Although he had gradually become accustomed to fighting on the battlefield, Wang Xun's stomach was churning when he saw the heads rolling to the ground in front of him. Holding his breath, he tried to keep himself as far away from the killings as possible, so as not to embarrass himself in front of his old friends.
Also facing the billowing wind, Yu Wenzhi, who was originally much less timid than Wang Xun, did not feel uncomfortable at all. He tilted his head and supervised for a while to see how much Abbas had killed the convicted "scum" of his clan.
He picked up the horse's belly, came to Wang Xun, and greeted him with a smile, "Second brother, I didn't expect it was really you! I thought Zhou Laohu was fooling me again! Why don't you enjoy your life in Chang'an?
, came to this place where birds don’t poop?”
"I, I'm not, isn't that something..." Wang Xun's face heated up and he didn't know where to start. Boy Yuwen must not have known that he couldn't stay in Chang'an anymore, so he
He took the initiative to find an opportunity to escort the baggage and came to join Feng Changqing. Just half a year ago, he had repeatedly refused to be approached by the two generals Feng Changqing and Zhou Xiaofeng.
Fortunately, everyone reunited after a long absence, and Yu Wenzhi didn't have much time to find out. Soon, Li Yuanqin, who once served as the gun coach, also rode forward, smiled and handed over to Wang Xun, "Ming Yun, here you go! How are you along the way?
!”
"It's okay, it's okay! Thanks to the coach!" Wang Xun seemed to be pardoned. He quickly turned to Li Yuanqin, smiled and returned the gift, "It's okay, the coach. As for the brothers, you've had a good time in the past six months!"
"Of course it's all good. There's been no battle for the past six months. We've just squatted in the house to gain weight. Is that okay?" Li Yuanqin put down his bloody long legs, stretched his arms, and made an exaggerated chest expansion movement.
"A few days ago, I received the general's order from the commander-in-chief, Zhou Laohu said. This kid Mingyun should have been a member of our Anxi Army. Look, it has only been less than half a year since we separated, and he has already taken the initiative to come to our door."
!This time, no matter what, we cannot let him go back to Chang'an easily!"
"Hey, chewing someone's tongue behind their back is not something a man would do!" Before he could finish his words, Zhou Xiaofeng came over and shouted loudly.
Wang Xun burst out laughing, quickly jumped off his mount, and hurried forward to greet Zhou Xiaofeng, thanking him for his help. He uttered a lot of polite words, but only got a blank stare from him.
"Do you still think of me as your brother?" Zhou Xiaofeng rolled his eyelids with a look of displeasure on his face, "If you think of me as your brother, don't talk nonsense. Don't say it's you Wang Mingyun who's here. Even if it's a stranger, as long as he's
I, a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, can't just watch him being bullied by the barbarians. Besides, I'm not here just to support you. The thief Sa Yihei has been hooked up with the big eater for a long time, and he thought he could do it.
It's perfect. The commander-in-chief has never spared his hands to deal with him. No, I picked you up this time, and I just happened to deal with him on the way! It can also be regarded as cleaning up the family for our Anxi Army!"
So that’s it! Wang Xun suddenly realized it! No wonder Zhou Laohu took action decisively without even hearing the ins and outs of the conflict between the two parties. Think about it, this guy usually looks like a vulgar mountain king who robs homes, but he is so impeccable in his actions. No.
If it moves, it will be thunderous. In addition to more than a thousand Anxi elites, at least six or seven tribes' servants and horses will be mobilized, leaving no room for resistance for the Ma Jie tribe.
"The report I got yesterday said that there are still a few tribes without eyes trying to distract the transport team? What happened, you took care of them all yourself?" Seeing that Wang Xun no longer said the kind words of the crooked people, Zhou Xiaofeng said again
He patted his shoulder and asked with a smile. From the looks of it, it seemed as if it was natural that Wang Xun could handle all the difficulties and there was no need for anyone to worry about it.
Feeling the strength of the opponent's hand, Wang Xun's shoulders involuntarily straightened up, and he responded with a smile, "Thanks to the help of the brothers from the Loulan tribe, I defeated the other five tribes who were planning to carry out supplies yesterday! I also collected them.
We captured a large group of prisoners. However, if Brother Zhou hadn’t arrived in time, today’s battle would probably have been a bit suspenseful!”
"Let me tell you, how can my brother Zhou Laohu not be able to deal with this little trouble!" Zhou Xiaofeng gently pressed Wang Xun's shoulder again, with a proud face. Where's that old fox Kang Zhongxin? He's not making things difficult for you, right?
?”
The old fox Kang Zhongxin had long wanted to come forward and say hello to Zhou Xiaofeng, but he had never found a suitable opportunity. Suddenly he heard the other party mentioning himself, and his old face turned red. He quickly waved his hands and explained loudly: "That's what you said. How could I make things difficult for you?
A junior!"
"Really?" Zhou Xiaofengnie glanced at him sideways, with a faint sneer appearing on the corner of his mouth, "Someone has changed his temper? Is the baggage still there? Is there anything missing or missing? Marshal Feng personally asked the court for this.
If anyone dares to make up his mind about the ordnance, I guarantee that his end will not be any worse than that of Sa Yihei!"
Rao is full of wisdom and scheming. After hearing this, the old fox also broke out cold sweat on his forehead. He is not afraid to deal directly with a Confucian general like Feng Changqing, because even if the other party is in a high position, he still speaks the word "reason" to some extent.
. But when it comes to a guy like Zhou Huhu, who likes to convince people with force and will plow the opponent's hole at every turn, no matter how many strategies he has in his belly, it will be of no use. The opponent is completely brutal and knocks someone out
The word "horizontal" is written on his face. 'If you have the ability, just fight with me. If you can't beat me, just be obedient and obedient. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you!'
Seeing the old fox's appearance, Zhou Xiaofeng understood three things in his heart. He sneered twice and curled his lips and said: "You really don't want to die! Why, the Loulan tribe's wings have become stiff recently? Even the baggage transported to the front must be carried out as usual.
Take a commission?!"
"No, no, don't get me wrong, General Zhou!" The old fox Kang Zhongxin was sweating profusely and didn't bother to wipe it off. He waved his hands to the opponent repeatedly, "General Zhou, please don't get me wrong. Who dares to take away the money from the army's baggage? I just covet the heavy baggage team.
The weapons here are excellent, so they used 1,310 horses, 2,000 sheep and 40 pure white camels to make a deal with Captain Wang! If you don’t believe me, just ask him?"
After saying that, he turned his pleading eyes to Wang Xun, fearing that the other party would not tell him his lie.
You, old man, are here too! Wang Xun snickered in his heart, but he didn't want the Loulan people to be severely punished by Zhou Xiaofeng for intercepting the baggage train. He nodded and said with a smile: "Indeed, they have saved the baggage team, so
I just agreed to make a deal with them without permission. If Brother Zhou feels that the deal is not worthwhile, I believe that no matter what the price difference is, Elder Kang will quickly make up for it from the Loulan clan's inventory."
"That's it, that's it!" Kang Zhongxin nodded repeatedly and promised emphatically. "Neither Captain Wang nor I know the specific price of ordnance. If General Zhou feels that the price is inappropriate, I can compensate you at any time."
"Life-saving grace?" Zhou Xiaofeng glared at Wang Xun fiercely, hating that the other party refused to cooperate with him, "Is it a man to be entrusted by others to ask for remuneration endlessly for doing small things? Besides, Wang Xun
Captain, are you qualified to handle this batch of baggage? Or have you given birth to a lot of extra brains and can ignore the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty?!"
"This..." Wang Xun's face turned red and he was speechless. According to the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty, he did not have any qualification to use the escorted baggage to trade with the Loulan people. But under the circumstances at that time, to the outside world,
Information's eyes darkened. If he was not allowed enough benefits from the Loulan people, he had no idea how he could escape safely.
"No, don't blame Colonel Wang. If, if General Zhou feels that the deal is invalid, I, my department can return all the weapons to you!" The old fox was ashamed and angry, but he did not have the guts to take the lives of the entire clan, young and old.
Take risks. While wiping cold sweat, he murmured and added.
"Why return it to them?" As soon as he finished speaking, a crisp voice rang from beside him. "If we hadn't arrived in time, the baggage would have been snatched away by others, and they wouldn't even have any soup left! Now!
If you get 80%, why are you asking us to withdraw the rest?"
"Whooping?" Zhou Xiaofeng turned his head following the sound, and happened to see Miss Xiao Luo's bright eyes, "Where is this little lady from? She speaks so eloquently!"
"She, she is me, my niece. She has no rules and makes the general laugh." The old fox quickly pulled Xiao Luo away, and then apologized to Zhou Xiaofeng with a smile. "Well, whatever the general said, I will do whatever I want. Loulan Department Photo
Just do it.”
"Why should he do whatever he says? Whatever happened to the general, the general must be reasonable!" Except for Wang Xun and others, Xiao Luo had never dealt with an officer of the Tang Dynasty, so he had no fear in his heart. He struggled.
After a few clicks, he got rid of Kang Zhongxin's obstruction, took a few steps forward, looked into Zhou Xiaofeng's eyes and said: "Even if my department is sealed, I shouldn't ask for reward for being entrusted by Marshal Feng. But I saved you."
There are so many people, how do we calculate it? I spent so much energy and medicinal materials to treat their injuries, how do we calculate it? They lived in our department for more than half a month, ate, drank, and kidnapped so many of our sisters along the way.
, and how to calculate it?! It was originally agreed that we would take 20% of the baggage as payment, and we also gave more than a thousand horses and more than two thousand sheep. Why did you just say that the deal was invalid and just let it go?
?!If Captain Wang’s words don’t count, do what you say definitely count? There is Marshal Feng above, do what he says definitely count? If there is someone more senior than him, can you go back on your word?
once?!"
In one breath, she asked five or six questions. Her little mouth was like a volley of arrows, and she kept talking. Kang Zhongxin and others had no chance to stop them, so they could only wipe their sweat with a smile. They thought they would definitely break through now.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xiaofeng suddenly smiled and said, "Is what she said true? Mingyun, did you really abduct her sister?!" Turning his head to the side, he asked Wang Xun, whose face was red,
His eyes were full of narrow-mindedness.
"Basically, it's basically the truth!" Although he didn't take the opportunity to kidnap a Loulan beauty, Wang Xun's face was still so red that it almost bled. He nodded and murmured in response, "Back then, I discovered that the sand pirates were Hexi soldiers and horses.
Pretend, everyone, everyone thought that they would be trapped in Loulan Department for the rest of their lives. So, so..."
"It's hard for you!" Zhou Xiaofeng sighed, and the smile on his face disappeared, "Remember, it was the sand bandits who intercepted, not the Hexi Army. Sooner or later, we will settle this debt with the 'sand bandits'!"
The word 'sand pirate' was bitten hard by him. With Wang Xun's intelligence, of course he immediately understood that there was another mystery behind it. Although he was very unwilling to do so, he could only nod his head and repeat in a low voice, "Yes.
Sand Bandit, I’ve written it down. Brother Zhou, don’t worry.”
"There are some things that you can only be confused about until you can't understand them!" Guessing Wang Xun's inner feelings, Zhou Xiaofeng sighed and explained in a low voice, "Just like I just did, I knew clearly that it was the Big Eater who was causing trouble.
, but they say they are from Tubo."
"Well!" Whether he understood it or not, Wang Xun could only nod. Just now, he did hear the people brought by Zhou Xiaofeng and the tribal reinforcements who came from all over to help shout loudly, "Sa Yihei colluded with Tubo and has been captured by Anxi
The Great Protector ordered the execution..." and so on. I thought it was a slip of the tongue made by everyone in a hurry, but who would have expected that it was actually done on purpose.
After comforting Wang Xun, Zhou Xiaofeng turned to Kang Zhongxin and Xiao Luo, "This is Miss Xiao Luo! What you said makes sense. I, Zhou Laohu, have always been willing to reason with others. Well, my brother Guai
If you leave your sister, you will indeed need a betrothal gift. Besides, since Captain Wang has agreed to you, I will no longer pursue the matter of 20% of the weapons. But..."
"General, no matter what you say, if you can do it, the Loulan tribe will never dare to refuse!" After hearing this, the old fox Kang Zhong felt relieved, cupped his hands, and promised with a smile.
"However, the price at that time was indeed too low. Therefore, from now on, anyone who takes the Loulan Ancient Road, starting from Yangguan and ending at Stone City, will use the banner of the Tang Dynasty, whether they are caravans or transporting supplies to the army.
Your team is not allowed to charge any protection fees! And you must do your best to ensure the safety of the caravan and baggage train. Even if the protection is not adequate for a while, you should send someone to report to the garrison in Yanqi and tell them clearly who did it!"
"This..." Kang Zhongxin hesitated for a moment, and then nodded quickly, "Okay, just follow what the general said! But, the scope of our activities is rarely close to this section of Stone City. If...
."
Since the Yiwu Road was opened, there have not been many caravans willing to take the Loulan Ancient Road. And most of them are under the banner of Dashi or other Western countries. Therefore, even if Zhou Xiaofeng's conditions are agreed to, he will not actually give it.
The Loulan people who relied on robbery to supplement tribal resources caused no losses. However, the task of being responsible for the security of the Tang Dynasty business travelers was a bit difficult for the Loulan tribe. First, there were more than just the Loulan tribe moving between Yangguan and Stone City.
There are many other tribes in the Western Regions who also engage in robbery business part-time. Secondly, the area near Stone City is the traditional sphere of influence of the Ma Jie tribe. The Loulan people are not as strong as them, so it is difficult to intervene in this area.
"You escorted my brothers all the way here, and I won't let you do it in vain!" Zhou Xiaofeng waved his hand and interrupted impatiently, "From today on, the Ma Jie tribe will move out of Stone City, and all the nearby pastures will be assigned to Loulan.
The new general manager of Shicheng Town, the commander-in-chief will also recommend someone from your department to do it."
