It’s not strange to see the flag of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau on the Yangtze River, but it’s strange to see the flag of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau on a fishing boat.
Because regardless of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau or the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce, sailing on the Yangtze River is a big ship, not a small boat.
There was no need for Jin Feng to give orders this time. The captain had already taken the initiative to arrange a speedboat to go over and inquire about the situation.
The speedboat returned as quickly as last time, and also brought two people with it.
It's just that the people brought back last time were Chen Fengzhi and Wei Datong, and the people brought here this time are Han Feng and Fan Haizhou.
Only then did Jin Feng realize that he had arrived at Yushan County.
To the south of Yushan County is Pingjiang County, which is also the hometown of General Fan.
After the Weizhou City incident, Jin Feng sent Han Feng to lead a team to conquer Pingjiang County and rebuild the Fan family army.
As for Yushan County, which is separated from Pingjiang County and the Yangtze River, Han Feng also defeated it.
After King Wu escaped from the mountains, he sent envoys to ask Han Feng and Fan Haizhou to withdraw from Pingjiang County and Yushan County, which made Han Feng and Fan Haizhou laugh out loud.
They did not kill the messenger, but stripped him naked, shaved his head and put him back.
This kind of behavior is the most serious provocation and humiliation in the Dakang tradition. When King Wu learned about it, he was furious and immediately gathered his troops to attack Pingjiang County.
At this time, Fan's army had begun to take shape and was about to go out to suppress bandits and train troops. King Wu's men just arrived.
Although the Fan Jiajun was just established, a large part of the soldiers recruited were veterans of the previous Fan Jiajun. They already had combat experience, and with the weapons provided by Jin Feng, their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, but it was better than that of King Wu.
The dandy old man's troops gathered in a hurry became much stronger.
In addition, the bodyguards led by Han Feng directly defeated the King of Wu, and he never dared to talk about recapturing Pingjiang and Yushan.
After this battle, Fan Jiajun's military morale became more stable, and local people also trusted Fan Jiajun more.
When Jin Feng came back from the East China Sea and encountered many obstacles on the Yangtze River, Han Feng kept it in mind. After stabilizing Pingjiang County and Yushan County, he proposed to build a navy near Yushan Pier.
If Jin Feng encounters the same thing again in the future, he will not be so passive.
Fan Haizhou is now extremely grateful to Jin Feng and will naturally not object.
So the two hit it off immediately, and they transferred 2,000 people from Fan's army and requisitioned some local fishing boats to let these people get familiar with life on the water.
The speedboat went to the East China Sea Navy to deliver a message, and passed by Yushan Pier for a rest and supplies. It happened to meet Han Feng and Fan Haizhou, and Han Feng asked.
Han Feng was an absolute high-ranking official in Xihewan, and he was mainly in charge of intelligence and had a very high level of authority. The escort who delivered the letter told him about Yuguan City.
After hearing this, Han Feng and Fan Haizhou immediately decided to support Yuguan City.
"Aren't you guys just kidding?"
After listening to Han Feng's explanation, Jin Feng couldn't laugh or cry and said: "The wind is always northerly and the sails can't be used. How do you keep up with Zhenyuan No. 2? Do you rely on paddling?"
But Yuguan City is thousands of miles away, and there are hundreds of miles of wilderness in between. If they are expected to walk across it on two legs, the day lily will be cold.
In fact, Jin Feng was having a headache after meeting Wei Shengjun yesterday.
On the Yangtze River, grain transport ships can still go down the river. Once they reach the East China Sea, what will Wei Sheng's army do?
As a result, before they could think of a solution, Han Feng and Fan Haizhou came again with Fan Jiajun.
Jin Feng wanted to take them there, but he couldn't take so many people.
"Sir, I have already thought about it. Zhenyuan No. 2 can drive in front and drag us behind with a rope!" Han Feng explained: "We have prepared the rope!"
Fan Haizhou stood aside and nodded repeatedly.
"Do you think Zhenyuan No. 2 can pull so many boats?" Jin Feng looked at the fishing boats that almost covered the river and smiled bitterly.
"Can't you pull it?" Han Feng looked surprised.
He had seen the carrying capacity of Zhenyuan-2.
Pingjiang and Yushan are located in the south of the Yangtze River, and the grain output has always been very high. The Escort Bureau occupied Pingjiang and Yushan and confiscated a lot of grain from the local wealthy landlords. Tie Shixin sent Zhenyuan No. 2 to pull them out several times.
Han Feng saw with his own eyes that the Zhenyuan No. 2 loaded a cargo of grain and effortlessly sailed upstream. At that time, he lamented to Fan Haizhou many times, saying that the steamship had endless strength.
That's why he came up with this method of towing the fishing boat with a rope.
Jin Feng shook his head and said: "Brother Han, the carrying capacity of the Zhenyuan 2 is also limited, and it cannot tow so many fishing boats."
"What should we do?" Han Feng was a little anxious.
"Whatever you were doing before, just do what you do next. If we go to Yuguan City and still can't hold on, I will send Zhenyuan No. 2 to pick you up." Jin Feng replied.
In fact, he and the Ninth Princess had previously thought about recruiting a group of people from the Fan family army, but then gave up the idea.
After all, the Fan Jiajun has just been established. No matter whether it is combat effectiveness, loyalty or discipline, it has been sent to Yuguan City without verification. If the Fan Jiajun makes any mistakes again, it will be self-defeating.
Neither Jin Feng nor the Ninth Princess expected that Fan Jiajun was so motivated that he would block the road and ask for a fight.
"Then I won't waste your time, sir!"
Han Feng also realized that there was a problem with his idea and nodded no longer insisting.
Fan Haizhou was not very familiar with Jin Feng. He only said hello to Jin Feng when he got on the boat, and then stood next to Han Feng.
When Han Feng talked with Jin Feng, he remained silent.
It wasn't until Han Feng was about to leave that Fan Haizhou hugged Jin Feng again: "Sir, without you, there would be no Fan Jiajun, and there would be no good life for the people of Pingjiang County. The Fan Jiajun is always waiting for Sir's dispatch!"
Jin Feng originally wanted to say thank you to Fan Haizhou, but when he remembered Qing Mulan's reminder, Jin Feng gave up the idea, nodded lightly, and let out a faint "hmm" from his nose.
Then he reminded: "Although you defeated the King of Wu before, the troops were the soldiers and generals he gathered in a hurry. You must not be arrogant and careless. You must be careful and guard against him taking advantage of his loopholes."
"Don't worry, sir, I've been sending people to keep an eye on King Wu."
A cold glint flashed in Han Feng's eyes: "If I have a chance, I will kill him! Do you really think that our Zhenyuan Escort Agency doesn't need an airship, so there is nothing we can do against him?"
When Jin Feng heard what Han Feng said, he frowned slightly: "You'd better go back and discuss this matter with Wuyang and Tie Shixin, and don't act privately, you know?"
Although the King of Wu is timid and greedy, he still has some influence in Wu. If he is killed, it will inevitably cause a series of chain reactions.
Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, no one can tell.
At least Jin Feng couldn't be sure, and he didn't have the time to think about these things now.
Ninth Princess and Tie Shixin are experts in this field, let them worry about it.
"Yes!" Han Feng clasped his fists at Jin Feng: "I wish you sir victory and a triumphant return!"
"I wish you success and a triumphant return, sir!" Fan Haizhou also clasped his fists and saluted.