Although the steam ship reduced its speed for safety reasons, it was still faster than the unpowered cargo ship going down the river.
In just one night, the steamship sailed out of the territory of King Chu and entered the territory of King Xiang.
King Xiang thought that it would take several days for Jin Feng to arrive, so he was not prepared at all.
As for the checkpoints set up by King Xiang on the Yangtze River, it was okay for ordinary merchants and fishermen, but it was a joke in front of Jin Feng.
No hot air balloons were used, Hammer drove the lifeboat, and the level was broken up with heavy crossbows and catapults.
By the time King Xiang received the news from the pass, Jin Feng had already rushed to his hinterland.
One step at a time, one step at a time. At this time, it was too late for King Xiang to send people to search for the fishing boats.
That afternoon, Jin Feng's steamship rushed out of his sphere of influence.
Sichuan-Shu is the territory of Jin Feng and the Qing family, and is also the base camp of the bodyguards. At the border with Sichuan and Shu, no vassal nobles dare to call themselves kings, so the area of several hundred miles between the territories of Sichuan-Shu and King Xiang is very mixed.
There are bandits who occupy the mountains and become kings, there are gentry who control one side, and there are local officials who lead their troops to enclose the land... In short, it is very chaotic. No one has the strength to unify all the territories, and there is no courage to search for fishing boats on a large scale to stop Jin Feng.
There are some checkpoints on the river, but when I saw the flags on the steamboat from a distance, I moved out of the water.
After driving on this stretch of water for a day and a night, a hill more than 100 meters high appeared on the left bank of the steamship.
"Sister Qianxun, look, that's Linghou Mountain. After passing this mountain, you'll reach Sichuan!"
Tang Xiaobei hugged Bei Qianxun's arm and said with red eyes, "I'm finally back!"
"Yeah, I'm finally back!"
Jin Feng was also filled with emotions.
After passing Linghou Mountain, you enter the boundary of Yuzhou.
Yuzhou was Chongqing in the previous life, and now it belongs to Sichuan and Shu.
When you arrive in Yuzhou, you are on your own territory.
The steamer went another five or six miles, and Jin Feng saw a puff of black smoke coming from the top of a mountain in the distance.
"Ms. sir, it's the arrow from our escort agency!" Tang Xiaobei also saw the black smoke.
After mass production of gunpowder, Jin Feng upgraded the sounding arrow.
In fact, the upgrade is very simple, just fill it with some special gunpowder.
Before the modification, the sounding arrows could only make sound, which might not be audible at a distance. However, the sounding arrows with gunpowder added not only made sounds, but also glowed at night and emitted black smoke during the day.
In this way, comrades several miles away can see the sound of the arrow even if they cannot hear it.
Upon discovering his own signal, Jin Feng quickly raised his telescope and looked at the top of the mountain.
On the top of the mountain, two bodyguards were standing on the rocks looking down, one of them was waving a flag.
"Are the flags they raised asking us to identify ourselves?"
Tang Xiaobei put down the telescope and turned his head to glance at the black flag of the Escort Agency on the mast: "Aren't we hanging a flag?"
"It's probably because they've never seen a steamship before, so they're afraid someone might impersonate them!"
Jin Feng was also a little excited at this time, waving his hands and shouting: "Set off some fireworks to tell them that I, Jin Feng, am back!"
Bang!
A firework exploded in the air, forming the outline of a black shield.
"Black Shield! Black Shield Fireworks! Mr. is back! Mr. is back!"
On the top of the mountain, the two escorts danced excitedly!
"You stay here and I'll tell Miss Mu Lan!"
One of the escorts turned around and ran down the mountain.
There is a cave on the mountainside. Amei is holding a black knife and standing warily at the door of the cave.
Seeing the bodyguard approaching, he raised his black knife and signaled the bodyguard to stop.
"Miss Amei, sir is back!"
The escort shouted into the cave: "Miss Mu Lan, sir is back!"
Just a few seconds later, Qing Mulan limped out of the cave, rushed to the escort and asked, "What did you say?"
"I said, sir, he's back!" the escort said again.
"Are you sure?" Qing Mulan stared at the escort.
"The ship is hoisted with black flags and black shield fireworks set off. Who else can there be except sir?" the escort replied.
"So, sir is really back?"
Qing Mulan's eyes turned red at that moment, and she jumped on one foot and ran to the top of the mountain.
Others can fake the black flag, just find someone to embroider it, but no one in Dakang has made gunpowder except Jin Feng, so it is impossible to fake fireworks, let alone fireworks with patterns.
"Miss, please slow down, the mountain here is steep, don't fall!"
Amei quickly chased after her.
Qing Mulan had an injury on her foot and could not run fast, so she was quickly caught up by Amei.
"Miss, can I carry you?" Amei asked.
Normally, with Qing Mulan's character, she would definitely not agree, but at this time, she did not hesitate to lie on Amei's back.
With Amei's strength, she could easily carry Qing Mulan on her back without losing much speed, and rushed to the top of the mountain as fast as possible.
After boarding the stone, Qing Mulan saw a large ship on the river, puffing out white smoke, approaching quickly.
In front of the big ship, there is a smaller boat that is faster.
"What kind of boat is this and how can it run so fast?"
Amei always talks little, but when she saw the steamship, she couldn't help but ask questions.
"It must be a new one made by sir!"
Qing Mulan said as she took out the telescope from her arms.
When the Ninth Princess left Xichuan, Qing Mulan stalked her and tried her best to "borrow" it from the Ninth Princess.
"It's sir, and Xiaobei and Bei Qianxun!" Qing Mulan shouted excitedly: "It's really them!"
Although she had already received news that Jin Feng was still alive, it was not until she saw the real person that the stone in her heart finally fell.
"Sign up and tell the gentleman to stop the boat and wait a moment. I want to see him!"
Qing Mulan calmed down and told the escort: "In addition, I will send a message to His Highness Ninth Prince to tell her that your husband is back!"
After finishing speaking, he did not forget to remind: "Remember to use code words!"
"yes!"
The escort nodded and waved the flag.
"Amei, carry me down the mountain quickly!"
Qing Mulan patted Amei on the shoulder.
Amei knew that Qing Mulan was anxious, so she used her body skills to fly down the mountain.
In fact, Jin Feng had already ordered the ship to dock without the escorts signaling.
After being away for so long, he also wanted to know how the village was doing.
The escort who burned the boiler received the order and immediately stopped adding coal and began to relieve the pressure at the same time.
The spoilers on both sides of the cabin also slowly opened to slow down the speed.
Even so, the big ship still slid for hundreds of meters before stopping.
As soon as the ship stopped, Jin Feng saw Amei carrying Qing Mulan out of the mountain path.
"If they're not in Xichuan, why are they here?"
An ominous premonition arose in Jin Feng's heart.
The water on the shore was shallow and the big ship could not get close. It stopped in the middle of the river. Jin Feng quickly ordered Iron Hammer to pick up Qing Mulan and Amei.
According to Qing Mulan's character, the first thing she would do when meeting a steamship would be to inquire about it, but this time Qing Mulan didn't ask about the steam engine at all. When she got on the ship and saw Jin Feng, she burst into tears.