CHAPTER XXXI
Although the sergeant's side won a complete victory, the barbarian Xiong Yong's divine power, even if he was at a disadvantage, still tried his best to fight back, and many soldiers were wounded and carried into the tent to bandage.
After walking for a day, the soldiers who were already hungry also had a good fortune at this moment, three bonfires, two large pots of steaming broth, and a small sack of dried meat dried with salt, and hundreds of pieces of meat naan, just put it in the fire to roast it hot to be full, the three teams of soldiers had already smelled the smell of meat in the forest for a long time, the hunger and cold were unbearable, at this time there was food, that is, they divided the naan and the jerky, put it in the mouth and chewed, although the food of the barbarian is not exquisite, there is no taste, the crude is very much, but I didn't expect to have a different taste in the mouth, It is greasy and full, but it is a good thing to satisfy hunger when marching and fighting.
On a snowy day, it became more and more cold, and everyone went in and out of the tent, exhaling a piece of rich white gas from their mouths, even if they were wearing thick cotton clothes and thick leather jackets, and even hanging armor, but they were still shivering all over the body, and they could be cold to the kind of cold in people's bones.
Although they rested for a while, warmed their hands around the campfire, and had food to fill the temple, all the experienced soldiers knew that they could not stay here for a long time, although the barbarians were scattered, but there were also cases where the large strands were scattered into several strands not far from each other just in case, and if there were other small strands of thorns in the woods, it would be extremely dangerous for them to sneak up in the middle of the night.
It is still necessary to take advantage of the early sky and the bright moonlight, pack the supplies, ride the horse out of the woods, and leave this place to be safe.
After loading a dry of valuable things into the carriage and feeding the horses with grain and grass, Wang Ji kept gathering the soldiers and quickly counted the tents and some of the looted things piled up by the barbarians.
These dozens of horsemen are estimated to have not settled here for a long time, only three tents have been set up, in addition to the dozens of weapons found, there are more than a dozen cattle and horses tied to the trees in the back forest, and the most of the grain and grass and brocade stolen are the two things for the barbarians who are short of material, and half of the tents are piled up, and the others are bits and pieces.
However, a soldier took out a copper and iron box from a pile of clothes, opened it, Wang Ji's eyes lit up, it turned out to be a box of gold, silver and jewelry snatched from a rich family, he squatted down and stretched out his hand to copy it.
I saw that the box was full of large and small ingots of silver, mixed with some jewels and jade, and occasionally a few ingots of gold in it.
Wang Ji was overjoyed, but he couldn't even hide a mouse in the city treasury, and it was cleaner than the sergeant's face, and he saw that the more than 1,000 soldiers in the camp next month would be hungry.
Unexpectedly, robbed a barbarian nest, actually found out a box of gold and silver, although these silver are miscellaneous, it is estimated that which rich merchant shop classified out the property, was robbed of a box, look at the appearance, how to say that there can be a three or five hundred taels, although the number is not much, it is better than nothing, in exchange for grain and rice, enough for the entire military camp to enjoy for three or two months, in front of me is also a big deal, this is really timely rain!
Those barbarians attached great importance to food and clothing, but they did not pay attention to these things of money, but only threw them in the corner, and piled up a pile of clothes, which they would not have found if they had not searched carefully.
Wang Ji hurriedly asked people to carry the box onto the carriage and sent someone to report to the adults.
At this time, Lord Xie carefully carried the woman out from under the car.
Tan Wanqing's neck leaned back, and when her body came into contact with the iron-like iron armor on his body, she shivered and shrank back.
That layer of thick armor, soaked in the cold wind for a day, countless snow melted on it, and now a layer of bright frost, like crossing a layer of ice, just one touch, can freeze people to the bones, she is already miserable because of the cold, so cold touch is even more painful.
Xie Chengzu only had a pause, then stretched out his hand to untie the cold iron clothes that were stained with faint cold light and blood in the moonlight, and threw them into the car.
People who practice martial arts all year round have abundant vitality in their bodies, blood circulation, and extremely strong yang fire, even on a cold winter day, wearing only a black single coat, they don't feel cold at all.
Tan Wanqing was originally strong, as soon as she was rescued, her whole body collapsed, and her eyelids became heavy, she only had time to recite Shengruizhu, and then fell into a deep situation, and then what happened was faintly clear, and she faintly lost consciousness.
Xie Chengzu pulled the cloak behind him, covered the person tightly, only a few strands of green silk black hair were exposed at the shoulder, in order to prevent her from slipping down, the other hand was still lightly clasped the soft green silk, his arm was soft, and the slight breathing sound in his neck made his eyes bright, and the corners of his lips were relaxed, he stood under the cold moon, tightened his arms and tightened, paused for a moment, and then turned around and walked towards the tent.
After entering the tent, more than a dozen women who had been captured by the barbarians, seeing that it was Lord Xie, knelt on the ground together, and thanked the Lord with tears on their faces.
Xie Chengzu glanced at the silver box, swept the other people in the tent, and said: "Take out two hundred taels, deal with the soldiers and family members who died and wounded in battle, and then take one hundred taels and grain and rice to share with the soldiers who fought to the death with me all the way, and give the grain and rice obtained in the tent two bags per person, one horse of silk per person, and some silver and two rice grains, and send them to these dozen women." â
Adults have always been generous, and they will never be stingy with the silver that should be used, but these more than three hundred taels are gone, and there is nothing left in this box of silver. Wang Ji, who originally felt that the pressure on Kuyin was relieved, wanted to cry without tears next to him, so he had to comfort himself, but fortunately, the tent found a lot of grain, grass and silk, and most of it was left.
The unconscious Ruizhu was also rescued, and was in a carriage with the woman who had been captured in the barracks, and there were a lot of fur jackets left in the barbarian tent, so there was no problem with keeping out the cold.
The scattered search soldiers and horses quickly gathered, loaded all the valuable things into the chariots and horses, prepared them as soon as they were ready, extinguished the bonfire, and then the whole army went down the mountain.
As soon as the snow stopped, the cold moonlight shone on the snow, casting a blinding glow.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go up the mountain, but it is difficult to go down the mountain, and the thick snow on the ground will become hurtful ice under the extreme cold.
Even so, the group had to set off in a hurry, but fortunately, the footprints when they came were still there, not completely covered by the heavy snow, and there was a cold moon lighting on it, so be careful when you grope around.
Slowly, the whereabouts of the group gradually disappeared in the cold snow, and only a touch of the bright red of the cloak could be seen in the distance, looming in the forest.
Tan Wanqing didn't know when, but she came to her senses again, but she felt that there was no comfortable place in her body, and the discomfort of her bones was unbearable, which was the sequelae of the cold in this body.
She opened her eyes slightly, but she only felt that she was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and she couldn't open them completely.
Faintly felt a little snowflake on her forehead, as if she was on a horse, she struggled slightly, covered her cloth and slid down from the green silk, through the cloth covering her, behind her trance was a slightly flat mountain forest, swaying from side to side.
A vague line of black cavalry was seen walking through the woods, followed by a row of rickety carriages.
Probably exposed to the snow, when it shook, the snowflakes falling from the trees, the snow silk as thin as cow's hair fell on Tan Wanqing's face, and between her neck, it caused her to shiver a little, and even a few wisps of green silk were wet, she moved lightly and uncomfortably, and someone seemed to find it, reached out and covered the cloth again, and covered her densely.
It's cold, it's cold!
She snuggled up to the place where the heat was emitted, and when she stuck to it, she felt so hot and warm, she closed her eyes and sighed slightly.
Feeling that she had not had such a comfortable temperature for a long time, she gently put her hand on the heat source, only to feel that her hand was flat and hard, revealing thin clothes, with a hot and warm feeling.
Tan Wanqing put her face on the warmth, her eyes were a little dazed, she squinted slightly, she couldn't open it, she could only force herself to see a touch of red, and asked softly: "Lord Xie?" â
The soft voice, the end of the note turns gently, the unintentional can't hear it, and the intentional only feels that it's wonderful.
Although the other party did not speak, he pulled her forward and pressed his chin against her forehead line, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.
At night, there was a howling cold wind in the forest, the hem of the rolled red cloak rose in the wind, with the rhythm of walking on horseback, coupled with the slow heartbeat in her chest, Tan Wanqing, who didn't think about anything, had a vague illusion that the world was leisurely, and only here was her most secure place.
She thought that she was probably too tired to have such an illusion.
The two of them on the horse were never closer, almost grinding their ears and temples.
By the light of the moon, he held the reins in one hand, and the speed of his arrival was a walk, but even so, he was preoccupied with balancing his horses, and carefully drove through the woods.
The familiar fragrance of warmth that belongs to her alone, wisps of it into the nose of the person behind him, he looked down, and saw the beautiful woman with green eyebrows and mountain skin like snow, who was properly attached to his neck socket, and fell asleep.
Because of the slow walking, two hours but only walked a third of the way in the forest, the weather is cold, the road is difficult to walk, plus the previous consumption of a large amount of body lĂŹ, at this time is iron, but also tired people turn on their backs.
Looking at the person in his arms again, the extremely uncomfortable hand clenched into a fist reads;.
Lord Xie thought for a while, and then looked at the surrounding terrain, which was the place where the wind was blocked under the slope, and then looked up at the cold moon in the sky, but it was almost round before the fifteenth day, and at that height, the time was probably approaching the hour, so he gave the order to come down and rest in place.
At the bottom of the slope, there are many trees and many flat ground, and the thick snow that has not been stepped on all year round is swept away with a sword, and the bottom is a thick fallen leaf that is almost the height of a child's waist and abdomen, and the soil is still soft under the dead leaves.
After thinking about it, he tried to dig through the snow and withered grass, and digging downward, three sergeants dug a square hole two meters deep in a quarter of an hour, separated the fire wall with earth, and put some branches cut down from the forest on it, and then spread the fur jacket of the barbarian tent, and a simple underground house was built.
Because there are a large number of dead leaves isolated, the soil is frozen through only the upper layer, the lower you dig, the easier it is, dozens of sergeants often dig this house for refugees outside the city, naturally very skilled, only one hour, dig out several large and small ground houses.
There is no shortage of burning wood in the forest, and it can be used as a temporary resting place by roasting dry leaves to remove the cold and dampness, and then spreading a large amount of fur and cotton felt in the carriage.
Two hours later, except for the guards who had been left behind, the rest of the people, along with the women who had been rescued, also entered the rough basement that had been dug out of the basement temporarily.
Rui Zhu had already woken up, although she was angry that Miss Xie was held on the horse and taken advantage of her, but under the gaze of Lord Xie, she did not dare to crusade against her, and only watched him carry the tired and sleepy Miss into one of the basement houses, and her heart was depressed.
Outside, it was icy and snowy, and it was cold and icy, but under the ground, when the wood from the trunk of the tree that had been cut off and burned was thrown in behind the earthen wall, the flames began to burn, and after a while, the whole basement was warmed, and in the small basement house for only two people, the air was filled with melting warmth, and the rumbling sound of firewood burning was also emitted from the fire wall.
Covered with smooth and soft fluffy fur under her body, the tired Tan Wanqing has not woken up, but she has opened her brows comfortably, but while she is warm, she feels the itch of her hands and feet, and she has been rubbing on the fur, which is extremely unstable.
Until I don't know who put her hand in her hand and pinched it carefully, the force was extremely comfortable, and then the foot was also grasped, and the tender toes were also gently pinched, itching and painful at first, and then it was extremely comfortable.
Tan Wanqing's face was slightly ruddy, and the corners of her mouth were gently raised when she thought of something, and she fell asleep peacefully.
But Lord Xie, who was sitting in the earthen house, was holding a delicate jade foot in his hand, frowning slightly, the whole jade foot was perfectly shaped, white like snow, the soles of the feet were soft and translucent with a touch of pink, and the toes were like jade carvings, like full jade grains, but at this moment, it seemed that there were several traces of frostbite, and the frostbite was red and swollen, and between the snow-pink feet, it looked a little shocking.
Even on the thin round knotless jade fingers, there are also a few pink frost marks, and his fingers gently rub them in those places, which can make her half clean, if she stops for a moment, it is unbearable to scratch.
Not only the hands and feet, but also the ears and chin, there are faint red marks, even the knees, such an area of frostbite, Lord Xie's brows are tightly frowned, but his hands are gently and slowly rubbed until she falls asleep and no longer feels pain.
There was silence in the dark night outside, only the wood behind the fire wall burned red, in the dark, by the light of the fire, you could see the black fur, faintly, the beauty is like jade, the fragrance sleeps, and the temples want to spend the beautiful scenery of fragrant cheeks and snow.
It is also a scene hidden deep in the boudoir, not seen by anyone, in the dead of night, Lord Xie, his eyes reflect the firelight, scorching, without blinking, the longer the time, the more he reveals a trace of soft eyes like melting ice and snow, I don't know how long it took him to put the onion-like jade finger in his hand, gently put it to his mouth in the dark, and touched it......