The sky was extremely gloomy, and a snowstorm was approaching, and Li Wan camped under a large cliff with more than a thousand people who were still training. The bonfire has been lit, and the light of the fire can disperse the nearby beasts, although most of the fierce beasts in the depths of the Qinling Mountains have entered the incubation period in winter, there are still many fierce beasts hunting at night. In this era, tigers in the mountains and forests are still very common, a female tiger with cubs directly bites off the neck of a deer, and then shares this meal with two tiger cubs. This hunt allowed the family of three to hold on for an extra week in the cold winter.

On the bonfire, a huge wild boar was set up on a shelf, and the fat was dripping down. The sound of dripping in the fire made a clanging sound, and the smell of meat with these fishy smells wafted through the night air, making the stomachs of the soldiers who had trained all day growl. This into the mountain for more than half a month, everyone is like a wild man, crawling and rolling under the complex terrain on the mountain, tired half to death, as soon as the time to rest will fall asleep all of a sudden, most of the month without washing, no grooming, in addition to the armor on the body is still intact, the boots on the feet are broken, and the hair of the head mountain is also messy like a chicken nest. Luckily, the weather was cold and no one got lice.

The soldiers are sloppy, it doesn't mean that Li Kuan is the same, he drills with these soldiers every day, no matter what the project is at the forefront, but he still insists on washing every day, this is a modern habit, even if it has been nearly ten years since he came to this era, but it has not changed. So he wears clean clothes every day. If it gets dirty during the day, it comes out at night. Roast next to the fire. This is due to his stamina, and perhaps he is not the strongest in this era in terms of absolute brute strength. However, ten years of persistent practice of boxing have endowed him with a long vein. So after the high-intensity training, Xue Wanche was too tired to get up, and Li Kuan could still insist on bathing in the mountain stream, which made the soldiers recognize him more and more.

The wind was howling, the snowflakes were fluttering, the snowstorm on the Qinling Mountains began to fly, and the snow-white snowflakes were flying in the air, wanting to put on a snow-white velvet coat for this piece of land. Pieces were flying, and as they approached the camp, they were melted by the raging flames. It is impossible to get close at all. In the dark mountains and forests in the distance, there was a wolf howl, but it seemed to be in the ears from afar. Everyone was asleep, except for the soldiers who were on the night watch, squatting around the campfire. They were also tired, but in order to have a good night's sleep in their robes, they had to brace themselves and watch the changes around them.

The wind whined the branches of the trees, and the black mountains were like the backbone of a giant beast. Flying snowflakes did not blow into this leeward camp. So the night was quite comfortable. Tents were set up at the foot of the mountain, which were made up of patchwork of felt cloth, which was also the wrapping of the soldiers. In this mountain forest, the soldiers also faced competition, and many of them did not stick to the training program for most of the month. was driven back by the cold-blooded His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"It's almost the end of the year, I don't know how the harvest will be at home this year!" A soldier leaned against a thick log, looking at the dark night sky and sighed.

"This year, I haven't heard any news of the disaster in my hometown. I think the harvest should be good, and besides, you have two brothers in your family. The land at home will definitely not be barren, and there should be no hunger this year! Another soldier replied aloud.

Apparently these two are recognized. It's a fellow. In the army, such a relationship is very common, because in the past few years, the harvest of the people's families was not enough to support their families, so they embarked on the journey of becoming soldiers. In the army of the Tang Dynasty, there are many such soldiers.

"By the way, Lao Wang, I'm afraid that kid of yours can run all over the ground with a hoe! Did you think about that kid after you came out? ”

"Why not, but when you become a soldier, how can it be so easy to go home again? Our practice like this shows that our Datang will have a war in the future, and I don't know if we can go back in this life! ”

The two soldiers chatted with each other for a short time, and the time passed, and only the bonfire knew the joys and sorrows between them, their worries and joys.

In the second half of the night, the soldiers who had been on vigil went back to rest, and they will still be engaged in training tomorrow. These days, these soldiers have seen what devil training is, wearing armor and carrying bags every day, climbing mountains and forests, and even swimming in the icy river. Struggling to survive in a swamp full of dangers that could fall at any moment. It can be said that they have endured all the hardships, if it weren't for the fact that those instructors, adjutant generals and even the main generals were with them, I'm afraid these people would really not be able to hold on. But it is not without benefits, at least they can now eat meat for every meal, and their monthly salary has increased a lot. That's enough, as long as there is money and food at home, they will be satisfied. The wishes of these soldiers are so simple, and they are grateful for the benefits of a little benefit, and even remember them in their hearts. Li Kuan noticed this point when he paid the silver last time, because the morale of the soldiers had obviously risen a lot since then, and no one was tired of the arduous training anymore.

The night wind blew, and the temperature on the land quickly dropped, and in this snowy night, in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, a tiger and wolf army that was growing rapidly fell into a deep sleep.

But in Chang'an City, hundreds of miles away, it was sleepless all night. The eight hundred miles of Hongling Urgent, which had not galloped on the land of Guanzhong for a long time, once began their extremely fast gallop. Since the last time the Tang Dynasty attacked the Turks in the north, all the alien races around them have shrunk, either surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, or quietly being a beautiful man. But man is a forgetful animal, and now that the wails of the Turks have been extinguished in the wind and snow of the steppe, these hungry wolves on the border of the Tang Dynasty have begun to move. And in this winter, far away in the Qilian Mountains northwest of Chang'an and the upper reaches of the Yellow River, a small minority began to gather its own forces and prepare to attack the fertile land of the Tang Dynasty.

This ethnic minority is called Tuyuhun, and during the pre-Sui period, the Central Plains Dynasty conquered this small country twice, and set up four counties here: Heyuan, Xihai, Shanshan, and Momo. However, with the brutality of Yang Guang at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains was full of smoke, and this small country gradually regained its lost territory, and the king of Tuyuhun at that time was called Kwa Lu, and he passed on the throne to his son Shifu. The new king of Tuyuhun went to the Guanghua princess of the Sui Dynasty as his wife, and since then this small country has been close to the thigh of the Sui Dynasty, but this life is not long, and he died of illness soon after, so his younger brother Fu Yun inherited the throne. Like many nomads, this Tuyuhun also has the bad habit of a brother inheriting his brother's wife. So this Fu Yun was very hostile to the Tang Dynasty, which usurped the Sui Dynasty, and in the ninth year of Wude, when the Xuanwumen Incident occurred, Chai Shao was absent because of the suppression of this small country.

Now, this time again, this small country is making a fuss. Because next to him, a country is gradually rising, and that is Tibet. In this powerful empire on the plateau, a wise monarch appeared - Songtsen Gampo. This eagle with wings spread out on the plateau, inherited his father's throne at the age of thirteen, and then began to work hard, and gradually integrated the fragmented Tubo with distant and close attacks, and he also married the princess of Nepal and gained the support of the country, so that no one will stab the knife behind him, and now the Tubo on the plateau is almost integrated, and the whole country is in a thriving atmosphere, so the Tuyuhun life between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo is not easy. Compared with Tubo, which is also on the plateau, this small country is more inclined to go to Datang to rob it, because Tubo has nothing good like them, but Datang has endless food in their eyes, and its combat effectiveness is not strong. Because of their altitude, the Tang Dynasty's army has sharply reduced its combat power on the plateau.

In this way, Datang became his target of aggression, because before Datang snatched, then they were oppressed by Tubo and finally entered Datang to loot before the sixth year of Zhenguan was approaching, and kidnapped many people of Datang. So this time, the Hongling emergency report came from the distant frontier. The war horses stepped on the snow, and the starry night changed horses and people from the foot of the distant Qilian Mountain all the way to Chang'an.

At this time, it was already the end of the fifth year of Zhenguan, and there were few natural disasters in Datang this year, and there were no major droughts and floods, so the people were very happy this year, because the grain produced in the field still had a lot of surplus after paying the rent of the lord's family and the taxes of the imperial court, and it was almost enough to receive the new grain next year. This made all the people of the Tang Dynasty praise the great emperor His Majesty, and the people in Chang'an City knelt down in front of the imperial city to praise, which made Li Er very happy. He laughed out loud on the throne of the Rizheng Palace. In his heart, there was nothing that made him happier than the sincere praise of the people, but at this time, the red feather that rode from afar showed that Li Er would not be happy for long.

The '...... of the report" with a long tail note came from afar, and it was a straight street between the south gate of Chang'an City, the Mingde Gate, and the Suzaku Gate of the Imperial City. There are countless shops and restaurants on this street, but the wide street is full of people, and the bustling pedestrians hurriedly dodge the galloping horses. Immediately, the knight's face was weathered, but his face was full of anxiety, and the small crimson banner on his back rattled in the cold wind. The majestic imperial city is already in sight, and when you get there, your mission will be completed, and at that time, countless Datang soldiers will embark on a journey and send all the alien miscellaneous who dare to trample on the dignity of Datang to hell. (To be continued......)