The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 595 The Crisis Caused by Marriage

Laba Laba, my jaw is frozen.

Although it was very cold on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the pier in Dadonggou was full of excitement.

The Beihai Volunteer Army stationed here ushered in the Beihai munitions ship today.

Because the seawater near the coast has a lot of fresh water injected from land rivers, the saltiness of the seawater near the sea is relatively low. If it catches up with the colder weather, the pier area will freeze.

At this time, it was difficult for the ship to dock, so the munitions ship had to stop at sea.

Previously, Jia Min had sent an order to Jiaoli that if the ship could not dock, it would stay at sea.

However, stopping at sea has many inconveniences.

One is that life is very inconvenient, the other is that the wind and waves are very strong, and the third is that it is inconvenient to guard.

There are many ships coming and going, and it takes a lot of troops just to guard the ships.

This time, there were a few special people who came with the ammunition ship, and that was the girls from Jia's mansion.

Baochai, Yingchun, Tanchun and Shi Xiangyun came.

After discussing with Baochai, Jiaoli decided to break the ice and row the general fireboat to the pier.

Now, the ship has entered the dock and is unloading.

The reason why this decision was made was the result of joint research between Jiao Li and Baochai.

The reason that prompted them to make this decision was that they had already received two pieces of news at this time.

One is that San Francisco has reached a decision with the Mogu people to jointly deal with Jia Min. This is the news from Chang'an to Jiaoli.

Second, Jia Min has led his troops into the Mogu Grassland.Second, when Jia Min set off, he didn't know the news yet.

After researching together, Jiao Li and Baochai believed that Jia Min might be in danger in the Mogu Grassland due to lack of ammunition, so they decided to send the batch of munitions to Jia Min directly.

But the journey was far away, and it was not an easy task. Jiao Li also hesitated because of this. In the end, it was Baochai who made the decision and settled the matter.

The munitions unloaded from the ship were directly loaded into the carriage.It took three hours, more than 70 carriages were filled, and they set off for Shengjing without stopping.

When I left, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was after nine o'clock in the evening that I arrived in Phoenix.So I rest here and prepare to leave early tomorrow morning.

The convoy was escorted by the defenders of Dadonggou. Because they had to defend Dadonggou, they returned overnight. The defenders of Phoenix City will continue to escort them to Tongyangbao tomorrow.

At dawn the next morning, Baochai and Jiaoli led the convoy and set off.Not far away, it started to snow.The snow fell harder and harder, and finally reached the Bronze Sheep Castle, so I had to stop.

After stopping at the Bronze Ram fort for two days, I was barely able to go on the road.From Tongyangbao to Xishuitai, a total of 150 miles, starting at [-]:[-] in the morning, walked for more than [-] hours on the road, and arrived at Xishuitai at nearly midnight, and met Qingwen who was staying here.

After a short rest at night.Not daring to delay, the next morning, Qingwen led more than 20 people under her escort to Shengjing.

Xishuitai is also more than 150 miles away from Shengjing, and the snow on the road is still very thick. After walking for [-] hours, they arrived at the arsenal in Guanxiangtun in the early morning of the next day.

At this time Miaoyu, Daiyu, Tamara and Xichun were all here, and they were both surprised and happy to see Baochai and others coming.

After inquiring about the reason, I found out that it was Baochai and others who were worried about this place. The ancestors always thought about Jia Min, Daiyu, Xichun, Miaoyu and Tamara, so they agreed to Baochai and others to come here to have a look.

At this time, the station system from Shengjing to Bukui was already in normal operation, and the news of Jia Min and others here would also pass through the station to Bukui, and then transferred from Bukui to Beihai.

Although you can convey the news by letter, after all, it is not the same as seeing the person.What's more, when Baochai and others set off from Beihai with the munitions ship, the station system had not yet been opened.

When they arrived at Guanxiangtun, Baochai and Jiaoli got more news, so they became more anxious.

What annoyed Baochai was that the marriage contract between Jia Min and Chang'an had already been announced here.

This incident happened very suddenly. Beihai, Wendula and Zhao Dahai didn't get any information in advance.

Even Princess Chang'an doesn't know.

It was later learned that this matter was the result of private research between King Bei Jing and Ji Mingluan.

It turned out that the two made the decision after Jia Min left and learned from the imperial capital that San Francisco had reached an agreement with the Mogu people.

The two of them felt that Jia Min's expedition to the Mogu Grassland would definitely succeed immediately.

What made them make this judgment was firstly Jia Min's previous brilliant record and secondly Chang'an's current weak position.

In their view, announcing the engagement at this time can completely tie Jia Min to Chang'an.

As long as Jia Min's expedition to the Mogu Grassland is successful, those who wait and see from all over the place will rise up and crusade against the San Francisco.

The forces from these places will naturally gather under Chang'an's command. At this time, the balance of forces will change.From the former Jia Min as the main force, it has become the main force centered on Chang'an.

Waiting for Jia Min to come back in the future, the matter is done, and Jia Min can only admit it.

In the past, any official documents in Chang'an were printed by Daiyu.This time, it was not delivered here, but printed directly by Luo Xingshan in Shengjing.

Even Daiyu and others knew the news from the notices posted on the street.

"It's really insidious. Now that the world has not been settled, it has begun to distract us."

Daiyu said indignantly.

"It's just a bunch of white-eyed wolves. Brother Min is fighting hard in the front, but they are actually playing tricks in the back. This change is too fast."

Miaoyu was so angry that she turned around on the ground.

Baochai was shocked when she heard the news just after arriving here.

One was the sudden marriage of Chang'an, which caught her by surprise.Second, the way Shui Rong and Ji Mingluan handled the matter made her dissatisfied.

However, she was able to hold her breath after all, and she didn't say anything for a while.

At this time, apart from these female relatives, there were also Jiao Li, Liu Cheng, and Dai Zhi present. These people were all from Beihai, and naturally they all had the same heart, so there was no taboo when everyone talked.

Everyone knew that Baochai was engaged to Jia Min, so everyone was watching how she would handle this matter.

Although Jiao Li, Liu Cheng, and Dai Zhi were dissatisfied with Chang'an, they didn't want to talk like the female relatives after all, so they kept silent for the time being.

"What did Chang'an say?"

Baochai asked calmly.

"What else can she say? She came here yesterday and said she didn't know about it. Who would believe it? Would she know?"

Miaoyu had a look of contempt on her face.

"I still know Chang'an. She may really not know about it. However, we don't need to entangle right or wrong in this matter right now. How to deal with it in the future, Fourth Brother Min will have his own idea when he comes back."

"Miss Bao, is this the end of the matter? If Fourth Brother Min really marries Chang'an, what will you do?"

Daiyu was worried for Baochai.

"There are priorities. At present, Fourth Brother Min is going deep alone, ammunition cannot be supplied, and he is in a dangerous situation. We must send the ammunition to him. This is the top priority."

When Baochai said this, everyone fell silent.

"Yes, yes, sending the ammunition to Chief Min is the top priority."

"We don't know where Fourth Brother Min is now. It's a long way away, who will deliver it? Do we have to ask Chang'an to send someone to deliver it? I don't worry about them going."

In Miaoyu's mind, she had already turned the people in Chang'an into unreliable ranks.

"We don't need them, we will deliver it ourselves."

Tamara, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.

"Yes, Tamara is right, we will deliver it ourselves."

Baochai's expression was still so calm.

"Now Miaoyu has a company, Tamara has a company, and Qingwen has brought more than 200 people, including ourselves and the soldiers, there are more than [-] people. We have excellent firearms, and it is difficult to have opponents along the way."

"The current situation in the world depends on Brother Yu Min's battle in the Mogu Grassland. If he wins this battle, Brother Min will be invincible in the world. If he loses this battle, we may not even be able to return to Beihai."

"At this time, Fourth Brother Min is fighting alone there, and no one else can count on it, so we can only rely on ourselves. If we don't go, can we count on others?"

"Jiao Li, Liu Cheng, Mr. Dai, what do you think?"

"Miss Xue is right. I estimate that the ammunition of Chief Min and the others should be almost consumed, and it is time to replenish it. Miss Xue understands righteousness, and Dai admires it."

"Mr. Dai is very polite. Since that is the case, we will send these vehicles back tomorrow. You gather the vehicles and horses, and load the ammunition, guns and field artillery you brought this time, together with your inventory, into the vehicles. We will set off the day after tomorrow. .Look, is this a good way to deal with it?"

"Okay, that's it."

Miaoyu said without hesitation.

"Yes, let's do that, so we don't have to watch them get angry here."

Qingwen also came out to express her opinion in time, and she didn't want people to ignore her existence.

"Jiao Li, Liu Cheng, I will leave tomorrow's matter to you two."

"Miss Xue, don't worry, this is our duty, and it must be done properly."

Jiao Li and Liu Cheng had this intention a long time ago, and now that Baochai is in charge, they naturally strongly agree with it.

"Have you reported this matter to Chang'an?"

Xichun raised this question, and everyone looked at Baochai again.

Despite what happened at this time, Beihai is still in an alliance with Chang'an at this time.

The marriage between Chang'an and Jia Min is also very delicate.Xichun raised this question, which is actually very reasonable.

Even if they asked Chang'an to send people to Mogu Grassland to deliver ammunition, it was a completely legitimate request.

Baochai pondered for a while, and then said something surprising without haste.

"This is our own business in Beihai, so we don't need to bother others. Daiyu, Xichun, Jiao Li, Liu Cheng, you also go with us. We are all from the Jia family, born, and we are with Fourth Brother Min. If you die, you will also be with Fourth Brother Min."

"Mr. Dai, from tomorrow onwards, the ammunition factory will stop producing. If something happens to us, you will destroy the ammunition factory. The secret recipes here cannot be left to outsiders. I will decide this matter. If there is any right and wrong, I will bear it all. Let’s leave, go back and have a good rest, and set off on time at the next day. I hope we can still make it in time.”

When Baochai and others came, the girls had a lot to say.It's just that it was too late, and we were tired all the way, and couldn't bear to disturb any more, so they went back to rest one after another.

Baochai lay down under Yinger's service, but tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.Thinking about these things is also a numb feeling.It wasn't until the rooster crowed for the first time that I fell asleep in a daze.

(End of this chapter)