Baekje Peninsula.
Ren Ning led the team slowly eastward.
"What the hell kind of weather is this? The sun was shining brightly yesterday, and it's snowing heavily today..."
"It's almost April. Not to mention the peninsula, even we in Yunchui will experience spring cold from time to time. Just get used to it."
A bunch of Xingluo soldiers shook their heads.
They had enough clothing and plenty of food and grass, but they were not afraid of sudden changes in weather.
It's just that the weather is getting colder and warmer, and the snow on the ground is melting and freezing, making it increasingly difficult to walk on the originally shabby post road.
Lei Er held Ben Lei and moved forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Hold!
He cursed, "Can you believe it? This peninsula is not as big as our Xingluo County, and it actually took us a month to go from west to east."
Others laughed, "Lei Er, can this be compared?"
Most of Xingluo County is plain. Moreover, as the Longxing Land of Yunchui Empire, every post road is built to be wide and flat. Even when it's the coldest, it won't snow heavily.
Whether traveling from east to west or south to north, there are basically no obstacles when traveling.
It's not like here...
While everyone was talking and laughing, a spy from the front ran back panting.
"General, the Yuanning Mountains are ahead. The guard, General Wu Siyuan, has brought his subordinates to greet us."
Ren Ning nodded, "I understand."
Lei Er looked at the overlapping but not too high mountains in front of him, "The Yuanning Mountains, the locals hope that it can become the source of tranquility for the peninsula. That's why they gave it such a name."
"It's just that they never know one thing."
"If Baekje wants real peace, it should not rely on a mountain. Instead, it should kill the Japanese pirates as soon as they come ashore. Kill them until they dare not approach the beach..."
This is where true peace comes from.
Amid the commotion, the group walked forward for more than twenty miles.
There were more than a hundred people standing on the snowy post road ahead.
The leading general, wearing a scarlet cloak, was Wu Siyuan.
He drove his horse over from a distance, quickly recognized Ren Ning, and quickly handed her over with laughter.
"General Ren, you're welcome and safe!"
Four years ago at Prince Qin's Mansion in Xingji City, Wu Siyuan had witnessed Ren Ning knocking Sun Ye down with just one move.
At that time he had only one idea.
In the future, this stupid young man will either be severely suppressed by Uncle Cheng'en's Mansion and die without a trace from then on; or he will become famous and unstoppable.
At this time, Wu Siyuan looked up at the bright Starfall military flag next to Ren Ning, and couldn't help but smack his lips in envy.
It seems to be the latter.
Ren Ning was too outrageous at that time, and Wu Siyuan still remembers it.
Ren Ning had an outstanding memory. Even though he only took a quick glance at the many foreign students, he still remembered this talented man from Baekje.
"General Wu, we said goodbye to Xingji City four years ago. It's been a long time..."
The two of them chatted and laughed, talking to each other eagerly like long-lost old friends.
Lei Er next to him was speechless.
The two of them had never spoken a word before this...
After a while, Wu Siyuan ended his greetings and led Ren Ning and others to the camp where he was stationed.
"General Wu," Ren Ning rejected his kindness, "the three thousand of us are new here and are unfamiliar with the place. We want to walk around first."
"If you really can't find a suitable place to camp, it's not too late to go over and harass the Baekje soldiers."
It is now April, the weather will be getting warmer and warmer, and the Japanese pirates may attack again at any time after holding back for several months.
The main purpose of Ren Ning's trip was to draw a map of the surrounding areas, not to be used as cannon fodder for the Baekje people.
Wu Siyuan was not surprised and invited him several times as a courtesy.
Seeing that Ren Ning had no intention of accompanying him, he turned around and returned to the camp.
It seems that Wu Siyuan was not happy for Ren Ning to bring his troops into his camp.
The Starfall Legion has a great reputation in the surrounding countries and has always been known as invincible.
If his soldiers knew that one of the eight generals of the Starfall Army was in their camp, it was still unknown whether Wu Siyuan's orders would have any effect.
Ren Ning didn't have the time to wonder what Wu Siyuan was thinking. He led his men around and soon set up camp in Dachun Valley, about thirty miles south of the post road.
Lei Er observed the surrounding terrain and nodded with satisfaction, "This is a good place."
The terrain of Dachun Valley, which runs east-west, is low in the east and high in the east, narrow in the west and wide in the west. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Moreover, it is not far from Wu Siyuan's defense line. As long as you climb over two hills, you can see the battlefields of both sides.
There was no need for Ren Ning to set up camps or set up sentries.
He took Lei Er and a dozen personal guards to the top of the mountain in the south, raised his telescope and looked around.
Huh!
Soon Lei Er was surprised, "It turns out that this place is not far from the coast."
Through the telescope, he could clearly see the ocean to the south and the Japanese pirate ships dotted on the sea.
"It's not surprising," Ren Ning smiled, "the entire Yuanning Mountain is right on the edge of the East China Sea."
It's just that there is still snow falling from time to time in the sky, and the telescope can't see very far. If the weather is clear, I might be able to see it more clearly.
After coming down for more than half a month, Xingluo's soldiers scattered in all directions. They climbed almost all the surrounding mountains and valleys, mapping all the nearby terrain one by one.
Day by day, May is coming soon.
On this day, Ren Ning was gathering the terrain collected by the soldiers in the camp to prepare a complete map of the Yuanning Mountains.
Report!
A spy came back in a hurry.
"General, the Japanese pirates on the northern post road sent about 3,000 troops to attack General Wu's outpost."
"Three thousand people?" Ren Ning paused, "It should just be a warm-up. The Japanese pirates will put in more people when they come down."
But they don't need to pay attention.
After thinking for a while, Ren Ning raised his head and asked, "Who is the general leading the Japanese pirates?"
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the Japanese pirates braved the strong wind and snow on the sea and stepped on the corpses of their own people to land.
As a result, we got a firm foothold ashore, but we waited until the snow melted in May before we mobilized our troops again. The Japanese general who led the army was able to sit still.
A general who can sit still is either good at holding on or staying calm, either way is usually difficult to deal with.
"Go back to the general. The other side's general's flag has Jiutang written on it."
Ren Ning nodded, "It turns out to be Naoto Kudo."
This is an old friend too.
Like Wu Siyuan, Naoto Kudo also went to Xingji City to study, and maybe the three of them had some friendship.
"Second Battalion Commander!"
Liang Rushi stood up and said, "Here we come."
Ren Ning looked at this subordinate who had raided Huchou Valley with him when he was in Nanfeng.
"Take the soldiers of the second battalion to keep an eye on this rocky ditch, and at the same time set up the windmill as soon as possible."
Liang Rushi looked at the map and responded loudly: "Yes!"
On the table, Ren Ning has almost finished drawing the map of the Yuanning Mountains.
In addition to the post road guarded by Wu Siyuan and the Dachun Valley at their feet, the Japanese pirates might also have walked through this rocky ravine.
After sending Liang Rushi away, Ren Ning made arrangements for food and grass, and took Lei Er up to the opposite Nanshan Mountain.
The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky, so the visibility was good.
Ren Ning raised his telescope and looked at the sea to the south, but he quickly frowned.
First latest.
