The steam engine was entirely made of iron and was too heavy to carry, so the logistics team used a horse-drawn carriage to pull it.
According to Zheng Fang's previous plan, he would assemble it after rendezvous with the previous transport team, but now that he was ambushed by the enemy, Zheng Fang didn't want to wait any longer.
Following Zheng Fang's order, the logistics team immediately began to unload the goods and assemble the steam engine on the spot.
The craftsmen were busy in full swing. Guan Xiaorou and Zhao Yue, who were at the front of the team, also moved from behind the big tree to under a huge boulder under the protection of Qin'er and the guards.
In this position, no matter whether it is a heavy crossbow or a catapult, it is impossible to hurt Guan Xiaorou.
As the commander-in-chief of the Detachment of Women, Tang Dongdong did not follow in. Instead, he directed the Detachment of Women to set up heavy crossbows and catapults to cover the counterattack of other escorts.
Guan Xiaorou finally found the opportunity and asked the question that was pressing in her heart: "Qin'er, where have you been for so long?"
When Qin'er left without saying goodbye, the Ninth Princess and Jin Feng were very worried and sent many people to inquire, but they never found Qin'er.
It was as if she had disappeared from the world.
"After I came out of Xihewan, I went to many places. Later, I heard that the King of Jin stabbed His Majesty and Sir in the back, and also killed General Fan of Weizhou City. I went to Jin and wanted to help Mr. Jin.
Find the king and kill him."
Qin'er said slowly: "But King Jin was hiding too deep. I searched for him in Jin for a month or two, but could not find his whereabouts. Later, he finally dared to show his face. As a result, there were too many masters around him.
I really can’t find a chance to do it.”
"Then why are you here again?" Guan Xiaorou asked again.
She also knows Qin'er relatively well and knows that Qin'er has a character that will not give up until the goal is achieved. Now that she has decided to kill King Jin, she will not give up easily.
"I heard that Tieniu led people to retake Weizhou City. I originally wanted to go to Tieniu to ask for help, but before I even got to Weizhou City, I encountered an eagle.
At that time, the eagle sprained its feet and was hunted by the army sent by the King of Jin. I had no choice but to take him and escape first."
Qin'er said: "We originally wanted to go to Weizhou City, but in order to hunt for the eagle, King Jin blocked all the roads to Weizhou City. We had no choice but to come back first, and then think about it slowly.
Method.
On the way back, we found that the King of Qin had mobilized an army to rush here, so we quietly followed behind to see what they wanted to do, but unexpectedly we met Madam."
"What, the eagle is still alive?"
After listening to Qin'er's words, Guan Xiaorou stood up in shock.
Eagle was one of the first pilots. It was he who made the first hot air balloon test flight made by Jin Feng.
Later, Jin Feng established a flying brigade, and Yingying has been serving as the captain of the flying brigade.
Jin Feng was still heartbroken when he learned that the flying team led by Eagle was shot down by Hai Dongqing while distributing leaflets.
Guan Xiaorou also believed that the eagle had been sacrificed.
Because that was the first time Hai Dongqing appeared, Eagle and the others were completely unprepared and would definitely be shot down.
If King Jin chose that place to attack, he must be fully prepared. There is absolutely no chance of the eagle surviving.
Who knew that Qin'er said that she had met an eagle.
This result surprised and surprised Guan Xiaorou.
"If the owner knew that the eagle was still alive, he would be very happy!"
Guan Xiaorou took Qin'er's hand and asked: "Besides Eagle, are there any other pilots alive?"
"No more," Qin'er shook her head: "Yingying said that they were caught off guard at that time. Except for him, the other pilots did not react... and died!"
Hearing what Qin'er said, Guan Xiaorou fell silent.
But she had been mentally prepared, and it was an unexpected surprise to learn that the eagle was still alive.
So Guan Xiaorou quickly calmed down and asked: "So it was Eagle and Niu Ben who blew up the enemy's heavy crossbow just now?"
"Niu Ben?" Qin'er was stunned for a moment: "There is no Niu Ben, there is only Eagle."
"Niu Ben is not with you?" Guan Xiaorou was also stunned.
"No," Qin'er looked confused: "Isn't he in Xichuan? How could he be with me?"
"It seems you don't know yet," Guan Xiaorou said: "Not long after you left Xihewan, Niu Ben also left and said he wanted to find you. I thought he had found you."
Hearing what Guan Xiaorou said, the expression on Qin'er's face became complicated again.
She chose to leave without saying goodbye because she felt that the Ninth Princess had become the emperor and she was no longer needed.
The second is that she felt that she had been disfigured and became a cripple. At that time, Niu Ben had been reused by Jin Feng and was destined to have a bright future. She felt that she was not worthy of Niu Ben.
Who knew that Niu Ben would give up his great future for her and come out to find her.
This made Qin'er feel a little moved and a little worried.
"This idiot, why is he looking for me? Does he know where I am?"
Qin'er cursed in a low voice, then looked at Guan Xiaorou and asked: "Madam, do you know where this fool has gone?"
"I don't know," Guan Xiaorou shook her head: "At the beginning, he would ask the guys from the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce to send a message to the village, but then war broke out and the message disappeared, and I don't know where he went."
"Then when was the last time he sent a message and where was he?" Qin'er asked anxiously.
Although she had always been indifferent to Niu Ben when they were in Xihewan, and when they were dating, Niu Ben was basically talking about her and she was listening, but that was because Qin'er's personality was inherently cold.
If she didn't really like Niu Ben, she wouldn't go out with Niu Ben at all.
She could barely hold on just now, but when Guan Xiaorou said that Niu Ben had lost news, Qin'er finally couldn't help it.
"I'm not very clear about this. He always sent messages to Iron Hammer. I heard the boss mention it twice, but I didn't ask carefully."
Guan Xiaorou said: "Tie Hammer has always been with the boss. I want to go to Xizhou to find the boss. How about you come with me?"
"That's okay," Qin'er nodded helplessly.
Now that the world is in chaos, she wants to find Niu Ben in the vast sea of people, which is like looking for a needle in a haystack. She might as well follow Guan Xiaorou to find Jin Feng, first ask Tie Hammer where Niu Ben sent the last message, and then ask Jin Feng to find Zhong Ming.
The group and the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce helped.
"Qin'er, don't worry. Niu Ben has been running around in the world since he was a child. He is a capable person and will be fine."
Guan Xiaorou comforted him: "Besides, our chamber of commerce is now stationed everywhere. Even if he encounters trouble, he can still seek help from the chamber of commerce."
"Yeah!" Qin'er nodded, feeling a little better.
While the two were chatting, there was a faint roar outside.
Guan Xiaorou heard it immediately, it was the sound of a steam engine, and hurried out.
Looking towards the location where the sound came from, I saw an airship slowly rising into the sky.