Chapter 229: Yin Forest

It took a lot of time to allocate a large amount of supplies again, and it was not known how many people would freeze to death and starve to death in Hanshi, the main area that was severely affected by the disaster.

Such a big operation requires not only careful planning, but also well-trained people. Moreover, those people may have been ambushed in Baihaolin for the arrival of relief materials.

Xiahou Ye was the mastermind behind all the bloody cases, and Tianlou thought of him first. Thinking of him, I thought of Xiahou Zixin.

Summoned Wu Ying closer, lowered his voice and said, "Can the Southern Army mobilize the army during this time?" ”

The Southern Army mobilized the army, but Wu Ying didn't know. He shook his head blankly.

The Southern Army and the Northern Army together had 60,000 strong men, 30,000 each. The secret movement of three or four thousand troops by the army is not at all easy to know. What's more, in recent years, the matter of empty salaries has happened in the imperial city and in various counties.

It's a long story, and it's imperative to find life-saving supplies.

Tianlou no longer thought about it, asked Liu Nan to go back to the imperial city to report the news, and immediately wrote a letter to Wu Ying, asking him to take the mountain road to the nearby Cangjun to raise supplies.

Before leaving, Ma Rufeng once said that Wu Ying is outstanding and clever.

The prince's letter is not equivalent to a holy decree, and it has no authority, so the county guard of Nacang County can not do it in time.

Time waits for no one, and it all depends on the people who are going. Therefore, he thought that it was most appropriate to send Wu Ying to go.

"If the water of the Canghe River is not frozen, it will be transported directly from the waterway to the town of Hanjun, although the town belongs to Hanjun, it is not a disaster-stricken area, and it is not far from Hanshi, the capital of Hanjun."

Wu Ying arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, rest assured! The humble duty must be said to move Liu County to do his best to raise supplies. ”

The arrangements were made, Tianlou was anxious, shouting and galloping.

I was anxious to find supplies, and three days later, I came to the white forest at dusk.

After dismounting and searching carefully, Tianlou found a burnt incense stick in the snow in the forest.

put the incense stick to the end of his nose and sniffed it, he was dizzy for a while, frowned and quickly took it away, and handed it to Yun Ziwen.

"Senior brother! What kind of incense is this? ”

Gu Qingyi wanted to come together, and Yun Ziwen pushed Gu Qingyi away.

Looking at the incense stick, he tried to reach the end of his nose. With a slight pump, the world spins.

Gu Qingyi was shocked, and hurriedly reached out to support Yun Ziwen.

Yun Ziwen took two deep breaths of fresh air and smiled awkwardly. Xiang Tianlou said: "The aroma of this stick is elegant and good, very similar to the aroma of Zelong wood." It is very unique in the incense. Master's Misty Incense Garden has a wide variety of kinds, and it is a collection of incense gardens in the world, and I am even more clear about the misty incense plants in it, and there is no such thing in it. In my opinion. This incense is not all inland. ”

"So, the army is stunned."

Ji Lingxuan frowned, and wanted to take the incense stick, but Gu Qingyi stretched out his hand to block it, and he had to give up smelling the incense stick.

Yun Ziwen said: "Yes! The army that was robbed of materials did not smell the slightest movement, and must have been stunned by the incense. As we all know, there is a certain hour for the incense, and it will wake up as soon as the hour passes. ”

This is evidence and must be kept with care. Tianlou took the incense stick and carefully put it in his sleeve and got on the horse.

After stopping at the three-way intersection, he turned the horse north.

Step over a wilderness meadow that has become ice grass. Come to the bank of the Canghe River, where the river is not slow.

By the light of the torches, Tianlou saw that the river was not frozen.

After observing, he and Ji Lingxuan took the guard Tian Lin and walked along the riverbank.

There are many fish in the Canghe River, and there should be fishermen on the banks of the Canghe River.

After walking a little way, I saw two hidden houses in the forest not far away.

There was a knock on the door, and an old silver-haired woman came out.

Tianlou bowed, pointed to the direction he came, and said, "May I ask the old man, how many days ago was there a ship moored there?" ”

The old woman poked her head out and thought for a moment. "Seven days ago, there seemed to be a few small boats docked, but the next day there was no trace. ”

"Thank you, old man!" After asking some more questions, the sky tower turned around.

Ji Lingxuan said: "Cousin, don't you suspect that the looted materials are going down the Cang River?" ”

From here, it goes down the Cang River. The first station is Pingzhen in Han County, but more than a dozen small boats are not enough to completely transport a large number of relief materials.

Tianlou's eyebrows were raised, and he looked worriedly in the direction he came.

The view was blurred, and there were trees blocking it. It is not clear to see before the convenience.

"A small part of the looted material was almost certainly taken away from the Canghe River. Walking by water, it was snowing heavily, and there were many places where the Canghe River passed, so it was difficult to find the flow of that part of the material for a while. Most of the remaining supplies should not have been shipped yet. This result overturned my previous reasoning, and there were not many people who robbed the supplies. Xu Zhen is a mountain bandit, maybe it was done by a certain sect.

Along the way, I observed, there was not a single scattered grain, the ice grass was strong, and there was no trace of being crushed by the car. If you guess correctly, the rest of the vast amount of supplies should be hidden somewhere around here.

Robbing the relief materials is a loss of conscience, and after I go back, I must show my father and the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly. ”

Ji Lingxuan rubbed his thumb twice on the jade bead in his palm, and said, "Since the materials are transported along the river, clues will definitely be found at the wharf along the Canghe River." ”

"That's a good point!"

The two returned to their original positions, and Tianlou looked at the river, with a regret in his eyes. Then he cheered up and took the lead in searching the nearest underground with fire.

After some searching, I saw some scattered grain under my feet, and I was surprised to look at it and found that the grain went all the way to the north.

Looking to the north, the nearest one is a gloomy forest.

Tian Lin happily grabbed the grain in his hand, "Your Highness! The robbers didn't take all the supplies away. ”

The corners of Tianlou's mouth hooked slightly, remounted the horse, waved his hand forward, drank the horse forward, and the group got on the horse one after another, and followed closely in an orderly manner.

When I came to the outside of the grove, it was already dark, and there was no wind outside, but I could faintly hear the wind howling in the forest.

Looking at the sparse grain that stretched into the forest, Tianlou got off the horse. Let ten guards follow him into the forest, and nine guards remain outside.

Tian Lin said nervously: "Your Highness! The situation in the forest is unknown, and I will not go in until dawn. ”

"Can't wait! The sooner you find food, the better. Tianlou didn't stop and took the lead in the forest.

As soon as I entered the forest, I deeply felt the cold seeping through people, the cold wind howled, and the temperature seemed to drop by more than ten degrees at once.

Gu Qingyi shivered and hugged the guqin in his arms, "Why is it so cold?" ”

The woman dressed in white and wearing a white cloak was delicate and moving in the firelight, Ji Lingxuan felt inexplicably deep guilty for her, and said, "Do you want me to give you the cloak?" ”

Goodbye Ji Lingxuan, Gu Qingyi had already recovered his previous leisurely and leisurely, grinning, "Thank you Lord Wang, no need!" ”

The woman who had left stingily had already let go of the hatred she shouldn't have, and Ji Lingxuan secretly let out a long breath.

The torches flickered and flickered, and the blue flames that were about to be extinguished made the forest feel strange and sudden. (To be continued.) )