More than a hundred miles outside Letuo City, Matthew was loudly encouraging his men to speed up. Most of his men were thieves gathered over the years and some brave people from the Western Regions. Under the temptation of money,
Next he joined the ranks of horse thieves.
"Brothers, work harder! Once you make this vote, let alone anything else, each person will receive a reward of fifty! In addition, there will be wine and meat for three days and three nights! In addition, I will find women for the brothers."
, all of them are big ****! I guarantee that all the brothers will be happy! I will also record your merits! When you have accumulated enough merits, I will give you another sum of money, so that you can sell your house and land and become a rich man! Brothers, work hard
!I will never treat my brothers badly!』
When the horse thieves heard this, they screamed strangely.
At first, Matthew didn't have many people, and he didn't have much money, so they called each other brothers. Now that they have more people, they are used to it, and they still call each other brothers. After all, when there is no money, they just call each other brothers.
You can use the title of "brother" to deceive, but even if you are deceiving, you still have to give some sweetness, otherwise I am afraid that "brother" will not last long.
The difference between the horse thieves in the Western Regions and the horse thieves in northern Youzhou, China is that the horse thieves in northern Youzhou may be ordinary herdsmen or businessmen after getting off their horses, but the horse thieves in the Western Regions are more "professional", especially
After Fei Qian opened up the trade routes to the Western Regions, horse thieves became more and more numerous.
Because catching horse thieves is really time-consuming. Especially during the very turbulent period of regime change in the Western Regions, eradicating horse thieves is a completely thankless job, so basically not many ruling classes in the Western Regions have the desire to do this.
matter.
The same goes for Lu Bu.
Lu Bu initially wiped out a large number of horse thieves around Xihai City and Yumen Pass. However, as the horse thieves retreated and fled, avoiding the route from Xihai City to Yumen Pass, Lu Bu also lost the ability to continue cleaning up such a vast land in the Western Regions.
The motivation of a horse thief.
The input-output is really disproportionate.
Lu Bu keeps the route from Xihai City to Yumen Pass stable and can clear out the horse thieves around the route regardless of the cost, but does he mean to clean up the entire Western Region...
In later generations, Yingjiang, who had various positioning and satellite remote sensing technologies, were all driven to death by the Abban brothers, not to mention the current situation where the big man could only rely on naked-eye observation by detection scouts?
With the wind and sand, all traces disappeared in minutes. Under such circumstances, unless there is accurate information to obtain the location of the horse thieves' den, as long as the horse thieves can't hide, it will be very difficult to search. If they head out rashly, they may lose their hair.
None can be found.
Lu Bu didn't want to take care of it, so the section of road from Kushan Territory to Xihai City basically belonged to horse thieves.
The group led by Matthew can be regarded as one of the more famous ones on this section of the road, and it is also a relatively large one.
Matthew stood at a high place, shaking his head proudly and nodding to his team below. When he first started this team, he was still a little uneasy, because he knew that all the promises he made at that time were fake.
I was always worried that his lies would be exposed, but now, I feel much more confident.
It's not that Matthew has more money now and can really afford it, but that he has told too many lies and is used to it.
Is there really such a thing as "retirement"?
Matthew said yes, saying that some people had gone home with the money to become rich, but in fact there was no one, not even some paper money to burn after death.
"Boss! When are we going to give out more money? Can we make more money on this trip? I want to buy some clothes! Ah, I owe you!" A horse thief shouted towards Matthew Xiu Baibai. The clothes on his body were already gone
It was quite tattered, and some places had become like strips of cloth. When the cold wind blew, the clothes like rag strips flew up and down, exposing the body underneath. In this weather, I still wore a single strip of cloth with holes in the later fashion style.
, no wonder you sneeze.
Matthew also yelled, "Wang Laoliu, you're spending your fucking money on a woman again? The last time I gave you money, you said you wanted to buy clothes. Let's see how many hammers you bought!"
Wang Laoliu laughed, not feeling ashamed, "It's hot in the summer, so there's no point in buying clothes..."
A horse thief lives a life of eating and drinking, and then either gambling or whoring. Many people are like Wang Laoliu. When the weather is hot, they pawn all their clothes for money, and only think of getting clothes when the weather is cold.
"You bastard!" Ma Xiu reached out and grabbed the bundle from his horse, then rummaged through it and found an old robe, wrapped it with a stone on the ground, and threw it to Ma Laoliu.
"You fucking keep using my clothes as a pawn, I'll see if I don't beat you to death!"
Ma Laoliu smiled stupidly, quickly put on his robe, and then yelled at Ma Xiu, "Thank you, boss, for the reward! Boss is kind! Live a long life! Be victorious in every battle! Let us all make a fortune together!"
The people in front and behind didn't know what was going on. Even looking at this place, there were people joining in the fun and shouting about getting rich. It was chaotic and chaotic.
Matthew smiled and waved his hand.
Pang De frowned on the side and whispered: "That guy can't stand it for two days, he will definitely use it as a clothes..."
Gamblers, perverts, and smokers basically make promises like farts. At most, they have a smell, but when the wind blows, there is nothing left.
Matthew chuckled, "It's okay. I know, it's just a piece of clothing."
Some places in the Western Region are very rich, but most places are very poor, so poor that they have to work hard for a piece of clothing, so getting rich is the deepest desire in everyone's heart.
But if a person has some assets, he will not work hard for a piece of clothing. At this time, he will need more things, such as "Heaven's Way", but before this so-called "Heaven's Way" is established, Matthew
There are a few things to do first...
……┐(?～?)┌……
The west side of Dajin Mountain.
More than a dozen ragged horse thieves stopped at the foot of a small hill. The leader jumped off his horse, lowered himself to the top of the mountain, and lay down in knee-high grass.
Ma Laoliu suddenly felt an itch on his neck, and when he rubbed it on the back of his neck, he immediately picked out a fat louse. He couldn't help but cursed secretly, and threw the louse into his mouth, making a crunching sound.
He twisted his neck, then moved forward a little further, using the cover of the grass to look into the distance.
In the Gobi desert in the distance, scattered vegetation is scattered in all directions. Among the gray and yellow colors, the few red flags are particularly obvious.
"Han army..." Ma Laoliu whispered to himself nonchalantly.
Most of the horse thieves came from the Western Regions and were born and raised in this area. They basically didn’t have much concept of Han culture or the Han Dynasty. Of course, the people of the Western Regions in this era did not have much national consciousness, or
As for the concept of loyalty, most people work for whomever benefits.
If the Han people give money, there will also be horse thieves going to work for the Han people.
At the same time, as Lu Bu slacked off in the Western Region Protectorate, his soldiers and generals gradually became content with the situation. Whether in battle or daily training, they were a bit casual. Logically speaking, such Han frontline camps should send out scouts.
It was a distant sentry, but it was obvious that the current camp did not send any scouts, or they did but did not do it seriously, and just went through the motions and forgot about it.
Ma Laoliu quietly retreated from the top of the hill.
"How's it going?" A few people on the lower hill came up and asked.
"They are all cowards..." Ma Laoliu said, "According to the plan, we will go up and lure them out!"
Several horse thieves nodded, and after a while, they came out from under the hill, fired some rockets from the outside of the camp into the camp, and then roared away without waiting for anything to happen in the camp.
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Several Han cavalrymen around the camp first discovered these horse thieves. A few of them shouted something loudly, and then more than a dozen soldiers ran out. Then someone took out the horses, turned over and jumped on their backs.
, chasing after Ma Laoliu and others.
In the eyes of the soldiers at these outposts, these horse thieves were simply shitting on the face of the land master. Although the damage was not great, it was extremely insulting. If she could bear it, even my aunt couldn't bear it!
Ma Laoliu looked back and watched, and couldn't help but admire in his heart. Even though the Han cavalry was now lax, it was still a good hand on horseback. These soldiers seemed to be completely accustomed to life on horseback, and they were extremely skillful in controlling the horses.
, was chasing his horse, holding a bow and sword, chasing him towards his side.
Ma Laoliu whistled, and then led everyone to turn around and shoot arrows.
The light arrows fluttered in the wind. As long as they were not hit by chance, well, even if they were hit, the damage would not be very high. Therefore, the Han cavalry behind felt even more insulted and became even more angry.
, chasing after the horse thief and others.
Because the Han people's horses and equipment were relatively sophisticated, but the horse thieves were relatively poor in every aspect, so after running for a while, they were gradually chased closer and closer.
Sweat gradually formed on Ma Laoliu's forehead. While urging his horse, he kept looking left and right. Suddenly his face became happy, he put his fingers in his mouth and whistled continuously...
As the outpost, the Han cavalry had some experience. After hearing the movement, they subconsciously gathered their horses, but it was already too late.
Ma Xiu and his men rushed down from the side slope and directly attacked these unlucky Han cavalry.
Although the Han cavalry turned immediately when they saw the situation was bad, it was very difficult for the galloping horses to turn at a large angle.
Just like the Han cavalry was suppressed by equipment when facing ordinary horse thieves, Ma Xiu was also overwhelmed by skills when facing ordinary Han cavalry. In a short time, he killed more than ten of them.
The Han cavalry killed them all.
"Cut off the head!" Matthew laughed loudly, shaking the blood on his sword, and ordered, "Don't rush to grab things! Get a few more people, and lure some Han troops out!"
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Ma Xiu needs to set up a sign. Is there any move in the Western Region that can gain prestige more easily than trampling on the Han army? Of course, it would be even more prestige if he directly attacks Xihai City and destroys Lu Bu, but Ma Xiu has not yet
He is so crazy that he knows who he can deal with and who he cannot deal with.
After setting up another ambush, Ma Xiu frowned, "Why didn't the Han army come out?"
Only a dozen Han cavalrymen obviously could not satisfy Ma Xiu's appetite, nor could they claim much merit. After all, as long as a larger gang of horse thieves clashed with the Han army, more than a dozen people would be killed or injured...
Why didn't the Han army come out?
No more courage?
Or did they realize it was an ambush?
Or are you preparing to gather for a big one?
……(O_O)?……
While Matthew was pondering, Chen Ada, who was at the frontline military camp, turned pale.
"Why are there horse thieves now? Where did these guys come from? Why didn't the outpost issue a warning? Why?" Chen Ada jumped on his feet, covering up his guilty conscience with anger.
If there are enough war horses in the camp, Chen Ada will not be afraid of any small group of horse thieves.
But the problem is that there are no war horses now...
All the war horses were "killed" just a few days ago, and are now waiting for follow-up supplements.
So even routine patrols and detections are no longer available.
This camp is the layout left by Li Ru during his lifetime. The frontline barracks serve as important points to guard. After receiving the warning from the outpost, they will fight in a group attack mode. Five hundred cavalry can solve most of them.
unexpected situation.
If five hundred cavalry cannot solve it, then one or two thousand cavalry may not be able to solve it either. It will be passed directly to Lu Bu, and then the army from the rear will be dispatched to surround, intersperse, or directly resist face to face...
Logically speaking, based on some of Li Ru's previous experiences in the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty, plus some of his own understanding, at this stage, this kind of point-to-point control measure can indeed hit key points, both in the area and in the circle.
Collaborative and contextual architecture, but the problem is that no matter how good the plan is, it is only people who execute it.
Once the lax Han army collapses mentally, no matter how good the system and equipment are, it will be useless. No one dares to mess with the Han army in the Western Regions, right? The Han army is the boss in the Western Regions, right?
Isn’t this a peaceful period of time anyway? Others are doing it anyway, so why can’t I do something too?
And now...
"Defend the camp!" Chen Ada ordered, "Have someone call the police to General Wei! Ask for support!"
In the camp, the few remaining war horses were squeezed out, and then people hurried to the rear and found Wei Xu.
Wei Xu was counting his money, his face shining brightly as he was reflected by the gold and silver in front of him.
ah……
Legend, bah, gold!
Yellow, orange, and shiny gold!
What's so good about the Western Regions? Even if you eat three meals a day, there's still a layer of ash on the beef and mutton soup that's always there! Even if you take a bath every day, there's still a thick layer of mud! If you eat too much meat, you'll even poop.
If you don't come out, if you don't get food or tea for a long time, you have to use a rounded wooden stick to poop! If you don't come out, you will die!
Even though Wei Xu was the most popular under Lu Bu, he still thought about returning to the Central Plains and his hometown one day. So would it be possible to go home empty-handed? How much money should he bring with him? After so many years of fighting, not
Is it just for these cute shiny little things?
"General, the numbers match!" Ergouzi nodded and said, "I cut several pieces myself, and they are all real! Real gold!"
Wei Xu hummed, then still worried, "Look through it again, pick out a few more pieces from the bottom, cut them open and take a look... These guys are all ghosts, don't be fooled by them."
Ergouzi was stunned for a moment, then responded hurriedly, turned around and went to the box to check again.
Wei Xu touched the gold nugget on the table.
The gold nugget was cold, but Wei Xu's heart was hot.
Well, save a little more, save a little more and go home!
After all, Lu Bu is in the spotlight right now, so he should take advantage of the opportunity to do more...
I'll go home after I've saved enough, and what will be the mess left by then? Haha, anyway, I've already retired, and that will be the next troublesome thing, and it has nothing to do with me!
While Wei was continuing his longing, a guard came running in from the courtyard gate with a disgraced messenger delivering military information to report to see him.
Wei Xu's expression changed, "You bastard! Didn't you see that I'm busy here?! Wait a minute!"
After several of Wei Xu's confidants hurriedly moved the gold and other things behind the screen and hid them, Wei Xu impatiently let the messenger in.
"Report to General!" The messenger saluted and paid homage. "The forward camp was attacked by a large number of horse thieves! General, please send reinforcements quickly!"
"Oh?" Wei Xu was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled, "Yeah, I understand, you can go down first!"
"General!" The ordering soldier was also stunned, "General, this..."
"Ah, I know, I know, really... go down!" Wei Xu waved his hand and asked someone to take the messenger away.
The messenger was confused, but he had no choice but to follow the guards down.
"Tsk, this Chen Ada..." Wei Xu shook his head, "Really, you are still playing this trick... Ergouzi, Ergouzi, come here!"
Ergouzi hurriedly came up and asked with a smile: "What are your orders, general?"
"What did you say to that Chen Ada?" Wei Xu asked, "Are you looking for a horse thief again?"
Ergouzi nodded.
Wei Xu sighed, "Why don't you know how to change your tricks? You are a thief every day, and this thief's ability is almost as good as the sky! Forget it this time, next time, next time, you must find a new reason! And next time!"
This Chen Ada is too, he’s so damn careful, and he did something like this. Really, isn’t this messenger bringing General Qing to me to cause trouble for me?”
He just told Lu Bu about the Longxi incident, but he didn't expect that it would come true so soon...well, it would come true?
Ergouzi claimed yes, but he was murmuring in his heart, didn't you decide on this horse thief yourself at the time? Why are you blaming me for this now?
Really...
However, Ergouzi only dared to talk about it in his stomach and did not dare to express it at all on the surface.
"You said, now that Chen Ada has reported a horse thief, what should we do now?" Wei Xu was a little impatient, thinking that Ergouzi didn't handle the matter properly, "You said, if I don't send troops, this will be the end of the world."
Didn't Supervisor Yin reveal his secret? If troops are sent out, and the people here arrive at the forward barracks, if that kid accidentally lets it slip..."
Ergouzi was also thinking about it, and suddenly slapped his thigh, "General, we have it! General, please prepare troops and horses according to the normal procedures, and don't fall into the trap of Zhiyin Supervisor. Then when the general is ready to set off, Chen Ada will report a
Isn’t the news that things have been settled just right? Everything is just right..."
"Huh?" Wei Xu's eyes lit up, "Yes, and the loss on Chen Ada's side can be justified? Not bad, Ergouzi, you are making progress!"
