Chapter 304: First Snow
After taking the elixir exchanged from the mall, lying on the bed and resting for a day and two nights, Zhang Fan's body recovered. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
He was woken up early in the morning by a loud noise, and when he got out of the quilt, he couldn't help but shiver, and his hairs suddenly stood on end.
However, Zhang Fan was not an ordinary person after all, and immediately carried his true qi in the meridians for a week, and immediately his body warmed up, and he continued to bubble white qi outward......
Hey, martial arts are really fucking good!
Zhang Fan put on his clothes and asked casually:
"What's going on?"
The soldiers guarding outside the tent replied:
"General Hui, we froze to death more than a dozen horses last night......"
Zhang Fan frowned slightly, lifted the tent, and suddenly his eyes lit up:
It's a world of pink makeup and jade, covered in silver, white everywhere, the sky is hanging down, and the white fog is misty; Wrapped in silver, Yushu Qionghua. The snow still glows brightly and finely when it falls to the ground, making you squint to enjoy the magnificent snowy scene.
At this time, although the snow had stopped, the north wind was cold, and the silver-gray clouds were galloping in the sky, and the cold snap was rolling, and a bigger snow was brewingβ
This is the first snow that Zhang Fan has seen in this time and space, he spent the whole winter in Huiji County last year, the south is not better than the north, it is not uncommon to not snow in winter, and many places in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai have rarely seen snow in several years.
At this time, Zhang Fan's mood was very delicate and complicated. The first snow is beautiful, but he doesn't have "green ant new brewing wine, red clay small stove." When you come late and want snow, you can drink a cup of nothing" leisure and elegance.
Most of his soldiers are southerners, and their resistance to cold weather is not high, and in such a special era when a cold can kill people, snow may not be a pure angel in their eyes, but a sharp blade that kills people without seeing blood.
Zhang Fan hurriedly asked him to take him to inspect the camp, but fortunately, more than a dozen horses froze to death, and dozens of horses had varying degrees of frostbite. The main thing is that the cold snap hit too quickly, and the soldiers were not fully prepared.
Zhang Fan also found some soldiers who had a cold and cough, but the number was not many, and probably most of his soldiers were strong and strong, so they had relatively strong immunity to colds.
Zhang Fan immediately ordered the soldiers with a cold to be isolated, after all, colds are contagious, and in this era of low medical care, death from a cold and flu is not news.
In order to avoid causing panic, Zhang Fan also had a rare handful of generosity, and bought some cold medicine from the system mall for them to take. They quickly and completely recovered, and they were very grateful to Zhang Fan; Then Zhang Fan continued to send people to purchase warm and cold-proof military uniforms and quilts, and ordered the military doctor to purchase medicinal materials according to his prescription to facilitate timely treatment.
Due to the heavy snow blocking the road, the Kwantung coalition forces also temporarily halted their advance and stationed themselves on the spot, waiting for this period to pass before continuing their march......
Zhang Fan's soldiers were lucky, because Zhang Fan was seriously injured, so after the coalition forces captured Bishui Pass, Zhang Fan's department took over the city defense of Bishui Pass to rest in situ and wait for Zhang Fan to recover from his injury; And the other princes of the coalition army are happy to see this, after all, Zhang Fan is resting here, which is equivalent to giving up the first place to capture Luoyang.
Removing one of the biggest competitors, the princes from all walks of life continued to march towards Luoyang happily, and pretended to express that they were very concerned about Zhang Fan's injury, hoping that he would recuperate well here, and there was no need to worry, the great cause of crusading against Dong Zhuo would continue to be completed by them.
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Zhang Fan sat on the top of the city tower, watching the snow falling, pouring himself hot wine, and suddenly Gongsun Jing hurriedly came and saluted:
"Lord, something is wrong. Dong thieves burned Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang'an. β
Zhang Fan frowned slightly, put down the wine glass and sighed:
"Migration in this weather...... Ay! The people are miserable! This is the result of the government being held in the hands of the cruel people. β
Gongsun Jing was stunned for a long time, and then asked stubbornly:
"Lord, now that Dong Thief is going west, will you take advantage of the situation to pursue you?"
Zhang Fan's face was expressionless, and he pondered for a long time before he spoke:
"The princes of all walks of life have their own ghosts, and their ambitions are not here, at first everyone may think that Dong Zhuo is expanding too fast, and if he is not restrained, he will inevitably backfire on himself; Now that Dong Zhuo has been defeated and retreated to Chang'an, it is no longer enough to pose a threat to them, who is willing to lose his troops in vain? β
Gongsun Jing couldn't help but say, "But you are the leader of the alliance!" You gave the order to pursue, did they dare not listen? β
Zhang Fan sneered: "When like-minded, they naturally listen to my command; But once I have a conflict of interest, who will still be the leader of the alliance? Even if I give an order, they are not disobedient and blame each other, but in the end it will be the same, but I will not be able to get off the stage......"
Gongsun Jing said disappointedly: "Could it be that this crusade is like this? β
Zhang Fan said calmly: "There are still more than 100,000 elites in the Xiliang Army, as long as Hangu Pass is locked, no matter how many coalition troops there are, how can they shake it?" Take 10,000 steps back and say, if you really break through Hangu Pass, how many lives will it take to fill it? Hangu Pass is different from Bishui Pass, it has entered the last barrier in the pass, Dong Zhuo can only defend it, and will never retreat half a step, do you understand? β
Hangu Pass was built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Because in the valley, the deep danger is like a letter and gets the name, the canyon that is 50 kilometers long, the east end is the Hangu Pass, and the west end is the Tongguan Pass.
Hangu Pass guards the throat of Cuihan, Hengling in the west, Jiejian in the east, Qinling in the south, the Yellow River in the north, the terrain is dangerous, the road is narrow, known as "the car is not on the track, the horse is not the same as the bridle". It is the throat of Luoyang in the east and Chang'an in the west, known as "beside the towering river of Twin Peaks, a battlefield in Hangu since ancient times", and it has been a place for soldiers to fight for since ancient times.
In the third year of King Zhou Shenliang, King Huai of Chu raised the army of the Six Kingdoms to attack Qin, and Qin relied on the natural danger of Hangu, so that the army of the Six Kingdoms "ambushed millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting". In the sixth year of Qin Shi Huang, the armies of Chu, Zhao, Wei and other five countries committed Qin, "to Hangu, they were all defeated".
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period for more than 2,000 years, Hangu Pass has experienced the seven heroes fighting for hegemony, Chu and Han rivalries, Huang Chao, Li Zicheng peasant uprisings, as well as the Xinhai Revolution, the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and the war of liberation.
Gongsun Jing's expression was a little unwilling, but he also knew that what Zhang Fan said was right, as long as Dong Zhuo guarded Hangu Pass, even if you had thousands of troops and horses, you could only sigh.
Looking at Gongsun Jing's dejected expression, Zhang Fan chuckled and said:
"You can't use your brain? Could it be that if you want to kill Dong Zhuo, you can only be an enemy? Can't you outwit it? β
Gongsun Jing suddenly came to his senses and arched his hand:
"And please teach meβ"
Zhang Fan said confidently: "Dong Zhuo's power has expanded too fast, and he has no time to digest it. The prosperity on the surface could not conceal the internal corruption, and the warlords of the Liangzhou system headed by Li Dao and Guo Yan and the warlords of the Bingzhou system headed by Lu Bu were already like fire and water, and the contradictions were deepening day by day......
Zhang Fan continued: "In the face of external pressure, you may still be able to hold together, but as long as the pressure is gone, it will collapse in an instant. If someone provokes a little, Dong Zhuo will be able to die without a place to be buried in an instant. β
Gongsun Jing said with a ashamed face: "Presumably, the lord has been prepared for a long time, but he is humble and arrogant......"
Zhang Fan was undeniable, his face was as heavy as water, and his eyes were already cold when he looked at the West, and the killing machine disappeared in a flash...... (To be continued.) )