Chapter 609: Visitors from Fancheng

In terms of whether the City Lord of Fanguan was willing to accept the Night Army, Yan Nantian could not conclude, firstly, the City Lord of Fancheng had a blood relationship with the royal family of the Wing Country, and secondly, the Night Army was the mortal enemy of everyone in the Wing Country. Based on the above two points, it is difficult to infer the attitude of the city lord of Fancheng.

There was still some time before arriving at the garrison location, Yan Nantian was not in a hurry to test the attitude of the city lord of Fancheng now, and the first priority at the moment was to escort the grain and grass.

Shiyan City was about three hundred miles away from Fancheng, and according to the marching speed of the grain and grass team, it would take at least nine days for them to reach the designated place.

For Lin Xuanzhong, this is the first time he is really responsible for escorting grain and grass, originally at a normal marching speed, they only need about five days to reach the designated place, but now it takes nine days, it can be said that it is a long way.

After today's departure, Lin Xuanzhong followed behind Yan Nantian with the other generals. Through the study of the past period of time, Lin Xuanzhong's knowledge of military affairs is no longer limited to what he learned from books.

Especially in terms of basic daily management of the army, Lin Xuanzhong learned the most. For example, what are the big and small affairs in the army, what problems usually exist between soldiers, how much is spent every day, the speed of marching in various weather and various road conditions, and so on, Lin Xuanzhong has really understood, rather than just writing down some content from a book.

The progress in understanding military affairs also made Lin Xuanzhong go further as a qualified general. According to Yan Nantian's advice, Lin Xuanzhong struck while the iron was hot, and after learning to deal with some military affairs, he would walk around the barracks every free time, observing the movements of the soldiers while getting close to the soldiers below.

On the other hand, in the eyes of many soldiers, Lin Xuanzhong is now a qualified general, not only in terms of his strength, but also in terms of conduct, he has also been praised by many soldiers, and Lin Xuanzhong's reputation has surpassed that of many generals. Now every time I walk in the army, some of them just look at them with respect, and there is no disrespectful word.

After many people regarded Lin Xuanzhong as an example for them to learn from, Lin Xuanzhong's prestige in the army became higher and higher, and even in terms of the title of wolf general, Lin Xuanzhong seemed to be more in line with the name than other generals.

It is worth mentioning that it is precisely because of Lin Xuanzhong's youth that Lin Xuanzhong is easier to get close to his subordinates, and many soldiers have learned about Lin Xuanzhong's approachable side. This made many people realize that in some ways, Lin Xuanzhong was no different from ordinary people, and it was precisely because of this that they could easily befriend Lin Xuanzhong.

Under Lin Xuanzhong's always low-key style, many generals did not have a dislike with Lin Xuanzhong because Lin Xuanzhong was more popular, but became more and more optimistic about Lin Xuanzhong one by one. Speaking of which, Lin Xuanzhong is becoming more and more suitable to stay in the army, but unfortunately the contradictory ideas have always existed.

This time he came out to be in charge of the grain requisition, Lin Xuanzhong originally wanted to think about whether to stay in the army. There may not be time to think about it in the first half of the month, but the second half of the month has plenty of time, so Lin Xuanzhong has thought about it many times.

This is different from the past, as a commander, I didn't have so many subordinates and not so many friends, so I wouldn't have too many worries about leaving the army. Now it is different from the beginning, not only are there people I know everywhere, but there are also so many good friends, if I leave the army neatly, I will definitely have a lot of worries in the future. Thinking about Fang Qing and them, Lin Xuanzhong was still a little reluctant to leave.

On the other hand, after going through so many things, it seems that his own position as a general can no longer be easily put aside, based on various connections, even if he thinks about it many times, Lin Xuanzhong still can't make up his mind until now. Now that the night army is rushing to Fanguan again, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a sign that war is about to happen. What's more, as a general, Lin Xuanzhong is more aware of the affairs of the army.

About half a month ago, Lin Xuanzhong had already heard Yan Nantian say that there were two armies stationed on the east and west sides of the Wing Kingdom, and there were 400,000 troops together, on the other hand, the night army, when the main force arrived, the number was less than 200,000, obviously there would be another war or several difficult battles, and I don't know how many people would die on the battlefield.

On the march, Lin Xuanzhong had been worried, and the whole person looked listless because of this, and the other generals kept talking with Yan Nantian, but Lin Xuanzhong didn't even want to listen, so he had to find a quiet place to rest.

While Lin Xuanzhong was thinking about his thoughts all the way, in Fancheng, a group of high-level martial cultivators gathered in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, with a total of more than twenty people.

As the lord of Fancheng, Ruan Sihai, who was a member of the royal family, was not in the upper position at the moment, but looked respectfully at a gorgeously dressed young man.

"Third Highness, do you really plan to attack the Night Army?" Ruan Sihai is already in his sixties, and his own rank is one level higher than the Third Highness in his mouth, but his strength is much stronger than that of the Third Highness.

"Uncle Huang, I, my sister and I and many people with lofty ideals in Kyoto naturally came from afar to do our best for the Wing Kingdom and die without complaint," The young man standing in front of the more than 20 people was none other than Ruan Yi, the third highness of Ruan Sihaikou.

The imperial sister mentioned by Ruan Yi was the only woman Ruan Ming among the more than 20 people. Ruan Ming is not very old, just in her early twenties, with delicate facial features, a slender figure, and a heroic temperament, which is more heroic than ordinary men.

Ruan Ming's beauty is not the kind of weak beauty, it is a beauty with masculinity and extremely chic, and many people present are admirers of Ruan Ming. Because Ruan Ming is not only outstanding in beauty, but also impeccable in terms of cultivation qualifications.

Behind the two of them, the young talents were all brothers and sisters who recruited from the Yidu in their own names, one by one, they couldn't bear to watch the fall of the Yiguo, and they were full of hatred for the night army, and they arrived in Fancheng together today, just to find an opportunity to attack the night army in the territory of the Yiguo.

"The intentions of the Third Highness and all of you, the old man understands, but there are many people in the night army, and I am afraid that with the strength of our others, it will not be able to shake it at all. ”

"Uncle Huang, you misunderstood what we meant, we didn't plan to confront the Night Army head-on. ”

"Oh, I don't know what Your Highness means?"

"Previously, we received news that there was a team of the Night Army stationed in Shiyan City, and there were not many of them, and the general who led the troops had scattered his troops, so His Highness thought that he could ambush several teams of the Night Army. ”

"I see," Ruan Sihai nodded, and continued: "Your Royal Highness doesn't know anything, now that those scattered teams have gathered together again, I'm afraid your plan will no longer be able to be implemented, but the old man has good news to tell you." Ruan Sihai sighed for the late time when Ruan Yi and the others received the news, the current Yiguo really can't be compared with before.

"Please also ask Uncle Huang to tell me the news as soon as possible?" Ruan Sihai's previous words made Ruan Yi understand that they had missed the opportunity by coming too late, but Ruan Sihai's last sentence made things turn around.

"Not long after the old man received the news, the night army is currently escorting a large amount of grain and grass to Fancheng, presumably with the intention of capturing Fancheng. ”

"What does Uncle Huang mean?"

"Their grain and grass team is still the fifteen thousand night army from before, and the main force of the night army has not yet reached Shiyan City for the time being. ”

"The three armies have not moved, the grain and grass go first, does Uncle Huang want us to attack the grain and grass team of the night army?" Ruan Yi raised his eyebrows, already understanding Ruan Sihai's proposal.

"The Third Highness is very smart, and the old man admires him!" Ruan Sihai nodded with a serious expression, and at the same time was already considering the feasibility of Ruan Yi and them attacking the night army's grain and grass team.

"That's very good," Ruan Yi smiled more on his face after thinking about the problems that attacking the night army's food and grass team would cause to the night army. At the same time, the people standing behind Ruan Yi were also agitated.

"Uncle Huang, do you know what areas on the way from Shiyan City to Fancheng can be used as a place for us to ambush the night army's food and grass team?" It was the princess who asked, Ruan Ming not only had an outstanding temperament, but even gave people a heroic feeling when she spoke.

"Fancheng is about three hundred miles away from Shiyan City, and there is a mountain area during the period, and when they pass through Liucheng and enter the mountain, almost every position is suitable for ambush, so Uncle Huang thinks that you can ambush the night army in that mountain. ”

"That mountain area is between the wine city and the flowing city, we can go to the wine city in advance to make some preparations. ”

"What the princess said is true, when you get there, you can meet with the lord of the wine city. With his help, your actions will go more smoothly. ”

"According to Uncle Huang's understanding of the city lord of the wine city, I wonder if he can be sure if the city lord of the wine city is willing to help us?"

"Definitely, I heard that the city lord of Jiucheng has two sons who are in the army, both of whom died at the hands of the night army. ”

"In that case, we should rush to the wine city as soon as possible. ”

"What the Third Highness said is extremely true, but there is no need to be too anxious about this matter, the night army escorting grain and grass must be very slow, according to the old man, Your Highness, you can think carefully before acting. ”

"Thank you Uncle Huang for reminding me," Ruan Yi nodded to Ruan Sihai, already planning to take someone away.

"Your Highness, do you need the old decay to go with you?"

"I heard that there are only ten generals and eighteen deputy generals in the fifteen-thousand-night army, and in terms of high-level martial arts, our manpower is enough, so Uncle Huang should continue to stay in Fancheng. ”

"That old man and stay in Fancheng to wish your Highness success," Ruan Sihai nodded, in his opinion, in terms of high-level martial arts cultivation, Ruan Yi's side was indeed sufficient. Since they were in an ambush, it shouldn't be a problem to burn the night army's food and grass.

On the other side, the war in the Yiguo is about to start, and Fancheng, as an important checkpoint in the north, has to deal with threats from the front and rear, and it is more important for Ruan Sihai to stay in Fancheng.