I told Lei Er to agree on the map where the people would gather.
Ren Ning entrusted the seriously injured and sacrificed soldiers to Yuan Xingwen, and asked the military doctors at Zhennanguan to take proper care of them and send them to Huishan Camp.
Huchou Pass has been broken, and it is only fifty miles back to Yingshan Camp through Zhennan Pass.
Yuan Xingwen naturally readily agreed to this trivial matter.
Watching Ren Ning and his party leave Huchou Valley in a hurry, Canglan County Lieutenant Mo Canghai finally couldn't help but ask, "The weird clothes they are wearing are the newly invented raincoats?"
"Yes!" Yuan Xingwen nodded.
The Xingluo Legion and Zhennanguan both ordered a batch of raincoats and rubber shoes, and the news spread throughout Guangxin and the three surrounding neighboring counties.
It's just that the governors and lieutenants of these three neighboring counties have never seen these two things, and the rainfall in Baihua and Xiyu counties is not as exaggerated as in Guangxin County, so they have little interest.
However, Canglan County, which is surrounded by the sea, is somewhat moved.
"It looks very useful." Mo Canghai raised his head and looked thoughtfully at the vast white mist on Huchou Mountain.
Yuan Xingwen smiled and glanced at the road under his feet: "It's definitely easy to use!"
The reason why Zhennan Pass was unable to attack the head of Huchou Pass before was not because of the incompetence of the soldiers.
In addition to the lack of help from the Xingluo people in Beicheng and the strong defensive force, and because Zhennanguan has been beating drums and setting up formations in the past few days, Ruan Qianren has already built countless defenses between the North Gate and Huchou River.
measure.
Trenches half a foot wide and one foot deep are everywhere.
Until these trenches are filled, siege equipment such as trebuchets and boarding cars cannot get close to the foot of the city wall unless they are dismantled and moved.
In addition, the road was overtly and covertly strewn with sharp iron caltrops. Fortunately, most of the soldiers at Zhennang Pass had replaced their cloth shoes with rubber shoes, otherwise many soldiers would have injured their feet before reaching Huchou Pass.
Yuan Xingwen demonstrated the functions of raincoats and rubber shoes, which made the three county guards dubious.
After a while, Mo Canghai stroked his beard and muttered: "If it is really as magical as General Yuan said, I want to order a batch for use when I get back."
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Mo." Yuan Xingwen was very happy: "I guarantee it in the name of the general who guards Zhennan Pass. These two things are absolutely useful."
Mo Canghai and the other two looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces.
If they hadn't known that these raincoats and rubber boots were first equipped by the Starfall Legion, otherwise they would have thought too much when they saw Yuan Xingwen selling them so enthusiastically.
cough!
Yuan Xingwen coughed.
He is not a local county governor and does not need to care about the livelihood of ordinary people. However, the Guangxin County Committee where Zhennanguan is located is too poor, and several post roads in the county are almost covered with weeds.
Only by revitalizing the economy and increasing the number of caravans coming and going can it be possible to repair the post road.
No matter what happens somewhere in the future, it will be more timely whether you send troops to rescue or the other side to rush to the rescue.
Yuan Xingwen had heard that the Xingluo Army had just changed its defense to Yingshan Camp, and had been lobbying the counties to the north to repair the post roads as soon as possible.
Just think of it as a precaution.
And rubber products such as raincoats and rubber shoes are all produced in Guangxin County. He mentioned them casually and regarded them as advertisements.
A few people chatted for a few more words, and Yuan Xingwen took the lead to leave.
Mo Canghai and the others led the local garrison, which had relatively weak combat effectiveness and did not have many powerful siege equipment.
The main troops of Zhennanguan are the same as the Starfall Legion, they are standard border guards.
Yuan Xingwen has complete facilities for both city defense and siege, and as long as the Yunchui Ordnance Department develops new weapons, all border guards can get them first.
Therefore, they are the absolute main force in attacking the capital of Nanfeng.
At this time, Yuan Xingwen had to go back and have people load grain, fodder and siege equipment onto the ship, then go out of the East China Sea along the Huchou River, and then go south to the capital of Nanfeng.
"This bastard Ruan Qianren." Yuan Xingwen scolded his old rival as he walked away.
Knowing that Huchou Pass must be broken, Ruan Qianren himself set a fire and burned all the defensive or siege equipment in the pass, leaving not a single one for Yunchui Ren.
In Huchou Valley, the three lieutenants looked at the sky.
It would take time for the subordinates to repair, so they continued to eat boredly.
"You two," Mo Canghai always talked a lot, and he couldn't help complaining: "Do you think King Nan Feng has paste in his head?"
Compared with Yunchui, Nanfeng is a small country with no strategic depth at all.
As long as Emperor Changxing or Yuan Xingwen wanted to, they could attack their capital at any time.
I don’t know how King Nan Feng’s head grew. Instead of being a good neighbor, he had to seek death just to touch Yun Chui’s tiger beard.
Speaking of this, the three of them looked at each other in unison, their faces a little embarrassed.
In recent years, the territory where they are stationed has been exploited by several small countries in the south, but everyone is helpless.
However, in the blink of an eye, the situation in the south has undergone a 180-degree change.
Not only has the thorn in the flesh of Huchou Pass been broken, but even Yun Chui's army is about to approach the southern city of Fengdu.
The four counties in the south are still the same four counties, and Zhennanguan is still the same Zhennanguan.
All this is because a new regiment has arrived in the Yingshan camp.
Starfall!
"You two, don't be in a daze!" Mo Canghai's hands itched.
He clapped his thighs and stood up, raising his eyebrows and looking to the south, "Everyone, speed up. If it's later, Xingluo's army will have killed everyone in Nanfeng, and we won't even be able to drink the soup."
By the Huchou River.
Yuan Xingwen patted the decorated Li Hebai and returned the sword he had thrown away before.
"As expected of you, you are a descendant of the old Li family. You were the first to climb the city wall and did not embarrass your ancestors. How are you doing? Can you still hold on?"
Li Hebai's chest puffed up: "Back to the general, my subordinate only suffered some superficial injuries, it's not a problem!"
"That's good." Yuan Xingwen smiled: "Did I see your brother-in-law just now?"
He was talking about Ren Ning.
Not long ago, Tieguai Li, who was far away in Yanchuo Fortress, wrote a family letter to his grandson, asking Li Hebai to think of a way to bring Ren Ning and his sister together.
Li Hezhu is not Yingpan. She is Miao Zhenggenhong's Yunchuiren. Although she looks generous on the surface, it is not realistic for an unmarried girl to take the initiative to propose marriage to a man.
When Li Hebai received the letter from his grandfather, one of them had his head turned upside down.
It's just that Li Hezhu is not young anymore. If he can't get married again, he will really have to be an old lady for the rest of his life. For the future happiness of his eldest sister, Li Hebai had no choice but to go to Yuan Xingwen.
As the guard general of Zhennan Pass, even if he just visits the nearby Yingshan Camp, he still needs the approval of the guard general.
So Yuan Xingwen knew about it.
But before Li Hebai could set out, the war broke out.
cough!
Li Hebai wiped his blood-stained helmet in embarrassment, "The general is joking. What brother-in-law, you haven't even changed your horoscope yet."
Yuan Xingwen nodded and stopped teasing him.
It concerns Li Hezhu's reputation. It's okay to talk to Li Hebai in private, but it's not good to let outsiders hear.
"Let's get to work first. You are all young talents. We may meet him when we attack the city in a few days. Try to leave a good impression on him and then make a friend."
Save the country through curves!
Li Hebai naturally agreed.
Ren Ning didn't know that he was being cared about by two grown men at this time, leading his team to the south.
Originally, he had considered taking a boat out of the East China Sea and then heading south. But it would take a big detour and the time would be slower.
So I chose to take the post road.
Huchou Pass is one of the most important checkpoints in Nanfeng. The north-south post roads are well maintained. It is easy to walk and there is no need to worry about going in the wrong direction.
It's just that the fog was too heavy and the visibility was too close, so Ren Ning's golden finger was of little use, which was very helpful for the enemy to ambush.
Especially yesterday Ruan Qianren fired three cloud-piercing arrows into the sky.
There was no chance that a large number of Nanfeng people would come back to rescue them or that Yunchui people would be ambushing the people on the roadside waiting for them to break through the barrier and go south, so the group walked very cautiously.