It didn't take much effort for Lei Long, Huang Ming and Lei Er to make dumplings for the Blood Moon Man who stopped on the post road.
Thunder Dragon listened for a long time with his ears raised, but still could not hear Ren Ning's whistle, so he had to set up a defensive line and gave up the idea of pursuing westward.
Looking at the enemy's corpses all over the ground, more than 2,500 people mended their swords unceremoniously while chasing away with smiles.
"Qian Chang, we won a great victory!"
Every soldier passed by and shouted loudly at the Thunder Dragon.
Thunder Dragon tried his best to keep a straight face: "What's it called? It's neither big nor small."
However, the smile on his lips never stopped.
More than 2,500 people killed 5,000 or 6,000 people in Blood Moon. This was one-third of Blood Moon Yingxiang's troops. He was not allowed to be unhappy.
Not long after, Niu Shusheng and the pile of civilians brought back by the Thunder Dragon also came down the mountain.
Looking at the situation in front of them, they were all a little confused and at a loss.
I and others could frighten the wolf-like Xiliang people out of their wits by just blowing a whistle randomly on the mountain and shaking the tree, and finally made dumplings?
What a hell!
Thunder Dragon laughed loudly: "This great victory is the credit of everyone. Let's clean up the battlefield quickly. When we get back, we will call the leader army to reward everyone."
Everyone was in high spirits and cheered in unison.
Only those who have been hungry will understand that the greatest reward in the world is not fame, status, or gold and silver, but a full stomach.
Now not only the soldiers in Yunchui but also the common people like Niu Shusheng no longer cared about the corpses all over the ground, and started to collect things that could be used.
Weapons, armor, stirrups and clothes, dead horses and even some small items carried by Xiliang soldiers were all picked up and left behind.
More than an hour later, everyone was holding a lot of things in their arms and almost burst out laughing.
"It's getting late, it's almost done!" Thunder Dragon stopped those who still wanted to dig up the grass roots, and let them burn a few more piles of smoke on the post road before leading his troops eastward.
It was late at night when we returned to the campground.
Everyone was hungry but no one complained, and the gang leaders even started cooking with smiles on their faces.
This battle was fought by the vanguard of the Blood Moon. Apart from the rations or snacks they carried with them, they did not bring much food.
Fortunately, hundreds of Xiliang horses were killed in the chaos, and a lot of food was harvested.
As soon as the fragrant meal was ready, Ren Ning stepped into the big tent.
"Is everyone okay?" he asked.
Lei Er and others shook their heads in laughter, "How could something happen? The Blood Moon people only thought about escaping and didn't even glance at us."
Everyone was hungry, and after chatting for a while, they hurriedly picked up their meals.
After the meal, Thunder Dragon quickly asked Ren Ning: "Sir, what should we do next?"
Ren Ning looked up at the map hanging on the wall, "It's almost the rainy season when we come down, but the fires on the post road cannot be extinguished."
Everyone looked at each other and laughed, "This is natural."
Once you taste poisonous smoke, you will probably be afraid of firewood for ten years in the blood moon.
"Second, we have a lot of food on hand and will send some to the Yangguan Ancient Road."
"Okay." Thunder Dragon said and nodded without hesitation.
He was also worried about whether the county captain in the north could withstand it.
"Third, the Blood Moon people have been defeated twice in a row, so they will definitely be very cautious or even hesitate to move forward. We can't just sit back and live in poverty, let's let those people return to Jingang Village first.
In the afternoon, Ren Ning did not stay at the top of the mountain and look out.
He went all the way west.
Just when they reached the top of the large army, they happened to watch the Blood Moon tribe break out of camp again and retreat westward in despair.
Ren Ning watched all this silently.
After all, he understood Blood Moon Eagle Soaring very well.
One-third of the soldiers were lost in one day, a result that no one could accept.
"Ah?" Thunder Dragon was a little dumbfounded, "Are you asking them to become bandits again?"
After getting along with each other for more than ten days, he saw everything these people did and felt a little reluctant to let go.
Ren Ning glanced at him and shook his head.
"I'm not asking them to go back to being bandits, but to go back and farm first. Didn't you say before that a lot of land has been opened around Jingang Village? Let them go back and plant some crops, and they will have a harvest in a month or two."
Well!
Thunder Dragon pondered: "This is a good idea. But King Kong Village is not close to here, so why not..."
As soon as he said half a sentence, he suddenly felt something was wrong and stopped immediately.
The nameless mountain peak in front of us is too close to the trapped dragon's nest. To open up farmland, large-scale tree planting is required.
Suddenly there was such a big scar in the vast primeval forest, and the Blood Moon Man could figure out where it was even with his butt.
"Fourth, since the Blood Moon people will never dare to go eastward in the short term, let's go back to Lai Valley to help!"
Only by opening up Laigu County and allowing people and materials to flow unimpeded can we truly have no worries and be qualified to face the Blood Moon Eagle Soaring head-on.
Thunder Dragon looked up at the map on the wall, his face full of confusion, but in the end he nodded: "Just listen to your Majesty."
He actually wanted to help the vanguard Xia Bangwei who was stationed on the Yangguan Ancient Road, but the distance between the two places was too far, so he had to give up.
The most important ones, Huang Ming and the guards of Zhenguo Palace, have always obeyed Ren Ning's orders and would never follow him north.
Although Thunder Dragon didn't say it verbally, he knew it very well in his heart.
Although he has more than 2,200 men under his command, his actual combat power is not comparable to Huang Ming and the 300 guards of Zhenguo Palace. Without them, it is still unclear whether he could have defended the post road at the foot of the mountain.
At noon the next day, after the explanation was clear, more than a hundred people were left to garrison the unknown hillside. Others descended the mountain and headed east.
Niu Shusheng followed him.
"Sir," he bowed to Ren Ning, "I want to go to the war with you."
"Have you thought clearly? Being a soldier means you have your head tied to your belt." Ren Ning said.
Ha ha!
Niu Shusheng smiled brightly: "Don't be afraid of the little ones."
If it weren't for these soldiers, his head might have fallen to the ground, and his body might even have been eaten into his stomach.
Ren Ning nodded and asked again: "Are you familiar with Cangshan County outside?"
"Familiar! The younger one is a local. He grew up in the county town. He is very familiar with me."
Ren Ning, Lei Er and others looked at each other and said, "Then you can follow first. If you fight bravely, we will consider it."
"Yes!" Niu Shusheng followed happily.
The mountain road was long, and the group hurriedly hurriedly walked slowly until they finally left the Luoxia Mountains on the afternoon of the third day.
Looking up, there are densely packed terraced fields ahead, but the fields are barren and there are no crops in sight.
War disasters and chaos are evident.
Grass!
The Brontosaurus cursed in disbelief, "What's going on?"
There is little rain in Dingxi, the land is dry, and there is a lot of sand and gravel in the land. It has never been suitable for farming, and almost every year, people from Xiliang cross the border to grab grain.
However, the people are never complacent, and every time it is farming season, everyone will plant all the fields fully."
"Where is this place?" He pointed to the fertile fields in front of him, his face full of disbelief.
Ren Ning glanced at him and explained the situation here in detail.
"No matter which county it is, most of the people are hard-working and capable. They also want to farm the land to support their families. However, the nobles of Xingji City make them have no land to farm. In the end, it ended up like this. Those desperate people
They had no choice but to rise up and rebel."
"This...this..." Thunder Dragon was dumbfounded.
He only knew that civil unrest occurred in Laigu County. However, he had never thought about why the civil unrest occurred.
"Since it's not the people's fault, then should we attack Cangshan County?" Lei Long asked.
Ren Ning nodded: "We still have to fight."
Now the Xiliang people are pressing forward step by step.
As soldiers, they must first protect this land, and then the land can be distributed to ordinary people.