Ruan Qianren took a deep look at the night sky outside the window.
The air was dull and pitch black, making it difficult to breathe.
It seems like it's going to rain again.
"Keep an eye on the area around Huchou Pass, and be careful not to let the Xingluo people come and attack. Find out where these three thousand people are as soon as possible," he said.
"Yes!" Several messengers put on their heavy raincoats and walked away step by step.
"Report!"
Just as the last group of messengers left, another person quickly broke into the Chinese army on horseback with a shrill voice.
"General, the latest news came from the north. Seven thousand Xingluo people left Yingshan Camp at noon yesterday, heading east."
To the east?
Everyone in the Chinese army's tent took a breath and subconsciously looked up at the map.
Coming out of Yingshan Camp, there are still layers of mountains to the east, but one hundred and twenty miles to the east is Baisha Bay.
More than forty years ago, Prince Zhenguo and Princess Yiguang led a large number of people to board a ship here, bypassing the heavily guarded Huchou Pass and heading straight to the capital of Nanfeng.
"Where have these seven thousand people gone?" Ruan Qianren asked quickly.
The soaked messenger hesitated: "Back to the general, my subordinates are short of manpower. In addition, Yingshan Camp was divided into two groups of people yesterday, one after the other, and the manpower is even more stretched. It is really difficult to send back enough information in time. Therefore... "
Therefore, his whereabouts are unknown.
boom!
Ruan Qianren punched the tiger case in front of him expressionlessly.
Since the Xingluo Army transferred its defenses to the Yingshan camp, Nanfeng has sent additional manpower to the area around Yingshan three times. However, the Xingluo people's counter-scouts are very capable. Supplement that the spies in the past died before they could send back the news, and the contacts were lost.
Therefore, Huchou Pass has not been able to grasp most of the news in Yingshan Camp. Even now that the Starfall Legion is suddenly dispatched, they don't have enough manpower to send the news back.
"Send more scouts to find out the whereabouts of these seven thousand people. In addition, send people to monitor the eastern sea. At the same time, Babaili rushes to send the news back to the capital. I suggest that the king start a verbal war with Yun Chui and protest against the other side's border defenders. Disrespecting the peace agreement between the two countries.”
"Yes!" Several more soldiers left in a hurry.
"General, does Wei Junqian of Xingluo really dare to disobey their emperor's order and send people to attack us?" someone said.
Wow!
Ruan Qianren was about to speak when suddenly he felt a brilliant light in front of his eyes.
In an instant, the dark night inside and outside Huchou Pass was clearly illuminated.
Everyone in the Chinese army's heart skipped a beat, and they all stepped aside in unison.
Ruan Qianren took the lead and hurried out of the camp without saying a word.
Everyone looked up to the sky.
In the northern sky, three brilliant fireworks are blooming, lighting up the entire night sky.
After a long while, bang bang bang, three explosions were faintly heard.
Cloud-piercing arrow!
Moreover, it was a large-scale cloud-piercing arrow launched by the Nanfeng people to ask for help. There are secret markings on it that only they can identify.
Ruan Qianren retracted his gaze and snorted coldly: "How far is it from Huchou Pass?"
Someone nearby had already calculated the distance, "Back to General, it's about thirty miles."
Everyone's hearts sank, and three words instantly came to mind.
Zhennanguan!
Just now they were doubting whether the Starfall Legion dared to disobey orders. The rising cloud-penetrating arrows were clearly a direct warning to the scouts in the north who had no time to report back.
Ruan Qianren quickly pulled out his sword: "Woo drum! Wake up all the soldiers."
"Prepare for war!"
Wow!
The night rain finally started, quickly extinguishing the fireworks in the northern night sky.
Boom, boom, boom!
The soul-stirring drum beat started.
In an instant, Huchou closed the door and became brightly lit.
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Zhennanguan, the main tent of the Chinese army.
"Yuan Xingwen, you are so bold!" The disheveled Eunuch Shao burst in in shock.
"Your Majesty has issued three orders and ordered Zhennan Pass to use force against the southern countries to avoid damaging the friendship between the two sides. Otherwise, severe punishment will not be neglected!"
Yuan Xingwen, who was sitting in the seat, had a face as pale as water.
He stood up quickly, raised his eyebrows and bowed his hands respectfully towards the north.
"Why did Eunuch Shao say this? I have always kept your majesty's orders in mind and have not used force against others."
He chuckled.
"Did my father-in-law forget my general's name? It's about 'promoting literature' rather than practicing martial arts. My general only likes to write and write."
"This is the best!" Eunuch Shao looked at Yuan Xingwen's smiling face and was so angry that his fly whisk was shaking. "Then I dare to ask General Yuan, why are the war drums beating in Zhennanguan in the middle of the night?"
"My father-in-law, you have wrongly blamed the general." A general stood up next to him and explained to him cheerfully.
"My father-in-law has just arrived, so he may not be very familiar with the traditions of our town at Nanguan. In order to remind the border officers and soldiers to always remember their duty to defend the territory, the closed war drums will be beaten from time to time to train the soldiers' reaction capabilities."
"This is not the intention of sending troops. It is similar to the meaning of ringing the peace bell every evening in Yanqiao Fortress in the west. It's no big deal."
He pointed to the generals around him and said, "Please look again, father-in-law. All the generals from Zhennanguan are here."
Without the general going out to lead the troops, it would be impossible for the soldiers to go out to fight.
Eunuch Shao didn't know how many generals there were in Zhennanguan. At this moment, he could not help but be convinced and doubtful at first, "Are they real or fake? What about the fireworks just now? My son said they were some cloud-piercing arrows!"
son?
The generals looked strange.
cough!
"What about the Cloud-Piercing Arrow? I'm afraid my young father-in-law has stayed in the imperial capital for a long time and has seen too many dramas."
Another general stood up.
"Eunuch Shao, you may have forgotten what day it is today."
"On February 2nd, the dragon raises its head. There is a tradition of setting off fireworks to celebrate here in Guangxin County. But the air in the south is humid and there is too much rain, so the fireworks are not easy to preserve. Everyone only sets off three for fun."
"That's it!" Eunuch Shao nodded suddenly.
He suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the answering general warily: "It's true that the dragon raised its head on February 2, but isn't it February 3 now?"
The general took his time.
"Father, Youdao has different pronunciations and customs. For example, during the Chinese New Year, most people in Yunchui celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year. But there are also places that celebrate the 30th or the second day of the Lunar New Year. The same is true for Long Tiantou, we After February 3rd..."
Eunuch Shao nodded and looked back silently.
As far as he knows, Canglan County is also called Canglan Island, one of the two major medicine warehouses in Yunchui, and the New Year is celebrated on the second day of the lunar year.
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In the dense forest in the middle of the mountain west of Huchou Valley.
Ren Ning and his group pulled up the hoods of their raincoats, easily shielding themselves from the pouring rain.
flutter!
"What the hell!" Listening to the drumbeat coming from Huchou Pass, Lei Er spat out the branches that were broken off from an unknown tree.
"Compared with the thundering bells of Yanchuan Fortress, the drumming of Huchou Pass is a bit too low. The drummer seems like he hasn't had dinner."
He winked and touched Ren Ning with his shoulder, "Old... General Ren, don't you think so?"
Ren Ning glanced at Lei Er.
Unlike Tieguai Li's guerrilla general, his guerrilla general was self-proclaimed by the Starfall Legion and only played a leading role in wartime. The Ministry of War did not recognize it and did not file it.
Under normal circumstances, the title would be revoked soon after the battle is over.
Of course, if he really made a great contribution during the battle, the Ministry of War would take the opportunity to admit it. Anyway, these miscellaneous generals are just titles.
"Don't chew on things in the mountains, or you may get poisoned." Ren Ning warned, looking up at the dark night sky.
Just now everyone saw the cloud-piercing arrow in the sky.
"General Ren, there is no our mark on the cloud-piercing arrow. It should have been issued by people from Nanfeng." The commander of the first battalion looked at Ren Ning in surprise, "Did the people from Zhennanguan follow us?"
Ren Ning shook his head, "I don't know. It's just a good thing."
It was raining heavily. At this time, the entire Huchou Pass was paying attention to the Zhennan Pass in the north, which was very conducive to their actions.
But there is trouble.
It was raining heavily and the air was so humid that water could almost be squeezed out. It was not easy to destroy so much food and grass at once.
