Ruan Qianren's expression suddenly changed and he stared at Baihua and Canglan County on the map.
Yunchui has always been the overlord on land. Managing its huge territory is enough for the emperor and ministers to keep busy, and they really have no time to spend on the surrounding "barbarian lands".
Otherwise, the Yankuo Fortress would not be built only in Pingxi County, but thousands of miles to the west.
Otherwise, more than 40 years ago, there would no longer be the Five Southern Countries in the world, but they should be called the Five Southern Counties or the Five Southern Counties of Fengjun.
"The navy immediately boarded the ship and went to sea, intercepting the Yunchui people heading south at all costs. At the same time, they reported back to the capital and reminded the king to be on guard against the East China Sea."
After saying that, Ruan Qianren's eyes slid down and landed on the sea not far east of the capital of Nanfeng Kingdom.
Giant Turtle Island.
Although the island is named "giant", it is actually not very big, and the land is full of sand and rocks, making it unsuitable for living and farming.
But as long as Yun Chui sends people to the island and keeps an eye on the capital and grain-producing areas in the west, Nanfeng has no other choice but to move the capital or obediently surrender.
It's just a small island, and if you want to raise rich Yunchui, you can definitely afford it.
Ruan Qianren felt regret for a moment.
Knowing that the Starfall Legion had switched defenses to the south, he still sent people to strip the tiger's beard?
I thought that Yun Chui couldn't spare time to deal with the affairs in the south, so they just took the opportunity to take advantage of it, and at the same time, they could disgust Xingluo Ren.
Now I really can’t eat and walk around.
But Ruan Qianren was a little confused again, and his eyes returned to Zhennan Pass again.
What kind of medicine did this old rival Yuan Xingwen take wrongly?
He has been stationed at Zhennanguan for more than ten years, and he has always preferred silence to movement.
In the past, Nanfeng spies and scouts would just disguise themselves and go to Zhennanguan to check the situation, but no one would pay attention. Now they even beat drums from time to time to scare Huchou Pass!
Could it be that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black?
Zhennanguan, the main tent of the Chinese army.
The Yinbao of the Supervisory Army also had this doubt.
He glanced cryptically at the south and politely held his hand.
"General Yuan, I have been working with you for eleven years. The general has always served the country diligently and conscientiously in guarding the border, and I have noticed it. When my term of office expires next year, I will be designated as a general after returning to the imperial capital. I will present it in front of the Holy Emperor and the Minister of War.
So many kind words.”
He changed his tone: "In this chaotic moment, the general cannot make Fang look bad."
Yuan Xingwen polished the smooth and shiny sword calmly.
He smiled and shook his head: "Fang Jianjun's words are serious. You can rest assured. I just let people beat the drum occasionally and have no other intention. When his term is completed next year, I will ensure that Fang Jianjun can return to the imperial capital lightly."
"Is it really just beating drums?" Fang Yinbao obviously didn't believe it.
His surname is Fang, he is the second master of the Yongchang Hou Mansion, and his ancestors were once granted the title of marquis on horseback. The reason why he came to Zhennanguan to serve as a military supervisor was just for gilding experience. He is not a eunuch like Eunuch Shao who has lived in the palace for a long time and can be fooled easily.
Just as Yuan Xingwen was about to reply, there was a loud "bao" sound outside.
The messenger rushed in, "General, the north gate of Huchou Pass is wide open. Tens of thousands of people are boarding the ship and preparing to sail eastward to the sea."
"I know, let them go." Yuan Xingwen said calmly and waved the messenger to rest.
"Don't be nervous. I guess the Nanfeng people are planning to go to Canglan County to become pirates just like last time."
Fang Yinbao's brows jumped.
He also knew what happened more than half a month ago, and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Canglan County, that is Yunchui's medicine warehouse. Now Nanfeng is going to make a sneak attack!" He almost jumped up, "Is the general so indifferent?"
Yuan Xingwen spread his hands innocently: "Did the supervisor forget? Just now you reminded me not to act rashly."
"That's different." Fang Yinbao beat his chest angrily, "Your Majesty means that we must not take the initiative to provoke in order to avoid causing disputes between the two countries. Now that Nan Feng is coming to kill us, we naturally cannot sit back and wait to be killed."
"Okay." Yuan Xingwen looked at him silently for a while, then suddenly nodded and said: "All officers and men, listen to the order."
The generals in the room stood up with a roar, "My subordinates are here!"
"At midnight tonight, send out troops!"
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It's getting darker and the fog seems to be getting thinner.
In the past two days, drums were beaten and troops were sent out. The continuous torment made the entire Huchou Mountain become dead silent, and it seemed that even the sounds of birds and animals were much lessened.
Ren Ning picked up the binoculars and looked towards Huchou Valley, and could vaguely see Nanfeng's gang leaders carrying torches and carrying grain and grass.
"Give me the order. When the hourglass breaks, it means the hour has arrived. We will attack as planned."
Everyone's spirits were lifted.
Because I brought a raincoat to block the rain and heavy fog, I didn't feel cold even after being in ambush for a whole day. But the mosquitoes in the mountains were really annoying, and many soldiers almost scratched their faces. Now that they heard that they could finally leave this hellish place, everyone was excited
I couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Now that he had made a decision, Ren Ning stopped thinking about it and fell asleep.
Time passed little by little.
When the hourglass was about to break, Xiao Gang next to him was hesitating whether to wake him up, but Ren Ning had already raised his head.
He looked up to the sky while arranging his weapons.
The dark night sky was full of stars, and the fog seemed to be thinner. The sky in the north was quiet, and there was no sign of the cloud-piercing arrow rising.
Sudden!
Boom, boom, boom!
The war drums that Huchou had closed started beating again, and unlike at noon and afternoon, this time the drums beat more and more intensely, and were even accompanied by countless marching shouts.
finally come.
Ren Ning's heart felt relaxed and tense at the same time, but after taking a look at the hourglass, he ignored it.
"Up!" He waved his hand and rushed to the edge of the cliff without hesitation, dropped the rope, and quickly slid to the bottom of the valley.
The entire fifth battalion had undergone such training. At this time, seeing that Qian Chang had descended, everyone scrambled up from the dirt, rushed to the edge of the cliff, threw down the rope, and descended.
After landing in a buffer, Ren Ning looked around.
The fog at the bottom of the valley is even thicker, and the wind lanterns far and near are only vaguely visible.
He simply ignored the numerous warehouses and rushed directly to the entrance of the valley with Lei Er, Xiao Gang and a hundred soldiers.
When passing by the warehouse, everyone would encounter some busy Nanfeng gang leaders from time to time.
It's just that the fog at the bottom of the valley is so thick that it's impossible to tell whether it's an enemy or a friend until you're in front of your eyes. But as long as the opponent has strong mosquito repellent powder on him, Ren Ning will kill him without hesitation with a knife.
For a time, the entire Huchou Valley was filled with screams.
The Nanfeng defenders, who were unprepared and unable to recognize the enemy or ourselves, were instantly killed and fell into disgrace.
"General, it seems that there is really a large army in the north attacking Huchou Pass." Lei Er said as he chopped off the head of a Nanfeng soldier with a knife.
"That's best." Ren Ning nodded.
He also heard the panic in Huchou Guan in front of him, "Then there won't be so much pressure on our side."
While talking, the group of people rushed to the mouth of the valley, chose a relatively narrow place, and immediately set up defensive and blocking fortifications.
It has been rainy and foggy for the past two days. The door was closed and the drums were beating and shouting from time to time. The sentries on the left and right mountains were numb and tired. When Commander Qian of the 1st and 2nd Battalions rushed in with his people, they had not even realized what happened.
Whatever he did, he was killed without any ceremony.
Without any instructions, the first five hundred men of each battalion immediately brought hoes, shovels and other tools to widen the road to the valley bottom so that the fifth battalion could retreat as soon as possible after they succeeded.
The last five hundred people set up their positions, drew their bows and aimed at the passage from Huchou Pass, and were ready to release arrows as soon as the enemy came within range.
And the valley floor behind him was already crackling with brilliant fire.
Huchou Pass
Someone rushed into the big tent.
"General, I don't know whether it was an attack or a fire in Huchou Valley. There was a fire inside. But the police sentries on the left and right did not say anything. General Shan has already heard the news and took his subordinates to check."
As soon as Ruan Qianren heard the urgency, he rushed out of the tent in a few steps and looked up to the west.
Sure enough, the flames swaying in the direction of Huchou Valley had already turned half of the valley red.
"Damn it!" he yelled, "It's obviously an enemy attack, what's the matter?"
It has been rainy and foggy these past few days, and the air is so humid that water can come out of it. It is not so easy to catch a fire.
"Send 20,000 troops over immediately. We must put out the fire and the Yunchui people who attacked us."