Zhao Junsheng gasped and wiped the beads of sweat that kept coming out of his forehead, while stepping on the thick snow and shouting with everyone.

At this time, the soldiers in front stopped, everyone put down the wooden poles they were carrying, and Zhao Junsheng straightened his waist and shouted loudly: "What's going on ahead?" Why did it stop? ”

The officer at the front walked over quickly stepping on the snow and clasped his fists and reported: "Captain, there is a person buried in the snow in front, almost frozen, but there is still a trace of breath!" ”

"Let's go, let's see!" When Zhao Junsheng heard this, he immediately said and waved his hand forward.

Coming to the front of the team, Zhao Junsheng saw a person lying in the snow, and there was a snow pit next to him, this person should have been picked up from the snow pit by the soldiers.

Zhao Junsheng squatted down beside this person, and found that this person was a little familiar, and then looked at this person wearing a Taoist robe, and immediately remembered that this person was the apprentice of the Heavenly Master Kou Qianzhi he met in the tavern that day, named Dongfang Chen, the word Menglong, and the Taoist name Yuyan.

Zhao Junsheng stretched out his hand and touched Dongfang Chen's carotid artery, and there was a faint pulse, and immediately beckoned the soldiers next to him to spread an oilcloth on the snow, put Dongfang Chen on the oilcloth, and beckoned the soldiers to take off Dongfang Chen's upper body clothes.

He took off his sheepskin gloves and rubbed a handful of snow on Dongfang Chen's chest, until the ice and snow melted, the skin on Dongfang Chen's chest turned red and purple, and the melted ice and snow rose a burst of white heat on his chest.

Dongfang Chen, who had closed his eyes and mouth tightly, suddenly opened his mouth and took a deep breath, his chest began to rise and fall violently, and his eyes slowly opened.

The soldiers next to him were amazed, and someone shouted: "Rescue, rescue!" ”

Zhao Junsheng immediately beckoned: "Someone is coming, quickly put on his clothes!" ”

Guo Yi stepped forward to put on Dongfang Chen's clothes, but Dongfang Chen only had an underwear and a robe on his body, so Zhao Junsheng had to take off his cloak and put it on Dongfang Chen.

Dongfang Chen was awake at this time, looked left and right, looked at Zhao Junsheng and the soldiers under his command, quickly understood the situation, and struggled to get up with Guo Yi's support and saluted Zhao Junsheng: "Poor Dao thought that he would definitely go to see Tianzun this time, but he didn't want to be rescued by Du Wei, great grace to save his life, Poor Dao is unforgettable!" ”

Zhao Junsheng stretched out his hand to stop: "Daoist Yu Xian doesn't have to be polite, this is still more than ten miles away from the Jinling camp, not a place to speak, let's go back to the Jinling camp first!" ”

"Thank you, Lieutenant, it's just that Poor Dao is an outsider, and it seems a little inappropriate to go to the barracks!"

"It's okay, it's okay, we have a separate camp for our baggage soldiers, no one will arrest you as a fine worker, and besides, I have no taboos, you don't need to worry! Besides, you need to recuperate now, otherwise it is easy to leave the root of the disease! ”

Dongfang Chen hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then bother the captain!" ”

Zhao Junsheng greeted Li Bao: "Send two people to make a stretcher and carry the Jade Daoist to the Jinling camp together, walk for a while, and then find two people to take turns to carry it!" ”

"Yes, Captain!"

After the stretcher was ready, Dongfang Chen lay on the stretcher with a sigh, covered with Zhao Junsheng's mink cloak, Zhao Junsheng took out a cake from his arms and stuffed it in Dongfang Chen's hand: "You need calories on your body, eat a cake cushion to cushion your stomach first."

Zhao Junsheng turned around and waved to everyone: "The whole army continues to advance!" ”

As Zhao Junsheng shouted, the team moved slowly, and the passionate horn sounded again.

Dongfang Chen looked at Zhao Junsheng's back as he stepped on the thick snow and trekked hard, and heard him keep shouting: "Work harder, it's only a dozen miles away from the Jinling camp, gritting your teeth and passing it soon" to cheer up the soldiers.

Dongfang Chen's eyes suddenly flashed with a glimmer of light.

After walking seven or eight roads with difficulty, the soldiers at the front of the team found a large number of soldiers and horses ahead, and those soldiers were leading their horses and stepping on the thick snow to this side.

"We're here, we're here······" The soldiers carrying the food suddenly cheered, and everyone's speed suddenly increased again.

Zhao Junsheng immediately handed the wooden pole on his shoulder to a guard next to him, and he walked forward quickly out of breath.

Leading the team was the first building master of the Huaishuo Town Garrison Army, Mo Na Lou Jin, who led the horse and greeted Zhao Junsheng from afar and shouted: "Captain Zhao, the military master asked me to bring people to greet you, let your soldiers put down all the food, and leave the rest to us!" ”

Zhao Junsheng stepped forward and hugged his fists: "In this way, there will be the lord of Lao Mona Lou!" ”

Mo Nalou stretched out his hand and patted Zhao Junsheng's shoulder heavily, and said in a rough voice: "If you don't dislike it, I'll call you Brother Zhao, you are good, and the soldiers under your command are also good, such a heavy snowstorm is daunting to look at, but you can transport the food back, I, Mo Naloujin, never convince people, today I serve you, and I have time to eat and drink together!" ”

"Well said, well said!"

Behind the men and horses brought by Mona Loujin, Gao Xiu and Gao Xu also came up with the men and horses of the second battalion of baggage that stayed behind.

Zhao Junsheng beckoned to his soldiers: "Let's keep fifty bags of grain for ourselves, and the rest will be carried away by the brothers of the Zhenshu Army!" ”

In this era of low productivity, Zhao Junsheng really saw what it means to have a large number of people, after the arrival of the people and horses of the second battalion of the garrison and the baggage, everyone worked together, and those who could use the horses were used to carry them, and the horses could not be carried down, so the soldiers took turns to carry them, and the thick snowy ground was forced to flow out of a road.

When Zhao Junsheng arrived at the camp with the soldiers of the first battalion and the strong men, he was close to prostration

Wandu Guizheng was waiting at the gate of the big camp, and Zhao Junsheng, the watchman, walked over with difficulty with his spear and the soldiers, and immediately greeted him.

Zhao Junsheng bowed down on one knee with a spear: "The military master, the subordinates escort the grain and grass for a long time, please punish the military master!" ”

"You sent Gao Xiu back in time to report the truth, and contributed the food left by the baggage battalion, did not let the soldiers of the garrison go hungry, and avoided a riot, not only is you not guilty, but also meritorious, I will reward you again!"

Wan Dugui smiled and helped Zhao Junsheng up, and explained: "You first take the soldiers of the baggage battalion and these strong men back to the camp to rest and eat, and then I will send someone over to summon you to talk later!" ”

"Yes, Master!"

Returning to the camp with the soldiers and strong men, although he was very tired, Zhao Junsheng still insisted on instructing the men left behind in the baggage camp to boil hot water and cook food to reward the soldiers of the first battalion and the recruited strong men, and asked Li Bao to take his own soldiers to carry a few boxes of copper coins to pay the strong men and fulfill his promise.

A fire had already risen in the tent, and Zhao Junsheng sat by the fire with a small pony, taking off his muddy leather boots and wet socks.

"Thanks to wearing such a pair of leather boots, otherwise this trip would have been really sinful!" Zhao Junsheng sighed for a while, this leather boot is made by himself, with cowhide superimposed into a thick sole, the upper is deerskin, the inside of the sheep wool, in order to increase its waterproof function, in the cowhide and deerskin between the two layers of oilcloth, wet socks are purely sweaty soles of the feet.

A pair of stinky feet were roasted on fire, and the hot air kept coming out, and the shoes and socks placed next to them were also steaming.

Guo Yi walked in and reported: "Young master, that bull-nosed stinky Taoist priest wants to see you!" ”

"How do you speak? Be polite when addressing others in the future! Zhao Junsheng scolded and immediately stood up: "I also have something to ask him, please invite him in!" ”