Early in the morning, Lou Zhan finished dressing, opened the curtains, and saw the snow all over the mountain.

This is a valley more than 100 kilometers away from Xishan Ying, and there is a frozen river in the valley.

Last night, the temperature dropped sharply, Lou Zhan was woken up by freezing, the north wind outside the tent called, and when I went out, it turned out to be snowing heavily.

At this time, in this kind of weather, but they have to go on an expedition, it is estimated that the soldiers are very dissatisfied. He couldn't help but smile wryly.

Actually, they didn't go on a campaign, but they just wanted to draw out those people, and it was nothing to suffer from it.

It had been seven days since the departure of their vanguard team, and their 1,000 men had come on foot, with only a few generals riding war horses, and all their baggage, including equipment, grain and grass, tents, and battle armor, were hauled by wooden carts.

And the place where they rested was nothing more than a small inconspicuous valley in the mountains of the West Mountains.

Lou Zhan walked to the mouth of the valley, patted the night watchman's shoulder, and said, "Go and rest." ”

The young general hugged his fist and went back. Lou Zhan stayed where he was, waiting until all the soldiers woke up, then nibbled on a few mouthfuls of dry food together, and then went on the road.

Countless footprints were left on the snow.

In this vast mountain, with wind and snow, Lou Zhan's vanguard team turned into neatly arranged small black dots.

Braving the wind, snow and bitter cold, they marched rather slowly. Lou Zhan, who was at the front of the team, sat on horseback and did not move, letting the wind and snow sweep his whole person, seeing this, many soldiers gritted their teeth and tried to move forward.

"This damn weather, it's fucking unlucky!" In the team, someone couldn't help but scold, he looked like a rugged military man, he was burly, wrapped in thick clothes, wearing a cotton hat to protect him from the cold, and only showed a pair of big dark eyes. As soon as he finished scolding, a very clever looking soldier came out from behind him, and said in his ear: "Captain Ding, have you ever thought about why the emperor would let the general go out at such a time?" ”

Hearing this, the soldier who was called Ding Duwei stiffened his neck and shouted: "It's not that the blind Lin Guo has to make trouble on our border!" The bird country will also cheat, on the one hand, let the messenger come and kiss, and on the other hand, behind the back, we are scheming! Two-faced and three-knife things, when Lao Tzu arrives in the north, he has to ...... them"

The little soldier shook his head and said, "Big brother, no! ”

"Huh? What ......?"

"Big brother, you listen to me, that's the case, you see, how can you rush to go out at this time, isn't this a blind toss, and Lin Guo is threatening us at this time, don't you think it's strange, big brother?" The soldier lowered his voice and whispered in Captain Nadin's ear.

"What?" Still in the dark, Captain Ding glanced at him, then at the soldiers around him, and saw that they all nodded at him.

It means that they have sensed that something is wrong.

"That'...... Didn't these more than a thousand brothers go to the north? Another purpose? "Ding Duwei is not simple-minded, and immediately guessed.

"Yes, we all guess that it's ......," the soldier said and looked at the soldiers around him before he dared to say: "It's related to the remnants of the previous dynasty." ”

Ding Duwei's eyes widened, and he almost exclaimed in surprise, he pointed at himself and said, "The emperor asked us to fight...... They? ”

"Naturally not, how dare they fight us openly."

"That'...... Where are we going? ”

The soldier shook his head: "I don't know." ”

The snow seemed to be falling heavier, and everyone barely opened their eyes to look ahead, and there was a long way to go.

Soon, at noon, because of the wind and snow, everyone could feel that there was a lot less walking today than in previous days, but it was more tired and colder than the previous days.

Everyone rested behind a sunny hillside, and they all braved the bitter cold to bring out dry food and water. Along the hillside, people sat in small circles.

Lou Zhan and Taiwei here, there are guards who want to set up tents for them, but Lou Zhan stops them: "This general is willing to share weal and woe with the soldiers." As he spoke, he looked at Chen Song beside him.

Chen Song is nearly sixty years old, and his body and bones are no longer tough, this time he followed Lou Zhan for more than 100 miles, looking tired, but he didn't say a word and endured it. He came up with the idea, and he couldn't stop it, but his body couldn't bear it.

Thinking about it, Chen Song sighed helplessly and said, "The old man is injured in his body, and the pain is unbearable, so the general should let the old man go." ”

Hearing this, the generals around him all expressed their understanding, Chen Song is very old, he fought all the year round when he was young, and he had already fallen many dark wounds, and it was in this snowy weather, I am afraid that his boss is very painful. Everyone can feel this kind of pain, who is not covered with scars?

Lou Zhan said: "It's better like this, the next road, Lord Taiwei doesn't need to walk on his own legs and feet, I'll let people pull the adults with a car." ”

"Exactly, exactly!" Taiwei was overjoyed, but his face showed shame: "Alas, it was the old man who dragged you down......"

Lou Zhan clenched his fists and smiled: "It's our blessing to have adults here!" ”

After filling their stomachs, all the soldiers rested on the stone piles, and the sentry went to the sentry by themselves.

Lou Zhan was also leaning against the rock, his eyes closed.

The snow fell on his face, and he opened his eyes and looked at the snow.

Through the crystalline snowflakes, he could dimly see the white sky, the sunlight hidden behind the heavy clouds.

A hint of loneliness welled up in his heart, and he found the peace charm around his neck and held it tightly in the palm of his hand.

Close your eyes and fall asleep.

"General! General! ”

When he was half asleep, someone called him, he opened his eyes, sat up, and asked, "What is the matter?" ”

The man was the young general he sent to the front to explore the way, and an anxious look appeared on his face: "General, the road ahead is blocked by stones. ”

"What?" Lou Zhan was stunned.

The road ahead is blocked?

Did they do it?

Are those people finally there......

"Quick, get everyone up!"

Soon, the crowd awoke from their temporary comfort, and each stared nervously ahead, as if a wild beast lurked in the place, watching them.

Suddenly, a strong wind struck in the valley, and the snow was swept away with nowhere to escape, and it rushed in all directions in the valley.

At some point, on Taniguchi and the surrounding mountaintops, men in black with swords appeared, wearing demon masks, staring at the soldiers below.

"Who is that?!" Someone exclaimed.

Lou Zhan and Chen Song also saw those men in black.

Chen Song said: "General, what should we do?" ”

The man in black just stood there, and it made people's hearts tremble, like a demon from hell, murderous.

"General, do you have any way to get out of the way......

Lou Zhan drew his sword: "Kill it!" ”

Seeing this, the soldiers were no longer afraid, and they clenched the weapons in their hands one after another, their eyes resolute.

"Come on! Pretend to be a ghost, and have the ability to come down! ”

"Come down!"

......

Those black-clothed people looked at each other, and they all stepped on the rocks and fell down with light skills, surrounding all the soldiers.