Just after entering the ninth month of the lunar calendar, a heavy snowfall caused me to visit the ancient city on the border prematurely.

The earth has not yet completely cooled down from the warm autumn. The first snowflakes shyly formed into small grains and fell leisurely from the endless sky. As soon as he touched the ground, he was immediately kissed by the passionate ground into a cool dampness.

A few moonflower trees on the side of the courtyard wall reservedly put a cloud of velvet white snowflakes on their heads proudly, ignoring them. And the amorous snowflakes seem to have fallen in love with the late-blooming flowers, allowing them to sway in the breeze. But it lingers gently on the flowers, not moving. Don't look at the snow that has been seen, people in the northwest know that there is still a while before the arrival of real winter.

Shopkeeper Yao had breakfast and hurried to Huang Xing's room. After a few words of gossip, the shopkeeper Yao looked embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "Since the last robbery, I haven't been to Turpan to buy goods for half a year, and I see that the warehouse has bottomed out." A few days ago, I really didn't have a rut, so I got some goods from Erdaoqiao. The price is simply for nothing, and there is no profit at all. Hi! Shopkeeper Yao said, showing a sad look.

When Huang Xing heard this, he perked up and said, "Do you want to go to Turpan to buy goods?" ”

Shopkeeper Yao was embarrassed, and snorted: "I think so, but my body is bones." Hi! ”

Huang Xing smiled slightly, and said briskly: "You are at home, I'll just go." ”

Shopkeeper Yao's eyes lit up, and a bunch of folds immediately appeared on his face. He said, "Why are you embarrassed?" ”

When Huang Xing heard this, he glared at him and said, "Brother, you're going to see the outside, I'm at your house, and I've been eating and drinking for nothing for almost half a year." Do you mean to drive me away? ”

Shopkeeper Yao hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "That's not what it means." You are the benefactor of my family, let alone half a year, even if you eat and drink for a lifetime, you should be. ”

Huang Xing simply interrupted him and said, "Don't say anything, when will you leave one day?" ”

Shopkeeper Yao seems to have put his heart down-to-earth. He leaned forward to Huang Xing and said, "In two days, the Mountain Eagle Dart Company will go to Turpan." Qi Darttou and I are old acquaintances. This time, let's go with the dart. ”

After a pause, Shopkeeper Yao looked mysterious again, and said, "I heard that the gang of bandits who robbed us last time was cleaned up by the official army. Right now, it's too peaceful on the road. ”

It turned out that the group that killed Ma Biao last time was a group of deserters who came from the Guannei. In the area of Daban Castle, he destroyed a group of bandits, seized the territory, and became the boss. Relying on marksmanship to be good at fighting, not only does he not take other handkwashes in his eyes. Moreover, all the goods on the road, whether they are official or private, are all eaten. actually robbed Sheng Shicai's goods. This is Tai Sui's head moved.

Sheng Shicai first sent people to reconnoiter in disguise and find out the details of the group and the rules of their activities. Use a company of elites to dress up as a caravan. Another cavalry company was sent to outflank and annihilate the gang in one fell swoop. There wasn't even a single living mouth left. It's really a retribution, and the wicked have their own evil consequences.

Shopkeeper Yao took Huang Xing and went to see Qi Darthead. and gave him a stack of silver dollars.

Qi dart head is a tall one, squinting eyes. I can't scrape two taels of flesh on my face, and I can see at a glance that he is a vicious master.

He squinted at Huang Xing, and said with a look of indifference: "It's still the old rule, people and goods go with the dart, and life and death are not owed." In addition, I will carry goods for your carriage. ”

Shopkeeper Yao, nodded busily and agreed: "Mo Ma rides, just use it as your own car." ”

Qi dart head, iron plate-like face, as if there is a bit of live meat. Chong Yao's shopkeeper grinned and said, "It will ring tomorrow, let people send the car over." The day after tomorrow, darts before the sun rises. "Shopkeeper Yao, Nuo Nuo left the dart shop in a loud voice.

On the way home, Huang Xing asked with some anger: "What is the origin of that Qi dart head?" The score is very big. ”

Shopkeeper Yao shook his head helplessly and said, "His brother-in-law is a small boss in the police station. I heard that I had a hookup with bandits in the mountains in private. This back and forth, several dart games have been plagued by bandits. If you don't give the scourge, you don't dare to go to Turpan easily. At the moment, if you want to buy goods from Turpan, you have to find him.

But that kid has a dark heart. Others charge half the price with the dart, but he has to charge eighty percent, and he has to use other people's cars for nothing. ”

If it was as before, Huang Xing would definitely jump up and scold his mother. But now, after some changes, his temperament has become much calmer. Besides, he was not familiar with the situation in this area. I can only take one step and look at one step.

The dart team went out of the south gate before dawn. Along the way, although it is a small uphill. But Qi Dart's head was tight. The sun had just begun to roast people, and the carriages and horses had already entered the banfang ditch.

A stream of water that traverses the Tien Shan Mountains flows down the mountain range meanderingly. The valley is beautifully divided into east and west banks. The road is now built along the riverbank.

The last time Huang Xing passed by here, he was in a depressed mood, like an autumn mosquito, hovering softly above his head, lingering. Therefore, in his opinion today, the mountains and rivers in front of him are exceptionally fresh. It's like meeting for the first time.

The team stopped at a flat meadow. Qi Dart shouted, teach everyone to eat something quickly. So, Huang Xing also followed the example of others, broke the naan into several pieces, dipped it in the river water, and then put it in his mouth to eat.

Don't say it, the originally dry and hard naan immediately becomes cool and crisp and soft after this dipping. It tastes like it's delicious. Chew a few pieces of naan and drink two sips of river water. A cool and sweet feeling rolled down the stomach. I can't help but feel refreshed, and the feeling of fatigue quietly disappears.

Just as Huang Xing was indulged in the unique rough and fierce scenery of the northwest region. Qi darthead pulled his throat again, shouting and hurrying away. It is said that before dark, you have to go out of the ditch.

The sun has long been hidden behind the mountains in the west. Put a piece of brightness and fall on the top of the hill to the east. Only the winding valley was left with a trace of cold wind. The mountains on both sides have significantly calmed down. As far as the eye can see, faintly, it seems that the scenery on the other side of the mountain is about to be revealed--it is about to go out of the ditch.

Huang Xing still rode behind the dart team. The horseshoe squeezed the gravel of the pavement with an annoying sound. Suddenly, there were two gunshots in front of me. Huang Xing judged from experience that the gunfire came from 200 meters away.

Hearing the gunshot, Huang Xing's cells instantly became excited. He urged his horse to the front of the dart team, and the people in the dart board were trembling and hiding behind the car, or under the stone cliff, and did not dare to show their heads. Qi dart head, hiding behind a bull-sized bluestone, held the dart flag high, and shouted: "We are the Mountain Eagle Dart Bureau!" Dare to ask which hero is coming? ”

The other party also shouted at the top of his voice: "Grandpa doesn't care about the bird's dart game, if you know each other, stay and leave." If you say that you don't have half a child, you don't have a living mouth! ”

Qi dart, pulling his throat again, shouted anxiously: "We are the police station, Captain Zhao's people." ”

The other party shouted: "Captain Zhao, Captain Ma, see one, kill one." If you use the police to scare people, we kill the police! ”

As he spoke, a flurry of gunfire came over. The cat shook behind the stones. In his mouth, he muttered to himself: "These grandsons, it's not right, it's a whole mile." ”

Huang Xing tied up his horse, dodged to Qi Dart's side, carefully observed the surrounding situation, and said, "The bandits want goods, not want to hurt people." ”

Qi Darttou cried and said, "If you don't have the goods, won't you want my life?" This batch of goods is all from Pakistan, and it is always valuable. Run back empty-handed, don't force me to hang myself. ”

Huang Xing gently patted Qi Darthead's shoulder and said, "I have a way." ”

When Qi Darttou heard this, he immediately came to his senses as if he had been electrified. Huang Xing glanced at him lightly and said, "This gang of bandits, since they don't follow the rules, you have to give him some color." Otherwise, in the future, this road will not be able to go again. ”

Qi dart head, looking at Huang Xing suspiciously. The voice shouted almost desperately: "Look at those people, there are twenty or thirty of them. Just a few of us, what's the whole mile? ”

Huang Xing smiled at him and said, "Let your brother, lend me the gun." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the young man who was not far away, hiding behind a stone cliff, curled up like a frightened hedgehog. He did have a good gun in his arms.

Seeing this, Qi Dart hurriedly yelled at the man: "Little Liuzi! Come here! ”

The man shook his head for a moment. He stretched out his head and looked out of the cliff again, and then he crawled to the ground and ran over. Qi Dart pointed at Huang Xing and said, "Come and give him the gun quickly." ”

Huang Xing took the gun, "bang", and a bullet was loaded. He took the distance with a thumbs up, then set the ruler. Relying on a large rock, the muzzle of the gun is pointed at a group of people who are riding on horses and firing their guns indiscriminately in this direction. I only heard the sound of a gunshot, and in the crowd 200 meters away, one person planted his horse in response.

The group of people, like frightened ants, immediately retreated back dozens of meters in a panic. But as if he still didn't give up, he gathered there, pointing and pointing, refusing to leave.

Huang Xing put away the gun and said to Qi Dart, who was delighted with consternation; "Give me three or four capable brothers, and I went around behind the mountain bag in front of me, and caught my turtle grandson off guard. Let him be afraid when he sees us in the future. You can rest assured here, with the shot just now. They didn't dare to come here for a while. ”

Qi Dart's head is an eye-opener. It was the first time he had seen someone, and he had been shot at such a distance. Now, whatever Huang Xing says, that's it.

He immediately shouted at the top of his voice and shouted three people, plus Xiao Liuzi, and handed it over to Huang Xing. Huang Xing pulled out a black barge gun from under his shirt and said: Follow me. The figure had already flashed out of stone.

Huang Xing's five people went around to the side of the bandits from behind a mountain bag. Under the cover of scattered trees, Huang Xing actually touched a place only fifty meters away from the bandits.

Huang Xing said in a low voice; "Don't be nervous, aim and hit. Don't make a sound when you push a bullet. Get ready! ”

Seeing that all four of them had bullets in the hall, he jumped up and stood on the top of the mountain bag, the gun in his hand as if he was taking a roll call. In the blink of an eye, one of the people in the group had fallen. The rest of the people, without firing a shot, turned their horses and ran desperately towards the ditch fork to the south.

Huang Xing emptied the bullets in the gun and looked at a few bandits running like wild boars chased by lions. Reached out and grabbed Xiao Liuzi's gun, raised his hand and shot one. Push on the bullet, another one. When the fire was fired again, it was found that the chamber of the gun was empty.

Huang Xing looked back at the four people, as if they were frozen in a dream, and said, "Go pick up a few useful household items." ”

As he spoke, he leaned over and walked towards the scattered corpses. A total of thirteen were found, and seven Hanyang-made rods were picked up, three old sleeves, and a few large blades.

Huang Xing waved his hand at Qi Dart's head. Qi Dart Head urged the dart team and hurriedly walked forward.