"Tell me about the horse thief!" Sang Nan called Zhang Huan to the campfire.

He didn't understand that in a place where there were a lot of criminals, there would be horse thieves.

"There is a shortage of war horses in the Northern Demon Plain, so there are not many horse thieves, there are about 40 of them that I know, thousands of them are large, and there are more than 100 people on the small scale. From the perspective of comprehensive strength, there are five horse thieves who are relatively strong, namely the White Horse Regiment, the Ice Pirate Regiment, the Wild Fox Regiment, the Frost Regiment and the Military Alliance. ”

"The White Horse Regiment is the most powerful, the leader Brewster, from the Orton Empire, with 5,000 members, is now active on the west bank of the Northern Demon Plain, the Ice Pirate Regiment is the second largest horse thief force, with 3,000 members, and the leader Tumen Leopard, who is said to have been originally a horse thief from Assyria, is also here to regain his old business. The strength of the Frost Regiment and the Wild Fox Regiment is similar, and the relationship is also good, there are 1,500 members respectively, the leader of the Frost Regiment is called Luo Hou, and the leader of the Wild Fox Regiment is called Shi Heyuan, and the situation of the last military alliance is more special, they are a group of army, and there are only 800 members. ”

"Only 800 people?" Sang Nan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his expression was a little strange: "Where are they to match the army?" Who is the leader? ”

"I don't know. Because they have always been loners, low-key and mysterious, I heard that they are extremely good at tactical cooperation and have strong combat effectiveness, otherwise they would have been swallowed by several other families! Speaking of this, Zhang Huan's eyes also showed a hint of admiration.

"These gang of horse thieves, except for the Tumen leopard, who are more murderous, everyone else is considered a rule!" He then added.

"You seem to know a lot about horse thieves, huh?" Sang Nan looked at Zhang Huan with a smile and asked softly.

Hearing Sang Nan's words, Zhang Huan's tone froze, and he said with an embarrassed expression: "Because I have a good relationship with Ishimigu, the second leader of the Wild Fox Group!" ”

"Oh? How did you meet? Sannan seemed to be interested.

Zhang Huan's face was a little stiff, obviously remembering some painful past. After a while, he whispered: "Six years ago, I just came to the Northern Demon Plain, wandering alone, and met Iwami Valley by chance, he and his eldest brother Ishikawahara controlled dozens of villages at that time, and their strength was not bad. Seeing that I was good and had no fixed place to go, Iwamiya took me to their territory and settled down, and planned to invite me to join the gang. But I was still looking for an enemy, so I stayed for a while and left. When I met him again two years later, the brothers had switched careers to horse thieves. I knew who my enemy was, and I told him about my vengeance, but—"

"But what? Aren't they going to help you get revenge? Sang Nan asked curiously.

"Of course not! When Iwamiya heard that I wanted revenge, he said he was willing to help, but I didn't agree. A wry smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Huan's mouth.

"Because your enemy is too strong?" Sangnam blinked and blurted out.

"That's right!" Zhang Huan nodded, and his face under the bonfire seemed to become a little gloomy.

"This Shi family brother is not bad!" Mei Jingfeng, who was sitting not far away, suddenly said lightly.

"So I can't harm them for my own selfish desires!" Zhang Huan also nodded in agreement.

"But why should they be horse thieves?" Sannan asked.

Zhang Huan looked a little tired, and he rubbed his stiff face with both hands before he spoke.

"The population in the Northern Demon Plain is getting bigger and bigger, and there are only a few places that can be suitable for living. It is inevitable that there will be friction and fighting between these forces for territory and resources. After each fight, the winner gains valuable territory and resources, while the loser loses everything he once had, even his life. The Shi brothers were one of the unfortunate losers. ”

"So, they went to be horse thieves, to gather strength by looting everywhere, and then to reoccupy new territory?" Sang Nan's words hit the nail on the head.

"That's right! The Shi brothers were originally a strong party, how could they be willing to be depressed? This is the fastest and most effective way for them to make a comeback! Zhang Huan had already understood Sang Nan's sharp mind, and said indifferently: "Actually, plundering and being plundered happens here every day!" ”

"And who do they rob?" Sang Nan asked very seriously.

"Mainly the trading houses here!" Zhang Huan didn't understand why Sang Nan was so interested in the situation of horse thieves, could it be that he also planned to be a horse thief?

"Robbing a trading house?" Hearing this, Sang Nan suddenly remembered Jide and the Red Lion Regiment, and couldn't help asking, "These firms usually hire guards, I'm afraid it's not so easy to deal with, right?" ”

"Of course they won't rob those big business houses, but there are thousands of small business houses here!" Zhang Huan patiently explained: "The Northern Demon Plain is rich in products and has amazing profits, but the fierce competition between the trading houses has also led to the extremely high prices of the guards here, so the small commercial houses are generally reluctant to spend money to hire those high-level guards. As for those big trading houses, they usually cooperate with some big families to purchase these properties in a unified manner, and then sell them to the Moya Continent, at least ten times or even more than ten times the profit, and it is naturally no problem to spend money to hire some high-level guards. ”

"It's really a million profits!" When Sang Nan heard the news, he secretly smacked his tongue, but asked in his mouth: "If this is the case, where do these small commercial houses come from?" ”

Zhang Huan glanced at Sang Nan, and saw that he listened to it with relish, so he could only patiently introduce it:

"In the Northern Demon Plain, some people with outstanding abilities didn't want to work for those families, so they spontaneously formed small exploration teams to enter the no-man's land, and the small business houses mainly traded with these free exploration teams. They are not as strong as the big chambers of commerce, and many exploration teams are willing to deal with them. Moreover, these exploration teams often go in and out of no-man's land, with a unique eye and experience, and from time to time they will find some strange things to sell to small merchants. If you're lucky, you might be able to get a treasure out of it, which is one of the reasons why many people are willing to patronize small businesses. ”

"In this way, small business houses also make a lot of profits, and these horse thieves are really calculating!" Sang Nan thought to himself, and a rough idea gradually took shape in his mind......

After a long time, Sang Nan got up and moved his somewhat stiff hands and feet, and then asked Zhang Huan very seriously: "We will also be horse thieves, what do you think?" ”

"To rob a trading house?" Zhang Huan was stunned.

"Nope! Let's go rob the horse thief! Sannan's smile was sly and mischievous.

More than 500 miles away from the Spindle Valley, there is a market town called Jinguang Town. It is densely populated, economically developed, lively and prosperous. With Jinguang Town as the center, there are nearly 100 villages within a radius of more than 100 miles, and more than 200,000 people live.

Jinguang Town is the location of the Jin family of the Northern Demon Yuan. The Jin family and some vassal families live here. Although the North Demon Yuan was not allowed to build a city, the Jin family compound had a tall gatehouse, a solid courtyard wall, and a magnificent building inside, with many palaces.

The most famous thing in Jinguang Town is its bustling and atmospheric street market - Jinjie, where the streets are wide and tidy, the buildings are magnificent, the shops on both sides of the street are lined up, row upon row, nearly 1,000 commercial houses are concentrated here, and the product variety is very rich. Due to the large number of merchants coming and going, a large number of inns, restaurants and fireworks have been built here, and it is bustling and crowded every day, and its liveliness is no less than that of some commercial centers in some big cities in Moya.

Another famous feature of Cotai Town is the 108 large watchtowers built around the town.

These towers are 5 meters high and are divided into two levels, with the lower part used to garrison troops and the upper part built with a wall battlement for archers to cover and shoot. It is said that the main purpose of building these watchtowers was to defend against bandits, and they are scattered around the inner and outer areas of Jinguang Town, tall and mighty, and the momentum is extraordinary, adding a solemn atmosphere to this prosperous room.

No one would have thought that these seemingly randomly built watchtowers were actually very particular about their location, because they were built according to the arrangement of a famous defensive formation of the Golden Legion - the turtle back lock dragon formation. And the array is in the Jin family's compound.

Over the years, no horse thieves and bandits dared to come here to offend, and Jinguang Town was also recognized as the safest area in the entire Northern Demon Plain.

At this time, the night is silent, and everything is silent. A cross-courtyard in the Jin family's compound is shining brightly.

"Have you found out where those people are?" A white-faced, big-eared, well-built young man sat in the antechamber, asking his men for news. His face is slightly chubby, and he has a unique rich and gentle aura, but there is a trace of yin duck hidden between his eyebrows.

"Back to the young master, I have found it! They were sent to Spindle Valley, twenty miles from the matchhouse! The subordinate hurriedly replied.

"Oh, do you know who they are?" The young man then asked.

"I inquired at the matchhouse, and it is said that they are the family members of the traitors of the Free Federation!" The subordinate said cautiously.

"I'm asking them who they really are!" The young man stared at his men and sneered.

"This, this subordinate doesn't know!" The subordinate replied with some trepidation, and when he saw the young man's gaze, he hurriedly added: "But listening to the people in the matching office, this group of people seems to have a good relationship with Jiang Lang, Jiang Lang took special care of them when he left, don't make it difficult for them!" ”

"Oh? Does you have a good relationship with the Jiang family? The young man nodded thoughtfully, "Although Jiang Lang is usually a little out of tune, he still has a set of rules for governing the army. Most of the people in the allotment are his descendants. Well! You've done a good job, so go to the manager tomorrow and get your reward!" ”

"In addition, you go to the errand who led the way, and I will slowly settle the account with them!" The young man smiled and said to his subordinates, the killing in his eyes flashing.

"Gongzi Xie!" The subordinates were secretly happy in their hearts and carefully retreated.