Ren Ning and others got on the horse, as if they had wings.
In a short time, more than two thousand people passed by the infantry at Zhennanguan and walked away along the post road with their envious and jealous eyes.
Before departure, Guan Luping asked Ren Ning to lead the team to the capital of Nanfeng within fifteen days. Time was running out. They had to hurry.
In the evening, the team arrived at the Xian River and had to stop.
The bridge on the post road in front of me was destroyed, and only about five feet wide of the river was left on the river, slowly flowing eastward.
Plop! Plop!
Ren Ning threw a few big rocks into the river and quickly frowned.
This is already the lower reaches of the Da Nang River, and the water is still quite deep.
At least a horse would never be able to get through it.
I looked around and couldn't find a suitable place to cross the river for a while.
He raised his head and looked into the distance.
Both sides of the river are covered with large tracts of burned farmland. There are not even trees as far as the eye can see. It is impossible to cut down trees and build bridges.
After looking at the sky, Ren Ning had no choice but to find a way to find an open place to rest for the night.
Not long after, a spy came to report in a hurry.
"General, about sixty miles to the east is the Da Nang River Wharf. On both sides of the wharf, there are more than 3,000 Nanfeng troops who are burning facilities, sinking ships and throwing a large number of sandbags into the river. It seems that they are trying to block the river...
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Ren Ning frowned, and before the spy could finish speaking, he got on his horse.
The territory of Nanfeng is small, and Xian Mountain is not high. The Xian River in front of us is just a small river. It is completely incomparable to the thousands-mile Yangtze River or the mighty Yellow River or even any of its tributaries that we were familiar with in previous lives.
Nan Feng sent people to throw sandbags into the sunken ship in the river. The blockage should not be blocked, but it would be no problem to make the river shallower.
The siege equipment transported from Zhennanguan and the provisions for tens of thousands of people are all on the East China Sea at this time. They will arrive at the Xianhe dock in about two days tomorrow and then dock for landing.
It will be troublesome if you are stuck in the river and cannot get in or out.
He ordered repeatedly.
"Lei Er, take someone to find a way to Nanfeng Capital and inform General Guan that we may arrive late."
"Xiao Gang, go back and find the Zhennanguan soldiers behind you, explain the situation here and let them find a way to build a bridge."
"Others mount their horses immediately and help me kill the Nanfeng people blocking the river near the dock."
"Yes!" Everyone agreed.
drive!
Ren Ning took the lead and rode chasing the wind towards the east.
The terrain near the river is gentle, and the post roads densely packed with villages along the way are flat and wide. Not sixty miles away, before it gets completely dark, the blazing dock is already in front of you.
Tap tap tap!
As soon as they heard the thundering sound of horse hooves, some Nanfeng people quickly dropped what they were doing, hurriedly climbed up the hills on both sides of the post road, drew their bows and got into position.
There were even many people holding torches and shouting curses with arrogance.
"You little bastard from Yunchui, come and beat me if you dare."
"There are so many cavalry. I'm so scared. If you have the guts, come over and challenge them."
It's a pity that no one can understand their Nanfeng dialect.
Ren Ning took a rough glance. There were only about 500 people on the hills on both sides of the post road.
Goldfinger scanned around and found that the situation was safe and there were no ambushes elsewhere.
He didn't find it strange at all.
Three thousand people is quite a lot, and they can't all be crowded together when digging the soil, which requires a lot of space. Others are probably busy further away.
"Cut through!" Ren Ning shouted.
If you want to block the river, the place where you collect sand and soil should naturally be as close to the river as possible.
The two hills in front of us are only located close to the river, and are not a pass that must be conquered.
Ren Ning didn't bother to waste his energy on them.
The news spread quickly back, and everyone rushed past the Nanfeng people's bows and arrows, heading straight for those Nanfeng people who were still digging soil to fill the river.
Whoosh!
The Nanfeng soldiers fired a lonely rain of arrows and stared blankly at the long line of men and horses passing by like the wind not far away. No one even glanced at them.
There seems to be something wrong with the script.
They held their torches high in provocation, just to lure the enemy to attack so that they could condescendingly kill a group of people with arrows. However, the Yunchui people did not follow their script at all.
The five hundred soldiers looked at each other in confusion, and involuntarily turned their heads to look at the attacker with a dark face.
"That's all." Qian Chang knew what was going on at home and couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Leave it to fate and go down and dig the soil."
Not long ago, the Starfall Army suddenly appeared in the Annan Plain, and the Central Army in the western suburbs tried to stop them. However, both sides collapsed at the first touch, and the Central Army was instantly killed. In the end, even the base camp in the western suburbs was burned down.
The Central Army's elite soldiers and generals were like this, not to mention the local garrison. For a while, everyone had to wait for the Huchou Pass soldiers to return for reinforcements, hoping that they could give Nanfeng a good voice.
The men and horses from Huchou Pass had returned, but before they could discuss a countermeasure, the news that Huchou Pass had been breached also came back.
In an instant, all the generals were frightened. Most of them unanimously chose to retreat to the foot of the capital.
Those generals who still had some courage could only lead their subordinates to hang behind the Starfall Army, wandering around in confusion. Talking about a siege did not sound like a siege, and talking about setting up a formation did not sound like setting up a formation. They were like a bunch of headless flies.
Now among the 6,000 people on both sides of the Da Nang pier, only 1,000 are regular soldiers, and the other 5,000 are civilians recruited temporarily.
These people might be able to help by digging dirt to block the river. They don't have to worry about the consequences when facing that menacing group of cavalry.
Qian Chang personally led 500 people on the north bank to lure the enemy, trying to block it so that the civilians could throw a few more bags of mud into the river.
It's a pity that Ren Ning didn't give them a chance.
The rumbling cavalry quickly found the place with the most people.
Ren Ning raised his eyes and couldn't help but be shocked.
The fire was swaying in front of me, and there were a lot of red dots, but the values were frighteningly low.
They are not so much soldiers as they are a group of underfed coolies.
Without any time to think, Ren Ning led his men and horses to kill him.
As a result, before they could reach them, the people on the river bank screamed in fear, dropped their picks, picks, sacks and other tools in their hands, and ran around with their heads in their hands.
Some people hurriedly ran into the blazing fire and were instantly burned into flames. Others hurriedly ran towards people like Ren Ning and were trampled to a pulp by horses.
More people jumped into the river and swam to the other side.
The water of the river looks smooth, but there is an undercurrent surging underneath.
These people were exhausted from digging to block the river. The river was so fast that they were exhausted. They disappeared into the river in just a few breaths. Only a few people struggled to swim to the other side.
Ren Ning quickly realized what happened.
But he still rushed along the river bank from west to east, cleaning up the north bank in an instant.
"Liang Rushi," he called Commander Qian of the Second Battalion, "the first five hundred people should be the supervisors on the north bank. You take people to kill them."
"Yes!" Liang Ru also saw it, responded, and left with his subordinates murderously.
The river-blocking workers on the other side of the river had pale faces, looking at Ren Ning and these murderers in shock, and hesitated to approach.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. Just do whatever you have to do." A male duck shouted loudly, waving his whip: "The river is so wide that Yunchui people will never be able to cross. If the river is blocked early, everyone can get money and go home early."
call out!
The sound of arrows sounded.
ah!
The male duck screamed and fell to the ground in an instant, spurting blood.
Although the river in front of us is wide, it is only less than ten feet. Do you really think Ren Ning and the others are vegetarian in their archery skills?
The soldiers who were good at bows lined up by the river, staring coldly at the other side.
Anyone who dared to get close was shot with an arrow. The arrows were fired and screams were heard.
After a dozen arrows, no one dared to approach anymore.
Ren Ning chuckled and entered the dock.
He did not put out the fire, but found a stick to measure the depth of the water, and soon breathed a sigh of relief.
Because we arrived in time, the upstream was not too congested, so the boat from Zhennanguan should not be delayed.