After lunch, Zhao Fan, Gongsun Long and others led hundreds of soldiers and two hundred sword knights all the way to Handan. They have been traveling for more than ten days, and they have not encountered any turmoil along the way, and the journey has been quite smooth.

As early as a few days ago, they had already entered the territory of Zhao State, and the further north they went, the colder the weather became, and when the frost and snow attacked, everyone had to find a mountain cave to hide.

Time is fleeting, now it is more than November, Zhao belongs to the north, the weather is very cold, at this time the large army marched to an open field, here belongs to the low mountains and hills, is a mixed forest of coniferous trees and broad-leaved trees, arbors, sub-trees, shrubs and other varieties.

Black bears, horses, deer, goats, hares can be seen everywhere, and there are wild wolves everywhere, but Zhao Fan and others are numerous, and these ferocious wild things smell so many people, so they avoid them early, where do they dare to kill themselves.

Zhao Fan rode a black horse, and Gongsun Long and Xu Jia walked through the frost-covered forests, while Xu Ying and Xu Xiong guarded the safety of several people behind them. Another 500 soldiers followed, and 200 Knights of the Bearded Blades guarded the flanks.

The silvery white earth looks magnificent, and the treetops are draped with snowflakes and frost columns, which are so pure and white that it is breathtaking.

"These two hundred bearded sword knights, they are all ten or even twenty characters, sail in Cloud City, I have seen the blood wolf army trained by the county guard, and I was already very shocked at that time, but compared with the bearded sword knights, it is a few grades worse."

Although Zhao Fan rode his horse to the front, he also looked behind from time to time. The two hundred bearded sword knights are worthy of being the most elite cavalry of Zhao State, each soldier is not only brave, tall, but also extremely high-quality, very obedient to orders, whether it is marching or camping, they are neatly planned, and they look very comfortable.

"Of course, this is the elite trained during the period of the Martial Spirit King, and now it is controlled by King Zhao, but the number is too small, and the total number is less than a thousand." Gongsun Long smiled proudly at first, and when it came to the back, he was also a little gloomy.

Hearing this, Zhao Fan also nodded, but he didn't feel any regrets. Elite, naturally a small number of people, no matter what level the overall level of Zhao Guo's cavalry is raised, it is destined that only a small number of people can be called elite, if everyone can be called elite, then it can't be called elite, it is called rotten street goods.

"According to the speed of our march, it looks like we will be able to reach Handan tomorrow." At this time, Xu Ying stepped forward and said to Zhao Fan.

Zhao Fan said "um", he looked up at the sky, it was already close to evening at this time, and immediately said to Xu Ying: "Tell all the soldiers to stop advancing and build a camp on the spot to rest." In addition, send people to pay attention to the vigilance, and they will soon arrive in Handan, so that there will be no more accidents. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ying also hugged his fists and promised, and then passed Zhao Fan's order down.

The army stopped advancing, Zhao Fan jumped off his horse, the ground was already knee-high snow, and even the war horse was struggling. However, although it was terribly cold, the endless forests and snowfields and the dazzling snowflakes that changed endlessly made Zhao Fan dizzy and breathtaking.

There was silence all around, except for the sound of the surrounding soldiers building camps, only the creaking sound of the soft snow under their feet being trampled.

"Brigade commander, the wind and snow are too big, it is difficult for the brothers to set up camp, besides, even if they can be set up, the camp tent is easily torn apart by this blizzard." Just as Zhao Fan was about to step forward to help the soldiers get it together, Xu Ying suddenly walked over and said.

Hearing this, Zhao Fan also looked around, and sure enough, as Xu Ying said, the wind and snow were too big, and the quality of the camp tent was not good, so it was difficult to set up camp at all. However, if you are exposed to the wind and snow like this, you have to freeze to death.

Although when leaving the country of Qi, the king of Qi gave them a lot of cotton jackets and armor at Zhao Fan's request, however, Zhao Fan lived in the south in his previous life, and he didn't expect the northern winter to be so cold.

In fact, even in the north of the previous life, it was not so cold at this time, but there was no air pollution during the Warring States period, and the ecological environment was natural, so whether it was the north or the south, at this time, it was a few grades colder than in the previous life.

"What's the matter, Lvshuai Zhao?" At this time, Gongsun Long also walked over and asked.

Hearing this, Zhao Fan also smiled bitterly, and told the former about the matter, and immediately, Gongsun Long also frowned. The area is full of ice and snow plains, and there are no homes or caves or other sheltered places, which is really a bit helpless.

"Why don't you keep going and see if there's any shelter ahead of you." Gongsun Long thought for a long time, but he didn't have a way.

As soon as the words fell, Xu Jia said: "No, now that the wind and snow are so big, it is difficult for war horses to walk, and according to this kind of itinerary, you can't walk much in one night, and in the middle of the night, the climate will be even colder, and there will definitely be soldiers who can't support it at that time." From Yijia's point of view, it should be time to find a way to set up the tent, and there is no other way. ”

Hearing this, everyone was silent, if this camp tent can be pierced, why bother to say so much, speaking of which, everyone can't think of any effective way, watching the soldiers tremble in the wind and snow.

Zhao Fan was also thinking hard at the moment, and suddenly, his heart moved, and after being stunned for a long time, he immediately said excitedly: "I have a way." ”

Seeing Zhao Fan's self-confidence, everyone was also happy in their hearts, and looked at Zhao Fan, but saw the former take out a sharp dagger from his arms, and then bring a group of soldiers and walk to a river next to him.

At this moment, the river was already frozen, and Zhao Fan commanded the soldiers while pulling out an ice brick with a sharp blade.

Gongsun Long and the others didn't know what he wanted, and immediately showed a suspicious gaze, Zhao Fan ignored the eyes of others, and the soldiers raised ice bricks one by one, and finally, built a large igloo that could accommodate people and animals.

Seeing this, everyone also showed surprise on their faces, but they didn't expect Zhao Fan to come up with such a solution, even Gongsun Long was surprised and appreciative.

Immediately, all the soldiers followed Zhao Fan's practice just now, but in half an hour, a dozen or so square igloos were built, and the igloos were covered with tent quilts, and firewood was chopped in, and a fire was lit in it, and a house was heated.

Immediately, all the soldiers, including the bearded sword knight, admired Zhao Fan.

"Go, Xiao Jin, go to the neighborhood to sentry, if you see an outsider, come back and tell me immediately."

After the igloo was built, some people lived and cooked, and some people were on guard nearby, in order to be prepared, Zhao Fan also patted the little gold on the shoulder, and released it while saying.

After getting along, the tacit understanding between Xiao Jin and Zhao Fan became closer and closer, and with one action and one look, Xiao Jin could understand Zhao Fan's meaning. Immediately, Xiao Jin also flew into the distance, and finally landed steadily on a big tree several feet high, with golden eyes, scanning the surrounding situation tightly.

The golden eagle is a bird of prey that lives in cold areas, and the cold-resistant surname is naturally excellent, and the eyes are extremely sharp, so it is best to let it sentry, and Zhao Fan can also rest assured.

In the igloo, Zhao Fan and Gongsun Long and others sat on the ground covered with quilts, the house was burning with a fire, Xu Ying and Xu Xiong were roasting a few fish caught in the river, the river was frozen, there were a large number of fish and shrimp under the ice, just make a hole, it is easy to catch a lot.

Those ordinary soldiers learned from Zhao Fan's appearance, and they also caught a lot, and they could eat meat, which could be regarded as the only comfort for the soldiers on this cold march.

"Brigade Marshal, I see that there are a lot of animals in this vicinity, and they are all plains, very much like a hunting ground, it stands to reason that there should be some hunting farms nearby." Xu Ying said. Hunting Village is a village composed of hunters, Xu Ying was originally born in Orion, and he is very familiar with this aspect of things.

Hearing this, Zhao Fan was a little dazed, he didn't know anything about this matter, and immediately said: "Let's hunt the village, let's hunt the village, since we have built the igloo, we don't need to trouble those hunters to spend the night there." ”

Xu Ying shook his head at the moment, according to what he knew, there should be a lot of hunters in this kind of place, but they didn't see a single figure along the way, which seemed a little abnormal.

"Xu Ying is right, when I rushed to Qi some time ago, I passed by here and saw a lot of hunters nearby, as well as several villages with hundreds of people. This time, I didn't see anyone along the way. Gongsun Long also felt that something was wrong at the moment.

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