Along the way, Zhao Yue and others faced the cold wind all the way, stepped on the snow, and trekked hard.

As Liu Zheng said, they arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass at nightfall the next day.

When they saw the majestic pass in the distance, all the Han soldiers were happy, because they knew that they could finally sleep soundly, and they would not have to lose consciousness on the soles of their feet in the night, nor would they have to rush in the snow non-stop.

Before entering the Tiger Prison Pass, Zhao Yue specially looked up at the pass of this precipitous place, in front of the entrance of the Tiger Prison Pass, there was a deep ravine, similar to the moat of the city, and at this time it was full of snow. There is a wooden gate in the form of a lifting pass, which is the gate of the Tiger Prison when it rises and a wooden bridge through the ravine when it falls.

Closed, a few bonfires were lit, which gave off a warm light in the cold night, and several soldiers with weapons in their hands patrolled back and forth on them, and it was evident that they were very cold, because the stone walls built into the pass were now covered with a thin layer of ice, which was condensed when the snow melted and flowed downward.

Hua Xiong rode on his horse and shouted to everyone: "The personnel above the commander of the canton, including the military marquis, the military commander, and the school captain, listen to the order, and the houses in the Tiger Prison Pass are limited, and they cannot accommodate all the soldiers. The old and weak set aside 5,000 people and camped in the pass, and the remaining 15,000 men and horses hurried out of the customs and set up camp on the Kanto side! ”

"Yes, General!" Including Zhao Yue, the people who heard the military order all replied neatly.

After receiving Hua Xiong's order, everyone started to act, Zhao Yue rubbed his frozen red hands, took a few breaths of hot air, touched the black, and began to get busy with more than a hundred people under his hands. But after half an hour's effort, there is an additional camp on the east side of the Tiger Prison Pass, and looking down from the pass, you can see the firelight, like the stars at night.

The big white tents are the nests where the soldiers sleep, and the largest tent is where Hua Xiong is located.

What all the Han soldiers did not expect was that Hua Xiong, the general of Dong Zhuojun, did not live in a comfortable wooden house in the pass, but lived with them.

At this time, Cao Ping shrank in the quilt in the tent, shivering from the cold, and the thin quilt did not play any role at all in this icy and snowy environment. He shuddered and said, "Brother Changjiao, do you think that General Huaxiong seems to be a good person?" He was willing to endure hardships with us. However, I can't say that he will have more braziers in his tent than we do. ”

Zhao Yue was packing up his bed, pressing the package that Xian gave him under the pillow, and then turned to Cao Ping and said: "Actually, I also think that this general named Huaxiong is good, although Dong Zhuo is not very good, but he does have a few good generals under him." ”

Zhao Yue was about to continue, when someone suddenly called him outside the tent.

"Tun Chief, are you there?" The voice was a little subtle, Zhao Yue thought she had heard it wrong at first, and hurriedly made a gesture to ask Cao Ping not to make a sound.

Cao Ping hurriedly quieted down, tilted his ears, and listened with Zhao Yue. After a while, the voice continued: "Master Tun, I am a soldier under you, my name is Qian Hui, I am looking for you for something." ”

Zhao Yue and Cao Ping glanced at each other, they didn't have a good impression of this Qian Hui on weekdays, but now that they are on the front line, the war will start in a few days, how could he suddenly come to visit at night?

But since his soldiers are visiting, no matter what the reason, Zhao Yue should be there. So, Zhao Yue asked Cao Ping to put on his clothes, and then he spoke: "It's cold outside, come in and talk about something." ”

Qian Hui heard the words outside, stretched out his hand to open the big tent, and walked in.

He was wearing the uniform of the Han army, his hair was tied back in a mess, and his face was covered with plaster, as if he hadn't washed it for a long time. After looking at the situation in Zhao Yue's tent blankly, Qian Hui snorted and said, "Hehe, Tun Lord, it's windy outside, maybe there will be snow tonight, I'll come to see you, by the way, are you cold?" ”

Zhao Yue listened to Qian Hui's words, couldn't help but smile, and said that he would not go to the Three Treasures Hall if he had nothing to do, Zhao Yue knew that he must have something to say when he came this time, but he was embarrassed to say it directly, so he stood here and swallowed.

It is said that it is difficult to be a general, and Zhao Yue has a deep understanding since he became the tun chief.

As a general who commands soldiers, no matter how many people he has, he must have the vision to recognize people and the ability to grasp the psychology of each soldier. Therefore, Zhao Yue's ability to be the head of the tun for half a year shows that he has indeed grown a lot and has a certain management ability.

A few hundred people is no longer a problem for him.

"Qian Hui, thank you for your concern, with your words, my heart is a lot warmer, so it's not cold." Zhao Yue smiled lightly and replied.

After hearing this, Qian Hui nodded happily, but he still refused to leave, which made Zhao Yue even more convinced of his inference: he must have something to do.

Zhao Yue is a kind person, so he naturally does not want to be condescending and bully, but since he is the leader of the hundred people, he must have a certain prestige among the hundred people. Therefore, while he was considerate of everyone in his heart, he had to stand up and speak.

"Qian Hui, if you have something, just say it quickly, if it's okay, go back to the tent early to sleep, don't stay here longer, it's not appropriate to be seen by other soldiers."

Qian Hui hesitated again and again, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "Tun Chief, I actually want to ...... Take a leave, go back to Luoyang, and go to recuperate ......"

Zhao Yue frowned, when he was in a hurry to rest during the day today, he also saw this Qian Hui gambling with a group of unscrupulous people for a small amount of money, why did he get sick at night?

"Qian Hui, are you really sick?" Zhao Yue already felt that he was pretending to be sick and wanted to be a deserter and go back to Luoyang to sleep comfortably.

After Qian Hui heard this, his face was swollen and red, but he still patted his chest and said eloquently: "Tun Chief, you just don't believe the villain when you say this, after I arrived at this tiger prison tonight, I was dizzy and hot, but I was afraid that I was indeed sick, so I ...... So I hope you can give the villain a holiday, and let the villain go back to Luoyang. ”

Zhao Yue stared at Qian Hui tightly and didn't speak, he was thinking about whether to believe Qian Hui's words.

At this time, Cao Ping spoke on the side, and he said with a dissatisfied face: "Hey, sick? I think it's a sickness that I'm afraid of death. ”

When Qian Hui heard this, his face was displeased, and he said to Cao Ping: "Brother Cao Ping, how can you say that? I know that you have a good relationship with the tun chief on weekdays and live together all day long, but you are just a military commander, and I am not your army, what qualifications do you have to care about me? ”

Indeed, after Cao Ping served as the commander of the tun in Zhao Yue, he was also promoted to the commander of the army, and there were five better partners below to listen to his orders.

"Qian Hui, are you looking for a fight, gambling with a few people who have no shape all day long, and now you dare to talk to me like this, when I teach you swordsmanship, you don't know where it is!" Half a year has passed, Cao Ping seems to have his own majesty and style of acting, at this time hearing Qian Hui shouting, he jumped out of bed without saying a word, dragging Qian Hui to duel.

"Enough for the two of you! The cold wind outside is not stopped, the enemy is also about to be present, and there is still the courage of kung fu! Zhao Yue stood up and scolded the two of them loudly, making Cao Ping let go of Qian Hui.

Cao Ping gritted his teeth tightly and reluctantly let go of the money juniper in his hand. Qian Hui looked at Cao Ping unconvinced, straightened his clothes, and then hugged his fist at Zhao Yue, and said: "Elder Tun, you have a good relationship with him, I know, since I contradicted him today, I don't think you can grant me leave, I'll go to Liu Junhou to ask for leave!" ”

After speaking, Qian Hui opened the account door and was about to leave the account.

Zhao Yue took advantage of the gap in the corner that was raised, and met the light of the torches in the hands of the patrol soldiers outside the tent, and saw the snowflakes falling in the sky, which were both large and dense.

Sure enough, it was snowing again!

"Qian Hui, you come back first," Zhao Yue called Qian Hui back to the tent, let him sit down in front of his bed, frowned, and said to him calmly: "Lord Junhou is only afraid of being unwell, so don't bother him, since you say that you are sick, then stay in the tent honestly, and I will ask Lord General for you." ”

"Brother Changjiao!" When Cao Ping heard this, he was a little excited, and hurriedly said: "It's snowing heavily, and you don't know the temperament of the main general Huaxiong, go to him at this time, in case you disturb him, and he is a short-tempered person, what if he is angry for a while, what should I do if I punish you?" ”

Zhao Yue glanced at the dirty Qian Hui, then looked at Cao Ping, and said: "Before General Huaxiong went to war, he had already issued a military order, and any soldier, whether he was sick or not, must insist on fighting. Needless to say, you watch him here, don't let him go elsewhere to cause trouble, I'll go and go back. ”

After speaking, Zhao Yue ignored Cao Ping's repeated obstructions and plunged into the wind and snow.

Hua Xiong's big tent was set up in the middle of the whole camp, Zhao Yue asked a few patrolling soldiers, and finally found the tent with two rows of bonfires at the door, the flames that were not very strong were crumbling under the heavy snowstorm, and could be extinguished at any time.

Zhao Yue was about to approach the tent, but was stopped by a column of soldiers patrolling around the tent.

"Who? Break into General Hua's tent at night! The two soldiers walked over, blocked Zhao Yue's way with their weapons, and asked coldly.

Facing the battle in front of him, Zhao Yue settled down and said patiently: "Two, I am the head of Zuotun under the command of Liu Zhengjun, and I want to see General Huaxiong if I have something, and I hope you will let me in." ”

The two soldiers raised the torch in their left hand, and with difficulty identifying Zhao Yue's appearance in the night wind, then nodded, and said: "It turned out to be Zhao Tunchang, who taught Han soldiers swordsmanship, although the two of us were personal guards under General Hua, but I had already heard your name mentioned by the Han soldiers in the same township, since you have something to do with General Hua, then go in, he is studying the terrain here in the tent, you must not disturb him." ”

Zhao Yue was flattered, and hurriedly clasped her fists and saluted: "A mere way to save your life, how to talk about swordsmanship, thank you two, I must be careful, I will not disturb General Huaxiong." ”