Fan Ji's motorcade was walking on the grassland, and Kutai led the remaining Jurchens on horseback in front of the motorcade.
"Uh-huh, we don't need to be so careful! We suffered a loss last night because the Nikan set up an ambush in advance. If we fight openly, even a hundred Nikan will not be able to match our Jurchen warriors."
The speaker was a Jurchen, riding beside Kutai.
The carts in the convoy were full of goods, and the team could not move any faster. Kutai and the other Jurchens walking in front of the convoy could only let their horses move slowly along with the speed of the convoy.
Kutai raised his head and glanced at the grass in front of him, and said: "In Liaodong, although the Ming Dynasty is not our opponent of Hou Jin, the soldiers and servants around the general soldiers of Liaodong are still capable, but their court and those officials Those people are too incompetent, so they are repeatedly defeated in front of us Jurchens."
The Jurchen said: "Well, you have already said it. They are the servants of the Ming army. They ambushed us last night. Didn't the housekeeper of the Fan family say that they are members of the Tiger Flag? They were raised by a business company. How powerful can the guards be? They just took advantage of a sneak attack last night. Otherwise, why would they have killed so many of us? If they still dare to come, I will definitely let them see how powerful our Jurchens are."
Kutai nodded.
He thought so too.
What happened last night really made them so frustrated that they didn't even see the shadow of the enemy. They killed several Jurchen warriors on their own. If they hadn't brought too few Jurchen warriors and couldn't withstand the damage, otherwise last night We will definitely find those hiding in the dark.
It was almost noon, and the grassland was getting hotter and hotter.
The Fan Ji guys who followed the motorcade were all listless. Their clothes were soaked with sweat, and the sweat on their foreheads was dripping down their cheeks.
Fan Youfu rushed to Kutai and said respectfully: "Sir, it's almost noon, and it's really hot. Why don't we take a rest before we are on our way?"
Kutai covered his forehead with his hands, squinted at the sky above his head, and said, "Okay, the team will rest, but it can't be here. There is a forest in front of it. The team will rest in the forest."
"Everyone listens to Mr. Erzhen." Fan Youfu bowed.
The season has not yet entered autumn, but it is already looking like an autumn tiger. The team has been rushing since early morning, and even he, the butler who has been riding in the car, can't bear it. It is really too hot right now.
Returning to the carriage, Fan Youfu said to the men around him: "Keep on holding on. When we reach the forest in front, everyone can rest."
Although they haven't seen Lin Zi yet, with such a promise, every one of Fan Ji's guys in the team was in much better spirits, and even the driver was able to drive and whip his whip much more efficiently.
"Sahemian, go to the forest we passed by yesterday and check it out. We will go to the forest to rest in a while." Kutai said to a Jurchen next to him.
"yes."
The Jurchen who called Sahemian agreed, whipped his horse back, galloped forward, and went ahead to explore the way.
As the Jia La E Zhen of the Zheng Bai Banner, Kutai would naturally not let Fan Ji's convoy enter the forest directly. He still had the due caution. If there were not too few Jurchens around him, he would even send out a sentry. Explore the way ahead.
The convoy traveled more than two miles away, and the Sahe chariot sent to investigate the woods returned on horseback.
Sahemian said: "Well, the woods ahead are safe and there are no signs of an ambush. Those who ambush us last night should not be chasing us."
Kutai nodded and said, "Go tell Fan Ji's people and ask them to speed up."
Needless to say, the team's team member Fan Ji could already see the woods ahead. In order to get to the woods early to rest, they all hurried on.
The forest was more than two miles ahead of the convoy. It was just a small bush, suitable for the convoy to rest and escape the heat. Moreover, the place where this forest grew was the only way to Horqin.
Fan Youfu picked up the water bag and took a sip of water. The water in the water bag was already a little warm and not very tasty.
A fellow who was sitting in the carriage complained: "Butler, these Jurchens are so shameless. They are only here to protect the convoy, not to make decisions for you, butler. We are not allowed to leave early this morning." He said, it took several hours before we were allowed to rest, and our guys have already started complaining."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Fan Youfu glared at him and said, "There is a forest in front of you. You can rest in the forest."
The guy said: "I'm sorry for you, the steward. You were in charge of our convoy all the way, but when these Jurchens came, they asked us to listen to them. It can be seen that these Jurchens didn't care about you at all." Take it seriously."
Fan Youfu glanced at the Jurchens in front of the convoy, and then said: "Don't say this again in the future. The Jurchens also want to protect the safety of the convoy. You should have heard about what happened in the two convoys before. Without these Jurchens , what if the cavalry with the tiger-shaped flag comes over? What can we do to resist it, other than relying on these Jurchens."
"Ah! The horse team of the Tiger Flag is also on the grassland." The boy exclaimed.
The Jurchens did not spend the night with the Fan Ji guys in the motorcade, so many Fan Ji guys only knew that one of the Jurchens was injured, and the number of them was also a little smaller. Many people did not know what happened. Some people speculated whether the Jurchens went to find Xia Biao to lead them, and the two sides started fighting.
As for the tiger-shaped flag, no one knew about it. Even Fan Youfu and the Jurchens did not see it with their own eyes. They only secretly guessed that the people who used bird cannons they met at night were from the tiger-shaped flag.
"Keep your voice down." Fan Youfu reminded, "Only those Jurchens and I know about this matter for the time being."
"I understand, little one." The guy covered his mouth with his hand and nodded.
The carriage moved forward slowly with the convoy towards the forest, and Fan Youfu, who was sitting in the carriage, felt uneasy.
On the grassland, he would rather encounter horse bandits than the horse team with the Tiger Flag.
When encountering horse bandits, relying on the relationship between the Jurchens and Horqin, the horse bandits may not take action against their convoy, Fan Ji. If they encounter a horse team with a tiger-shaped flag, the other party will definitely take action. Such a thing happened as early as Tumut.
Now the Huzi Banner's Chamber of Commerce in Xuanfu is vigorously suppressing their Fan family's industry. Many businesses in Xuanfu that originally cooperated with their Fan family have been pressured by the Tiger Ziqi and have chosen not to cooperate with their Fanji. The goods sent to Houjin this time were all bought at a high price, and some of them were collected by the Fan family after closing several shops.
Fan Youfu has a clear mind.
If the people the Jurchens met last night who were using gunshots were really people sent by the Tiger-Character Flag =, then it is certain that the other party was coming towards their Fan Ji motorcade.
