They were busy until sunset before the entire bridge was completed. The three wooden piers below were covered with wooden planks on the bridge deck. It was getting dark. Everyone wanted Zhao Mingqing to stay overnight and leave early tomorrow morning!
But Zhao Mingqing knew the importance of this material, so he shook his head resolutely, led the team, and carefully crossed the newly built wooden bridge. All the vehicles and soldiers passed smoothly, which made Zhao Mingqing extremely happy!
Zhao Mingqing took Cao Liangcai's hand and said, "Thank you, old man. When I finish my errand, I will return to Beijing to report to the emperor and reward you. You have been a great help!"
Cao Liangcai smiled, "I'm just a little old man from the countryside. I just have a few more years of food. If I can help your team, it can be regarded as my merit!"
Zhao Mingqing said goodbye to Cao Liangcai and led the team to continue southbound. Looking at this simple wooden bridge, Zhao Mingqing felt very proud. There are many talents in China, but it is a pity that they are all among the people!
The convoy continued to move forward, delaying an entire afternoon. This made Zhao Mingqing very angry. If it hadn't been for that bastard, he would have walked at least forty miles now. Zhao Mingqing was anxious and immediately ordered, "We will go another twenty miles today." inside, and then rest again!”
Everyone knew that Zhao Mingqing was very angry, so no one dared to object. In this way, the team went until midnight and came outside a small forest, and then they began to rest!
After everyone rested, Shen Wei looked at the quiet night, but his heart was not at ease. He immediately led the Qilin Guards to start a carpet search around the convoy. After no danger was found, they immediately deployed secret sentries and open sentries. He had to guard against the millions of things that cost his life!
At midnight, when everyone was sleeping the deepest, Shen Wei was lying on the branch of a big tree. Suddenly he heard a small sound. He opened his eyes instantly, sat up and looked out carefully. Unfortunately, the light in the woods was dim. It was too dark to see clearly, but we could still see a few figures shaking!
Shen Wei immediately stood on the branch and shouted loudly into the distance, "Friends, this thing is for life-saving money to save people. Thieves are good, please take it back!"
The other Qilin Guards hiding in the dark pulled out their Ziwu Yuanyang Yue and began to prepare for the battle.
But after the other party heard Shen Wei's voice, not only did he not retreat, but he laughed, "You alone want to transport this material? Dream! Send the signal and ask the brothers to come up!"
"Yes!" I saw a signal bomb suddenly shot into the sky in the dark forest. At this moment, the signal bomb ignited the forces of both sides. I saw thousands of enemies coming out from behind the forest, and there was a sound of gongs in the military camp. After that, all the soldiers who had just fallen asleep hurriedly got up and rushed into the depths of the forest. A bloody hand-to-hand combat in the wild began instantly!
Early the next morning, Zhao Xuanyi sat in front of the dining table. The delicious food on the table now seemed to be unappetizing. Zi Yuan, Li Hanyan and others saw that Zhao Xuanyi was so worried, and everyone remained silent in a tacit understanding, for fear of angering Zhao Xuanyi!
After a moment, Li Hanyan said, "Don't worry, this time not only will there be Brother Shen, but also my second brother with a thousand elite soldiers. Father's letter said it all!"
After hearing this, Zhao Xuanyi's mood relaxed a little, but Zhao Xuanyi knew that this mission was obviously a hot potato. If a group of corrupt officials took it, they would end up dividing the spoils on the spot, and reporting back to the court would also be a false report!
But it was his father who had no choice but to take it. With the old man's character, he must have sent this batch of supplies to the disaster area. And along the way, all kinds of wolf ambitions would come out to fight for it. I'm afraid it would be difficult to save it just by relying on these ordinary troops!
Zhao Xuan slapped his palm on the table with loyalty, "Zhu Yuejun, if you take away my Qilin Guard, you'd better burn incense and pray to Buddha every day to pray that my father is okay, otherwise I will kill you!"
When everyone saw Zhao Xuanyi's inexplicable behavior, they were furious. Everyone was so scared that they didn't dare to eat. Even Li Hanyan was afraid. Everyone looked at Zhao Xuanyi and didn't dare to speak!
In his uncle's house, Ye Yaoguo grabbed a carrier pigeon in his hand, ran into the hall, took off the note from the pigeon's foot, "Second brother, here you go!"
Ye Yaoming hurriedly opened the note and saw four clear characters on it
Ye Yaoming threw the note to the ground in an instant, "How could it fail? The opponent only had two thousand defenders, and I asked them to take 3,000 people. How could it fail? Who led this group of losers?"
Ye Yaoguo shook his head. He didn't know much about this matter. "But brother, I heard something. This time, they have nearly a hundred Qilin Guards and Moon Guards in their team!"
"There are only eighty Qilin Guards in total, what are you afraid of?"
"But... we don't know how many Moon Guards there are! Do you think this is possible?" Ye Yaoguo asked softly.
The night attack failed and nearly 3,000 soldiers were lost. Ye Yaoming felt very distressed, "Tell the people below to finish the work well. We still need to find another way!"
"Yes!" After Ye Yaoguo finished speaking, he turned and left.
Ye Yaoming was very surprised. Could it be that Zhu Yuejun secretly sent other troops? Otherwise, why would he not be able to win against a team of two thousand people if he has three thousand people?
At this moment, the team escorting relief supplies on the pipeline is still walking, but there are no more people than yesterday. Looking around, I can see that there are less than 500 people left in the team, but most of the soldiers are still injured. !
The battle last night was too fierce, and the dissatisfaction came like a flood. I don't know how many there are. Seeing that the enemy is getting more and more dissatisfied, if this continues, my army will probably be completely destroyed!
At the critical moment, Shen Wei issued the last order, and that was to use grenades! After Qilin Guard was captured by Zhu Yuejun, there was a shortage of grenades. This time, he set out from the capital with more than a hundred grenades. This was his last possession, because the other grenades were blown up before Zhu Yuejun took over. !
However, during the melee last night and the darkness, the Qilin Guards could not tell the difference between the enemy and ourselves. In order not to blow up one of their own, all the Qilin Guards risked their lives and kept charging with Shen Wei.
When they came to the enemy's rear and there were no more troops of their own, dozens of Qilin Guards threw out all the grenades in batches, thus cutting off the enemy's backup. However, at the same time, this Qilin Guard also suffered the most violent attack from the enemy. .
Two thousand people fought against three thousand people, and finally the enemy troops were driven away, killing more than two thousand people, and paying a heavy price. The eighty Qilin Guards they brought now have five left, one seriously injured and four slightly injured. When Wei saw this, he was so angry that he almost exploded. Unfortunately, his arms and abdomen were also injured!
Jinglan was not injured, but she was very tired. She had not rested all night. Early this morning, Zhao Mingqing immediately ordered the escort to continue. If she walked faster, she would reach the disaster area before night. Once all the food was handed over, the mission would be over. finished!
Everyone was drowsy and hurried on listlessly. They had not slept well all night, and after a battle, everyone had no appetite for food. At noon, everyone arrived at Qianqiu City. As soon as they entered the city, Zhao Mingqing was frightened!
Qianqiu City is only twenty kilometers away from the target location in Henan. Although it is not a disaster area, the ground is still very muddy and it is raining lightly. Especially the people in the city seem to have been affected to a greater or lesser extent. Look at them His eyes and body looked like he hadn't had a full meal in a long time!
Not long after Zhao Mingqing entered the city, he saw a team walking towards him. An official in a green robe hurriedly came to Zhao Mingqing. Seeing the wounds on everyone's bodies and the blood on their faces, the man was surprised. "He Shilong, the governor of Qianqiu City, saw Mr. Zhao!”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingqing realized that he was a magistrate, and nodded lightly, "Please find a place for us to rest temporarily. After we have lunch, we will continue our journey. We must hand over all the disaster relief grain and silver to the hands of the magistrate of Henan before dark!"
"This... you don't know, the roads and bridges leading to Henan around us have been washed away by floods. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to go there now!" He Shilong said.
"Hahaha!" Zhao Mingqing looked up to the sky and laughed. The cold rain hit his face, as if a heart fell to the ground. "Do you know that the last person who said this to me has already been beaten by me?" Has everyone been executed?"
"What? This...why is this?" He Shilong asked hurriedly.
"Ma Tianlai, the magistrate of Huangli Village, in order to ask for disaster relief money, actually broke the bridge in his village to ask for it from me. After I checked, I sent his whole family to the underworld on the spot. You Do you want to accompany him too?" Zhao Mingqing shouted angrily.
When He Shilong heard this, he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down on the ground, not caring about the water on the ground. "I don't dare. I didn't lie. There are two roads and one bridge to Henan. Your Excellency, you can send someone to check." Destroyed by floods, if there is even half a lie, my subordinates will leave you alone!"
Zhao Mingqing looks like no one is a good person now! He immediately gave Shen Wei a look.
Shen Wei understood instantly, "Please go and rest first, I will start checking immediately!" Shen Wei took Jinglan with him, and the two of them rode fast horses and immediately checked the way to Henan!
Zhao Mingqing led the team to the resting place and treated everyone's wounds. Watching the long motorcade passing by on the street, all the people looked at it eagerly. Everyone wanted to ask for some food, but none of them could Dare not speak!
On the second floor of an inn, the window was cracked, and a pair of eyes saw the motorcade outside, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, "These people are so stupid and stupid, they actually want to rely on military force to hijack disaster relief food funds, and thousands of people died along the way." People are dead, and now it’s too late for them to regret it!”
"Young Master is still very powerful, and he didn't fight with force!"
The man in black smiled slightly and said, "Remember, as long as the Qilin Guards are here, don't try to solve the problem with force. These are a group of masters who don't care about their lives. They have to use their heads!"
"Young Master is brilliant!"
"Arrange the manpower and start tonight!"
"Are they staying the night?"
"The road to Henan was destroyed by floods. Even God help me, how could I let go of this perfect opportunity?" After the man in black finished speaking, he threw the pure gold stopper in his hand into the air, and then grabbed it. After spreading his hands, there was a six o'clock on the front. The man in black smiled slightly, "Tonight will be a big event!"
Zhao Mingqing was sitting in the lobby of the county government office. He Shilong also asked someone to bring him a cup of hot tea and three sesame cakes. After Zhao Mingqing saw it, he frowned slightly. Could it be that Qianqiu City was really affected? The dim sum was actually replaced by sesame cakes? Zhao Mingqing remained calm, slowly picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He only felt extremely bitter. It seemed that it was not a good tea!
Half an hour has passed since he was sitting in the lobby. Zhao Mingqing looked out several times but did not see Shen Wei coming back. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious!
The light rain has turned into heavy rain, and the majestic sounds entered Zhao Mingqing's ears, one after another, like the beats of war drums, which made people impatient and unable to release, so they could only hide the battles in their hearts. , helpless and anxious!
Shen Wei and Jinglan finally came back. After dismounting, they walked into the hall. Their clothes were all wet. Zhao Mingqing stood up hurriedly, "How is it?"
Shen Wei looked helpless, "Master He Shilong is right, two roads and a bridge have been washed away, and we can't survive it for the time being!"
Zhao Mingqing was stunned for a moment, his mind went blank, and he seemed to hear the shouts and wailings of the victims. If this batch of food could not be delivered, how many people would starve to death!
"He Shilong!" Zhao Mingqing shouted.
"Wei Chen is here!"
"Assemble all available people immediately. Whether you are building a bridge or patching up a road, you must give me a way to walk before tomorrow!" Zhao Mingqing shouted.
"This...? Sir, it's still raining heavily outside, so construction can't be done! Even if we lay sand and soil bricks on the road, they will be washed away by the rain. It's useless work and a waste of materials! This won't work!" He Shilong's face was filled with emotion. embarrassment.
