This is a dirty, smelly and chaotic alley, Yang Fan walked far from the alley, and he already smelled a bad smell.

You can't describe it exactly, but you can feel that when the smell hits your nose, it makes you feel like you're suffocating, and it's hard to breathe.

However, it is such a stinky street and alley, which is actually full of people and lively.

This is an alley in the commercial area of Xicheng, the entrance of the alley is a half-collapsed courtyard wall, under the wall half-lying down a few beggars, in the hot summer, but they are wrapped in a hair has fallen out, polished to the shiny leather robe. People walked around them without looking at them, and in front of them there were only a few bits of coins or half-eaten buns in the broken clay pots.

Walking into the alley is more crowded, there is a drainage ditch on the side of the road, rainwater and domestic water are accumulated in this poorly drained canal, and a layer of green hair has grown on it, and the dung of people and cattle and horses is faintly seen to be alluvial, and gently floats and sinks on the green hair water.

This alley is a place where all kinds of furs, animal bones and other grassland products are wholesaled and retailed. The furs and bones sold here were unprocessed goods, the furs had not been washed or nitrated, and the whole cowhide and sheepskin were hard and erect, all flattened and piled together, giving off a foul smell.

However, after these things are processed, and then sold to the Central Plains, they can become dozens or hundreds of times the profits, so some rich merchants who wrap silk and hang satin do not dislike the stench here, but come in person, look at the goods, negotiate the price, Zuihou loaded the goods he was satisfied with in the car, and left happily.

Yang Fan went all the way, and in order not to attract attention, he also bought a wolf skin mattress, of course. With his appearance at the moment, he would not buy a wolf skin that was too expensive to hunt in autumn and winter, and this wolf skin was not good in terms of color or workmanship, the wolf skin was still hard, and there were a few broken places.

Yang Fan rolled the wolf skin into a ball and held it under his ribs, continued to look around, and after walking for a while, he saw a sign. The sign depicts a black yak. The ox is not big, but the horns are very large, with two half-moon-shaped horns on the top. There is a plum character written on it.

Yang Fan knew that his destination had arrived, and the store was not big. In front of the door were piles of yak hides of very poor color, and on the other side there were intact cow skulls with two sharp and huge horns. Yang Fan paused at the door for a moment, saw that no one was paying attention, and immediately walked in quickly.

There are only the shopkeeper and a small man in the store, the store is not big, three or four people go in, and it is difficult to even turn around, and there are only a few things sold in this store. Some are placed outside, a large amount of goods are in the backyard, and the straight and wide is the backyard space, which is the case with the shops here.

Yang Fan saw that there were no customers in the store, so he used the code words confessed by Xu Liang when he left Beijing to connect with the shopkeeper, who was in his early fifties and thin. The thin cheeks were full of wrinkles, and the sparse wisp of beard under the jaw looked like a big mouse. Surprised: "You are the only one in your team who came alive?" Are you unscathed? ”

Yang Fan was stunned and said, "What do you mean?" The rest of the teams. What's going on? ”

The shopkeeper said curiously, "Haven't your team ever encountered horse bandits or Tibetan scouts?" ”

Yang Fan suddenly said, "I came alone and traveled with a big horse team, so I haven't encountered an accident, but someone has already arrived?" What trouble did you get on the way? ”

The shopkeeper pulled Yang Fan and said, "You come with me!" ”

The shopkeeper pulled Yang Fan and walked back, and briefly told him about the situation as he walked, although the hundred cavalry guards who set off from Luoyang, although they were disguised as different identities, or merchants, or travelers, but they were attacked by different groups of people and different degrees all the way west.

As a result, all the way down, there was not even a team that could rush to Huangshui intact, some of them were even wiped out, this shopkeeper has only received a total of three groups of people so far, and there are only seven survivors together, and everyone is injured, counting Yang Fan, there are only eight people.

In other words, if no one arrives after that, then the fifty elites sent from the Hundred Cavalry will now only be left with these eight people. The guards who were attacked thought that there were many thieves in the Longyou area, and it was only in the past two days that they learned from the people in charge of liaison in the local army that the people they met might have horse thieves who cut the path, but most of them were probably Tongxia scouts.

Only the Tongxia scouts, who were proficient in ambushes and were not afraid of death, could have caused such a great deal of damage to these brave and warlike hundred cavalry guards when they were prepared and unprepared.

Yang Fan listened to the shopkeeper's explanation, hurriedly bypassed the mountain of pungent smelling fur goods, and turned to the front of a row of simple houses in the backyard.

Zhang Xitong was moving slowly in front of a private house with a cane, and suddenly saw the shopkeeper leading Yang Fan to come, and when he landed on his body, he looked at it carefully, and as soon as his hand was released, the crutches fell to the ground with a "bang", Zhang Xitong said with a ghostly expression: "You...... Are you Yang Fan? ”

Yang Fan saw that he was independent and unsteady on his feet, so he hurriedly took a step forward and picked up the crutches to stand under his ribs, and said, "Of course it's me, how can you ...... What has it become? ”

Zhang Xitong said in surprise: "You are alone, how come you don't even have a little injury?" Along the way, haven't you even met a single Tibetan scout? ”

Yang Fan told Zhang Xitong what he said to the shopkeeper again, and Zhang Xitong wanted to cry without tears: "Unexpectedly, you went west alone, but you escaped." Alas, don't mention it, I, Zhang Xitong, have also been on the battlefield, and there are always dozens of people who are under my knife, and they have never fought such a nest battle, and they were attacked inexplicably! ”

Zhang Xitong said indignantly: "It's really not that we are careless, but sometimes ......, the travelers who lead the camels, lead the women and children to travel with us, why don't you be wary of them, right?" Hey! I've been walking with you for three days, and one moment I was still around the bonfire together, singing to you with spirits, enthusiastically persuading you to sing, and the next moment the knife stabbed over, and I couldn't prevent it at all! ”

Yang Fan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I've already heard the shopkeeper tell you about the general situation, who else have arrived?" ”

Zhang Xitong pointed to the row house behind him and said: "It's all inside, counting me, there are seven alive left, most of them are injured, and I don't know how long it will take to recover." ”

Yang Fan said: "I'll go and see it first!" ”

Yang Fan stepped into the room. Zhang Xitong was on crutches and followed the shopkeeper behind.

The people who have arrived are Huang Xuchang, Zhang Xitong, Zhang Qi, Tian Yan, Wei Tongchuan and several others, most of them have injuries, among which Tian Yan is the most seriously injured, and he was stabbed in the ribs. It's been a little better these days. However, it is still mostly when I am asleep.

Huang Xuchang's injuries were not light, he was injured twice, the first time after escaping from the attack. After only three days, he was attacked for the second time, all the way to Huangshui City. The draftsman of the Ministry of Works, whom they had been tasked with protecting, was also killed on the run. Huang Xuchang is the leader of the team, the person in charge of this mission, and he has a heavy responsibility.

Yang Fan comforted: "Huang Teamzheng, don't blame yourself too much. You are a warrior who charges into battle and fights on the battlefield, and you are not good at scouting. ”

Huang Xuchang hung his head and said dejectedly: "Don't comfort me!" That's not a reason at all! Even those rude and barbaric Tibetans can be cunning like foxes, how can we not be scouts? I was careless! ”

Yang Fan asked, "Have you ever informed the Heyuan Army and asked them to capture those Tongxia scouts?" ”

The shopkeeper said, "It's too difficult! They are usually mixed in all walks of life. Like the good people, how can we distinguish who among them is the scout? There are already a lot of local Tibetans, and there are many good people among them, so you can't arrest them all, right? Moreover, the scouts in Tongxia may not all be Tibetans. ”

Yang Fan said: "Although it is impossible to find out all the scouts, it is not useless. The yellow team had already said that they rushed all the way. They also killed many of their attackers, including those brothers who were wiped out, and I don't believe that they were not harmed! Since those Tibetan scouts have a legitimate identity and suddenly die, there must be an explanation, right? ”

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up. "You mean?" ”

Yang Fan said: "If they want to lurk here for a long time, it is unlikely that the dead people will use a reason to go out." The reason for dying of a violent illness is not easy to hide from the neighbors, and the most excuse is that they have encountered a horse thief while grazing or traveling, and they themselves will make a big deal about this reason without being asked, so ......"

The shopkeeper said: "Therefore, as long as you check the people in the prefectures and counties and tribes of Longyou who have recently died due to thieves, you can find out the spies." ”

Yang Fan said: "Not bad! ”

Zhang Xitong said on crutches: "But there may not be no one who really died of a thief." ”

Yang Fan said: "I know, so ...... Also check! There are always some of them, these spies, find out one by one, and they can't be allowed to be so unscrupulous in Longyou. I think that's why they try to get the body back every time. They didn't want to expose a group of people just because a dead body was left on the spot. However, as long as they do it, it is inevitable that there will be casualties, and this method can be commonly used by the local government from time to time, and the attack on our army and people by the Tibetan scouts will be greatly curtailed in the future. ”

Huang Xuchang patted his head and said, "Not bad!" I couldn't have imagined it! ”

Huang Xuchang raised his big finger at Yang Fan, and said convincingly: "It's really a good idea!" Huang Mou has always underestimated you, after being cheated this time, and then after today's events, Huang Mou is convinced! Having a good brain is really more effective than having a good kung fu! ”

Yang Fan said with a smile: "The team is polite, and I also thought of this method by chance." ”

Huang Xuchang said: "It's just that the envoy who captured the Tibetan scouts and us is useless after all, and now we have lost our troops and generals, there are only a few people left, and all of them are injured, the Holy One has high hopes for us, if this trip to the Western Regions is fruitless, and we have lost our generals, what will the Holy Lord think?" ”

Yang Fan thought for a while and said: "The team is seriously injured, and when you and your brothers recover from their injuries and can move freely, I'm afraid it will take more than a month at the earliest." If it drags on for a longer time, it will be even more difficult to find out the news in the autumn and winter. If the team can be trusted, leave this messenger to me! ”

Huang Xuchang looked at Yang Fan suspiciously and said, "You? You're alone? ”

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