Having solved the minor troubles, the caravan moved on.

Everyone was happy to be able to avoid fighting horse thieves.

Only Han Feng has been complaining and thinking about it all the time.

"Why? Why don't you fight?"

He thought about it for a while, and finally couldn't help it, leaned over to Pan Long, and asked, "Brother Long, tell me, why don't you fight?"

Pan Long had long expected that he would come over and ask, but he didn't expect him to be able to endure it until now, and he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart.

(This kid is a little more mature.) ）

He was happy in his heart, and naturally there was a smile on his face, and he asked rhetorically: "Why do you want to fight?"

"We are merchants, they are robbers, they are going to rob us!" Han Feng replied as a matter of course.

Pan Long shook his head: "But they retreated, and they didn't come to rob." ”

"That's when they got the money!" Han Feng's face was full of displeasure, "They didn't even shoot an arrow, so we gave them the money obediently!

(Haha, he still can't figure it out after all.) ）

Pan Long asked, "Ah Feng, what do you think...... How many people would have died if we had just fought?"

Han Feng estimated it and said, "There are still a lot of horse thieves in that group, even if we have a master here, we will always die ten or eight." ”

"yes, eight out of ten...... Maybe more, right?"

"That's right. ”

"Then why do we want to kill these people?" Pan Long continued, "Is there any benefit in killing these people?"

Han Feng was speechless, and after a long while, he said: "We, the men from the North, shouldn't we hack them to death first when we encounter someone robbing us? Even if we die, we can't let others wave their knives and we will admit it!"

This is the standard way of thinking of Northlanders, Pan Long nodded first to affirm his statement, and then said: "You are right, if the two of us are wandering the rivers and lakes and someone dares to come and rob us, I will definitely cut it without saying a word." But...... It's not that we're roaming the rivers and lakes today, it's the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Is there a difference?" Han Feng was a little puzzled.

"Of course there is a difference. The Chang'an Chamber of Commerce is a businessman, and for them, how to choose, first depends on interests. A war with horse thieves will kill a lot of people, and the money burned by these people is not a small amount. Not to mention, if you start a war with horse thieves, you have to add money to the bodyguards afterwards, which is also a lot of money. Pan Long settled the accounts for him one by one, "In comparison, it is obviously much more cost-effective to give the horse thieves some money and send them away." ”

Han Feng frowned, his face full of displeasure.

As a typical Northlander, although he could understand Pan Long's words, he was not willing to accept such a view.

After a long while, he muttered in a low voice: "Those horse thieves are really useless! I thought they were so cruel, but there were so many people, such a big formation, and a small bag of silver sent them away—that bag was only twenty or thirty taels at most, is this money enough for them to share!"

Pan Long smiled, he knew that Han Feng had actually understood, but he was still making trouble.

He advised: "Horse thieves are also human beings, and they are also greedy for life and afraid of death. Although they are desperately buying and selling with knives and licking blood, isn't it good that they can make money without working hard, even if they earn a little less? What's more, our caravan is strong, even if they come to fight us and fight with their lives, can they win?"

"Definitely not!" Han Feng said confidently.

"Since you can't win, what's the point of working hard? The bag of silver is not much, but it has finally gained something, and it has not broken the rule of 'thieves do not go empty'. For them, that's okay too. ”

Han Feng thought about it for a while, but he was still a little unwilling, and asked, "That's it?"

"That's enough, the horse thief wanted to retreat, but it was just a loss of face. The Chang'an Chamber of Commerce is willing to give them a face, then of course they will leave - Ah Feng, we walk the rivers and lakes, it is not a bad thing to give others a little face, and we can often avoid a fight. ”

Pan Ying, who had been listening to their conversation next to him, spoke at this time: "Ah Long is right! Walking the rivers and lakes and saving face for others, you can save yourself a little trouble." We Northland boys are not afraid of fighting, but why bother to force others to fight with us? Even if we can win all battles, aren't others raised by our fathers and mothers? Why do we have to kill them?"

"Shouldn't the horse thieves be killed?" Han Feng asked rhetorically, "They are all full of evil, shouldn't they be killed!"

"We are not officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and we have not received a reward order to exterminate the horse thief, should the horse thief be killed, what does it matter to us?" Zhao Lin also said, "There are too many people who should be killed in this world, and we can't kill one when we see one." If the situation is right, or if the situation is urgent, then kill and kill. But today's situation is really not suitable for drawing a knife and killing people, so forget it, count them lucky. There are many horse thieves in this Black Gobi, and there are also many robbers and bandits outside the Black Gobi. Since you have come out to explore the rivers and lakes, there is always a chance to meet them. ”

These two are old rivers and lakes, and their enthusiasm has long been exhausted in countless swords and swords. Seeing Han Feng's passionate and righteous appearance, he couldn't help but want to persuade him a few words.

The rivers and lakes are sinister, and chivalrous hearts can sometimes kill you!

Pan Long is not a rookie like Han Feng, he immediately understood what the two elders meant, smiled, and didn't say anything.

He didn't agree with the two elders, but he didn't want to disagree either.

The old rivers and lakes pursue safety first, and the young people pursue happiness and hatred, which is everyone's different life goals, and there is nothing to argue.

From his personal point of view, he tends to support Han Feng. But life is not a game after all, you can't save it, you can't save it, you can't resurrect it. It doesn't hurt to be cautious.

After a while, he saw that Han Feng was still sullen and looked like "the baby is unhappy", so he couldn't help but smile and shake his head, went over to pat him on the shoulder, smiled at him, and nodded to show comfort and encouragement.

Han Feng naturally understood what he meant, and immediately turned his anger into joy, and became happy again. After a while, he rode to the front of the group again, and sprinkled joy like a husky.

Looking at his figure, Zhao Lin and Pan Ying couldn't help but sigh "It's good to be young", and Pan Long also felt that having a companion like Han Feng in the team who could rejuvenate at any time might not help with strength, but at least it would be great help to morale.

He secretly decided that after leaving the caravan, if he encountered a horse thief again, he would definitely not say a word and help Han Feng go up and cut people together!

Anyway, none of the robbers were wronged, and they were all hacked to death, which can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people!

That night, the caravan camped in the Black Gobi. They formed a circle of cars to act as a barrier, and arranged for dozens of people to constantly patrol around the temporary barrier, and they were tense all night.

The group of horse thieves seen during the day was large in number, and the discipline was quite good. Although they took the money and left, what if they attacked at night?

Moreover, there are a lot of horse thieves in the Black Gobi, even if they are gone during the day, who knows that there will be another batch at night?

What's more, what if a few groups of horse thieves join forces and want to eat the caravan of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce?

These are all things that can happen, the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce is one of the top few large chambers of commerce in Yongzhou, and their caravans are large and they carry a lot of goods. For any gang of horse thieves in the Black Gobi, it can be called a big piece of fat.

Horse thieves are greedy and ferocious, and in order to eat this piece of fat, they can cooperate with other horse thieves, and they can not care how many people die.

Anyway, the more people die, the fewer people end up with money!

Of course, Pan Long and the others also understood this truth, so although they didn't have to keep vigil, they still couldn't sleep peacefully.

Naturally, clothes and armor cannot be taken off, and weapons must also be kept by your side. If necessary, you can always get up and fight.

Pan Long even dreamed more than once that the horse thief was coming, and hurriedly drew his sword to meet the enemy, and then woke up from the dream. He fell asleep again, and soon after, he dreamed of a horse thief attacking.

After doing this three times and twice, the eastern sky turned slightly white, and the caravan hurriedly packed up its things and continued on its way.

After three days in a row, everyone became exhausted.

If any more horse thieves come at this time, they may suffer a big loss.

But the horse thieves did not come after all, and on the fifth day, they finally saw a city standing on the edge of the Black Gobi, which was the northwestern town of Yongzhou in the past, Yumen.

In the years that followed, after repeated expeditions, across the Black Desert, and little by little in the desolate land, there was the Northern Land, the Northern People, and the new Great Xia territory in the northwest of Yongzhou.

And Yumen City, on the other hand, has gradually changed from the forefront of the frontier to a theater hub that provides support for the Jincheng defense line in front, guarding the Black Gobi and suppressing the horse thieves who make too much trouble from time to time.

The most famous feature of the city is that there are always some horse thieves' heads hanging on the towers of the castle - that is the result of the battle of the officers and soldiers of Great Xia to suppress the bandits.

Every once in a while, the officers and soldiers of Yumen City would take the initiative to attack and go to the Black Gobi to sweep around. More or less cut back a number of heads, pickled with lime, and then hung on the city tower, let the wind and rain blow, shock the Quartet Xiao Xiao.

It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that the head of the horse thief who once hung on the tower of Yumen City can be connected to circle Yumen City several times.

Legend has it that every night when the wind blows, you can hear countless horse thief ghosts crying lowly, lamenting their death.

But all of this, Pan Long didn't care about them.

After being tired for several days, even the curious baby Han Feng just wanted to hurry to the inn that the caravan had made an appointment with and lie on the bed and sleep peacefully.

Pan Long is too, he lacks experience in the rivers and lakes, and he can't sleep in a dangerous situation like the old rivers and lakes, and he has to be awakened by nightmares almost every night. I'm tired now, too, and I have to get a good night's sleep.

There were still many rookies like them in the caravan, so the snoring in the inn was continuous, and it could be heard from a long distance.