After the challenge, two more days passed before everything was ready.
The east gate of the fortress is wide open, and suonas and sutra flags are hung high. The four-year event of sending spirits back to their hometowns has officially begun.
Ren Ning stood as straight as a javelin.
In addition to the weapons he carries, he also has a flag.
Block the falling stars with one sword and one sword.
It is the Starfall Military Flag.
Boom!
He gave a heavy meal and raised the red flag.
Hua Hua Hua.
Fifty energetic soldiers quickly gathered and formed a straight queue in front of him.
These are his temporary subordinates who are sending spirits back home this time, and are responsible for escorting the spirits from Xingluo County, Yingchuan County, and Yunzhong County in the southwest.
Ren Ning glanced at the team.
Most of them were strangers to him, but some were familiar to him. For example, Lei Er led his big red horse Ben Lei and the horse Dali who tried to challenge him three days ago were among them.
He didn't know most of the people in the queue, but everyone in the queue recognized him.
Three days ago, Ma Dali came to the stage to challenge. Ren Ning, through the crowd, shot and killed the spy who tried to murder the military doctor with one arrow, shocking the entire fortress.
Even the general who defended the fortress came out personally to inquire about the situation after learning the news.
Many interested people went out of their way to measure the distance between the two sides at that time, and were astonished by Ren Ning's archery skills on the spot, and were so impressed that they fell to the ground.
Soldiers have always worshiped the strong.
No matter how young Ren Ning is, he easily wins the recognition of other veterans with his unique skills.
Ren Ning didn't think much and shouted coldly: "Send the spirit back to the southwest of the hometown to guard and report!"
As the commander of Qian, Ma Dali has the highest military rank in the queue except Ren Ning.
"One!" he began in a loud voice.
Lei Er next to him quickly answered loudly, "Two!"
"three!"
"Four"
"five"
…
"Fifty!"
Ren Ning nodded and pointed the military flag eastward: "Let's go home!"
"Yes!" Fifty people loudly accepted the order, got on their horses, protected the fifty carriages in the middle, and slowly left the east gate.
The fifty carriages carried a total of fifteen coffins and 603 jars of ashes, in addition to ten carts of grain and grass and three carts of the martyrs' relics.
The carriages carrying coffins or urns were filled with weeds and shrubs, clogging up the space. To avoid accidents when the road is bumpy.
The convoy moved forward slowly, passing through small villages one after another near the fortress, and from time to time one or two carriages would join in.
Those were the women and children who returned to their hometown with them.
Almost none of these women and children are literate. They couldn't even tell whether their hometown was in Xingluo County, Yingchuan County or Yunzhong County.
But they recognized the flag in Ren Ning's hand and knew they could go home if they followed the military flag embroidered with "One sword and one sword to block the falling stars."
Despite this, Ren Ning checked the certificates issued to them by the fortress one by one to ensure that these women, children and children were not with the wrong team.
The team walked up and down, starting from the fortress in the morning until the sun set in the evening, and they still hadn't walked forty miles.
It happens to be parked opposite Xiaotian Garden.
The convoy behind Ren Ning has formed a long queue, with as many as a hundred vehicles.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Ren Ning chose an open area and ordered the car to stop for the night.
Immediately, a messenger came and ran backwards on horseback, shouting reminders again and again as he ran.
"Stop to cook and spend the night here. The women and children are in the middle, and the carriage is outside. The weather is dry, so be careful about fire..."
Soon, hundreds of carriages formed a huge circle, surrounding hundreds of women and children.
The common ones are fireproof, waterproof, and the less common ones are insect-proof and virus-proof.
Ren Ning personally led the team to check everything.
Most of an hour passed, and after making sure there was no problem, he sat down and took out horse food to feed Zhui Feng.
Ma Dali was silent for a while, then came over and saluted.
"Commander, bring all the women and children you want to take with you today. After the team is organized, the speed will be much faster in the future. According to the past speed, we can reach Pingxicheng in the afternoon the day after tomorrow."
"Pingxi City!" Ren Ning knew this city.
The situation of Yanjie Fortress is special. It is directly under the imperial military department and is not subject to local jurisdiction. But the fortress itself is within the territory of Pingxi County.
Pingxi City is the capital of Pingxi County, a small and medium-sized city with a population of just over half a million.
Patting the side, Ren Ning motioned for him to sit down, "So you have experience, Old Ma. Then sit down and tell me in detail."
Ma Dali was slightly startled.
He is nearly forty years old and has served in the army in the fortress for more than twenty years. Naturally, he has experience in sending souls back to their hometowns. It's just like this time every time, I can only be an ordinary guard, not a security commander.
"Sit down." Seeing that he was absent-minded, Ren Ning patted the ground next to him.
"It is said that a master is a teacher. I know nothing about sending souls back home. Since you understand, old horse, I would like to ask for your guidance on this trip."
Ma Dali couldn't believe it for a moment, and after realizing it, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings.
Three days ago, he failed to challenge Ren Ning in public. He thought Ren Ning would give him little shoes to wear on the road, and he would have to shed his skin even if he died.
When I heard it at this time, I found that although the other party was young, he was also open-minded and had no such thoughts at all.
Ma Dali sat down silently.
He touched his beard all over his face as a habit, and something suddenly dawned on him.
Perhaps this is the reason why the fortress favored Ren Ning this time when the spirit was sent back home, and he was specifically chosen to be the security commander.
"Then I'll tell you the truth." Ma Dali put aside his messy thoughts and spoke in detail.
"It takes several months to go back. Anything can happen. Especially if there are hundreds of women and children in the team, they are most likely to get sick during the long journey."
"Therefore, it is recommended that when the commander reaches Pingxi City or outside every big city, it is best to send people into the city to buy some medicine. For example, medicine to treat colds, headaches, etc."
Ma Dali read out a bunch of common disease names.
"Okay." Ren Ning nodded, took out a pen and paper and silently recorded.
Seeing this, Ma Dali became even more energetic, "There are so many horses in the team, and bringing only ten carts of food and grass will definitely not be enough to eat, and we also need to buy them on the road."
"Grain and grass, aren't they provided at the inns on the road?" Ren Ning said.
Ahem!
Ma Dali coughed twice with a strange look on his face.
He looked at Ren Ning's young face and felt a little confused.
"The team that we send the souls back to their hometowns can logically ask the inns along the way to provide food and grass. It's just that the inns along the way are not as many as the commander imagined. And it is not easy to ask others."
"For example, the Yi Cheng said that there is no food and grass in the station, so we can't rush in to check. Besides, if we can kill one person, can we still kill all the way?"
Ren Ning was stunned and quickly reacted.
It seems that these bullshit things like the King of Hell being so easy to deal with and the Emperor of Mountains and Mountains being far away from the sun and violating the Yin can be found in every world and era.
"Then we also have to buy food and grass in Pingxi City ahead?" he asked.
"That's not necessary." Ma Dali stroked his beard slyly, "Commander, have you heard of the caravan?"
"What does it have to do with the caravan?" Ren Ning was a little confused.
Ma Dali drew a long line on the ground.
"If our team wants to return to Xingluo, we have to go all the way east from Pingxicheng, pass through five counties and reach the Xinglan Grand Canal, and then turn southwest and return to Xingluo."
Ren Ning nodded.
As a commander, he certainly knew the route from the fortress back to Xingluo County.
Xingluo County is a basin created by meteors. The surrounding areas are either surrounded by high mountains or dense forests or cliffs. It is absolutely impossible to go directly southwest from the fortress with hundreds of carts of urns, women and children.
Therefore, you need to go east first, pass through half a cloud, and then turn to the southwest. This way is easier to walk.
Seeing that Ren Ning understood, Ma Dali continued.
"Of the five counties heading east, the roads in three counties are difficult. Some caravans may need some protection."
"And we can provide such protection. As for the caravan, they will pay us some protection fees and share some food and grass."
Ren Ning was speechless.
It is understandable that the caravan needs protection in the Xiliang Prairie next door. I didn’t expect that I would still need to be protected after returning to the country. What kind of thing is this?
Ma Dali smiled.
"Old Ma, I have lived for most of my life, and I know some caravan owners to some extent. If the commander needs it, I can go over and contact them first. When the team reaches Pingxi City, we can go east together."
