It turned out that the Gao brothers had more than 2,000 men under their command, in addition to the 800 young and strong men who had fought against the Tartar cavalry yesterday. However, most of them were the elderly, children, women and children, and only more than 400 of them could be considered young and strong.

Previously, the Gao brothers led 800 young men to a village to rob food. The remaining 2,000 people stayed in a camp in a valley, led by Gao Heng's two sworn brothers Shi Biao and Li Mao.

The mother of the Gao brothers, Gao Heng's wife and his daughter who was less than two years old also stayed in the camp in the valley.

Unexpectedly, yesterday evening, when the Gao brothers were escorting more than 300 bandits they had gathered and transporting supplies and food back to the valley, they encountered an ambush.

According to the Gao brothers, the enemy who ambushed them was a group of bandits nearby. The Gao brothers had previously led bandits to fight against this group of bandits.

It was obvious that before the Gao brothers returned, the bandit camp in the valley had fallen into the hands of that group of bandits.

After being ambushed, the more than 300 bandits around the Gao brothers almost collapsed at the first blow. Many of them even knelt on the ground, threw their weapons aside, and chose to surrender to the bandits.

Only the three brothers of the Gao family rode their war horses and broke out of the encirclement.

The bandits were numerous and powerful, and the three brothers knew that it was impossible for them to rescue their family members with just the three of them.

The three brothers, who were at their wit's end, discussed it and decided to ask Sun Hao for help. Although Sun Hao only had more than twenty heavy cavalrymen with him, he could easily defeat a hundred Tatar cavalrymen head-on, so dealing with a group of bandits should be no problem.

After listening to the Gao brothers' story, to be honest, Sun Hao was not willing to help.

He and the Gao brothers were just casual acquaintances, and the Gao brothers were bandits, so there was no need for Taishi Ci, Pang De and others to take the risk to rescue them.

Even though Taishi Ci, Pang De and others were all extremely skilled in martial arts and wore extremely sturdy armor, there were always unexpected situations.

Besides, the group of bandits who could make the Gao brothers so embarrassed must be extraordinary.

Just as Sun Hao was considering how to refuse the Gao brothers, Taishi Ci suddenly leaned over and whispered in Sun Hao's ear, "Master, we are only asking for a few men from that group of bandits, not wiping them out. There shouldn't be a fight. Why don't we give it a try?

The three brothers of the Gao family are all capable and seem to be kind-hearted people. Why doesn't the young master take this opportunity to recruit them?

If you are going to the Western Regions in the future, please bring some good people with you to ensure your safety."

After hearing Taishi Ci's words, Sun Hao looked at the three Gao brothers kneeling before him, and after a moment's silence, he said, "It is fate that we can meet the three of you.

But if you want me and my brothers to risk our lives to save your family, you have to explain the origins of you three brothers clearly.

I'm also a little curious. With your abilities, if you had joined the army, it wouldn't have been difficult to get promoted and make a fortune. Why did you end up becoming a bandit?

Gao Heng exchanged glances with his two younger brothers, then said to Sun Hao with a bitter look on his face, "Young Master Sun, you should have heard of the Imperial Guard's Yulin Cavalry, right?

The father of the three of us brothers was originally a captain of the Yulin Cavalry..."

The Imperial Guards were the army of the Liang State that protected the capital area, and the Yulin Cavalry was composed of the bravest officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guards. It was the most famous cavalry unit of the Liang State.

The selection of Yulin Cavalry is extremely strict, even to the point of being jaw-dropping.

They need to go through more than a dozen very strict tests including strength, endurance, riding, archery, martial arts, etc. Only the best in these tests will be selected into the Yulin Cavalry.

Since the establishment of Liang State, the strength of the imperial guards has never been less than 200,000.

But for more than three hundred years, the organization of the Yulin Cavalry has always been only one brigade, with three battalions under its jurisdiction, and the number of people has never exceeded three thousand.

At that time, the Xianbei Khanate took advantage of the "Five Kings Rebellion" in Liang State and launched a large-scale invasion to the south.

It was thanks to the less than 3,000 Yulin cavalry that they defeated the 30,000 elite cavalry of the Xianbei royal court face to face on the battlefield of the decisive battle, and that the 300,000 troops hastily assembled by the Liang court defeated the 400,000 Xianbei cavalry.

A year ago, Gao brothers' father, Gao Sheng, was the captain of the first battalion of the Yulin Cavalry and one of the most powerful generals in the entire imperial army.

The three brothers Gao Heng, Gao Tai and Gao Yong, as well as Gao Sheng's two adopted sons Shi Biao and Li Mao, inherited Gao Sheng's true teachings and earned the nickname "Five Cubs of the Yulin Cavalry" shortly after joining the Yulin Cavalry.

However, things happen unexpectedly. The Gao brothers had no idea how their father was involved in a case of treason and was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice.

As a result, Gao Sheng died in prison just two days after being imprisoned. The Ministry of Justice then determined that it was suicide out of fear of punishment, which confirmed Gao Sheng's guilt.

According to the Daliang Law, the crime of treason is punishable by the execution of three generations of the clan.

Fortunately, the Gao brothers had already fled the capital with their families in advance, but the entire Gao family, even Gao Sheng's adopted sons Shi Biao and Li Mao, became fugitives wanted by the court.

After the Gao family fled to the northwest, Gao Heng saw that bandits were rampant in the northwest, so he wanted to start his career as a bandit and then seek peace in the future.

If they could really be recruited by the imperial court, not only would the fugitive status of all Gao family members be cleared, but in the future the Gao brothers might be able to return to the capital to find out the truth about their father's murder.

Upon hearing this, Sun Hao shook his head and said to the three Gao brothers, "As far as I know, the Northwest armies can't even feed themselves right now, so how could they possibly have the food to recruit the bandits?

If you want to take the path of recruiting people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve in the northwest."

Gao Heng smiled bitterly and said, "I no longer have those unrealistic ideas. I just hope to rescue my mother, wife, daughter, and two sworn brothers, and then live with Young Master Sun and make a living.

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