On the desolate snowy plains, an army of 20,000 men was slowly marching forward.

The cold wind is howling, blowing with a chill in people's bones, and the snow is falling, and people can't open their eyes. In the snow, the man on the fat horse gloated at the brothers who had been frozen into dogs.

"Okay, you guys, it's like this."

He shook his head and sighed: "You are so afraid of the cold at a young age, and you will have it in the future?" Young people now, alas..."

"Old... Boss..."

Long Tao, who was wearing heavy armor, shrunk his neck and said while trembling: "You... You take your furry... Take it off and talk again..."

"I don't take it off."

Guo Yu, who was dressed in an extraordinarily thick snow fox coat, raised his chin and smiled proudly.

"I don't take it off... If you don't take it off, don't be in the brothers... Dangling in front of you... Ahh ”

Sneezed violently, Long Tao raised his hand and wiped his nose, and was about to rub it on Lu Xiuqian's body, but then found that the snot was frozen on his hands.

"Fuck..."

He scolded in a trembling voice: "This place is not far from Yanzhou... How can it be cold like this..."

I thought that the winter in Yanzhou was cold enough, but I didn't expect that this northern Xinjiang was even more excessive. Looking at this posture, I'm afraid that soaking urine can freeze the chickens, and it's not a place where people can stay. I don't know how those barbarians survive.

"Although Yanbei is not very far apart, compared to Yanzhou, the land in northern Xinjiang is indeed much colder, and the further north it goes, the more so."

Liu He rode over and sighed at Long Tao: "If it weren't for the bitter cold in northern Xinjiang, the barbarians wouldn't have been staring at Yanzhou for thousands of years. ”

is also wearing heavy armor, Liu He's appearance looks much calmer than Long Tao, although his face is also a little blue, but at least he is not shivering from the cold.

He was born in the north, and he has been to the north many times in previous years, and he is much more able to adapt to the current environment than Long Tao and others.

In fact, it was not only him, but most of the Zhenbei Army as well. In this Northern Expedition, Guo Yu brought 20,000 pieces of land, and the white-robed army and the Zhenbei army accounted for half each. At that moment, the white-robed soldiers were shivering in the cold wind one by one, and the people of the Zhenbei Army straightened their waists, looking playfully at the comrades around them who were shivering from the cold, and their faces were full of superiority.

"There are no four seasons in northern Xinjiang, heavy snow all year round, and the climate here is not only human, but also livestock. And the snow is everywhere, the roads are difficult to travel, except for the unique horses in northern Xinjiang, it is difficult for ordinary horses to run on this snowfield... I believe that these Zhenbei generals also know. ”

Liu He looked at Guo Yu and said in a deep voice: "In this kind of realm, it is difficult for the cavalry to do anything, the infantry is not tolerant of the weather, and the barbarians are born strong and brave... In this Northern Expedition, the general really doesn't know what the chance of winning is. ”

This is not that he is alarmist, with the same number of people, it is basically impossible for the Great Song Jiashi to be the opponent of the barbarians.

It was the Northern Expedition led by Yao Dongming twenty years ago, and the initial period was also very difficult. Later, it was because he defeated the invincible Northern Frontier Sword Emperor in the hearts of the barbarians, which greatly damaged the confidence of the barbarians, which enabled Guo Yi to lead Yanyun Iron Cavalry to drive straight in, and finally went all the way north to the royal city.

Although Guo Yu also killed Wan Yanbo, after all, this time is different from the past. The soldiers and horses they brought this trip are probably not as small as a fraction of the Northern Expeditionary Army twenty years ago.

Everyone in Northern Xinjiang can fight, claiming to have 200,000 iron cavalry, even if they are fighting inwardly, it is really difficult to bargain for anything with only 20,000 armor under their command.

This Northern Expedition can be regarded as something that can be done knowing that it cannot be done, and the 20,000 people don't know how much they can go back in the end.

Thinking of this, Liu He shook his head.

"Lao Liu, why do you raise the morale of others and destroy your own prestige?"

Regarding Liu He's words, Guo Yu smiled slightly, "The so-called soldiers are not more about being fine, but about being brave." Although there are many barbarians, they are also scattered in various cities in northern Xinjiang, and there are Wang Minghua and Wanyan's family in control. Our 20,000 elite armor, Anzhi has no strength to fight? ”

He grinned at the man and said: "Besides, the commander of our army is still a unique peerless talent in the world that day, once compared, those virtuous kings and wolf lords and big chiefs of the barbarian clan are just stinky fish and rotten shrimp, and they are not enough to see at all." Even if we look at this alone, our army has a chance of winning, and the odds of winning are quite large. ”

"I don't know if the barbarians are stinky fish and rotten shrimp, but when it comes to this braggart ability, they are really not as good as you."

Perhaps he couldn't get used to hearing Guo Yu boast about himself like this, and the girl in military uniform beside Liu He sneered: "You can brag about yourself so brazenly, your cheekiness can indeed be said to be unique in the world." ”

Being ridiculed like this, Guo Yu didn't see anger on his face, he glanced at Liu Xiang, "Little girl, if you talk like this again, General Ben will ask someone to send you back." ”

"Why?!"

The girl glared at her apricot eyes unconvinced.

"I'm the general of Zhenbei, and you're just a little girl."

Guo Yu raised his eyebrows at Liu Xiangyi.

The reason why this person is here is also an accident.

Although Liu Xiang is a member of the Liu family and the daughter of Jiangmen, she is only a twenty-eight-year-old girl after all. She doesn't have any official position, and she shouldn't stay in the army because of reason.

Although she is not small, on the eve of the army, she took the initiative to ask him to go with the army, but he refused without giving any face.

However, what he didn't expect was that this little girl ended up following the old path of the old lady of the Liu family, and after being rejected, she sneaked into the Xiaoqi camp directly through Mei Yunhua's relationship. If he hadn't happened to bump into her a few days ago, he wouldn't have known that this daughter of the Liu family had been mixed into the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Originally, according to his and Liu He's intentions, he wanted to send her back to the north, but in the end, out of some considerations, he still kept her.

"Fighting is not a child's play, it really starts with flesh and blood, arms and legs are flying all over the sky, which is where you should stay as a little girl."

Hearing Guo Yu say this, Liu Xiang was even more unconvinced, and she pointed to the cold woman in the rabbit fur cloak next to the man with one hand.

"I can't stay, so she can?"

It's okay to lead the female dependents on the expedition by yourself, and I'm embarrassed to make a lot of nonsense here, and I'm teaching people to be angry.

"Can you compare to her?"

Guo Yu shrugged his shoulders and said: "Huang Qing is the supervisor of the Zhenbei Army, and he has the responsibility of supervision, so he should go out with the army, what about you?" Are you a hammer? ”

He waved his hand at Liu Xiang, "In short, if you don't want to be sent back, just stay honest and don't stab General Ben." ”

“… Hum! ”

Liu Xiangqiang resisted the urge to scold, turned his head away, and stopped looking at him.

Seeing the girl's appearance of enduring humiliation, Guo Yu shook his head.

This woman in the Great Song Dynasty is interesting, and they all like to drill into the barracks.

Mrs. Liu is like this, Liu Xiang is like this, and so is a certain little princess.

As soon as he remembered that Zhao Qingyu had hidden in his scattered army in order not to be sent back to Yanping, Guo Yu couldn't help but feel a little funny.

"What are you thinking about smiling like this?"

Just as he was thinking about it, a woman's voice suddenly sounded in his ears, Guo Yu's expression froze, and he subconsciously turned his head sideways, and then saw Huang Qing's face that seemed to be smiling.

"No... Didn't think about anything..."

"Is that so?"

Huang Qing chuckled and said, "Seeing that you are smiling so happily, Qing'er still thinks that General Guo is missing which woman." ”

"Haha, how is that possible."

Guo Yu laughed dryly, "Seeing that the army is about to march to the southern city of Xinjiang, how can General Ben have the heart to think about it." ”

"That's right."

Huang Qing bowed slightly, and then looked at the sky.

"Looking at the posture, I'm afraid this heavy snow won't stop for a while. The sky is already a little dark, and if you continue to walk, it is estimated that you will not be able to go far. ”

She looked at the white-robed soldiers in snow armor around her, "The white-robed army is no better than the Zhenbei army, and it can't withstand the wind and snow for too long, so why don't you camp and rest and wait for tomorrow to march again." ”

"Big... Sister-in-law is right..."

Long Tao leaned over tremblingly, "No... No more roasting fire... I'm afraid I'm going to be ... Frozen into an ice dragon..."

"Out of breath."

Guo Yu glanced at Long Tao with disgust. However, disgust is disgust, and what Huang Qing said is also true. If I go any further, not only will I not be able to go far, but my brother is afraid that he will freeze out of the disease first.

"Stop the march and camp on the spot!"

With Guo Yu's order, the army that was slowly advancing stopped its footsteps, and 20,000 people set up camp in the same place.

When all the tents were set up, the sky was completely dark. Many armorers gathered together to bake the fire, warming their already frozen and stiff bodies. Like Long Tao, Lu Xiu and others, they hugged each other together to keep warm, their faces were full of disgust, and they scolded and scolded in their mouths, but they hugged each other tighter than the other.

Although Guo Yu also felt a little cold, he was also a martial artist in the realm of potential, and he was wearing a snow fox coat that someone had carefully sewn for him, so he was more frost-resistant than others. After a little outside on the fire, he rubbed his hands together and walked straight into his tent.

Lighting the candle casually, Guo Yu took out the map of the northern Xinjiang drawn by Huang Qing from his arms, and looked at it carefully by the candlelight.

"At this rate, there are about two days to reach the southern city of Xinjiang."

The woman's melodious voice suddenly sounded in the tent.

After getting along for so long, Guo Yu had long been accustomed to Huang Qing being haunted by his side, so he was not surprised at the moment, and replied without raising his head: "Well, it's similar to what I expected before." ”

"On this expedition, the Communist Party only brought a month's worth of grain and grass, and after marching these days, the grain and grass can probably last for five days. When you wait in southern Xinjiang, you will have to spend at least one day to rest and recuperate. In other words, there are only two days left for General Guo to break the city. ”

Huang Qing walked to the man's side, raised his eyebrows and said, "In two days, 20,000 armor soldiers, it is not easy to break through southern Xinjiang. ”

"What's so hard about that?"

Guo Yu smiled lightly, "A southern Xinjiang with low walls and a thin city, two days is enough." ”

"General Guo is confident."

Looking at his confident appearance, Huang Qing couldn't help but wonder.

"Such words, even if they are other generals who have been famous for a long time, may not dare to say them."

"They can't do it, they don't dare to say more, but I'm different."

Guo Yu closed the map in his palms, the corners of his mouth raised, and he smiled wantonly.

"I'm Guo Yu, so I dare, so I can."

Looking at the man's smile, Huang Qing's eyes were slightly sluggish.

The men of the Guo family have always believed in themselves, Guo Yi is like this, and Guo Yu is also like this.

This self-confidence comes from the bones, presumptuous, flamboyant, and dazzling, envied, and envied.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that whether it is 20 years ago or 20 years later, there will be so many women who are haunted by the dreams of a young man with a silver gun and a white horse, and they can't sleep at night.