In the middle of the night, Qin Dong and others disguised themselves as a caravan and set off from the herdsmen's residence on the north bank of the Maricha River, accompanied by more than 160 people, the main personnel were Su He, Alfard, and the staff Pedolus, Su He led a hundred of the most elite archers to pretend to be the guards of the caravan, hiding the bow and arrows during the walk, only carrying swords, these archers are the strongest under Qin Dong, not only the long-range cavalry and archery ability is very strong, but also the individual hand-to-hand combat ability is also outstanding, belonging to one hundred of the three hundred directly subordinate escorts of Qin Dong, Because these people are Huns, in order to prevent being harassed by the defenders of the Eastern Roman Empire when they pass through the checkpoint, Qin Dong ordered all these hundred people to put on long robes, covering their whole bodies tightly like Arabs, leaving only two eyes outside, so that people can't see their identities, Qin Dong is inside these people.

In addition, there is Afald, he took a dozen Germanic people dressed as mercenaries, also cavalry, and the staff member Pedolus pretended to be the owner of the caravan, if you need to contact the Eastern Romans, all the matters are handed over to him to deal with, and there are about fifty people who are all coachmen, these people are not real coachmen, they are also elite warriors, they can fight on foot when they get off their horses, they can ride on horses, the key is that they can also drive, the whole caravan has a total of fifty large carriages, and the goods are basically some finished sheepskins that have been tanned. Cowhides, skins of other animals, cheese, woolen sweaters, woolen blankets, woolen felt, woolen scarves, and finally a dozen carts of beer in large barrels, brewed with hops, tasted more than a hundred times stronger than the beer soaked in breadcrumbs waiting to ferment, and after many people tried it, most of them were full of praise for this new beer.

It stands to reason that the hops will not ripen until September. However, it can be brewed with the same female hops, but the cost of brewing beer from the female is too high. The female flower is most used for medicinal purposes, but now it is used to brew beer. Some of the meaning of killing chickens with knives.

The size of the caravan is quite large, they set off in the middle of the night, and the next morning they caught up with a caravan that was also preparing to return to the Eastern Roman Empire, the owner of this caravan was the Eastern Roman who sold Qin Dong Yu Pei, Qin Dong needed to know more about his mother from this guy's mouth, so he asked someone to inquire about his whereabouts, and learned that this Eastern Roman set off this afternoon, so he asked the caravan to speed up and chase after him.

The security of the two caravans together has improved greatly. After all, there are more than two hundred guards in total, and as for the combat effectiveness, it is another matter, but Qin Dong observed the guards of the caravan, and the individual combat ability should be acceptable, but once the group fights, it is likely that they will not be beaten, after all, they have not undergone systematic military training.

After talking, Qin Dong learned that the owner of this caravan was named Gebuus, who was in his forties this year. The family lived in Constantinople, and had been engaged in trade activities from Constantinople to Dimet, which is about 200 kilometers east of Plov, and is the flattest border city on the border between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Xiongnu Empire. The Maricha River flows through this important border town, and he took the risk of taking a caravan to Pazar last month when he heard that the Huns were allowing merchants from neighboring countries to engage in trade in Pazar. But this time it was really worth it, and he made a lot of money. When he returned, he bought a lot of Hun goods and prepared to sell them back to Constantinople.

Gebuus also recognized Qin Dong as the Huns who bought the jade pendant last time, but Qin Dong sued Gebuus. He is not a Huns, but a Han from the East.

The fact that Qin Dong was a Han made Gebuus suddenly realize, and he said: "It turns out that you are a Han, I have seen many Han people from the East in Constantinople, and when I was young, I also went to the Kushan Empire (India) and saw many merchants from the East, although your appearance is slightly different from the orthodox Han Chinese, but some of the main characteristics are exactly the same as the Han people!" By the way, do you want to ask about that jade pendant? ”

Qin Dong nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Gebuus, this jade pendant was given to my mother by my father, my father came from the far east, he was sacked by robbers in Constantinople, and there was only a pair of jade pendants left on his body, and then he had to stay, marry my mother, and after I was left, I divided this pair of jade pendants into two, one for me and the other for my mother, and then my father died, and I also left my mother unexpectedly for some other reasons, So when I saw this jade pendant, I was anxious to know how my mother was doing, and I wonder if Mr. Gebuus had more news about my mother? ”

After hearing this, Gebuus said with an apologetic expression: "I'm really sorry, Boer (Qin Dong's pseudonym), I don't know your mother, this jade pendant was sold to me by a local ruffian in Constantinople, I really don't know anything else, and I don't know how this jade pendant got into his hands!" ”

Qin Dong hurriedly said, "Then do you still know this person?" What's his name? Where to stay? ”

"I don't know what his name is, but if I want to get back to Constantinople, I should be able to find out!"

"That's really thank you, Qin Dong must help me with this, I will thank him for his specific news, the owner of this caravan is my uncle, he has a deep relationship with the commander of Pazar, and he is very influential in the local area, if you help me, I think I can persuade him to cooperate with you, after you cooperate with him, it should be unimpeded on the territory of the southeast of the Xiongnu Empire, and no one dares to trouble you!"

Gebuus was overjoyed, "Oh, really? God, thank you, Bull, I'll be able to help you find out about that guy! ”

As an old businessman who has been running long distances for decades, of course Gebuus understands how to make money in a business taken care of by the local government, not only does no one dare to find trouble, there is no need to spend unnecessary money, but also can be protected, and the most preferential treatment can be given in the purchase price, if the relationship is good, he can even take some private goods, this is definitely a profitable business, he is worried that he can't find a backer in Pazar, and now Qin Dong's words make him see hope, of course he will not let go, He promised to do his best to help Qin Dong.

The two caravans together have a lot of people, and there are many goods, and they can't walk fast, and it took two days to get to Plov, where they are guarding Qin Dong's hometown Ding Mali and his deputy Zheli, don't look at Ma Li is over forty years old, but he looks like he is powerful, and his combat effectiveness is also very fierce.

In order not to reveal his identity, Qin Dong did not send someone to inform Ma Li and Zheli, but Ma Li seemed to have received news from Liu San, and when the caravan arrived at the periphery of the Plov camp, he greeted him with a team of men and horses.

Ma Li and Zheli did not talk to Qin Dong, but talked with Pedolus, who was pretending to be the owner of the caravan, for a while, and invited Pedolus to his camp to rest and drink, but Pedolus politely refused because he was still in a hurry, and said that he would have a drink with Ma Li and Zheli when he returned.

After the caravan restarted, Gebuus was convinced of what Qin Dong had said earlier, and he was now sure that the relationship between Pedolus and the commander of the thousand commanders should be very good, otherwise the guards guarding Plov would not come out to greet him, and he personally sent him dozens of miles. (To be continued......)