Chapter 39: The cost of going home safely
He Chunhua said in a deep voice: "Yes, but it is definitely not deliberate on our part. ”
"Human life is precious, but the war situation in the central part of the country is racing against time, if we can't bring back the Dafang pot in time, the rebel party will go down the water, and the national capital may be baptized in blood!" Sun Fuping let out a long sigh, "At that time, there will be more than hundreds of innocent civilians who will die...... 10,000 people ”
He Chunhua opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything. On the one hand, it is the righteousness of the family and the country, and on the other hand, it is the border of human life, which is more important?
Seeing that he was no longer speechless, Nian Songyu also sighed slightly, and secretly removed the strength of the mention.
In case He Junshou is pedantic, he doesn't mind asking for a knife.
"The sand season basically occurs in September every year and lasts until February and March of the following year." Sun Fuping knows all about this information, "But there are occasional exceptions, right?" ”
He Chunhua thought for a while and nodded slowly: "Yes, according to the official history of Qiansong County, the wild sand season has been unpunctual for several years, causing a large number of casualties among people and animals. ”
"What was the scene when it came?"
"First there was a storm, lightning and thunder, and then the desert was like a ghost shouting, and the wind and sand were dancing wildly." That's why it's called the Wild Sand Season, "When people go into the desert, they will be buried alive in a few breaths." And the wind and sand will not stop until the next year. ”
"I have also checked the records, in fact, there have been a total of five times in the wild sand season of the Panlong Desert for more than 100 years. Three times in advance, twice in delay. The most recent was two decades ago, when the sand season moved forward to mid-May. ”
He Chunhua also remembered: "At that time, I had just arrived in Cheonsong County, and the local residents had been talking about it for many years. Even in the following seven years, the passenger flow of the Red Cliff Commercial Road was affected, and it slowly recovered. ”
Everyone took the Red Cliff Trade Road to make it safe; If the temper tantrums of the Panlong Desert flare up from time to time, who would dare to make this life-buying money?
"Interestingly, I got a clue from Patriarch Zhu Gan: twenty years ago, he sent a team from Baling Kingdom to test the ancient city of Panlong again. He didn't go in person, but if you count the time, the team should arrive here in April or May! ”
This time, even Nian Songyu was surprised: "National teacher, do you mean...... Was the early sand season that year artificial? ”
"Possibly! At least the timing is appropriate. Sun Fuping said, "This team is personally led by the great apprentice Sun Sun, who is valued by Patriarch Zhu Gen, and he must be taught face-to-face before leaving, and after coming here, he successfully led the wild sand season to advance." ”
He Lingchuan said with a straight face: "But did they succeed in going back?" ”
Sun Fuping sighed and shook his head: "That failure was a great blow to Patriarch Zhu Gen. Later, Baling no longer organized expeditions to Panlong City. ”
"Doesn't that prove that it has come and gone?" He Lingchuan laughed angrily, "Then what are we doing here?" ”
"What if I say that when the sand season falls, the safest place in the entire desert is the ancient city of Panlong?" Sun Fuping turned sideways, pointed to the full set of coarse porcelain wine utensils on the counter and said, "Look, is this something that can withstand the storm?" But what was it like to leave the Panlong Ruins from the coalition forces, and what it was still like now. ”
Everyone looked moved, and couldn't help but raise their eyes to look around.
Indeed, this restaurant is open on three sides, but the tables and chairs in the front hall, the stove in the back kitchen should be neat, and from Situ Han's angle, you can see two earthen bottles on the stove, which are filled with either salt or lard. If the sand falls here every year, where will it be saved? Even this restaurant, these two rows of shops on the street, and so many houses in the city are wooden structures that are more than 100 years old, why didn't they fall in the wind and sand?
Walking into the city, no one thought much about it until Sun Fuping woke up.
He Chunhua exhaled softly: "There is often no wind in the eye of the wind. ”
Therefore, even if the wild sand season starts, no matter how the sand and rocks fly outside, the inside of Panlong City will not be affected.
"If you said it earlier, we won't be misunderstood." He Lingchuan snorted to the sky, stopped aligning with Nian Songyu, and walked back to sit down and drink water.
Situ Han whispered: "But the wild sand season lasts for at least four or five months, what will we eat and drink during this time?" ”
People are going to eat, and they only bring a few days of water.
This team is full of fierce men, all rice buckets, not magicians who can open the valley.
Before others could speak, He Lingchuan laughed at him: "Think about it with your brain, if the Dafang pot is taken away by the national teacher, where can it continue to create a wild sand season?" Our return journey may be more peaceful than when we came. ”
He Chunhua frowned slightly.
Although this thing is reckless, but it is really not wrong, Sun Fuping breathed a sigh of relief and stroked the long beard under his chin: "Exactly!" ”
It took a lot of effort to persuade the father and son to obey their arrangement; But if you really want to kill at will, it's not easy to bring the team.
The mind of man has changed.
When you go out, this kind of snake in the poor countryside is really a little difficult even if the official voice is low.
How did He Lingchuan turn around and ask him again: "National Teacher, you haven't made it clear yet, if we summon the Wild Sand Season, we won't be able to get the Dafang Pot." So how do you get back? ”
That's the point!
Sun Fuping smiled, and the clouds were light and clear: "Before leaving, I got the permission of my king, and I can call the Yuan Force of the Altar!" ”
Everyone was overjoyed to let go of these worries.
Yuanli is the collection of national luck, popular will, and military morale.
It has great blessings for supernatural powers, can deter all spirits, and can also crack the enemy's divine formation, which is one of the most valuable strategic resources of the country, and has all kinds of wonderful uses.
As the country's war reserve, Yuan Li is usually sealed in the altar, and it is impossible for hundreds of officials to be deployed at will. Fortunately, the national teacher did this, especially Sun Fuping was also authorized by the monarch.
With this promise, how much more likely people are to leave the desert than they are to live? Although the luck of the kite country is not as good as when it was in its heyday, it is not difficult to protect 200 people from the desert.
At this point, He Lingchuan was also full of food and drink, stood up and stretched: "In this case, let's start work at dawn?" ”
Nian Songyupi smiled and didn't smile: "Where are you going?" ”
"Tired, sleep." He Lingchuan yawned, "Aren't you going to be busy tomorrow?" There is no beautiful woman to accompany here, no little music to listen to, can you still do it without sleeping? "This kid likes to get along with him.
"Who told you you you could rest?" Nian Songyu's contempt didn't bother to hide it, "You can do the work tonight, do it now!" ”
"What for?" He Lingchuan looked down on him the most, "You?" ”
Nian Songyu took a step forward with a dark face, He Lingchuan took two steps back, stood next to Zeng Feixiong and said, "Deputy Lieutenant Zeng protects me!" ”
Sun Fuping coughed lightly: "It's important to get down to business, bring the puppet up." ”
He Lingchuan remembered that the national teacher had tied up two puppets parasitized by three corpse insects in the walnut boat, brought them all the way to the city, and they are still being placed outside.