Li Zheng went out of the valley and continued to march south, on the road Li Zheng, who had a good eye, found a small caravan from a foreign land, the reason why it was said to be a foreign land, it was because Li Zheng saw that these people were not Han Chinese, they wore hair and hair disheveled, ear protection felt hats, white woolen undergarments on the upper body, or round-necked woolen sweaters, some of the cuffs and collar of the underwear were sewn with red wool belts, some of the coats were wearing short coats with large lapels on the left side, and some were wearing open sheepskin coats, the jackets were unbuttoned, fastened with belts, and the lower body wore twill natural coarse wool cloth trousers, or wear twill thick woolen pants, a wide crotch, and wear fur inversion and thigh-high boots on the feet......

It didn't take much effort for Li Zheng to get acquainted with this Hu caravan, and after getting acquainted with it, Li Zheng learned that this small Hu caravan was Sogdian, and their leader was called Kang Luoshi. The Sogdians' appearance on the Silk Road is not surprising at all, because the Sogdians, unlike other nomadic peoples in eastern Eurasia, used force to express their political and economic demands, while the Sogdians gained wealth more through commercial interaction.

The Hexi Corridor area is an important passage from the Western Regions to the Central Plains, Zhangye and Wuwei are one of the strongholds inhabited by the Sogdians, from the Hexi Corridor to the east and north, it enters Lingzhou, Xiazhou, Yuanzhou, Liuhu Prefecture and the northern part of Shanxi and Hebei, and if it goes east and south from Jincheng and Tianshui, it enters the line of Chang'an and Luoyang. The goal of Kang Luoshi's caravan was to go to Chang'an to do business.

Li Zheng followed the small caravan of Kang Luo Shi to Jincheng, but unfortunately, their small caravan went out and did not look at the yellow calendar, all kinds of difficulties along the way, especially walking in the desert, water is indispensable, but unfortunately Li Zheng Kang Luo Shi and their water bag leaked, which cost them their own lives......

Just when they were almost in despair, they finally noticed a bean-like object moving faintly on the distant horizon. It's like a flat boat jumping on undulating waves, or rather, the bean is expanding. Master Conroe was dying, shouting: Water...... Water...... Water. The water has been cut off for three days, and a camel has collapsed. The other two camels, no matter how they were driven, did not move a single step, lying in the back of the dunes.

The beans swelled and swelled, and gradually a man on a camel appeared, wearing a fat sheepskin coat, a sword pinned to his waist, a thick beard, and a tanned face. He clamped his legs, and the camel ran away, kicking up a trail of dust. Before Li Zheng and them opened their mouths, the camel rolled like a whirlwind, he easily picked up Li Zheng and a few people who were with them, pulled out the knife on his waist, the sun only flashed, and Li Zheng saw bright red.

Li Zheng knew that he had encountered desert bandits. Li Zheng muttered about the Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable. He found a pitiful silver tael on Li Zheng's companion. Li Zheng closed his eyes. The whirlwind blew into Li Zheng's ears. He laughed. Li Zheng opened his eyes. The hanging knife shone silver, and the blood had not yet coagulated. Li Zheng said that he went to Jincheng to join relatives and friends. He said he didn't believe Li Zheng's nonsense.

Li Zheng was a special soldier in his previous life, and he had some unique skills in his hands, don't look at his young age in this life, but there are also many lives in the hands of others. Now looking at the arrogant arrogance of the thief, Li Zheng's extinguished impulse surged again, and Li Zheng shrugged down like lightning and dragged him down. He didn't guard against it, and he had become a ghost under the knife. It was his knife, and it was stained with the blood of several of Li Zheng's companions.

Li Zheng boarded the robbers' camels, and really didn't know which direction to go. The stakes can only be placed on the camel, which can take Li Zheng to a place with water, or find a place with a home. Li Zheng grabbed the reins, clamped his legs, and the camel ran like a wind. Li Zheng sat on a camel and took a nap, and when he woke up, several adobe houses appeared in front of him, with a few half-dead poplar trees growing in the middle.

Li Zheng was finally rescued. However, when he heard the sound of a group of people in the door, Li Zheng looked at it and was dumbfounded, dressed like a swordsman. Li Zheng guessed that the camels had set off here not long ago, and this was the camp of the desert robbers. Li Zheng was disappointed. They rushed up, pulled down Li Zheng, and immediately tied Li Zheng up. Li Zheng heard them say that it was the leader's camel.

They pushed Li Zheng and entered the house, which was suddenly much cooler. Anyway, it's up to fate. The character of a small leader, sitting on the kang, asked, "Little baby, who are you?" "Li Zheng calmed down, how to deal with this rabble now? Gotta take your time. Li Zheng said a bowl of water. The little leader made a look, and a scoop of water came, and Li Zheng drank it all.

The little leader said, "Now tell me, how do you ride the camel of our leader, our leader?" Boy, you honestly, if you want to have half a fake word, believe it or not, Lao Tzu chopped you into meat sauce? ”

What surprised him was that Li Zheng said that he would have another bowl of water, saying that he had to grow some strength to speak. After drinking another scoop, Li Zheng secretly calculated to himself. A knife forced over, Li Zheng said that his life is over, is it nothing, do you want to take the lead?

The little leader waved his hand, and Li Zheng's surroundings were empty again. Li Zheng said that he brought a message from your leader, and he asked Li Zheng to come and take a ransom of 1,000 taels. The little leader stood up suddenly, "Why, our leader is in your hands, and our leader has the courage of ten thousand people, and it is impossible for it to fall into your hands." ”

Li Zheng said that he admired him and was a man, but Li Zheng and their caravan of 100 people, he killed Li Zheng and dozens of his brothers, and was finally subdued. He swore that he would redeem him with a thousand taels of gold. The little leader said, "Then how do you ride their leader's camel?"

Li Zheng said, "Your leader is afraid that you will not believe it, he said that seeing his mount is seeing him, I am not willing to bear this drudgery, but this is a blood debt of the dead brother, I can't go back, your leader's head can't be saved." ”

The little leader asked the leader what else he had said. Li Zheng said, "At first, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find you, but what did your leader say, he said, his camel knew the way, and he was allowed to carry me to the camp!" No, it's carrying me. ”

The little boss kept staring at Li Zheng's face, and Li Zheng thought, calm down, don't show your stuffing. He said, "Our leader is not a fool, by riding and martial arts, who is his opponent, just ...... You wait. They rushed out the door.

Behind him, Li Zheng was still shouting loudly: "If we don't see me go back for two days, you will have to take regret medicine, there is only a two-day period!" ”

In this way, Li Zheng left the bandits' lair with a thousand taels of gold. Along the way, Li Zheng secretly knocked down the two robbers who followed Li Zheng with his sleeve arrows, and in this way, the thousand taels of gold belonged to Li Zheng......