Horse bandits, a kind of organization that is very strong in running around and committing crimes. -.- they can easily come and go without a trace by virtue of their hips-dismounted horses, and they run away after robbing, and it is difficult for the government and the nearby garrisons to react in time, and when they arrive, the daylilies are cold.

Moreover, the horse bandits are accustomed to committing crimes in other places, and rarely harm the local people, which means that rabbits do not eat the grass next to the nest. It's not that they're benevolent, it's actually a method of self-protection, and after doing the case in the field, they run away without a trace, first, it is difficult for the government to find evidence, and second, they are too lazy to go hundreds of miles away to suppress bandits, which is really too troublesome.

Even the larger gang of horse bandits would collude with the local officials, often sending them some gold and silver treasures, and officials from other places who wanted to come to suppress the bandits had to say hello to the local government. Once there is a stir, they will get the news as soon as possible and run away.

Therefore, in the more than 60 years since the founding of the Great Chu Dynasty, the horse bandits have never been completely exterminated.

The combat effectiveness of horse bandits is not comparable to that of ordinary bandits, most of them are composed of soul warriors, and with the help of the impact of horses, the combat effectiveness is no less than that of a small cavalry.

The merchant groups mostly used horses as a means of transportation, and when encountering ordinary robbers, they could use the speed of horses to scatter and flee, or rush through a bloody road.

But once you encounter horse bandits, people are faster, and it is a dream to run.

Whistles are commonly used by horse bandits, and ordinary robbers and bandits often use gongs, or stand directly in the middle of the road and shout "I opened this mountain, I planted this tree".

Obviously, the Lin Clan Business Group has seen the world, and it can shrink the formation at the first time when the whistle sounds, and if it were someone else, I am afraid that it would have been stupid.

Da Da Da ......

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and more than a dozen riders rushed out of the side path, rushing towards this side.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a leopard's head and ringed eyes, riding a pure black high-headed horse, followed by three people, wielding a long knife in their hands, and then there were minions.

Don't underestimate these minions, everyone has the strength of the Condensation Martial Realm, the leader has reached the Immortal Martial Realm, and the three younger brothers are masters of the Qi Martial Realm.

Lin Hongyi smiled bitterly, he thought that with the high quality of the guys, he could deal with the horse bandits, but now it seems that he is not a child at all, and once he does it, he will only be slaughtered on his side.

Lin Die's face was also full of nervousness, this was the first time she had followed the merchant group to the imperial capital, she was originally full of curiosity, but now there was only fear left.

"Shopkeeper, the other party looks very strong, what should we do?" A person about the same age as Lin Hongyi came over and asked, his name was Lin Benjian, he was Lin Hongyi's distant cousin, and served as the deputy treasurer of the Lin family's business group.

Lin Hongyi's face sank like water: "I'll talk to them in a while, the horse bandits are nothing more than for money, as long as they are given enough money to buy roads, I believe they won't embarrass us." ”

"However, they seem to be very fierce, and the lion must open his mouth. Lin Benjian said tremblingly, if it weren't for riding on a horse, it is estimated that he would have sat on the ground in fright.

"It's a big deal to give them all the money and goods, as long as you can save everyone's lives, you will have a chance to make a comeback. Lin Hongyi said.

Lin Benjian's eyes widened: "How can it be, for this batch of goods, cousin, you have staked all your net worth and borrowed a lot of debts, if you are robbed by them, how can you turn over?"

The goods of the Lin merchant group were worth tens of millions of yuan, including silk, cloth, jade and ivory, which were incomparably valuable, so Lin Hongyi not only took out all his savings over the years, but also borrowed a lot of debt.

Of course, if this trip goes well, the profit he gets will be very huge, and it is because of this that he has made such a large batch of goods.

Be cautious along the way, for fear of encountering robbers, who wants to see that they are about to reach the imperial capital, but they encounter even more ruthless horse bandits, which is also too unlucky.

Not only Lin Benjian was afraid, but the rest of the caravan was also very afraid, Lin Hongyi turned around to reassure everyone: "Don't worry, I'll talk to the horse bandits, it's a big deal to give them the goods, and I will definitely ensure everyone's life safety." ”

A few guys clenched their fists: "Shopkeeper Lin is benevolent!"

The little marquis took the opportunity to ask Lin Die: "Miss Die'er, do you Lin clan often encounter such things?"

"Not often, my father has been in business for so long, and he has only encountered it a few times. Lin Die was also nervous, and added: "And the first few times I met bandits, the other party saw that the guys on our side were not easy to mess with, just give a little money to buy the road will get out of the way, this is the first time I have encountered horse bandits." ”

Xiao Hou Ye frowned, it stands to reason that the horse bandits go out to rob, the most critical point is intelligence, they can't be like bandits, always on the side of the road waiting for the fat sheep to appear. The Lin merchant group started from Yangzhou, first went north and then turned back to the west through here, and acted very low-key along the way, for the sake of insurance, Lin Hongyi did not tell everyone the route of this trip in advance, how did the horse bandits know?

Just when he was thinking about this question, Lin Hongyi stepped forward and hugged his fist with a respectful expression: "I don't dare to ask if the heroes are from that immortal mountain, and it is fate to meet them." Please also raise your noble hand, the Lin merchant group is willing to offer 3,000 taels of silver as money to buy the road. ”

I don't ask the other party's origin, which means that I am willing to suffer this loss, and I will never bring people to your trouble afterwards

"Hmph, buy road money!" The second boss said angrily: "Treat us as bandits, or call us Hanako?"

"That is, just three thousand taels of silver, you want us to let you go, dream! These goods of yours are worth at least ten million yuan, are we stupid?" the third master snorted.

Three thousand taels of silver, equivalent to 30,000 yuan, is a lot of money, but compared with tens of millions of goods, it is not worth mentioning.

"Heroes, please raise your noble hand, and the contemptible people are willing to give you all the money they carry. Lin Hongyi said in a begging tone.

The big boss spoke: "Okay, then leave all the goods, you can go." ”

Lin Hongyi was stunned for a moment, and the other party really opened his mouth. But he had already prepared for the worst before, as long as he could save dozens of lives, he would give them the goods, and talk about it later.

But experience told him that he couldn't agree too quickly, otherwise the Ma Bandit Sect would think that the Lin Clan's business group was easy to bully and would have to make inch.

The third master's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a cruel smile: "Wait, in addition to the goods, the uncle wants one thing from you." ”

Lin Hongyi only smiled bitterly, it seems that the thousands of taels of silver he carries with him can't be saved, forget it, life is the most important, and the others are floating clouds.

"Hahaha, that little girl is very smart, give it to me as a concubine!" said with a cruel smile.

"Huh?" Lin Hongyi didn't think of the other party's idea of beating his daughter, you guys are too much.

As soon as the words of the third master came out, the other three leaders also looked at each other in dialect, and their eyes gave off an obscene light at the same time, and the big boss smiled and said: "The third one, it's still your kid's sharp eyes, we haven't noticed that there is a charming little beauty over there!"

Lin Hongyi's face sank: "Everyone, you are just robbing money, you can hand over the goods and money, but you will definitely not hand over the little girl." You guys are dead to this heart, it's a big deal that the fish dies and the net is broken, and you will have to pull a few backs!"