Chapter 307: Take the Waterway!
Seeing this scene, all the soldiers were stunned. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info All of them had their mouths wide open, their faces full of disbelief.
Lu Chen ignored the expressions of these people, and with a wave of his hand, he asked them to carry all these black bombs to the carriage. When carrying the black ball, I saw that the expressions of these soldiers were stiff, and their hands and feet were almost straight. The scene of the explosion of the black ball just now still existed clearly in their minds!
They were afraid that in the process of their transportation, they would accidentally blow up another one, and their lives would really be in danger at that time.
Seeing the timid looks of these people one by one, Lu Chen said helplessly, "Don't worry, as long as you don't let these bombs touch the flames, and don't let them have a serious collision, they won't explode under normal circumstances."
After hearing Lu Chen's words, these people's faces relaxed slightly. But I was still a little nervous. After all, Lu Chen also said just now that it would not explode under normal circumstances, what if they encountered a special situation?
In their fear, all of the more than 800 bombs were finally transferred to the wagon.
At this time, Lu Chen said loudly, "These are the new things I just told you." You've seen their power just now. Now we are going to find 200 men, and when it is time to attack, these 200 men will each carry four bombs, and follow my orders to drop them into the battlefield!" ”
Hearing Lu Chen's order, and thinking of the terrifying scene after the bomb exploded just now, the hearts of these soldiers had already begun to mourn for their opponents. Imagine that if this kind of bomb were affected, it is estimated that no one would be able to escape intact.
After dealing with the affairs here, Lu Chen immediately led the 1,500 people south. When he went to Song Cai to carry the guns and crossbows before, Song Cai told Lu Chen that the battle between the Yizhou Taishou and the Jiannan Jiedu envoy seemed to have entered a white heat. Even the armies of the two sides that did not participate in the battle are now fully equipped for battle.
After learning the news, Lu Chen naturally didn't dare to delay any longer, since both sides had begun to prepare for battle, it was estimated that the Armageddon was not far away.
They walked along the official road from outside Chang'an City for more than two days, and finally came to the vicinity of the Jialing River. In the past two days of hurrying, Lu Chen and the others naturally encountered the interrogation of the imperial court's army, but because the imperial court's control over the local area is not as good as before, after Lu Chen secretly gave these guards some gold and silver, they were very happy to let Lu Chen and the others go.
As for the mountain bandits who did not open their eyes on the way, they were naturally all wiped out by these 1,500 people, and even the money and property carried by the mountain bandits were swept away by them. If these mountain bandits knew about it, they would not only be killed by the other party, but it is estimated that they would regret coming to rob these people.
Along the way, even those recruits who had never left the Holy City had already learned some basic combat skills after many battles, which were impossible to learn in their daily training.
The group walked for another two days, and finally, on the morning of the third day, they saw the wide river ahead from a great distance. This is the upper reaches of the Jialing River.
Lu Chen opened the map and compared it with his surroundings. He then led the men to find the place where Song Cai had stored his ships.
Because when Lu Chen came, he went to the place he agreed with Song Cai. So, even if it's a little off now, it's not very far. After looking for about half a day, in the afternoon, Lu Chen and others, who were walking along the river, saw dozens of boats docked in front of them from a distance.
Seeing this scene, Lu Chen immediately turned his head and said loudly, "Everyone come with me, our ship is in front." When we get on the boat, we can rest."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, the soldiers who were following behind Lu Chen were suddenly shocked, and everyone subconsciously accelerated their pace.
A moment later, Lu Chen and Luo Gong came to these ships together, and before Lu Chen could speak, they saw the two of them walking down from the boat in front of them. After seeing Lu Chen, the two of them hurriedly saluted and said, "See the young master, the two of us are from the Yizhou branch of Datang Express, and we were ordered to guard the ship here this time. ”
Hearing this, Lu Chen nodded and said, "It's hard work, how many ships are there here now?" ”
Hearing Lu Chen's words, the two of them arched their hands and said, "We are honored to be able to help the young master." So far, there are 54 ships shipped from various branches, and I wonder if they meet the requirements of adults. ”
Hearing that there were fifty-four ships, Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Fifty-four ships are enough." Judging by the size of these ships, one should be able to hold forty or fifty people, and the remaining one or twenty should be about the same as sending food and weapons far away."
At this time, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something and asked the two, "Are these ships equipped with boatmen?" ”
"Don't worry about this, the young master is ready, the young master's subordinates only need to help row."
Hearing this, Lu Chen nodded, and secretly sighed in his heart: This Song Cai is worthy of being a businessman who does business, and his mind is meticulous.
Lu Chen arranged for the 1,500 people behind him to carry the grain, grass and weapons onto the ship, and then their 1,500 people also lined up on the boat.
When everyone was on board, there were two empty ships left. However, Lu Chen didn't let the two empty ships stay, but let them follow, in case the ship broke down on the way, the two empty ships could also be replaced.
Seeing that everything was dealt with, Lu Chen gave an order, and the more than fifty ships set off in a majestic manner.
Feeling the breeze blowing in front of him, Lu Chen turned his head to look at the heavily armed city guards behind him, and his heart was inexplicably boiling. At this time, Lu Chen suddenly had the urge to dominate the world.
However, this feeling was only fleeting in his mind. With his current strength, if he really launches an uprising, it is estimated that he will not even be able to toss a wave. At this time, Lu Chen suddenly understood why so many generals had rebelled in history. As long as people have strength, they want to climb up, which has nothing to do with good or bad treatment, but because ambition is in their hearts. Even though he knew that the consequences of the rebellion were tragic, he still couldn't hold back the ambition in his heart.
However, now Lu Chen just thinks about it, these are too unrealistic for him. Now Lu Chen is still developing his own power in peace and stability. Otherwise, when the troubled times come, it will be a problem for him to even protect himself, let alone fight for dominance in the world. (To be continued.) )