Commander Cui raised his eyes and glanced at the second prince and continued: "The last general plans to divide the team into two, and some of the people will escort the county lord to rush here to ......", he pointed to a place on the map and said: "There is a water source here for camping, and the other part of the people are escorting these female eunuchs of the baggage palace to come slowly, if there are sand bandits attacking, our two teams of people will also take care of each other!" ”

He still didn't say a word, that is, if the situation was critical, he would abandon those female eunuchs of the baggage palace, anyway, the order he got was to escort the county lord to Beiqiang King City safely.

After lunch, Commander Cui selected 1,000 cavalry from the Imperial Forest Army, 1,000 elites from the border army to escort the county lord's chariot first, and the rest of the palace maids and eunuchs and vehicle baggage were escorted by 2,000 Imperial Forest Army and 2,000 border troops to follow.

Murong Hua and the people of the Beiqiang mission naturally followed Commander Cui, and according to his discussion with the second prince Xiaoyu, he would temporarily arrive in the royal city with them, and then send people to contact some of the old ministers who had supported him before.

Xiao Yu only chose Bai Fubai Rong and two aunts selected by Xian Guifei to join her, and the rest stayed in the second team.

After throwing off the burden, the speed of the march has increased a lot, but since the afternoon, there have been many sporadic knights behind the team. According to Commander Cui's words, these are all spies from nearby sand bandits who have come to step on the spot.

These spies were as annoying as flies, but they didn't follow too closely, and if Choi sent cavalry out, they would shout at each other and flee.

By the end of the evening, Commander Cui's brows were almost wrinkled, and there were as many as twenty or thirty spies following behind, which showed that the sand bandits staring at the county lord's convoy were simply out of the nest.

This way of marking people is a tactic of the sand bandits, one is to put pressure on the walking caravan, making them more and more nervous and more prone to collapse; The second is to greet their peers, this is their prey, like the county lord's convoy, such a big fat meat, every sand bandit force is staring at it, it is estimated that this time they may need to communicate in advance how to cooperate with the distribution of spoils.

And what made Commander Cui even more nervous was that among these sand bandits who were staring at people, there were people who "flew on the sand", and their people came in a very high-profile manner, holding a small flag painted with the logo of flying on the sand and galloping proudly not far from the convoy.

According to Commander Cui's words, the other sand bandits are scattered and rabble, and there is nothing to worry about, only the troops flying on the sand are forbidden and advance and retreat in an orderly manner, which can really match the regular army.

Commander Cui judged that these sand bandits might be waiting for the arrival of a large army for a long time, but of course, it could not be ruled out that their real targets were the convoys full of baggage that were left behind. After all, openly robbing the county lord who was close to him, it was to befriend Beiqiang and Datan at the same time, and any sand bandit with a little brain would not make such a crazy move.

Towards the end of the evening, the little fish finally arrived at the predetermined camping site. Commander Choi will camp with his back to the river to avoid the sand bandits from attacking from behind.

The desert is lonely, the sun sets over the long river, looking at the desert scenery in front of him, the small fish has no intention of appreciating it. She and Bai Fubai Rong directly changed into men's clothes, so that if the sand bandits attacked, they would be easy to move.

Commander Choi had been sending scouts to liaise with the convoy behind, which was unable to reach the convoy before night due to its slow movements.

Just when everyone was burying the pot and cooking, thinking that these sand bandits would not attack until the night, the earth shook strongly, and the sound of horses' hooves like thunder struck.

"Oh no, it's flying on the sand!" In the distance, several knights rode their horses and galloped desperately, and the people on horseback kept waving their flags in this direction, and they were scouts sent out by Commander Cui.

"Everyone, prepare!" Commander Cui knew that the war was inevitable, but he secretly wondered why this sand bandit knew that he was not in this team, why did he come to send him to death, could it be that he really wanted to kidnap the county lord?

The sand bandit spies who had been following the team before got out of the way in a messy way, and a black-clothed iron horse galloped in a disciplined manner, and it was in front of them in a blink of an eye.

Out of range of the convoy, the cavalry pulled the reins and stopped. There was no sound except for the sound of horses' hooves. Everyone secretly applauded this wonderful riding skill.

Xiao Yu was pulled by Bai Fubai Rong to hide behind a big car, and Xiao Yu quietly stretched out his head to look at this legendary team of sand bandits.

This team came about one or two hundred people, all black horses and black clothes, and large black cloaks fluttering slightly in the wind. The knight on the horse, wearing a mask, sat on his horse and stood still.

After a while, the cavalry parted slightly, and slowly walked out on a horse. Then this man galloped towards Commander Cui. Commander Cui was slightly surprised when he saw the people coming with his bare hands, and hurriedly ordered: "All squads are on guard, no war can start without my order!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the man and the horse had already arrived. About ten meters away from the group, the man listened, and the mask covered his face, but his figure was sturdy and straight.

"I'm the second master of the sand, and I'm here to spread the word for our big boss!" The knight shouted in a low voice.

Commander Cui looked at the two masters suspiciously, and said: "The capital is that Sha Shangfei has always had the final say, when did there actually be a second master?" ”

The man didn't say much, only arched his hand and said: "Now that the thirteen cottage people of Gagar have surrounded the convoy behind you, our big boss only wants to ask the county lord and the second prince for a promise, if the two nobles agree, our thirteen families will only take two cars as the hard work fee this time!" “

As soon as this man's words came out, Commander Cui's face changed, and he looked behind him worriedly. Seeing this, the man said: "Your troops are not weak, but we are not paper-mâché, if we fight, I am afraid that your people will not be able to please you." We just heard that the noble person passed by and wanted to ask for a promise, and there was no malicious intent! ”

At this time, the second prince stepped forward and plucked up the courage to say, "This ...... Well, this good man, I wonder what promise you want to ask this prince for? “

The man looked the second prince up and down before saying, "Since the county lord will make peace with Beiqiang, then the border pass will definitely be opened in the future." Our brothers are also tired of licking blood, if there is a day when the market is opened, please also ask the second prince to promise to give our brothers a way to live! “

Xiao Yu then understood, it seems that this sand is very business-minded, if the two countries of Beiqiang and Datan are in the future, then the caravan of Datan going to Beiqiang Wangcheng through here will be greatly reduced.

Many people will definitely choose to get rid of the goods directly in the border market, and after the mutual market, the goods of Datan have increased, and they are no longer as profitable as before, and it is not cost-effective to risk their lives to pass through this place.

The second prince's face was dazed, and it was obvious that he had not yet connected to the joint. Xiao Yu whispered a few words in Bai Fu's ear, Bai Fu was surprised, and then gently walked to the side of the second prince Ma and relayed Xiao Yu's words to him.

After listening to Xiaoyu's words, the second prince understood this time. After a little thought, he said to the second master: "This prince promises you that if there is a mutual market, you can get a two-year tax exemption!" ”

The second master couldn't see his joy or anger, but said: "There is no basis for what you say, when the people in Blackwater City don't recognize it, where will we find the second prince?" ”

The second prince smiled: "This is easy to do, wait for this prince to set up a book as a basis!" ”

After speaking, the second prince turned his horse's head and returned to the camp, immediately repaired a book, and used the seal carefully.

After the second prince carefully checked the authenticity of the letter, Fang carefully put the letter in his arms, and then said to the second prince: "Since the second prince is a cheerful person, let's not be alongside, please send someone to go over with us to the convoy over there to spread the word, and leave two carts of baggage!" ”

With that, he raised his right hand and waved. At this time, Xiao Yu suddenly found Bai Fu beside him in surprise, "Huh? "Yes.

Xiao Yu then looked at Bai Fu suspiciously, she knew that Bai Fu was not a person who made a fuss, this girl was very calm, and the things that could make her exclaim out loud must not be ordinary.

Bai Fu hesitated for a moment, leaned into Xiao Yu's ear and said, "County Lord, the gesture that the second master just made is a code that we use internally!" ”

Xiao Yu was taken aback, she knew that what Bai Fu said about us was referring to Yue Gongzi's gang. Could it be that when she stared at it, the gesture made by the second master was vaguely the code that Yue Gongzi told her when she chose the maid.

Xiao Yu's heart was hot, and when she left Beijing, Yue Gongzi made an appointment with her to rush to Blackwater City to meet her as soon as possible.

But when she arrived in Blackwater City, she didn't find Yue Gongzi until she left. To be honest, Xiao Yu was still very disappointed in her heart, and before she knew it, Xiao Yu found that she was used to having the moon behind her all the time.

It is precisely because of the silent support and protection of Yue Gongzi that Xiao Yu has the confidence to voluntarily go to peace with Qi Pan instead of Qi Pan, because she knows that Yue Gongzi will not sit idly by and ignore her.

Now, when Xiao Yu almost stopped looking forward to the appearance of Yue Gongzi, he appeared in front of Xiao Yu in this way.

Xiao Yu stared at the second master not far away, she was sure that that the heroic and upright figure was Yue Gongzi!

Tears blurred Xiaoyu's eyes in an instant, and an empty heart finally found support, and at this moment she suddenly understood that she had unknowingly fallen in love with Yue Gongzi.

It's just that she doesn't understand how Yue Gongzi became the second leader of the team in such a short period of time.

To achieve it in such a short period of time, Yue Gongzi must have spent a lot of effort. If it weren't for Yue Gongzi's keenness to perceive the possibility of mutual trading in the future, I'm afraid it would not be easy for these sand bandits to leave like this today.

Xiao Yu stared at Yuegongzi, reluctant to blink, even though his face was hidden behind the mask throughout.