Chapter 42

Why is he called a bandit? Because the nearby forces don't recognize him as regular.

You call me white bandit and I call you black bandit. When most of them become climate, they occupy many cities. Those who occupy a small mountain and a small county are also happy.

The scuffle was endless. It was a bit more lively than the time in Gu Zheng's favorite storytelling of the romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The original owner who hired him is now in the power of a gang called horse bandits.

The horse bandits are very powerful. They are different from those forces outside. The structure of the members of the horse bandits is very simple. They are organized by the young generation in the province called Gansu Province.

Gansu Province is also very famous in the world, that is, extensive, tough and famous cavalry in other provinces since ancient times.

The man of Gansu Province, equestrian is a skill handed down from generation to generation.

No matter how old a man is, as long as he gets on his horse, he is the bravest knight.

In addition, people in Gansu Province have been living on horseback since ancient times. After generations of inheritance, even people's body and physique have changed in response to Darwin's theory of evolution and towards better adapting to life on horseback.

For example, their legs are usually not long, and there is a slight O-shaped trend. For another example, their upper and lower limbs are relatively strong, which is more able to adapt to the life of riding on horses for a long time than ordinary people.

Of course, no matter how strong the individual combat ability is, it can't stand many others. Then, to what extent has the horse bandits in Gansu Province been popularized?

Gu Zheng can responsibly tell you through his memory that the horse bandits here are soldiers who travel hundreds of miles a day and farmers with dung baskets when they get off.

When something big happens, the most ordinary men who hide in the countryside in all directions will take the mounts that never allow them to do rough work at home, turn over and mount the horse, whistle in their mouth, and gather a team at the entrance of the village.

It comes like lightning and goes like wind. It's so flexible.

In addition, the border between Gansu Province and other provinces is just blocked by a thousands of miles long and high altitude Qishan mountain.

It also provides a natural barrier for the horse bandits' paradise.

Finally, it is located in a remote place. Except for the medicine merchants and the Trade Chamber of Commerce, there will be no other forces to focus on this land where there are not rich products.

Logically speaking, such horse bandits are the easiest to survive in such a chaotic environment.

Because the reason why they gather together is not as complex as the power seeking gangs outside. They just want to have the ability to protect themselves in this troubled world.

What's more, the work of horse bandits can also earn a supplementary income for their families who are not rich?

Yes, these young people in Gansu Province will spontaneously ride their most proud mules and horses towards Weilang mountain, the hinterland of Gansu Province.

There is a stockade used by their caravan to repair, which is also where they are most convinced that Ma Da is in charge.

It's always right to come to the head of the family during the slack season.

Because every time this season, it is the day when medicinal merchants, ore merchants, horse dealers and leather merchants outside Qishan enter the mountain to purchase goods.

Here, there are a large number of jobs waiting for them to undertake.

In this vast Gobi and endless red earth mountains crisscrossed Gansu Province, if there are no horse bandits who are very familiar with the local terrain as guides and escort bodyguards, these businessmen will end up with only two.

One is lost in the vast wilderness, or can't find any supplement, and starves and thirsts on the way.

Or they were kidnapped up the mountain by a small group of mountain bandits who didn't know where they came from.

Naturally, the goods can't be taken back. If you encounter a ferocious, you may even throw human bones into the cracks of the gully.

Whether in terms of safety and convenience, it is very cost-effective for caravans to hire horse bandits to transport this long-lasting goods.

Because these horse bandits are all local people from Gansu Province and know their roots. This is the business of Ma Da, who has operated in Weilang mountain for many years. In addition, the fighting power of these horse bandits is extremely strong, which is more suitable for the complex and changeable terrain here. Even on the steep Panshan Road, experienced horse bandits can ride their horses quickly, which is much more useful than the escorts in the escort agency who spent a lot of money from outside the mountain.

Therefore, the business of the horse bandits is naturally good. Every young man who is willing to work hard will carry several large denomination tickets in his pocket when he returns home after the slack season.

It is reasonable to say that this kind of gangs that do not interfere with others have amazing combat effectiveness. Even if the forces of other provinces want to infiltrate and pocket this territory, they should be recruited.

After all, these simple men should not be in much danger to those who use other parts to grow their hearts except to open their mouths for dinner.

However, the horse bandit Gu Zheng has served for many years will soon face the tragedy that more than 90% of the young members will die and basically the regiment will be destroyed.

Yes, this time Gu Zheng is an old man who has served in the stronghold of Weilang mountain for many years. He has worked here since the old leader was alive.

There is neither the drag of children and families, nor the fixed assets of land and houses, no father, no mother, no children, and alone.

When he was young, when his family suffered disaster, he was kindly taken in by the old master. As a man with ordinary riding skills and few words, he stayed in Weilang mountain for so many years because of his real skills.

Serve the animals.

This silent man, as inconspicuous as the grass on the roadside, has the unique skill of feeding animals.

But the horses that grew up through his hands are not only smooth in appearance and posture, but also strong in limbs. The strength of the horses running is also three points stronger than those raised by ordinary people.

Therefore, even if Gu Zheng was alone in the stockade, he rarely talked with the group, and the insiders in the stockade never despised him.

What conflict can arise with a man who feeds a good horse?

This silent middle-aged man rarely even appeared in front of other gangs in the stronghold.

For Gu Zheng in the past, the old stronghold leader had great kindness to him, and he didn't have the ability to feed the animals in the stronghold carefully and repay him as an ox and horse all his life.

Before the old stronghold leader died, he thought about him and sent someone to talk to him at the head of the bed, which made Qian Gu Zheng more grateful.

Often such a man is a man of righteousness.

I have nothing to repay you for your sincerity to me. The benefactor is dead, but his son is still there.

As long as Gu Zheng lives one day, I will continue to feed the little stronghold leader's horses.

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The white curtains were hung, and the stockade spontaneously put on sackcloth. Gu Zheng in the horse farm on the hillside just wrapped a white cloth around his head without expression.