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Chapter 83 Human Traffickers

The conflict between Wanqi and Jinwu Guards in the East City was like a stone falling into an ancient well, and with a "dong!" sound, then it went silently, as if nothing had happened.

However, there is an effect that the soldiers patrolling the streets of Jinwu Guard saw the cavalry patrolling the Nine Gate coming from a distance, and immediately avoided it. The cavalry patrolling the Nine Gate patrolling the waists were straighter and spoke more vigorously.

That afternoon, Li Qing'an led a hundred cavalry to patrol the various yards as usual. As soon as he arrived at the gate of Pingkangfang, suddenly an old man ran out crying and knelt in front of Li Qing'an's horse, "General, save my daughter!"

Li Qing'an gave Li Fei Yuanli a wink at the side. Li Fei Yuanli immediately jumped off the horse and slapped his chest and said, "Tell me! Which bastard has snatched your daughter away? Lao Li will help you take it back."

"General, it was Hu Shang, who had green eyes, who kidnapped her."

‘Hu Shang?’ Li Fei Yuanli was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly said indignantly: “His grandma, those green-eyed dogs dare to abduct my Tang women. Are you tired of living? Tell me quickly, when was it abducted?"

"This morning, two Hu merchants came to Xiao Lao'er's store to buy steamed buns, bought two hundred, and asked the little girl to send them to the Persian residence where they lived. Xiao Lao didn't know that there was a fraud, so he asked his daughter to deliver them. However, she did not return as soon as she went there. Xiao Lao was going crazy and could not find it everywhere. The Hu people disappeared, and they must have kidnapped them."

Li Qingan pondered for a moment and said to the two soldiers: "Go to the Persian residence to check where is the Hu Shang? When did you leave?"

The two soldiers immediately ran towards the east city and came back soon, "General, today two groups of Hu merchants left Chang'an, one group was a wine merchant in Gaochang, and the other group was a merchant from Kangguo. The people of Gaochang left early in the morning, and the merchants of Kangguo left at noon.

"Yes! It's Kangguo merchant." The old man said excitedly: "They once said that they were Hu merchants from Lingxi."

"Catch up!"

Li Qing'an turned his horse's head and ran westward. Hundreds of cavalry followed him, as if a strong wind had passed through the streets.

Li Qing'an ran to the Jinguang Gate and whispered loudly: "Can Hu Shang leave the city?"

"Yes! Half an hour ago, a team of Hu Shang from Kang Guo came out of the city."

Li Qing'an whipped a fierce whip and the war horse ran west along the official road. Hu merchants from Kang Guo usually rode camels and were loaded with cargo from the Tang Dynasty, and the speed was not too fast.

Hundreds of cavalrymen were galloping on the wide official road, their hooves were thunderous and the dust rolled, and their momentum was very terrifying. The people on the road were so scared that they dodged to both sides.

The horse was extremely fast. A quarter of an hour later, a camel caravan was seen from afar, with three or four hundred camels mixed with dozens of horses, loaded with Tang Dynasty goods. The Tang army immediately accelerated the horse speed and chased the camel caravan.

This is a Sogdian caravan from Samojian City, Kangguo. It is composed of more than a hundred Sogdians, loaded with Western gems, silverware, and spices. They travel thousands of miles to the Tang Dynasty to exchange for porcelain, silk and tea. At this moment, they are going to return to Kangguo.

Suddenly, a large group of Tang troops came from behind. Hu Shang stopped the camel and gave way to the Tang army. However, several of the Sogdians looked a little panicked. They turned their backs and did not dare to face the Tang army.

The cavalry caught up in an instant. Li Qing'an waved his hand and surrounded them in a fan shape. Li Fei Yuanli stepped forward and whispered: "Download all the goods and accept inspection!"

The Hu merchants complained, but no one dared not to obey, so they had to unload the goods from the camels. At this time, the Hu merchants quietly pulled several camels carrying large boxes to the edge, but their subtle movements could not escape Li Qing'an's eyes. He pointed at these fierce Hu men with silver stick and shouted: "Go and check the camels on the edge."

A dozen Tang soldiers rushed up and held the reins of the horses and camels. A Hu man hurriedly smiled and said, "June, they are all silk, please forgive me."

As he said that, he took out a handful of big food gold coins and stuffed them to Huo Chang, who was the leader. Huo Chang slapped the gold coins in his hand and shouted loudly: "Dismount it for me."

The Tang soldiers rushed up, removed the boxes from several camels, and pried them open with knives. Several Hu Shangs riding on the horses suddenly turned pale and took a few steps back. Two of the fierce Hu Shangs quickly exchanged their eyes.

A soldier pulled a side of silk covered with it, was shocked and turned around and shouted, "General, found it!"

Li Qingan turned over and got off the horse and walked over quickly. He leaned his head and glanced into the box, and saw two young ladies curled up inside, both unconscious.

"General, there are also here!"

"General, there are two little ladies here."

More than a dozen boxes were found, and the sudden change made the Hu merchants exclaim. None of them expected that there were human traffickers in their team.

Li Qing'an's face turned pale, and he waved his hand and ordered: "Take everyone back."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two Hu Shangs suddenly pulled out daggers from the saddle, cut off the reins in the Tang army's hands, and ran westward. The Tang army was furious and got on the horse and chased after him. Li Qing'an also ran back to his war horse, turned over and took off his black bow.

Dozens of Tang soldiers followed Li Qing'an and chased the two Hu people. At this time, a group of people came from afar, with two carriages in the middle. Most of the people were young people, all of whom were brightly dressed and energetic. It was obvious that they were children of powerful men who returned from outings.

They saw people ahead running wildly without looking at the road, and they flashed to both sides. At this time, the Tang army had already chased after them one hundred and fifty steps away, and they shouted loudly: "Stop the thieves in front!"

Li Qingan suddenly recognized the young man in the leadership, as if it was Li Chu, the King of Guangping. A little bad happened in his mind. He immediately pulled the bow, and the strings loosened, and an arrow shot out like lightning, and rushed straight to the back of one person. Seeing that the situation was critical, the two Hu people almost rushed towards the convoy at the same time. At this moment, the arrow arrived and shot a Hu person who was about to pounce on Li Chu with an arrow. Hu Shang screamed and fell down.

Li Chu's guards were in chaos and rushed up to protect the little prince, but in this way, the carriage behind appeared in defensive space. Another Hu seized the opportunity, jumped up from the horse, hit the window, and rushed into the carriage.

A woman's scream suddenly came from the carriage. The guards were furious and rushed towards the carriage. At this moment, the door was kicked open. The Hu man strangled a girl's neck with his arm, pointed the dagger at her chest, and shouted: "You are not allowed to come over, otherwise I will kill her with one knife!"

The girl's face was pale and her eyes were frightened. The guards stopped suddenly and retreated uneasyly. At this time, Li Qing'an also arrived. When the girl saw Li Qing'an, she immediately started crying, "Brother Li, save me!"

Li Qingan held the war horse, and the girl turned out to be Dugu Mingzhu.


















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