The moonlight was clear, the night sky was clear, and the cold northwest wind blew the white snow covering the high slopes of the loess, stirring up bursts of white mist, and in this land covered with white for thousands of miles, the atmosphere of silence and desolation enveloped everything. There were no passing merchants, no fleeing homeless people, and even birds and animals......

Thousands of mountains and birds fly away, and thousands of people disappear......

There was only a small procession, slowly marching through the winding valley......

The soldiers who had been in the field for three days were extremely tired at the moment, and almost every time they walked, a soldier would fall asleep while walking, and the captain or captain who led the team would wake him up at the first time, and the officers ran in front of the team, cheering loudly for everyone, encouraging everyone to persevere......

The same distance, the same weather, but the physical strength and the time when they came are very different......

But what is even more different is that the faces of the soldiers no longer have a look of complaint and dissatisfaction on their faces, although they are tired and weak, but the smiles on their faces have not diminished in the slightest, for these soldiers of the five generations, the experience of these days is quite legendary. They followed their commander and rushed for hundreds of miles to attack Luzi Pass, capturing two party scout cavalry alive, and then the whole army returned. These soldiers have never experienced such a thing in their lives, and as an army, the word "winning the battle" has never been related to the Zhangwu army. In this army, which is known for its ability to carry out mutinies, there has never been an officer like Lee*, nor has there ever been a unit like today's C-Corps.

The soldiers' physical exertion was almost at its limit, but their faces were still full of confidence and pride.

We are the best soldiers in the Zhangwu Army.

Our team officer is the best team officer in the Zhangwu Army.

None of the soldiers said this sensual sentence, but this heartfelt sentence was clearly written on everyone's face at this moment......

However, at this time, the "best team officer" walked in the middle of the queue with a stretcher on his shoulder......

“…… My lord, let me go down, I can go by myself......"

Wei Xun, a seven-foot-long man, the famous gang boss in Yanzhou, who laughed and scolded the scheming and best at fighting in the nest on weekdays, was crying with tears and snot in shame at the moment, crying and begging Li * to put himself down.

"Less nonsense, save some energy, and be careful not to fall asleep......" Lee* rejected his application without question.

"My lord, let's take your place for a while......" Shen Chen, who was in charge of the entire marching army on the side, ran over.

"Go back to command the queue, your post is there!" Li * commanded with a cold face, and his feet did not stop at all, without the slightest intention of handing over shifts.

"My lord, I'll carry Brother Wei for a while, Shen Shiguan continues to command the queue to march!" Lu Xun rushed up from behind and looked at Shen Chendao, who was pale, with some concern.

Shen Chen looked at him, then at the resolute look on Shen Chen's face, shook his head, and said, "You go to the back and take a hand, replace Liang Xuan, he has been carrying him for a long time......"

Before the words fell, Liang Xuan, who was carrying the stretcher behind him, shouted extremely dissatisfied: "I have only been carrying for less than an hour, and the adults have been carrying it for more than two hours......

"Fart......" Li* scolded with his head tilted, "marching all the way, and there is no hourglass, where do you stupid pig brain calculate the hour?" ”

Liang Xuan shouted: "My lord, this is a strong word, I counted all the way, the lord is from Luguan out of the second post station on the shoulder, the humble post is from the third post station to start lifting, and now the fourth post station has just passed——"

A smile appeared on Li*'s face: "Okay, Liang Dasha has learned to use his brain......"

"My lord, let the humble position carry you for a while......" Lu Xun said to Li * in an almost pleading tone.

Before Li * could speak, Wei Xun also said on the stretcher: "My lord, if you don't want to let the lowly come down and walk by yourself, let Brother Lu take his place......"

Li * looked at a few people, and said with a wry smile: "Okay, Lu Xun, you can carry this station, remember to return it to me after the next station——"

Lu Xun replied vaguely, and reached out to take the stretcher on Li *'s shoulder.

Wei Xun said softly: "Thank you—Brother Lu!" ”

Lu Xun smiled: "Brother Wei, don't be polite anymore, it's all brothers, what's the point of doing this?" ”

Li * unloaded the stretcher, and suddenly felt a sense of relief on his body, after walking so many roads, he was also quite a little weak, standing on the edge of the queue and gasping for breath, he caught a glimpse of a few horses at the end of the queue, and he slowly walked over.

This long-distance raid and training made the C team make a small fortune, not to mention the capture of two complete sets of cavalry equipment, five good party horses are an unexpected gain, and now the price of a horse in Yanzhou and even in Guanzhong has climbed to a sky-high price of 80 guan per horse, and five good horses are 400 yuan of copper coins. Even at this price, it is actually impossible to buy horses, due to the trade barriers of the Dingnan army and the ban of the central court outside the Guan, important strategic materials such as horses cannot be openly bought and sold in the market, and the price of black market horses is ridiculously high, and the price of the two parties is randomly determined by the two parties according to the situation, generally ranging from two to five times the price.

As for the dry food, charcoal, salt, milk wine and other supplies carried on horseback, they are not the same thing at all.

Originally, the officers asked Li * to choose a horse as a mount to ride and march, Li * was not sensitive to this - he didn't know how to ride a horse at all, and he was afraid that he would fall down if he couldn't walk a few miles on horseback, so it was better not to do such a humiliating thing and damaging his prestige, besides, there were only nine people riding horses in the entire Zhangwu army, and even the officers at the command level of each battalion had not yet ridden horses, and he was a small squad officer, so it was better not to be so ostentatious and arrogant, and he did not have the capital to offend the anger of the public at present......

Therefore, there are only two people walking on horseback at present, and the price of this special treatment is that both of them are sturdy on their horses, because they are prisoners and the spoils of this trip to Luguan of Team C.

Li* walked to the end of the team and looked at the fine seal Minda who closed his eyes and recuperated, and asked with a smile, "Frozen, right?" How about letting you down for a while? Move your hands and feet, there's still a long way to go—"

Xifeng Minda looked at him a little strangely, and asked with a sneer, "Move your hands and feet?" Will you untie my ropes? ”

Li * nodded: "Yes - I've been tied up for so long, I'm afraid you're a little stiff!" ”

Thin Feng Minda chuckled: "You're not afraid that I will run away? ”

Li* nodded: "I'm afraid!" ”

Fine-sealed Minda glanced at him, slowly closed his eyes, and ignored Li*.

"Come, untie the rope that binds his hands and feet......" Li*'s voice sounded in his ears.

Thin Seal Minda opened his eyes abruptly and looked at Li like a monster.

The officers and soldiers were also stunned, but they reacted quickly, but they didn't make any objections to the team's shocking order, Shen Chen personally ran over, went up directly to untie the ropes that bound Minda's hands and feet, patted him on the waist with hostility to show vigilance, and then ran back to the front to command the queue.

He moved his wrist comfortably, then turned over and dismounted, stamped his feet on the snow, and walked slowly and silently......

Li * untied the milk wine strap on the horse's back, opened it and took a sip of it first, frowning, this wine is really sour, he stuffed the stopper, reached out and handed it to the fine seal Minda, and said with a smile: "Your wine is really unpleasant-"

Fine-sealed Minda unceremoniously took the wine bag, opened the stopper and poured it first, and said disappreciatively: "What do you know, this is the wine that a real warrior drinks......"

"Excuse me—can this lord untie the rope of the villain? The villain promises not to run away......"

Immediately, there was a timid voice from behind him......

A sneer appeared on Minda's lips, and Li * looked back in surprise—it was Tuoba Guangxing who was still tied to his horse.

This guy has a good skin, a big waist and a round body, a beard, two large eyes, thick eyebrows, and a dignified appearance - if you don't look at the flattering look on his face at this moment.

Li * is also quite interested in this guy, judging from the name, this person may really be Li Yiyin's son, but it is a pity that the Mongols did not give the Western Xia a history, and the genealogy of the Tuoba family has not been handed down, so except for those who have succeeded to the position of patriarch, Li * does not know.

He smiled and said, "Your name is Tuoba Guangxing?" ”

"Exactly, exactly, but the villain's ancestor was given the surname by the Heavenly Khan, and the villain is called Li Guangxing......"

Lee Kwang-hing...... Who are you? Lee* asked casually.

"He is the eldest brother of the villain, and now he is the commander of the Ya Nei in Xiazhou, and the adults know my eldest brother?" Tuoba Guangxing asked in surprise.

"I don't know!" Lee* said with a smile.

“……”

"What about Li Guangyan? He's your brother too? Lee* asked again.

"He is a villainous brother, and now he is serving as a defense envoy in Yinzhou-" Tuoba Guangxing said proudly.

"Oh—so your brothers are all better mixed up than you......" Lee* scoffed.

Tuoba Guangxing was stunned for a while, and said with a bitter face: "Please be gracious, if the adult is willing to let the villain go back, the villain will teach my brother and younger brothers to thank the adult with cattle and sheep and wealth, and the villain will practice what he says, please be sure to open the net......"

Xi Feng Minda, who had been silent, couldn't listen to it anymore, and said in a deep voice: "Young Master Guangxing, you are also a member of the Tuoba family, save some face for Master Yi Yin!" ”

Tuoba Guangxing's face suddenly changed: "You thief slave, if you hadn't betrayed me, how could I be here?" Your own family is incompetent and has been caught, but you still want to drag me in, if I return to Suizhou, I will never rest with you......"

Fine Feng Minda's face changed, and he hesitated for a long time before explaining: "I didn't betray you, they were looking for horseshoe prints, not **** things......"

Tuoba Guangxing scolded: "You thief slave, don't lie to me, if it weren't for you dragging, how could I be caught, you still dare to quibble, be careful that I pull your tendons and skin you......"

Xifeng Minda opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything more, and his face was already extremely gloomy.

Li *, who watched for a long time, had already blossomed in his heart, he had been coveting the brave harrier of Xifeng Minda for a long time, but he couldn't think of a way to subdue this person, and when he saw such a scene at this moment, where did he not know what to do?

He didn't speak, turned around and slapped Tuoba Guangxing with the handle of the wooden gun, and shouted coldly: "How dare you be so arrogant as a prisoner? Do you think that your Lao Tzu is the Xiazhou Festival, so I don't dare to kill you? ”

Tuoba Guangxing let out a terrible scream, causing countless soldiers of Team C to look back, and several soldiers who had interrogated Tinda suddenly showed disdain on their faces.

"Team Li-" Xifeng Minda thought about it for a while, and said: "Young Master Guangxing is different from us dead people, you better not torture him......"

Hearing this, Li * took back the wooden gun and said coldly: "For the sake of Brother Xifeng's intercession for you, Lao Tzu will spare you this time, and if you dare to talk nonsense, I will immediately chop you up and feed the dog ......"

Tuoba Guangxing shrank his head and sat on his horse, and there was a hot pain in the place where his back had been whipped by the wooden gun, although he was still dissatisfied with the fine seal Minda, but he was really afraid that this unreasonable team officer would really kill himself in this barren mountain and wilderness, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

Xifeng Minda listened to Li *'s words, and secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, how could he not know that Li * deliberately separated the relationship between himself and Tuoba Guangxing, but here and now, this matter could not be explained, not to mention that even if Li * did not provoke, he was afraid that the gentleman would also put the account on his head. Li * is hostile to his own position, and there is nothing wrong with doing so, but he only complains that his life is not good, and he actually messes up with this piece of mud that can't support the wall......

He sighed softly and said slowly, "You're really strange! ”

"Oh? Odd? How? Lee* asked casually, unconcerned.

"I hurt your people, and almost took your life, you still dare to let go of the rope on my body, you must know that if I take the horse and flee at this moment, you will not be able to catch up with me in this ice and snow......" Thin Feng Minda said lightly.

Li * smiled: "Yes, but you won't run away, I know-"

"Are you so sure?" Thin Seal Minda asked with a frown.

"With this waste in my hands, even if you flee back, you are afraid that you will be held accountable, if you don't rescue him, how can you escape alone? No matter how big you can be, in such weather, with such a burden, you can't escape my pursuit......" Li * said with a smile.

Finely sealed Minda Murran.

"What's more, even if there is no such relationship, you will not run away, you are a man who can afford to lose, although you have injured my chief, but my soldiers do not hate you, because you are in front of the battle to hurt him openly, everyone is a fighter, each is his own master, there is no personal enmity in it, we soldiers, the favorite is the hero, the most despised is the muddy soft egg-like like the one right later-" Li * pouted at the back and laughed.

Xifeng Minda smiled bitterly, and said lightly: "Do you know that no matter what you do, it is useless, our party is a person, and we will never get mixed with the Han people, Lord Tuoba accepted the edict of the Han court, it is a last resort, the party people have the rules of the party people, you don't understand, you can't understand, our people are all warriors, there are no traitors!" ”

Li* nodded: "Maybe you're right, but there are always exceptions!" ”

"No exceptions!" Fine-sealed Minda raised his head proudly.

Li * looked at him and asked softly, "What about the eldest young master in the back?" ”

Thin Feng Minda was speechless for a moment, and said in a low voice of hatred: "If it weren't for ...... Lord Tuoba will not put him in Suizhou to practice......"

Li * smiled: "Therefore, although there are many Han people who are not angry, they are not bloodless men, and although the party members are brave and strong, they are not without mud and soft eggs......"

Xifeng Minda suddenly smiled: "I'm wondering, if I suddenly run away at this moment, will you regret it......"

Without hesitation, Li shook his head and said, "I never regret it - nothing!" ”

Thin Seal Minda was surprised: "So sure? ”

Li * smiled sincerely at him: "You don't know me yet, people like me, I will think carefully before doing anything, and I will never make a decision easily if I don't think about it, so the decision I made will never be changed, let alone regretted, it is the ...... of memorialism."

Fine-sealed Minda thought for a long time and asked, "What would you do if I really escaped?" ”

Li * said lightly: "What should I do...... I'll take the guy in the back back and get out of the pan, and then find a way to capture you alive again next time on the battlefield......"

"Next time?" Xi Feng Min Dayuan looked at Li * with open eyes, and sneered: "Do you think you will catch me so easily next time?" ”

"Of course it won't be easy, in order to catch you, my subordinates may shed more blood, or even die, but even if it's not easy, I will try to do it, of course, I will try to make my subordinates bleed as little as possible, try not to die, but I still want to catch you!"

Looking at Li*'s resolute face, Xi Feng Minda was even more puzzled: "Will your subordinates agree?" Are you too irresponsible to them by doing this? ”

Li * shook his head: "Let them bleed or even die, it is the incompetence and dereliction of duty of my captain, I will not evade responsibility, if they accuse me or even betray me because of this, I will not blame them, and even commit suicide to apologize to them, but I will not change my mind, what I believe, I must do it!" ”

Xifeng Minda felt that Li * was incredible, he was silent for a long time and did not speak, for a long time, Li * said softly: "If I remember well, the people of the Xifeng clan should live in Yizhou, right?" ”

Thin Feng Minda glanced at him: "You seem to know a lot of things......"

"Hehe, know some ......"

"Yes, we moved here from Rail State......

"Are your parents still alive?"

"My father was a warrior, and many years ago, when I was very young, he died in battle, at the hands of you Han Chinese......"

Li * was silent, and after a while he continued to ask, "Your mother raised you?" ”

"It's not-" Xifeng Minda said with emotion, "When my father died in the war, my mother was taken away by you Han people, whether she was alive or dead, I don't know, I think, after more than 20 years, she must be no longer alive......"

Li * was stunned again, and stayed for a long time before he said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have touched your sadness......"

"It's nothing-" Thin Seal Minda smiled bitterly, "What you said makes sense, there are good people and bad people in the Han people, you are a good Han people......"

Li * didn't reply, sighed and asked, "Do you have any other relatives in the clan?" ”

Xifeng Minda was silent for a while, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "There is an uncle, he is an elder of the Xifeng clan, and he was also present when his mother was taken captive, but he escaped, leaving his mother to those Han soldiers who were like wolves and tigers, and then I crawled out of the pile of dead people and found him, and he took good care of me......"

Li * originally looked angry, but after listening to the latter sentence, his expression eased slightly: "It's okay if he is a little human......"

Xifeng Minda glanced at Li * and sneered: "Yes, he took good care of me - he gave me to the Tuoba family as a slave!" ”

Lee* was choked up and speechless for a while.

Suddenly, his eyebrows moved: "You are a slave of the Tuoba family?" ”

Fine Feng Minda smiled coldly: "Exactly-what, do you feel like you're at a loss?" Talking to a slave for a long time, you're embarrassed, aren't you? ”

Li *'s heart was already happy, at this time, the deputy lieutenant of the escort Rong smiled like a tomb robber who had picked up a treasure, with a thief's expression on his face, where was the meaning of losing face, he suppressed his excitement while continuing to ask: "Are you married?" ”

"Marriage?" Fine Feng Minda's eyes widened, and he wanted to beat Li * immediately: "Do you know what slave means?" ”

Seeing that Li * was puzzled, Xifeng Minda said angrily: "I haven't gotten rid of slavery yet, the rules in our party's clan, slaves can only marry slaves, and - the first Ye of our women will be enjoyed by the masters......"

That is, they have not yet married...... In other words, this guy has no real relatives on the party side at the moment...... Looking at the indignant expression of the fine seal Minda, the smile on Li *'s face became stronger and stronger, and his heart became more and more excited.

Just as Xifeng Minda clenched his fists and prepared to give a beating to the Han man who gloated about him, Li* spoke: "Don't worry, your filthy master won't have a chance to spoil your future wife......"