Liu Yuan didn't expect that Changsun Chong would keep up with the army.

I thought that he came to save face, he was a weak scholar, he didn't have any exercise before the expedition, he was sick and retired, and no one said half a word of gossip, but he only recuperated for two or three days, and he was in a hurry to catch up with the army.

Looking at that pale and smiling face, Liu Yuan felt for a moment that this little white face was not as annoying as he imagined.

"Brother Eldest Sun, your body is fine, why don't you take a good rest?" Liu Yuan stopped his horse and said jokingly: "Aren't you afraid that your little brother will rob you of your position?" ”

Liu Yuan's humorous words made Changsun Chong laugh at once, rode up, patted Liu Yuan's shoulder and said: "Brother Liu, it's serious, we fight side by side, and we earn merit together, as a guerrilla general, how can there be a reason to retreat from the battle, and it is rumored that it is not a joke?" However, Brother Liu, your method is really good, I have sliced ginseng, and I drank that unpalatable butter tea, and I recovered quite quickly. ”

"That's great."

"The general has an order, rest in place for two quarters of an hour," a herald shouted.

Just about to get off the horse and eat something, he suddenly heard Hou Junji's voice: "General Changsun, your illness is cured?" ”

At this time, Jun Hou also heard the movement, and came over with a few guards to greet him, of course, this was for the sake of Li Er and the eldest grandson Wuji.

Changsun Chong jumped off the horse at once, gave Hou Junji a military salute, and replied loudly: "General Hui, the guerrilla general Changsun Chong has returned to the team, and he has not reported to you in time, please punish him." ”

Hou Junji originally hoped that the eldest grandson would retreat in the face of difficulties, after all, he was on the battlefield. It's a very depressing thing to protect him, when the eldest grandson Chong fell ill, Hou Junji had a faint sense of excitement in his heart, but he didn't expect him to follow, it seems that he has initially adapted to the altitude sickness that Liu Yuan said, and now it seems that it is impossible to persuade him to quit, and he originally ordered Lang Zhong in the army to let him rest well, didn't he understand his hints?

And at this time. The man with a goatee who followed him was happily touching the two ingots of silver rewarded by Changsun Chong in the money bag, with a happy expression on his face.

"Well done, work hard!" Although I was a little reluctant in my heart, I didn't show it at all. Instead, like an elder, he patted him the shoulder and said encouragingly.

"Yes. General Xie. ”

While talking. A scout ran in the distance, drove to the Hou Jun Ji turned over the horse and saluted, and said loudly: "Report! ”

"Say," Hou Junji commanded succinctly.

"Three miles ahead, there was a ravine, narrow and slippery, and one of the scouts broke a leg when a military horse passed through. Forced to kill horses for meat, the forward battalion was outdated, and two horses were also broken, and General Cheng asked the small one to report. Please be careful, and it is better to change the thick cloth that wraps the hoof, because after a long time, the water has turned into ice and become slippery. The scout replied loudly.

Hou Junji nodded, waved his hand to the scout, and said: "I know the way, probe again, be sure to figure out all the defenses of Maqin, and there must be no mistakes." ”

"Yes, General." The scout answered, and immediately mounted his horse again, whipped his horse, and went on his way.

Hou Junji's mood is a little depressed, on the fourth day of departure, an enemy has not been encountered, not a single arrow has been fired, but the loss of military horses has been ten horses, if it continues like this, there are not enough horses, it is a fatal blow to the mobility of the team, Hou Junji is now hoping that in Maqin in addition to replenishing grain and grass, horses can also be replenished.

"Captain Liu, General Changsun, come with me, let's go to see that canyon first." Hou Junji said lightly.

He wanted to see what kind of terrain it was, and he let his troops break three horses in a row.

Liu Yuan and Changsun Chong hurriedly agreed, and hurriedly followed behind Hou Junji, this is a rare opportunity to learn, so naturally they have to take a good look.

The road is a little difficult to walk, Liu Yuan took the wild wolf and the blood knife, followed behind Hou Junji, it took about two quarters of an hour, and then he came to the mountain canyon that the scout said: there are high mountains on both sides, the mountains are piled with thick snow, there is only a narrow path in the middle, for some reason, the ground looks very slippery, and under a rock a little farther away, there are three horse corpses that have been killed for meat, except for the horse's head, in fact, there is only a skeleton left in the place, and the scene looks a little weird.

Hou Junji's face was a little ugly, in his heart, he simply hated Songtsan Gampo, fighting in this ghost weather, it is estimated that no one will feel good, the big winter is not in Tubo to have a good winter, and he actually went to the Tang Dynasty to show off his might, what is this, this is a matter of face, no matter who it is, he will never dare to speak for him, he wants to make meritorious contributions, so he can't make himself easier? Like in the early days of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, those warlords only needed quantity, not quality, and a team of elite soldiers could defeat a team of 1,000 people, and from the 3,500 people of the Xuanjia Army, it can be known that those armies are simply military merits sent to the door.

Damn it.

Changsun Chong said with a little contempt: "These Tubo people are too lazy, they don't build bridges and roads, and they don't even set up a sentry post. ”

"Wrong" Liu Yuan said lightly: "A wild place, the environment is bad, the things that can be planted are just green naked, wheat and other crops, the development of technology is very backward, the initial stage is a pot, but also to buy from the Central Plains, is such a country, the population is less than three million, not only does not protect itself, but also strives to expand, the village enemies on all sides, not only with Yangtong, Dashi, Huifu, Nanzhao, Subi, the western Qiang army wars frequently, it is the Tang Dynasty, but also dare to show off its might, many people think that it is about to die, but it has been living very wellDon't you think, it also has its own merits? ”

"No, I thought that Tubo was just a backward country that didn't know whether to live or die, and after Brother Liu said this, it seems that I have to re-evaluate it." Eldest Sun Chong said in surprise.

"Captain Liu is right," Hou Junji also nodded and said:

"When we were singing and dancing, Tubo has been expanding, although I don't want to admit it, but I have to say that Tubo has become a big trouble for me in the Tang Dynasty unconsciously. Although their population is small, they can be all soldiers, proud of dying in battle, fighting a war, one by one not afraid of death, proud of dying in battle, Tubo society "noble and young, cheap and old", proud of dying in battle, and dying in battle. It is regarded as "Honor Amen" and awarded with flags. In the ancient Tibetan tribes, if they did something sorry for their tribe, or were deserters in the war, they were either not allowed to stand up. Or hang a fox's tail on the flagpole as a mockery of him being as timid as a fox. Can't lift your head. I can't get a good deal, and no one wants to marry him."

Heroic generals wear leopard and tiger uniforms, cowards hang fox tails, and give flags to the "Honor Gate", which is a major fashion in Tibet, as far as the system is concerned. Tubo implements a peasant rights system, the lord is the officer, and the people are the private property of the lord, and there is no need to give the army a voice when fighting. There is no need for logistical supplies, nomads, all people are soldiers, as long as there are people, they will not stop this war. ”

Hou Junji said a little seriously: "When you encounter an enemy, remember that you must not be merciful. ”

"Yes, general" Liu Yuan and Changsun Chong felt a pang in their hearts and hurriedly agreed.

Just as a few people were talking, the large army also followed, and the soldiers, under the command of the grassroots officers, were ready to pass through the Grand Canyon quickly, and thousands of war horses, although they were covered with thick cloth, but when they acted together, it was still quite shocking.

"Let's go, let's go." After all, the danger of Songzhou has not been solved, and the people are still living in dire straits, Hou Junji is not lazy, and instructed the soldiers: "The road is slippery, be careful." ”

"Yes, General Hou," the soldier responded.

"Wow"

Just when all the soldiers were commanding in unison, from the snowy mountain on the right, there was a bang, and a small piece of snow fell, rolling to the ground, everyone didn't notice the difference, but Liu Yuan's face changed, and he shouted loudly: "Stop!" Stay where you are. ”

This scream was sudden, and the soldiers were startled, but after a few days of getting along, the soldiers knew that Liu Yuan was not only the captain of Zhaowu, but also the deputy of the team of the superintendent this time, and belonged to the general figure of the think tank, when they heard Liu Yuan stop, they all stood in place one by one, not daring to move, and Hou Junji beside Liu Yuan was also startled, and hurriedly asked: "Captain Liu, what happened?" ”

Liu Yuan ignored it, but lay on the ground and listened carefully, but he didn't seem to hear any sound.

"General, now I don't see any danger, but I feel that something is wrong in my heart, for the sake of safety, please allow me to do a small test, and I won't delay much effort." Liu Yuan said with a serious face.

Hou Junji also confused Liu Yuan, but because of Liu Yuan's previous performance, he didn't pay attention to it, nodded and said, "Okay, you try." ”

Liu Yuan jumped on a big stone on the side of the road and said to the soldiers: "Okay, now everyone shouts slogans with me, give me spiritual points, shout loudly", after speaking, Liu Yuan pulled out his horizontal knife and shouted loudly forward: "Fight to the death!" ”

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!" Liu Yuanci shouted.

"Fight to the death!" All the soldiers, including Changsun Chong and Hou Junji, also shouted loudly.

Thousands of people shouted together, and the sound was like a torrent of thunder, echoing back and forth in the canyon.

"Death War" "Death War" "Death War"

"Flood"

Just when Liu Yuan was about to call for the third time, a vision suddenly appeared, the snow-capped mountain on the right, just in front of everyone's eyes, suddenly collapsed a large piece, and the snow on the top of the small half of the mountain suddenly collapsed, like thousands of troops, rushing straight down from above, that kind of momentum, as if the sky was falling apart, the whole valley seemed to be digging and shaking, Liu Yuan, who was standing on the stone, felt a large cold air rushing to his face, and the white cloak wrapped in his body blew up, almost scraping himself down, so frightened that Liu Yuan squatted down while shouting: "Retreat, retreat!" ”

In fact, there is no need for Liu Yuan to shout, those soldiers have already begun to retreat in a hurry, such a big movement, even the stupid have seen it.

Fortunately, Liu Yuan found the abnormality and reminded him highly, the soldiers just walked to the mouth of the valley and did not go deeper, and the avalanche also needed a certain amount of time to arrive, giving the soldiers enough time to dodge, except for a soldier who walked in a hurry and was slightly injured in his calf, everyone was safe and sound.

The process of the avalanche is very fast, less than a moment of effort to stop, and when the smoke dissipates, everyone was surprised to find: after the avalanche, the trail in the canyon was filled up more than a zhang high, if people and horses were covered by it, they would definitely not be able to escape, if it were not for Liu Yuan's reminder, and so all the soldiers entered the canyon, after this avalanche, these more than 4,000 people, not to mention a small half, have not yet fought, they were buried here, I really feel afraid to think about it.

Many people looked at Liu Yuan's gaze, and they were all different.

"The old man represents the soldiers, thank you Captain Liu!" Hou Junji is still a little frightened now, although it is said that in the cold winter, his back was wet just now, and he was all in cold sweat, he came back to his senses, turned over and dismounted, and thanked Liu Yuan with a serious face.

If Liu Yuan hadn't reminded him early, this mission would have been suspended. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )