Firewood was burned in the tent, and the light of the fire dispelled the darkness and cold, and Mulan, who was sitting on the edge of the fire, was still rubbing her hands and stomping her feet, shivering from time to time, and as the tent became warmer and warmer, the color of wind and frost on her face gradually receded.

Zhao Junsheng lifted the copper kettle that had just been boiled, poured a glass of water into a clay bowl and handed it to Mulan: "Drink it slowly!" Dinner was ready right away! ”

"Hmm!" Hua Mulan took the pottery bowl and took a sip, her eyes swept over the faces of Zhao Junsheng, Wan Yutong, Pei Jin, Lu Xuanbo, Gao Xiu, Xue Andu and others, and finally fell on Zhao Junsheng's face.

"I was ambushed on the way here, there were eight men in all, these people were not in a panic, they were in order, they were in formation, they should be the soldiers of the army, they set up tripwires on the road, my two horses were wasted, and after killing them, I found the bodies of the two messengers I sent to contact you in the woods where they had set up an ambush!"

Only then did everyone in the tent know that Mulan's trip was so dangerous, the enemy's ambush was just one of the dangers, and the bad natural weather was the biggest enemy, otherwise Mulan would not have been so embarrassed when she first entered the camp.

A guy walked in with a bowl of steaming noodle soup, and Zhao Junsheng immediately took the bowl and chopsticks and handed them to Mulan: "Eat slowly, it's a little hot!" ”

Hua Mulan took the bowl and chopsticks and blew the hot air in the bowl while eating, and Wan Yutong next to her couldn't help but wrinkle her nose when she heard Zhao Junsheng's concerned words.

Hua Mulan took a bite of noodles and said: "When I was ambushed, the dry food in the grain bag was crushed in the muddy water by the incapacitated war horse and could not be eaten, I haven't eaten a bite from morning to now, walking alone, the cold wind is raging outside, and it is snowing heavily, I am exhausted alone, cold and hungry!" ”

"Before dark, I was looking for some food to satisfy my hunger and a shelter from the wind in the wilderness, when I heard the sound of horses' hoofs, and thought that another enemy had come, and was about to ambush and shoot by the roadside, but I saw a familiar cloak wrapped around the man, and remembered that you had worn it, so I did not release the arrow, otherwise he would have ······."

Gao Xiu couldn't help but shudder, and he who had never smiled showed a rare embarrassed smile: "Dare to love or this cloak of the captain saved me!" ”

Zhao Junsheng didn't expect that Hua Mulan would encounter such a dangerous ambush on this trip, and he almost froze to death on the road, he settled down and sat next to Hua Mulan and asked, "General Wan even sent you, how much grain and grass is there in the army?" Will you survive tomorrow? ”

The noodle soup was a little colder, Hua Mulan ate a few big bites with a face, ate, and roasted the fire, her body gradually became hotter, she no longer shivered when she spoke, and shook her head: "Before I set off in the morning, there is only half a meal left in the army, it would be good to survive today, tomorrow I am afraid that all the soldiers will be hungry!" ”

Wan Yutong asked beside him: "There are more than your Huaishuo garrisons in the Jinling camp, can't my grandfather borrow food from other camps for a few days?" ”

Hua Mulan turned her head to look at Wan Yutong, "Wan ······" Realizing that his title might bring trouble to Wan Yutong, he changed his words in time: "Miss Wan doesn't know, things are not as simple as you think, the military lord first came to the ramp, and offended many people in order to establish his authority, including the king of Pingyang, who is in charge of all the soldiers and horses stationed in Jinling, I think he is only afraid that he will not lend grain to the military lord to survive this food shortage, and the town of Woye will Tuoba Sword, if the king of Pingyang greets, the army lord is afraid that he will not be able to borrow food from him!" ”

Zhao Junsheng had actually expected that the situation might be more serious than he imagined, and now that he heard Mulan say it with his own ears, the sense of urgency in his heart became even stronger, his face was solemn, and he instructed Gao Xiu: "Zihao, Mulan has already solved the ambush on the way when she came, there should be no other enemies at this time, you still have to continue to return to the Jinling camp overnight!" ”

"Understood, I'll leave now!" Gao Xiu hugged his fists, turned around and walked out of the tent, and soon, the sound of horses' hooves gradually faded away.

Hua Mulan finished eating the noodle soup at this time, put down the dishes and chopsticks and asked Zhao Junsheng: "Tomorrow, the Jinling camp will be short of food, you only let him go back, but you didn't bring food, won't the soldiers in the camp still be hungry tomorrow?" ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled and set the fire with a branch to make the fire burn more vigorously, "I have stored some food in the baggage camp, I originally planned to add food to the soldiers under my command, the amount is not much, but it can also let the soldiers of the town garrison eat for a day, if the food per person is halved, it can last for two days, so that it can also last until we return with the grain, I hope there will be no more mistakes!" ”

At this point, Mulan can only hope that there will be no more problems, as Zhao Junsheng said.

Lu Xuanbo asked at this time, "Hua Hane, have you examined the corpses of those ambushed enemies after killing them?" Can you tell who they are? ”

"I don't know!" Mulan shook her head, "I have searched every corpse and their hiding place, and I have not found anything that can identify them, even the weapons and arrows they use are the most common, but those weapons and arrows are used by soldiers in the army, there is no doubt about that!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said with a cold face: "Although I'm not sure yet, I have already guessed who it is!" ”

"Who?" Hua Mulan looked at Zhao Junsheng.

"Tuoba Ye!"

Hua Mulan was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhao Junsheng, "No, this group obviously doesn't want you to transport grain and grass to the Jinling camp." Tuoba Ye fought with me and was defeated by my men, but he didn't know your relationship with me, why did he use such vicious means against you? ”

"What's the relationship between the two of us?"

Hua Mulan's face turned red and she didn't speak, but she also realized that she wanted to be crooked, Tuoba Ye obviously didn't know that she was a daughter, and she didn't know that she was Zhao Junsheng's fiancée, so it was impossible to deal with Zhao Junsheng for this reason, so she could only go back to Wandu.

Zhao Junsheng took a sip of water from the pottery bowl, "Do you know why we have been delayed for so long in Shanwu County?" It was Tuoba Ye who sent someone to greet the governor's grain and grass officer, Da Bo Xiaoyi, and asked him to deliberately delay the time and let us wait there for four days in vain, which was said by Da Bo Xiaoyi himself! ”

Xue Andu, the acting deputy battalion leader of the third battalion next to him, said: "Tuoba Ye is the youngest son of King Pingyang, but even if he has a special identity, now that we have a handle and a human witness, we don't believe that we can't cure him!" ”

Hua Mulan didn't hold out any hope, she said worriedly: "Only Da Bo Xiaoyi's words can't cure Tuoba Ye's crime, and Dabo Xiaoyi is afraid that he won't testify against Tuoba Ye in person, right?" Although we know that he is the ghost, there is no evidence, and besides, the power of King Pingyang is too great, and even the emperor does not dare to touch him easily! This matter can only be put aside for the time being, we are not on the same level as him, and it is not our turn to deal with him, so let's pass the current lack of food! ”

Early the next morning, the men were cooking on a fire, and the soldiers were packing up their tents and packing up for departure.

Zhao Junsheng saw Mulan come out of the camp dressed neatly and kept rubbing her hands, he remembered that he had sewn sheepskin gloves, walked over and handed her a pair: "Here you go, this is a sheepskin glove, there is wool inside, it should be warmer to wear!" ”

Hua Mulan took it and looked at it, tried to put it on her hand, and showed joy on her face: "Is this called a glove?" The name is also apt, but it is a rare object, and it is quite warm! ”

"Hey, Zhao Junsheng, there are good things but they only give them to Mulan, but they don't give them to me! If I hadn't redeemed your cloak, your subordinate Gao Xiu, the head of the camp, might have been killed by Mulan with an arrow! Wan Yutong walked over indignantly and counted Zhao Junsheng.

The cloak was redeemed by Wan Yutong, and Mulan looked at Zhao Junsheng with suspicion, and then at Wan Yutong.

Zhao Junsheng felt that Mulan's gaze was really a little worried, and hurriedly said, "This ······ We ran out of money when we were in Shanwu City, but we had to recruit strong men to help transport grain and grass, so we had to ······ that cloak."

Before he finished speaking, the groom ran over panting and reported: "Captain, something has happened, the cattle and cattle are all in a hurry, and they have no strength to pull the cart at all!" ”

Zhao Junsheng's face changed, and he immediately ran in the direction where the horse convoy was.

From afar, Zhao Junsheng and the others asked about a sour smell, and the mules, horses and donkeys kept straining, and the smell was stinking.

He couldn't help but grab the groom's head by the hem and asked, "What the hell is going on?" The cattle can't pull the cart, how do we transport the grain and grass back to the Jinling camp, and how did this groom soldier be? Lao Tzu cut you! ”