"You kid," Wei Junqian glanced at Ren Ning, "you are really impressive..."
Originally, he had decided to take a closer look at the contents of the cowhide bag later, but now he quickly started reading it carefully.
The only thing the Starfall Legion had to do now was to change defenses. Guan Luping and other generals had nothing to do, so they gathered around them curiously.
"I have written so much, so share it with me."
"Give me some chapters too."
…
However, Ren Ning was squeezed out unknowingly.
Wei Junqian waved to him: "The army has nothing to do for the time being. You have come all the way back, so you must be tired, so go back and rest first."
“We’ll talk about the rest after everyone reads these materials.”
Ren Ning had this intention and left the Chinese army first.
"These contributions are not small if they are truly counted." Guan Luping was very regretful: "It is a pity that we cannot report it to the Ministry of War."
Otherwise, the Xuanwu General's Mansion in Yong'an Hutong should change its plaque again.
"Don't worry." Wei Junqian was seeing the part where Ren Ning and Thunder Dragon were fighting the Blood Moon Eagle, "What kind of tree is Ailanthus altissima? Is it so powerful?"
He muttered a few words before continuing.
"The plaque at the door of your home is just a false title. If you don't have real power, no matter how high your title or military rank is, you will be stepped on. The benefits you get are the most tangible."
If Xiao Gang were here, he would definitely feel the same way.
He was born in Zhongyongbo Mansion and was considered one of the high-ranking sects in the empire. However, he had been ridiculed by his peers in the past.
In the past two years, he had become the commander of Xingluo, and his military rank could be said to be inconspicuous. However, when he returned to Xingji City, no one dared to look at him face to face.
Wei Junqian shook the things in his hands.
"It doesn't matter whether the Eastern and Western War Departments know about this. In addition to ourselves, Yankuo Fortress, Zhenguo Palace, and Dingxi County will all remember his contributions."
When necessary, someone will stand up and speak for him.
Ren Ning didn't know what was being said in the big tent, so he went back to the forward camp on his own.
Lei Er and Xiao Gang stood at the door of his house.
He was neither standing nor sitting, and he was chewing something in his mouth.
The other one winked at him, his face full of gloating.
"General!" Seeing Ren Ning approaching, Xiao Gang quickly stood at attention.
Ren Ning nodded and invited them into the room: "What do you want?"
Xiao Gang said happily: "I just came to see the general. Lei Er has something to do."
Ren Ning was suspicious, "Didn't Lei Er just come back with me? What can happen?"
hey-hey!
Xiao Gang smiled: "Some time ago, his family sent a letter home, asking him to take a family leave to go back and get married."
"This is a good thing." Ren Ning smiled: "You are the only one among the three of us who is still a bachelor."
"Family leave, right? The general has approved it!"
Lei Er is his personal guard, equivalent to a thousand commanders, and his rank is neither high nor low.
If you want to go home to visit relatives, all you need is Ren Ning's nod of approval.
Lei Er was chewing something in his mouth, and his voice was a little unclear.
"Isn't the legion going to change defenses soon? I'm not in a hurry!"
He wanted to pass through Hanoi County and then turn southwest to return to his hometown in Xingluo.
Ren Ning shook his head, "Life-long events cannot be so casual."
"You haven't been home for almost three years, so you'd better go back as soon as possible. Just sort out everything first, and then go directly to the new station."
There were no outsiders at this time, and Xiao Gang was more relaxed.
"Three years," he was surprised, "then Lei Er hasn't gone back since the last time he sent his soul back to his hometown?"
"Yes." Ren Ning nodded.
He at least stayed at home for a while when Abnan returned to Beijing as a prisoner.
And Lei Erzhen has never returned to his hometown since he came out.
Xiao Gang shook his head and said, "Then what Lao Ren said is right. It's been so long, Lei Er, it's really time for you to go back and see your parents."
During the time when the two of them went west, Xiao Gang made two trips back to Xingji City.
Now all the cousins in the family are pregnant.
"You have a child?" Ren Ning was stunned.
After regaining consciousness, he casually took out a small gadget he brought back from Xiliang and handed it over.
"Congratulations. This is a gift for my little nephew."
Xiao Gang accepted it and looked sideways at Lei Er.
"What are you looking at?" Lei Er said angrily, "This is the house where Lao Ren lives..."
"Would you like chestnuts fried with garlic?"
"Yes!" Xiao Gang extended his hand without hesitation, "As long as you two give it to my son, I want anything. Courtesy is less important than friendship."
"Old Ren," he turned around and looked at Ren Ning encouragingly, "Hurry up and have a child too."
"Lei Er is just a fool. I don't know when we will get married. When his son is born, our children will be several years old. They can be used as toys to bully easily."
"Your sister!" Now the chestnuts in Lei Er's mouth were no longer fragrant.
He touched around on his body and pulled out a wolf tooth from somewhere, and put it heavily in front of Ren Ning.
"Old Ren, please take leave! I want to go home and marry a girl."
Ren Ning knew the origin of the wolf tooth and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out that you have a sweetheart. This will be easy to handle."
"Who is it?" Xiao Gang came over obsessively, "Do I recognize him?"
"From Yunzhong County." Lei Er hummed, "How could you possibly know him?"
The next day, he rode Ben Lei and left Yingshan Camp again.
After another five days, the order to mobilize defenses finally came belatedly.
Including Ren Ning, several generals of the Starfall Army gathered in the central army to receive orders.
The order is not long, even a little short. It can be said in just one sentence.
"The Starfall Army will be deployed to the northern customs of Yumu County from now on. The entire army is limited to arriving before the first month of the 32nd year of Changxing. There must be no mistake."
Wei Junqian took it with both hands and carefully checked the mark on it before answering loudly: "The Starfall Legion must arrive at Beihai Customs before the deadline."
After finishing speaking, he looked at the two soldiers who were delivering the order: "I wonder which legion is being transferred to Yanchuo Fortress?"
Although the two soldiers came from the palace city, they did not dare to make a big move in front of Wei Junqian.
"Back to General Wei, I just want to deliver the message, I don't know anything else."
They looked at each other and said, "But I heard that the Yanhui and Yingling Legions will be transferred to the west. I don't know if it's true."
Wei Junqian waved his hand, and the two of them went to rest in relief.
A group of people walked to the large map on the wall.
The military advisors immediately came over to mark the current positions and marching routes of the Yanhui and Yingling Legions.
"The geese are returning to their hometown in the north, and the geese are in the east."
"Two armies heading west..." Wei Junqian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yanhui has been focusing on defending these years. On the surface, it seems that they have failed, but in fact, they have not failed. After arriving in the west, as long as they can continue to defend, it will be a great achievement."
"As for the Lingying Army, there is a big horse farm in their hometown. It can be said that they have the best and most abundant mounts. It would be suitable to transfer the cavalry to the west to supplement the fortress."
It seems that Emperor Changxing did not make random changes on a whim.
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Pipeline coughed.
"The mounts of the Yingling Army are indeed good. Unfortunately, the spirit of their entire army is almost zero. In previous years, they hardly saw any wars."
"Fortunately, the army generals and several senior generals have been replaced in recent years. I don't know if it will be better."
"Yes." Others nodded.
Wei Junqian pondered and turned around, "It seems that His Majesty has made up his mind to let us go north to Yumu County."
He looked at the two forward battalion generals Ren Ning and Chu Jinding.
"After you go back, let all the soldiers of the forward battalion prepare and set out early tomorrow morning. Try to get to Jiuyuan County before the heavy snow closes the mountains."
"Yes!" Ren Ning and the two received the order.
Jiuyuan County is also often called Jiuyuan Plain.
It is located to the east and north of Xingji City, south of Jinghu County. Like Yingling Plain, it is one of the three major horse farms in Yunchui.
When the Starfall Army arrived there, it was just in time to replenish their war horses and supplies.