Huan Rong

Ningkang first year, early November

The new wind swept across, and it snowed heavily in the north for several days.

Near Shuofang County and Wuyuan County, damaged city walls and collapsed houses were buried by heavy snow.The broken walls and ruins are covered with a layer of silver, standing abruptly on the plain, looking from a distance, telling endless desolation and strangeness.

The horse's hooves stepped on the snow, leaving sunken hoof prints one by one, the deepest part being as high as half a horse's leg.

The wooden carts transporting grain and grass moved forward with difficulty. Because there were broken stones and tiles buried under the snow, they sometimes encountered deep pits. The carriage bumped all the way, and even fell into the pits. The pawns dug up the thick snow together, lifted the wheels, and pushed the carriage forward.

According to common sense, this season is not suitable for marching.

This year, there is a drought in summer and heavy snowfall after winter. Even the tribes of Rouran, which are most resistant to severe cold, will not go out in the snow. Most of them will hide in tents and wait for the heavy snow before moving.

This Di soldier is an exception.

War broke out in the north of Diqin, and every time the cavalry composed of [-] Huns passed by, there must be news that the border town had been destroyed.To make matters worse, they not only killed and robbed, but also set fire to the city and moved all the remaining people away.

In just a few months, the northern border of Diqin was almost in ruins, and the former border town turned into a ghost town. Except for the wild wolf Ye Xiao, there was no one to be seen.

Lu Guang was ordered by Fu Jian to serve as Shuofang prefect and Dingyuan general. He led [-] Di soldiers to the north to repel Qin Jing and restore peace to the north.

But things are easier said than done.

If it really can be solved in a few words, it won't be rejected all over the court, and all of them will lower their heads and pretend to be quails.There was really no way, so Prime Minister Wang came forward to give a speech on the pros and cons, and the Maharaja took the lead to stand up.

Thinking of the situation at that time, Lu Guang couldn't help frowning.Looking at the heavy snow all over the place, Shuofang City is still missing, and an inexplicable irritability arises spontaneously.At that moment, he pulled the reins and ordered the team to pause, set up camp in place to rest, and wait for the snow to lighten before moving on.

It's just Shen Shizhong, and it's already dark.

The cook planed the snow, set up a simple pot and stove, and lit the firewood.

The fire was lit, and the dug snow was quickly put into the pot.The snow water melted and quickly boiled, and the noodles and meat pieces were skillfully put in, sprinkled with some salt, and it became a pot of hot soup.

It's not that they are lazy, but it's too cold, the water bladder is not frost-resistant, and the water inside has already frozen into ice cubes.If you struggle to get ice, it is likely to damage the water bladder, which is far less convenient than digging snow.

It is worth mentioning that all the dried meat in the pot comes from the Southland and is sold by the caravan market between Chang'an and Youzhou.The price is [-]% higher than that of Youzhou, but the taste is really good. Cooked with steamed cakes in the pot, the fragrance will waft out after a short time, making the mouth water.

In such weather, it is simply enjoyable to have a sip of hot soup.

It's a pity that the amount of jerky is not much, and it can only be used to start a small stove for Lu Guang and several building owners.

Low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers can barely get a bowl of hot water. If there is no time, they don't even have hot water.

Experienced people will hold the snow in their mouths and wait a while before swallowing; inexperienced people will often omit this process, and the result is cold all over, shivering, and even damage to the stomach, causing symptoms. The mouth snow block killed.

When the broth boiled, Di Bing quickly set up the tent.

Lu Guang and several landlords walked into the tent, and while setting up a fire to warm their cold hands and feet, they discussed whether they should speed up after the snow stopped.

Marching in heavy snow, one is easy to frostbite, and the other is that you will lose your way.

Several of them were battle-tested people who knew the power of it, so they did not gallop all the way after leaving Chang'an, but took extra care to avoid any non-combat casualties.

After the broth was delivered, the aroma soon wafted into the tent.

Including Lu Guang, there were five people present, each holding a large bowl, and the broth in the pot quickly bottomed out.

After drinking half a bowl of hot soup, Lu Guang took a long breath, rubbed his hands, and said with a smile: "The Han people really know how to think."

Several building owners laughed together.

One person wiped off the soup stains on his beard, and said, "I heard that Youzhou in Yijin can make steamed cakes that are not sour, as well as various pasta and rice dishes. I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I only heard about it. The businessman's dictation can't help but be tempted. To win the Yi Jin in the future, it is necessary to recruit a few skilled cooks to prepare meals in different ways every day."

Hearing these words, several people roared with laughter.

After laughing, he fell into silence again.

In this case, it is still possible to realize it two years ago.Nowadays, Diqin is besieged on all sides, and a mere Shiyi Qiang dares to raise the flag to rebel, according to Gu Zang to stand on his own, not to mention Qin Ce in the east, Tuyuhun in the west and Rouran in the north.

Now there are more coalition forces composed of Xianbei, Xiongnu, Chile and Zahu. Shuofang and Wuyuan have been defeated one after another.

Look at Yang An, who was driven back to Qiuchi, before he besieged Liangzhou City in Jin Dynasty, but now he has abandoned his helmet and armor, and he can't even keep the territory in his hands.

If the Jin soldiers were beaten to death and refused to retreat, it is estimated that this winter will be difficult.

Even if the Jin soldiers retreat, he may not fare well.He refused to obey the edict before, but now he was beaten up by the Jin people and lost the land and abandoned the city. The king will be the first to let him go.

Thinking of this, the atmosphere in the tent became even more dignified. Several people sighed secretly, and the taste of the broth in their mouths was gone.

For Di people, life is getting harder and harder.

Even if the king has great ambitions, he is surrounded by all sides and is in danger everywhere. It is still difficult to protect himself, let alone gather troops to go south.

After drinking the broth, a puff of heat rose from his abdomen.

Lu Guang coughed and urged everyone to cheer up.No matter what, they had to go to Shuofang to meet the enemy. The closer they were to the north, the higher the chance of encountering Qin Jing. Such a low morale was really not conducive to the battle situation.

"If the direction is correct, this place is less than twenty miles away from Shuofang City." Lu Guang spread out the map and pointed at several cities near the border.

The map is drawn on the sheepskin, with rough lines and yellowing at the edges, which is thousands of miles away from the one in Huan Rong's hand.Even so, Lu Guang is still very careful and regards it as a treasure.

Twenty years after the founding of Di Qin, the Di people were good at fighting, but they never made any progress in drawing maps.It all depends on Wang Meng alone, and he must be exhausted to death.

If not, Fu Jian would not follow the example of Youzhou and set up a technical college.

It's a pity that the effect is not great.

In the end, it is likely to be busy again.

After agreeing on the route for tomorrow, the several building owners said goodbye and left, each going down to rest.

The curtain was lowered, and occasionally a cold wind blew in from the crack of the curtain, causing the flames to sway in the pot, and the shadow reflected on the tent swayed accordingly, which was a bit weird.

Lu Guang put away the map, got up and moved his arms, calling for steps to enter the tent, removed the armor in twos and twos, put on a leather robe, and lay down on the couch.

Soon, the earth was shrouded in darkness.

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and the silver moon and stars disappeared.

The soldiers patrolling the battalion walked through the snow, their feet creaking, their breath condensed into white mist, their eyebrows were raised, and their necks shrank from the cold.Seeing that the team leader was not there, he immediately ran to the bonfire, planning to be lazy and wait until he warmed up.

The camp was fine, but the soldiers standing guard in front of the camp gate almost froze into icemen.

I really didn't dare to hold the spear firmly, for fear that my palm would be frozen and take off a layer of flesh, so I simply used a layer of coarse cloth to pad it, and stepped on my feet hard, and my teeth creaked when the cold wind blew by.

In the middle of the night, the snow gradually stopped, but the wind became colder.

The patrolling soldiers hurried back to their tents to wake up their comrades on duty. They didn't care to take off their icy leather armor and got into the blankets. Feeling the rare warmth, they couldn't help but stretch their expressions, and they finally "alive".

Di Bing who was awakened shivered, muttered something dissatisfied, rubbed his face vigorously, put on his leather armor reluctantly, grabbed his spear, and was about to walk out of the tent.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, there was a gust of cold wind, which made me stagger, took two steps back, and almost sat on the ground.

My confused head finally woke up, and the drowsiness disappeared in an instant.

Di Bing stood up, and when he heard the mocking sound behind him, he suddenly became angry, turned around immediately, and cursed: "Han slave, how dare you!"

The laughter stopped instantly.

The scolded Di Bing blushed, stood up abruptly, grabbed the former by the collar, and said angrily, "What did you say?!"

"What? The truth!" The scolding Di Bing didn't take it seriously, and taunted, "A mere son of a sheep slave dares to face a warrior of the Yan tribe! Your mother is a Han slave who was robbed, so what are you if you are not a Han slave?! "

Seeing that a fight was about to start, instead of stepping forward to stop it, the other people in the tent started watching the show.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the tent.

Immediately after, there were panicked human voices, accompanied by the whistling sound of breaking wind, which was still very clear through the curtain.

With a whoosh sound, the tent where several people were staying seemed to be hit, a puff of pungent smoke floated into the nose, and there were two more whoosh sounds, and the tent roof was lit with flames.

"Attack camp!"

They didn't dare to hesitate, they grabbed their weapons and ran out of the tent before they even had time to put on their leather armor.Fortunately, they reacted quickly. Otherwise, they would have been crushed under the collapsed tent and caught in the flames.

In the camp, countless war horses dashed left and right. The knight let go of the reins, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, opened his bow with both hands, and shot rockets at the tent one after another.

When Di Bing intercepted him, he leaned back or hung sideways, during which time he still shot arrows, and all the Di Bing in front of him were hit by the attack, and instantly became burning men, rolling desperately on the ground, screaming in pain.

Such superb riding and archery skills are only available in the tribes in the desert.

"It's the Huns!"

"There is also Xianbei!

"Chile!"

Di Bing was aroused bloody, not afraid of life and death, he pulled the tripping lock, raised his spear horizontally, and was about to intercept the cavalry who broke into the camp and dismount.

When any cavalry was attacked, they immediately rushed forward and beheaded them on the spot.

The tents in the camp were ignited by the fire, and the flames were so bright that half of the sky was dyed orange.

Lu Guang didn't care to put on his armor, grabbed his long knife and rushed out of the tent.He killed two miscellaneous beards who attacked the camp with a horizontal knife, jumped on the horse, kicked the horse's belly violently, and rushed to the place where the fighting was most intense.

"General, it's General Lu!"

When the main general appeared, the morale of the Di soldiers was immediately boosted, and they gathered behind Lu Fang one after another, fighting desperately with the cavalry who attacked the camp.

After beheading several cavalrymen, Lu Guang casually threw away the long sword in his hand, grabbed a spear nearby, alerted to the sound of the wind breaking beside him, and dodged hastily, barely able to hold two flying long swords.

With a loud shout, Lu Guang swung his long saber, and was about to charge forward, when suddenly the cavalry in front of him dispersed like a tide, and a black figure galloped towards him.

The black horse Xuanjia held a silver long spear in his hand, the tip of the spear was stained dark, and there was no light, it was clearly soaked in blood!

"Qin Xuanmin!"

You can guess the other party's identity even if you haven't met them face to face.

Lu Guang kicked the horse's belly violently, fastened the reins with one hand, held the spear tightly with the other, and charged forward.

The two faced each other, and the tip of the gun and the tip of the spear collided past each other. Amidst the sound of sharp friction, there was a burst of dazzling sparks.

When approaching, the war horse under Qin Jing's crotch suddenly stood up, and its front hooves ruthlessly stepped on the neck of the opposite horse.The wounded horse let out a rhythmic whine, staggered backwards, and soon couldn't stand still.

Lu Guang knew something was wrong, so he got off his horse immediately.

Before he could stand still, the silver spear had already swept over, swinging the spear in his hand, and the tip of the spear hit his neck.

Feeling the coolness around his neck, Lu Guang gritted his teeth tightly, unwilling to let him go, ignoring the cold tip of the spear, he suddenly leaned back, rolled on the spot, and rushed towards the long knife not far away.

Unexpectedly, the silver spear followed him like a shadow, and within a moment, it touched his throat again, and then hit his right shoulder, smashing him to his knees on the ground.

This scene fell in the eyes of everyone, and the cavalry who attacked the camp began to raise their arms and shout, mixed with excited wolf howls from time to time; all the faces of the Di people were ashen, and the morale that had just been revived disappeared in the blink of an eye, like a punctured ball, deflated in an instant.

Qin Jing sat on the back of the horse, looking down at Lu Guang who was on the ground.

Under the light of the fire, his black eyes were deep, his lips seemed to be stained with blood, and his body was full of evil spirits, as if he had walked out of hell.

"Lu Guang, the eldest son of Diqin Taiwei Lu Polou?" The voice broke through the wind, as if cast from ice.

Lu Guang grinned grimly, licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said sarcastically, "What? Are you scared? Qin Xuanmin is nothing more than that! A man who has no guts to attack!"

As soon as this remark came out, the cavalry who attacked the camp suddenly showed anger. If Qin Jing hadn't raised his arms to stop him, he would have rushed forward immediately, tearing Lu Guang into pieces and chopping him into a pulp.

"Kill me if you have the guts!" Lu Guang continued to grin, as if he was going all out.

Qin Jing didn't make a sound, looked down at Lu Guang for a moment, and then suddenly withdrew his spear.

Just as Lu Guang was about to laugh, he saw Qin Jing sticking his spear to the ground, drawing a strong bow, and the sharp tip of the arrow gleamed coldly.

"26 years ago, your father led troops to attack Xihe, and killed my mother-in-law and brothers with bows and arrows, and the debt was paid by the father and the son." At this point, Qin Jing suddenly laughed, with a strong murderous look, and the air seemed to freeze.

"Your father killed my concubine with five arrows. The arrows avoided the vital points, causing my concubine to bleed to death. When you killed my brother, you would shoot an arrow through the heart and throw the body into the wolves."

"Don't worry, I will leave a few soldiers behind and send your body back to Chang'an. I will also write a letter informing Lu Polou that today is you, and tomorrow will be Lu Yan, Lu Bao and Lu Deshi!"

"As long as I can mount a horse and hold a gun for a day, I will definitely cut off the lineage of Di Qin Lu Polou!"

"you……"

Lu Guang's eyes were piercing, and he was about to struggle to get up and rush towards Qin Jing.

Just after he took two steps, the arrow flew towards him and pierced hard into his right shoulder.The strength was so great that he took two steps back, pressed the wound with one hand, and knelt on the ground with one knee.

In the flames, Qin Jing drew his bow again.

"There are still five arrows."

The ending sound fell, and the sound of breaking wind resumed.

The cavalry who attacked the battalion roared again, and their murderousness became stronger. Even though the surrounded Di soldiers fought hard, they still fell one by one.

Soon, the camp was stained red with a large amount of blood.

The warm blood rose with the flames, but the bright red that fell on the ground froze into ice.Looking down from the sky, it looks like a big bloody net, slowly spreading out in all directions, netting all the lives that fell in it.

A scene from hell.

The [-] soldiers sent by Chang'an failed to complete their mission.

Fifteen miles away from Shuofeng City, Qin Jing led troops to attack at night. More than 1000 people were killed and injured, and more than [-] disappeared. The rest were all captured and sent to Changli and other places to serve as coolies.

When the Yandu caravan arrives again, these are all good labors and can be exchanged for a lot of food.

As for whether to send it to the saltworks or take it to sea, it all depends on Huan Shijun's plan.

It goes without saying that the guards in the saltworks are so strict that it is absolutely impossible to escape.As for sea ships, on the vast sea, there is no other choice but to accept fate.

Swing the big stick and then give the sweet dates. After a long time, you have to be honest even if you are dishonest.

At the same time, Huan Rong had already arrived at the city of Qiuchi.

Looking at the city wall built of mud bricks, Mr. Huan sighed inexplicably.

In fact, he didn't even think about chasing him so far, who made Yang An too courageous, running like a rabbit all the way, not knowing how to resist at all, it was hard not to chase.

He also thought about whether the other party was luring the enemy to go deep, opening up the encirclement circle, and using tricks to lure him into the urn.

After continuously sending out scouts, interrogating the captured Di soldiers, and even arresting several state officials accompanying the army, they concluded that such worries were purely superfluous.

So, Yang An ran all the way, Huan Rong chased all the way, and after chasing and chasing, he chased to the city of Qiuchi.

Anyway, it was Yang An's lair, so it was naturally well-defended.

Huan Rong was not in a hurry to attack the city, but released several pigeons one after another to spy on Chang'an's intelligence.

Unexpectedly, the news of Chang'an did not come, so Yang Liang and his son from Liangzhou sent someone to send a letter first.

After reading the contents of the letter, Huan Rong narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.