It has been two days since Fan Ji's caravan arrived on the grassland. The caravan manager is Fan Hong, a member of the Fan family.
He was Fan Yongdou's uncle. This time Fan Ji's caravan came to the grassland was very important to the Fan family, so he was sent as an elder to escort the caravan to Bansheng City.
The weather in the grassland has already cooled down, and few Ming caravans come to the grassland to do business during this season.
When winter comes, life becomes difficult for herdsmen and horse bandits. Once a caravan appears, it is very easy to attract herders who transform into horse bandits to rob. Even the horse bandits on the grassland will be a bit more ferocious than usual.
Of course, few horse bandits would take action against a caravan like the Fan Ji Caravan that had Da Taiji as its backer and was not weak in its own strength.
For the people of Fanji's caravan, the biggest enemy of doing business on the grasslands this season is the cold weather.
Even though we brought many tents and thick quilts for warmth, the cold was still unbearable, especially at night. Unless a bonfire was lit outside the tent, the people in the tent would be too cold to sleep.
"Mr. Fan, when do you think the people from Bansheng City will come? My eyes have been twitching for the past two days, and I always feel like something is going to happen."
The speaker was a guy who came to the grassland with Fan Ji's motorcade.
Fan Hong put his hands in his sleeves and said with a sigh: "Don't worry, we have just arrived in the grassland, and we have already sent people to Bansheng City to deliver the news. It won't take a day or two for Mongolia to arrive." The cavalry is here to protect us."
Before coming to the grassland, Fan Yongdou told him that Su Nang in Bansheng City would send Mongolian armored cavalry to escort their caravan to Bansheng City.
"I hope the Mongols can arrive earlier!" The guy sighed, and then said, "Some caravans sent to the grassland before have had troubles. If Fan Dongzhu hadn't said that there would be Mongolian cavalry to escort them this time, the small ones would have been I don’t dare to take this job.”
It is no secret that something happened to the caravan sent by Fan Ji to the grassland. None of the guys who went with the caravan to the grassland came back. Many of Fan Ji's guys were unwilling to go to the grassland for fear that they would not be able to come back either.
This time in Fan Ji's caravan, except for some of Fan Ji's own guys, most of them were new guys recruited from outside at high prices.
Fan Hong tightened his tight clothes and said: "Don't worry, those Mongolian nobles in Bansheng City are more anxious than us. The Mongolian cavalry will definitely arrive."
He was convinced that the Mongolian cavalry would come back to escort their caravan.
First, it was impossible for Fan Yongdou to lie to him about such a thing. After all, he was also Fan Yongdou's elder. If something happened, Fan Yongdou would not be able to explain to his clan members.
Second, if something happens to the Fan family again this time, it will be difficult to find anyone willing to come to the grassland in the future.
You only have one life, no matter how much money you have, you have to spend it with your life.
Fan Ji's caravan has had troubles on the grassland several times, which has made many of Fan Ji's associates unwilling to go with the caravan to the grassland. Even some people from the escort agency are unwilling to take over the work of Fan Ji's caravan.
This time Fan Ji's caravan was able to appear on the grassland again. The Fan family had to pay a large price to hire escorts and persuade their own servants to agree to come to the grassland.
Boom! Boom!
A thunderous noise alerted the guys from Fan Ji's caravan and the hired bodyguards.
"Fan, Mr. Fan, what's wrong, there are horse bandits in front of us, coming towards our convoy." A boy ran over from the front of the convoy, his face was pale and he stammered.
"The horse bandits are here, what should we do? What should we do?"
Fan Hong trembled, with a look of panic on his face.
"Mr. Fan, hurry up and find Escort Qin. He is the escort of the convoy. At this time, let him lead the escort and guards to resist the horse bandits." The guy next to him reminded.
"Yes, yes, yes." Fan Hong reacted and shouted hurriedly, "Quick, go and find Escort Qin."
The guy hurriedly ran forward, shouting as he ran: "Master Qin, Master Qin!"
Following his shout, a middle-aged man rode over from the front of the motorcade, pulled the reins in his hand, and shouted to the guy: "Where is Mr. Fan!"
"Mr. Fan is still in the car, escort Qin is following me." The guy said to escort Qin, and then ran behind him.
The caravan's cart had already stopped when Hu Hu heard the horse bandits. The driver and the men who drove the car hid behind and under the cart. Only the bodyguards and guards surrounded the caravan.
Escort Qin came to the cart where Fan Hong usually sat. Seeing that there was no one on it, he asked the driver next to him, "Where is Mr. Fan?"
The driver pointed under the cart.
Escort Qin looked down and saw a piece of clothing hanging out, and said, "Mr. Fan, come out. If the horse bandits really come, there's no point hiding here."
As he finished speaking, Fan Hong poked his head out from under the car, looked at Escort Qin with an embarrassed look, and said, "Assault Qin, what's going on ahead? Have the horse bandits left?"
The sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, and the withered hay on the ground trembled slightly.
Escort Qin said: "Mr. Fan, you better get out from under the car. There is no use hiding here. If it is a horse bandit, everyone can only fight to the death. However, according to my observation, it seems that those who came are not horse bandits, more like Mongolians." of cavalry.”
Before becoming a bodyguard, he worked as a night guard and was very familiar with the Mongolian cavalry. He felt that the cavalry who came here looked more like the Mongolian cavalry.
When Fan Hong heard that it might be Mongolian cavalry, he climbed out from under the car and said, "It's people from Bansheng City who are here. It must be people from Bansheng City."
"What does it have to do with Ban Sheng City?" Escort Qin frowned.
Bansheng City is one of the two major cities in Tumut. The pearl on the grassland is Qingcheng, but the other famous city is Bansheng City.
Fan Hong explained: "Before coming, my nephew sent someone to send a message to Bansheng City, asking Su Nangtaiji of Bansheng City to send his armored cavalry to escort our caravan. If the Mongolian cavalry comes, It is very likely that Su Nang Taiji received the message from my nephew."
Hearing this, Escort Qin understood.
At this moment, a bodyguard from the front rode over. When he came to Qin's bodyguard, he said, "Brother Qin, these are Mongols. What should I do?"
Escort Qin looked at Fan Hong.
At this time, Fan Hong was no longer as scared as before. Although there was still fear in his heart, he was much stronger now than before, and his body was obviously not so trembling.
"How about I go take a look?" Fan Hong said, and then said to escort Qin, "I also ask escort Qin to accompany me. If there are horse bandits coming, please take me with you."
Escort Qin nodded and stretched out a hand to pull Fan Hong onto his horse.
Fan Hong, who was sitting on horseback, was brought to the cart at the front of the caravan by Qin's bodyguard.
Around him and Qin's bodyguard, there were other bodyguards and guards standing guard.
The cavalry team in the distance was getting closer and closer, and now it was possible to see clearly how the cavalry on the opposite side were dressed. They were indeed dressed like Mongolians. Many of them had braids on their heads and were wrapped in fur jackets.
In front of these Mongolian cavalry, there was a cavalry dressed as Han people.
The Han man shouted loudly from a distance: "One of our own people, one of our own people."
His words spread far away, not only heard by the Mongols around the Han, but also by Fan Hong and others who were some distance away.
