Gu Yuanbai looked over with a fluttering look, and Xue Jiuyao's face suddenly changed, "Master Bai, good Master Bai, I'm just kidding."
The corner of Gu Yuanbai's mouth curved, "I haven't said anything yet, why did you admit it was wrong?"
Xue Yuan coughed lightly, lowered his head and wiped his feet, "I have become less courageous."
After he finished speaking, he went out with the barrel.
Xue Yuan really doesn't make drafts when he speaks, and it is impossible for anyone to be timid. Xue Yuan cannot be timid.
Gu Yuanbai was lying on the bed, with a million miles of yellow sand filling the sky for a while, and a moment of torches, the city walls being tall and the ravines accessible, and then thinking about it, if Xue Yuan watched others make contributions but he was empty-handed, he would regret it
After a while, a familiar smell came over, the quilt was lifted, Xue Yuan cautiously said, "Master Bai, can I sleep with you tonight?"
Gu Yuanbai lazily said, "Come up."
Xue Yuan happily got on the bed, raised Gu Yuanbai's head, carefully placed his arm under it, and let the saint sleep on his arm.
Gu Yuanbai rubbed it, "It's hard, it's not very comfortable."
"Soft, it will soften soon," Xue Yuan said nonsense with open eyes, "Xue Jiuyao's arm is the softest in the world."
Gu Yuanbai was happy and gave him a thumbs up.
Xue Yuan tucked his hands into the quilt, and I don't know how many times he warned, "It's cold in the northwest, and it's very dry. You should pay more attention when you sleep at night, and keep your hands under the quilt at all times, otherwise the first It will turn into a swollen pig's paw in two days."
Gu Yuanbai said, "Really?"
"Let's make a pair of pig's claws together," Xue Jiuyao pretended to touch his hand, deliberately taking advantage, "Even if it's a pig's claws, this one in my hand is the best looking one."
Gu Yuanbai sighed faintly, "Then cut off the ugly one and eat it."
Xue Jiuyao withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.
*
The next day, it started to snow heavily in the northwest.
In the main general's tent, Gu Yuanbai and the general looked at the heavy snow outside, and everyone looked very solemn.
The general who dispatched the bag returned to the camp with heavy snow, "Sir, General, report from the front, the Xixia army has been stationed a hundred miles away from our army."
"One hundred miles." Gu Yuanbai murmured, frost on his brows.
The advisors and generals have already pointed out the location of the Xixia army on the sand table. An hour later, the reconnaissance army will report back with more detailed information.
The Western Xia army also claimed to be 100,000 soldiers, but excluding the soldiers who could not participate in the war, such as the logistics personnel and the cooking soldiers, the generals were sure that there were less than 50,000 people fighting.
The national conditions of Xixia are different from those of Daheng. Just because the previous emperor of Xixia ascended the throne, Xixia became a mess. Li Angyi's source of national fragrance is cut off, and those who have become addicted to spices among domestic political enemies will die of pain without his hands.
In their country, the logistics and military requirements are bound to be tight. Maybe the money used in this march was Li Angyi's own inventory.
The gap between the enemy and us is too large, and the longer the battle line is, the more attrition to Daheng. The generals had the same idea, attacked, and took the initiative to attack.
Gu Yuanbai nodded in agreement.
But then, the snow continued for dozens of days.
The heavy snow caused people's eyes to follow, and the daily serving of ginger soup was changed to two. Fortunately, the preparations before the battle were sufficient, and several granaries were piled up for food and grass. The Daheng people wore warm cotton-padded clothes, and their hearts were stable, and they could not detect the general's anxiety.
Gu Yuanbai had nothing to do all day, getting up from time to time to see if the heavy snow outside had stopped. At night, Xue Yuan was afraid that he would be out of luck, so he put on a fox fur coat, leather gloves and a velvet cap, and led the saint out of the tent.
The snowflakes continued day and night, and Gu Yuanbai's body was heavy, one step at a time. The fine fox fur flutters with the wind and snow, and the white snow is like cotton wool. Even though it has delayed a lot of food for more than ten days, the snow will only be more beautiful and innocent when you see the snow at night.
Gu Yuanbai's nose was red and he lowered his eyes, carefully stabilizing his body on the snow.
Xue Yuan looked at him, his heart was about to melt. But the next moment, his expression slowly subsided, his brows were raised, and the hair on the side of his face rose with the wind.
A sudden change in wind direction, chaos and disorder.
There were black shadows fleeing at his feet, and when Xue Yuan set the torch, it was a few mice fleeing in a hurry.
He stood there for a moment, wondering what he was thinking. Suddenly, he clenched Gu Yuanbai's hand tightly and turned to go back.
Gu Yuanbai grabbed his sleeve, "What?"
"There might be a blizzard tonight," Xue Yuan looked up at the dark sky, thoughtfully, "Something's wrong."
Gu Yuanbai made a decisive decision, "Call someone immediately!"
The lights on the main tent were on all night, even though Xue Yuan only said that there was a possibility of a blizzard, Gu Yuanbai still couldn't take chances. The soldiers were called up, the noise gradually became louder, the sound of running and shouting stopped, and the torches flew around quickly.
After a tense night, the snow stopped the next morning.
This should have been a good thing, and everyone was rejoicing. But Xue Yuan looked at the white snow and remained silent.
General Zhang Hucheng finally let go of his anxious expression for several days. He laughed and patted Xue Yuan on the shoulder: "Brother Yuan, you were wrong last night!"
Xue Yuan's nasal voice was nonchalant, "Yeah."
Zhang Hu realized that he was still looking at the scene outside the door, and followed, "What's there?"
"It's nothing," Xue Yuan exhaled a turbid breath, raised his eyelids, and the sun in the sky was blazing, "With such good weather, the Xixia army should also move."
Zhang Hucheng slowly put his hands behind him, his eyes gleaming, "The day when the two sides will fight is finally coming."
*
The tens of days of continuous heavy snow also forced Xixia to the point of no return. On the second day when the sky was clear, Xixia lined up, the horn and drumstick sounded, and walked towards the northwest city wall with heavy footsteps.
Xixia soldiers claim to be disciplined and disciplined, and if the coach does not say retreat, no soldiers will flee. But compared to Daheng soldiers, Xixia's logistics is a big weakness. This heavy snow has forced Xixia to the point where there is no way to retreat. They can only win, not lose.
Wearing armor, Li Angyi led 50,000 soldiers through thick snow and yellow sand. The commander beside him said: "Your Majesty, the banner of Daheng has been erected ahead."
Li Angyi took a closer look, and in the distance there was a flag fluttering in the wind, and the word "Heng" above it was clear and clear, rushing straight into his eyes.
His eyes flashed, "Remember, I want to feign defeat and lure Daheng soldiers into the rear."
The commander respectfully said, "Yes."
"Daheng's soldiers claim to be 100,000, but the journey from the capital to the northwest is long, and it is snowing heavily. Their military ration consumption must be beyond imagination," Li Angyi said, "Even if the city in the northwest cannot be captured, it must be taken Running out of food puts it in a dilemma."
"Daheng only had a plague of locusts last year, and not long ago fought against Fusang," the commander pondered, "even if Daheng retreats, its granary is empty, and the people are afraid that there will be famine and will fall into riots."
Li Angyi smiled, "This is exactly what I want to see."
*
The Daheng soldiers were very different from the Xixia Emperor's imagination.
These days, they still have enough to eat and warm clothes, and they are full of energy, and they are about to go wrong in the few days they have been idle. At this moment, I heard that the battle was finally started, and all eyes flashed green light, fiercely going to attack the enemy and bite.
After General Zhang Hucheng completed the formation of the team, the blood in his chest began to boil as he looked at his murderous generals and soldiers. Soldiers have such a state, why should they be afraid of not being able to win
"General!" The generals around him were full of arrogance, "The coastal navy was in the limelight a few days ago, and this will finally be our turn! Watch me win the head of the Xixia commander and make a contribution!"
Immediately someone dissatisfied: "Don't steal my head!"
Zhang Hucheng looked up to the sky with a long smile, full of energy, "Then I'll see who of you can grab the first prize!"
When the two armies faced off, in the camp at the rear, Xue Yuan's eyelids kept jumping.
He held Gu Yuanbai's hand and didn't let go, the palm of Sheng Shang's palm was already covered with sweat by him, Gu Yuanbai saw what was wrong with him, and patted the back of his hand with the other hand soothingly, "Xue Yuan? "
Xue Yuan took a deep breath and pulled the saint up, "Let's go out."
Gu Yuanbai was dragged away by him all the way, and by the end, Xue Yuan had already started running with Sheng Shang. Gu Yuanbai put his arms around his neck, frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I don't know either," Xue Yuan was absent-minded, "Run first."
Gu Yuanbai was about to stop him, but the soldier guarding the well not far away exclaimed, "Why is the water so turbid?"
Xue Yuan stopped abruptly, strode towards the well, lowered his head and looked at the water, the water that was clear yesterday morning was already turbid with mud and sand. Xue Yuan stared at him for a moment, then clenched his fists, slammed Gu Yuanbai up, hugged him and ran quickly to the stables.
Before reaching the stables, all the cattle and sheep encountered on the way were struggling with anxiety. The guards were sweating profusely, looking at the howling cattle and sheep at a loss.
Seeing such a scene, Gu Yuanbai's eyebrows jumped.
Beads of sweat appeared on Xue Yuan's forehead. He whistled loudly and shouted, "Red Cloud! Gale!"
Gu Yuanbai's ears were deafened by his voice, and the veins on Xue Yuan's neck were stretched. In the stables in the distance, two thousand-mile horses, which are quite human, raised their heads and roared loudly.
Gu Yuanbai's heart suddenly began to beat wildly, and he couldn't help wrapping his arms around Xue Yuan tightly.
However, before Maxima could reach his eyes, Xue Yuan suddenly squatted down and put his palm on the ground.
Gu Yuanbai held his breath, and was about to follow his example to touch the ground, but suddenly froze. He stared at the stones that began to vibrate on the ground. Under the naked eye, the yellow sand began to beat on the ground.
what is it
Xue Yuan suddenly got up and hugged Gu Yuanbai and ran away, the cold wind slashed Gu Yuanbai's face like a knife, the stables not far behind collapsed suddenly, the slush rose, and fell heavily to the ground.
Gu Yuanbai's pupils shrank, he looked at the soldiers who were stunned in place, and shouted with all his strength, "Run to the open space! Run!"
As soon as the voice fell, the ground shook, the mountains roared, the city walls turned into boulders and rolled down, the white snow became a dirty color, the yellow sand filled the sky in an instant, the sand was sunken, the cracks in the ground suddenly split several meters, and the cows and sheep howled, Trapped in a fissure with the warhorse.
The roar resounded throughout the ears.
is an earthquake.
Earthquake is coming!