Chapter 382: Charcoal in the Snow
"Lord Marquis, it's been ten days, why hasn't your army been assembled yet?" In the plain of the Roda River, in the open space between the fortress of Ovara and the fortress of Giscor, Lord Chincha was very unhappy, and said to Hig, "The farthest place is only three or four hundred kilometers, can it take ten days?" ”
Xige said with a smile: "Lord Qincha, it's only ten days, and in such a big place as the Luojia River Plain, although the farthest place is only less than four hundred kilometers away, it will take a few days for the herald to be notified, why doesn't your lord count this time?" Ben Hou did not order them to march in a hurry, and there was no need for this! Besides, who will be laid off and who will not be dismissed, the generals everywhere must always have a time to think, how to make arrangements for the people who have been dismissed, and how to deal with the space left after the dismissal. Alas, hundreds of thousands of people, Lord Qincha, people like you who have never really led troops to fight, never know what comradeship is, and the palms and backs of your hands are full of meat, how can you casually talk about the retrenchment and dismantle? You also see, how many of the soldiers who were assembled first cried and shouted every day for me to keep them? ”
Higg said emotionally, and even burst into tears, and then continued, "It's already winter, and most of their hometowns are hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away, and you tell these soldiers to suddenly lose their barracks, where are they going in the cold winter?" Lord Qincha is here for ten days, Ben Hou is also here for ten days, Lord Qincha is full of confidence and hope to complete the imperial mission, relieved, but Ben Hou is like a year, heart like a knife! Could it be that Lord Qincha likes to watch Benhou's jokes and gloat so much? I thought that the Luojia River Plain would be disarmed, and His Majesty would send Lord Qin to here, how could he give these soldiers some money and food subsidies, so that they could go back and settle down, but they didn't want to forget that there was no subsidy, and the adults had to urge again and again, which was really chilling! ”
"Lord Marquis is serious!" Qin Cha hurriedly explained embarrassedly, "How can Ben Qin Cha not understand the state of mind of the Marquis, and gloat, the Marquis is really wronged!" The Marquis can rest assured, as long as the disarmament goes smoothly, Ben Chin will immediately go back to report to His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to send someone to appease the Luojiahe Plain, and the expenses for the resettlement of retired soldiers will be paid in advance by the Luojiahe Plain, and Your Majesty is not an unkind faint monarch, how can he not give you subsidies? I urged the Marquis, in fact, I can't bear to see the soldiers frozen in this cold wind, this kind of ghost weather, it is estimated that it will snow in a few days, how can these simple tents here withstand the ravages of the wind and snow in the Luojia River Plain! From now on, Ben Chin will no longer urge, and the Marquis will proceed step by step, so that it will always be possible! ”
"Thank you for your forgiveness with these soldiers!" Higg said, "Ben Hou just lost his temper and talked nonsense, don't take it to heart Lord Daqincha!" ”
Qin Cha smiled, "How can Ben Qin Cha take it to heart, Ben Qin Cha is so admiring the Marquis's true temperament!" ”
"Lord-sama!" Higg continued, "Ben Hou originally promised that as long as half of the garrison outside the Luojia River Plain was withdrawn, Ben Hou would personally go to the barracks to work the army! Now that Lord Qincha has done it, Ben Hou can't go back on his word! In the past two days, the supplies of the labor army are about to arrive, 200 cattle, 200 reindeer, 2,000 sheep, 5,000 jars of wine, and 200 carts of military rations. ”
"What a funny thing the Marquis said!" "How can Lord Marquis's sincerity towards his allies turn into a smile on his allies?" ”
"Grace is from above, this truth Ben Hou is still confused!" Higg said with a smile, "With Lord Qincha here on behalf of His Majesty, how dare Ben Hou trespass on the matter of rewarding the army?" Of course, in the name of His Majesty, in the name of Lord Chincha, I have worked for the army! In addition, there are two truckloads of yellow goods, which are not listed on the list of materials for the labor army, and please dispose of them at your discretion! ”
"Hahaha!" Lord Qincha laughed and said, "When Lord Marquis first saw Ben Qincha, he said that he was born as a thief and did not understand royal etiquette, but it seems that this is not necessarily the case now, Lord Marquis is just informal, big etiquette, big truth, Lord Marquis is very proficient!" Okay, this batch of materials, Ben Hou will accept it on behalf of His Majesty, and when the materials arrive, we will go to the labor army first, and then come back and then dismantle! ”
Xige said: "Lord Qincha, you and I will be ministers of the same dynasty in the future, your lord is a celebrity in front of His Majesty, and the future is limitless, and please ask your lord to speak well for Ben Hou in front of His Majesty, Ben Hou will be grateful, and he will definitely not live up to the good intentions of Lord Qincha!" ”
"Hahaha, where is the Marquis?" Qin Cha laughed and said, "Lord Marquis is young and promising, and he is deeply appreciated by His Majesty, and he has a real future, and in the future, Ben Qin Cha will not be able to rely on Lord Marquis!" ”
"Hahaha!" Higg also laughed and said, "Lord Qincha is laughing, then let's support each other and advance and retreat together!" ”
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Blue Fairy and Wicks led the LinkedIn Wizard Group, and when they arrived at the assembly site, it was already close to dusk, the sky was gray, the clouds were thick, there was no wind, and people didn't feel the cold much.
This kind of sky made almost everyone feel very oppressive, but Higg and several of his senior generals were extremely excited, because this was a conscription before the heavy snow came.
Xige took Lan Xian'er to Qincha's residence, and when he entered the tent, he said, "Lord Qincha, all the supplies for the labor army have arrived!" It's a pity that the sky is not beautiful, it seems that there will be heavy snow tonight, my lord, do you want to temporarily cancel tomorrow's labor army plan, and when the weather is good, we will go again? ”
"Lord Marquis!" Qin Cha shook his head and said, "How can you retreat because of a heavy snowfall and some difficulties on the road for Your Majesty?" Ben Chin had already informed the soldiers outside the fortress in advance that they would go to the labor army tomorrow, and everyone was looking forward to it, how could we let the soldiers down? Hehe, sending charcoal in the snow, isn't it more like the emperor's grace, hahaha! ”
Lan Xian'er said: "My lord, it is nearly thirty kilometers from here to the location of the labor army, if it is normal weather, we can set off in the morning, and it is still too late to return to the fortress in the evening, this snowy day, the road is difficult, it is good to be able to reach the destination before dark, how can we still come back?" ”
"Who is this?" Qin Cha looked at Lan Xian'er and asked Xige.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce you to adults!" Higg smiled, "This is Benhou Nei, and this time she is in charge of the collection and escort of labor supplies!" ”
"It turned out to be the Marquise, but Benchin was clumsy!" Qin Cha smiled, and continued, "Lord Marquis and Madame, what are you worried about? If you can't come back, you will live there, and with Ben Chin with you, who will do anything to you? ”
"Chincha-sama's words make us panic!" Higg said, "It's as if we're holding Lord Chincha hostage for our own safety!" Okay, since Lord Qincha is not afraid of hard work, what are we still worried about, we will send charcoal in the snow tomorrow! ”
Lan Xian'er said: "Lord Qincha, there are two carts of gold coins in total, I have already pulled them to the door of the tent for the adults, please dispose of them at your discretion!" ”
After saying that, he and Higg both went out of the tent.
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Early the next morning, when everyone went out, they were almost stunned by the snow scene in front of them, and overnight the entire Luojia River Plain was put on a thick white coat, and there was really a feeling that thousands of trees and pear blossoms were blooming, and the snow on the ground was twenty or thirty centimeters thick, and the sky was still gray, still floating with flying goose feathers, and there was no intention of stopping at all.
Higg and Blue Fairy took six hundred guards, together with the Chincha, and marched to the fortress of Ovara, the carriage driver drove more than 200 carts of military rations and wine, followed behind the Hig guard, and the other more than 200 transporters, who rode horses to drive cattle, sheep, and reindeer, followed behind the convoy. The march was slow, slow, and Higg wanted to be fast, but the convoy couldn't keep up, the convoy was too fast, and the cows, sheep, and reindeer couldn't keep up! In heavy snow, these animals will feel inexplicably panicked and frightened, and instinctively want to find a place to hide from the heavy snow, or run wild in the snow to break away from the herd, and the sheep will simply huddle together in a heap and be slowly urged to move forward......
After the afternoon, they arrived at the fortress of Ovara, did not dare to rest, and continued to rush south, fortunately the people of the Arad coalition camp came out five kilometers to meet them, otherwise, it was really possible that they would not be able to reach the camp until dark.
When I entered the camp, it was already dusk, and the snow was still falling, crushing many of the large trees outside the camp.
This Allad coalition army is part of the Fourth Theater of Operations, and the main general, Edmundo, has been stationed here for more than three years! Since the first attack on the Rojia River Plain failed, and the camp was broken by the sleds of the Fifth Army of Higg, the garrison of the Arad coalition army no longer dared to be built in the low-lying area of the plain, but chose a relatively high place, so that the enemy's sleds and skis were not easy to go up, and the camp could take advantage of the high place to counterattack, around the camp, was driven down one by one, the camp was only surrounded, and set up many arrow towers and watchtowers, the whole camp, like a fortress, If you want to attack from the outside, you don't even think about it unless you have two or three times the strength of the camp.
"Hahaha! Lord Chincha, Marshal Higg! Edmundo laughed and said, "I heard that you are coming, so our camp will start sweeping the couch early in the morning!" Unexpectedly, on such a snowy day, Lord Qincha and Marshal Hig still insisted on coming, which was really touching! ”
"General Edmundo, don't be verbose, hurry up and arrange for the unloading of the truck!" Chincha said.
"Hahaha!" Higg laughed and said, "General Edmundo, I see that you are not sweeping the couch in the morning, but boiling water in the morning and preparing to kill the cattle and sheep!" You said that Chincha-sama was not happy, as if he thought that Chincha-sama deliberately chose a snowy day to move you! ”
"Ah, it's me who is speechless, speechless! Don't be surprised! Edmundo said, "Marshal Higg is smiling!" Please come in and put hot water on your hands and feet! ”
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