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Chapter 129 Soldiers Arriving at Yuanjiang (Second Update)

Looking at the five thousand dragons and tigers who were camping and resting, Nie Zheng finally relaxed a little from his tense nerves along the way.

Leaning weakly under the tree, Nie Zheng took out a box of ointment, carefully applied it to his thighs, and at the same time secretly shook his head and sighed.

It has to be said that long-distance running is a very hard job.

Since leaving Menghuling, Nie Zheng has been riding a horse for more than two months, and his body is so tired that he is about to fall apart.

In particular, the sides of Nie Zheng's thighs have been bumped and rubbed on the horse's back for a long time, causing the inner skin of his left and right thighs to peel off several layers of skin. Now, as soon as he sits down, he can feel the inner sides of his two thighs, The pain was so hot that sometimes he couldn't sleep at all because of the pain.

But there is no way, in order to capture Annan as soon as possible, Nie Zheng has to endure the pain caused by these long-distance marches. Only in this way will he have a stable and comfortable life in the future.

Except for Nie Zheng, like those bandits, their situation is better than that of Nie Zheng.

After all, these guys turned into bandits, and what they did was long-distance raids, plundering and trading across mountains and mountains, and they had long been accustomed to this kind of green forest life.

However, it was the first time in their lives that these five thousand dragons and tigers had traveled thousands of miles.

In the woods at the foot of Suozi Mountain, thousands of bandits camped and patrolled the guards. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner under the command of the head of the hall, such as Shi Zheng.

At this moment, Jia Xiufang hurriedly came to Nie Zheng, ready to report some important information to him.

During the long journey during this period, Jia Xiufang also suffered a lot.

After all, he was a frail scholar before, and in terms of physical fitness, he was not as strong as Nie Zheng.

Although Jia Xiufang's body was exhausted from the arduous journey and his eyes were bloodshot, his eyes were still as wise and bright as ever.

At this time, Jia Xiufang quickly walked in front of Nie Zheng, bowed respectfully, and said, "Leader, madam has sent a message."

Nie Zheng's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "How about it, Hongyu's team of horses and horses, have they left the Longhu Mountain Range and entered the Bashu territory?"

Jia Xiufang nodded and said, "They entered Bashu Wufeng Mountain yesterday morning, and everything went smoothly on the way."

At this point, Jia Xiufang paused, and said in a dignified tone: "Leader, we just received the information that just three days ago, the Yellow River froze, and the Hun King had already led hundreds of thousands of cavalry across the river. If not, Song's defense line on the south bank will fall in a few days."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng frowned, and said: "The Huns invaded south, and the border of the Song Dynasty must be exhausted. If I don't expect, in the next period of time, the imperial court will definitely come from all states and counties. Send troops to the north to support. However, this should be good news for us. At least, when we attack Annan, we don't have to worry that the imperial court will send troops to harass us. In this way, we can deal with the gang of Dai Viet wholeheartedly. Indigenous."

Speaking of this, Nie Zheng suddenly seemed to remember something important, and hurriedly asked: "By the way, Xiufang. Didn't you say that there was a Song army stationed on the south bank of the Yuanjiang River? Now we are approaching Yuanjiang, as long as you climb over this Suozi Mountain, you will see Jiangfang on the south bank of the Yuanjiang River in front of you. I am worried that our 5000 troops will be noticed by the imperial garrison as long as we appear on the south bank of the Yuanjiang River. After all, the terrain on the south bank of the Yuanjiang River is open and flat. The mountain is hundreds of miles away from the Song Army's garrison, but once the Song Army's scouts detect our movements, I'm afraid it will be a little troublesome."

Hearing this, Jia Xiufang suddenly chuckled, and said excitedly: "Leader, I'm here to look for you right now, just to report the good news about the troops stationed on the South Bank."

Nie Zheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "What good news, let's hear it quickly."

Jia Xiufang said slowly: "Yesterday afternoon, all the [-] Song troops stationed on the south bank of the Yuan River suddenly withdrew."

"Evacuate suddenly?"

Nie Zheng was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "The Song army, isn't it the Jiangfang army stationed here by the imperial court? Why did they suddenly withdraw?"

Jia Xiufang smiled slightly, and said: "The clans of the five surnames in Lingnan have already begun to gather troops and horses when the Xiongnu invaded the south, and they are ready to move. It is estimated that the Song army stationed on the south bank of the Yuan River should have received the order of the imperial court to go to Lingnan. Hurry up and suppress the gang of rebels with five surnames."

Nie Zheng laughed loudly, couldn't help clapping his hands and said, "Okay! God helped me! This time, the dog emperor of the Song Dynasty must be very anxious and exhausted. The world is turned upside down, I guess the court has no time to pay attention to it, haha..."

Seeing that Nie Zheng was so complacent, Jia Xiufang suddenly said, "Leader, although the garrison of the Song Dynasty has withdrawn from the south bank of the Yuan River, we are facing a very serious problem."

Nie Zheng stopped laughing and said, "What problem?"

Jia Xiufang said, "Cross the river without a boat!"

Hearing this, Nie Zheng's face darkened, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Could it be that the fishing boats and merchant ships on both sides of the Yuanjiang River cannot be confiscated? If possible, we can hire them at a high price."

Jia Xiufang shook her head and said: "Since Dayue occupied Annan County, in order to prevent the Song army from sneaking across the river, Sangkang has strictly ordered any fishing boats and merchant ships to pass by the Yuanjiang River for the past 20 years. The natives will send water ghost warships to scuttle them one by one."

"This... is indeed a difficult problem."

Nie Zheng slowly closed his eyes, thinking hard.

Seeing that Nie Zheng closed his eyes and said nothing, Jia Xiufang knew that he was thinking about the way to cross the river, so she consciously kept silent so as not to interrupt his train of thought.

After being silent for a while, Nie Zheng finally opened his eyes slowly, looked at Jia Xiufang with bright eyes, and said calmly: "Since there is no boat to rent, we will cut down trees and make rafts to cross the river. It will take more time."

Hearing this, Jia Xiufang shook her head and said with a wry smile: "If the rafts could cross the river, then the Song Dynasty's army would have already reached the other side. Why have we been in a stalemate with the Dayue natives on the other side for so many years?"

Nie Zheng took a deep breath, frowned and said, "Could it be that Da Yue's water ghost warship is really so powerful?"

Jia Xiufang nodded, and said with an extremely serious expression: "Leader, the water ghost warships of Dayue are the nemesis of all navy in this world. Not only can they easily scuttle the fleets of various countries in Southeast Asia, but also the natives of Dayue are still there. On the water ghost battleship, a terrifying strange beast was raised."

Nie Zheng's expression changed, "An alien beast? What is it?"

Jia Xiufang looked at him deeply, and said word by word: "Red-haired water ghost, commonly known as; water monkey..."

(End of this chapter)