Zavier rode hundreds of miles to chase the wind, all the way fast, from the moment he set off, he had never seen his opponent Zheng Peng behind him, it was simply a ride.

At the beginning, the horse whipped up, set off from the Suzaku Gate, and ran for nearly thirty miles in one breath, feeling that the horse was a little weak, so he slowed down.

There are more than 1,000 miles to go back and forth, which has to be properly arranged for horsepower, for a Zavel, who has grown up with horses since he was a child and often sleeps with them, he knows horses well, and he can judge the state of a horse from the breath of horses.

Don't worry, it's a sure-to-win game, just like a free ride.

Zavel is not in a hurry to go back, and follows the Khan into Beijing to face the saint, this is a trip to the United States, from the beginning of the departure, the cost of eating and drinking all the way is responsible for the Tang officials, all the way to eat and drink and serve, everyone hopes to stay in Chang'an for a few more days.

As for the competition?

Is this a competition, it is clearly nonsense said by a person who drinks a lot, and Zavier is not worried at all.

The mentality was very relaxed, and after running for an hour, Zavier stopped his horse, went to the post station on the side of the road, asked people to feed the horses well, ordered his own wine and food, and set off when he was full of wine and food.

In order to give the horse a good rest, Zawir also took a nap.

There was no pressure at all, and at a glance on the straight official road, there were only some ordinary travelers, and Zheng Peng was not seen at all.

For the first time, I felt that the competition was so simple.

He set out at midnight and rested twice in between, until three o'clock in the hour, when the sun was about to set, and Zavel rested at a post station called Fei Lai Feng.

Calculating the distance, it is very good, the hundred miles chasing the wind have been resting well in the past few days, although I have rested twice halfway, but I still ran more than 170 miles.

This is a very good result, you know, if an ordinary horse rides a person, it is good to be able to run a hundred miles, and many people go out and take the horse to change the ride, which is the reason.

The post station is thirty miles away, but it is not open for fun.

Xavier was pleased with the result, maintaining his pace and allowing the horse to rest.

It's not that he can't run, and if he runs again, he will hurt his horse, Zavier is reluctant, and besides, this is the Khan's mount, and he is willing to give it up for the sake of victory, and if he is injured, the Sulu Khan will really tear himself apart.

After feeding the horses himself, Zavel ordered two side dishes and a pot of wine, ready to treat himself to the road tomorrow.

When I thought of the promise of the Lord of Lando, as long as he won, he would reward himself with ten gold, which was a hundred yuan, which was a lot of money, and he could buy a lot of things he liked.

By the way, use this money to go to Pingkangfang in Datang and experience fireworks Willow Lane.

Just after serving the wine and food, before he had time to eat, someone suddenly sat down next to him, without saying a word, snatched the chopsticks in Zavel's hand, and ate the vegetables in a big gulp.

If ordinary people did this, Zavel would definitely be furious and put him down with a punch, but after seeing the person who came, his expression immediately became respectful: "Captain Bavi, why are you here, aren't you following to protect the county lord?" ”

The person who came was none other than Zawil's immediate boss and captain of the Sulu Khan's personal guard: Bawi.

Didn't you follow the protection of the Lord of Lando, how did you come here?

Bavi threw a few pieces of meat into his mouth, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Zavel, you still say that your riding skills are first-class, riding hundreds of miles to chase the wind, and you will walk this little road in one day?" ”

"It's almost 180 miles, and if you run again, you will hurt your horse, and there are more than 1,000 miles left." Zavel whispered.

"Get up early tomorrow, remember, don't care too much about the horse, try to run as fast as possible, the county lord and Deputy Envoy Zheng have raised the stakes again."

"Oh, how much more?"

"Now the stakes are a thousand gold."

Zavel was startled when he heard this, stuck out his tongue and said: "The county lord is really powerful, by the way, the surnamed Zheng promised three hundred gold, which was said by drunkenness, and now he still dares to raise the stakes?" The people of Datang are really so rich?"

One thousand gold, which is equivalent to 10,000 yuan, was only a few dollars when Zavier was the widest, and he was scared when he heard it.

"Don't call him stupid" Ba Wei said solemnly: "Zheng Peng made a thing called a bicycle, it is very magical, no one pushes, no horse-pulled, a person can move forward with his feet, when it is fast, he can walk sixty miles in an hour, do you know how far behind you is Deputy Envoy Zheng?" ”

"Close?" Zawel asked nervously.

"Near, now he is resting at the Huangfengling Post Station, about sixty miles away from here."

Zavel was surprised and said, "No, you can walk more than a hundred miles a day?" ”

"That's because his bike has a broken wheel and needs to be repaired, otherwise, the outcome is unpredictable."

"Team... Guy, you, you're not kidding, are you? Zawiel's eyes were about to fall off.

Bavi said with a serious face: "This kind of big thing, do you think I'm joking?" ”

"How is it possible, in an hour, you can only walk fifty or sixty miles? How could he be so fast? ”

"I don't understand this either, no matter how good a horse is, it will be tired after running for an hour or two, but that Deputy Envoy Zheng, as if he will not be tired, has been riding forward, the county lord is in a hurry, afraid that you will underestimate the enemy, so I specially asked me to inform you."

Zavel immediately stood up and said, "No, I'll go and relax the horses, and I'll have to run well tomorrow." ”

In the Hanyuan Palace, Li Longji was correcting the folds, and suddenly, Gao Lishi trotted in, and said happily as he ran: "Your Majesty, eight hundred miles of good news, good news." ”

"Oh, what's the happy thing?" Li Longji was interested when he heard this, and put down the red pen.

What can make Colliers so excited must be a great joy.

Gao Lishi raised the urgent report in his hand and said happily: "Zheng Lezheng's bicycle is brave, although it was two quarters of an hour late, and he also overhauled his bicycle once on the way, and when he rested at the Huangfengling Post Station, he was only sixty miles behind Zavel. ”

"What, you can walk more than a hundred miles a day? Just that? Li Longji said in surprise.

"I heard that although the bicycle is slow, but I don't know fatigue, as long as people are not tired, they can keep riding, no need to rest and feed halfway, the spies report, Zheng Lezheng is very relaxed when riding, riding for nearly an hour, and the speed has not dropped significantly, by the way, Zheng Lezheng and the county lord of Lando, have increased the bet to a thousand gold."

Li Longji's eyes lit up when he heard this, he stood up, walked around the second lap with his hands behind his back, and said happily: "In this way, Zheng Peng's kid is not arrogant before he sets off, but a sign of self-confidence. ”

"Yes, the old slave almost wanted to kick his ass a few times, but I didn't expect that this little guy is really good at surprising people." Gao Lishi remembered the scene when Zheng Peng pretended to be forced, and there was some anger in his voice.

Pingbai was scared out of a few cold sweats, which was really uncomfortable.

Li Longji laughed: "That Tian Shenu in Sulu is playing a little trick in front of me, if Zheng Peng can really defeat his hundred-mile chasing wind with a pile of wood, see if he is still angry." ”

Gao Lishi echoed and smiled, and then whispered: "The old slave wants to congratulate Your Majesty, congratulate Your Majesty." ”

"Oh, where does the joy come from? Is it to save face? Li Longji said.

"No, Datang and Tuqi Shi are allies, it can be said that the brotherhood is deep, this competition, at most, is a small quarrel, it does not affect the current situation, and it does not hurt much, and the competition is not over for a day, there are variables for a day, now congratulations are early, the old slave wants to say that it is much better than this."

"Oh, and hi? What hi? ”

Gao Lishi said respectfully: "Zheng Lezheng is using a new type of bicycle, a day to easily walk a hundred miles, Your Majesty thinks, if it is promoted in the post station of Datang, let some letters that are not urgent, with this kind of car to transmit, so that there is no need to raise so many post horses, not to mention a year, is a day, how much money is saved?" ”

yes, I didn't think of it.

Li Longji's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his mood that had just calmed down suddenly became excited again: the cost of raising a stagecoach is not low, in addition to eating forage, but also feeding fine grain, the monthly cost can almost raise a soldier, a post for thirty miles, and tens of thousands of stagecoaches in the entire Tang Dynasty.

If you could replace a horse with a bicycle that doesn't need to be fed, even if you could replace one-tenth of it, the money saved would be tens of millions of dollars a year.

In other words, in this competition, no matter who wins or loses, Datang is the big winner in the bicycle alone.

Li Longji laughed: "God bless the Tang Dynasty, this Zheng Peng is the lucky star sent to me by the heavens, good, very good." ”