The business travelers walking in front hurriedly jumped off their camels to avoid becoming the targets of bows and arrows. Fortunately, although the water in the river bank was strong, it was not very deep and could just cover the knees.
They dragged the camels and waded back through the water, making random noises. Li Siye could not understand their words, and could only imagine in his mind that these people were facing a disaster, and they ran away.
Although these big food warriors dressed in white did not wear armor, they acted in unison and their slashing and killing movements were mechanical and skillful. You could tell at a glance that they were from the army.
There are also a few merchants in black who are very skilled, but they only care about protecting important targets in the team, and innocent people who are not strong enough can only be given up.
The white-clothed business travelers followed the black-clad queue to pursue them. The killed camels stayed where they were, their bodies fell into the water, and reddish-brown blood spread downwards from the river.
After they kill their opponent, they turn over to see what he looks like. It seems that they are looking for the real target to get rid of.
Li Siye turned back from the hillside, got on his horse and said to Teng Mu and Suhrabu: "Let's retreat first."
When the two heard this, they quickly asked: "Why do you have to retreat? What happened in front?"
"That's right, something happened. The white dog bit the black dog. It was very cruel. Don't spill blood on you."
Li Siye jerked the reins of his horse and ran quickly, Su He hurriedly followed behind, and Teng Mu hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and turned around to run away.
Fujimu felt that Li Siye's behavior was very embarrassing. He was the guard of the Tang army. Shouldn't he step forward to stop the fighting between the two sides and conduct arbitration when encountering such a situation?
Su He's camel was carrying too much weight and could not run fast anyway. Moreover, this man seemed to be willing to sacrifice his life rather than his wealth. Even if he could not run fast, he would not abandon the gold and silverware on the horse's back.
Although Fujimaki hated the Persian's behavior, he believed that he had the responsibility to protect his safety and took the initiative to sit half a body behind his horse.
Li Siye suddenly slowed down and began to take off his felt hat and fur, revealing his green round collar robe. He held a horizontal knife in one hand and placed it in front of the horse.
He turned back to Fujimaki and said, "Take off your Sogdian clothes and expose your armor. Don't let me meddle in my own business."
The three of them changed their costumes and transformed themselves from Sogdian Persian merchants to Tang army officers with escorts and entourage.
Several blood-stained black camels caught up from behind them. The white-clad team behind them kept sending arrows upwards, and another person fell off the camel.
Li Siye said decisively to the two of them: "Let's leave the official road and go to the hilly slopes. Don't hinder the internal fighting among the cannibals."
The three of them walked along the undulating hills to the top of the slope and stopped. From this view, they could enjoy the unobstructed view of the battle on the official road.
There were only four or five business travelers left in black clothes, but they were chased by more than twenty people in white clothes. Due to the bumpy escape, the veils of two of them riding on the same camel fell off. They were two young men, a man and a woman.
Man, with brown skin and high eyebrows.
The young Arab beauty has high cheekbones, her brown eyes reveal melancholy and fear, and her hands are tightly holding the man's sleeves.
While riding a camel to block the guns coming from behind, the man looked around and suddenly saw Li Siye and his party on the slope in the distance.
Li Siye was crossing his arms, looking like he was watching a good show.
He murmured, waved his hand, and rushed up the hillside with his remaining followers. It seemed that he wanted to use external power to gain a chance of survival.
When Li Siye saw that the situation was not right, he quickly stopped his horse and continued to retreat, without giving them a chance to find shelter.
The man's eyes widened, a look of resentment appeared on his face, and even the beautiful woman next to him looked coldly in disbelief. Not only did this Tang Army officer refuse to save him, he also made it clear that he did not want to interfere with this nosy matter.
The men and women and the entourage in black glanced at each other and came up with an idea. They followed this officer Tang. This was the only external force they could rely on in this desolate mountain and river. They wanted to see where he could hide.
go.
Li Siye was rushing in front, and the men and women in black were chasing after him. The killers in white refused to relax and continue the pursuit.
The three groups of people walked farther and farther along the undulating hills. Li Siye turned back twice, but the black-clothed predators were still following him. In the process of escaping, three more of them died, leaving only the young couple.
People riding camels eked out their last breath.
Li Siye was a little worried. If the Persian Su He hadn't been reluctant to part with the valuables on the two camels, he could have thrown these people thirty miles away. But now, the young couple has caught up with them and is still hanging on behind them.
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The white-robed warriors no longer dared to use long bows and heavy arrows to shoot at long distances, for fear of accidentally injuring Tang army officers and causing unnecessary trouble.
Li Siye turned back to Su He in annoyance and said, "Can you tell Dashiguo? If so, tell the young couple to stay away and not follow us!"
Su He nodded and Jili Gulu translated the words.
The man suddenly opened his mouth, speaking in Mandarin from the Central Plains, and every word was unusually unfamiliar: "I have gold to save you, and I will give it to you."
Li Siye suddenly reined in Hei Pang, turned his horse around and asked loudly: "How much?"
"Five, one hundred catties!" In order to prevent Li Siye from misunderstanding, he gestured in the air and wrote a big word "jin" with his fingers.
Li Siye took a breath of cold air, immediately took out the long weapon Mo Dao, loosened the cloth cover, pointed the blade into the air with one hand, and held the short crossbow in the other hand, blocking the front of the white-clad Dashi's pursuit team.
Fujimu was in high spirits. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. A real warrior should face a strong enemy without fear and act righteously. It is absolutely necessary to be like Li Siye, who is unwilling to do so without benefit. But who can let him be the commander? At this moment, he has no choice but to
Try to appear as righteous as possible to save face.
Twenty big cannibals stopped their horses, and one of them stepped forward to clasp his fists, which was in line with the etiquette of the Central Plains. Not only that, his Central Plains Mandarin was even smoother than the man in black.
"We are merchant envoys from Dashi, carrying the talisman of His Majesty the Caliph. The two people behind you are traitors. Please hand over these two traitors to us, and I will give you my highest regards on behalf of His Majesty the Caliph.
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This man spoke in an open and polite manner, showing the qualities of a messenger. He spoke in a clear and concise manner, and he did not mention the money.
The man in black leaned forward and whispered: "If you save me, I will not only give you gold, but also more thank you gifts in the future."
Li Siye waved the Mo Dao, hanging the blade on the grass on one side, holding it with one hand, holding the long pole under his arm and saying domineeringly: "This is Anxi, this is my land of the Tang Dynasty. I don't care who you are, here
We must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and those who commit murder must be punished by execution."
The leader's eyes rested on Li Siye and Teng Mu, obviously estimating the strength gap between the two sides. Then he bowed and saluted, and continued: "Please forgive me, we did not know the criminal law of the Tang Dynasty beforehand, and we apologize for our behavior just now.
.Please hand over our country’s prisoners to our hands, and we will take them back to punish them.”
This man was quite smooth-talking. He spoke so well in the official Chinese language of the Central Plains. He actually said that he didn't know the criminal laws of the Tang Dynasty and wanted to secretly change his concept and recruit people from Li Siye's subordinates.
"Do we have an extradition treaty between our two countries? Even if they committed a crime in your country, they have not committed a crime in our country. No one can take them away. If you want to take them away, go back to your caliph and ask him
How about sending an envoy to ask me, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, to sign a treaty allowing the extradition of the prisoners, and then bring the evidence of these two people's crimes to negotiate with me?"
"What? Treaty, what the hell?"
Several big cannibals in white looked confused and looked at each other. They had never heard of such a thing.