There was no one who didn’t open his eyes along the way.
The windboat is indeed the last weapon used by the navy to board ships at close range.
Operated by two skilled sailboat pilots.
It only took Zhang Qi and the others less than half a day to reach the river outside Handan.
Handan is close at hand.
However, Zhang Qi was in no hurry to go.
Because his remaining three hundred guards are still on their way.
Got off the boat.
Two marines and thirteen guards worked together to furl the sails of the sailboats and then towed them ashore.
"Go and explore the surroundings."
Zhang Qi patted the water-stained hem of his clothes, called two guards and gave instructions.
"promise."
Zhang Qi and the others were not idle while waiting for the other guards to arrive.
After making a simple cover for the two sailboats, they lit a fire to dry their clothes.
The windboat was really fast. Riding the wind and breaking the waves, the sense of speed made Zhang Qi feel extremely excited.
But it is really small. If the wind and waves are slightly bigger, the water will splash on everyone.
After a while.
Two guards who went out to inquire returned.
They came to Zhang Qi and cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is a fishing village a few miles ahead."
"Well, thank you. Come here and bake your clothes. When the other brothers arrive, we will go to the fishing village to ask for directions."
Zhang Qi knew the general direction of Handan, but since there was someone nearby, he would ask around to avoid taking some detours.
Moreover, the wind boat also needs someone to guard it. If possible, Zhang Qi doesn't want to leave his own people here for fear of any accidents.
It’s okay to ask some local fishermen to take care of you and give you some money.
As for whether some fishermen would steal his sailboat?
hehe.
As far as he is concerned, no one dares to do this. What is class? This is class.
Waited for about an hour.
Zhang Qi had already felt the vibrations on the ground.
He knew that his guards had arrived.
One hundred and thirty-seven people and two hundred and seventy-four horses arrived.
Zhang Qi's escort force totaled 300 people, and he brought half of them with him this time.
Previously, Hu Er was the leader of his personal guard.
But then Changchun lacked combat power, so Zhang Qi sent Hu Er back and asked him to obey Hui and Bo's orders.
And until now, Zhang Qi has not gone to pick Hu Er back because he doesn't need it anymore.
Since acquiring the skill of Tongming, Zhang Qi's personal survivability has skyrocketed, so there is no need to leave a person with extremely high martial arts value and who can be called a dead soldier around.
Hu Er's brain is not very bright, so it would be good for him to have more contact with people.
After all, this was the first SSR card he touched. Although the SSR card later became an R card due to IQ problems, he still had feelings for it.
"You two are going to the fishing village to ask for directions. We are hiring a few people to come and watch the boat."
When everyone arrived, Zhang Qi ordered the two guards who had explored the road before to go to the fishing village again.
The two held hands, mounted their horses and rode away.
After a while, the two of them turned back.
There were also two more young men on the horse.
"Your Majesty, Handan is thirty miles to the northwest. These two people are here to see the ship."
"Young man, I have met your Majesty."
The two young men got off their horses and were a little nervous. When they arrived, the guards told them Zhang Qi's identity.
Wait!
Their ancestors had lived in this small fishing village, never had they seen such a noble person.
Zhang Qi nodded to them and glanced at the guard beside him. The latter reached into his arms and took out a money bag.
After tinkering for a long time, the guard looked at Zhang Qi again.
"Your Majesty, it seems that I didn't bring Hanzhu out this time."
"Ask them if they want some money."
"promise."
The guard took out a few coins from his purse and walked over to the two young men.
"Do you want this money?"
Taking the money, the guard handed it to the two young people.
The two of them looked at the brand-new coins, swallowed their saliva, nodded quickly and said, "If you want it, we also have this money here. One coin can be exchanged for several Hanzhu coins."
"That's it."
The guard threw the money bag directly.
"There are almost a hundred coins in it. You can divide it among yourselves. It will be considered as your salary for this month."
"promise."
The two young men nodded hurriedly.
Each of them can get fifty pieces of one hundred pieces of Qi Qian evenly, and one piece of Qi Qian can be exchanged for six or seven pieces of Hanzhu around Handan.
In other words, these fifty pieces of money can be exchanged for up to three hundred and fifty pieces of Hanzhu money, which is equivalent to fifteen yuan of wages per day.
Where can I find such good things?
Immediately, they patted their chests and promised to the guards that the ship would not suffer any damage while the people were there.
Zhang Qi's attention was not here, but talking with the cartographer.
Twenty or thirty miles to the northwest is Handan City, and the meeting point with Wang Li and others is in the northeast.
The area is roughly drawn on the map.
Zhang Qi looked over here.
"Have you figured it out yet?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, we have already discussed it."
"Then everyone mount up and let's go!"
"No!" X150.
The neat momentum almost made the two young men wet their pants.
Oh, it seems that there were no pants during Emperor Wu’s time, so that’s okay.
Speaking of pants, the earliest crotch pants date back to Huo Guang’s reign.
Rumor has it that in order to prevent the emperor from pampering his maids at will, Huo Guang invented the earliest crotchless pants.
As for now, even the dignitaries wear shin clothes, which are two trouser-like fabrics. There are trouser belts that can be tightened at the waist and abdomen, but the middle is empty, so they are crotchless trousers.
Not to mention these lower class people.
The war horses galloped away.
After passing an intersection, they part ways.
One hundred guards escorted Zhang Qi to Handan, while another group went to the meeting point for an appointment with Wang Li, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Army.
Wang Li was the first person sent to Handan.
They are the wedding team in the true sense.
It's just that the number of people exceeded 10,000, and King Zhao did not dare to let them enter Handan.
Although during this period of time, this wedding team, which was nominally a wedding team, wiped out seven or eight grass bandit gangs, large and small, for Zhao Guo.
But I don’t dare to let them in. I just don’t dare to let them in.
The journey of twenty to thirty miles was only a warm-up for soldiers like Zhang Qi who started out as cavalry. In just two-quarters of an hour, they arrived at the gate of Handan City.
This still slows down the speed by 40 to 50%.
If it weren't for the fear of misunderstanding by the dignitaries of Zhao State, it would only take Zhang Qi and others a moment to come over at full speed.
"Fellow knights, you are not allowed to ride horses in the city. Please dismount and pass the inspection."
The soldiers guarding the city were extremely polite when they saw the formation of Zhang Qi and others.
Zhang Qi didn't make a sound.
He is the Marquis of Liao, the Marquis of Liao granted by Liu Che, and he has to put on some airs in Han Dynasty.
The guard beside him stepped forward on horseback.
The soldiers guarding the city became nervous for a while and tightened their grip on the spears in their hands.
"We are the guards of the Marquis of Liao, and the Marquis of Liao is right in front of you, why don't you pay homage?"
As the guard spoke, he took off an object from his waist that could represent Zhang Qi's identity.
The soldiers at the city gate were shocked when they saw this. You look at me, I look at you.
Then, with one person taking the lead, they all knelt down on one knee and shouted in unison.
"I'll wait to see the Marquis of Liao!"
(End of chapter)
