Ruan Qianren took a deep look at the night sky outside the window.
The air was dull and pitch black, making it difficult to breathe.
It seems like it's going to rain again.
"Keep an eye on the area around Huchou Pass and beware of the Xingluo people coming to attack. Find out where these three thousand people are as soon as possible," he said.
"Yes!" Several messengers put on their heavy raincoats and walked away step by step.
"Report!"
Just as the last group of messengers left, another person quickly broke into the Chinese army on horseback with a shrill voice.
"General, the latest news came from the north. At noon yesterday, another 7,000 Xingluo people left Yingshan Camp, heading east."
To the east?
Everyone in the Chinese army's tent took a breath and subconsciously looked up at the map.
There are still layers of mountains to the east from Yingshan Camp, but one hundred and twenty miles to the east is Baisha Bay.
More than forty years ago, Prince Zhenguo and Princess Yiguang and his wife led a large number of people to board a ship here, bypassing the heavily guarded Huchou Pass and heading straight to the capital of Nanfeng.
"Where have these seven thousand people gone?" Ruan Qianren asked quickly.
The soaked messenger hesitated: "Back to the general, my subordinates are short of manpower. In addition, yesterday the Yingshan Camp was divided into two groups of people, one after the other, and the manpower is even more stretched. It is really difficult to send back enough information in time. Therefore...
"
Therefore, his whereabouts are unknown.
boom!
Ruan Qianren punched the tiger case in front of him expressionlessly.
Since the Xingluo Army was transferred to the Yingshan camp, Nanfeng has sent reinforcements to the area around Yingshan three times. However, the Xingluo people are very good at counter-scouts. The spies who supplemented the past died before they could send back the news, and the contact was lost.
Union.
Therefore, Huchou Pass has not been able to grasp most of the news in the Yingshan camp. Even now that the Starfall Army has suddenly dispatched, they do not have enough manpower to send the news back.
"If we send another scout over, we must find out the whereabouts of these seven thousand people. In addition, we will send manpower to monitor the eastern sea. At the same time, Babaili rushes to send the news back to the capital. I suggest that the king start a verbal war with Yun Chui and protest against the other side's border defenders.
Disrespecting the peace agreement between the two countries."
"Yes!" Several more soldiers left in a hurry.
"General, do Wei Junqian of Xingluo really dare to disobey their emperor's order and send people to attack us?" someone said.
Wow!
Ruan Qianren was about to speak when suddenly he felt a brilliant light in front of his eyes.
In an instant, the dark night inside and outside Huchou Pass was clearly illuminated.
Everyone in the Chinese army's heart skipped a beat, and they all stepped aside in unison.
Ruan Qianren took the lead and hurried out of the camp without saying a word.
Everyone looked up to the sky.
In the northern sky, three brilliant fireworks are blooming, lighting up the entire night sky.
After a long while, bang bang bang, three explosions were faintly heard.
Cloud-piercing arrow!
Moreover, it was a large-scale cloud-penetrating arrow launched by the Nanfeng people to call for help. It had secret marks on it that only they could identify.
Ruan Qianren retracted his gaze and snorted coldly: "How far is it from Huchou Pass?"
Someone nearby had already calculated the distance, "Back to General, it's about thirty miles."
Everyone's hearts sank, and three words instantly came to mind.
Zhennanguan!
Just now, they had doubted whether the Starfall Legion dared to disobey orders. The rising cloud-penetrating arrows were clearly a direct warning to the scouts from the north who had no time to report back.
Ruan Qianren quickly pulled out his sword: "Woo drum! Wake up all the soldiers."
"Prepare for war!"
Whoa whoosh!
The night rain finally started, quickly extinguishing the fireworks in the night sky in the north.
Boom, boom, boom!
The soul-stirring drum beat started.
In an instant, Huchou closed the door and became brightly lit.
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Zhennanguan, the main tent of the Chinese army.
"Yuan Xingwen, you are so bold!" Shaggy Eunuch Shao burst in in shock.
"Your Majesty has repeatedly issued five orders to Zhennan Pass to use force against the southern countries to avoid damaging the friendship between the two sides. Otherwise, severe punishment will not be neglected!"
Yuan Xingwen, who was sitting in the upright position, had a face as pale as water.
He stood up quickly, raised his eyebrows and bowed his hands respectfully towards the north.
"Why did Eunuch Shao say this? I have always kept your majesty's orders in mind and have not used force against others."
He chuckled.
"Could it be that my father-in-law has forgotten my general's name? It means 'prospering literature' rather than practicing martial arts. My general has always only liked to dance with writing and ink."
"This is the best!" Eunuch Shao looked at Yuan Xingwen's smiling face and was so angry that his whisk was shaking, "Then I dare to ask General Yuan, why are the war drums beating in Zhennanguan in the middle of the night?"
"My father-in-law, you have mistakenly blamed the general." A general stood up next to him and explained to him cheerfully.
"My father-in-law has just arrived, so he may not be very familiar with the traditions of our town at Nanguan. In order to remind the border soldiers to always remember their duty to defend the territory, the closed war drums will be beaten from time to time to train the soldiers' reaction ability."
"This is not the intention of sending troops. It is similar to the meaning of ringing the peace bell every evening in Yanqi Fortress in the west. It's no big deal."
He pointed to the generals around him and said, "Please look again, father-in-law. All the generals from Zhennanguan are here."
Without the general going out to lead the troops, it would be impossible for the soldiers to go out to fight.
Eunuch Shao didn't know how many generals there were in Zhennanguan. At this moment, he could not help but be convinced and doubtful at the same time, "Are they real or fake? What about the fireworks just now? My son said they were some cloud-piercing arrows!"
son?
The generals looked strange.
cough!
"What about the Cloud-Piercing Arrow? I'm afraid my young father-in-law has stayed in the imperial capital for a long time and has seen too many dramas."
Another general stood up.
"Eunuch Shao, you may have forgotten what day today is."
"On February 2nd, the dragon raises its head. It is a tradition here in Guangxin County to set off fireworks to celebrate. But the air in the south is humid and there is too much rain, so the fireworks are not easy to preserve. Everyone only sets off three for fun."
"That's it!" Eunuch Shao nodded suddenly.
He suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the answering general warily: "It's true that the dragon raised its head on February 2, but isn't it February 3 now?"
The general took his time.
"Father, Youdao has different pronunciations and customs. For example, during the Chinese New Year, most people in Yunchui celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year. But there are also places that celebrate the 30th or the second day of the Lunar New Year. The same goes for the dragon's head. After February 3rd..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Eunuch Shao nodded and looked back silently.
As far as he knew, Canglan County, also known as Canglan Island, was one of the two major medicine warehouses in Yunchui, and the New Year was celebrated on the second day of the lunar year.
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In the dense forest on the west side of Huchou Valley.
Ren Ning and his group pulled up the hoods of their raincoats, easily shielding themselves from the pouring rain.
flutter!
"What the hell!" Listening to the drumbeat coming from Huchou Pass, Lei Er spat out the branch that he broke off from an unknown tree.
"Compared with the thundering bells of Yanchuan Fortress, the drumming of Huchou Pass is a bit too low. The drummer seems like he hasn't had dinner."
He winked and touched Ren Ning with his shoulder, "Old... General Ren, don't you think so?"
Ren Ning glanced at Lei Er.
Unlike Tieguai Li's guerrilla general, his guerrilla general was self-proclaimed by the Xingluo Legion and only played a leading role in wartime. It was not recognized within the Ministry of War and was not registered.
Under normal circumstances, once the battle is over, the title will be revoked soon.
Of course, if he really made a great contribution during the battle, the Ministry of War will recognize it. Anyway, these generals with general titles are just titles.
"Don't chew on things in the mountains, or you may get poisoned." Ren Ning warned, looking up at the dark night sky.
Just now everyone saw the cloud-piercing arrow in the sky.
"General Ren, there is no our mark on the cloud-piercing arrow. It should have been issued by people from Nanfeng." The commander of the first battalion looked at Ren Ning in surprise, "Did the people from Zhennanguan follow us?"
Ren Ning shook his head, "I don't know. It's just a good thing."
It was raining heavily. At this time, the entire Huchou Pass was paying attention to the Zhennan Pass in the north, which was very conducive to their actions.
But there are also troubles.
It was raining heavily and the air was so humid that it could almost suffocate with water. It was not easy to destroy so much food and grass at once.