Chapter 484 - Buying and Selling in Partnerships

The Hexi Corridor is dry and barren, and the farther west, the more expansive the desert becomes. If it weren't for the melting water of the ice and snow in the mountains, I am afraid it would be even more miserable. However, it is the only way to pass through the Silk Road, and this desolate land has left the footprints of merchants from east to west, witnessing the rise and fall of the 'exchange' between the east and the west.

Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of people who have no capital to do business on the trade road, especially in the land of poor mountains and bad waters.

More than 1,000 miles northwest of Liangzhou, in the Wild Wolf Valley, rocks and gravel are silently witnessing the most primitive bloody killing.

Blood does not flow for no reason, and according to this logic, it is a sin to carry a large amount of valuable goods on the road. The robbers who rode their horses and carried scimitars thought that this theory was correct, and in fact, they put the theory into practice, and when a caravan entered the Valley of the Night Wolves, they blocked both ends of the valley, and then harvested the heads and plundered the goods.

Lu Shangqing and Hu Zi stood on a cliff in the valley and witnessed the tragedy.

"Where did these bandits come from?" Lu Shangqing frowned. Out of nowhere, a group of horse bandits suddenly attacked several Ningyuan caravans one after another, and the methods were ruthless, killing people and leaving no one alive. With the help of the hounds, after some tracking, he finally found the figure of the bandits, and the number of bandits was beyond his expectations, there were hundreds of people.

The bandits set their sights on a caravan and set a trap in the Valley of the Night Wolves. When Lu Shangqing found out, it was too late to warn the caravan.

Hu Zi was so angry that he stomped his feet, he didn't care what the way these bandits came from, daring to slaughter the Ningyuan caravan was tantamount to cutting his 'meat', if it wasn't for Lu Shangqing desperately holding him, he would really go to fight these bandits in blood.

"'Milk' 'milk', I'm sure this group of dog mongrels must be from the Servant Solid Division!" Looking at the robbers in the distance, the beard gritted his teeth, and the anger of his whole body was vented on a small stone, and a commotion sounded in the valley.

The bandits hastily swept away most of the cargo and living camels and pack horses, leaving behind dozens of corpses and scattered goods. In the Wild Wolf Valley, there was a strong smell of blood.

Lu Shangqing's expression was grim, and he said: "It is very likely that what you said is that the general is most worried about this, so let you and me come over, what we have to do is to solve problems for the general, and don't be rash, otherwise it will be useless except to give your life in vain." ”

"You said it lightly, can we just watch them do whatever they want, killing all our caravans?" The beard sat on the rocks angrily, chewing on a grass root that he had 'gotten' out of nowhere.

"Nope! Blood debt and blood repayment! Lu Shangqing said resolutely, and no one noticed that his hands were clenched into fists, and the green tendons protruded. We split up in two ways, and I followed them to find out their nest. You are responsible for going west to the 'Jade' and 'Gate', and persuade all the Ningyuan caravans to stop, and don't let them come over until we deal with them. ”

The two discussed and were about to go their separate ways when a soldier came over to inform them that an unidentified squad of cavalry was approaching.

Lu Shangqing and the others stood on a high place, and it was clear at a glance that there were hundreds of people and horses, and this group of people was sneaky, and first sent a few horsemen into the valley to investigate, and then carefully entered the valley. After entering the valley, they rushed to the goods that the robbers did not have time to pick up.

"Earth dogs?" Their behavior reminded Lu Shangqing of an animal that specializes in picking up the scraps of large beasts and eating them cold, and they never 'waste' money.

"Perhaps, we should talk to them." Lu Shangqing laughed coldly.

Lu Shangqing and the others have experienced a hundred battles, and they are all 'elite' warriors, so it is naturally easy to stop these hundred riders.

Tensions in the confrontation were eased by face-to-face negotiations between the leaders of both sides.

"I, Sirius, the boss here!"

"Coincidentally, I, Howling Wolf, the future boss here!"

The self-introduction of both sides was much more gentle than the saber-rattling just now.

After Lu Shangqing finished the report, he said sarcastically: "Your Excellency claims to be the boss, why do you eat the cold rice left over by the bandits?" ”

"You!" Hit in the underbelly, Sirius was annoyed and angry, but speechless. He also felt that this kind of behavior was disgraceful in his heart, but he had an oath in front of him not to rob the Ningyuan caravan, and he didn't dare to rob the Tang caravan, and the recent blows of the official army were very severe, and even sent troops to escort the caravan of his country, as for the other Hu merchants, they were very smart to hide in the Tang merchants, so that he could see that he could not eat.

"I see you're scared of those bandits!" Lu Shangqing continued to provoke, and after speaking, he shook his head and teased the other party: "The eldest is not necessarily, but the second is about the same." ”

"Fart!" Sirius was 'provoked' and was furious.

"When have I ever been afraid, it's just that they are outnumbered, and if they were single-handed, they would have been broken long ago!"

"Crowded?" Lu Shangqing laughed silently, "A few hundred people are nothing, and Your Excellency also has more than a hundred people, if you use them properly, you can't win the battle." ”

"Hundreds? You say there are only a few hundred people in the servant department? Haha, you're really good at laughing! Sirius pointed at Lu Shangqing and laughed.

"Servants? Do you know them? Lu Shangqing restrained his distractions and looked at Sirius for more information.

Sirius said disdainfully, "Nonsense, their leader is called Izpe, the younger brother of Izis, the second largest tribe of the Servants. Under the banner of horse bandits, they crossed the border to rob caravans, probably for fear of being recognized, and all the caravans they robbed were wiped out. ”

"Oh?" The doubts and confusions in Lu Shangqing's heart were eliminated, and it was really done by the servants! Behind the scenes must be Grace Gu.

It was rare to find a guide, and Lu Shangqing lost no time in asking: "Do you know where they are hiding?" ”

"Of course! They're right ......, wait, why am I telling you? Sirius suddenly woke up.

"Because, I want to make a deal with you."

"What kind of deal?"

"No capital to buy! Is there a kind? ”

"Huh?! You, you're not trying to ......"

"Yes!"

To the north of the Valley of the Night Wolf is the vast and boundless Gobi Desert, which is inaccessible, however, there is an abandoned castle dozens of miles into the desert, although it is dilapidated and dilapidated, but it can also protect from the wind and the sun, and most importantly, there is a spring under the castle, which can barely maintain the minimum daily consumption of hundreds of people.

Sirius quickly became acquainted with Lu Shangqing and them, reaching the level of knowing everything and saying everything, after all, both of them were from Liangzhou and belonged to the Han people, and they were dealing with Tielehu, so they were very close to each other emotionally.

Unable to help Sirius not come, he had previously 'revealed' the identity of Ijibei, and Lu Shangqing threatened to let the wind go. The most worrying thing for the Fugu people is the leaking of their identity, the robbery and slaughter of caravans in the Tang territory is extremely bad, once known by the imperial court, it will have an extremely adverse impact on their tribe, although they can deny it outright, but trouble will always cause immeasurable losses. Therefore, the servant people will inevitably go all out to eliminate all hidden dangers, and if Sirius does not go, he will only wait to be destroyed by the servants.

Sirius was familiar with the terrain and took Lu Shangqing back to the north of Izpei's den in the desert, hiding under a sand dune to rest and regain his strength.

"Brethren, who said that we are a bad seed? We have long seen that these Tiele Hu are not pleasing to the eye, but there is a lack of a leader, since Brother Wolf has this courage, how can we be willing to be ashamed and laugh at him later? It's a big deal for us to vote and get the vote and go away to Ningyuan to join our old people! No matter how difficult it is, the servant will not chase after him. ”

"Yes, yes, Brother Xing is right!" Milk'' ”

Sirius's men were stirred up and responded in a 'mess'.

When Lu Shangqing and Hu Zi heard this, they were happy, this big-mouthed Sirius turned out to have an 'intersection' with Ning Yuan, so they tested him.

"Coincidentally, we also know Ning Yuan's friends, I don't know who the Sirius master knows?"

Sirius has always been high-profile, and when he heard Lu Shangqing ask this, he said proudly: "The world's first divine arrow, Hu Yijian, do you know?" ”

"Hu Yijian?" Lu Shangqing and Hu Zi glanced at each other and expressed surprise to each other.

"Don't you know, do you? Hmph, I'm not afraid to tell you, I even know Mrs. Ye Ji! ”

Lu Shangqing knew that this Sirius couldn't control his mouth, and after a 'lure', the truth was revealed. It turned out to be the year before last, and the person concerned, Hu Yijian, was ordered to escort Mrs. Ye Ji to Chang'an, and he didn't know Sirius on the way. It was also from that time that Ning Yuan formed a bond with the servants.

"Wait, what about you, which big hero do you know?" Sirius felt at a loss, always asked, and he answered.

"The big hero I know is Lu Shangqing!" Sticking gold on his face, Lu Shangqing has never lagged behind.

"Lu Shangqing?" Sirius scratched his head, "I don't know! A creep, right? ”

"Lu Yingying doesn't know, and his knowledge is limited!" Lu Shangqing said disdainfully.

The beard was so uncomfortable that he bit his fingers directly.

For the force of Sirius, Lu Shangqing already had the intention of asset restructuring, and was originally worried that it would take some effort, but with this experience, the annexation of this horse bandit force is a matter of course......

At night, the abandoned castle in the desert was lit with sparks, figures flickering, and the sound of jubilation and noise could be heard for miles.

There were more than 400 of these bandits, and the leader was Izpe. As the chief, he owns a house to himself, and although the house is dilapidated, his noble status stands out compared to the rest of his subordinates who sleep in the corners.

There was also a Hui who drank wine and ate 'meat' in the house with Izpei to celebrate his achievement. These days have been fruitful, and it is indeed worth celebrating.

Izie took a full sip and laughed.

"Rejoice! These Ningyuan sheep are really 'fat', if you grab two more, our tribe won't have to worry about it this winter. ”

The Hui people should be harmonious: "That is, these riches are only worthy of our brave Tiele people!" Come, toast to our great Huihui Grand League! ”

Izie raised his glass and drank another glass. Putting down the colorful Ning Yuan glass cup, he said: "Thanks to the escort this time, if you hadn't persuaded the leader and brother, how would we have today's life of drinking wine and eating 'meat'?" ”

The name of the Hui people was lost, and the former Hanhai Sima raised troops to attack and kill Wang Junhuan, the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, for the revenge of the tribe a few years ago, and then defected to Tibet. This sneak back was ordered by Tubo Zampu to try to provoke the contradiction between the Tiele tribes and the Tang Dynasty. The war between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty was at a disadvantage, the front line was tight, and finding an ally to attack the Tang Hexi Corridor and dispersing the pressure on their own side became an imminent strategy for the Tubo people.

Huyi didn't dare to return to the Hui Dynasty, firstly, he was worried about bringing disaster to the clan, after all, he was still a wanted felony in the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, he was the leader of the Hui Department for a short time, the so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, no matter what the reason, the current leader Guli Peiluo will definitely not let him return to the headquarters alive. Therefore, after receiving the task, Hu Yu had to go to the servant solid department who had a good relationship with him, and the former leader of the servant solid department, Yi Li Siba, was related to him by marriage. Please keep in mind the URL, if you like "War Owl in Tang" written by the wolf under the moon