The Desert of No Return is deserted and I walked eastward along the edge without encountering any obstacles.
Although the horses they rode were all good, the journey was too long and the things they carried were too many and too heavy. The group walked closely and slowly, and it took them two full months to see the rolling mountains to the east in the distance.
The Luoxia Mountains are almost here.
Ren Ning looked at the compass and compared it with the map.
"Going south from here, it should be the border or fortress between the two countries."
Gu Datou and the other soldiers nodded, their expressions became serious.
This also means that if they go south for a few days, they will enter the melee zone. You may encounter scouts or even large corps from both the enemy and ourselves at any time.
"Is the fortress still in our hands now?" Someone hesitated.
When you are in the west, you can see long queues heading east along the way. I don’t know how many people from various tribes in Xiliang sent eastward.
Others laughed, "Are you still asking?"
As long as they have stayed in the fortress, almost no soldier will doubt that the Xiliang people can capture it.
This was true even when the epidemic was at its worst and everyone moved out of the fortress.
Ren Ning and Lei Er's wealth was all entrusted to the caravan heading east, but they traveled with a light carriage and a simple horse.
"Brothers, Lei Er and I will take the first step. You will follow up later. Only when you see the safety signs we set up can you continue to move forward. Do you understand?"
"This..." Gu Datou and others were a little embarrassed.
Both Lei Er and Ren Ning have much higher military ranks than them, but now they are exploring the way ahead for them.
This is inappropriate.
"What the hell!" Lei Er said angrily, "When did you learn to be a mother-in-law, Datou?"
"When I was in Kailun, I taught you so many ways to identify signs. Have you not forgotten them?"
Gu Datou and others quickly straightened their backs and answered resoundingly: "No!"
These are the essence of war summarized by Ren Ning. They have passed many actual combat tests and can save lives when necessary.
The soldiers like Gu Datou were able to survive the chaotic battle and survive until now, so they knew the importance of these things. Although it was boring to learn, they still forced themselves to learn to chew it up and swallow it.
Ren Ning and Ren Ning stopped talking, opened about twenty miles of distance from each other, and took the lead to go south.
Checking the surroundings while walking was hardly a problem for Ren Ning, who had gold fingers and a telescope.
After walking for ten days, everything around me was peaceful.
Occasionally, I see one or two corpses that are highly decomposed. I don’t know how long they have been dead.
If he sees one of his own, Ren Ning will help bury him and pack up his belongings.
That evening, he had just set up a safety mark in the bushes and was preparing to take a rest.
clang! clang! clang……
Suddenly a dull bell sounded in the distance from the south.
The sound was neither urgent nor slow, and only struck every ten breaths.
Ren Ning perked up, stood up and counted silently.
"One, two, three...ten!"
Perfect.
This is the fortress's huge bell ringing. Tell the fortress and its surroundings that all is well. Everyone can rest assured.
It seemed that the fortress was not only still in Yun Chui's hands, but was even back in operation.
Ren Ning felt more relieved now and fell asleep.
If you can hear the bell, you are not far from the fortress.
The next day he and Lei Er would gather together and wait silently for Gu Datou and others behind.
It took another three days of waiting before the two parties would meet again.
Ren Ning took out a cowhide bag.
The bag is bulging and tightly sealed with fire paint.
Inside is a map of Xiliang drawn by Ren Ning.
The original map had a lot of white space. But Allen and Youmeng went to the Prairie Royal Court with the caravan, and with the additions from Matthew and others, they were able to draw a rough outline.
Secondly, the bag also contains the existing numbers, strength and surrounding terrain maps of the large tribes in Xiliang, including Angel, as well as suggestions for attacks or sneak attacks.
The third one is the text written by Hu Ting Tuo Chi himself.
Finally, there is the location of Kailun Stone Forest, how to ask for help if necessary, and the secret code for contact.
"There is also Lao Lu in Datou. The contents in the bag are extremely important and must be handed over to the general of the garrison. They are not allowed to pass through other people's hands."
"Understand?" Ren Ning's face was serious.
"Understood!" The two of them straightened their faces, "Promise to complete the mission. It will never be handed over to a third person."
Ren Ning and Lei Er took out the relics they found along the way and said, "These are the relics of our brothers. Let's take them back together."
"Yes!" Gu Datou nodded.
They couldn't see some remains when they went south, so they knew what to do.
"Go. See you later!" Ren Ning and Lei Er waved goodbye.
"General/Old Ren..." Many of the soldiers had complicated expressions.
It's just that the fortress is crowded with people and it's not suitable for Ren Ning's current status to appear.
They had no choice but to give up.
Gu Datou laughed and said, "See you later! I will fight with you, Lao Ren, and we will kill Xiliang together!"
Both sides surrendered and parted ways without further nonsense.
Watching more than 180 riders slowly disappearing to the south, Lei Er asked: "How do we go now?"
Ren Ning looked to the southeast.
"First find a windmill communication point and see if there are any instructions from General Wei. If not, we will go back to Guangxin directly."
With a telescope, finding the windmill signaling point is easy.
In the afternoon of the next day, the two of them reached a hilltop and placed identification marks of the Starfall Legion. Not long after, soldiers came out to greet them.
"What a good horse." The soldier looked at the two tall horses Zhui Feng and Ben Lei with envy, "Who are you two?"
Ren Ning and the two laughed but said nothing.
The soldier reacted, scratching his head and laughing.
The identification marks placed by Ren Ning were no longer at a level that he could ask about.
Turning left and right, he led the two of them into a hidden tunnel.
There were a few soldiers resting in the cave, and they were surprised when they suddenly saw unfamiliar faces.
"Lao Zhu, who are they?"
Lao Zhu, who was leading the way, ignored them and asked respectfully: "I wonder if the two generals want to send a letter to the legion, or do they want to know some information?"
Ren Ning remained silent, but looked around.
The layout inside and outside the cave was similar to what he had originally imagined, and he nodded with satisfaction, "It's well distributed. Thank you for your hard work, brothers."
Several soldiers quickly straightened their backs and said, "It's not hard."
Ren Ning nodded and said straight to the point: "I want to read the letters that came from Guangxin in the past two months?"
Lao Zhu and several other soldiers acted quickly, and soon delivered three letters to Ren Ning.
"General, the situation in the fortress and Dingxi has been relatively stable recently. There are no instructions from Yingshan Camp and Xingluo Blood Camp. So there are only these three letters."
Ren Ning nodded.
He looked up.
Letters are all written in Pinyin.
The soldiers at the site were illiterate and only knew how to press the "password" to send messages to the messaging station farther west. As for what the twisted things on it represented, they couldn't understand a single word.
Ren Ning and Lei Er naturally have no problem.
After the two of them read it, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
There was nothing wrong with Guangxin and Xingluo. Wei Junqian only expressed his efforts to the fortress to move the defense to the west in August.
One of the letters also mentions them.
The two of them had been traveling west for so long. Wei Junqian hoped that if Huo Ling, the general in charge of the defense, received help from Ren Ning, he would do his best to help.
Since there was nothing else to do, the two of them rested for a while and left directly on their way home.
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