"Old Ren," Gu Datou came over thiefly: "Should we kill the Beixiong people in that small mountain nest to the north first?"
They still have a lot of rations for their people, but there is not much food and grass for their horses to chew, so they need to grab it quickly.
Otherwise, the war horses can only eat the grass on the ground to satisfy their hunger.
It's fine when there's no fighting, but it might become a problem once there's a fight that requires horses to attack or escape with speed.
Ren Ning pondered.
In fact, his and Lei Er's horse grain bags have almost reached the bottom, which can be said to be even less than those of Gu Datou and others.
But after thinking about it, Ren Ning still shook his head, "It's not urgent."
There are more than two thousand Beixiong people there, ten times more than them.
Moreover, there are ruins everywhere in the mountain den, and the terrain is not conducive to horseback fighting.
The most important thing is that Gu Datou and the others do not have bows and are not good at riding and shooting. If they want to kill the enemy, they have to break into the ruins first.
If they were surrounded by Beixiong people, it would not be easy to escape.
"It's better to find the Kailun tribe first," he said.
Everyone nodded.
But Ren Ning only had two cloud-piercing arrows left in his hand.
There may be other Xiliang tribes and even Beixiong people around, so it is no longer suitable to shoot into the sky casually.
Last time, they attracted Gu Datou and other brothers from the Eighth Battalion and the outpost of the Langston Principality. It was hard to say who they would attract this time.
After everyone discussed it for a while, they decided to look east first.
"Old Ren," Lu Youtian hesitated: "What to do with the thirty camels? Kill them?"
Compared with their horses, the camels walked as slowly as a turtle. It would be a big burden to take them to find someone.
"Don't!" Ren Ning smiled and waved his hand: "According to the Su Lanling family's caravan, Kailun should be nearby. Everyone finally managed to grab a few camels, so just take them with you."
Gu Datou's eyes lit up: "Looking at how tall the camels are, they should be good for charging into traps. I think back then, we passed by a very large tribe and decided to steal water..."
While touching his chin, he proudly told the story of how he had troubled the Angel tribe.
"If we hadn't driven the cattle around that night, we might not have been able to escape. These camels are much bigger than horses, and when they get into chaos, they are so lethal...hehe."
Ren Ning was filled with emotion after hearing this.
The ancients did not deceive me. War is indeed the best way to promote human progress.
In order to survive, even a rough man like Gu Datou, who knows how to run rampant, has learned to use his brain to think of ways. It is not easy.
"Use camels to clear the way?" Ren Ning nodded: "Da Tou has a lot of ideas. In this case, these camels cannot be thrown away or killed unless absolutely necessary."
He pointed to the north with a smile, "Maybe we can rely on them to step into the Desert of No Return, and then snatch all of Grand Duke Langston's wealth back to Yunzhui."
“Then our brothers’ families will no longer have to worry about food and clothing.”
Although everyone in the Eighth Riding Battalion thought it was impossible, they still laughed and said: "Then we will take them with us."
Now it's easy.
Ren Ning and Lei Er's horses ran the fastest, so they simply searched ahead. Gu Datou and others are following behind with their camels.
As for safety, having a telescope is basically not a problem.
A time was agreed upon to meet, and the two parties parted ways.
As he ran, Lei Er sang with joy.
"The sky and the earth in Xiliang are huge, and the grassland king is the most greedy; Beixiong is chaotic, wonderful, and croaking..."
Only if Beixiong is in chaos, the pressure on Yunchui's northern border will be less, and the court may put more energy into the west.
It is only a matter of time before Xiliang is defeated.
"Not necessarily!" Ren Ning shook his head.
The civil strife in Beixiong was initiated by their emperor, and was used to screen out Langston for fleeing the principality.
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When this civil strife ends, not only will their strength not be weakened, but they may even reach a new peak.
When the time comes, their troops will be strong and their generals will be brave and united as one. If he sends his troops south again, it will probably be the most dangerous time for Yun Chui.
"The civil strife in Beixiong will not subside in a short time. I hope that before that, our treasury will be as full as possible and our military strength can be increased again." Ren Ning said.
Lei Er nodded, now he had no intention of singing anymore.
In the past two or three years, the two of them have been traveling around the empire. It can be said that except for Northern Xinjiang, they have visited all other places.
With Yun Chui's current situation, it is not easy to replenish the national treasury and increase military strength.
However, these were not things that they could solve just because they were worried. The two ignored them and continued running eastward.
On the afternoon of the third day, the front was finally no longer a deserted grassland, but densely packed cattle and sheep appeared. The livestock were gnawing on the grass in a leisurely manner.
Ren Ning and Ren Ning looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
After walking most of the circle, a few shepherds among the cattle and sheep were drinking mare's milk and singing songs.
The two raised their binoculars and took a look.
The styles of the herdsmen's clothes are very familiar, they belong to the Kailun tribe.
Lei Er turned the horse's head and said, "The rendezvous time is coming soon. I'll rush back to inform Datou and the others to come directly."
"Okay, go ahead." Ren Ning nodded.
After saying that, he drove his horse directly towards the herdsmen.
Still more than a hundred steps away from the herd of cattle and sheep, a few hunting dogs emerged from nowhere and started barking.
Ren Ning patted Zhui Feng's neck.
The black horse snorted at the hounds several times with disdain, but still stopped obediently.
Not long after, several herdsmen came out quickly.
When they saw Ren Ning's face clearly, they were all a little stunned.
Several people looked around and saw that Ren Ning had been standing still and there was no one else around, and their expressions softened slightly.
"This brother is from Yunchui? I wonder what he is doing here?"
Ren Ning smiled and got off his horse: "My name is Ning Ren. Have you two heard of me?"
"Ning Ren?" Several people were startled, "Are you Mr. Ning?"
Naturally, they had heard about Ren Ning's help to the Kailun tribe, but they had not seen Ren Ning himself when they were out grazing.
"It's me." Ren Ning nodded: "I'm here to see your Mr. Tiele, please go and send a message."
Several people were doubtful, but when they saw the tall black horse and the iconic black bow behind Ren Ning, they couldn't help but believe it.
After chatting for a few more words, they sent someone back to report the news.
It wasn't until the sun set that the frantic sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
A group of people came in a hurry from the north.
Ren Ning asked for his reputation.
The leaders were indeed Tiele and Allen. There are even two acquaintances, it is Lan Mang's You Meng and Yang Lan.
"Brother Ning/Brother Ning." Several people waved their hands excitedly, "I didn't expect it was really you! When we heard the news, we all couldn't believe it."
"It's just me." Ren Ning smiled.
After a while of greetings, Ren Ning got on his horse and followed Tiele and others to the north.
As for Lei Er, Gu Datou and others who haven't followed yet. As long as they come near here, there will be Kailon people who will come out to point out the direction.
"How's Panpan doing?" Tie Le winked, "What's the name of my little nephew?"
When the others heard this, they all pricked up their ears with interest.
Ren Ning laughed: "Panpan is fine. It's just that she is still young. It will be safer to get pregnant in two years when she is older..."
A few people were chatting on the roadside while driving. As night fell, they finally saw the densely packed tents in front of them.
