Qin Fang walked over, a smile on his face: "Why are you here? Are you here all the way?"
Du Xingran laughed and said, "Very easy, only three days' journey. The emperor asked me to come, and I fought for it myself. By the way, Brother Qin, I am no longer a city guard captain, but I am in a low position in front of the emperor. I am now a sixth-rank imperial guard."
Qin Fang was very happy for Du Xingran. You know, no matter what rank an official is, they are treated differently in front of the emperor. Just like whether an official has real power or not, even if the rank is low, it is different if they have real power.
Qin Fang patted Du Xingran on the shoulder and said, "In that case, we should celebrate today."
Du Xingran said, "Thank you, Brother Qin. By the way, Brother Qin, let me introduce you. This is our captain, a fifth-rank Imperial Guards commander, General Yunianyu."
The man introduced by Du Xingran looked to be around 30 years old, with a fierce look in his eyes and a very serious expression.
Yu Nian said, "General Qin, I have heard of your great name for a long time." He has a fierce face, but he is not a fierce person. However, because of this face, many people are afraid of him. When he was young, he spent a lot of effort to persuade his parents. Now he has a child, but the children at home are also afraid of him. Yu Nian is a little worried.
Qin Fang said: "General Yu, please come in."
There were a total of one hundred Imperial Guards accompanying them this time. Only Du Xingran, Yunian and the five captains of the Imperial Guards brought by Yunian entered the tent with Qin Fang. Among the one hundred Imperial Guards, there were twenty in each team.
After entering the tent, Yu Nian said directly: "General Qin, I have a mission to attend to. I will leave immediately. As for the medicine, when will you give it to us? We must set off as soon as possible and send it to Yongzhou."
Qin Fang said: "Five more."
Yu Nian was stunned and couldn't help frowning and said, "Five days? Yongzhou is in urgent need of medicine, why do we need five days? Didn't His Majesty send a letter in advance?"
Qin Fang said: "General Yu, you don't know that fire medicine cannot be made in advance. Fire medicine made in advance will be damp and affect its effectiveness, so it is made now. Qin started making it after receiving your majesty's letter, but the manpower for making fire medicine is limited. It will take another five days to produce the amount your majesty wants."
Yu Nian didn't know about Huo Yao either. Since Qin Fang was like this, he naturally wouldn't doubt it. However, "Can't we add more people to do it? Otherwise, what if we miss the deadline? Yongzhou is in a hurry."
Qin Fang said: "Your Majesty knows that the fire medicine must be made on the spot. Moreover, I came from Yongzhou. With the current weak military strength, they are no match for my army, so General Yu does not need to worry. The people who make the fire medicine are all from the Ministry of Industry. We cannot increase the number of people, otherwise if the formula of the fire medicine is leaked, Qin cannot bear the responsibility."
Qin Fang was already so stupid, so Yu Nian was not. Moreover, even if they missed it, it was not their responsibility, but Qin Fang's responsibility.
The 100 imperial guards brought by Yu Nian were settled in the barracks. Yu Nian did not want to separate the imperial guards, so he also lived in the barracks. Du Xingran was taken back to the general's mansion by Qin Fang.
In the general's mansion, Yang Haiyan was playing with her children. She was surprised to see Qin Fang and Du Xingran enter the courtyard. "Second brother Du."
Du Xingran was also happy to see Yang Haiyan: "Sister, hello..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the little carrot beside Yang Haiyan: "Brother..." A word popped out of Qin Linyang's mouth.
Little Qin Linyang could call mom, dad, and brother. When Yang Haiyan called Du Xingran "Second Brother Du", he followed suit. This call made everyone laugh.
Du Xingran knew who he was immediately: "This is my nephew. He's grown so big now."
Qin Linyang was a well-fed child, and Yang Haiyan never stopped feeding him with milk powder, so he was taller than his peers.
Yang Haiyan said, "It's just a little silly. Brother Du, please come in. Why are you here?"
Du Xingran: "I have been ordered to deliver the medicine to Yongzhou."
Little Qin Linyang watched his mother, father and brother go in, and he followed behind with his legs swinging. There was a walker and his grandmother watching him, but he was happy and Yang Haiyan was not worried about him.
Military Camp
Two Royal Guards seemed to be touring the military camp, but they were actually talking secretly on the side.
"The time for delivering the medicine is different from what we expected. Is there any problem over there?" A difference of one or two days is not a big deal, but if it is a difference of five or six days, it will take a bit long.
"What can we do? Who knows if the time of the fire medicine will be different? I thought His Majesty asked us to come here, and there was a ready-made fire medicine. We can only wait."
"That's all we can do. It's too late to send a message now. Your Majesty actually gave the medicine to Qin Fang, a farmer, to take care of it. You really trust him."
"Who knows? It has nothing to do with us. We just need to ensure the safety of the medicine..."
"If this succeeds, we brothers will be able to retire after achieving success. Who will be the Royal Guards then?"
“No.” Ordinary guards like them, with no money and no power, have the hardest job.
Qin Fang wanted five packets, that is, five packets. After five packets, Qin Fang handed the medicine to the imperial guards: "General Yu, this is the emperor's medicine. Please count it. There are two hundred packets in total."
Yu Nian naturally wanted to order two hundred packets, but they didn't know what the fire medicine was, whether it was real or fake, and they had no way to verify it. Yu Nian took the order and asked the Imperial Guards to pack the fire medicine. Because it couldn't be exposed to the rain, they packed it very carefully: "Thank you very much, General Qin, for your hospitality. But... I also ask General Qin to forgive my petty thoughts. In order to confirm that the fire medicine came from General Qin, will General Qin send someone to accompany us?" In this way, if there is a problem with the fire medicine, it has nothing to do with them.
Qin Fang had originally intended to do so, but now that Yu Nian had proposed it, he could not ask for it. He said readily, "No problem. I'll let Captain Yang bring 100 soldiers to accompany you. Moreover, Captain Yang followed me from Yongzhou and is more familiar with this road."
Yu Nian: "That's great. Thank you again, General Qin."
Qin Fang: "General Yu, you are too kind."
After the fire medicine was loaded, Yu Nian led the Imperial Guards, and Captain Yang led the soldiers, and they set off together. Du Xingran waved to Qin Fang and said, "Brother Qin, I'm leaving. Let's have a drink together if there's a chance."
Qin Fang: "Take care on your journey."
After Yu Nian and others left, Qin Fang turned around and went to the Beast Mountain Taoist Temple.
The Shoushan Taoist Temple was deserted. Apart from the detained official from the Ministry of Works, there were only a few kitchen maids and servants who were left behind to take care of the official from the Ministry of Works.
But today, there are unexpected visitors.
"Are they all gone?" the guest asked when he saw Qin Fang coming.
"Well, it's a good thing you arrived yesterday, otherwise we would have to delay for a long time." Qin Fang looked at him. The person who came was none other than Han Zhen.
Tao Shan took seven days to get to the border from Yunxiang County, while Han Zhen only took five days, because they had different horses. Qin Fang actually calculated it, because he had walked this section of the road, so he could calculate the number of horses needed for Tao Shan to get to the border, and Qin Fang's horse was the same as Wu Shuai, so he could also calculate the number of horses needed for Han Zhen to get here. Of course, if there was a big difference, Qin Fang could delay it at that time.
Han Zhen: "Is this potency really that powerful?"
Qin Fang said: "I'll take you to see it." Han Zhen was disguised as a soldier to follow Qin Fang to the Beast Mountain, so no one knew his identity. In the eyes of others, he was just an ordinary soldier.
Qin Fang took out a pack of fire medicine from the Beast Mountain Taoist Temple: "This is a small fire medicine. In order to make it easier to carry, the fire medicine we have developed is slightly different. Of course, the power is also different. The small fire medicine is convenient for you to throw at the front line, and the large fire medicine can't be thrown far."
Walking, the two came to an open area, where there were many traces of explosives. When they were researching explosives, they were all tested here. There were sandbags all around, which were very high and numerous, to prevent the mountain from being blown up when the explosives exploded.
Qin Fang fixed the small fire powder bag on the arrow head, then lit it and pulled the bow.
Bang... The arrow flew into the sandbag, and then the gunpowder exploded. Han Zhen couldn't help but take a step forward, he was a little excited: "This... This..."
Qin Fang said with a certain amount of pride: "How is it?"
Han Zhen swallowed his saliva, his throat was a little dry from the excitement: "What a great thing, it's really great. This small package can definitely kill ten people. Brothers, your thing is really great. With this thing, why should I worry about other people invading the border?"
Qin Fang said: "Although it is true, the ore that can be used to make this is extremely rare."
Han Zhen: "So the emperor intends to strike a blow in this battle with the barbarians? We know the ore, but others don't. This deterrent effect will definitely be great."
Qin Fang: "We can't guess what the emperor is thinking."
Han Zhen: "That's right. They will be here in two days at most. We can set off then and we will be in time."
Qin Fang: "Yes." According to Qin Fang's original plan, Han Zhen and his team followed the team. But after the two met and discussed yesterday, they changed their minds. Han Zhen led his team to form a separate team and left with the medicine. And the Imperial Guards...
Two days later, Tao Shan and others arrived.
Han Zhen only had five people, so they were not enough to transport the medicine. So Qin Fang sent fifty cavalrymen to accompany him, but that was not a lot.
Before this, Huo Yao had already been moved to the Royal Grain Factory and packed into boxes. So when Huo Yao came out of the Royal Grain Factory, in the eyes of others, it was potato flour or sweet potato flour.
Nowadays, potato flour and sweet potato flour are available all over the world, and no one will rush to buy them.
Therefore, Han Zhen and his companions will be very safe along the way.
Qin Fang was also worried when he saw Han Zhen leaving with fifty cavalrymen. He hoped that they would arrive in Yongzhou safely. Only when they arrived in Yongzhou would they be completely safe.
Qin Fang didn't sleep well because he was worried about the drugs. Seeing this, Yang Haiyan was reluctant to let him go. She bought some calming incense from the platform and gave Qin Fang a massage.
Little boy Qin Linyang saw his father lying on the couch wearing only a pair of underwear, and his mother sitting on the side pressing his father's breasts. So he walked to his father, stretched out his little fleshy hands, and pressed his father's hands while looking at his mother.
Yang Haiyan couldn't help but ask, "Aren't your hands sore?"
Little Qin Linyang didn't understand, so he pressed the button once and then stopped, and went to play with the cloth ball, throwing it at his father. However, he was too weak to throw it to his father.
Qin Fang glanced at him and he started to chuckle, having a great time playing by himself.
Qin Fang: "Is this idiot laughing?"
Yang Haiyan: "We don't understand the happiness of children. Just go and have a rest and don't worry about him."
Qin Fang hummed and closed his eyes to rest. He had to admit that his wife's hand was on his waist. Although the force was light, it was really comfortable and made him relax unconsciously. Yang Haiyan used to run a weight loss camp, so she had some knowledge of the acupuncture points of the human body. She was massaging according to the acupuncture points.
The General's Mansion had returned to its former tranquility, but the team delivering the medicine was anything but peaceful.
Yu Nian brought a hundred people to deliver the ammunition, plus Captain Yang brought a hundred soldiers. Logically, there were two hundred people in total, and it was quite easy to transport ten boxes of ammunition.
But it only looks easy, not really. Because each box of drugs is heavier than they thought. When they first left Yunxiang County, everyone was in high spirits and didn't think the drugs were heavy. Now they have traveled five or six days, and the food is not good enough, so the weight of the drugs is obvious.
During the break, Yu Nian walked up to Captain Yang and asked, "Captain Yang, how long will it take to get to the Yongzhou military camp?"
Captain Yang calculated: "We have traveled six miles. At our current speed, it will probably take another six miles."
Six, still six.
Yu had never seen fire medicine in a few years, so he was still a little curious about this weapon. Now, while taking a rest, he asked curiously: "Has Captain Yang seen fire medicine?"
Captain Yang said, "Of course I have seen it. Fire medicine is very powerful. Take this mountain for example. As long as there is enough fire medicine, it can be flattened in the blink of an eye."
Yu Nian was very surprised: "So powerful?"
Captain Yang said, "It's not just that. You have to see it for yourself. I'm sure you haven't seen this scene and can't imagine it."
When I thought about it, it was true.
After resting for a while, everyone continued on their journey.
Yunian and his men were wearing the clothes of the Imperial Guards, while the soldiers led by Captain Yang were wearing the clothes of the military camp, so they were obviously officers and soldiers. Therefore, they were naturally not afraid of robbers, so they walked very boldly along the way.
only…
"There's an obstacle ahead." Du Xingran said, "Why are there two big trees in the middle of the road in this bright day?"
This situation was not right at first glance, and Yu Nian shouted loudly: "Everyone pay attention." Damn, who dares to be so bold as to attack them? Yu Nian sent a few people to move the tree, and said to Captain Yang, "Captain Yang, it seems that this situation is not simple."
Captain Yang remembered the general's instructions and said, "Shall I take some people to check the area?"
Yu Nian said: "Okay, we'll wait here."