Near evening the next day, Lei Er returned to the outside of Cangshan County, dusty and dusty.
"Is everything going well in the east?" Ren Ning brought him a bowl of mutton.
"Very smooth," Lei Er nodded.
Those rebels were bandits or civilians who boarded pirate ships.
Without the protection of city walls or mountains and forests, more than 300 well-trained cavalry from the Zhenguo Palace chased after them and charged directly. The enemy was dispersed before they could react.
Now he is being escorted by Huang Ming to repair the post road.
"Old Ren," Lei Er looked around while swallowing the mutton. When he saw that no one was around, he said, "This time I went east, I received two pieces of news."
Ren Ning nodded, he was not surprised, "What news?"
Only since he became the forward deputy general of the Starfall Army did Ren Ning realize that the intelligence network in the hands of Wei Junqian or the Starfall Army was terrifyingly large.
For example, the idea of "land to the tiller" proposed during the current civil war was ostensibly Chen Xiujian's own idea, but it was actually an idea proposed by Ren Ning when he was in Guangxin County in the south.
Although Chen Xiujian did not have the support of his mother's family or the support of the ministers in the court, he was still a prince. I don't know how Wei Junqian, who was far away in Guangxin County, made him obey his words.
Lei Er raised his head and glanced east, "First, the Seventh Prince Chen Xiujian was recalled to Star City."
Ren Ning frowned slightly.
Seeing that the civil unrest in the four western counties was about to be quelled, Chen Xiujian returned to the imperial capital, and most of his achievements were lost.
Ren Ning has no feelings for Chen Xiujian.
But now that he has returned to Star City, whether the land he promised before can continue to be distributed to the people has become a serious problem.
"What's the reason? Who will the imperial capital send to take over?" Ren Ning asked.
Hold.
Lei Er cursed secretly, "I heard that he rushed back to marry Princess Baekje. It's not clear who took over, but it should be someone from the Ministry of War."
"Getting married?" Ren Ning almost forgot that there was a Baekje princess in Xingji City.
He couldn't help but raise his head and glance eastward, "It seems that Your Majesty is preparing to send troops to assist Baekje?"
"Probably." Lei Er nodded: "Didn't the garrison from Pinghai County be sent here to quell the chaos?"
"The second news is that Japanese pirates landed directly on the eastern coast after the beginning of spring. Because there were only a few policemen left, the Japanese pirates encountered little resistance. The villages along the coast were almost robbed and burned to the ground."
boom!
Ren Ning punched the wooden stake next to him bitterly and asked after a long while: "Where are the guards from other counties?"
The counties along the eastern coast are the most prosperous and have always been big tax collectors. The Yunchui treasury is already empty, and if the Japanese pirates come more frequently, won't it make matters worse?
Lei Er sighed: "Old Ren, water from afar cannot quench your thirst for nearness."
"It's not like you don't know about Japanese pirates. They are just swarms of locusts. They are best at grabbing, burning, killing and then running away. By the time the soldiers from neighboring counties arrive, they will have already retreated into the sea."
Ren Ning nodded and stopped asking about the troublesome matter of demolishing the east wall to repair the west wall, resulting in air leakage everywhere.
Lei Er finished eating, wiped the greasy mouth with his hand, and looked up at Cangshan County in front of him: "How is it here?"
"It went smoothly." Ren Ning said: "The people are hungry and scared. I heard that the land and seeds can be divided, so they are all very cooperative."
"At the same time, Thunder Dragon has also actively made preparations to attack the city, and has also sent a few skilled soldiers to enter the city. If everything goes well, the city gate should be opened in a while."
If things don't go well, the bandits and bandits hiding inside will have to watch their heads.
"Then we leave tomorrow?" Lei Er asked.
They came in secret, and they didn't even tell Thunder Dragon and other Dingxi guards their real names.
The anti-rebellion army from the east will arrive in Cangshan County in the next few days. Someone may have seen them in the imperial capital, so the two of them have to leave as soon as possible.
Ren Ning nodded: "It's time to go."
Just as he was talking, Thunder Dragon came over.
After chatting with Lei Er for a few words, he breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the anti-rebellion army from the east was about to arrive here.
"Great! Once Dinglaigu is pacified and the post road is opened, our hometown in Dingxi will be saved..." Thunder Dragon rubbed his hands and rambled.
After a long while, he looked at Ren Ning: "Sir, news from my subordinates just came from the city, saying that everything is going well. The rebels in the city are willing to lay down their weapons and surrender."
"What should we do when we come down?"
Should we take them westward as soon as possible to open up the post road at our feet, or should we take the food and go directly north to support Xia Bangwei, the vanguard of the Yangguan Ancient Road?
Ren Ning shook his head: "I am only supervising the censor, and now I am overstepping my authority. So I will leave tomorrow."
Thunder Dragon was stunned.
Are you kidding me?
He is not a fool. After getting along with each other for the past month, if the Ren Ning in front of him was just a supervisory censor who reported to the emperor, then he, Thunder Dragon, would dare to twist off his head and play it as a ball.
However, when he opened his mouth, Thunder Dragon was speechless.
In the end, I could only ask: "I wonder when I can fight side by side with you again?"
Thunder Dragon felt that fighting under Ren Ning was a kind of enjoyment, and he was reluctant to leave for a while.
"There is a chance." Ren Ning did not answer the question directly. He smiled and said: "Old Lei, do you think that taking over the county in front of you means you have conquered Laigu County? This is not necessarily the case."
He raised his head and looked at the mountains and dense forests on all sides.
Most of the people in Laigu are half civilians and half bandits. At this time, there are countless large and small famous Jingang Villages in the lush Luoxia Mountains.
If the people are not allowed to live and work in peace and contentment first, the civil unrest will resume in a few months. By then, the post roads will still be blocked, and the imperial court will still be unable to rescue Dingxi County and Yanchuo Fortress.
Thunder Dragon's head got a lot bigger when he heard it, "Then what should we do?"
They are military generals, not civil servants. He is not good at how to make the people live and work in peace and contentment.
As for attacking the bandit den in Luoxia Mountain?
That has always been a time-consuming and thankless task.
"What kind of bandits are you fighting?" Ren Ning smiled and waved his hand: "The task assigned to you by Mr. Xia is to guard the post road at your feet. The rest is just a matter of convenience. If it is not convenient, don't do it."
Now they not only defended the post road but also came over to pacify Cangshan County. The Ministry of War will automatically calculate their military merits.
As for the bandits on Luoxia Mountain?
Niu Shusheng and the people in Jingang Village are all locals. Let them deal with the new Laigu County Lieutenant of the imperial court.
"That's all it can do." Thunder Dragon nodded.
The next morning, Thunder Dragon's personal guard Xiao Zhu ran over sweating profusely.
"Qian Chang, I don't know where Master Ning and Brother Lei have gone. I just wanted to call them for breakfast, but I couldn't find anyone."
"Who?" Thunder Dragon asked.
Xiao Zhu was stunned and could only repeat: "Master Ning and Brother Lei."
cough!
"Who is that?" Thunder Dragon coughed: "You fell asleep. We have never had these two people in our team."
"How could it be?" Xiao Zhu was anxious and was about to argue.
Just seeing Shangfeng's sharp eyes, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but become speechless.