He told Lei Er to agree on the map where the people would gather.
Ren Ning entrusted the seriously wounded and sacrificed soldiers to Yuan Xingwen, and asked the military doctors at Zhennanguan to take proper care of them and send them to the Huishan camp.
Huchou Pass has been broken, and it is only fifty miles back to Yingshan Camp through Zhennang Pass.
Yuan Xingwen naturally readily agreed to this trivial matter.
Watching Ren Ning and his entourage leave Huchou Valley in a hurry, Canglan County Lieutenant Mo Canghai finally couldn't help but ask, "The weird clothes they are wearing are the newly invented raincoats?"
"Yes!" Yuan Xingwen nodded.
The Xingluo Legion and Zhennanguan both ordered a batch of raincoats and rubber shoes, and the news spread throughout Guangxin and the three surrounding neighboring counties.
It's just that the county guards and county lieutenants of these three neighboring counties have never seen these two things, and the rainfall in Baihua and Xiyu counties is not as exaggerated as in Guangxin County, so they have little interest.
However, Canglan County, surrounded by the sea, was somewhat moved.
"It looks very useful." Mo Canghai raised his head and looked thoughtfully at the vast white mist on Huchou Mountain.
Yuan Xingwen smiled and glanced at the road under his feet: "It's definitely easy to use!"
The reason why Zhennan Pass was unable to attack the head of Huchou Pass before was not because of the incompetence of the soldiers.
In addition to the fact that there is no help from Xingluo people in the north city and the defensive force is strong, and because Zhennanguan has been beating drums and setting up formations in the past few days, Ruan Qianren has already built countless defenses between the north gate and Huchou River. measure.
Trenches half a foot wide and one foot deep were everywhere.
Before these trenches are filled, siege equipment such as trebuchets and city wagons cannot get close to the foot of the city wall unless they are dismantled and moved.
In addition, the road was overtly and covertly strewn with sharp iron caltrops. Fortunately, most of the soldiers at Zhennanguan had already replaced their cloth shoes with rubber shoes, otherwise many soldiers would have injured their feet before reaching Huchou Pass.
Yuan Xingwen demonstrated the functions of raincoats and rubber shoes, which made the three county guards dubious.
After a while, Mo Canghai stroked his beard and muttered: "If it is really as magical as General Yuan said, I want to order a batch for use when I get back."
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Mo." Yuan Xingwen was very happy: "I guarantee it in the name of the general who guards Zhennan Pass. These two things are absolutely useful."
Mo Canghai and the others looked a little strange.
If we hadn't known that these raincoats and rubber boots were first equipped by the Starfall Legion. Seeing that Yuan Xingwen was so keen on sales, they would inevitably think too much.
cough!
Yuan Xingwen coughed.
He is not a local governor and does not need to care about the livelihood of ordinary people. However, the Guangxin County Committee where Zhennanguan is located is too poor, and several post roads in the county are almost covered with weeds.
Only by revitalizing the economy and increasing the number of caravans coming and going can it be possible to repair the post road.
No matter where something happens in the future, it will be more timely whether you send troops to rescue or the other side to rush to rescue.
Yuan Xingwen had heard that the Xingluo Army had just changed its defense to Yingshan Camp, and had been lobbying the counties to the north to repair the post roads as soon as possible.
Just think of it as a precaution.
Rubber products such as raincoats and rubber shoes are all produced in Guangxin County. He mentioned it casually and treated it as an advertisement.
A few people chatted for a few more words, and Yuan Xingwen took the lead to leave.
Mo Canghai and the others led the local garrison, which had relatively weak combat effectiveness and did not have many powerful siege equipment.
Like the Starfall Legion, the troops at Zhennanguan are standard border guards.
Yuan Xingwen has complete facilities for both city defense and siege, and as long as the Yunchui Ordnance Department develops new weapons, all border guards will have priority.
Therefore, they are the absolute main force in attacking the capital of Nanfeng.
At this time, Yuan Xingwen had to go back and have people load grain, grass and siege equipment onto the ship, then go out of the East China Sea along the Huchou River, and then go south to the capital of Nanfeng.
"This bastard Ruan Qianren." Yuan Xingwen scolded Nan Feng's old rival as he walked away.
Knowing that Huchou Pass must be broken, Ruan Qianren himself set a fire and burned all the defensive or siege equipment in the pass, leaving not a single one for Yun Chui Ren.
In Huchou Valley, the three lieutenants looked at the sky.
It took time for the subordinates to repair, so they ate the meat out of boredom.
"You two," Mo Canghai always talked a lot, and he couldn't help but complain: "Do you think Prince Nan Feng got into the paste?"
Compared with Yunchui, Nanfeng is a small country with no strategic depth at all.
As long as Yuan Xingwen wanted to, he could attack their capital at any time.
I don’t know how King Nan Feng’s head grew. If you don't behave like a good neighbor, you will have to risk your life just to touch Yun Chui's tiger beard.
Speaking of this, the three of them looked at each other in unison, their faces a little embarrassed.
In recent years, the territory where they are stationed has been exploited by several small countries in the south, but everyone is helpless.
However, the situation in the south has now changed completely.
Not only the thorn in the flesh of Huchou Pass has been broken. Even Yun Chui's army will soon approach Nanfengdu.
The four counties in the south are still the same four counties, and Zhennanguan is still the same Zhennanguan.
All this is because a new legion has arrived in the Yingshan camp.
Starfall!
"You two, don't be in a daze!" Mo Canghai's hands were itchy.
He clapped his thighs and stood up, raising his eyebrows and looking south, "Everyone, speed up. If it's later, Xingluo's army will have killed everyone in Nanfeng, and we won't even be able to drink soup."
By the Huchou River.
Yuan Xingwen patted the decorated Li Hebai and returned the sword he had thrown away before.
"As expected of you, you are a descendant of the old Li family. You were the first to climb the city wall and did not embarrass your ancestors. How are you? Can you still hold on?"
Li Hebai's chest puffed up: "Back to the general, my subordinate only suffered some superficial injuries, it's not a problem!"
"That's good." Yuan Xingwen smiled: "Did I see your brother-in-law just now?"
He was talking about Ren Ning.
Not long ago, Tieguai Li, who was far away in Yanxian Fortress, wrote a family letter to his grandson, asking Li Hebai to think of a way to bring Ren Ning and his sister together.
Li Hezhu is not Yingpan. She is Miao Zhenggenhong's Yunchui person. Although she looks generous on the surface, it is not realistic for an unmarried girl to take the initiative to propose marriage to a man.
When Li Hebai received the letter from his grandfather, he had one head and two heads.
It's just that Li Hezhu is not young anymore. If she can't get married again, she will really have to be an old lady for the rest of her life. For the future happiness of his eldest sister, Li Hebai had no choice but to go to Yuan Xingwen.
As the guard general of Zhennan Pass, even if he just visits the nearby Yingshan Camp, he still needs the approval of the guard general.
So Yuan Xingwen knew about it.
But before Li Hebai could set out, the war broke out.
cough!
Li Hebai wiped his blood-stained helmet in embarrassment, "The general is joking. What brother-in-law, you haven't even changed your horoscope yet."
Yuan Xingwen nodded and stopped teasing him.
It concerns Li Hezhu's reputation. It's okay to talk to Li Hebai in private, but it's not good for outsiders to hear.
"Let's work first. You are all young talents. You may meet him when we attack the city in a few days. Try to leave a good impression on him and make a friend."
Save the country through curves!
Li Hebai naturally agreed.
Ren Ning didn't know that he was being cared about by two grown men at this time, leading the team to the south.
Originally, he also considered taking a boat out of the East China Sea and then heading south. It's just that it's a big detour, and time actually goes slower.
So I chose to take the post road.
Huchou Pass is the most important pass in Nanfeng. The north-south post roads are well maintained. Walking is brisk and you don’t have to worry about going in the wrong direction.
It's just that the fog was too heavy and the visibility was too short, rendering Ren Ning's golden finger of little use, which was very helpful for the enemy to ambush.
Especially yesterday, Ruan Qianren fired three cloud-piercing arrows into the sky.
There was no guarantee that a large number of Nanfeng people would come back to rescue them or that Yunchui people would be ambushing the people on the roadside waiting for them to break through and go south, so the group walked very cautiously.
