As we enter November, the snow becomes heavier and heavier, day and night, seemingly endless. The vast area of Hanzhong Province was almost completely white in just a few days. Heaven and earth are primitive, a single horse stepped into the vast silver white, a roar sounded in the sky, Zhao Dangshi raised his head and squinted, and said with a smile: "Fly alone in a piece of snow, see every mile." ”

Qin Qigong straddled the horse and followed behind, and said with a smile: "The wind blows through the snow and the scar, and the Great Wall Cave is even colder." All of them are cold, but today's interest is good. ”

Zhao Dangshi shook his head, shook his head, and said, "The snow has been falling for several days, and the younger ones were able to come out today." The military is tired, and I don't know how many years I haven't enjoyed this snow scene. ”

Mu Gongchun also rode a horse to follow behind, but his riding skills were rusty, and he swayed on horseback, which always made people worry that he would suddenly fall down. For several days, he has been having diarrhea, his body is weak, and he is not suitable to go out, but when he heard that Zhao Dangshi suddenly came out of the camp to relax, he held on to his sick body and rushed over with snot.

At this time, although the snow was small and the cold wind was still blowing, although Mu Gongchun had already taken off his white robe and put on a bloated fat jacket, he still couldn't help it, and said: "The wind and snow are so big, let's go back to the tent quickly to keep warm." Otherwise, if you get caught in the cold, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do. ”

Zhao Dangshi and Qin Qigong looked at each other, did not retreat but advanced, urged the horse twice, and distanced themselves from Mu Gongchun in the blink of an eye. Mu Gongchun was so angry that he wanted to catch up, but the horse that sat down bullied him and kept going around in circles. Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from Zhao and Qin, he had no choice but to wait in place.

Zhao Dangshi and Qin Qigong drove the horse and trotted for a while, and gradually walked slowly, Zhao Dangshi suddenly sighed and said: "Qin Jinxiao's matter, I can't let go of it after all." ”

Qin Qigong smiled bitterly: "People are not saints and sages, Qin Jinxiao is not an ungrateful person after all, but he lost his mind for a while, if he is willing to give him a chance to mend his ways, I believe he will also be lost." ”

Zhao Dangshi was silent for a moment and said: "You have always been fair and never partial, why did you speak for him today?" ”

Qin Qigong responded: "Since Qin is driven by all the people, how dare he use it for himself." I don't want to make it good and peaceful, and I hope to become a courtier like Qi Huangyang. ”

When Zhao Dangshi heard this, he grinned: "External actions do not avoid hatred, and internal actions do not avoid relatives." Qing'an's person, I believe. ”

Qin Qigong sighed and said: "I grew up with Jinxiao since childhood, and I know his temperament very well. Although he has a strong temperament, he is a person who values righteousness and affection, not to mention that he has great kindness to him, and he can't rest assured that he will give him the way. Saying that, he added, "The veteran of Shizhou in the left battalion has strong combat power, and it is really a strong help for our battalion at this stage, if it is lost, it will be a pity." ”

Zhao Dangshi said "um" and said: "If he has the heart to repent, he may not be able to forgive." After a pause, he shook his head and said, "It's just that he doesn't know where he is now, and he can't start even if he wants to give him a chance." ”

Qin Qigong nodded and didn't answer. Oh, smiled again, and said: "But two days ago, President Xu Qian and President Xue successfully won the county, which is a good thing." ”

Zhao Dangshi also smiled and said: "Sun Xianzu doesn't want to get into trouble, of course he will cooperate with us." ”

Qin Qigong stroked his beard and said: "At present, the county and Baocheng have been obtained, and the midwinter is coming, with these two counties as a cover, we should be able to survive this cold winter." ”

Zhao Dangshi flicked the white snow that fell in front of the felt hat, and asked in a deep voice, "That knife has been sent to Sun Xianzu?" ”

Qin Qigong responded: "Let the subordinates be responsible for contacting Sun Xianzu, and the subordinates are duty-bound. Since he has fulfilled his promise, we must also fulfill our promise. It is not profitable to keep that knife for us, and it is worth it for money to exchange the knife for the city. After a pause, he continued, "The sword subordinates have brought back to Sun Xianzu's messenger. Xu Qian is known as a good guard, with him and Xue Jiang jointly guarding the city, the weather is cold, and Sun Xianzu can only return to Hanzhong. ”

Zhao Dangshi said with a smile: "I heard that Old Man Sun is a shrunken turtle, it is rare for him to mobilize the crowd to come out once, but it is ridiculous that he only begged for a knife to go back." ”

Qin Qigong waved his hand lightly and said: "This knife is given by Chongzhen, if he implements the crime of stealing the treasure knife, these years of dismal business will turn into a dream." The older a person gets, the more he fears things, and for him, the value of two cities is no better than that of this small knife. ”

There was another roar overhead, Zhao Dangshi and Qin Qigong looked up at the same time, only to see the flying eagle soaring in the misty clouds and mist, flapping its wings a few times and flying away to the southwest.

Zhao Dangshi withdrew his gaze and sighed again: "I don't know if I believe it." The snow has accumulated so much that he has not heard from him yet. I'm only afraid that there will be more luck and less luck. ”

Qin Qigong also said compassionately: "If the pace is unsteady, I am eager to forge ahead." The four fields of Hanzhong City have not yet been completely controlled by our army, so they rashly sent Lian General to cross the border, and now it seems that it is a loss. At the same time, he said, "The current matter has not been resolved, and the weather has changed, and it is not good for us to send people out here to look for it." We can only sit back and see what happens. ”

Thinking of this section, Zhao Dangshi was very worried, lost his previous good interest, and had the intention of returning to the camp. Qin Qigong said: "Previously, Mr. Zhou had a night when he did not receive a letter, talking about the current situation in central Sichuan. ”

Zhao Dangshi's sword raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Why don't I know about this?" ”

Qin Qigong replied: "This was a few days ago, and at that time, you were busy with military affairs, busy until late at night, lying on the desk and resting. Zhou came in and didn't dare to disturb, so he asked his subordinates to tell the envoy. The subordinates were not particularly anxious about this matter, so they pressed it and didn't say it. ”

"Well, okay, you can say it." Zhao Dangshi gently patted his cheek with his hand and regained his spirit.

"Listening to General Zhou's words, the current rebel army in central Sichuan is no longer the three-legged trend of a few months ago......"

"Three-legged stand...... I heard that after Yuan Tao's defeat, Hu Jiusi and Chang Guoan took advantage of the situation, three-legged, are they talking about? Zhao Dangshi interjected.

Qin Qigong nodded and said: "Yes, but Chang Guoan's strength is weak, and he knows that it is difficult to make a difference. At present, the competition between the two parties in Sichuan and China is fierce, one side is headed by Yuan Tao and Jing Keqin, and the other side is headed by Hu Jiusi, Liang Shizheng and Yang San. ”

"Hu Jiusi has the grace to support Yuan Tao, how could he have expected that he would be plotted in the future, and now he will seize the opportunity again, and he will fight with Yuan Tao endlessly."

"I think so. Hu Jiusi and others are entrenched in the north of Sichuan, Yuan Tao is close to the south, and we wait to enter Sichuan, or we may negotiate with Hu Jiusi and deal with Wu Dading. Qin Qigong looked at the yellow clouds in the sky and thought thoughtfully.

"Do the thing to deal with Wu Dading", needless to say, is to win over Hu Jiusi. Zhao Ying has no foundation in Sichuan, and the general trend of the world has not yet reached the stage where he can sit down and operate, if Zhao Dangshi wants to integrate the forces in Sichuan, finding an assistant will undoubtedly get twice the result with half the effort.

“…… But the heavy snow closed the road, not to mention that Hu Jiusi could be contacted, even if they did, it would be difficult to see each other for a while. Zhao Dangshi shook his head, and the horse sitting down also snorted at this time.

Qin Qigong said: "Yes, this year's snow is particularly big, according to the current method, I am afraid that by the beginning of next year, it will be difficult for both the enemy and me to take any big moves." ”

Zhao Dangshi also said: "This is a good time for us to recuperate and recuperate, but the matter of entering Sichuan will be postponed." Alas, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse. ”

"Misfortune and blessing are relied upon, and blessing and misfortune are lurking. The way of blessing and misfortune is difficult to find. Qin Qigong said leisurely, "As long as we do our best, and then look ahead, it's just that people are worried." ”

Zhao Dangshi was silent.

A day later, the snow turned heavy again.

In a mountain col more than ten miles away in the south of the county, Sun Xianzu's camp is located here.

Since the loss of the county, Sun Xianzu has retreated all the way here. Nearly 2,000 Sun Jiajun endured two days of cold storms and snowstorms here, but they never received military orders. Whether to advance or retreat, everyone has no bottom in their hearts, and under the confusion and panic, dissatisfaction has begun to breed in the army.

When the henchman general found Sun Xianzu, he saw him in a daze in front of a goose feather knife.

"Lord, this knife ......" the henchman stopped talking.

Sun Xianzu pursed his lips, got up, and sighed: "Things want to hurt people, things want to hurt people." The old man has lived for decades, and he thought that he had put down fame and fortune, but he didn't expect that when he really came to the limelight, it was still difficult for him. I shouldn't have taken advantage of the fact that I was stunned and instigated the knife man to steal the knife, otherwise I would not have ended up in the situation where I am controlled by others today. ”

The henchman said cautiously: "But, didn't the lord have a plan for this matter before, and this time he sent troops for this purpose, is it also for this?" ”

"This knife must be retrieved. Inside and outside the court, there are not a few people who are jealous of me, if they are allowed to peek into this trick, won't the old man become a big funny man who is not guaranteed in the evening? What's more, King Rui has long been suspicious of me, and I cut off his financial route in Hanzhong, once he knows something about the wind and grass, he will say that the white will also be black, and you say that the saint will believe him or me at that time? ”

"The lord is far-sighted, and his subordinates are impressed."

"You have been doing things by my side for many years, and you have seen more storms than ordinary people, you must learn from it in the future, don't take the evil as a small thing, otherwise you will be at a loss when you will stab the big basket."

"My subordinates remember the teachings of the Lord."

"Hehe, if my sons are to be as obedient as you, then I am still dragging my old body and bones, what kind of effort do I have to toss......" Sun Xianzu said this, and his originally proud expression suddenly became a little more lonely.

The henchman was submissive, and listened to Sun Xianzu: "It's just that you have been by my side for so many years, but your eyesight still needs to be improved." In the life of my surname Sun, when did I suffer a dumb loss? You have to think that I ran to this corner to starve and freeze, just to pity Baba and get this knife back, that would be too much to underestimate your lord......"

"My lord, my subordinates have no such intentions!" The henchman was shocked and hurriedly defended.

"Hehe, you young people, I've seen a lot. is respectful on the surface, but in fact, he is self-righteous and tight in his heart. It's just that although I'm old, my brain is not confused, and if his surname Zhao thinks that he can send me away with just a knife, it would be too arrogant. Sun Xianzu straightened up, his broad back almost blocking all the light in the tent. And this still upright body seems to indicate that this gray-haired old man is not ready to bow to the years and the young people.

"What do you mean?"

Sun Xianzu snorted coldly and said: "The thief surnamed Zhao is unusual, he has two brushes and knows how to find a new way of checks and balances, which is rare in the rogue who can only shout and kill." As he spoke, his fists clenched, and his knuckles exploded, "He thinks that the time, place, and people are not good for me, so I can only roll back to the city of Hanzhong Mansion to nest, but I don't know that I want both a knife and the two counties that he occupies, the lord of Huaqing, I also want to take it back." ”

Sun Xianzu had never said these words to anyone before, and even this confidant who was inseparable from him was quite surprised, but he had followed Sun Xianzu for many years, and he knew that his lord might be full of guns to the outside world, but he never spoke at home. If he could say anything, it must have been after much thought.

"Lord ......"

Sun Xianzu walked back to the desk with his hands behind his back, and said, "I know everything in the camp. The soldiers have suffered here, and I will give them an account. The reason why I didn't leave was because I had to start getting down to business. ”

"Subordinates are stupid ......"

Sun Xianzu smiled at the corner of his mouth and said to him: "You don't need to know the ins and outs of the matter now. As long as you are ready, after recapturing Baocheng and Chuxian counties, let the soldiers let go and be happy, anyway, it is the land occupied by the thieves, how many thieves and accomplices are in it, and we still have the final say? ”

Seeing that Sun Xianzu was extremely confident, the henchman didn't ask any more questions, and said after a pause: "The master's plan is unpredictable; The benevolence of the lord and the soldiers, even if Wu was resurrected, he was also ashamed. ”

Sun Xianzu looked at him, then at the wind and snow flying outside the tent, and twisted his beard to concentrate.

Snow drifted for a day, and it turned out that he didn't say much. Because just a day later, the situation in the county was turned upside down.