Su Ren was drinking water and chatting in the temporary government office in Mayi City, listening to Han Qing's summary of this period. Suddenly Huang Shisan hurried in and whispered a few words in Su Ren's ear. Su Ren frowned:
"how many people?"
Huang Shisan looked solemn: "There are so many that you can't see them all at a glance. They suddenly appeared, but they camped on the other side of the river. They didn't seem to be attacking Mayi."
"Oh? Is it the flag of the Huns?"
Huang Shisan shook his head: "No, the flag is very strange. I have never seen it before."
Han Qing and Ying Guangji were confused by their conversation. Han Qing asked: "What's going on? Should we light a beacon fire to warn Yanmen Pass and ask Governor Li and Governor Cheng to send troops to help?"
Su Ren thought for a while: "Don't be anxious first, let's take a look before talking."
Shi Bao hurriedly ran in again, hugged everyone, and said to Su Ren: "Sir, those people on the other side of the river have sent people to come and name you to see you. There are so many of them that Huo Jin is afraid that they can't stop him, so let him get there early."
Make plans."
It is definitely not a good thing for a large group of cavalry to appear in Mayi. From a practical point of view, the Han cavalry does not have this ability, so naturally the Huns will be left. Why do the Huns come? There are so many people, what do they want to do?
Looting or demonstration?
Accompanied by everyone, Su Ren stood at the head of the dilapidated city of Mayi. The city was already in chaos. Even the merchants of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce were panicked. Although they did make a lot of money during this period, that was not the case.
Cui Jiuming wanted to follow Su Ren to the city tower, but he was stopped by a group of merchants as soon as he left the Yamen.
On the open grassland outside the city, a dark figure was on the other side of the river. Just as Huang Shisan said, the head could not be seen at a glance. The sounds of people and horses came and went. You could even hear the chatter and laughter of those guys.
Three horses carrying three knights stood at the foot of the city. These people were not dressed as Han people. They had their hair down and wore animal skins. The scimitars at their waists shone with the brilliance of jewelry. The leader was a huge man, who was riding a horse.
A red horse. The horse is tall and big, complementing the man on the horse. Followed by two followers, one of them is holding a flagpole in his hand. On the flag fluttering in the wind, there is a human head embroidered with blood-red silk thread.
, looked ferocious and terrifying, with one eye drooping outside. The three of them didn't know what they were talking about, and the big man at the head laughed.
Han Qing frowned and said to Su Ren: "Sir, it seems that he is not a good person at first glance, so let's light a beacon!"
Ying Guangji laughed: "These people are not Huns. Listen, they speak Chinese!"
When the man at the bottom of the city saw a group of people coming up the tower, he stopped talking to his men and raised his hands to the tower: "Is this Mr. Su up there?"
Su Ren said loudly: "Exactly, who are you?"
The big man laughed: "Our wolf master asked me to bring a message to Mr. Su. He asked Mr. Su to come to the river this afternoon to talk. If Mr. Su doesn't agree, then don't blame me for being rude!"
"Who is your wolf master?"
The big man said: "You will know when Mr. Su is gone. Farewell!"
After that, the big man took the reins and turned around. Looking at the backs of the three people, Hawking raised his bow and arrow, already aiming at the guy walking at the end, but Su Ren, who was beside him, stretched out his hand to hold him down. The one who spoke in Chinese
There are Huns, but large numbers of Huns cavalry speaking Chinese are rare. And judging from their flags, they are not Huns. The Huns respect nature, and the wolf is their first choice as a flag, followed by tigers and bears.
, eagles and other beasts, hanging a terrifying human head on the flagpole is not the hobby of the Huns.
Sang Hongyang thought for a while and said: "Look at these people, they don't look like Huns, but they look like horse thieves!"
There are various types of bandits in this world. Those who live in the mountains are called mountain bandits or mountain bandits, and those who live in the water are called water bandits or water bandits. These are distinguished according to different regions. Another way is to distinguish them based on their behavior, such as
Those who steal are called thieves or bandits, those who rob homes are called bandits or thieves. The third type is distinguished based on the characteristics of the people. Bandits composed of non-Han people are called barbarians, and those organized by rabble are called bandits.
The only bandit group is classified according to the tools they use, and that is horse thieves or horse bandits. Because their most important characteristic is horses, which come and go like the wind, and their whereabouts are erratic. Not to mention that the government has nothing to do with them, even if they are
Unless a country in the Cold War Age mobilized a large army, ordinary small forces could not do anything to defeat them, and they could not even trace their whereabouts.
Horse thieves generally have two meanings, one is a horse thief, and the other is a gangster on horseback. Ever since humans tamed horses for combat, horse thieves have emerged. Their characteristic is high mobility. Under that communication,
In an era when the main force relied on animal power, horse thieves were considered the highest-level bandits. They were especially prominent in grasslands or plain areas. Today they were in the east and tomorrow they were in the west. A small band of horse thieves could often stir up chaos in a place.
These horse thieves under the thorns are real bandits on horseback. They were originally a group of farmers with hoes. After several months of training and running rampant on the grassland for a few days, they turned into horse thieves. Some people even had difficulty getting on their horses.
They also claim to be the biggest horse thieves on the grassland, just because there are so many of them, they can cover up the sky and the sun when they move, and their momentum is terrifying.
After hearing the return report, Jingji laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, good job. I didn't expect that Mr. Su would be scared sometimes. I just want to scare him to see if he has the courage to come to the appointment."
The people standing next to Jingjia are the three who just talked to Su Ren at the gate of Mayi City. The leader is Jingjia's most capable subordinate. This man was originally the leader of the largest bandit in Taihang Mountain. Because he was dark and tall, he was sent as a gift.
Nicknamed Lao Heita. Together with Fire Qilin, Flying Kites, and Ivy, they are the four guardians under Thorns. Although Thorns left Ebony Cliff, he has not forgotten the titles in Ebony Cliff. When he unified the Taihang bandits, he sealed the subordinates
The name is the same as Wumuya, but this Wolf Lord borrowed the name of the Huns.
Old Heita chuckled: "I see that Mr. Su is dressed as a scholar. I have never seen such a scene before. It's strange to be here."
Jingji threw a piece of mutton leg to Old Heita: "If you look at it that way, you are wrong. Mr. Su looks gentle and elegant, but there is a lot of bad water in his stomach! If we hadn't taken him by surprise, he might have been killed before he could reach here.
Went out."
"Lord Wolf, is Mr. Su really so powerful?" Huo Qilin didn't quite believe it.
Jingji looked at his group of men: "You don't believe it, right? Let me tell you, have you heard of the Yuanshan bandits? They are the hundreds of thousands of bandits who gathered in Yuanshan. Su Xiaozi only went up the mountain and relied on his sharp tongue.
The said bandits fought with each other, and in the end all the one hundred thousand bandits were taken under his command. Most of the guards around him were the original Yuanshan bandits. If he hadn't been in a hurry to come to Yanmen Pass this time, you guys wouldn't be enough.
One bite of ingredients!”
"Hehehe, what the Wolf Lord said is too mysterious! I've seen Mr. Su before, but he didn't have the strength to restrain a chicken. He dared to go to my place and chop him down with just one axe!"
Seeing that no one believed him, Jingjia snorted coldly: "Just wait, you can take a closer look when he comes."
The city of Mayi has been turned upside down, and the people trapped in the city want to grow two wings and fly out. Although they are horse thieves, there are too many people, and there is absolutely no way to resist with the city's guard force alone. In front of the Yamen
Many people had gathered, asking the temporary city lord to find a solution. Sang Hongyang's mouth was dry, but no one believed him.
Su Ren was still drinking tea. In the rush of going out just now, he only drank one sip of a cup of tea. When he came back, the servants didn't even think of changing a cup for Mr. Su. Herbal tea can make people calm down. Su Ren took a sip and ordered:
"In the afternoon, Lao Huang and Man Niu accompanied me to the river, while the others stayed in Mayi. If anything goes wrong, light the beacon immediately. As long as I stick to the stick of incense, Li Taishou and Cheng Taishou will send troops to reinforce them. I will also try my best.
To stall for time, be sure to remember that if you cannot hold it before reinforcements arrive, Xiao Jinzi knows what to do."
"Brother, I'll go with you!" Hawking was not willing to let Su Ren take the risk alone.
Su Rendao: "Don't worry, if the horse thieves were here for people, they would have attacked the city long ago. So they are here for goods, to be precise, they are for food. The reason why they did not attack the city as soon as they came is because they were afraid that we would burn the food."
, as long as the food is still there, I will not be in danger, don’t worry!”
Huo Jin wanted to say more, but Su Ren raised his hand to stop him.
Han Qing frowned: "Sir, isn't it too dangerous to do this? Why don't I go there for you?"
Su Ren shook his head: "It's useless! Since they asked me to go by name, not only will you not be able to come back, but you will also anger those horse thieves! Okay, this matter is settled. You all go down and prepare. I will go to the door.
Take a look and appease those merchants, City Lord Sang may not be able to hold on any longer."
Sang Hongyang is a master of financial management, but he is really not very good at caring for the people. Facing the angry merchants, he felt sweat on his head. Che Zuluu said it over and over again, but it was difficult to convince people. If it weren't for Cui Jiuming
With help from their side, the worried merchants had already rushed into the Yamen. The smartest people in the world are merchants. Although Sang Hongyang is the city lord, they can see that the one who really talks the talk in Mayi City is Su Ren.
Someone shouted: "Please come out, Mr. Su. I won't believe what he says until I believe it!" Someone immediately followed and the scene was about to get out of control.
Su Ren appeared at the gate at the critical moment, dressed in white, with his hands behind his back, his hair neatly combed, and the beard on his face had been shaved quietly. Although his skin color was still a bit dark, his aura was not what he wanted at first glance.
Ordinary people. Several merchants who had already rushed up the steps quickly moved their feet down, fearing that Su Ren would think that they were going to rebel and deal with them afterwards.
When the crowd calmed down, Su Ren coughed lightly: "You don't need to panic. Since you are all invited by Su Ren to Mayi, we will naturally not let you suffer any losses. Su Mou, the horse thieves outside the city, already has a countermeasure.
, please stay in the city, if there is any loss, Su will be responsible for it, can you rest assured now?"
No one spoke, and no one dispersed. Hawking hurriedly ran out, lay in Su Ren's ear and whispered: "Brother, Ying Guangji and Mo Yu are missing!" (To be continued)