple, Shuangdaoji is the only place with a water source within a radius of more than ten miles.

There is no shortage of people who seize the opportunity......

I don't know when, the first inn, the first tavern, the first casino, and the first market were opened...... As if rising from the ground, the originally empty fort was overcrowded.

Over the years, due to its location in the border of the Great Fei River, it has unconsciously developed into a small trading town, pepper, jewelry, spices from the west, silk, tea, ceramics from the east, all kinds of goods are dazzling, and most of the land in the entire market town is occupied by the traders, from morning to night, you can hear the bargaining sound of the south and the north.

At sunset, the vendors, who had been noisy all day, gathered in the market, busy with their own work. Some made money, and they happily counted the copper plates one by one, and some did not make a deal, and curled up in the corner and scolded their mothers. Of course, more people packed their bags and went to the nearby tavern for a drink.

The hot barley wine, the intoxicating mare's milk wine, and the even more wonderful wine, and the dry biscuits, were enough to drive away the day's fatigue. I drank dizzy, went home and slept happily, and tomorrow I have the strength to continue selling in the market.

The life of the local traders is so simple, they have food to eat, and they have a mother-in-law who warms the bed.

"Jingle Bell...... Jingling. ”

Suddenly, there was a crisp metal sound outside the market town, but the originally chaotic traders stopped their work as if they had been enchanted, and everyone's eyes were all the same, looking at the gate made of cast iron at the entrance of the fort in the distance, and some people even couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of spit, so nervous that they sweated beads on their foreheads.

It was the crashing sound of the brass bells tied to the horse's head, layered on top of each other, inseparable...... For the locals, it's a symphony of heaven and hell.

There are only two kinds of people in the desert who have such a number of horses.

Caravan returning from the westward journey...... Or hordes of horse thieves!

The young man with the kitchen knife trembled and approached the fence, and after a trembling moment, he suddenly collapsed on the ground, tears of excitement.

"It's a caravan! I saw the caravan! ”

A few seconds later, cheers erupted throughout the fort, the cast-iron gates slowly lowered, and as far as the eye could see, a team of horses with camels and carts appeared in view.

"They seem to welcome us."

This caravan is naturally Li Ran and his cavalry...... In order to disguise, but a lot of capital has been invested.

Not only did he prepare enough horses and camels, but he even really got a batch of tea and porcelain, and even consulted a professional Hu merchant to take care of it, even the most shrewd sentinel would never have imagined that this medium-sized caravan was actually composed of cavalry from the Tang Dynasty.

After all, Li Ran wrote very clearly in the training manual.

"When you are disguised, please forget that you are pretending to strengthen the sense of character substitution."

It is no exaggeration to say that this team is no different from a real caravan, even if it is immediately a business.

"Well, Dafeichuan is located in the boundary of Sanzhi, the caravan of the Tang Dynasty will not come here, only the team of the Hu people will patronize it, and it is also a second-way dealer between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, so don't look at this place It looks quite prosperous, but in fact, it is all bright on the surface, specializing in dominating outsiders."

Pei Min is obviously a foreign expert, coupled with Li Ran's common sense, he is not afraid of intelligence misjudgment at all.

"Okay, rest here for two days, spread the information that we have brought a large number of goods, and after attracting the fish to take the bait, continue to the hinterland of Dafeichuan, those Tubo people will be interested."

Li Ran immediately made a decision, and immediately ordered Wang Zhonghei to do the same.

At the same time, Pei Min was given a special task, and asked him to take a few capable soldiers to explore the road first and find out the movement of the west.

Then, as if relaxing, I found a place to stay in the market town and enjoyed the scenery outside the fortress.

The merchants here did not disappoint him.

The long-dormant bazaar was lively again, the taverns and inns in the fort were dusted, a jar of spirits was moved out of the cellar, cattle and sheep were killed every day in the vegetable market, and good wine and food were waiting, welcoming visitors from afar with the greatest enthusiasm.

Many of the sharp-minded women dressed their children up beautifully, taught them a few words of congratulations, and took them to the city gate to stand, and drank a few words of lip gloss when they saw the sellers.

The inhabitants of the fort are always filled with warm smiles, greet new faces at sight, and do not hesitate to use the language of blessings.

Professional enough, philistine enough...... People who can survive and mature in such a desolate place really have some ability.

In layman's terms, it is completely like a cactus in the desert, and it can survive with a little water.

Seven days passed in a flash, and at noon, Pei Min finally returned to Fort Victory.

Li Ran was waiting in the tent, and when he saw him come back, his expression was suddenly overjoyed, and he personally got a bowl of rice wine and helped him sit down, "How is it?" Tired of this trip? Drink it first. ”

This buddy's martial arts are strong, but there are too many variables in the desert, and it is not impossible to capsize in the gutter.

"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life, and I was able to catch it."

Pei Min smiled, and took out a detailed map from his chest, and the route of more than 100 miles to the west was clear.

"You're really talented." , Li Ran smiled and stretched out his thumb.

Of course, Pei Min's surprise is not over yet.

"We seem to be able to catch a big fish."

Pei Min said a name, and Li Ran's eyes suddenly lit up.