The sudden robbers blocked the caravan's way, just stopping the caravan before entering the customs, and the place where the caravan was stopped was the farthest place from the city before entering the customs, which can be said to be a very vacuum area, and there was no way to get effective support before and after.

The caravan could only face the robbers alone, and it was absolutely impossible to get the support of the Tang Imperial Court, and it was even more impossible to get the help of some knights.

After carefully figuring out the timing of the robbers' appearance, and then contacting the fact that the caravan had never encountered robbers before, it was not difficult to see that this group of robbers was afraid that they appeared with some kind of purpose.

Thinking of this, those merchants in the Western Regions who faced the robbers naturally had some strange thoughts, and they were unwilling to directly fight against those robbers who blocked the way, vaguely hoping that the robbers would just come towards their goal and would not harm other merchants.

The old merchant who had promised to introduce the Second Saint to Lucius, as the most respected person in the entire caravan, naturally gathered everyone to discuss a way to break through the bandits' encirclement.

When he saw that most of the merchants had nothing to do with themselves, the old merchant could not help but say coldly: "Hmph, you are really naïve, you think that those robbers will let us go? If they have come with some purpose, then they must not want to reveal their identity." ”

There is no need for the old businessman to speak very thoroughly, the businessmen present are all cunning guys, and they soon understand the meaning of the old businessman's words.

The group of robbers surrounding them in front of them had a certain advantage in numbers, and if they came in disguise with some purpose, they would definitely not want their identities to be exposed.

Then it is impossible for them to let go of anyone present, after all, for them, letting go of anyone may expose their identities, even if no one finds out their true identity, but as long as the matter of the robbers is revealed, the two saints of the Tang Empire will inevitably investigate this matter thoroughly.

As long as the two saints ask about this matter, then no matter what the identity of this group of disguised robbers is. In the end, they will be found out clearly, and they will be punished by the anger of the two saints.

For their own safety, this group of robbers who dare to block the road will definitely not let go of any one in the caravan, since they have stopped the caravan and have surrounded the entire caravan, they will not be stingy with the blade in their hands, and will definitely get rid of everyone in the caravan.

Seeing that everyone present was silent, and all of them seemed to have understood, the old merchant continued: "Now is not the time to find out the targets of those robbers. It is not the time for everyone to attack each other, and if we want to survive this catastrophe, we must cooperate. ”

At this time, a big merchant in the caravan stood up and said, "Uncle Li, what you said is very reasonable, but now that the other party has surrounded us, we don't have many soldiers in our hands, how can we fight with others?"

The merchants in the caravan are all characters who have experienced a lot of bloodshed. Perhaps they had never been attacked before in the territory of the Tang Empire, but outside the Tang Empire, in the Western Regions, close to the Sand Sea, it was common for them to be attacked, and there would even be demons and demons.

So maybe each of them is not strong. But they have a clear insight into many things, and they can distinguish between friend and foe.

In the eyes of this group of merchants, the other party was able to mobilize so many people to surround a caravan like them, which was composed of several big merchants. It can be seen that the strength of the other party is extraordinary.

Although the other party is now besieging but not attacking, the invisible momentum of oppression has already made the businessmen feel pressure. Just like the big businessman said, no one dared to say that they had the ability to break through the encirclement, let alone defeat this group of sudden robbers.

As an elder, since the old merchant had summoned everyone to discuss countermeasures, he naturally needed to give a reasonable answer in the face of everyone's worries and doubts.

After a moment of silence, the old merchant looked at Lucius and said for a long time: "Lucius, now among our people, I am afraid that only the soldiers in your hands are the strongest, do you think there is any way to break through?"

After listening to the old businessman's words, everyone turned their eyes to Lucius, who had visited everyone present before, and no one took him seriously at that time, most people regarded him as a rookie who had just entered the industry, and everyone except the old businessman would put on a high-spirited posture when they met him.

But at this moment, after listening to the old merchant's words, when everyone looked at Lucius again, their eyes suddenly revealed a trace of expectation and cordiality.

Lu Xius didn't expect that the old businessman would actually throw the burden directly to him, scratched his head a little helplessly, thought about it and responded: "Grandpa Li, I can only say my best in this matter, but I don't dare to guarantee that I will be able to break through the encirclement of the other party." ”

Listening to Lucius's words, the old merchant couldn't help but smile and said: "Hehe, you don't have to be modest, I know that you have a lot of troops in your hands, and your soldiers are very strong, if you really want to break through the encirclement, I'm afraid that those robbers outside will not be the opponent of your men." ”

When Lucius heard this, he immediately understood that he was afraid that he would not be able to escape, and the old businessman clearly wanted to make himself contribute, so he could only admit: "Okay, Grandpa Li, don't worry, I will definitely do my best." ”

The old merchant got Lucius's promise, looked around at the others present and said, "Now that Lucius has promised to do his best, then each of our families should also make some efforts, and each family will send a hundred soldiers to form a joint team, and hand it over to Lucius, so that he can lead us to break through, how about it?"

Hearing that each family would be asked to send 100 soldiers, the businessmen present immediately hesitated, especially those weak small businessmen, who stood up one by one and cried: "Uncle Li, we are already small, let us send 100 people, which is equivalent to handing over all the soldiers around us." ”

Seeing the small merchants standing up and crying, several big businessmen also stood up and said: "Uncle Li, although we have enough manpower, we don't have so many soldiers, if we send out all those laborers to fill the number, I am afraid it may become a burden." ”

In front of them, both big and small merchants began to cry about the difficulties of their families, apparently not ready to send the hundred people that the old merchant had said.

Lucius couldn't help but tease: "You are very good at finding reasons, in that case, then let's just flee separately, whether we can escape or not depends on our own ability." ”

Hearing what Lucius said, the merchants present were all speechless, but the big businessman stood up and reprimanded: "Uncle Li, look at it, what kind of attitude does he have? Can't we talk about our own difficulties?

The old merchant also signaled Lucius not to say anything more, and then comforted the merchant and said: "You can't blame Lucius for this matter, he is a young man after all, the so-called young and vigorous, and your families are not even willing to go out with more than a hundred soldiers, which naturally makes people feel uncomfortable." ”

Speaking of this, the old merchant paused for a moment and then continued: "Otherwise, each of you will send eighty people, and the few people will come out of my caravan, so it will always be okay, right?"

Seeing that the old merchant had already said this, and everyone knew that they had to produce some people, no one had any other ideas, and then they got up and said goodbye, and went back to prepare to withdraw the manpower and hand it over to Lucius to prepare for the breakthrough.

When everyone present had left, the old merchant looked at Lucius and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Highness Lucius, it seems that you have caused a lot of trouble. ”

Hearing the old businessman call himself like this, Lu Xiuston understood that the old businessman already knew his identity, so he no longer concealed it, and said directly to the old businessman: "Grandpa Li, in fact, you can't really blame me for this matter, I still don't know who the other party is?"

The old merchant shook his head and smiled bitterly and said, "Who is the other party?" Actually, you already have the answer in your heart, but you don't want to sue my old man. ”

Hearing the old merchant say this, Lucius couldn't help but feel the wisdom of the other party, so he stopped explaining and said bluntly: "Yes, I know that those robbers are targeting me, and they should have been sent by Li Wuchen to give me a disadvantage. ”

The old merchant smiled and shook his head: "No, you are wrong, people have such a posture, it is obvious that they don't just want to give you a dismount, but to get rid of you." ”

"Get rid of me? Just rely on those guys outside? Hehe, is that guy Li Wuchen crazy, thinking that he can get rid of me with just those robbers outside? The mechanical corps under my command is easy to clean up this group of robbers. ”

Seeing that Lucius was full of confidence, the old merchant continued: "It's good to have self-confidence, but blind self-confidence is not good, you have to understand that Li Wuchen is the favorite grandson of the second saint, and the resources he has at his disposal are beyond your imagination, and you don't forget that this is the East, the Tang Empire of Middle Earth." ”

Lucius asked a little puzzled: "So what? Could it be that the Tang Dynasty is different from the West? Besides, according to what you said before, these people should not see the light, so how strong can they be?"

Hearing this, the old merchant continued to analyze Lucius: "It is precisely because these people are not able to see the light that their strength will be very strong. ”

Seeing that Lucius still seemed to be a little unconvinced, the old merchant continued: "You must know that under Li Wuchen's command, there is a group of dead soldiers, they are not afraid of death, they were born to die for Li Wuchen's orders, do you think you can defeat this group of people?"

Hearing this, Lucius couldn't help frowning, as the old merchant said, if the other party is really a group of dead soldiers, then it is really very tricky, and the most important thing may be very difficult.

Entangled is the last thing Lu Xius wants to see now, he still hopes to be able to cut through the chaos quickly, enter Chang'an City as much as possible, be able to meet the monarch of the Tang Empire, and gain the trust of the monarch of the Tang Empire, so that he can develop his own power in the Tang Empire.

If it is delayed because of other things, it will definitely affect Lucius's entire plan, and it will also lead him to not be able to gain the initiative, and he will continue to be passive against the descendants of other card royal families. (To be continued......)