In his previous life, Qin Mubai used to be a fanatical traveler, walking all over the famous mountains and rivers, looking for historical sites and hunting for wonders, which was a great hobby in life. In the past, he was also full of longing for the vast desert steppe and the rugged plateau Gobi, and organized travel by car more than once. I have been to the plateau of Tibet and the grasslands of Inner Mongolia.

He once thought that being able to leave footprints in the Potala Palace and ask for a string of lama beads was already a wish. Now he understands that the desert and the Gobi Desert a thousand years ago are the real test. That scenery is what he dreamed of.

Thousands of miles of Gobi, boundless; Long smoke and sunset, magnificent mountains and rivers! Thousands of troops and horses galloped forward, rolling up the yellow sand. The horses are shining in the mountains and rivers, indescribably desolate and majestic!

Along the way, there was no shortage of business trips, with jingling camel bells, full of goods and fatigue. The wind and sand carved their faces, and the remnants of the sun reflected their figures on the ancient ruins, and no matter how clever the painter was, he could not paint such a perfect picture.

This is the existing scene on the Silk Road.

Since the fight crossed the Weishui River out of Jingzhou, this desolate and majestic feeling has become more and more obvious. The thousands of miles of desert are sparsely populated, and more than 10,000 soldiers and horses walk in its arms, which also seems so small.

Huoyun Ma's ancestral home in the Western Regions, when it came to this arid, water-scarce and windy and sandy place, it seemed to have returned to its hometown but was more excited, and its foot strength became more and more vigorous, running tirelessly all day long.

Qin Mubai understood why Li Shimin was so painstakingly and lonely to set up the Central Governor's Mansion in Lanzhou, and set up a military base for the Tang Dynasty to dominate the Western Regions in the future. The city of Lanzhou is 1,400 miles away from Chang'an. Along the way, most of them are the Gobi Desert. People lack water, and horses have little material. In the era of cold weapons, the supply of the army was an important factor restricting the combat effectiveness of the army. Otherwise, Huo Qubing would not have become a myth in the history of warfare when Huo Qubing went deep into the desert to obtain food and travel thousands of miles after the enemy's attack.

On this trip, Qin Mubai brought 10,000 steps to ride, and the popularity rate of horses even exceeded 100%. However, the average speed of the march was less than 100 miles a day. The reason for this is that the subsequent supply team is too slow. However, the army could not leave behind the more than 10,000 people and more than 8,000 carts of grain and grass and march forward hungry. Hunger is still a trivial matter, and there is really no way to kill horses for meat. But if there is no water in the army, there will be chaos.

After stepping into the desert for three or five days, Qin Mubai no longer felt that there was any romance in this desert with long smoke and sunset. Rather, it was a grueling march. The day is dry and windy, and the sand and dust are fierce, and the night is cold and dripping water can turn into ice. What's even more difficult is that after nightfall, when facing the endless darkness of the world, the longing for his hometown and family floods his heart.

Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not cross the Yumen Pass.

A song exhausts the taste in the hearts of these soldiers. When you arrive at the border fortress, you will face a ruthless war, and you will be pitiful and uncertain by the river, just like a person in a spring boudoir dream. How many people are worried about these more than 10,000 soldiers? They can only be like Qin Mubai, burying these deep in their hearts, straightening their backs and picking up knives and guns, and going to the battlefield of blood and fire to write their own chapters.

The long-term wind of the side plug, I don't know how many hot-blooded men have witnessed the joys and sorrows of life and death. Here, the only thing they can enjoy is the unique here - iron-blooded romance!

After seventeen days of marching, Qin Mubai lost a circle of weight and became a layer darker. The ornate robes and armor have been baptized into half-worn color by the raging yellow sand and the dry and cold west wind.

However, people are more energetic. War horses, spears, ancient and tall city towers in the sunset, and elongated figures together. The tumbling flags were hunting, and Qin Shubao rode a war horse and personally greeted him.

Father welcomes son, rare in ancient times.

All the officers and soldiers of the three armies dismounted, Qin Mubai strode forward and bowed on one knee, and said loudly: "The last general, Qin Mubai, meet the general!" ”

10,000 Zino - "Meet the General"!

The sound of neat clothes and armor shook the clouds.

"Up!"

Qin Shubao grabbed his son's wrist with one hand and slapped his shoulder armor again.

Qin Mubai got up and smiled at his father: "Father, I'm here!" ”

"Good!"

Qin Shubao stared at Qin Mubai a few times, then looked at the 10,000 tiger and wolf division behind him, and laughed loudly: "From now on, Lanzhou is home!" All the soldiers, follow the old man into the city! ”

"No—"

No politeness, no pleasantries. Qin Shubao grabbed Qin Mubai's wrist with one hand, laughed loudly, and strode forward.

The robe and gray beard flew together, and he, a man destined to belong to the battlefield, finally had a son who fought side by side. At this time, the joy in his heart can be seen from his old and unrestrained laughter.

The officers and men of the three armies reorganized their formations and entered the city in turn.

The border fortress is different from the inland states and counties, and the soldiers and horses are all stationed in the city. Previously, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanche brothers had arrived with 10,000 soldiers and horses. Qin Shubao transferred one of his troops and horses to Shancheng, a key place facing Dafeichuan, to station; On the other hand, he went to Liangzhou, a major military place, to be stationed. The three military towns each formed horns, forming an unbreakable iron triangle, and the territory of the Tang Hetao was impregnable!

After entering the city, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in various military cantonments in the city in the city in the unit of Zhichong Mansion. In the land of Lanzhou, there are still frequent wars. The local people are used to it, but with the arrows above their heads like rain, they are still playing as usual. But when the king arrived, it was like a festival.

At this time, the people in the city spontaneously organized several consolation teams to welcome the new soldiers. Carry tea, water, and materials, and send chickens and ducks to reward soldiers. The hot tea and rice and bath soup are simply a relief in the snow for the ascetic-like soldiers who have been marching for more than half a month!

The land of the border fortress, the military and the people, live up to the name.

After Qin Mubai entered the city, he was "arrested" by his father and went to the west tower. The father and son had neither shh Qin Shubao held a sword in one hand and pointed to the boundless land of yellow sand in front of him with the other, and shouted: "San Lang, look! ”

"The child only sees a vast expanse." Qin Mubai replied.

Qin Shubao laughed loudly: "Wrong! ”

"What did the father see?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

"Great rivers and mountains!" Qin Shubao stared into the distance, his gray beard was blown high, and the look on his face was worthy of the word "affectionate".

After a while, he said in his unique vigorous and majestic voice: "This is also the place where we wait for martial artists to gallop!" ”

Qin Mubai shuddered suddenly.

Father's words seem to have magic.

It was so easy that it made his blood boil!

"After all, I have the same blood in my veins as my father! We all belong to this piece of Guanhe, this piece of battlefield! ”

Qin Shubao has always been stingy with words, let alone a talented poet. But every word he says is like the blood of the god of war rushing in his veins, full of passion and heroism!

On the Gobi Silk Road, Lanzhou is like a pearl, standing lonely and proud. Lanzhou's army and Lanzhou's folk customs are also the same as Qin Shubao's feelings and personality. Simple, vigorous, majestic, domineering!

Less than an hour after coming here, Qin Mubai actually fell in love here. Although there is no wealth and prosperity of Chang'an, there is no delicacy and elegance of Xiangyang. But he felt that this place always gave him an inexplicable sense of intimacy, and it could also stimulate the blood and passion buried in his heart.

It's as if you were born to belong here!

In the evening, Qin Shubao held a banquet in the Chinese army in the city to catch the wind for the new soldiers.

a roaring bonfire, a large iron spoon to cook mutton; Rough clay porcelain bowl, amber old wine three pulp. Everyone raised their shoulders and drank together, and drank "dry"!

All I heard was a gurgling sound, and everyone was facing the sky, and then laughed out loud!

The silver knife cuts the meat, and the tearing and chewing does not need to be sven; Sit on the ground and enjoy the huxuan and branch dances of the local people, the colorful hair petals and simple singing voices flying together, accompanied by sky-high horns and rumbling snare drums.

This is the side plug!

In the words of Yuwen Hongtai - "This place is so fucking enjoyable!" Meat is to be eaten in large pieces; Wine is to be drunk in a big bowl! went into battle, the light gang cut people, and everyone was broken with a knife, drenched in blood, and came back to continue with large pieces of meat and a big bowl of wine! ”

For the first time, Qin Mubai felt that his literary style was actually inferior to Yuwen Hongtai. His words are simply the best portrayal of the demeanor in front of him, and there is nothing more apt than this.

When the wine was half-drunk, many soldiers got up and danced with the people. Whether it is a Han dance or a Hu dance, it is intertwined, not a landscape.

This is more attractive than the enchanting maiko dancing on the court.

When the meat is gone, the wine is dry, and the feast seems to be over.

At this time, I don't know who played the flute. The melodious sound of the flute came lightly in the quiet night sky, far away, like the sound of a heavenly fairy.

The melody is nameless, but it has a sense of pathos and desolation. aroused the homesickness of many soldiers, and coupled with the stimulating effect of wine, there were many hot-blooded men who would rather shed blood than cry, secretly wiping their tears.

"Our romance, they don't understand!" Qin Mubai smiled. He enjoyed it. Get along with such a person day and night, happy, and romantic!

"Father, do you have a pipa?" Qin Mubai asked.

"Yes!" Qin Shubao smiled, "Lanzhou, can you have a pipa?" ”

After a while, the song "Overlord Removes His Armor" was sonorous and melodious.

The soldiers and civilians of Lanzhou, who were already drunk, heard the pipa and were shocked, and they were silent for nine days!

Qin Mubai felt that this was the most brilliant, dedicated, and emotional play in his two lives!

In front of me, it seems that thousands of troops are coming in a dream. The night wind whistled by, the yellow sand rolled and the soldiers collided, and blood and passion flew together. When the hustle and bustle settled, the romantic feelings of the iron-blooded man were transferred to the night breeze and sent to his hometown thousands of miles away to share his thoughts with his relatives.

"Good wind, good music, good pipa!" After a song, some people praised it loudly.

Qin Mubai was about to get drunk, laughed and said: "Good Lanzhou, good man, good rivers and mountains!" ”

Qin Shubao stroked his gray beard, nodded and chuckled, and waved his hand: "Stinky boy, it's still such a drink, the one who lost me—come, carry him away!" Go ahead! Good wine and good meat are all brought here, but today anyone who is not drunk is not allowed to touch wine and meat for half a month - this is a military order! ”

"No—"