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Chapter 31: Thieves at the Border

Gao Jin was riding a horse alone. He looked only wearing a cloth clothes, but in fact he wore a chain mail and a heart-protecting glass. However, his weapon only had a horned quiver and a long sword across his waist.

Compared with the banks of the Ulanmulun River, which has abundant water and grass, the Koye River entering summer is a bit larger, but the nearby area is still desolate. Sometimes a few meadows pop up, with some living things inside.

At present, Gao Jin looked like he was hunting. He didn't know whether the horse thieves staring at the caravan were following him, but he believed that the divine white horse that Narentoya gave him would definitely arouse the greed of those horse thieves.

Just as Gao Jin pretended to shoot the gray shadow of a hare that occasionally flashed through the meadow, three horse thieves were staring at him on a hill just outside him.

"This kid is brave. He ran out to hunt alone. Should we......"

"Yes, boss, although the boss told us to be careful, this kid left the order."

"You know his name from the Gao family caravan's divine eyes. This kid is inseparable from Chen San two days ago, but today he suddenly comes out alone to hunt..."

"Boss, we have seen it all around here. The place where that kid is can't hide people. Let's touch it. No matter how powerful Chen San is, can he still shoot us to death with a hundred steps?"

"Yes, boss, that boy's white horse looks very valuable at first sight. If we take it back, the boss will definitely have a heavy reward."

"Okay, the third brother will watch from the side later. Don't ask someone to touch him. The second brother and I will go and catch the boy."

"Boss, that kid's ejaculation skills are very bad, I'll do it alone."

The boss was finally persuaded by his two subordinates and decided to make a vote. It was a white horse without any trace of miscellaneous hair. Some of the rich and noble children were willing to buy it for a lot of money. At that time, the boss would eat meat and they could always drink it in different ways.

Among the three horse thieves, two of them got off the horse, took the bows and arrows, and touched the meadow in front. Although they were good players among the black sand horse thieves, they needed to practice riding and shooting skills over the years, and riding a horse would be aware that the kid would be alarmed.

Although Gao Jin's eyesight is not as good as Lao Chen, he practices archery all year round. His eyesight and ears are much sharper than ordinary people. The two thieves thought they were very clever in their hidden actions, but they didn't know that they had just entered a hundred steps and were noticed by Gao Jin.

If Gao Jin hadn't been sure of leaving the two of them, he would have been able to shoot the bow long ago. At the moment, he could only hold back and sit upright on the saddle, pretending to be shooting hares.

The two thieves were experiencing a bow and arrow, and they were ecstatic. They didn't expect that the boy riding a horse would move immediately. Such a living target deserved to send him back.

The sound of arrows breaking through the air sounded, and the two thieves saw that the boy riding a horse fell down as expected, and fell down from the saddle. The frightened white horse ran away a few steps. Seeing this, the two thieves walked forward with their bows, and the boss who was observing from a distance was relieved.

"This kid is really a pustule."

Listening to the sound coming from not far away, Gao Jin, who was in the grass, was extremely calm. His ears heard the rustling sound of the grass falling down. He estimated the distance. When the two thieves were less than thirty steps away from him, he suddenly turned over and stood up. After the bowstring in his hand was seven minutes, the arrow that had been already on the ground shot forward, shooting the horse thief who was closest to his sight as his chest.

The two thieves could not have imagined that such changes would be made. When the dick was shot over, the third child who had previously praised the seaguard was stunned to see the boy in black robe in front of him. As soon as he had the idea of ​​avoiding him, his body was only half pounced on the side, and then he felt a numbness on his shoulders, and then there was a heart-wrenching pain.

Gao Jin held the bow forward, still leading the bow seven points, and shot an arrow on his thigh at the second horse thief who was about to escape.

The boss on the hills in the distance saw Gao Jin rising from the grass and shooting two subordinates in a row, and felt cold in his heart. Although he had long guessed that the boy might be a bait, he still couldn't believe it when he saw the two brothers being taken down so simply. Just when the boss was thinking about whether to go immediately to save people, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar. Then his face changed drastically. When he thought of the divine eyes, Chen San immediately rode his horse without looking back.

When Lao Chen rode his horse to the meadow, he saw two horse thieves. One was shot in the right chest and had not yet exhaled much. He thought he would not be able to survive. The other was shot in the shoulder and thigh, and was screaming like a pig. He couldn't help but look at Gao Jin, who was still holding the bow and alert, "Shot well, Erlang."

...

"It was a group of horse thieves named Heisha who were targeting us, about sixty people." Wei Lianhai said with a frown. Any horse thieves with nicknames outside the wall were not easy to deal with. "Most of them were escaped, while the rest were Mongolian Tartars who could shoot arrows. Moreover, the weapons were not bad for us, and several leaders were also good at it."

Horse thieves were divided into different levels. The most powerful of them were naturally the capable fleeing soldiers in the border army and the defeated wandering warriors of the Mongolian tribe. Although this group of black sand horse thieves now has fewer numbers than the 100-man thieves who had stared at the caravan before, their force was much stronger.

"Strengthen your guard, Xiaojin, you let the guys be divided into two shifts to watch together." Gao Chong's face was solemn. This group of black sand horse thieves were not simple, he just hoped that the other party would retreat when they saw the difficulties.

"Yes, dad." Gao Jin nodded. Although the uncles and uncles are all good players in the army, the other party is not bad either. The next path is difficult.

...

We were on guard all night, but fortunately, the Black Sha horse thieves did not attack, but instead disappeared. When the caravan set off the next day, although Gao Jin was a little strange, it was always a good thing that the horse thieves did not appear. The closer they were to the side wall, the safer they were.

Because of the Black Sha Horse Thieves, the atmosphere was heavy when the caravan was rushing. The guys who were in class last night were all timid. On the way back, although Gao Jin took them to practice gun skills, the days were too shallow, which made Gao Jin understand why Grandpa Qi's military book emphasized that training soldiers should be first done.

At noon, smoke suddenly appeared in front of the caravan, which made the caravan nervous, "Gather the animals and surround the caravan." Gao Chong shouted loudly.

Gao Jin watched a group of uncles quickly surrounding the van, while the guys he commanded gathered the animals, but he couldn't help but curse, "What's the matter? The opponent hasn't come here yet, tie the animals up quickly."

Gao Jin knew that the animals in the caravan, especially the horses, had to tie the front legs with horses, otherwise they would escape without a trace once they were frightened.

In Gao Jin's scolding, the guys who had long been accustomed to obeying his command finally calmed down, but when they arrived in front of the chariot with their wooden spears, many people were still trembling and their legs were a little weak.

Gao Jin jumped into the van and stood with Lao Chen. Then he saw that his father had already put on his horse, and behind him were the old man with a few uncles in armor. At this time, the rumbling sound of horse hooves from the smoke and dust in front suddenly slowed down.

The strong wind blew, the smoke and dust dissipated, and the figure of the horse team on the opposite side who slowed down gradually became clear. Gao Jin only heard Old Chen frown and said, "Why is this guy here!"

"Gaotou, it's that guy Zhang Gui." As Old Chen shouted loudly to his father, Gao Jin realized that the person coming from the opposite side was not a horse thief, because the Zhang Gui in Old Chen's mouth was a hundred households in Hekou Fort, and the one coming was the official army of this fort.

"Continue to be on guard."

The father's voice sounded, which made Gao Chong stunned. Then he found that the uncles around him looked as if they were taken for granted, and then he suddenly remembered that they were outside the wall, so what was the difference between the official army and the horse thief?

Soon, the government army opposite arrived in front of the caravan. At this time, Gao Jin saw Zhang Gui clearly. When he was in the fortress, he had also seen this Baihu Master with a fat face, but he was not as impressed as he was now.

Zhang Gui was wearing Shanwen iron armor, with red tassels hanging down from his iron helmet, riding a tall horse. The ten servants behind him were neatly dressed, several of whom were also wearing iron armor, and behind him were more than 30-year-old border soldiers wearing big red mandarin duck battle robes. Everyone surrounded him, making him look majestic.

Gao Chong rode his horse in front of the caravan, without any intention of dismounting and paying homage to the Shangguan. Gao Jin couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw this scene. He could see the sharp look flashing on Zhang Gui's face, who was coming out of the crowd.

"Tao Dazhe, you are becoming more and more diligent in your business. I guess you have made a lot of money this time. This year, the Thousand Households are going to draw Ding Fangqiu, so you will pay the money!"

Zhang Gui said loudly. When he said that the caravan had made a lot of money, the servants and soldiers behind him all showed a greedy expression.

Gao Jin knew what it means to draw Ding Fangqiu. When Hetao Mongolia was strong, it attacked the border every year. At that time, the court would draw local and Hebei soldiers to the fortresses along the Great Wall on the border to defend against Mongolian cavalry. However, in recent years, the various Mongolian divisions in Hetao have declined in recent years. Ding Fangqiu has long become an excuse for military generals to blackmail the lower-level military households to make money.

"Zhang Gui, our money is not blowing from the wind. It is lost from the sky. It is to prevent the autumn. Where can I prevent the Tartars? You want me to pay this money and get military orders from Qianhu."

Gao Chong replied coldly, he and Zhang Gui were not in harmony, and the other party coveted the caravan industry for a long time. If it weren't for his old friend in the Thousand Households of Shenmubao, Zhang Gui would have attacked him and the caravan long ago.

"Tao Dazhe, do you really think you are a character. It's just that you have lost luck in the battlefield of Goryeo and have made some military achievements. Do you think I dare not touch you?" Zhang Gui cursed sternly. The servants and soldiers behind him were all drawing swords together, which was quite powerful.

"You have the courage to try it!"

Seeing the official army on the opposite side emitting a knife, Gao Jin's palm holding the bow handle was covered in cold sweat. He could not have imagined that his father was so tough that he would confront the hundreds of households in this fort directly.

Zhang Gui's face looked ugly. He had long thought about the industry of the Gao family caravan, but Gao Chong was a big bug. The group of old soldiers under him were not easy to deal with, especially Chen Tong, who was a sharpshooter in Yulin Town in the past, which made him quite afraid.

It seems that after all, I still have to give the thief bones some benefits. Zhang Gui thought so, then looked at Gao Chong who was also looking at him coldly from a distance, and smiled, "Gao Dazhe, I am ordered to patrol the border. Since I have encountered it, I will escort you back to the fortress!"

"Then I'll be in trouble."
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