"What's wrong, General? You've been out of your mind all day long!"
"I don't know either! It's been half a month!"
Two cavalry officers, wearing Qin armor and Qin swords, discussed in a low voice.
Looking at the general in the pavilion in the distance, the two people looked at each other in confusion. They didn't know what the general was thinking about all day long. After handling official business every day, he would be distracted in the pavilion without saying a word and sitting there for the whole day. .
Generals were not like this before!
"General Chai!"
"General Chai!!"
Suddenly seeing General Chai approaching, the two quickly stopped talking and looked at Chai.
Chai nodded, walked past the two of them, and then walked towards the pavilion.
Inside the pavilion.
Chai came to Bai Yan, looked at Bai Yan, and couldn't help suppressing his smile. It was already half a month.
Half a month ago, Bai Yan issued several orders. Chai was a person who had come before, but there was no way to tell that she was related to the Qi State official Tian Cong, or to say that she was the girl who came with Tian Cong, Tian Cong's sister.
At the city gate in the past, rumors about the girl had already been spread by Qin soldiers.
According to rumors, the appearance of that young girl would shock everyone who saw her.
When the other party left, Bai Yan even ordered the cavalry soldiers to be sent all the way outside Yanmen County.
Such concern is rare!
Of course, these are all Chai's guesses.
Only Bai Yan knows the details.
"General, there is news from Quyang that dozens of carriages have secretly left Quyang and are heading north to Daidi."
Chai raised his hands to Bai Yan and said, and then thought for a moment: "From Quyang to Dai, the cities along the way are all Zhao officials who surrendered to Qin. After General Meng Tian and General Qiang Yu arrived before, most of them surrendered without fighting, so they surrendered to Qin." Not removed from office.”
"Old Zhao State Ministry!"
When Bai Yan heard Chai's words, he came back to his senses and knelt down in front of the desk, looking thoughtful.
"Assemble three thousand soldiers and go with me. Be sure to stop him in front of Daichi!"
Bai Yan turned to Chai and said.
Bai Yan knew clearly that the dozens of carriages in Quyang should all be the ore that Gongzi Jia had prepared for him before.
Regarding these ores, as early as Handan, Bai Yan was not prepared to let Gongzi Jia take them back to Daidi.
Because there was no chance before, he had been ordering people to observe secretly and wait for Gongzijia to touch Quyang's ore.
Now that Gongzijia has left Handan, he is summoning Zhao's old ministers and tribes in Dai. Gongzijia must be worried about falling into the hands of the Qin army, so he will look for opportunities to take them back.
This is ore worth hundreds or even thousands of gold, and it cannot be transported away by dozens of carriages.
Bai Yan has been waiting for this opportunity for this period of time.
Lu Qi had been in Yingchuan County before, helping him secretly find some craftsmen who were good at smelting and brought him Yanmen.
Only then did Lu Qi accidentally meet Tian Cong.
"promise!"
After hearing Bai Yan's words, Chai accepted the order with his hands, then turned and left.
Bai Yan got up, went to the study, took out a brand new bamboo slip, and then wrote a message on the bamboo slip with pen and ink.
After arriving in Quyang, the bamboo slips were handed over to Wang Jian.
After he led his soldiers to intercept Gongzi Jia's convoy, he went to Quyang to search. At that time, he needed Wang Jian in Handan to issue an order with him to arrest Xu Zixiao.
You have to do everything in your acting.
Only in this way, Gongzijia would not think too much, and he would not have to wait for so long.
After a while.
Write the bamboo slips.
In the study room, Bai Yan put on Qin Jia and looked at Qin Jian in front of him. His thoughts went back to half a month ago. Tian Feiyan's arrival half a month ago seemed like a dream, fast and real.
Less than two days!
But it made Bai Yan miss Ban Yue, and he often thought of it when he had nothing to do.
"I don't know when we will meet next!"
Bai Yan whispered to himself.
Tian Feiyan means far more to Bai Yan than other women. In Bai Yan's heart, Tian Feiyan represents his family far away in Qi, his hometown, and more importantly, his love and bond.
Moreover, when Tian Feiyan was ridiculed and looked down upon, he was the first person besides his family who did not dislike his humble background and poverty.
For all these reasons.
In this world, no matter how much experience Bai Yan has, no matter how high his status, or how different his status is, when he faces Tian Feiyan, Bai Yan's heart still feels as if he met Tian Feiyan for the first time.
This is why he couldn't forget Tian Feiyan for a long time after meeting him far away from home.
"General, get ready!"
Chai walked into the study and handed Bai Yan the report.
Bai Yan nodded, took Qin Jian, turned around and left with Chai.
A few days later.
On the way from Quyang to Daijun, a caravan with dozens of carriages passed by the Hongshang Fortress between Hengshan and Changshan. The middle-aged merchant at the head looked at the fortress and stepped forward alone.
"I have tokens of clearance from Danqiu City and Zhuolu City!"
The merchant looked at the Qin soldier in front of him and was about to take out the token from his sleeve pocket.
suddenly.
The merchant saw a dense crowd of cavalry officers suddenly appearing on the pass, all holding bows and crossbows aimed at him.
This scene shocked the merchant.
Not only this merchant, but all the servants accompanying the convoy behind the merchant became panicked when they saw this scene.
"Qin Cavalry!"
The merchant looked at the cavalry soldiers who suddenly appeared, wondering what the problem must be.
Thinking that he could die, the ore in Quyang must not fall into the hands of the Qin army.
The merchant turned his head.
"The past is Zhuolu City, protect the carriage and kill the Qin army!"
After the merchant finished speaking three simple sentences, he heard the sound of drawing a sword behind him. The merchant was heartbroken and took out a dagger from his sleeve pocket.
However, just then he turned around and faced the Qin sword in Qin Zu's hand. The merchant holding the dagger was struck by Qin Zu's sword as if he were striking an egg against a stone.
Before death.
The merchant took one last look at the arrow-studded carriage behind him. When he saw that all the servants had been killed by the Qin army's crossbows, the merchant finally felt relieved.
Plop~!
The merchant fell to the ground, motionless with his eyes open and no breath.
After a while.
A pair of horseshoes equipped with iron plates stepped over the merchant's body.
Looking up along the iron hoof, he saw Bai Yan, a young man wearing Qin armor, riding a horse slowly by.
Come to the carriage.
Bai Yan pulled out his sword and gently opened a small gap in one of the sacks on the carriage. Then it was clear that what was inside was indeed ore.
See this.
Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he takes this batch of ore and sends the iron ore to Yanmen, he can start building the first batch of heavy cavalry.
Recalling the battle with Zhao Bianqi outside Yanyu City, if he could have given him 300 heavy cavalry at that time, the casualties of the soldiers would have been several times smaller.
Heavy armor and heavy riding.
In addition to facing the nomads in the north, they have been a big killer in the Central Plains for generations to come.
In later generations, knight-errants and righteous men would not commit crimes if they held swords, but if they hid heavy armor privately, no matter who they were, they would be beheaded.
There was a time when someone started out with thirteen heavy armors and eventually became an emperor.
Heavy armor is too lethal for the soldiers of the Central Plains!
In this world, even the original Wei Wu soldiers were only half heavy cavalry. After all, the heavy armor worn by Wei Wu soldiers at that time was three layers of armor, not real iron heavy armor.
"Order three hundred soldiers to take all the carriages to Yanmen, and the rest will follow me to Quyang!"
Bai Yan gave an order, then rode towards Quyang.
He has already written the letter to be sent to Xianyang. When he returns from Quyang, he can write to Xianyang and report to Ying Zheng the plan of these heavy cavalry and the matter of their marriage.
As for Ying Zhengtong's disagreement, Bai Yan is not worried because it is related to Ying Zhengxin's distrust of him.
Behind the Qin State's destruction of South Korea and its annexation of Zhao, there was still turmoil secretly. After what happened to Yang Duan and the general, under such circumstances, reporting the heavy armor plan was also a bet for Bai Yan. .
After meeting Tian Feiyan, Bai Yan has been thinking about whether Qin is worth giving his all for the past half month.
Bai Yan is also a human being.
After confessing his identity in the past, he later went to Handan to meet the anti-Qin alliance. Bai Yan also needed to take the opportunity to see Ying Zheng's attitude towards him.
After doing everything for the Qin State and risking his life, if he still can't get Ying Zheng's trust, Bai Yan will naturally not continue to stay in the Qin State stupidly. He will definitely find a way in the future to find an opportunity to leave and bring him He went into seclusion with his family.
"promise!"
Behind Bai Yan, the cronies raised their hands to Bai Yan, then turned around and went down to give instructions.
The rest of the cavalry officers followed Bai Yan and rushed towards Quyang.
(End of chapter)
