ten days later.
In a few days, it will be the beginning of summer, and the surrounding trees are all showing a mature green, and the cicadas on the trees seem to be tireless, always calling.
More than 800 people, 400 on horseback and 400 on foot, pulled into a long procession from Xiangcheng to Qianzhou.
Just north of Xiangcheng is Junzhou. There is a tall and straight mountain range on the border of Junzhou. It has been a natural barrier between Xuanguo and the northern barbarians since ancient times. Junzhou and Qinchuan to the east have always been controlled by one of the three generals. Qin Mu was stationed, and Xue Changfeng's people were all stationed at the border of Qianzhou, Qianyu.
After Xue Changfeng led his troops back, Xue Ziqin had solved the crisis at Qinguan. It was very inconvenient for the troops to stay on the border of Xiangcheng, so they were sent back to Qianyu by Xue Changfeng early.
The road they are going to Qianyu this time is at the junction of Junzhou and Qianzhou, where there is a vertical mountain range from west to east, which needs to be detoured. Because the walking speed was much slower, ten days passed before Xue Ziqin and the others reached this mountain range, Yanling Mountain.
He naturally complied with Xue Changfeng's orders, and regardless of whether the imperial court ordered him to go to the border gates, he just followed Xue Changfeng's words and stayed in Xiangcheng for less than three days before leaving.
In short, it is impossible for Xue Changfeng to harm him.
"Did you know that riding a horse and walking are fundamentally different," Wei Lin said while riding on a horse. After so many days of cultivation in Xiangcheng, he is completely fine. The wound on the back has grown more than half of the new flesh, and now he can run, jump and fight.
"What's the difference?" Jiang also casually chatted with him.
The two of them were at the front of the team, following Xue Ziqin and other generals.
"Look at Jia Da Jia Er," said Wei Lin, turning around to look, although it was a little far away, he could see Jia Da Jia Er and Zhao Zhinan in the infantry queue, both burying their heads on their way, "It's obvious that we are familiar with General Xue. , so the pay is better.”
"What absurdity and heresy, doesn't the old Chinese doctor also walk?" Jiang also didn't even turn his head. In this clear day and day, the sunlight fell through the gaps between the leaves, and it was a little dazzling. Jiang also kept his eyes slightly squinted, not very comfortable. . He also didn't quite understand why Wei Lin's eyes were so big that he was not afraid of light at all.
Wei Lin turned his head, looked at Jiang Ye and asked, "What happened to your brother?"
"What else can I do, take it."
"Tsk tsk, a fifteen-year-old boy accepts a twenty-eight-year-old woman, this plot is like a storytelling!"
"I think you're telling a story now." Jiang also said mercilessly.
"Your parents didn't leave you?"
"It's useless to stay." Jiang Ye said and remembered the expression of his parents when he left home, but it was Jiang Min. When Jiang Ye left, Jiang Min's bastard didn't know where he was, and he didn't come to see him off. .
"In the end, I didn't see what the princess looked like, alas." Wei Lin sighed regretfully. They didn't stay in Xue's mansion for a long time. Not long after the assassination incident, Guo Linchong and Min Qiu took Wei Lin back to the outskirts of the city, saying that it was General Xue's intention. Jiang also stayed at home until the day he left. Thinking of this, Wei Lin asked Jiang Ye again, "Have you seen it?"
"I'm not interested." Jiang also said lightly.
"Then what are you interested in?"
"I'm interested in how to shut you up."
Wei Lin closed his mouth when he heard the words. The large army was marching, and he didn't want to fight, especially since he was so close to several generals, if it affected Xue Ziqin, he would probably be hung on a tree and beaten.
After walking for a while, he looked up and saw Yanling Mountain not far away. Wei Lin estimated that it was almost noon, so he said aloud, "Do you want to rest at Yanling Mountain for a while, General?"
"Huh?" Xue Ziqin asked without looking back when he heard Wei Lin's voice.
The generals in front of them are all experienced, or in other words, except for Wei Linjiang and the remaining few surviving recruits, everyone is very experienced. During this kind of march, he could not speak without speaking, and save his physical strength as much as possible. Therefore, Wei Lin's noise along the way not only disturbed Jiang Ye, but also became a tool to relieve the boredom of those who were close to him. So Xue Ziqin heard Wei Lin's question immediately.
"It's almost noon. If we're not in a hurry, why don't we rest for a while in Yanling Mountain." Wei Lin said, thought about it again, and added, "How many game do I give the general to eat?"
These words really touched Xue Ziqin's heart. There is a unique kind of bird near Yanling Mountain, called snow chicken. Although it is called chicken, it can fly and climb trees. He was fortunate enough to eat it once. The meat was delicious, fat but not greasy. It was simmered on a low fire. The whole pot of soup was milky white and very delicious. I just don't know if it's good to bake or not.
Xue Ziqin thought for a moment, then turned around and said, "Yes."
Sure enough, when they reached the foot of Yanling Mountain, as soon as Xue Ziqin raised his hand and the whole army stopped, he heard Xue Ziqin shouting loudly, "The whole army rests for an hour!"
Guo Linchong immediately turned around on his horse, ran and repeated what Xue Ziqin had just said: "The whole army rests for an hour!"
The last few days on the road are all dry food. Except for the rest at night, they have been marching all the time. When everyone heard the rest, they immediately relaxed. The cavalry dismounted and went to the roadside to feed the horses, and the infantry sat down against the tree in twos and threes.
Wei Lin got off the horse and was about to chat with Jia Da Jia Er, but before he took a few steps, he was carried back by Xue Ziqin: "Where are you going?"
"Hey, of course I... Of course, I'm going to buy some game for the general to eat." Wei Lin smiled and said a lie without batting an eye.
Xue Ziqin nodded with satisfaction, and then pointed: "Go over there, there is a chicken with white feathers in Yanling Mountain, without a comb, it is easy to recognize, you can get two."
"Can you fly?"
"Yes, so you have to shoot it down." Xue Ziqin said, taking off the bow and arrow from Wei Lin's horse beside him and throwing it to Wei Lin.
Wei Lin took the bow and arrow and said with a sullen face, "General, I'm not good at archery."
"Then you can sleep in the mountains and feed the wolves, you don't have to come back."
"what?"
"Ah what, hurry up!" Xue Ziqin was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, he kicked Wei Lin's leg with a kick. Wei Lin eats
Shrinking to the side in pain, he said with a bitter face: "General, I will take off my clothes and go."
"Undressing while hunting, what's your hobby?"
"No!" Wei Lin raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, "I'm afraid of the heat, it's the weather, it's a little hot wearing this armor, I'll take off the armor and go."
"Anyway, I haven't seen a chicken in half an hour, so I don't want to see your face again!"
"Yes!" Wei Lin said, jumping aside and starting to take off his armor.
Jiang Ye wanted to follow him, but Xue Ziqin reached out his hand to stop him and said, "Go and arrange for someone to pick up firewood and make a fire, what are you doing with that bastard all day long?"
Jiang can only nod obediently: "Yes!"
"Min Qiu!"
"exist!"
"Go beat two rabbits to eat."
"Didn't Wei Lin go?"
"Let you go and go!"
Min Qiu originally thought that with the addition of Wei Lin and Jiang Ye, two of Xue Ziqin's right-hand men, he would finally be able to be a glorious lieutenant, and he would no longer have to do such things as cooking soldiers. Still call yourself.
"Hey, let's go." Min Qiu, who was already tired of resisting, sighed, and before Xue Ziqin realized the meaning of this sigh, he quickly left with Jiang Ye.
Zhou Xiao led his horse and Xue Ziqin's Bai Liu, and watched the horses graze on the roadside. After marching all the way down, he was also a little tired. Xue Ziqin picked up the kettle and drank water and walked over to him, "Drinking water?"
"Drinked."
"You said that the imperial court has to know that we are here now. Although the old man has managed all the levels along the way, it is still such a big move after all, right?"
Zhou Xiao nodded, stretched out his hand to pick up some grass, handed it to the horse's mouth, and nodded while feeding the horse: "I'm afraid the general didn't want to hide it and let you go quietly."
"Oh? But the court did not order me to take the old man's place."
"But it's impossible for the Northern Army to have no leader."
Xue Ziqin put down the kettle, stuffed the lid, looked at Zhou Xiao with a serious expression and said, "You have been in the Northern Army for many years, and it stands to reason that there is no war now, so it is enough for you to be there."
"Ziqin, the general is pushing the boat to help you clear the siege, can't you see that?"
"I see, but I'm just worried about the consequences."
"You are in your position, and you don't know what's going on." Zhou Xiao said, "The Xue family has a deep foundation, and it is no exaggeration to say that the Xue family is in control of some things. Since the general asked you to come over, there must be a way to get the emperor down. Besides, the assassins can enter Xue's house to assassinate the general. Such an urgent situation must be hoped to completely weaken the power of the Xue family before the establishment of the prince. It is not necessarily a bad thing for the general to stay in the capital. "
"What's the use of the old man staying in the king alone?"
"Don't worry, the general can't be alone, but you and I can't see it, so the court can't see it either." Zhou Xiaoshen laughed mysteriously, then raised his hand and patted Xue Ziqin on the shoulder. Put him at ease.
After talking for a long time, Xue Ziqin still hadn't figured out the key. He had always been aware of these matters. Since Zhou Xiao said so, he only needed to go to the border with peace of mind.
Jiang also went to see Jia Da's condition. This guy with amazing vitality, under Zhong Yi's medical skills, is almost better, and he is also living with Jia Er all day long, and the three of them go to pick up firewood together. Jiang Ye didn't talk much, but Jia Da talked a lot. After many things before, Jia Da Jia Er's grudge against Jiang Ye had already disappeared without a trace.
"Brother Jiang is injured?" Jia Da asked.
"Almost good."
Jia Da bent down and started to pick up firewood, while picking up the firewood, he said without a word: "The strategy in Qinguan at that time was all Jiang's thoughts, right?"
"No, the general came up with it!"
"Don't be humble, I actually heard something quietly."
"Brother, that's what I heard!" Jia Er came out and said.
"Go, go, don't join in the fun!" Jia Da waved his hand impatiently, and then he said, "I heard Jia Er said, did you go and rescue Big Brother Wei?"
"Well... um." Jiang was also answering when he suddenly heard a rustling voice behind him. He turned around immediately, only to see the grass swaying for a while, as if something had escaped.
"Who?!" Jiang also shouted aloud.
Jia Da Jia Er heard his voice and looked over there.
Unfortunately, after watching for a long time, nothing appeared. Jia Er whispered, "Could it be a wild rabbit?"
"Maybe." Jiang also looked around suspiciously, but there was really nothing, thinking that maybe it was a living creature in the woods, so he stopped thinking about it.
Picking up firewood was very fast, and when he found enough, Jiang also took the two of them to live with Xue Ziqin. Jia Da volunteered to take over the dirty work of lying on the ground and blowing air. Jiang also just happened to save trouble, so he earnestly picked up the firewood he just picked up, took out the fire stick and lit it.
The fire started quickly, and Min Qiu came back not long after, living up to Xue Ziqin's request, he beat a few wild rabbits and carried them in his hands.
Xue Ziqin picked a few people and ordered them to deal with the rabbits. There is no water source nearby. It is impossible to pluck the rabbit, wash it clean, and then bake it. You can only peel off the skin, hollow out the internal organs, and drain the blood. This is a simple treatment.
Who knew that after the rabbit was processed and roasted on the fire, Wei Lin had not come back. Xue Ziqin was not in a hurry, it was worth looking forward to having a rabbit in front of him. Many soldiers followed the scent and looked at them, all of them showing greed. Xue Ziqin frowned and scolded them, "Go, go, if you want to eat, fight yourself, don't be jealous of me!"
Min Qiu was a little speechless beside him, but he was very aggrieved. He timidly reminded in a small voice: "General, I beat him."
"Then divide your legs later."