The two of them left Beihai Customs.
Pooh!
After not running for long, Lei Er turned back and spat angrily.
"Huang Shitao, that bastard, sounds nice on the surface, but why would he collaborate with Mo Canghai to keep an eye on the southern coast? I'm afraid he won't take it to heart at all."
"If anything goes wrong in the future, I'll see how he can quibble."
Lei Er sneered, "I don't want to think about the reputation of the Yanhui Legion and Tian Hongyan now! That will be his end by then."
Ren Ning nodded.
In the past, due to inconvenient traffic and various road restrictions, being separated by a county was equivalent to being far away.
Nowadays, with a newspaper, what happens in a certain place quickly spreads to everyone. If some people go too far, sometimes people's saliva can kill people.
With Lei Er cursing, Ren Ning went around the shipyard near Beiguan, then galloped all the way south.
I don’t know how many times better the post road here in Yunchui is than in Baekje.
On the morning of the third day, the two arrived at Jiuyuan Racecourse.
It didn't take long before I saw a general leading a group of people in front of me happily approaching.
Mo Canghai waved his hand from a distance, "General Ren, long time no see. How are you?"
"It turns out to be Master Mo." Ren Ning was slightly surprised.
He looked around, "Although this is within the confines of Jiuyuan Racecourse, it is located in the north. Mr. Mo probably didn't come here specifically to pick up me, Ren Ning."
Mo Canghai nodded, "Indeed not."
"Didn't I receive the message from General Wei? It just so happened that a group of people from the Central Army Corps came and needed to choose some war horses. I came over to help choose them."
Ren Ning understood.
The three major racecourses in Yunchui are responsible for supplying all the war horses for the frontier armies.
Although Mo Canghai is now guarding Jiuyuan County, trivial matters such as horse selection naturally do not require someone of his level to personally take action.
But things are a little different this time.
Mo Canghai came here in person hoping to get to know some of the generals of the Central Army and remind them to pay attention to the situation along the eastern coast.
Ren Ning nodded, "Since there are brothers from the Central Army Corps here, it would be inappropriate for me to go to the camp to ask Lord Mo for a cup of tea."
"Yes." Mo Canghai nodded regretfully.
One of them is a border general and the other is a local garrison. It's easy to say that during a war, you have to be more careful to avoid suspicion in normal times.
Especially the central army that guards Xingji City. There are countless dandy boys from Xingji City who are plating gold. If you don't pay attention, the news will reach the ears of Emperor Changxing. Therefore, you should stay away from them.
This is why Mo Canghai ran over to greet Ren Ning himself.
The two exchanged information about each other. Ren Ning quickly said goodbye to Mo Canghai after taking the food and fodder, and continued to go south along the post road with Lei Er.
During the lunch break, Lei Er couldn't help but sigh, "I haven't seen him for more than a year. There are a lot more wrinkles on Lao Mo's face, and his hair seems to be a lot less."
Ren Ning turned around and glanced north.
Zhui Feng ran so fast that Mo Canghai could no longer be seen behind except for the vast grassland.
"I guess he's a little nervous and anxious these days."
Today, Mo Canghai has to guard three counties and has a heavy responsibility. Coupled with the news from Wei Junqian, he needed to be on high alert.
And Mo Canghai didn't have many people to turn to for help.
Xingluo was driven into Baekje by Emperor Changxing, and could not make it back from the East China Sea Barrier. Huang Shitao from Beihaiguan seemed to have no hope, and the people from the Central Army were laughing and joking. They were far more interested in horses than any information.
If the Japanese pirates really landed and were heavily outnumbered, Mo Canghai really didn't know what to do with only a few men under his command.
If he goes ahead at all costs, he will probably become the second Chabonwei soon.
"Didn't General Wei take any precautions?" Lei Er asked.
"Maybe." Ren Ning was not sure.
"However, His Majesty forced the entire Xingluo into Baekje at the beginning of the year. Now there are imperial envoys wandering back and forth between Jinlongtan and Baekje capital looking for Chen Xiuzhu. Unless General Wei resists the decree, he can only stay in the central part of Baekje. move."
"The only thing he can do now is to build and repair Baekje's post road as wide as possible, and at the same time place troops nearby. If there are signs of a large-scale landing of Japanese pirates, it will be easier to rush back as soon as possible."
Hold!
Lei Er cursed and couldn't help but look towards the east, "If this is the case, then the damn Japanese pirates should land as soon as possible."
Ren Ning nodded.
Although the Japanese pirates' landing represented Yunchui's suffering, it hadn't snowed yet and Xingluo could still rush back along the post road.
It would be troublesome if in a few days it snows heavily in the north and makes it difficult for the army to move.
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East China Sea.
On the vast sea, a huge fleet sailed from west to east.
Under the sunlight from due south, the dark angle of the ship's bow was daunting.
Lu Yulong stood on the bow of the Yulong, looking deeply towards the south.
The guard came over with a chuckle, "General, you'd better go back to the cabin and rest first. Our current location is still far from our hometown."
It has been more than four years since their Jade Dragon Fleet left Pinghai County, and everyone is ready to return home.
"We are not going back to Pinghai County." Lu Yulong slowly uttered a sentence.
"Aren't you going back to Pinghai County?" The guards next to them looked at each other in confusion. "General, where are we going?"
Lu Yulong raised his hand and pointed forward, "First go to the southeast, then make a detour to the west, and go to the Sishan Islands!"
laugh!
The guards were shocked and almost wanted to reach out and touch Lu Yulong's forehead.
The sea conditions in the Sishan Islands are complicated, surrounded by reefs, and there are countless islands of various sizes.
In the past, there were several different groups of pirates occupying it, killing fishermen, setting fires and robbing fishermen and even merchant ships everywhere. It can be said that they did all kinds of evil.
The East China Sea Barrier once sent troops to kill them.
However, many pirates themselves are fishermen or fishermen act as pirate spies, and when they see the situation is not going well, they go to the Sishan Islands to inform them.
After hearing the news, the guys on the island burrowed into the dense reeds or mountain forests, and returned with no success despite the large number of troops on the East China Sea Barrier. Over time, the East China Sea Barrier, which had repeatedly failed to suppress bandits, became too lazy to pay attention.
Later, I don’t know when it became Ishikawa Taki’s maritime base.
"General," the guards said politely, "Should we go back first to replenish some battleships and personnel?"
Their Jade Dragon Fleet originally had fifty ships. However, after several battles, many ships were in dilapidated condition and needed to be repaired. At the same time, the casualties of soldiers and sailors also needed to be replenished in time.
The entire fleet is now less than forty ships.
Compared to Ishikawa Taki, it can be said that the current Jade Dragon Fleet is almost worth mentioning.
If you take the initiative to come to the door at this time, wouldn't that be asking for death?
"Don't worry, everyone." Lu Yulong laughed, "We are not coming to kill you, but we are trying to lure you back."
Forty battleships, two of which were warlord-class, and Lu Yulong once crushed Ishikawa Taki's men off the coast of Jinlong Beach.
This is not a small inducement.
As long as Ishikawa Taki sent a ship to pursue him, Mo Canghai, who was guarding the coast, would have a reason to rescue the surrounding garrisons, and then the Starfall Legion would have a reason to return before it snowed.
Of course, Lu Yulong would not elaborate on these words.
Phew~
When the guards heard that it was an invitation, although they didn't know why, they breathed a long sigh of relief.
Squeak, squeak, squeak.
Before long, the sound of each boat's oars became louder and louder.
