"There are two thousand of you. How to settle down is the biggest problem, and it must also be your biggest worry."
"Uh-huh."
"Look at this cruel desert, where resources are extremely scarce. The livelihood of two thousand people cannot be separated from the oasis."
"Yes."
"In a place like this, the only way to survive is to grab territory. But the oases in the desert have most likely been occupied by countries in the Western Region. You can't grab it, and you certainly can't."
"oh!"
Guo Shuyun suddenly realized: "You want us to seize the bandit's territory."
Song Che smiled and said, "Not too stupid."
Guo Shuyun hummed: "I'm not stupid to begin with."
"There is a proverb among the people, 'bad people will be punished by bad people.' Your Yanshan Fort Village itself is a horse bandit - "
"That's not true!" Guo Shuyun vehemently retorted, "Our village has always been self-sufficient. We only robbed the market once, and that was for revenge, not horse bandits!"
"Well, I thought I described it wrong, but Li'er is so reasonable."
Song Che said with a smile: "In crusade, it is important to have a good reputation. These bandits do all kinds of evil. Stealing their territory is doing justice for heaven and eliminating harm for the people. They will definitely get the support of all the countries in the Western Regions. They will also occupy the magpie's nest." It’s a matter of course.”
"But... the sand bandits are extremely vicious people after all. How many are there, and when are their locations? Also, in order to avoid the suspicion of the Hu people during our migration this time, we did not carry any weapons except farm tools, and How to seize the territory?"
"Miss Guo is always so impatient. Since I have decided to eat these bandits, it means I have a good plan in mind. Just listen to my analysis quietly -"
Song Che said:
"I asked Napi Laowu before. These bandits come to buy wine every five days, and they have to bring five or six camels at a time. Each camel carries 300 kilograms. Calculated in this way, they will have to buy wine every five days. Purchasing at least 1,500 kilograms of wine, what does this mean? It means——"
"It means they are in great demand and there are a lot of people!" Guo Shuyun shouted to answer.
Song Che squinted his eyes and looked at the woman beside him who was swearing, "Miss Guo, Mr. Song has a habit. He only likes to interrupt other people's mouths. He doesn't like others to interrupt my mouth, because it will interrupt my train of thought. Understand. ?”
Guo Shuyun quickly covered her mouth: "Don't interrupt, don't interrupt, I'll listen to you quietly."
Song Che continued:
"Yes, the purchase of so much wine shows that they have a great demand. Bandits naturally gather together to eat meat and drink wine from large bowls. Let's say a person drinks one catty of wine a day, and three catties in three days. , that means there are at least 500 people in this gang of horse bandits;
Hearing this, Miss Guo must have doubts in her heart. Don't they have to buy drinks once every five days? Why do I only calculate it based on three days? "
Guo Shuyun nodded repeatedly.
Song Che explained: "Because the purchase has to include a round trip. One day to come and one day to return, naturally there will be a delay of two days. Five days minus two days means that they only have three days to drink wine;
At this time, Miss Guo must have wondered again. How did I calculate that their journey was only one day? "
Guo Shuyun nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Song Che explained: "The reason lies in the carrying capacity of camels. Miss Guo lives in the northwest. She is familiar with the fact that an ordinary camel can carry about 500 kilograms for a short distance; and that group of bandits only has a camel. Carrying only three hundred kilograms shows that they are traveling a long distance;
The desert is very mobile. At night, the wind blows, the temperature drops, the torches are difficult to burn, the darkness is extremely dark, and the direction is lost. Under various harsh environments, even sand bandits who are familiar with the geographical location will not choose to transport goods at night;
Then, when they transfer the wine, they either leave in the morning, arrive at noon, and return in the afternoon, or they leave on the first day and return on the second day;
At the speed a camel travels in the desert, it can travel up to eighty miles in one day. If you leave early and return late, and return in one day, the bandit's den will not be more than fifty miles away from the market town; if you set out on the first day and return on the second day, then the bandit's den will not be more than a hundred miles away from the market town;
If the bandit den is only fifty miles away from the market town, the Hu cavalry can easily find them. It is definitely not so close.
If the bandit's den is more than a hundred miles away from the sandbank, then there is no need for them to travel so far to buy wine;
Therefore, I concluded that the distance between the bandits' den and the market town was probably between eighty and one hundred miles;
Besides, Miss Guo has also been a horse bandit... No, you have also run a cottage, so you should know where it is safer to set up camp——
Nowadays, there are only two countries outside the sandbank, one is Uihe and the other is Dadan. If I were a sand bandit, I would definitely choose to build the bandit's nest at the junction of these two countries and survive by being restrained by the borders of the two countries;
Furthermore, most of the places where oases are formed are rivers passing through them. There are two water veins in this basin, one is the Tarim River and the other is the Kongque River;
In this way, after a set of analysis, the direction of finding the bandit's den will naturally become clear:
A hundred miles away from the market town, on the border between Uihe and Dardan, and with water flowing through it, it is not difficult to find the sand bandits' den according to these three clues."
At this point, he coughed twice, his throat a little dry.
Guo Shuyun quickly pulled off the water bag from her waist and handed it over.
Song Che took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and continued:
“We have previously analyzed that there are approximately 500 bandits, and their method of robbery is to attack quickly by riding horses and camels;
I learned from Pi Laowu that two or three bandits had to bring five or six camels, which meant that they had enough mounts;
If we consider two bandits and one horse, then there are at least 300 horses and camels in the bandit's den;
With so many camels and horses eating and drinking, a large area of oasis must be needed to meet the livestock requirements, which further proves that the location of this bandit's den is very good, and it is definitely enough for two thousand of us to live in peace."
At this point, he slowly gestured with three fingers: "Finally, there are three steps to occupying the magpie's nest -
First, the camp will be stationary tomorrow. You take Pi Laowu back to the market town and secretly control his winery. Wait until the next time the bandit comes to buy wine, and then secretly follow the bandit.
Remember, you don’t have to follow them back to the bandit’s den. You just need to roughly figure out the direction in which they are walking, and combined with the three clues I just analyzed, you can find the bandit’s den in a short time;
Second, I will continue to set off with the caravan tomorrow, and first arrive at Dan Country to visit.
Was Miss Guo worried about not having weapons in her hands? It happens that the country of Dardan is rich in iron ore, and I will go to them to purchase it in the name of merchants. Whether it is making weapons or building a home after occupying the bandits' den in the future, iron is inseparable;
Furthermore, I will try my best to find ways for them to send troops to help fight against the bandits;
After you figure out the specific location of the bandits' den, you must notify me as soon as possible. I will personally lead you to suppress the bandits and seize the territory! "
"Song Che!"
She seemed to be holding back her nerves, and could no longer suppress her excitement. She threw herself into Song Che's arms, her twinkling eyes brighter than the stars in the sky, she hugged his neck and said:
"Song Che, you, you, you... you are so delicate!"
Harmful! What kind of words do you think it is?
"One day Miss Guo will know that Song is actually both rough and subtle."
