Coming down is mountaineering with weights.
At first, everyone just carried ten pounds of sand or mud and ran along the rugged and steep mountain road to the top of the mountain. Later, it became heavier and heavier. After a month, almost everyone had to carry up to 60 kilograms of soil and carry their own weapons to climb up.
Sometimes I climb after eating, sometimes I start climbing early in the morning on an empty stomach.
However, no matter when they climbed to the top of the mountain, everyone felt dizzy, as if the sky was spinning and the earth was spinning, and their whole bodies seemed to be paralyzed.
This time, a lot of soldiers suffered.
"We are obviously cavalry, why do we practice these weight-bearing events?" Some people really couldn't figure it out.
"In order for everyone to survive in the future." Ren Ningyan said concisely.
The southern border is full of high mountains and dense forests with narrow roads.
The role of mounts is still powerful when personnel are transferred, but their role has been infinitely reduced when used for collective attacks.
Everyone must be ready to dismount or abandon their horses and climb the mountain to fight at any time.
Therefore it must be practiced.
Ren Ning is also a member of the mountaineering team with heavy loads, and every time he takes the lead in climbing the mountain, he never complains about suffering or tiredness.
Qian Chang took the lead and set an example, and the other soldiers had to keep up no matter how miserable they were.
Training day after day, and another month later, the fifth battalion finally made up a thousand soldiers.
Within the limited time, everyone was able to easily climb to the top of the mountain behind the camp with sixty kilograms of soil. I no longer start vomiting halfway up the climb like before, or I finally struggle to climb to the top and then collapse to the ground and never stand up again.
"It turns out that except for the one who can't crawl to death, Qian Chang," someone thought repeatedly, "we can do it too."
"Indeed. Who would have dared to say two months ago that he could carry more than 60 kilograms of stuff and climb to the top of Yingshan Mountain in one breath. I would have thought this person was bragging. Looking at it now, it's nothing more than that."
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Ren Ning didn't know this.
While training with weights, he was also teaching other things.
"Come down, I will teach you how to rescue or save yourself if you are injured." Ren Ning still didn't say much: "Injuries are terrible, but if you rescue or save yourself correctly and in a timely manner, you are very likely to survive."
"So everyone should learn from it!"
After speaking, he personally taught his subordinate soldiers how to rescue or save themselves if they were injured on the battlefield, and demonstrated how to bandage wounds to stop bleeding. Then have the minions practice with each other.
Ren Ning even went to a nearby village to invite some elderly people to teach them which plants or minerals nearby could stop bleeding, heal injuries, or detoxify.
The soldiers learned this kind of training with concern for their wealth and life willingly. Each one of them opened their eyes wide and studied it seriously, watching it carefully and remembering it firmly.
One day after a drill, some soldiers walked around the area and discovered that other brother camps did not have such training. After they came back, everyone in the fifth battalion looked at Ren Ning even more closely. Later, the training became more serious and hard.
In the blink of an eye, it had been more than two months since the Starfall Legion had moved to Zhennanguan.
The small country in the south may have been frightened by the name of the Starfall Legion, so it has always been content and safe, and the border has also found rare peace.
In the blink of an eye, it’s late November, the twenty-fifth year of Yongxing.
Although the twelfth lunar month of winter is approaching, the heat in the south is still unbearable and there is no breath of winter at all.
On this day, Yingshan camp was decorated with red and colorful colors everywhere and was very lively.
Ren Ning had been busy training and was not sure what happened, so he went to the main tent.
It turns out that the Queen Mother's sixtieth birthday is approaching, and the whole country is celebrating.
The various county guards and major legions had already sent people to Beijing to celebrate his birthday.
The news spread to the distant Zhennanguan, and there was a celebration here at Yingshan Camp.
The celebration in the military camp was quite simple. The soldiers can rest and suspend training today and tomorrow, and they will have an extra month of military training. In addition, there is plenty of fish and meat to eat and drink.
This is south and close to the sea, not a desolate fortress in the west. As long as there is money, both fish and meat are abundant.
In the forward's main tent, Guan Luping asked Ren Ning about the training situation of the fifth battalion and nodded with satisfaction.
He said casually: "In addition to the Queen Mother's birthday, there are other news coming from the imperial capital."
"During the epidemic, the third prince Chen Xiuzhu made great contributions to pacifying the people in Xingluo and Yunzhong counties. He was granted the title of King of Qi earlier and his fiefdom was in Hanoi County."
Ren Ning's eyes widened, "Is the entire Hanoi County a fiefdom?"
"How is that possible?" Guan Luping shook his head in disbelief, "If it is a low-class small county like Mist that no one wants, it is still possible for the entire county to become a fiefdom."
"Hanoi County is rich in products and is the transportation throat of the empire. It is impossible to give the entire county to a prince. King Qi's fiefdom is only three counties."
Ren Ning nodded.
The prince who has been granted the title of king has no right to rule in the fief and can only collect taxes from the fief. It is equivalent to an extra income.
For those princes whose mother clan was powerful, fiefdom was dispensable. But for some princes whose maternal clans are humble or even have no maternal clan, the fiefdom is just a money bag, and naturally the bigger the better.
Since it was a holiday, Ren Ning simply reported it, and then left Yingshan Camp with Lei Er Xiao Gang and headed for Nanshu City.
The soldiers couldn't get out, but as a mid-level general, Ren Ning still had this little privilege.
Two months have passed. If everything goes well, Li Hezhu should have finished discussing cooperation matters and even returned to the Guerrilla General's Mansion.
He should also check out the situation.
Nanshu City was not too far away. Three thousand-mile horses galloped all day, and finally entered Tieguai Li's hometown in the evening.
Ren Ning is the grandson-in-law favored by the old general. When the housekeeper heard that they had arrived, he did not dare to neglect, and quickly put down his work and came to greet them.
"Steward Li," Ren Ning asked bluntly as soon as he took the tea, "Is everything going well in the Guerrilla General's Mansion?"
"Thank you, Mr. Ren, for your concern. The General's Mansion has remained the same as before." Butler Li, who was standing beside him, hesitated for a moment: "The new wheels, rubber shoes, raincoats and various rubber products invented by Mr. Ren are very popular around Nanshu City. Occasionally there are some Xiaoxiao climbed in to spy on the secret, but he was caught by the guards of the house."
Ren Ning nodded.
The guards at the guerrilla general's house are all injured veterans, and ordinary Xiao Xiao can easily catch them.
And as rubber products become more and more popular, the old housekeeper is also sensitive to the value of these things, which makes the guards keep a close eye on them. Now the entire general's mansion is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. The veterans are staring at the mansion like an iron barrel.
As for how to deal with those Xiaoxiao, Ren Ning did not ask.
"Miss Li is back?"
The housekeeper shook his head regretfully, "Back to the young master, the eldest lady is still in the imperial capital and has not set off to go south."
He glanced at Xiao Gang and said, "But the eldest lady sent Xiao Guard from Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion back to deliver the news. They just arrived yesterday."
Xiao Gang perked up and asked, "Uncle Xiao is here?"
Talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives.
Xiao Yongrui, who was in his early forties, strode into the main hall. When he saw Xiao Gang, who was darkened several times, he almost couldn't recognize him.
After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I have met the Second Young Master, Captain Ren and the Second Young Master Lei."
Several of them had met before at Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion, and they laughed and chatted with each other.
Xiao Yongrui had watched Xiao Gang grow up, and when he saw him, his appearance had completely changed. He didn't care about other people and quickly asked about his second son's experience.
Just as Xiao Gang was about to speak, Butler Li had already walked over respectfully.
"You three gentlemen, you have come from Zhennanguan. You must be hungry after a long day's journey. Dinner has been prepared at home, why don't you chat while we eat?"
Several people nodded.
Now that Xiao Zheng has sent someone here, it is obvious that the cooperation matters have almost been discussed, and they do not need to rush to know the result.
At the dinner table, Xiao Gang proudly told what happened after the three of them left the imperial capital.
Of course, he also had his mind set, and he chose everything he could tell.
Xiao Gang did not mention things like being attacked by the local garrison in Baihua County.
Even so, Xiao Yongrui's expression changed continuously and he was shocked.
