The bitter cold wind mixed with snowflakes roared along the north-south valley towards the long procession, and the snow repeatedly covered the official road and was trampled off the dirt floor by countless people.

The boots stepped on the snow, making a creaking sound, and bursts of slogans echoed in the valley: "Heaven and earth are yellow, the universe is desolate, the sun and the moon are shining, and the sun and moon are shining, and the sun and moon are shining..."

In the wind and snow, the tiger head flag is waving in the wind, and the soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army are reading the "Thousand Character Text", marching against the north wind, and their high fighting spirit is almost turned into flames, and the snowflakes that fall on the armor will melt away.

Tian Zhengyue, the commander of the Hulin Army, stood on a mound, looked at the marching team, and looked at the pocket watch in his hand, it had been snowing heavily for several days, and his marching speed was not affected, he was very satisfied with this: "The morale of the soldiers is very high, and they will definitely arrive at the battlefield this time." ”

The army lord Li Shimo agreed with the general's opinion, seeing that the team was marching in the wind and snow, and the formation was not chaotic at all, he was quite proud: There are not no armies in the world that can do this, but the Hulin Army must be the best among them.

"After resting for a month, I thought that everyone had a sore back and weak legs, but now it seems that it is not enough to toss at home!"

"That's it, one by one, the waist board is beaten with iron, where can the little daughter-in-law fold it? Hey, I said Lao Li, I heard that your brother-in-law gave birth to a big fat boy? ”

"Uh-huh, hey, what do you mean by that, why do you sound like I made my brother-in-law give birth to a big fat boy? Doesn't this mean that Sang scolds Huai? ”

"Yo, Lao Li is now crepe, and he likes to use idioms when he speaks!"

"My little rabbit cub is now learning, when Aya's speech is not crepe, where will the little rabbit cub learn seriously!"

The generals chatted, and the atmosphere was very relaxed, but the soldiers on the periphery did not dare to take it lightly, and looked at the slopes on both sides vigilantly, beware of someone releasing cold arrows.

Now it has not yet entered the enemy's territory, and the pass ahead is also stationed by its own army, but for the Hulin army, the enemy's leniency is not just lip service, and the vigilance arrangement that should be made during the march will definitely not be discounted.

All the soldiers of the army wore armor and carried knives, shields, bows and arrows and other weapons, and put spears and other long soldiers and bags on the wagons to march in a "combat state".

Wearing armor, carrying a shield on his back, and carrying a sword or bow and arrow around his waist, walking forty miles of mountain roads every day is not easy.

But for the officers and men of the Hulin Army, this is nothing, after a long period of full training, and a good food foundation, plus a large number of carriages to share the burden, walking forty miles of mountain roads every day and then going into battle, it is not a big problem for the soldiers at all.

The composition of the Hulin Army is recruitment, although the generals in the army have serious military positions. But strictly speaking, the private army of Xiyang Wang Yuwenwen is an elite soldier trained by Xiyang King with a huge amount of money.

The officers and men in the army receive sufficient military salaries every month, and the treatment is so good that countless people envy them, so no one will complain about the windy and snowy march.

The soldiers rushed back to Xiyang from the distant Lingbiao Guangzhou, took a big vacation, and the soldiers went home to reunite with their relatives for a month, married a daughter-in-law, handled family affairs, purchased land, moved to a new house, and also arranged various matters for spring plowing in the coming year.

The Hulin Army followed the Xiyang King expedition to Lingbiao, everyone fought bloodily, made many contributions, and the material rewards that should be obtained, such as money and grain, cloth, and fields, have been implemented, but in terms of promotion and knighthood, there is no yet.

For this problem, the soldiers have no complaints, because now the imperial court is in chaos, the Yecheng court said that they are rebellious, fighting everywhere, the Son of Heaven came to Shannan, the new imperial court is still being formed, promotion and knighthood, of course, it must be postponed.

With the King of Xiyang here, this matter will have to be solved sooner or later, so everyone is not worried.

The king of Xiyang is now in the lonely city, leading an army of only more than 10,000 people, and fighting bloodily with more than 100,000 troops besieging the city.

King Xiyang is famous for his words and letters, not to mention anything else, just to say that this holiday is the best proof, so the soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army, who are recuperating and recharging, are holding back their strength to make contributions in the new battle.

Even if he dies later, then the merits he made during the Southern Expedition, King Xiyang will definitely put it in place, and there will definitely be a title that he deserves to be given, even if Aya dies later, his son will definitely inherit this title, even if it is only the lowest title, there will be it.

This is confidence, the confidence of the soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army in the King of Xiyang, so for the next battle, everyone is high-spirited and wants to arrive at the battlefield as soon as possible, but some people are dragging their feet and can't think about it quickly.

In the long line, there is a section that is obviously different from the Tiger Forest Army, and the soldiers in this section of the team try their best to line up neatly, but compared with the Tiger Forest Army in front and behind, it is obviously chaotic.

The formation is incomparable, and the figure of these soldiers is a little thin compared to the burly soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army.

What's more, these soldiers have never seen snow at all, let alone have the experience of marching in snow, and they look around one by two, looking at the snow scene with great interest.

In the wind and snow, although these soldiers were wearing armor, their thin figures, like dead grass swaying in the wind, made people feel as if they were going to be blown away by the wind in the next moment, and Tian Zhengyue and others were a little "worried".

If the physique of the soldiers of the Tiger Forest Army is used as a benchmark, most of these soldiers' physical fitness is not qualified, of course, the standard of the Tiger Forest Army is too high, and it is unfair to measure the guest army that assists in the war.

The guest army came all the way from the ridge to help in the war, and this heart alone is very precious, isn't it?

Ning Changzhen stretched out his hand and caught a snowflake, and the snowflake quickly turned into a puddle of water in the palm of his hand, bringing a trace of coolness, Ning Changzhen felt the wind and snow, and finally knew what it meant to be called "summer insects can't talk about ice".

The climate on the surface of the ridge is hot, and most areas do not see snow in winter, and Anzhou, where the Ning family lives, has hardly snowed for hundreds of years, and Ning Changzhen has not known what snow is since he can remember.

The so-called "wind and snow" snow scene, only seen in the book, now in the meantime, only to know that the winter of the Central Plains is so cold and frozen, and only in the hometown of the Central Plains said by the elders, it seems to be much closer.

Lingbiao Anzhou Ning, for the Central Plains southward Han people, settled in the far south of the Lingbiao slang land, multiplied for many generations, although the living customs have been localized, but the ancestral home has been passed down from generation to generation: Ning's hometown, in the Central Plains of Qingqi.

Ning Changzhen's true character is Changzhen, and he feels that he is the person closest to his ancestral hometown since his family moved south, and after he goes back, he has to show off.

"Changzhen, that's it when it snows, although it's cold, it doesn't matter if you're warm."

Feng Xuan said on the side, it was not the first time he had seen snow, he had encountered snow when he arrived in Jiankang, but this march in the snow had a different flavor, and most of the soldiers he brought were really the first time to see snow.

"This down jacket is really warm to wear, but the boots don't seem to be too thick, so you really won't get that... Chilblain? Ning Changzhen looked at the down jacket he was wearing, then at his soldiers, and asked with some concern.

Feng Xuan said that this is no problem, because the soldiers they brought should not have extensive frostbite on their bodies like the soldiers of the Hulin Army, and the rich food made many clan soldiers addicted to it - they all had a little meat to eat, which was really eye-opening.

In fact, when they followed the Xiyang King to the south to conquer Jiaozhi and Linyi, they had seen how good the food of the Zhou army was, and now they came all the way to Shannan, saw the prosperity of Xiyang City in Huangzhou, and really felt the strength of the Xiyang King.

Each person had a down jacket, two pairs of boots, four pairs of socks, and a bedding to protect them from the cold, and the Xiyang side quickly prepared the supplies needed by the Lingnan soldiers as a guest army, and then each meal with at least shredded meat was also prepared.

Uniforms, bows and crossbows, armor, knives, and cards, the Huangzhou Governor's Office gave these Lingnan soldiers a new set, and the clan soldiers brought by Feng Xuan and Ning Changzhen put on well-made armor, picked up sharp long knives, and their courage rose a few points out of thin air.

As a result, the mood for meritorious service became more and more urgent.

Feng Xuan and Ning Changzhen looked at the snow scene and sighed, not far away, Chen Fozhi was talking with Tian Zhengyue and other generals, today's march is coming to an end, and they will camp at the pass in front of them in a while, Chen Fozhi wants to implement the relevant matters.

For Lingnan soldiers who have never experienced snow, there are many precautions that need to be known when camping in the cold and freezing weather, so as to avoid large-scale frostbite and affect combat effectiveness of soldiers who have never experienced severe cold.

Gao Liang Feng (Xian) clan, Luzhou Chen clan, Anzhou Ning clan for the three major wealthy clans of Lingbiao, Feng Xuan, Chen Fozhi, Ning Changzhen led their respective clans to the north, to do their part for the new dynasty, their loyalty is commendable, but at first was politely refused.

Zhou Guoling Lingdao marching marshal, Xiyang Wang Yu Wenwen, suddenly left Guangzhou Panyu to the north, and then the Zhou army began to move, the Hulin army also pulled out the camp to the north, Guangzhou governor Yang Ji, to Feng Xian's family member Mrs. Xian revealed that the Zhou country had changed, so there was this change.

Mrs. Xian decided to send Feng Xuan to lead his troops north to help the King of Xiyang, and then Chen Fozhi, the head of the Chen family in Luzhou, and Ning Mengli, the head of the Ning family in Anzhou, also expressed their willingness to send troops to help the King of Xiyang.

At first, Yang Ji politely rejected the kindness of the three families, saying that the Lingbiao was initially decided and needed the help of the three families to assist the officials and soldiers in preventing people from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, but the three family members said that since they had been attached to the Zhou State, they should do their best to share the worries of the country.

Mrs. Xian, her eldest grandson Feng Soul, and Chen Fozhi's son Chen Longshu each led their troops to stand by, waiting for the dispatch of the Guangzhou Governor's Office at any time to deal with a possible rebellion, while Mrs. Xian's second grandson Feng Xuan, Chen Fozhi himself, and Ning Mengli's son Ning Changzhen led the soldiers of the Shanzhan clan to go north to Huangzhou in the south of the mountains to help in the war.

Because it was an expedition, the troops sent by the three families were not much, and they rushed to Xiyang, Huangzhou, to share their worries for the king of Xiyang, and when they arrived at the boundary of the Huangzhou Governor's Mansion, it coincided with the arrival of the emperor of Zhou in Xiyang.

The three wealthy clans of Lingbiao sent troops to the king of Qianliqin, which made Yuwen Qiankeng, the son of heaven, very moved, and immediately summoned Feng Xuan, Chen Fozhi, and Ning Changzhen, praised them, and made them knights.

And now, the soldiers of the three families who followed the Hulin Army to attack were ready for a bloody battle, and the battlefield in front of them was no longer a miasma-filled ridge with dense mountains and forests, but an endless plain.

It was the place where their ancestors lived, the Central Plains haunted by their dreams.