Chapter 229: Heavy Snow
The weather is getting colder and colder, and many people are from peasant backgrounds, and they know that God may be going to snow, and everyone is looking forward to not snowing, and the most afraid of snow is, of course, those low-level soldiers. The evening before yesterday, the sky was cloudy, and yesterday afternoon it began to snow, first with light snow, then heavy snow, goose feather heavy snow, and pom-pom heavy snow. Clusters of snow are blowing one after another, covering the sky and the sun.
The more snow falls, the darker it gets. Little by little, the snow thickened, squeezing the space of the night, making the night retreat thicker and lowering the breath. The cold-feared soldiers formed a circle in twos and threes, burning wood from everywhere in the middle, and the campfires crackled and jumped.
"The happiest thing in my life is to be able to drink a bowl of spicy sweet potato porridge on such a cold day, which is really enjoyable. Several soldiers from the co-subordinate battalion gathered around the campfire, drank sweet potato porridge, and chatted to pass the time.
"Yes, yes, think about the time when I followed King Cao Cao before, many brothers froze to death, if we hadn't found a village the year before last, we probably would have frozen to death in the wilderness, and became a lonely ghost!" Another soldier's face was flushed by the bonfire, and he had a happy expression, although it was still snowing in the sky, but he didn't feel cold at all, not only this bonfire could warm his body, but also the sweet potato porridge with chili peppers was also warm.
"One more bowl, General Qin is so good to us, in the winter, we are allowed to have a second bowl, such a good official is not easy to find! Stunned, are you here? I don't think you're happy, what's the matter, it's still cold? ”
A man next to him who was in a daze with a bowl had a very melancholy expression, and said worriedly: "No, I am well fed and warmly dressed, I am just worried, what should I do if there is no warm porridge and a torn cotton jacket on this snowy day?" ”
"Haha, stupid two stunned, aren't you just drinking it in your hand? Don't you have a padded jacket on you? ”
"But my dad is still ....... And my daughter-in-law, hey, I don't know if they can survive this winter, and I don't know if they can meet in the future! ”
The words of the second stunned man resonated with everyone, and the families of these people were still on the side of the peasant army, and everyone began to worry. Many people sighed helplessly, and the looming heat was like smoke.
"If only our family members could be like them and become naturalized military households!"
After one night, the earth was covered in silver, so beautiful that it was so white that people's eyelids were stained. It snowed heavily overnight, and it didn't seem to have rained enough, and the snow was still falling. In this world covered in silver, you can occasionally see tenacious plants, and they are still glowing green, like an inextinguishable flame, which looks so dazzling and vibrant.
A brilliant red sun slowly rose, and soon a clear blue sky appeared. Tang County, which is covered in silver, is reveling in luck and festivity given by God to Daming. Many children began to come out to play, the elderly and farmers also began to come out to bask in the sun, and the streets and restaurants opened up, which were in full swing and full of life.
Qin Yiming occasionally took Zuo Mengeng and others to the tavern in Tang County to drink a sip of warm wine, although Tang County was looted by Zuo Liangyu, but now Zhang Xianzhong has left, Zuo Liangyu is also gone, and the remaining Qin Yiming's army is only stationed on the periphery of Tang County, and there is no offense against the people of Tang County, and the people of Tang County feel that they are safe now, and all kinds of life have returned to their former glory.
Qin Yiming is not one of those literati and ink writers, he likes to express his feelings in poetry when he encounters this kind of weather, he thinks that on a snowy day, drinking a pot of warm wine is the most lively thing in life, so last night he slipped out of the barracks, and Zuo Mengeng and the two came to Tang County to drink, the night was deep and depressed, and during the day, it was covered in silver, and it was bright and magnificent. He remembered the memories of his previous life, the high-rise buildings, the streets in the middle and the bustling crowds, and now the scene in front of him is similar, but the taste is slightly different, looking southeast, his wife doesn't know what she is busy with now, and the scenery in the distance looks misty through the fine snow.
Early in the morning, Qin Yiming was helped back to the barracks, although the wine was a low-concentration wine, but after being hot, it was still a little spicy, and it was still a little strong, and Qin Yiming, who had been drinking all night, was still a little drunk.
"Big brother, you are really amazing, you have been drinking all night, and now you can still stand, I have never seen such a powerful person as you in my life!" Zuo Mengeng is also trembling, swaying left and right.
Qin Yiming became drunk, and said openly: "Hey, this wine is similar to beer, it's not strong enough, if you have the opportunity to go to the world before me, I will definitely treat you and let you drink for a long time!" ”
"What was the previous world? Eldest brother...... The speech is incomprehensible! Zuo Mengeng was also delirious and asked stutteringly.
"Brother Menggeng, when the world is calm and the Tartars are killed, I will invite you to drink the best wine, and when the time comes, I will not do anything, I will go to Guizhou to make wine!"
"Why Guizhou?"
"Oh, I don't know, Wuliangye seems to be from Guizhou, maybe only that place can come out, just like drinking good wine, it's all particular."
"Are you still particular about drinking?"
"Of course, the lotus finger, raise the glass lightly, stretch the eyebrows, go deeper, and hold the cup again......"
Zuo Mengeng nodded, and saw a piece of silver, and the sky was covered with goose feathers and heavy snow, but there was a huge hibiscus tree on the snowy day, with red, white and purple petals like rain, gorgeous as new. There was a gentle sound of wind in his ears, and a big snow fell into Zuo Menggeng's neck, making Zuo Mengeng sober, and the picture turned again, a beautiful woman in front of her, like a cold plum in the snow, cold and proud, clear and beautiful!
The gentle whispers in the dream did not appear, in reality, Ma Fengyi shouted in her thickest and loudest voice: "Zuo Gongzi, it turned out to be you, abducted my cousin out to drink, he is the commander of the three armies, if there was something in the army last night, and he was not there, do you know the seriousness of the consequences?!" ”
"Miss Ma, I'm ......" Zuo Mengeng felt very aggrieved, who abducted whom, obviously he was forcibly pulled out to drink by Qin Yiming!
"What am I! Hmph, I returned to the barracks early in the morning full of alcohol, what do you make these tens of thousands of soldiers think, do you want my cousin's majesty to plummet in the army? Ma Fengyi's small mouth is the same as artillery, and she doesn't give Zuo Mengeng a chance to defend herself at all.
Ma Fengyi pushed Zuo Mengeng away, resisted Qin Yiming and walked towards the big tent.
Zuo Mengeng looked at Ma Fengyi's weak but strong back, the picture was wonderful, his eyes showed a look of envy, and the corners of his mouth showed a trace of appreciation. Appreciation, indeed, can often be admiration, and the next step of admiration can often be love.
"There are beautiful women in the north, peerless and independent. One look at the city, and then look at the country. Rather than know that the city and the country are hard to get. ”
In the afternoon, Qin Yiming woke up, feeling a splitting headache, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Ma Fengyi, who was tight, bright-eyed, and beautiful, beside him, and there were Song Xiance, Chen Daquan, Yang Jiuyi and others standing next to the bed.
"Cousin, are you awake? I actually ran out to drink alone, and I didn't make a small report to my cousin, hum! ”
Qin Yiming pretended to be confused and said, "En? Am I going alone? Didn't Zuo Gongzi come back? ”
"Cousin, you ......" Ma Fengyi muttered, her face slightly angry.
"What's wrong with me? Ouch, my head hurts, I can't remember! Qin Yiming rubbed his temples with both palms.
"Well deserved! Hum! This is my boiled porridge in white water, drink a little! Ma Fengyi said and poured a small bowl into Qin Yiming's mouth.
After Qin Yiming finished muttering obediently, he said to the people behind Ma Fengyi: "Why did something big happen in the army when I went out last night?" ”
Yang Jiuyi stood up and said, "Lord Commander, we have good news to tell you. ”
Qin Yiming sat up straight and asked expectantly, "Oh? What's the good news? Could it be that General Zuo has good news coming from them? ”
"No, this morning, I asked each battalion to count the number of people, and none of our people froze to death!" When Yang Jiuyi spoke, his expression seemed to be a little excited, and Qin Yiming looked at the other people, all with proud expressions.
"None of them froze to death? Is this also good news? Qin Yiming was at a loss, his expression was quite weird, is it normal for people to freeze to death? No way!
"Qin Mangfu, do you know that tens of thousands of people are in the wilderness now, with such a heavy snow outside, if it weren't for our timely supply of food and warm materials, I'm afraid many people would have frozen to death last night!" Song Xiance said with emotion.
Chen Daquan nodded, he didn't often garrison troops in the field, but he knew a fact, in such a winter, even in an ordinary guard, it was normal for people to freeze to death. Now none of them froze to death, which is too rare.
"According to your meaning, isn't that thief going to freeze to death a lot of people?" Qin Yiming asked in surprise.
"That's for sure!" Everyone nodded, and everyone felt that many people must have frozen to death!
"Since this is the case, then we don't have to wait for the little monkey, let's take the opportunity to attack Zhang Xianzhong now, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?" Qin Yiming felt that if Zhang Xianzhong's troops were now frozen, their combat effectiveness would definitely be greatly reduced, and then it would definitely be a good time for them to march.
"I'm afraid not!" Yang Jiuyi said.
"Why?" Qin Yiming was puzzled.
Song Xiance blew out a smoke ring and said, "You can go out of the tent by yourself, and you will know why it is not feasible!" ”
Qin Yiming put on his cloak and walked out, as soon as he came out of the camp, his feet fell deep into the snow, this snow was too thick, it was difficult for people to walk normally!
The snow was still falling, and patches were falling on the tents like a tuft, and the surroundings were already white, undulating, and covered in silver. The wind swept through Qin Yiming's whole body for a while, and the hand holding the cloak tightened a little more. The goose-featherlike snow covered Qin Yiming's hair, and occasionally a few tufts slipped into his neck, melting into water droplets and cutting into his back, stirring up chestnuts one by one.
"With such a heavy snow, how many of my Ming people will freeze to death!"