The next morning, when they drove to the middle of Luoxia Mountain, they had to stop.
There are several big felled trees lying across the post in front.
Behind the tree stood a group of county soldiers armed with weapons.
"Stop, what are you two doing?" The leading corps commander stood up, "Don't you know this road is closed to traffic?"
"Brothers," Ren Ning stood up and dismounted: "We have the responsibility to go to Dingxi City ahead."
The captain was stunned and quickly observed carefully.
Two tall and high-spirited horses stood there snorting and snorting.
Even if he doesn't understand horses, he knows they are special.
Ren Ning walked over. The strong bow on his back and the short blade on his waist were all homemade weapons, and it was hard to tell what they were.
But Lei Er's black saber was Yun Chui's standard weapon.
The corporal commander is discerning.
He could tell at a glance that this person was at least a general-level personal guard or a senior official.
"Not even for official duties." The corps commander's voice softened, "There are all Xiliang people in front of us, it's really too dangerous."
Ren Ning said nothing, just took out a token and threw it over.
The Wu leader quickly caught it and Dingqing took a look.
The exquisite token has two Chinese characters engraved on the front and back: Supervise! Supervise!
cough!
The captain was suddenly enlightened and quickly handed the token back respectfully.
"My Lord Inspector, the Xiliang army crossed the Yankui Fortress and invaded our territory years ago. At this time, Dingxi County is full of Xiliang people. You..."
If you go, you will only fall into the hands of the enemy, and you will not be able to monitor the people's customs. It's better to turn back.
As he spoke, the corps commander looked at Ren Ning curiously.
Aren't most of the supervisory censors who travel around the counties just old men who are powerless and talk a lot? When will there be more such a young man who can gallop on a horse, draw a bow and shoot arrows?
Ren Ning nodded: "Because of the invasion by the Xiliang people, I have to go to Dingxi County in person to have a look so that Your Majesty can learn the details of the county as soon as possible."
The Wu Commander stood in awe.
This stupid young man can be said to be conscientious in his duties, even without regard for his own life...
Just as he was thinking about it, the captain's eyes fell on the strong bow behind Ren Ning, and he suddenly became enlightened.
"You are soldiers from Dingxi County. Take me to meet your commander Xia Bang, Lord Xia." Ren Ning added.
The captain did not dare to neglect, and straightened his back quickly: "Sir, we are the garrison soldiers of Dingxi County. However, Master Xia is not on this post road. He led the team to guard the Yangguan Ancient Road in the north."
Yangguan Ancient Road?
Ren Ning thought about it for a moment and quickly reacted.
There are eight paths in the Luoxia Mountains leading to the east of Yunchui, among which the best ones are the post road in front of you and the Yangguan Ancient Road to the north.
It's just that the post road at your feet connects to Laigu County, while the Yangguan Ancient Road leads to Tianshui County.
There are also many hills in the western part of Tianshui County, but compared with Laigu County, which is like a centipede, it is much easier to walk.
The most important thing is that Yingling Plain in the northeast of Tianshui County is one of the three major horse farms in Yunchui.
As long as they pass through Tianshui County and control Yingling Plain, Yunchui will lose one-third of its reserve war horses. Its importance can be imagined.
"Then take me to see your captain of ten thousand or thousand."
The corps commander nodded and ordered his subordinates to continue guarding the post road, and then led Ren Ning and the others up the mountain.
There were almost no roads on the mountain and there were airtight woods everywhere. Ren Ning and the others had no choice but to dismount and follow behind.
"Master Inspector, how is the situation in Laigu County now?" The corps leader sighed, "The team has no food, and the brothers have been hungry for several days."
He raised his head and glanced to the west.
The soldiers guarding the intersection on the east side were better and had almost nothing to do. The brothers on the west side had to fight with the Xiliang people from time to time. But they couldn't hold on for long.
Ren Ning and Lei Er looked at each other and could only vaguely console themselves: "Don't worry, the food has arrived in Laigu County. It will be shipped soon..."
The three of them walked through mountains and forests for a full two hours. It was almost noon when the team leader stopped.
Gurgling! Gurgling!
He gave the signal.
After a while, two small soldiers with spears emerged from nowhere, looking at the three of them curiously and warily.
The corps commander explained the situation and then turned back to his post. The two soldiers took Ren Ning and Lei Er and continued walking forward.
It wasn't until it was getting late that we arrived at the real camp.
The camp is located on a wooded hilltop.
Ren Ning glanced around.
There were not many soldiers around, but in the middle stood a bearded general with a golden sword.
"I am Ning Ren." Ren Ning handed over his identity token.
"Thunder Dragon has met Lord Ning."
Lei Er next to him was chewing on a branch, and his eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the sound.
Ha ha.
He laughed and said: "It turns out that this Qian Chief is from the same family. My surname is also Lei, and I am known as Lei Er."
"Brother, you are noble, you should be older than me. I will call you thunderous."
Before Lei Er could finish his words, there was a sudden murmur of surprise from the side.
"Sir... Sir, why are you here?"
Ren Ning and Lei Er turned around to look, and couldn't help but have strange expressions on their faces.
The person they came to know was Huang Ming, the drummer from the Duke's Mansion during the Dragon Boat Festival last year.
Most of the people following Huang Ming looked familiar.
Ren Ning took a closer look and found out that they were all guards of the Zhenguo Palace.
Both parties greeted each other.
Although the guards were surprised, they immediately reacted when they saw Ren Ning and Lei Er's attire, and did not mention a word about their origins.
"It turns out everyone knows each other." Thunder Dragon's face finally looked much better.
He thought there was a supervisory censor who had no military knowledge but liked to make decisions.
After entering the big tent in the middle, both parties sat down.
"Xiliang's spies have been watching, so it's inconvenient to light a fire." Thunder Dragon poured a few glasses of mountain spring water, "Master Ning, please forgive me."
"It's okay." Ren Ning shook his head, took the spring water and drank it in one gulp.
"Brothers, what's going on now?" he asked.
Huang Ming coughed and opened the map at hand.
"Sir, for more than half a month, the Xiliang people have been trying to open up the post road below, but we have been repelled. They have now set up camp in the trapped dragon's nest in the west. I don't know whether they are waiting for reinforcements or fighting.
What a trick."
"Brothers can still hold on for a while. It's just a lack of food..."
boom!
The Brontosaurus slapped the table hard.
"What do those bastards in the Ministry of War do for food? When will the food be transported here?" He said: "These days, my brothers are all eating wild fruits, tree bark, grass roots. If we continue without the Xiliang people attacking, we will cross the border ourselves.
Already."
Ren Ning did not answer directly, but pointed to the sleepy dragon's nest on the map: "The Xiliang people came all the way here, and they must have brought a lot of beef and mutton. Since you have no food in your hands, haven't you tried to take advantage of them?
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"We must have fought." Huang Ming smiled bitterly, "It's just that we only have over 3,000 troops in our hands, and there are 15,000 Xiliang people in the trapped dragon's nest. When they were walking on the post road, they stretched into long snakes.
, we can still take advantage. If we face a direct attack, we will only die."
As for the food and grass brought by the Xiliang people, they were all placed to the west of the sleeping dragon's nest.
The terrain there is open.
Even if they grab food and fodder, they probably won't be able to escape, let alone bring them back.