A Turkic merchant named Luo Qi hurriedly left the Anle Chamber of Commerce Market, just now he asked clearly, the Anle Chamber of Commerce has 10,000 stone of grain outside the city, and if you want to buy it all, you need at least 1,000 taels of silver.

How much cloth silk is? More than grain, that is to say, the materials hoarded outside the city of peace are worth thousands of taels of silver.

Is a few thousand taels of silver too much? It may not be much in the eyes of some people, but in the eyes of the Turkic and Khitan tribes, it is definitely fragrant. One stone of grain is 100 catties, and 10,000 stone of grain is 1 million catties, which is enough for a small tribe to eat for a year.

If these materials were to be purchased from sheepskins and cowhides, it would take several tribes to get together sheepskins in exchange for so much food and cloth, and it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Now the Anle Chamber of Commerce sells at a discount, which is more cost-effective than before, so the tribes on the border are all snapping up.

Did the Turkic merchant named Lodge go back and step up his efforts to raise money? No, his brother-in-law was the captain of Asmo's own soldiers, so the first thing he thought of was not a deal, but to tell General Asmo that there was a piece of fat outside Anle City!

In the past, the Turks did not attack Anle because the city of Anle was strong, and the defenders were tough, and the troops to plunder outweighed the losses. Well, now they dare to move supplies outside the city? Isn't that tempting us to sin?

"Phew! Stop, report to the general, we have caught a scout. ”

Asmo pointed a horsewhip in his hand: "Kill it, tell Anle City, we are going to kill people, see if they dare to go out of the city to fight." ”

"Let go of me, I'm not a scout of the Tang people, I'm a Turkic merchant, I have important information to report to General Asmo......"

Lucky enough, Rocky had barely traveled a hundred miles when he met the Turkic army of Asmo. Unfortunately, he was arrested as a scout.

"Oh? Speak fluent Turkic and let him go. How do you prove that you are Turkic? ”

"My name is Rocky, and my cousin is Lorjo, the captain of General Asmo's personal guard!"

Lojo?

Where is Lojo?

Asmo called his subordinates, and the captain of the guard drove out and took a closer look, "Huh? Is it really Cousin Rocky? General, this is my cousin, not a scout. ”

"Since it's your own person, let's let it go. Don't delay the army's journey. ”

"Wait, you're General Asmo? The villain has an important situation to report ......"

After listening to Rocky's story, Asmo's eyes lit up: "There is such a thing? God really helped me, I was worried about how to make a profit, I didn't expect the Tang people to dare to pile up materials outside the city? Is this a contempt for our Turkic cavalry? Little ones, hurry up and surprise the Tang people tomorrow morning! When the time comes, the food, the goods, and the women will all be ours! ”

This is probably a pre-war mobilization of the Second World War, right?

The first time was when his tribe was gathering troops, but this time it was different, with the real information of the merchant Rocky, this group of Turkic cavalry instantly turned red-eyed, as if the mountains of grain and cloth were in front of them, and they wanted to kill them under the city of peace now.

Outside Anle City, at the market stall of the Anle Chamber of Commerce, someone found the chairman Cui Baiquan.

"President, the grapevine says that there may be a war, and the Turks will come to fight the autumn wind. Are we going to take refuge in the city? ”

Cui Baiquan was taken aback, "Where did the news come from?" ”

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he immediately saw the crowd coming and going at the gate of Anle City, and immediately said relaxedly: "Nonsense, I have been in Anle City for more than ten years, and I have seen countless autumn winds. But when the thieves attack, when is it not the people running everywhere? The gates of Anle City are closed, and the walls are clear, now you see? If the Turks attacked, Su Lie's scouts reported in the morning. ”

The other party also glanced at the city gate, "I occasionally listen to the rumors in the city, but I don't know whether it's true or not." Now there is a trade fair going on in the city, and there are people everywhere, so there is a lot of gossip. ”

"Phew! What trade fairs? It's not that Xiao Rui saw that we were making money, he was in a hurry. But it's useless, no matter how famous he is, in the end, he still has to rely on the price to attract customers. Cui Baiquan was very disdainful, he felt that Xiao Rui was still too young, what kind of business could he know?

The person next to him was worried: "President, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if, in case the Turkic cavalry really comes?" ”

"Hehe, no! If you look at those people, they are all Turkic merchants, if the Turks are coming, will they stay here to do business? And it was Xiao Rui who offended the Turks this time, but we bought it at a higher price, and the Turks had no reason to make a move. ”

Well, let's hope it's a rumor. The man comforted himself and said that he glanced at the crowd that had poured into the city to attend the trade fair, and he also felt that the rumors were more likely, even if they were true, they were so close to the city gate that it was too late to hide in.

In the city, Su Lie was asking his subordinates, "Can the arranged bait be sent over?" ”

The adjutant general smiled: "General, no need." The bait went halfway and found that the Turkic army of 3,000 did not attack the people along the way this time, as if they had listened to the words of Changshi, and went straight to Anle City. ”

Su Lie nodded: "That's good, save trouble." However, you can't be careless, send scouts to bypass the Turkic cavalry, carefully check that the opponent's 3,000 people are traps, and find out if there are reinforcements behind. We cut off their salt and iron, and the Turks will not just forget it. ”

"Order!"

Soon after, in the county guard's mansion, Su Lie and Xiao Rui argued.

"No, Changshi is a civilian official, and he must not risk his life, this ambush of the Turkic cavalry must be led by me!" Su Lie roared with a red face.

"A thousand people against three thousand, even if it is an ambush, the casualties are not small, so let's go."

"Absolutely not! I am a guard general, and I have the final say in the military. Changshi is not familiar with the Tang cavalry, and if there is a mistake, the general will not be able to explain. ”

"General Su, this is the first battle I have fought in Youzhou, what's the matter, do you want to compete with me in martial arts?"

Su Lie's momentum was discharged, remembering the scene when he was pressed and beaten by Xiao Rui before, and said with a wry smile: "The last general admits that he is not your opponent, but the battlefield is not a personal competition, this thousand cavalry is trained by the last general himself, I am most familiar with it, and I can only give full play to the best advantages by leading the team." Changshi, you should stay in the city and defend the city. The people of the city are even more important. ”

Commoners?

Hearing the protection of the people, Xiao Rui frowned, which seemed to make sense.

Su Lie saw Li Shengnan and Wei Yanran next to him, and asked for help with his eyes, "Two ladies, please also persuade Changshi, Su Lie's official position is low, any one of you has a little loss, and Su Lie's head is not guaranteed!" ”

Li Shengnan covered his mouth and smiled, stepped forward and pushed Xiao Rui: "Don't tease General Su, just say what the arrangement is, why scare him?" ”

Yes? Arrangement? Frighten? Su Lie looked at Xiao Rui with a strange face, why was the face and neck that I was fighting with just now blushing and thick, all of them were playing me?