Chapter 32: The traitor escapes
Bai Gui was not worried about the caravan's side, worried that something would happen after he and Xue Lian and the others left.
His caravan escorted only one hundred and ten people, more than a dozen died, more than forty were lightly or seriously wounded, and only forty or fifty people were capable of fighting power. And Xuelian's people, except for their five sisters, almost all have no combat power, and there are not many of them. Furthermore! These people did not have the unity of his people. If the Yiqu people come to rob the caravan again, it will be a big trouble.
In the past, these Yiqu people came with Prince Lanzhu, and they were unwilling to fight. But what if they, at the instigation of a few wicked men, came to rob the caravan out of their sight of wealth? So! Their fighting power is very strong.
After all! They are Yiqu people, nomads who grew up in the grasslands and deserts.
Nomads are not only wild, but also tall, strong and able to fight. Furthermore! They all ride horses. If they have evil thoughts, rob the caravan and run away on horseback, you will not be able to catch up.
"No, it won't! White officials! Xue Lian persuaded with confidence: "The grassland people are actually more honest than the Zhou people. There are bad guys, they're just black sheep, just a minority of the few. Just like the Zhou people, aren't there also bad people? Opposite! In my impression, the Zhou people are treacherous, and there are very few people like the white officials. ”
Snow Lotus means: The people of the Zhou Dynasty are treacherous on the whole, and there are few people like Bai Guanren who have enough friends. And the steppe people are the opposite! There are many good people and few bad people.
"I have lived on the grassland for so many years, and I know them. The Yiqu people are the same, they have no way to be controlled by the Lanzhu Prince. Right now! Prince Lanzhu is dead, and not only will they not come to rob our caravan, but they will thank us for doing us a ...... for their steppe people."
Prince Lanzhu also met Xuelian and Bai Gui and others, if he met ordinary people, you can imagine how arrogant and domineering he is. In that era of cold weapons, he had the strength to fight, and he had power at hand, no one dared to do anything to him, he was the king, and he was the king.
If it weren't for Xue Lian, Bai Gui and others, everyone could fight him alone? The people of Yiqu and the people of the northern nomads, who dares to touch him? Singled out! He is invincible "in the world". Together? He had an army under his command.
To know! The people of the steppe are accustomed to being wild, and there are few strong armies. Because! The steppe people are accustomed to wildness and freedom, and they are unwilling to join the army. Joining the army means being controlled by others.
But! Sometimes! Without the backing of the army, individual combat is weak. Often, under the compulsion of some people's martial arts, they join the army formed by others.
So! In the steppes of the north, it is difficult to have a strong and large army. If there was such a strong and large army, not only the nomadic people in the north would suffer, but also the people on the border of the Zhou Dynasty.
When some people have a strong and huge army, they begin to do mischief and harm the world.
With Snow Lotus's guarantee, Bai Gui was a little more relieved. But! He still didn't dare to bring extra people, just a few of them. He took five people, including a unicorn, a one-eyed beast, and a one-clawed beast, and the escort of the original caravan did not bring one. Xue Lian also brought her four sisters, and the others did not bring any of them.
A group of eleven people, with five days of dry food and an appropriate amount of water, traveled lightly. In terms of weapons, in addition to the saber that he carried with him, there were bows and arrows. For those who escape, it is still suitable for bows and arrows.
When discussing things, Bai Gui, Xuelian and the others ate the existing boiled meat and drank some wine to replenish their physical strength. I didn't eat the dry food, and I was going to eat it again when I was hungry on the way. Right now! The most important thing is to chase the traitors.
Xue Lian's people in the caravan had already sent more than a dozen people to follow, and their plan was to follow a dozen people all the way, and then send one person back after following a certain distance. So! Bai Gui, Xue Lian and the others hadn't chased after them until dark, and the first person came back.
"It's right ahead! Their wagon got stuck in the swamp......" reported the returnee.
In order to escape as soon as possible, the Hu traitors decided to go in a straight line. They are no strangers to the vast savannah. So! Select Walk in a straight line. Outcome! Strayed into a swamp. If you go on horseback, you can pass it completely, but now it's five wagons full of goods, so! And the carriage sank in.
With the people who followed them, everything went much smoother. In the middle of the night, I arrived at the scene.
Unfortunately! The traitor has already run. The other people who were following were trying to pull the carriage up.
The traitor saw that the carriage was stuck and could not pass at all. If you take a detour, you don't know how many detours you will take. They were afraid of being chased by Snow Lotus, so they chose another way, and they took as much valuable Dongdong as they could, and ran away.
Bai Gui was very interesting and satisfied to see these stalkers.
Everyone worked together to pull out the wagons one by one by using several horses to pull out the wagons one by one.
After counting the goods, it is roughly estimated that the loss is not large. There are only about 20 Hu people, and they all walk on horseback, so they can't take much. But! All that was taken away was valuable Dongdong, and about one of the five truckloads of goods was lost.
For a big businessman like Bai Gui, losing a truckload of goods is nothing.
For a big businessman like Bai Gui, people! More valuable than goods. If a caravan dies, the compensation he gives is a lot.
It is precisely for this reason that there are many migrant workers who are willing to escort Bai Guidang, and everyone is also very loyal, and they are very hard working when they encounter something.
And those who don't work hard, Bai Gui's caravan is also not wanted, and the person in charge of accepting will not accept those who have no moral bottom line into the caravan.
What is a truckload of goods? Not enough for a few lives.
In the battle with the Yiqu people, more than a dozen people died, and a lot of money was paid. Of course! It's not a one-time loss, but a lifetime loss. If it is lost all at once, Bai Gui's caravan will not be able to operate.
Baekyu's compensation is! First give a certain amount of pension to appease the family of the deceased. And then! took care of this family for the rest of his life, until he was embarrassed to accept it.
Most people are grateful, and as long as they can live their lives, they don't take the initiative to ask Bai Gui for compensation. If they had served the king on errands, they would have paid less. Even! If there is no compensation, what crime will you be charged. Maybe? Even the family, the family has to die.
"You escort the goods back first, I'll take a few people to chase after me, how much can I chase!" After everything was ready, Bai Gui didn't want to let those traitors go like this, so he decided to bring a few people to chase after him, and kill a few if he could. Can't just be so cheap traitor.
Moreover! And bring back the traitor's head to deter others.