Hump off.

The soldiers were in a hurry, the atmosphere of the war came suddenly, as a soldier, it was too late and was not allowed to think too much, the sergeants at the bottom were required to strictly implement every order of the Hump Pass combat center, and those who did not receive the task rested in the camp, in order to march to the Black Tiger Pass tomorrow to preserve their strength.

Said to be resting, but there is no need for evening training today, the night is dark, there is no wind and no moon, Qin Kangyi's personal soldiers carry a dim lantern in front to lead the way, along the way, Qin Kangyi heard the sound of soldiers in the barracks sharpening knives and guns, tightening bowstrings, school shoes, and sorting out backpacks, mixed with the words of the veterans who pressed their throats to teach the rules of survival on the battlefield.

Qin Kangyi nodded to the soldiers who saluted him from time to time, and on the faces of the young soldiers, there was no panic or fear, only the excitement of killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions, and they were full of confidence in their generals. This emotion infected Qin Kangyi, for a general, every war is a channel for the source of war merits, and it is a step to the peak.

At the door of the small courtyard on the south side of the gate, Huo Dingzhi waited with his hands down.

"Looks like Mr. Huo knows I'm coming?" Qin Kangyi glanced at Huo Dingzhi, did not enter the door, and stood on the steps of the hospital, Qin Kangyi seemed more burly and tall in the dark.

"At sunset, I was invited to visit the general, and the guards in the council hall were greatly increased, and the scope of duty was extended to the nearby camps, and no one without military duties or passes was allowed to enter. So I went around the river again, and there were several times more sergeants drinking horses than usual, and many of the horses had new shoes. On the way back to the hospital, I saw that the sergeants of Hump Pass were fighting with their own equipment, I thought it should be the King of Daye who came over, but I didn't know what the situation was now, and I didn't dare to ask more about the military situation. Huo Dingzhi paused, "After Dingzhi came to this Hump Pass, the general never looked for me, and today he sent someone to invite me, it is very likely that he was Dingzhi's words." The general is strict in governing the army, and I am a person who has seen the Daye Army with my own eyes, so the general has to come to inquire in person before he can rest assured. ”

The two talked inside and outside the courtyard, and Huo Dingzhi told Qin Kangyi about the Daye Army he saw in Whip Lake, and Qin Kangyi's face became more and more solemn.

"According to what Mr. said, Daye's army is not less than 400,000, isn't Daye a harmonious country not fighting? The fertile soil of the two states, the smelting army and the United Army are reluctant to be so fat. "It's not that Qin Kangyi doesn't believe Huo Dingzhi's words, it's just that Daye has been fighting with Damu for many years, and it is unlikely that he will send 400,000 troops to the southern front.

"If you don't understand something, you don't dare to talk nonsense."

"There is another thing I want to ask Mr. to explain, how did Daye Army come over? The Giant Elephant Mountain is steep and abnormal, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Daye Army is mainly cavalry, why can it quietly break through three levels in a row. ”

"In Dingxin, it has also been repeatedly deduced that the Daye Army will take the way to attack, and the most convenient and labor-saving way is to start from the water source."

"Water source ......" Qin Kangyi didn't understand what Huo Dingzhi meant for a while.

Qin Kangyi often went to the front line to inspect and knew that the water sources of the three passes of Giant Elephant Mountain all came from a naturally formed pool on the mountainside, and the water in the pool flowed from the mountain spring, which was clean and clear, and it was very fragrant to burn fire and make rice. The selection and protection of the garrison's water source is very important, there are two hundred sergeants stationed next to this pool, specifically guarding the water source, according to common sense, there are nearly 30,000 soldiers on the mountain, plus the water in the pool is living water, to poison so many people, it is impossible to do it by poison alone, even if it can be done, the dose is astronomical, and it will not be discovered by the garrison.

"It's just a guess, the general doesn't have to care." Huo Dingzhi's words changed, "I don't know if the general can agree to borrow a knife from the general." ”

"I heard my grandfather say that my ancestors were poor for several generations, and my grandfather was sold into slavery because of his family's poverty when he was young. Qin Kangyi didn't mention the knife, but told Huo Dingzhi eloquently, "My grandfather was brave and champion the three armies when he was young, but now he is dying, he is injured, and it is difficult to move. My father and three brothers died in battle, and my uncle was twenty-two years old when he died. My father was less than 30 years old when he was killed, and he was hit by more than a dozen arrows. My uncle was guarding the Elephant Trunk Pass, and the Daye Army called for battle in front of the Pass, and my uncle went out of the pass to meet the battle, and the two generals were beheaded under the horse when they clashed, and their heads were in different places. As for my generation, several clan brothers are on the front line of Giant Elephant Mountain, but my younger brother is a civil official from the seventh rank in the capital. Don't hide it from Mr. Huo, after the war with Daye, I really don't know how many of these brothers from our old Qin family who served in the army can survive. ”

"Maybe I shouldn't have said these frustrating words, for us soldiers, the Horse Leather Shroud is normal. But we left behind, leaving behind a large group of old and weak women and children in the old Qin family, who will protect them? In the capital, where there is a lot of fighting, it may be eaten and wiped clean every few days, as if it had never appeared. Although my grandfather was a marquis and used to be a tiger general, he is now a toothless sick tiger who can't suppress those villains. My younger brother is honest by nature, he can't be a martial artist, he relied on his grandfather's Yu Yin to get a petty official, he is old-fashioned, and he is usually easy to offend people, people look at my grandfather's face and don't embarrass him, but secretly make a lot of small stumbling blocks, our old Qin family knows it. ”

"I am away all the year round, there is only one daughter under my knees, the year before last I ordered a family business, the future son-in-law knows books and etiquette, the article is excellent, it is a good match, I like it very much. The two families have set a date early, and they will leave the cabinet on the eighth day of August this year, and I don't know if I will live to see my daughter get married. ”

"In my daughter's generation, there is only one male in the clan and he is not yet an adult, how can he protect the entire Qin clan."

"This hanged chief is the thing in the palace of the Qi Dynasty back then, and it was paid tribute by the king of the East China Sea Risheng in the past, and then it was obtained by the emperor and given to my grandfather, who had the highest military rank in the clan, and my grandfather gave it to me. The knife is a treasure knife, but the cold is excessive, and the touch is like nine cold ice, and the pilot needs to overcome the erosion of the cold qi of the twisted chief at all times, so it consumes the true qi when fighting against people. I'm ashamed to say that I have been practicing martial arts for many years and am still at the peak of the strength realm, and there is no hope of breaking through the qi realm in this life. ”

"I thought about it, if Mr. can promise me a condition, this knife is not impossible to borrow."

I don't know if it's because the big war is imminent, Qin Kangyi's heart is difficult to settle, Qin Kangyi is a soldier, a child of the Qin family, even if it is a battle to the death, the duty will go to death without blinking, but death is easy, how to survive the living is what Qin Kangyi really can't worry about.

"General Qin, please speak." Huo Dingzhi waited for Qin Kangyi's next step.

"If my clan brothers are unfortunately killed in battle, please ask Mr. Huo to bring the son of my fourth brother to Anlan Academy, even if he can't become a student of Anlan Academy, he can be a miscellaneous servant in Anlan Academy, and he can be safed for a lifetime, I really can't bear to cut off the bloodline of the Qin clan. As long as Mr. Huo can agree, I will send someone to send the knife later, let alone borrow it, it doesn't hurt to give it to Mr. Qin Kangyi looked at Huo Dingzhi with expectant eyes.

"The traveler is more important than the mountains. Please rest assured General Qin, after the general is promoted tomorrow, I will immediately go to the capital to pick up the son of your fourth brother. After three years, if the general is still here, I will return the sword as it is, and if the general is unfortunate enough to suffer, I will hand it over to the son of your fourth brother, right? ”

"One word is a certainty, I believe in Mr. Huo."

Qin Kangyi and Huo Dingzhi high-fived as an oath, so he didn't say more, as if he put down the burden of thousands of catties in his heart, turned around and led his soldiers back to the meeting hall, many military affairs were still waiting for Qin Kangyi to make a decision, and there was not much time to waste.

Although Huo Dingzhi took some time, the purpose of this trip was also satisfactory, with the help of this skein chieftain, Pucao got a certain respite, but how to go to the Snow Mountain, he had to think carefully.