After returning from Nanshu City, Ren Ning went to the Chinese army's tent again.
After hearing what he said, Wei Junqian couldn't hide his surprise.
"Aren't you going to return to the desert?" He raised his head and looked at the upper left corner of the map.
In fact, whether it is Yingpan or Tiele, Wei Junqian knows their identities.
And Ren Ning never shy away from it.
However, given the population or strength of the Kailun tribe, they could not get into the sight of General Xingluo, so Wei Junqian rarely interfered with their private affairs.
At least three thousand horses!
Wei Junqian thought about it and his face gradually became serious.
cough!
Ren Ning coughed.
Since he told Tiele's current situation, he naturally has his own ideas.
He said: "General, when I go to plan the communication route between Xingluo and Dingxi County in a few days, do I want to take a trip to the Desert of No Return?"
"You're such a slippery man." Wei Junqian laughed dumbly.
He patted Ren Ning's shoulder and said, "If we don't return to the desert, are you sure your brother-in-law will take action?"
Ren Ning chuckled and spread his hands: "You will know if you are sure after trying it. But my subordinates will work hard."
Wei Junqian nodded with satisfaction, raised his head again and stared at the Yunchui map with burning eyes.
"Since you have decided to go to the Desert of No Return, then just go straight to the right path. Other things will be taken care of for you."
Now the Starfall Legion basically has nothing to do except training, and even setting up windmills for communication is not mandatory. As long as he avoids all parties, he can roam around.
Ren Ning was not too surprised, but a little surprised: "Take the right path?"
The main route is to go all the way north to Hanoi County, then cross the mist and Laigu to reach Dingxi County, and then go straight to the Xiliang Prairie from near the fortress.
"The right path." Wei Junqian nodded affirmatively.
With Ren Ning's ability, it is definitely not a problem to disappear into the desert without making a sound.
It's just that the journey is long and requires a good horse. If you run on the right road, you can take Chai Feng with you.
If we go directly over the mountains and ridges, we have no choice but to leave our horses behind. It will not be easy to find horses when we reach Dingxi County.
"No matter what happens, you must come back by August next year at the latest." Wei Junqian warned again.
"Understood!" Ren Ning had no objection.
Next August will be another day for the three-year rotation of each legion. As one of the eight leading generals of Xingluo, Ren Ning must be at the scene.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for the supervisors to explain to Star City.
The two chatted for a few more times before he turned back and made preparations.
Upon hearing this, Lei Er said with great interest: "General, how about I go with you? We can take care of each other."
Ren Ning did not refuse.
As a forward lieutenant, he has a total of 300 personal guards. However, the journey is long and he has to disguise himself to avoid the eyes and ears of all parties. The number of people and mounts should not be too many.
Lei Er, on the other hand, is highly skilled in martial arts and has one of the best mounts in the world, making him a good companion.
As for Xiao Gang, he still had to lead the fifth battalion of the forwards to train day in and day out. He had no way to escape and had to give up.
Early the next morning, after Ren Ning left Ying Pan a letter home from several months of training, he erased all the signs representing the Starfall Legion on his body, and quietly left Yingshan Camp with Lei Er.
Ha ha!
Not long after leaving the camp, Lei Er patted the mount on his crotch with joyful eyebrows, "Ben Lei and Zhui Feng, you must have been exhausted. You can do some activities during the day you come down."
Bah!
The two horses seemed to understand and screamed excitedly together.
Ren Ning laughed dumbly.
He gently stroked the mane on Zhui Feng's neck.
During this trip of more than 20,000 miles, the two horses not only had a good time exercising, but he even brought several pairs of horseshoes with him.
More than half a month later, the two arrived at Misty County.
Ren Ning looked around.
Although there have been civil unrest, the foggy county at this time is no different from when the spirit was sent back to his hometown two years ago. It is still filled with fog.
The only difference is that there are a lot of people walking up and down the post road, all carrying baskets and shovels, carrying all kinds of building materials, soil and stones forward.
Ren Ning even saw a crane.
These civilians are building roads.
Not only are the east-west post stations in Misty County being re-strengthened and widened, but new north-south roads leading to Qingshi County are also being built.
Because they often went to the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of Industry, many people from the Ministry of Industry knew Ren Ning, so the two of them did not stay long and hurried westward.
"Didn't you say that the treasury is empty? Why are you still building new roads?" Lei Er was very confused.
Ren Ning laughed: "The empty treasury does not mean that the empire is so poor that it has no money, but it means that when an unexpected situation occurs, the treasury cannot squeeze out any extra money."
He said: "There is still room for normal budget every year."
Moreover, the road construction war used corvee labor, which did not cost much money. The money was prepared long ago.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them left Mist County and arrived at Laigu County.
There was a kind-hearted monk who was begging for alms at the junction of the two counties. When he saw them, he picked up his alms bowl and walked up.
"Amitabha, Lao Nanai, a monk from Longshou Temple, is preaching here with the abbot. He is empty in his belly and wants to become a vegetarian to the two donors..."
Longshou Temple?
Ren Ning and Lei Er looked at each other and happily took out some dry bread and handed them over.
"Master, is Master Xianguang, the abbot of your temple, nearby?"
Not surprised, the monk turned around and pointed to the west: "Return to the donor, Master Abbot is over there. Please follow me."
After saying that, he put away the bread in his hand and led Ren Ning and the two of them out of the post road.
After turning east and west, there is a river in front of you and a boat on the river.
After getting on the boat, the two of them had just settled down. The boat immediately set off to go upstream.
"Old Ren, what's going on?" Lei Er looked at him blankly.
Ren Ning smiled lowly and said concisely: "This is our Xingluo person."
"This, this..." Lei Er opened his mouth in shock.
After traveling for half a day, the boat stopped.
A Buddhist chant sounded, and Master Xianguang, the abbot of Longshou Temple, appeared in front of Ren Ning and Ren Ning.
"It's been a long time since we last saw you two benefactors. How are you?" The old monk smiled and twisted his beads, looking a little thinner and older.
"Hello, Master." Ren Ning and Ren Ning quickly stood up to greet them.
After some pleasantries, Ren Ning glanced towards the shore and said, "Master, I wonder what the situation is in Laigu County now?"
The old monk let out a long sigh and said, "The rebel army is divided in all directions, and the counties and cities are killing and criticizing each other. The poor people have nothing to satisfy their hunger, and starvation is everywhere."
Ren Ning remained silent, "Where are the quelling troops?"
The old monk recited another Buddhist name, "Lao Na visited His Highness the Seventh Prince who came to quell the chaos several times, asking him to first distribute military rations and relieve the people's poverty. Unfortunately..."
Unfortunately, Chen Xiujian refused without hesitation every time.
Ren Ning frowned.
The grain, grass and medicinal materials left behind by Chen Xiujian were sent to Yankuo Fortress by the Ministry of Revenue. Without an order from the Imperial Capital, he probably would not have dared to dispose of them at will.
But are we just going to watch people starve to death?
After thinking for a while, Ren Ning took out the wolf fang he carried with him: "Master, do you still remember this wolf fang?"
"Of course I remember." The old monk nodded.
This wolf fang was opened by him himself when he sent the spirit back to his hometown.
"Send someone to take it to General Xuanwu's Mansion in the imperial capital. Find my wife Yingpan and ask her to purchase some food and send it over."
The strength of a family may be insignificant, but it can save one person.
Anyway, the rubber business in the south is booming, and Yingpan now has a lot of money in his hands. Besides buying land, he has basically nowhere to spend it.