When he walked out of the camp, Su Ren saw his men and vehicles. The goods on the vehicles were not moved, and his men and horses were not seriously damaged. Except for a few lying on the ground and groaning, they quickly shut their mouths when they saw Su Ren coming.
, the rest of the people were not injured. Hawking was hung high on a crooked tree by his four hooves, with something stuffed in his mouth, his eyes spitting fire but it was difficult to make a sound. Shi Bao and Gou Tianming were not injured either.
It was better, there were injuries on his body, but they were not in fatal places. His hands and feet were tied together, and he was nestled in the grass on the roadside.
Su Ren thought that his one thousand guards were pretty good. Although he couldn't sit back and relax, he should be able to cope with it under normal circumstances. Why was he hit so hard just as he walked to the gate of the Western Region? It was impossible for the Mo family
, those people are rangers, and it is true that they know some agencies. It is impossible to capture all the thousand guards alive without knowing what they are doing. These of my subordinates are guards on the surface, but in fact they were bandits a long time ago.
, and later became a county soldier, and saw many big scenes.
The possibility of Fang Xiandao is not very high. They are just liars. It cannot be said that those with strong martial arts skills like Shao Weng are not in the minority. At least the Li Shaojun I met is a guy who does not know martial arts and can only sell his words. He is from the Qiang people.
The possibility is not high. It is not the territory of the Qiang people. They are afraid that the Huns will never cross the border. Although the Huns are currently in a civil war, King Hunxie and King Xiutu did not participate, and their troops did not move.
The Huns? That’s even more unlikeable. If the Huns come to retaliate, they will definitely be thunderous and will never leave them any room. The Huns army are all cavalry and will not do it secretly. They will be laughed at by others. Yes
It was a practice that the Huns looked down upon. Who could it be? People from the Western Regions? Haha, Su Ren laughed, borrowing the courage of the Western Regions people, they would not dare to mess around on the Huns' territory again.
After excluding so many possibilities, there is only one type left, mountain bandits or horse thieves. Only these people like to be sneaky. Since they have been targeted by others, they have probably already been ambushing around them. They have set up camp and others are doing it, so they are not idle. Now
Now that he was caught by others, Su Ren had nothing to say, but it was best to deal with these people. As the saying goes, thieves who traveled thousands of miles were just for money. Under normal circumstances, they would not kill anyone as long as they met the bandits' demands. This is tradition.
Who is the biggest horse thief in Tianshui? Su Ren has not investigated, and Tiangang Disha has not reported it, which means that these horse thieves come from other places. Su Ren guessed in his mind that from the Qiang, Huns, Western Regions, and Han people
After making a guess, the horse thief who is most likely to appear here, and the horse thief who can easily capture a thousand men and horses, is really rare.
The night was pale, and the westerly wind was very cold at night. Su Ren's clothes were thin and he shrunk his body. Not far from his tent, another tent was built at some time. This tent was not as big as Su Ren's tent, and there was a bonfire inside.
It was also much smaller, but Su Ren had a feeling that this bonfire could illuminate a radius of three to five miles, and it was much warmer than the bonfire in his tent.
There were four sturdy men in black around Su Ren. He didn't know when these people appeared. They might have appeared from the side when he was just thinking about something. The original man in black was still walking beside him.
The man at the front didn't pay any attention to what happened behind him. This man walked very fast, and Su Ren could only speed up his pace, hoping to reach the warm bonfire earlier.
The camp was quiet, with only one person sitting by the fire drinking. The strong aroma of wine came from the opposite side like the wind and got into Su Ren's nose. On such a cold night, taking a sip of wine was the best choice.
That way you can warm yourself up in the shortest time and avoid being frozen to death by the west wind.
"Good wine, don't you want a glass, Mr. Su?"
He had some impression of that man Su Ren, but after thinking for a long time he couldn't remember who that man was, but he was sure he had seen him somewhere. Seeing Su Ren coming, the man stood up and saluted Su Ren first, and then handed him a bowl of wine.
Come to Su Ren.
"Mr. Su, please. The weather is too cold. I feel sorry for letting Mr. Su walk such a long way. After drinking this bowl of wine, my master has prepared a banquet and is waiting in the tent."
Su Ren did not refuse. He took the wine bowl and drank it down. It was indeed good wine. Although it was not as spicy as Erguotou, it had the aroma of grapes. He wiped his mouth and said, "The wine from the Western Regions is really extraordinary."
, good wine.”
The man smiled and didn't say much. He stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation. The only tent with a light on was not far from the fire. Before Su Ren could reach the entrance of the tent, four big men came out of it.
Su Ren let out a long breath, and when he saw these four people, Su Ren felt completely relieved. Standing at the tent, he wanted to curse, but in the end he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Hahaha..., it didn't scare you, did it?" Jingjia appeared in front of Su Ren wearing furs and with a bare head. After more than half a year, Jingjia had changed from the original tall and thin man to a chubby man, especially his belly had bulged, and he looked like a general.
style.
"When did you come here? And did you set a trap on me?"
Jingji smiled: "I'm scaring you, otherwise you think we haven't done anything in the Xiongnu this year. Did you see that these men of mine are also generals who have fought a hundred battles now, and they can kill all your people in one fell swoop?
If I hadn't taken pity on you, the two hundred carts of goods in your hands now would all be mine."
"You want to rob me?"
"Yes! Ten days ago, we said that a group of merchants came from Jincheng and brought two hundred carts of goods with them. They left so blatantly. So don't blame me for being rude. I am a horse thief!"
"It's amazing. You were able to capture a thousand of my guards alive. It's really extraordinary. What method did you use?"
"Hehe!" Jingjia smiled: "Your water source is not running water!"
"You were poisoned?"
"Originally I wanted to poison you, but then my military advisor said that you might be Han people, so I showed mercy and used some sweat medicine. But you have a bad habit. You always have to boil water before drinking it. This is troublesome.
In order to capture all of your thousand men alive, I threw in all the Mongolian sweat medicine I have obtained over the years, but the effect is still not good."
"Hahaha, that's right. If you want to harm me, you have to be willing to spend money. Is that your military advisor?" Su Ren pointed at the man beside the fire.
Jingji nodded: "You should have seen him before. He used to be Yu Dan's subordinate. He liked big men and named him Zhao Xin."
"It turns out to be him, how could he hang out with you."
"Then don't worry about it, I have my own ideas!"
Jingjing has really not been idle for more than a year. With the 30,000 Taihang bandits in his hands, he formed a group of horse thieves in a short period of time. Taking advantage of the Han-Hungarian war and the current Xiongnu civil war, they can be said to be at ease.
They were running on the grassland like a gust of wind, sweeping the grassland wherever they passed. Even if Yi Zhixie sent an army to intercept them, they could always escape and ascend to heaven. This was not good luck, but because the guy named Zhao Xin was actually in Yi Zhixie.
Both Xie and Yu Shan had spies around them.
The horse thieves of Thorns have passed the time of bloody primitive accumulation, and their goal is no longer to feed all the horse thieves and their family members who stayed in Jinyang. For some unknown reason, Thorns actually wants to become king in Tianshui.
After hearing this, Su Ren felt like his world was spinning. Is it true that people will change their original intentions when they reach a certain stage? Just like him, when he was in Wenshui, he wanted to make some money and eat while waiting to die.
Later, he went to Shuzhong hoping to become rich, and then went to Chang'an to become an official. After several ups and downs in his official position, he was now confused, but Thorns' goal seemed to be accurate.
Tianshui seems to be the place where the Four Wars are fought, but in fact it is a place where there is no control. As long as the Huns in the north are driven away, the Qiang people, the Westerners, and the Han people will not be able to control this place now. Although the thorns do not know how to govern it
In a country, it is still feasible to be a king for a few years, but at worst, become a horse thief. Anyway, they are more familiar with this business.
The banquet only consisted of meat, with Old Black Tower and a few flying kites as company, but Xin Zhao never showed up. Su Ren took a sip of wine and said, "Are you really planning to found a country?"
Jingjia smiled: "Why, you don't think it's possible?"
"If you plan to be a king for a few years, it's absolutely fine. If you want to be a king for a long time, it will be a little more difficult."
"Why?"
"This place is not a place to stay for a long time. In less than ten years, the Han army will come. Do you think you can withstand the Han army with your 30,000 men? Once the war starts, have you ever thought about staying in Jinyang?
Those family members?”
"I'm going to pick them up now!"
"Hahaha!" Su Ren shook his head: "What if I take it over? Do you think you are more powerful than the Huns?"
Thorny scratched his head: "Why don't you guys like it?"
"Oh? Who else said that?"
Thorn pointed downward: "A few of them, and my eldest girl!"
Su Ren smiled: "That's right. They are actually from poor backgrounds and know what kind of life is a good life. Although being a horse thief is precarious, it can make their descendants live a better life. At least now their family members can live a better life."
It’s a good time in Jinyang, what’s there? There’s a lot of yellow sand, why don’t you eat the sand here? Your eldest girl has a good sense!”
"Call sister-in-law!" Jingjia frowned.
"Ah! I thought it was your daughter? It turns out to be my sister-in-law, please forgive me!" Su Ren turned around and looked at Zhao Xin who was still drinking by the fire: "Did Jianguo's idea come from him?"
Jingjia nodded. Su Ren smiled: "This is still a weirdo."
Jingji hurriedly said: "Don't take his idea, we still need it now!"
Su Ren smiled: "Don't worry, as long as he stays safe under your command, you will never embarrass him. Now let him deliver the antidote to my camp. How dare you do it? My people will do it. Tell me what you are going to do."
compensation?"
"I'm trying to teach you a lesson, but you still want compensation? In order to catch your men, I injured dozens of them."
"You asked for it on your own. I was really shocked by you just now. Come with me. The 100,000 yuan will be considered as compensation for my mental damages."
