Ruan Qianren stared at the map on the wall, puzzled.
It only took one day and one night for the Starfall Legion to be dispatched on a large scale, and the capital issued an emergency request for help.
Who were they and how did they get there?
It can't be the main force of Xingluo.
The northern part of Nanfeng is full of rolling hills and rainforests that are difficult to navigate. At this time, unless the gate of Huchou Pass is opened to allow them to go south unimpeded along the official road, it is impossible for the Starfall Army to appear near the capital.
Ruan Qianren's eyes subconsciously fell on the sea to the east.
There are occasional light winds and waves on the sea these days, but overall it is calm and suitable for sailing. Moreover, it was so foggy that even at noon, it was impossible to see things half a foot away. It is entirely possible that Yun Chui sent people by boat to the vicinity of the capital of Nanfeng without anyone noticing.
After just thinking about it, Ruan Qianren silently shook his head.
After experiencing a painful lesson more than forty years ago, Nanfeng has been sending people to keep a close eye on the coastline of Baihua County, Xiyu County and Canglan County in the south of Yunchui.
As for Yunchui's naval force, which is far away in Pinghai County in the central and eastern parts, it mainly resists Japanese pirates at sea.
There are a large number of ships in the three counties in the south, but there are not many naval ships. Most of them are fishing boats or merchant ships carrying cargo, and they are only a few in the east and a few in the west.
Unless these three counties have already made preparations to attack Nanfeng, and have broken the garrison into pieces, and are waiting silently for today's surprise attack.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the eyes sent by Nan Feng to remain indifferent.
Moreover, the lieutenants of these three counties are not so loyal to their duties. Otherwise, Nanfeng wouldn't be able to cause damage in Baihua and Canglan counties from time to time in the past two years to take advantage.
Since it was unlikely to be the east, Ruan Qianren's eyes fell on the west again.
The land of Nanfeng is eggplant-shaped, slender from north to south and narrow from east to west.
The Yunchui National People's Congress can use the small country of Wanxiang in the west, go directly south to the vicinity of the capital, and then cross over.
In fact, more than forty years ago, Yun Chui's army did the same thing.
It's just that whether it's the north of Nanfeng or Vientiane, there are stretches of virgin forests or tropical rainforests. At that time, Yun Chuijun, who was traveling by land, wandered around and lost his way.
In the end, they almost ran out of food and grass before finally finding their way, only to catch up to the tail end of the war.
Thinking of these past events and looking at the topographic map of the Wanxiang Kingdom next door, Ruan Qianren suddenly felt refreshed.
Maybe it's not the Yunchui people who are besieging the capital of Nanfeng, but their neighbor Wanxiang.
The five southern countries have never been good neighbors who coexist peacefully, and they will fight one or two wars from time to time. It's just that Nanfeng is the strongest, and the other four countries can only be careful and obey orders.
In the past, Nanfeng once wanted to swallow up small countries like Wanxiang, but it was either not strong enough or Yunchui intervened, so it never did so.
Therefore, there is a blood feud among the five countries. If there was a chance to bite Nan Feng back, Wanxiang and the others would definitely not be polite.
Ruan Qianren's eyes fell thoughtfully on the Yingshan Camp on the map.
The Xingluo Army switched defenses to Guangxin County in October last year. I have been training for half a year and haven't done much.
Maybe Wei Junqian has secretly sent people south to seduce small countries like Wanxiang.
Compared with the barren Nanfeng, the bargaining chip that Yunchui can offer is much larger and more attractive...
Seeing Shang Feng's expression change, he was speechless for a long time.
cough.
Pei Zhuang coughed, stepped forward and loudly asked for a fight.
"General, the king of the capital is in danger, and his subordinates are willing to lead troops to help and fight to the death to repel the enemy."
Last night, he brought a full 20,000 people to support the nearby Huchou Valley. As a result, there were not many enemies left, but he suffered heavy casualties.
They will have to bite the bullet and stand up to fight, hoping to make up for their mistakes.
Return support?
Ruan Qianren's face trembled.
More than forty years ago, he was still a half-grown child.
I saw with my own eyes that the then prince Huo Zheng and Princess Yiguang and his wife fought hand in hand to defeat the capital, and then turned around and killed the Nanfeng soldiers who had returned to Huchou Pass for reinforcements.
In the end, King Nanfeng was forced to go north to plead guilty and paid Yunchui a large sum of silver, causing Nanfeng to be unable to breathe for more than thirty years.
Bang bang!
He ignored Pei Zhuang's request to fight, but tapped the map on the wall hard, and turned to look at the scout battalion general.
"Wu Ci, where is the main force of the Starfall Legion now?"
Wu Ci glanced at the map subconsciously.
Didn’t the country ask for help?
He quickly reacted, "Go back to the general, my scouts have been looking for him. But... lack of manpower and heavy fog from the sky, there is no definite news yet."
snort!
Ruan Qianren was very dissatisfied. He looked at the white fog covering the sky outside the tent and then fell silent.
Wu Ci secretly wiped his sweat and said quickly: "Please rest assured, general, my subordinates have sent extra troops to search everywhere. I believe the news will come back soon."
Ruan Qianren ignored him, but frowned and tapped the capital on the map again.
"When the king issues an order, the capital of the country will definitely rescue. But the lessons of rushing back for reinforcements more than 40 years ago must be clear to all the generals. Therefore, we must be fully prepared."
"At least we must first find out who the enemies are in the capital. What is their purpose."
Ruan Qianren expressed his thoughts.
When the generals heard this, there was an uproar.
Some people believed it without thinking. For example, Pei Zhuang, who was eager to make up for his mistakes, immediately clamored to go back and teach the people of Wanxiang a lesson.
But more generals were dubious.
"General, Wanxiang has been at peace with me in recent years. This time we signed an agreement to attack Yunchui together. It is unlikely that they..."
"Agreement?" Ruan Qianren glanced at the man expressionlessly and reminded: "We also signed a peace agreement with Yun Chui not long ago."
The general was speechless.
Someone else stood up with a frown.
"General, it was indeed the Starfall Legion that attacked and burned down Tiger Melancholy Valley last night."
He said with a stern expression: "It's not the last general who demoralizes others and destroys his own prestige. I think everyone knows what kind of army Xingluo is."
"Since they were able to reach the heavily guarded Huchou Valley without anyone noticing, and then escape smoothly after killing and burning, it must not be difficult for the main force to arrive in the capital. Therefore, regarding the return of reinforcements, the general and his colleagues You still have to be cautious.”
"General Li, everyone is dissatisfied with what you said." Some people couldn't help but retort, "No matter how powerful the Starfall Legion is, it is still made up of humans, not gods."
"The ones who touched Huchou Valley last night were just a group of top soldiers, not many in number. Otherwise, with Xingluo's frightening combat power, there would be no need for Zhennanguan in the north to beat drums and set up formations to attract Huchou Pass. Most of the attention.
They could have attacked directly from the direction of Huchou Valley, and then cooperated with the people at Zhennanguan to catch Huchou Pass by surprise. "
Others nodded in agreement.
"The small group of men and horses moved quickly, and with Xingluo's style, it is understandable that they can reach the Tiger Melancholy Valley silently. But the main force of the Xingluo Legion, including men and horses, is not a small number. They want to cross many mountains and arrive in one day and one night. It’s basically impossible near the capital.”
"unless……"
Everyone looked at each other.
Unless they don't bring food and baggage!
For a moment, all the generals were refreshed and quickly checked the capital's request for help again.
