Chapter 778: Mining without permission
The wind and sand in the north are quite heavy, and every autumn, when the strong wind rises, it is common to have wind and sand all over the sky, sweeping from the sky.
Wang Gaoqiu didn't know where he was, only that he had walked in the wind and sand for eighteen days.
There were thirty-five black slave workers who escaped from the coal mines, and now, only he and Han San are still alive.
Because of the lack of water, Wang Gaoqiu's lips have been chapped and blistered, and the whole person has weakness, when he walks, his shaking arms seem not to be his own, and the feet are not stepping on yellow sand, as if they are cotton, and he can't mix strength.
"I can't do it anymore."
Han San, who was walking in front, opened his mouth and squatted on the yellow sand.
Wang Gaoqiu sat next to Han San and rested for a while, the sun at noon was getting heavier and heavier, and if he didn't leave, he might be roasted to death.
"Let's go, talk more."
Wang Gaoqiu said weakly, his face pale. He was reluctant to persuade Han San, but he didn't know the way, so he could only follow Han San to have any hope of getting out of this yellow sand.
Han San's hands trembled, took out a waist card and a few letters from his arms, and handed them to Wang Gaoqiu:
"Get out alive and hand these over to the local secret guards, and you will have no worries for the rest of your life."
"Remember, you have to hand it over...... Hey, don't pull me, I can't walk......"
Han San was pulled up by Wang Gaoqiu, and the two stumbled and continued to move forward.
At the beginning, Han San could still mumble two sentences, but after dozens of steps, he couldn't speak, and let Wang Gaoqiu drag him away.
The sun sets from mid-heaven and rises to mid-heaven.
Han San didn't know how long he had been walking, no, to be exact, he didn't know how long he had been dragged along, only that he had finally reached a herdsman's camp.
The sweet and clear water entered his mouth, and Han San fell directly into the bucket, and he felt that he could drink all this bucket of water.
After drinking enough in one go, Han San raised his head and saw the black herdsman who was looking at him with a smile next to him, Wang Gaoqiu lying in another bucket next to him, and the cattle and sheep grazing on the grass in the distance.
"Fellow, what is this place?"
Han San held the bucket, leaned against the well, and asked the herdsmen with his face up. This sky is so blue, this cloud is so white.
"This is Dingyuan."
The herdsman said honestly, grinning, showing a mouthful of white teeth:
"You can't do this, you will die if you cross the desert, you will die of dehydration."
"Dingyuan?"
Han San patted Wang Gaoqiu's back next to him and laughed:
"Brother, we're alive."
"It's far away, the territory of our Han Kingdom."
Wang Gaoqiu raised his head from the bucket, looked around, lowered his head, and continued to drink water.
Han San drank enough, chatted with the herdsmen, took a coin, handed it to the herdsmen, and asked him to help kill a sheep.
The herdsmen smiled and slaughtered the sheep, leaving behind two people who were buried in drinking water.
It didn't take long for the two to sit in the herdsmen's tent and eat mutton, looking at Wang Gaoqiu, who was eating meat, and the herdsmen who helped the two cook the meat gave a thumbs up.
"This brother is really big-bellied."
Han San kicked Wang Gaoqiu, who was feasting:
"How can your grandson eat so much?"
Wang Gaoqiu tore off a piece of meat, laughed and said:
"My surname is Wang, I learned the method of accepting humility, practiced to the fullest, and ate and drank for ten days a day."
The herders gave a thumbs up:
"It turned out to be the method of accepting the humble heart, the heart method of General Wang's family, no wonder it is so powerful."
Han San nibbled on the leg of mutton and asked the herdsman next to him:
"Listening to the words of the eldest brother, do you still know the method of accepting humility?"
The herdsman cut off a large piece of blood-streaked mutton with a knife and put it on Hansan's plate:
"General Wang's family, Wang Siwang's family is this mental method."
Han San suddenly reacted:
"Yes, Dingyuan is under the jurisdiction of the Western Army Governor's Office, and the general of the Western Army Governor's Mansion is General Wang Siwang."
As he spoke, Han San looked Wang Gaoqiu up and down:
"Hey, I didn't expect it, your grandson really has a relative who is a general."
Wang Gaoqiu smiled:
"Of course, I have a good relationship with the fourth brother, otherwise I wouldn't have been deceived into going to the black coal mine."
Han San wiped his mouth:
"Okay, don't eat, let's go to the Wei Mansion and report our affairs, I've been missing for so many days, I don't know if I've been removed?"
The two of them asked the herdsman brother about the direction, and walked towards Dingyuan City, and walked for most of the day before they arrived at Dingyuan City and entered the Wei Mansion.
Lieutenant Weifu listened to the words of the two, and hurriedly sent a fast horse to the stone rail line station, and sent the two to the iron wheel car to Shazhou.
When Su Yi received the news, he was sitting in Shazhou, commanding a big battle to exterminate the remnants of the Jingshan faction.
When the secret guard reported the matter, Su Yi called the two of them.
"You might be sure which ones are the Snow Barbarians?"
Su Yi asked Han San.
Han San said respectfully:
"Back to the Governor, it can be confirmed that the humble position once served in the Northern Protectorate, walked through the land of the Snow Barbarian Clan, and dealt with those people, and the words of those people were very similar to the Snow Barbarian Clan."
Su Yi took the letter and walked back and forth a few steps, his expression full of doubts.
The Snow Barbarian Patriarch Hu Erhachi surrendered crisply, and the rebellious Chagatai among the Snow Barbarians was also beheaded, and it is said that the Snow Barbarians should not covet a coal mine on the edge of the Han Kingdom.
Unless there's something special about that coal mine.
Su Yi thought about it, and didn't know why Xue Man would occupy a coal mine on the border of Rouran, just for some inconspicuous yellow coals.
Han San reminded Su Yun:
"Grand Duke, I suspect that those lumps of coal, not ordinary lumps of coal, may contain special gold inside?"
"Special gold?"
Su Yi looked at Han San with a solemn face.
"Are you sure?"
The three mines that mined special gold were all cleaned, because of this matter, the Ministry of Industry was dismissed, and it was impossible for Zhishi to return home, and he was still locked up in the prison.
What's more, His Majesty has made a clear decree that those who have found special gold will be knighted.
How heavy the title is, Su Yi is very aware of the weight of it.
Han San thought carefully:
"Not sure, because I haven't seen special gold, but looking at the appearance of those snow barbarians, that thing, if not special gold, is gold."
Su Yi shook his head:
"If it's ordinary gold, it's really not worth sending an army."
Han San was entangled for a long time, and said hesitantly:
"Naturally, I hope it will be special gold, but I have never seen special gold, and I dare not assert that it is special gold."
"But the Governor, even if there is no special gold, there are countless people imprisoned, all of whom are my Han Guolang, who were abducted and deceived by some black-hearted maggots with ulterior motives, and where did they go?"
Su Yi shook his head:
"If our secret guards are dispatched, the title will naturally be yours, but if I report this matter, I can't say whose title it is."
Han San understood:
"Listen to the arrangement of the commander, and what the commander tells me to do, I will do what I do."
Su Yi patted Han San on the shoulder:
"I also think it's a special gold, but if it's not a special gold, the impact is not good."
"In this way, the secret guards will be dispatched, detour to the Tule grassland, and go to Rouran, I want to see who is the person who dares to detain the people of my Han country, and dare to open mines on the land of my Han country."