readx;? Chapter 6: The Storm (2)

The trail after the snow is extremely difficult. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Especially for those Khitan soldiers, who had long been accustomed to sitting in the saddle all day long, they suddenly used their two thighs, and suddenly felt uncomfortable all over their bodies. Although there were auxiliaries and grass valleys to lead his mount, and the armor and blades were also carried on the horse's back, after walking for most of the hour, everyone's legs were filled with lead, and every time they were pulled out of the snow nest, they weighed more than 10,000 pounds.

"So many farms don't fight, but they go to the mountains to fight a wild village, and there is no place to use the real strength!" Moreover, the Khitan warriors were originally resentful of the fact that the army was going south with Han'er Han Kuangsi as the commander, and as they walked, "white smoke" came out of their mouths.

"Isn't it? It's so far away that you can't even get your forage money back. ”

"If you want to fight, you should also settle the county seat, there are many rich people in the city!"

"Who knows how that man deceived the lord of the house......"

You say a word, I say a word, a gun with a stick. Although all the Khitan languages are used, they still stab Yeluchi's ears and hurt.

After enduring patience for a while, Yelu Chi Dog also felt that today's task was a bit chicken, turned his head, and complained to Han Dexin in a low voice: "This is cold and snowy, why do we have to take the mountain road? If you insert it directly from the flat ground......

"The man in charge of the stockade was quite cunning and set a trap in the valley in front of the village. According to the detailed report, several bandits attacked him from the front in the past, and they were all wiped out in the valley!" Han Dexin knew that his brother did not read much and was in a hurry, so he smiled and explained very patiently.

"Oh, that's what a good idea!" said Yeluchi, frowning, and continued to complain unhappily, "Then it's time to fight another season, this hillside is slippery step by step, and when we get to the place, the boy is tired and lies down." How can you still have the strength to fight?"

"Change the season, I'm afraid that the Han Kingdom will not give up. According to the third uncle, the civil strife in the Han Kingdom was almost quelled by Guo Jiaqi'er. And we only plan to train troops this time, and we don't plan to destroy the Han Kingdom directly!" Han Dexin thought about it and continued to seriously analyze the current situation for his brother.

This time to go south to fight in the grass valley was a temporary decision of the two people, Da Tiyin Yelu and Han Kuangsi, the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan, and it was not reported to the Beijing court in advance. Therefore, the war must be controlled within the scope of the border conflict, and cannot escalate to the national war between the Liao and Han countries. If the southern invasion is postponed for another two or three months, and the civil strife in the Han State subsides, Guo Wei and others, who are well aware of the situation in the Khitan State, may not be able to swallow their anger as they are now.

In addition, this time he went south to fight the grass valley, and also had the purpose of diverting the attention of the Khitan soldiers and horses who were originally under the command of the general Yeluliuge. lest they make any trouble because of the dismissal and house arrest of Yeluliuge by the imperial court. After all, the so-called "resentment and collusion with traitors" is completely an inference of a person who is a person in the Great Tiyin Yelu, and in fact there is not even the slightest evidence!

It's a pity that Han Dexin's hard work is destined to not get anything in return. After hearing his words, Yelu Chi Dog not only did not immediately stop complaining, but showed more disdain on his face, "Huh! I'm afraid that the Han Kingdom will not give up! If they refuse to give up, what can they do? I'm afraid of this and that, and I'm not going to do anything. ”

"Big brother, the third uncle is in a different position than us!" Han Dexin really couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted in a hoarse voice.

"What's the difference? I think he's just thinking it's inappropriate. Since they didn't want to start a war with the Han State, why did they wipe out all the fortresses along the Juma River? Wouldn't it be good to keep them like they used to and collect money and grain once a year? Why do you have to kill this group of ewes with cubs?" Yeluchi, who had long regarded himself as a pure Khitan, pouted, seven disobeyed and eight were angry.

"That's to prepare for the next southern expedition!" Han Dexin was so angry that his eyes turned black, and his voice involuntarily turned higher, "These fortresses have always been wall-to-wall grass, which side is supported by the wind. Last time, when the Han army attacked Yedu, they took the opportunity to make trouble. Therefore, if you want to successfully march south, you can't keep this group of hidden dangers behind the army!"

"Then the next time you go south, you can easily eradicate them, isn't it the same? Why do you have to brave the snow to come out to do things?!" Yelu Chi Dog glanced at the Khitan soldiers behind him, and his shouting voice instantly increased several degrees.

The Khitan warriors couldn't understand Chinese, and when they saw Yelu Chi Dog and Han Dexin suddenly arguing, they thought that the former was angry with the big guys, and immediately felt that this person was barely a qualified Khitan general. When the Han soldiers heard the content of the dispute between the two main generals, they all felt that it was not worth it for Han Dexin, and looked at the Khitan warriors, and instantly became a few points colder.

The two teams had their own hearts, and they stopped and stopped, from the rising sun to the sunset, and there was no shadow of the destination. But after noon, the wind grew stronger in the wilderness. Rolling up the half-dry snow particles, they clanged on the clothes that had been frozen and stiffened.

The soldiers of the Han army were blown to falter, carrying weapons and marching packages, staggering. The Khitan warriors were even more unbearable, taking a few steps and falling a heel, walking a few steps and falling a heel, everyone became like a snowball, and their bodies were covered with bleak white. The most embarrassing thing is those Khitan grass valley and Han army auxiliaries, who were originally relatively weak, but the weight on their bodies was odd and odd, and they fell down on their heels, and it was difficult to get up from the snow nest for a long time.

"Don't go, don't go, set up camp, pass on my orders, find a sheltered place to camp. If we go any further, we don't need to go to war, God will take us in!" Yelu Chi Dog himself, who was also cold and tired, looked at the team behind him, which had already pulled out two miles away, and shouted at the top of his throat.

"The general has an order, find a shelter and set up camp!" The pro-soldiers hurriedly alternated as if they had been amnestied, repeating Yelu Chigou's order loudly in Khitan and Chinese.

The team behind him exploded with a "boom", and all the soldiers rushed around the hillside after the snow like frightened rabbits. When Han Dexin saw it, he would inevitably frown and loudly rectify the order. However, at this moment, not only did the Khitan warriors refuse to obey his orders, but even the Han soldiers became deaf, covering their ears with their hands and plunging into the nearby mountain col.

It is not difficult to find shelter in hilly areas, but at the same time, it is somewhat scarce to meet the shelter from the wind and can get dry firewood nearby. The soldiers ran up and down the hillside like a net, until they had almost exhausted the last bit of physical strength, and finally found a small col overgrown with pine and cypress trees more than two miles to the west of the marching route.

"That's it, that's it. Someone, hurry up and pick up some dry branches and pine towers, and let Lao Tzu roast them well!" After receiving the report from his subordinates, Yelu Chi was overjoyed. Immediately let the soldiers take the reins of their horses, and rushed over in person, pointing to the woods and commanding loudly.

"Yes!" "Yes!" "Please wait a moment, general! I'll come when I go!" the soldiers agreed, spreading their legs and rushing into the woods. I'm afraid that if you run a little slower, all the dry firewood will be cheaper than others.

At this moment, Han Dexin, the commander of the Han camp, did not have the strength to restrain his brothers anymore, so he used his spear as a crutch to support his body, raised his head and searched around. Suitable campsites are available, but the locations around the sentry posts are not easy to find. The point is, the snow field is too wide and neat to hide people from high or low places!

While he was busy, the voice on his side suddenly stopped, and there was a dead silence between heaven and earth.

Han Dexin turned around and looked around in surprise, only to see that his soldiers were standing at the edge of the woods as if they were frozen, motionless.

A little farther away, a group slowly walked through the woods, like a group of white ghosts.

Note 1: Da Tiyin, an official position of Khitan, is equivalent to Da Zongzheng. Responsible for assisting the emperor in handling state affairs, and adjudicating conflicts within the imperial family, and punishing black sheep who violate the rules of the herd.

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