A total of three fires were given to Batulu, each of which weighed half a catty. The Batulu man had a big mouth and swallowed one in two mouthfuls. Worried that he would choke, he handed over the water bag.

Batulu waved his hand, looked around again, and saw that Li Zhongyong and others did not look at him, so he rushed and said, "Bring me a few more."

In the previous two-horse carriage, one had to climb into the hood. The four-horse carriage pulled the car, which was larger than the hood and could be entered by bending down. He bent down and walked into the car, grabbed a handful of fire and got out.

After secretly giving Huoshuo to Batulu, he asked in a low voice, "Elder brother, can you get to Yongzhou within five days?"

The horse's hooves were rushing and the wind was harsh. Batulu didn't hear clearly, "What did you say?"

Worried that Director Lin in the car would hear him, he did not speak loudly, but leaned into Batulu's ear and asked in a low voice.

"That's disgusting." Batulu shook his head.

Hearing this, his heart trembled, and he asked eagerly, "Wouldn't it be possible if everything goes smoothly on the road?"

Batulu shook his head, "No, just do the math. Yongzhou is more than three thousand miles away from Yuzhou. It would be like running five hundred miles in one day, and it would take six days at the fastest."

"Don't they all say it's eight hundred miles away..."

Before he could finish speaking, Batulu interrupted him, "You know nothing, you have to change horses several times during the eight hundred-mile express. Traveling a thousand miles in a day is nonsense. The best horse can only do so in a day."

You can run four to five hundred miles, but if you run any further, you will die."

"Is the horse's endurance that bad?" He frowned.

"You just know that horses are different from cows. Horses have poor endurance." Batulu shook his head.

Li Zhongyong, who was riding on the right side, heard the conversation between the two and said, "Don't worry too much, Fifth Brother. There is a post station every fifty miles on the official road. It's just a matter of changing horses a few times."

Chen Liqiu, who was on the left side of the carriage, shook his head and said, "Second brother, do you think that every post station is a state city post station? Some county town post stations don't even have a decent horse. We have to use seven horses for one transfer. We only have the state city post station."

Only the inns in cities or county towns have so many horses."

"Then just choose the prefecture city and the county city to transfer." Li Zhongyong said.

While everyone was talking, Tian Zhengong suddenly raised his fingers to the sky and said, "Look."

Everyone looked up according to what Tian Zhengong pointed and saw a few homing pigeons flying over everyone's heads from south to north.

Carrier pigeons were not common at this time. Except for the government, it was against the law for ordinary people to keep carrier pigeons. In addition, these carrier pigeons were flying together, so everyone first thought that the Yuzhou government was delivering news to the front.

However, these pigeons were more than thirty feet above the ground, so no one could intercept them even if they wanted to.

They must have seen the same kind flying in the sky, and the captured pigeons cooed from the pigeon cage.

There were three homing pigeons in the sky, and two of them flew straight over. The one flying behind thought it heard the call of its kind, slowed down, and swooped down to take a look.

Seeing the opportunity, Tian Zhenyong raised her hand and fired a hidden weapon. What she fired was not a flying knife, but a strange cross-shaped hidden weapon.

The carrier pigeon was shot by a hidden weapon and fell powerlessly. Tian Zhenyong accelerated his horse and caught the carrier pigeon before it hit the ground.

"It's a carrier pigeon." Tian Zhengong took off the bamboo tube from the carrier pigeon's leg, threw it away, and spread it out for reading. "It's not from the officials, it's the beggars who are passing on the message."

When everyone heard the words, they were both happy and sad. Li Zhongyong asked in a deep voice, "What did you write?"

"They knew the master's name," Tian Zhengong said, "and said that six of us killed their helmsman, Jin Datong, and drove northward disguised as officers and soldiers."

"Where to send it?" Li Zhongyong asked.

Tian Zhengong shook his head, "I don't know."

"These beggars are really haunting," Chen Liqiu's nose trembled, "They are so numerous that they cannot be underestimated."

Batulu filled his stomach and suddenly became proud, "There are many people who are useless. If you dare to stop us, we will still kill you."

Although everyone was not as optimistic as him, they did not pour cold water on him. Morale was very important. The more pessimistic the situation was, the less depressing words should be said, even if they were telling the truth. People who said depressing words all day long were like night owls.

Annoying.

Everyone has followed Dao Zhang Lin to travel in the rivers and lakes all year round, and they are familiar with the paths and directions of various states and counties. Even the official road has forks from time to time. Every time he encounters a fork in the road, Baturu will choose one of them without hesitation, and the path he chooses is undoubtedly

The shortest way to Yongzhou.

After a hundred miles, the horses began to sweat profusely. Due to the low temperature in early spring, sweat appeared on each horse's body.

"Elder brother, is Ma okay?" Youxin was nervous.

"It's okay. It's normal for a horse to sweat. The more it sweats, the better it can run. When it stops sweating, it has to rest," Batulu said.

Everyone is wearing military uniforms and driving official carriages. There are many conveniences wherever they go. Some interrogation passes located at the junction of counties and counties see people from a distance, and they will grab the wood before they arrive.

Move obstacles and blocking horses out of the way so they can pass quickly.

Everyone is well aware of the situation at this time. Previously, they might have been chased and intercepted by people in the Jianghu, but this time they might also be intercepted by officials. The only thing everyone can do now is to work hard and get there before their opponents can react.

destination.

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Although Tulu was confused, he was not stupid. He knew that there was no need to delay, so he whipped his whip frequently and urged his horse.

When heading north, Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu had been talking forward. Since the Beggar Gang had already released the carrier pigeons, and they didn't know where the Beggars' carrier pigeons were flying to, sooner or later they would encounter obstacles on their way north. It would be beneficial to their side.

In order to monopolize the secrets, the Beggar Gang is unlikely to reveal the information to other Jianghu gangs. The disadvantage to itself is that the Beggar Gang has a large number of people and can send a large number of gang members to wait and see their movements at any time.

The two people's worries were not unnecessary. When they passed through Chaoge County in northern Yuzhou in the evening, there were indeed a large number of Beggar Clan disciples squatting inside and outside the city gate. Seeing their group of people speeding past, they all looked up.

Everyone knows the legend of King Zhou and Daji. They also know that the capital of the Shang Dynasty was Chaoge, but they don’t know where Chaoge is. This time he finally knew that Chaoge was in the north of Yuzhou, but it was already past the Shang Dynasty.

After nearly two thousand years, there are no Shang and Zhou monuments left in the city.

After leaving Chaoge, Chen Liqiu said, "They just waited and watched but did not intercept. They must have not received the letter from Fei Ge yet."

"That's right," Li Zhongyong nodded and said, "This is a county town. Since the carrier pigeons are not flying here, they are most likely flying to Yunzhou. Yunzhou is the only state city leading to Yongzhou. Beggar Gang

If you want to stop us, you will probably choose that place."

"Second brother, is there an inn ahead?" Batulu raised his eyes and looked into the distance.

Li Zhongyong raised his head and glanced, "I guess so, what's the matter?"

"The horses are starting to foam. They need to rest or change horses," Batulu said.

"Let's go to the inn." Li Zhongyong rode ahead.

Chen Liqiu also followed after him on horseback. The two of them were good-looking, smart and agile, most like officers and soldiers. They went over first to take the front position.

When the carriage arrived at the post station, Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu were talking to the postmaster. The postmaster looked helpless and said that even if there were urgent military affairs, there were no horses to send. There was a war in the north, and the troops and horses had been replaced by the couriers who passed by before.

At this time, there were only a few old, weak, sick and disabled horses left in the stable.

Seeing this situation, Batulu had no choice but to do the next best thing, "Okay, okay, don't be nagging, hurry up and get water for the horse, and put more salt in it."

Upon hearing this, the postmaster hurriedly called for people to bring water for the horses, while Li Zhongyong called for everyone to enter the posthouse to relieve themselves.

Chen Liqiu was very smart. After a brief conversation with Yi Cheng, he figured out the situation ahead. Hedong Jiedushi Li Keyong was leading his troops to attack Yunzhou at this time.

While Chen Liqiu was talking with the postmaster, Taoist priest Lin who came out of the carriage attracted the attention of other postmen. They couldn't understand why the official's carriage and horses were carrying people from the Taoist sect.

"It was this Taoist priest who first discovered and informed me about the Beggar Clan's rebellion.

"My lord," Chen Liqiu said loudly, "he is the only one who knows the inside story."

"The beggars rebelled?" Yi Cheng looked shocked.

"Yes, their gang leader has surrendered to Li Keyong and is gathering people from various places to raise troops to respond." Chen Liqiu looked very serious.

"No wonder," a postman who was carrying water raised his hand and pointed south, "earlier I went into the city to buy fodder, and the beggars who were originally scattered all over the city gathered inside and outside the city gate."

"No," Yi Cheng said in panic, "I will go to the city immediately and inform the prefect to send troops to encircle and suppress them."

"Don't try to alert others, are there any homing pigeons?" Chen Liqiu asked.

"Yes, five are flying to Yunzhou, and five are flying to Yuzhou." Yi Cheng said.

"Let them all fly, and give them an early warning," Chen Liqiu said, and handed the pigeon cage hanging on the shaft of the carriage to Yi Cheng, "Keep them healthy, we will take them away when we return."

"Okay, okay." Yi Cheng took the pigeon cage and nodded repeatedly.

"Let's go, I'll go with you to draw the seal." Chen Liqiu turned around and went ahead.

The postman handed the pigeon cage to the postman who was carrying water, and walked a few steps quickly to follow Chen Liqiu.

He didn't understand what Hua'an meant, and it was inconvenient for him to ask questions when outsiders were present, so he and Batulu drank the horses separately. Batulu himself was thirsty, and he didn't care that the barrel was for drinking horses. He just picked it up.

A whale swallows a cow and drinks.

After the postman left, Li Zhongyong and Tian Zhengong also accompanied Director Lin and walked out of the post station. Director Lin looked very ugly and even needed Li Zhongyong to push and help him when boarding the train.

After putting Dao Zhang Lin on the bus, Li Zhongyong asked, "Where is the third child?"

"I went with Yi Cheng Hua'an," he took the opportunity to ask, "Second Senior Brother, what does Hua'an do?"

"The writing on the booklet proves that the post station has received us. The booklet is the proof for the post station to apply for expenses at the end of the year." Li Zhongyong said casually.

"Oh," he asked again after nodding, "Second senior brother, isn't Jiedushi a high-ranking official in the imperial court? How could he rebel?"

"Only high-ranking officials with military power can rebel, but it is even more difficult for ordinary people to rebel." Li Zhongyong said casually.

While the two were talking, a group of homing pigeons took off from the inn and flew north and south under the night sky.

Batulu, who was drinking his horse, saw Li Zhongyong smiling and was confused, "Boy, what are you laughing at?"

"Three people become a tiger." Li Zhongyong said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Batulu was confused.
Chapter completed!