The snow season that has lasted for a long time has passed, and this year's snow is much heavier than in previous years. Heavy Taihang peaks, snow-capped, heaven and earth are cold and silent. The mountain road was rugged and narrow, and there was no room for five people to walk in parallel, and a Xia army braved the bitter cold and marched eastward.

Looking at its banner, it is the guard of the king of Xia, and Liu Yuan's royal flag is erected high and held at the front. In the center of the procession, there are hundreds of people, pushing more than 20 carts, driving pack horses forward, loaded with food, spirits, and clothing.

It is less than half a month since the end of this year, and the Taihang Xia army fought hard before, Liu Yuan moved his mind and personally traveled east to come to the army. By the way, he inspected Taihang, looked at Jingcheng, and won the state, he had not personally seen the majesty of the mountains of Taihang.

In the mountain trails, it is inconvenient to ride a horse, and Liu Yuan walked all the way. Only when I was tired of walking, I vacated a car and thought it was a car.

Li Ru and Wei Qi, who accompanied the car, did not have Liu Yuan's legs and feet, and lived in the car, and the two of them were dressed thickly and wrapped under thick jackets. Sitting cross-legged on the hardwood board, his legs were a little numb, Liu Yuan said to the two: "Two, get out of the car with the lonely and take a walk?" ”

"No!"

The trail stretches eastward, and there seems to be no end. The road is densely covered with stones, and when you step on it, the diaphragm is very strong. After walking more than a mile, Liu Yuan shrunk his neck: "This Taihang Mountain Road is so difficult to walk, it is still beyond Lone's expectations!" ”

"Taihang is dangerous, it is precisely because of this mountain and river danger that we can block the attack from Jizhou and give my Xia army a chance to attack the west with confidence!" Li Ru was beside him, took a deep breath, exhaled a cloud of white steam, and said slowly.

Liu Yuan smiled when he heard this: "As everyone knows, Yuan Shao also thinks so?" The mountains prevent me from riding eastward, and they can rest assured that they can conquer Hebei! ”

"The king is wise!"

Look around the mountains on all sides, the peaks of Taihang, the walls are thousands, the cliffs are all over the place. Liu Yuan suddenly sighed with emotion, and chanted: "It's difficult to walk, it's difficult to walk." Many divergent roads, where are you now? There will be times when the wind and waves will be long, and the clouds will sail into the sea! ”

Hearing Liu Yuan's sudden words, Li Ru and Wei Qi beside him glanced at each other, and were a little surprised, they never thought that Liu Yuan would have such a "literary talent".

Wei Qi arched his hand and sighed: "Although the long and short sentences made by the king do not conform to the poetic style, they are full of charm and pride when they are carefully tasted, which is heartbreaking!"

When Liu Yuan heard this, he smiled faintly, and he was not a little embarrassed to steal the good sentences of the poet immortals.

"The minister's view of the king's work, not the whole article, can you chant all of them, let the ministers appreciate it!" With a little strangeness, Wei Qian looked at Liu Yuan.

A different color flashed in his eyes, he shook his head slightly, and Liu Yuan waved his hand: "Lonely is just a reckless view, thinking about the difficult road ahead, and sighing in my heart, I just get it occasionally, why bother seeking perfection?"

After walking these roads, his body warmed up a lot, and seeing the sun gradually setting, Liu Yuan asked in a loud voice: "How far is it from Jingcheng?"

Gao Shun, who led people to explore the road in front, returned and said: "King, there are still more than ten miles of mountain roads, and the Jingcheng guards have been informed, and people have been sent to greet them."

"Keep on your way!"

It got dark quickly, and before sunset, Liu Yuan finally rushed to Jingcheng. Outside Xiguan, the snow was cleared, and Yan Rou waited with his subordinates.

"The last general, Yan Rou, lead the Jing Cheng soldiers, welcome the arrival of the king!" Yan Rou bowed first.

"Let's all be exempt!"

Liu Yuan leaned forward and observed Yan Rou for a moment, his face was pale, he insisted on guarding until he fainted before, it seemed that he had injured his vitality and had not yet recovered.

"Yan Rou, Lone really didn't misunderstand you, Chang Shan Jing Cheng battle, you fought well, Lone is very satisfied!" Patting Yan Rou on the shoulder, Liu Yuan said in appreciation.

"This is the duty of the last general, just the soldiers, the casualties are not small, the Taihang villages, by the Yuan army to break a lot, so that it expanded westward, so that the well is lonely hanging. The condescending superiority of our army has been greatly weakened, and the responsibility of the ministers is not small. Yan Rou sighed.

"It's okay, the previous time, the huge Taihang, only relied on you to maintain it with weak troops, and it was beyond Lone's expectation to be able to get to the point where it is now. Next, there will not be much war between us and the Yuan army, and Lone will also increase the garrison! Liu Yuan instead comforted: "The soldiers garrisoned the city pass, fought hard, and came to the army alone, and prepared a lot of wine and minced meat, come, and distribute it."

Soon, the guards and non-commissioned officers, full of excitement, pulled the cart and unloaded the rack, and were in full swing, distributing supplies.

"Take Gu to Dongguan City Tower to have a look!"

Although Jingcheng was originally a thoroughfare of Taihang and a major road for business travel, the space was not large in the city pass. After becoming the key to the east gate of the Xia Kingdom, Fang was greatly expanded by Yan Rou, and it could accommodate 5,000 soldiers.

Jizhou and the Xia State had a bad relationship, basically cut off the business and travel exchanges between the two states and Hebei, and the Han merchants who used to stay here to rest and recuperate have been extinct, and all the Xia soldiers were inside, and Jingcheng has become a purely military town.

Going up along the narrow stone staircase, the city is built according to the mountain, it is very treacherous, it can withstand the attack of the Yuan army, and the advantage of geographical advantage accounts for more than half.

"King!" Liu Yuan stepped up to the city pass, and the guards all saluted with swords on their shoulders, with awe, and did not dare to face his gaze. Liu Yuan glanced at it, the soldier was definitely a sharp pawn, with a fierce aura for the rest of his life. It's just that the clothes and armor on his body are a little shabby, and Liu Yuan immediately pointed: "Lonely warrior, how can you wear this old robe and quickly order the soldiers to change into new clothes!"

On the city pass, the width is only more than one zhang, from south to north, extending to the mountain walls on both sides, and it is less than 30 zhang long. Although the wall has been cleaned, the traces after the fierce battle are obvious, sword scratches, gun and arrow marks, and unwashed blood stains, and there are many black and purple blood clots left in the cold ice cover.

Holding on to the female wall, Liu Yuan looked into the distance, and the east side was also covered in silver, and out of the mountain pass, it was the land of Jizhou. The sky slowly darkened, and the fog began to fill again, and the sky and the earth were thick and thin. Looking around, in fact, he couldn't see a reason, but when he thought of the vast fertile land in Jizhou, just outside the gate, Liu Yuan's eyes were a little confused.

"Great King......" Yan Rou, who followed beside him, called softly.

Liu Yuan suddenly came back to his senses and said to Yan Rou: "Let the warriors who fight with you in the battle of Jing Cheng in the Guan, and you must review it!"

"No!" Yan Rou turned her head and ordered, "Yang Feng and Zhang Sheng, you two go!" ”

Hurriedly went downstairs, and the two arranged to go. The action was very fast, and in less than a quarter of an hour, hundreds of soldiers were neatly lined up under the Jingcheng Pass, and with just a glance, Liu Yuan knew in his heart that there were less than five hundred people, all of whom were dressed in thick new clothes.

Just by looking at its military appearance, you can know that it is strong. Liu Yuan sighed: "With this sharp soldier, my Xia army should be invincible!" ”

Up and down the city, many torches were erected, and the constantly shaking fire shone on the faces of the soldiers, showing their seriousness and perseverance.

Coughing lightly, Liu Yuan said to the soldiers below: "Soldiers, you fought for Lone, guarded the country, fought bloodily, all this Lone saw in your eyes and remembered in your heart. If you are alone, you will be invincible. Lone has issued an edict, and the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in the previous battle will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds. In addition, all the soldiers will be rewarded with ten acres of Yongye fertile land! ”

Liu Yuan's voice fell, the scene was silent for a while, Liu Yuan saw this, and muttered in his heart, he worked so hard to give a speech and was rewarded, but the soldiers at the bottom did not react?

After a pause for a few breaths, he shouted violently: "Ten thousand years of the king!" ”

It was Yang Feng who took the lead, followed by a neat chant, although the number of people was small, but the middle qi was very sufficient.

At the head of the city, Liu Yuan finally smiled.