Chapter 60: A Prayer in Desperation

The goose-feathered snow fell one after another, and the ground was covered with snow, thick and soft;

Snow fell on the tents, white, loose and soft;

The trees were covered with snow, and the snow crushed the branches.

All this seems to be beautiful in front of them, but it makes everyone's mood unusually low.

In fact, when the snowflakes just fell in the middle of the night, Gongzi Wei Xing and others already knew about it, and they were cool in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do;

It was necessary to constantly patrol the tents to prevent people from freezing to death in the snowy night, especially the dozens of warriors who were wounded.

"Ah Zhong, immediately instruct to go down, the food in the future will be broth, and the rest of the food must be kept for six days!"

"Ah Cheng, you go and tell everyone that after breakfast, while the snow is not thick, we will pull it out immediately, and throw all unnecessary things to me as much as possible!" Gongzi Wei Xing had a gloomy face and ordered calmly.

"Yes, Childe!" Wei Zhong and Wei Cheng immediately jumped out of the tent and disappeared into the snowflakes.

At this time, Gongzi Wei Xing turned around and said in an extremely solemn tone: "Uncle Xiahou, the lives of our people are going to be in your hands!" ”

As soon as he heard such a tone, Xiahou Zhu realized that Gongzi had something for him to do, and responded very confidently: "Childe, you can arrange it, there is nothing I can't do without Xiahou!" ”

"Okay, after breakfast, you lead five cavalrymen with clever brains and good martial arts to return to Phoenix 、、、、、、 first."

Before Gongzi finished speaking, Xiahou Zhu interrupted hurriedly, and he muttered angrily: "Childe, I am blessed and enjoy hardships together, Xiahou and I am not a cowardly deserter, how can I go back to Shibao alone?" ”

"Xiahou, what's the hurry, a violent temper! Childe hasn't finished speaking, will you lose so many people and escape back first? Smart! Ning Zhenhu glanced at him disdainfully, and explained without anger.

When Xiahou Zhu heard this, he also felt that he might have misunderstood, so he scratched the back of his head very embarrassedly and smiled stupidly.

"Uncle Xiahou, you must rush back within three days, let the people from Shibao come to pick us up, the road can't take more than four days at most, more than 1,800 of us can't hold out on the seventh day, and the food is very insufficient!" Gongzi Wei Xing instructed very solemnly.

"Okay, Childe, don't worry, I will definitely rush to the stone castle within three days, and I'll leave now!" Xiahou Zhu patted his chest and reassured.

Gongzi Wei Xing hurriedly grabbed Uncle Xiahou and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Xiahou, sharpen the knife and don't cut the wood, don't be in such a hurry, it's not about this time!" ”

"After breakfast, a few of you bring enough cooked food, three of the best war horses per person, tents, fire folds, blankets and other things, don't leave them behind!"

"Don't worry, Childe, I will definitely complete the task!" Xiahou Zhu replied forcefully.

Ningzhen Hujiang Lake has rich experience, and carefully instructed: "Be careful on the thousands of mountains on the road, the snow is slippery!" You can let the empty horse go to the front, and you will have to walk a distance apart, don't be reckless, you"

"Brother Tiger, why have you become so nagging? I underestimate my Xiahou Zhu too much, this task is a bit of a cake! Xiahou Zhu muttered with some dissatisfaction.

Ning Zhenhu was a little worried about the proud Xiahou Zhu, and said worriedly: "Xiahou, if you have this mentality, it is better to let me go, your line of work is related to the lives of nearly two thousand people, and you must not be careless!" ”

"Childe, let me go, I'm not worried about him!"

Before Gongzi could reply, Xiahou Zhu was already jumping up very uncomfortably, and glared at his shoes: "Brother Tiger, your words hurt my heart too much!" I, Xiahou Zhu, have also faced the desperate situation of death countless times, but I have survived, don't underestimate me! ”

Gongzi Wei Xing was stunned for a moment, and chuckled quietly, not expecting that Uncle Xiahou also had a side of lying without blushing.

Gongzi has heard that Mr. Tang Zhongyi talked about those thrilling escape careers more than ten years ago, among the three hundred royal guards, there are more than a dozen dark masters, they are the main force of the fight, except for Mr., everyone else has unfortunately sacrificed their lives for the Cao Wei royal family!

When he escaped to the Western Regions, Mr. Tang Zhongyi was seriously injured and barely survived, but his body and bones were sometimes good and sometimes bad, and his superb martial arts also regressed most of the time!

In desperation, he had to slowly recuperate, but he gradually became obsessed with scriptures and classics, wearing a scarf and hat, holding a feather fan, and his temperament became more and more like a famous scholar of Chinese culture, and it seemed that he could not match the brave man who fiddled with swords and clubs!

Back then, Xiahou Zhu and Huyan Leopard were just sixteen or seventeen-year-old hairy boys, and their martial arts were mediocre, so they survived!

It is ironic that most of the secret guards with good talent and extraordinary martial arts sacrificed to protect their son Wei Xing, but Meng Ping, Zhang Hua and Cao Da, who were mediocre in martial arts, survived!

There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, who can explain the things in the world clearly!

Life is so unexpected and changeable, full of accidents, no one can correctly predict what will happen in the future, most people's predictions are similar to the lottery tickets bought, less than time, can not determine the authenticity!

In fact, we laypeople often make wrong predictions about things, of course, it is not excluded that one day we are lucky to step on the shit and hit the luck!

However, this kind of shit luck is not superimposed, there are very few people in the world who are not killed by thunder and lightning on rainy days, and those who are not killed by two consecutive slashes are as precious and rare as our giant pandas, hahaha、、、、、、

Getting back to the point, Gongzi Wei Xing's chuckle inadvertently made Xiahou Zhu see it, and he was inevitably a little weak and uneasy in his heart, and he was really afraid that Gongzi had heard about it.

At this time, Gongzi Wei Xing was really a little worried, and said cautiously: "Uncle Tiger, if you are not at ease, you can also bring a few people from the dart game to go over!" ”

"Childe, don't! Brother Tiger is a little older, and such a long journey in weather seems to be not very good for the body, so you can believe me once! Xiahou Zhu pleaded pitifully.

"Xiahou, this is not to doubt your ability! The lives of nearly 2,000 people are at stake, so let's be cautious and I'll accompany you all the way, just in case! "Ning Zhenhu said.

"Shhhh After all, they still don't believe in my ability, and it doesn't matter how many more people there are! Xiahou Zhu rolled his eyes helplessly.

At this time, Gongzi Wei Xing said loudly: "Okay, okay, it's time for breakfast, don't delay!" After eating, you all set off together, and don't forget to bring your crossbow and arrows! ”

Childe was cautious and cautious in the end, and finally did not forget to remind him!

"Childe, this kind of bad ghost weather, in addition to the difficulty of the road, what danger can there be?"

"Besides, in this kind of ice and snow weather, the lethality of the crossbow has also been reduced by more than half!" Xiahou Zhu muttered a few words dissatisfiedly.

Whether it is an ordinary bow or a salvo crossbow, their bowstrings are extremely afraid of damp environments;

Once not well maintained, the performance is easy to drop a lot!

This needs to talk about the materials used to make bowstrings, which are generally made of animal tendons, such as deer tendons, beef tendons, fish bladders and horse tendons.

The water and soil are different in different places, and the production is different, and the bowstring material is also adapted to local conditions, each with its own particularity.

However, most of them are best made of beef tendon, and the bowstring made from it has the characteristics of good elasticity, strong toughness and durability.

Making a bowstring is a very serious job, not only the selection of materials has certain requirements, but also the time of production is also exquisite, "summer tendons are not annoying", that is to say, summer tendons will not be disordered, the best time!

The quality of the bow is guaranteed, but the price is usually very expensive.

"It's good to be cautious, it's okay to be careful! In case of crisis, it is much more useful than an ordinary bow and arrow! Gongzi Wei Xing responded casually.

In fact, Xiahou Zhu muttered some truth, what danger can there be on the road in this kind of ghost weather?

All creatures hide in their nests, reluctant to come out, and most people are like this, and there will be no boring people who go crazy and want to rob in this kind of ghost weather.

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After breakfast, their group of twelve people and thirty-six war horses disappeared into the vast white snow in a hurry.

"Hope they arrive soon!" Gongzi Wei Xing looked at the direction in which they disappeared and prayed secretly.

After a while, Gongzi Wei Xing turned around and ordered: "Wei Zhong, Wei Cheng, we will also set off immediately, you two should pay more attention on the road, this kind of ghost weather, don't let people fall behind!" ”

"Yes, Childe!"

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In order to lighten the load, everything that is not needed is thrown behind, and everyone strives to travel light.

In the heavy snow, a long line braved the cold, ice and snow, and walked step by step.

A considerable number of people wear straw sandals, and in this case, their feet have long been frozen blue!

The people in the cloth shoes are only slightly better than them!

In desperation, some of the people marched in turn wearing cloth shoes, and the barefoot ones wrapped their feet in leather and rode on their horses on their sides, slowly moving forward!

On the first day, it was a little better, about thirty-five miles of walking;

The next day, the snow was thicker and more difficult to walk, so he only walked thirty-one or two miles, which made Gongzi Wei Xing's brows furrow and his mood disordered;

On the third day, the procession had only traveled twenty-seven or eight miles, and there were still more than ninety miles left;

However, the food was used as sparingly as possible, but it was only enough for two days!

At night, looking at the empty sky, Gongzi Wei Xing silently prayed, hoping that the group of twelve had reached Phoenix Fort!

Gongzi Wei Xing didn't know that Xiahou Zhu and his party had already had an accident on the way!

In fact, Gongzi Wei Xing hates the act of "praying" very much!

In his understanding, only the incompetent would often beg for blessings from the heavens.

In fact, it's just a psychological comfort to put yourself at ease!

It has no practical effect, and it contains more of some self-deception in it!

However, in life, most people inevitably have such boring behavior often like this, and it is difficult to avoid it!

can't avoid it, it means that you, me and him are all laymen among all living beings, and they can't become great people, hahaha、、、、、、

Since we are all laymen, we should do some mundane things, adult you, me and him, often go out to make a living, and if you have the opportunity, go home more often to see your parents who are getting older!

If you are lucky enough to have a girlfriend, you will have a little more understanding and forgiveness!

In recent years, the ratio of men and women has become increasingly disparity, and it is good to have one, don't pick and choose, it will be troublesome if you are dazzled!

The ratio of men and women in official writing is quite ugly;

However, many men in society are deeply touched, but they are a little confused about this data!

In the land of China, the official data has always been a mystery, and you and I can never guess whether it is true or false.

Kindly solemnly warn that the more beautiful and temperamental the girl, the more 、、、、、、 in this materially abundant world

Like BMW, because everyone likes it, it is very sought-after, and it may change hands more often!

My girlfriend's gentle and empathetic personality is much more precious than anything beautiful and temperamental!

Hahaha、、、、、、 sorry, off topic!

On the fourth day, they only traveled more than 20 miles, and some people already had symptoms of discomfort, fever, low temperature, and slow movement!

But the son Wei Xing was helpless, and his head was abnormally stuffy!

On the fifth day, there was only one day's food left, and Childe had to force everyone to continue marching!

He had to pray again in his heart that tomorrow reinforcements would arrive!

Once again, I played this very childish psychological comfort very helplessly!

However, he was really helpless, although it was only a short fifty or sixty miles away from the stone fort!

In normal times, riding a war horse is a two-hour journey!

But at this time, it is like an insurmountable distance, trapping everyone and dominating everyone's life and death!