Above the pitch-black sky, bright stars were dotted, and between the stars, a bright moon hung high, casting a soft white light on the earth below. A few wisps of cooking smoke slowly rose from the earth, making the quiet night of the grassland a little more fireworks and popularity, and becoming much more lively.

The smoke came from a few brand-new large iron pots, in which the fragrant wheat rice and meat were smoldering, and as time went by, the fragrance became more and more intense, making the waiting ten or so Mongolian men salivate, their eyes full of anticipation and greed, staring at the pots as if they were afraid that they would suddenly grow legs and run away.

Ten miles north of Guangling City is the grassland, and this place is only thirty miles away from the county seat, but the surrounding environment is not much different from the depths of the grassland. This group of people gathered in one place to cook food was the people of the Tho tribe who had escaped into the grassland from the Guangling Field to kill and loot, and the man with the birthmark on his face was the leader of them.

As the food was cooked, someone stepped forward and took the things out of the pot, first put the wheat rice in a clay bowl, then took out the best piece of meat and brought it to the fire and brought it to the fire, and then the others grabbed the rest of the food as if it were all gone, especially the wheat rice, which was robbed so that there was not even one left.

Although the Tho tribe has also obtained a lot of food through the trade with the Guangling garrison in the past few years, after all, the amount is not large, and it has been divided among the nobles in the department, and they ordinary people cannot eat such soft and delicious food at all. Therefore, compared to the meat that can always be eaten, this pot of wheat rice is more attractive.

Huo Zang was not as anxious as these people below, although he was also eating heavily, he was thinking about what to do next.

In fact, judging from the current harvest, the wisest choice is to return to the tribe with these things. In this way, this time they have made a lot of money. But looking at the gobbling appearance of his companions around him, as well as the various materials and food carried by the few pack horses around him, his mind became alive again: "We just grabbed such a little, and we got such a huge benefit, if we can grab more, wouldn't it bring enough benefits to everyone in the department?" ”

"Huo Zang, this doesn't seem right, right?" One of his companions chewed on the food in his mouth and said vaguely, "We are in a sudden trouble this time to get these from the field." But after this scene, the Han people will definitely keep an eye on that side, and I'm afraid it won't be so easy for us to get it if we go again. And...... At that time, we also hurt their people, and I was afraid that they would not spare us easily. ”

Before Huo Zang could speak, another person immediately answered, "What are you afraid of?" If the Han people are cowering in the city they have built, we can't do anything about them, but the field is outside the city, and we can't grab them. As for their revenge? If the eagles of our grassland want to catch a few pheasants, will they still be afraid of them? ”

Soon, others joined the fray, though apparently much more supported the latter. After all, everyone is very excited to have such a big harvest today, and they really want to come back again and harvest more treasures, so as to improve the current situation of the tribe.

In the end, everyone turned their eyes on Huo Zang, who was the leader of the crowd, and he was the leader of this robbery, so it was naturally up to him to take the last idea. Huo Zang habitually touched the birthmark on his face with his hand, and after groaning, he raised his head suddenly: "Do it again!" ”

Without waiting for everyone to cheer, he continued: "But it's not just a headlong crash, but you have to send someone over there to find out the situation first." If the Han people are wary, forget it, if they don't have much defense, we will rob him again. Anyway, those Han people are the most cunning, and this opening has not been less deceitful from our grassland departments, so we should be angry for them! ”

When everyone heard this, they applauded, and they all geared up and were very interested. Because the steppe tribes have always had the custom of rewarding merit, these treasures are plundered back by them, and they will naturally be able to share the most benefits at that time.

Soon, the grassland returned to tranquility, but the stars and moons in the sky did not know that a group of robbers had eaten the marrow and began to plan the next plunder under this blue sky.

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Because of this sudden looting turmoil, the field was forced to close for three days.

However, because there were businessmen from all over the Ming Dynasty who had rushed to hear the news before, and even businessmen from Shaanxi and other places who had come to join, the county government did not dare not continue to reopen the field. Otherwise, those businessmen who have spent a lot of time and money will lose all their money, which is not what the officials in the county government want to see.

So on the fourth day, as the sun rose, the gates of the field, which had been closed for a few days, opened again, and the merchants once again brought in cartloads of all kinds of goods.

And those who had been staying nearby to observe the scenery of the various tribes also rushed over from the station, and with them came horses, cattle and sheep, as well as furs and dried meat.

This time, however, the defense of the field was much stricter than before, and the Han merchants were not enough, and the Mongols were required to hand over their weapons before they could enter the field. In this regard, most Mongolians are still acceptable, after all, there has just been robbery and murder here, and it is reasonable for the government to be tighter in defense.

Of course, there were also those who had a bad temper who had made trouble because of this rule, but in front of the spears and bows of the officers and soldiers who came with them, they did not dare to attack too much, so they could only act according to the rules. After all, they're here to do business, not to make trouble.

Lu Zhen also rushed to the town early this morning, looking at the scene of the revival of excitement and better order than before, he also had a little more smile on his face. But after turning around, he became serious again, and said to the people around him: "Everything is ordered? ”

"Don't worry, my lord, let people keep an eye on it, as long as those guys from the Tho Department dare to come, we will find them as soon as possible." Han Si, who was accompanying him, replied in a low voice. But then, he said with some disbelief: "It's just that the little ones really don't think they dare to come again, after all, they only caused such a big disaster a few days ago." ”

"Rest assured, human greed will make them come to the door again." Lu Zhen looked very sure: "Moreover, I don't have to look for the culprit, as long as it is someone from the Tho tribe, it will be fine, so this is not a problem at all." ”

Seeing that his own county magistrates had said this, Han Si didn't dare to say much. He could only silently accompany Lu Zhen to continue to walk around, looking not much different from ordinary businessmen who wanted to buy some leather goods here.

The two Mongolian people passed by them like this, and like Lu Jin, they didn't bring any goods they wanted to sell, they just looked around, as if they just wanted to buy some Ming products back. But if you look closely at their gaze, you will find that their real attention is not the dazzling goods placed on the stalls, but more on the soldiers and errands around them.

They looked at the number of these people, and the weapons they were wearing, and the general location of the men. All of this was quickly seen by them, and after the two of them looked at each other, they showed a hint of excitement and cold smiles.

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"After suffering such a big loss, the Han people only raised some defenses slightly, and even the manpower did not see too much."

"Not bad. Although weapons will be searched when we enter the field, this is nothing, we can hide the short knife on our bodies and bring it in, and then we can shoot at any time. ”

When the two men who had been sent to check on the situation returned, they reported everything they had observed, and it was evident that they both thought that they could grab another one this time.

But after listening to their words, Huo Zang's face showed a thoughtful look.

As a young generation who has led soldiers in the ministry and has some brains, although he will make a move to loot the field because of a moment of anger, but more often, he is still quite cautious: "In this way, things are not so easy to handle." ”

"Huo Zang, what do you mean by that?" Almost everyone was stunned, not understanding why he would make such a judgment.

"If the Han people's defense on the other side of the field is strengthened, and there are more than 100 people defending it, it will not be a problem. But now? But there are still only thirty or forty people, don't you think that's a bit weird? As far as I know, the Han people have always been timid, and they will be unguarded, so aren't they afraid to do it again? Huo Zang asked with a sneer.

"What do you mean......" someone seemed to understand something.

Huo Zang asserted without hesitation: "Yes, all this is just an illusion, I think the Han official also saw our intentions, so he deliberately exposed the flaws, in order to lure us into the trap." It's like hunting tigers and bears on our grassland, it seems to be ordinary, but it is a hidden trap to kill! ”

"That'...... What should we do? Is this going back? The person who said this was obviously unwilling.

After Huo Zang groaned for a while, a sneer suddenly appeared on his face: "Since it is impossible to rob them clearly, then let's just do business with them." Anyway, the goods and cattle and sheep brought from the previous time are still there, so why can't we trade with the Han people again? And I feel that with the lesson of the last time, those Han businessmen don't dare to offend us anymore, what do you say? ”

After hearing this, everyone was stunned for a while, and soon, they all showed a look of understanding. Yes, if you want to get those good things, you don't have to loot, you can still find a formal way to buy and sell them.