A horse rode through the thick mud on the field and galloped from the south.
Report!
"General, since last night, my brothers have been keeping a close eye on the southern sea. However, except for a few eyes on the ship, it can be said that the sea is calm and there is no trace of the large-scale Japanese pirate fleet approaching."
Ren Ning nodded slightly, not surprised at all.
The quality of Yun Chui's soldiers was indeed much higher than that of the Japanese pirates, but in the end the number of warships brought by Li Hebai and others was relatively insufficient.
If Taishi Ukawa had made up his mind not to come back to put out the fire, there would probably still be a war at sea.
"Let brothers not let down their guard, be prepared for counter-landing, and at the same time continue to destroy everything on the shore."
"yes!"
The messenger ran away in a hurry again.
"What's the situation in other places?" Ren Ning asked.
Lei Er stood up.
"Back to the general, the road to Yuanning Pass is not easy to walk. It is estimated that the first to third battalions will have to arrive at Yuanning Pass at night. In addition, the brothers in the dense forest to the west received news of the windmill, and Kudo Naoto sent a large number of spies up the mountain.
, probably want to find our location."
Ren Ning glanced at the map in his hand and sneered.
"Naoto Kudo's reaction was timely, but I'm afraid he didn't expect that we didn't withdraw immediately."
Lei Er laughed loudly, "It's understandable."
Ren Ning is a prince, and his momentum and reputation in Yunchui Kingdom have been so high recently that even the princes in the East Palace have to avoid his influence.
As long as you live well at this time, you will definitely have a promising future.
And Kudo Naoto once studied in Xingji City, and he was excellent both in character and academics.
He would to some extent consider Ren Ning's thoughts in his mind, and he was accustomed to thinking that "a gentleman will not stand behind a dangerous wall".
Therefore, Kudo Naoto really didn't expect that Ren Ning would not leave immediately, and even stayed confidently and boldly near the crime scene on the southern coast.
"Scouts versus spies, let the brothers on the mountain entertain the enemy."
Ha ha.
"Brothers will not be lenient."
Report!
At this time, another messenger ran from the northeast.
Xiao Bing grinned happily, but his face looked a little strange.
"General, there is a team of about three thousand people coming in front. They seem to be coming empty-handed."
It is not entirely accurate to say that he was empty-handed. The opponent had various fire-fighting tools in his hand, such as buckets, baskets, sacks, etc.
"Let the fifth battalion kill them." Ren Ning ordered without hesitation.
"yes!"
"General," Xiao Gang said in front of Chenfeng, while Lei Er next to him was too lazy to take action.
He recalled Ren Ning's teachings in the past and thoughtfully concluded, "Is this a besieging a point for reinforcements?"
"It doesn't matter what you call it," Ren Ninghun didn't care about these terms, "As long as it can destroy various bases behind it."
"Yes." Lei Er understood.
The Japanese pirates' homeland was destroyed, and although there are still a few ships left, there are not many ships left. Now the shortage of ships is so great that we have to send a fleet back from Baekje before we can continue to pick up the people on the island.
The east coast in front of us can be said to be their only shipbuilding base and military factory.
As long as this place is completely destroyed, at least within this year they will not be able to get new ships, various heavy crossbows and stone bullets.
At that time, the entire sea will be controlled by Yun Chui. Even if Li Hebai and others have fewer people and ships, they will still block it wherever they want.
Thinking of this, Ren Ning raised his head and looked calmly in the direction of Jiutang Camp.
Without ships and food, it means that there are no people, and without people, in turn, the ships cannot be sailed and the war cannot be fought.
In this vicious environment, it is just around the corner for Naoto to go to sea.
Sure enough, in less than an hour, all the three thousand firefighters who arrived in a hurry had been wiped out.
This time Xiao Gang was merciful, and his Xingluo soldiers hardly killed anyone. He left the seriously injured soldiers all over the place and left in a cool manner.
"Qianchang, the stubborn Kudo Naoto probably doesn't have any medicinal materials in his hands."
Hum hum.
"Did you see the bare tree trunks? The Japanese pirates didn't even have anything to eat and could only eat leaves. They still want medicinal materials?"
"Then these three thousand wounded are probably enough to give Naoto a headache for a while."
"Three thousand is nothing. The bases and factories on the seaside are too important. As long as all the Japanese pirates are not dead, Naoto Kudo will send people over to put out the fire."
By then there will be more than 3,000 wounded soldiers.
Not long after, a soldier came back in a hurry with a flushed face.
"Report Qian Chang," he turned around and pointed, "Several mass graves were found at the foot of the mountain over there. They were densely packed with corpses. The number of people is estimated to be more than 10,000."
Xiao Gang's murderous aura still lingered on his body, he was slightly startled, and then his face straightened.
"Lead the way."
After taking a few steps, he quickly added, "Pay attention to the wind direction, set up a cordon, and no one is allowed to get too close."
The soldiers understood and nodded in agreement.
In early April, the weather in Baekje was not very hot. But with so many corpses piled up without treatment, it was very easy for various diseases to occur.
"What on earth is Kudo Naoto doing?" Xiao Gang was confused. "Is it a trap for us?"
Before he could figure it out, the mass grave had already arrived.
The group of people turned upwind, and Xiao Gang looked forward.
Soon everyone frowned deeply.
There are five large pits in front of us, which are hundreds of feet long.
It was densely packed with corpses of all kinds, and countless flies were buzzing around above.
An image of hell on earth.
Whoosh.
Xiao Gang's heart was a little blocked.
After fighting for such a long time, he also had countless lives in his hands, and he even killed a few alive just now.
But it was a life-and-death war, and no one could complain.
However, looking at the tragic scene in front of him, he still couldn't bear it.
"Qian Chang, this doesn't look like a trap." The little guard couldn't help but say, "Most of the corpses have had their clothes taken off, but they look like ordinary people."
Xiao Gang reacted and nodded gently.
Last winter, Baekje was surprisingly cold.
The Starfall soldiers who stayed in Yuanning Mountain had stocked up on a large amount of supplies needed for the winter, so they lived a relatively comfortable life. However, many of them still suffered from frostbite.
The east coast in front of us was unobstructed and crowded with Japanese pirate soldiers and common people farming.
They have neither enough food nor clothing to keep them warm, so it is really not easy for them to survive the long winter.
Soon Xiao Gang put away his sympathy, raised his head and looked around.
"Send people around to check if there are any other mass graves and make a general head count of the number of people."
"Pay attention to safety and don't get too close."
"Yes!" the soldiers responded and scattered in all directions.
Not long after, Xiao Gang hurried back to Ren Ning's side.
"General, during the winter last year, about 30,000 Japanese pirates froze or starved to death on the east coast. There were mass graves in front of them."
Ren Ning and Lei Er looked at each other.
The two of them used to walk around various counties in Yunchui. Wherever they went, what they saw or heard was no better than what Xiao Gang said.
well.
He sighed silently.
When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer even more.
"This kind of thing will never be allowed to happen in Yunchui territory from now on." Ren Ning said firmly.
Lei Er and Xiao Gang reacted, their hearts pounding.
They stood at attention: "Understood!"
"Okay. As soon as possible, find out how many people are still on the east coast, and at the same time, report the situation here to the legion and Wu Siyuan."
So many people froze to death in one winter. One can imagine the ambition of the Japanese pirates.
If there are many of them, divide them and destroy them; if they are few, gather them and destroy them.