Ren Ning and the two did not go west immediately, but went to Jingang Village first.
"Two adults, you are back." The people came out one after another and greeted them warmly, "How is it outside the mountain?"
Lei Er smiled and talked about the situation outside.
Buzz~
Most of these people had no relatives, but when they heard that the imperial court could not only divide the fields but also the seeds, they were immediately in an uproar.
"Really or not?" Some people didn't believe it: "The officials have eaten our fields and are now vomiting them out? This is a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken."
"Whether you believe it or not, who are these two adults? Without them, we might have died long ago. Can you still lie to us?"
The others nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"Let's go home." They shouted one by one, eager to go down the mountain.
"Wait a minute." Ren Ning pointed to the land developed around the village with laughter, "You guys have worked so hard to cultivate these lands, you don't want them anymore?"
Jingang Village can be spotted by batches of bandits, and the conditions are quite good. In addition to being easy to defend and difficult to attack, it also has mountains and water. It is definitely a good place to open up and grow food.
"How about we stay?" Some people were really afraid of the government and couldn't help but be moved.
Ren Ning smiled and nodded: "Remember Niu Shusheng. You can go out to find him for some grain seeds, and then come back to live here."
Anyway, just don't let this village become a den of bandits again.
The two of them explained some more things before going down the mountain.
With a light carriage and simple horses, the two of them headed west along the post road.
It didn't take long to arrive near the trapped dragon's nest, and the Dingxi soldiers who had been left behind happily jumped out of the dense forest.
"Two adults, you are back so soon!" The man stretched his neck and looked at the road: "Where are we, Qian Chang?"
Lei Er laughed and greeted him, "This trip went well. Laigu County in the east will be calmed down soon. We have nothing to do, so we came here to take a look."
"As for you Qian Zhang and the other brothers, they still have some matters to attend to and it will take some time before they can come back."
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The soldier was a little dumbfounded.
There were only a few dozen of them guarding the long post road at their feet, and they felt somewhat guilty.
"What?" Lei Erxiao said, "Did the Xiliang people attack again?"
"Of course not." Xiaobing laughed.
If the Xiliang people had launched a massive attack, they would have sent people to Laigu to report the news.
"But the Xiliang people didn't give up. They sent some spies over the past two days to check on the situation. We even had a few fights with them and injured several brothers," he said.
Ren Ning and Lei Er looked at each other, and they were not surprised.
Xueyue Yingxiang probably also got the news that Laigu County was about to be pacified, and was under great pressure. Although he was extremely afraid of the unknown poisonous smoke, he still had to bite the bullet and head east.
Lei Er sneered: "People from Xiliang still dare to come? How brave. Let's go and avenge you now."
The two sides chatted for a few more words. Ren Ning and Ren Ning said something to each other and continued westward on their mounts.
When they arrived at Quelong's Nest, the post road ahead was full of large and small tree stumps and traps. The two of them abandoned the road and headed up the mountain.
Both Zhui Feng and Ben Lei were aware of human nature, so they walked west along the ridge of the mountain without any instructions from their master.
Ren Ning used a telescope and golden fingers to check the red dots around him, and asked Lei Er to touch them and remove them one by one.
Soon Blood Moon Yingxiang in the west got the news.
"Say it again?" He gritted his teeth, "Our spies were wiped out again?"
"Didn't I fight Yun Chui several times in the past few days, and everything was fine?"
"Young Patriarch," the messenger shrank his neck, "I guess we came into contact with Yun Chui's newly trained scouts a few days ago, so we fought evenly, and even had a chance of winning. Now..."
Now it should be their veterans who take action again, so our side is dead without a whole body.
well!
Xue Yue Yingxiang sighed and waved his hand in annoyance, asking the others to leave.
He raised his head and looked east.
Thick smoke was still rising on the post road ahead, as if the Sāras were baring their teeth and claws, waiting for them to come to seek their own death.
"Young Patriarch, what should we do?" The little guard who grew up together looked very ugly. "The Royal Court issued a death order, asking us to move eastward immediately."
"Eastward advance, eastward advance!" Blood Moon Eagle Xiang was furious, "Go to hell with the eastward advance!"
"The spies are going to kill a group of people. We basically have no idea what is going on ahead. If we continue to move eastward, what is the difference between that and surrendering to death?"
"But the new supervisor said..."
"Hesitating," Xue Yue Yingxiang glared at the little guard, "If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have anything to say, let it go!"
"The supervisor said that Yun Chui's art of war is as follows: if you are ten, you will surround it, if you are five, you will attack it, and if you double it, you will divide it. The clan leader gave us some additional troops a few days ago."
"Now we have six times as many troops as the Yunchui people in front of us. The supervisors feel that they can swarm them and kill them to pieces."
Ha ha!
Blood Moon Yingxiang couldn't help but feel happy.
"He means to let us use Yunchui people's military tactics to defeat Yunchui people?"
"Besides, I don't want to see what kind of terrain this is. Let him come over and tell me how to swarm here?"
The little guard burst into tears and had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply.
Ren Ning and Lei Er stayed on the mountain west of Quelong's Nest for four or five days, and easily killed two groups of Xiliang spies.
Two days later, they reached the dense forest above the Blood Moon tribe and saw that the enemies on the post road stopped again and hesitated before leaving.
Seven days later, the two of them stood on the dusty land of Dingxi County with their mounts in hand.
Looking around, one can see a state of depression. Dingxi, which was originally desolate, is now even more desolate. It seems that even spring has avoided this land.
Ren Ning took a look with the binoculars, chose an uninhabited direction, and headed straight for Yanchuo Fortress with Lei Er.
At noon the next day, while running, the two of them stopped at the same time.
In the small mountain in front of them, there were scattered stones. Although they looked chaotic and inconspicuous, Ren Ning and the two recognized them at a glance.
This is a mark left by the Starfall Legion, which means that it is safe within a hundred miles and there is sufficient water source two miles to the south.
Lei Er threw a few broad beans into his mouth: "Old Ren, are these left by the brother who built the windmill for communication?"
"No." Ren Ning shook his head, "This was left by General Guan's subordinates."
Since leaving Yingshan Camp, Guan Luping has been presiding over the general affairs of the blood camp behind the legion in his hometown of Xingluo. He has secretly sent people across the mountains and ridges to Dingxi County to support the fortress.
It's just that from Xingluo Basin to Dingxi County, the mountains are high, the mountains are deep, the forests are dense, and the road is difficult to travel. The road is flat, so we have to reduce the various urgently needed materials for the fortress into small ones, and let the soldiers carry them one by one.
These stones were left by the predecessors as a reminder to those who came after them.
Lei Er suddenly understood.
He is just a personal guard. If Ren Ning doesn't tell, Lei Er has no right to know these things.
"Since General Guan has been sending people to support us, the fortress should be fine," he said.
Ren Ning shook his head: "Not very good."
The road between Xingluo and Dingxi is really difficult.
Guanluping has worked hard enough, but it is still a drop in the bucket.
The fortress was in short supply of a large number of epidemic doctors, medicines and food supplies, and he was simply unable to solve the problem.
Lei Er turned over the medicinal materials and food on Ben Lei's back and frowned, "Then shall we go to the fortress?"
Ren Ning shook his head: "We can't help much, so we won't go."
"Intelligence shows that the Xiliang people invaded Dingxi from the north of the fortress. We will go around to the south of the fortress before entering the grassland."
Lei Er naturally had no objection.
The two found a water source to feed their horses, ate some dry food themselves, and continued on their way.