A heavy snow has covered the north of Yinshan Mountain.
The defeated Qin army gained a firm foothold after retreating to the Yin Mountains. With the arrival of a large number of practitioners and troops, it gradually became a counterattack trend. The army was only blocked by the thick snow from counterattacking.
Changling has not yet frozen over, but the temperature on the Wuzhi border has reached the point where the breath turns into ice, and the scalp is numb. It's not even possible to keep a clear mind, let alone travel long distances to fight.
An astonishing number of troops camped around several border towns, not only a huge test for the Bingma Division's transportation and grain dispatching capabilities, but also extremely staggering consumption.
On the farther border of Donghu and the Great Qin Dynasty, the temperature is even colder.
Some saline lakes have already been frozen to the bottom, and the wind blows up ice debris, which is a vast expanse of whiteness.
This kind of wind is called white hair wind. It not only blows people's faces with pain like needles, but also blocks the line of sight. When the wind blows, it is easy to get lost.
Occasionally, there are lakes that are not frozen to the bottom, which are freshwater lakes with extremely deep water. The water temperature in the deep part of the lake is close to freezing point but not frozen, and a large number of fish gather in it, almost hibernating.
A certain elite frontier army of the Qin Army was stationed by such a lake, and relied on fish in winter to solve the food problem.
Several flying swords came in and out on the ice, making terrifying noises. Large pieces of ice were cut open, and then completely destroyed by the powerful sword energy into fragments, which sputtered away like an explosion.
Beside these cut ice caves, huge capstans were erected, and fishing nets were thrown in with ropes.
Huge fishing nets will be dragged under the ice surface for more than an hour, and each dragged net is worth several thousand catties of large fish.
"No one knows what she is thinking. If the war with Wushi is just to force so many practitioners from Changling into the frontier army, then the price to be paid is too high. So many troops are stationed in the Do you still want to wait until the beginning of spring to fight at the Wuzhi border?"
"Destroyed so many cultivation sites all at once, leaving the marshes dry for fishing."
"The snow melt outside the pass will be at least until the end of April. In this short half a year...not to mention anything else, there are hundreds of thousands of extra mouths waiting to eat. I don't believe that the food can be transported."
The vast majority of people in the Great Qin Dynasty had an attitude of awe and loathing towards Queen Zheng Xiu, especially the frontier soldiers who were far away from Changling, their attitude towards the mistress of Great Qin was even more direct and sharp.
At this time, when the fish was approaching, it was related to the food for this winter. Several regiments were sitting in the carriage, wearing thick black cotton robes under the black armor, but the generals of the Qin army did not look at the ice that was producing fish. At the entrance of the cave, they got together and talked about some of the latest military news.
"There's something incomprehensible about this."
A slightly immature but majestic voice sounded from one side because of the coldness of the extremely cold ice, "Although my Great Qin has wiped out the three dynasties of Han, Zhao and Wei, most of it is due to the cultivation of you. It is also clear that in some cities, the road was paved with just a few swords. Especially the three dynasties of Han, Zhao and Wei are the closest to ours. Even after fighting for so many years, the journey of our Qin Dynasty's grain trucks is not too far. Just like doing business, when a new store opens, even if a product is particularly easy to sell, it still needs to be sold in small batches first, to see if the delivery of goods and the subsequent workshops can keep up. We know in the industry that it can’t be turned around. It can be turned up and down, and the amount can be increased slowly. It is often necessary to do a few big deals before we can see whether the current workshops, employees, and shopkeepers can keep up with it. It can be equipped for the next bigger business. If Daqin’s army only reaches the border on a large scale, the soldiers and horses will not be able to keep up with the dispatch. Then in the future, our Daqin army will go farther to Chu Yanqi, and go so far, what about the transportation later? Can you keep up? Zheng Xiu is not stupid, fighting Wushi is just practice, and if he turns smoothly, then if he attacks Chu Yanqi, he will also go smoothly."
The generals of several regiments sitting together took the lead for a moment, then they all raised their heads and looked at the young generals who were directing some carriages. One of the generals picked up a wine bag that was warming in his bosom and threw it over. He first laughed and scolded: "Xie Changsheng, you actually compare this march and war to a business, but this description is quite appropriate and makes sense. I think the queen is really like this, you are right, she is not stupid, in terms of resourcefulness, we are not as good as her finger."
The young general's face was immature, but he always had a dismissive and mocking expression... This Xie Changsheng was the well-known Xie Changsheng of Changling, the Xie family in Guanzhong.
Xie Changsheng raised his eyebrows, unscrewed the wine bag and took a sip, said: "This wine is too bad, I'll get some better wine in spring."
If there is no war at this Donghu Border Pass, there will be few people living for hundreds of miles. Usually fish and meat are easy to get, but wine is extremely rare. In the army, this strong wine is the biggest reward for high-ranking generals to their subordinates. Hearing Xie Changsheng at this time, he turned his back on it. The wine was not good, these generals were taken aback, but couldn't help laughing.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the white-haired wind on the lake, and there seemed to be a different sound of wind. The generals took a breath, but in the next moment, there were several short whistles, The expressions of these generals were slightly relaxed, but they were puzzled.
Looking towards the place where the voice came from, the true energy in the bodies of these generals was flowing, and their eyesight was naturally greatly improved.
I saw three figures slowly appearing in the white wind, the first two figures were bowed, and their bodies were a little hunched under the weight of the thick white fur blankets on their bodies, but behind them was a slender looking The figure seemed to be wearing only ordinary fur coats.
"Don't worry, we are also from Guanzhong."
Xie Changsheng's cultivation was naturally much inferior to those of these generals, but he only vaguely saw the general appearance of that slender figure, so he sneered and said.
"Guanzhong people?"
The generals gradually saw that the slender figure was also a young man about the same age as Xie Changsheng, and they couldn't figure it out. The young man's sword intent seems to be somewhat extraordinary.
"Originally Ding Ning was the last student of Baiyang Cave, but he forced his way in and became the last student of Xue Wangxu." Xie Changsheng straightened his collar, threw the wine bag back, Said at the same time.
"Shen Yi?" These generals immediately responded.
"Xie Changsheng, you are indeed here."
"Looking for someone in this kind of weather in this kind of place, do you think you are a practitioner of the seventh realm? You are not afraid of being frozen into ice slag."
When two young people met, one was full of surprises, while the other sneered.
Seeing that Xie Changsheng had such an attitude, Shen Yi also froze for a moment.
"What are you doing here?" Xie Changsheng turned his head, not looking at him, but only at the place where the fish came out.
White air lingered in the ice caves where the trawl nets were drawn, and there was already the faint sound of big fish splashing into the water.
Shen Yi froze for a moment, then said with a trembling voice: "Senior Brother Ding Ning..."
"If you came here just to tell me about your senior brother's death in Zushan, then I can only say that you are too stupid." Xie Changsheng really lowered his face, and the cold voice directly interrupted him: "Since I can go to the East Hu Bianjun, do you think I don't know what's going on outside?"
Shen Yi raised his head, his eyes seemed to be a little red from the wind, but he looked at Xie Changsheng stubbornly and said, "I didn't come here to tell you about this, but I have a few words to say to you alone."
Xie Changsheng frowned, but didn't speak, just nodded to the generals, and walked towards the downwind.
All the way there was a vast expanse of whiteness, and the cold wind whizzed past his ears like a knife, so he turned around and stopped, looked at Shen Yi and said, "Speak."
"Is it impossible for you not to hate the queen?" Shen Yi looked at him and said seriously.
Xie Changsheng frowned even deeper, "What idiot are you talking about?"
"Your actions not only represent yourself, but also drag down the entire Xie family." Shen Yi looked at him and said slowly, "If... if my senior brother wants to kill the queen, or even the Holy One, what are you going to do?"
"People are dead, and you still told me that if..." Xie Changsheng sneered, very loudly, without any concern for others to hear, because there was absolutely no need for any secrecy in his words.
"Because my senior brother also asked me this question." Shen Yi looked at him, but said softly: "He also told me that if there are rumors that he is dead, don't believe it."
Xie Changsheng was stunned.
"You answer my question, and then I will tell you the following." Shen Yi looked at him and said.
"Isn't this an idiot's question?" Xie Changsheng breathed hard, controlling his voice, "I don't want to help relatives, this is me, Xie Changsheng. I care about the Holy Queen and the Great Qin Dynasty!"
"You didn't listen to the arrangement and ran to the Donghu border early to wait for my senior brother, but my senior brother was forced to go to Donghu before the battle and didn't make it here. But my senior brother also gave me a letter before leaving, explaining this matter to me."
Shen Yi's eyes turned even redder, "He predicted that you wouldn't listen to anyone. If you help your relatives, you don't care. If something happens to him, you must make trouble. If he doesn't treat you as his own, you have already regarded him as your own." My own, so he asked me to give you his purse, and asked me to tell you a word, aren't you the best at spending money, then you will spend all the money in his purse."