Chapter Ninety-Seven: Joining the Caravan
Since the end of the year, Li Luo convened the generals to discuss the matter, and decided to go to Xirong in the name of Cang'er merchants.
The generals were originally dissuaded, Xirong was newly defeated, and Qiang Xingzhi returned in the shallow stream, this time Xirong will definitely be on strict guard against the Dagan business travel, if Xirong finds clues, it is really dangerous.
It's just that Li Luo expected that Xirong would not make a big deal about the defeat of the army, and the Changning Festival was a grand event in Xirong, at most, it was only loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and he would never categorically disallow Dagan's business travel to enter Shuoxi.
At that time, business travelers will gather, and Xirong will not be able to check them one by one, and being careful will not attract attention.
Moreover, the shepherd wolf is a cutting-edge division of Dagan, and there are not many confrontations with Xirong, and not many people can know Li Luo.
The generals also felt justified after hearing it, Shen Xiangdong was quite moved, and there was no opposition, and the rest of the generals were mostly bold people, who never put Xirong in their eyes, and saw that Li Luo was arrogant, but he was more excited than worried.
Liu Ce said a few words of advice, and also responded, and finally Li Luo personally ordered Shen Xiangdong, Hu Chajing, Chu Ying'er and Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi had no one to go together.
Hu Cha Dong Cicada wanted to go, but was rejected by Li Luo, if this shepherd wolf is famous, it should be the lord of the herding cicada.
Although he regretted it, he didn't dare to joke with Li Luo's life, if he accidentally fell into the eyes of someone who cares, he couldn't regret it.
Li Luo strictly ordered the army not to leak the slightest rumor, and Liu Ce led the army, if there was any change in Qiang's behavior, he didn't have to pay attention to it, and everything would wait for everyone to come back.
Shen Xiangdong told Liu Ce again not to increase the number of horses in Xifu, everything was as usual, and Liu Ce responded one by one.
The six people left the Shuangfeng camp, all the way to the horse whip, day and night, rushing for seven days, nearly a thousand miles a day, when they were about to leave Dizhou, they stopped their horses and rested for half a day, and it happened that this group of caravans was also going to Shuoxi, Li Luo discussed with everyone and joined the caravan.
When everyone in the Cheng family saw that Li Luo and his entourage were not many, they seemed to know martial arts well, and their speech and demeanor were quite human.
The Wu family is the leading family in Cang'er, since the decline of the Shen family, in Cang'er is headed by the Wu family, although it is not as good as the six major families of Dagan, but it is not much different.
The Cheng family and the rest of the larger merchants came to check on Li Luo and others from time to time, and Shen Xiangdong answered them one by one.
Just said that he took his nephews Wu Changqing and Wu Jing out to see the world, and when it came to the geography and customs of Cang'er, the words were very profound, and all the merchants were impressed, and some people inevitably hinted at whether Li Luo and others were from the Cang'er Wu family.
Shen Xiangdong denied it with a smile, but it added to everyone's suspicion that it must be the son of the Wu family who came out with the elders to practice, and all of them came over to make some friends with Li Luo and others.
After a day, Li Luo will be overwhelmed, especially Chu Ying'er.
On this trip, Chu Ying'er didn't want to wear a veil anymore, so she didn't know where to find a bronze mask to wear on her face, but if her shoulders were sharpened, her waist was like a plain, her neck was extended, and her quality was exposed, which caused many swingers to linger and want to see her true face.
Chu Ying'er's murderous aura gradually prevailed, but it was not good to have a seizure.
It's better if these people don't know martial arts, but if they don't pay attention to it, they fall into a biting chill, and they are so angry that they want to pick up a knife and cut these men with eyes and beads.
Li Luo couldn't, and after telling the merchant to break off, he ran to the rear of the caravan, and these merchants saw that Li Luo and the others didn't want to have too many deep friendships, so they didn't dare to bother more, which saved the trouble.
The sun is setting, and several members of the Cheng family have already called on everyone to find a place to settle down, and they will recharge their energy early today, and from tomorrow, they will all have to cheer up.
Li Luo stretched his waist and jumped off the horse, and Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi had already chosen a leeward place to start setting up their tents.
Hu Chajing got out of the carriage and helped pack up together, Chu Ying'er also went over to help, Ni Qing wanted to let Chu Ying'er rest on the side, but when he saw Chu Ying'er's cold eyes, he swallowed what he wanted to say deeply.
In a blink of an eye, he saw Chu Ying'er's method of setting up the tent, but even he, a soldier who had been in the army for a long time, was extremely embarrassed, and he didn't dare to have the slightest thought in his heart.
Li Luo and Shen Xiangdong pulled the carriage together and tied the war horses to the well-laid horse stakes, which had been replaced before leaving Dizhou, and they were all horses without military markings.
Li Luo paused slightly and asked, "Uncle, is it wrong for us to come from Cang'er this time?" ”
Shen Xiangdong understood, and replied: "Changqing rest assured, Cang'er has people coming to the Western Regions every year to do business, and Cang'er's pearls are sold to the countries of the Western Regions, which are a few points more expensive than Dagan, and they are easy to bring, and it is extremely convenient to barter, and no one will be suspicious." However, speaking of which, the merchants of Cang'er are the favorite robbers of horse thieves, and there are not a few Cang'er merchants who die tragically in the Western Regions every year. ”
Seeing Shen Xiangdong's gloomy expression, Li Luo didn't ask any more questions, packed up the carriage, and beckoned everyone to come over for dinner, and the dinner was dry food and dried meat.
Out of Dizhou, several business travelers were instructed early to remember not to light a fire at night, and they could only eat some dry food with water for a few days, and it would not be better until they entered the border of Xirong.
Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi were afraid that Li Luo would not be used to eating at the beginning, but Li Luo didn't feel anything, and the food was delicious, and the two of them put their minds at ease.
Chu Ying'er was the most suitable for traveling in the Western Regions among all the people, but everyone was interested in not asking.
After eating, everyone was about to rest in peace, and the Cheng family came over and invited Li Luoshen to go east to discuss tomorrow's itinerary.
Li Luowei groaned, answered, and went over with Shen Xiangdong and Chajing.
On the way, these merchants were all in a mess looking for a place to set up tents, Hu Chajing frowned, if there were really horse thieves to attack, don't say that they would meet the enemy together, it would be too late to flee in all directions, not to mention that these people all surrounded their belongings tightly in the middle, for fear that others would steal and cut the entire caravan into pieces, and there was no tendency for half of the people.
The man surnamed Cheng smiled shamefully as he walked: "These rat-eyed people are afraid that others will know what they are selling, and they all seem to be holding their ancestors' ranks, and they can't even set up a camp. ”
Hu Chajing was slightly angry, and was about to make a sarcastic remark, when he heard Li Luo chuckle and said, "Heh, the horse thief is here, don't you have time to dodge first." ”
The man surnamed Cheng was silent, and hurriedly led the three of them to the camp tent in the clan.
When I arrived at the residence of the merchant clan surnamed Cheng, the camp tent was really much better than the merchants I saw along the way, and I could see a little bit of law, surrounded by several other larger merchants, and there were roads in all directions, but in the eyes of Li Luo and the three of them, they were still full of flaws.