"Come here today, and go away again. Seventeen were lost, and dozens of them were frostbitten or frozen. But they are all the strong and strong soldiers selected by us." The same face is full of ice particles. Zhu Zhen struggled to shrink her neck and complained loudly.
"I'm really guilty of madness, so I will brave this snowy day to come with you to fight this Laozi's Huazhou (now Huaxian, Henan).. Calculated with three thousand people and horses, on the road, I discounted more than 10% ."
"It's not bad. We followed Butianwang (Xianzhi) to fight Songzhou's meeting, and can lie down with hundreds of thousands of people in one night... Then those who can't scream really can't get up. "After drinking a bowl of hot soup in front of the fire, the pale and thin veteran Zhang Cunjing sighed:
"Well, this time we are still ready to come over with canned food, charcoal fire and winter clothes. There are hot soup and fires everywhere we go... You didn't see what the situation of the rebels and people in the cities and towns on the road was like, no matter how much To complain is to be blessed..."
"After all, the Yan (shi) supervising army sent by Chang'an has already arrived in the southern city of Heyang; if we don't move anymore, our plan will fall to no avail. Now we can only wrong my brothers."
Zhu Laosan, who still looks like a thick eyebrow, big eyes and a simple and simple, also said with a lenient statement:
"The envoy of Zhuge (shuang) managed to get the news and internal information. It was quite difficult for them to be the soldiers of Wei Bojun in Weizhou... We also worked a little harder on this road and got to the place. It will be better on top."
At this time, the humming wind and snow were blowing, blowing the thick cloth tent; a sergeant, whose whole body was dyed plain white, walked in staggeringly, with a Said a stiff and trembling voice.
"I...I'm back"
"It's really hard work. Sit down and rest. Let's take a sip of warmth and relax before talking..."
Zhu Laosan hurriedly stepped forward and slapped the snowflakes on the opponent's body, then untied the fur-studded cloak and put it on the opponent's body.
"It's not hard, but the road is a little hard to walk.. I almost fell into the snow nest, and the two mounts were also broken, and I could only leave it halfway. But I finally found the way out. Up..."
The native of Puyang, Henan, but He Gui, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old school for catching students, was a little grateful and took a good half of the bowl before panting and smoking his cigarette. "This time, I touched the city of Kuang County, and went around the city, but no one noticed it. Instead, I ran into many abandoned corpses sent to death by freezing. I went to Pucheng Town, more than ten miles away to the north. One trip, although more flags are planted on the wall, the same is true. Now there are no patrol posts in the four fields, and even several tunnels, kazis and Huzhai are vacant."
"In addition, the rivers and rivers beside Zhou are already very hard and frozen, and when knocked down with a pickaxe, there will be a white spot. It is not a problem to go through a horse and a cart. For many of the distances, I use a slider (Sledge) It was dragged here..."
"That's it... I have given my order to let the soldiers who have made the first batch of meals and eat them, look for materials on the spot to make more sliders. After the second batch of food is completed, take out the excess tents. The clothes and quilts should be used to keep the animals and mounts warm. Don’t be a pity that the grass cakes and bean materials that should be fed enough, I’m afraid it will be of great use."
Zhu Lao San said with pleasure, raising his thick brows.
"Telling..."
"got it."
"Now go..."
Everyone hurriedly responded.
And He Gui also took two pieces from the hot cakes on the side of the tube stove, and dug out a large piece of vegetable stew and cured meat with white flower oil from the earthenware can, and used two pieces of cakes. When I picked it up, I added mixed batter, tea stems, dried meat, salted vegetables and vinegar paper, and the delicious hot soup was swallowed.
A few hours later, this centaur continued to set foot on the road again against the wind and snow; and in the misty vision, they could only rely on the poles erected three to five on the snow-covered road ahead to guide them. And to identify the location.
It's just that the sky is getting darker and the wind is getting bigger and bigger, almost breaking the diagonally raised battle flag, and the snow is still flying down the ground, without any intention of stopping. The clouds in the sky are also getting lower and lower, as if a hole has been broken and all the snowflakes are dumped down.
Even if the soldiers were wrapped in winter clothes and wrapped in various fabrics, they still felt like they were in an ice cellar, shivering like chaff from the cold. The armor and weapons on his body also became heavier and heavier as if it had been filled with lead.
Some soldiers with a little weaker body can hardly stand it anymore. Many people only feel that their legs are freezing and it is very difficult to lift them up. They really wanted to stop and not go, but they thought that as long as they stopped their feet, they might be frozen to death. Instead of freezing to death on this half of the road, they might as well gritted their teeth and insisted on reaching the Huazhou boundary.
Maybe you can do something to get some rewards, and then have a place to stay warm and take a good rest and eat steaming soup. In the spirit of this kind of reluctantly persevering in expectations, they walked and walked for an unknown period of time. After getting tired and rolling and wounding dozens of people, they finally received the order to stop again.
And the blue-gray Kuang city wall, which was full of frozen ice, stood impressively in the eyes of most people who had become clear because the wind and snow stopped for a while. And on the top of the city full of thick snow, there was still a dead silence at this time, only the faint cage fire between the battlements of the city, still indicating the existence of the possible defenders.
Subsequently, several sliders were pushed through the frozen narrow trenches, and against the roots of the wall covered with frost and snow, and connected to form several long poles that reached the top of the city; then the lead rope with the hook was added a little bit Ascends up, and finally is embedded diagonally inside the battlement.
However, there was still no movement on the top of the city, and even the sound of the rope ladder that was pulled up was covered in the whistling cold wind; then dozens of them took off the heavy and cumbersome cotton robes, and only left The fur coat was lined with the orthopedic shape inlaid with iron armor, and he climbed up the rope ladder dullly and swayed.
Soon after, the torch dangling on the wall caused Zhu Laosan to put his mind back.
"Most of these dog things from Weibo Town are scattered in people's homes. People have to spend a little more time searching and killing them... but the Yamen side is quick to clean up, but there is no decent seizure, only one. The town will guard..."
After more than an hour, Zhu Zhen, whose blood on the armor had condensed, was half glamorous and half complaining to report to him:
"Leaving injured and tired soldiers, we will go to Pucheng again..."
Zhu Laosan said decisively.
After another half of the night, the well-prepared Zhu Laosan was already standing on the wall of Pucheng Town, which was higher than Kuang City; however, the fierce battles, screams and roars in this military city were already lingering.
However, it was innocent and could not change the final result; because in the gatehouse below his feet, he personally led his own soldiers to kill the dozens of stubbornly resisting generals Wei Bo. It is ridiculous that they were still recruiting prostitutes before breaking into the city. The drunk of the banquet is so drunk.
But despite being drunk, they are still worthy of the reputation of "the emperor of Chang'an, Wei Boya soldier". In the cramped meeting place, they can only rely on the short soldiers with them and the cases they seized afterwards. The rebels who resisted repeatedly beat and drove out the rebel soldiers who had invaded.
It wasn't until Zhu Lao San led his soldiers to enter it with swords and cards, only to see them squeezing into the wall and beheading them one by one, and knocking them to the ground. During this period, there was no one begging for surrender or forgiveness, but struggling to die In the middle, he cut through his well-protected bright light armor, leaving a wound on his arm.
"It's a big profit... There are good things in it... There are also many big animals..."
Then Zhu Zhen rushed to shout with joy.
With the swaying snow flickering, the warehouse doors that were scrambling to open all suddenly revealed the tall bags of wheat beans, bundles of cloth and quilts, and baskets under the light of the torch. Old and new copper coins, an altar of green salt and wine, and dried dried preserved fruit and wind wax. . .
In the last few small warehouses, there are shelves full of weapons, bowstrings and arrows for disassembly and packing, and neat armor and stacks of helmets in a collar. Most are still brand new and bright.
"Hey, I'm afraid this Wei Bogouzi didn't put all the belongings of the army here..."
"There are even stables, and they are all good Pingzhou horses..."
"This can't work..."
After inspecting these treasury, Zhu Lao San poured cold water on them.
"This time we are different from the past. There are not many soldiers and horses that can be used. What we pay attention to is a quick fight and a quick fight to take advantage of its imperfections. So in addition to some directly usable guys and precious things Don’t take these other cumbersomes with you, otherwise, when Wei Bojun is shocked, he will be dead."
"That's really a pity, it's so much food, grass and materials, it's all in vain... even if it's distributed to the people nearby..."
Zhu Zhen couldn't help but reluctantly retracted her gaze, curled her lips and said with great regret.
"This is the military city. The farthest home is also a few miles away. Who can run so far to get your food in this cold weather... It's a pity that the blood collected from the search is gone... even if you don't need it. If you ship to the south, you can get a lot of good things."
Zhang Cunjing, who was beside him, shook his head.
"Stop it, don't forget what our biggest hope and goal are at the moment, is it just to covet these promises..."
Zhu Lao San reluctantly interrupted their divergence of thinking.
In front of the sky full of fireworks that rose after the sky turned white the next day, a full-loaded team wandered away, but they all changed into Wei Bojun's robes and armor, and they were armed to their teeth with swords, guns, swords, halberds, bows, and crossbows.
"Next, let's make persistent efforts and go to Xiaocheng..."
Riding on the blue-gray high-headed horse from the transfer, Zhu Laosan said with high spirits.
"It's not outdated here that a small grain envoy is stationed, but there is a transshipment food court supervised by the Jieya Judge..."
—I am the dividing line —
And on the grassland outside the Great Wall to the north of the Yinshan Mountains, a large settlement of Tatars who spend the winter is also surrounded by fires shone under the snow. And in the largest felt dome, which is brightly lit, is filled with the smell of alcohol, barbecue, grease, sweat, and even vomit.
Those tribal monarchs, big and small chiefs who wear thick fur and felt clothes, large hats with fur rims or pointed hats, and even tanned animal heads, are also surrounding the camels on the grills in front of them. , The whole sheep and the fat cow, making no secret of shouting loudly and yelling, banqueting in the shouts.
From time to time, there are still wine bowls or smelly boot covers flying through the air, which arouses bursts of yelling and screaming laughter. Some people are playing with and stroking batches of exquisite silk or exquisite utensils with greasy and thick hands, making all kinds of squeaking sounds.
As the superintendent of the Northbound Camp, Chen Jingsi was also looking at all of this with a smile, as if he had simply ignored the vulgar and rude behavior in the banquet. It wasn't until the loudly receiving doorman sang a name that the tent suddenly fell silent.
"The Great Chief Zhu Xie of the Shatuo Department carried..." (End of this chapter)