The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 616 On the Dock

From Yanfeng County to the wharf on the north bank of the Dahe River, it takes more than half of Tianjin Mansion, a distance of more than 100 miles.

We started our journey when the sun was setting in the west, and it was already nightfall when we arrived at the bank of the big river. It took us an hour and a half.

During the rush, Zhao Yanxun stopped by to check the situation of the zombies in Tianjin Mansion. Overall, they did a good job.

They came all the way, and although they encountered zombies from time to time, they basically didn't form a group of corpses, so they could travel unimpeded.

Otherwise, the distance of more than 100 miles may not be completed in the middle of the night.

Looking at the lights in the distance, Zhao Yanxun knew that someone from the pier was coming to pick him up, so he quickened his pace.

The light in the distance was emitted by a flashlight, so Zhao Yanxun recognized the identity of the opposite party at a glance.

Although he could recognize the person in front of him, he didn't know who it was, so he picked up the flashlight and shone it on the person on the official road.

Then Hu Dabiao scolded on the official road: "Bastard... put down the lights, the prince is here!"

On the other side, it was indeed Zhao Yanxun who came, so they lowered their flashlights one after another.

Seeing Zhao Yanxun approaching, everyone knelt down and said, "Kowtow to Your Highness!"

Reining in the reins, and waiting for the steed under his crotch to stop, Zhao Yanxun looked at the head official and asked, "Who are you?"

The officials on the ground reported: "Report to Your Highness, Ambassador Zhang Yang of the Hebei Granary of the Minister's Treasury Management Office!"

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"The river is frozen, can we cross the river?"

Zhang Yang replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the river has been unsealed one after another, and we need to cross the river by boat!"

Zhao Yanxun originally thought that the river was still frozen, but it turned out that it had already begun to unblock.

Zhao Yanxun asked again: "According to your estimation, how long will it take for the river ice to melt?"

Zhang Yang replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, I am afraid it will only be a few days!"

"Let's go, cross the river first!"

"Yes!"

Two large boats are parked on the shore, which can easily accommodate dozens of them.

Sailing at night is dangerous, but with searchlights, everything is fine. After Zhao Yanxun boarded the boat, he set sail.

The cold wind roared on the big river, and while making everyone feel uncomfortable, it also helped the speed of the boat.

It took only ten minutes for the boat to stop at the North Shore Wharf.

After one or two months of improvement, several large warehouses have been built next to the pier, equipped with complete protective measures.

It is said to be a dock warehouse, but in fact it is also a small military base.

It is a hundred households of Tianjinwei who are stationed here, and they are guarding a large amount of food here.

With a force of 100, guarding the large amount of food here, it sounds very unsafe, after all, there are too many "enemy troops" in the Northland.

It is true that there are many enemy troops in the Northland, but there are more zombies in the Northland, it is difficult to mobilize the army, and it is easy to be discovered.

The reason why the imperial army was not discovered when they crossed the river was because they avoided the zombie-intensive area, but they couldn't avoid the location of the pier.

If someone really attacked here, they would have to fight a way out of the corpses, or take a detour through the Tianjin Mansion again, and it seems that neither of these two ways is possible at present.

On the pier, Zhao Yanxun didn't rush to the warehouse to watch, but let his subordinates rest separately.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yanxun got up and had breakfast before entering the warehouse accompanied by Zhang Yang.

The sacks of grain were placed neatly, each bag weighed about one hundred catties, and a warehouse contained almost two thousand stones. (one hundred catties is equal to one stone)
Walking in the grain room, I only heard Zhang Yang's introduction: "Your Highness, there are nearly [-] shi of grain in the four warehouses at the wharf!"

Zhao Yanxun asked: "How much food has been sent to the Northern Capital?"

Zhang Yang replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, three batches have been transported, adding up to more than 700 stones..."

The capital of the Northland had negotiated peace with the palace, and to show their sincerity in cooperation, the Yongwang Palace began to send food, but it has only sent [-] shi so far, and this amount of food is basically of little use.

Of course, in order to increase food transportation in the later stage, Zhao Yanxun will let people from the Northland go to Longyou to fetch it, and let them see what is going on in Longyou.

According to the plan of the Privy Council, although the capital of the Northland has no intention of negotiating peace, they will naturally make the right choice as long as the remnants of the Forbidden Army in the Northland are defeated.

After two months of changes in the current situation, the originally agreed plan to deal with the armies of the North has now been changed and many new measures have been added.

Only Zhang Yang added: "Your Highness, the food here at the pier is mainly for the frontline troops of Bingmasi!"

Now, in order to take Beidi County as soon as possible, the remaining two hundred households of the Bingma Division have also gone to the front line of Beidi.

Not only that, but the two second-level Hundred Household Offices of the Guard Division, led by Wang Zongxuyu and Liu Enfu, also entered Beidi County the day before yesterday.

In other words, the entire land of Longyou is now protected by guards all over the country, and the only high-level combat power is Chen Yuhe who is stationed in Zhenxiguan, and Yuanyang's Dianqianwei.

This time going north, apart from inspections along the way, the real purpose of Zhao Yanxun's trip to the North was actually to personally observe the situation on the front line, so as to decide whether to directly use troops against the forbidden army.

"Does someone come to deliver food every day?"

Zhang Yang replied: "Basically every day, each shipment of food is only a few hundred shi!!"

"Will you come today?"

Zhang Yang replied: "I think it will... it should be in the morning!"

Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "That's just right...you can go with them today!"

At this moment, Hu Dabiao's voice came from outside: "My lord, the guards stationed here... have completed their formation!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun said to Zhang Yang: "It's almost here, go out and see the troops stationed here!"

Zhang Yang naturally wouldn't say much. When the two walked out, the garrison here was adjusting their formation.

After the talent was summoned, Hu Dabiao notified Zhao Yanxun, but the whole team was very anxious.

"One two one, one two one..."

Seeing his subordinates stepping in order, Yang Yi felt a little more at ease, at least the team as a whole could be seen.

Of course, this is due to his not relaxing training.

Hearing the sound of orderly footsteps outside, Zhao Yanxun knew that this army was not far behind.

"Stand...fix..."

With two bangs, the whole team stopped, their movements still uniform.

Turning around, Yang knelt down on one knee together, and told Zhao Yanxun who was standing on the steps with his hands behind his back: "See the prince, follow the instructions of the prince, the officers and soldiers stationed at the dock have assembled!"

"Free gift!"

Immediately, Zhao Yanxun glanced at the soldiers in line.

Undoubtedly, the soldiers were full of energy, and all looked excitedly at Zhao Yanxun.

"All over the head..."

This was Zhao Yanxun personally giving the order, and all the soldiers at the scene tensed up, ready to carry out Zhao Yanxun's order.

"There are monsters ahead, line up..."

The formation to deal with zombies is the one most trained by guard soldiers. Zhao Yanxun depends on their reaction speed. After all, formation is only a basic movement.

The soldiers on the scene reacted quickly to the sudden formation order, and it took only two or three seconds to form a preliminary formation, and the formation was completed after a few breaths.

"It's not bad..." Zhao Yanxun gave such an evaluation.

"Turn right..." This was his second order.

Undoubtedly, the difficulty of turning the entire army formation has become a lot more difficult, which requires the excellent coordination ability of hundreds of people.

As for the second test, these soldiers also passed the test, which shows that the training has not fallen behind on weekdays.

When Zhao Yanxun was testing the soldiers, a team from the north was rushing to the pier, and they were driving more than [-] carts.

These are Liu Enfu's men, and they are here to deliver food.

What makes this team seem strange is that these carts are filled with ordinary people and troops dressed in different clothes from the Yong army.

(End of this chapter)