The fighting was fierce and lasted all night.
It was not until the next morning that the guard general Ruan Qianren was killed in battle that Nanfeng's soldiers abandoned their weapons and surrendered on a large scale.
The war ended, and the three lieutenants finally discovered the whereabouts of the Starfall Legion.
Take a look at the Valley of Tiger Sorrow.
Ren Ning and the others had had enough rest and were happily cooking in the valley, completely ignoring the burning granary behind them.
That night, flames surged into the sky inside and outside Huchou Pass, but the fire in Huchou Valley did not attract anyone's attention. When they saw it, the three of them were shocked.
"General Ren, why don't you put out the fire?"
This is a heavy amount of food, and it is also a lot of military merit.
Mo Canghai from Canglan County was the most distressed: "It would be a pity to burn so much food in vain."
The Canglan County where he is located is also called Canglan Island. It faces Baihua and Xiyu County across the wide Xiyu Bay.
Four years ago, there were strong winds and heavy rains on the sea around Canglan County, which lasted for more than half a month without stopping.
Most of the buildings on the island were blown over, and there were numerous casualties. However, the waves were too big and the boat was small, so rescue could not be sent.
The feeling of being hungry was especially vivid in Mo Canghai's memory.
Ren Ning laughed and pointed at the other half of the grain depot that was safe and sound.
"Three adults, didn't we save half of the granary with all our efforts?"
"It's just that the fire was too fierce, we were short of manpower, and we traveled a long distance yesterday to defeat the powerful enemy. The soldiers were already physically and mentally exhausted, so there were still some granaries that couldn't be rescued."
"I'm just waiting for you to put out the fire."
The three people's mouths were trembling and they had no choice but to let their subordinates put out the fire.
In fact, there is no need to save anything.
The granary started to burn yesterday afternoon, and now there is not much left.
Moreover, when Ren Ning and his party retreated to Huchou Valley to rest, they blocked the previously damaged drainage outlet. The water resources in the south are extremely abundant. A lot of water has been stored in the canals after one night, so there is no need to worry about finding something to put out the fire.
In less than half an hour, the fire in Huchou Valley had been put out.
After counting the surviving grain and grass, the three county guards couldn't help but feel happy.
Sending people to transport it back is also a lot of wealth and credit.
"Come on, come on!" Ren Ning invited the three of them, "The three adults are all hungry. Come and have something to eat together?"
There are a lot of good things stored in the granary of Huchou Valley.
There is rice and meat, from seafood to sweet potatoes, coarse and fine grains.
Ren Ning unceremoniously asked his subordinates to take out big fish and meat and make a sumptuous meal.
The only regret is that the leader of the group stayed in the distant Viper Valley, and the food prepared by his soldiers did not taste very good.
Either too salty or too bland.
But no one cared.
The three county guards had been busy all day and night. At this time, they could smell the aroma of food and their stomachs were growling.
Looking at each other and smiling, the three of them sat down next to them without any ceremony, filled themselves with rice and started eating.
While eating and chatting, they had to quickly write a splendid and eye-catching success report and send it to Emperor Changxing's Dragon Case as soon as possible.
Several people looked relaxed.
If he goes abroad to fight without authorization, both Emperor Changxing and the Ministry of War will be furious.
However, they had already blocked the news tightly, and the distant imperial capital probably didn't know anything about it at this time.
Now that they had captured Huchou Pass as they wished, they couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
In recent years, there have been continuous natural and man-made disasters within the empire, surrounded by powerful external enemies, and everyone is sharpening their swords.
At this time, they defeated Huchou Pass in one fell swoop, killing more than 80,000 prisoners and completely crushing the biggest threat to the south of the empire.
This achievement was enough to make Emperor Changxing, who had been struggling recently, breathe a sigh of relief, and even feel comfortable for a long time.
Not long after, Yuan Xingwen from Zhennanguan also entered Huchou Valley with several murderous guards and generals.
"Everyone is here! No one is hurt." Yuan Xingwen said a few casual greetings.
He and the three county lieutenants were more or less acquaintances, so he looked carefully at the only stranger.
Looking at Ren Ning's relatively young face, Yuan Xingwen was filled with emotions.
"General Ren has successfully shouldered the important task of sneak attack on Huchou Pass at a young age. It is true that a hero comes from a young age. Mr. Yuan is willing to be defeated."
"The general is guarding Zhennanguan, and the boy has admired his name for a long time." Ren Ning smiled calmly, stood up and toasted Yuan Xingwen with a bowl of soup instead of wine.
If Zhennanguan hadn't been beating drums and forming formations in the north a few days ago, they wouldn't have been able to burn the first batch of food and grass easily.
Ren Ning remembered the words of gratitude in his heart and didn't say much out of his mouth.
At this time, they are discussing how to write a victory report, and they cannot be modest at this time.
Because if you say it and write it down, it is military merit.
However, Ren Ning should eat and drink, only occasionally adding a word or two.
There is no worry that these four big guys will write less because of their age or silence.
Behind him is Xingluo, the most powerful legion in Yunzhui, and also the existence that all Yunzhui soldiers look up to.
No one dares to take away their achievements in full view of the public.
Not everyone can bear Wei Junqian's anger.
The five people discussed it for more than an hour before the content of the good news was officially determined.
Ren Ning read it carefully and nodded with satisfaction.
Then the good news was rushed to the imperial capital by 800 miles.
Ren Ning stood up: "Generals, three adults. The situation ahead is urgent, Ren Ning takes the first step."
After some chatting, he couldn't sit still as soon as he learned that at least 120,000 Nanfeng people were chasing the main force of Xingluo near the capital.
At this time, his men had rested for the night, and it was time to head to Nanfeng Capital.
Yuan Xingwen and others knew how powerful they were and didn't hold back. They patted Ren Ning on the shoulder and said, "Okay! General Ren, you go ahead and I'll be there soon."
They attacked the city and fought in the streets, fighting fiercely for a day and a night. There were many prisoners in hand, and many soldiers suffered casualties. At this time, it needs to be repaired and processed first.
Ren Ning nodded, folded his hands and ignored them.
Chirp~
He blew the whistle.
Hua Hua Hua.
The Xingluo soldiers, who had eaten and drank enough, hurried over to gather.
A report.
The complete combat strength of 3,000 people when they came out was now only 2,713 people standing in front of them.
But not all of the nearly three hundred people died.
One hundred and sixty-four of them were seriously wounded and could only lie still. After the lightly wounded were bandaged, they all stood in front of him.
Yuan Xingwen and the Yunchui generals stood not far away, looking at the world-shattering Xingluo Legion with interest.
Only ten days after coming out, the casualties were close to one-tenth, which can be regarded as heavy casualties.
However, everyone held their chests high and no one had a trace of fear on their face.
Ren Ning retracted his thoughts, looked at the weapons of his subordinates and the refilled quivers and food bags, and nodded with satisfaction.
In addition to recycling arrows, they also found several weapons warehouses in such a large Huchou Pass, and filled up what they needed.
The only regret is that the people from Nanfeng are generally shorter in stature than the people from Yunchui. They are even shorter and smaller than the one-in-a-thousand soldiers from the Starfall Legion.
Relatively speaking, Nanfeng's standard arrows are a little short and light, and they feel erratic when shot.
Fortunately, although the impact is there, it is not significant.
Ren Ning subconsciously touched his black arrows, and there were only five left in the quiver.
The army was in chaos, and all his black arrows hit the enemy generals, but none of them could be retrieved at this time.
"Raiji!"
"Here!" Lei Er took a step forward.
Ren Ning pointed to the west: "Take a few people and return to the Snake Valley immediately and bring all the war horses over."
Although he had trained in foot combat, it was to adapt to the conditions of Nanfeng Mountains and hills. Xingluo's forward army is actually light cavalry.
When they are on mounts, they are at their most powerful.
After passing Huchou Pass and going south for less than 150 miles, we almost reached the Annan Plain.
It was close to the capital of Nanfeng, and that was where the war horses came in handy.
Ren Ning twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.
Nanfeng is a small country. The Annan Plain is said to be a plain, but it is actually just a small piece of relatively flat land.
As the saying goes, it was once difficult to find water in the sea.
Traveling through the vast Xiliang prairie, to the vast Xingluo Basin in Yunchui, the vast Hanoi Plains in Hanoi County, and the Yingling Plains in Yingling County used to train war horses.
The Annan Plain in Nanfeng is as small as a booger and not worth mentioning.
