Chapter 64: Welcome Home with a Full Load

Fortunately, the group of them soon arrived in the middle of the coal kiln mine, an empty black clearing.

Surrounded by mountains of cinder and coal, the ground was also covered with a layer of soot and coal dust, and people stepped on it, creaking and creaking. Hundreds of miners, led by soldiers, are moving between thatched huts and furnaces, carrying things.

Liu Qing, who was not far away, ran over, gave Qiao Lanyi and Wang Baoshan a military salute, and said, "General Qiao, General Wang, are you here?"

Qiao Lanyi nodded, looked at the miners again, and asked him, "Well, Brother Liu is lucky, how is the inventory?"

"This harvest is abundant, and the number of weapons and weapons created alone has reached more than 5,000 pieces, and the number of semi-finished products is also amazing. Although the number of people here is not as large as that of the copper mountain, only eight hundred and thirty-three people, you see, these mountains of cinder and coal, as well as all kinds of ores sent from other mines, are also huge, and they must be ready to be refined......"

The more Liu Qing spoke, the more excited he became, now he was no longer the taciturn young soldier he once was. Yanran is like a young general, boasting about herself and the achievements of her subordinates.

"Good... You have worked hard..."Qiao Lanyi listened, nodded, and the sentimentality on her face calmed down a lot.

This is not because of so many supplies, but at this moment, she thought of the Black Wind Army, if there are so many mine slaves, and weapons and equipment, they will have enough self-protection ability in the future.

At this time, He Dadou led Wu Gang and others over, and he opened his mouth and said: "We now have a lot of people and weapons, why don't we take advantage of the victory to attack and rescue the other mine slaves in this mountainous area of Gangshan Mountain in one fell swoop?"

When Qiao Lanyi heard this, she couldn't help frowning, and said, "Brother He, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run, our current strength is not enough to save them, if it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable." Besides, everyone has been busy all day, and it is also hard work, and they need to rest. ”

He Dadou wanted to say something more, but Liu Qing pulled his sleeve and signaled him not to say anything more, so he had to stop talking.

Qiao Lanyi saw that he didn't give up, so he said: "Brother He, the coming day is long! The miners we rescued this time have been working for a long time, and they are already sick from hard work, and there are very few people who can really fight. Why should we let them put themselves in danger! When we return to the Black Wind Ridge and recuperate in good health, it's not too late to come back, right?"

He Dadou listened to Qiao Lanyi's words, then lowered his head, and said with some guilt: "Yes, the general is right, it's all my fault for being anxious and ignoring the overall situation..."

Wang Baoshan also deeply felt that Qiao Lanyi was right, he only understood at this moment why Qiao Lanyi came to preside over this rescue operation, if it was Li Jin or someone else, it is estimated that he would not have thought so thoroughly!

After the middle of the night, the coal kiln mine was in full swing, and unlike before, this time it was the distribution of food. As long as there is something in the coal kiln mine, whatever it is, as long as it can be eaten.

The hungry and thirsty miners could not resist the temptation of food at all, and they were like hungry ghosts who had not eaten for hundreds of years, once they got the food, they didn't chew it, they just stuffed it into their mouths and swallowed it in their stomachs.

Wang Baoshan, who presided over the distribution of food, couldn't help but feel a little moist in his eyes when he looked at their hunger, and he couldn't help but think of the Li family's iron sand mine.

Didn't he, like them, be forced to submit for food, to be slaughtered?

The other people present also felt a lot, especially Qiao Lanyi, who wiped her tears with her sleeves from time to time. Even He Dadou, who is usually very arrogant, was choked up.

Later, according to Wu Gang, the overseers of the mine were not human beings at all, and in order to increase their income, they deducted the rations of the mine slaves and exchanged the extra grain for wine money.

They only gave the miners one meal a day, and sometimes they didn't even eat a meal, but only took some bran leaves to make up the number.

In other mines, as long as the miners work honestly, they can also fill their stomachs. And the miners here have never eaten a meal like today, except for working hard every day.

It can be seen that the miners in this coal kiln mine live a worse and miserable life than the miners in other mines!

Due to the fact that there were too many materials in the coal kiln, the existing personnel and strength were limited, and they could not be finished for a while, Qiao Lanyi had no choice but to give up.

She instructed the people to try to pick up something that could be used, such as more than 5,000 weapons and equipment, and some other ores, and dry food should also be prepared, otherwise they would not be able to satisfy their hunger on the road.

When everything was cleaned up, everyone hurried away while the sky was still white.

The mountainous areas of the mountains are intricate and the roads are difficult and dangerous, and their group of people cannot take the main road to transport ores, so they can only try to walk some uninhabited mountains and canyons that ordinary people do not walk.

Each of them carried several weapons and some metal ores on their backs, although it was inconvenient to walk, but it was inconvenient to go, after all, in the barren mountains and mountains, it was also dangerous, and everyone had to be afraid, and the Li family would send someone to arrest them. Therefore, I had no choice but to rush to the Black Wind Ridge as soon as possible.

Fortunately, in the afternoon of the next day, they caught up with Cao Chong, Luo Orion and others, leading a huge team of more than 3,000 people.

When the two sides meet, they are all happy. And in a dense wood, stop to eat some dry food, drink mountain spring water, and rest to continue on the road.

Luo Orion is not an old hunter who hunts in the mountains, and he knows the wilderness and mountains in the west of Guanping City and that area. With him leading the way, everyone will not waste time by going around the mountains.

In order to rush back to the Black Wind Ridge as soon as possible, Luo Orion took them to some sparsely populated areas as much as possible, and the journey was arduous and long. They crossed mountains and mountains, encountered rivers and waded through rivers, and spent all the rest of the day on the road except for eating and resting.

In this hurry, they finally came to a valley fortress on the north side of the Black Wind Ridge on the morning of the sixth day.

It was a sunny day, and it was also a prosperous day, the gate of the fortress siege was open, and a welcoming procession of nearly 100 people walked out of the gate.

The leader was none other than Wang Qiang, the commander of the Black Wind Army, and the others were: Zhao Qingshan, the shogunate's military division, Li Jin, the left general, and Du Xiaosan, the quartermaster, and some centurions, as well as the generals of the shogunate and the Chinese army, and the soldiers who were temporarily transferred from each battalion.

"Knock... Knock knock..."

Several big drums on the wall were beaten and beaten rhythmically by several strong men......

Although the performance is chaotic and noisy, it is not a tune, but it is also a bit of a welcome in it. This is specially prepared by Du Xiaosan, and the soldiers who can be beaten have a limited level, so they can't beat it, so that Du Xiaosan is satisfied.

For this, he had a headache and was helpless.

But no matter what, with the foil of the drums, the people on both sides were overjoyed when they met, and no one paid attention to the discordant sound of drumming.

Wang Qiang was even more overjoyed, if Qiao Lanyi was a male general, maybe he would come forward to give her a hug. But reality does not satisfy this idea. Of course, although he can't hug Qiao Lanyi, he can hug Wang Baoshan!

But in the end, he didn't hug Wang Baoshan, but hugged He Dadou, patted him on the shoulder, greeted him warmly, and praised him, which made He Dadou smile and couldn't help but drift a little.

"General Qiao, it's been a hard journey..."After Wang Qiang finished appeasing He Dadou, he bowed deeply to Qiao Lanyi.

"Commander, don't be so polite..."Qiao Lanyi saw that he really bowed, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

"This rescue operation was a complete success, it's all up to you, Sanniang!" Li Jin also came over and congratulated Qiao Lanyi.

Qiao Lanyi listened, smiled indifferently, and said: "General Li, this success is not my credit alone, but thanks to the efforts of my brother-in-law General Wang, and my friend Miss Jin, as well as General Cao, General Luo Shen, Luo Orion, He Dadou and others, it can be successfully ended." ”

"What brother-in-law?"

When everyone heard this, they were all surprised, first, because Qiao Lanyi, who was known as an iceberg beauty, actually laughed; second, because in just half a month, how did this Wang Baoshan become her brother-in-law? What happened here, little known things, everyone couldn't understand for the time being.

In this regard, Wang Baoshan was even more surprised and puzzled. He remembered very well that he only replied to Qiao Lanyi a few times out of courtesy that day, how did he become her brother-in-law?

"Lan Yi, are you finally willing to smile?" Even Zhao Qingshan, who has always had a deep Chen Mansion, couldn't help but feel a little out of shape when he saw Qiao Lanyi's smiling face.

It can be seen that he is also infatuated with Qiao Lanyi, and he is also happy when he sees his beloved smiling like a flower.

"Well... Thanks to the enlightenment of Miss Jin, I was able to untie the knot in my heart. After Qiao Lanyi finished speaking, she introduced Jin Ling'er to everyone and Shao.

Jin Ling'er was not stage frightened, she glanced at everyone lightly, smiled, and said hello.

Wang Qiang and the others looked at it, this Jin Ling'er had red lips and white teeth, her skin was snowy, and the whole person was handsome and exquisite.

"Miss Jin, it's hard work!" Zhao Qingshan gave Jin Ling'er a salute and thanked him.

Jin Ling'er didn't return the salute, but just smiled and said, "Hehe... It's okay, she also understands your infatuation with Sister Lan, so you still need to work hard!"

When Wang Baoshan on the side heard it, he secretly screamed that it was not good, this Jin Ling'er was really open-mouthed, and he spoke regardless of the occasion, which made others feel embarrassed!

Fortunately, Zhao Qingshan and Qiao Lanyi were not angry, Zhao Qingshan just smiled faintly, stroked his beard, and had a noncommittal expression.

And Qiao Lanyi is also smiling and silent, looking at her expression is everything, all in silence.

Some of the other people present had joy on their faces, while others had mixed joy. Especially Li Jin, his face was already extremely ugly at this time, presumably he also had a little bit of that meaning for this Qiao Lanyi, otherwise he wouldn't be so jealous.

Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became a little embarrassing, Wang Baoshan had no choice but to bite the bullet, change the topic, and said: "This rescue operation is over, in order to return to Heifengling as soon as possible, everyone is rushing day and night, this journey is already tired, I think it is better to arrange everyone first, go back and rest early!"

Wang Qiang heard this, and said: "What my eldest brother said is very much, arrange for them to rest first, and then come back slowly. ”

"There are so many people, it's not easy to arrange!" Wang Baoshan saw that he said easily, presumably he had already made arrangements, so he asked casually.

"Yes, big brother, everything has been arranged a long time ago, and you have worked hard this time. ”

After Wang Qiang finished speaking, he began to greet everyone and entered the gate of the fortress.