Chapter 216: The Snow Mountain Garrison Also Gets to Eat Fresh Vegetables

She immediately went back and wrote a note to Xiao Moting.

"Little Xiao, this is called a box-type transport truck, not a large bread van."

Xiao Moting received the note, and his handsome face could not help but flush red.

He had made a fool of himself.

However, he also felt puzzled.

How did Shennü Daren know that he had called this iron vehicle a "large bread van"?

Could it be that Shennü Daren not only could come to Daliang but also shared a telepathic connection with him?

Thinking of this, Xiao Moting's cheeks burned even hotter, and his heart pounded.

He had other thoughts about the Goddess in his heart, which were difficult to put into words; these thoughts must not be known by the Goddess.

The truck needed a driver, and dozens of Northern Frontier Army soldiers signed up one after another.

In ancient times, there were no traffic lights, and the area around the camp was all wilderness, so there was no fear of hitting anyone; everyone was usually idle and would run outside to practice driving, driving the minivans at high speeds.

Now that a truck had been delivered, many people's hands were itching, and they just wanted to drive it.

But there was still a difference between the driving methods of a truck and a minivan.

Xiao Moting selected seven or eight soldiers with good driving skills, ordered them to practice driving in the wilderness around the camp, and then chose the two best drivers from among them to be the dedicated drivers for the truck.

In the afternoon, the Military Supplies Officer tallied the supplies to be sent to the Snow Mountain Mine and had the soldiers load the vehicle.

Twenty thousand catties of white rice, ten thousand catties of white flour.

Fifty live pigs, a quantity of vegetables and fruits, as well as soap, laundry detergent... and other daily necessities.

Besides this, they also picked over twenty baskets of fast-growing baby bok choy that had grown in the fields, so that the garrison there could also have a taste of something fresh.

Sending these ten-plus tons of supplies would be enough for the five thousand garrison troops at the mine for over half a month.

When the truck delivered the supplies to the iron mine, it was not empty on the return trip to the camp.

Bai Wei wrote a note, having Xiao Moting issue an order to haul iron ore back to the Northern Frontier Camp to be kept for future use.

"Let's go!"

Following an excited shout from Xiao Dabao.

The truck, fully loaded with supplies, drove slowly out of the Northern Frontier Camp like a massive beast.

A smooth Cement Road had already been built from the Northern Frontier Camp to the Snow Mountain Iron Mine.

"Wooo—"

The high-pitched horn of the truck resounded through the sky.

Under the farewell of a large group of Northern Frontier soldiers, it sped toward the mine.

As this was the truck's first time on the road, Xiao Dabao also sat in the passenger seat, taking turns driving with the driver.

In the cargo bed, several Northern Frontier soldiers responsible for escorting the shipment were also sitting.

On the roads of ancient times, there were no other vehicles, let alone pedestrians or traffic lights.

Therefore, the driver pushed the truck's accelerator to the floor, speeding all the way along the straight Cement Road, completely unafraid of hitting anyone.

Anyway, there was no need to follow traffic rules in ancient times; one could drive however one wanted!

The cool breeze blew in from the windows, and the scenery on both sides of the road moved rapidly backward.

The soldiers on the vehicle were all exceptionally excited.

"This military truck is truly useful; it can carry so much and run so fast."

"It's driving so fast, how pleasant."

"Next time it's my turn to drive; I want to drive it too."

The wide, straight Cement Road led directly to the Snow Mountain Iron Mine.

Coupled with the truck moving at full speed, they could reach their destination in less than an hour and a half.

Everyone sitting in the vehicle was very happy.

Because this was something that was completely unthinkable in the past.

The driving speed was simply too fast, a hundred times faster than a galloping warhorse, which greatly shortened the journey.

Suddenly, someone spoke up out of the blue.

"If we built the road all the way to Shengjing and drove there, wouldn't we be able to reach Shengjing in just two or three days?"

"The truck can carry goods, so it can certainly carry many people and many weapons."

"Next time, if the Prince is trapped in Shengjing again, we'll just take the military truck and charge over there."

As soon as the words left their mouth, the few soldiers nearby had different looks in their eyes.

Transporting several trucks of soldiers back to Shengjing?

These were treasonous words!

Soldiers guarding the border in ancient times could not return to the capital without an imperial edict, and even if they led troops back to the capital, the journey would take over half a month; the news would have already reached the Emperor's ears before they even returned.

But if they had trucks and roads, they could transport soldiers and weapons back to the capital in a single day and night!

At such a speed, the Emperor would have no time to wait for news to be delivered; he would wake up one morning to find the Imperial Palace surrounded by troops.

If there were a dozen or so trucks, it would be completely effortless for the Prince of Northern Suppression to lead troops to storm into Shengjing and usurp the throne!

Someone whispered.

"How about we ask Shennü Daren to send a few more trucks, and we charge into Shengjing with the Prince to support him in becoming Emperor?"

The moment the words were spoken, someone coughed.

"Enough, don't talk about things that will get your head chopped off."

"There is still the Imperial Guard in Shengjing, and their numbers are not small."

"Besides, Yuan Canghai is not dead yet, and the Yang Family Army of Donghai Prefecture is not made of paper either."

The sun had not yet set when the Truck drove into the Snow Mountain Mine.

Zhang Zhao stared at the massive Dongfeng Truck, too stunned to speak for a long while.

"Is this... is this also a divine object sent by Shennü Daren?"

Xiao Dabao jumped down from the Truck and patted the vehicle's body.

"General Zhang, now that you have a Military Truck to transport supplies, you won't have to live so frugally anymore."

After saying this, he pulled open the cargo door.

Suddenly!

Zhang Zhao was even more shocked, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"So much rice, flour, and grain; this vehicle can hold so much!"

The surrounding garrison troops were extremely excited and hurriedly crowded around to help unload the cargo.

They were stationed at the Snow Mountain Mine, but the Minivan had limited carrying capacity; the supplies delivered each time were only enough to scrape by, and sometimes when they encountered snowy weather and the convoy couldn't arrive in time, they had to tighten their belts or else go hungry.

Now that the Truck had arrived, with a massive amount of supplies being delivered continuously, they would no longer have to endure hunger.

"There's rice, there's flour, and there's even meat!"

"... These dozens of baskets of green vegetables are truly fresh."

The garrison troops gathered around the bok choy, pointing and exclaiming in pleasant surprise.

Green vegetables were a rarity, even more precious than meat.

Because the climate in Beijiang was cold and the soil was still permafrost, even when spring arrived, the ground remained very hard, and even if used to grow vegetables, they would grow thin and small.

Usually, if everyone wanted to eat fresh vegetables, they had to ride horses to a distant town to buy them, and the prices were very high; furthermore, buying vegetables by horse took two or three days for a round trip, and by the time the vegetables were bought and transported back, they had already wilted.

Therefore, it was very difficult for the soldiers to eat fresh green vegetables, and they usually ate storage-resistant radishes, sweet potatoes, yams, and the like.

But now, they actually had fresh green vegetables.

The leaves were a vibrant green, emitting a sweet, fresh fragrance, and were still covered in glistening dew, looking as if they had just been picked.