On the high ground on the east side of the military city outside Erzurum, there are several merchant camps scattered around, because it is located on a high place, so the area of the Byzantine army stationed in the military city is very well defended, and those who can enter and camp are close to the local Armenians, or simply the Chamber of Commerce composed of Armenians, and the Qarluqs buy goods from the Armenians all the year round, so they can camp on this highland.

Philo, the tall Qarluq man whom Lao Luo had seen arguing with the Caucasians, was now chatting with a few fellow tribesmen in the camp on the high ground: "Munich, there is nothing wrong with the eastbound road, right?" ”

Munich, the short man who had fought with the Caucasians with Corn Philo that day, now sat cross-legged on the carpet by the campfire, "Chief, there is no problem. But ......"

"But how?" Muniqi is Su Mi Philo's confidant, although his appearance is not good, but he usually listens to intelligence and daily things are taken care of by this short man, Su Mi Philo values him very much, but he has always hated his habit of selling Guanzi, and at this time, seeing that the other party is relapsing again, he can't help but say angrily: "If you have something to say directly, I will whip you with a whip if you spit it out." ”

"Chief, how dare I?" "My brothers have been wandering around the Roman city for the past few days, and have found that someone is inquiring about us. ”

"Isn't it normal to have such a thing," Corn Philo looked nonchalant and casually pointed to a few merchant residences not far from the outskirts of the camp, "Although those Asian Americans also trade with us, they don't usually spy on our reality?" You know, these merchants may be more ferocious than the wolves in the wasteland if they change time. ”

"That's right, Chief. I didn't take it seriously, but when my brothers asked who was looking for news about us, they found that it was all street rats in the military city who asked for the news, which is very strange. "Munich's combat ability is very average, but his mind is first-class.

"No way, the Romans here just established themselves here thirty years ago, and they were dealing with the Abbasid attack a few years ago, and they are trying to buy the Ama, and it is impossible for them to deal with us." Corn Philo's overall view is still good, and he denied the Romans at the first time.

"If it's not the Romans, then it's probably the Ama, but we've always traded with the Ama, and they don't have any reason to bother to get to the bottom of us...... Could it be the Abbasids? Munich was a little confused, and muttered in a lower and lower voice.

"Forget it, I can't care so much, the place of the Romans is that there are many rules, and there are also miscellaneous people, maybe only Changshengtian can guess who is thinking about it, pack your bags tomorrow, and we will hurry back to Almaty the day after tomorrow." According to his thoughts, no matter who stared, he walked away, and even if someone stared at them in a hurry, he couldn't catch up with them, the knights of the steppe.

"Well, just listen to the leader. But hasn't the chief been converted? Ye Hu had ordered the entire three clans to convert to Allah. "Munich is colorful.

"Change, change, change, what's there to change, back then we lived much more freely in the grassland east of the Haba River, at that time the Tang people provided us with pig iron, which could make countless armor, and now? Running so far to buy a little pig iron, the Asian Americans still have a high price, and that little pig iron is not enough to make a scimitar! At the mention of this, Corn Philo was full of anger.

"The leader is silent," Muniqi lowered his voice and persuaded him, not all the people in the team are from the strength clan, and now the Ye Hu of the Qarlu people is from the Polu clan, and this time the merchant has sent people to protect the team, which is actually the role of surveillance, "The people of Aikele are not far away, and it is not good to go back and complain when they hear it." ”

"What are you afraid of, the three surnamed Ye Hu can't share the family, Ye Hu can still not let people talk," Saying this, Su Mi Philo still lowered his voice, "If it wasn't for the greedy Abbasids of the Po Clan back then, maybe we would have conquered this land with the Tang people." As a result, the Tang people, oh, the Song people don't pay attention to us at all, the Khitans look down on us, and even the Turks are looking at us and laughing. ”

"Yes, Chief. I have been to the places of the party people, and I have heard from the party people that the places of the Song people are very prosperous. It's a pity that there are party members in the middle, and we can't get in touch with the Song people. Munich also felt that what happened back then was a pity, in fact, there were too many people within the Qarluqs who looked down on the decisions made by the leaders of the year.

"It's useless, the Tang people have declined since the Hengros War, and now two hundred years have passed, and things have long been wrong. What's more, doing something bad will leave a mark in everyone's heart, although the grassland does not pay attention to trustworthiness, but you can see that the Abbasids have always had reservations, you must know that even if the Uyghurs stand with us, they are always guarding against us. Corn Philo sighed helplessly.

"The leader is right, no wonder the Uyghurs and we have established a kingdom (the Qarakhanid Kingdom) together, but we always feel like there is a veil of women in the middle." Munich smashed his palm with his fist and felt something.

"Now within the nine surnamed Oghus, which tribe is not guarding against us? If it weren't for the large number of us, and the three surnames were always together, we would have been wiped out a long time ago. Corn Philo said with some sadness.

"Okay, Chief, let's not talk about this, Gu Liao got a roast lamb, come a little, do you want to drink?" Munich is a clever fellow, and when he saw the leader who became more and more sad the more he talked, he simply suggested.

"Okay, drink, get drunk and go to bed, and go home." Naturally, there is nothing wrong with Corn Philo.

This is the current situation of the Qarluqs, even if the weak eat the strong in the grassland, but the subordinate tribe attacks the main tribe in times of crisis, which is equivalent to a hunter taking a hound to hunt, only to be bitten by a hound instead. The Qarluqs rebelled against the Tang army at the time of the battle and defected to the Abbasids, and this story had long spread throughout the steppe, and even though Yehu, who had made the decision, had already turned into a pile of loess, no one wanted to trust the Qarluqs completely, because no matter which tribe was worried that it was an unfed dog.

Lao Luo's 100 people have been in Erzurum for more than ten days, and the supplies are very sufficient, and Lao Luo has purchased a lot of grain and fine forage by the way, these things are needed at any time, I don't care how much, anyway, it will not be damaged in the space, and it will not consume horsepower. The condition of the wounded has improved considerably, and those who had been wounded in the leg in Smyrna are now able to fight on horseback.

Of course, the information of the Qarluqs who were always being watched had been thoroughly explored, and their latest movements naturally could not be hidden from Alke, who was always watching, and their actions of packing up the camp and preparing to leave were naturally reported to Lao Luo.

"Alk, you said the Qarluqs were leaving?" When Lao Luo heard the news, he had just finished his morning of cultivation.

"Yes, master, they're packing their bags, and it looks like they'll be leaving tomorrow morning at the latest." Alker was as respectful as ever, and things like telescopes had been very effective after practical application, and Alck, a clever guy, understood the extraordinary nature of this master.

"Hmm...... Have you explored the terrain to the east? "The terrain to the east is generally raised, and the high altitude is a great test for horses and warriors, and Lao Luo can't help but be a little worried.

"It's all clear, according to the master's requirements, about two days' journey to the east is a large open field, suitable for cavalry assault." This result was sent by a few good men to ride horses to visit in person, and Alke naturally knew it.

"You said they were carrying heavier cargo, and we must be moving faster than them, right?" The matter has been decided, and the details are the focus of Lao Luo's attention.

"Yes, master, they bought a lot of pig iron, and most of the mounts were camels." Alker was all too familiar with these situations, and of course he just opened his mouth.

"Okay, then tell the scout brothers to withdraw, get some rest these days, we'll leave a day later than them, Olki, tell Stan and the other captains, pay attention to the timing." Lao Luo immediately made the most neat decision to the two people around him.

The order was quickly passed on, and Lao Luo's hundred-man group began to act again, his team was a relatively unique one in Erzurum, but because the members of the team were strong, although there were many horses and camels, and there were not many valuable goods and belongings, no one snooped. Although the officers of Erzurum wanted to test it, the Romans were already unstable in this area, but they were not able to make any mistakes, which Lao Luo did not know.

After many camps and camps, the hundred-person people had already developed a skillful routine, packing up the sundries, tying up the goods, putting away the tents, gathering the defenses, and then collecting the horses and camels, and everyone could handle these things smoothly, as well as the newly joined Geshulie and the younger generations of young people.

The Qarluqs had already set out the day before, and Lao Luo's team was in order, and when the camel bell rang, the more and more numerous of the mounts began to march eastward again. The people who were paying attention to Lao Luo's team didn't have time to move, so they had to watch this team leave, of course, there were caravans arriving and leaving in Erzurum every day, which was just the norm in this highland military city.

Again, no one knows, it was the owner of such a caravan who returned here after more than thirty years and conquered it.