Sixty miles away, Xianhe Pier, south bank.
The broken bridge was repaired, and the soldiers at Zhennanguan Pass crossed the river. In addition, news of the death of General Luo Kai and the massive defeat of the Nanfeng garrison reached here.
The general trembled, and without hesitation abandoned the baggage and fled southward along the coastline with his subordinates, completely ignoring the densely packed ships on the sea ready to dock.
If they don't leave, once the Yunchui people who have crossed the Xian River arrive and complete the siege, all 20,000 of them will be trapped at the mouth of the Xian River.
This general was worthy of being born in Huchou Pass, and he was capable of making decisive decisions and willing to cut off the wrists of strong men. However, they had only run less than fifteen miles south when the scout who was scouting the road in front ran back with a look of despair on his face.
"General, the main force of the Starfall Army suddenly appeared twenty miles ahead, blocking our path."
Starfall Legion, still the main force?
The general felt dizzy.
After coming back to his senses, he didn't bother to ask them where they came from. He glanced at the map hastily, and finally clicked in the direction of the capital with difficulty with his eyes closed.
Twenty thousand people quickly turned westward.
Before they had gone twenty miles, the sound of neat horse hooves sounded in front of them.
Lord Nanfeng will take advantage of the rising sun to take a look.
There were not many people in front, only two thousand. But the fluttering military flag made these two thousand people unable to help but despair.
Block the falling stars with one sword and one sword.
Starfall flag again?
The leader of the Nanfeng army stared at the word "Ren" next to the Xingluo military flag, his teeth almost bleeding.
The enemies looked at each other, extremely jealous.
It turned out to be the bastard who had entered Huchou Valley and was guarding across the river last night.
Ren Ning had already expected that the defenders at the dock would not be able to stay still, and a group of people had already taken the lead on horseback and rushed over to block the front.
The dust and smoke billowing on the post road farther away are the soldiers from Zhennanguan and Baihua counties who are following them.
"General." Feng Hu, a tall man, came over on horseback. He glared at the flag with the word "Ren" and said, "I'll go down and meet with Xingluo Ren for a while."
General Nan Feng pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Go."
Although there are few people in Xingluo in front of them, their military appearance is uniform and they are all cavalry. You can tell at a glance that they are not easy to mess with.
As long as they keep an eye on them and harass them, the team's speed will be difficult to increase.
It would be a good idea to send someone to dampen their spirits.
drive!
Feng Hu clapped his horse and rushed over. As he ran, he shouted in poor Yun Chui dialect: "I've heard for a long time that the Xingluo Legion is full of fierce generals. General Ren, do you dare to come out and fight me, Feng Hu!"
Hold!
Next to Ren Ning, Lei Er's voice sounded, "These bastards still want to challenge each other? They are already dead!"
At dawn, he finally returned to the team. His body was just a little brighter, and he was chewing broad beans coldly on Ben Lei's back.
Ren Ning glanced at Lei Er and said nothing.
"General, I'm going to meet Feng Hu for a while!" Xiao Gang's hands itched and he volunteered.
Ren Ning looked at the discolored silver gun in his hand and smiled: "What are you mixing in? He called me by name."
After saying that, Ren Ning rode up to Zhui Feng.
Compared with the time in the Imperial Capital, Xiao Gang's martial arts at this time had indeed improved a lot, but he was still a little far behind Lei Er, who had been working hard for many years, let alone him.
The distance between the two sides was a bit far, and it took the two horses a while to see each other clearly.
Feng Hu looked at Ren Ning's young face under the helmet with some disbelief: "You are General Ren?"
"It's me!" Ren Ning nodded.
He didn't waste any more words, just shouted, galloped forward, drew his bow and fired arrows.
call out!
clang!
There was a loud noise, and Feng Hu blocked the first arrow. However, before he could react, the second one had already penetrated deeply into his neck.
"You..." Feng Hu, who was wielding a big sword, was so angry that he fell off his horse and refused to rest in peace.
"The general is mighty! The general is mighty!" Two thousand Xingluo soldiers raised their weapons and cheered.
咴咴咴!
Two thousand war horses felt their master's happiness and all neighed.
hey-hey!
Ren Ning picked up his black arrow, turned around and ran away.
The Nanfeng people behind them looked at each other in shock, looking at the cheering Xingluo people opposite, and for a moment they couldn't believe that their general had died like this.
Back to Lei Er and others, Ren Ning did not order an attack.
The other side is already desperate, there is no need for them to go head-to-head with the trapped beast!
Liang Ru was well aware of Ren Ning's archery skills and was not surprised at all.
He leaned over and reminded: "General, after destroying this group of people in front of you, only the last 40,000 of the 200,000 people in Huchou Pass will be left."
Ren Ning nodded.
The original goal set by the Starfall Legion was to destroy the garrison at Huchou Pass and destroy the grain-producing areas near the capital. Now the goal is almost achieved.
"Old Liang, you are wrong!" Lei Er smiled and raised a finger, "To be exact, there are only 10,000 left."
He told the story of Zhang Fu taking 30,000 troops to protect Prince Wang who was inspecting the fish tax.
"According to General General and General Guan, we Yunchui are responsible for destroying the active forces near the capital of Nanfeng. As for the encirclement and suppression of Prince Wang far in the south, it is a matter for the two small countries of Wanxiang and Baoxiang to the west."
In this way, unless the three countries can completely give up their prejudices and hatred, or one of them destroys the other two, there will be no peace in the south.
"What a despicable plot." Xiao Gang chuckled, "But I like it."
Ren Ning glanced at the western sky indifferently, feeling not surprised at all.
Even without Wanxiang and Baoxiang to the west, Yun Chui could easily teach Nan Feng a lesson.
Their sending troops is just the icing on the cake.
And with this certificate of surrender, the two countries can at least get some good things from Nan Feng. For example, the iron mines in the Xian Mountains to the west.
But if the two countries turned a blind eye to Wei Junqian's request, Yun Chui wouldn't mind giving them a few slaps each after teaching Nan Feng a lesson. ,
Because of the long distance, their country may not be broken, but the feeling of having troops approaching the city will never be too good.
After all, they have sent people north to mop up Yun Chui's oil from time to time in recent years.
Several people were chatting and on guard.
Just stuck in the road, neither attacking nor getting out of the way.
Not long after, people from Zhennanguan and Baihua counties finally arrived and quickly blocked the surrounding areas tightly.
They had just sent people over to negotiate, and after learning that surrendering could save their lives, the Nanfeng Army gave up resistance one after another.
Ren Ning watched quietly, and a sentence came to mind: conquering the enemy without fighting.
Accepting the surrender of troops and guarding prisoners does not require the concern of Ren Ning and others. After letting his subordinates rest and feed their horses, he took a few personal guards and headed towards the seaside.
It's time to return to the main force.
Chasing the wind was very fast, and soon Ren Ning saw several other dusty Starfall flags flying in front of him.
After identifying themselves, they were brought to Guan Luping and several other generals.
Ren Ning turned over and dismounted: "My subordinate Ren Ning has met all the generals!"
"No need to be polite." Guan Luping stepped forward and patted his shoulder with satisfaction, "You can do it, we have all heard about you at Huchou Pass. Sure enough, I saw you right."
The Chinese general and several lieutenants beside him nodded appreciatively.
"You are young, but you have really made a great contribution by breaking through Huchou Pass this time. When I write the letter of request for merit later, I must not be humble on his behalf."
"That's natural." Guan Luping smiled broadly.
He only felt that his hands were a little itchy. If the army hadn't been on the way, he would have wanted to take out his erhu and play a song.
"What is most important in this era is talent! This guy is one of the most outstanding talents under my command. I will never treat him badly in the battle report."
"Generals, you are joking." Ren Ning shook his head quickly, "The reason why Huchou Pass was broken so smoothly was mainly because we had the right time, place, people and good planning before the war."
"In addition, the generals and their magic soldiers descended from the sky to cause trouble in the capital of Nanfeng. King Nanfeng was frightened and called back most of the garrison. In addition, the soldiers of Zhennanguan and Baihua County risked their lives to attack the city. This I succeeded successfully."
"You don't have any merit, I'm just trying my best."
Several generals looked at each other in surprise.
Ren Ning's sobriety made them even more satisfied.
The commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army, Mo Dingshan, said: "Ren Ning is right. The reason why Huchou Pass can be broken through so smoothly is that all parties are indispensable and everyone has done their best."
He changed his words: "But you don't have to be too humble. Everyone sees it. If it works, it works, if it doesn't, it doesn't work."
Ren Ning chuckled and stopped talking.
The few people exchanged a few more pleasantries before they dispersed, preparing to lead troops to the capital of Nanfeng.
When they were far away, Guan Luping said with concern: "Lei Er was slightly injured, are you okay?"
Ren Ning patted his chest, "Thank you for your concern, General. Most of my subordinates were commanding or hiding to fire arrows, and they were not injured."
"That's good." Guan Luping smiled and nodded with satisfaction.
He is one of the people who knows Ren Ning's archery skills best. Coupled with that bow with a long range, as long as he is targeted by this kid, the other general may not know how he died.
As he talked, the capital city of Nanfeng was already in sight in the distance.
