On the vast grassland, the cold wind is biting and there is no one inhabited.
Tang Sandao led more than a dozen of his brothers. Everyone was wearing thick sheep coats, with scimitars hanging on their waists, and bows and arrows on their backs. Each man had two horses, and the horses also carried nets and ropes.
I stood on a high slope and looked around with a telescope for figures.
"Brother Tang, there is someone here~"
Ma Hou pointed in a direction excitedly, and everyone quickly looked over.
You can't see anything clearly without a telescope, but with the help of a telescope, you can clearly see some white tents on the open grassland, which are very eye-catching, and there are even curls of smoke rising from the cooking pots.
"Haha, we're lucky. We only walked a few dozen kilometers before we encountered prey."
Tang Sandao put down the telescope in his hand, immediately laughed happily, and then ran away with his people like a whirlwind.
However, Tang Sandao was not reckless. He stopped at a place only one kilometer away from these tents and began to observe carefully.
"There are fifteen tents, roughly divided into three parts. There won't be too many people, so it's just right for us to start."
Tang Sandao licked his dry lips, and his whole body became nervous. It was the first time he had done such a thing, and it was against grassland people. Just thinking about it made his mouth dry and extremely nervous.
"Wait until Monkey dismounts and your team goes to the tent on the left. One-eyed Dragon, you take the people to the right. The rest follow me to the middle. Remember, try not to kill anyone. This person is worth twenty taels of silver each."
Tang Sandao briefly stated the action plan, which was simple and crude, with no wisdom at all.
"Chong~"
Soon, the three teams dispersed, and with Tang Sanda's order, a dozen or so people began to rush towards the target.
"Dong~dong~"
The sound of the hoofbeats of more than twenty horses kept ringing on the grassland, causing the earth to shake slightly. The dogs raised by these grassland herders were the first to wake up. Suddenly, waves of dog barks came one after another.
At the same time, figures walked out of the tents one after another. The women and children were horrified. As for the men, they quickly took out their scimitars and bows and arrows, preparing to fight to the death with the newcomers.
The folk customs of the grassland are strong and fierce. They believe in the rule that friends come with fine wine and mutton, and enemies come with scimitars and bows and arrows. Although the more than ten people who came in front of them were all strong young adults, the man who stayed here was only
There were only five people, but they were not afraid at all.
As they get closer and closer, soon both sides can clearly see each other's appearance.
"Who are you?"
The leader of the prairie people relaxed their vigilance slightly, and the Khan led his people south. This area is very close to Datong, so there are often guests coming to visit. The dozen or so people on the other side were wearing sheep jackets and looked like prairie warriors.
"Hey~"
What greeted his words were crossbow arrows. These crossbow arrows were not very powerful, but they were all coated with strong anesthetics. As long as they hit people, they would not be fatal, but the anesthetics would quickly make people faint.
Four of the five men guarding the house were shot by crossbows in an instant, causing a burst of screams from women and children. As for the five men, they were all furious and bent their bows and arrows to fight back.
However, the expressions of four of them changed drastically in an instant. They felt numb all over their bodies and fainted all of a sudden. The remaining one looked frightened and shot out the bow and arrow in his hand with a whoosh.
"Huh~"
Tang Sandao let out a heavy breath, the arrow he just shot almost grazed his own face, and he almost died under the opponent's bow and arrow. Grassland people are good at riding and shooting, this is definitely not a joke.
He had just breathed a sigh of relief when another bow and arrow came. A person next to Tang Sanda responded and was shot directly.
Fortunately, the second round of crossbow arrows was fired, and this time it hit the opponent very smoothly, and the opponent soon fell down stunned.
"Tie them all up~"
Tang San Dao took the lead and rushed in immediately, then glanced at the tents with red eyes. In the tents, women screamed and children cried one after another.
"Oh~ there is no way."
Tang Sandao sighed in his heart, the scene in front of him was so harmonious and beautiful, but he had to destroy it, just like countless families in the border town that were also destroyed.
The men acted very quickly. Soon, the five young men were tied tightly with ropes, and the women and children in the tent were also driven out.
"Who the hell are you?"
"Why is this happening?"
Voices kept ringing, and angry people were roaring hysterically.
However, Tang Sandao and the others ignored this and used the scimitar to fight. The other party had to surrender obediently. Everyone was tied up tightly. Soon, everyone here was gathered together.
"Is Li Er dead?"
Tang Sandao carefully counted the people he had caught. Counting women and children, there were more than thirty in total, many of them were children, and some were only a few years old. At this time, everyone looked at Tang with fearful eyes.
Sandao et al.
"He's not dead. An arrow hit his arm. He needs to go back for treatment as soon as possible."
Ma Hou replied.
"It's good that we're not dead. Now we'll be rich."
Tang Sandao nodded, then looked at the people in front of him who were caught by him, and then looked at the surrounding tents and the sheep pens. In the horse pens, these were all white pieces of silver.
"There is meat, it's mutton~"
Tang Sandao's men couldn't wait any longer. They started rummaging around like bandits entering the village. Soon they found the mutton cooked in the pot and immediately cheered.
These frontier soldiers still have no problem eating now, but if they want to eat meat, don't even think about it. They haven't smelled the smell of meat for an unknown period of time, and they all hurried over to grab the mutton to eat.
Tang Sandao and others were all well fed, and then began to carefully clean up their trophies. There were more than thirty captives, and children would definitely not be sold for much money, but a dozen adults could be sold for more than two hundred.
Two silver coins, this is the largest income.
In addition to these prisoners, there were dozens of horses in the horse pen. As long as these horses arrived in Datong, they could be sold for thousands of taels of silver.
In addition to the horses in the horse pen, there are also hundreds of sheep in the sheep pen. These hundreds of sheep can be sold for a few hundred taels of silver. There are also a dozen cows, which can be sold for a few hundred taels of silver. As for other things
It's no longer valuable.
Ordinary people on the grasslands are similar to ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty. They are all poor. Even though there are many cattle and sheep, they are dozens or hundreds, but these are their rations. They rely on this to survive. Selling too much
If it's too much, it won't last at all.
This is also the reason why once too many cattle and sheep freeze to death in winter, they have to go south to plunder. Because too many freeze to death, this means that after spring, their rations will be gone. Without cattle and sheep, they will
Ma Hou looked very excited. There were a large number of cattle, sheep, horses, and so many prisoners. These were all money. Thinking of this, everyone under Tang Sandao was extremely excited.
"Pack it up, pack it up, take everything you can take away, and go back quickly. Fortunately, this place is close to our Datong. Otherwise, there are so many cattle and sheep that I really don't know how to get them back."
Tang Sandao's eyes also turned red. This was like getting rich overnight. A man would not be rich without a windfall, and a horse would not be fat without weeds.
Soon, everyone started to take action, packed up everything here very quickly, and headed back south with their loot.
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At the foot of Datong City Gate, the people at the gate looked at the huge herds of cattle, sheep, and horses below. Everyone was dumbfounded. Someone actually dared to kidnap people on the grassland, and actually allowed them to succeed.
Already.
"Scarface, open the door quickly~"
Tang Sandao was now arrogant, his whole back was straight, and he was full of momentum when he spoke.
"Ma Dan~Tang Sandao, you don't want your life, have you really gone to the grassland?"
Everyone already knows that the superiors allow everyone to go to the grassland to kidnap people, but there are not many people who dare to go to the grassland to kidnap people, because everyone is afraid of death, how can the people on the grassland be easy to mess with?
Everyone has been stationed here for a long time, and has not dealt with the prairie people once or twice. The bows and arrows of the prairie people are frightening. It is okay to rely on the city wall. If it were in the wild, one prairie man could easily deal with several Ming troops.
If the distance is enough and there are bows and arrows, one person can easily kill all the Ming soldiers.
Being proficient with the bow and horse is not a joke, it can really kill someone.
"I'm afraid of death, of course I'm afraid of death, but I'm even more afraid of dying poor. It's rare to have a chance to give it a try, so why not go for it."
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and open the door, come down and catch a few sheep. It's my treat for the brothers. I'll treat you all to a few drinks later."
Tang Sandao smiled and said, and generously gave away a few sheep to the brothers who were guarding the city at the gate.
This time we have gained a lot, and the people above will inevitably share some of the profits, and the other brothers will also benefit from it to some extent.
"Refreshing~"
Soon, the gate of the city gate slowly opened. Under the gaze of many envious red eyes, Tang Sandao and others entered Datong with their trophies.
This time, to the surprise of Tang Sandao and others, the commander-in-chief Mr. Liu from above actually issued an order that no one was allowed to rob the trophies of the brothers below. Moreover, the prisoners brought back by Tang Sandao, except for very small children,
Except for the fact that they didn't get much money from the sale, all the others, who were eight or nine years old, gave cash on the spot. As promised, not a penny was missing.
The news that Tang Sandao and others had become rich overnight spread instantly in Datong City Gate. The affairs of Tang Sandao and others were discussed everywhere. Many impoverished frontier soldiers walked out of Datong and headed towards the grassland.
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PS: Considering the existence of the river crab mythical beast, I just wrote it down randomly. If you are afraid of the river crab, you can just make do with it~
