Su Ren was drinking water and chatting in the temporary subordinate office of Mayi City, listening to Han Qing's summary of this time. Suddenly, Huang Shisan hurriedly came in and muttered a few words in Su Ren's ear. Su Ren's brows were furrowed: "How many people are there?" ”

Huang Shisan's face was solemn: "There are a lot, I can't see the edge at a glance, and I suddenly appeared, but I camped on the other side of the river, and it didn't seem like attacking Mayi." ”

"Oh? Is it the banner of the Huns? ”

Huang Shisan shook his head: "No, the flag is very strange, I have never seen it." ”

Han Qing and Ying Guangji were confused by the conversation between the two. Han Qing asked, "What's wrong?" Do you want to light a beacon fire to warn Yanmen Pass, and let Li Taishou and Cheng Taishou send troops to help? ”

Su Ren thought for a while: "Don't worry, let's see." ”

Shi Bao hurriedly ran in again, hugged his fists to everyone, and said to Su Ren: "Sir, those people on the other side of the river have sent people to see you by name, they are numerous, Hawking is afraid that he will not be able to stop him, so let Mr. make a plan early." ”

The appearance of a large group of cavalry in Mayi is definitely not a good thing. From a practical point of view, the cavalry of the Han army did not have this ability, so naturally the Huns were left. Why did the Huns come? There are so many people, what do they want to do? Robbery or demonstration?

Su Ren stood at the head of the dilapidated Mayi City accompanied by everyone. The city has been chaotic, even the merchants of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce are panicked, although it is true that they have made a lot of money during this time, but they have to spend their lives. Cui Jiuming wanted to follow Su Ren to the city tower, but as soon as he left the subordinate office, he was stopped by a group of businessmen.

On the empty grassland outside the city, a black figure was on the other side of the river. As Huang 13 said, you can't see your head at a glance. The voices of people and horses come and go. You can even hear the guys laughing.

Three horses and three knights stood under the city, dressed not as Han Chinese, with their heads scattered and dressed in animal skins, and their scimitars at their waists shone with jewels. For a great man, he rode a red horse, and the horse was tall and great, and it was perfect for the man on the horse. Behind him was two retinues, one of whom held a flagpole in his hand, and on the flag fluttering in the wind, a human head was embroidered with blood-red silk thread, looking hideous and terrifying, and one eye drooped outside. The three of them didn't know what they were talking about, and laughed for the big man.

Han Qing frowned tightly and said to Su Ren: "Sir, you are not a good person at first glance, let's light the beacon fire!" ”

Ying Guangji smiled: "These people are not Huns, listen, they speak Chinese!" ”

When the man under the city saw a group of people coming up from the city tower, he stopped talking with his subordinates and arched his hand at the city tower: "Is it Mr. Su up there?" ”

Su Ren said loudly: "Exactly, who are you waiting for?" ”

Dahan laughed: "Our wolf lord asked me to bring a message to Mr. Su, please ask Mr. Su to go to the river this afternoon, if Mr. Su doesn't agree, then don't blame me for being polite!" ”

"Who is your wolf master?"

Dahan said: "Mr. Su will know when he goes, say goodbye!" ”

After that, the big man turned around and left, looking at the backs of the three people, Hawking raised his bow and arrow, and had already aimed at the guy who walked last, but was held down by Su Ren beside him. There are Han-speaking Huns, but a large number of Han-speaking Hun cavalry are rare. And judging by their banners, they are not Huns either. The Huns admired nature, and the wolf was their first choice as a flag, followed by tigers, bears, eagles and other fierce beasts, and it was not a hobby for the Huns to hang a terrifying human head on the flagpole.

Sang Hongyang thought for a while and said, "I don't look like these Huns, but like horse thieves!" ”

There are all kinds of bandits in this world, those in the mountains are called bandits or bandits, and those in the water are called water thieves or bandits, which are distinguished according to different regions. There is also a way to distinguish according to behavior, such as thieves or robbers who steal things, and robbers or thieves. The third type is differentiated according to the characteristics of people, bandits composed of non-Han people are called Hu bandits, and bandits organized by a rabble are called bandits.

The only bandits are classified according to the tools they use, and that is horse thieves or horse bandits. Because their main characteristic is that horses come and go like the wind, and their whereabouts are erratic. Not to mention that the government has no way to deal with them, even if the country in the era of cold weapons does not move a large army, the general small forces are powerless against it, and they can't even figure out the whereabouts of others.

There are generally two types of horse thieves, one is a thief who steals a horse, and the other is a bandit on horseback. Ever since humans tamed horses for war, horse thieves have been created. They were characterized by high mobility, and horse thieves were considered the most advanced bandits in an era when communication was dominated by animal power. Especially in the grasslands or plains, where a small horse thief can stir up a place.

These horse thieves under Thorn are real bandits on horseback. After months of training and a few days on the grasslands, a group of farmers with hoes turned into horse thieves. Some people even have difficulty getting on their horses, which is why they claim to be the biggest horse thieves on the grassland, just because they are numerous, and they act to cover the sky and the sun, and the momentum is terrifying.

After listening to the return of the person who came back, Thorn laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, good job, I didn't expect Su Xiaozi to be scared, Lao Tzu just wants to scare and scare him, to see if he has the courage to come to the appointment." ”

The people standing next to the thorns were the three who had just spoken to Su Ren under the city of Mayi. For the most powerful subordinate of Thorns, this person was originally the leader of the biggest bandit in Taihang Mountain, because he was long and black and tall, and he was nicknamed Old Black Tower. With the fire unicorn, the flying harrier, and the creeper are the four protectors of the thorns. Although Thorn left the Ebony Cliff, the titles in the Ebony Cliff have not been forgotten, when he unified the Taihang bandits, the names of the subordinates and the Ebony Cliff are the same, but this wolf lord borrowed the name of the Huns.

Old Heita smiled: "I see that Mr. Su is dressed as a scribe, where have I seen such a scene, it's strange to come." ”

Thorn threw a leg of mutton to the old black tower: "If you look at it like this, then you are wrong, Su boy looks gentle and elegant, and there is a lot of bad water in his stomach!" If we hadn't been taken by surprise, we wouldn't have been able to get here, and we would have been destroyed. ”

"Wolf master, is this Mr. Su really so powerful?" The Fire Kirin didn't believe it much.

Thorn looked at his group of men, "You don't believe it, do you?" Sue you, have you heard of the Yuanshan bandits, it is the 100,000 bandits gathered in the Yuanshan, Su Xiaozi only went up the mountain, and the bandits who said with a three-inch tongue were angry with each other, and finally these 100,000 bandits were all taken under his command, and most of the guards around him were the original Yuanshan bandits, if he hadn't come to Yanmen Pass in a hurry this time, your group of things would not have enough material for others! ”

"Hey, hey, what the wolf lord said is too mysterious! I've seen that Mr. Su, who has no power to restrain the chicken, and dares to go to me and cut it with an axe! ”

Seeing that no one believed him, Thorn snorted coldly: "Wait, you can take a good look when he comes." ”

The city of Mayi has been turned upside down, and the people trapped in the city are eager to grow two wings and fly out. Although it was a horse thief, there were so many people that there was absolutely no way to resist with the city's guards alone. Many people had already gathered in front of the yamen, and they all asked the temporary city lord to think of a way. Sang Hongyang's mouth was dry, but no one believed him.

Su Ren was still drinking tea, he was in a hurry to go out just now, he only took a sip of a cup of tea, and when he came back, the people didn't even think of changing a cup for Mr. Su. Herbal tea can calm people down, Su Ren took a sip, and ordered: "In the afternoon, Lao Huang and Manniu accompany me to the river, and the others stay in Mayi, if there is anything wrong, immediately light the beacon fire, as long as you stick to a stick of incense, Li Taishou and Cheng Taishou will send reinforcements, and I will try to delay the time, don't forget, if you can't hold it before the reinforcements arrive, Xiao Jinzi knows what to do." ”

"Big brother, I'll go with you!" Hawking was reluctant to let Su Ren take the risk alone.

Su Ren said: "Don't worry, if the horse thieves were for people, they would have attacked the city a long time ago, so they were for the goods, to be precise, for the food, the reason why they didn't attack the city as soon as they came was because they were afraid that we would burn the grain, as long as the grain was still there, I would not be in danger, rest assured!" ”

Hawking wanted to say more, but Su Ren raised his hand to stop him.

Han Qing frowned: "Sir, isn't it too dangerous to do this, why don't you go for you?" ”

Su Ren shook his head: "It's useless!" Since people have named me and asked me to go, not only will you not be able to come back, but you will also anger those horse thieves! Okay, this matter is settled, you all go down and prepare, I will go to the door to take a look and appease those merchants, I'm afraid the city lord of Sang can't hold on anymore. ”

Sang Hongyang is a master of financial management, and he is really not very good at raising people. In the face of the angry businessmen, sweat appeared on his head. The car has been said over and over again, but it is difficult to convince people. If it weren't for Cui Jiuming helping by his side, the worried businessmen would have rushed into the subordinate office. The smartest person in the world is Shang Jia, although Sang Hongyang is the city lord, they can see that it is Su Ren who really speaks in Mayi City.

Someone shouted: "Please come out of Mr. Su, I will not believe what he said until I believe it!" Immediately, someone followed, and the scene was about to get out of control for a while.

Su Ren appeared at the gate at a critical moment, dressed in white, with his hands behind his back, his hair was not messy, and the beard on his face had been quietly shaved, although his complexion was still a little dark, but the momentum made people look like he was not an ordinary person. A few businessmen who had already rushed up the steps hurriedly moved their feet down, for fear that Su Ren would think that a few of them were going to rebel and clean them up afterwards.

Waiting for the crowd to calm down, Su Ren coughed lightly: "You don't have to panic, since you are all invited by Su Ren to Ma Yi, naturally you will not have any losses, those horse thieves outside the city Su Mou already have a countermeasure, please stay in the city, if there is a loss Su will naturally bear it, now you can rest assured?" ”

No one spoke, and no one dispersed. Hawking hurriedly ran out of it and whispered in Su Ren's ear: "Big brother, Ying Guangji and Mo Yu are gone!" ”