Chapter 60: Bandits!
"Just like this, I still earn 180,000 gold. Be a single for life" Almost everyone despised Liu Chang from the inside out, from top to bottom, in their hearts.
Liu Chang's happy mood of joining the caravan soon disappeared, and he even regretted it a little, the caravan steward, the loyal middle-aged man with a dark face and two eyes, whenever he saw his goods, he was always so angry that he pointed his nose and scolded him: the two camels were actually full of food: all kinds of dried meat, fruit and wine, or wine!! The wine was brought by us people, and you're going to camel him back again!!
In order to gag his mouth, as soon as the steward walked into his camel, Liu Chang immediately brought out a plate of things, first fruit, then wine, and then dried meat.
"I'm all for your good," said the steward as he walked as he walked, carrying his plate.
"Yes, yes, what you always say is that next time I will pack silk and go to Rome to exchange for gold." Liu Chang also sincerely admitted his mistake while pushing the steward.
A few days later, the camel team walked into the world of yellow sand, Liu Chang was the first time to see such a scenery, the plain is vast, and the endless yellow sand stretches until the horizon. The plains were vast and silent, and the sun was shining with only one thing every day, making the yellow sand on the ground scorch. There is no wind, no sound, and the yellow sofa has a dull bitter taste, which makes people dizzy.
The caravan walked the desert, and all of them lost their original vitality, and did not even want to say a word, like puppets, mechanically stepping on the left foot and the right foot; The silk of the Han Dynasty played the greatest role at this time, covering the face to cover the yellow sand, and at a glance, everywhere was a monotonous yellow, not even a single tree, and the vastness of the desert made everyone feel tired, as if they could never go out. It was nearly noon, the sun was rising and the desert was starting to rise, and the whole caravan had to stop, find a vantage point, set up a canopy, and wait for nightfall.
In the distance, a long stretch of yellow sand comes into view, and in the distance is the rolling hills, which are also made of the same color of yellow sand, here is the world of yellow sand, the ocean of yellow sand, the continuous yellow sand and the sky, I can't imagine where is the end of the sand! The vast desert, the dead sea of sand. Majestic, quiet, with a straight face, always gives you a monotonous color: yellow, yellow, always a scorching yellow. It is as if nature has frozen the turbulent waves and the empty angry waves here in an instant, making it stand still forever.
At the beginning, Liu Chang was still very happy, seeing all kinds of strange animals and strange flowers and plants, and he couldn't see the vast grassland at a glance. I saw a desolate desert, with no birds on it, no beasts below, and no grass on the ground. The excitement at the beginning slowly disappeared as the road extended, and the whole camel team became lifeless, only the jingling camel bells proved that the team was alive, no one spoke, Liu Chang also lost interest in speaking, except for drinking, Liu Chang couldn't find anything to do.
On this day, it was dusk, the heat wave of the desert was slowly receding, everyone was preparing to pack up, ready to rush at night, and Liu Chang slowly stood up, stretched a big lazy waist, and said: "You seem to have a guest coming."
"Where this bird doesn't shit, there's a bullshit guest" In this caravan, there are only two people who are close to Liu Chang, one is the steward, and the other is a dart master named Harrier, maybe the two of them have another purpose, but no matter what, whether they are intentional or not, there is always one person by Liu Chang's side. Now with Liu Chang is the harrier, hearing Liu Chang say this, he also listened attentively, except for the sound of the wind, there is nothing abnormal, so he raised the water bladder and took a sip of it, Liu Chang brought the wine, his face was slightly flushed, and he said disapprerovitly.
The whole caravan was moving, and as the first camel as the guide set out, the second, and the third, and slowly everyone lined up. Walk slowly.
After a while, the caravan entered a concave place, and houses appeared on both sides, but because of age, the houses had been destroyed, and only the earthen walls could be seen, telling of the former glory of this place.
Obstacles appeared on the road ahead, apparently artificially placed, and at the same time, the earthen walls on both sides were filled with people with long knives and bows and arrows. Directly ahead, dozens of people were riding horses, swords on their shoulders. Seeing the caravan, the leader raised his hand and signaled for the caravan to stop. In front of the horses, six people were tied up and lying on the ground, scouts sent by the caravan, and it was clear that these scouts had been caught. At this time, behind them and to the left and right, cavalry appeared. Liu Chang estimated that there were quite a few people, more than 200 people.
Everyone knew that they had encountered robbers, otherwise they would not have blocked the way. The caravan slowly stopped, and the leader walked towards the front of the caravan. The harrier slung his weapon into his waist and confronted the bandits in his way.
The bandit leader who stood at the forefront was the first to speak, "You should also know what we do, we only seek money, not death." Leave everything behind, and we can not kill a single person. When the harrier heard this, he glanced back at it before replying: "This is the meeting gift we have prepared for all the heroes, and I hope that you will not be disgusted." This caravan is not transporting anything of value, I hope you will make it convenient. ”
After saying that, with a wave of his hand, two people immediately came out carrying a wooden box, walked up to the leader of the robbers, put the box down, opened the lid of the box, and retreated.
The caravan is out all year round, and it is normal to meet robbers, although the harrier is a guard, he naturally knows how to deal with this situation.
The leader of the robbers just glanced at us from the corner of his eye, and sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Are you treating us like beggars?" Is such a little thing like a distraction? Hum! Didn't you hear what I said? and leave everything behind, and spare your lives."
"Hero" Harrier is also fearless, he knows, in this case, the weaker the danger, no matter what, his side is a big caravan, the number of guards is more than two hundred, and the combat effectiveness is not much worse than the other party, so he said: "Everyone is friendly and seeking money, I respect you are also good men, so you can ask for words, you also see, we are not an ordinary caravan, everyone fights to the death, it is really not worth it." I advise the good man to accept it when he sees it, so as not to end up empty-handed. ”
The bandit leader smiled and lazy to talk nonsense, raised the long knife in his hand, and was about to signal the robbers to attack and rob.
"Wait, wait" An immature voice sounded from the crowd, and it was Liu Chang who spoke. Originally, he was going to watch the excitement in the back, but when he saw that the robber leader looked fearless, the number of robbers was not very large, and he generally did not dare to rob the caravan, since he dared to rob the caravan, it showed that these robbers were still absolutely sure, the combat strength of the two sides was about the same, even if they wanted to rob, it should be a sudden attack, and it was right to hit the other party by surprise, how could they show the carriage and horses like a fool. Later, when I saw that the robbers around me had drawn their bows and arrows, they were all standard weapons, and I realized what these people relied on, they were not ordinary robbers and robbers, but soldiers.
It is likely to be the scattered remnants of the second division Li Guangli. Li Guangli's commanding ability was mediocre, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty was still only a handful. The guards of the caravan may have no problem dealing with ordinary robbers, but they are still too far away from dealing with the soldiers who are still alive, so they hurriedly spoke out to stop them.
"Are you shouting to stop?" When Liu Chang sat in his luxury car, he saw the little head sticking out of the cockpit, put down his raised hand, and couldn't believe his eyes.
"You're the head of the robbers, Uncle robbers, can you discuss it, you won't rob my things, okay?" Liu Chang walked up to the person who looked like the leader of the robbers, stopped, and said to him.
"Why didn't you rob you?"
"My stuff is worthless, I, I'm embarrassed to let you rob it. Wait for me to come back, wait for me to come next time, fill it with gold, you come and grab it again, everyone has face, you see, you see, these are worthless things. I went back and told them that I had been robbed, and people would surely ask, what were you robbed? I said, I was robbed of some jerky and wine, and they would have laughed at me. Liu Chang said with some embarrassment.
The leader of the robbers didn't believe it, if it was all jerky and wine, and there was something in the desert, they still grabbed a fart, looked at the harrier, and then looked at the copper coins that were still on the ground in the wooden boxes and wooden boxes, and said: "Your caravan of this size is carrying jerky and wine?" ”
"I ......," the harrier was speechless for a moment, unable to answer. He knew that Liu Chang's goods were all jerky and wine. How could their goods be jerky and wine, running thousands of miles and reselling jerky? What kind of jerky is so valuable, even the dragon liver and phoenix gall are not worth this money. But it's impossible to explain, saying that we are consigning high-end goods such as silk and tea? Isn't that water in the head?
"We're going to check, and if it's really jerky and wine, I'll let you go." The leader of the robbers said decisively. They don't lack wine and meat at all, and they don't have a place to put it if they grab a few hundred camels' wine and meat.
"What does this kid mean?" The steward quietly walked over to the harrier and asked in a low voice.
"I don't know, let's see. Tell the big boss, be prepared to have more blood and sacrifice your wealth to save your life, this gang of robbers is not an ordinary bandit, it is likely to be an army. Harrier also saw the clue, and asked the steward to discuss with several owners to get out.
Before the steward went back to ask for instructions, he sent someone out, walked to the front, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, our great boss said that we are willing to give all our possessions, just hope, all heroes, spare our lives!" ”
"Okay, I really know the current affairs!" When the big leader heard this, he was very happy, and he no longer paid attention to Liu Chang, and laughed loudly: "We don't want to die for money, take your people, get out!" Hahahaha"
"Why aren't you leaving?" When the people of the caravan withdrew one after another, the leader of the robbers asked strangely when he saw that Liu Chang was still in place.
"I'm not one of them, I'm going to move on." Liu Chang pointed to the leader's back and said, "Trouble, get out of the way." ”
"Stuff left!" Seeing that Liu Chang was still sitting on the camel, the robber leader said impatiently.
"You can't rob me." Liu Chang said resolutely.
"And what else we can't grab? Even the geese that fly in the sky, we all have to pluck their feathers. Tell me, why can't I rob you. Seeing that Liu Chang was not afraid, the robber was also curious and asked.
"If you rob the caravan, it will make the merchant rich and make more money, it makes no sense to rob me, and I am not a businessman. Didn't I tell you? My stuff is worthless. I'm embarrassed to be robbed by you, next time, next time, next time. When I start organizing caravans, you can rob it again, and you can't rob it without robbing!" Liu Chang said in his mouth, ignoring them anymore and driving the camel forward.
"If we rob the merchants, will they still get rich? What is this reasoning, and who do you listen to? The robber pulled the reins and took hold of the camel that was about to start, and the boy said something so funny that he never thought of robbery as a good deed.
"You think, these things are not worth anything here, they are worth it when they are shipped back, the more you rob them, the more valuable they are to transport them back? They were transported ten times, and you robbed them eight times, and as long as they succeeded twice, they earned back all their losses, and every time they succeeded, they all earned. So, you're helping businessmen raise prices, and you're in a group. It doesn't make sense for you to rob me, if you rob me once, I will lose once, you say, isn't that the truth? ”
"And this statement? I didn't expect that. ”
"It can only show that you are stupid, you see those businessmen just now, although they are a little unwilling, which one is crying, don't they all leave happily?"
"So, it's for them that we're robbing too?"
"Of course, I just have something to do now, and I'm not available! Otherwise, I will organize a caravan, a bandit caravan. There was really no one to rob it, so I grabbed it myself. Or, in this way, you go to rob the caravan, and after you rob it, I will rob you again, how about it? Tell me, do you have a lot of things, is it worth grabbing? Liu Chang squinted his eyes suddenly, looked at the group of robbers who were busy packing up the loot, and said thoughtfully.
"What do you say? You're going to rob us? Hahahaha. When the robber heard Liu Chang's words, he was a little overjoyed.
The leader of the robbers, hearing the laughter here, turned his head to look at it, and was a little unhappy in his heart, and scolded: "If you don't work quickly, what are you laughing at?" ”
"Boss, whose child is this, it's so interesting, he wants to rob us, and asks us if we are poor and whether it's worth his robbery. Hahahaha. ”
"Hahahaha" The robbers, who were immersed in the joy of the harvest, all laughed when they heard this.
"I've heard that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, or it's true! Uncle is happy today, hurry up and get out. A robber came up and untied the two camels behind him, and took hold of the reins of the camels, with a fierce face.
Liu Chang returned to his seat, actually lay down, and said: "You should be happy, I don't know how many people there are, crying and shouting and waiting for Young Master Ben to rob it, Young Master Ben is too lazy to take care of them, today, Young Master Ben will make an exception, don't care, rob you once." ”
The robbers later, when they heard Liu Chang's words, were amused all of a sudden, and said with a smile: "You don't care anymore?" Hehe, little cub, leave the things behind, and go back to your mother to feed, hahaha. ”
Liu Chang said: "No, these things are mine." ”
"From now on, it's mine." The robber also said with a hippie smile.
"Are you ready, Young Master Ben has started to rob!" Liu Chang stood up with a smile, turned over and got down the camel along the stirrups, stretched his clothes with his hands, and said.
"Yo, little bunny, who of you is he, so funny. You say, little doll, how much do you want to sell, and the uncle will pay for it. ”
This abnormal behavior made the robbers laugh out loud, even if the child is small, ignorant and not afraid, he should not be a fool. When everyone had laughed enough, the robber leader said, "Second master, stop playing." Hurry up and get to work. ”
Before the words of the robber boss fell, he heard Liu Chang's voice ringing in his ears:
"This is yours, put it away!"
Liu Chang suddenly stuffed something into the arms of the person who was called the second master, and the second master instinctively let go of the hand holding the reins, and wanted to hold it with two hands, or hold it empty, but the thing in his arms still fell to the ground, and when he looked down, he found that it was an arm that was still holding the reins in his hand, and when he was surprised where the arm came from, there was a sharp pain on the right side of his body, and he turned his head to see that his right arm was gone, and half of his body had been stained red with blood.
"Don't look at him, this is yours" The later, when he was stunned by this sudden change, also remembered the familiar voice in his ears, except that his things did not fall to the ground, but were instinctively held by his right hand.
The process of robbery is simple and crude, fast and efficient. When the big leader sitting on horseback was overturned to the ground because the horse's leg was broken, Liu Chang's robbery ended, and before more than two hundred robbers could react, the robbery ended. Everyone stood on the spot, and the whole scene, except for the occasional horse sneezing, there was no sound, it was the two who lost their arms, although they didn't know if it hurt, or they were scared, and they sweated like rain, but they didn't make a sound.
Liu Chang bolted the two camels from the new, got into his cockpit, and the camels slowly stood up.
"Two arms, it can be regarded as a punishment for you as a soldier for blatant robbery, I really don't understand you, it's robbery, why don't you rob those robbers and robbers. These treasures are considered to be a reward for you, and the reward for you is not rotten. Liu Chang looked at these soldiers who were bandits with pity, and sighed in his heart. With that, he lifted the reins, and the camel started slowly.