At dawn, the caravan members finished their breakfast and started on the road again.
The accompanying Dajin Zuoling arranged for a few riders to set off first to meet up with the response personnel in the Hanhetao area.
Fan Wencheng did not hide the fact that he sent people to insert Han Loop.
The accompanying officials from the Ming Dynasty felt much better after hearing the news. When they set out on the road, they rode horses to accompany Fan Wencheng.
Although he is not as good as a cavalry rider in equestrian skills, there is still no problem in traveling on horseback.
The caravans pulling carts of goods couldn't walk very fast on the grassland. Even if they were riding horses, they didn't need to gallop, just like walking.
"Sir, when we are old enough, we can have a good rest by inserting Han Loop." Fan Wencheng smiled and said to the Ming officials who were accompanying him.
In Nandu, he even visited the residence of the Chief Minister, and several of the ministers were his regular visitors. There was no need to please a doctor from the Ministry of Etiquette.
It's just that Da Jin needs the power of the Ming Dynasty at the moment. He doesn't want to ruin the great Khan's big affairs because of his own trivial matters. He is very aware that the officials of the Ming Dynasty may not be able to help people get things done, but they are destined to do bad things. In addition, these officials who came from the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations Officials have too many relationships with fellow villagers and subjects, so even if the other party is just a low-level doctor from the Ming Dynasty, he will support him as much as possible.
The Ming official looked up at the unchanging grassland around him and said, "I am really tired after walking for so long. When I get to the Han Loop you mentioned, I must take a good rest for a few days."
"We have people who are inserting the Han Loop. When you get there, you can rest as long as you like." Fan Wencheng responded with a smile.
However, both of them knew in their hearts that even if they arrived at the Han River, the caravan could only rest for a day or two. If they really wanted to have a good rest, they would have to wait until the exchange of credentials was completed.
The Ming official said with a smile: "It seems that you, Dajin, are also very powerful. You can even bring the Mongols on the grassland under your command. I just don't know who is stronger between you and the tiger thieves."
"In the past, many tribes heading east were oppressed by the Chahar tribe. These tribes asked for large sums of money. Our Great Khan couldn't bear it, so he helped them drive away Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar tribe. He served many tribes because they respected our great Khan. Khan, he formed an alliance with Dajin to deal with the tiger bandits in the west and the remnants of the Chahar tribe." Fan Wencheng explained to the Ming officials beside him.
The Ming Dynasty officials who heard this laughed and said: "I heard that Lin Dan Khan was the Great Khan of the Mongols. You, the Great Khan, can drive Lin Dan Khan away and are more powerful than the Mongols. In the future, you will deal with the tiger thieves from the direction of the grassland. I think it’s no problem.”
"The tiger thief's firearms are so powerful that several big Belles of Dajin have suffered losses. This time they have formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty. I also hope that you can say a few more good words to the court and send some craftsmen who know how to make cannons to Liaodong. Of course, I, Daikin, will never let my friends suffer," Fan Wencheng said.
The Ming official said with a smile: "These are all trivial matters, aren't they just craftsmen? When you return to Nandu, I can arrange some craftsmen for you without going through the court."
"I'd like to thank you here first." Fan Wencheng cupped his hands and fisted at the opponent on horseback.
"Some little things." The Ming official waved his hand.
Craftsmen are not valuable in his eyes. If they can be used to fight against the Tiger Flag, in his opinion, this is making the best use of the material. Even if the court knows about it, he knows that there is no merit but no fault.
Fan Wencheng smiled.
In the eyes of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, it was a trivial matter, but in his opinion, the value of the doctor of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty in front of him was not as important as that of a Ming Dynasty craftsman who could make cannons.
However, he would naturally not say this. In the future, Dajin would still need Mingguo's help.
Even though the Ming Dynasty had been driven to Nandu by the Tiger-Character Banner, it still occupied the best places of the Ming Dynasty, which was many times better than the bitter cold land of Liaodong where Dajin was located.
While the two were talking, a horse from a distance approached the caravan.
"Zuoling, we found a large herd of horses ahead."
Da Jin Zuoling's face suddenly changed color and he asked, "Have you seen who it is?"
"There are too many, so we don't dare to get too close," the person said.
Da Jin Zuoling's face sank and he said: "If we go to investigate again, we must find out who he is."
"嗻!"
The visitor turned his horse's head and left again.
The assistant leader of Daijin also rode to Fan Wencheng and the Ming Dynasty officials. After meeting, he said to Fan Wencheng: "We found a large group of horses in front of us. We don't know who they are for the moment. Should we stop the team and take precautions in advance?" .”
"Horses? Not cavalry?" Fan Wencheng asked nervously.
Dajin Zuoling said: "The person who reported the news said it was a group of horses. He should not be mistaken, but I arranged for him to go and investigate again to confirm."
"It's better to be careful." Fan Wencheng said, "The journey from Nandu was so smooth. I hope we are not pursued by tiger thieves."
The Ming Dynasty official on the side heard the conversation between the two people and immediately laughed and said: "You are just too careful. Didn't the people below already say that it is a herd of horses? According to my opinion, there are nine out of ten herdsmen nearby." Herding horses.”
Da Jin Zuoling ignored him at all, but looked at Fan Wencheng.
He could command the people who came from Dajin, but those Ming people who came from Nandu needed Fan Wencheng to find a way to arrange them.
Fan Wencheng turned his head and said to the Ming official beside him: "The grassland is the place of the Mongols after all. Let's be more careful. Once we are sure that the herdsmen are really grazing in front of us, the caravan will not be delayed for long if we can continue on our way. Everything is safe." most important."
"What you said makes sense, so I'll listen to you. I'll let the people below listen to your arrangements." Although the officials of the Ming Dynasty definitely made a fuss over Wencheng, they did it for their own safety after all, so they didn't say anything more.
Fan Wencheng left the precautions to his assistant.
He knew that he could not compare with the accompanying leader when it came to matters on the battlefield.
Zuo Ling unceremoniously took over the command of the caravan and began to arrange for the caravan to be on guard. The carts filled with goods formed a half circle in a defensive posture.
In addition to the clerks and the driver, the caravan's guards were either Daikin people or Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, and they also prepared two tiger squatting cannons hidden in the cargo.
Not long after the arrangements were made for the caravan, the fast riders sent out to investigate the situation came galloping from a distance.
"No, the tiger thief is here, and the tiger thief's cavalry is here."
As he approached the caravan, he shouted loudly.
His shouts quickly spread throughout the caravan.
People also came to Dajin's assistant leader.
"Zuoling, it's not good, tiger thieves came with three or four hundred horses, blocking our way." When he got closer, he hurriedly told the news he had found out.
Dajin Zuoling looked at him and asked seriously: "Are you sure there are only three or four hundred?"
"Sure." The person who came nodded vigorously and said immediately, "The tiger thieves brought thousands of horses and drove them in front, pretending to be herdsmen grazing, and behind the horses were hiding hundreds of tiger thieves' cavalry. If their subordinates hadn't approached, In the past, you couldn’t find it at all.”
(End of chapter)
