The Prairie King was not surprised when he received the news that Yanchui Fortress had sent troops to fight, but he saw Yunchui people brazenly heading towards the main force of Xiliang with a long snake formation.
Like a moth flying into a flame.
He couldn't help but hesitate.
It is said that it is rude to come and not reciprocate.
Since Nanfeng dared to spread the epidemic everywhere, he also colluded with neighboring countries to attack Yunchui.
Yanchuo Fortress is currently facing internal and external troubles, and the new general guarding the fort, Huo Ling, is not one to stick to old rules. If he is in a hurry, he will dare to spread the epidemic to the Xiliang army and even the Xiliang people behind him.
If someone is going to die, everyone will die together.
The Prairie King's face looked a little gloomy.
There are so many people in the Yunchui tribe that they can afford to die even though it is hard to hear.
There are few people in Xiliang, so they can't stand such trouble.
In the end, the Xiliang army had to camp near the Benlu tribe, and first sent the forward battalion to intercept the Yunchui people advancing westward.
To the south is Yingshan Camp.
A few days ago, an impressive fat man came to the camp.
Originally, Chen Xiulan wanted to live comfortably in Nanshu City for a year and then return to Xingji City. But Emperor Changxing was determined to train his son this time.
Not only were confidant eunuchs sent to keep an eye on the whole process, but a special document was issued notifying the local government that they were not allowed to receive him and that the princes must be stationed in the border army.
Destiny was difficult. Chen Xiulan had no choice but to pass through Nanshu City without entering and continue southward.
Whether you are a prince or a prince of a country, you still have a degree of freedom. You can choose to go to Zhennanguan or go to the Starfall Legion to experience.
But before arriving in Guangxin County, Chen Xiulan had already heard that Zhennanguan Pass was being moved.
Yuan Xingwen planned to transport all the family property in Zhennanguan to the original site of Huchou Pass and build it into a new gateway to southern Xinjiang.
Since Zhennan Pass was being moved and Huchou Pass was extremely dilapidated, Chen Xiulan was not prepared to move up, so she went to Yingshan Camp.
"This damn weather..." The dignified Prince Jin cursed secretly while swatting away mosquitoes.
As a fat person, what I fear most is hot weather. However, the climate in Guangxin County is not only hot and humid, but also hot and humid.
This is very painful for Chen Xiulan.
He was sweating profusely every day while standing still, and was even chased and bitten by countless mosquitoes, which made him extremely annoyed.
At this time, Ren Ning walked to the Chinese army's tent with a thick file.
"General Ren." Chen Xiulan's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw an acquaintance, and he quickly raised his hand to say hello.
Ren Ningxun came over and said with a smile: "It turns out to be His Royal Highness King Jin. Have you completed today's training?"
snort!
Chen Xiulan's face turned dark.
When you join the Starfall Legion, you must accept the legion's rules, and even the prince is no exception.
So Chen Xiulan received various trainings like a soldier every day. The advantage was that his body size was reduced rapidly; the disadvantage was that he was as tired as a dog.
Pointing to the sky, Chen Xiulan said dullly: "I don't even know when this will be. All kinds of training have been completed long ago."
But other soldiers were still cheering and running energetically on the football field, but he couldn't run any more and wanted to find something to eat.
"Where is General Ren going?" Chen Xiulan was curious.
"Chinese army tent." Ren Ning raised the file in his hand, "Military secrets, would you like to see it, Your Highness?"
"I don't want to!" Chen Xiulan shook her head in shock and hurriedly turned around and left with the little eunuch.
After all, he was a prince. When he first arrived at Yingshan Camp, Wei Junqian received him cordially and had a friendly and affectionate conversation with Chen Xiulan.
But from then on, whenever Chen Xiulan heard the words "Chinese Army" or "Wei Junqian", she couldn't help but want to run away.
After entering the main tent, Wei Junqian rarely made tea, but he was writing big characters.
Ren Ning looked around.
Regarding tea art, Wei Junqian's calligraphy is not very good. I can only say that if you can pass it, you won't be able to succeed.
brush!
With a splash of ink, a few big characters appeared in response to the pen.
"Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, proud and quiet!"
The corners of Ren Ning's eyes twitched.
These eight characters are not only four plants with noble character, but also the names of eight adult princes.
Just thinking randomly.
Wei Junqian didn't look back and asked directly: "You are here, what can I do?"
Ren Ning calmed down and put down the thick document in his hand.
"General, my subordinates have figured out a way to quickly deliver messages. I would like to ask the general to take a look at it and see if it can be implemented."
The territory of Yunchui is so huge that it is thousands of miles away from south to north or from east to west.
In the face of this distance, even the fastest 800-mile rush would be of no use. It would take at least half a month for the news to go back and forth.
For more than half a month, many times the cucumbers and vegetables were cold when I received the news.
As for Feige's message, it's too unreliable.
Ren Ning felt this and wanted to use modern knowledge to speed up the transmission of information.
"Oh?" Wei Junqian put down his pen and walked over with interest.
Some time ago, news was received from the south side of the crane that Ren Ning built in Star City.
Wei Junqian thought about it and planned to make a few small cranes for his own use.
Xingluo belongs to the field army, and they are not required to climb the city wall unless absolutely necessary. Therefore, they are rarely equipped with large siege machinery, and their lifting requirements are not too great.
Yuan Xingwen, who specializes in attacking and defending the city, does not hesitate to build a few large ones. Although they are not needed for the time being, it is good to stock up on them.
It's just that this kind of ordnance requires a lot of iron. Yunchui's current iron ore is somewhat stretched, so they have to inform the Ministry of War first.
Facts have proved that Ren Ning's new ideas are always practical, and Wei Junqian never dares to ignore or despise them.
"This is……"
When he opened the file on the desk, Wei Junqian was a little dumbfounded.
Placed at the top was a picture, and the things on the picture were very familiar to him.
It's just a toy windmill for children, except that the windmill in the picture has three blades hanging from top to bottom.
Although it was simple, Wei Junqian had no doubts and asked: "Can you explain how to use it?"
"Yes!" Ren Ning nodded.
He took out his saber and binoculars from his waist. Then he formed the saber and telescope into the shape of a "ten", or a windmill.
"General," Ren Ning pointed to the windmill on the table, "we can express four meanings by turning the blades of the windmill, such as turning the blades vertically, horizontally or in a rice-shaped movement.
"
Wei Junqian nodded.
"And the windmill painted by my subordinate has three blades, so this three-blade windmill can express many meanings."
"Yeah!" Wei Junqian nodded, "It can express twenty-four meanings."
Ren Ning was stunned for a moment and raised his hand in admiration.
This is a permutation and combination.
If he remembered correctly, it should be about advanced mathematics. He didn't expect Wei Junqian to know it clearly.
After feeling the general idea, Ren Ning continued talking.
"We have telescopes in our hands now." He pointed to the Yingshan Mountain behind the camp where the soldiers trained to climb every day.
"For example, if we erect such a windmill on the top of Yingshan Mountain, it can be seen ten or even dozens of miles north."
Wei Junqian quickly reacted, "Just like lighting up smoke or arrows piercing the clouds, sending them back one station at a time?"
This is indeed much faster than riding a horse. No matter how fast a horse is, it cannot run more than ten or even dozens of miles in one second.
"That's what the general said." Ren Ning nodded, "It's just that Wolf Smoke or Cloud-Piercing Arrow can usually only express one or two meanings, either there is something going on or there is nothing going on."
"And this windmill can fully express any meaning you want to express!"
"What?" Wei Junqian perked up and couldn't help but widen his eyes, "The complete meaning? Just like writing a letter?"
Ren Ning nodded, "Yes, it's just like writing a letter."
After speaking, he took away the top picture of a three-leaf windmill and revealed the pinyin letters below.
"These are twenty-four letters, which correspond to the twenty-four positions on the windmill. We can use them to spell out any word we want to say."