The lieutenant general immediately advised, "General, this is no longer within the territory of our country. It would be inappropriate to search on such a large scale. If it is discovered, Xingguo's army will be attracted, which may cause trouble."
The general's heart was frightened, but there was not much fear on his face. Instead, he said arrogantly, "If I ask you to look for it, you will look for it for me. What a waste. With more than a thousand soldiers and horses, how can we be afraid of ordinary Xingguo soldiers?"
"promise!"
It's a pity that this is a fishing village in the Yue Kingdom. After hunting for and catching fish, they are always taken to the city. There are not many people nearby. Even asking someone to ask is a luxury.
Many people from Xingguo migrated here, and people from Yue and Xingguo are almost distinct.
At this time, several voices sounded from nearby. The general was thinking about the lawsuit. He was worried about how to explain it to the general. When he heard that some soldiers were not doing their job properly and were still laughing and playing nearby, he suddenly felt angry. come out.
When they came to several soldiers, they forced them to fight one by one.
"You bastard, are you looking for death? If you don't do things well, why are you arguing here?"
The two soldiers covered their faces. One of them felt aggrieved, pointed to the soldier next to him and said, "General, when I went to look for people nearby, I found two horses, but this guy insisted on seeing half of them."
The other soldier was dissatisfied and said, "What did you say? I saw it too. How come it became yours?"
The general's eyes bulged out. He had accumulated the power of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms in his hand, and he wished he could beat the two soldiers to the wall without being able to pull them off.
Just when he was about to get angry, the deputy general said in surprise, "General, this is a war horse!"
"War horse?"
The general also felt that something was wrong. How could there be war horses in an ordinary place? Tebi was in a place like Xingguo.
You must know that Xingguo is located in the south, and there are few horses here. If a horse costs one gold in Yuntong County, then in Xingguo it must be sold for at least five gold, let alone a war horse.
After kicking the two soldiers into a fight, the general looked at them carefully. At this moment, the nearby soldiers discovered a dozen more war horses.
"This is the war horse of Xia Kingdom!"
"General, why do you see me?"
The general said carefully, "The border of Xia Kingdom has been harassed by the Xiongnu, Jie Clan, and Yue Clan for a long time, but it has also deepened exchanges."
"Since that time, the number of war horses in Xia Kingdom has also increased. A few decades ago, there was even a mutual trade."
"In addition, Lord Wu'an wiped out the three tribes, and now all their cavalry have been replaced by prairie horses."
"As the name suggests, prairie horses are born in the grasslands. They can endure the scorching heat and mosquitoes in summer, and can withstand severe cold in winter. Their powerful hind hooves can crush the heads of jackals."
"Adult prairie horses are of average height, not light in weight, thick in body, strong in limbs, rough in constitution, and have outstanding endurance. Not to mention traveling over a thousand miles, but a hundred miles is still no problem."
The general couldn't help but be amazed and walked around the horses twice, "Leave 200 people and capture all the horses here."
"promise!"
When he brought several generals to the Luosha River, the general sighed and felt very depressed.
"General, aren't you going to pursue me?"
The general shook his head and said, "These people must have left by boat. If we wander around for a while, Xingguo won't say anything, but if we go deep into the hinterland, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave."
"Then that's just a lie? General, the general is not doing well..."
A cold light came over, and the lieutenant immediately stopped talking.
The general sneered, "This is not my problem, but Han Jingtong's message delivery was too slow."
The lieutenant suddenly realized this and hurriedly said, "General, what a good plan."
The general said slowly, "What a good plan. The credit will be lost until the work is completed."
"Fortunately, it's an unexpected blessing to get these war horses."
The general spent a day returning to Shangguo's territory, writing an official document and passing the news to Han Jingtong, allowing him to make his own decision.
Sometimes I have to admire the obsession of the ancients. As long as there are people and horses, they are promised huge profits.
Then someone would rush on horseback to deliver the message.
It has to be said that the speed is really fast. Han Jingtong supported his sick body and mobilized Liao Guo's secret agents and some bribed rangers to intercept them at the risk of their lives.
Although they don't know where their destination is, one thing is certain, that is, there is only one road along the Raksha River and there are no branches.
In this day and age, water routes are generally faster than land routes. If you want to open a road, if you encounter a mountain blocking it, you can only take a detour. This will cause the road to be winding, while the water route is direct.
Especially after the Sui Dynasty, the main method of logistics between the north and the south was to travel by land and water via the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
These experts originally planned to do their best, but unexpectedly they found out about the envoy's information along the way.
Hundreds of people have to poop and pee, so forget it if they are all men.
There is no harm in finding a boat stern and peeing into the river, but there are women, children, and the elderly here, so how can you relieve yourself unscrupulously?
In addition, these people didn't want to relieve themselves in front of hundreds of men, so the boat couldn't move fast and had to dock at an uninhabited shore at regular intervals to let everyone relieve themselves.
This is only to meet physiological needs, and there are also meals and the like. There are nearly 500 people. Even if they have dry food, they cannot last a few days. There are also nearly 300 oil bottles, so they have to go to the shore to purchase every few days of travel. .
Fortunately, Xingguo's laws are not strict, and as long as the money is paid, cats and dogs can enter the city.
Xia State implemented the identity certificate system to ensure that tenant farmers would not run around and to make it easier to arrest people. Other vassal states did not have such worries. They were governed by the rule of man rather than the rule of law.
In addition, how much money do tenant farmers have? If you don’t have money, you still want to travel far away? That was a dream, and traveling far away was a sport for people with some wealth.
The biggest role of the household registration system in vassal states was to catch those tenant farmers who ran away due to oppression.
Feilian and others spent some money and went into the city to purchase supplies.
But just because people like Fei Lian are tall and burly, the elites in the north are basically outstanding in height in the south.
I didn’t expect this to be a bad thing~~~!
Maybe it was going too smoothly, and everyone gradually became less vigilant.
Finally, he was caught up in Yinshan, a county in Kuaiji County.
The scout rode the only remaining war horse and came quickly to report, "General, there are probably thousands of people pursuing you."
Fei Lian was shocked. If there were cavalry, a thousand men would be nothing. But this time, the opponent had a thousand cavalry. After chasing for so long, even though they were tired and out of horses, they were still cavalry.
Fei Lian asked the middle-aged man, "Let's take the boat and leave immediately!"
The middle-aged man said depressedly, "We can't go any further. We're going to the east of Kuaiji County, which is the East China Sea. Our ships can sail along the river, but they can't go to the sea and will sink."
"Can you drive back?"
The middle-aged man said bitterly, "It's really no good. We can't stay in the river for a long time. Almost all fishing boats are overloaded. If we run away for a few more days, the boat won't last long."
Fei Lian looked at the middle-aged man with a complicated expression and said, "Do you regret it?"
The middle-aged man said calmly, "I don't regret it at all. Anyway, we will have to pay taxes after a while. We have no money and we will die sooner or later. Why not give it a try?"
Fei Lian nodded, never expecting that an ordinary fisherman would have such an awareness.
Suddenly a soldier ran over and said loudly, "General, the electricity is on, is the phone connected?"
"What???"
Fei Lian was instantly ecstatic. Since he embarked on the road to escape, he had several close men take turns making phone calls and generating electricity from the battery.
When he came to the carriage, he grabbed the phone and said, "Who are you?"
"Fei Lian, can't you even recognize my voice?"
Fei Lian was stunned and said in surprise, "Wang Gaolang? Why is it you? There are too many mountains, forests and rivers here. How many miles are we apart?"
Wu Gaolang's voice came, "I don't know either, but I'll be waiting for you at the mouth of the Raksha River. Is it convenient for you to come over?"
"It's convenient and convenient. By the way, how do we go? There are a lot of cubs behind me."
"Oh? How many people are there?"
"Scout, tell us about 1,800 people, how should we go? By the way, some of the people who came here this time want to go back with us."
Wu Gaolang thought about it and said, "Does anyone want to go back together? That's easy. It's okay to bring a few people back, but the identity needs to be verified after returning."
Fei Lian said awkwardly, "This, isn't this a few people, maybe, probably?"
"About what?"
"A little more than a few people."
"more specific."
"Three hundred people!"
...........
"Feilian, go to hell!"
Fei Lian was shocked, knowing that Wu Gaolang was angry, and hurriedly said, "The people I met are descendants of Yue. Without their help, I would have died long ago. And don't forget, who is Mr. Cao?"
There was silence for a while on the phone. After a long time, Wu Gaolang said, "You are violating military discipline. You can wait to come back and hold accountable."
Fei Lian burst into laughter and said, "Hahaha, it would be great to come back!"
Afterwards, the two quickly discussed the route. Their maps were the same. With the marked point as the center, they could know the distance between them by just mapping with a ruler.
It has to be said that the two of them are actually not far apart, right at the mouth of the Raksha River. The water there is fast, so there are usually no fishermen nearby, and it is also very empty, which is very suitable for carrying out rescue plans.
There was no time to wait for dinner, so under Fei Lian's arrangement, everyone got on the boat and set off along the river bank towards the mouth of the sea.
Not long after, Liao Guo's pursuit troops arrived here. Most of these people had some status, so they could afford horses.
Thousands of people galloped on horseback, and Xingguo was not blind. No matter what happened, he would definitely be liquidated in the end.
Even if they were to be liquidated, Han Jingtong would not hesitate to kill the envoys in Xingguo.
This shows the seriousness of this matter.
The day passed quickly. The next day, the sky was bright and there was heavy fog on the river.
Unable to see what was ahead, the fishermen leaned their boats against the shore in confusion.
Fei Lian wondered, "What's going on? If we don't hurry up, we will be overtaken."
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "No, it's almost out of the sea. Let's walk the rest."
