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Chapter 304 The Caravan's New Destination

quack.

Before the caravan arrived, Yanglan's hawks had already flown back slowly.

Lei Er was delighted to see Lie Xin, and brought some minced mutton over to him.

"Xiao Hei, do you want to eat meat? Fly to me and I'll give it to you."

whee.

Yang Lan smiled and shook her head, "Second Brother Lei, don't bother."

"Eagle stalk is an extremely loyal and vigilant bird. Unless it is caught by itself or fed by the owner, it would rather be hungry than eat it."

Sure enough, the little black eagle stood proudly on Yang Lan's shoulder, without even looking at Lei Er's flattering face.

It wasn't until Yang Lan took the meat and put it in front of it that Xiaoying bowed his head and began to eat it.

"What a good eagle." Lei Er rubbed his hands enviously.

No wonder he and Ren Ning just shot and killed three big hawks when they passed by the Angel tribe last year, and Angel sent a large army to hunt them down.

"It made me want to get one to raise." He felt very grateful.

whee!

"Then raise it." Yang Lan didn't mind.

In addition to being used for grazing and scouting the surrounding situation, trained adult eagles and owls can also be used to send letters.

It flies high and fast, making it nearly impossible to intercept with the technology of this era.Moreover, eagles and owls have excellent stamina, and can fly very far with just one meal.

It can be said that it is much easier to use than Yun Chui's carrier pigeon.

It's just that Yunchui has more grains and less meat, so it's more cost-effective to raise homing pigeons.

While the two were talking, the long caravan finally arrived in front of them.

Haha.

Everyone smiled and patted their shoulders heartily.

"came back?"

"came back!"

"Is it okay?"

"Successful, very smooth. The trade route has been cut off for nearly three years, and the tribes along the way now lack everything. Seeing our caravan is like seeing a wolf god, and they greeted us from a long distance."

"That's good."

Tie Le looked back happily.

Captain Camel, it took him a while to realize that there were more unfamiliar faces in the team and fewer familiar ones.

Most of the strangers were skinny and ragged, and all of them looked around in panic.

One can tell at a glance that they are ordinary herdsmen who have fled their homes or are homeless.

Regardless of these, Tie Le quickly asked, "Where are Ximo and the others?"

He searched carefully several times from beginning to end, but he didn't see his brother-in-law.

"Young Master, don't worry. Xi Mo is fine." You Meng smiled and pointed to the southeast direction: "He hasn't come back yet, but brought a few brothers to the Luoxi tribe."

It is said that Luoxi's life is getting more and more difficult.

Xi Mo went back to see if he could lure some acquaintances out.

"That's right!" Tie Le heaved a sigh of relief.

Only then did he look at the strange herdsmen, "How many people have come to join us this time?"

You Meng and Alan looked at each other, and their smiles became brighter.

"My lord, there are not many people here this time, less than 160 people. But they are here to take the lead for others."

This place is near the Desert of No Return.

When the vast majority of Xiliang people mention this place, there is an impression in their minds: not a blade of grass grows.

The journey is too far, the impression is too bad.

Just relying on Alun Youmeng and their two mouths can't convince too many people.

This is especially true for herdsmen who are old and young.

Even though they are almost desperate, letting them drag their families thousands of miles to this desolate desert of no return is by no means an easy decision.

But seeing is believing.

As long as the herdsmen brought over this time see what it looks like with their own eyes.When caravans or other people encounter them later, they will be more convincing in speaking.

"That's good." Tiele breathed a sigh of relief.

Back at the Kailun base, the caravan members rested and reunited for three days. After leaving behind all kinds of materials that the tribe urgently needed, the whole caravan set off again, preparing to cross the Desert of No Return to Beixiong.

"Brother." Yang Lan tidied You Meng's clothes, feeling very reluctant to let the big brother who made a lot of noise.

"You just came back, and now you're leaving again."

It will be at least half a year before we meet next time, and I don't know when I can bring her a sister-in-law back...

You Meng laughed loudly, "Isn't it the same for businessmen?"

And compared to the life-and-death war of knife and blood, he actually enjoys seeing the customs and customs of various places and the process of bargaining when doing business.

It's just that he was the patriarch of Lanmang before, so he had to rack his brains for this.

He rubbed his little sister's head, and teased the little eagle on her shoulder.

"They're all married, and they still shed tears. Could it be that Allen treats you badly?"

"Watch me beat him up."

"No more." Yang Lan chuckled, chatted with You Meng for a while, and waved reluctantly to send him off.

Matthew hurried over.

He knew that he would never leave for the time being, so he rushed over to talk to the deputy of the caravan, and asked the deputy to report to his hometown when he returned to the original Principality of Langston.

Lest the wife and children at home think that he is no longer alive.

At this time, Ren Ning came over with a map.

"Tie Le, You Meng, and the deputy head of the Shang Dynasty, the principalities of Beixiong are now fighting fiercely, and the situation is far more chaotic than Xiliang. And it seems that it will not stop within a few years."

"Large caravans can be very unsafe in the past."

In other words, there is no return.

Everyone looked at each other.

Of course they know this.

It's just that there are only so few people in Kailun now, and they can't digest too many goods at all.

If the caravan does not continue to go north, all the current cargo will fall into the hands.Next time I want to go to Prairie King City, there will be no other goods for sale.

After going back and forth like this, the caravan has no other way but to disband.

After all, camels have big appetites.

Ren Ning smiled, "We can't go to the north. We can go to the east."

"East!" A group of people wiped their sweat, "It's even more impossible to go."

"No problem," Ren Ning spread out the map in his hand, "You go east along the edge of the Desert of No Return, bypass the northernmost tip of the Luoxia Mountains, and finally enter Yunchui."

When the King of the Grassland decided to go east, Su Lanling's caravan was trapped in the depths of the grassland, and finally returned to Xingji City after walking along this road.

"Going to Yunchui is a good choice. It's just..." Tie Le touched his chin, "This road is not easy."

Ren Ning nodded: "It's really not easy to walk, not only is it far but also difficult to walk."

Compared with traditional east-west routes such as Luoxi, Blood Moon, Benlu, Kailun, Yanzhen Fortress, Dingxi County, and Luoxia Mountains, it takes half a year longer to walk.

Moreover, the western half of this route is seriously short of water and drought, while the eastern half is narrow and steep, which can be said to be extremely difficult to walk.

The deputy business chief pondered, "Is this a problem..."

He didn't mind whether it was north or east.As for whether the road is far or difficult, let alone worry about it.

It's easy to make money.

It's just that Matthew's camel caravan always took the north-south route from Beixiong to Xiliang, and rarely went to Yunchui to the east.

If you are not familiar with the place, entering the city is a hassle.

The most important thing is that when they arrive at Yunchui, there is no acquaintance as a guide, and who to sell the goods to and who to buy from is also a big problem.

"These are nothing." Tie Le and his party glanced at Ren Ning and couldn't help laughing.

Sure enough, Ren Ning produced some proofs.

"With these, it's not a problem for you to pass the customs and enter the city. And when you arrive at Xingji City, there will naturally be businessmen coming to approach you."

(End of this chapter)