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Volume 1 Chapter 148 Huns Horse Bandits

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    Chapter 148 Huns Horse Bandits

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    A romantic encounter, nothing more.  It's like a *dream, without a trace.  Two days later, Cao Ang rushed to the hot spring again. The place was still desolate and nothing unusual.

    Cao Ang smiled to himself, and rode his horse to approach the city gate of Dongyuan, only to find that the defenders on top of the city were no longer as lazy as before. Instead, they clenched their weapons and stood nervously on top of the city.  The city gate, which had always been wide open, only revealed a small gap. Under the cover of antlers and horses, the defenders carefully inspected the common people and merchants entering the city, as if facing a formidable enemy!

    As a result, the speed of people entering the city dropped significantly, and many merchants frowned and sighed secretly as they looked at their carriages.  Everyone is a businessman, and most of them carry some prohibited goods. Now it is inevitable that these defenders will have to extort more money. What a pity!

    Cao Ang also led his horse to line up, quietly grabbed the businessman next to him, and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Why is the city gate under martial law?"

    Hearing the sound, the businessman looked at Cao Ang's clothes, and then whispered: "I heard that the Wei family members were robbed by the Southern Huns horse bandits!"

    Cao Ang was very surprised: "Huns? Impossible! These Huns don't always move around Dongshan, how could they come here?"

    The businessman seemed to have been queuing here for a long time. He had nothing to do and was interested in talking. He whispered to Cao Ang: "Why can't the Southern Huns come here? Although their base camp is in the Dongshan area, they are not engaged in production.  , it doesn¡¯t matter where you grab it, your whereabouts will never be stable!¡±

    The man lowered his voice and said with gloating: "You don't know yet, but the people who were robbed this time were the direct lineage of the Wei family. Just look at it, the Wei family will definitely not be able to swallow this breath, and both sides will definitely kill each other.  , then there will be rivers of blood and corpses everywhere! I, Su Pan, have finally got a good time to sell these white cloths this time!"

    Cao Ang was speechless. He scratched his head and asked curiously: "The Wei family has been robbed. Why are we in Dongyuan City so nervous?"

    That Su Pan sighed: "The thieves are not empty-handed, let alone these Huns. Since they rushed here, they will definitely not just grab some family members and then withdraw. They will definitely not give up. Within a hundred miles, Dongyuan City is the richest.  A group of Huns might attack this city, why don¡¯t you all be nervous!"

    "Then why are you still escorting the goods into the city, brother?" Cao Ang asked curiously.

    Su Pan said with a wry smile: "Although the target here is big, there is still a city wall to rely on. It would be even more unsafe in those small towns with ordinary defenses! Stop talking, it's my turn soon. Enter the city this time  The tax will definitely go up, and it¡¯s a pity that it¡¯s a waste of my money!¡±

    Su Pan complained as he returned to his carriage, feeling so distressed that he almost cried.  You have to pay taxes before you make any money. Let¡¯s kill more people this time. The more people die, the easier it will be for my white cloth to sell!

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, thoughtfully.  It seems that the Wei family does not have firm control over this area, otherwise the Huns would not easily abduct their relatives.  In this way, corresponding security forces will be invested in the transaction with the Wei family, the cost price of Chiyan will increase, and profits will shrink to a certain extent.  However, everything has two sides. In this case, the Wei family's bargaining chips will be reduced accordingly, and it will be easier for the Cao and Wei families to reach an agreement.

    After paying double the city entry tax, Cao Ang entered the city smoothly and soon came to the inn and met Cao Hong who was sweating profusely.

    Cao Hong had been standing guard at the door of the inn. When he saw Cao Ang approaching with his horse, he was relieved.  He grabbed Cao Ang's hand and asked in a low voice: "My little ancestor, where have you gone? I almost died of panic! The Huns are coming to kill me. If you have any chance, how can I tell you  Everyone, tell me! Zixiu, you must take a good guard with you next time you go out and say hello to me!"

    " Anyway, Cao Ang's public identity is that of Cao Hong's distant nephew. Even if Cao Ang shows some extra concern for him, no one will suspect him.

    So the uncle and nephew returned to the room while talking.  As soon as he entered the room, Cao Hong closed the door and bowed respectfully: "My lord, if there is anything I can't do, or anything that makes you dissatisfied, just tell me!"  Just take a guard and go quietlyTraveling quietly, you want to kill me!  "

    Cao Ang quickly said some words of comfort and finally comforted Cao Hong.  Cao Ang then asked curiously: "I heard that the Huns robbed the Wei family members?"

    Cao Hong nodded and said in a low voice: "It was done by the men of Shanyu Luanti and Yufuluo, the Southern Xiongnu. Among the people who were robbed, there was also Cai Yan, the unmarried fianc¨¦e of Wei Zhongdao, a direct descendant of the Wei family!"

    Cai Yan?  This is a celebrity!  Cao Ang asked in surprise: "The Wei family let Cai Yan travel like this, without any guards around her? Besides, the Wei family is quite powerful now, how could Luan Ti and Yu Fuluo offend them so easily?!"

    Cao Hong lowered his voice and said, "The guard general of Dongyuan City came to me just now, and he was talking about this matter. It is said that this matter was done by a young commander named Qubei under Luan Tiyufuluo.  I didn't know that they were direct relatives of the Wei family. After I went to Bei to interrogate the prisoners, I realized it, so I sent someone to ask the Dongyuan City guard for 2,000 shi of food and 500 jins of salt! Otherwise, he would strip Cai Yan naked.  , send people to show to the public near Anyi!"

    Cao Ang asked in surprise: "Qubei? This name sounds familiar? This man has some abilities!"

    Cao Hong nodded, "Absolutely! The Wei family couldn't afford to lose this person. When the guard heard the news that Cai Yan was captured, he slapped himself several times on the spot. He regretted it and asked why he didn't do more in the first place.  Send some people?! He is willing to agree to the conditions of going to Bei, but Dongyuan City does not have so much food in stock, so he sent someone to invite me over, hoping to secretly borrow some food from us and return it double in the future!"

    Cao Ang nodded slightly and asked in a low voice: "What's your uncle's opinion?"

    "Borrow!" Cao Hong said categorically: "The so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current governor. This guard is a small figure in Anyi, but he is powerful in Dongyuan City. If we can help him overcome this difficulty, we will be in Dongyuan City in the future.  The trade will become easier and safer. And we didn¡¯t lend it to him in vain. The general has promised to sell us the inventory in the treasury at a discount, including many high-quality armors and equipment!"

    Cao Ang said with a smile: "I knew my uncle would not make a loss-making business! This business is well done!"

    Although food is relatively in short supply, the farmland led by Li Qian has begun to take shape, and a large amount of food will be warehoused this autumn.  High-quality armor and equipment are important weapons for the military and state, and are difficult to obtain from normal channels. Taking the opportunity to exchange food for these armors is a worthwhile trade!

    After the two of them had reached an agreement, Cao Hong led his men to deliver the goods to the guard of Dongyuan City, Wei Tie, and quietly transported the grain to the granary in the city.

    Wei Tie was so grateful to Cao Hong that he immediately handed the key to the treasury door to Cao Hong and told him to take whatever he wanted without being polite.  If the inventory is insufficient, Wei Tie will use his connections to prepare a batch of coarse salt for Cao Hong in a few days.

    So the guests and hosts had a great time, and after Cao Hong left, Wei Tie immediately sent someone to send a message to Qubei, saying that he had prepared grain and salt, and asked about the location of the transaction.  For the sake of safety, Wei Tie led two thousand elites in the city to escort this batch of grain and supplies to trade with Na Qubei.

    After Wei Tie left Dongyuan, Cao Ang suddenly slapped his forehead and whispered to Cao Hong, who was sending Wei Tie away: "Uncle, something is wrong!"

    Seeing Cao Hong's surprise, Cao Ang said in a low voice: "Uncle, now Wei Tie is worried about Qubei's deception and deliberately took away two thousand elites. But in this way, there will be a gap in Dongyuan City's defense! Qubei doesn't know about Dongyuan City.  From the actual situation in the warehouse, I definitely feel that the defender was able to prepare supplies in a short period of time because there were abundant supplies in the Dongyuan City warehouse! Now that all the elite defenders of Dongyuan City have been transferred, wouldn't it be possible to go to Bei?  Easily defeat the city?!"

    Cao Hong felt that what Cao Ang said made sense, but he still hesitated: "In this case, by going humble, wouldn't it deeply offend the Wei family? What good would it do to him?!"

    Cao Ang explained patiently: "Since Qubei intercepted the Wei family members, he has offended the Wei family. Even if he immediately releases the hostages and apologizes, the Wei family will definitely treat Qubei's subordinates for their own sake."  Let the crowd attack! In this case, why not maximize the results of the victory. If he can open Dongyuan City, even if he can't grab anything from the government's treasury, he can still grab a large amount of supplies from the merchants who are attached to Dongyuan  , why not do it?! What¡¯s more, Quebei may not keep his promise and release Cai Yan!¡±

    Cao Hong nodded repeatedly: "My lord, what you said is true. I heard that Cai Yan is very knowledgeable and has the true inheritance of Cai Yong. In addition, she is as beautiful as a flower. How could those Huns have seen such a talented woman from the Central Plains?! I heard that Cai Yan is a very knowledgeable woman.  Zhongdao's lingering illness is inhumane, but this time he has taken advantage of the Huns!"

    Cao Ang scratched his head, "Uncle, let's talk about serious business, and you are not afraid of teaching my nephew a bad lesson! Since you also think that the Huns may attack Dongyuan City, then let's not stay here anymore. Anyway, weAll the food we carried was taken away by the guard iron, and we don't have any important belongings around us. Why not put on those armors and equipment under our coats and leave the city to take refuge!  "

    Cao Hong nodded repeatedly, "My lord, you are right. Just be careful and you won't make a big mistake!"

    So Cao Hong summoned the caravan to distribute the materials obtained from Dongyuan City, and then armed the caravan into a regular army.  Not only Cao Ang's fifty-man guard was fully armored, but even the ordinary clerks were also wearing cowhide armor!

    During this period, Cao Hong had spent a high price to bribe a city guarding captain in Dongyuan City.  Taking advantage of the darkness, Cao Jun quietly left the city without arousing the slightest suspicion from the defenders.

    Three days later, Dongyuan City was destroyed!
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