On the hill, the soldiers of Panshi Camp were bored.

Some people chatted with their companions, and some simply slept with their heads covered. However, mosquitoes were not very sensible and came out from time to time to disturb people's dreams. The sound of slaps on the body could not be heard without interruption.

After Wang completed his inspection, he walked under a big tree.

The lower end of a euphorbia was inserted into the soil half a foot deep, and the upper end was leaning against the tree.

Qu Chen crossed his hands behind his head, closed his eyes and lay on a large bluestone under the tree. He habitually held a grass stem in his mouth and chewed it slowly. He had obviously bitten the grass stem for a long time and it was round and round.

Most of the grass stems were bitten flat by the teeth, just like eaten sugar cane.

Hearing the footsteps approaching, Qu Chen didn't open his eyes and asked vaguely: "Aren't you here yet?"

Um.

The king responded in his mouth and found a place to sit down. He frowned and said: "Second General, we have been setting up an ambush here for three days and we haven't opened it yet. Can we move to another place?"

If you change places, you are sure that Xianbei people will pass by.

Wang was speechless. Choosing one of the three routes was just a matter of luck. No one knew whether the Xianbei people would come or not.

Otherwise, if we divide our forces to set up an ambush and cast the net wider, we will have more chances of catching fish.

Don't even think about it

Qu Chen opened his eyes, sat up from the bluestone, and said angrily: "Do you think the Xianbei people are easy to deal with? I promised Mr.

, on the other net, you can guarantee that an ambush will defeat them.

Wang was speechless, but Qu Chen was telling the truth.

The Panshi Battalion dared to go to Pinggu to cause trouble for the Xianbei people, mainly relying on Qu Chen's outstanding combat power. Without Qu Chen's pressure, the Panshi Battalion did not have the confidence to challenge the Xianbei cavalry.

The king smiled bitterly and said: "The Xianbei people didn't come, but the wolves came smelling the scent. We didn't catch a single war horse. We killed not one thousand but eight hundred wolves here."

Qu Chen understood Wang's anxious mood and just smiled. He stood up and picked another grass stem. He threw away the one he had been chewing for a long time and returned to the bluestone board to continue chewing. He looked calm and relaxed.

Not impatient at all.

Wang admired Qu Chen very much for this.

Qu Chen is usually quite out-of-the-box, sometimes like a childlike child, giving the impression that he is not in a formal shape, but at critical moments, Qu Chen is calmer than anyone else and more composed than anyone else.

Second General, there is something I have been wanting to ask you.

explain.

We moved from Baiqiu Town to Miyun Town. Have the more than 200 horses from Baiqiu Town been transported back?

After Wang returned to Baiqiu Town after inspecting Pinggu, the troops walked north that day and fostered more than 200 war horses previously captured in Baiqiu Town. At that time, Qu Chen told Wang that the territory would be responsible for the transportation of war horses, and the Panshi camp would just fight well.

Yes, the king didn’t think much about it.

He had nothing to do these days, and the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong.

He previously thought that the territory would use fishing boats to transport the horses back. After all, Feiyu Territory has a tradition of relying on fleet transportation. However, Feiyu Territory's mid-level fishing boats are limited to carrying one war horse at a time. For such a long journey, the ship must be equipped with a groom to take care of it.

To prevent the horse from being frightened and causing unexpected situations.

The problem is, how can there be so many grooms in Feiyu Territory?

When he set out from Zhululing, he took a few grooms with him. After arriving in Jizhou to eliminate bandits, plunder the Black Mountain territory and accept refugees, the number of grooms has been increasing. Su Shuang also gave two senior grooms to Feiyuling when he presented the horses, which was a good deal.

, there should be less than twenty groomsmen in Feiyu collar.

According to the current transportation capacity, Feiyuling would need to make more than ten trips to transport all the horses back.

The war horses are fostered in the town and consume a lot of food every day. It is hard to imagine that the territory will be delayed for such a long time.

Mr. Xun didn't say what he would do specifically about this matter, but if he handles it, why should we worry about it?

That's true, there is Mr. Xun

They will not doubt Xun Yan's ability.

While Qu Chen was chatting with Wang, the army leader received an uninvited guest.

The cloth and water division has just concluded a sea training exercise.

The navy general reported to Hao Hao: Lord, my subordinates led their troops to sea for training and stopped at Moon Bay for supplies. The Feiyu leader said that he hoped to do a business with us, so his subordinates brought him back.

The transferred official clasped his hands and said: I am Ni, the deputy city lord of Feiyu leader, I have met a good city lord.

He looked at the transferred official with great interest and said after a while: "It turns out he is the deputy city lord of Feiyu Territory. There has been a lot of commotion in your territory recently. It can be said that it is very popular."

The city lord is too good to be praised.

My navy general said, you want to negotiate a business deal with us, is there anything like this?

That's right, Ni smiled and said: We hope to rent some boats from the Bubing Leader. If the good city lord can sell us some food, that would be great.

As far as I know, there are many fishing boats owned by Feiyu. Why do we still need to rent out boats?

Ni sighed: There are indeed many boats in Feiyu, but they are all medium-sized fishing boats. We need big boats.

Ni Xiang explained the reason well: the purpose of renting the ship was to transport the war horses back.

There are only two options for transporting horses back to the territory: land or water.

There were wolves on the land route and a large force was required to escort them, but when Panshi Camp went to Pinggu, they could only choose water transport.

Although Feiyuling's shipyard has been working hard to upgrade, it started late. So far, the largest ship type that can be produced is a medium-sized fishing boat. It can barely transport people and materials, but if it is to transport war horses, it can only carry one horse at a time.

Some horses are afraid of water. If Feiyu leader wants to transport the war horses fostered in Baiqiu Town, he must have a groom on board the ship.

With the current number of grooms in the territory, it would take more than ten trips to transport all the horses back.

Now that the wolf plague continues, they dare not drive their war horses outside the town to graze for food. Baiqiu Town is affected by the wolf plague, and its own food is relatively tight. The Feiyu Territory can only transport food from the territory. The population of the Feiyu Territory has increased sharply recently, and two

The subordinate territory has not yet been upgraded, and the food consumption is far greater than the output. It also needs to ensure the rations of the frontline soldiers, which is all supported by the food saved in the early stage. It is unable to withstand the consumption of long-term foster care of war horses.

With so many war horses being fostered in one township stronghold for a long time, Xun Yan was also worried about the long nights and many dreams.

The war horses could not be transported back quickly because the Feiyu boat was small. If a large ship was involved, a ship could carry more horses and a groom could take care of it.

So Xun Yan decided to use external forces.

Feiyu’s leader has a small boat. Don’t other territories have big boats?

Among other things, the Infantry Marine Division often docks at Crescent Bay when going to sea for training. The shipyard manufacturing level of the Territory is much higher than that of the Feiyu Territory. Ni, who often represents the Territory in negotiating with the Infantry Navy, once heard the general of the Infantry Marine Division say that the

The territory has a mid-level dock and is capable of producing medium-sized ferries.

The cabin of a ferry boat is much larger than that of a fishing boat. A medium-sized ferry boat can carry about 4 to 5 horses.

If a medium-sized ferry can be rented, Feiyuling only needs to make three trips to transport all the war horses back.

This is why Ni came to the infantry leader.

Ni does have the title of Deputy City Lord of Feiyu Territory. Of course, this is just a pretense used by Feiyu Territory to allow him to negotiate with the outside world on behalf of the territory. The real person in charge of Feiyu Territory is always Xun Yan. Ni did not go directly to the Infantry Territory;

When the infantry navy docks at Moon Bay for supplies, they will come together on the infantry navy's ship. They will be introduced by a more familiar naval officer, so it won't seem too presumptuous.

I agreed to Ni's request well.

Feiyu Ling was eager to transport the war horses back and offered a high rent.

The infantry leader's shipyard spends money like water, and there is money to be made, so there is no reason to refuse.

Hao Hao readily agreed to sell a batch of grain to Feiyu Ling to solve Feiyu Ling's urgent need, which made Ni Du feel a little surprised.

Food is an important strategic material, but its value is actually not high.

When the two territories first came into contact, Haohao agreed to sell grain, which was a very obvious gesture of goodwill.

Ni was very happy to have successfully completed the task and said: Thank you so much, City Lord.

Deputy City Master Ni, there is no need to be polite. The infantry leader and Feiyu leader are both on the Bohai Sea. We are considered neighbors. Infantry and navy training often pass by your place for supplies. It is also appropriate to look after each other.

Hao Hao narrowed his eyes and changed the topic: For such a trivial matter, you can actually ask your lord to contact me directly. Deputy City Lord Ni will go there personally. Not only will it cost a lot of trouble, but in case we can't agree on some details,

Going back and forth to ask for instructions will waste a lot of time. Deputy City Lord Ni might as well tell your lords after he goes back and add me as a friend. If you have anything to do in the future, you can contact me directly. How?

Ni smiled bitterly in his heart, the thing he feared most finally came.

Trying to test the identity of Lord Feiyu

If my lord can contact you directly, why should I make this trip?

It is a bit unreasonable for a transferred official to take the initiative to contact a lord, and it is reasonable for the other party to find excuses to test. Fortunately, Ni was already prepared and said apologetically: When my lord comes back, I will definitely convey the message to the city lord.

mean.

A bright light flashed in Hao Hao's eyes, and he said in surprise: Your lord is not in the territory.

My lord has been out for many days, and I don’t know when he will come back.

It doesn't matter, what's the name of your lord? I can find a way to add him.

I don't dare to overstep this without my lord's permission.

He remained calm and asked again: "Don't your lord know about the boat charter?"

Exactly.
To be continued...