coobybook Chapter 370 Marching to the Northwest
Chapter 370 Marching to the Northwest
Qi Chen had originally planned to go to the northwest the next day, but suddenly so many people came to join him. The key point was that none of them had any proper equipment. He couldn't take this group of beggar-like people to fight in the northwest, right?
But on the second day, Prince Rui and the Fang family sent people to deliver a total of 500,000 taels of silver notes.
Thinking that A Tian was able to gather so many people on his own, and that this kid was born with the talent of a leader, Qin Bingrui specially appointed A Tian as General Wangtian to lead the Wangzhou Army. In addition, he sent members of the Flying Tigers to be responsible for various links of the Wangzhou Army to put the army on the right track.
As the chief financial officer, Lao Jin is really worried to death. Everyone needs food, clothing, transportation, and weapons. It is not easy to manage such a large team.
It is said that Lao Jin rose from an unknown person to become the chief steward and military advisor. Although his promotion was inexplicable, he was genuinely excited. He could recite all the military books that Qin Bingrui asked him to read by heart, and the only thing left was to fight in the actual field.
Wei Wu was arranged to be A Tian's deputy general. A Tian thought that he had little experience and insisted on letting Wei Wu be the general. Wei Wu shook his head. He couldn't even speak a few words fluently now, so how could he dare to lead an army of 20,000 people.
But they all know that when opportunities come, they are only given to those who are well prepared and truly capable!
Generals Yan Li and Murong Huaijin have already led their respective armies to set off in advance. If they can travel quickly, they will travel overnight and reach Heishui City on the border of Western Xia in about half a month.
On the third day, Qin Bingrui asked Eunuch Gao to prepare a large luxurious carriage and arranged the emperor in the carriage.
Xia Liang packed various medical equipment into a large wooden box and took six palace maids who were supposed to take care of the emperor with him.
Qin Bingrui still drove her carriage personally, and Luo Yu sat alone in the carriage, which made it convenient for her to take out some strange things through the link chassis.
Before leaving, Luo Yu specifically instructed His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince on how to take care of the watermelon seedlings, and if the weather got cold, how to build a greenhouse with bamboo to keep the watermelons in a high temperature environment.
The Fifth Prince knew that Miss Luo Yu would be gone for a long time. Perhaps the watermelons would have been ripe by then, or perhaps the watermelon seeds had already been planted for the second time. He felt extremely heavy-hearted and didn't know how to say goodbye to her.
Seeing Luo Yu was about to leave, he reluctantly said: "Miss Luo Yu, I also want to go to the battlefield with you. I want to lead the troops to fight."
Luo Yu patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Our Fifth Prince will surely grow into a man of integrity. When the watermelons are ripe, we will surely return victorious. You should cultivate the watermelon seedlings well now. When the watermelons grow well, you should spread these watermelon seeds to the people of the world. Perhaps one day, we in the northwest will also be able to eat big, sweet watermelons!"
The fifth prince nodded vigorously: "I will. I will make sure that everyone in the world can eat watermelon and that the people have another way to survive."
Luo Yu was very pleased that the royal family was not corrupt and the young people who grew up in the royal family still had ambitions. Perhaps this country could still be saved.
After setting off, many people came to see them off, but Yan Xuan and He Yuan still chose to follow Qin Bingrui and his team.
Eunuch Yao arranged the four most powerful masters to be beside them to protect the emperor's safety along the way. Eunuch Gao was worried about the emperor and insisted on following their team.
On their journey, the emperor's safety was foremost among the thirty guards who protected him. The emperor lay in a luxurious carriage pulled by six horses, personally tended by Xia Liang. Behind them followed the carriage of Eunuch Gao and several palace maids, followed closely by the carriage of Qin Bingrui and his men. Flanked by four experts, Yan Xuan, and He Yuan, the carriage was followed in front and behind. Following closely behind Qin Bingrui's carriage were the Flying Tigers and the Wild Wolf Pack, mounted on majestic horses. Finally, A Tian and several other leading troops, led by tens of thousands of infantrymen, followed on horseback.
Now everyone in the infantry team wears armor and leather boots, holds a long spear, and has a simple backpack filled with water and dry food. In addition, a powerful logistics force follows behind, using dozens of large mule carts to pull food and various weapons.
When everyone has enough food and clothing, their mental state will naturally be different. Qin Bingrui took a look and saw that the team was divided into five columns and twenty rows, with each group having a hundred people, led by a team leader.
A long team followed closely behind her, and she felt very complicated. They had no practical experience and no good weapons. If they really went to the battlefield, would it be considered as seeking death?
It seems that when we arrive in Blackwater City, we have to find an opportunity to give them emergency training.
After walking for ten hours, Qin Bingrui realized that he had underestimated the Wangzhou army. They were moving slowly, but no one fell behind.
When the team was resting, Luo Lu asked Lao Jin to write down the names and home addresses of these people in a notebook. If anything happened to them, they would send compensation to their homes. After all, they were not formal imperial troops and were not enlisted. Qin Luo Lu did not want them to suffer with them.
When everyone heard this, they thought these two girls were truly Bodhisattvas in the world. They had insisted on joining them, but they actually wanted to give them the status of regular soldiers.
The team headed west, passed Shanzhou, and then entered the Western Xia area. They continued northwest to Heishui City, the westernmost city of Western Xia, and then reached the vast Northwest.
Heishui City is a military camp city and also the most prosperous city in the northwest region, but there are not many local people, which is partly due to the local climate.
Luo Yu took out the map to study along the way. The land of Xixia City is a treasure land. If he guessed correctly, there are countless oil and coal mines.
Luo Yu was in a good mood, so he got off the carriage and took a walk during the break.
After they had walked a few steps, a soldier came to report that a team was about to catch up with them.
Luo Yu was curious and quickly called Qin Bingrui to go and take a look.
After Qin Bingrui, Yan Xuan and others rode away on horseback, Luo Hong had a vague feeling that this team belonged to Ning Wang Zhu Jinyou.
Did he really not care about the so-called position of regent? Perhaps he needed the support of the people more, and the position of regent was not what he really wanted.
Xia Liang took advantage of her boredom to run over and gossip with Luo Yu. When she heard that it might be Zhu Jinyou's team, she smiled especially slyly.
"Sister Luo Yu, you are actually very happy in your heart, right?"
Luo Yu curled his lips and said, "Why should I be happy?"
"Tsk tsk, sister, stop pretending. Regardless of whether His Highness came because of you or not, he still has you in his heart. Don't you also have him? Why make such a fuss?"
"You're right. Even if we don't agree on the same side right now, there's no need to hide when it comes to feelings. If you like someone, you should be open about it."
"Sister, that's what I said, but this love is destined to have an unhappy ending. Can you accept it openly?"
"It's enough to be together and love each other when you like each other. Why do you have to ask for so much? We didn't come here just to talk about love."
“But my heart aches!”
"The sea of stars is so vast and so deep, time can heal everything."
Xia Liang gnawed on the hard steamed bun and muttered as he walked: "Is this really the case?"