Continuing west from Tbilisi, one actually passes through the original territory of the Principality of Kakhedia, and on the way you can always see the red Roman-style flag of the Bagrat family with the dragon-slaying content of St. George, and occasionally a metal badge that is held up to represent an official member of the Bagrat family who is authorized to use the coat of arms.

Lao Luo is not interested in finding trouble with them, compared to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops, the so-called leaders or nobles are just small ants, once the ants are touched, it is likely to mean that the ant nest has been overturned.

There is no need to do things that are asking for trouble, the gains outweigh the losses.

There are always military camps along the way, and there are not many soldiers in each camp, ranging from two or three hundred to a thousand, perhaps because the capital of Kakhedia, Telavi, has not yet been captured by Bagrat III, and these troops should maintain law and order in the garrison, Lao Luo guessed, he can observe from the unprofessional behavior and looks of those soldiers.

Lao Luo and Alke, as well as Cooksy, marched in the name of acquiring the spoils of war, which was the custom of this era, and the practice of almost all the fringes of the battlefield. The same scene can be seen in later African wars, where the arms dealers buy everything they can buy at a low price, including weapons, gold and silver ornaments, and then repair them a little and wait for the time to sell them at a high price, or put them in order and buy them for everyone who needs them.

Due to the different manpower caused by the times, the turnover cycle of the harvested loot varies greatly, but the general form is no different. A three-person squad like Lao Luo was mixed in with the merchants on the edge of the battlefield, and it was not at all inconspicuous. Even for the sake of authenticity, Lao Luo and his people also bought many utensils in the hands of some soldiers, scimitars that could not be used, shields that could be repaired, and precious metal products that the soldiers could not carry, all of which were captured by the soldiers in the battles before winter. Then, by the way, I got some information from the soldiers, and both Alker and Cooksi were experts in this kind of mission.

The news from the vicinity soon learned that Elidia, which is actually the capital of Imeretia, was Kutaisi, and they had completely lost their resistance power, and Bagrat III personally guarded Kutaisi to gather all the reserves, including weapons, armor, food and grass, and other things needed for a war, and was preparing an attack on the Duchy of Kakhedia.

The soldiers speculated that their Grand Duke might have been there in Kutaisi to oversee the construction of the monastery. You know, the building is said to have been sacrificed to the gods by the Bagrat family, and Bagrat III attached great importance to it.

Lao Luo is not in the mood to delay on the road, there is nothing to go to on the Telavi side for the time being, no one of the three people is familiar with the Kakhedians over there, so it is impossible to provide them with any help, in fact, it is difficult to even win the trust of the other party, in fact, from the analysis of the information obtained, the Kakhedia have fallen into the final struggle, if it were not for the mountain warriors of the Abkhaz Kingdom to send them supplies through the mountains in the north, I am afraid it would be difficult for them to survive the winter.

Wandering all the way to the west of Kutaiy, you can't rush to the west, after all, the war is still going on, and the businessmen walking on the edge of the battlefield are hurrying to the logistics camp and waiting for people to suspect it?

It was about 150 kilometers from Tbilisi to Kutaisi, and they walked for almost five days to reach the periphery of their destination. The road along the way is not easy to walk, but it is not a problem for the three people who are light and simple, although there are also barracks along the way, but there are no checkpoints and so on, perhaps because this is already all under the control of the Duchy of Tau-Klarzhetty, the Grand Duke does not think it is necessary, or because a small group of three people like Lao Luo is not worth caring about, and their Armenian attire also plays a big role, the Bagrat family itself is divided into Georgian branch and Armenian branch, according to the dress, Lao Luo's outfit is not an outsider.

There's no need to hide it, as that would attract unnecessary suspicion.

The group of three found a quiet place on the edge of the merchant camp and set up a tent, and Lao Luo began to explore everything here.

At this time, Kutaisi was far from the appearance of the industrial city of later generations, because Bagrat III was a bit chaotic because of the construction of military camps and construction sites everywhere.

In Lao Luo's opinion, the local defense is not tight, and the means of fighting are also very rough, and they don't even pay attention to the control of information, so it is easy for them to find out everything they want to know.

According to nearby merchants, Bagrat III planned to make it the capital of the unified kingdom of Georgia, because it was easy to access the Black Sea coast, which could oversee the entire Black Sea coast, and at the same time defend the northern Abkhaz kingdom, and it was not very far to Telavi in the east. This is the most perfect place in the whole of Transcaucasia, at least in the eyes of Lao Luo, compared to the Hilvan Persians in the east, or more precisely the Tang camp territory in Baku, where the climate is much warmer and humider, and the adjacent Black Sea is not a closed body of water like the Magyar Sea, and it is easy to trade and communicate with Constantinople.

Perhaps Bagrat III had the same idea, Lao Luo speculated.

However, such speculation has no practical value, at least for now, Lao Luo does not want to conquer this land, all he wants to do is destroy. Disrupting the arrangement of Bagrat III here, no matter what aspect it is, as long as the noble lord with his reputation falls into the trap of chaos, he Lao Luo will not take this trip in vain.

In the next three days, the three of them went their separate ways to explore everywhere, which is also a normal behavior of many businessmen, and it is always necessary to walk around to find business opportunities. The results were certainly very encouraging, with twelve garrisons, seven military supply sites, three storage sites for building materials, five warehouses built by the great merchants, and even a mountain treasury closely guarded by His Excellency Bagrat III.

The next thing is to choose the time for action, which does not require the participation of Alke and Cookxi, Lao Luo alone is enough. The information found in three days is not only the storage of materials, but also the activities of each military camp and the speed of response to emergencies.

In Lao Luo's opinion, although the soldiers here are also known as elite, their combat readiness level is really unflattering, not to mention inferior to the elite guards of Constantinople, and even the private armed forces of the later Golden Triangle drug lords are a hundred times more dedicated than them. Well, Lao Luo is indeed a little hypocritical, and the opponent is too weak to make him feel a little nervous.

"Master, the army here is really not very good, compared to the Romans." Alc was a little listless, rummaging around the roast on the fire, which was the staple of the evening for the three men.

On the other side, Kukxi, who was looking after a pot of porridge, also said casually: "Leader Alke is right, master, although some of these guys in the military camp are also good, they have no concept of the army at all, and they look for wine in the nearby tavern at night, or gamble in the camp." ”

"Isn't that good? It would be much easier to mess them up, at least there would be no danger for us to come this time. But don't be careless, no matter how powerful a person is, people will surround you, what should I do? Lao Luo held a huge wooden bowl in his hand, which was filled with fresh wild vegetables from the wilderness during the day, which were the most tender in spring, mixed with a little salt and sesame oil, and were the best open vegetables.

Alker pursed his lips, "Master, I really don't underestimate them, as long as there are not thousands of people holding torches around at night, no one can catch me." ”

"That's it, those guys are bullying civilians, it's okay, let's pull up more than 100 people to solve more than 1,000 people within a hundred, and there is no problem at all. Master, are you thinking too highly of them? Cooksey stared at the meat-scented porridge pot, drooling and questioning.

Lao Luo didn't expect that there was such a talker as Cookxi among his scouts, "Let's put it this way, we can indeed defeat or kill more than 1,000 people on the other side with more than 100 people, but what if the other party sends 5,000 people, 10,000 people?" Even if we kill 10,000 sheep, we have to worry about being hit by the horns, and when we face a large number of people, will our people be damaged? ”

"Master, we are not afraid of fighting!" Cooksy's face turned a little red.

"I know, but it doesn't mean anything if you don't have to fight. I said your life belongs to me, so there is no need to waste it. Lao Luo's words are straightforward, this is what he has said a long time ago, not to talk about buying people's hearts, but he really regards these gladiator-born guys as his right and left hands now, "Moreover, it is difficult to say what will happen in the future, Georgians are not necessarily our enemies." ”

"Master, do you mean ......" Alke had already given his loyalty to Lao Luo, he didn't care about Lao Luo's first sentence, and the second half of the sentence made his heart move.

"That's right, according to the movements of the Turks, this land is what they desperately want, and if they kill a lot of Georgians, won't it be cheaper for the Turks?" There is nothing to keep secret about these calculations, and since Alker has already noticed it, Lao Luo doesn't mind saying it.

The barbecue is ready, the porridge is fragrant, and everyone has a glass of Athenian wine, accompanied by wild vegetables stirred by Lao Luo, and this Georgian fringe is full of warmth and tranquility.

In the middle of the night, when no one was awake, a few whimpering dog barks quickly quieted down, and a blue-gray shadow appeared in the seven armament and material garrison points around Kutaisi, and the weapons, armor, grain, forage, wood, leather goods and other materials in many warehouses all disappeared, and then the shadow splashed the pungent smell of oil on the wooden beams and pillars of the warehouse, and casually threw down a few canisters with extended fire, and reappeared in another place after leaving.

In the early hours of the morning, before the sun appeared in the east, smoke rose around Kutaisi, and several Georgian military camps were in chaos.

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