Chapter 157 Speculation

Ning Chen and others did not see Kong Yongchun and returned directly to the general's mansion.

"Damn it...what does this Kong Yongchun mean? We have been drying for almost an hour and drank a lot of northwest wind. You go in first, and I will go to the toilet."

Feng Qi was cursing.

Chen Chong smiled mischievously, "Why, Northwest Feng hasn't had enough to drink, so you still need to eat something?"

"Go away... I drank so much cold air that my stomach feels uncomfortable."

"Then go quickly, maybe there will be something hot to drink?"

"If I hadn't felt sick to my stomach, I would have beaten your grandson."

Feng Qizheng cursed, clutched his stomach and ran away.

Ning Chen was also upset. Is this Kong Yongchun mentally ill? What kind of airs are you putting on?

"Fuck...bitch, you're just being hypocritical."

Pan Yucheng glanced at Ning Chen and said, "Kong Yongchun is from the left prime minister."

Ning Chen was surprised, "How do you know?"

"Have you forgotten what the Supervision Department does?"

Ning Chen finally realized that the Supervision Department was responsible for supervising all officials, so it was not surprising to know this.

He couldn't help but sneered and said, "No wonder this grandson deliberately left us alone for an hour."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known he was from the left prime minister, I wouldn't have even gone."

Pan Yucheng said: "You didn't ask me earlier."

Ning Chen was speechless, "Old Pan, there are some things I won't ask, so you should remind me."

"Okay, I'll pay attention next time."

Ning Chen suddenly smiled and said: "So obedient? Lao Pan, have you forgotten that you are my boss?"

"I haven't forgotten. I've kept it in mind for you... I'll take care of you when I get back!"

Ning Chen: "..."

This guy is a bit sinister.

While talking, I came to the inner courtyard and saw Liang Jingwu.

"Come back so soon?"

Liang Jingwu was a little surprised.

Ning Chen smiled bitterly, "I didn't see anyone at all. This grandson left us alone for an hour."

Liang Jingwu was startled and asked curiously: "What's going on?"

Ning Chen shrugged and said, "Who knows? Maybe Mr. Kong has been visiting my aunt these days?"

Liang Jingwu looked puzzled and didn't understand.

"General Ning, why don't we go there again tomorrow... After all, the dispatch of troops and generals requires the consent of Supervisor Kong. There is a stalemate, which will not be conducive to future actions."

Ning Chen shook his head, "Let's talk about it later!"

Before coming, Emperor Xuan told him that the border soldiers were quite xenophobic.

He didn't expect that the person who rejected him was not Liang Jingwu, but a shitty civil servant.

Liang Jingwu nodded, "Let's go, the food has been prepared long ago, let's chat while eating."

During the meal, Ning Chen didn't drink.

Liang Jingwu smiled and said: "It's cold, General Ning really doesn't want a drink?"

Ning Chen shook his head and said, "I won't drink today. I want to take a look outside the customs later."

Liang Jingwu thought for a moment and said, "It's difficult to travel at night. How about we go tomorrow?"

Ning Chen didn't insist and nodded.

That night, they stayed at the General's Mansion.

The next day.

Liao Xingwen led the team and the group came out of the customs.

As the commander-in-chief, Liang Jingwu cannot leave the border easily.

He rode fast all the way.

An hour later, Ning Chen saw large fields and rows of houses.

"Vice General Liao, are there any troops stationed near here?"

Liao Xingwen shook his head and said: "The army cannot leave the city easily. Beilinguan is Daxuan's most important line of defense. The army must guard Beilinguan."

Ning Chen frowned, "So, these people have no one to protect them?"

Liao Xingwen smiled bitterly, "There is nothing we can do about it... the people are unwilling to enter the city, and the city cannot accommodate so many people."

"These fertile fields were cultivated by their ancestors for generations and are the basis for their survival... They are unwilling to give up their fertile fields and homes."

"But we have arranged a lot of scouts. As long as people from the Tuoluo Kingdom show up, we will send troops as soon as possible."

Ning Chen said: "It takes us an hour to get here on horseback from the city... When the city receives the news, it will be reviewed and approved at all levels, and the army will set off. When we get here, it will take at least two or three hours for the people of the Tuoluo Kingdom to have already finished the looting. Did he run away without a trace? "

Liao Xingwen nodded with a wry smile.

He pointed to the empty land in the distance, "There used to be a lot of farmhouses there...but later, they were looted by people from the Tuoluo Kingdom, and before they left, they were all burned down with a fire."

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's go and look around."

Ning Chen and the others wandered around until the sun went down before returning to the city.

After coming back, Ning Chen didn't even bother to eat, so he hid in his room, picked up paper and pen and started writing and drawing.

Later, he found Liang Jingwu.

"This is...clothes?"

Liang Jingwu looked at the drawing in his hand and asked curiously.

The things on the drawings looked a lot like clothes, but not like them. He had never seen this style before.

Ning Chen nodded, "I want a thousand sets, and they have to be white."

In fact, Ning Chen painted a camouflage uniform, but he wanted white.

Today he went outside the customs. There was a vast expanse of white snow. The white color was more suitable for hiding in the snow.

Liang Jingwu said in surprise: "You want to do this? Is this prepared for the thousand elite soldiers you brought?"

"That's right! General Liang, please help me find someone to make a thousand sets. Even the hat must be white and as thick as possible...it must be able to withstand the cold in the snow."

Liang Jingwu was startled, "Are you planning to set up an ambush in the snow?"

Ning Chen shook his head, "No, just to avoid spies and scouts from the Tuoluo Kingdom."

"What's the meaning?"

"I'll tell you later... Excuse me, General Liang, this matter needs to be kept secret."

Liang Jingwu nodded, but still put forward his own point of view, "General Ning, these clothes are not difficult to make... but they can't withstand swords and guns at all."

Ning Chen smiled and said, "I understand!"

"How long will it take?"

Ning Chen thought for a moment and said, "Three days."

Liang Jingwu frowned, "I'm afraid three days will be a bit difficult."

"Do your best...I predict that within ten days, there will be a big battle, and by then there will be at least 40,000 troops pressing on the border."

Liang Jingwu was shocked.

"General Ning, where did you get this news?"

Ning Chen smiled and said, "I guessed it myself."

Liang Jingwu: "???"

Ning Chen continued: "I met Old General Chen when I came here. He told me that in the past, the Tuoluo Kingdom burned, killed and looted as frequently as this year."

"I went outside the customs today. Heavy snow has covered the grassland. The horses in Zuodu Royal Court have no fodder, and the people have no food. I'm afraid life will be very difficult."

"The people of Tuoluo Kingdom have been looting supplies frequently recently, which is enough to prove this point... It was just a small matter before, but if they want to survive this winter, they will definitely do something big."

"You told me yesterday that the small group of cavalrymen from Tuoluo Kingdom have been harassing them frequently...I guess they will make big moves next."

Liang Jingwu immediately understood what Ning Chen meant.

"You mean, they harassed us these times just to paralyze us?"

Ning Chen nodded and said: "This is what I said, again and again, and again, and again, and finally exhaustion... They send small groups of cavalry to harass, and each time it is a small fight, which will make our soldiers have trouble. The mentality of underestimating the enemy is to relax your vigilance.”

Liang Jingwu's face changed slightly and said: "Yes, because it is a small group of cavalry, every time they see us they run away before we fight... So when I received the news today, I didn't think much about it and only took five hundred people with me. Go to.”

Ning Chen continued: "If there is still a small group of cavalry next time, the scouts will report as usual... wait until they find the large army and report again. The general may have been released."

"If General Liang only brings five hundred men, they may fight you...The purpose is to entangle you. What awaits you will be a large army pressing down on the border. By the time you react, it will be too late to run away."

"If General Liang is captured, the consequences will be disastrous... I'm afraid that not only the people outside the pass, but also the entire Beilin Pass will be lost."

Liang Jingwu's face turned pale.

He looked at Ning Chen, "Why did you say at least 40,000 troops? The troops of Zuodu Royal Court are now less than 20,000."

Ning Chen said in a deep voice: "The scouts saw that 30,000 troops were transferred away from the Royal Court of Zuodu, but did they really leave? Maybe it was just to confuse us... Of course, these are just my guesses, but I can Sure, they will definitely make big moves next.”