Sun Qingmei only brought one deputy general.
As the sandstorm started to blow, two Ferghana horses left Liangzhou City and headed towards the distant Yanjing City at lightning speed.
The black and gold flags of the Qing Kingdom were fluttering. Chen Mieyue stood on the city wall of Liangzhou City, facing the dry desert wind, watching his lover's graceful back as he left.
Chen Mieyue rubbed his rough face, worry welling up in his heart.
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Sun Qingmei is a woman with a strong will. After leaving Liangzhou City on horseback, she rode non-stop on the official road, resting only three or four hours a day.
When the horse was tired, she changed horses at the post station.
"General, there is a flood in Nanzhou. The official road is submerged and we can't ride horses." The deputy general pulled the reins with an anxious look on his face.
Sun Qingmei sat on the Ferghana horse and took out the map of Qing Kingdom from the leather bag. His eyes swept across the mountains of Nanzhou.
Sun Qingmei was extremely smart, and she could always make good decisions in the shortest possible time. She said calmly, "Go around Nanzhou, through Lingcheng, and then take the official road to the canal. But the detour is remote and may be more tiring."
The deputy general smiled and said with admiration: "The general is not tired, so how dare I say I am tired?"
In Liangzhou City, no one dared to underestimate this famous female general.
Sun Qingmei grabbed the reins, turned the horse's head, and continued galloping around the flooded Nanzhou.
It was getting dark, and the Arabian horse was already gasping for breath from exhaustion. Sun Qingmei and the deputy general prepared to rest for three hours in the official residence in Lingcheng. Lingcheng is remote, with a small population, and is close to the big city of Nanzhou.
The deputy general handed his identity documents to the official residence, and the county magistrate of Lingcheng immediately went out to greet him. Sun Qingmei sat on her horse and asked the magistrate of Lingcheng County, "Why are there so many forced laborers in the city?"
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