597 The Wind and Snow Return
It's snowing heavily. [Ran^Text^Library] []
The goose-feathered snow, like a moving bead curtain, obscures everyone's view.
But there are not very few pedestrians on the street, because it has been closed in recent years, and there are shops selling New Year's goods everywhere, and there are pedestrians buying New Year's goods everywhere.
The river has begun to freeze.
After four months of waiting, Feng Jinghua finally waited for the journey home.
In the morning, the two carriages were full of New Year's goods, parked in front of the gate, Feng Jinghua was still dressed as a man, helped his father out of the gate, and then helped his father to sit in the driver's seat with a snow shelter, and then sat next to his father, ready to accompany his father to drive to Tieqi Town.
Both carriages were flatbed carriages pulled by two horses, and the rear boards of the carriages were loaded with New Year's goods, and they were ready to go out of the city and go to Tieqi Town for the purpose of transporting New Year's goods to Tieqi Town for sale.
The other carriage was driven by Feng Ruoxing and Zhu Ci, and Yin Jiu Kill and Yu Fanxiang dressed up as men and rode horses to accompany them.
There were also eight masters dressed as ordinary passers-by, or in groups of two or three, or acting independently, secretly protecting Feng Xiangkong in front and behind respectively.
This time, it was only them and a group of fourteen people.
Qiu Guhan, Hei Wuya, Wu Gongzi, Hu Er and others, plus other masters, a total of eleven people continued to stay in Yaojing, and then they would go together in the future, because among the subordinates of Yin Jiu Killing, one of them had internal injuries that had not healed, and one of them had not healed from external injuries, so they needed more time to recuperate, and they could not carry out such a difficult journey, and the other two had broken an arm, and their combat power was weakened, so it was inconvenient to go on the road with Feng Xiangkong.
While these wounded stayed in Yaojing to continue to recuperate, they also needed to be protected, and too many people were too ostentatious on the road, Feng Jinghua and Yin Jiu Kill thought it was better to leave in batches.
In addition, they need to guard against Hei Wuya, who was born in the black family, and the unidentified Wu Gongzi, who can't be trusted yet, at least these three people must not go with Feng Xiangkong, so it is necessary for these three people to be in the second batch.
As for Qiu Guhan, he has stayed in Yaojing for a long time, and there are people he knows, so he can take care of him if he stays in Yaojing, and at the same time, his identity is too sensitive, if he returns at the same time as Feng Jinghua, Yin Jiu Kill and others, it will inevitably cause too much speculation.
In short, Feng Jinghua divided all the people into two groups, first ensuring that his father could return to China safely.
Two horse-drawn carriages slowly hit the road, moving forward in the wind and rain.
At this time, the number of pedestrians who went to Iron Banner Town to do business and meet the families of military personnel gradually increased, and they drove out of the city gate and headed ahead without much effort.
The speed of the car was not fast, and they stopped and stopped on the way, and after walking for four or five days, they arrived at Tieqi Town.
Some time ago, Yin Jiu Kill and the others had been running outside, firstly to find a way to the bank of the Nu River in Iron Banner Town, and secondly, to observe the freezing situation of the Nu River.
This road, in order to work, also needs to avoid the hunters, pedestrians and military camps that may be encountered, and they will not be easy to find.
They also searched for a cave in the mountains not far from the Nu River to shelter from the wind and snow, and secretly transported and stored various supplies to the cave for the time being.
After arriving in Iron Banner Town, Yin Jiu Kill commanded everyone to collect the goods and move the goods into the shop that had been rented a long time ago, just like ordinary businessmen, busy preparing for the opening of the shop.
In the middle of the night after a day's rest, Yin Jiu Kill secretly set off with a few big men, taking turns carrying Feng Xiangkong on his back and diving into the mountains.
On such a snowy night, the chill is biting, and it is dangerous to go out in such temperatures, but they have no choice.
They all have a stove strapped to their arms, and when it's cold, they drink a few sips of hot wine to warm their bodies, and sneak slowly by the light of the snow.
As early as in the previous exploration, they had a secret heating place every ten miles, and after arriving at that location, everyone would take a temporary rest, light the fire to keep warm, eat something to replenish their body, and then continue to move forward.
It was a difficult journey, but compared to those who had already died, they were lucky to have survived until now.
Yin Jiu Kill brought nearly thirty of his subordinates to Fei Guo, and so far, only about half of them are left.
The only thing they could comfort the deceased was to bring General Feng back alive.
Therefore, no matter how difficult the road is, they can only move forward.
Feng Jinghua did not participate in the battle this night, because she needed to watch the store, and with her body, she could not carry her father to walk so far, all she could do was to pretend that nothing had happened to do business, and pray in her heart for their safety.
It wasn't until three days later, when the New Year's goods were almost sold, that she packed up her things, returned the shop, took a few guys, pretended to return to her hometown for the New Year, and left Tieqi Town.
When she reached a place where no one was around, she turned around and ran in the direction marked by Yin Jiu Kill on the map.
At this time, in northern Xinjiang, it has reached the season of freezing and dripping into ice, no matter how strong a person is, how thick he dresses, he can't stay outside for a long time, she and Zhu Ci, Yu Fanxiang and several other people are holding the stove on the road, and rest and warm at the places marked on the map every other distance, so as to ensure that they can move forward healthily.
After walking like this for nearly two days, they reached the cave where they met.
Outside the cave, the wind was howling, the snow was flying, the ground was covered with thick snow, and a few bonfires were burning in the cave to ensure that a group of people could sleep and rest warmly.
After a night's rest, it was not until the next morning that the people put out the bonfire in the cave and continued on their way in good spirits.
According to their plan, they would arrive at the shore in the evening, walk across the frozen river, and head to the opposite side of the Shang Kingdom.
The plan sounds simple, but it's hard to execute.
The snow was thick in the mountains, and the shallowest snow was almost knee-high, so that it was impossible to see the terrain under the snow, and no matter how strong they were, they had to sharpen their sticks as crutches, and follow the detailed route on the map, and use them to find their way, so as not to step on any traps or potholes.
No matter how arduous the journey was, they arrived at a low shore at the scheduled time.
Although it was too dark for them to see, the light of the snow and ice made them barely make out the road ahead.
The river was frozen and could not be seen to be thick, but they believed that the ice would carry their weight and take them back to their homeland.
There was a protruding rock on the cliff, and everyone sat close under the rock, warming their hands and feet with a stove, and drinking and eating meat.
Once on the ice, there is no turning back.
If you don't have enough body on the way, or accidentally step on the ice and fall into the water, there is really only one dead end.
No one is willing to die at the last moment.
Everyone was silently prepared as they had been along the way, and never said a word of nonsense if it was unnecessary.
Are they excited?
Not excited. Because the final journey will be the last and most dangerous test, and they have nothing to be excited about.
Finally, the time of half a pillar of incense passed, Yin Jiu Kill stood up, helped Feng Xiangkong to lie on the sled that had been prepared here a long time ago, and said to everyone: "Let's go." ”
Then he picked up a thick piece of hemp rope, grabbed the front end, and walked towards the ice.
In order to prevent getting lost and stepping on thin ice that is easy to break, everyone will move slowly at a certain distance, holding on to the same rope, and he who walks in the front is responsible for finding the way, and if he finds something wrong, he will notify the people behind him to stay.
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