Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 461 Go north

In early September, Gu Fengyue received all the explosives made by Cai Sheng. Cai Sheng had not slept for several days for these explosives, and he was even staggering when he transported the things over, but he still diligently told Gu Fengyue several uses of his newly developed explosives.

“…I have also written a separate note with the specific operating methods. If Sima Da has any questions, you can look through the note. It’s all written there. However, these new usage methods I developed are still very convenient. You can try them out…” Before he could finish his words, Cai Sheng had already fallen asleep in the chair.

When Gu Fengyue saw that Cai Sheng's cheeks were sunken and his eyes were dark from exhaustion, she finally felt guilty and sent someone to carry Cai Sheng to the backyard and find a room for him to have a good sleep.

As for the explosives, he certainly couldn't use them to test the waters. There were only so many of them, and even if there was a mistake, it would have to happen on the battlefield.

After asking someone to keep the explosives properly, he went to inspect the military camp again. For the next half month, Gu Fengyue was very busy. After arranging all the matters in the camp properly, Gu Fengyue finally received the support sent by Bai Ta City.

Seeing that the leader was actually General Lin, Gu Fengyue inexplicably had a bad feeling.

"Why is it you? Where are the others?"

General Lin was very dissatisfied with his attitude and replied angrily: "Are you not happy that I'm here? Who are you thinking about?"

Gu Fengyue: “…” It’s over, this taste is so right, he is the same as Cai Sheng.

Gu Fengyue didn't want to argue with him, so he just took everyone to quickly review the daily schedule and work. After General Lin became familiar with the situation here, the Gu family army was also ready, waiting for Gu Fengyue's order to set off to the north immediately.

The Gu family army set out a few days earlier than Song Chunlin, but they crossed the grassland and directly crossed the Quemeng Mountains, and their speed was much faster than Song Chunlin. By the time Song Chunlin left, they had already arrived at the city they occupied in the north.

At the same time, elite troops from various grassland tribes also arrived.

Gu Fengyue looked at the team of cavalry through a telescope, estimated a number in his mind, and then handed the telescope to the person next to him.

It was the first time for the others to use a telescope, and they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when they found that this thing could actually allow them to see people thousands of miles away.

After the surprise, someone quickly realized that the troops sent by the grassland were a little too few.

"Why are there only these people? Were these barbarian warriors all killed in Linyuan last time?"

"Although there are few of them, they look like elite troops, and they are all cavalry."

"These barbarians really love to be the best in everything."

They are all cavalry, which means they are faster and more suitable to lead the charge, but will the barbarians be so kind?

Gu Fengyue did not think that the barbarians sent out all their cavalry to charge into battle for them. It is better to be safe than sorry. They are just allies now, but on the battlefield, what good are allies? They are not of our race, so their hearts must be different.

He had to give orders, telling everyone to be careful of these barbarians shooting arrows from behind.

The two armies met here. Song Chunlin had just come down from the official road of the capital and went around the mountain. He activated his supernatural powers and a huge vine grew out of the ground. The vine crawled at Song Chunlin's feet. He jumped on it, then patted the vine and directed it to grow in a certain direction like riding a horse.

This is a mode of transportation recently developed by Song Chunlin that is faster than a motorcycle and has a shorter distance. The disadvantage is that it cannot be used during the day and is easy to be discovered. It is also not easy to use at night. When it is cloudy, you can only rely on mental power to clear the way, and the double consumption consumes a lot of mental energy.

But the speed was really fast, and there was no need to be picky about the terrain. Crossing mountains and ridges was no problem. Song Chunlin just shuttled back and forth on the mountain tops, and shortened the straight-line distance by half in one night. When it was dawn, he found a relatively flat place, opened the tent, ate something simple and began to rest.

When he finished his rest, it was only noon and the sun was still a little hot. Song Chunlin lazily packed up the tent, leaving only a chair and a table. He first rummaged through the space and took out a plate of dumplings, a bowl of pork rib soup, and a handful of juicy cherries.

After eating and drinking, seeing that it was still early, Song Chunlin planned to walk slowly. He was not too far from the official road, so he got off the road directly and started walking along it.

There are many people traveling on the official road in the north. It is the autumn harvest season now, and merchants from all over the country have begun to run around to purchase goods, so the road here is quite busy.

When you come across some intersections that are obviously the entrance to the village, you will see people running small teahouses there, selling tea and dry food to earn money from passing merchants.

"That's quite a business acumen." Song Chunlin stopped and ordered a cup of tea, intending to take a break before leaving.

While he was drinking tea, the traveling merchants behind him were also exchanging information. From their conversations, Song Chunlin discovered that the merchants in the north were complaining that the prices of ginseng and game were high this year, while the merchants in the south were saying that the fish harvest in the south was much less this year. Although the price was similar to previous years, those people on the water were not very willing to sell.

"In the past two years, the imperial court has opened up the mudflats to those water dwellers. The sweet potatoes that the Ministry of Agriculture has harvested have grown well in the sand. As a result, those water dwellers have inevitably put more attention on growing sweet potatoes, and their fishing has not been as active as in previous years."

The merchant in the north laughed and said, "If I could have a few acres of fertile land that could produce a thousand kilograms of grain, I wouldn't go out to do this tedious business. It would be so much better to stay at home. The mountains are high and the roads are long and dangerous. The north has been very unstable recently. Do you still want to go?"

After hearing this, the merchant from the south became a little hesitant. If he went, he was worried that he would not be lucky enough to come back. If he did not go, he was unwilling to do so because he had to support his family, young and old, by himself. If he did not go, what would his family eat?

Seeing that he was in a dilemma, the merchant from the north drank the last cup of tea.

"Brother, listen to my advice. Stop in Weicheng. It's still in Dajing. I can't guarantee anything outside of Weicheng. In this business, we're most afraid of losing money. The worst that can happen is that we earn less. But don't be too arrogant."

"Thank you for the reminder, brother. We only plan to go to Weicheng."

Weicheng is the city where Gu Fengyue is currently located, and it is also Song Chunlin's destination this time.

After finishing his tea, Song Chunlin got up and left. He walked slowly on the official road until there were fewer and fewer pedestrians around him. Then he quietly went around to the forest on the side. With the cover of the terrain, he controlled the vines and rushed to Weicheng quickly. He did not stop to rest until it was completely dark.

After simply filling his stomach, Song Chunlin began to drink spiritual spring water. After drinking it, he felt his mental strength. It was very good and very abundant. He should be able to reach Weicheng this evening.

Gu Fengyue didn't sleep well that night. He had an inexplicable feeling in his heart that Song Chunlin might come tonight, so he didn't dare to sleep soundly all night.

Sure enough, in the second half of the night, when he was in a daze, he felt someone tiptoeing onto his bed. The moment the person approached, a familiar breath told him that the person was Song Chunlin.

He grabbed the other person's hand that was touching his cheek, opened his eyes, and saw Song Chunlin looking at him with a smile.

"Hey, why are you awake? I said I had a surprise for you."

"I'm very surprised that you can come." Gu Fengyue put his arm around the man's waist and with a force, the man fell on him. Song Chunlin giggled.

"Stop it, I haven't showered yet. Where is the bathroom on your side?"

Gu Fengyue stood up with him and pulled him behind the screen: "There's no need to go out so late. Get some water and wash yourself."

It's only September now, so Gu Fengyue is not afraid that he will catch a cold.

Song Chunlin thought about it and decided to get some hot water and take a comfortable bath.

Gu Fengyue sat beside him and washed his hair. She couldn't help but sigh, "It's amazing that you still knew to boil some hot water and put it in there."

"Hey, I'm smart, right? I'll pour some more out later. You can make me some instant noodles. I've been running around all night and I'm almost starving."

Gu Fengyue didn't ask him how he got here. Anyway, the route was definitely not normal. As long as he was safe, it was fine.

After taking a shower and eating a bowl of hot instant noodles, Song Chunlin slumped in a chair, burping.

"Instant noodles are so delicious, hehe."

"Eat less. Didn't your mother prepare food for you?"

Song Chunlin nodded: "Of course it's prepared. Not only mother prepared it, but your sister-in-law also prepared it. There's a lot of dry food. Find an empty warehouse and take me there when you can."

Gu Fengyue knew that the dry food Song Chunlin mentioned must be a lot, so he quickly found an empty warehouse, which was originally used to store food. He asked someone to clean it up. After everyone left, Song Chunlin put out all the dry food in the space, filling up half of the warehouse.

Gu Fengyue was shocked to see so much dry food. He guessed there would be a lot, but he didn't expect it to be so much.

"Did your sister-in-law order all this?"

"Yes, your eldest brother asked your sister-in-law to make as much as possible, so she made a lot every day and sent it to our yard as soon as it was finished. I was only responsible for collecting it, and I could collect a lot every day."

Song Chunlin picked up a handful of coarse flour pancakes and put them into the space as soon as they were made. The pancakes were still soft, and because they were mixed with other grains, the texture was a bit rough, but the taste was still quite delicious, with a hint of saltiness. Coarse grains were also more filling than fine grains.

Song Chunlin had already eaten a bowl of instant noodles and was not hungry at the moment. He took two bites and handed the pancake to Gu Fengyue, who took it and started eating.

The two men came out of the warehouse, and Song Chunlin told him slowly that he had brought many small bombs.

Gu Fengyue was not surprised at all to hear that Song Chunlin also had bombs. After all, besides Cai Sheng, there were other people in the academy who were also researching explosives. Even after hearing that the power was relatively small, Gu Fengyue didn't care much.

"If we can kill one person, we'll kill one. If it's weak, we can throw it farther, into the crowd. If we can't kill them, we can at least injure a few."

The purpose of Gu Fengyue and his men's visit this time is to destroy the Great Jin. Even if they cannot destroy the Great Jin, they must inflict heavy damage on this country. It would be best if they would not dare to attack the Great Jing again within a hundred years.

Of course, Song Chunlin thought more. He felt that they could take this opportunity to mark the territory of the Great Jin as their own. After all, there was such a large piece of fertile land, and these Jin people didn't know how to farm. It would be a pity to waste it here.

If he were given so much fertile land, he would definitely plant a large field of rice here first and turn it into Dajing's new granary.

Gu Fengyue didn't quite understand why Song Chunlin was so obsessed with this land. People in the north also farmed, but the harvest was just a little higher than in other places, nothing special. Of course, he was reluctant to pour cold water on Song Chunlin, so he just agreed with whatever he said.

Song Chunlin's arrival was so silent that even the people guarding the city gate didn't know how he came. But after hearing that he was the national sharpshooter, they felt that everything made sense.

As for a sharpshooter, he must be very skilled and must be able to appear and disappear without a trace. Otherwise, how could he shoot down the barbarians from thousands of miles away?

Song Chunlin really wanted to say that he was not that awesome. Not to mention killing someone from a thousand miles away, he couldn't even find the person.

But with his arrival, preparations for the attack were complete.

Song Chunlin didn't stay in Weicheng for long. The next morning, he set out again with Gu Fengyue. This time, their target was the closest city of the Jin people, which was also an important port they wanted most.

The war in the north was in full swing, and the situation in the capital was not much better. When the Song family learned that Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue were going to the north to fight together, everyone was worried, especially Song Qinshi, who couldn't help sighing every time she had free time.

Chen Yuer and Zhou Ning didn't know how to comfort him. After all, it was her son and son-in-law who went to the battlefield, and whatever others said seemed powerless.

Finally, Song Dazhuang couldn't stand it anymore, so he took advantage of Grandpa Song's birthday to organize a grand celebration. Song Qinshi had something to do, so she wouldn't have any random thoughts when she was busy.

After Grandpa Song's birthday party was over, Song Qin's sadness was much alleviated, but at night, she still couldn't help complaining to Song Dazhuang.

Song Dazhuang had no choice but to try his best to comfort her. In fact, he was also a little uneasy. Song Chunlin had gone to the battlefield, and it was impossible for him as a father not to be worried. However, Song Qinshi was already very anxious on weekdays, so he naturally couldn't add to her troubles.

At night, Song Qin buried herself in Song Dazhuang's arms and sobbed. Song Dazhuang gently patted his wife's back without saying a word, but silence was better than words at this moment.

After Song Qinshi finished crying, Song Dazhuang got out of bed to pour her some water to wash her face.

Song Qin took the handkerchief handed to her by her husband and wiped her face. Looking at her husband's back busying himself for her, Song Qin felt that the depression in her heart had dissipated a lot.

"Go to sleep quickly. There's still a lot of work to do tomorrow."