Due to the loss of nearly half of the horses, the carts could not cross the river and had to be discarded, so the horses could only be used as livestock carrying supplies. Except for the two dozen or so soldiers who were seriously wounded, the rest could only walk on foot.

The team did not dare to stop for a while, and for lunch they could only nibble on the frozen dry food with clear water, coupled with extreme fatigue and the severe cold weather, the speed of the march can be imagined.

But at the end of the afternoon, the howling north wind suddenly became less and quieter, and the weather seemed to be less cold. Everyone was overjoyed, at least at last they no longer had to march in the bitter wind, and the biting cold wind that burrowed into their clothes was more unbearable than fatigue.

But Wang Yuan's heart sank to the valley completely, and Wang Yuan knew what it meant that the north wind that had been blowing for two days suddenly stopped, which was a sign that heavy snow was coming. There is already a long way to go, and another heavy snowfall will be a disaster. When the snow falls, the weather will be even colder and more unbearable. Moreover, the heavy snow will slow down the march even more slowly, and it is already in a situation where food and grass are not enough to support it, which is an extremely serious problem.

The heavy snow began to flutter and fall without any accident, and after only an hour passed, the wasteland became a white expanse, and the road to the wasteland was even flat, and the road to the wasteland was stretched endlessly, and the mountains that were shrouded in the vast snow were not big or small.

This is already a mountainous area thirty miles away from the Yanghe River, and the mountain trail in front leads to the direction of Yunzhou, and on the way is Huai'an County, which belongs to the jurisdiction of Fanyang, which is the direction that Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan are about to go. According to the plan, the brigade of soldiers and horses will walk north around the mountain from here, all the way to the northwest, and finally arrive at the Boulder Pass to wait for rescue.

The white snow made the sky and the earth dark, in fact, there was not much time to hurry, but Wang Yuan still decided to leave immediately, he couldn't delay too much time, the sooner he invited reinforcements, the more chance these more than 300 soldiers and horses would have to live.

In the woods on the slope of the hill, Wang Yuan summoned everyone to explain his intentions, and the three hundred soldiers stood there silently, everyone's mood was complicated, but no one spoke.

"Brothers, this is our only chance to get out of Yunzhou alive, I must invite reinforcements, otherwise we will all die on the road if we can't get to Yunzhou. As for the reason, I can't explain it to you, but I'm sure you can see the situation. The soldiers and horses who caught up with us when we crossed the river did not come to save us, but they came to save us last night. I won't say much about it. I'll go and ask for reinforcements, my third lady will stay with you, and I'll come back with reinforcements to get you out. ”

Hearing that Wang Yuan had left his wife behind, the soldiers' expressions were obviously much relaxed. Wang Yuan wanted to explain a few words to Liu Jun why he wanted to stay, but unexpectedly, Liu Jun took the initiative to stand up.

"Brothers, I, Liu Jun, am also with you, you don't have to worry. You may not know who I am, and my teachers don't want me to reveal my identity, but I'm going to tell you who I am. My mother is Mrs. Qin Guo of the Tang Dynasty, and my cousin is Yang Guozhong, the current Prime Minister of the Left, I will stay and live and die with you, you should have no doubts in your hearts. ”

The soldiers were in an uproar, Liu Jun's identity was only known to the people around Wang Yuan, and the soldiers had always only regarded him as Wang Yuan's student, but they didn't expect it to be such a noble son, and the hearts of the soldiers fell suddenly. The son of Mrs. Qin Guo and the nephew of Zuo Xiang are trapped, but this reason is enough. Even if the envoy doesn't care about his family, he has to take care of the life of this little boy.

Wang Yuan was very satisfied with Liu Jun's performance, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, you are getting more and more knowledgeable, don't worry, I will save you out." You are a man, take good care of Qing'er and Zi'er, I will leave the two of them to you. ”

Liu Jun nodded vigorously. Wang Yuan beckoned to Liu Dehai and said, "General Liu, you have to pick up the burden of a thousand catties, Mr. Xunzhi will stay to assist you, and you will discuss things." I'm afraid that there is not enough dry food, food and grass, anyway, it is not enough, and you don't need to rush to the road. The road is even more difficult after this snowfall, and the most important thing is not to rush, but not to show your whereabouts. The problem of insufficient food and grass, and the problem of whereabouts have to be solved by yourself. In short, I only ask you of one thing, and that is to hold on until I arrive with reinforcements, and to complete this one, and live up to my expectations. ”

Liu Dehai straightened his chest and said: "Don't worry, envoy, I will bring the little prince and his wife and brothers to the outside of the Boulder Pass intact." ”

Wang Yuan nodded and smiled: "I believe you." ”

Liu Jun led two horses, Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan put on their cloaks and hoods, turned over and got on their horses, rushed out of the woods under the silent gaze of everyone, went up the mountain road, and headed west.

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The road leading to Yunzhou was originally also an official road, and the border area was densely fought, and all kinds of soldiers and horses were frequently dispatched, but the road became more and more unbearable due to wind and rain and mudslides. Although the imperial court allocated funds every year to repair the important roads in their own areas, it was really a drop in the bucket.

Man-made reasons are secondary, mainly because the road conditions of this road are complicated, and they can only be tinkered with, which does not have much effect. Year after year has passed, and the official road that could have been used in parallel for two cars can now only be used in parallel, and there are many ravines and cliffs in the places they have passed, which is extremely dangerous.

But Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan could not stop because of these dangers, braved the heavy snow, hurried on the mountain road that could stumble at any time, and used the last bit of light until the four fields were all dark and the faint snow light was not enough to see where the road was, so they found a recess under the cliff wall to spend the night.

Wang Yuan cut some pine branches, simply built a small shack under the cliff wall, and laid a layer of long grass cut in the snow on the ground. The two ate dry food, Wang Yuan also creatively cooked some pine needle tea and drank it, and snuggled up to each other with Gongsun Lan and chatted by the fire.

This should be the real sense of solitude between the two, and there have been solitary times before, but in this wilderness, where there is no one around, the solitude between the two has a hint of mutual dependence, and their hearts are closer to each other.

Gongsun Lan was not too restrained in front of Wang Yuan, untied her bun and put down her long hair that was slightly wet with snow and water, and dried it by the bonfire. The water vapor coming out of the long hair was steaming, like a cloud of mist enveloping Gongsun Lan's pretty face, like a layer of faint light.

Wang Yuan leaned against the cliff wall and looked fascinated, Gongsun Lan looked back and saw Wang Yuan's expression and said angrily: "What are you looking at with a pair of thief eyes? ”

Wang Yuan sighed: "It's really a beauty, they all say that the concubine is the first beauty in the world, and I think my cousin is the first beauty in the world." Your Majesty was also blind, and he actually let you out of the palace in the first place. ”

Gongsun Lan chirped: "What is going on in your head? If you talk nonsense again, I'll cut your tongue with a sword. ”

Wang Yuan stretched out his tongue and leaned over and said, "You cut it, as long as you like it." ”

"Phew, such a scoundrel, it's a shame that others still say that you are a literati, I think you are similar to a ruffian."

Wang Yuan smiled silently, and only looked at Gongsun Lan quietly. Gongsun Lan smiled: "I was right by me, I have no words to refute it." ”

Wang Yuan said: "If time can stay at this moment, how good it would be if heaven and earth are eternal at this time, so that I can be here with my cousin forever and enjoy this beauty." ”

Gongsun Lan restrained her smile and said softly: "That's impossible, it's not your ambition to be a hermit, besides, there are so many people outside who are concerned, can you let it go?" ”

Wang Yuan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I can't put it down, I really can't let it go." ”

The two were silent, listening to the crackling of the bonfire and the silent fall of the snow between the heavens and the earth, only to feel that the world was leisurely, and their hearts were full of feelings.

"Cousin, play a song for me, after the plum garden, I don't hear your flute." Wang Yuan broke the silence softly.

Gongsun Lan watched Wang Yuan take out a bamboo flute from his waist like a trick, and said happily: "You still have the bamboo flute of Concubine Xiang I gave you?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "How dare you not bring it?" Isn't that a disappointment to my cousin's affection? ”

Gongsun Lan didn't blame Wang Yuan's ridicule, gently took the bamboo flute and played by the bonfire, turned around and smiled at Wang Yuanyan: "For the sake of your well-behaved face, I will play a song for you." ”

Wang Yuan plucked his ears and said, "Pit your ears and listen!" ”

Gongsun Lan smiled, the flute in the mouth, a moment later the flute sound gently sounded, the soft flute sound is like a pair of gentle hands, caressing people's hearts, from the cliff, the snow curtain straight out, echoing between the mountains and wilderness.

The flute sound gradually became thick and rapid from tactful and twisted, and gradually became excited, Gongsun Lan's expression also became serious, and when Dai frowned slightly, the flute also gave birth to a sense of vicissitudes and slaughter.

Wang Yuanxin felt something and slowly got up, stood under the cliff, looked at the darkness covered by heavy snow, and whispered softly:

The gold bottle sake bucket is ten thousand, and the jade plate is shy and ten thousand dollars.

I couldn't eat when I stopped throwing my cup, and I was at a loss when I drew my sword and looked around.

If you want to cross the Yellow River and ice congestion river, you will climb the snow-filled mountains of Taihang.

Idle fishing on the blue river, suddenly take a boat to dream of the sun.

It's hard to walk! It's hard 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.