The scorching sun is like a fire, the scorching sun is like a fireball, hanging high in the sky, the scorching sun is sprinkled, and a mist rises on the earth, distorting and shaking all the scenes.

A gust of fresh wind blows, not a cool feeling, but a hot air that makes people hot and a little breathless, and it feels like even the lung cavity is about to burn.

And under such a scorching sun, a team of thousands of people, under the scorching sun overhead, rushed wildly on the way to Nanfuzhou.

These thousands of people and horses are all wearing the robes and armor of the Tang Dynasty, but at this time, the scorching sun is scorching, and these thousands of people and horses heading towards Nanfuzhou look embarrassed.

It's as if they have just come down from the battlefield, their faces are tired, their robes and armor are also tattered, and there are even many soldiers on horseback in the team of thousands of people.

And these thousands of men and horses are none other than the 4,006 guards that Li Er sent to him when Zhao Chen left Chang'an.

At the beginning, when Zhao Chen left Chang'an, in order to hurry, he took a thousand Flying Tiger troops in advance and rushed directly to Lingnan by water, while these 4,000 men and horses detoured to Lingnan by dry road.

It's just that the men and horses led by Zhao Chen have not only arrived in Lingnan at this time, but also solved the risk of besieging the city, and they don't know how many days have come, and these 4,000 men and horses have only arrived late.

Moreover, looking at the embarrassed appearance of these 4,000 people and horses at this time, it is estimated that I don't know how many hardships have been passed along the way, which can only show how difficult the dry road into Lingnan from the outside is!

"How far is it?" The team galloped along. A general at the front of the team, sweating profusely at this time, looked into sight. Still surrounded by reckless mountains, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at a wingman beside him and asked.

This is the first time that they have come to Lingnan for thousands of miles, from the north to the south at once, and they have suffered a lot along the way.

Sustained high temperatures. Endless snakes, ants, rats and insects, as well as the rain that will fall from time to time, are the most headaches for them. Or diet.

When he set off from Chang'an, Zhao Chen distributed dry food to each of them, all of which were taken out of the supermarket, just to prevent them from being on the road. They are not adapted.

Outcome. There are still people in the team who have eaten bad stomachs, and along the way, they are constantly running their stomachs, and they have not fully recovered until now.

When I left Chang'an, the 4,000 men and horses who were originally alive and well, but now, it was just a month of driving, and I felt that I had just left the battlefield. The defeated army, like the defeated army, was completely embarrassed and completely gone.

"It's coming!" The general's voice fell. The wingman on the side raised his head and looked at the 100,000 mountains in the distance, with a relaxed look in his eyes, and said to the general beside him without looking back: "If you hurry up, you will be able to arrive in the evening!" ”

"Pass on the order of a certain family!" Hearing the bureaucrats say that it would be possible to rush to Nanfu in the evening, the general who had just asked the question flashed the same happy look in his eyes.

Then, he suddenly stood up from his horse, looked at the team behind him, and shouted: "Speed up, we are not far away, hurry up and get there in the afternoon!" ”

The originally wilted team, hearing the general's words, raised their heads one by one in confusion, and looked at the generals in front of them with blank eyes.

At this time, there was no need for others to urge, one by one straightened up, kept shouting, and quickly whipped in the direction of Nanfuzhou, running desperately.

In Nanfuzhou, it was evening, and Zhao Chen, who had just eaten with Ji Ning'er, was lying comfortably on a recliner in the courtyard, shaking a fan to cool off.

"Instructor, our 4,000 men have arrived!" At this moment, Dugu Mou hurriedly ran in from outside the school palace and shouted at Zhao Chen.

"Arrived?" Zhao Chen, who was lying on the chair, heard Dugumou's words, turned over and sat up all of a sudden, looked at Dugumou and asked, "Where is it?" ”

"Just outside the island!" When Dugu Mou heard this, he hurriedly said to Zhao Chen.

It's just that Dugu Mou, who said this, had a strange look on his face, and saw that Zhao Chen had already stood up, and added in a low voice: "It's just that it's here, but it looks a little bad!" ”

didn't have time to listen to Dugumou's detailed explanation, Zhao Chen rushed to Ji Ning'er in the house, explained, put on his robe, and rushed to the outside of the lake island with Dugumou.

Coming out of the school palace, Zhao Chen saw the four thousand people and horses outside the lake island from a distance, and saw that these four thousand people and horses were all in tattered clothes, as if they had just suffered a defeat, and suddenly understood a little bit that what Dugumou said just now.

"The last general will see Master Hou!" Got on the speedboat, came out of the lake island, and as soon as he came to the front of the four thousand people, the general led by him hugged his fist at Zhao Chen, and spoke in a rough voice.

"You have traveled all the way, and you have been fortunate!" Stretching out his hands and supporting the general who bowed in front of him, Zhao Chen raised his head, looked at the embarrassed army in front of him, sighed slightly, and said loudly.

It's good that Zhao Chen didn't say this, but as a result, when he heard Zhao Chen's words, the soldiers who were still in front of him just now, trying to straighten their waists, suddenly their eyes were red, and their faces showed a sad look.

"Have a big dinner at night, eat and drink enough, and sleep with him beautifully for three days!" The labor expedition, the long journey, and the hardships along the way, of course Zhao Chen understood that at this moment, these people were lacking.

"Thank you, Master Hou!" Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Chen's words came out, the four thousand people in front of him immediately faced Zhao Chen, bowed with fists, and spoke in unison.

"Sima!" Hearing the four thousand people speak in unison, Zhao Chen couldn't help but wave his hand, and when he turned around, he looked at Ma Zhou over there, and said: "It's good to settle these soldiers, don't wait for half a minute!" ”

"Don't worry, Master Hou, Xia Guan naturally understands!" When Ma Zhou heard this, he immediately arched his hand at Zhao Chen, and said with a serious expression.

"Well, that's it!" Hearing this, Zhao Chen nodded slightly, said a few words of comfort to the four thousand soldiers in front of him, turned around and took the generals in front of him to Hudao.

"What the hell is going on?" As soon as he came to the school palace on the lake island, Zhao Chen looked at the general who was sitting there, holding half a watermelon, and gnawed violently, and asked suspiciously: "No matter what, it won't end up like this!" ”

"Master Hou doesn't know!" The general in front of him was also the one who had followed Zhao Chen to the Turks, and he was no stranger to Zhao Chen.

At this time, hearing Zhao Chen's words, he was still nibbling on the watermelon in his mouth, but with a pitiful look on his face, he said: "Along the way, I have suffered a lot in a hurry, but if I am just in a hurry, then I will not be able to, the key is that when I turned over Meiling, I almost lost a lot of brothers!" ”

Then, without waiting for Zhao Chen to ask again, the guy in front of him put the watermelon on the table on the side and explained it to Zhao Chen in detail with a sad face.

It turned out that when these 4,000 men and horses crossed Meiling, they happened to encounter the rain a few days ago, and Meiling was already very steep.

4,000 people and horses, when they went up to the middle slope of Meiling, they accidentally encountered a landslide, and they had to stagger with them, otherwise, these 4,000 people and horses could finally return to Nanfu alive, and it is estimated that there are not many people left.

"Idiot!" When he heard this, Zhao Chen couldn't help but gasp, and then, frowning, looked at the guy in front of him with a sad face, and asked angrily: "As a general, shouldering the lives of the soldiers below, are you so rash?" ”

"The last general also wants to rush back to Nanfuzhou!" The guy in front of him, listening to Zhao Chen's questioning, lowered his head slightly, and explained to Zhao Chen: "Southern Fuzhou is besieged by rebels, and the last general is only worried that the enemy is outnumbered, and Hou Ye has only a thousand soldiers and horses, which may be difficult to deal with!" ”

"That's not the reason!" When Zhao Chen heard this guy's words, Tie Qing's face had changed slightly, but he still had a cold face, looked at the guy in front of him and said, "Fortunately, it's not a big deal this time, otherwise, the consequences will really be something you and I can't afford!" ”

"Master Hou taught me a lesson!" The guy in front of him, listening to Zhao Chen's words at this moment, also had palpitations on his face, and after hearing the words, he said to Zhao Chen: "The last general remembered the danger at that time at this time, and his heart trembled very much!" ”

Then, without waiting for Zhao Chen to speak, he said cautiously: "It's just that this Meiling is a natural danger after all, if... If this kind of thing happens again, won't it be blocked out for life! ”

The guy who was born as a military general, always has a hypothetical war in his head, and this time, no matter what, he has finally stumbled over, but what about next time?

"This problem will be solved!" Zhao Chen reprimanded enough, pointed to the watermelon on the table, and motioned for this guy to continue, while he sat on the chair next to him, while listening to the sound next to him, he frowned and said: "Meiling, there must be a plank road, not just to deal with emergencies!" ”

Opening up a plank road to connect Lingnan with the Central Plains is what Zhao Chen thought about at the beginning, otherwise, there are lofty mountains and mountains in the middle, which is equivalent to keeping Lingnan in these mountains.

It's just that if you want to open up the Meiling plank road, you need enough tools, and one thing that is especially indispensable is gunpowder!

These 4,000 people, all the way from Chang'an, seem to have really suffered a lot, especially this guy in front of him, it feels as if he has just escaped from the refugee camp.

Zhao Chen instructed people, and the table full of dishes, plus melons and fruits, was just talking to Zhao Chen, and he was gobbled up by this guy.

Looking at the scene on the table in front of him, swept by the autumn wind, Zhao Chen couldn't help but sigh slightly! (To be continued.) )