"The monkey ran away with the Tubo people, and the dog stayed there to prevent them from killing the carbine. I will come back to report the news first," the donkey boy replied.
"That's quite thoughtful," Jin Feng patted Donkey Boy on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work, go and have a rest."
"It's not hard!" Donkey Boy shook his head honestly, turned around and walked away.
From the beginning to the end, he just smiled at Qing Mulan and did not dare to look at the Ninth Princess.
They rested in the village until evening, when the monkey and the dog came back together.
The monkey was much more generous than the donkey boy. He entered the room and greeted everyone one by one. Then, ignoring Zhang Liang's glare, he picked up the kettle with a playful smile and drank the whole bottle of water.
Jin Feng waited until the monkey finished drinking the water, then asked with a smile: "How is it? Have you diverted it away?"
"How could I fail if I personally take action?"
Monkey patted his chest and said confidently.
"Don't talk nonsense," Qing Mulan curled her lips and said, "In the past at Wild Dog Slope, you said you had found out the bottom of the boss's box. But in the end, when I took someone there, I was ambushed as well?"
The battle at Wild Dog Slope can be regarded as the first battle between Qing Mulan and the Xihewan female soldiers.
As a result, she was caught in a net as soon as she reached the mountain. If Jin Feng hadn't sent someone to lurk there in advance, she would have been trapped.
"Miss Mu Lan, my husband said that you will gain wisdom after suffering a loss. I suffered a loss last time, won't I learn a lesson this time?"
The monkey sneered and said: "I led them four miles to the west, and then led them five miles to the south. Otherwise, would they have come back now?"
"How did you get rid of them?" Zhang Liang asked: "Although the Tubo people are barbaric, they are also cunning people. Don't let you go on purpose."
"I led them to a densely forested mountain, and then abandoned the horses on the mountain. They ran around like fools in the forest. I made sure there was no tail following them."
The monkey said: "If I had a tail, captain, you would chop off my head and I wouldn't even say a word."
Zhang Liang heard this and nodded to Jin Feng and Ninth Princess.
The Tibetan cavalry is indeed not suitable for hunting in the mountains and forests. The monkeys have grown up in the forest since they were young, so they should have completely abandoned the Tibetan people.
"Then as we discussed just now, let's hit the road when it gets dark, right?" Jin Feng asked.
It's the middle of the month recently, and the moon is big and bright. The three of them just discussed and decided to travel at night, which is safer.
"Okay," Ninth Princess nodded.
"Notify the cooking team to set up pots for cooking." Zhang Liang called his deputy and arranged: "Increase the number of patrol scouts and push the patrol area two miles further. Be careful that the smoke from the kitchen will attract the Tibetans."
"Yes!" The deputy turned and ran out.
After dinner, everyone rested for another half an hour and waited until the moon rose before setting off.
At this time, the air is not polluted, the moon is round and bright, and you can see the road clearly without lighting a torch.
The team traveled all night and camped in a valley until dawn.
The valley is surrounded by mountains, making it difficult for the Tibetan cavalry to approach.
In the next few days, Jin Feng and the others traveled day and night. It took them three nights to reach the Jinma River, which originally took two days.
The Minjiang River, like the Jialing River, is one of the important tributaries of the Yangtze River. When it reaches Yuzui, Dujiangyan, it is divided into two rivers, the inner and outer rivers. The main stream of the outer river is called the Jinma River.
It’s just that there is no Li Bing and his son in this world, and the name of Dujiangyan in Dakang is not Dujiangyan, but Jindi.
Dakang's transportation is backward, and food is often transported by water.
This kind of grain mobilized by water transportation is called Caoliang.
The Shu region was difficult to travel, and it was difficult to transport the collected grain out of Sichuan by land. Most of it was transported by water. Dakang set up a grain transfer department in the upper reaches of the Jinma River to be responsible for transporting the collected grain from the surrounding areas of Xichuan Prefecture out of Sichuan by boat.
Jin Feng and the others' target is this transshipment department.
But when they arrived, they found that the transportation department had been attacked by the Tibetans and turned into a pile of ashes.
In fact, it was in vain for the Tubo people to come to fight. Princess Ninth and Qing Xinyao had already transported all the food to Xichuan Fucheng.
The Tibetans burned down only houses.
"There are no corpses here, and there are no broken pieces of wood on the river. The fleet should still be there."
Zhang Liang said: "Monkey, send out all the scouts and search along the shore. If you find the fleet, come over and notify us."
The Caoliang Transshipment Department is the grain distribution center. Before arriving, they had thought that the Tibetans would definitely attack this place, and they were prepared to defeat them.
The current situation is much better than they expected.
At least the fleet showed no signs of damage.
"yes!"
Although Monkey is usually not in good shape, when it comes to getting down to business, he is still very reliable.
He agreed and dispersed with his scout team.
The fleet did not leave too far, just three miles upstream.
When he learned that the Ninth Princess was coming, Wei Datong, the transshipment department's transshipment officer, quickly brought people over.
"Your Highness, my subordinates failed to guard the grain depot and were burned by the Tubo people. Please punish me!"
When Wei Datong met, he knelt at the feet of the Ninth Princess and begged for mercy.
In fact, the burning of the grain depot this time had little to do with him.
After all, Qing Xinyao had nothing to do against the Tibetans, and the grain in the granary had been transferred away long ago, and the fleet had no losses. Even if the officials were held accountable, they could not find any major faults.
"Of course the officials will take care of your crime, but I will not care about it."
The Ninth Princess raised her chin slightly and asked, "Is the water transport fleet still there?"
"They are all here. There are sixty-six large and small ships in total, and not a single one was damaged." Wei Datong replied.
"Very good, I will send ten large and small ships here. I want to use them."
"Yes!" After Wei Datong agreed, he hesitated and said, "Your Highness, the ships of the Transshipment Department are all cargo ships transporting grain, not warships!"
"Of course I know this," the Ninth Princess said: "You only need to provide the ships and boatmen, and you don't have to worry about the rest."
"yes!"
When Wei Datong heard what the Ninth Princess said, he stopped trying to persuade him and backed away.
Soon, ten large ships carrying grain and ten small boats arrived at the transshipment department pier.
Just like on the Jialing River, the escorts boarded the big ships in batches, and the small boats were responsible for patrolling in the front and rear.
Wei Datong watched the bodyguards skillfully install heavy crossbows everywhere on the ship, and immediately understood the Ninth Princess's plan.
Then I saw the Zhenyuan Escort Agency flag raised by the escorts, and I felt even more excited.
Nowadays, Zhenyuan Escort Bureau's activities in the Yangtze River are becoming more and more frequent. Wei Datong, a grain transshipment envoy who deals with water transportation every day, has naturally heard of Zhenyuan Escort Bureau.
Later, I found out the relevant information about Jin Feng.
Observing words and expressions is the basic professional quality of an official. After looking around for a while, he set his sights on Jin Feng.
"This gentleman is Baron Qingshui, Lord Jin Feng?"
Taking advantage of the absence of the Ninth Princess, Wei Datong ran over and said hello.
"Xiao Sheng is right, I have met Mr. Wei!"
Jin Feng smiled and returned the scholar's gift.
"It is rumored that Mr. Young is young and promising. When we meet him today, we will know that the rumors are not true!"
Wei Datong praised.
"Your Excellency, that's ridiculous." Jin Feng didn't have time to chat with an old man, so he took the initiative to ask: "I wonder why Mr. Wei is looking for Xiaosheng?"