Chapter Forty-Seven: The Lost Stagecoach
In fact, this is exactly the topic that Jiang Chen wants to discuss with Luo Tiancheng next.
Sending a few jars of wine to his uncle is naturally the right thing, Jiang Chen can arrange it after he goes back, and the most important thing now is to be able to enter Ziyang, so that he can find some buyers and sell the more than 1,000 jars of medicinal wine.
Since the plan has changed now, he and the Wu family may leave Shanguan Town at any time, so the matter of selling medicinal liquor has become even more urgent.
Speaking of this, Luo Tiancheng thought for a while and said, "It's no problem to enter Ziyang, but if you want to transport so many medicinal wines in, it will be difficult!" ”
"Recently, a son of an official eunuch came to Ziyang City, and I don't know what he is here for, but since he appeared, a curfew has been implemented in the city, and even some ordinary transactions have been banned."
"It doesn't seem to be easy at the moment."
Jiang Chen thought for a while and asked Luo Tiancheng, "It's okay if the wine is not sent into the city, can you let me go in first tomorrow?" ”
"Okay, Brother Chen, don't worry, this matter is on me."
The two drank several more glasses, and then the two post guards who had returned from an errand outside walked in with a wind and rain.
Recently, the war has become more tense, and the Tang newspapers between the north and the south have become more and more frequent, which has led to the removal of most of the permanent manpower in the Water Horse Station, mostly on the way to deliver the Tang newspapers.
"What the hell, there are two less stagecoaches in the stable, and if we continue like this, we will be held accountable sooner or later!"
The name of the person who spoke was Luo Men, and he was the same person from the post station as Luo Tiancheng, and he looked seven or eight years older than the latter.
"It's no use complaining, let's find a way to catch that damn horse thief!"
Then they came in the door, another postman, Liang Hui, and when they came back, they carefully inspected the stables, and two horses were completely gone, and at the moment there was a heavy wind and rain outside, and there was nowhere to be found.
After Jiang Chen heard this, he said to Luo Tiancheng: "The stagecoach is the asset of the imperial court, if it is lost for no reason, it will be a big culpability. ”
"Yes, we've lost six horses one after another these days, and I don't know what method the horse thief used, but every time I can get it without knowing it, we are always helpless."
"Come, two brothers, sit down and drink some wine to ward off the cold."
Jiang Chen beckoned Romon and Liang Hui to sit down and drink, and in addition to bringing bad news about the lost horses, they had also heard a lot about the latest situation in the war in the north.
Liang Hui told them: "At present, the war in the north is not optimistic, I heard that there is a burly general in the enemy country who has been called a 'ghost fork in the world', and has defeated our army thirteen times in a row and plundered eighteen heads. ”
"The enemy's momentum is like a rainbow, invincible, at this speed, I estimate that in two months, their troops will take Qingshan City directly."
This can be described as the worst news for the big cadres, and judging from some of the information that we have learned before, it seems that the big cadres and troops want to let the front line hold for a longer period of time, as long as it can achieve a stalemate with the enemy army, it is an acceptable result.
And this time can be used by the military department to calmly transfer troops, replenish troops, and move the whole army north.
But if the north can't withstand it now, then the military department can only hastily pull out a completely unprepared army to the north to support, and then I am afraid that the result will be the same, which is nothing more than to let the enemy country kill more people to invite credit.
Luo Man sighed and said, "Now that the army on the edge of the town is not good, and the Great Iron Cavalry has also been defeated, I really don't know who else we can count on next?" ”
"You say, is Daqian really going to be finished this time?"
"Shhh, what are you talking nonsense, if you are heard by others, be careful that your dog is not safe!" Liang will immediately remind Rohmon not to talk nonsense, and to be careful that the wall has ears.
It is true that this is true, but Luoman's remarks are also what many of the great cadres and people are worried about, and the current great cadres and the imperial court have long been defeated, and it seems that there is no room for turning around at all.
On the temple, the ministers are in charge, the friends collude, and the corpses are vegetarian;
Under the temple, mourning is everywhere, there is hunger on the road, and Yi Zi cannibalism;
In addition, droughts, floods, and famines continue to befall the common people, and even a country that is in the midst of a strong state will be really hurt to its foundation when it encounters these things.
Not to mention the current weak Daqian court, which is even more hopeless.
In addition to internal worries and external troubles, it seems that it is a matter of time before the enemy country moves south, and what should the big cadres use to resist it when the time comes?
Speaking of these, the four hot-blooded men sitting by the fire couldn't help but look lonely and worried.
This night, the rain did not stop, Jiang Chen stayed in the Water Horse Station until dawn the next day, he was ready to follow Luo Tiancheng into Ziyang City to see if he could open up the sales of medicinal wine.
The two were walking towards the stable, Jiang Chen overheard a few neighings, but it was not from the stable, but in the direction of the back mountain farther away from the stable, and he immediately remembered the loss of the horse last night.
"Tiancheng, did you hear that?"
"Well, maybe the lost horses are still nearby, why don't we go and have a look?"
So Jiang Chen and Luo Tiancheng followed the sound to find it, and the back mountain was a hill that was not very high, and there were not many tall trees, so the two of them easily found a brown horse, which was one of the ones lost by the post station yesterday.
The two of them were some distance from the horse, and as they approached, the horse quickly galloped a few paces forward, and kept his distance from them, as if he were deliberately playing tricks on them.
Luo Tiancheng said: "Hey, does this little pony think it's smarter than us, I don't believe I can't catch it today!" ”
"I think the horse is telling us something, don't rush to catch it, let's go over and have a look."
Jiang Chen wanted to see where the horse wanted to take them, and for the rest of the journey, the two sides still kept their distance, and the horse led them over a steep slope, but they didn't expect dozens of horses running in groups in front of them.
"So many horses? Why don't I remember that there was a horse farm around here? ”
Jiang Chen could see that these horses were very tall and sturdy, and at first glance they were very endurance and good horses that were good at running, and horses were extremely important strategic resources in wartime, and it was very rare for so many horses to appear at the same time like this.
If it weren't for someone who specially raised them, then most of them should be wild horses, which would definitely be a huge gain for Jiang Chen and them.
These horses did not show panic when they saw someone approaching, and at this time, in Jiang Chen's sight, a very bizarre and strange scene appeared.
"Tiancheng, do you see the white horse that fell to the ground and was surrounded by these horses?"
"Well, what a beautiful horse, it's the first time I've seen it!"