The lead clouds are low, a heavy snow will fall at any time, Luo Yu was uneasy, looked at the snow on the peaks on both sides, faintly collapsed, if there is another heavy snow tonight, it will cause an avalanche to die. He saw that Li Xiuning was still soaking in the tent and was not easy to disturb, so he brought Li Xiaogong, Zhu Biao, and Zhang Xutuo to the army leaders and told them his worries.

After hearing this, the military leaders personally checked the terrain and the state of the snow, as Luo Yu said, there was a danger of collapse. That Zhang Sutuo hurriedly arranged for the sergeant of the fluttering battalion to go up and take a closer look.

The three sergeants wearing non-slip straw shoes and holding a sickle-style hook in their hands pierced the snow wall with their right hand, and after fixing it, they tried to see if they could bear their own weight, and then the hook in their left hand was also tied to the snow wall, and so on quickly climbed halfway up the mountain.

The snowflakes fell as they climbed, and they looked loose. It's been snowing these days, the temperature is low, and there is no rain, and the snow particles fall and pile up loosely, and they are scattered indiscriminately by the wind.

Luo Yu didn't wait for the sergeants to come down, so he said to Li Xiaogong and them: "This place is not suitable for a long time, the river and water on the road ahead have not been frozen for a long time, I don't know if they can all pass safely, and there is a place to avoid danger on the way here?" ”

Zhu Biao said: "This road is high and the ravines are deep, if we walk in a line of sky, there is no such a big place for the whole army to hide into, I think it is better to risk crossing the river, from the map, after crossing the river to the north for another 20 miles, there is an open area......

Zhang Xutuo pondered for a moment and said, "That's the only way, go and call the general over and let her decide." ”

Shan'er had already noticed that several of them were talking in a whisper, although they couldn't hear what they were talking about, but the serious expressions on their faces said everything, seeing Luo Yu coming over, he hurriedly said to Li Xiuning, who was soaking in the hot spring: "General, I have joined the army, I should have something important to discuss with you......"

Li Xiuning got dressed, his hair was wet and coiled on his head, and when he got out of the small tent, he saw Luo Yu bowing ten steps away and said: "General, this place has become a dangerous place, it is not suitable to camp, the army leaders have discussed how to venture across the river and camp in the open area ahead, now how to ask the general to decide." ”

Li Xiuning tightened his brocade robe: "How can the team and baggage of thousands of people safely pass through the river that has not been frozen for a long time?" If the ice isn't thick enough to hold the cracks......"

Luo Yu said: "There is no such place for the whole army to dodge on the way here, it seems that the only way to cross the river is to take the risk, general, there is a way to do it, it depends on whether you can make up your mind......"

Li Xiuning said: "Please say that if you join the army, no matter what, you will avoid this disaster first." ”

Luo Yu said: "Quickly order the whole army to cross the river lightly, all the horses and baggage are placed here, and everything will be said tonight after everyone is safe, but I hope that the uneasy premonition under the post is unfounded." ”

Li Xiuning thought for a while, frowned, and said: "It's easy to say that it's easy to put it here, and the lightly injured can also walk around on their own, but the seriously injured must be carried by two people, can the ice on the Meridian River withstand the weight of three people?" ”

Luo Yu said: "Don't worry about this, this river is no more than three zhang wide, and there are several large bundles of hemp rope in the logistics department, let the sergeants cross the river first, and then tie the stretcher of the wounded with hemp rope and pull it over." ”

Li Xiuning just wanted to speak, but the snowflakes had fallen, and they quickly melted on her wet hair, turning into water droplets flowing towards her pretty face. She wiped the drops of water on her face, knowing that now was not the time to hesitate, so she hurriedly said to Luo Yu: "Join the army, quickly cross the river according to the method you agreed, remember, don't leave any brothers behind." ”

Luo Yu took the order and said to Li Xiaogong, Zhu Biao, Zhang Xutuo, Xu Shiji and other military leaders: "Order the officers and men of the whole army to give up all their baggage, each person is separated by three feet, and separate a number of columns to cross the river lightly. ”

The leaders of the armies took the orders and left, and for a time they acted in full swing. Fortunately, this is a flat land, and the river has washed out a bend about 20 zhang long, and then there is a high mountain cliff, and there is no place to stand.

The lightly wounded sergeants had already set out to cross the river, the ice had not been frozen for long, and the snowflakes were falling, and they slipped step by step and walked towards the opposite bank with difficulty. The ice doesn't look very solid, as you can still see the water flowing underneath the ice.

Luo Yu took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, it was four fifty in the afternoon, it was already early in winter, and the lead clouds were dense, and it was not clear to see three meters away, gray, what happened to the sergeants who crossed the river, no one knows now, and the fire was lit to report after the agreement passed, but the fire was not seen rising for a long time.

Li Xiuning ordered all the sergeants who had not crossed the river to light torches, so that they could see that she was dressed in a military uniform, holding her hands tightly, and she was anxious.

Luo Yu knew that she was not nervous for herself, she was blaming herself for bringing the whole army into a desperate situation, if she couldn't cross the river, the whole army might be wiped out. The military leaders also looked nervously at the other side, hoping to see the fire light up as soon as possible, and then escape with everyone themselves.

The snow has fallen in pieces, and the snow on the mountain peaks behind him is getting thicker and thicker, at this time, even the neighing of horses will cause avalanches, and the terrain of this place is like a bell mouth, it is easy to gather wind, and the whistling north wind is like a knife blade, which also makes Luo Yu's heart more and more uneasy.

Suddenly, the earth under their feet shook violently, and a dull "boom" sound came from behind them, and everyone turned to look, and a white mist rose from the gray sky, which was stirred by the wind and flew around.

The worst fears have happened, a small avalanche is happening behind you, and the sound and vibration will set off a chain reaction that will cause an even bigger avalanche. If Li Jiajun did not venture across the river again, he would be buried alive in this valley.

Seeing that the situation was urgent, Li Xiuning did not give an order, and said to the sergeant beside him: "Cross the river!" He pulled Luo Yu and stepped into the ice first.

When the avalanche occurred, the sergeants in the rear team could better appreciate the power of nature, and before a dozen military horses and a few brothers in the queen could act, they were engulfed in white mist, and several brothers who were close to were attacked by a cold air, and the whole person was frozen, and then fell to the ground, silently.

Rao is Li Jiajun is well-trained and strict military discipline, and he couldn't help but panic in front of this mutation, and the sergeants in the back saw such a tragic situation, so they dropped the weapons in their hands, hated their parents for having two legs, and rushed to the front team.

Confusion arose, and without waiting for the order to be given, the rear army roared forward, and in an instant the neighing of horses and the shouting of sergeants resounded through the valley, and then the snow poured down from the peaks, and an even greater avalanche came.

Luo Yu was pulled by Li Xiuning on the slippery ice and walked forward step by step, behind him were Shan'er and a few military leaders, he didn't care to see who it was, at this time, anything was not as important as running for his life.

Luo Yu can skate, but he can't skate at all in cloth shoes, so he has to let Li Xiuning pull him forward, and when the rear team is in chaos, they have already walked to the middle of the river.

There is still no fire burning in front, and I don't know what happened to the dozens of people who crossed the river first, and if there is a real accident, it is impossible for the whole army to be wiped out.

Without thinking about it, Li Xiuning's feet were empty, and he fell down, even with Luo Yu lying on the ice, he grabbed Li Xiuning's hand tightly with his right hand, and his left hand tried hard to support the edge of the crack, trying to pull Li Xiuning up.

A piece of ice floe floated to Li Xiuning's feet with the current, and she kicked her feet hard, jumping onto the ice with her strength, panting, and looking at Luo Yu with palpitations. Luo Yu saw that her lower body was soaked, but now there was no time to change it at all, he pulled Li Xiuning hard, carried her on his back, took a few steps to the right, avoided the crack, and strode forward.

Li Xiuning's heart warmed, tears couldn't stop flowing, dripping on Luo Yu's back, she looked up and looked around, everyone was running forward, no one noticed that she was in distress just now, maybe someone noticed it and it was too late to come to the rescue. She heard the helpless screams of the rear army, her heart was like a knife, and she said to Luo Yu: "Let me down, I will go to save the brother in the back." ”

Luo Yu didn't know where the strength came from, his hands tightly wrapped around Li Xiuning's legs, didn't let her come down, didn't speak, and rushed forward with his head down.

I don't know how long the three-zhang wide river has walked, Luo Yu felt as if time had stopped, rushed more than a dozen steps, stepped on the opposite bank, his legs were weak, he fell to the ground, and then lay on the ground again, Li Xiuning hurriedly got off Luo Yu's back, helped Luo Yu, and walked forward several feet.

There were more and more people on the ice, staggering forward, and from time to time someone would fall into the ice cave with their feet empty, and after a few bubbles, they would be carried away by the flowing water. Li Xiuning only saw that he was frightened, and he was about to rush over to save people, but he was stopped by Luo Yu, and Shan'er also came to them at this time to help Luo Yu pull Li Xiuning.

The chaos continued, and the rear army rushed over, fell to the ground due to unsteady standing, and was trampled by the latecomers, suffering heavy casualties. The snow on the top of the mountain on this side of the river finally couldn't bear it, and the thunder poured down, the baggage carts and horses were all swallowed, and more than a dozen carriages with urns and Luo Yu's backpack were also buried in the snowdrifts, fortunately, his power bank and mobile phone and other important items were placed in the inner pocket.

After the avalanche, the valley was completely quiet, even the wind stopped, and the people and materials who did not cross the river should be spared. Li Xiuning couldn't bear to look at it anymore, broke free from Luo Yu and Shan'er, walked quickly to the river, pulled a sergeant who had arrived at the river, and after he went ashore, he stretched out his hand to pull the latecomer.

The sheer number of people rushing up, combined with the unorganized scurrying, caused cracks to appear in the ice as dense as a wire net, and it didn't take long for them to crack into ice blocks of different sizes and be carried away by the water.

The wolf howl of "...... roar" came from Luo Yu and them, and in this case, it was undoubtedly worse. The group of lightly injured sergeants who came first were nowhere to be seen, could it be that they all fell into the ice cave? Luo Yu thought of a more serious problem, the wolves after the first snow are hungry, they will cooperate with several wolves to hunt for the dwindling food, forming a super large wolf pack, could it be that the group of sergeants came over, encountered the wolves and wiped out the whole army?

Ignoring the ice, Luo Yu said to Shan'er: "Shan'er, you go over there to see if there are any blood stains and corpses on the ground, I suspect that they have encountered wolves, be careful, don't go far." As he spoke, he lit a torch and gave it to Shan'er.

Shan'er nodded and replied, "Yes!" Then he turned and walked towards the river beach. All wild animals are afraid of fire, Luo Yu collected all the torches and lit them, and gave one to each of the sergeants on the shore, and dozens of torches brightened the dim environment a lot.

There was a scream on the ice, and more than a dozen sergeants gathered together because they were in too much of a hurry, how could the ice surface withstand it? A large block of ice broke away and carried all the dozen or so people into the river......

Li Xiuning looked at this scene, sadness came from it, and she wanted to die, if she hadn't insisted on taking the path, how could she end up like this? The war dead died well, what is the number of casualties in this situation?

I don't know how long it took, Shan'er came back, and as soon as he saw Luo Yu, he cried loudly: "Brother Luo, they are all dead......"

Luo Yu was mentally prepared, but when he heard Shan'er say this, his heart was still full of pain, and he said to Shan'er: "Don't cry, you go and call Li Juntou over." ”

Li Xiaogong hurriedly came to Luo Yu, his face was bloodstained, covered in mud, and his beard was scattered, like a demon who came out of the region. Luo Yu arched his hand and said: "Commander, there is a more important thing to do now, there may be a big wolf pack behind us, they attacked the sergeant who came first, how many soldiers can the army leader organize?" Form an outpost camp to prevent them from starving, and raid them, if you can find out the number and location of the wolves, it would be great, and then destroy them according to the situation when the whole army comes,"

Li Xiaogong read what Luo Yu wrote, and then also saw that he cooperated with Li Xiuning to design to kill Liu Jin, and just saw him sacrifice his life to save Li Xiuning on the ice, he had already admired him very much, and when he asked a question, he replied: "You don't have to be polite to join the army, most of the personnel of our department have come over, so I will go and inform them, please rest assured that I am here, and I will never let the wolves cross the outpost." He arched his hand, turned around and strode away.

Luo Yu breathed a sigh of relief, he really let the wolves attack at this time, and he didn't know how many more people died, he saw that Li Xiuning was still pulling the sergeant on the ice on the shore, and walked over to help her pull people together. Half an hour later, the river was deserted, leaving only broken ice and messy water stains. The snowflakes fell, and the ice caves began to freeze again, but the people who fell in the ice caves never came back.

Li Xiuning looked at Luo Yu blankly, his eyes were blank, his face was pale, his hands were clenched unconsciously, he suddenly opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of black blood, and fell into Luo Yu's arms, Luo Yu looked at her distressedly, and said softly: "They are all here, you are too tired, I will take you to rest." ”

Li Xiuning walked forward with Luo Yu calmly, and had already laid out a blanket in the leeward place, and the tents were all on the carriage, which had been buried deep in the snow. Luo Yu took a torch and said to Shan'er: "The general's pants are wet, it's inconvenient for me, you help her take them off and dry them next to the torch before dressing her." After speaking, he helped Li Xiuning to lie down, got up and walked away, Shan'er helped her cover the thick blanket according to what Luo Yu said, and Luo Yu sat beside her and looked at her when he came back. This accident hit her too hard, her heart was damaged, and if she didn't recuperate well, she might fall into the root of the disease.

Li Xiuning, who was asleep, was covered with sweat, and his mouth was unconsciously talking nonsense, Luo Yu reached out and touched her forehead, it was very hot, it should be a fever, but now there is no medical treatment, how can it be good? I don't know if the military doctor Qiao has come, so I got up and walked out forty or fifty steps before I saw a sergeant standing guard and asked him to find the military doctor.

The wolf howls came and went, and it seemed that several wolves had joined forces, and the hunger made them forget their fears and move closer to the torch array, and they didn't know if Li Xiaogong could withstand it.

The military doctor came, a man in his forties who looked like a literati, he was bareheaded, his hair was pinned to the top of his head with a hosta, he had a short beard under his chin, he was dressed in a green shirt, and he carried a medicine box on his back, came to Luo Yu and said, "Join the army, please lead the way!" ”

Luo Yu was a little strange, so he asked, "How can the seniors see that it is not the juniors who are seeing a doctor?" The military doctor said: "I joined the army and looked healthy, not like a sick person......

Luo Yu said embarrassedly: "I forgot to ask the juniors of the four arts, the general suffered from the cold, which was a bit serious, and now he is asleep, and he is troublesome to the seniors." ”

The military doctor hurriedly followed Luo Yu to Li Xiuning, and saw that her brows were tightly locked, her teeth were clenched, and her face was like yellow wax, so he already knew how serious it was, and after reaching out to check his pulse, he said to Luo Yu: "Joining the army, the general's illness is a bit tricky, mainly because there is no medicine available!" ”

Luo Yu asked what medicinal materials were needed? The military doctor said: "The hundred-year-old mountain ginseng used for hanging life and the Tianqi ...... used to replenish qi and blood"

Luo Yu said in his heart: "Where can I find these two flavored medicines now?" Could it be that Li Xiuning is really a short-lived person? ”

Seeing that Luo Yu didn't speak, the military doctor arched his hand and said: "Join the army, the old man can prescribe the medicine, but the old man really can't help it, Tian Qi has it, in the rear team, buried by the snow, the old man can apply needles to make the general sleep and reduce her activities, so that she can last for two days, if you join the army two days later and can't find mountain ginseng, the general will be in danger!" ”

Luo Yu hurriedly said: "Hurry up and apply the needle, and the younger generation will find a way to deal with the medicinal materials." The medic nodded and went off to work.

Luo Yu wanted to find Zhu Biao to think of a way, but was told that Zhu Juntou fell into the river to save people when crossing the river and died heroically, Luo Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Prince Zhu, Prince Zhu, I can't save you, I hope you don't call Zhu Biao again in the next life......"

Zhang Xutuo didn't see it, but Xu Shiji came, and after telling him, he was helpless, and Luo Yu could only find another way.

The major army leaders are taking roll call in the whole army, only seven of the fifteen army leaders came, the remaining eight people were either sacrificed or missing, and the sergeants were three or four out of ten.

Just when Luo Yu was anxious, Shan'er came over with a prescription, in addition to mountain ginseng and Tianqi, there were more than a dozen flavors of medicine, and the method of torment was written on the back.

Suddenly, the sergeant came to report, there was an old man who looked like a sergeant by the river came to look for him, Luo Yu was puzzled, he could never know the old Taoist priest here, why did he come to find it?

When I came to the river with doubts, I saw a tall old man standing by the river with his hands behind his back, holding a wooden box one foot long, about three minutes wide and two points high.

Luo Yu arched his hand and said: "Junior, Luo Yu, I don't know what the seniors have to do with the juniors?" ”

The old man turned around and glanced at Luo Yu, and said, "The general is in trouble, so I'm here to solve the problem!" After speaking, he put the box in Luo Yu's hand, and turned around and walked into the wind and snow with a "Amitayus Buddha", and a voice came: "Poor Dao King Chongyang, return to the Li family, from now on there is no concern, beware of the Taoist ancestor, in order to reach the Sacred Heart ......" The voice became softer and softer, until there was nothing to hear, Luo Yu still didn't believe that this old Tao was the famous Wang Chongyang, of course, what he said was the time and space where he came, and I don't know what Wang Chongyang's identity is.

Before he could think about it, Shan'er had already shouted, "Brother Luo, what is in the box in your hand?" ”

After hearing this, Luo Yu hurriedly opened it and took a look, and was immediately overjoyed, ignoring Shan'er's shouts, holding the box and quickly looking for a military doctor.